Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

Prevoditelj: Mislav Ante Omazić - EFZG Recezent: Tilen Pigac - EFZG

I'm going to share with you the story

Podijeliti ću s vama priču

as to how I have become

kako sam postala

an HIV/AIDS campaigner.

HIV/SIDA aktivistica.

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

A to je ime moje kampanje, SING kampanja.

In November of 2003,

U studenom 2003.

I was invited to take part

pozvana sam da budem dio

in the launch of Nelson Mandela's

pokretanja Nelson Mandeline

46664 Foundation --

46664 fondacije.

that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.

To je njegova HIV/SIDA fondacija.

And 46664 is the number

a 46664 je broj

that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

koji je Mandela imao kada su ga zatvorili na otok Robben.

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,

A ovo sam ja sa Youssou N'Dour,

onstage, having the time of my life.

na pozornici, zabavljam se kao nikada.

The next day, all the artists were invited

Slijedeći dan, svi su umjetnici bili pozvani

to join Mandela in Robben Island,

da se pridruže Mandeli na otoku Robben,

where he was going to give a conference

gdje je on trebao održati konferenciju

to the world's press,

za svjetske novinare,

standing in front of his former prison cell.

stojeći ispred svoje bivše zatvorske ćelije.

You can see the bars of the window there.

Možete vidjeti rešetke prozora tamo.

It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.

To je bio jako dirljiv trenutak za sve nas.

In that moment in time,

U tom trenutku,

Mandela told the world's press

Mandela je rekao svjetskim novinarima

that there was a virtual genocide

kako postoji virtualni genocid

taking place in his country;

koji se događa u njegovoj zemlji,

that post-apartheid

da u post-apartheid

Rainbow Nation,

naciji duge,

a thousand people were dying on a daily basis

tisuće umiru svaki dan,

and that the front line victims,

a da su prve žrtve,

the most vulnerable of all,

najranjivije od svih,

were women and children.

bile žene i djeca.

This was a huge impact on my mind,

To je imalo snažan utjecaj na moj um,

because I am a woman and I am a mother,

jer ja sam žena, i ja sam majka,

and I hadn't realized

i nisam shvatila

that the HIV/AIDS pandemic

kako HIV/SIDA pandemija

was directly affecting women in such a way.

utječe na tako direktan način na žene.

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

I tako sam se posvetila -- nakon što sam otišla iz Južne Afrike,

when I left Capetown,

kada sam napustila Capetown,

I told myself, "This is going to be something

rekla sam si, "To će biti nešto

that I have to talk about.

o čemu ću ja pričati.

I have to serve."

Tome se moram posvetiti."

And so, subsequently

I tako, slijedom toga,

I participated in every single

učestvovala sam na svakom

46664 event

46664 događanju

that I could take part in

na kojem sam mogla

and gave news conferences,

i dala sam novinarske konferencije,

interviews,

intervjue,

talking and using my platform as a musician,

govorila i koristila svoju popularnost muzičarke,

with my commitment to Mandela --

s mojom predanošću Mandeli,

out of respect for the tremendous,

iz poštovanja za ogroman,

unbelievable work that he had done.

nevjerojatan posao koji je obavio.

Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,

Svi na svijetu poštuju Nelsona Mandelu.

everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela je svima uzor.

But do they all know

Ali znaju li svi

about what has been taking place in South Africa,

o tome što se događa u Južnoj Africi,

his country,

njegovoj zemlji,

the country that had one of the highest incidents

zemlji koja je imala najvišu stopu

of transmission of the virus?

prenošenja virusa?

I think that if I went out into the street now

Mislim kada bi sada izašla na ulicu,

and I told people what was happening there,

i rekla ljudima što se tamo događa,

they would be shocked.

bili bi šokirani.

I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later

Ja sam bila jako, jako sretna, nekoliko godina kasnije,

to have met Zackie Achmat,

da sam upoznala Zackie Achmat,

the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,

osnivača Treatment Action kampanje,

an incredible campaigner and activist.

nevjerojatnog aktivistu.

I met him at a 46664 event.

Upoznala sam ga na 46664 događaju.

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

Nosio je majicu poput ove moje.

This is a tool --

To je alat.

this tells you I am in solidarity

To vam govori kako sam solidarna

with people who have HIV,

s ljudima koji imaju HIV,

people who are living with HIV.

ljudima koji žive s HIV-om.

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

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

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

kažem, "Da, možemo razgovarati o tom problemu.

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

Ne mora biti u ormaru."

I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign

Postala sam članicom Treatment Action kampanje,

and I'm very proud to be a member

i jako sam ponosna što sam članica

of that incredible organization.

te nevjerojatne organizacije.

It's a grassroots campaign

To je bazična kampanja

with 80 percent membership being women,

s 80 posto članica,

most of whom are HIV-positive.

većina od kojih su HIV pozitivne.

They work in the field.

One rade na terenu.

They have tremendous outreach

Imaju nevjerojatan doseg

to the people who are living directly

prema ljudima koji žive direktno

with the effects of the virus.

s efektima virusa.

They have education programs.

Imaju obrazovne programe.

They bring out the issues of stigma.

Iznose pitanje stigmatiziranosti.

It's quite extraordinary what they do.

Prilično je nevjerojatno to što rade.

And yes, my SING Campaign

I da, moja SING kampanja

has supported Treatment Action Campaign

podržava Treatment Action kampanju

in the way that I have tried to raise awareness

na način da pokušavam podići osvještenost

and to try to also raise funds.

i skupljanjem sredstava.

A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise

Većina toga što sam sakupila

has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign

otišlo je direktno Treatment Action kampanji.

and the incredible work that they do,

i nevjerojatan posao koji oni rade,

and are still continuing to do in South Africa.

i koji računaju napraviti, u Južnoj Africi.

So this is my SING Campaign.

Dakle to je moja SING kampanja.

SING Campaign is basically just me

SING kampanja u osnovi sam ja

and about three or four wonderful people

i troje-četvero prekrasnih ljudi

who help to support me.

koji mi pomažu.

I've traveled all over the world

Proputovala sam cijeli svijet

in the last two and a half years --

u protekle dvije i pol godine.

I went to about 12 different countries.

Bila sam u 12 zemalja.

Here I am in Oslo in Norway,

Ovdje sam u Oslu, Norveška,

getting a nice, fat check;

gdje dobijam lijepi, debeli ček,

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

pjevam u Hong Kongu, pokušavajući dobiti ljude da doniraju novac.

In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play

U Johannesburgu, imala sam priliku svirati

to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience

uglavnom za bijelce, publiku južnoafričke srednje klase

who ended up in tears

koji su završili u suzama,

because I use film clips

jer koristim filmske klipove

that really touch the heart, the whole nature,

koji stvarno dodiruju srce, ukupnu prirodu,

of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,

ove grozne tragedije koja se događa,

that people are tending to avoid,

koju ljudi pokušavaju izbjeći,

because they are fatigued,

jer su zamoreni,

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

i u stvari ne znaju točno kakvo je riješenje.

Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,

Aaron Motsoaledi, trenutačni ministar zdravstva,

attended that concert

prisustvovao je koncertu,

and I had an opportunity to meet with him,

i imala sam priliku susresti ga,

and he gave his absolute commitment

a on mi je obećao svoju potpunu predanost

to try to making a change,

da će pokušati napraviti promjenu,

which is absolutely necessary.

koja je apsolutno neophodna.

This is in the Scottish Parliament.

Ovo je u škotskom parlamentu.

I've subsequently become an envoy

Postepeno sam postala poklisar

for Scotland and HIV.

za Škotsku i HIV.

And I was showing them my experiences

I pokazivala sam im svoja iskustva

and trying to, again, raise awareness.

i pokušavala, opet, podići osvještenost.

And once again, in Edinburgh

I opet, u Edinburghu,

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

s prekrasnim zborom afričke djece koji jednostavno obožavam.

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

I djeca poput tih, mnoga od kojih su bili siročad

because of their family being affected

jer im je obitelj bila zaražena

by the AIDS virus.

SIDA virusom.

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

Ovdje sjedim u New Yorku s Michel Sidibe.

he's the director of UNAIDS.

On je direktor UNAIDS-a.

And I'm very honored

I jako sam počašćena

by the fact that Michel invited me,

činjenicom da me Michel pozvao,

only a few months ago,

prije samo nekoliko mjeseci,

to become a UNAIDS ambassador.

kako bih postala UNAIDS-ova ambasadorica.

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

I na taj način, osnažujem vlastitu platformu

and broadening my outreach.

i proširujem svoj utjecaj.

The message that UNAIDS

Poruka koju UNAIDS

are currently sending out to the world

trenutačno šalje svijetu

is that we would like to see the virtual elimination

jest da bismo voljeli vidjeti virtualnu eliminaciju

of the transmission of the virus

transmisije virusa

from mother to child by 2015.

od majki prema djeci do 2015.

It's a very ambitious goal

To je jako ambiciozan cilj,

but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

ali vjerujemo kako se može ostvariti uz političku volju.

This can happen.

To se može dogoditi.

And here I am with a pregnant woman,

I ovdje sam s trudnom ženom

who is HIV positive

koja je HIV pozitivna,

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

i mi se smijemo, obje se smijemo, jer smo prilično sigurne,

because we know that that young woman

jer znamo kako mlada žena

is receiving treatment

prima tretman

so her life can be extended

kako bi se njen život produžio

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

da bi se mogla brinuti o bebi koju će uskoro roditi.

And her baby will receive PMTCT,

I njeno dijete će dobiti PMTCT,

which will mean that that baby

što će značiti da će to dijete

can be born free of the virus.

moći biti rođeno 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 na koji možemo početi gledati na intervenciju

with the AIDS pandemic.

prema toj SIDA pandemiji.

Now, I just would like to finish off

Sada, željela bih završiti

to tell you the little story

tako što ću vam ispričati malu priču

about Avelile.

o Avelile.

This is Avelile --

Ovo je Avelile.

she goes with me wherever I go.

Ona ide sa mnom gdje god da idem.

I tell her story to everyone

Njenu priču pričam svima,

because she represents

jer ona predstavlja

one of millions

jednu od milijuna

of HIV/AIDS orphans.

HIV/SIDA siročadi.

Avelile's mother

Avelilina majka

had HIV virus --

je imala HIV virus.

she died

Umrla je

from AIDS-related illness.

od bolesti povezane sa SIDOM.

Avelile had the virus,

Avelile je imala virus.

she was born with the virus.

Rođena je s virusom.

And here she is at seven years old,

I ovdje je sa sedam godina,

weighing no more than a one year-old baby.

gdje teži manje od jednogodišnje bebe.

At this point in her life,

U ovom trenutku njezina života,

she's suffering with full-blown AIDS

pati od SIDE

and had pneumonia.

i ima upalu pluća.

We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape

Sreli smo je u bolnici u istočnom Capeu

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

i proveli cijelo popodne s njom -- divno dijete.

The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.

Doktori i sestre su bili sjajni.

They put her on very special nutritious diet

Stavili su je na jako posebnu nutricionističku dijetu

and took great care of her.

i sjajno se brinuli o njoj.

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

I nismo znali kada smo napustili bolnicu --

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

jer smo snimali njezinu priču -- nismo znali hoće li preživjeti.

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

Dakle, bio je to očigledno... to je bio vrlo emocionalan susret

and left us feeling very resonant

koji nas je ostavio u rezonantnom stanju

with this direct experience, this one child,

s ovim direktnim iskustvom, to jedno dijete,

you know, that story.

znate, ta priča.

Five months later,

Pet mjeseci kasnije,

we went back to South Africa

vratili smo se nazad u Južnu Afriku

to meet Avelile again.

kako bismo se našli s Avelile ponovno.

And I'm getting --

I meni se --

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

dlake na mojoj -- ne znam možete li vidjeti dlake na mojoj ruci.

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

Naježila sam se jer znam što ćete sada vidjeti.

This is the transformation that took place.

To je transformacija koja se dogodila.

Isn't it extraordinary?

Nije li to izvanredno?

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

That round of applause is actually

Ovaj pljesak je zapravo

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

za doktore i medicinske sestre u bolnici koji su se brinuli za Avelile.

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

I ja ću to uzeti kao vaše odavanje počasti promjeni koja se dogodila.

So, I would like to say to you,

Dakle, željela bih vam reći,

each one in the audience,

svakome od vas u publici,

if you feel that every mother

ako mislite kako svaka majka

and every child in the world

i svako dijete na svijetu

has the right to have access

imaju pravo na pristup

to good nutrition and good medical care,

dobroj ishrani i dobroj medicinskoj njezi,

and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,

i ako vjerujete u Milenijske razvojne ciljeve,

specifically five and six,

posebno pet i šest,

should be absolutely committed to

kojima bi trebale biti apsolutno posvećene

by all governments around the world --

sve vlade širom svijeta --

especially in sub-Saharan Africa --

posebno u subsaharskoj Africi --

could you please stand up.

možete li se molim vas ustati.

I think that's fair to say,

Mislim kako je točno kazati,

it's almost everyone in the hall.

kako su to gotovo svi u dvorani.

Thank you very much.

Hvala vam jako puno.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)