Richard Turere: My invention that made peace with lions

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevodilac: Rajko Orman Lektor: Mile Živković

This is where I live. I live in Kenya,

Ovo je mesto gde ja živim. Ja živim u Keniji,

at the south parts of the Nairobi National Park.

u južnom delu Nacionalnog parka Najrobi.

Those are my dad's cows at the back,

Ovo u pozadini su krave moga oca,

and behind the cows,

a iza krava,

that's the Nairobi National Park.

to je Nacionalni park Najrobi.

Nairobi National Park is not fenced in the south widely,

Nacionalni park Najrobi nije ograđen na južnoj strani,

which means wild animals like zebras

što znači da divlje životinje kao što su zebre

migrate out of the park freely.

slobodno migriraju iz parka.

So predators like lions follow them,

Grabljivice poput lavova ih prate

and this is what they do.

i ovo je ono što rade.

They kill our livestock.

Oni ubijaju našu stoku.

This is one of the cows which was killed at night,

Ovo je jedna od krava koja je ubijena tokom noći,

and I just woke up in the morning and I found it dead,

kada sam se probudio našao sam je mrtvu

and I felt so bad,

i osećao sam se veoma loše,

because it was the only bull we had.

jer je to bio jedini bik kojeg smo imali.

My community, the Maasai, we believe that

Moja zajednica, Masai, mi verujemo

we came from heaven with all our animals and all the land

da dolazimo sa nebesa sa svim našim životinjama i svom zemljom

for herding them, and that's why we value them so much.

za njih i zbog toga ih ovoliko cenimo.

So I grew up hating lions so much.

Zato sam ja odrastao ovoliko mrzeći lavove.

The morans are the warriors

Morani su ratnici

who protect our community and the livestock,

koji štite našu zajednicu i stoku

and they're also upset about this problem.

i oni su takođe uznemireni zbog ovog problema.

So they kill the lions.

Pa oni ubijaju lavove.

It's one of the six lions which were killed in Nairobi.

Ovo je jedan od šest lavova koji je ubijen u Najrobiju.

And I think this is why the Nairobi National Park lions are few.

I mislim da zbog ovoga Nacionalni park Najrobi ima malo lavova.

So a boy, from six to nine years old, in my community

Dečaci od šest do devet godina, u mojoj zajednici

is responsible for his dad's cows,

odgovorni su za očeve krave,

and that's the same thing which happened to me.

i to je ista stvar koja se meni dogodila.

So I had to find a way of solving this problem.

Ja sam morao da nađem način da rešim ovaj problem.

And the first idea I got was to use fire,

Prva ideja koju sam imao je da koristim vatru,

because I thought lions were scared of fire.

jer sam mislio da se lavovi boje vatre.

But I came to realize that that didn't really help,

Ali sam shvatio da to zapravo nije pomoglo,

because it was even helping the lions

jer je čak pomagalo lavovima

to see through the cowshed.

da vide kroz štalu.

So I didn't give up. I continued.

Nisam odustao. Nastavio sam.

And a second idea I got was

Sledeća ideja je bila

to use a scarecrow.

da koristim strašilo.

I was trying to trick the lions

Pokušao sam da prevarim lavove

[into thinking] that I was standing near the cowshed.

da pomisle da ja stojim blizu štale.

But lions are very clever. (Laughter)

Ali lavovi su veoma pametni. (Smeh)

They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow, and they go back,

Prvi dan će doći i videti strašilo, a zatim se vratiti,

but the second day, they'll come and they say,

ali sledeći dan, oni će doći i reći

this thing is not moving here, it's always here. (Laughter)

ova stvar se ne mrda, uvek je ovde. (Smeh)

So he jumps in and kills the animals.

Onda uskoče i ubijaju životinje.

So one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch,

Jedne noći sam šetao oko štale sa lampom,

and that day, the lions didn't come.

i taj dan lavovi nisu došli.

And I discovered that lions are afraid of a moving light.

I tada sam otkrio da se lavovi boje pokretnog svetla.

So I had an idea.

Pa sam imao ideju.

Since I was a small boy,

Još od kad sam bio mali,

I used to work in my room for the whole day,

radio sam u mojoj sobi po ceo dan,

and I even took apart my mom's new radio,

čak sam i rastavio majčin novi radio,

and that day she almost killed me,

i tog dana me skoro ubila,

but I learned a lot about electronics. (Laughter)

ali sam naučio dosta o elektronici. (Smeh)

So I got an old car battery,

Uzeo sam stari akumulator,

an indicator box. It's a small device found in a motorcycle,

i relej. To je mali uređaj koji se nalazi u motociklu,

and it helps motorists when they want to turn right or left. It blinks.

i to pomaže vozaču kada skreće levo ili desno. To trepće.

And I got a switch where I can switch on the lights, on and off.

Onda sam našao prekidač s kojim palim i gasim svetlo.

And that's a small torch from a broken flashlight.

I to je mala lampa iz slomljene baterijske lampe.

So I set up everything.

Pa sam sve sastavio.

As you can see, the solar panel charges the battery,

Kao što vidite, solarna ploča puni bateriju,

and the battery supplies the power

i baterija snabdeva energijom

to the small indicator box. I call it a transformer.

do malog releja. Ja to zovem transformatorom.

And the indicator box makes the lights flash.

I relej omogućava da svetlo trepće.

As you can see, the bulbs face outside,

Kao što vidite, sijalice su okrenute ka napolje,

because that's where the lions come from.

jer odatle dolaze lavovi.

And that's how it looks to lions when they come at night.

I tako to izgleda lavovima kada dođu noću.

The lights flash and trick

Svetlo trepće i prevari lavove

the lions into thinking I was walking around the cowshed,

kako bi mislili da ja šetam oko štale,

but I was sleeping in my bed.

ali ja spavam u svom krevetu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Thanks.

Hvala.

So I set it up in my home two years ago,

Postavio sam ovo u moju kuću pre dve godine

and since then, we have never experienced any problem with lions.

i od tada nismo imali problem sa lavovima.

And my neighboring homes heard about this idea.

I u susednim kućama su čuli za ovu ideju.

One of them was this grandmother.

Jedna od njih je bila ova baka.

She had a lot of her animals being killed by lions,

Imala je dosta životinja koje su pobili lavovi

and she asked me if I could put the lights for her.

i pitala me je a postavim svetla za nju.

And I said, "Yes."

Rekao sam: "Da"

So I put the lights. You can see at the back, those are the lion lights.

I tako sam postavio svetla. To u pozadini su svetla za lavove.

Since now, I've set up seven homes around my community,

Do sad, postavio sam ih u sedam kuća u mojoj zajednici

and they're really working.

i rade.

And my idea is also being used now all over Kenya

I moja ideja se sada koristi širom Kenije

for scaring other predators like hyenas, leopards,

za plašenje ostalih grabljivica poput hijena i leoparda

and it's also being used

i takođe se koristi

to scare elephants away from people's farms.

za teranje slonova od farme.

Because of this invention, I was lucky to get a scholarship

Zbog ovoga izuma imao sam sreće da dobijem stipendiju

in one of the best schools in Kenya,

za jednu od najboljih škola u Keniji,

Brookhouse International School,

Međunarodnu školu Brukhaus,

and I'm really excited about this.

i veoma sam uzbuđen zbog ovoga.

My new school now is coming in and helping

Moja nova škola se uključuje i pomaže

by fundraising and creating an awareness.

prikupljanjem sredstava i stvaranjem svesti.

I even took my friends back to my community,

Čak sam i doveo svoje prijatelje u zajednicu

and we're installing the lights to the homes

i instaliramo svetla na kućama

which don't have [any], and I'm teaching them how to put them.

koje ih nemaju i učim ih kako da ih postavljaju.

So one year ago, I was just a boy in the savanna grassland

Pre godinu dana bio sam samo dečak na pašnjacima

herding my father's cows,

koji čuva očeve krave,

and I used to see planes flying over,

i gledao sam avione kako lete,

and I told myself that one day, I'll be there inside.

i rekao sam sebi da ću jednog dana i ja biti unutra.

And here I am today.

I evo me danas.

I got a chance to come by plane for my first time for TED.

Dobio sam šansu da prvi put dođem avionom za TED.

So my big dream is to become an aircraft engineer and pilot when I grow up.

Moj veliki san je da postanem avioinženjer i pilot kada porastem.

I used to hate lions, but now because my invention

Ranije sam mrzeo lavove, ali sada moj izum

is saving my father's cows and the lions,

čuva očeve krave od lavova

we are able to stay with the lions without any conflict.

i mi smo u mogućnosti da ostanemo uz lavove bez konflikta.

Ashê olên. It means in my language, thank you very much.

Ashê olên. U mom jeziku to znači, hvala vam puno.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Chris Anderson: You have no idea how exciting it is

Kris Anderson: Nemaš predstavu koliko je uzbudljivo

to hear a story like yours.

čuti priču kao što je tvoja.

So you got this scholarship.Richard Turere: Yep.

Ti si dobio ovu stipendiju. Ričard Turere: Aha.

CA: You're working on other electrical inventions.

KA: Radiš na drugim električnim izumima.

What's the next one on your list?

Šta je sledeće na tvojoj list?

RT: My next invention is,

RT: Moj sledeći izum je,

I want to make an electric fence.CA: Electric fence?

želim da napravim električnu ogradu. KA: Električnu ogradu?

RT: But I know electric fences are already invented,

RT: Ali ja znam da su električne ograde već izumljene,

but I want to make mine.

ali želim da napravim svoju.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

CA: You already tried it once, right, and you --RT: I tried it before,

KA: Već si probao jednom, zar ne, ti si - RT: Probao sam pre,

but I stopped because it gave me a shock. (Laughter)

ali sam prestao jer me je pecnula. (Smeh)

CA: In the trenches. Richard Turere, you are something else.

KA: U rovovima. Ričarde Turere, ti si nešto posebno.

We're going to cheer you on every step of the way, my friend.

Mi ćemo bodriti svaki tvoj korak, moj prijatelju.

Thank you so much.RT: Thank you. (Applause)

Hvala ti puno. RT: Hvala vam. (Aplauz)