Ungumuntu ozikhathalelayo. Ubona ukungabi nabulungisa nabantu behlupheka, emhlabeni wonke, futhi uyazi ukuthi akulungile. Uhamba uyofuna indlela yokukulungisa, kodwa uyazi ukuthi awukwazi ukukwenza uwedwa. Ngakho uthola inhlangano ebhekana nezinkinga ezibalulekile kuwe. Uma ukwazi, unikela ngomnikelo wokusekela umsebenzi wabo.
Kodwa ubonisa kanjani ukuthi wenze umehluko ongapheli?
Abantu bafuna ukwazi ukuthi imali yabo isetshenziswa kahle ukusiza abaswele. Kodwa abaningi badikibele—ngisho nokusolisa—ngemva kwamahlazo amaningi eminyakeni yamuva nje, ngenxa yokungaphathwa kahle kwemali nokusetshenziswa kabi yizinhlangano abebezethemba.
Nokho noma ngabe izincwadi zenhlangano zihlanzekile, kusenemibuzo emikhulu okumele uzibuze yona wena njengomnikeli. Inhlangano ingase ithembeke futhi ibe sobala—kodwa ingabe iyasebenza?
Ukuze uthole ukwethenjwa kwakho, izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo kufanele zibonise ukuthi siyisebenzisa kahle imali yakho. Sisebenzela ukunikeza ubufakazi bokuthi ukwesekwa kwakho kusizile ukumba umthombo, ukwakha umtholampilo, noma ukudala olunye ushintsho olusindisa ukuphila—ngezithombe, amavidiyo noma izinombolo. Kodwa lobu “bufakazi” abukwazi ukusho yonke indaba.
Yini engekho, ake sithi, isithombe somtholampilo omusha?
Yebo, uthola isiqinisekiso esibonakalayo sokuthi imali yakho yasiza ekwakheni lowo mtholampilo. Kodwa lakhiwa kanjani? Ubani owanquma ngakho? Ubani manje olawula lesi sisetshenziswa esibalulekile somphakathi? Izophathwa kanjani (futhi ixhaswe) ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ihlala kuze kube manje? Lezo zimpendulo zizonquma ukuthi lowo mtholampilo uyaphumelela yini futhi ube negalelo ekushintsheni okuhle okuqhubekayo.
Uma ufuna ukupha kwakho kwamadola kuhambe kakhulu ngangokunokwenzeka - ukwenza umehluko ohlala njalo - udinga ukubuza le mibuzo futhi uqiniseke ukuthi inhlangano ecela ukwesekwa kwakho iyayibuza, nayo.
Nazi izinyathelo ezintathu ezilula zokukusiza ukuthi uqalise.
Okokuqala, uthola inhlangano ebeka phambili ubuholi babantu emphakathini lapho besebenza khona. Lapho abantu bendawo bedlala indima yobuholi, bebeka izinto ezibalulekile futhi benza izinqumo, bakha amakhono nezinsiza ezizobasebenzela isikhathi eside. Uma ubona abaholi bendawo beklama futhi bephatha izinhlelo (noma beqeqeshelwa ukwenza kanjalo), ubona inhlangano engancikile ekucabangeni kwabantu bangaphandle kokuthi yini elungele umphakathi. Ungaqiniseka ukuthi umnikelo wakho uzonikeza lowo mphakathi izinsiza zokusebenzisa izixazululo zawo futhi wakhe ukukhuthazela.
Okulandelayo, uyaqinisekisa ukuthi inhlangano iyasibona isidingo esibalulekile sokufaka amazwi abandlululwa emphakathini. Abesifazane, ikakhulukazi, bavame ukulinyazwa ngokungafanele ngenxa yenhlekelele, impi noma izinqubomgomo ezingenabulungiswa ofuna ukusiza ekuguquleni. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi babhekana nodlame nokucwaswa ngisho nangaphambi kwenhlekelele eyayiseduze, okubashiya bempofu futhi ngokuvamile bengabandakanywa ekuthathweni kwezinqumo. Kodwa abesifazane abazona izisulu ezingenzi lutho. Bangabaphenduli bokuqala ababalulekile ekunakekeleni labo abasongelwa kakhulu yinoma iyiphi inkinga, okuhlanganisa izingane, abantu abadala nabakhubazekile. Uma uhlomisa owesifazane ngezinsiza nokuqeqeshwa, angazuzisa wonke umphakathi.
Isinyathelo sesithathu siwukuqinisekisa ukuthi inhlangano yenza okungaphezu kokubhekana nezimpawu zesimo esibucayi, kodwa futhi ibhekana nezimbangela. Ukudala ushintsho oluhlala njalo kuncike ekuqondeni ukuthi yini ebeka abantu engcupheni.
Kuyinto eyodwa ukuphuthumisa usizo lokudla emiphakathini esezimeni ezinzima—okungenye into futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi izinhlelo zokuletha usizo lokudla emhlabeni wonke ziphukile futhi azisebenzi kahle, futhi sisebenzela ukukushintsha lokho. Kungenye into ukuhlinzeka ngosizo lwezokwelapha oluphuthumayo kanye nokwelulekwa kwabasinde ekudlwengulweni—kungenye into futhi ukukhuthaza ukulondeka kwangempela kanye nokuthuthukisa izinhlelo ezingakhuthaza uguquko lwamasiko mayelana nobudoda, abesifazane nodlame.
Ngakho nazi lezo zinyathelo futhi. Ziyisiqalo nje, kodwa zizokubeka emgudwini ofanele wokunikeza okunamandla, okunomthelela.
Isinyathelo #1: Yenza isiqiniseko sokuthi labo abasemgogodleni wobunzima kwaxoxiswana nabo kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni nokuthi inhlangano inikeza izinsiza ngendlela eqinisa imiphakathi.
Isinyathelo #2: Qinisekisa ukuthi inhlangano ithembele emazwini abesifazane namanye amalungu omphakathi ancishwe amathuba.
Isinyathelo #3: Make sure that the organization meets immediate needs and helps create long-term positive change.
Inani lesipho sakho alinakulinganiswa ngamadola namasenti. Kuwukubonakaliswa kokuthembela kwakho enhlanganweni ukuthi isebenzise imigomo yakho. Futhi izinhlangano ezisebenzayo zokushintsha umphakathi zizosebenzisa isipho sakho ukugqugquzela ushintsho oluhlala njalo ofuna ukulubona emhlabeni. Akekho ongabeka inani kulokho.
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