Ukuhlonipha Usuku Lwabesifazane Lwamazwe Ngamazwe (IWD), ngoLwesihlanu, Mashi 8, 2019, laba basebenzi bokuvakasha abakhuthazayo basebenzela ukwenza uhambo lwangaphandle lube indawo elinganiselayo kubantu besifazane emhlabeni jikelele.
Itimu yosuku ithi #BalanceforBetter, igxile ekutheni umhlaba olinganiselayo ngobulili uzodala kanjani indawo engcono yokusebenza yawo wonke umuntu. Bekungeke kufike ngesikhathi esingcono; embonini yokuvakasha yangaphandle, abesifazane bebengamelwe ngokomlando - ikakhulukazi ezikhundleni zobuholi.
Ngokombiko we-Adventure Travel Trade Association, “Out in Front: Tracking Women’s Leadership in Adventure Travel,” kuyilapho abesifazane benza u-60-70% wemboni yezokuvakasha, u-38% kuphela wezikhundla zebhodi eziphethwe abesifazane emkhakheni wezokungcebeleka, futhi kukhona abaqondisi besifazane abambalwa kakhulu ngokwesilinganiso, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezisathuthuka.
Kodwa-ke, abesifazane sebeqala ukudiliza imigoqo yalo mkhakha obuswa abesilisa, futhi kanye nethi “The Rise of the Female Adventurer” kanye nabahlinzeki bezohambo besifazane kuphela kuza ukwanda okuphawulekayo kwabesifazane abathatha izindima eziningi zobuholi futhi baphonsele inselelo isimo esikhona. .
Nazi idlanzana labesifazane abashayelayo, abangesabi abavela emhlabeni wonke abasebenza nsuku zonke ukuze benze uphawu lwabo ohambweni lokuzidela.
Payal Mehta
Umholi Wohambo - India, Nepal & Bhutan
I-Natural Habitat Adventures
Kungenzeka ukuthi u-Payal Mehta wachitha ubuntwana bakhe e-Mumbai yasemadolobheni, kodwa uthando lwakhe lwempilo yonke lwangaphandle lumholele ekubeni abe ngumholi we-Nat Hab Expedition, oqondisa abahambi kuzo zonke izindawo ezikude nezisendle zaseNdiya, eNepal naseBhutan. Wake waba yilungu lohlelo lokuqeqesha oluphakeme lwabaqondisi be-India safari, u-Payal waqala ukuhola ukuvakasha e-India's Kanha National Park, futhi manje useyingcweti yasehlane eneziyalo eziningi kanye nomqwali wezintaba oqeqeshiwe. Njengomhlahlandlela we-Nat Hab, u-Payal uhumusha imvelo namasiko endawo yena namaqembu akhe abahlola ndawonye, kanye nokuba umhumushi, uthisha kanye nomxoxi wezindaba - konke ngesikhathi eqinisekisa ukuthi uhambo luhamba kahle.
Isimangalo se-Badass Sodumo: “Ngangiyingxenye yohambo lwabesifazane bonke lwabaqwala izintaba bekhuphuka iMt. White Sail ephakeme ngamamitha angu-6420 ezintabeni zaseHimalaya. Sagcina sesisesimweni esibucayi sokuhlenga lapho sibuya lapho umqondisi wethu ehlushwa i-altitude pulmonary edema. Kodwa sonke sabuya saphila!”
Imigomo Yesikhathi esizayo: “Ngingathanda ukuba nomklamo wami wokuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle eduze nehlathi. Enye engaphezulu kakhulu kwempahla yezentengiselwano, ehilela ngempela wonke umuntu emphakathini wendawo, iyisikhungo sokufunda futhi esiqhutshwa ngezindinganiso eziphakeme zokuqaphela imvelo.”
Kusho ukuthini I-IWD Ukukhokha: “Kushayelwa indesheni futhi kubungazwa bonke abesifazane bakudala ababelwela indawo yabesifazane emphakathini, futhi ngenxa yabo ngijabulela impilo yami njengoba injalo namuhla. Kuletha nethemba lokuthi umlayezo uzoqhubeka usakazeka futhi kuzoba noshintsho olwengeziwe esimweni sengqondo esikhathini esizayo.”
Maritza Chacacanta
IPhini Lomphathi Wokusebenza - iTreks, Inca Trail
U-Eksodusi Uyahamba
U-Maritza Chacanta ungumama ongayedwa ozidlayo futhi owayengumhlahlandlela we-Inca Trail wangaphambili osesebenze kanzima ukuze abe Iphini Lomphathi Wokusebenza we-Exodus Travels. Lapho uMaritza etshelwa okokuqala ukuthi kwakuyinselele kangakanani ukuba umhlahlandlela ka-Eksodusi (abafake izicelo kufanele benze izifundo zokuqeqeshwa ezikhethekile futhi babe phakathi kwabaqondisi abangcono kakhulu ukuze baqashwe), wazimisela ukuthola indima ayifiselekayo. Ngemva kweminyaka yokusebenza kanzima nokuzinikela, u-Maritza wafeza isithembiso sakhe kuyena - futhi manje akaholeli nje kuphela uhambo lwe-Inca lwesiginesha ye-Exodus Travels, kodwa ulawula ukusebenza kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni ngenkathi esebenzisana nabathwali, abaxabanisi bamahhashi, nabaqondisi.
Isimangalo se-Badass Sodumo: “Ukuba ngumama ongayedwana ngenye yezinto engiziqhenya ngayo. Namuhla, abesifazane abadingi indoda ukuze iphushele phambili. Komama abangabodwana: kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi awuwedwa. Ungaba nomsebenzi ophumelelayo ube umama ophumelelayo. "
Imigomo Yesikhathi esizayo: “Ukuthuthukisa amaphrojekthi athile ahlobene nemvelo (ukutshalwa kabusha kwamahlathi, imikhankaso yokuhlanza, njll.), nokuqeqesha abasebenzi bethu ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukunakekela imvelo - hhayi nje ukuze kuzuze uhambo lwethu, kodwa ukwabelana ngemiphumela nemiphakathi yethu. ”
Isho ukuthini i-IWD kuMaritza: “Kusho amalungelo nokulingana kobulili. [Kuyikhono] lokwenza izinqumo zakho – futhi ukhululeke ebudloveni nasekubandlululweni.”
U-Alice Goodridge
Umxhumanisi Wokuzijabulisa - eScotland
I-Wilderness Scotland
U-Alice Goodridge ugcina isando emotweni yakhe ebusika, ukuze akwazi ukuyobhukuda noma nini, noma kuphi - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iqhwa liqine kangakanani. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi njengomuntu obhukuda emanzini abandayo ngokwedlulele, akakwesabi ukungaphatheki kahle komzimba - okuyingxenye yalokho okwamenza wafuna ukuba Umdidiyeli Wokuzijabulisa waseWilderness Scotland.
Inkampani iqhuba uhlobo lohambo u-Alice ayehlale efuna ukuzizwela kulo, okusho ukuthi manje usehlanganisa uthando lwakhe lwezinto ezinhle zangaphandle kanye nobuchule bakhe bokuhlela ukusimama kanye namaholide ohambo.
Isimangalo se-Badass Sodumo: “Ibanga lami elide namanzi abandayo ngiyabhukuda. Ngabhukuda i-English Channel engamamayela angu-21 ngo-2012 kanye nobude be-Loch Lomond engamamayela angu-22 ngo-2018, okwenzeka ebusuku kusukela ngo-6: 8 kuya ku-5 ekuseni ngakusasa. Ngiphinde ngaqeda i-Ice Mile ngonyaka odlule, eyayiyimayela emanzini ngaphansi kuka-XNUMX C° ngaphandle kwesudi yokumanzisa.”
Imigomo Yesikhathi esizayo: “Ngifuna ukuzibekela inselelo ngendlela engingayijwayele kangako. Njengamanje ngisebenza ngeziqu zami ze-kayak yasolwandle, ngethemba lokuba umhlahlandlela we-kayak yasolwandle esikhathini esizayo. Ukugwedla noma ukubhukuda… noma yiziphi izaba zokuchitha isikhathi esiningi emanzini!”
Isho ukuthini i-IWD ku-Alice: “Kusekuningi ukungalingani emkhakheni wemisebenzi yangaphandle kanti uSuku Lwabesifazane Lwamazwe Ngamazwe lusho ukuthi sibhekisise sibone ukuthi yini engenziwa ngalo. Umphakathi wase-UK ungabesifazane abangama-51%. Nokho siyazi ukuthi bancane abesifazane namantombazane abamba iqhaza ezinhlotsheni zemisebenzi yangaphandle engase iholele kuntshisekelo, ikhono kanye nogqozi lokuphishekela umsebenzi kule ndawo. Ngingathanda ukubona ukulingana okukhulu emkhakheni wemisebenzi yangaphandle kanye nephesenti eliphezulu labaqondisi besifazane abahamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili nokugwedla e-UK.”
Laura Adams
Umhloli, Umxhumanisi kanye Nengcweti - BC, Canada
I-Adventure Canada
U-Laura Adams, umhlahlandlela wohambo lwe-Adventure Canada, uphinde abe yilungu elichwepheshile le-Association of Canadian Mountain Guides kanye ne-Canadian Avalanche Association futhi ubengowesifazane wesihlanu e-Canada ukuba abe Umhlahlandlela We-Ski wasebusika oqinisekiswe ngokugcwele. Uphinde abe neziqu zeMasters kwezobuholi, ucwaningo lwakhe lugxile ekuthatheni izinqumo nasekulawuleni ubungozi ezindaweni ezisezintabeni. Ngesikhathi sakhe sokuphumula, u-Laura ululeka abantu abafisa ukuthola umsebenzi embonini yokuqondisa izintaba, futhi uqeqesha abesifazane ekwakheni ubuholi namakhono okubuyela emuva.
Isimangalo se-Badass Sodumo: “NgoJanuwari 2019 ngihola umkhankaso weqembu elincane oya eNyakatho neChina; eduze nemingcele ye-Kazakhstan, i-Russia ne-Mongolia ukuze ujabulele isiko lasendulo lezintaba ze-Tuvan, kanye nokuvakasha kwe-ski phakathi kwezintaba 'zegolide' zesifunda. Sahamba ngesikhathi lapho ubudlelwano base-China/Canada babushubile, okwafaka enkulu ingozi engcupheni yokuvakashela le ngxenye yomhlaba eyaziwa kancane. Sonke sazamukela izinselele ngokholo nangokukhuthazela, futhi savuzwa ngesipiliyoni esimangalisayo sokwesaba, ukubambisana, ukwethembana nobunye.”
Imigomo Yesikhathi esizayo: Manje sengigxile emsebenzini wami ekwandiseni ukuqwashisa, ubuphathi kanye nobuholi balezi zindawo ezikhethekile namasiko; ngohambo, ubuciko bami nokukhuluma/ nezethulo.
Isho ukuthini i-IWD kuLaura: “USuku Lwabesifazane Lwamazwe Ngamazwe lusibiza ukuthi sibonge futhi sibonge abesifazane abasezimpilweni zethu nasemiphakathini ephila impilo ngesibindi, ubuqotho, nomusa, abangamane nje bamukele indlela izinto eziyiyo, futhi abenza umehluko wangempela ekuphileni. izimpilo zabo kanye nabanye. Usuku lokukhuthaza nokuhlakulela izimfanelo kwabesifazane abasafufusa abasizungezile abanamaphupho amakhulu nabangenza imibono yabo ibe ngokoqobo.”
