Ingxoxo no-Stephanie Funk

Isikhundla Samanje Umqeqeshi Wokufaneleka Kwabadala

Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?

Abasebenzi, 1991 kuya ku-2000 - baqala njengesikhashana, uMsizi Wohlelo, Umsizi Womqondisi

Ukubhala kwe-PT Grant ye-TPL/Editor newsletter 2001 - 2004

Ithimba le-PT National Tree Trust/ReLeaf - 2004-2006

Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?

Ukusebenza e-ReLeaf kwaba umsebenzi wami wokuqala wangempela ukuphuma ekolishi. Ezingeni lomuntu siqu, lo msebenzi ulolonge ngempela indlela engibuka ngayo izinkinga zemvelo. Ngifunde ngokuqwashisa ngemvelo kanye nabantu kanye nomhlaba.

Ngangivame ukuzizwa ngisusiwe emsebenzini omkhulu wenethiwekhi. Abasebenzi bakwa-ReLeaf babenza ihlaya 'ngokungasingcolisi izandla zethu', njengoba empeleni, imisebenzi yethu yayingabandakanyi ukutshala izihlahla. Iqhaza lethu belingemuva kwezigcawu, sihlinzeka ngezinsiza nokusekelwa.

Ngifunde ukubona amaphrojekthi ngendlela engokoqobo nokuthi kwakunzima kangakanani ukuwaqeda. Kwesinye isikhathi umbono weqembu wawumkhulu kakhulu futhi ungekho ngokoqobo futhi ngafunda indlela leyo ntshisekelo ngayo kumaphrojekthi aphumelelayo. Ngamaqembu enethiwekhi ngabona ukuthi ushintsho lwenzeka kanjani esihlahleni esisodwa ngesikhathi nokuthi iphrojekthi enkulu ayihlali iphrojekthi engcono. Ngezinye izikhathi sasikhetha ukuthatha ithuba futhi sibheke ngale kokwethulwa kwephrojekthi. Amanye amaphrojekthi agcina eyizimanga ezimangalisayo. Ngathola uzwelo kuwo wonke umsebenzi onzima owenziwa abantu.

Kwakumangalisa ukuba yingxenye yakho konke lokhu kuzibophezela emphakathini - kuso sonke isifunda.

Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?

Izinkumbulo ezibuhlungu kakhulu kwakungemihlangano yezwe lonke. Sasisebenza izinsuku ezingu-30 zilandelana ukuze silungiselele. Bekumatasatasa! Eminye iminyaka kwakudingeka silungise imibhede yabahlanganyeli ngaphambi kokuba bafike. Umcimbi engangiwukhonzile kwakuwumhlangano we-Statewide e-Atascadero lapho engangihambele khona njengesikhulumi kanye nomhlanganyeli ngakho ngakwazi ukuwujabulela.

Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?

Kulo lonke elaseCalifornia kusobala ukuthi asizixazululi zonke izinkinga ebesizama ukuzifeza. Asikayilungisi i-CA ngokugcweleyo – hhayi ngendlela ebesingakwazi ngayo. Ayikakabi khona imali eyanele yokunakekela izihlahla. Amadolobhakazi namanje awakatshali imali eyanele ekunakekeleni izihlahla. Kuthatha isikhathi eside nomzamo omkhulu ukushintsha izindlela zabantu. Amalungu omphakathi kuzomele abambe iqhaza ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuze lokhu kwenzeke. I-ReLeaf ixhuma abantu emphakathini wabo. Iwaxhuma endaweni yawo. Ibanika ithuba lokuthatha isinyathelo!