Kuthunyelwe ngo-Okthoba 16, 2025
7: 30 am
U-Nathalie Dibo, Umnikazi kanye Nophathina Ophethe 
we-Dibo Law kanye noMongameli we-Arab American Bar Association yase-Ohio (AABAR Ohio), wezwa ngosizo Lwezomthetho ngenkathi esebenza e-Giffen & Kaminski.
"Ozakwethu u-Karen Giffen no-Kerin Kaminski bazosebenza emitholampilo emifushane yokwelulekwa ngeMigqibelo ngosizo lwezoMthetho. Babezibandakanye kakhulu futhi bakhuthaza ukuzibandakanya kwethu," kusho uNathalie. “Kusukela lapho bengivolontiya kwaLegal Aid, ngijabule kakhulu futhi ngibonga kakhulu ngokuthi bangethule enhlanganweni, ngathola ukuthi kujabulisa futhi kuzuzisa kangakanani ukuzinikela nokusebenzisa iziqu zami zomthetho ukuze ngisize abanye.”
Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi ukuvolontiya ngosizo Lwezomthetho kubalulekile kuNathalie, othweswe iziqu e-Cleveland State University College of Law, kodwa nakwasebenza nabo e-AABAR Ohio.
“Iningi lethu liyizifiki, izingane zabokufika, noma sinamalungu omndeni angowokufika kuleli. Abaningi bethu bebengenabo abameli emindenini yethu noma lezo zinhlobo zezibonelo zokusisiza endleleni, ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukubuyisela kulabo abadinga usizo nezeluleko ukuze baxazulule izinkinga zabo zomthetho. Kuwumuzwa omuhle kakhulu ukuziphendulela nokusiza abanye abasesimweni esifanayo.
UNathalie wathola ukuthi ukuvolontiya emitholampilo kwakwanelisa ngoba kwenza amakhasimende azizwe ezwiwa, azi ukuthi kukhona owawakhathalela ngokwanele ukuba adele isikhathi sakhe ukuze awasize futhi aqonde inkinga yawo engokomthetho.
"Kunzima kakhulu ukufingqa ngemizuzwana embalwa ukuthi kungani umsebenzi weLegal Aid ubaluleke kangaka. Kodwa uma uzama ukuzifaka ezicathulweni zomuntu ofuna usizo kwaLegal Aid, ngicabanga ukuthi uzoqonda," kusho uNathalie. “Futhi uma unenkinga yokwenza lokho, vele uvolontiye eMtholampilo Omfushane Wezeluleko, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi uzoqonda ngokushesha ukuthi kungani kubaluleke kangaka ukunikela ngesikhathi sakho.”
“UNathalie uyivolontiya elizinikele ngendlela emangalisayo elingagcini ngokuseka i-Legal Aid uqobo kodwa futhi elikhuthaza nabanye ukuthi benze kanjalo,” kusho uTeresa Mathern, Umsizi Wokuphatha oHlelweni Lwabameli Bamavolontiya be-Legal Aid. “UNathalie namalungu enkampani yakhe yabameli kanye namalungu e-Arab American Bar Association banikeza izeluleko nokusekelwa kumakhasimende ethu ngemitholampilo yethu yezeluleko kanye nemitholampilo yethu yezeluleko emfushane. Sinenhlanhla ngokuba nommeli nomngane omuhle kangaka.”
UNathalie wethemba ukuthi abanye bazowusekela umsebenzi weLegal Aid.
"Unganikela ngesikhathi sakho noma unikele. Ungatshela abantu ngemitholampilo yezomthetho. Ziningi izindlela zokweseka iLegal Aid. Engihlale ngikutshela wonke umuntu ukuthi ngeke uzisole ngokuthi ukwenzile."
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokuvolontiya nge-Legal Aid, vakashela ingxenye yamavolontiya kuwebhusayithi yethu, noma i-imeyili probono@lasclev.org.
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