Njalo ngonyaka, Izimbadada Yezimbadada inikeza abasebenzi bayo ithuba lokuphakamisa imiklamo esimeme yokuthuthukisa umphakathi ezosekelwa yi- Izimbadada Foundation (uphiko lwe-philanthropic lweSandals Resorts International).
Ku-Jeremy Chetram, umfundi oziqhenyayo wesikhathi esidlule we-St. John's Christian Secondary School (SJCSS), leli kube yithuba lokusebenzisa ithuba lokwembathisa i-alma mater yakhe ngelabhorethri esanda kunikezelwa yokulalelwayo nokubukwayo, kuthuthukiswe indawo yokufunda kothisha kanye abafundi ngokufanayo.
U-Chetram wagqugquzelwa ukuba alungise ikilasi libe ilebhu yokulalelwayo nokubukwayo ayeyicabanga. Isikhungo esisanda kuthuthukiswa e-SJCSS sihlanganisa ukuhlinzekwa kwamadeski nezihlalo ezintsha, indawo yokonga umoya eyonga amandla, ukupenda, umsebenzi kagesi, nezithuthukisi zezimonyo ekamelweni, okuhlanganisa inani le-EC$20,000.
Lapho ehlanganyela nabafundi emcimbini wokunikezela, uChetram wakhuluma ngokuziqhenya kwesikole: “Noma nini lapho ngithola ithuba lokukhuluma ngesikole sami, ngizizwa ngiziqhenya kakhulu. Uyazi, abanye abantu bangase bakugxeke bathi, ‘uvela esikoleni sasemaphandleni,’ kodwa ungakuvumeli lokho kukukhathaze. Lesi sikole sikhiqize ithalente elihle kakhulu emhlabeni wonke elibambe izikhundla ezahlukene. Ngifuna uzizwe uziqhenya ngesikhungo oyingxenye yaso, yingakho kuthe uma kuvela ithuba lokwenza okuthile esikoleni sami ngalibamba, ngaxhumana nesikole, ngathola ukuthi singakanani isidingo.”
Ugqozi kanye nesenzo esihambisana naso kubonakale kuyindaba yesikhathi saphezulu, njengoba kwashiwo uthishanhloko, uNerine Augustine, owabelana wathi: “Emuva ngo-2019, ohlelweni lwethu lweminyaka emihlanu lokuthuthukisa isikole, omunye wemisebenzi esasifuna ukuyifeza kwakuwukuhlela isikole. ukwakhiwa kwelebhu yokulalelwayo nokubukwayo esikoleni sethu. Lokhu bekuhloselwe ukuhlinzeka ngamathuba emfundo angcono kakhulu kubafundi bethu, okubandakanya ukufakwa kobuchwepheshe ekufundiseni nasekufundeni. Ngakho-ke ngo-5 lapho uChetram efinyelela, sasazi ukuthi lo mgomo wawungafinyelelwa.
“Manje, silapha kulolu suku lwentokozo enkulu nokudumisa uNkulunkulu uSomandla ngokudlulisela umusa Wakhe esikoleni sethu. Egameni labasebenzi nabafundi be-St. John's Christian Secondary School, kungijabulisa kakhulu ukudlulisa ukubonga ku-Sandals Foundation, ngosizo olunikezwe ekulungiseni elinye lamakilasi ethu libe yindawo yokusebenzela yokulalelwayo nokubonwayo.
“Ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19, iphrojekthi yamiswa isikhathi esithile. Naphezu kwezinselele, sesifikile ekugcineni namuhla egunjini lethu elisanda kulungiswa lokulalelwayo nokubukwayo.
"Sizolwazisa ingunaphakade usizo esilunikezwe yiSandal Foundation."
“Isineke nokuzinikela okukhonjiswe ekwenzeni lo msebenzi ngokoqobo kufanele sinconywe kakhulu. Kwangathi izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu zingaba phezu kwenhlangano yenu. Ngiyabonga! Ngiyabonga! Ngiyabonga!"
Emazwini akhe okuvala, uChetram uqhubekile nokugqugquzela abafundi, ethi: “Kuze kube namuhla, izimiso zokuziphatha engazithola kulesi sikole, ezinkolelweni zasekuseni, ugqozi kanye nenhlonipho esafundiswa yona – ngiqhubekile nakho emsebenzini wami. ukuphila. Nakuba izimo zakho zingase zingakuvumeli ukuba wenze okuthile, yiba naleyo ntshiseko yokwenza okwengeziwe.
“Ngithe ngiqeda isikole ngaqala ukusebenza, abazali bami babengenamali yokuthi ngiqhubeke nemfundo. Noma kunjalo ngaqhubeka nokusebenza ngaqhubeka nokuphishekela amathuba emfundo kancane kancane, futhi ngiyaziqhenya ukusho ukuthi ngo-2020 ngaphothula iziqu zami zeMasters in Business Administration e-St. George's University, futhi kule minyaka engu-3 edlule ngibe Umphathi Wokuhlangenwe nakho Kwezivakashi e- Izimbadada Grenada Resort. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ikhefu enganginalo, ngakhuthazela.
“Le labhu ngeyakho, yisebenzise ngokugcwele. Ziqhenye ngakho futhi uqhubeke nokugqoka umfaniswano wakho ngokuziqhenya. Kuyintokozo kimina ukwenza into efana nalena esikhungweni sami esiphansi, futhi ngizoqhubeka nokungeseka.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I want you to feel proud of the institution you're a part of, and that's why when the opportunity came up to do something for my school I seized it, and contacted the school, and found out what the need was.
- The recently upgraded facility at the SJCSS included the provision of new desks and chairs, an energy-efficient air conditioning unit, painting, electrical work, and cosmetic enhancements to the room, totaling a value of EC$20,000.
- Nevertheless I kept working and kept pursuing educational opportunities bit by bit, and I am proud to say in 2020 I completed my Master's in Business Administration at the St.
