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UMark J. Spalding, uMongameli we-Ocean Foundation

Uluntu lwase-Ocean Foundation lukude kakhulu. Amalungu ayo abandakanya abacebisi kunye nabathetheleli, abaphathi bendawo kunye nee-philanthropists, abafundi, ootitshala, kunye nabanye kwiinkalo ezahlukeneyo. Zange sadibana sonke ndaweni nye, ukanti sidityaniswe luthando lolwandle, ukuzinikela ekuphuculeni impilo yalo, kunye nokuzimisela ukwabelana nabanye ngoko sikwaziyo ukunceda abanye benze izigqibo ezifanelekileyo. Ngokulandelayo, izigqibo ezilungileyo zinceda ukwenza uninzi lwemithombo yemali enyiniweyo exhasa ukulondolozwa kolwandle.  

Kwezi ntsuku zimbalwa zidlulileyo, ndiye ndakhunjuzwa ngendlela ebaluleke ngayo ingcebiso ngotyalo-mali lolwandle. Umntu owayebonakala eneprojekthi esebenzayo yokubuyisela ulwalwa olulwandle kwisiqithi saseCaribbean waya kwelinye lamaqabane ethu. Ngenxa yokuba siye saxhasa iiprojekthi kwindawo enye, iqabane liguqukele kuthi ukuze lifumanise ngakumbi malunga nomntu kunye neprojekthi. Emva koko, ndafikelela kumalungu oluntu lwethu olufaneleke kakhulu ukubonelela ngeengcebiso zenzululwazi malunga neprojekthi kulwalwa lweCaribbean.

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Uncedo lwanikelwa ngesisa kwaye ngoko nangoko yaye ndinombulelo ngalo. Okuvuyisa ngakumbi ngokukhuthala kwethu liqabane lethu. Ngexeshana nje elingephi, kwacaca ukuba le ayingqamani kakuhle. Sifunde ukuba iifoto ezikwiwebhusayithi aziyonyani—eneneni, yayizeyeprojekthi eyahlukileyo kwindawo eyahluke ngokupheleleyo. Safumanisa ukuba loo mntu wayengenazo iimpepha-mvume okanye imvume yokusebenza kuwo nawuphi na uqaqa kwesi siqithi, yaye, enyanisweni, wayekhe wanengxaki noMphathiswa Wemeko-bume ngaphambili. Ngelixa iqabane lethu lihlala lizimisele ukuxhasa imizamo esebenzayo yokubuyisela ulwalwa kunye nokukhusela kwiCaribbean, le projekthi ngokucacileyo ilutyalo-mali olubi.

Lo ngumzekelo nje omnye woncedo esilunikezayo ngobungcali bangaphakathi kunye nokuvuma kwenethiwekhi yethu ebanzi ukwabelana ngoko bakwaziyo nabo.  Sabelana ngeenjongo ezifanayo zokuqinisekisa ukuba utyalo-mali kwimpilo yolwandle lolona lungcono lunokubakho—nokuba umbuzo ngowenzululwazi, usemthethweni, okanye yimali kwimvelaphi yawo. Imithombo esincedayo ukuba sabelane ngobuchule bethu bangaphakathi iphuma kwiNgxowa-mali yethu yobuNkokheli be-Ocean, kodwa izibonelelo zoluntu zoluntu zibaluleke kakhulu, kwaye zixabiseke kakhulu. I-1 kaJuni yayiyimini "yokuthetha into enhle"-kodwa umbulelo wam kwabo basebenza nzima egameni lamanxweme kunye nolwandle luvela yonke imihla.