Kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi yiziphi izindawo ezikhanyayo phakathi kwendlala ehlasele uphondo lwe-Afrika kuleli hlobo. Izigidi zabantu—ikakhulukazi izingane nomama bazo—zizulazula onqenqemeni lwendlala njengoba zifuna ukudla namanzi. Kepha izindawo ezikhanyayo zikhona, ebubeleni nasekubumbaneni abantu abadlulisela komunye nomunye ngesikhathi sobunzima.
Lapho ngiseKenya muva nje, ngahlangana noHubbie Hussein al-Haji, ohola inhlangano yethu engudadewethu, iWomankind Kenya. Lapho amakamu ababaleki aminyene ephoqeleka ukuba axoshe imindeni ethathe uhambo oluyingozi isuka emakhaya ayo eSomalia ekhungethwe yindlala iya enyakatho-mpumalanga yeKenya, iHubbie kanye neWomankind Kenya ikhona. Ngeza nokusekelwa okuvela kwa-MADRE ukuze kwandiswe ukusatshalaliswa kwabo kokudla okuphuthumayo kanye nezabelo zamanzi.
Kodwa futhi ngilethe umnikelo ovela emthonjeni oseduze. Ezweni elingumakhelwane laseSudan, inhlangano engudadewabo ye-MADRE, i-Zenab for Women in Development, yasungula Inyunyana Yabalimi Abesifazane bokuqala ezweni. Laba bangabalimi abasafufusa abahlangana ndawonye ukuze babelane ngamathuluzi, ulwazi kanye nezinsiza. Imindeni yabo impofu, kodwa iyaphila. Abesifazane babazi ukuthi imindeni ibhuqwabhuqwa yindlala oPhondweni lwe-Afrika, kwathi uma ngibatshela ukuthi ngisendleleni ngiya khona, bahlangana. Bahlanganisa inzuzo encane ekuvuneni kwabo okusanhlamvu futhi banginika ukuthi ngilethe ku-Womankind Kenya.
Sidinga okuningi kwalokhu kuxhumana kwendawo nendawo. Abalingani bethu eSudan bafinyelele ezingeni lomuntu siqu ukuze bavale izikhala ezishiywe uhlelo oluhlulekayo losizo lokudla emhlabeni wonke. Lolu uhlelo oluthatha amadola akho entela ukuthenga okusanhlamvu kumafekthri amakhulu ase-US, imboni esesivele ixhaswe ngemali eyizigidigidi. Ihambisa lokho okusanhlamvu phakathi nendawo emhlabeni, isebenzisa izinkulungwane zamalitha kaphethiloli futhi ikhipha amathani ekhabhoni eshintsha isimo sezulu. Kulahla lokho okusanhlamvu ezimakethe zendawo, kubukela phansi izimpilo zabalimi bendawo kanye nekhono lemiphakathi lokubuyisela ukutholakala kokudla kwabo esikhathini eside.
Khonamanjalo, iqiniso elicasulayo liwukuthi usizo lokudla ngokuvamile lungathengwa endaweni. Ngisho nalapho ngidabula iKenya, ngisuka enyakatho-mpumalanga ekhungethwe isomiso, ngathola isivuno esinezithelo zikakolweni, ummbila nemifino.
Ukudla kukhona, eduze. Okushodayo yintando yepolitiki phakathi kwabaholi bezifundazwe yokuguqula imigomo yamazwe ngamazwe ecebisa amapulazi ezinkampani futhi ivimbele ukudla kwasendaweni ukuthi kungafiki lapho kudingekile. Abalimi besifazane baseSudan bakubonele lokhu mathupha: izikhungo zosizo eDarfur zingenisa usizo lokudla olukhule e-US kunokuthenga kwi-Women Farmers Union kulelo zwe elifanayo.
Lapho ngifika eKenya, ngilethe incwadi, eyayiqondiswe kwabesifazane baseWomankind Kenya kanye nabo bonke ababaleki baseSomalia besifazane kanye nemindeni ababasizayo. Iqhamuke kubalingani bethu eSudan kuNyunyana Yabalimi Abesifazane. Ngemvume yabo, ngabelana ngencwadi engezansi. Intando kungenzeka ukuthi iyashoda kubaholi bethu bezepolitiki, kodwa hhayi lapha. Kuyintando yalaba besifazane ukwakha imindeni nemiphakathi ethuthukayo ebenza baqhubeke futhi eqhuba izimfuno zabo zobulungisa.
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Kodadewethu baseSomalia,
Simi nawe kulesi sikhathi sosizi nobunzima. Njengabalimi besifazane baseSudan, siyazi ukuthi kunjani ukulinda izinyanga ngaphambi kwemvula futhi sibuke izingane zethu zilambile. Njalo ngonyaka, lapho sitshala izitshalo zethu, imindeni yethu ithembele kithi. Ngaphandle kwemvula, asinasivuno, futhi asinalutho.
Senza iNyunyana yethu Yabalimi Abesifazane ukuze sisekelane futhi singabi sodwa. Ngaphambi kwalokho, uhulumeni wayengasiboni futhi wanika abesilisa kuphela amathuluzi, imbewu nokuqeqeshwa. Ngakho sahlangana ukuze sabelane ngezinsiza zethu futhi sifuna ukuthi uhulumeni ahloniphe amalungelo ethu.
Njengawe, siyawazi futhi umonakalo wempi. Imindeni yethu eminingi lapha empumalanga yeSudan yaphoqeleka ukuthi ishiye amakhaya ayo eDarfur ngenxa yodlame. Nakuba abaholi bethu bakahulumeni babegxile empini, thina besifazane sasigcina imindeni yethu iphila.
Ngesinye isikhathi, eminyakeni edlule, iSomalia yayinohulumeni owazama ukusiza. Sithole ukuthi uhulumeni ubejwayele ukwenza uhlelo lokukha amanzi emvula ngokumba amadamu phansi. Kodwa ngemva kwalokho udlame lwaba namandla, futhi isomiso saqala ukubulala izivuno zenu nemfuyo yenu. Nalapha futhi, bekunina besifazane baseSomalia neseka imiphakathi yenu, kodwa izingozi zaba zimbi nakakhulu.
Empumalanga yeSudan lapho sihlala khona, ukulima bekulokhu kuyingxenye yempilo yethu. Kodwa muva nje, isomiso siye saba sibi kakhulu, futhi siza kaningi. Kwadingeka sivumelanise indlela esilima ngayo nala maphethini aguqukayo. Siyazi ukuthi lokhu kungenxa yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ingozi edalwa ikakhulukazi yilabo abasemazweni anothile.
Kungakho sisebenza nabangane bethu e-MADRE ukuze siphakamise amazwi ethu phambi kohulumeni ku-United Nations. Lena yindlela esingashintsha ngayo izinqubomgomo zomhlaba wonke ezisongela imiphakathi yethu.
Uma siya ku-UN ukuyokhulumela abalimi besifazane nemiphakathi yabo, sitshela abaholi bomhlaba ukuthi imigomo yabo kufanele ishintshe. Siyabatshela ukuthi kumele baseseke abalimi abancane njengathi ngamathuluzi, imbewu nangesikweletu. Kumele bavikele ilungelo lethu njengabantu besifazane lokuba nomhlaba. Kumelwe baqaphele ukuthi ukudla kuyilungelo labo bonke abantu, hhayi nje into yokuthenga nokudayisa. Kumele benze izinqubomgomo zangempela zokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu okuletha isomiso nendlala.
Abangane bethu e-MADRE basisizile phakathi neminyaka, lapho isivuno besisihle futhi nalapho izimvula zingafiki. Basitshele ukuthi ababaleki besifazane kanye nemindeni bawela kanjani umngcele besuka eSomalia beya eKenya. Basitshele ukuthi okudingayo yizinsiza zokuthenga ukudla okuphuthumayo namanzi ukuze ubasize baphile.
Ngakho sithumela ngale ncwadi imali esiyilondolozile ngemva kokuvuna kwethu kokugcina. Ngokuvamile, sisebenzisa lokhu konga ukuthuthukisa imiphakathi yethu. Ngonyaka odlule, safaka uphahla esikoleni sendawo. Kodwa kulo nyaka, izidingo zakho zinkulu kunezethu. Siyakwazi ukunithumelela le mali ngoba sihlangene singabalimi besifazane saziqinisa. Siyethemba ukuthi nizokwazi ukusebenzisa lesi sipho ukondla izingane zenu futhi niziqinise njengabesifazane.
Lokhu sikuthumelela ngezibusiso zethu. Njengomama nanjengabalimi, ikusasa lincike kithina.
Ngo-Solidarity,
Fatima Ahmed, uMqondisi weZenab for Women in Development
kanye Nenyunyana Yabalimi Abesifazane
U-Yifat Susskind unguMqondisi Omkhulu we-MADRE.
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