Richard Turere: My invention that made peace with lions

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevoditelj: Suzana Baric Recezent: Senzos Osijek

This is where I live. I live in Kenya,

Živim u Keniji,

at the south parts of the Nairobi National Park.

u južnom dijelu Nacionalnog parka Nairobi.

Those are my dad's cows at the back,

Ovo su krave mog oca u pozadini,

and behind the cows,

a iza krava je

that's the Nairobi National Park.

Nacionalni park Nairobi.

Nairobi National Park is not fenced in the south widely,

NP Nairobi na jugu većinom nije ograđen

which means wild animals like zebras

što znači da divlje životinje kao što su zebre

migrate out of the park freely.

slobodno izlaze iz parka.

So predators like lions follow them,

Grabežljivci poput lavova ih slijede

and this is what they do.

i naprave ovo.

They kill our livestock.

Ubijaju našu stoku.

This is one of the cows which was killed at night,

Ovo je jedna od krava koja je ubijena noću,

and I just woke up in the morning and I found it dead,

a ja sam se ujutro probudio i pronašao je mrtvu

and I felt so bad,

i bilo mi je žao

because it was the only bull we had.

jer je to bio jedini bik kojeg smo imali.

My community, the Maasai, we believe that

Moja zajednica, Maasai, vjeruje

we came from heaven with all our animals and all the land

da smo došli s neba sa svim svojim životinjama i svom zemljom

for herding them, and that's why we value them so much.

na kojoj ih pasemo i zato ih toliko cijenimo.

So I grew up hating lions so much.

Odrastao sam mrzeći lavove.

The morans are the warriors

Morani su ratnici

who protect our community and the livestock,

koji čuvaju našu zajednicu i stoku

and they're also upset about this problem.

pa su i oni uzrujani zbog tog problema.

So they kill the lions.

Zato ubijaju lavove.

It's one of the six lions which were killed in Nairobi.

Ovo je jedan od 6 lavova koji su ubijeni u Nairobiju.

And I think this is why the Nairobi National Park lions are few.

Mislim da je zato malo lavova u NP-u Nairobi.

So a boy, from six to nine years old, in my community

U mojoj zajednici, dječaci od 6 do 9 godina

is responsible for his dad's cows,

odgovorni su za očeve krave,

and that's the same thing which happened to me.

a tu odgovornost imao sam i ja.

So I had to find a way of solving this problem.

Morao sam pronaći rješenje za ovaj problem.

And the first idea I got was to use fire,

Prva ideja koju sam imao bila je koristiti vatru

because I thought lions were scared of fire.

jer sam mislio da je se lavovi boje.

But I came to realize that that didn't really help,

Ali uvidio sam da to ne pomaže,

because it was even helping the lions

već je čak pomagalo lavovima

to see through the cowshed.

da vide kroz štalu.

So I didn't give up. I continued.

Nisam odustajao. Ustrajao sam.

And a second idea I got was

Zatim mi je palo na pamet

to use a scarecrow.

koristiti strašilo.

I was trying to trick the lions

Htio sam prevariti lavove

[into thinking] that I was standing near the cowshed.

[da pomisle] kako ja stojim blizu štale.

But lions are very clever. (Laughter)

Ali lavovi su jako pametni. (Smijeh)

They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow, and they go back,

Prvi dan će doći, vidjeti strašilo i otići,

but the second day, they'll come and they say,

ali drugog dana će doći i reći:

this thing is not moving here, it's always here. (Laughter)

Ova stvar se ne miče, stalno je tu. (Smijeh)

So he jumps in and kills the animals.

Pa skoče unutra i pobiju životinje.

So one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch,

Jedne noći hodao sam oko štale sa svjetiljkom

and that day, the lions didn't come.

i tog dana lavovi nisu došli.

And I discovered that lions are afraid of a moving light.

Otkrio sam da se lavovi boje svjetla koje se miče.

So I had an idea.

Imao sam ideju.

Since I was a small boy,

Od malena sam

I used to work in my room for the whole day,

po cijele dane radio u svojoj sobi.

and I even took apart my mom's new radio,

Čak sam rastavio mamin novi radio

and that day she almost killed me,

i tog dana me skoro ubila,

but I learned a lot about electronics. (Laughter)

ali mnogo sam naučio o elektronici. (Smijeh)

So I got an old car battery,

Uzeo sam stari automobilski akumulator

an indicator box. It's a small device found in a motorcycle,

i žmigavac. To je mali uređaj koji se nalazi u motociklima

and it helps motorists when they want to turn right or left. It blinks.

i pomaže vozačima kad žele skrenuti lijevo ili desno. Žmiga.

And I got a switch where I can switch on the lights, on and off.

Uzeo sam prekidač na koji sam mogao paliti i gasiti svjetla.

And that's a small torch from a broken flashlight.

A ovo je mala svjetiljka iz razbijene džepne baterije.

So I set up everything.

Sve sam postavio.

As you can see, the solar panel charges the battery,

Kao što vidite, solarna ćelija puni bateriju,

and the battery supplies the power

a baterija strujom napaja

to the small indicator box. I call it a transformer.

malu kutiju žmigavca. Ja je zovem transformatorom.

And the indicator box makes the lights flash.

Kutija žmigavca pali i gasi svjetla.

As you can see, the bulbs face outside,

Kao što vidite, žarulje su okrenute prema van

because that's where the lions come from.

zato jer odande dolaze lavovi.

And that's how it looks to lions when they come at night.

A ovako to izgleda lavovima kad dolaze noću.

The lights flash and trick

Svjetla žmirkaju i navedu

the lions into thinking I was walking around the cowshed,

lavove da pomisle da ja hodam oko štale,

but I was sleeping in my bed.

ali ja spavam u svom krevetu.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Thanks.

Hvala.

So I set it up in my home two years ago,

Postavio sam to u svom domu prije dvije godine

and since then, we have never experienced any problem with lions.

i od onda nismo imali problema s lavovima.

And my neighboring homes heard about this idea.

Susjedi su čuli za tu ideju.

One of them was this grandmother.

Jedna od njih bila je ova baka.

She had a lot of her animals being killed by lions,

Lavovi su ubili mnogo njene stoke

and she asked me if I could put the lights for her.

pa me zamolila da i njoj postavim svjetla.

And I said, "Yes."

Rekao sam da hoću.

So I put the lights. You can see at the back, those are the lion lights.

Postavio sam ih. Vide se u pozadini, to su lavlja svjetla.

Since now, I've set up seven homes around my community,

Do sad sam ih postavio u sedam domova u svojoj zajednici

and they're really working.

i zbilja rade.

And my idea is also being used now all over Kenya

Moja ideja koristi se diljem Kenije

for scaring other predators like hyenas, leopards,

za plašenje grabežljivaca poput hijena, leoparda,

and it's also being used

ali i za plašenje

to scare elephants away from people's farms.

slonova s farmi.

Because of this invention, I was lucky to get a scholarship

Zbog ovog izuma, dobio sam stipendiju

in one of the best schools in Kenya,

za jednu od najboljih škola u Keniji,

Brookhouse International School,

Brookhouse International School,

and I'm really excited about this.

i zbilja sam uzbuđen zbog toga.

My new school now is coming in and helping

Moja nova škola sad pomaže

by fundraising and creating an awareness.

oko skupljanja sredstava i podizanja svijesti.

I even took my friends back to my community,

Čak sam poveo prijatelje u svoju zajednicu

and we're installing the lights to the homes

i instalirali smo svjetla u domovima

which don't have [any], and I'm teaching them how to put them.

koji ih nemaju i poučavao sam ih kako ih postaviti.

So one year ago, I was just a boy in the savanna grassland

Prije godinu dana, bio sam običan dječak na travnjacima savane

herding my father's cows,

koji je pasao očeve krave.

and I used to see planes flying over,

Viđao sam avione kako prelijeću

and I told myself that one day, I'll be there inside.

i rekao sam si da ću jednog dana ja biti u jednom od njih.

And here I am today.

I eto me danas ovdje.

I got a chance to come by plane for my first time for TED.

Imao sam priliku avionom doći na svoj prvi nastup na TED-u.

So my big dream is to become an aircraft engineer and pilot when I grow up.

Moj je veliki san postati zrakoplovni inženjer i pilot kad odrastem.

I used to hate lions, but now because my invention

Nekad sam mrzio lavove, ali zato što moj izum

is saving my father's cows and the lions,

spašava očeve krave i lavove,

we are able to stay with the lions without any conflict.

možemo živjeti uz lavove bez sukoba.

Ashê olên. It means in my language, thank you very much.

Ashê olên. To u mom jeziku znači: Mnogo Vam hvala.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Chris Anderson: You have no idea how exciting it is

Chris Anderson: Ne znaš kako je uzbudljivo

to hear a story like yours.

čuti priču kao što je tvoja.

So you got this scholarship.Richard Turere: Yep.

Dobio si tu stipendiju. Richard Turere: Aha.

CA: You're working on other electrical inventions.

CA: Radiš na električnim izumima.

What's the next one on your list?

Koji je sljedeći na tvom popisu?

RT: My next invention is,

RT: Sljedeće želim

I want to make an electric fence.CA: Electric fence?

napraviti električnu ogradu. CA: Električnu ogradu?

RT: But I know electric fences are already invented,

RT: Znam da su električne ograde već izumljene,

but I want to make mine.

ali želim napraviti svoju.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

CA: You already tried it once, right, and you --RT: I tried it before,

CA: Već si jednom probao, zar ne, i... RT: Probao sam prije,

but I stopped because it gave me a shock. (Laughter)

ali odustao sam jer me udarila struja. (Smijeh)

CA: In the trenches. Richard Turere, you are something else.

CA: Težak je to posao. Richarde Turere, ti si nešto posebno.

We're going to cheer you on every step of the way, my friend.

Navijat ćemo za tebe cijelim putem, moj prijatelju.

Thank you so much.RT: Thank you. (Applause)

Hvala ti. RT: Hvala. (Pljesak)