Isikhundla samanje? Umphathi Wemakethe - Isifunda SaseNtshonalanga, iDavey Resource Group
Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?
Ngasebenza kuMqondisi Omkhulu we-Tree foundation yase-Kern kusukela ngo-2002 kuya ku-2006 futhi sasingamalungu enhlangano.
Emsebenzini wami wamanje e-Davey Resource Group, ngiyakwazisa okwenziwa yiCalifornia ReLeaf ukuze ikhulumele izihlahla ezingeni likahulumeni. Ngizithola ngethula amakhasimende ethu emhlabeni wokungenzi inzuzo kwamahlathi asemadolobheni; ukuvala igebe phakathi kwababambe iqhaza, nokuvula ukuxhumana.
Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?
Ngenkathi ngiqala ukusebenzela i-Tree Foundation of Kern, ngacabanga ukuthi kuzofana nokuphatha noma iyiphi enye inhlangano engenzi nzuzo. Ngangitshale nabo izihlahla njengevolontiya futhi ngikuqonda ukubaluleka kwezihlahla, kodwa ngangingaqondi ukuthi kwakuzohluka kangakanani emhlabeni wezihlahla. Ngenkathi ngiqala nge-Tree Foundation, California ReLeaf yangithinta ngempela futhi yenza uxhumano. Bayiphendula yonke imibuzo yami futhi bangixhumanisa nabanye. Kwakubonakala sengathi njalo uma ngifona, othile wayehlale ephendula ucingo futhi ekulungele ukungisiza.
Manje - ngithuthukise ubudlelwano obuqinile ngesikhathi sami njengelungu Lenethiwekhi ye-ReLeaf. Njengomeluleki osebenza namadolobhakazi, ngiyabazisa ubudlelwano i-ReLeaf enabo namaqembu eNethiwekhi kanye nokusiza abanye baqonde ukubaluleka kwezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo kumahlathi asemadolobheni nasemphakathini. Izinkampani ezingenzi inzuzo ziyizo ngempela ezakha ingxenye yomphakathi ye-Urban Forestry.
Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?
Ngo-2003 ngaya engqungqutheleni yokuqala ehlanganyelwe ye-ReLeaf ne-CaUFC eyayiseVisalia. Ngangimusha emahlathini asemadolobheni futhi kwakukhona abantu abaningi abasha engangihlangana nabo, izikhulumi ezinhle nezinto ezijabulisayo ongazenza. Ngiqaphele ku-ajenda ye-Retreat ye-ReLeaf ukuthi kuzoba neseshini yokuxoxa izindaba. Njengoba ngangikhuluma ngalokhu nomunye wabangane bami, ngikhumbula ukuthi ngangingakholwa ukuthi ngangizochitha isikhathi sami ngifunda indlela yokuxoxa indaba. Kuningi engangikufunda futhi ukuxoxa indaba kwakungeyona enye yazo. Umngane wami wangitshela ukuthi kufanele ngishintshe isimo sami sengqondo. Ngakho ngaya esimisweni sokuxoxa izindaba. Kwakumangalisa! Futhi yilapho indaba yami yesihlahla yaba ngokoqobo. Eseshini siyalwe ukuthi sibuyele emuva esikhathini esidlule futhi sikhumbule ubudlelwano bethu bokuqala nezihlahla. Ngokushesha ngabuyela epulazini lapho ngakhulela khona; emagqumeni ambozwe ama-oki esigodi. Ngakhumbula esinye isihlahla se-okhi engangijwayele ukuzihlalela ngaso nabangane bami. Ngayibiza ngokuthi Phuma Isihlahla. Leso sikhathi sokuxoxa indaba sangisiza ukuba ngikhumbule imizwa enganginayo ngaleso sihlahla, amandla amahle, kanye nokuthi ngangizizwa kanjani ukugibela kuso futhi ngihlale ngaphansi kwaso. Leso sikhathi sokuxoxa indaba engangingafuni ukuya ukuze siguqule indima yami kanye nobudlelwano bami nezihlahla. Ngemva kwalokho ngangihlala ngiya kunoma yini i-ReLeaf ne-CaUFC eyayingakunikeza. Bengilokhu ngiwazisa umcabango kanye nokunakekela okwangena kuleyo ngqungquthela nokuthi yangithinta kanjani.
Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?
Ngicabanga ukuthi i-California ReLeaf inenhloso ehlukile. Kuyindawo yamalungu Enethiwekhi ukuthola ulwazi komunye nomunye; ukuqonda omunye, ukweseka omunye komunye. Futhi, kukhona amandla ngezinombolo. Njengenhlangano Yesifundazwe, kunezwi elihlangene lezihlahla zomphakathi nge-California ReLeaf.