Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

Translator: Hannele Känd Reviewer: Karin Leivategija

I'm going to share with you the story

Ma jagan teiega lugu sellest,

as to how I have become

kuidas minust on saanud

an HIV/AIDS campaigner.

HIVi/AIDSi kampaania läbiviija.

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

See on minu kampaania nimi: SING Campaign.

In November of 2003,

2003. aasta novembris

I was invited to take part

kutsuti mind osalema

in the launch of Nelson Mandela's

Nelson Mandela

46664 Foundation --

46664 Fondi käivitamises -

that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.

see on tema HIVi/AIDSi fond

And 46664 is the number

ning 46664 on number,

that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

mida Mandela kandis, kui ta viibis Robbeni saarel vangistuses.

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,

Siin olen ma laval koos Youssou N'Dour'iga,

onstage, having the time of my life.

nautimas oma elu parimaid hetki.

The next day, all the artists were invited

Järgmisel päeval kutsuti kõik esinejad

to join Mandela in Robben Island,

Robbeni saarele Mandelaga ühinema,

where he was going to give a conference

kus ta pidas pressikonverentsi

to the world's press,

maailma ajakirjandusele

standing in front of his former prison cell.

seistes oma endise vangikongi ees -

You can see the bars of the window there.

näete siin kongiakna trelle.

It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.

See oli meile kõigile pöördeline sündmus.

In that moment in time,

Sel hetkel

Mandela told the world's press

ütles Mandela kogunenud ajakirjanikele, et

that there was a virtual genocide

tema riigis toimub

taking place in his country;

tõeline genotsiid.

that post-apartheid

Et /hoolimata/ rassistliku diskrimineerimisrežiimi järgsest

Rainbow Nation,

Rainbow Nation'ist (Vikerkaarerahvus),

a thousand people were dying on a daily basis

sureb seal tuhat inimest päevas

and that the front line victims,

ja et peamised ohvrid on

the most vulnerable of all,

kõige haavatavamad -

were women and children.

naised ja lapsed.

This was a huge impact on my mind,

See avaldas mulle suurt mõju,

because I am a woman and I am a mother,

sest ma olen naine ja ma olen ema.

and I hadn't realized

Ma polnud mõistnud, et

that the HIV/AIDS pandemic

HIVi/AIDSi pandeemia

was directly affecting women in such a way.

mõjutab nii otseselt just naisi.

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

Kui ma Lõuna-Aafrikast ja Kaplinnast lahkusin

when I left Capetown,

lubasin endale:

I told myself, "This is going to be something

"See on miski, millest

that I have to talk about.

ma pean rääkima.

I have to serve."

Ma pean midagi tegema."

And so, subsequently

Niisiis,

I participated in every single

ma osalesin eranditult igal

46664 event

46664 sündmusel

that I could take part in

kus võimalik ning

and gave news conferences,

pidasin pressikonverentse

interviews,

ja andsin intervjuusid.

talking and using my platform as a musician,

Kasutasin esinedes ära oma muusikurolli,

with my commitment to Mandela --

et avaldada austust ning tunnustust

out of respect for the tremendous,

Mandelale suure,

unbelievable work that he had done.

uskumatu töö eest.

Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,

Kogu maailm austab Nelson Mandelat,

everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.

kõik peavad temast lugu.

But do they all know

Aga kas kõik nad teavad,

about what has been taking place in South Africa,

mis toimub Lõuna-Aafrikas,

his country,

tema riigis,

the country that had one of the highest incidents

kus on suurim hulk

of transmission of the virus?

viiruse edasikandumise juhtumeid?

I think that if I went out into the street now

Kui läheksin praegu tänavale ning

and I told people what was happening there,

räägiksin neile, mis seal toimub,

they would be shocked.

oleksid nad šokeeritud.

I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later

Mõni aasta hiljem olin õnnega koos, kui

to have met Zackie Achmat,

kohtusin Zackie Achmat'iga, kes on

the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,

Treatment Action Campaign asutaja -

an incredible campaigner and activist.

suurepärane kampaania läbiviija ja aktivist.

I met him at a 46664 event.

Kohtusin temaga ühel 46664 sündmusel.

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

Ta kandis sarnast särki nagu mina praegu.

This is a tool --

See on vahend, mis

this tells you I am in solidarity

ütleb, et ma olen ühes

with people who have HIV,

inimestega, kellel on HIV.

people who are living with HIV.

Inimestega, kes elavad koos HIV viirusega.

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

Kandes seda särki, ütlen HIVi-stigmale justkui:

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

"Jah, me saame sellest rääkida.

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

Me ei pea seda tegema varjatult!"

I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign

Liitusin Treatment Action Campaign'iga

and I'm very proud to be a member

ning tunnen uhkust, et kuulun

of that incredible organization.

sellesse imelisse organisatsiooni.

It's a grassroots campaign

See on rohujuuretasandi kampaania,

with 80 percent membership being women,

kus 80% liikmetest on naised,

most of whom are HIV-positive.

kellest enamikul on HIV viirus.

They work in the field.

Nad töötavad selle teemaga.

They have tremendous outreach

Neil on väga suur kokkupuude

to the people who are living directly

inimestega, kes elavad otseselt

with the effects of the virus.

HI-viiruse tagajärgedega.

They have education programs.

Kampaanial on haridusprogrammid,

They bring out the issues of stigma.

kus räägitakse HIV-stigmast.

It's quite extraordinary what they do.

See, mida nad teevad, on üsna ebaharilik.

And yes, my SING Campaign

Minu SING Campaign on

has supported Treatment Action Campaign

toetanud Treatment Action Campaign'i

in the way that I have tried to raise awareness

sel moel, et olen püüdnud tõsta teadlikkust HIVist

and to try to also raise funds.

ja ühtlasi püüdnud leida rahalist toetust.

A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise

Suur osa rahast, mille olen kogunud, on

has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign

läinud otse Treatment Action Campaign'ile

and the incredible work that they do,

ja nende imelise töö toetuseks,

and are still continuing to do in South Africa.

mis ikka veel Lõuna-Aafrikas jätkub.

So this is my SING Campaign.

Nii et see ongi mu SING Campaign,

SING Campaign is basically just me

kuhu kuulun mina

and about three or four wonderful people

ja kolm-neli imelist inimest,

who help to support me.

kes mind abistavad.

I've traveled all over the world

Olen viimase kahe ja poole aasta jooksul

in the last two and a half years --

reisinud üle terve maailma.

I went to about 12 different countries.

Olen külastanud umbes 12 erinevat riiki.

Here I am in Oslo in Norway,

Praegu olen ma siin Oslos, Norras

getting a nice, fat check;

(saan selle eest loomulikult palju raha).

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

Laulan Hong Kongis, et koguda veel rohkem toetust.

In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play

Johannesburgis oli mul võimalus mängida

to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience

peamiselt valgetele, keskklassi kuuluvatele lõuna-aafriklastele,

who ended up in tears

kes olid lõpuks pisarais, kuna

because I use film clips

näitasin videolõike, mis

that really touch the heart, the whole nature,

neid väga puudutas. Filmis näidati

of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,

kogu toimuva tragöödia olemust, mida

that people are tending to avoid,

inimesed tavaliselt väldivad,

because they are fatigued,

kuna nad on väsinud ja kuna

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

nad ei tea, mis võiks olla lahenduseks.

Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,

Aaron Motsoaledi, praegune LAVi tervishoiuminister

attended that concert

oli samuti sel kontserdil

and I had an opportunity to meet with him,

ja mul oli võimalus temaga hiljem kohtuda.

and he gave his absolute commitment

Ta lubas täielikku pühendumist

to try to making a change,

muutuste kordasaatmiseks,

which is absolutely necessary.

mis on äärmiselt vajalikud.

This is in the Scottish Parliament.

See on Šoti parlamendis -

I've subsequently become an envoy

minust on saanud ka Šotimaa saadik

for Scotland and HIV.

HIV-probleemide lahendamisel.

And I was showing them my experiences

Kõnelesin neile oma kogemustest

and trying to, again, raise awareness.

ning üritasin tõsta teadlikkust HI-viiruse kohta

And once again, in Edinburgh

Ja taaskord Edinburghis koos suurepärase

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

Aafrika Lastekooriga, keda ma lausa jumaldan.

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

Just sellised lapsed, kellest paljud on orvud,

because of their family being affected

kuna nende vanemad on

by the AIDS virus.

haigestunud AIDS-i.

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

Siin istun ma koos Michel Sidibe'ga New Yorgis -

he's the director of UNAIDS.

ta on UNAIDS-i direktor.

And I'm very honored

On väga auväärne, et

by the fact that Michel invited me,

Michel pakkus mulle

only a few months ago,

mõni kuu tagasi

to become a UNAIDS ambassador.

võimalust hakata UNAIDSi saadikuks.

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

Niiviisi olen tugevdanud oma tegevuste ulatust

and broadening my outreach.

ning laiendanud oma töö mõju.

The message that UNAIDS

Sõnum, mida UNAIDS

are currently sending out to the world

praegu maailmale saadab, on see,

is that we would like to see the virtual elimination

et aastaks 2015 tahame näha HI-viiruse

of the transmission of the virus

emalt lapsele ülekandumise

from mother to child by 2015.

täielikku kadumist.

It's a very ambitious goal

See on väga ambitsioonikas eesmärk,

but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

kuid me usume, et see on poliitilise abiga saavutatav.

This can happen.

See võib juhtuda!

And here I am with a pregnant woman,

Siin olen ma koos HIV-positiivse

who is HIV positive

raseda naisega

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

ja me mõlemad naeratame, sest me oleme enesekindlad.

because we know that that young woman

Sest me teame, et see noor naine

is receiving treatment

saab ravi ja

so her life can be extended

et tema elu on võimalik pikendada, et

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

ta saaks hoolt kanda oma sündiva lapse eest.

And her baby will receive PMTCT,

Tema laps saab PMTCT ravi,

which will mean that that baby

mis tähendab, et see laps

can be born free of the virus.

saab sündida viirusevabalt.

Now that is prevention

See on ennetamine

at the very beginning of life.

väga varajases eluetapis.

It's one way to start looking at intervention

See on üks viis, kuidas sekkuda

with the AIDS pandemic.

AIDS-i pandeemiasse.

Now, I just would like to finish off

Lõpetuseks räägin

to tell you the little story

ühe loo

about Avelile.

Avelile'st.

This is Avelile --

See on Avelile -

she goes with me wherever I go.

ta käib minuga kõikjal koos.

I tell her story to everyone

Räägin tema lugu kõigile,

because she represents

kuna tema esindab

one of millions

ühte miljonitest

of HIV/AIDS orphans.

HIVi/AIDSi orbudest.

Avelile's mother

Avelile emal

had HIV virus --

oli HI-viirus.

she died

Ta suri

from AIDS-related illness.

AIDS-i põhjustatud haigusesse.

Avelile had the virus,

Avelile'l oli samuti HIV,

she was born with the virus.

ta sündis sellega.

And here she is at seven years old,

Siin on ta seitsmeaastane,

weighing no more than a one year-old baby.

kaaludes sama palju, kui ühe-aastane laps.

At this point in her life,

Sel ajal kannatas Avelile

she's suffering with full-blown AIDS

juba AIDS-i käes ja

and had pneumonia.

tal oli kopsupõletik.

We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape

Kohtusin temaga Ida-Cape'i provintsi haiglas

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

ja veetsin temaga pärastlõuna. Hurmav laps!

The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.

Haigla arstid ja õed olid fenomenaalsed -

They put her on very special nutritious diet

nad olid pannud Avelile erilisele toitvale dieedile

and took great care of her.

ja hoolitsesid tema eest hästi.

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

Kui haiglast lahkusime, - me filmisime tema lugu - ei teadnud me

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

kas Avelile jääb ellu.

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

Niisiis, see oli väga emotsionaalne kohtumine,

and left us feeling very resonant

sest see oli meie jaoks otsene,

with this direct experience, this one child,

reaalne kokkupuude HIV/AIDSiga, selle lapsega,

you know, that story.

selle looga.

Five months later,

Viis kuud hiljem

we went back to South Africa

läksime tagasi Lõuna-Aafrikasse, et

to meet Avelile again.

Avelilega kohtuda.

And I'm getting --

Ja... ma...

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

Ma ei tea, kas te näete mu käekarvu...

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

Need on püsti, sest ma tean, mida ma teile kohe näitan.

This is the transformation that took place.

See on muutus, mis Avelile'ga oli aset leidnud.

Isn't it extraordinary?

Kas see pole mitte imeline?

(Applause)

(Aplaus)

That round of applause is actually

See aplaus on tegelikult suunatud

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

neile arstidele ja õdedele, kes Avelile eest hoolt kandsid.

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

Tundub, et teile meeldivad sellised muutused!

So, I would like to say to you,

Tahan teile öelda,

each one in the audience,

igaühele siin publiku seas -

if you feel that every mother

kui te tunnete, et igal emal

and every child in the world

ja igal lapsel

has the right to have access

on õigus

to good nutrition and good medical care,

heale toitumisele ja heale meditsiiniabile,

and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,

ja te usute, et ÜRO Millenium Development Goals (rahvusvahelised arenguplaanid),

specifically five and six,

eriti punktid viis ja kuus,

should be absolutely committed to

peaksid olema iga valitsuse

by all governments around the world --

peaeesmärgid,

especially in sub-Saharan Africa --

eriti just Sahara kõrbest lõuna pool olevas Aafrikas,

could you please stand up.

palun tõuske püsti.

I think that's fair to say,

Usun, et mul on õigus, kui ütlen,

it's almost everyone in the hall.

et pea kõik inimesed saalis on püsti tõusnud.

Thank you very much.

Suur tänu!

(Applause)

(Aplaus)