I-US Fish and Wildlife Service Partners with Ocean Connectors Ohlelweni Oluyingqayizivele Lokulondolozwa Kwentsha Yasemadolobheni

San Diego, CA, Julayi 30, 2019 - Izixhumi zolwandle, iphrojekthi exhaswe ngokwezimali ye-The Ocean Foundation, ibisebenza kusukela ngo-2007 ukuze ibandakanye izinkulungwane zezingane emiphakathini yaseSan Diego County kanye nasezingxenyeni ezithile zaseMexico ukuze kugqugquzelwe imfundo yezemvelo nokongiwa kolwandle. Imiphakathi eminingi entule ngokwezomnotho ayinawo amandla okufinyelela amapaki, ukuzijabulisa kwangaphandle okuphephile, nendawo evulekile, okuvame ukuphumela ekungabibikho kokuqwashisa nokuqonda ngemvelo. Lokhu kwaholela ekwakhiweni kwe-Ocean Connectors, enombono wokuxhumanisa intsha ukuze ilondolozeke ngokusebenzisa izilwane zasolwandle ezifudukayo ukuze kukhuthazwe futhi kubandakanye abantu abanganakiwe abahlala emiphakathini egudle ugu lwasePacific. 

Kubudlelwane obuyingqayizivele phakathi kwe-Ocean Connectors kanye ne Insizakalo Yezhlanzi yase-US kanye Nezilwane Zasendle, amaqembu endawo agxila ezindleleni zokubandakanya intsha yasemadolobheni ochungechungeni oluhlukahlukene lohambo lwasemanzini kanye nezingqungquthela zemfundo. I-US Fish and Wildlife Service, ngokusebenzisa yayo Uhlelo Lokongiwa Kwezilwane Zasemadolobheni, ikholelwa “endleleni enika amandla izinhlangano zendawo, amadolobha, namadolobhana ezweni lonke ukuthi afune izixazululo ezintsha ezisekelwe emphakathini zokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle.”

Izilaleli zabafundi zale phrojekthi zakhiwe ngabafundi baseLatino abangama-85%. Kuphela u-15% wamaLatinos angaphezu kweminyaka engu-25 aneziqu zeminyaka emine e-US, futhi ngaphansi kuka-10% wamadigri eBachelor kusayensi nobunjiniyela anikezwa abafundi baseLatino. Umphakathi weDolobha Kazwelonke, lapho i-Ocean Connectors izinze khona, usezingeni eliphezulu elingu-10% lamakhodi e-zip ezweni lonke ngemithelela ehlangene yokungcola nokuba sengozini kwabantu. Lokhu kukhathazeka kungase kuhlotshaniswe nokuntuleka komlando kwemfundo yezemvelo kanye nokutholakala kwamapaki kanye nezindawo ezivulekile e-National City. Ngalolu hlelo, i-Ocean Connectors izohlinzeka ngemfundo yezemvelo ehloselwe ukuzuza imithelela ehlala njalo, yesikhathi eside ezinganeni zesikole ezihola kancane kanye nemindeni, ukuzisiza ukuba zifinyelele, zihlanganyele, futhi ziqonde indawo yazo yemvelo. 

Uhlelo luthole impendulo eyakhayo kubahlanganyeli, njengoba omunye wothisha bendawo aphawula, “Lolu wuhlelo olumangalisayo. Izisebenzi zesikole sethu zahlabeka umxhwele kakhulu ngokuhleleka kohambo lwasensimini kanye nezethulo ezanikezwa. Sibheke ngabomvu ukusebenza nalolu hlelo ngonyaka ozayo!”

Izethulo zekilasi le-Ocean Connectors zinikezwa izikhathi ezimbili unyaka ngamunye wesikole. Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha ekilasini, i-Ocean Connectors yenza "ukushintshana ngolwazi" okuhlanganisa ukuxhumana kwesayensi kwezilimi ezimbili phakathi kwabafundi baseDolobheni Likazwelonke kanye nezingane ezihlala ekupheleni kwe-Pacific Flyway. Le nqubo yokufunda ibanga idala inkhulumomphendvulwano yontanga ekhuthaza ukuphathwa okwabiwe kwezilwane zasendle ezifudukayo.

Ngokusho koMqondisi Omkhulu we-Ocean Connectors, u-Frances Kinney, “ukubambisana kwethu ne-US Fish and Wildlife Service kube neqhaza elikhulu ekusizeni i-Ocean Connectors ukuthi ikhule, yengeze amalungu amasha eqenjini lethu, futhi ekugcineni ifundise izingane zesikole eziningi zasendaweni ezisebenzisa i-Urban Refuges njenge- ikilasi langaphandle lokufundisa ngesayensi yezemvelo nokongiwa. Abasebenzi base-US Fish and Wildlife Service basebenza njengezibonelo ezinikeza abafundi ithuba lokuzibonela mathupha emisebenzini yangaphandle.”

Ngemva kwezethulo zasekilasini, cishe abafundi bebanga lesithupha abangaba ngu-750 balungisa indawo yokuhlala endaweni engamahektha amabili e-San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, okuhlanganisa nokuthuthwa kukadoti, ukususa ikhava yezitshalo ezihlaselayo, kanye nokufakwa kwezitshalo zomdabu. Kuze kube manje, abafundi sebetshale izitshalo zendabuko ezingaphezu kuka-5,000 kule ndawo. Baphinde bavakashele iziteshi zemfundo ezihlukahlukene ukuze basebenzise izibonakhulu namabonakude ukuze basebenzise amakhono esayensi omhlaba wangempela. 

Uhlelo lwe-US Fish and Wildlife Service Urban Wildlife Conservation Programme lugxile efeni lokongiwa kwemvelo ngokusebenzisa imodeli esunguliwe egxile emphakathini ukuze kuqondwe kangcono ukuthi imiphakathi yendawo ithinteka kanjani nokuthi yini engayenza ngakho. Lolu hlelo lugxile emadolobheni naseduze lapho ama-80% abantu baseMelika behlala futhi basebenze. 

Ngokusebenzisana nozakwethu abanjengo-Ocean Connectors, bayakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngamathuba emiphakathini eyakhele i-National Wildlife Refuges.

Umxhumanisi we-US Fish and Wildlife Service Urban Refuge Coordinator, u-Chantel Jimenez, uphawule ngencazelo yendawo yohlelo, ethi, “Ozakwethu banikeza inhlansi nokufinyelela emiphakathini, omakhelwane, izikole kanye nemindeni ukuze yamukelwe ku-National Wildlife Refuge System. I-Ocean Connectors ivulela abafundi baseDolobheni Likazwelonke iminyango ukuthi baxhumane nemvelo futhi bagqugquzeleke ukuba babe ngabaphathi bomhlaba bakusasa.”

Ngonyaka odlule, i-Ocean Connectors inikeze izethulo zamakilasi angu-238 kubafundi abangu-4,677, futhi yaqhuba uhambo lwama-90 kulo lonke elase-United States nase-Mexico kubahlanganyeli abangaphezu kuka-2,000. Konke lokhu kube ngamarekhodi aphezulu ku-Ocean Connectors, okubhekwe ukuthi akhe phezu kwalowo nyaka kulo nyaka. 
 
Ngalokhu kubambisana, i-Ocean Connectors isebenzisa indlela yokufundisa yeminyaka eminingi ukuze kwakhiwe isisekelo sokuqwashisa ngemvelo, futhi isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe babasebenzi base-US Fish and Wildlife Service ukufundisa abafundi ngezitshalo nezilwane zomdabu, ukunakekela imvelo, kanye ne-San Diego Bay ecosystems. Ikharikhulamu ye-Ocean Connectors ihambisana ne-Urban Wildlife Refuge Standards of Excellence, i-Common Core, i-Ocean Literacy Principles, kanye ne-Next Generation Science Standards. 

Ikhredithi Yesithombe: Anna Mar