The doctors, nurses and aid workers rebuilding Syria | Rola Hallam

翻译人员: Howel Wang 校对人员: Gabriella Hu

"Five hospitals in Aleppo have been bombed."

“五家阿勒波的医院 受到炸弹袭击。”

That was a text message that I received on a dark winter night in November 2016.

这是我在2016年11月的 一个冬季的夜晚收到的信息。

One of them was a children's hospital

其中有一家儿童医院，

run by my Syrian colleagues

是由我在叙利亚的

at the Independent Doctors Association, IDA.

独立医学学会 (IDA) 的同事运营的。

It was the sixth time it had been bombed.

这已经是它第六次 遭受到炸弹袭击了。

I watched in horror heartbreaking footage of the head nurse, Malak,

我看了一段在炸弹袭击过后 令人心碎的惊人片段，

in the aftermath of the bombing,

护士长马拉克

grabbing premature babies out of their incubators,

抱起还在保温箱里的早产儿，

desperate to get them to safety,

在她痛哭之前，

before she broke down in tears.

不顾一切的带着他们 逃到安全的地方。

And I felt devastated.

我非常震惊。

Fellow humanitarians and I have spent blood, sweat and tears

我和一些人道主义人士 投入大量的血、汗、泪，

rebuilding hospitals

去重建医院，

so that our patients may live, not die.

让我们的病人活下来， 而并不是死去。

And through this work, I made a discovery.

通过这项工作，我有了一个发现。

The reason that people survive in crisis

人们在灾难中生存的原因，

is because of the remarkable work of the people in crisis themselves.

是因为那些身在灾难中的人们 都做了许多了不起的贡献。

People survive because of the local doctors, nurses and aid workers

人们得救是因为那些 受影响地区中心地带的

who are from the very heart of the affected community,

当地的医生、 护士还有救援人员，

the people who dare to work where others can't or won't.

他们敢在一般人不敢的地方工作。

People survive because of people like Malak,

人们得救是因为有像马拉克的人，

who, despite sustaining a severe burns injury in the line of duty,

即使在工作中受到严重的伤，

她出院之后做的第一件事是

the first thing she did when discharged from hospital

was to go back caring for small children.

回去照顾孩子们。

From the rubble of death and devastation

在死亡的废墟中，

arise the most gallant and noble human beings.

诞生了最勇敢最高尚的人们。

Local humanitarians are the beacons of light

当地的人道主义人士，

是战争黑暗中的灯塔。

in the darkness of war.

Now, the data shows that Syrian organizations carry out

由叙利亚一些组织开展研究表明，

75 percent of the humanitarian work in Syria.

有75%的人道主义人士 在叙利亚工作。

Yet, they receive 0.3 percent of the Syria aid budget.

然而，他们仅获得了叙利亚 支助的预算的0.3%。

And what's more, the same is happening across the crises of the world.

此外，同样的情况也发生在 其他的遭受灾难的国家中。

I have witnessed this reality.

我见证过这个事实。

It means those with the knowledge, skill and ability

那些有学识、专业技能、能力，

to respond on the front lines

能奔赴救援前线的人，

have little of the necessary tools, equipment and resources

却没有相应的工具、装备、资源

they need to save lives.

去拯救生命。

It means groups like IDA don't have funds to rebuild their hospital.

这也意味着像IDA那样的团体， 没有足够的资金去重建他们的医院。

The humanitarian system is failing the most vulnerable communities

人道主义体制在那些易受攻击的社区

in their darkest hours.

最困难的时候是失败的。

Now, at the time of receiving that message,

在我收到那则信息的时候，

I was on sabbatical from my clinical work,

那时候正好是公休日，

setting up CanDo,

我正设置着CanDo 。

a start-up determined to address this imbalance

这是一个能解决这种不平衡的系统，

and enable local responders to provide health care

也能让当地的救援力量 给那些遭受战争破坏的社区

to their war-devastated communities.

提供医疗帮助。

We had devised a simple model:

我们设计了一个简单的模型：

source trusted and impactful local groups,

信任的来源以及有影响力的团体，

support their development through an accelerator program

通过激励的项目支持他们的发展，

and connect them to you via our crowdfunding platform,

然后通过我们众筹平台 将你与它们联系在一起，

where they can fund-raise for their health needs.

在那里，他们可以在平台上 根据他们健康需求募资。

So when IDA asked for help,

当IDA寻求帮助时，

I decided to launch CanDo seven months early,

我决定提前几个月上线CanDo ，

with very little money,

那时我们的资金很少，

and many people, including myself, thought I had finally gone mad.

许多人，包括我自己在内， 都认为我最终还是疯了。

I wanted to do something that transformed our collective anger

我想做一些事情， 能将我们愤怒的情感，

into something beautiful.

转换为美好的事物。

And that's how the People's Convoy was born.

因此“人民的保卫”诞生了。

It was a global crowdfunding campaign

这是众筹平台的一个项目，

to enable IDA to rebuild a whole new children's hospital,

让IDA重建一座新的儿童医院，

and, if successful, we the people would take the medical equipment

如果这个项目成功了， 人们就会把医疗设备

all the way from London to the Syria border.

从伦敦运送到叙利亚边境。

And we did it.

而且我们做到了。

Thousands of people came together from across the world

成百上千来自世界不同地方的人 聚集在一起，

to achieve a global first:

去创造世界第一：

we built the first-ever crowdfunded hospital.

我们建立了 史上第一座众筹医院。

The location was carefully chosen by the local experts, IDA,

地点是由当地IDA的专家 精心选择的，

where they knew it would be safe

他们知道那比较安全，

and serve the greatest number of displaced children.

而且还能最大化帮助 无家可归的儿童。

IDA was so moved by people's response,

大家的响应打动到IDA ，

they named it "Hope Hospital."

他们称医院为“希望医院”，

It's been open for exactly one year,

这家医院已经运营了一年了，

and they have treated over 15,000 children.

为超过15000儿童 提供了治疗服务。

(Applause)

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We can provide lifesaving assistance in the most volatile places on earth.

我们能为地球最不安稳的区域 提供生命救援。

The system needs to change,

这套制度需要改变，

and change starts with us all sharing a new humanitarian vision,

从改变我们 对新人道主义的看法开始，

one where you, global citizens with skills, expertise and resources,

此时，你们都是有技能、 专长和资源的地球人，

stand together with the local responders;

和当地的救援人员站在一起；

one where we are all humanitarians,

同时，我们还是人道主义人士，

putting the necessary resources in the hands of those who need them most

聚集灾区所需的资源， 并将他们分配到最需要的人手中，

and are best placed to use them effectively and efficiently.

以及交到能够最大化利用好 这些资源的人那去。

We need to support the people who are not only saving lives now,

我们需要支持那些 虽然还没参与救援，

but it will also be them stitching their wounded communities back together,

但在冲突结束之后，

once a conflict is over to help them heal.

为那些受到重创的社区 提供帮助的人。

Local humanitarians have the courage to persist,

当地的人道主义人士有勇气去坚持，

to dust themselves off from the wreckage

有勇气在残骸中站起来 拍去身上的尘土，

and to start again, risking their lives to save others.

有勇气重新冒着生命危险 参与救援行动。

And we can match their courage by not looking away or turning our backs,

我们也能参与到救援中， 只要我们不选择忽视和不逃避，

by helping those who are helping themselves,

而去帮助那些一线救援人员，

and together, save more lives.

与他们一起，就能拯救更多生命。

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

(Cheers)

（欢呼）

(Applause)

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Shoham Arad: Come over here, please.

Shoham Arad：请站到这里来。

Why are hospitals being bombed?

为什么医院会发生爆炸？

Rola Hallam: Yeah, good question.

劳拉 · 哈勒姆：嗯，问得好。

So, Physicians for Human Rights have documented

根据人权医师组织的记录，

nearly 500 attacks on hospitals

有将近500件 针对医院的攻击，

and over 800 medical personnel who have been killed --

有超过800名医务人员丧生——

有超过90%的此类事件 是由叙利亚政治斗争引起的——

over 90 percent of it by the Syrian regime --

and they say this is part of a systemic targeting

他们说这是系统性的攻击目标

and destruction of health care,

也是摧毁医疗设施的一部分活动，

using it as a weapon of war.

因为这是战争的一种武器。

And the thing with this is that it's not just our problem,

这不仅仅是属于我们的问题，

it's yours, too, and everyone's,

也是你们的，是所有人的，

because A, it exacerbates the refugee situation --

因为，第一， 当你摧毁医疗系统的时候，

when you have a decimated health care system,

它会造成难民情况的恶化，

it means the next Ebola-type epicenter of disease is going to be Syria;

这就意味着下一个 埃博拉病毒的病发中心会在叙利亚；

and unfortunately, it sets a very dangerous precedent

不幸的是， 它会发展成一个非常危险的先例，

that makes all of our hospitals anywhere in the world dangerous,

让我们在世界各地的医院 陷入危险之中，

and that is not how it should be.

也就是现在这样的情况。

SA: So this actually isn't just about money, either,

所以，这不仅仅是关于钱的问题，

CanDo isn't just about money.

CanDo不仅仅是钱的问题。

Tell me what it means to you that 5,000 people all over the world

告诉我，全世界5000人，

contributed 350,000 dollars to build Hope Hospital.

捐献了35万美元 来建设“希望医院”意味着什么。

RH: I think the answer is in that word, it's in hope.

劳拉 · 哈勒姆：我认为答案 就是这个词：“希望”。

I think everyone who donated, they had their faith in humanity renewed,

我认为每个捐款的人 都对人性的复兴充满信心，

knowing there are people like IDA and those doctors,

知道有能将人性最好的一面 展现出来的人存在，

who are exhibiting the absolute best of humanity,

就像IDA， 以及那些医生们一样，

and it was like an absolute reciprocation.

这就像一种绝对的报答。

IDA and these Syrians and many people in places of conflict

IDA和这些叙利亚人， 以及那些还在冲突当中的人，

feel very unheard and unseen.

都感觉被忽视了。

And I think the fact that --

我想，事实是——

and they see things through the prism of government,

他们都是通过政府的棱镜 在看这些事的发展，

因此，当他们看到政府 没有相应行动时，

so when they see government's not acting,

他们就会猜测 在那居住的每一个人都不关心。

they assume everyone who lives in those places doesn't care.

所以当他们看到那种展示，

So when they see that display,

每个人真的都会重拾对人性的信心。

it really does just renew everyone's faith in humanity.

SA: Thank you, Rola.

SA：谢谢你，劳拉。

RH: Thank you. SA: Thank you for everything.

劳拉：谢谢。 SA：谢谢你所做的一切。

(Applause)

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