Kungaba Kuhle Kangakanani?

Inyanga enhle yolwandle!

U-Mark J. Spalding, uMongameli we-The Ocean Foundation

Umphakathi we-Ocean Foundation ukude kakhulu. Amalungu ayo ahlanganisa abeluleki nabameli, abaphathi bezinkambu nama-philanthropists, abafundi, othisha, nabanye emikhakheni eyahlukene. Asikaze sonke sihlangane endaweni eyodwa, nokho sixhunywe uthando lolwandle, ukuzibophezela ekuthuthukiseni impilo yalo, nokuzimisela ukwabelana nabanye ngalokho esikwaziyo ukuze sisize abanye benze izinqumo ezinhle. Ngokulandelayo, izinqumo ezinhle zisiza ukusebenzisa ngokugcwele izinsiza zezezimali ezilinganiselwe ezisekela ukongiwa kolwandle.  

Phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule, ngikhunjuzwe ukuthi singabaluleka kangakanani leso seluleko sokutshalwa kwezimali olwandle. Umuntu obonakale enomsebenzi ovumelekile wokubuyisela ulwandle esiqhingini sase-Caribbean uye komunye wozakwethu. Ngenxa yokuthi sisekele amaphrojekthi endaweni efanayo, uzakwethu uphendukele kithi ukuze athole okwengeziwe mayelana nomuntu ngamunye kanye nephrojekthi. Ngase ngifinyelela kumalungu omphakathi wethu afaneleka kakhulu ukunikeza izeluleko zesayensi mayelana nephrojekthi yedwala laseCaribbean.

Usizo lwanikezwa ngesihle futhi ngokushesha okuyinto engibonga ngayo. Obonga kakhulu ngokukhuthala kwethu nguzakwethu. Ngesikhashana nje, kwacaca ukuthi lokhu akuwona umdlalo omuhle. Sifunde ukuthi izithombe ezikuwebhusayithi akuzona ezangempela—empeleni, bezingezephrojekthi ehlukile endaweni ehluke ngokuphelele. Sezwa ukuthi lo muntu wayengenazo izimvume noma imvume yokusebenza kunoma iyiphi idwala esiqhingini, futhi, eqinisweni, wayeke waba senkingeni noMnyango Wezemvelo ngaphambili. Nakuba uzakwethu ehlala ezimisele ukusekela imizamo esebenzayo, evumelekile yokubuyiselwa kwezixhobo kanye nokuvikela e-Caribbean, le phrojekthi ngokusobala iwutshalomali olubi.

Lesi isibonelo esisodwa nje sosizo esiluhlinzeka ngakho kokubili ubuchwepheshe bangaphakathi kanye nokuzimisela kwenethiwekhi yethu ebanzi ukwabelana ngalokho abakwaziyo futhi.  Sabelana ngomgomo ofanayo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezempilo yasolwandle kungcono kakhulu—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umbuzo ungowesayensi, umthetho, noma wezezimali umsuka wawo. Izinsiza ezisenza sikwazi ukwabelana ngobuchule bethu bangaphakathi ziphuma ku-Ocean Leadership Fund yethu, kodwa izinsiza zomphakathi zibaluleke kakhulu, futhi zinenani elikhulu. UJuni 1 kwakuwusuku "lokukhuluma into enhle" - kodwa ukubonga kwami ​​​​ngalabo abasebenza kanzima ngenxa yogu nolwandle kuvela nsuku zonke.