Johanna Figueira: Simple, effective tech to connect communities in crisis | TED

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I'm an immigrant from Venezuela,

Ja sam migrant iz Venecuele

and I've lived in the US for six years.

i živim u SAD već šest godina.

If you ask me about my life as an expatriate,

Ako me pitate o mom iseljeničkom životu,

I would say that I've been lucky.

rekla bih da sam imala sreće.

But it hasn't been easy.

Ali nije bilo lako.

Growing up, I never thought that I was going to leave my homeland.

Tokom odrastanja, nikad nisam pomišljala da ću napustiti domovinu.

I participated in my first student protest in 2007,

U svom prvom studentskom protestu sam učestvovala 2007. godine,

when the president shut down one of the most important news networks.

kada je predsednik ugasio jednu od najznačajnijih informativnih mreža.

I was getting my bachelor's degree in communications,

Završavala sam osnovne studije za komunikacije,

and that was the first time I realized I couldn't take free speech for granted.

i tad sam prvi put shvatila da ne mogu da uzimam slobodu govora zdravo za gotovo.

We knew things were getting bad, but we never saw what was coming:

Znali smo da situacija postaje loša, ali ovo nismo očekivali:

an economic crisis, infrastructure breaking down,

ekonomska kriza, raspad infrastrukture,

citywide electrical blackouts,

nestanak struje širom grada,

the decline of public health care and shortage of medicines,

propadanje javne zdravtsvene zaštite i nestašica lekova,

disease outbreaks and starvation.

pojava bolesti i glad.

I moved to Canada with my husband in 2013,

Preselila sam se u Kanadu sa svojim mužem 2013. godine

and we always thought we'd move back home when the crisis improved.

i uvek smo mislili da ćemo se vratiti kući kada kriza prođe.

But we never did.

Ali nikad nismo.

Nearly all my childhood friends have left the country,

Skoro svi prijatelji iz detinjstva su otišli iz zemlje,

but my parents are still there.

ali moji roditelji su još uvek tamo.

There have been moments where I've called my mom,

Bilo je momenata kada bih zvala mamu

and I could hear people screaming and crying in the background

i čula ljude kako vrište i plaču u pozadini

as teargas bombs exploded in the streets.

dok su dimne bombe eksplodirale na ulicama.

And my mom, as if I couldn't hear it, would always tell me,

A moja mama bi mi, kao da nisam mogla i sama da čujem, govorila

(Speaking Spanish)

(Priča na španskom)

"We're fine, don't worry."

"Dobro smo, ne brini."

But of course, I worry.

Ali naravno, brinula sam.

It's my parents, and I'm 4,000 miles away.

To su moji roditelji, a ja sam 6500 kilometara daleko.

Today, I'm just one of more than four million Venezuelans

Danas sam samo jedna od više od četiri miliona Venecuelanaca

who have left their home country.

koji su napustili svoju zemlju.

A lot of my friends are Venezuelan immigrants,

Mnogo prijatelja su venecuelanski migranti

and in the last few years,

i u poslednjih nekoliko godina,

we've begun talking about how we could make a difference

počeli smo da pričamo o tome kako možemo nešto da promenimo

when we live so far away.

kad živimo toliko daleko.

That is how Code for Venezuela was born in 2019.

Tako je 2019. godine rođen Kod za Venecuelu.

It began with a hackathon, because we are experts in tech,

Počelo je sa hakatonom zato što smo eksperti za tehnologiju,

and we thought we could use our tech skills

i pomislili smo da možemo da koristimo naše veštine

to create solutions for people on the ground.

kako bismo našli rešenja za ljude na tlu.

But first, we needed to find some experts actually living inside Venezuela

Ali prvo smo morali da nađemo eksperte koji zapravo žive u Venecueli

to guide us.

koji bi nas usmeravali.

We'd see so many other hackathons

Viđali bismo mnoštvo drugih hakatona

that came up with wily, ambitious, incredible technological solutions

koji su osmišljavali lukava, ambiciozna, neverovatna tehnološka rešenja

that sounded great in theory but ultimately failed to work

koja su u teoriji zvučala sjajno, ali na kraju krajeva nisu bila delotvorna

in the actual countries they were intended to help.

u državama kojima su bila namenjena da pomognu.

Many of us have been living abroad for years,

Mnogi od nas već godinama žive preko

and we are detached from the day-to-day problems

i mi smo odvojeni od svakodnevnih problema

that people are facing in Venezuela.

sa kojima se suočavaju ljudi u Venecueli.

So we turned to the experts actually living inside of the country.

Tako da smo se okrenuli ka ekspertima koji su zapravo živeli unutar države.

For example, Julio Castro,

Na primer Hulio Kastro,

a doctor and one of the leaders of Médicos por la Salud.

doktor i jedan od lidera organizacije Medicos por la Salud.

When the government stopped publishing official health care data in 2015,

Kada je vlada prestala da objavljuje zvanične zdravstvene podatke 2015,

Dr. Julio began collecting information himself,

dr Hulio je počeo sam da sakuplja informacije,

using an informal but coordinated system

koristeći neformalni, ali koordinisan sistem komunikacija

of cell phone communications.

preko mobilnih telefona.

They track available personnel, medical supplies, mortality data,

Oni prate dostupno osoblje, medicinsku opremu, podatke o smrtnosti,

disease outbreaks;

pojavu bolesti;

compile it into a report;

sastave ih u izveštaj;

and then share that on Twitter.

a zatim objave to na Tviteru.

He became our go-to expert on health care in Venezuela.

Postao je naš ekspert za sve vezano za zdravstvenu zaštitu u Venecueli.

Luis Carlos Díaz,

Luis Karlos Diaz,

a widely recognized journalist who reports acts of censorship

naširoko priznat novinar koji izveštava o cenzuri

and human rights violations suffered by the people of Venezuela,

i kršenju ljudskih prava ljudi u Venecueli,

he helps us make sense of what is happening there,

on nam je pomogao da nađemo smisao u onome što se dešava

since the news is controlled by the government.

s obzirom na to da je vlada kontrolisala informacije.

We call these people our heroes on the ground.

Mi ove ljude zovemo našim herojima na zemlji.

With their expert advice, we came up with a series of challenges

Zahvaljujući njihovom stručnom savetu osmislili smo niz izazova

for hackathon participants.

za učesnike hakatona.

In that first hackathon, we had 300 participants

Za prvi hakaton 300 učesnika

from seven countries

iz sedam zemalja

come up with 16 different project submissions.

je moralo da smisli 16 različitih projekata.

We picked the projects with the most potential

Odabrali smo projekte sa najvećim potencijalom

and continued working on them after the event.

i nastavili da radimo na njima nakon događaja.

Today, I'll share two of our most successful projects

Danas ću podeliti dva od naših najuspešnijih projekata

to give you a taste of the impact we are having so far.

kako bih vam prikazala delić uticaja koji smo do sada ostvarili.

They're called MediTweet and Blackout Tracker.

Zovu se MediTweet i Blackout Tracker.

MediTweet is an intelligent Twitter bot

MediTweer je jedan inteligentni Tviter bot

that helps Venezuelans find the medicine they need.

koji pomaže Velecuancima da nađu lekove koji su im potrebni.

Right now in Venezuela,

Sada u Venecueli,

if you get sick and you go to a hospital,

ako se razbolite i odete u bolnicu,

there is a good chance they won't have the right medical supplies to treat you.

postoji dobra šansa da neće imati odgovarajuću medicinsku opremu za lečenje.

The situation is so bad

Situacija je toliko loša

that patients often get a "shopping list" from the doctor

da pacijenti često dobiju "spisak za kupovinu" od doktora

instead of a prescription.

umesto recepta za lek.

I live the need for this firsthand.

Ovo sam osetila na svojoj koži.

My mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2015.

Mojoj mami je dijagnostikovan rak 2015.

She needed to have a lumbar puncture

Trebalo je da se uradi lumbarna punkcija

to get a final diagnosis and treatment plan.

kako bi se dobila konačna dijagnoza i plan lečenja.

But the needle for this procedure wasn't available.

Ali igla potrebna za zahvat nije bila dostupna.

I was in Venezuela at that time,

U to vreme sam bila u Venecueli

and I was seeing my mom getting worse in front of me every day.

i gledala kako mami svakim danom postaje sve lošije i lošije pred mojim očima.

After looking everywhere, we found the needle in a site

Nakon što smo je svugde tražili, iglu smo našli na sajtu

that is like the eBay of Latin America.

koji je nešto tipa Ibeja Latinske Amerike.

I met the seller in a local bakery,

Našla sam se sa prodavcem u pekari

and it was like buying something on the black market.

i izgledalo je kao da kupujem nešto na crnom tržitu.

My mom brought the needle to her doctor, and he did the procedure.

Mama je odnela iglu doktoru i on je odradio zahvat.

Without this, she could have died.

Bez ovoga, mogla je da umre.

But it's not just medical supplies,

Ali nije samo medicinska oprema problem,

it's medicines, too.

i lekovi su takođe.

When she was first diagnosed,

Kada joj je dijagnostikovana,

we bought her treatment in a state pharmacy,

lekove za terapiju smo kupili u državnoj apoteci

and it was, like, practically free.

i bili su praktično besplatni.

But then the state pharmacy ran out,

Ali onda je u državnoj apoteci ponestalo,

and we still had six months of treatment ahead.

a pred nama je bilo još šest meseci terapije.

Six months of treatment ahead.

Još šest meseci terapije.

We bought some medicines online and the rest in Mexico.

Kupili smo neke lekove onlajn i ostatak u Meksiku.

Now she's in her third year of remission,

Sada je u trećoj godini remisije

and every time that I call,

i svaki put kada pozovem

she tells me, "I'm fine, don't worry."

ona mi kaže "Dobro sam, ne brini."

But not everyone can afford to leave the country,

Ali ne mogu svi da priušte da odu iz države

and many aren't healthy enough to travel.

i mnogi nisu dovoljno zdravi da putuju.

That is why people turn to Twitter,

To je razlog zašto se ljudi okreću Tviteru

buying and selling medicines using the hashtag #ServicioPublico,

da kupuju i prodaju lekove koristeći haštag #ServicioPublico

meaning "public service."

što znači "javna usluga."

Our Twitter bot scans Twitter for the hashtag #ServicioPublico

Naš Tviter bot skenira Tviter za haštag #ServicioPublico

and connects users who are asking for specific medicines

i spaja korisnike koji traže određene lekove

with those who are selling their private leftovers.

sa onima koji prodaju višak svojih.

We also pool the location data of those Twitter users

Takođe objedinjujemo podatke o lokaciji tih Tviter korisnika

and use it for a visualization tool.

i koristimo ih za alatku za vizualizaciju.

It gives local organizations like Médicos por la Salud

Ona daje lokalnim organizacijama kao što je Medicos por la Salud

a sense of where they have a shortage.

uvid u to gde postoji nestašica.

We can also apply machine learning algorithms

Takođe možemo da primenimo i algoritme mašinskog učenja

to detect clusters of disease.

kako bi detektovali oboljenja.

If they've received humanitarian aid,

Ako prime humanitarnu pomoć,

this could help them to make better decisions

to može da im pomogne da donose bolje odluke

about the distributions of the supplies.

po pitanju distribucije zaliha.

Our second project, is called Blackout Tracker.

Naš drugi projekat se zove Blackout Tracker.

Venezuela is currently going through an electricity crisis.

Venecuela trenutno prolazi kroz krizu sa strujom.

Last year, Venezuela suffered what some people consider

Prošle godine, Venecuela je pretrpela nesto što mnogi smatraju

the worst power failures in Venezuelan history.

najgorim nestankom struje u istoriji Venecuele.

I had two long days without communication with my parents.

Dva duga dana nisam komunicirala sa svojim roditeljima.

Some cities experienced blackouts every day.

U nekim gradovima struja je nestajala svaki dan.

But you only know about this on social media.

Ali vi o ovome znate jedino preko društvenih mreža.

The government won't report blackouts on the news.

Vlada neće objaviti na vestima da nema struje.

When the power goes out,

Kada struja nestane,

many Venezuelans, we quickly tweet out the location with the hashtag #SinLuz,

mnogi Venecuelanci, mi brzo tvitujemo lokacije sa haštagom #SinLuz

meaning "without electricity,"

što znači "bez struje"

before their phones ran out of battery,

pre nego što se baterija na telefonu isprazni,

so people around the country know what is happening.

tako da ljudi širom zemlje znaju šta se dešava.

Like MediTweet,

Kao i MediTweet,

Blackout Tracker scans Twitter for the hashtag #SinLuz

Blackout Tracker skenira Tviter za haštag #SinLuz

and creates a map using the location data of those users.

i kreira mapu koristeći podatke o lokaciji tih korisnika.

You can quickly see

Možete odmah videti

where the blackouts are happening today

gde je struja nestajala danas

and how many blackouts have happened over time.

i koliko nestanaka se desilo u nekom vremenskom periodu.

People want to know what is happening,

Ljudi žele da znaju šta se dešava

and this is our answer.

i ovo je naš odgovor.

But it's also a way of holding the government accountable.

Ali je takođe i način da se vlada pozove na odgovornost.

It's easy for them to deny that the problem exists

Lako je njima da poreknu postojanje problema

or make excuses,

ili smišljaju izgovore,

because there is no official data on it.

jer ne postoje zvanični podaci o tome.

Blackout Tracker shows how bad the problem really is.

Blackout Tracker pokazuje koliko je problem zapravo ozbiljan.

Now, some people in Silicon Valley may look at these projects

Sad, neki ljudi iz Silicijumske doline mogu da vide ove projekte i da kažu

and say that there are no major technological innovations.

da nisu neke velike tehnološke inovacije.

But that is the point.

Ali to je i poenta.

These projects are not insanely advanced,

Ovi projekti nisu sumanuto napredni,

but it's what the people of Venezuela need,

ali su ono što ljudima u Venecueli treba

and they can have a tremendous impact.

i mogu imati ogroman uticaj.

Beyond these projects, perhaps our most significant accomplishment

Pored ovih projekata, možda i naše najznačajnije dostignuće

is that a movement has been created,

jeste pokret koji je stvoren,

one where people around the world are coming together

u kom se ljudi širom sveta udružuju

to use their professional skills to create solutions for the people of Venezuela.

da iskoriste svoje profesionalne veštine i stvore rešenja za ljude u Venecueli.

And because we are partnering with locals,

I zato što sarađujemo sa lokalcima,

we are creating the solutions that people want and need.

mi stvaramo rešenja koja ljudi žele i koja su im potrebna.

What is so great about this

Ono što je u ovome toliko sjajno

is that we are using our professional skills,

jeste da koristimo sopstvene profesionalne veštine,

so it comes easily and naturally.

pa se sve dešava lagano i prirodno.

It's not that hard for us to make a difference.

Nije nam toliko teško da promenimo nešto.

If someone from San Francisco

Kada bi neko iz San Franciska

were to hire professionals to create solutions

zaposlio profesionalce da smisle rešenja

like MediTweet or Blackout Tracker,

kao što su MediTweet ili Blackout Tracker,

it would cost a small fortune.

to bi koštalo jedno malo bogatstvo.

By donating our services,

Doniranjem naših usluga,

we are making a bigger impact than if we were just to donate money.

pravimo veći uticaj nego što bi napravili da smo jednostavno donirali novac.

And you can do the same thing --

I vi možete da uradite istu stvar

not in Venezuela, necessarily,

ne nužno u Venecueli,

but in your own community.

ali u vašoj zajednici.

In a world that is more connected than ever,

U svetu koji je povezaniji neko ikada,

we still see how specialized communities can be living isolated or in silos.

još uvek vidimo specijalizovane zajednice kako žive izolovano ili u silosima.

There are so many great ways to help,

Postoji mnogo sjajnih načina da se pomogne

but I believe that you can use your professional skills

i ja verujem da možete da iskoristite vaše profesionalne veštine

to connect diverse communities and create effective solutions

da spojite svakojake zajednice i stvorite efikasna rešenja

through those relationships.

kroz te odnose.

Anyone with knowledge and professional skills

Svako sa znanjem i veštinama

has a powerful force to bring hope to a community.

poseduje snažnu moć da unese nadu u neku zajednicu.

For us at Code for Venezuela,

Za nas u Kodu za Venecuelu,

this is just the beginning.

ovo je tek početak.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)