Amaholide amahle! Sithemba Ukuhlangana Nawe Engqungqutheleni Yethu Yango-2020 EseNew York City

International Centre for Ethno Religious Mediation

Egameni le-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation, nginifisela inkathi yamaholide enhle. Kunina nonke eningenile ekwethu Inkomfa Yango-2019 Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo Nokwakha Ukuthula, kanye nokuqeqeshwa kokulamula kwenkolo, sithi ngiyabonga. Kubaxhasi bethu, ozakwethu, amavolontiya, abaqeqeshwayo, nabo bonke abasekele umsebenzi wethu ngo-2019, sithi siyabonga kakhulu. 

Ngenkathi ngisungula i-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation ngo-April 2012 ukuze ngithuthukise ezinye izindlela zokuvimbela nokuxazulula izingxabano zobuhlanga, zobuhlanga nezenkolo ngocwaningo, imfundo nokuqeqeshwa, ukubonisana nochwepheshe, inkhulumomphendvulwano nokulamula, kanye namaphrojekthi okuphendula ngokushesha, abantu abaningi bangitshela. ukuthi abacebile kuphela abangakha inhlangano enjalo yamazwe ngamazwe eNew York. Impendulo yami kwaba ukuthi nakuba ngingeyena umuntu ocebile, ngisakwazi ukulandela uthando lwami futhi ngenze izinto ezijwayelekile ngendlela engavamile ukuze kube nokuthula nokulondeka komhlaba wonke. 

Ngikhuthazwa ubudlova obuqhubekayo benkolo obuholela ekufeni kwamashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu, kuhlanganise nabasengozini kakhulu, futhi ngihlose ukufeza izimfundiso zikaNkulunkulu nesigijimi sokuthula, ngamukela ukuthi lo msebenzi uzodinga ukuzidela okukhulu. Ngithathe isinqumo sobuqhawe sokudala i-ICERM ukuze ngithuthukise futhi ngisabalalise izindlela ezintsha zokuhlala ndawonye ngokuthula nokuqondana kungakhathaliseki ukuhlukana kobuzwe, uhlanga noma inkolo. Ngiyajabula ukuthi i-ICERM ibilwela lesi sizathu kusukela ngo-2012. Lokhu kungilethela injabulo kulesi sikhathi samaholidi.

Umsebenzi wethu ubungeke uphumelele ngaphandle kwakho. Ngethemba ukuthi nizoqhubeka nokweseka umsebenzi wethu ngezindlela zenu ezincane. Ngokubambisana, singanweba ukufinyelela kwe-International yethu Ingqungquthela Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo kanye Nokwakha Ukuthula, ukuqeqeshwa kokulamula kwenkoloiphephabhuku lokuhlala ndawonyeinkundla yabadala emhlabeniubulungu, namanye amaphrojekthi nemikhankaso eminingi. 

Ngithandazela ukuthula emhlabeni wonke nempumelelo ngo-2020. Sengathi singathola ukuthula Ngaphakathi kulesi sikhathi samaholide!

Ngokuthula nangezibusiso,
Basil Ugorji
UMongameli kanye ne-CEO
Isikhungo samazwe ngamazwe se-Ethno-Religious Mediation (ICERM)

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