Makhtoum Abdalla: Education is a fundamental right for every child | TED

Transcriber:

翻译人员: Xiaoming Zhou 校对人员: Yip Yan Yeung

Hello, I am Makhtoum Abdalla from Sudan,

你们好，我是来自苏丹的马赫图姆-阿卜杜拉 （Makhtoum Abdalla）。

born in 2004, in Nyala, South Darfur.

我于 2004 年出生在南达尔富尔州 （South Darfur）的尼亚拉（Nyala）。

And on the map, the western part of Sudan is where you find Darfur.

在地图上，达尔富尔就在苏丹西部。

For over a decade, the state was affected [by] conflict,

过去的十多年来， 我们的国家都在遭受冲突的影响，

which we were still reeling from.

直到现在我们仍在忍受着这一切。

And as a result, since I was four years old,

这导致了从我四岁开始，

my family have lived in a camp for internally displaced people:

我们一家一直住在一个

为国内流离失所者（IDP） 提供的营地里，

an IDP camp for families that have been driven from their homes

国内流离失所者营地 是专门为那些因各种原因

for one reason or another,

不得不离开自己家园的人们 提供住宿的地方。

to another part of the country.

这些人们被迫离开家乡 搬去其他地方。

My family was displaced because of conflict,

我的家人是因为 当地冲突而流离失所，

and I was born in a world full of complexity,

而我则出生在那个复杂的、

loss and deprivation.

充满失去和资源匮乏的世界。

But despite that,

但是除此之外，

my family and I are still here

我和我的家人依旧在这里，

full of hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow.

充满希望和梦想， 为了一个更好的明天而活。

Before the camp,

在去营地之前，

we used to live in a place called Otash village in South Darfur.

我们曾住在南达尔富尔州的 一个叫奥塔什（Otash）的村庄。

And as the word “otash” comes from the Arabic word “A’atshan”,

“Otash”来源于 阿拉伯语“A’atshan”，

which means thirsty.

意为口渴。

And it has been called so for the lack of water resources

所以我们的村庄 也正是因为缺少水资源

in that area.

而获得此名。

And so the name of our IDP camp is Otash camp.

然后我们所寄居的流离失所者 营地的名字也被称作奥塔什。

Same name, same issue.

和村庄有同样的名字，同样的问题。

It's home to almost 100,000 people from different villages.

这里是大约十万 来自不同村庄的人的家园。

I was very young when we left our home,

我们离开家的时候我还很小，

but I can remember the fear on my family's face

但是我仍然可以记得 当我家人准备背井离乡时，

as they're getting ready, leaving everything behind.

脸上担忧害怕的神情。

I could see their pain, especially on my mother's face.

我可以看到他们的痛苦， 特别是从我母亲的脸上。

I still remember.

我仍然记得

My family were one of the thousands of families that fled.

我们一家是成千上万逃离 家园的家庭中的一员。

Not everyone was lucky,

不是所有人都那么幸运，

some lost their lives while trying to escape.

有一些因为逃命丢掉了性命。

Because the journey was so dangerous,

因为整个旅程简直太危险了，

we had to hide frequently along the road.

在路上，我们经常需要找地方藏身。

Where we used to live is only two hours away,

我们曾经住的地方 其实只有两小时远，

but the journey took two days until we finally reached a safe place,

但是我们花了两天 才终于赶到安全的地方——

the place that today we call Otash IDP camp.

就是这个叫做奥塔什的 流离失所者营地。

During the two days it took my family to the camp,

在那两天的逃难里。

we had nothing to eat and only a little water.

我们一家人没有任何吃的， 只有一点点水。

My baby brother died from malnutrition.

我的小弟弟死于营养不良，

And he was not even two years old.

他还不到两周岁。

My brother's passing affected me a lot.

我弟弟的离世对我影响很大。

That's why I decided to go to college to study nutrition and medicine.

这也是我决定要去 上大学学习营养和药学的原因。

Just to help others and find ways to prevent what happened to him.

希望可以帮助和找到其他方法 来阻止更多类似事情的发生。

In a world with so much food and so much prosperity,

在一个拥有丰富的 食物资源和繁荣的世界，

no one should ever die of hunger.

不应该有任何一个人 因为饥饿而死亡。

I feel like I owe it to my baby brother to be better and do better,

我总感觉亏欠弟弟很多， 我要做得更好，

so I can help people like us,

来帮助更多与我们有相似经历的人，

whether from Darfur or anywhere in the world.

不管他们来自达尔富尔 还是世界上的任何地方。

I have big dreams,

我有一个很大的梦想，

and I know education is my path to reaching them.

而且我知道接受教育 是实现梦想的途径。

Education is a basic right for every child.

教育应该是每一个孩子 拥有的基本权利，

And it is the way each of us can get skills,

也是我们每一个人获得技能的途径，

tools and power to make change in our lives

是改变人生和世界的

and in the world.

工具和力量。

Education is a basic right for all children,

教育是所有孩子的基本权利，

especially for those who have grown up

特别是那些在暴力和冲突充斥下

only knowing violence and conflict.

长大的孩子们。

And education, also, is the way we make our future more secure

教育，亦是使将来更安全、

and our present more peaceful.

当下更和平的一种途径。

A generation needs power to make change.

如果一代人需要做出改变的力量，

And the greatest power that's ever known to all

那么众所周知最强大的力量

is the power of knowledge.

便是知识的力量。

When I read books,

当我在读书时，

I feel like I'm no longer in my tiny room made of hay

我觉得我不再生活在 我那草垛搭成的、

without electricity in the camp.

没有电的小茅屋里了。

I feel like I'm confident enough to say that I'm the captain of my destiny.

我感到自信满满， 是自己命运的掌舵人。

From my room in the camp,

从营地里我的房间里，

I've been able to travel through books to Cairo,

我已借用书本旅行到开罗、

London and France,

伦敦和法国，

and all the way to Columbia University in New York.

然后一路翱翔到 纽约的哥伦比亚大学里。

And I know what most people may think about me,

我知道大多数人可能认为我

that I'm an internally displaced person.

只是一名离开自己家园逃难的人。

That may be true, but I am more than that.

那或许是对的， 但那仅仅只是一小部分。

I am patience, I'm hope, dreams,

我是耐心、希望和梦想，

and with education, I can get where I want to be.

通过教育，我可以去到 任何我想去的地方。

Education in an IDP camp is hard,

然而接受教育 在难民营是件困难的事情，

and Otash has certainly had its ups and downs.

在奥塔什情况时好时坏。

At the beginning, there were no schools nearby.

刚开始，这附近一所学校都没有。

Now there are schools, but they are not always free.

如今已经有了几所， 但他们并不总是免费的。

And we don't always have access to electricity or access to internet

而且我们并不会一直 有电和网络的供应，

like schools in many other countries.

像其他国家的学校那样。

But education should be free for every child,

但我认为应该给 每一位儿童提供免费教育，

and access to quality education should be a priority

并且使获得优质教育的任务优先化，

and available for all children.

提供给所有儿童。

Meanwhile, as more people in Darfur have been displaced,

与此同时，因为达尔富尔 有更多的人流离失所，

the schools inside our camp have become overcrowded.

难民营里的学校已经变得拥挤起来。

But still, they have big dreams too.

但是，他们也拥有很大的梦想。

And in my state primary school exams,

在我们这里的小学考试中，

I came in third in the ranking out of thousands of students,

我在几千名的学生里 取得第三的成绩，

which was a huge achievement for me.

这对我来是一个很大的成就、

Soon I will take another test at the end of my secondary school,

很快在我中学毕业的时候， 我会参加另一场考试，

and then I hope to progress onward to University,

之后我希望我可以向大学更进一步，

moving step by step closer to my ultimate goal.

一步一步地向我的终极梦想迈进。

Along the way,

一路走来，

I've learned to speak three languages.

我已经学习了三门语言。

I speak fluently in Arabic,

我可以说流利的阿拉伯语、

English and Turkish.

英语和土耳其语。

And recently, I started to learn French.

最近，我开始学习法语。

(French) J’ai de grands rêves.

（法语）我有很大的梦想。

(English) Learning languages makes me feel powerful,

（英语）学习语言使我感到强大，

as they challenge my mind.

因为这挑战了我的思维，

And it also makes me feel I can communicate with other people,

也因此让我可以和其他人交流，

which is important to a connected and equitable world.

这对一个互联、公平的 世界来说很重要。

And also, it's one of the many ways that can bring us all together as humans.

而且，这也是 使全人类团结起来的一种方式。

Because of my academic achievement,

因为我学术上获得的成就，

a few years ago, UNICEF Sudan wrote an article about me

几年前，联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF） 苏丹办事处写了一篇关于我的文章，

in which I shared my biggest dream

我在其中分享了我最大的梦想——

to one day go to Columbia University

希望有朝一日 我可以考进哥伦比亚大学

and study medicine.

去学医。

And now today I am one of UNICEF Sudan Youth Advocates,

如今，我是联合国儿童基金会 青年宣传员之一，

championing the rights of other children to access quality education.

倡导儿童获得优质教育的权利。

I told you, I have big dreams.

我已经告诉你， 我有一个很大的梦想。

Since becoming a Youth Advocate with UNICEF Sudan,

自从我成为联合国儿童基金会 青年宣传员之后，

I've been emphasizing the importance of peace and education.

我一直致力于强调 和平与教育的重要性。

And I see how youth in the camp look up to me

我看到营地里的年轻人开始崇拜我，

and how my parents and siblings ooze with pride

我的父母兄弟姐妹满怀自豪，

with the opportunities I have been given,

我为这个自己争取得来的机会

which makes me feel proud.

感到自豪。

And I love seeing everyone in the camp wants also to fight for education.

我很开心看到营地的 每个人为了教育而奋斗。

Recently, I had the opportunity to fly to the capital of Sudan, Khartoum.

前些日子，我有幸飞去了 苏丹的首都喀土穆（Khartoum）。

It was the first time for me to be on an airplane

那是我第一次坐飞机，

and first time also to leave Nyala.

第一次离开尼亚拉。

I even had the opportunity to meet the prime minister of Sudan,

我和其他代表苏丹每个州的年轻人

along with other youth representing every state in Sudan,

一起有机会见到了苏丹的总理，

which was truly overwhelming for me.

那对我来说甚至有点难以置信。

I, Makhtoum, from Otash IDP camp,

我，马赫图姆， 一个来自乌塔什难民营的人，

with the Prime Minister of Sudan.

和苏丹的总理站在一起。

But it was also an eye-opener.

但这确实使我大开眼界。

I connected with other youth who came to the capital

我与其他一同来到 首都的年轻人建立了联系，

with a heart full of hope and a mind filled with determination,

我们内心充满希望，头脑坚决，

wanting to share their stories from their parts in their country.

渴望分享各自地区的故事。

I realized that, despite our different cultural backgrounds, we were all one.

我意识到，尽管拥有 不同的文化背景，但我们仍是一体。

We have the same plight and needs.

因为我们面临相同的困境和需求。

But we all wanted one thing:

我们想要的只有一件事——

peace and fair treatment

被和平和公平地对待，

and access to services and opportunities.

以及获取服务和机会的权利。

And this must be true with every child around the globe.

这对全球各地的儿童来说都是如此。

The visit also reminded me

这次出行也提醒我

that there is so much unfairness in this world.

这个世界上有太多的不公平。

As I was lying in my hotel room with A/C on and electricity,

当我躺在舒适的酒店里 享受空调和电力时，

I thought of how I struggle in the camp to study and to sleep

我想到在难民营里，我 曾因为没有电力而挣扎，

because of lack of electricity.

无法学习或睡觉。

When I study, I rely on flashlights.

当我学习的时候， 我必须得依赖手电筒。

I can’t help but ask the question: Why?

我忍不住要问为什么。

I realized that I'm in so many ways so lucky

我意识到其实在很多方面我很幸运，

because I have opportunities to succeed in life,

因为我获得了成功的机会。

and I have the great privilege to continue to increase awareness

我很荣幸拥有能继续为世界上 其他像我一样的儿童

about education for all children like me and across the world.

提高教育意识的机会。

Imagine if they were given the skills, power and knowledge.

想象一下如果他们拥有 应有的技能、力量和知识。

Imagine the difference they would make in their life and in our world.

想象下他们能为自己的人生 和这个世界做出多大的贡献。

They have big dreams, too.

他们也有很大的梦想。

Education, just like electricity,

教育，就像电力，

shouldn't just be for some,

不应该只是提供给一部分人。

it's a necessity and a right.

它们是必需品和权利。

Just like hopes, dreams and opportunity.

就像希望，梦想和机会一样。

Shining a way forward for each of us

为每一个人的前路照亮光芒，

and, in turn, allowing us to make the world better for others.

作为回报，让我们可以 为他人创造更美好的世界。

I am Makhtoum Abdalla from Otash IDP camp,

我是来自于乌塔什难民营的 马赫图姆·阿卜杜拉，

but I am so much more than that.

但我远不止于此。

I say it proudly.

我可以很自豪地这么说。

With the power of education,

在教育的力量下，

I can make the world a better place.

我可以使这个世界变得更美好。

We all can.

我们都可以。

Thank you.

谢谢！