Third year of Young Environment Trainees (YET) at EMNet

For three consecutive years EMNet has been hosting two Young Environment Trainees from WWF CSOP program. EMNet is appreciating the contribution of these young graduates in different programs that has been implemented by EMNet. Their staying at EMNet bring a lot of success and experience sharing, 2011 EMNet received two interns, Ms Ruth John graduate of History and Archology and Lina James graduate of Sociology both from University of Dar es salaam.

The Young Environmental Trainees Programme (YETs) is one amongst sub programmes within the programme of strengthening of civil society organizations. The five-year program which recruits university students from different disciplines started in the year 2009. The students are recruited by considering their interest in environmental management, particularly in the three areas of fisheries, forestry, and wildlife management. The program was initiated and is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The programme focuses mainly on empowering and influencing youth to become agents for change in their various engagements. It is expected that they will be the catalyst of sustainable development in their localities even after the internship.

Here is their experience of staying at EMNet from 07 March 2011 until the end of their internship on 08^th December 2011  

YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALIST TRAINEE TRAINING:  SOURCE OF MY EXPERIENCE

 Young environmental trainee (YET) for 2011 training was officially inaugurated  on 07^th March 2011 whereby it consisted of not only different Tanzanian fresh graduates  from different universities but also who are attached to  different civil society  organizations dealing  with conservation of natural resources and the  environmental in particular.  I was attached to EMNet (Environment Media Network) as my host organisation.

Basing on this program, I got the skills on how to intervene and mobilise community. With evidence I managed to use that skills in participating on implementing the REDD (Reduced Emission for Deforestation and Degradation) pilot project at Pugu and Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserves. Through the skills I got from the training I also managed to mobilise and awawereness creation to communities living near these forests reserves about conserving Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest reserve. Also I learnt on how writing good and quality report, this will be approved with different progressive report that I wrote and submitted to madam Delphine and Vickie as well those report submitted to my supervisor.

Furthermore I got enough skills on writing good and quality articles so to verify that, I managed to wrote different article related on environmental issues and being posted on make it happening blog. Also I learnt on how to manage time and being accountable on accomplishing my works on time at both individual and organizational level.

In addition, I acquired knowledge on doing animation and recap as I was the one who are doing the recap on the Journalist’s trainings on the forest and fishing policy and laws which was prepared by EMNet.

 I expect on keeping the courage of being change agent on whatever I do. Not only to be change agent but also to be a good leader who are ready to face challenges and find out a remarkable solution. Moreover I will make sure to maintain the spirit of having a positive attitude and hardworking as I already learnt from the training.

Honestly basing all those trainings, I have acquired more knowledge and skills which will enable me to be more practical and realistic. I take this opportunity to thanks WWF for taking their valuable time thinking on providing that potential training for us. I also thanks Ms-tcdc (Arusha) particularly Madam Delphine Mugisha and her team for making sure that we are able to fulfil our goal and objectives of being a change agent. Moreover I give thanks to EMNet for accepting me as intern basing on that opportunity I learnt  many different things concerning on doing advocacy and sensitization as well as giving warmly thanks to my fellow Yet 2011 for their commitment  and cooperation  on group assignments and discussions. I recognize that, the presence of my fellow YETs gave me courage and strength of looking forward always.

LINA JAMES -EMNet

 As human being we always in the state of learning process, everyone has in needs  to  gain different skills, share knowledge, experience and challenges which societies experience in their daily life. Engaging in the YET program, it exposed me to a different skills related to environmental issue which I couldn’t be able to acquire elsewhere except from this training, I can say I am not the same person anymore.

Since the day I first stepped at the MSTCDC centre and start working at EMNet as intern, my history changed a lot, i learnt a lot of stuffs. I will not be able to mention all of them here but I will mention just few interesting lesson that I learnt through my training and the organisation which I was attached to, firstly working as team is one of the lesson changed me much, as a change agent you cannot do everything on your own there is a point you must need a help so as to accomplish a certain task that will lead to achieve a certain goal.

Other thing is how to work with local community, this was so interesting since i went to the different fields like Kisarawe, Pugu, Chanika, Maguruwe, Kazimzumbwi, Somangira, Pembamnazi and Babati district to  integrate with different villagers  who had some successful stories to tell us concern environment,Ayasanda was one village which was at Babati, it was a big shock of what we found at Ayasanda village, we found a old man by the name of Mr Joachim who own his private forest which later on brought many  benefits to all surround the village they got items such as water, firewood pasture for livestock and even timber making, from Mr. Joachim I learnt how to generate tangible benefits from our environment without depend much on employed activities .

I learnt a lot on climate change, mitigation and adaptation mechanisms like REDD+, by participating with EMNet in implementing REDD piloting project in Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves. In this project EMNet is implementing output four which is communication and awareness creation, other partnering organisations are Wild life Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST), Forest and Beekeeping Department (FBD), Lawyer’s of Environment Action Team (LEAT),University of Dar es salaam Business School and Sokoine University of  Agriculture.

I thank a lot my host organization EMNet for experience that i have gained from them, WWF CSOP for accepting me in the program and finally special thanks for MSTCDC for theoretical, practical and field experience i gained, I believe it’s hard to get them anywhere  

By  Ruth John -EMNet

Tatu mwaka wa Wanafunzi Young Mazingira (bado) katika EMNet

Kwa miaka mitatu mfululizo EMNet imekuwa mwenyeji mbili Wanafunzi Mazingira Young kutoka WWF mpango CSOP. EMNet ni kufahamu mchango wa wahitimu hawa vijana katika mipango mbalimbali ambayo imekuwa kutekelezwa na EMNet. Kukaa yao katika kuleta EMNet mengi ya mafanikio na kubadilishana uzoefu, 2011 EMNet kupokea wafanyakazi wawili, Bi Ruth John graduate wa Historia na Archology na Lina James graduate wa Sociology wote kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es salaam.

Young Mazingira Wanafunzi Programme (YETs) ni moja kati ya programu ndogo ndani ya mpango wa kuimarisha mashirika ya kiraia. mpango wa miaka mitano ambayo kuajiri wanafunzi wa vyuo vikuu kutoka tarafa mbalimbali ulianza mwaka 2009. wanafunzi ni kuajiri kwa kuzingatia maslahi yao katika usimamizi wa mazingira, hasa katika maeneo matatu ya uvuvi, misitu, na usimamizi wa wanyamapori. Mpango huo ulianzishwa na imepangwa na Mfuko wa dunia nzima kwa ajili ya Nature (WWF).

mpango inalenga zaidi juu ya kuwawezesha na kushawishi vijana kuwa mawakala kwa ajili ya mabadiliko katika ushirikiano zao mbalimbali. Inatarajiwa kuwa watakuwa ni chachu ya maendeleo endelevu katika maeneo yao hata baada ya vitendo.

Hapa ni uzoefu wao wa kukaa katika EMNet kutoka Machi 7, 2011 hadi mwisho wa vitendo vyao ^tarehe 8 Desemba 2011

YOUNG mwanamazingira mwanafunzi MAFUNZO CHANZO ya uzoefu wangu

Young mazingira mwanafunzi (bado) kwa ajili ya mafunzo 2011 ilifunguliwa ^tarehe 7 Machi 2011 ambapo ni ilihusisha si tu tofauti wahitimu wa Tanzania mpya kutoka vyuo vikuu mbalimbali lakini pia ambao ni masharti ya mashirika mbalimbali ya kiraia kukabiliana na uhifadhi wa maliasili na mazingira katika fulani. Mimi nilikuwa masharti EMNet (Mazingira Media Network) kama mwenyeji shirika yangu.

Basing juu ya mpango huu, I got ujuzi juu ya namna ya kuingilia kati na kuhamasisha jamii. Na ushahidi wa mimi imeweza kutumia ujuzi katika kushiriki katika kutekeleza REDD (Kupunguza Uzalishaji huo kwa ajili ya Ukataji miti na uharibifu wa) mradi wa majaribio katika Pugu na Hifadhi Kazimzumbwi Forest. Kupitia ujuzi I got kutokana na mafunzo Mimi pia imeweza kuhamasisha na awawereness kuundwa kwa jamii wanaoishi karibu na misitu ya hifadhi hizi kuhusu Pugu kuhifadhi na hifadhi ya msitu wa Kazimzumbwi. Pia mimi kujifunza juu ya jinsi ya kuandika ripoti nzuri na ubora, hii kupitishwa na ripoti mbalimbali maendeleo kwamba niliandika na kuwasilishwa kwa bibie Delphine na Vickie pamoja na wale ripoti kuwasilishwa kwa msimamizi wangu.

Zaidi ya hayo nilipata ujuzi wa kutosha juu ya kuandika makala nzuri na ubora ili kuthibitisha kuwa, mimi imeweza aliandika makala mbalimbali kuhusiana na masuala ya mazingira na kuwa posted kwenye kufanya hivyo kinachotokea blog. Pia mimi kujifunza jinsi ya kusimamia muda na kuwa kuwajibika katika kufanikisha matendo yangu kwa wakati katika ngazi za mtu binafsi na shirika.

Aidha, mimi alipewa elimu ya kufanya uhuishaji na kurejea kama mimi alikuwa mmoja ambao wanafanya kurejea kwenye mafunzo Mwandishi wa habari juu ya sera ya misitu na uvuvi na sheria ambayo iliandaliwa na EMNet.

Natarajia kuendelea kuwepo kwa ujasiri wa kuwa mabadiliko wakala juu ya chochote mimi kufanya. Si tu kuwa mabadiliko ya wakala lakini pia kuwa kiongozi mzuri ambaye ni tayari kwa uso na changamoto na kutafuta ufumbuzi wa ajabu. Aidha nami kuhakikisha kudumisha roho ya kuwa na mtazamo chanya na hardworking kama mimi tayari kujifunza kutoka kwa mafunzo.

Uaminifu basing mafunzo hayo yote, mimi kuwa alipewa zaidi maarifa na ujuzi ambao utawawezesha mimi kuwa zaidi ya vitendo na kweli. Mimi kuchukua fursa hii kuwashukuru WWF kwa ajili ya kuchukua muda wao thamani kufikiri juu ya kutoa mafunzo ya kwamba uwezo kwa ajili yetu. Mimi pia shukrani Bi-tcdc (Arusha) hasa Madam Delphine Mugisha na timu yake kwa ajili ya kuhakikisha kwamba tuna uwezo wa kutimiza lengo letu na malengo ya kuwa na wakala wa mabadiliko. Aidha, namshukuru EMNet kwa kukubali mimi kama Intern basing juu ya nafasi hiyo mimi kujifunza mambo mbalimbali kuhusu juu ya kufanya kazi ya utetezi na uhamasishaji pamoja na kumshukuru varmt mwenzangu Lakini 2011 kwa ajili ya dhamira yao na ushirikiano katika kazi za vikundi na majadiliano. Mimi kutambua kwamba, uwepo wa YETs wenzangu alinipa ujasiri na nguvu ya kuangalia mbele daima.

Lina JAMES-EMNet

Kama mwanadamu sisi daima katika hali ya mafunzo, kila mtu ana mahitaji katika kupata ujuzi tofauti, kubadilishana maarifa, uzoefu na changamoto ambazo jamii uzoefu katika maisha yao ya kila siku. Walioshiriki katika mpango Hata hivyo, wazi mimi ujuzi tofauti kuhusiana na suala la mazingira ambayo nisingeweza kuwa na uwezo wa kupata...