Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

Translator: Linda Magáthová Reviewer: Lucia Daubnerova

I'm going to share with you the story

Rozpoviem vám príbeh o tom,

as to how I have become

ako som sa stala

an HIV/AIDS campaigner.

bojovníčkou proti HIV/AIDS.

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

Toto je moja kampaň – SING.

In November of 2003,

V novembri roku 2003

I was invited to take part

ma pozvali na zahájenie

in the launch of Nelson Mandela's

činnosti nadácie Nelsona Mandelu

46664 Foundation --

s názvom 46664.

that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.

Je to nadácia bojujúca proti HIV/AIDS.

And 46664 is the number

46664 je číslo

that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

Mandelu ako väzňa na ostrove Robben Island.

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,

To som ja a Youssou N'Dour

onstage, having the time of my life.

na pódiu a skvele sa zabávam.

The next day, all the artists were invited

Na druhý deň pozvali všetkých umelcov,

to join Mandela in Robben Island,

aby s Mandelom odišli na Robben Island,

where he was going to give a conference

kde mal tlačovú konferenciu

to the world's press,

pre novinárov z celého sveta

standing in front of his former prison cell.

pred svojou niekdajšou väzenskou celou.

You can see the bars of the window there.

Na okne vidíte mreže.

It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.

Pre nás všetkých to bola významná chvíľa.

In that moment in time,

Práve vtedy

Mandela told the world's press

Mandela povedal svetovej tlači,

that there was a virtual genocide

že jeho krajinu

taking place in his country;

zožiera naozajstná genocída,

that post-apartheid

že po páde apartheidu

Rainbow Nation,

v tzv. „dúhovom národe“

a thousand people were dying on a daily basis

denne umiera tisíc ľudí

and that the front line victims,

a že hlavnými obeťami,

the most vulnerable of all,

tými najzraniteľnejšími,

were women and children.

sú ženy a deti.

This was a huge impact on my mind,

Veľmi sa ma to dotklo,

because I am a woman and I am a mother,

pretože som žena a matka,

and I hadn't realized

a dovtedy som si neuvedomila,

that the HIV/AIDS pandemic

že pandémia HIV/AIDS

was directly affecting women in such a way.

takto priamo ovplyvňuje ženy.

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

Preto som sa po odchode z JAR,

when I left Capetown,

z Kapského mesta, rozhodla

I told myself, "This is going to be something

a povedala som si:

„O tomto musím hovoriť.

that I have to talk about.

I have to serve."

Tomuto musím slúžiť.“

And so, subsequently

Preto som sa odvtedy

I participated in every single

zúčastnila na každej jednej

46664 event

akcii nadácie 46664,

that I could take part in

ak to bolo možné,

and gave news conferences,

a usporiadala som tlačové konferencie,

interviews,

rozhovory,

talking and using my platform as a musician,

prednášky a využívala svoje postavenie speváčky,

with my commitment to Mandela --

ako som sľúbila Mandelovi,

out of respect for the tremendous,

z úcty k jeho obrovskej

unbelievable work that he had done.

neskutočnej práci, ktorú vykonal.

Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,

Nelsona Mandelu rešpektuje celý svet.

everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.

Nelsona Mandelu si každý váži.

But do they all know

Ale vedia všetci o tom,

about what has been taking place in South Africa,

čo sa deje v jeho krajine,

his country,

v Južnej Afrike?

V krajine s jedným z najväčších

the country that had one of the highest incidents

of transmission of the virus?

počtov prípadov prenosu HIV?

I think that if I went out into the street now

Myslím, že ak by som teraz vyšla na ulicu

and I told people what was happening there,

a porozprávala ľuďom, čo sa tam deje,

they would be shocked.

boli by šokovaní.

I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later

Mala som veľké šťastie, keď som o niekoľko rokov

to have met Zackie Achmat,

spoznala Zackieho Achmata,

the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,

zakladateľa organizácie Treatment Action Campaign,

an incredible campaigner and activist.

neuveriteľného bojovníka a aktivistu.

I met him at a 46664 event.

Spoznala som ho na akcii nadácie 46664.

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

Mal tričko, aké mám teraz na sebe aj ja.

This is a tool --

Je to nástroj.

this tells you I am in solidarity

Hovorím vám, že som solidárna

with people who have HIV,

s ľuďmi, ktorí majú HIV,

people who are living with HIV.

s ľuďmi, ktorí žijú s HIV.

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

A pretože to je v podstate stigma,

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

týmto tričkom hovorím: „Áno, môžeme o tom hovoriť.

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

Nemusí to byť tajomstvo.“

I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign

Stala som sa členkou Treatment Action Campaign

and I'm very proud to be a member

a som hrdá, že som členkou

of that incredible organization.

takej úžasnej organizácie.

It's a grassroots campaign

Je to kampaň na najnižšej úrovni

with 80 percent membership being women,

a 80 % členov sú ženy,

most of whom are HIV-positive.

z ktorých väčšina je HIV-pozitívna.

They work in the field.

Pracujú v teréne.

They have tremendous outreach

Ohromne pomáhajú ľuďom,

to the people who are living directly

ktorí žijú

with the effects of the virus.

s následkami vírusu.

They have education programs.

Majú vzdelávacie programy.

They bring out the issues of stigma.

Poukazujú na problémy tejto stigmy.

It's quite extraordinary what they do.

Ich práca je pozoruhodná.

And yes, my SING Campaign

A moja kampaň SING

has supported Treatment Action Campaign

podporila organizáciu Treatment Action Campaign

in the way that I have tried to raise awareness

tak, že som sa pokúšala zvýšiť informovanosť

and to try to also raise funds.

a snažila som sa aj získať peniaze.

A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise

Veľa peňazí, ktoré som získala,

has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign

šlo priamo do Treatment Action Campaign

and the incredible work that they do,

na podporu úžasnej práce, ktorú robili

and are still continuing to do in South Africa.

a stále robia v Južnej Afrike.

So this is my SING Campaign.

Toto je moja kampaň SING.

SING Campaign is basically just me

Kampaň SING v podstate organizujem ja

and about three or four wonderful people

a asi 3 či 4 skvelí ľudia,

who help to support me.

ktorí mi pomáhajú.

I've traveled all over the world

Za posledného dva a pol roka

in the last two and a half years --

som precestovala celý svet.

I went to about 12 different countries.

Bola som asi v 12 rôznych krajinách.

Here I am in Oslo in Norway,

Tu som v nórskom Osle

getting a nice, fat check;

a preberám pekný, tučný šek.

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

Tu spievam v Hongkongu a snažím sa získať peniaze.

In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play

V Johannesburgu som mala možnosť hrať

to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience

pre väčšinou bielych Juhoafričanov strednej vrstvy,

who ended up in tears

ktorí sa nakoniec rozplakali,

because I use film clips

pretože používam videá,

that really touch the heart, the whole nature,

ktoré sú dojemné a ukazujú celú podstatu

of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,

tejto hroznej tragédie, ktorá sa deje

that people are tending to avoid,

a ktorej sa ľudia zvyčajne vyhýbajú,

because they are fatigued,

pretože sú unavení

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

a vlastne ani nepoznajú riešenie.

Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,

Aaron Motsoaledi, súčasný minister zdravotníctva,

attended that concert

sa tohto koncertu zúčastnil

and I had an opportunity to meet with him,

a mala som možnosť sa s ním zoznámiť.

and he gave his absolute commitment

Začal sa tomu venovať

to try to making a change,

a snaží sa dosiahnuť zmenu,

which is absolutely necessary.

ktorá je rozhodne potrebná.

This is in the Scottish Parliament.

Toto je škótsky Parlament.

I've subsequently become an envoy

Neskôr som sa stala vyslankyňou

for Scotland and HIV.

Škótska a HIV.

And I was showing them my experiences

Rozprávala som im svoje zážitky,

and trying to, again, raise awareness.

snažila som sa zvýšiť povedomie.

And once again, in Edinburgh

A toto je v Edinburghu

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

so skvelým africkým detským zborom, ktorý zbožňujem.

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

Mnoho detí ako tieto osirelo,

because of their family being affected

pretože ich rodinu zasiahol

by the AIDS virus.

vírus HIV.

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

Tu sedím v New Yorku s Michelom Sidibem.

he's the director of UNAIDS.

Je riaditeľom UNAIDS.

And I'm very honored

Som veľmi poctená

by the fact that Michel invited me,

Michelovou výzvou

only a few months ago,

len pred niekoľkými mesiacmi,

to become a UNAIDS ambassador.

aby som sa stala vyslankyňou UNAIDS.

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

Posilňujem tak svoje postavenie

and broadening my outreach.

a rozširujem svoj dosah.

The message that UNAIDS

Posolstvo, ktoré tento program

are currently sending out to the world

v súčasnosti vysiela do sveta, znie:

is that we would like to see the virtual elimination

do roku 2015 sa chceme stať svedkami

of the transmission of the virus

úplného konca

from mother to child by 2015.

prenosu vírusu z matky na dieťa.

It's a very ambitious goal

Je to veľmi ambiciózny cieľ,

but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

ale verím, že s politickou vôľou je dosiahnuteľný.

This can happen.

Môže k tomu dôjsť.

And here I am with a pregnant woman,

Tu som s tehotnou ženou,

who is HIV positive

ktorá je HIV-pozitívna,

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

a obe sa usmievame, lebo máme veľkú sebadôveru.

because we know that that young woman

Vieme totiž, že táto mladá žena

is receiving treatment

sa lieči,

so her life can be extended

aby žila dlhšie

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

a mohla sa postarať o dieťa, ktoré porodí.

And her baby will receive PMTCT,

Jej dieťa dostane lieky PMTCT,

which will mean that that baby

čo znamená,

can be born free of the virus.

že sa môže narodiť bez vírusu.

Now that is prevention

Ide o prevenciu

at the very beginning of life.

na úplnom začiatku života.

It's one way to start looking at intervention

Je to jeden zo spôsobov boja

with the AIDS pandemic.

proti pandémii AIDS.

Now, I just would like to finish off

Rada by som teraz skončila

to tell you the little story

krátkym príbehom

about Avelile.

o Avelile.

This is Avelile --

Toto je Avelile.

she goes with me wherever I go.

Jazdí so mnou všade.

I tell her story to everyone

Jej príbeh rozprávam každému,

because she represents

pretože stelesňuje

one of millions

jednu z miliónov sirôt

of HIV/AIDS orphans.

v dôsledku HIV/AIDS.

Avelile's mother

Matka Avelile

had HIV virus --

mala vírus HIV.

she died

Zomrela

from AIDS-related illness.

na chorobu vyvolanú AIDS.

Avelile had the virus,

Vírus mala aj Avelile.

she was born with the virus.

Narodila sa s ním.

And here she is at seven years old,

Tu má 7 rokov

weighing no more than a one year-old baby.

a neváži viac ako ročné dieťa.

At this point in her life,

V tom čase

she's suffering with full-blown AIDS

trpela na pokročilú chorobu AIDS

and had pneumonia.

a mala zápal pľúc.

We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape

Spoznali sme ju v nemocnici v Eastern Cape

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

a strávili s ňou celé predpoludnie, bola zlatá.

The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.

Lekári aj sestry boli skvelí.

They put her on very special nutritious diet

Dali jej veľmi zvláštnu výživnú diétu

and took great care of her.

a skvele sa o ňu starali.

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

Keď sme odchádzali z nemocnice, nevedeli sme,

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

pretože sme jej príbeh natočili, nevedeli sme, či prežije.

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

Bolo to samozrejme... veľmi emocionálne stretnutie

and left us feeling very resonant

a zanechalo v nás silný pocit účasti

with this direct experience, this one child,

na priamej skúsenosti s týmto dieťaťom,

you know, that story.

s týmto príbehom.

Five months later,

O 5 mesiacov neskôr

we went back to South Africa

sme sa do Južnej Afriky vrátili,

to meet Avelile again.

aby sme sa s Avelile znovu stretli.

And I'm getting --

A mám

husiu kožu, neviem, či to je vidno.

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

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

Mám husiu kožu, lebo viem, čo vám ukážem.

This is the transformation that took place.

Došlo k takejto zmene.

Isn't it extraordinary?

Nie je to úžasné?

(Applause)

(potlesk)

That round of applause is actually

Tento potlesk je vlastne

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

pre lekárov a sestry v nemocnici, ktorí sa o Avelile starali.

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

Chápem ho tak, že túto zmenu oceňujete.

So, I would like to say to you,

Preto by som vám rada povedala,

each one in the audience,

každému z vás:

if you feel that every mother

Ak si myslíte, že každá matka

and every child in the world

a každé dieťa na svete

has the right to have access

má právo

to good nutrition and good medical care,

na dobrú stravu a dobrú lekársku starostlivosť

and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,

a ak veríte, že rozvojové ciele tisícročia podľa OSN,

specifically five and six,

hlavne ciele 5 a 6,

should be absolutely committed to

by mali rozhodne presadzovať

by all governments around the world --

všetky vlády po celom svete,

especially in sub-Saharan Africa --

hlavne v subsaharskej Afrike,

could you please stand up.

prosím, vstaňte.

I think that's fair to say,

Myslím, že môžem povedať,

it's almost everyone in the hall.

že to sú takmer všetci v sále.

Thank you very much.

Ďakujem pekne.

(Applause)

(potlesk)