ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard Turere - Inventor
Young inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks.

Why you should listen

Richard Turere is a young Maasai man who lives in the wilderness of the Kenya savanna, on the edge of a national park full of rhino, giraffe, buffalo and lions. Since he was 9, Richard has held the honored chore of tending his father's cattle; in his free time, he tinkered with electrical gadgets. After dismantling the few household appliances, Richard taught himself how to fix them, and then he started inventing. He fit his parents' home with fans made from car parts and other junkyard components harvested from junkyards, then built other inventions for his neighbors.

Now 13, he is renowned for inventing "lion lights," a fence made of basic pieces (solar charging cells, flashlight parts), which quickly and effectively scares lions away from his father's cattle. Richard's dream is to be an aircraft engineer.

Read more about Richard Turere on CNN.com >>

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Richard Turere: My invention that made peace with lions

Richard Turere: Moj izum koji nas je pomirio s lavovima

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U Maasai zajednici gdje živi 13-godišnji Richard Turere, stoka je vrlo važna. No, napadi lavova bili su sve učestaliji. U ovom kratkom, nadahnjujućem govoru, mladi izumitelj govori o rješenju na solarnu energiju koje je osmislio kako bi sa sigurnošću otjerao lavove.
- Inventor
Young inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks. Full bio

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This is where I liveživjeti. I liveživjeti in KenyaKenija,
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Živim u Keniji,
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at the southjug partsdijelovi of the NairobiNairobi NationalNacionalne ParkPark.
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u južnom dijelu Nacionalnog parka Nairobi.
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Those are my dad'stata cowskrave at the back,
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Ovo su krave mog oca u pozadini,
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and behindiza the cowskrave,
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a iza krava je
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that's the NairobiNairobi NationalNacionalne ParkPark.
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Nacionalni park Nairobi.
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NairobiNairobi NationalNacionalne ParkPark is not fencedograđeno in the southjug widelyširoko,
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NP Nairobi na jugu većinom nije ograđen
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whichkoji meanssredstva wilddivlji animalsživotinje like zebraszebre
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što znači da divlje životinje kao što su zebre
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migratemigrirati out of the parkpark freelyslobodno.
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slobodno izlaze iz parka.
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So predatorspredatori like lionslavovi followslijediti them,
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Grabežljivci poput lavova ih slijede
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and this is what they do.
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i naprave ovo.
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They killubiti our livestockstoka.
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Ubijaju našu stoku.
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This is one of the cowskrave whichkoji was killedubijen at night,
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Ovo je jedna od krava koja je ubijena noću,
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and I just wokeprobudio up in the morningjutro and I foundpronađeno it deadmrtav,
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a ja sam se ujutro probudio i pronašao je mrtvu
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and I feltosjećala so badloše,
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i bilo mi je žao
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because it was the only bullbik we had.
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jer je to bio jedini bik kojeg smo imali.
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My communityzajednica, the MaasaiMaasai, we believe that
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Moja zajednica, Maasai, vjeruje
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we camedošao from heavenraj with all our animalsživotinje and all the landzemljište
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da smo došli s neba
sa svim svojim životinjama i svom zemljom
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for herdinguzgojem them, and that's why we valuevrijednost them so much.
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na kojoj ih pasemo i zato ih toliko cijenimo.
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So I grewrastao up hatingmrzi lionslavovi so much.
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Odrastao sam mrzeći lavove.
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The moransmorans are the warriorsratnici
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Morani su ratnici
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who protectzaštititi our communityzajednica and the livestockstoka,
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koji čuvaju našu zajednicu i stoku
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and they're alsotakođer upsetuzrujan about this problemproblem.
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pa su i oni uzrujani zbog tog problema.
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So they killubiti the lionslavovi.
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Zato ubijaju lavove.
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It's one of the sixšest lionslavovi whichkoji were killedubijen in NairobiNairobi.
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Ovo je jedan od 6 lavova koji su ubijeni u Nairobiju.
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And I think this is why the NairobiNairobi NationalNacionalne ParkPark lionslavovi are fewnekoliko.
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Mislim da je zato malo lavova u NP-u Nairobi.
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So a boydječak, from sixšest to ninedevet yearsgodina oldstar, in my communityzajednica
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U mojoj zajednici, dječaci od 6 do 9 godina
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is responsibleodgovoran for his dad'stata cowskrave,
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odgovorni su za očeve krave,
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and that's the sameisti thing whichkoji happeneddogodilo to me.
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a tu odgovornost imao sam i ja.
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So I had to find a way of solvingrješavanje this problemproblem.
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Morao sam pronaći rješenje za ovaj problem.
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And the first ideaideja I got was to use firevatra,
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Prva ideja koju sam imao bila je koristiti vatru
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because I thought lionslavovi were scaredprestrašen of firevatra.
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jer sam mislio da je se lavovi boje.
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But I camedošao to realizeostvariti that that didn't really help,
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Ali uvidio sam da to ne pomaže,
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because it was even helpingpomoć the lionslavovi
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već je čak pomagalo lavovima
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to see throughkroz the cowshedstaja.
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da vide kroz štalu.
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So I didn't give up. I continuedi dalje.
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Nisam odustajao. Ustrajao sam.
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And a seconddrugi ideaideja I got was
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Zatim mi je palo na pamet
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to use a scarecrowstrašilo.
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koristiti strašilo.
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I was tryingtežak to tricktrik the lionslavovi
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Htio sam prevariti lavove
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[into thinkingmišljenje] that I was standingstajati nearblizu the cowshedstaja.
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[da pomisle] kako ja stojim blizu štale.
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But lionslavovi are very cleverpametan. (LaughterSmijeh)
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Ali lavovi su jako pametni. (Smijeh)
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They will come the first day and they see the scarecrowstrašilo, and they go back,
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Prvi dan će doći, vidjeti strašilo i otići,
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but the seconddrugi day, they'lloni će come and they say,
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ali drugog dana će doći i reći:
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this thing is not movingkreće here, it's always here. (LaughterSmijeh)
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Ova stvar se ne miče, stalno je tu. (Smijeh)
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So he jumpsskokovi in and killsubija the animalsživotinje.
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Pa skoče unutra i pobiju životinje.
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So one night, I was walkinghodanje around the cowshedstaja with a torchbaklja,
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Jedne noći hodao sam oko štale sa svjetiljkom
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and that day, the lionslavovi didn't come.
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i tog dana lavovi nisu došli.
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And I discoveredotkriven that lionslavovi are afraiduplašen of a movingkreće lightsvjetlo.
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Otkrio sam da se lavovi boje svjetla koje se miče.
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So I had an ideaideja.
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Imao sam ideju.
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SinceOd I was a smallmali boydječak,
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Od malena sam
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I used to work in my roomsoba for the wholečitav day,
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po cijele dane radio u svojoj sobi.
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and I even tookuzeo apartosim my mom'smama newnovi radioradio,
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Čak sam rastavio mamin novi radio
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and that day she almostskoro killedubijen me,
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i tog dana me skoro ubila,
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but I learnednaučeno a lot about electronicselektronika. (LaughterSmijeh)
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ali mnogo sam naučio o elektronici. (Smijeh)
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So I got an oldstar carautomobil batterybaterija,
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Uzeo sam stari automobilski akumulator
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an indicatorindikator boxkutija. It's a smallmali deviceuređaj foundpronađeno in a motorcyclemotorcikl,
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i žmigavac. To je mali uređaj
koji se nalazi u motociklima
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and it helpspomaže motoristsvozači when they want to turnskretanje right or left. It blinkstrepti.
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i pomaže vozačima kad žele
skrenuti lijevo ili desno. Žmiga.
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And I got a switchprekidač where I can switchprekidač on the lightssvjetla, on and off.
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Uzeo sam prekidač na koji
sam mogao paliti i gasiti svjetla.
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And that's a smallmali torchbaklja from a brokenslomljen flashlightsvjetiljka.
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A ovo je mala svjetiljka iz razbijene džepne baterije.
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So I setset up everything.
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Sve sam postavio.
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As you can see, the solarsolarni panelploča chargesnaknade the batterybaterija,
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Kao što vidite, solarna ćelija puni bateriju,
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and the batterybaterija suppliespribor the powervlast
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a baterija strujom napaja
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to the smallmali indicatorindikator boxkutija. I call it a transformertransformatora.
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malu kutiju žmigavca. Ja je zovem transformatorom.
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And the indicatorindikator boxkutija makesmarke the lightssvjetla flashbljesak.
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Kutija žmigavca pali i gasi svjetla.
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As you can see, the bulbsžarulje facelice outsideizvan,
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Kao što vidite, žarulje su okrenute prema van
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because that's where the lionslavovi come from.
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zato jer odande dolaze lavovi.
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And that's how it looksizgled to lionslavovi when they come at night.
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A ovako to izgleda lavovima kad dolaze noću.
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The lightssvjetla flashbljesak and tricktrik
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Svjetla žmirkaju i navedu
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the lionslavovi into thinkingmišljenje I was walkinghodanje around the cowshedstaja,
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lavove da pomisle da ja hodam oko štale,
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but I was sleepingspavanje in my bedkrevet.
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ali ja spavam u svom krevetu.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
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ThanksHvala.
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Hvala.
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So I setset it up in my home two yearsgodina agoprije,
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Postavio sam to u svom domu prije dvije godine
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and sinceod then, we have never experiencediskusan any problemproblem with lionslavovi.
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i od onda nismo imali problema s lavovima.
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And my neighboringsusjedan homeskuća heardčuo about this ideaideja.
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Susjedi su čuli za tu ideju.
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One of them was this grandmotherbaka.
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Jedna od njih bila je ova baka.
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She had a lot of her animalsživotinje beingbiće killedubijen by lionslavovi,
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Lavovi su ubili mnogo njene stoke
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and she askedpitao me if I could put the lightssvjetla for her.
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pa me zamolila da i njoj postavim svjetla.
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And I said, "Yes."
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Rekao sam da hoću.
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So I put the lightssvjetla. You can see at the back, those are the lionLav lightssvjetla.
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Postavio sam ih.
Vide se u pozadini, to su lavlja svjetla.
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SinceOd now, I've setset up sevensedam homeskuća around my communityzajednica,
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Do sad sam ih postavio
u sedam domova u svojoj zajednici
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and they're really workingrad.
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i zbilja rade.
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And my ideaideja is alsotakođer beingbiće used now all over KenyaKenija
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Moja ideja koristi se diljem Kenije
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for scaringplaši other predatorspredatori like hyenashijene, leopardsLeopardi,
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za plašenje grabežljivaca poput hijena, leoparda,
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and it's alsotakođer beingbiće used
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ali i za plašenje
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to scareuplašiti elephantsslonovi away from people'snarodno farmsfarme.
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slonova s farmi.
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Because of this inventionizum, I was luckysretan to get a scholarshipstipendije
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Zbog ovog izuma, dobio sam stipendiju
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in one of the bestnajbolje schoolsškola in KenyaKenija,
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za jednu od najboljih škola u Keniji,
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BrookhouseBrookhouse InternationalMeđunarodni SchoolŠkola,
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Brookhouse International School,
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and I'm really exciteduzbuđen about this.
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i zbilja sam uzbuđen zbog toga.
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My newnovi schoolškola now is comingdolazak in and helpingpomoć
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Moja nova škola sad pomaže
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by fundraisingprikupljanje sredstava and creatingstvaranje an awarenesssvijest.
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oko skupljanja sredstava i podizanja svijesti.
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I even tookuzeo my friendsprijatelji back to my communityzajednica,
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Čak sam poveo prijatelje u svoju zajednicu
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and we're installingInstalacija the lightssvjetla to the homeskuća
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i instalirali smo svjetla u domovima
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whichkoji don't have [any], and I'm teachingnastava them how to put them.
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koji ih nemaju i poučavao sam ih kako ih postaviti.
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So one yeargodina agoprije, I was just a boydječak in the savannaSavana grasslandtravnjaka
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Prije godinu dana, bio sam običan
dječak na travnjacima savane
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herdinguzgojem my father'soca cowskrave,
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koji je pasao očeve krave.
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and I used to see planeszrakoplovi flyingleteći over,
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Viđao sam avione kako prelijeću
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and I told myselfsebe that one day, I'll be there insideiznutra.
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i rekao sam si da ću jednog
dana ja biti u jednom od njih.
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And here I am todaydanas.
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I eto me danas ovdje.
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I got a chanceprilika to come by planeavion for my first time for TEDTED.
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Imao sam priliku avionom doći
na svoj prvi nastup na TED-u.
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So my bigvelika dreamsan is to becomepostati an aircraftzrakoplov engineerinženjer and pilotpilot when I growrasti up.
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Moj je veliki san postati
zrakoplovni inženjer i pilot kad odrastem.
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I used to hatemrziti lionslavovi, but now because my inventionizum
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Nekad sam mrzio lavove, ali zato što moj izum
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is savingušteda my father'soca cowskrave and the lionslavovi,
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spašava očeve krave i lavove,
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we are ableu stanju to stayboravak with the lionslavovi withoutbez any conflictsukob.
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možemo živjeti uz lavove bez sukoba.
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AshPepeoê ololên. It meanssredstva in my languagejezik, thank you very much.
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Ashê olên. To u mom jeziku znači: Mnogo Vam hvala.
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(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
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ChrisChris AndersonAnderson: You have no ideaideja how excitinguzbudljiv it is
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Chris Anderson: Ne znaš kako je uzbudljivo
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to hearčuti a storypriča like yourstvoj.
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čuti priču kao što je tvoja.
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So you got this scholarshipstipendije.RichardRichard TurereTurere: YepDa.
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Dobio si tu stipendiju.
Richard Turere: Aha.
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CACA: You're workingrad on other electricalelektrična inventionsizumi.
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CA: Radiš na električnim izumima.
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What's the nextSljedeći one on your listpopis?
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Koji je sljedeći na tvom popisu?
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RTRT: My nextSljedeći inventionizum is,
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RT: Sljedeće želim
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I want to make an electricelektrični fenceograda.CACA: ElectricElektrični fenceograda?
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napraviti električnu ogradu.
CA: Električnu ogradu?
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RTRT: But I know electricelektrični fencesOgrade-drvene rešetke are alreadyveć inventedizumio,
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RT: Znam da su električne ograde već izumljene,
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but I want to make minerudnik.
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ali želim napraviti svoju.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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CACA: You alreadyveć triedpokušala it oncejednom, right, and you --RT-RT: I triedpokušala it before,
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CA: Već si jednom probao, zar ne, i...
RT: Probao sam prije,
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but I stoppedprestao because it gavedali me a shockšok. (LaughterSmijeh)
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ali odustao sam jer me udarila struja.
(Smijeh)
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CACA: In the trenchesrovova. RichardRichard TurereTurere, you are something elsedrugo.
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CA: Težak je to posao.
Richarde Turere, ti si nešto posebno.
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We're going to cheernavijačica you on everysvaki stepkorak of the way, my friendprijatelj.
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Navijat ćemo za tebe cijelim putem, moj prijatelju.
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Thank you so much.RTRT: Thank you. (ApplausePljesak)
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Hvala ti.
RT: Hvala. (Pljesak)
Translated by Suzana Barić
Reviewed by Senzos Osijek

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard Turere - Inventor
Young inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks.

Why you should listen

Richard Turere is a young Maasai man who lives in the wilderness of the Kenya savanna, on the edge of a national park full of rhino, giraffe, buffalo and lions. Since he was 9, Richard has held the honored chore of tending his father's cattle; in his free time, he tinkered with electrical gadgets. After dismantling the few household appliances, Richard taught himself how to fix them, and then he started inventing. He fit his parents' home with fans made from car parts and other junkyard components harvested from junkyards, then built other inventions for his neighbors.

Now 13, he is renowned for inventing "lion lights," a fence made of basic pieces (solar charging cells, flashlight parts), which quickly and effectively scares lions away from his father's cattle. Richard's dream is to be an aircraft engineer.

Read more about Richard Turere on CNN.com >>

More profile about the speaker
Richard Turere | Speaker | TED.com