Africa is a sleeping giant -- I'm trying to wake it up | Adeola Fayehun

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What's up, people?

Šta ima, ljudi?

First of all, I cannot believe I'm on TED Talk.

Prvo i pre svega, ne mogu da verujem da sam na TED-u.

This is a big deal.

Ovo je velika stvar.

Because right now,

Zato što trenutno,

everybody in my village is watching this.

svi u mom selu gledaju ovo.

And so, of course, my bride price just went up.

I, naravno, moja cena kao mlade je upravo skočila.

My name is Adeola Fayehun.

Moje ime je Adeola Fajehun.

I'm from Nigeria.

Dolazim iz Nigerije.

I live in the US,

Živim u SAD.

I'm a journalist, or a comedian,

Ja sam novinar, ili komičar,

or a satirist,

ili satiričar,

anything you want me to be, really.

šta god želite da budem, zapravo.

I'm every woman, it's all in me.

Ja sam svaka žena, sve je to u meni.

I host a YouTube show called "Keeping It Real with Adeola."

Imam YouTube šou koji se zove: ''Keeping It Real with Adeola.''

Now this show is a gentle, respectful and very blunt way

Naime, ovaj šou je blag, učtiv i veoma iskren način

of calling out corrupt African leaders.

prozivanja korumpiranih afričkih vođa.

(Video) President Buhari: I don't know which party my wife belongs to,

(Video) Predsednik Buhari: Ne znam kojoj partiji moja žena pripada,

but she belongs to my kitchen.

ali ona pripada mojoj kuhinji.

Adeola Fayehun: Oh, my God!

Adeola Fajehun: O, bože!

I need some water --

Treba mi vode -

I said I need some water!

Rekla sam da mi treba vode!

See?

Vidite?

I basically keep it real with them, ha!

Ja u suštini održavam stvarnost sa njima, ha!

Especially when they mess up, which is a lot of times.

Pogotovu kad zabrljaju, što je vrlo često.

If any African official is watching me, by the way,

Ako bilo koji afrički zvaničnik gleda ovo, uzgred budi rečeno,

I'm not talking about you, sir.

ne pričam o Vama, gospodine.

I'm talking about your colleagues, yes.

Pričam o Vašim kolegama, da.

I do this because Africa has everything in it to be great.

Ovo radim zato što Afrika u sebi ima sve potrebno da bude sjajna.

You know, I grew up believing

Znate, ja sam odrasla verujući

that Africa as a continent is a giant.

da je Afrika kao kontinent gigant.

We've got skills, intellectuals,

Imamo veština, intelektualaca,

natural resources more than any other continent.

prirodnih bogatstava više nego bilo koji drugi kontinent.

Africa supplies 31 percent of the world's gold,

Afrika snabdeva 31 posto svetskog zlata,

manganese and uranium,

mangana i uranijuma,

57 percent of the world's diamonds

57 posto svetskih dijamanata,

and 13 percent of the world's oil.

i 13 posto svetske nafte.

We have no reason to depend on aid

Nemamo razloga da zavisimo od pomoći

or borrowing money from China or the World Bank.

ili da pozajmljujemo novac od Kine ili Svetske banke.

But without good leaders,

Međutim, bez dobrih vođa,

we're like an eagle that has no idea it could fly,

mi smo kao orao koji nema pojma da može da leti,

let alone soar.

a da se vine da i ne pominjem.

Africa is a like a sleeping giant.

Afrika je kao uspavani džin.

Now the truth is, I'm trying to wake up this giant,

E sad, ja zapravo pokušavam da probudim ovog džina,

and that's why I air the dirty laundry

i to je razlog zbog kog mašem prljavim vešom

of those in charge of the giant.

onih koji upravljaju tim džinom.

Our politicians, our religious leaders,

Naših političara, naših religijskih vođa,

with huge respect, of course,

uz dužno poštovanje, naravno,

because more than anything else,

zato što, više od svega,

African leaders love to be respected.

afričke vođe vole da budu poštovani.

So I give it to them in doses.

Tako da im dajem poštovanje u dozama.

On my show,

U svojoj emisiji,

I kneel for them -- ha! --

Ja klečim za njih - ha! -

I call them my uncles, my aunties,

Zovem ih svojim ujacima, tetkama,

my fathers in the lord,

svojim očevima u Gospodu,

and then --

a onda -

I insult them for insulting our intelligence.

vređam ih za vređanje naše inteligencije.

And it's because we are tired

I to je zato što smo umorni

of the hypocrisy and false promises.

od licemerja i lažnih obećanja.

For example,

Na primer,

the Nigerian president vowed to end medical tourism

nigerijski predsednik se zakleo da će zaustaviti medicinski turizam

by fixing our dilapidated hospitals

popravljanjem naših razrušenih bolnica

and building us new ones.

i izgradnjom novih.

But what did he do?

Međutim, šta je on uradio?

He spends three months receiving treatment in London in 2017.

Proveo je tri meseca na terapiji u Londonu 2017.

We were without a president for three months.

Bili smo tri meseca bez predsednika.

We were president-less for three months.

Bili smo bez predsednika tri meseca.

So then it becomes my job to call out the President,

Tako da onda postaje moj posao da prozovem predsednika,

with respect, of course.

sa poštovanjem, naravno.

I said, "Ha, Mr. President, it's your girl, Adeola.

Rekla sam: "Ha, gospodine predsedniče, Adeola je, vaša prijateljica.

You know how I do, how you doing?

Znate moje načine, kako ste?

You have no shame."

Nemate srama."

Zaboravila sam da dodam "gospodine".

I forgot to add "sir."

"Sir, you have no shame.

"Gospodine, nemate srama.

(In Yoruba: You have no fear of God.)

(Na joruba jeziku: Ne bojite se boga.)

You have no fear of God."

Ne bojite se boga."

Thirty-five thousand Nigerian doctors are presently working in the US,

Trideset pet hiljada nigerijskih doktora trenutno radi u SAD,

the UK and Canada,

Engleskoj i Kanadi,

doing amazing things,

i rade neverovatne stvari,

because in Nigeria, they are not well-paid,

zato što u Nigeriji nisu dobro plaćeni,

neither do they have the necessary equipment

niti imaju opremu potrebnu

to do the job of being a doctor.

za obavljanje doktorskog posla.

And this is happening in many African countries.

I ovo se događa u mnogim afričkim zemljama.

We have the capacity to fly.

Imamo kapacitet da letimo.

But sadly, a lot of African talent is flying straight out of Africa

Međutim, nažalost, dosta afričkog talenta leti ravno iz Afrike

to other continents.

na druge kontinente.

For example,

Na primer,

this Nigerian doctor operated on an unborn baby

ovaj nigerijski doktor je operisao nerođenu bebu

in Texas.

u Teksasu.

Also, this Nigerian doctor

Takođe, ovaj nigerijski doktor

discovered the neurological effects of concussion on athletes.

otkrio je neurološke uticaje potresa mozga na sportiste.

And many countries have African athletes

I mnoge države imaju afričke sportiste

winning the gold medal for them.

koji osvajaju zlatne medalje za njih.

The interesting thing is,

Ono što je zanimljivo jeste

we're waiting for God to fix Africa.

što mi čekamo boga da popravi Afriku.

Like, for real, it's not a joke, we are, we're waiting for God.

Ono, ozbiljno, nije šala, stvarno to radimo, čekamo boga.

I mean, just look at the president of Burundi.

Mislim, pogledajte predsednika Burundija.

He's jailing journalists and opposition members,

On smešta u zatvor novinare i članove opozicije,

but he declared national day of prayer

ali je i proglasio nacionalni dan molitve

so that people could pray for God to fix the country.

da bi ljudi mogli da se mole bogu koji bi im popravio zemlju.

And I'm like, shouldn't he be fixing the country?

A ja sam u fazonu, zar ne bi on trebalo da popravlja zemlju?

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

O ne, ne, ne, ne, ne, ne.

We want God to fix it.

Mi hoćemo da nam je bog popravi.

Do you see what I have to deal with?

Da li vidite sa čim treba da se nosim?

I'm telling you,

Kažem vam,

thunder is getting ready to hit these politicians some day.

grom se priprema da udari ove političare jednog dana.

We are better than this.

Mi smo bolji od ovoga.

I want our leaders to start taking responsibility

Ja hoću da naše vođe počnu da preuzimaju odgovornost

and stop putting everything on God.

i prestanu da svaljuju sve na boga.

God has given us everything we need.

Bog nam je dao sve što nam treba.

It's right here, let's use it.

Tu je, koristimo ih.

But here's the thing, my favorite part of what I do

Ali evo u čemu je caka, moj omiljeni deo onoga što radim

is featuring Africans doing amazing work,

jeste prikazivanje Afrikanaca koji rade odličan posao,

ordinary people touching lives.

obične ljude koji dotiču živote.

Like this Kenyan woman, Wangari Maathai,

Kao na primer ova žena iz Kenije, Vangari Maatai,

the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace prize,

prva afrička žena koja je primila Nobelovu nagradu za mir,

for standing up for human rights

za borbu za ljudska prava

and planting a million trees.

i sadnju milion drveća.

Also this Zimbabwean woman,

Jedna žena iz Zimbabvea, takođe,

Dr. Tererai Trent,

dr. Tererai Trent,

who was married off at the age of 14

koja je udata sa 14 godina,

in exchange for a cow.

u zamenu za kravu.

Yet, this woman taught herself to read and write,

Da, ova žena je sama naučila da čita i piše,

and she ended up on Oprah's show.

i završila je u Oprinom šouu.

Oh, Father, I want to be on Oprah some day.

O, Oče, želim da budem u Oprinom šouu jednog dana.

Today, this woman has built schools

Danas, ova žena je izgradila škole

for thousands of children in Zimbabwe.

za hiljade dece u Zimbabveu.

Also, popular British architect David Adjaye has designed

Takođe, poznati britanski arhitekta David Adđaje projektovao je

spectacular buildings around the world.

spektakularne zgrade širom sveta.

And he's both Ghanian and Tanzanian,

A on je i Ganac i Tanzanijac,

so we know that it has to be the Ghanian Jollof rice,

tako da znamo da je sigurno ganski džolof pirinač

which he ate,

koji je jeo,

that gave him the inspiration to design.

bio taj koji mu je dao inspiraciju da dizajnira.

Ah, maybe it's the Nigerian Jollof rice,

Ah, možda je i nigerijski džolof pirinač,

because Nigerian one is better.

zato što je nigerijski bolji.

Anyway, but that is what gave him the inspiration to become

Bilo kako bilo, to je ono što mu je dalo inspiraciju da postane

the great man that he is today.

sjajan čovek kakav jeste danas.

And while I have your attention,

I dok imam vašu pažnju,

I have one more thing to say,

imam još jednu stvar da kažem,

so please move closer.

tako da molim vas, priđite.

OK, that's good, don't get too close, that's good.

OK, to je dobro, nemojte se previše približavati.

I don't like the way some of you

Ne sviđa mi se način na koji neki od vas

portray Africa.

prikazuju Afriku.

Not all of you, just some of you.

Ne svi, samo neki od vas.

You especially.

Pogotovu vi.

First of all, it's not a country, it's a continent.

Prvo i pre svega, nije država, nego kontinent.

I do not know Paul from Uganda,

Ne znam Pola iz Ugande,

I don't know Rebecca from Zimbabwe.

ne znam Rebeku iz Zimbabvea.

Nigeria is as far from Zimbabwe

Nigerija je jednako daleko od Zimbabvea

as New York is from France.

kao što je Njujork od Francuske.

I ne radi se o gomili golih ljudi sa potrebom za zapadnom milostinjom.

And it's not a bunch of naked people in need of Western charity.

You have it all wrong.

Pogrešno ste shvatili.

Lions are not roaming our streets, OK?

Lavovi ne lutaju našim ulicama, OK?

And I could go on,

Mogla bih da nastavim,

but you already know what I'm talking about.

ali vi već znate o čemu pričam.

So while I try to do my job,

Tako da, dok ja pokušavam da radim svoj posao,

trying to wake up the sleeping giant, Africa,

da probudim uspavanog džina, Afriku,

so she could take her rightful place on the world's arena,

da bi zauzela svoje mesto koje zaslužuje na svetskoj areni,

you can your bit, too.

i vi možete da uradite svoj deo posla.

Please listen more.

Molim vas, slušajte više.

Listen to your African friends

Slušajte svoje afričke prijatelje

without a preconceived notion

bez prethodno formirane predstave

of what you think that they're going to say.

o tome što mislite da će reći.

Read African books.

Čitajte afričke knjige.

Oh, my God, watch African movies.

O bože, gledajte afričke filmove.

Or at the very least,

Ili makar

learn some of the names of our 54 beautiful countries.

naučite neka od imena naše 54 prelepe zemlje.

That's right, 54, baby, five-four.

Tako je, 54, dušo, pet-četiri.

Alright, y'all, it's been real,

U redu društvo, bilo je stvarno,

and I'm keeping it real right up in here.

i održavam ga stvarnim upravo ovde.

Until next time, I'm going to see you all later.

Do sledećeg puta, vidimo se kasnije.

Peace out.

Želim vam mir.