Kuthunyelwe ngo-Okthoba 27, 2023
8: 00 am
Amavolontiya Osizo Lwezomthetho asebenza nabasebenzi Bosizo Lwezomthetho ukuze banwebe ukufinyelela kosizo Lwezomthetho eNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio. Funda lapha i-#MyLegalAidStory ka-Tessa Gray, ivolontiya le-Legal Aid lelinesikhathi eside.
Ngaphambi kokungena emahholo eHoward University School of Law, Tessa Grey wayazi ukuthi ukuba ummeli kwakuzomnika ikhono lokusiza abantu.
“Ngakhula ngifakaza futhi ngizwa ngokungabi nabulungisa futhi ngangifuna ukuqonda ukusebenza kwesimiso sethu sezomthetho ukuze ngiqonde ukuthi ngingakulwa kanjani nokungabi nabulungisa ngendlela efanele,” kusho uTessa.
Ngemva kokuba i ummeli noTaft, Tessa uhambele isethulo sehhovisi ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokuvolontiya nge-Legal Aid. Leso sethulo sakhuthaza uTessa ukuthi ahlanganyele.
“Umsebenzi we-Pro bono ukhuthazwa kakhulu e-Taft, ngakho njengoba kwavela amathuba avusa isithakazelo sami, ngangivolontiya futhi ngibambe iqhaza,” kusho yena.
U-Tessa uthanda ukukwazi ukuba nomthelela obonakalayo ezimpilweni zabantu ngokuvolontiya futhi ukhumbula kahle isikhathi sakhe sokuqala evolontiya emtholampilo Wosizo Lwezomthetho evala umtholampilo wezeluleko ezingokoqobo.
“Ngikhumbula nginovalo kakhulu futhi ngiphinda ngifunda imiyalelo kaningi. Bengisaba ukuthi kukhona engizomosha,” kusho uTessa. “Khona-ke lapho ngingena ocingweni nekhasimende, kwaba enye yezingxoxo ezingokwemvelo engake ngaba nazo. Ngazizwa sengathi ngenza umehluko ngokweqiniso futhi ngikwazi ukusho ukuthi iklayenti lalibonga kangakanani. Kwakuyisenzakalo esangikhuthaza ukuba ngihlale ngimatasa nomtholampilo.”
UTessa ukhuthaza abanye ukuthi bavolontiye, ephawula lokho pro bono umsebenzi unomvuzo ngendlela emangalisayo.
“Akudingeki ukuthi kudle isikhathi. Ukunikeza ngisho isigamu sehora noma ihora kuphrojekthi noma emtholampilo njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuyisikhathi esincane ohlelweni olukhulu lwezinto, kodwa leso sikhathi sinamandla okuguqula izinga lempilo yomuntu,” kusho yena. "Ngicabanga ukuthi uma ummeli enekhono lokwenza lokho futhi akhethe amaphrojekthi ahambisana nezinto abazithandayo namakhono abo, bazokuthola kuwukufunda okwanelisayo."
U-Tessa, osebenza emkhakheni wempahla yengqondo nomthetho we-franchise, uzophinde akhuthaze abameli abasebenza ezindaweni eziyisipesheli ukuthi basavolontiya.
“Asikho isidingo sokuba uchwepheshe. Izinhlangano eziningi zinezinsiza kanye nabanye abameli abangakuqondisa ezinqubweni futhi bakutshele ukuthi wenzeni. Futhi, emitholampilo yezeluleko, kwesinye isikhathi awunikezi impendulo esemthethweni noma ikhambi. Izikhathi eziningi, inikeza isiqondiso esisebenzayo kanye nokweluleka amakhasimende ezinyathelweni ezilandelayo ezingabandakanyi izinyathelo zomthetho ngaso sonke isikhathi.”
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