Ukuphishekela Ngokweqiniso Ukwehlukahlukana, Ukulingana, Nokufakwa: Isinyathelo Sokuqala Sokuguqula Umhlaba.

Ingabe ungumshintshi wezwe¹? 
Lona ngumbuzo onzima engizibuza wona nsuku zonke.

Ngikhule ngiyinsizwa emnyama e-Alabama, ngabona futhi ngabona ukucwasa ngokwebala, ukuhlukaniswa kwezinsuku zanamuhla, kanye nokukhomba. Ukube bekuyi:

• Ukubhekana nokushabalala kobungani bezingane ngenxa yokuthi abazali bazo abakhululekile ngokuthi izingane zabo zibe nomuntu webala elingumngani.
• Ukubhekana namaphoyisa ngoba ayengakholwa ukuthi nginemoto efana neyami.
• Ukubizwa yisigqila engqungqutheleni kazwelonke yokuhlukahlukana, enye yezindawo ezimbalwa engangicabanga ukuthi ngizobe ngiphephile.
• Ukuzwa abantu bangaphandle nabanye bethi angiyena owomdlalo wethenisi ngoba akuwona umdlalo “owethu”.
• Ukubekezelela ukuhlukunyezwa ezitolo zokudlela noma ezitolo yizisebenzi nabathengi, ngenxa nje yokuthi “ngangibukeki” sengathi ngingowami.

Lezi zikhathi zashintsha kakhulu umbono wami ngomhlaba zingenza ngibheke izinto njengokumnyama nokumhlophe.

Ukubhekana nezithiyo zokuhlukahluka, ukulingana, kanye nokufakwa (DEI) kuphakathi kwamathuba aphezulu abhekene nezwe lethu, futhi kufanele. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi izindaba ze-DEI zinwebeka ngaphezu kwendawo yethu, isifunda, kanye nobubanzi bukazwelonke. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngiye ngafunda ukuthi baningi abantu abaxoxa ngalezi zinkinga, nokho bambalwa kakhulu abaholayo ekushintsheni.

Njengoba ngifisa ukuba umuntu oguquguqukayo emhlabeni, muva nje nginqume ukuqala uhambo lwami ngokulwa nokuxhumana okugxilile okuvumela ukucwasa, ukungalingani, kanye nokubandlululwa, ikakhulukazi ngaphakathi komkhakha wokongiwa kwemvelo. Njengesinyathelo sokuqala, ngaqala ukucabanga nokubuza uchungechunge lwemibuzo eyayingangilungiselela kangcono izinga elilandelayo.

• Kusho ukuthini ukuba umholi?
• Ngingathuthukisa kuphi?
• Ngingaqwashisa kuphi ngempumelelo kakhulu lezi zindaba?
• Ngiqinisekisa kanjani ukuthi isizukulwane esilandelayo ngeke kudingeke sibekezelele engikwenzile?
• Ingabe ngihola ngesibonelo futhi ngilandela izindinganiso engingathanda ukuzibona zigxiliswa kwabanye?

Ukuzicabangela...
Ngacwila emcabangweni ojulile futhi ngabona kancane kancane ukuthi isipiliyoni sami ngasinye esidlule sasibuhlungu kangakanani, nokuthi kuphuthuma kangakanani ukuthi sikhombe izixazululo zokuletha i-DEI. Ngisanda kubamba iqhaza ku-RAY Marine Conservation Diversity Fellowship, lapho ngikwazile khona ukuzibonela mathupha umehluko phakathi kobulili, uhlanga, namanye amaqembu angameleli kahle emkhakheni wezemvelo. Leli thuba aligcinanga ngokungikhuthaza kodwa lingiholele ohlelweni lobuholi bezemvelo (ELP).

Umuzwa… 
I-ELP yinhlangano ezimisele ukwakha umphakathi ohlukene wabaholi abasafufusa bezemvelo nezenhlalo. I-ELP iyashintsha kulabo ababamba iqhaza ohlelweni futhi yakhelwe ukwakhela phezu kwamakhono abo akhona ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kwabo ngempumelelo. I-ELP isingatha ubudlelwano bezifunda ezimbalwa kanye nobudlelwano bukazwelonke obusebenza njengendlela yabo yokushayela kanye noshintsho olukhuthazayo.

Ubudlelwane besifunda ngasinye buhlose ukugqugquzela ushintsho ngokunikeza abaholi abasafufusa ukwesekwa nesiqondiso esidingekayo ukuze baqalise imizamo emisha, bathole impumelelo entsha, futhi bakhuphukele ezikhundleni ezintsha zobuholi. Zonke izinhlangano zesifunda zibamba ama-retreat amathathu unyaka wonke futhi zizimisele ukuhlinzeka ngokulandelayo:

• Amathuba okuqeqesha nokufunda ukuze kwandiswe amandla obuholi
• Ukuxhuma ozakwethu nontanga ngokusebenzisa amanethiwekhi esifunda kanye kazwelonke.
• Xhumanisa ozakwethu nabaholi bezemvelo abanolwazi
• Gxila ekuthuthukiseni abaholi besizukulwane esilandelayo.

Ekuqaleni, ngasebenzisa leli thuba ngomqondo ovalekile futhi ngangingaqiniseki ukuthi lizofeza yiphi injongo. Ngangimanqikanqika ukufaka isicelo, kodwa ngokuqiniseka kancane kozakwethu e-The Ocean Foundation kanye nontanga yami, nganquma ukwamukela isikhundla ohlelweni. Ngemva kokuhlehla kokuqala, ngakuqonda ngokushesha ukubaluleka kwalolu hlelo.

Ngemva kokuhlehla kokuqala, ngakhuthazeka futhi ngathola ugqozi kontanga yami. Okubaluleke kakhulu, ngishiye ngizizwa ngikuhlomele ngokugcwele ukubhekana nanoma iyiphi inkinga ngenxa yamakhono namathuluzi anikeziwe. Iqembu lakhiwe ngabasebenzi abaphezulu, abaphakathi, nabangenile abanezizinda ezihluke kakhulu. Iqembu lethu belisekela ngokwedlulele, linothando, likhathalela, futhi lizimisele ukushintsha umhlaba esiphila kuwo futhi lakhe ukuxhumana nelungu ngalinye leqembu kudlulela ngalé kobudlelwane. Njengoba sonke siqhubeka sikhula futhi silwela ushintsho, sizogcina ubudlelwano bethu, sabelane nganoma yimiphi imibono noma izinkinga neqembu, futhi sisekelane. Lesi kwakuyisipiliyoni esingivula amehlo esangigcwalisa ngethemba nenjabulo, kanye nezifundo ezimbalwa engingabelana ngazo namanethiwekhi ami.

Izifundo…
Ngokungafani nobunye ubudlelwano, lokhu kuphonsela inselelo ukuthi ucabange ngokujulile ngokuthi ungenza kanjani umehluko. Akukuvumeli noma kukushiyele indawo yokwamukela umcabango wokuthi yonke into ilungile, kodwa kunalokho ukuvuma ukuthi kuhlale kunesikhala sokukhula.

Ukuhlehla ngakunye kugxile ezihlokweni ezintathu ezihlukene nezihambisanayo ukuze uthuthukise ubungcweti bakho namakhono obuholi.

• I-Retreat 1 - Ukubaluleka Kokuhlukahluka, Ukulingana, Nokufakwa
• I-Retreat 2 - Ukudala Izinhlangano Zokufunda
• I-Retreat 3 - Ukwakha Ubuholi Nokuqina Komuntu Siqu

• Diversity
• Ingabe siyahlukahluka futhi siqasha abasebenzi abahlukahlukene, amalungu ebhodi kanye nezifunda?
• Ingabe siyeseka noma sisebenzisana nezinhlangano ezilwela ukuhlukahluka, ukulingana, nokubandakanya?
• Ukulingana
• Ingabe sihlinzeka ngamaholo ancintisanayo kubo bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane?
• Ingabe abesifazane kanye namanye amaqembu angameleleki kangako ezindimeni zobuholi?
• Ukufakwa
• Ngabe siletha imibono eyahlukene etafuleni futhi singasusi iningi?
• Ingabe imiphakathi ifakwe ngokugcwele emizamweni ye-DEI?
• Ingabe sivumela wonke umuntu ukuba abe nezwi?

Njengoba ubudlelwano buya ngasekupheleni, ngiye ngathola ukwesekwa kontanga futhi ngabona ngempela ukuthi angingedwa kule mpi. Impi ingase ibe yinde futhi ibe nzima kodwa sinethuba njengabashintshi bomhlaba ukwenza umehluko nokumela okulungile. Izinkinga ze-DEI zingaba yinkimbinkimbi kodwa zibaluleke kakhulu ukuthi zicatshangelwe uma ucabanga ngemithelela yesikhathi esifushane neyesikhathi eside. Emkhakheni wezemvelo, umsebenzi wethu uthinta imiphakathi eyahlukene ngandlela thize noma ngemfashini. Ngakho-ke, okwethu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kuzo zonke izinyathelo, sifaka leyo miphakathi ezingxoxweni nasezinqumweni zethu.

Ngethemba ukuthi njengoba ucabanga ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​uyazibuza, ingabe uzoba umuntu oshintsha umhlaba noma umane ugibele igagasi? Khuluma ngokulungile futhi uhole icala phakathi kwezinhlangano zakho.

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana ne-The Ocean Foundation's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative, vakashela iwebsite yethu.

¹Umuntu onesifiso esijulile sangaphakathi sokufaka isandla ekwenzeni umhlaba indawo engcono, kungaba ngepolitiki, ingqalasizinda, ubuchwepheshe noma intuthuko yezokuhlalisana kwabantu, futhi ibeka leyo mibono esenzweni ukuze kubonakale ushintsho olunjalo luba ngokoqobo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi luncane kangakanani.