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www.tist.orgMAINIRA BORA October 2008 Newsletter ENGLISH VERSION NOT FOR SALE. The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program (TIST) An Environmental, Sustainable Development and Community Forestry Program. Small Group Membersfrom Njukii-ini Cluster,Gichugu in Kirinyaga at their conservation farming demonstration maize plot. The mportance of the Environment Page 2 Small Group Techniques: Group interaction Page 3 Water Management: Water pollution Page 5 Gachiuki Women Small Group:We have benefited a lot. page 5 Policy on Short Rotation Trees.page 6 Text Box: www.tist.org P.O. Box 1508 Nanyuki, Kenya Tel: 0724 - 255 369 TIST: The Importance of the Environment The environment is valuable in many different ways. Often severalof these factorsmay be overlooked when we think about an environmental resource. 

Environmental value: the ways inwhich the resource benefits the physicalenvironment e.g. water purification. Biological value: the ways in which the resource benefits the diversity of life e.g. habitat creation,food, water.Health value: e.g. medicinal properties, water and food.Material value: e.g. the resource being used forConstructionShelterClothingEnergy requirementsEconomic value: the ways in which the resource can be used for economicgain e.g. selling of produce, tourism, bees pollinate flowers and trees. Spiritual value: in some religions, spiritual value is attached to the physical environment. As Christians, we are stewards of the earth,and are supposedto take care of Gods creation.Aesthetic value: admiring beauty and enjoying the smells and tastes ofthe resources. Importantfor leisure and tourism. It is importantnot to focus on one or two types of value and thereby undervalue the resource e.g. Loggers may only consider the present economic gains of a forest, ignoring the environmental, biological, aesthetic and spiritual values. 

Hence greater damageis done than first thought. When you look outside onyour Shamba and across the land, think about the ways you value the different aspects of your environment, and think about the ways that you think you and TIST could do more to add more to the environmental value of the land around you. A fireless cooker:Kajuu Mutitu Small Groups membershave innovated new practices of making firelesscookers from locally available materials. Small Group Techniques: Group interaction What is the best way to arrange people during a small group meeting? A small circle is the best. Dont have a tablebecause itcreates barriers between people. Dont have a chair and a large seat for the most important person. In TIST, we all sit the same way. We either all sit on the ground, or weall sit on chairs. What do you do iƒ more than twelve people want to join your group? If there are more than twelve people interested in joining your group it is best to form a new group. The group can split in two, or three or four members of the original groupform the core of the new group.This is betterthan one member trying to start a group alone. Remember to start using rotating leadership straight away. What techniques can you use iƒ the groupenergy is low? Split up the group into pairs and get each pair to talk about the task. Dramas also help. Sometimes stopping and each person sayingsomething good that their group is doingcan also motivatepeople again. Also remember to keep the meeting from becoming too long. 

By having a co-leader who is keeping time, you can focus the groups energy to making sure the work gets done in the agreed upon time period. TIST: The Best Practice in Conducting Weekly Meetings. Meeting Schedule. In managing our time better, asmall group should have well-organized meeting schedule. This is important because it will help your small group keep focus of your agendas and other activities. It is important too, for your small group to be having regular meetings. For instance, once a week or once after two weeks. This will give all members in your small group an opportunity to strengthen your groupand also share and learn new ideas. During your meeting, it is necessary to focus on important issues. To be able to accomplish this, other TIST small groupshave practiced the below stepswhen conducting their meetings; Step I.Greetings and introductions for any new members (5  15 minutes):Make sure everyone feelswelcomed. Make it brief but let each of you introduce himselfor herself. Step II. Opening prayer (2 minutes): It is important to begin your meeting with a word of prayer. Keep it short. Step III. Songs(5 minutes): These could be songs written by your group, or songs that encourage peoplesuch as religious songs. Step IV. Agreement ontask and time (5 minutes): The leader explains what will be done in the meeting and the group membersagree to do the task. The time spent should be agreed so that the co-leader can help keep the meetingon time. Step V. Group work on tasks (1hour): Ideally the tasks shouldhave been discussed at the end of the last meeting. Tasks might include sharingwhat each person has done to help TIST activities, sharing best practices, training and any other important issue that will help your small groupto prosper. Step VI. Kujengana (5 minutes): Each group member makes one positive, specific statement to that weeks leader about his or her observable leadership of the meeting. In addition, anyone may identify a gift seen in the leader. Step VII. Closing prayer (2 minutes): End your meeting with a word of pray. 

Small Group Best Practices: Action Steps and Action Planning TIST groups do alot ofpractical activities: planting trees and improving agricultural techniques. When there is a lot of work to be done by the group it is good to have action steps. Each group member should tell the group what they are going to achieve that week. We are going to teach you and your Small Group how to do actionplanning. Please share this with other members of your Small Group during your meeting. An action step is somethingthat is: SpecificObservable (a fly on the wall can see you do it!)MeasurableHas a beginning and an endMake sure your action step isrealistic and that you can achieve it! For example, saying I will plant trees is not an action step because it is too general.I will work on three mornings this week to transplant 75 seedlings into our new grove is an action step because it is specific (transplant 75 seedlings), observable (people can see you do it), measurable (75 seedlings, 3 mornings) and has a beginning and an end (at the end of three days you can see the results). When your groupmeets again, allow ten minutesnear the end of the small groupmeeting for each person to report on his or her action step. Each person quickly: Tells the group what their action step was for the past week.States what they actually did.States what action step they will take for the following week. If the person succeeded in his or her action step, the group celebrates the success. If, as often happens to start with, the group member met only part of his goal, the group encourages him / her and does not criticize or blame. When people are able to freelyshare their successes and failures they will be encouraged to do better each week. Encourage your Small Group membersto think of possible action steps. Make sure it is specific, measurableand realistic! Get to share some action stepsthat your smallgroup has accomplished. Action Steps for Action Planning A similar method can beused when planning. Here an example is given in brackets. When your groupis planning what to do, make sure your plans are: Specific (Our TIST Small Group will plant 1000 trees at the local hospitalby November 30) Measurable (How many?- 1000 trees will be planted) Achievable/Realistic (Our TIST Small Group can plant 1000 trees in 5wks  100trees per Tuesdayand Thursday, 10 trees per person/per day) Time-bound (Hasa beginning and an end - we will plant the trees between Oct 15 to Nov 30) Observable (A fly on the wall can see us planting) SMARTO! This is the guide and test of your actionsteps for yourplan and helpsyou be specific: What (Planting 1000 trees)Who  (TIST Small Group members by name)When (Oct 15  Nov30)Where (At the hospital)How  (We meet every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon after the heat of the day and dig holes, then plant the trees)Why  (To improve the area around the hospital, have more shade for patients and visitors, people can sit under trees and the shade will make the hospital cooler) Now, try to practice actionplanning in your next smallgroup meeting. Kujengana: Dont miss the blessing for your Small Group. Kujengana is a very important part of your Small Group weekly meeting.It says in Ephesians 4:15,16 that we are to build each other up into the fullness of Christ. Each person in your TIST Small Group brings his or her own special talents and gifts to the entire group. One of the wonderful things that happen in the Small Group is recognizing, sharing and using those God-given talents. 

Kujengana is a way to let those talents be seen and be used. Thereare two parts to Kujengana: Before the closing prayer, every person in the groupsays one specific, positivething that the leader did at that meeting. For example, smiled, kept to time, made good plans, encouraged all group members to speak, greeted me and made me feel welcome, pointed out something that was going very well in the meetingor in the work the group was doing, etc. Each member needs to say something different. This is not optional. Everyone gives Kujengana to the servant leader.Some groups also give Kujengana to the co-leader. In addition,if someone sees a gift shown by the leader, a group member can also say that. This is optional. With Rotating Leadership, each week anew leader will receive Kujengana. Through Kujengana we encourage each other on the good things that weeks leader did in the meeting and the talents the person showed. Kujengana is also the way we learn to look for positive things about people and then say them. We all need to trainour tongues to say the positive. In addition, the whole group learns what that group thinks is important in a servant leader. The next leaders will benefit from what they have heard in Kujengana about previousleaders and know what the groups think is important in being a servant leader. In response to Kujengana, that weeks servant leader just says, Thank you. after each group members specific,positive statement. There is no discussion about how it could have been done better,or differently. It is common for the person to be happy when he or she is told the good thingshe or she did during the meeting. Sometimes we learn things about ourselves we didnt know! Kujengana helps the leader on that day recognize his or her talents and keep on using them. Kujengana also is a help to the SmallGroup because all the members improve their servant leadership as they learn. Kujengana is a double blessing! Water Management: Water pollution What are causesoƒ water pollution? Discharge of untreated industrial waste and sewageCareless human action around water points (rivers, wells, boreholes) Poor drainageDiscarded old batteries in the water or near water drainage sources. Batteries have toxic materials.

Bathing and washing at the water sourceChildren playingat the water sourceDefecating andurinating near and around the water sourceCracked cover slab at boreholes or wellsLack of latrines in rural areas. Rain water can wash human waste into water sources. Consequences oƒ water pollution Disruption to plant and animal life through direct poisoningor eutrophication (when nitrogen-based fertilizers are washed into water, causing increased plant growth and subsequent loss of oxygen and death for aquaticanimals)Spread ofdisease when polluted water isused for cooking, washing and drinking (intestinal worms, skin diseases, cholera,diarrhoea).Death of animals and humans. Children have the weakest immune systems, and are therefore more likely to die from water pollution than adults. Would you want your children drinking what you threw into the water? Specific action steps small groups can take to reducewater pollution (solutions). Encourage people to avoid throwing rubbish and pouringwastewater into water bodies.Plant trees along the banks of rivers and lakes to stop soil from enteringwater bodies.Avoid growingcrops too close to a river, lake or well (to avoidfertilizer reaching the water sources).Do not allow people to build too close to riverbanks.Manage boreholes and wells properly: Do not allow people to wash near the pumpKeep rubbishaway from the pumpFence the water source to prevent animals from contaminating the waterEnsure pit latrines are at least 50m awayMake sure there is adequate drainage. Create channels to drain away water, ending in a soak pit (a hole filled with stones wherewater can drainaway).Repair allcracks onthe cover slab assoon as they occurClean the area regularly.Dispose of batteries responsibly. Do not burn them or throw them in the water. Gachiuki Women Small Group: We have benefiteda lot. We, Gachiuki Women Small Group, are from Gankere village. We are under Kinyaritha Field office. We joined TIST program in year 2005. We have been engaging nursery preparation, tree planting in the forest and reserves, public land, church groundsand even in our own lands. Activities. Other than tree planting, we have practiced conservation farming. We have about 3 acres of banana plantation under conservation farming. The bananas are doing very well and the group members are benefiting from selling them.We have also benefited from fresh beans.Also under conservation farming. Many of our members get a lot of money. We are impressed by good market of fresh beans this time around. Song about TIST. We are grateful to TIST for having honored their promise of paying us for the trees we have planted,cared for and kept alive.We have received money through M-Peas system. For our gratitude, we have composed the below song (Mugithi song) A wira a TIST Nimaingire x3 Mugithi uyu wa TIST Arutani a Tist ni marikuo x3 Mugithiuyo wa TIST Atari a miti marikuu mugithinix3 Mugithi uyu wa TIST Andu a America mari mugithinix3 Mugithi uyu wa TIST Mugithi ni uthii na mbereMugithi uyu x3 Mugithi uyu x3 Mugithi uyu wa TIST May God bless you all. Policy on Short Rotation Trees. It is important for your small group to adhere to the following policies that are helpfulin assuring sound sustainable growth in the carbon credit business; Each group needs to submit a Forest Plan within the first two years of their membership in the TIST Program. The Forest Plan would include the following issues: Each Grove would be made up of mixed species of trees;Each group would beencouraged to plant and maintain high-value trees such as fruit and nuts, or those with long-term value as timber (such as teak);Tree specieswhich are treatedas bushes or hedges (less than 4 m tall) would not be counted as TIST trees; Each group would agree in the Forest Plan not to cut any live trees for a minimum of 10 years; Harvesting live trees after 10 years would be allowed up to 5% of the groups trees peryear; No tree grove would be clear-cut at any time, but rather trees would beselectively harvested so that the soil was not exposedto drought and degradation. In order to qualify as a Best Small Group and thus be eligible to become a Mentor Group, the Small Group must plant less than 33% of the treesas short rotation trees. 

All TIST Groups shouldhave less than 50% short rotation trees to remain in the TIST Program. Present groups who have planted much more than 50% short rotationtrees will have five years (until 2012) to plant additional trees and or harvest present trees until they meet this requirement. If a cluster harvests more than the 5% maximum in a year, the entire cluster would go on a net carbon accounting basis for their payments. This might mean that their payments were unchanged, or it might mean that their payments were reduced for the whole cluster because of allowing too many trees to be cut. www.tist.org MAINIRA BORA October 2008 Newsletter KIMERU VERSION NOT FOR SALE. The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program (TIST) An Environmental, Sustainable Development and Community Forestry Program. Amemba a tukundi tunini kuuma Cluster ya Njuki-ini, Gichugu, Kirinyaga mari mugunda-ini wa kionanio wa mbemebe cia CF. Mawega ma maria matithiururuki-irie. Page 2 Njira iria ikundi nini irahuthira: Unyitaniri wa ikundi. page 3 Umenyereri wa Mai: Uthukangia wa mai.page 5 Gikundi kinini gia Atumia A Gachiuki : Nituteithikite muno. page 5 Mawatho ma miti ya kahinda kanini.page 6 Text Box: www.tist.org P.O. Box 1508 Nanyuki, Kenya Tel: 0724 - 255 369 TIST: Mawega ja biria bituthiurukite. Biria bituthiurukite biri baita na njira mwanya. Rimwe na rimwe tutionaga ta kuri baita irio twathugania kaumo ka biria bituthiurukite Baita ya biria bituthiurukite: njira iria itutethagia nacio iria cionekaga e.g kutheriaruuji.Baita kiri nyomoo na imera: njira mwanyairia itutethagia nacio e.g gituuro kia antu na nyomoo, biakuria, muuro.Baita ya utheru: e.g ndagwa,ruuji na biakuria.Baita iingi: e.g gutumirwa niuntu bwaGwakaMuunyeNguuBiria biendekanaga niuntubwa gwikira mwiri inya. 

Baita ya kureta mbeca: njira iria iretaga nacio mbeca. e.g kwendia maciara, kwendwa ni ageni kuuma nthi cia oome, kuuma birianjuki itumagira niuntubwa maua na miti. Baita ya witikio bwa kindini: ndiniimwe iciithagirwa iri na witikio biumenie na biria bituthiurukite. Turi akristo,turi atungatiri ba nthi na itubwirite kumenyeera biria Murungu ombite.Baita ya uthongi: kugwirirua uthongi, muruki jumwega, mureo waruma na kinogoko gikithongi kia ageni ba kuma nthiguru ingi. Buri na bata kurega gutega baita imwe kana ijiri aki na kurirua ni ingi e.g akamati ba migongo gutegeera baita ya miti niuntu bwa mbau, boriruani baita ingi ta cia witikio bwa kindini, uthongi na gikaro gikiega. Giki nikio gitumite kwithirwa kuri na winyangia mbere ya kuthugania. Wategera mundane jwaku thugania baita inyingi mwanya kuumania na biria bituthiurukite na uthuganie uri TIST biria umba kuthithiakenda wongera baita ya biriabituthiurukite. Riiko ria kuruga ritakuhuthira mwaki: Amemba a tukundi tunini rio nimokitena njira njeru ya guthondeka mariko matakuhuthira ngu. Utea bwa gakundi kaniini: gukaraniria gakundine. Ni njira iriku njega ya kubanga antu bari mucemanionejwa gakundi kaniini? Gukara kathiurukone kaniini nibubwega. Gukethirwa kuri na meetha tontu nigiragia bukinyanira. Gukethirwa kuri na giti na meetha inene ya antu baria bari gitumi,Kiri TIST tukaraganthi oumwe. Tukaraganthi twinthe kana twinthe tugakarira iiti. Ni atia ukathithia gukethirwa antu nkuruki ya ikumi na bairi ibakwenda gutonya gikindine? Gikethirwa antu kurukiya ikumi na bairi ibakwenda gutonya gikundine kienu ibubugi kuthithia gikundi gikieru. Gikundi kiomba kwigaana bikaa biiri kana bithatu kana amemba baana ba gikundi kiria kia mbere bakethirwa bari na gikundi. Uju ikubugi nkuruki ya mumemba umwe kwambiria gikundiwenka. Rikana kwambiria kuthithia utongeriabwa kithiuruko. Ni utea buriku umba gutumika gukethirwa gikundi giti na inya? Gaania gikundi antu bairi bairi na bambirie kwaririria murigo juu. Kuthithia matinda ijatethagia. Igita ringi oo mumemba kuuga untu bubwega buria gikundi kiao gikuthithia igwikagira bangi mwoyo kairi. Rikana butigekage mucemanio jumuraaja mono. Kwithira nkuruki na muniini wa mutongeria wa kumenyeera thaa, igutumaga iinya ya gikundi itumirwa na kurita ngugi iria itikaniritue thaene iria ciiraniri. TIST: NJIRA INJEGA YA KUTHITHAGIA MICEMAIO YETU YA O KIUMIA. Ni uritu bubwega Gikundi kieru kwithirwa gigicemanagia o kiumia kana nyuma ya biumia biiri. 

Uu gugagiteithia gwikira Gikundi kieru inya kendabuumbakuthoma thaantu jameeru. Mutaratara jwa mucemanio: Kenda tuumba gutumira mathaa yetu bwega thabwiri twira mibango jwa mathaa yetu. Kenda twimba kuthithia mantu yetu jarithe Gikundi gietu kibwiri kuthingata mantu joja micemanioine yetu. Nkeethi na kumenyithania amemba babeeru kethirwa kuri bo (Dagika 5-15) Tigiira aguciimenyinyania wegwa na agatwaugeni. iromba ria mbere (dagika2) Ni untu bubwega kwambiria mucemanio na iromba. Dwimbo (Dagika 5) Dwimbo iji no cithirwe iri iria citungi ni amembakana cia gwikiraamembe inya. Njira iinjega cia kuthithia:itagaria na mubango. Ikundi bia TIST ibiritaga ngugi inyingi mono na mathithio: kwaanda miti na kuthithia urimi na njira injega. Riria kuri na ngugi inyingicia gikundi ikubugi kubanga mubango jwa matagaari jaria bukajukia. Oo mumemba wa gikindi nabwirite kwira gikundi kiaga mantu jaria akojuria kiumiene kiu. Tugakuritana gwena gakundi gaku kaniini njira ya kuthithia mubango jwa mutaratara jwa kuthingata. Gaana untu bubu na amemba ba gakundi gaaku kaniini igitaria mucemanio. Mubango jwa matagaria ni:- Untu burio Untu bukwoneka( uria ngii iri ruthingone yumbakwona ukithithia) Untu umba kuthithia Untu buri na mwambirio na muthia Menyeera matagaria jethirwe jario na kwithirwa bukombikika. Kwa munguanano kuuga nkaanda miti riri ti itagaria tontu ni untu bwa kawaida. karita ngugi ntuku ithatu kiumia giki kwaanda miti 75 kamundine gutu gakeeru juju niju mubango jwa itagaria niuntu untu buu burio (miti 75 mithenyaithatu rukiiri ) na burina mwambirio na muthia (na nyuma ya ntuku ithatu no wone ngugi iria iriti. Riria gikundi kienu gigatirimana kairi, itikiriene ndagika ikumi cia muthia jwa mucemanio oo muntu aejane report ya mubango jwa matagaria. Oo muntu na mpwi. Iira amenga ba gikundi uria mubangojwa ngugi jurari kiumia kimwe kithiru Beere uria kuthithikite Beere mubangojwa ngugi kiumia kiu kingikiijite Gukethirwa oomuntu untu bubu ibuthithikite, gikundi ikibwiritekugwirirua umbani. Gukethirwa tauria gukarikaga kuri mumemba uthithitie nusu ya mubango jwagwe gikundi ikibwirite kumwikiramwoyo indi ti kumukararia kana kumuraumu. Riria antu bakuumba kwirana mantu jaria jathithikite na jaria jaremete ni njira injega untu bubu ibutumagamuntu agea na mwoyo na akathithia bubwegankuruki oo kiumia. Onia amemba ba gikundi giaku kwithirwa igita rionthe bakithugania matagaria jameega. Bwithirwe buri untu burio, untu umba kuthima na untu bukwoneka. Gaaneni matagaaria jaria bujukitie mwanka ngugi ya gikundikinda jombikika. Matagaaria jaria bukajukia bukithithi mubango. 

Njira ta iria ingi no bumijukie bukithithi mubango juju. Aja munguanano jukaejanwa jwiingiri. menyeera mubango jwenu jwithirwe jukarita uju uria gikundi kienu gikathithia. Untu burio (gakundi geetu kaniini gakaanda miti 1000 cibitarine yetu gugikinya November30. Kithimi (ni miti ingana?  miti 1000 ikaandwa) Untu bukinyirika/burio(gikundi gietu no kiande miti 1000 na biumia5- miti 100 Jumaine na Alhamisi, miti 10 oo muntu ntuku). Igiita (Burina mwambirio na muthia- tukaanda miti gatigati ka Oct 15mwaka Nov 30.) Untu bukwoneka. (ngii ikinyite ruthingone nikwonatukianda) SMARTO! Giki nikio kigerio kia matagaria jaria bukajukia bukithithia mutaratara jwenu kenda bwithirwa buri untu burio. Nimbi( kwaanda miti 1000) Nuu- ( Gikundi kia TIST wite muntu riitwa) Ri  (Octo 15- Nov 30) Naa(kienine kia cibitaari) Atia  (Tucemanagie Jumaine na Alhamisi cionthe riua riarura twinje marinya na twaande miti.) Niki (kenda tumba kuthongomia cibitaari kendakwithirwa kuri na muunye niuntubwa aajie na ageni kenda antu bomba gukaraga ruungu rwa miti na irundubigatuma cibitaari igia gapio) Nandi geria kuthithagia mubango jujumucemanio juu jungi. Gukaria ruuji: kuthukua kwa ruuji Kuthukua kwa ruuji kumaga naa? Kurekeria ruuji rwa ruko na rwa bioro rutikirindagwa kuuma factorine. Antu kwithirwa bari na mathithiojamathuku aria kuri na ruuji ( miuro,ithimene na marinyene ja ruuji Kwithirwa rutikumbakumagara bwega. Gutura batteries ruujine kana aria ruuji rumagiira. Batteries iri acid inthuku. Kuthambira kana kuurira nguu kiumirokia ruuji. Twana gucethera kiumirokia ruuji Gwika kioro kana kumaga akui na ruuji. Kwithirwa nkuniki cia marinya ja ruuji kana ithimaciatuki. Kwithira guti na bioro miciine yetu. Ruuji rwa ngai rwegeraga bioro na kioro gigeeta ruujine. Uthuku bwa ruujigwikirwa ruuko. 

kuthukua kwa imeera na nyomoo niuntubwa sumu.(riria fertilizer iria iri na nitrogene yegerwani ruuji,nitumaga imeera binora nkuruki na bikaaga oxygen na bigatuma kinya tunyomoo tukua) gutambia murimo kiri antu riria ruuji ruu rwatumirwa rwa kuruga, kuthamba na kunyua( njoka cia mara, murimo jwa ngozi, cholera na kwarwa) ikuu bia nyomoo na antu. Twana nitu twithagirwatuti na inya ya kurigiriamurimo na ibo bari mpwi cia kuragwani ruuji rwa ruuko nkurukiya antu banene. Wenda aana baaku banywabiria ugereete ruujine? Matagaaria jaria tukundituniini tumba kujukia twa kunyiiyiagwikirwa kwa ruuji ruuko. (njira injega) Ritana antu kurega kugeraga into bia ruuko rujiine. Aanda miti muurone na mariene kenda irigiriamuthetu gutnyoa ruujine. Ukaandaimera akui na ruuji mono kana iriene kenda urigiiria fertilizer gutonya ruujine. Menyeera ithima na marinya ja ruuji mono. Ukareka antu bathambira akui na pump. Mati ja ruuko jethirwe jari kuraaja na pump. Irigira aria ruuji ruri nyomoo itigakinyange. Menyeera kioro kithirwe kiri50m kuuma ruujine. Ruuji irwithirwe rukiumbaga kumagara rutikaigare amwe. Injira mutaro na ruujirwinjirwe irinya ( riujuritue maiga kenda rumbakunywa nthi) Repair nkuu cia nkuniki. Theragia aria ruuji rumite igia kwa igiita. Tejaga batteries ciaku na njira injega. Ukaithia kana ugeera ruujine. Gachiuki WomenSmallGroup: Itwonete wega mono. Batwi Gachiuki WomenSmall Group tumite Gankere ubicine ya kinyaritha. Twatonyere kiri TIST mwankene jwa 2005. tuthithagia nursery, kwaanda miti mwitune, miundene ya mwingi, tunicene namiundene yetu. Uria tuthithagia. Amwe na waandi bwa miti, ituthithagia urimi bubwega(cf) Turi na marigu acre 3 na urimi bubwega. Marigu jaja jabuugi monona gikundi igikwonambeca twendia marigu. Itwonete baita mono niuntu bwa urimi bwa mungau jwa mishiiri twaandite na urimi bubwega. Amemba beetu bamwe ibonete mbeca mono kumania na thooko injegaya mungau jwa mishiiri. Rwimbo ni untu bwa TIST. - Itugucokia nkaatho niuntu bwa TIST gwika wiranebwa guturia miti iria twaandite, twamimenyeera itikoome. Iturii mbeca na njira ya M-MPESA. Ni untu bwa kugwiruatwatunga rwimbo ruru: ( Rwimbo rwa ngari ya mwaki) Ariti ngugi ba TIST Tutonyeni x3 Ngarine iji ya TIST Aritani ba TIST barikux3 Ngarineiji ya TIST Aari ba miti barukungarinex3 Ngarine iji ya TIST Antu ba America bari ngarine x3 Ngarineiji ya TIST. 

Ngari iji itite na mbere. Ngari iji x3 Ngari iji x3 Ngari iji ya TIST. Murungu abutharime bwinthe. Rwatho rwawaandi kwa mitiya igita rikai. Ni untu wa bata group cienu kwathikira magwatho jaja na jaria jaga kabutethiakwithirwa buru na gukura ndene ya biashara ya carbon credit. Ogroup nibater kunenkanira plan ya mwito nyuma yamianka iri ya kwithirwa bari amemba ba TIST program. Plan ya mwitu yamba kwithirwa ni na mantu jaja; O mutaru jwa miti jwithirwa juri na mithembaithantutu y amiti. O gikundiigikurio kiande miti ya bata ja miti ya matunda na mikandania kana ta miringa ni ithagirwa iri na mbai cia bata. Mithemba ya miti iia itumikaga ja ithaka kana ndwega irina na uraja bwa ntitigutu ya mita kana habatikujukua iri miti ya TIST program. O gikundi gitikaninire na amemba bakio kurega kugita miti itikinyite ukru bwa miaka ikumi. Kurika miti nyuma ya miaka ikumi gwitikiritue mwanka (5/100) gacunjikau ka miti ya gikundio mwaka Miti itibatikurikwa ganthe o rimwe mutarune. O muntu jabatere gutarwa miti iria ikuri ikarikwa ingi igatigwa kenda muthetha jutigetithue ni ruuji kara jwonda. Kenda o Gikundi kuimba kuumbana buru na kiumba gutongoria kibati kwaanda miti nthi ya 33%. Miti ya iriira riikai. Ikundi nbiothe bia TIST bibati ikwithirwa biri na nthi ya 50% miti ya igita rikai. Ikundi biria bianditemiti nkuruki ya 50% bakajukia miak ingi itano kwaanda miti ingi kana bakethe miti ria irio thaa iji mwanka bojurue uria gukwendeka. Kiuthurario kinya kiriku gikeja guketha miti nkuruki ya 5% ndene ya mwanka, kiuthurane kiu kiothe gikekirwa kiri Na carbon accounting  iria ikabariia uju ni kuga kiuthurano kionthe jakanyiianontu bwa gwitikiagukethwa kwa miti imingi. www.tist.org MAINIRA BORA October 2008 Newsletter KIKUYU VERSION NOT FOR SALE. The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program (TIST) An Environmental, Sustainable Development and Community Forestry Program. Amemba a tukundi tunini kuuma Cluster ya Njuki-ini, Gichugu, Kirinyaga mari mugunda-ini wa kionanio wa mbemebe cia CF.TSE Mawega ma maria matithiururuki-irie. Page 2 Njira iria ikundi nini irahuthira: Unyitaniri wa ikundi. page 3 Umenyereri wa Mai: Uthukangia wa mai.page 5 Gikundi kinini gia Atumia A Gachiuki : Nituteithikite muno. page 5 Mawatho ma miti ya kahinda kanini.page 6 Text Box: www.tist.org P.O. Box 1508 Nanyuki, Kenya Tel: 0724 - 255 369 TIST: Mawegama maria matithiururuki-irie. Maria matuthiururuki-irie ni mega na njira nyingi muno. Mawega maingi mationekaga riria twechiria iguru ria maria matuthiururuki-irie. Bata wa maria matuthiururuki-irie: uria kiria twinakio giteithagia kiria kingi gituthiururuki-irie. 

Ta ngerekano Mai.Bata wa kimerera: ino ni njira iria iteithagiagukura na gutamba ta kwangerekano. Kumbwo kwa maria matuthiururuki-irie, Irio na mai.Bata wa ugima mwega wa mwiri: kwangerekano, ndawa, mai na irio.Mabataro mangita: indo iria tuhuthagira hariGwaka na guthondeka ido ngurani ngurani.Nyumba iii.Nguo iv. Hinya wakuhuthika. Gutuhe Mbecha: Uu ni uria tungiteithika kugia na mbecha kumana na maria matuthiururuki-irie ta kwendia indo ngurani,ugendi hamwe na miti. Witikio: kuri mawitikio ngurani, witikio wao niuringanaga na maria matuthiuruki- irie. Turi ta akiristiano ni ithui twa giri- ire kumenyerera maria matuthiururu-kiirie na.Guthakaria: Mititu na maria matuthiururuki-irie ni ithakaragia muno makiriakuria tuikaraga. Niwega kwaga kwonamwena umwe wa wega wa maria matuthiururuki-irie na tukariganirwo ni mabata mangi maingi. kwa ngerekano mundu no one mbecha iria arehagirwo ni mititu na akariganirwo ni mabata mangi maingi ta uthaka nawitikio ngurani na kogwo uthukangia wa mitituugakira uria makiriama uria tungichiria. Waruthiriria mugunda waku, wagiri-ire gwichiria uria maria maguthiururuki-irie mari na uguni makiria na wichirie makiria uria we hamwe na TIST mungiagiaria makiria maria matuthiururuki-irie. Riiko ria kuruga ritakuhuthira mwaki: Amemba a tukundi tunini rio nimokitena njira njeru ya guthondeka mariko matakuhuthira ngu. Njira iria ikundi nini irahuthira: Unyitaniri wa ikundi. Ni njira iriku njega ya kubanga andu hingo ya michemanio ya ikundi nini? Muikare muthiururukitehandu hamwe na mutikaige metha tondo ni igiragia andu monane wega. Ndugachagure andu kuringana na unene wao. Kwa ngerekano, Kuri TIST tuikaraga undu umwe ithuothe. Ungika atia angikorwo andu makiria ma 12 nimarenda kuingiragikundi kimwe? Angikorwo kuri na andu makiria ma 12 marenda kuingira gikundini kianyu, niwega guthondeka gikundi kieru. Gikundi no kigayaniegitwike ikundi nyingi nini kuringana na andu uria maigana. 

Uu niwega gukira mundu umwe akigeria guthondeka gikundi giake ee wiki. Ririkana kwanjiriria kuhuthira utongoriawa guthiururukana orokahinda kau. Ni njira iriku ungihuthira angikorwo gikundigiaku gitiri na hinya muiganu?Gayania gikundi giaku na orogakundi ka andu umahe wira mwanya mwanya.Mithako ya ngerekano ni iteithagia muno. Ungireka mundo wothe auge kaundu karia enako ni guteithagia muno. Ndukanaraihie muchemanio waku muno. Mungikorwo muri na mutongoria uraiga mathaa nigutumaga gikundi kianyu kigie na hinya tondu muririkagia wira wanyu mahindamaria magiri-ire. TIST: MIBANGO MIEGA YA MICHEMANIO YA ORO WIKI. Kwina bata munene inyui ikundi nini gukoragwo na micemanio kaingi. Ta ngerekano, rimwe hari wiki kana rimwethutha wa wiki igiri. Uu nigukuhe mweke mundu wothe wa gikundi kianyugukuria gikundi orohamwe na kumenya maundu meru. Mibango ya michemanio. Hari kubanga mathaa maitu wega, gikundi kinini kiagiri-ire gukorwona michemanio ibangitwo wega. Kwina bata munene muno tondu nigugutuma muikare mukimenyaga maria mukaririria na maundu mangi. Thi-ini ya michemanio, niwega guthingata maundu maria mabata. Nigetha muhote kurikia uu, ikundi ingi nini cia TIST ciekaga maundu maya riria cikoragwo namicemanio. NJIRA YA I. Kugeithania na kumenyithania amemba eru. (ndagika 5  15): Ona ati mundu wothe niaiganira. woe kahinda kanini no wone ati mundu wothe niemenyekithania. NJIRA YA II. Mahoya ma kuhingura (ndagika2): Niwega kwambiriria mucemaniowaku na mahoya. 

Reke makorwomari makuhi. NJIRA YA III. Nyimbo (ndagika5): Ici nocikorwoari nyimbo ciandikitwo ni ikundi cianyukana ikorwo ari nyimbo cia kugocha. Uria ikundi nini ireka: Mibango miega na mitaratara TIST irutaga wira na ngerekano; kuhandamiti hamwe na kwagirithia urimi. Angikorwo kuri na wira muingi urutagwoni gikundi, niwegakugia na mibangomirungiriru. Mundo wothe wa gikundi kiu agiri-ire kwira gikundu uria kana haria mabangitegukinyia kiumia kiu. Tukuguthomithia weehamwe nagikundi giaku uria ungika maundu namutaratara. Wenda ma, gayana uu hamwe na andu acio angi a gikundi giaku. Mibango miega ni kindukiria: Kironekana (Ngi iri ruthingoini no ikwone) Kingithimika. Undu wina kianjiriria na muthia. Ona ati mibangoyaku niyama na no uhingie. Kwa ngerakano, ungiuga ati niurihanda miti, ucio ti mubango mwega tundu ndutariri-ire. No ungiuga ati ninguhanda mimera 75 iroko ithatu wiki ino ni mubangomwega tondu ni utariri-ire (guthamia miti 75) niuronekana (andu nimegukwona ugithamia), no uthimike (mimera 75, iroko ithatu) na wina kianjiriria na muthia(thutha wa matuku matatu niukonauria wikite). Gikundi kianyu giachemania ringi, he mundu wothe kamweke aheane mibango yake na njira nguhi. Ira gikundi mibango iri wari nayo wiki thiru. Uga uria mekire. Uga uria mubangitegwika wiki iria irumuri-ire Angikorwo mundu ni ahotete kuhingia mibango yake, gikundi kiagiri-ire gukunguira. Na agikorwo mundu ndanahota kuhingia mibango yake yothe, gikundi kiagiri-ire kumumiriria no ti kumuima hinya. Riria andu magayana uhotanina magwa mao nigutumaga mahotegwika wega kiumia giukite. Teithiriria gikundi kianyu gwichiria mibango iria ingihoteteka. Ona na kinyi ati ni mibango ironekana, igithimita na yama. 

Gayana na andu aria angi a gikundi mibangoiria muhingitie. Mibango ya mitaratara mirungiriru. No uhuthire njira ingi ukibanga. Haha ngerekanoiheanitwo na mabano. Riria gikundi giaku kirabanga uria giguika, ona ati mibangoiyo ni: Ironekana (gikundi gitu gigukorwo kihandite miti ngiri imwe gukinyiriamweri wa November tareki 30) Iratarika (Nii-igana?  Miti1000 ni ikahandwo) Ingikinyirika/ Kana kuhotekeka ( gikundi gitu no kihote kuhanda miti 1000 kahindaini ga wiki ithano. miti 100 muthenya wa keri na wakana, miti ikumi oro mundu oro muthenya. Kuiga mahinda (Tukahandamiti kuma mweni15 Nov nginya 30 November) Undu mundu angiona uria weka: (Ati ngi no yone uria ureka) Ino ni mitaratara ya gukuhotithia guthondeka mibango yaku na yaguguteithia uhote gwika undu uronekana; Nikii ugeka  (Kuhanda miti1000) Nuu  (Ritwa ria mundu wa ikundi kinini gia TIST) Ri  (Mweri 15 Nov  30Nov) Ku  (Thibitari) Atia  ( Tugachemania muthenyawa Keri na wakana thaa inyanyariua riathira na tukenjamarima na tukahanda miti. Niki  (nigetha kwagiria na guthakaria kiwanja gia thibitari,gukorwo na ci-iruru nyingi cia aruaru na aria macherete kuo, andu no maikarerungu ra miti na thibitari igie na riera riega. Riu geria kuhuthira mitaratara ino ikundi-ini cianyu. Umenyereri wa Mai: Uthukangia wa mai. Nikii gitumagamai mathuke? Gute takataka na giko kia iganda mai- ini. Mundu gutwarithia na mbere maundu matagiri-ire hakuhi na githima,rui kana marimama mai. Kwaga gutega mai wega. Gute batteries hakuhina mai kana haria mai maikurukagira- Batteries ni iri thumu muru. Gwithambira kana kuhurira nguo haria mai moimite. Ciana guthakira haria mai moimite. Guthuguma kana guthii kioro kinene hakuhina haria mai moimite. Guthukakwa ikuniko cia ithima kana marima ma mai. Kwaga cioro miciini. Mbura no ikue giko kia mundu nginyamaini. Machungurira ma guthukiokwa mai. Mimera hamwe na nyamu ni ithukaga niundu wa thumu iria yumanaga gukura kwa mimera miigi mai-ini na kogwo rierariega rikanyiha na machungirira nyamuiria chikaraga mai-iniigakua. Mirimu miingi ni igwataga mundu riria ahuthira mai mathuku na nkira ya kuruga, gwithamba kana kunyua. (Mirimuta Tugunyu, mirimu ya ngothi na ingi mi- ini). Nyamuhamwe na andu magakua. 

Ciana itiri hinya munene muno wa kwigita na mirimu na kogwo no makue naihenya kumana na mai mathuku gukira andu agima. No wende ciana ciaku cinyuage kiria uteagamai-ini? Makinya maria ikundi nini ingioya nigethakugiririria guthukio kwa mai. Ona ati andumatinaikiatakataka mai-ini kana guita mai mathukukuria mutahaga kana murutaga mai. Handa miti hugururu-ini cia njui ni gethagutega tiri ndukaingire mai-ini. Ndukahande mimera yaku hakuhi muno a rui  nigetha kugiririria bataraitha kuingiramai-ini Ndugetikiriaandu gwaka nyumba hakuhi muno na rui. Gitira marima ma mai hamwe na ithima Ndugetikirie andu methambire hakuhina nduthi cia mai. Theria haria nduthiya mai iri. Irigira haria urutite mai maku kugiri - riria nyamu guthukiamai maku. Ona ati cioro ciaku iri uraya wa mita 50 kuma hari mai. Ona ati hari na njira cia guthereria mai njiganu. No uthondeke mukaro na muthia waguo wige mahiga undu mai marithereraga. Uthondekage miatuka ya marima ma mai riria wonekana. Theragia haria urutaga mai maku maita maingi. Battaries ciaku uchiteage wega na ndugacikie kundu kuria kuri mai. Gikundi kinini gia Atumia A Gachiuki : Nituteithikite muno. Ithui atumia a Gachiuki tumite gichigoini kia Gankere na turi rungu rwa wabichi ya Kinyaritha. Twaingirire TIST mwakaini wa 2005. nitukoretwo tukihaririria tuta, kuhanda miti ithakaini hamwena kundukungi kuingita makanitha, ,igundaini ya muingi hamwe na migunda-ini itu. Mawira. Hamwe na uhandiwa miti nitukoretwo tuki huthira urimi mwega. Twina makiria ma acre 3 cia marigu maria tuhandite na njira ya urimi mwega. Marigu machio nimakurite wega munu na andu a ikundi citu nimarateithika kumana na wendia wamo. 

Nitugunikite muno makiria kumana na urimi wa michiri iria tukuragia na njira ya urimi mwega. Amemba aingi aitu nimagiaga na mbecha nyingi muno kumana nayo. No tukenete ni uria thokoya michiri yagiritekahindaini gaka turi. Rwimbo iguru ria TIST. - Nitukenete muno ni TIST niunduwa kuhingia kirikaniro kiao gia guturihamiti iria tuhandite. Nitukoretwo tukiamukira mbecha kuhitukira M-Pesa. Niunduwa kwonania gikenona ngatho citu nituhariri-irie rwimbo ruru. (Mugithi) A wira a TIST Nimaingire x3 Mugithi uyu wa TIST Arutani a TIST ni marikuox3 Mugithi uyo wa TIST Atari a miti marikuu mugithinix3 Mugithi uyu wa TIST Andu a America mari mugithinix3 Mugithiuyu wa TIST Mugithi ni uthiina mbere Mugithiuyu x3 Mugithi uyu x3 Mugithi uyu wa TIST Mwathani amurathime inyuothe. Mawatho ma miti ya kahinda kanini. Hari na bata munene muno hari ikundinini cianyu guthingata mawatho maya na nimagukorwo mari ma uteithio Munene muno. Gikundikiagiriire kuneana mibangoyao hari kahinda ka miaka iri kuma riria kiaingira TIST. Mibangoino Yagiriirre gukoro na: Gikundi no nginya githondekwo ni miti mithemba na mithemba.Gikundino gikurio kuhandana guturia miti ya kirathi kia iguru ta matunda maria mangiikara kahinda karayaMiti iria iri na unyihu wa thi wa mita 4 ndiritaragro ta miti ya TIST.Gikundi giothe no nginya gitigatememuti urithi wa miaka 10.Kugetha miti iri na ukuru wa makiria ma miaka ikumi nigwitikiritio angikorwogichunji kia 5% kia miti iria mihandehari o mwaka. Miti ndikanagethwo yothe kahinda kamwe no igetwo na mubango nigetha tiri ndukatigwo wianikiire. Nigetha uhote gutorania ta Gikundi kinini kiega, Gikundi kinini no nginya kihande makiria ma 33% iri ta miti ya gukura na ihenya. 

Ikundi ciothe cia TISt no nginya ikorwo na thi wa 50% miti ya gukura na ihenya nigetha ciikareiri imwe cia TIST. Ikundiiria irikuo iria ihandite makiriama gichunji kia 50% ya miti ya gukura na ihenya gigukorwona miaka itano (nginya 2012) kuhanda miti makiria kana kugetha iria irikuo nigethaikinyirie mabataro maya. 4. Gikundi kingigetha makiria ma 5% hari mwaka, Gikundi giothe nikirirengagwo marihi-ini. Uu nitakuga ati, marihi mao nimanyihirio hari Gikundi giothe niundu wa gwitikiriagutemwo kwa miti makiria.