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Akukho ndlela enye yokwenziwa komthetho: uhambo ngalunye lohlukile.
Xa uAlexander Szaruga waphumelela kwiYunivesithi yaseOhio State ngesidanga semfundo yomculo, ngoko nangoko waqala ukusebenza njengomfundisi-ntsapho kwisikolo sikarhulumente saseOhio. Uncede abafundi ukuba bakhuthaze izakhono ezitsha kunye nokusukela uthando lwabo lomculo, kodwa u-Alex waphuhlisa uxabiso olunzulu ngempembelelo efumaneka ngexesha inkxaso enokuba nayo kubomi babantu. Emva kweminyaka emithathu, wabuyela e-Ohio State ukuze enze isidanga somthetho.
Emva kokuphumelela, u-Alex waqala umsebenzi wakhe wezomthetho kwi-KeyBank, apho oogxa bakhe bammema ukuba aye kwelinye le-Legal Aid's. Iiklinikhi zeeNgcebiso eziMafutshane ekwindla ka-2019. Ukusukela ngoko, uye waya kwezinye iikliniki ezininzi, wanceda abantu ukuba batywine iirekhodi ngeekliniki zokucinywa, kwaye wafumana. pro bono amathuba amatyala kwiLegal Aid's Thatha iCase page. Lo msebenzi unxulunyaniswa kungekuphela nje kuthando luka-Alex lomntu pro bono, kodwa ukuzibophelela kwe-KeyBank ekubuyiseleni imali kwindawo yayo: U-Alex ufumana inkxaso kwi-KeyBank yakhe. pro bono Inkonzo.
Ixesha lika-Alex kunye neNkqubo yeGqwetha lamaVolontiya limbonise ukuba naliphi na igqwetha-nokuba lithengiselwano okanye limangalela; enoba bakhe basebenza kwamanye amazwe okanye akunjalo—kunokwenza umahluko kubomi babantu ngokuzinikela.
Njengomfundisi-ntsapho, u-Alex wayesebenze nabafundi ukuphumeza ii-IEPs; njengegqwetha elivolontiya, u-Alex wasebenzisa olo lwazi ngelixa emele iintsapho zabafundi abafuna ii-IEPs. Amava awohlukeneyo amavolontiya axabiseke kakhulu kubaxumi boNcedo lwezoMthetho.
ILegal Aid ixhasa amagqwetha angamavolontiya kwinyathelo ngalinye lendlela, nokuba anamava awo angaphambili. U-Alex uyayibulela inkxaso ayifumana kubasebenzi boNcedo lwezoMthetho, “Xa ndandiqala ukuba livolontiya, ndandinexhala lokuba, njengegqwetha lentengiselwano, andinakuba nawo amava ayimfuneko okunceda abathengi. Ngokuchaseneyo noko, amagqwetha abasebenzi beLegal Aid aye anenkxaso emangalisayo, kwaye icandelo lezemfundo elandulelayo elifana neExpungement Clinics lindinike ukuzithemba kumandla am okunika ingcebiso ephilileyo kubathengi.”
Ngamanye amazwi: sikule nto kunye. Ngokuvolontiya, ujoyina uluntu lwamagqwetha afana no-Alex, kunye nabasebenzi boNcedo lwezoMthetho kunye namagqwetha azibophelele ekukuncedeni uphumelele kumsebenzi wethu ekwabelwana ngawo wokunceda abo banesidingo.
Uncedo lwezoMthetho luyabothula umsebenzi onzima wethu pro bono amavolontiya. Ukubandakanyeka, ndwendwela iwebhusayithi yethu, okanye i-imeyile probono@lasclev.org.