End of Year Message 2012

 

'' hard work after Joy ''

I did not know that 2012 will be quickly approaching us and come to an end; I would like to thank those who had supported me over the past year. This has been a milestone year for me where I had been fully working in Kunene Region and being involved fully in Community Based Range land and Livestock Management Project implementation.

 I would like to ask forgiveness to my friends whom I did not chat to more often during 2012. Hopefully in 2013 our communication will improve and we will update one another.

 This year’s Christmas was so special; I went to Okakarara area in the village suited 60km away from Okakarara town called Okanguindi at Bocky’s homestead. On the 24^th December 2012 I had participated in well organised marathon at Okanguindi running for 9km. that was a fun day marathon organised by Hungiree Billawer and we had a great day of fun, eating and drinking.

 Given the holidays and being near to the end now, I am looking towards maximum impact from myself and friends, family and co-workers in whatever we are undertaking during 2013.

 People in USA special my friends in Nebraska and Maine I will not forget you all because you are the one who made me the great Uapii of this decade. One day oceans will meet and I will shake hands with all of you, that is my dream and target.

 In conclusion, my great thanks is going to my GOPA-CBRLM colleagues for their enormous support and respect towards me and their hard work which sometime make my work easy.

 Again, I thank all of you for your encouragement and support, and wish you a great New Year. 

Tate Ben

Outokotorua : is where we spend our second night and the next day we draft grassing plan map which will be used by herders as to rotate cattle in different area in order safe perennial grass and regrow. This is like rotational grazing in camps but here we don't have camps we use people to herder cattle in different places . Father Ben is detecting ground water using a mopane tree branch, moving from far distance and if he comes to the place where water is the stick/branch is dropped from his hand and next to him is Colin Nott rangeland expert observing Ben Kazahe tactic. Ben the man who has spent most of his whole life in natural resources management in communal conservancies in Kunene.