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Umsebenzi we-TOF ku-Ocean Literacy Kule minyaka engamashumi amabili edlule

Njengesisekelo somphakathi, siyazi ukuthi akekho ongakwazi ukunakekela ulwandle yedwa. Sixhumana nezithameli eziningi ukuze senze isiqiniseko sokuthi wonke umuntu unolwazi olubalulekile mayelana nezindaba zolwandle ukuze aqhubekisele phambili ushintsho.

Eminyakeni engu-20 edlule, i-Ocean Foundation ithuthele ngaphezulu kuka-$16M endaweni ye-Ocean Literacy.  

Kusukela kubaholi bakahulumeni, abafundi, odokotela, nomphakathi jikelele. Iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili, sinikeze ulwazi olunembile nolubuyekeziwe mayelana nezindaba ezibalulekile zolwandle.

Ukwazi ukufunda nolwandle ukuqonda ithonya lolwandle kithi - kanye nomthelela wethu olwandle. Sonke siyazuza futhi sithembele olwandle, ngisho noma singalwazi. Ngeshwa, ukuqonda komphakathi impilo yolwandle nokusimama kukhonjisiwe ukuba phansi impela.

Ngokwe-National Marine Educators Association, umuntu okwazi ukufunda nolwandle uyaqonda izimiso ezibalulekile nemiqondo eyisisekelo mayelana nokusebenza kolwandle; iyazi indlela yokuxhumana ngolwandle ngendlela enengqondo; futhi liyakwazi ukwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi nezinesibopho mayelana nolwandle nezinsiza zalo. 

Ngeshwa, impilo yolwandle lwethu isengcupheni. I-Ocean literacy iyingxenye ebalulekile futhi edingekayo yenhlangano yokongiwa kolwandle.

Ukusebenzelana komphakathi, ukwakhiwa kwamandla, kanye nemfundo kube yizinsika zomsebenzi wethu kule minyaka engamashumi amabili edlule. Besilokhu sifinyelela abantu abanganakiwe, sisekela izingxoxo zamazwe ngamazwe, futhi sihlakulela ubudlelwano ukuze sikhuthaze ukuqwashisa ngezilwandle emhlabeni wonke kusukela kwasungulwa inhlangano yethu. 

Ngo-2006, saxhasa ngokuhlanganyela Inkomfa kazwelonke yokuqala ngqa ye-Ocean Literacy ne-National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, i-National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, nabanye ozakwethu. Lo mcimbi uhlanganise izikhulu eziphezulu zikahulumeni, ochwepheshe bezemfundo ehlelekile nengakahleleki, izinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni, nabamele imboni ukuze basize ukubeka isisekelo sokwenza isu likazwelonke lokudala umphakathi okwazi ukufunda nolwandle.  

Siphinde sibe:

Wabelane ngolwazi abenzi benqubomgomo kanye nezikhulu zikahulumeni ezidinga ukuqonda isimo sokudlala ezindabeni zasolwandle namathrendi amanje, ukwazisa ukuthi yiziphi izinyathelo okufanele bazithathe ezindaweni zabo zokuhlala.

Kunikezwe ukuqeqeshwa, ukuqondiswa kwemisebenzi, kanye nokwabelana ngolwazi mayelana nezindaba ezibalulekile olwandle nokuxhumana kwalo nesimo sezulu somhlaba.

Kugqugquzelwe izikhathi zokuqeqesha ezingokoqobo mayelana namakhono ezobuchwepheshe ukuze kuhlolwe, kuqashwe, futhi kufundwe ngokushintsha izimo zolwandle nokwakha kabusha izindawo ezibalulekile ezihlala ogwini.

Kukhethwe futhi kugcinwe kutholakala mahhala, kusesikhathini samanje Ihabhu Lolwazi izinsiza ezindabeni zolwandle eziphezulu ukuze wonke umuntu afunde okwengeziwe.

Kodwa kunomsebenzi omningi okufanele siwenze. 

Kwa-Ocean Foundation, sifuna ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi umphakathi wezemfundo zasolwandle ukhombisa uhlu olubanzi lwemibono yasogwini nolwandle, amanani, amazwi, namasiko akhona emhlabeni jikelele. NgoMashi 2022, i-TOF yamukelekile Frances Langa. U-Frances usesebenze iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi njengothisha wezasolwandle, esiza ukubandakanya abafundi abangaphezu kuka-38,000 be-K-12 e-US nase-Mexico futhi egxile endleleni yokubhekana negebe “lokuthatha ulwazi”, eliveza elinye lamaphuzu abaluleke kakhulu. izithiyo zenqubekelaphambili yangempela emkhakheni wezokongiwa kwasolwandle.

NgoJuni 8, Usuku Lomhlaba Lwezilwandle, thina'sizokwabelana kabanzi ngezinhlelo zika-Frances zokuyisa i-Ocean Literacy ezingeni elilandelayo.