Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

Prevodilac: Sandra Gojic Lektor: Ivana Korom

I'm going to share with you the story

Podeliću sa vama priču

as to how I have become

o tome kako sam postala

an HIV/AIDS campaigner.

HIV/AIDS aktivista.

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

na otvaranju Fondacije Nelsona Mendele,

46664 Foundation --

"46664" Fondacije.

that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.

Ovo je HIV/AIDS fondacija.

And 46664 is the number

A 46664 je broj

that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

koji je Mendela nosio kada je bio zatvoren na ostrvu Roben.

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,

Ovo sam ja sa Jusu N'Durom,

onstage, having the time of my life.

na bini, sjajno se provodim.

The next day, all the artists were invited

Sledećeg dana, svi izvođači su pozvani

to join Mandela in Robben Island,

da se pridruže Mendeli na Roben ostrvu,

where he was going to give a conference

gde je trebalo da održi konferenciju

to the world's press,

svestkim 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.

Bio je to zaista dirljiv trenutak za sve nas.

In that moment in time,

U tom trenutku,

Mandela told the world's press

Mendela je rekao svetskoj štampi

that there was a virtual genocide

da se u njegovoj zemlji

taking place in his country;

dešava genocid,

that post-apartheid

da u post aparthejd

Rainbow Nation,

Naciji Duge,

a thousand people were dying on a daily basis

hiljade su umirale svakoga dana,

and that the front line victims,

a prve žrtve,

the most vulnerable of all,

najranjivije,

were women and children.

su bile žene i deca.

This was a huge impact on my mind,

Ovo je imalo ogroman uticaj na mene,

because I am a woman and I am a mother,

jer ja sam žena i majka,

and I hadn't realized

a nisam shvatala

that the HIV/AIDS pandemic

da je pandemija HIV/SIDE

was directly affecting women in such a way.

imala takav direktan uticaj na žene.

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

Dala sam obećanje - kada sam napustila Južnu Afriku,

when I left Capetown,

kada sam napustila Kejptaun,

I told myself, "This is going to be something

rekla sam sebi: "Ovo je nešto

that I have to talk about.

o čemu moram da govorim.

I have to serve."

Moram da služim."

And so, subsequently

I tako sam, posledično,

I participated in every single

učestvovala u svakom

46664 event

događaju "46664",

that I could take part in

u kojem sam mogla da učestvujem.

and gave news conferences,

Davala sam intervjue, učestvovala

interviews,

na konferencijama,

talking and using my platform as a musician,

govoreći i koristeći svoju popularnost,

with my commitment to Mandela --

u Mendelinu korist,

out of respect for the tremendous,

i iz poštovanja prema neverovatno

unbelievable work that he had done.

značajnom radu koji je uradio.

Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,

Svi na svetu poštuju Nelsona Mendelu.

everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mendela je svima uzor.

But do they all know

Ali da li svi oni znaju

about what has been taking place in South Africa,

šta se dešavalo u njegovoj zemlji,

his country,

u Južnoj Africi,

the country that had one of the highest incidents

koja je imala najvišu stopu

of transmission of the virus?

prenošenja virusa?

I think that if I went out into the street now

Mislim da bi ljudi bili šokirani,

and I told people what was happening there,

ukoliko bih sada izašla na ulicu

they would be shocked.

i rekla im šta se tamo dešavalo.

I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later

Imala sam veliku sreću da nakon par godina

to have met Zackie Achmat,

upoznam Zakija Ahmata,

the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,

osnivača "Treatment Action" kampanje,

an incredible campaigner and activist.

koji je neverovatan aktivista.

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 koju nosim sada.

This is a tool --

Ovo je alatka.

this tells you I am in solidarity

Ovo govori da se solidarišem

with people who have HIV,

sa ljudima koji imaju HIV,

people who are living with HIV.

ljudima koji žive sa 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.

ja kažem: "Da, možemo da govorimo o ovom problemu.

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

Ne mora da bude zatvoren."

I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign

Postala sam deo ove kampanje,

and I'm very proud to be a member

i veoma sam ponosna na svoje članstvo

of that incredible organization.

u toj sjajnoj organizaciji.

It's a grassroots campaign

To je fundamentalna kampanja

with 80 percent membership being women,

gde 80 odsto članstva čine žene,

most of whom are HIV-positive.

mnoge od njih su HIV pozitivne.

They work in the field.

Rade na terenu.

They have tremendous outreach

Imaju ogroman direktan uticaj

to the people who are living directly

na ljude koji žive sa

with the effects of the virus.

posledicama virusa.

They have education programs.

Imaju obrazovne programe.

They bring out the issues of stigma.

Ističu problem stigmatizacije.

It's quite extraordinary what they do.

To što čine je sjajno.

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

tako što pokušavam da osvestim ljude

and to try to also raise funds.

i da sakupim sredstva.

A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise

Mnoga sredstva koja sam uspela da sakupim

has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign

su direktno otišla ovoj kampanji

and the incredible work that they do,

i neverovatnom radu koji oni

and are still continuing to do in South Africa.

nastavljaju da čine u Južnoj Africi.

So this is my SING Campaign.

Dakle, to je moja "SING" Kampanja.

SING Campaign is basically just me

"SING" Kampanju zapravo činim samo ja

and about three or four wonderful people

i troje ili četvoro sjajnih ljudi

who help to support me.

koji mi pružaju podršku.

I've traveled all over the world

Proputovala sam čitav svet

in the last two and a half years --

za poslednje dve ipo godine.

I went to about 12 different countries.

Obišla sam oko 12 različitih zemalja.

Here I am in Oslo in Norway,

Evo me u Oslu u Norveškoj,

getting a nice, fat check;

dobijam lepi, veliki ček,

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

pevam u Hong Kongu, pokušavajući da sakupim novac.

In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play

U Johanesburgu sam imala priliku da sviram

to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience

mahom beloj publici, pripadnicima srednje klase Južne Afrike,

who ended up in tears

koja je plakala,

because I use film clips

jer sam koristila snimke

that really touch the heart, the whole nature,

koji zaista diraju u srce, čitava priroda

of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,

ove užasne tragedije koja uzima maha,

that people are tending to avoid,

a koju ljudi izbegavaju,

because they are fatigued,

jer su umorni,

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

a zapravo ni ne znaju odgovore.

Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,

Aron Motsoledi, trenutni ministar zdravlja,

attended that concert

bio je na tom koncertu,

and I had an opportunity to meet with him,

i imala sam priliku da ga upoznam.

and he gave his absolute commitment

Dao mi je obećanje

to try to making a change,

da će pokušati da dovede do promene,

which is absolutely necessary.

što je apsolutno neophodno.

This is in the Scottish Parliament.

Ovo je škotski Parlament.

I've subsequently become an envoy

Kasnije sam postala izaslanik

for Scotland and HIV.

Škotske i HIVa.

And I was showing them my experiences

I predstavljala sam im svoja iskustva

and trying to, again, raise awareness.

i pokušavala, ponovo, da podignem svest.

And once again, in Edinburgh

I ponovo, u Edinburgu,

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

sa divnim dečijim horom iz Afrike koji naprosto obožavam.

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

A mnoga deca poput ove su siročići

because of their family being affected

jer je njihova porodica pogođena

by the AIDS virus.

virusom SIDE.

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

Ovde sedim u Njujorku sa Mišelom Sidibeom.

he's the director of UNAIDS.

On je direktor UNAIDS.

And I'm very honored

I ja sam počastvovana

by the fact that Michel invited me,

činjenicom da me Mišel pozvao,

only a few months ago,

pre samo par meseci,

to become a UNAIDS ambassador.

da postanem UNAIDS ambasador.

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

I na ovaj način sam osnažila svoju platformu

and broadening my outreach.

i proširila svoje delovanje.

The message that UNAIDS

Poruka koju UNAIDS

are currently sending out to the world

trenutno šalje svetu

is that we would like to see the virtual elimination

jeste da bismo voleli da vidimo eliminisanje

of the transmission of the virus

prenošenja virusa

from mother to child by 2015.

sa majke na dete do 2015.

It's a very ambitious goal

To je vrlo ambiciozan cilj,

but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

ali verujemo da može da se dostigne uz pomoć političke volje.

This can happen.

Ovo je moguće.

And here I am with a pregnant woman,

I ovde sam sa 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 smejemo se, obe se smejemo, jer smo ubeđene,

because we know that that young woman

jer znamo da ta mlada žena

is receiving treatment

prima terapiju

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.

i kako bi ona mogla da brine o bebi koju će roditi.

And her baby will receive PMTCT,

A njena beba će primiti PPMD,

which will mean that that baby

što znači da beba

can be born free of the virus.

može da se rodi 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

Volela bih da završim

to tell you the little story

sa kratkom pričom

about Avelile.

o Avelile.

This is Avelile --

Ovo je Avelile.

she goes with me wherever I go.

Ona ide svuda sa mnom.

I tell her story to everyone

Ja pričam svima njenu priču,

because she represents

jer ona predstavlja

one of millions

jedno od miliona

of HIV/AIDS orphans.

HIV/SIDA siročića.

Avelile's mother

Avelilina majka

had HIV virus --

je imala HIV virus.

she died

Umrla je

from AIDS-related illness.

od bolesti izazvane SIDOM.

Avelile had the virus,

Avelile je imala virus.

she was born with the virus.

Rođena je sa virusom.

And here she is at seven years old,

Ovde ima sedam godina,

weighing no more than a one year-old baby.

sa težinom bebe od godinu dana.

At this point in her life,

U tom trenutku u njenog života,

she's suffering with full-blown AIDS

pati od najtežeg oblika side

and had pneumonia.

i bolovala je od upale 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 popodne sa njom - neodoljivo dete.

The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.

Lekari i medicinsko osoblje su bili sjajni.

They put her on very special nutritious diet

Stavili su je na vrlo specijalan režim ishrane

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 snimili njenu priču - nismo znali da li će preživeti.

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

Očigledno je to bio... bio je to emotivni susret

and left us feeling very resonant

koji nas je načinio vrlo osetljivima,

with this direct experience, this one child,

ovo direktno iskustvo, jedno dete,

you know, that story.

znate, ta priča.

Five months later,

Pet meseci kasnije,

we went back to South Africa

vratili smo se u Južnu Afriku

to meet Avelile again.

da se ponovo vidimo sa Avelile.

And I'm getting --

I dešava se -

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

dlake na mojoj - 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.

Naježila sam se, jer znam šta ću da vam pokažem.

This is the transformation that took place.

Ovo je promena koja se dogodila.

Isn't it extraordinary?

Nije li sjajno?

(Applause)

(aplauz)

That round of applause is actually

Ovaj aplauz je zapravo

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

za doktore i medicinske sestre iz bolnice koja se brinula o Avelile.

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

I shvatiću to kao zahvalnost na ovoj vrsti promene.

So, I would like to say to you,

Dakle, volela bih da vam kažem,

each one in the audience,

svakome pojedinačno,

if you feel that every mother

ako osećate da svaka majka

and every child in the world

i dete na svetu

has the right to have access

imaju pravo na pristup

to good nutrition and good medical care,

dobroj brizi i dobroj medicinskoj nezi,

and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,

i ako verujete da bi sve vlade na svetu

specifically five and six,

trebalo da se posvete

should be absolutely committed to

Milenijumskim Razvojnim Ciljevima,

by all governments around the world --

naročito petom i šestom -

especially in sub-Saharan Africa --

naročito u sub-saharskim delovima Afrike -

could you please stand up.

molim vas ustanite.

I think that's fair to say,

Mislim da je u redu reći,

it's almost everyone in the hall.

to su skoro svi u sali.

Thank you very much.

Mnogo vam hvala.

(Applause)

(aplauz)