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Bahari ya maendeleo

CorpsAfrica imekua kufikia maeneo mengi ya vijijini. Sio tu kwa njia za kuleta maendeleo bali hata kwa njia wanazotumia ili maendeleo haya yakubalike vijijini. Kuwashirikisha wanakijiji kumekuwa chanzo cha wao kukubalika kwani kumewafanya wanakijiji hao kujiona ni wamiliki wa maendeleo. Pia, kuwapa wanakijiji hamasa ya kuona rasilimali zao zikiunganishwa ili kutatua mahitaji yao kwa njia ya nguvu ni njia nyingine ya kuwapa motisha.

Peter, mfanyakazi wa kujitolea kutoka kundi hili la CorpsAfrica, amekua akiwahamasisha na kuwahusisha wanakijiji katika njia na namna nyingi ili kujiendeleza katika shughuli zao za kila uchao. Tharaka kuwa kama mji ujulikanao kwa ukame, amewahimiza wanakijiji kujihuzisha na upandaji ya mboga katika vijishamba vidogo ndiposa kusuluhisha ukosaji wa mboga nyumbani.
Utengenezaji wa sabuni ya maji ni njia moja inayochangia kupunguza gharama ya kununua sabuni na vilevile njia ya kuendeleza usafi kwani kila familia ina wajibu wa kudumisha usafi.
Katika janibu zingine, mazingira yametunzwa kwa kuimarisha upandaji wa miti na kuhakikisha kuwa kuna maji safi ya kunywa. Na kama sio safi, basi na kubuni mbinu za kuyasafisha.
Utengenezaji wa jiko la kitamaduni ambalo hutumia kuni chache na vilevile umekuwa wa dhamana kwa wanakijiji kwa kuwa limepunguza gharama ya kukata miti mwa wingi ili iwe kuni. Vijana wa mji huu vilevile hawajaachwa nyuma, Peter amejituma sana ili kuwaeleza manufaa ya Maisha, masomo, mazingira na mengine mengi. Vijana kuwa viongozi wa enzi zijazo pia wanazidi kuhimizwa kujitolea ndiposa kesho yao iwe bora.
Kando na hii miradi midogo midogo, Peter alijumuika na wanakijiji wa Mauthini ili kuutambua Mradi mmoja mkubwa ambao utakuwa wa manufaa kwa wanakijiji hawa. Mradi huu utaendana sawa na raslimali zao ndiposa uweze kutatua mahitaji yao.
Wanakijiji waliungama kwa umoja na kwa sauti moja ili kuweza kuutambua mradi huu. Walianza kwa kuangalia raslimali zao ambazo walitambua nafaka kwa wingi ambazo zimesambaa kila mahali vijijini na wakatambua yale matatizo wanayoyapitia katika kuvuna nafaka hizi, wakaonelea heri kununua mashine ya kuwasaidia katika kuvuna na pia ili iweze kuwapa nafaka ambayo ni safi.

English Translation Below: 

CorpsAfrica has grown to cover many rural areas. Not only in the ways that bring development but also in the ways they use so that this development is accepted in the villages. Involving the villagers has been a source of their acceptance as it has made these villagers feel like the owners of the development. Also, giving the villagers motivation to see their resources pooled to solve their needs in a powerful way is another way to motivate them.

Peter, a Volunteer from this CorpsAfrica group, has been motivating and involving the villagers in many ways and ways to develop themselves in their daily activities. Tharaka being a city known for drought, has encouraged the villagers to engage in vegetable planting in small farms so as to solve the lack of vegetables at home.
The production of liquid soap is one way that contributes to reducing the cost of buying soap as well as a way to promote cleanliness as every family has a responsibility to maintain cleanliness.
In other areas, the environment has been preserved by strengthening the planting of trees and ensuring that there is clean drinking water. And if it’s not clean, then devise methods to clean it.
The production of a traditional stove that uses less wood as well has been valuable to the villagers as it has reduced the cost of cutting trees in bulk for firewood. The youth of this city are also not left behind, Peter has dedicated himself to explain the benefits of Life, studies, the environment and many more. Young people to be the leaders of the future era are also increasingly encouraged to make sacrifices so that their tomorrow can be better.
Apart from these small projects, Peter joined the villagers of Mauthini to identify one big project that will be beneficial for these villagers. This project will be compatible with their resources so that it can solve their needs.
The villagers confessed in unity and with one voice to be able to recognize this project. They started by looking at their resources and they realized the grains in abundance that are scattered everywhere in the villages and they realized the problems they are going through in harvesting these grains, they were blessed to buy a machine to help them in harvesting and also so that it can give them grain that is clean.

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