Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali | Melati and Isabel Wijsen

Prevodilac: Nikolina Ajdukovic Lektor: Ivana Korom

Melati Wijsen: Bali -- island of gods.

Melati Vidžsen: Bali, ostrvo bogova.

Isabel Wijsen: A green paradise.

Isabel Vidžsen: Zeleno carstvo.

MW: Or ...

MV: Ili...

a paradise lost.

Izgubljeni raj.

Bali:

Bali -

island of garbage.

ostrvo smeća.

IW: In Bali,

IV: Na Baliju,

we generate 680 cubic meters of plastic garbage a day.

stvaramo 680 kubnih metara plastike dnevno.

That's about a 14-story building.

To je kao četrnaestospratna zgrada.

And when it comes to plastic bags,

I kada se radi o plastičnim kesama,

less than five percent gets recycled.

manje od 5% se reciklira.

MW: We know that changes the image you may have of our island.

MV: Znamo da to menja vašu predstavu o našem ostrvu.

It changed ours, too, when we learned about it,

I našu je promenilo kada smo saznali to,

when we learned that almost all plastic bags in Bali end up in our drains

i to da skoro sve završe u našim odvodima

and then in our rivers

i onda u našim rekama,

and then in our ocean.

i u našem okeanu.

And those that don't even make it to the ocean,

One koje ne stignu do okeana,

they're either burned or littered.

one su ili spaljene ili razbacane.

IW: So we decided to do something about it.

IV: Odlučile smo da uradimo nešto.

And we've been working for almost three years now

Radimo sada već skoro tri godine

to try to say no to plastic bags on our home island.

na tome da kažemo ne plastičnim kesama na našem ostrvu.

And we have had some significant successes.

Imali smo neke značajne uspehe.

MW: We are sisters,

MV: Mi smo sestre,

and we go to the best school on earth:

i idemo u najbolju školu na svetu,

Green School, Bali.

Zelenu školi na Baliju.

Green School is not only different in the way that it is built out of bamboo,

Želena škola nije posebna samo po tome što je od bambusa,

but also in the way that it teaches.

već i po načinu na koji nas uči.

We are taught to become leaders of today,

Naučene smo da postanemo lideri današnjice,

something a normal textbook cannot match.

nešto što ne može da se meri sa običnim udžbenikom.

IW: One day we had a lesson in class

IV: Jednog dana smo imali lekciju na času

where we learned about significant people,

gde smo učili o značajnim ljudima,

like Nelson Mandela,

kao što je Nelson Mandela,

Lady Diana

Princeza Dajana

and Mahatma Gandhi.

i Mahatma Gandi.

Walking home that day,

Vraćajući se kući,

we agreed that we also wanted to be significant.

složile smo se oko toga da takođe želimo da postanemo značajne.

Why should we wait until we were grown up

Žašto bismo čekale da odrastemo

to be significant?

kako bismo postale značajne?

We wanted to do something now.

Želele smo da učinimo nešto sad.

MW: Sitting on the sofa that night,

MV: Dok smo sedele na sofi to veče,

we brainstormed and thought of all the issues facing Bali.

razmišljale smo o svim problemima sa kojim se Bali suočava.

And one thing that stood out to us the most

Jedna stvar koja se najviše isticala

was the plastic garbage.

bilo je plastično đubre.

But that is a huge problem.

Ali to je ogroman problem.

So we looked into what was a realistic target for us kids:

Zato smo gledale realnu stvar za nas kao decu -

plastic bags.

plastične kese.

And the idea was born.

I tako je ideja rođena.

IW: We started researching,

IV: Počele smo da istražujemo,

and let's just say, the more we learned,

i recimo, što smo više učile,

there was nothing good about plastic bags.

ne postoji ništa dobro u vezi sa plastičnim kesama.

And you know what?

I znate šta?

We don't even need them.

Nisu nam čak ni potrebne.

MW: We were really inspired by the efforts to say no to plastic bags

MV: Bile smo veoma inspirisane naporima da se plastične kese zabrane

in many other places,

na mnogim drugim mestima,

from Hawaii to Rwanda

od Havaja do Ruande

and to severals cities like Oakland and Dublin.

kao i drugim gradovima poput Ouklanda i Dablina.

IW: And so the idea turned into the launch of "Bye Bye Plastic Bags."

IV: I tako je ideja postala pokret "Zbogom plastičnim kesama."

MW: In the years that we have been campaigning,

MV: U godinama u kojim vodimo kampanju,

we have learned a lot.

dosta smo naučile.

Lesson number one:

Lekcija broj jedan:

you cannot do it all by yourself.

ne možete sve sami da uradite.

You need a big team of like-minded kids,

Treba vam tim dece sa istim razmišljanjem,

and so we formed the Bye Bye Plastic Bags crew.

i tako smo formirale ekipu "Zbogom plastičnim kesama".

The volunteer team includes children from all over the island,

Volonterski tim ukjučuje decu sa čitavog ostrva,

from both international and local schools.

iz međunarodnih i lokalnih škola.

And together with them,

I zajedno sa njima smo

we started a multi-layered approach,

započele višeslojni pristup,

based on an on- and off-line signature petition,

baziran na peticiji koja je onlajn i oflajn,

educational and inspirational presentations at schools

obrazovnim i inspiracionim prezentacijama u školama

and we raise general awareness at markets, festivals, beach clean-ups.

podigle smo svest na pijacama, festivalima, čišćenjima plaža.

And last but not least,

I na kraju,

we distribute alternative bags,

raspodelile smo alternativne kese,

bags like net bags,

kao što su mrežaste kese,

recycled newspaper bags

od recikliranih novina,

or 100 percent organic material bags,

ili kese koje su 100% od organskog materijala,

all made by local initiatives on the island.

koje sve prave lokalne inicijative na ostrvu.

IW: We run a pilot village,

IV: Imamo pilot selo,

home of 800 families.

dom 800 porodica.

The village mayor was our first friend

Gradonačelnik je naš prvi prijatelj

and he loved our T-shirts, so that helped.

i voleo je naše majice, to je dosta pomoglo.

We focused on making the customers aware,

Fokusirali smo se na to da mušterije budu svesne,

because that's where the change needs to happen.

zato što tu treba da se desi promena.

The village is already two-thirds along the way

Selo je već 2/3 na putu

of becoming plastic bag free.

da postane bez plastičnih kesa.

Our first attempts to get the government of Bali on board failed.

Naš prvi pokušaj da uvedemo vladu Balija u to je bio neuspešan.

So we thought,

Zato smo pomislile,

"Hmm ... a petition with one million signatures.

"Hm, peticija sa milion potpisa.

They can't ignore us, right?"

Ne mogu nas ignorisati?"

MW: Right!

MV: Tako je!

IW: But, who would have guessed

IV: Ali ko bi pomislio

one million signatures is, like, a thousand times a thousand?

da je milion potpisa kao hiljadu puta hiljadu?

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

We got stuck --

Zapele smo,

till we learned lesson number two:

dok nismo naučile lekciju broj dva:

think outside the box.

misli široko.

Someone mentioned

Neko je pomenuo

that the Bali airport handles 16 million arrivals and departures a year.

da aerodrom Balija ima 16 miliona dolazaka i odlazaka godišnje.

MW: But how do we get into the airport?

MV: Ali kako da uđemo u aerodrom?

And here comes lesson number three:

I evo je lekcija broj tri:

persistence.

upornost.

Off we headed to the airport.

Otišli smo na aerodrom.

We got past the janitor.

Prošli smo domara,

And then it was his boss's boss,

onda je došao šef njegovog šefa,

and then the assistant office manager,

onda pomoćnik menadžera kancelarije,

and then the office manager,

i onda menadžer kancelarije,

and then ...

i onda...

we got shuffled down two levels and thought,

Spustili su nas dva nivoa ispod, i pomislile smo,

well, here comes the janitor again.

evo ga domar opet.

And after several days knocking on doors

I posle nekoliko dana kucanja na vrata

and just being kids on a mission,

i toga što smo deca na misiji,

we finally got to the commercial manager of Bali airports.

napokon smo došle do komercijalnog menadžera Bali aerodroma.

And we gave him the "Bali of plastic bags" speech, and being a very nice man,

Održali smo mu govor "Bali plastičnih kesa"

i pošto je veoma dobar čovek,

he said, [imitating the man's voice] "I cannot believe what I'm about say,

rekao je [imitira glas muškarca] "Ne mogu da verujem da ću ovo reći,

but I'm going to give authorization

ali ću vam dati dozvolu

to collect signatures behind customs and immigrations."

da uzimate potpise iza carine i imigracionog."

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

IW: In our first hour and a half there,

IV: Naših prvih sat i po vremena tamo,

we got almost 1,000 signatures.

dobili smo skoro 1000 potpisa.

How cool is that?

Koliko je to strava?

Lesson number four:

Lekcija broj četiri:

you need champions at all levels of society,

potrebi su vam šampioni na svim nivoima društva,

from students to commercial managers to famous people.

od studenata do komercijalnih menadžera do poznatih ličnosti.

And thanks to the attraction of Green School,

I zahvaljujući privlačnosti Zelene škole,

we had access to a steady stream of celebrities.

imali smo pristup nizu poznatih ličnosti.

Ban Ki Moon taught us

Ban Ki Mun nas je naučio

that Secretary-Generals of the United Nations

da Generalni sekretari Ujedinjenih nacija

don't sign petitions --

ne potpisuju peticije -

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

even if kids ask nicely.

čak ako ih klinci lepo zamole.

But he promised to spread the word,

Ali je obećao da će raširiti priču,

and now we work closely with the United Nations.

i sada radimo blisko sa Ujedinjenim nacijama.

MW: Jane Goodall taught us the power of a people's network.

MV: Džejn Gudal nas je naučila o moći mreže ljudi.

She started with just one Roots & Shoots group

Počela je sa samo jednom grupom "Korenje i izdanci"

and now she has 4,000 groups around the world.

i sada ima 4000 grupa svuda po svetu.

We are one of them.

Mi smo jedna od njih.

She's a real inspiration.

Ona nam je velika inspiracija.

If you're a fellow Rotarian,

Ako ste i vi Rotarijanac,

nice to meet you.

drago nam je,

We're Interactors,

Mi smo Interaktori,

the youngest department of Rotary International.

najmlađi odsek međunarodnog Rotarija.

IW: But we have also learned much about patience,

IV: Isto smo mnogo naučili o strpljenju,

MW: how to deal with frustrations,

MV: kako da se nosimo sa frustracijama,

IW: leadership,

IV: vođstvu,

MW: teamwork,

MV: timskom radu,

IW: friendship,

IV: prijateljstvu,

MW: we learned more about the Balinese and their culture

MV: naučili smo više o stanovnicima Balija i kulturi

IW: and we learned about the importance of commitment.

IV: i naučili smo o važnosti privrženosti.

MW: It's not always easy.

MV: Nije uvek lako.

Sometimes it does get a little bit hard to walk your talk.

Nekad je teže da radite ono što govorite.

IW: But last year, we did exactly that.

IV: Ali smo prošle godine uradili upravo to.

We went to India to give a talk,

U Indiji smo održale govor,

and our parents took us to visit

i roditelji su nam pokazali

the former private house of Mahatma Gandhi.

nekadašnju kuću Mahatme Gandija.

We learned about the power of hunger strikes

Naučili smo o moći štrajkovanja glađu

he did to reach his goals.

kojim je postigao ciljeve.

Yes, by the end of the tour,

Da, kad se završila poseta,

when we met our parents again,

sreli smo naše roditelje opet,

we both made a decision and said,

obe smo donele odluku i rekle,

"We're going on a hunger strike!"

"Počinjemo sa štrajkom glađu!"

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

MW: And you can probably imagine their faces.

MV: Verovatno možete da zamislite njihove izraze lica.

It took a lot of convincing,

Bilo je potrebno dosta ubeđivanja

and not only to our parents

ne samo naših roditelja

but to our friends and to our teachers as well.

nego i naših prijateljia i nastavnika.

Isabel and I were serious about doing this.

Isabel smo bile ozbiljne o ovome.

So we met with a nutritionist,

Našle smo se sa nutricionistom,

and we came up with a compromise

i smislile smo kompromis

of not eating from sunrise to sunset every day

da ne jedemo od svitanja do sumraka svaki dan

until the governor of Bali would agree to meet with us

dok se guverner Balija ne složi da se nađe sa nama

to talk about how to stop plastic bags on Bali.

da priča o tome kako da se zaustave plastične kese na Baliju.

IW: Our "mogak makan," as it is called in Bahasa Indonesia,

IV: Naš "mogak makan," kako se naziva na indonežanskom jeziku,

started.

je počeo.

We used social media to support our goal

Društvenim mrežama smo podržale naš cilj

and already on day two,

i već drugog dana,

police started to come to our home and school.

policija je dolazila u našu kuću i školu.

What were these two girls doing?

Šta su radile ove dve devojčice?

We knew we weren't making the governor look his best

Znali smo da guverner ne izgleda najbolje zbog toga

by doing this food strike --

što štrajkujemo glađu -

we could have gone to jail.

mogle smo da odemo u zatvor.

But, hey, it worked.

Ali eto, upalilo je.

Twenty-four hours later,

24 časa posle,

we were picked up from school

pokupili su nas u školi,

and escorted to the office of the governor.

i ispratili u kancelariju guvernera.

MW: And there he was --

MV: I tamo je on bio,

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

waiting for us to meet and speak,

čekao nas da se nađemo i razgovaramo,

being all supportive and thankful for our willingness

bio je pun podrške i zahvalan na našoj želji

to care for the beauty and the environment of Bali.

da očuvamo lepotu i okruženje Balija.

He signed a promise

Potpisao je obećanje

to help the people of Bali say no to plastic bags.

da će pomoći ljudima da kažu ne kesama.

And we are now friends,

I sada smo prijatelji,

and on a regular basis,

i redovno

we remind him and his team of the promises he has made.

podsećamo njega i njegov tim na obećanja koja je dao.

And indeed,

I zaista,

recently he stated and committed

nedavno je izjavio i obećao

that Bali will be plastic bag free by 2018.

da će Bali biti bez plastičnih kesa do 2018.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

IW: Also, at the International Airport of Bali, one of our supporters

IV: Takođe, na međunarodnom aerodromu na Baliju, jedan od naših pristalica

is planning to start a plastic bag-free policy by 2016.

planira da započne politiku bez plastičnih kesa do 2016.

MW: Stop handing out free plastic bags

MV: Prestanite da nudite plastične kese

and bring in your own reusable bag

i donesite vašu višekratnu

is our next message to change that mindset of the public.

je naša sledeća poruka kako bismo promenili razmišljanje javnosti.

IW: Our short-term campaign,

IV: Naša kratkotrajna kampanja,

"One Island / One Voice,"

"Jedno ostrvo / Jedan glas",

is all about this.

je o ovome.

We check and recognize the shops and restaurants

Mi proveravamo i prepoznajemo prodavnice i restorane

that have declared themselves a plastic bag-free zone,

koje su se deklarisale kao one bez plastičnih kesa

and we put this sticker at their entrance

i stavljamo ovu nalepnicu na njihov ulaz

and publish their names on social media

i objavljujemo njihovo ime na društvenim mrežama

and some important magazines on Bali.

i nekim bitnim časopisima na Baliju.

And conversely,

I suprotno,

that highlights those who do not have the sticker.

to ističe one koje nemaju tu nalepnicu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

MW: So, why are we actually telling you all of this?

I, zašto mi zapravo govorimo vama sve ovo?

Well, partly, it is because we are proud

Delom zato što smo ponosne

of the results that, together with our team,

na rezultate koje smo zajedno sa našim timom

we have been able to reach.

uspele da dostignemo.

But also because along the way,

Ali i zato što smo usput

we have learned that kids can do things.

naučile da klinci mogu da učine neke stvari.

We can make things happen.

Možemo da uradimo stvari.

Isabel and I were only 10 and 12 years old

Isabel i ja smo imale samo 10 i 12 godina

when we started this.

kad smo počele sa ovim.

We never had a business plan,

Nikad nismo imale poslovni plan,

nor a fixed strategy,

niti fiksnu strategiju,

nor any hidden agendas --

niti bilo kakve skrivene planove

just the idea in front of us

samo ideju pred nama

and a group of friends working with us.

i grupu prijatelja koji su radili sa nama.

All we wanted to do was stop those plastic bags

Htele smo da sprečimo da te kese

from wrapping and suffocating our beautiful home.

obmotaju i uguše naš predivan dom.

Kids have a boundless energy

Deca imaju neograničenu energiju

and a motivation to be the change the world needs.

i motivaciju da budu promena koja je svetu potrebna.

IW: So to all the kids of this beautiful but challenging world:

IV: Zato, svim klincima ovog prelepog ali izazovnog sveta:

go for it!

probajte!

Make that difference.

Napravite tu promenu.

We're not telling you it's going to be easy.

Ne govorimo vam da će biti lako.

We're telling you it's going to be worth it.

Govorimo vam da će se isplatiti.

Us kids may only be 25 percent of the world's population,

Mi klinci smo samo 25% svetske populacije,

but we are 100 percent of the future.

ali smo 100% budućnosti.

MW: We still have a lot of work to do,

MV: I dalje imamo puno posla,

but know that we still not stop

ali znajte da nećemo stati

until the first question asked when arriving at the Bali airports will be

dok prvo pitanje pri dolasku na aerodrome Balija ne bude

Both: "Welcome to Bali,

"Dobrodošli na Bali,

do you have nay plastic bags to declare?"

da li imate da prijavite plastične kese?"

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Om shanti shanti shanti om.

Mir za sve.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)