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Memory Banda: A warrior’s cry against child marriage
Memory Banda: Bojni poklik protiv dječjeg braka
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Život Memory Bande krenuo je drukčijim smjerom nego život njene sestre. Kada joj je sestra ušla u pubertet, poslali su je u tradicionalni "inicijacijski kamp" u kojem se podučava djevojčice "kako seksualno zadovoljiti muškarca". Tamo je zatrudnjela - u dobi od 11 godina. Međutim, Banda je to odbila. Umjesto toga, organizirala je druge djevojke i tražila od vođe svoje zajednice da sastavi uredbu prema kojoj nijedna djevojka ne bi smjela biti prisiljena na brak prije nego što navrši 18 godina. Gurala je sve do državne razine... s nevjerojatnim rezultatima za djevojke diljem Malavija.
Memory Banda - Activist
Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world. Full bio
Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world. Full bio
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I'll begin today
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Započet ću
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by sharing a poem
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tako što ću podijeliti
s vama jednu pjesmu
s vama jednu pjesmu
00:16
written by my friend from Malawi,
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koju je napisala moja
prijateljica iz Malavija,
prijateljica iz Malavija,
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Eileen Piri.
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Eileen Piri.
00:22
Eileen is only 13 years old,
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Eileen ima tek 13 godina,
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but when we were going through
the collection of poetry that we wrote,
the collection of poetry that we wrote,
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ali kada smo prolazili kroz zbirku
poezije koju smo napisali,
poezije koju smo napisali,
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I found her poem so interesting,
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njena pjesma me toliko zaintrigirala,
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so motivating.
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i motivirala.
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So I'll read it to you.
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Pročitat ću je.
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She entitled her poem
"I'll Marry When I Want."
"I'll Marry When I Want."
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Naslovila ju je "Udat ću
se kada ja to želim".
se kada ja to želim".
00:42
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:45
"I'll marry when I want.
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"Udat ću se kada ja to želim.
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My mother can't force me to marry.
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Moja majka me ne može prisiliti na udaju.
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My father cannot force me to marry.
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Moj otac me ne može prisiliti na udaju.
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My uncle, my aunt,
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Moj ujak, moja ujna,
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my brother or sister,
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moj brat ili sestra,
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cannot force me to marry.
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ne mogu me prisiliti da se udam.
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No one in the world
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Nitko na ovom svijetu
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can force me to marry.
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ne može me prisiliti da se udam.
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I'll marry when I want.
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Udat ću se kada ja to želim.
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Even if you beat me,
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Čak i ako me tučete,
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even if you chase me away,
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čak i ako me naganjate,
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even if you do anything bad to me,
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čak i ako mi učinite išta loše,
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I'll marry when I want.
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udat ću se kada ja to želim.
01:26
I'll marry when I want,
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Udat ću se kada ja to želim,
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but not before I am well educated,
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no ne prije nego što se dobro obrazujem,
01:33
and not before I am all grown up.
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i ne prije nego što potpuno odrastem.
01:37
I'll marry when I want."
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Udat ću se kada ja to želim."
01:40
This poem might seem odd,
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Ova pjesma vam se može učiniti neobična,
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written by a 13-year-old girl,
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s obzirom da ju je napisala
trinaestogodišnjakinja,
trinaestogodišnjakinja,
01:47
but where I and Eileen come from,
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no tamo odakle ja i Eileen dolazimo,
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this poem, which I have just read to you,
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ova pjesma koju sam vam upravo pročitala,
01:55
is a warrior's cry.
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je bojni poklik.
01:59
I am from Malawi.
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Ja sam iz Malavija.
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Malawi is one of the poorest countries,
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Malavi je jedna od
najsiromašnijih zemalja,
najsiromašnijih zemalja,
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very poor,
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jako siromašna,
02:09
where gender equality is questionable.
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gdje je ravnopravnost spolova upitna.
02:14
Growing up in that country,
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Odrastajući u toj zemlji,
02:16
I couldn't make my own choices in life.
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nisam mogla sama donositi
svoje životne odluke.
svoje životne odluke.
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I couldn't even explore
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Čak nisam mogla niti istraživati
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personal opportunities in life.
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osobne mogućnosti u životu.
02:25
I will tell you a story
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Ispričat ću vam priču
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of two different girls,
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o dvije različite djevojčice,
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two beautiful girls.
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dvije predivne djevojčice.
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These girls grew up
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Te djevojčice odrasle su
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under the same roof.
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pod istim krovom.
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They were eating the same food.
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Jele su istu hranu.
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Sometimes, they would share clothes,
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Ponekad bi dijelile odjeću,
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and even shoes.
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čak i cipele.
02:46
But their lives ended up differently,
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No njihovi životi su se na kraju razišli,
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in two different paths.
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krenuli u dva različita smjera.
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The other girl is my little sister.
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Druga djevojčica je moja mlađa sestra.
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My little sister was only 11 years old
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Imala je samo 11 godina
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when she got pregnant.
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kada je zatrudnjela.
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It's a hurtful thing.
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To je jako bolno.
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Not only did it hurt her, even me.
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Nije povrijedilo samo nju, već i mene.
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I was going through a hard time as well.
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I ja sam prolazila kroz težak period.
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As it is in my culture,
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U mojoj kulturi je normalno da
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once you reach puberty stage,
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kada djevojčica uđe u pubertet,
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you are supposed to go
to initiation camps.
to initiation camps.
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mora krenuti u inicijacijski kamp.
03:30
In these initiation camps,
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U tim kampovima,
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you are taught how
to sexually please a man.
to sexually please a man.
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uči vas se kako seksualno
zadovoljiti muškarca.
zadovoljiti muškarca.
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There is this special day,
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Postoji jedan poseban dan,
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which they call "Very Special Day"
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koji nazivaju "Jako poseban dan"
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where a man who is hired
by the community
by the community
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kada muškarac kojeg
je angažirala zajednica
je angažirala zajednica
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comes to the camp
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dođe u kamp
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and sleeps with the little girls.
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i spava s djevojčicama.
03:51
Imagine the trauma that these young girls
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Zamislite traume koje te djevojčice
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go through every day.
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doživljavaju svaki dan.
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Most girls end up pregnant.
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Većina njih zatrudni.
04:01
They even contract HIV and AIDS
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Čak obole od HIV-a i side
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and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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i drugih spolno prenosivih bolesti.
04:07
For my little sister,
she ended up being pregnant.
she ended up being pregnant.
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Moja mlađa sestra je zatrudnjela.
04:12
Today, she's only 16 years old
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Danas ima samo 16 godina
04:16
and she has three children.
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i ima troje djece.
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Her first marriage did not survive,
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Njen prvi brak nije uspio,
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nor did her second marriage.
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kao ni njen drugi brak.
04:26
On the other side, there is this girl.
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S druge strane, postoji
jedna druga djevojka.
jedna druga djevojka.
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She's amazing.
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Fenomenalna je.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
04:35
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
04:39
I call her amazing because she is.
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Kažem da je fenomenalna jer je to istina.
04:42
She's very fabulous.
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Sjajna je.
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That girl is me. (Laughter)
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Ta djevojka sam ja. (Smijeh)
04:48
When I was 13 years old,
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Kada sam imala 13 godina,
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I was told, you are grown up,
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bilo mi je rečeno da sam odrasla,
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you have now reached of age,
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da sam postala punoljetna,
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you're supposed to go
to the initiation camp.
to the initiation camp.
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i da bih trebala otići
u inicijacijski kamp.
u inicijacijski kamp.
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I was like, "What?
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Moj odgovor je bio, "Što?
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I'm not going to go
to the initiation camps."
to the initiation camps."
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Neću ići u inicijacijske kampove."
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You know what the women said to me?
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Znate li što su mi govorile žene?
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"You are a stupid girl. Stubborn.
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"Glupa si. Tvrdoglava.
05:16
You do not respect the traditions
of our society, of our community."
of our society, of our community."
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Ne poštuješ tradicije
našeg društva i zajednice."
našeg društva i zajednice."
05:24
I said no because I knew
where I was going.
where I was going.
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Odbila sam jer sam znala kamo idem.
05:27
I knew what I wanted in life.
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Znala sam što želim u životu.
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I had a lot of dreams as a young girl.
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Kao djevojčica imala sam mnogo snova.
05:36
I wanted to get well educated,
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Željela sam se dobro obrazovati,
05:39
to find a decent job in the future.
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i pronaći neki dobar posao.
05:42
I was imagining myself as a lawyer,
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Zamišljala sam se kao odvjetnicu,
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seated on that big chair.
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kako sjedim na ovoj velikoj stolici.
05:46
Those were the imaginations that
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To su bile maštarije
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were going through my mind every day.
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koje su mi se vrtile po glavi svaki dan.
05:52
And I knew that one day,
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I znala sam da ću jednoga dana
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I would contribute something,
a little something to my community.
a little something to my community.
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pridonijeti nečemu, nekoj
maloj stvari u mojoj zajednici.
maloj stvari u mojoj zajednici.
05:58
But every day after refusing,
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No svaki dan nakon mog odbijanja,
06:01
women would tell me,
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žene bi mi govorile,
06:03
"Look at you, you're all grown up.
Your little sister has a baby.
Your little sister has a baby.
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"Pogledaj se, sva si već odrasla.
Tvoja mlađa sestra ima bebu.
Tvoja mlađa sestra ima bebu.
06:06
What about you?"
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Što je s tobom?"
06:08
That was the music
that I was hearing every day,
that I was hearing every day,
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To je bila glazba koju
sam slušala svaki dan,
sam slušala svaki dan,
06:13
and that is the music
that girls hear every day
that girls hear every day
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i koju svaki dan slušaju djevojke
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when they don't do something
that the community needs them to do.
that the community needs them to do.
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kada ne učine nešto što
od njih zahtijeva zajednica.
od njih zahtijeva zajednica.
06:23
When I compared the two stories
between me and my sister,
between me and my sister,
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Kada sam usporedila dvije
priče moje sestre i mene,
priče moje sestre i mene,
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I said, "Why can't I do something?
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pitala sam se zašto ne mogu nešto učiniti.
06:32
Why can't I change something
that has happened for a long time
that has happened for a long time
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Zašto ne mogu promijeniti nešto
što se već dugo vremena događa
što se već dugo vremena događa
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in our community?"
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u našoj zajednici.
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That was when I called other girls
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Tada sam pozvala druge djevojke
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just like my sister, who have children,
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koje, poput moje sestre, imaju djecu,
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who have been in class but they have
forgotten how to read and write.
forgotten how to read and write.
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koje su išle u školu, ali su
zaboravile čitati i pisati.
zaboravile čitati i pisati.
06:48
I said, "Come on, we can
remind each other
remind each other
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Rekla sam im "Hajde,
možemo se zajedno podsjetiti
možemo se zajedno podsjetiti
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how to read and write again,
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kako čitati i pisati,
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how to hold the pen,
how to read, to hold the book."
how to read, to hold the book."
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kako držati olovku, kako držati knjigu."
06:56
It was a great time I had with them.
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Naše zajedničko vrijeme je bilo sjajno.
06:59
Nor did I just learn a little about them,
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Nisam ih samo površno upoznala,
07:04
but they were able to tell me
their personal stories,
their personal stories,
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već su mi one ispričale
svoje osobne priče,
svoje osobne priče,
07:07
what they were facing every day
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kroz što su prolazile svaki dan
07:09
as young mothers.
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kao mlade majke.
07:12
That was when I was like,
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Tada sam se upitala
07:14
'Why can't we take all these things
that are happening to us
that are happening to us
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"Zašto ne možemo sve ove
stvari koje nam se događaju
stvari koje nam se događaju
07:17
and present them and tell our mothers,
our traditional leaders,
our traditional leaders,
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podijeliti s našim majkama,
s tradicionalnim vođama,
s tradicionalnim vođama,
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that these are the wrong things?"
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da uvide koliko su to loše stvari."
07:23
It was a scary thing to do,
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To nije bilo jednostavno,
07:25
because these traditional leaders,
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jer su ti tradicionalni vođe,
07:27
they are already accustomed to the things
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već bili naviknuti na sve te stvari
07:30
that have been there for ages.
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koje su se događale od pamtivijeka.
07:32
A hard thing to change,
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Bilo je teško to promijeniti,
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but a good thing to try.
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ali je dobra stvar barem pokušati.
07:37
So we tried.
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Pa smo probale.
07:39
It was very hard, but we pushed.
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Bilo je vrlo teško, ali smo bile uporne.
07:42
And I'm here to say that in my community,
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Sada sam ovdje da vam
kažem za svoju zajednicu,
kažem za svoju zajednicu,
07:45
it was the first community after girls
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koja je bila prva zajednica u kojoj se,
07:47
pushed so hard to our traditional leader,
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nakon što su djevojke uporno gurale,
07:51
and our leader stood up for us
and said no girl has to be married
and said no girl has to be married
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naš vođa zauzeo za nas i rekao
da se nijedna djevojka ne mora udati
da se nijedna djevojka ne mora udati
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before the age of 18.
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prije nego što navrši 18 godina.
07:57
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
08:05
In my community,
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U mojoj zajednici,
08:07
that was the first time a community,
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to je bilo prvi puta
08:09
they had to call the bylaws,
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da su morali donijeti uredbu,
08:12
the first bylaw that protected girls
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prvu uredbu koja štiti djevojke
08:15
in our community.
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u našoj zajednici.
08:18
We did not stop there.
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Nismo stale na tome.
08:19
We forged ahead.
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Gurale smo dalje.
08:22
We were determined to fight for girls
not just in my community,
not just in my community,
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Bile smo odlučne u borbi za djevojke
ne samo u mojoj zajednici,
ne samo u mojoj zajednici,
08:26
but even in other communities.
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već i u drugim zajednicama.
08:29
When the child marriage bill
was being presented in February,
was being presented in February,
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Kada se u veljači predstavljao
prijedlog zakon o dječjem braku,
prijedlog zakon o dječjem braku,
08:33
we were there at the Parliament house.
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bile smo ispred Parlamenta.
08:37
Every day, when the members
of Parliament were entering,
of Parliament were entering,
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Svaki dan, kada su članovi
Parlamenta ulazili u zgradu,
Parlamenta ulazili u zgradu,
08:41
we were telling them,
"Would you please support the bill?"
"Would you please support the bill?"
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molile smo ih da podrže
taj prijedlog zakon.
taj prijedlog zakon.
08:44
And we don't have
much technology like here,
much technology like here,
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Nemamo toliko tehnologije kao vi ovdje,
08:49
but we have our small phones.
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ali imamo malene telefone.
08:51
So we said, "Why can't we get
their numbers and text them?"
their numbers and text them?"
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Pa nam je sinulo da bismo mogle saznati
njihove brojeve i poslati im poruke.
njihove brojeve i poslati im poruke.
08:56
So we did that. It was a good thing.
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To smo i napravile. To je bilo dobro.
08:59
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
09:01
So when the bill passed,
we texted them back,
we texted them back,
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Kada je prijedlog zakon prošao,
ponovo smo im poslale poruke,
ponovo smo im poslale poruke,
09:04
"Thank you for supporting the bill."
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zahvaljujući im što su ga podržali.
09:06
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
09:07
And when the bill was signed
by the president,
by the president,
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Kada ga je potpisao predsjednik,
09:11
making it into law, it was a plus.
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i učinio ga zakonom,
to je bila velika stvar.
to je bila velika stvar.
09:14
Now, in Malawi, 18 is the legal
marriage age, from 15 to 18.
marriage age, from 15 to 18.
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Sada je u Malaviju 18 legalna dob za brak,
od 15 do 18 godina.
od 15 do 18 godina.
09:20
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
09:26
It's a good thing to know
that the bill passed,
that the bill passed,
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Dobro je znati da je zakon prošao,
09:30
but let me tell you this:
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no reći ću vam ovo:
09:33
There are countries where 18
is the legal marriage age,
is the legal marriage age,
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postoje zemlje u kojima je
18 legalna dob za brak,
18 legalna dob za brak,
09:37
but don't we hear cries
of women and girls every day?
of women and girls every day?
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no ne čujemo li vapaj
žena i djevojaka svaki dan?
žena i djevojaka svaki dan?
09:41
Every day, girls' lives
are being wasted away.
are being wasted away.
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Svaki dan trate se životi djevojaka.
09:47
This is high time for leaders
to honor their commitment.
to honor their commitment.
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Krajnje je vrijeme da vođe
poštuju svoju obavezu.
poštuju svoju obavezu.
09:53
In honoring this commitment,
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Poštivanje te obaveze
09:56
it means keeping girls' issues
at heart every time.
at heart every time.
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znači uvijek imati na umu
probleme djevojaka.
probleme djevojaka.
10:01
We don't have to be subjected as second,
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Ne treba nas se pokoravati
kao drugorazredne osobe,
kao drugorazredne osobe,
10:05
but they have to know that women,
as we are in this room,
as we are in this room,
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nego trebaju znati da žene,
poput nas u ovoj dvorani,
poput nas u ovoj dvorani,
10:09
we are not just women,
we are not just girls,
we are not just girls,
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nismo samo žene, samo djevojke,
10:13
we are extraordinary.
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mi smo posebne.
10:14
We can do more.
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Možemo više.
10:16
And another thing for Malawi,
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A druga stvar koja se tiče Malavija,
10:19
and not just Malawi but other countries:
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i ne samo Malavija već i drugih zemalja:
10:22
The laws which are there,
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zakoni postoje,
10:26
you know how a law is not a law
until it is enforced?
until it is enforced?
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ali znate da zakon nije
zakon dok se ne provodi.
zakon dok se ne provodi.
10:32
The law which has just recently passed
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Zakon koji je tek nedavno prošao
10:35
and the laws that in other countries
have been there,
have been there,
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postojeći zakoni u drugim zemljama,
10:38
they need to be publicized
at the local level,
at the local level,
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moraju biti objavljeni na lokalnoj razini,
10:42
at the community level,
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na razini zajednice,
10:44
where girls' issues are very striking.
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gdje su problemi djevojaka frapantni.
10:49
Girls face issues, difficult issues,
at the community level every day.
at the community level every day.
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Djevojke se u svojim zajednicama
suočavaju s teškim problemima svaki dan.
suočavaju s teškim problemima svaki dan.
10:55
So if these young girls know
that there are laws that protect them,
that there are laws that protect them,
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Ako te mlade djevojke znaju
da postoje zakoni koji ih štite,
da postoje zakoni koji ih štite,
11:00
they will be able to stand up
and defend themselves
and defend themselves
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moći će se zauzeti za sebe i braniti se
11:03
because they will know that
there is a law that protects them.
there is a law that protects them.
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jer će znati da ih zakon štiti.
11:09
And another thing I would say is that
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Još bih nadodala da su
11:13
girls' voices and women's voices
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glasovi djevojaka i žena
11:17
are beautiful, they are there,
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predivni, da postoje,
11:20
but we cannot do this alone.
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ali same ne možemo mnogo učiniti.
11:23
Male advocates, they have to jump in,
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Muški pobornici moraju se angažirati,
11:26
to step in and work together.
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uskočiti i surađivati s nama.
11:28
It's a collective work.
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To je zajednički posao.
11:31
What we need is what girls elsewhere need:
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Trebamo isto što i sve
druge djevojke trebaju:
druge djevojke trebaju:
11:33
good education, and above all,
not to marry whilst 11.
not to marry whilst 11.
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dobro obrazovanje, i iznad svega,
da se ne udamo s 11 godina.
da se ne udamo s 11 godina.
11:42
And furthermore,
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Nadalje,
11:44
I know that together,
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znam da zajedno
11:48
we can transform the legal,
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možemo izmijeniti pravni,
11:51
the cultural and political framework
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kulturni i politički okvir
11:55
that denies girls of their rights.
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koji liši djevojke njihovih prava.
11:59
I am standing here today
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Danas stojim ovdje
12:04
and declaring that we can
end child marriage in a generation.
end child marriage in a generation.
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i izjavljujem da možemo zaustaviti
dječje brakove u jednoj generaciji.
dječje brakove u jednoj generaciji.
12:12
This is the moment
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Ovo je trenutak
12:14
where a girl and a girl,
and millions of girls worldwide,
and millions of girls worldwide,
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kada će jedna, dvije i milijuni
djevojaka diljem svijeta
djevojaka diljem svijeta
12:19
will be able to say,
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moći reći,
12:21
"I will marry when I want."
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"Udat ću se kada ja to želim."
12:25
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
12:35
Thank you. (Applause)
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Hvala. (Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Memory Banda - ActivistMemory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world.
Why you should listen
Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls' rights around the world. She is leading Malawi's fight to end child marriage through her work with Let Girls Lead and the Girl Empowerment Network of Malawi.
Only 18-years-old, Memory championed a succesful national campaign that culminated in landmark legislation that outlawed child marriage. Memory works with girl leaders to ensure that village chiefs ban child marriage, end sexual initiation practices, enable girls to finish school and live safe from violence in a country where more than half of girls are married as children.
Memory became an advocate for girls after her younger sister was forced into marriage at the age of 11. She is now a college student in Malawi.
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