Kuthunyelwe ngo-Okthoba 25, 2023
8: 00 am
Amavolontiya Osizo Lwezomthetho asebenza nabasebenzi Bosizo Lwezomthetho ukuze banwebe ukufinyelela kosizo Lwezomthetho eNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio. Funda lapha #MyLegalAidStory ka-Mike Ungar, ivolontiya le-Legal Aid.
Ukuze Mike Ungar, Uzakwethu no-Ulmer & Berne kanye nelungu Lebhodi Labaqondisi Bosizo Lwezomthetho, kwaba "akunangqondo" lapho enza isinqumo sokuvolontiya nge-Legal Aid.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi sikweleta abezomthetho kanye nomphakathi ukuthi siqinisekise ukuthi wonke umuntu uyabuthola ubulungiswa,” usho kanje.
UMike waqala ukuzwa ngosizo Lwezomthetho ohlelweni lomtholampilo ngesikhathi efunda eBoston University School of Law. “Ngaxwayiswa ukuthi uma uzibandakanya nosizo lwezomthetho luzongena egazini futhi luyoba nawe unomphela lapho uya khona. Kuvele ukuthi kuyiqiniso,” usho kanje. Okwaqala njengokuvolontiya kwaphenduka indima yobuholi ngenkathi uMike eba uMongameli Webhodi Losizo Lwezomthetho ngo-2020.
“Yonke into emayelana nomsebenzi we-Legal Aid iyathandeka kimi,” kusho uMike. “Ngiphila futhi ngifa ngesisho sakudala esithi: ‘Kulabo abaphiwe okuningi, kudingeka okuningi.’”
Manje esebenza njengelungu Lebhodi Labaqondisi Be-Legal Aid, uMike uyaqhubeka nokwenza umsebenzi wokuvolontiya nge-Legal Aid.
“Ngiyakujabulela ukuhlangana namakhasimende ngiwasize ezinkingeni zawo,” esho. “Ngihlale ngimangazwa izinga lokwazisa abakubonisayo, futhi nami liyangithoba, njengoba ngilazisa ngokufanayo ithuba lokubakhonza.”
UMike angakhuthaza noma ubani onesifiso sokuvolontiya ukuba ayeke ukukhuluma ngakho futhi avele akwenze.
“Amakhasimende azozuza kuleso sinqumo… nawe uzozuza. Uzothuthuka njengommeli futhi uzothola isipiliyoni sizuzisa kakhulu."
I-Legal Aid ihalalisela ukuzikhandla kwethu pro bono amavolontiya. Ukuze uhlanganyele, vakashela iwebsite yethu, noma i-imeyili probono@lasclev.org.
Futhi, sisize sihloniphe Umgubho Kazwelonke we-ABA wango-2023 Pro Bono ngokuhambela imicimbi yendawo kule nyanga eNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio. Funda kabanzi kulesi sixhumanisi: lasclev.org/2023ProBonoWeek