Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

Translator: Senada Maksumic Reviewer: Sandra Gojic

I'm going to share with you the story

Podjeliću sa vama priču

as to how I have become

o tome kako sam postala

an HIV/AIDS campaigner.

HIV/AIDS aktivist.

And this is the name of my campaign: SING Campaign.

Ime moje kampanje je SING kampanja.

In November of 2003,

U novembru 2003

I was invited to take part

pozvana sam da učestvujem

in the launch of Nelson Mandela's

u pokretanju Mandelove

46664 Foundation --

46664 Fondacije.

that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.

To je njegova HIV/AIDS fondacija.

And 46664 is the number

A 46664 je broj

that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

koji je Mandela nosio dok je bio zarobljen na ostrvu Roben.

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,

To sam ja sa Jusu N'Dur

onstage, having the time of my life.

na bini, najbolji trenutak u mom životu.

The next day, all the artists were invited

Sledećeg dana, svi umjetnici su pozvani

to join Mandela in Robben Island,

da se pridruže Mandeli na Roben ostrvu,

where he was going to give a conference

gdje je trebao da održi konferenciju

to the world's press,

svjetskim novinarima,

standing in front of his former prison cell.

ispred svoje nekadašnje zatvorske ćelije.

You can see the bars of the window there.

Možete da vidite rešetke na prozoru.

It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.

Bila je to sasvim važna prilika za sve nas.

In that moment in time,

U tom trenutku,

Mandela told the world's press

Mandela je izjavio za svjetsko novinarstvo

that there was a virtual genocide

da je to bio virtualni genocid

taking place in his country;

koji se dešavao u njegovoj zemlji,

that post-apartheid

ta post-segregacijska

Rainbow Nation,

nacija,

a thousand people were dying on a daily basis

gdje je hiljade ljudi umiralo svaki dan,

and that the front line victims,

a žrtve sa prve linije,

the most vulnerable of all,

koje su bile najviše ranjive,

were women and children.

su bile žene i djeca.

This was a huge impact on my mind,

To je bio ogroman uticaj na moju svijest,

because I am a woman and I am a mother,

zbog toga što sam ja žena i majka,

and I hadn't realized

a nisam znala

that the HIV/AIDS pandemic

da je HIV/AIDS pandemija

was directly affecting women in such a way.

toliko direktno pogađala žene.

And so I committed -- when I left South Africa,

Onda sam se obavezala-- kada sam napustila Južnu Afriku,

when I left Capetown,

napuštajući Kejptaun,

I told myself, "This is going to be something

rekla sam sebi, "Ovo će biti nešto

that I have to talk about.

o čemu moram govoriti.

I have to serve."

Moram služiti drugima."

And so, subsequently

I od tada

I participated in every single

učestovala sam u svakom

46664 event

događaju 46664 fondacije

that I could take part in

u kojem sam mogla učestovati

and gave news conferences,

održavala sam konferencije za novinare,

interviews,

davala intervjue,

talking and using my platform as a musician,

govoreći i koristeći svoju platformu muzičara,

with my commitment to Mandela --

sa posvećenošću Mandeli,

out of respect for the tremendous,

iz poštovanja za ogroman,

unbelievable work that he had done.

nevjerovatan rad koji je on postigao.

Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,

Svi ljudi na svijetu poštuju Nelsona Mandelu.

everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.

Svi obožavaju Nelsona Mandelu.

But do they all know

Ali da li oni svi znaju

about what has been taking place in South Africa,

šta se dešavalo u Južnoj Africi,

his country,

u njegovoj zemlji,

the country that had one of the highest incidents

zemlji poznatoj po najvećem broju incidenata

of transmission of the virus?

prenosa virusa ?

I think that if I went out into the street now

Ja mislim da ako sada izađem na ulicu,

and I told people what was happening there,

i kažem ljudima šta se tamo dešavalo,

they would be shocked.

oni bi bili šokirani.

I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later

Ja sam bila veoma sretna, nekoliko godina poslije,

to have met Zackie Achmat,

što sam upoznala Zakija Ahmata,

the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,

osnivača kampanje Akcija Liječenja,

an incredible campaigner and activist.

nevjerovatnog borca i aktivistu.

I met him at a 46664 event.

Upoznala sam ga na skupu 46664.

He was wearing a t-shirt like the one I wear now.

Nosio je majicu istu kao što ja nosim sada.

This is a tool --

To je sredstvo.

this tells you I am in solidarity

To vam govori ja se solidarišem

with people who have HIV,

sa ljudima koji su HIV pozitivni,

people who are living with HIV.

sa ljudima koji žive sa HIV-om.

And in a way because of the stigma, by wearing this t-shirt

I na neki način, zbog predrasude, noseći ovu majicu,

I say, "Yes, we can talk about this issue.

ja kažem, "Jeste, mi možemo pričati o ovom problemu.

It doesn't have to be in the closet."

To ne mora biti sakriveno."

I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign

Postala sam član kampanje Akcija Liječenja,

and I'm very proud to be a member

i veoma sam ponosna što sam član

of that incredible organization.

te nevjerovatne organizacije.

It's a grassroots campaign

To je fundamentalna kampanja

with 80 percent membership being women,

koju čine uglavnom žene, njih 80 posto,

most of whom are HIV-positive.

većina njih je HIV - pozitivna.

They work in the field.

One rade na tom polju.

They have tremendous outreach

Imaju ogroman doseg

to the people who are living directly

ljudi koji su direktno

with the effects of the virus.

pogođeni virusom.

They have education programs.

Oni imaju programe obrazovanja.

They bring out the issues of stigma.

Oni iznose probleme predrasude.

It's quite extraordinary what they do.

Izvanredno je to što čine.

And yes, my SING Campaign

Da, moja SING kampanja

has supported Treatment Action Campaign

je poduprijela Kampanju Akcija Liječenja

in the way that I have tried to raise awareness

na način gdje sam ja pokušala da podignem svijest

and to try to also raise funds.

i takođe pokušala da sakupim novac.

A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise

Dosta novca koje sam uspjela sakupiti

has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign

je direktno otišlo u Kampanju Akcija Liječenja

and the incredible work that they do,

i u nevjerovatan posao koji oni obavljaju,

and are still continuing to do in South Africa.

i koji još uvijek čine, u Južnoj Africi.

So this is my SING Campaign.

Ovako izgleda moja SING Kampanja.

SING Campaign is basically just me

SING Kampanju uglavnom činim ja

and about three or four wonderful people

i oko troje ili četvero izvanrednih ljudi

who help to support me.

koji me podržavaju.

I've traveled all over the world

Proputovala sam čitav svijet

in the last two and a half years --

u protekle dvije i pol godine.

I went to about 12 different countries.

Posjetila sam oko 12 različitih zemalja.

Here I am in Oslo in Norway,

Ovo sam ja u Oslu u Norveškoj,

getting a nice, fat check;

primajući lijep, debeo ček,

singing in Hong Kong, trying to get people to raise money.

ovdje pjevam u Hong Kongu, pokušavajući sakupiti novac.

In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play

U Johanesburgu, imala sam priliku da sviram

to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience

za publiku uglavnom bjele, srednje klase u Južnoj Africi

who ended up in tears

koja je završila u suzama,

because I use film clips

iz razloga što ja koristim filmske snimke

that really touch the heart, the whole nature,

koje su doprle do srca, čitavu narav,

of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,

ove užasne tragedije koja se dešava,

that people are tending to avoid,

koju ljudi namjeravaju izbjeći,

because they are fatigued,

zato što su iscrpljeni,

and they really don't quite know what the solutions are.

i oni sasvim ne znaju šta bi moglo biti riješenje.

Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,

Aron Motsoaledi, sadašnji ministar zdravlja,

attended that concert

prisustovao je ovom koncertu,

and I had an opportunity to meet with him,

i ja sam imala priliku da ga upoznam,

and he gave his absolute commitment

i on se absolutno obavezao

to try to making a change,

da će pokušati napraviti promjenu,

which is absolutely necessary.

koja je absolutno potrebna.

This is in the Scottish Parliament.

Ovo je Škotski parlament.

I've subsequently become an envoy

gdje sam ja postala izaslanik

for Scotland and HIV.

za Škotsku i HIV.

And I was showing them my experiences

Pokazivala sam im svoja iskustva

and trying to, again, raise awareness.

i pokušala, ponovo, da podignem svijest.

And once again, in Edinburgh

Još jedanput, u Edinburgu,

with the wonderful African Children's Choir who I simply adore.

sa predivnim Afričkim Dječijim Horom kojeg ja jednostavno obožavam.

And it's children like this, many of whom have been orphaned

A to su djeca kao ova, mnogi od njih su siročad

because of their family being affected

zbog toga što su njihove porodice zaražene

by the AIDS virus.

virusom side.

I'm sitting here in New York with Michel Sidibe --

Ovdje sjedim sa Mišel Sidibe u Njujorku.

he's the director of UNAIDS.

On je direktor UNAIDS-a.

And I'm very honored

I veoma sam počašćena

by the fact that Michel invited me,

činjenicom da me je Mišel pozvao,

only a few months ago,

samo par mjeseci prije,

to become a UNAIDS ambassador.

nego što je postao UNAIDS ambasador.

And in this way, I've been strengthening my platform

Na taj način, ja sam osnaživala svoju platformu

and broadening my outreach.

i širila svoj doseg.

The message that UNAIDS

Poruka koju UNAIDS

are currently sending out to the world

trenutno šalje svijetu

is that we would like to see the virtual elimination

jeste da želimo da vidimo virtualnu eliminaciju

of the transmission of the virus

prenosa virusa

from mother to child by 2015.

od majke na dijete do 2015 godine.

It's a very ambitious goal

To je veoma ambiciozan cilj,

but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

ali mi vjerujemo da može biti postignut političkom voljom.

This can happen.

To je moguće.

And here I am with a pregnant woman,

A ovdje sam ja sa trudnicom

who is HIV positive

koja je HIV pozitivna,

and we're smiling, both of us are smiling, because we're very confident,

mi smo nasmijane, obadvije smo nasmijane, jer smo vrlo pouzdane

because we know that that young woman

pošto znamo da ta mlada žena

is receiving treatment

prima liječenje

so her life can be extended

tako da njen život može biti produžen

to take care of the baby she's about to give birth to.

da bi se mogla brinuti o bebi koju treba da rodi.

And her baby will receive PMTCT,

A njena beba će primit PMTCT,

which will mean that that baby

što će značiti da ta beba

can be born free of the virus.

može biti rođena bez virusa.

Now that is prevention

To je prevencija

at the very beginning of life.

na samom početku života.

It's one way to start looking at intervention

To je jedan način gledanja na intervenciju

with the AIDS pandemic.

pandemije side.

Now, I just would like to finish off

Sada bih voljela da završim

to tell you the little story

tako što ću vam ispričati priču

about Avelile.

o Avelili.

This is Avelile --

Ovo je Avelili.

she goes with me wherever I go.

Ona ide sa mnom gdje god da pođem.

I tell her story to everyone

Ja pričam o njoj svima,

because she represents

jer ona predstavlja

one of millions

jedno od milion

of HIV/AIDS orphans.

siročadi zaraženo virusom side.

Avelile's mother

Avelilina majka

had HIV virus --

je imala HIV virus.

she died

Ona je umrla

from AIDS-related illness.

od bolesti side.

Avelile had the virus,

Avelili je imala virus.

she was born with the virus.

Ona je bila rođena sa virusom.

And here she is at seven years old,

Ovdje je ona sa sedam godina,

weighing no more than a one year-old baby.

težine ne više od jednogodišnje bebe.

At this point in her life,

U ovome trenutku svog života,

she's suffering with full-blown AIDS

ona pati od bolesti side u punom procvatu

and had pneumonia.

a imala je i upalu pluća.

We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape

Upoznali smo je u bolnici u Istočnom Kejpu

and spent a whole afternoon with her -- an adorable child.

i proveli čitavo poslijepodne sa njom -- predivno dijete.

The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.

Doktori i sestre su bili fenomenalni.

They put her on very special nutritious diet

Odredili su joj vrlo posebnu ishranu

and took great care of her.

i dobro se brinuli o njoj.

And we didn't know when we left the hospital --

Nismo znali kada smo napustili bolnicu --

because we filmed her story -- we didn't know if she was going to survive.

pošto smo snimili njenu priču -- da li će ona uopšte preživjeti.

So, it was obviously -- it was a very emotional encounter

To je bio očigledno ... jedan vrlo emocionalan susret

and left us feeling very resonant

koji nas je ostavio da se osjećamo vrlo rezonantno

with this direct experience, this one child,

sa ovim direktnim iskustvom, ovim jednim dijetetom,

you know, that story.

znate, sa tom pričom.

Five months later,

Pet mjeseci kasnije,

we went back to South Africa

vratili smo se u Južnu Afriku

to meet Avelile again.

da vidimo ponovo Avelili.

And I'm getting --

Počinjem --

the hairs on my -- I don't know if you can see the hairs on my arms.

da se ježim -- ne znam da li možete da vidite dlake na mojim rukama.

They're standing up because I know what I'm going to show you.

One su uspravne, zato što znam šta ćcu vam sada pokazati.

This is the transformation that took place.

Ovo je transformacija koja se desila.

Isn't it extraordinary?

Nije li to izvanredno ?

(Applause)

( Aplauz )

That round of applause is actually

Taj aplauz je ustvari

for the doctors and nurses of the hospital who took care of Avelile.

za doktore i sestre bolnice koja se brinula o Avelili.

And I take it that you appreciate that kind of transformation.

Ja smatram da vi cijenite tu vrstu transformacije.

So, I would like to say to you,

Stoga bih vam poručila,

each one in the audience,

svima u publici,

if you feel that every mother

ako osjećate da svaka majka

and every child in the world

i svako dijete u svijetu

has the right to have access

ima pravo na pristup

to good nutrition and good medical care,

dobroj ishrani i dobroj zdravstvenoj njezi,

and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,

i ako vjerujete da Ciljevi Mileniumskog Razvoja,

specifically five and six,

naročito peti i šesti,

should be absolutely committed to

kojima se trebaju posvetiti

by all governments around the world --

sve vlade širom svijeta --

especially in sub-Saharan Africa --

naročito u Saharskoj Africi --

could you please stand up.

molim vas da ustanete.

I think that's fair to say,

Ja mislim da je to korektno za reći,

it's almost everyone in the hall.

to su skoro svi u dvorani.

Thank you very much.

Hvala vam najljepša.

(Applause)

( Aplauz )