Isikhungo Sokuqeqeshelwa Ukuzisiza Nokuqashwa SaseVisalia sasicishe sibe neminyaka eyishumi lapho sithatha indima yaso njengenhlangano esebenzela umphakathi yaseTulare County ngeminyaka yawo-1980. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, i-Tulare County Conservation Corps yaqalwa njengohlelo lwenhlangano yokusebenzela intsha eyayifuna ukuqhubeka nemfundo futhi ithole amakhono abalulekile omsebenzi. Ngemva kweminyaka engu-XNUMX, i-Community Services and Employment Training (CSET), kanye neqanjwe kabusha ngokuthi i-Sequoia Community Corps (SCC) iqinisa umgomo wayo wokuqinisa intsha, imindeni, kanye nesifunda esizungezile ngokusebenzisa inqwaba yezinsizakalo zezenhlalakahle ezihlanganisa amahlathi asemadolobheni.
Amalungu aphumule ngemva kosuku olumnandi ehlanza umhubhe woMfula iTule.
I-SCC yakhiwe yintsha encishwe amathuba, eneminyaka eyi-18-24. Iningi lalaba bantu abasha alikwazi ukuncintisana emakethe yemisebenzi. Abanye abakaqedi esikoleni esiphakeme. Abanye banamarekhodi obugebengu. I-CSET kanye ne-SCC zinikeza laba bantu abadala abancane ukuqeqeshwa nomsebenzi, kanye nosizo kumalungu eqembu ukuze bathole amadiploma abo esikoleni esiphakeme. Banikeze abantu abadala abasebasha abangaphezu kuka-4,000 ukuqeqeshwa kwemisebenzi namathuba emfundo kule minyaka engama-20 edlule.
Amanye amaphrojekthi okuqala e-SCC afaka phakathi ukulungiswa nokuthuthukiswa komkhondo e-Sequoia kanye ne-Kings Canyon National Parks. Umsebenzi wabo kwamanye amahlathi ahlaba umxhwele kakhulu ngokwemvelo wathuthuka waba ngamathuba okuletha ihlathi ezindaweni zasemadolobheni ezihlinzekwa yi-CSET. Imiklamo yokuqala yezamahlathi yasemadolobheni ye-SCC yayibambisene ne-Urban Tree Foundation.
Lezi zinhlangano ezimbili zisasebenzisana ngezandla ukutshala izihlahla namuhla. Iningi lala maphrojekthi ligxile emigqeni engasemfuleni engasetshenzisiwe lapho ama-oki omdabu kanye nezitshalo zangaphansi zibekwe eduze kwezindlela ezintsha zokuhamba izintaba ezisikwe ngamalungu e-SCC. Le mizila ihlinzeka ngokubaleka okuluhlaza endaweni ebingahlala ingasetshenziswa, futhi inikeza izakhamuzi nezivakashi amazwibela okuthi izinzuzo zohlelo oluqinile lwemfundo yezemvelo zingasho ukuthini kusifunda kanye nentsha yaso esengozini.
Nakuba amalungu omphakathi amaningi ejabulela ubuhle balezi zindawo, abaningi abaziboni izinzuzo ezengeziwe i-CSET ezinikeza umphakathi ngohlelo lwayo lwamahlathi asemadolobheni. Imizila eluhlaza ibamba amanzi eziphepho, yandise indawo yokuhlala yezilwane zasendle, futhi ithuthukisa izinga lomoya endaweni ehlala ibalwa njengenye yezindawo ezimbi kakhulu esizweni ngokungcoliswa kwentuthu ne-ozone.
I-CSET iyaqhubeka nemizamo yayo yokwandisa ukubonakala ezinzuzweni ezibambekayo zephrojekthi yayo ngokusebenzisa amathuluzi ahlukahlukene nezisetshenziswa. Enye yezinsiza ezinjalo yisibonelelo sikahulumeni esivikelwe yi-CEST ngo-2010 ngoMthetho Wokubuyisela Nokutshalwa Kwezimali WaseMelika. Lezi zimali ezilawulwa yi-California ReLeaf zisekela iphrojekthi enezici eziningi lapho amalungu e-SCC ezobe esebenzela ukubuyisela ihlathi lendabuko lase-Valley Oak ngasemfudlaneni ongenazo uhlaza okwamanje kuyilapho futhi ethuthukisa indlela yase-Visalia yamahlathi asemadolobheni. Le phrojekthi iletha inzuzo eyengeziwe yokwakhiwa kwemisebenzi ebalulekile esifundeni esinezinga lokungaqashwa elingama-12% kusukela ngo-Okthoba, 2011.
Iningi lempumelelo yale phrojekthi kanye nohlelo lwe-CSET lwamahlathi asemadolobheni kungenziwa ukuthi u-Nathan Higgins, uMdidiyeli we-Urban Forestry Programme we-CSET. Uma kuqhathaniswa nokuphila isikhathi eside kwe-SCC, uNathan usemusha emsebenzini kanye namahlathi asemadolobheni. Ngaphambi kokuza ku-CSET, uNathan wayeqashwe kwezokongiwa kwezindawo zasendle eziqiwini zikazwelonke eziseduze namahlathi kazwelonke. Kwaze kwaba yilapho esebenza endaweni yasemadolobheni lapho ebona khona ukuthi amahlathi omphakathi abaluleke kangakanani.
“Ngibe nesambulo sokuthi nakuba abantu bakule miphakathi bahlala imizuzu engu-45 kuphela ukusuka kwezinye zeziqiwi ezihamba phambili ezweni, iningi labo alikwazi ukuthatha uhambo olufushane lokuyobona amapaki. Ihlathi lasemadolobheni liletha imvelo kubantu lapho bekhona,” kusho uHiggins.
Akabonanga nje kuphela ukuthi amahlathi asemadolobheni angayishintsha kanjani imiphakathi, kodwa nokuthi angabashintsha kanjani abantu. Lapho ebuzwa izibonelo zalokho i-SCC ekwenzela amalungu e-Corps, uNathan uyashesha ukuphendula ngezindaba zezinsizwa ezintathu abone impilo yazo ishintshile.
Lezi zindaba ezintathu zonke ziqala ngendlela efanayo – insizwa eyajoyina i-SCC inethuba elincane lokwenza impilo yayo ibe ngcono. Omunye waqala njengelungu leqembu futhi usekhushulelwe esikhundleni sokuba yinduna yabasebenzi, ehola ezinye izinsizwa nezintombi ukwenza ngcono izimpilo zazo njengoba naye enzile. Omunye manje usesebenzisana neDolobha laseVisalia Park kanye noMnyango wezokuNgcebeleka njengomsebenzi oqeqeshelwa umsebenzi olungisa ipaki. I-internship yakhe ngethemba ukuthi izophenduka isikhundla esikhokhelwayo njengoba imali isitholakala.
Amalungu e-Urban Forestry 'alungisa' izindawo zethu zasemadolobheni.Lawa ma-Valley Oaks amancane azophila amakhulu eminyaka futhi anikeze umthunzi nobuhle ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Izindaba eziphoqa kakhulu kulezi zintathu ekaJacob Ramos. Lapho eneminyaka engu-16 ubudala, watholwa enecala lobugebengu. Ngemva kokulahlwa kwakhe yicala kanye nesikhathi esenziwe, wakuthola cishe kungenakwenzeka ukuthola umsebenzi. Kwa-CSET, uthole idiploma yakhe yesikole samabanga aphezulu futhi wazibonakalisa njengomunye wabasebenzi abazinikele kakhulu ku-SCC. Kulo nyaka, i-CSET ivule inkampani eyenza inzuzo eyenza umsebenzi wokushintsha isimo sezulu. Ngenxa yokuqeqeshwa kwakhe okude okuqedwe yi-Corps, uJacob manje unomsebenzi lapho.
Unyaka ngamunye, i-CSET itshala izihlahla ezingaphezu kuka-1,000, idale izindlela ezifinyeleleka kalula zokuqwala izintaba, futhi isebenzisa i-100-150.
abantu abasha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, seludlulele nangaphezu komgomo walo wokuqinisa intsha, imindeni, kanye nemiphakathi esifundeni saseTulare. I-CSET kanye ne-SCC ziyisikhumbuzo salokho okungafezwa endaweni yethu nezizukulwane ezizayo ngokusebenzisana nokubekezela.