How we can help young people build a better future | Henrietta Fore

Prevodilac: Dragana Savanovic Lektor: Ivana Krivokuća

Today, there are 1.8 billion young people

Danas na svetu ima 1,8 milijardu mladih

between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world.

starosti između 10 i 24 godine.

It is the largest cohort in human history.

To je najveća zajednica u ljudskoj istoriji.

Meeting their needs will be a big challenge.

Ispunjavanje njihovih potreba će biti veliki izazov.

But it's also a big opportunity.

Ali i velika prilika.

They hold our shared future in their hands.

Oni drže u svojim rukama našu zajedničku budućnost.

Every day, we read about young people lending their ideas and passions

Svaki dan, čitamo o mladim ljudima koji koriste svoje ideje i strasti

to fighting for change,

u borbi za promenama,

social change, political change, change in their communities.

društvenim, političkim promenama ili promenama u svojim zajednicama.

Imagine what they'll create: breakthroughs, inventions.

Zamislite šta će oni stvoriti: otkrića, pronalaske.

Maybe new medicines, new modes of transportation,

Možda nove lekove, nove vidove prevoza,

new ways to communicate,

nove načine za komunikaciju,

sustainable economies and maybe even a world at peace.

održivu ekonomiju, a možda čak i mir u svetu.

But this opportunity, this youth dividend,

Ali ova prilika, ova prednost omladine

is not a given.

nije data.

One point eight billion young women and young men

Jedan zarez osam milijardi mladih žena i muškaraca

are standing at the door of adulthood.

su na pragu sveta odraslih.

Are they ready?

Da li su spremni?

Right now, too few of them are.

Trenutno, malo njih jeste.

My favorite part of my job at UNICEF

Omiljeni deo mog posla u UNICEF-u

is a chance to talk to, meet with and hear from young people

je prilika da pričam, da se upoznam i čujem priče mladih ljudi

all around the world.

širom sveta.

And they tell me about their hopes and dreams.

Oni mi govore o svojim nadama i snovima.

And they have amazing hopes and dreams

A imaju sjajne nade i snove

for what they'll accomplish in their lives.

u vezi sa onim što žele da postignu u životu.

But what they're also telling me is that they have fears.

Ali, isto tako mi govore da imaju i strahove.

They feel that they're facing a series of urgent crises.

Oni osećaju da se suočavaju sa nizom hitnih kriza.

A crisis of demographics,

Krizom demografije,

a crisis of education,

krizom obrazovanja,

a crisis of employment,

krizom zaposlenja,

a crisis of violence

krizom nasilja

and a crisis for girls.

i krizom za devojčice.

If you look at these crises, you realize that they're urgent

Ako pogledate ove krize, shvatićete da su hitne

and they need to be addressed now.

i da se odmah moramo pozabaviti njima.

Because they tell us that they're worried.

Zato što nam oni govore da su zabrinuti.

They're worried that they might not get the education that they need.

Zabrinuti su da možda neće dobiti neophodno obrazovanje.

And you know what?

I znate šta?

They're right.

U pravu su.

Two hundred million adolescents are out of school worldwide,

Dvesta miliona adolescenata širom sveta ne pohađa školu,

about the population of Brazil.

što je otprilike populacija Brazila.

And those that are in school

A i oni koji je pohađaju

feel that they may not be getting the right skills.

misle da možda neće steći neophodne veštine.

Globally, six in 10 children and young people

Globalno, šestoro od desetoro dece i mladih ljudi

do not meet the minimum proficiency level for reading and mathematics.

ne dostignu minimalni nivo znanja u čitanju i matematici.

No country can be successful

Nijedna zemlja ne može biti uspešna

if nearly half of its population of young people

ako skoro polovina njene omladine

are unable to read or write.

ne ume da čita ili piše.

And what about the lucky few who are in secondary school?

A šta je sa onim srećnicima koji idu u srednju školu?

Many of them are dropping out because they're worried

Mnogi odustaju jer su zabrinuti

that they're not getting skills that they can use to make a livelihood.

da neće steći veštine koje mogu koristiti da bi se izdržavali.

And sometimes, their parents can no longer afford the fees.

Ponekad, njihovi roditelji ne mogu da priušte školarine.

It's a tragedy.

Što je tragično.

And young people are also telling me that they're worried about employment,

Omladina mi takođe priča da ih brine zaposlenje,

that they won't be able to find a job.

da neće moći da nađu posao.

And again, they're right.

Opet, u pravu su.

Every month, 10 million young people reach working age.

Svakog meseca, 10 miliona mladih ljudi dostigne radno doba.

It's a staggering number.

To je zapanjujući broj.

Some will go on for further education, but many will enter the workforce.

Neki će nastaviti obrazovanje, ali će mnogi tražiti posao.

And our world is not creating 10 million new jobs each month.

A naš svet ne stvara 10 miliona novih radnih mesta svakog meseca.

The competition is fierce for the jobs that are available.

Konkurencija je žestoka za raspoloživa radna mesta.

So, imagine being a young person today,

Zamislite da ste mlada osoba danas,

needing a job, seeking a livelihood,

kojoj treba posao, koja traži sredstva za život,

ready to build a future,

koja je spremna da gradi budućnost,

and opportunities are hard to find.

a prilike je teško naći.

Young people are also telling me

Mladi ljudi mi takođe pričaju

that they're worried that they're not getting the skills that they need.

da su zabrinuti da neće steći neophodne veštine.

And again, they're right.

I tu su u pravu.

We are finding ourselves at a time in the world

Nalazimo se u vremenu u svetu

when the world is changing so fast for work.

kada se on jako brzo menja u smislu posla.

We're in the fourth industrial revolution.

Nalazimo se u četvrtoj industrijskoj revoluciji.

Young people do not want to be on the farms and in rural communities.

Mladi ne žele da budu na farmama i u ruralnim zajednicama.

They want to go to the cities.

Oni žele da idu u gradove.

They want to learn future skills for future work.

Žele da steknu veštine budućnosti za buduće poslove.

They want to learn digital technology and green technologies.

Žele da nauče o digitalnoj tehnologiji i ekološkoj tehnologiji.

They want to have a chance to learn modern agriculture.

Žele da imaju šansu da nauče o modernoj zemljoradnji.

They want to learn business and entrepreneurship,

Žele da nauče o biznisu i preduzetništvu,

so that they can create a business of their own.

kako bi stvorili sopstveni biznis.

They want to be nurses and radiologists and pharmacists and doctors.

Žele da budu medicinske sestre, radiolozi, farmaceuti i doktori.

And they want to have all of the skills that they'll need for the future.

I žele da imaju veštine neophodne za budućnost.

They also want to learn the trades, like construction and electricians.

Takođe žele da nauče zanate, kao što su gradnja i električarski zanat.

These are all the professions that a country needs,

To su sve profesije koje su potrebne jednoj zemlji,

as well as the professions that have not been invented yet.

kao i profesije koje još nisu izmišljene.

And young people are also telling me that they're worried about violence.

Mladi mi takođe pričaju da su zabrinuti zbog nasilja.

At home, online, in school, in their communities.

Kod kuće, onlajn, u školi, u svojim zajednicama.

And again, they're right.

I ovaj put su u pravu.

A young person can have hundreds of friends on social media,

Jedna mlada osoba može imati stotine prijatelja na društvenim mrežama,

but when they need to find a friendly face,

ali kada im zatreba prijateljsko lice,

someone who can be there as their friend, to talk to,

neko da im se nađe kao prijatelj, da sa njim popričaju,

they do not find one.

ne mogu ga naći.

They face bullying, harassment and more.

Suočavaju se sa maltretiranjem, uznemiravanjem i još mnogo toga.

And hundreds of millions are facing exploitation

A stotine miliona se součava sa eksploatacijom,

and abuse, and violence.

zlostavljanjem i nasiljem.

Every seven minutes, an adolescent boy or girl

Svakih sedam minuta, dečak ili devojčica adolescentkinja

somewhere in the world is killed by an act of violence.

su ubijeni u činu nasilja negde u svetu.

And girls are telling me

Devojčice mi pričaju

that they're especially worried about their futures.

da su posebno zabrinute za svoju budućnost.

And sadly, they're right, too.

Nažalost, i one imaju pravo.

Girls face prejudice and discrimination.

Devojčice se suočavaju sa predrasudama i diskriminacijom.

They face early childhood marriage

Suočavaju se sa brakom u ranom detinjstvu

and they face life-threatening early pregnancy.

i sa ranom trudnoćom opasnom po život.

Imagine a population of the United States.

Zamislite populaciju Sjedinjenih Država.

Now double it.

E sad to udvostručite.

That's the number of women who were married before their 18th birthday.

To je broj žena koje se udaju pre svog 18. rođendana.

Six hundred and fifty million.

Šesto pedeset miliona.

And many were mothers while they were still children themselves.

Mnoge su postale majke dok su i same bile deca.

One out of every three women will face physical abuse

Jedna od tri žene će se suočiti sa fizičkim zlostavljanjem

or sexual abuse in her lifetime.

ili seksualnim zlostavljanjem tokom svog života.

So, no wonder girls are worried about their futures.

Nije ni čudo što su devojčice zabrinute za svoju budućnost.

These urgent crises may not be a reality in your life or in your neighborhood.

Ove hitne krize možda nisu realnost u vašem životu ili komšiluku.

And perhaps you've had opportunities for a good education

Možda ste vi imali prilike za dobro obrazovanje,

and for marketable skills, and for getting a job.

tražene veštine i zaposlenje.

And maybe you've never faced violence, or prejudice, or discrimination.

Možda se nikada niste suočili sa nasiljem, predrasudama ili diskriminacijom.

But there are tens of millions of young people who are not so lucky.

Ali, postoji desetine miliona mladih koji nisu imali toliko sreće.

And they are sounding the alarm for their futures.

Oni daju signal za uzbunu za svoju budućnost.

And that is why UNICEF and our many public and private partners

Zato UNICEF i mnogi naši državni i privatni partneri

are launching a new global initiative.

pokreću novu globalnu inicijativu.

Young people themselves have named it.

Mladi su joj dali ime.

And it's called Generation Unlimited

Zove se Generation Unlimited

or Gen-U or Gen you.

ili Gen-U ili Gen you.

So, what they're saying is, it's our time, it's our turn,

Dakle, oni nam govore da je njihovo vreme, da je red na njih,

it's our future.

da je budućnost njihova.

Our goal is very straightforward.

Naš cilj je vrlo konkretan.

We want every young person in school, learning, training,

Mi želimo da svaka mlada osoba ide u školu, da uči, da se obučava

or age-appropriate employment by the year 2030.

ili da ima posao primeren svojim godinama do 2030. godine.

This goal is urgent, it's necessary, it's ambitious.

Ovaj cilj je hitan, neophodan i ambiciozan.

But we think it's also achievable.

Ali mislimo i da je dostižan.

So we're calling out for cutting-edge solutions

Zato tražimo najnovija rešenja

and new ideas.

i ideje.

Ideas that will give young people a fighting chance for their futures.

Ideje koje će pružiti mladima šansu za budućnost.

We don't know all the answers,

Ne znamo sve odgovore,

so we're reaching out to businesses and governments, and nonprofits,

pa se obraćamo kompanijama i vladama, neprofitnim organizacijama,

and academia, and communities, and innovators for help.

akademskim ustanovama, zajednicama i inovatorima za pomoć.

Gen-U is to be an open platform,

Gen-U će biti otvorena platforma

where people can come and share their ideas and solutions

gde ljudi mogu da dođu i podele svoje ideje i rešenja

about what works, what does not work,

o tome šta deluje, a šta ne,

and importantly, what might work.

i što je važnije, šta bi moglo da deluje.

So if we can take these ideas and add a little bit of seed money,

Ako uzmemo te ideje i dodamo malo početnog kapitala,

and add some good partners,

dodamo dobre partnere

and add good political will,

i političku volju,

we think they can scale up to reach thousands and millions of people

možemo se proširiti i dopreti do hiljada i miliona ljudi

around the world.

širom sveta.

And with this project, we're also going to do something new.

Ovim projektom ćemo uraditi nešto novo.

We're going to co-design and co-create with young people.

Zajedno ćemo osmišljavati i stvarati sa mladima.

So with Gen-U, they're going to be in the driver's seat,

Mladi iz Gen-U će biti na mestu vozača

steering us all along the way.

i vodiće sve nas na tom putu.

In Argentina, there's a program where we connect students

U Argentini postoji program gde spajamo učenike

who are in rural, remote, hard to reach mountainous communities,

koji su u ruralnim, udaljenim, teško dostupnim planinskim zajednicama,

with something they've seldom seen:

sa nečim što su retko viđali:

a secondary school teacher.

srednjoškolskim nastavnikom.

So these students come to a classroom, they're joined by a community teacher

Ovi učenici dođu u učionicu, zajedno sa nastavnikom iz zajednice

and they're connected to urban schools online.

i spojeni su sa urbanim školama onlajn.

And there is the secondary school teacher,

A tu su i srednjoškolski nastavnik,

who is teaching them about digital technology

koji im predaje o digitalnoj tehnologiji,

and a good secondary school education,

i dobro srednjoškolsko obrazovanje,

without them ever having to leave their own communities.

a da uopšte ne moraju da napuštaju svoje zajednice.

And in South Africa, there's a program called Techno Girls.

A u Južnoj Africi postoji program koji se zove Tehno devojke.

And these are girls from disadvantaged neighborhoods

A to su devojčice iz ugroženih susedstava

who are studying the STEM program area:

koje uče oblasti iz NTIM programa:

science, technology, engineering and math.

nauku, tehnologiju, inženjerstvo i matematiku.

And they have a chance to job shadow.

I imaju šansu da uče posao od drugih.

This is the way that they then can see themselves

Na ovaj način one mogu sebe da vide

in jobs that are in engineering,

na poslovima u inženjerstvu,

in science, and maybe in the space program.

nauci, i možda svemirskom programu.

In Bangladesh,

U Bangladešu,

we have partners who are training tens of thousands of young people

imamo partnere koji obučavaju desetine hiljada mladih ljudi

in the trades,

u oblasti trgovine

so that they can become motorcycle repair people,

kako bi mogli da popravljaju motocikle,

or mobile phone service people.

ili da budu serviseri mobilnih telefona.

But these are a chance to see their own livelihoods.

Ovo su šanse da obezbede sredstva za život.

And maybe even to have a business of their own.

Ili možda da osnuju sopstveni biznis.

And in Vietnam,

A u Vijetnamu

there's a program where we are pairing young entrepreneurs

postoji program u kojem upoznajemo mlade preduzetnike

with the needs in their own local communities.

sa potrebama njihove lokalne zajednice.

So with this program, a group gathered

Ovaj program je okupio grupu ljudi

and they decided that they would solve the problem of transportation

koji su odlučili da reše problem prevoza

for people with disabilities in their communities.

za ljude sa invaliditetom u njihovim zajednicama.

So with a mentor and a bit of seed funding,

Uz mentora i malo kapitalnog ulaganja,

they've now developed a new app to help the whole community.

razvili su novu aplikaciju kako bi pomogli celoj zajednici.

And I've seen how these programs can make a difference.

Videla sam kako ovi programi mogu promeniti stvari.

When I was in Lebanon, I visited a program called Girls Got IT,

Kada sam bila u Libanu, posetila sam program Girls Got IT,

or Girls Got It.

ili Girls Got It.

And in this program, girls who have been studying

U ovom programu, devojke koje su izučavale

computer skills and the STEM program

kompjuterske veštine i NTIM program

have a chance to work side by side with young professionals,

imaju priliku da rade sa mladim profesionalcima,

so that they can learn firsthand

kako bi naučile iz prve ruke

what it's like to be an architect, a designer or a scientist.

kako je to biti arhitekta, dizajner ili naučnik.

And when you see these girls, smiles on their faces,

I kada vidite te devojke, osmehe na njihovim licima,

the hot lights in their eyes,

vatru u njihovim očima,

they are so excited, they have hope for the future.

toliko su uzbuđene, imaju nadu za budućnost.

They want to change the world.

Žele da promene svet.

And now, with this program and these mentors,

A sada, sa ovim programom i ovim mentorima,

they'll be able to do it.

mogu to i da urade.

But these ideas and programs are just a start.

Ali, ove ideje i programi su samo početak.

They'll only reach a fraction of the young people that we need to reach.

Oni će dopreti samo do dela mladih do kojih treba da dopremo.

We want to take these ideas and find ways to scale them up.

Mi želimo da nađemo način da unapredimo ove ideje.

To reach more young people in more communities,

Da dopremo do više mladih ljudi u više zajednica,

in more places around the world.

na više mesta širom sveta.

And we want to dream big.

Želimo da sanjamo velike snove.

Could every school, everywhere in the world,

Da li bi svaka škola, bilo gde u svetu,

no matter how remote or mountainous,

koliko god da je udaljena ili planinska,

or even if it's in a refugee camp,

ili čak u izbegličkom kampu,

could they be connected to the internet?

mogla da ima vezu sa internetom?

Could we have instant translation for young people,

Možemo li imati momentalni prevod za mlade

so that you could get a good education

kako bi mogli da steknu dobro obrazovanje

in your own language, anywhere in the world?

na svom jeziku, bilo gde u svetu?

And would it be possible

Da li bi bilo moguće

that we could connect the education in your school

da spojimo obrazovanje u vašoj školi

with skills that you're going to need to get a job in your own community?

sa veštinama koje će vam trebati da dobijete posao u svojoj zajednici?

So that you actually can move from school to work.

Kako biste nakon škole mogli da imate posao.

And more.

I više.

Can each one of us help?

Da li može svako od nas da pomogne?

In our everyday lives and in our workplaces,

U našem svakodnevnom životu i na našim radnim mestima,

are there ways that we could support young people?

postoji li način da podržimo mlade?

Young people are asking us for apprenticeships,

Mladi nam traže praksu,

for job shadowing, for internships.

da im pokažemo posao, stažiranje.

Could we do this?

Možemo li ovo?

Young people are also asking us for work-study programs,

Mladi nam takođe traže programe rada i studiranja,

places where they can learn and earn.

kroz koje mogu da uče i zarade.

Could we do this and could we reach out to a community that's nearby,

Možemo li ovo uraditi i dopreti do obližnje zajednice,

that's less advantaged, and help them?

koja nije tako napredna, kako bismo im pomogli?

Young people are also saying that they want to help other young people.

Mladi takođe govore da žele da pomognu drugim mladim ljudima.

They want more space and more voice,

Oni žele više prostora i pravo glasa

so that they can gather to help each other.

kako bi se okupili i pomogli jedni drugima.

In HIV centers, in refugee camps,

U centrima za HIV, izbegličkim kampovima,

but also to stop online bullying and early child marriage.

ali i da bi zaustavili onlajn nasilje i brak u ranom detinjstvu.

We need ideas, we need ideas that are big and small,

Trebaju nam ideje, trebaju nam velike i male ideje,

ideas that are local and global.

lokalne i globalne.

This, in the end, is our responsibility.

To je, naposletku, naša odgovornost.

A massive generation of young people are about to inherit our world.

Brojna generacija mladih će naslediti naš svet.

It is our duty to leave a legacy of hope and opportunity

Naša dužnost je da im ostavimo nasleđe nade i prilika

for them but also with them.

za njih i sa njima.

Young people are 25 percent of our population.

Mladi čine 25 procenata naše populacije.

But they are 100 percent of our future.

Ali su 100 procenata naše budućnosti.

And they're calling out for a fighting chance

I oni traže šansu da se izbore

to build a better world.

za izgradnju boljeg sveta.

So their call should be our calling.

Njihova potreba treba da je poziv za nas.

The calling of our time.

Poziv našeg vremena.

The time is now, the need is urgent.

Sada je vreme, potreba je hitna.

And 1.8 billion young people are waiting.

I 1,8 milijarda mladih čeka.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)