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Ashweetha Shetty: How education helped me rewrite my life
Ashweetha Shetty: Com l'educació em va ajudar a reescriure la meva vida
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No hi ha una llibertat més gran que la de trobar el teu propòsit, diu la defensora de l'educació Ashweetha Shetty. Nascuda en una família pobra de l'Índia rural, ella no va deixar que les normes socials de la seva comunitat sufoquessin els seus somnis i fessin callar la seva veu. En aquesta xerrada personal, comparteix com va descobrir la seva valia gràcies a l'educació, i com està treballant per apoderar altres joves de la ruralia i que explorin el seu potencial. "Totes nosaltres naixem en una realitat que acceptem cegament, fins que alguna cosa ens desperta i ens obre un nou món", diu l'Ashweetha.
Ashweetha Shetty - Rural social worker
Through her nonprofit, Bodhi Tree Foundation, Ashweetha Shetty supports first-generation college students in rural India to explore their potential through education, life skills and opportunities. Full bio
Through her nonprofit, Bodhi Tree Foundation, Ashweetha Shetty supports first-generation college students in rural India to explore their potential through education, life skills and opportunities. Full bio
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00:12
I was eight years old.
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Jo tenia vuit anys.
00:15
I remember that day clearly
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Recordo aquell dia amb molta claredat,
00:17
like it happened just yesterday.
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com si fos ahir.
00:20
My mother is a bidi roller.
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La meva mare cargola cigarretes bidi.
00:23
She hand-rolls country cigarettes
to sustain our family.
to sustain our family.
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Cargola cigarretes
per treure la família endavant.
per treure la família endavant.
00:27
She is a hard worker
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Treballa molt dur
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and spent 10 to 12 hours
every day rolling bidis.
every day rolling bidis.
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i es passa entre 10 i 12 hores
cargolant cigarretes cada dia.
cargolant cigarretes cada dia.
00:34
That particular day she came home
and showed me her bidi-rolling wage book.
and showed me her bidi-rolling wage book.
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Aquell dia en concret va tornar a casa
i em va ensenyar el llibre de salari.
i em va ensenyar el llibre de salari.
00:39
She asked me how much money
she has earned that week.
she has earned that week.
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Em va preguntar quants diners
havia guanyat aquella setmana.
havia guanyat aquella setmana.
00:44
I went through that book,
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Vaig fullejar el llibre,
00:45
and what caught my eyes
were her thumbprints on each page.
were her thumbprints on each page.
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i em va cridar l'atenció
la seva empremta dactilar a cada pàgina.
la seva empremta dactilar a cada pàgina.
00:51
My mother has never been to school.
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La meva mare mai no ha anat a l'escola.
00:54
She uses her thumbprints
instead of a signature
instead of a signature
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Fa servir l'empremta del polze
en comptes de signar
en comptes de signar
00:58
to keep a record of her earnings.
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per portar el compte dels guanys.
01:01
On that day, for some reason,
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Aquell dia, per algun motiu,
01:03
I wanted to teach her
how to hold a pen and write her name.
how to hold a pen and write her name.
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vaig voler ensenyar-la
a escriure el seu nom amb un bolígraf.
a escriure el seu nom amb un bolígraf.
01:08
She was reluctant at first.
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Al principi es va mostrar reticent.
01:10
She smiled innocently and said no.
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Va somriure amb innocència
i em va dir que no.
i em va dir que no.
01:13
But deep down, I was sure
she wanted to give it a try.
she wanted to give it a try.
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Però en el fons, jo estava convençuda
que volia intentar-ho.
que volia intentar-ho.
01:18
With a little bit of perseverance
and a lot of effort,
and a lot of effort,
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Amb una miqueta
de perseverança i molt d'esforç,
de perseverança i molt d'esforç,
vam aconseguir que escrivís el seu nom.
01:21
we managed to write her name.
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01:23
Her hands were trembling,
and her face was beaming with pride.
and her face was beaming with pride.
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Li tremolaven les mans
i li brillava la cara d'orgull.
i li brillava la cara d'orgull.
01:29
As I watched her do this,
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Mentre la veia fer-ho,
01:30
for the first time in my life,
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per primer cop a la vida,
01:33
I had a priceless feeling:
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vaig experimentar un
sentiment inestimable:
sentiment inestimable:
01:36
that I could be of some use to this world.
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que podia ser útil en aquest món.
01:42
That feeling was very special,
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Aquest sentiment va ser molt especial,
01:44
because I am not meant to be useful.
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perquè no se suposa que hagi de ser útil.
01:48
In rural India, girls are generally
considered worthless.
considered worthless.
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A l'Índia rural, en general es considera
que les noies no tenen cap valor.
que les noies no tenen cap valor.
01:52
They're a liability or a burden.
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Són una responsabilitat o una càrrega.
01:54
If they are considered useful,
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Si se les considera útils,
01:56
it is only to cook dishes,
keep the house clean
keep the house clean
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només és per cuinar, endreçar la casa
01:59
or raise children.
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o criar la mainada.
02:02
As a second daughter
of my conservative Indian family,
of my conservative Indian family,
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Com que era la segona filla
de la meva família índia conservadora,
de la meva família índia conservadora,
02:05
I was fairly clear from a very early age
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tenia prou clar des que era petita
02:09
that no one expected anything from me.
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que ningú no esperava res de mi.
02:13
I was conditioned to believe that
the three identities that defined me --
the three identities that defined me --
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Estava condicionada a creure
que les tres identitats que em definien,
que les tres identitats que em definien,
02:18
poor village girl --
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pobra, de poble i noia,
02:20
meant that I was to live a life
of no voice and no choice.
of no voice and no choice.
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significaven que viuria una vida
sense veu i sense decisions pròpies.
sense veu i sense decisions pròpies.
02:27
These three identities forced me to think
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Aquestes tres identitats
em van portar a pensar
em van portar a pensar
02:30
that I should never have been born.
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que mai no hauria d'haver nascut.
02:35
Yet, I was.
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Però tot i això, jo existia.
02:39
All throughout my childhood,
as I rolled bidis alongside my mother,
as I rolled bidis alongside my mother,
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Al llarg de la meva infantesa,
mentre cargolava cigarretes amb la mare,
mentre cargolava cigarretes amb la mare,
02:43
I would wonder:
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em preguntava:
02:45
What did my future hold?
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què m'oferia el futur?
02:48
I often asked my mother,
with a lot of anxiety,
with a lot of anxiety,
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Li preguntava sovint a la meva mare,
amb molta ansietat:
amb molta ansietat:
02:51
"Amma, will my life
be different from yours?
be different from yours?
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"Amma, la meva vida
serà diferent de la teva?
serà diferent de la teva?
02:55
Will I have a chance to choose my life?
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Tindré la possibilitat
d'escollir la meva vida?
d'escollir la meva vida?
02:59
Will I go to college?"
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Aniré a la universitat?"
03:01
And she would reply back,
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I ella em contestava:
03:05
"Try to finish high school first."
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"Primer prova d'acabar l'institut".
03:08
I am sure my mother
did not mean to discourage me.
did not mean to discourage me.
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Estic convençuda que la mare
no pretenia desencoratjar-me.
no pretenia desencoratjar-me.
03:12
She only wanted me to understand
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Només volia que entengués
03:14
that my dreams might be too big
for a girl in my village.
for a girl in my village.
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que potser els meus somnis eren
massa grans per a una noia de poble.
massa grans per a una noia de poble.
03:20
When I was 13, I found
the autobiography of Helen Keller.
the autobiography of Helen Keller.
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Quan tenia 13 anys, em vaig topar
amb l'autobiografia de la Helen Keller.
amb l'autobiografia de la Helen Keller.
03:25
Helen became my inspiration.
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Ella es va convertir
en la meva inspiració.
en la meva inspiració.
03:27
I admired her indomitable spirit.
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Admirava el seu esperit indomable.
03:30
I wanted to have
a college degree like her,
a college degree like her,
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Volia tenir un grau universitari com ella,
03:33
so I fought with my father
and my relatives to be sent to college,
and my relatives to be sent to college,
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i em vaig barallar amb el pare
i la família per anar a la universitat,
i la família per anar a la universitat,
03:37
and it worked.
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i va funcionar.
03:40
During my final year
of my undergraduate degree,
of my undergraduate degree,
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Durant el meu darrer curs a la universitat
03:43
I desperately wanted to escape
from being forced into marriage,
from being forced into marriage,
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desitjava desesperadament
escapar-me d'un matrimoni forçós
escapar-me d'un matrimoni forçós
03:47
so I applied to
a fellowship program in Delhi,
a fellowship program in Delhi,
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i vaig sol·licitar
una beca d'investigació a Delhi,
una beca d'investigació a Delhi,
03:50
which is about 1,600 miles
away from my village.
away from my village.
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que està a uns 2500 km del meu poble.
03:53
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
03:57
In fact, I recall that the only way
I could fill out the application
I could fill out the application
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De fet, recordo que l'única forma
que tenia per emplenar la sol·licitud
que tenia per emplenar la sol·licitud
04:02
was during my commute to college.
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era en el trajecte a la universitat.
04:05
I did not have access to computers,
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No tenia accés a ordinadors
04:07
so I had to borrow
a college junior's cell phone.
a college junior's cell phone.
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i havia de demanar
el mòbil a un estudiant de tercer.
el mòbil a un estudiant de tercer.
04:11
As a woman, I could not
be seen with a cell phone,
be seen with a cell phone,
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Com a dona, no se'm podia veure
en públic amb un mòbil,
en públic amb un mòbil,
04:14
so I used to huddle
his phone under my shawl
his phone under my shawl
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de manera que l'amagava sota el xal
04:17
and type as slowly as possible
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i teclejava tan a poc a poc com podia
04:20
to ensure that I would not be heard.
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per assegurar-me que ningú no m'escoltava.
04:25
After many rounds of interviews,
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Després de moltes rondes d'entrevistes
04:27
I got into the fellowship program
with a full scholarship.
with a full scholarship.
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vaig entrar en un programa d'investigació
amb una beca completa.
amb una beca completa.
04:30
My father was confused,
my mother was worried --
my mother was worried --
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El meu pare estava confús,
la meva mare amoïnada...
la meva mare amoïnada...
04:34
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
04:39
My father was confused,
my mother was worried,
my mother was worried,
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El meu pare estava confús,
la meva mare amoïnada,
la meva mare amoïnada,
04:42
but I felt butterflies in my stomach
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però jo sentia papallones a l'estómac
04:44
because I was going
to step out of my village
to step out of my village
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perquè sortiria del meu poble
04:48
for the first time
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per primer cop
04:49
to study in the national capital.
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per estudiar a la capital del país.
04:53
Of the 97 fellows selected that year,
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Dels 97 estudiants
que van seleccionar aquell any,
que van seleccionar aquell any,
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I was the only rural college graduate.
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jo era l'única
que s'havia graduat a la ruralia.
que s'havia graduat a la ruralia.
04:59
There was no one there
who looked like me or spoke like me.
who looked like me or spoke like me.
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Allà no hi havia ningú que
se m'assemblés o parlés com jo.
se m'assemblés o parlés com jo.
05:03
I felt alienated, intimidated
and judged by many.
and judged by many.
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Em sentia aïllada, intimidada
i jutjada per molta gent.
i jutjada per molta gent.
05:08
One fellow called me "Coconut Girl."
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Un company es referia a mi
com: "noia del coco".
com: "noia del coco".
05:11
Can you guess why?
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Poden endevinar per què?
05:13
Anyone?
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Ningú?
05:16
That's because I applied
a lot of coconut oil to my hair.
a lot of coconut oil to my hair.
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Era perquè em posava
molt oli de coco als cabells.
molt oli de coco als cabells.
05:20
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
05:22
Another asked me where
I had learned to speak English,
I had learned to speak English,
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Un altre em va preguntar
on havia après a parlar anglès,
on havia après a parlar anglès,
05:26
and some of my peers did not prefer
to have me on their assignment teams
to have me on their assignment teams
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i alguns dels meus companys no
em volien als seus grups de treball
em volien als seus grups de treball
05:30
because they thought I would not be able
to contribute to their discussion.
to contribute to their discussion.
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perquè creien que
no seria capaç d'aportar res.
no seria capaç d'aportar res.
05:35
I felt that many of my peers
believed that a person from rural India
believed that a person from rural India
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Sentia que molts companys
creien que algú de l'Índia rural
creien que algú de l'Índia rural
05:40
could not supply anything of value,
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no podia aportar res de valor,
05:43
yet the majority of Indian
population today is rural.
population today is rural.
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tot i que la majoria de la població
actual de l'Índia és rural.
actual de l'Índia és rural.
05:48
I realized that stories like mine
were considered to be an exception
were considered to be an exception
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Em vaig adonar que històries com la meva
es consideraven una excepció
es consideraven una excepció
05:53
and never the expectation.
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i mai no era el que s'esperava.
05:57
I believe that all of us are born
into a reality that we blindly accept
into a reality that we blindly accept
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Jo crec que tots naixem en una realitat
que acceptem a cegues
que acceptem a cegues
06:02
until something awakens us
and a new world opens up.
and a new world opens up.
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fins que algú
ens fa despertar a un nou món.
ens fa despertar a un nou món.
06:07
When I saw my mother's first signature
on her bidi-rolling wage book,
on her bidi-rolling wage book,
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Quan vaig veure la primera signatura
de la mare al llibre de salari,
de la mare al llibre de salari,
06:12
when I felt the hot
Delhi air against my face
Delhi air against my face
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quan vaig sentir
l'aire calent de Delhi a la cara,
l'aire calent de Delhi a la cara,
06:15
after a 50-hour train journey,
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després d'un viatge en tren de 50 hores,
06:18
when I finally felt free
and let myself be,
and let myself be,
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quan finalment em vaig sentir lliure
i vaig ser jo mateixa,
i vaig ser jo mateixa,
06:22
I saw a glimpse
of that new world I longed for,
of that new world I longed for,
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vaig veure un bocí
del nou món que desitjava.
del nou món que desitjava.
06:25
a world where a girl like me
is no longer a liability or a burden
is no longer a liability or a burden
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Un món on una noia com jo
ja no és una responsabilitat o una càrrega
ja no és una responsabilitat o una càrrega
06:29
but a person of use, a person of value
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sinó algú útil,
una persona que val la pena
una persona que val la pena
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and a person of worthiness.
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i una persona que té mèrit.
06:35
By the time my fellowship ended,
my life had changed.
my life had changed.
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Quan la beca es va acabar,
la meva vida ja havia canviat.
la meva vida ja havia canviat.
06:39
Not only had I traced my lost voice,
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No només havia trobat la meva veu perduda,
06:41
but also had a choice
to make myself useful.
to make myself useful.
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també tenia l'oportunitat de ser útil.
06:46
I was 22.
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Tenia 22 anys.
06:48
I came back to my village
to set up the Bodhi Tree Foundation,
to set up the Bodhi Tree Foundation,
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Vaig tornar al meu poble i
vaig fundar Bodhi Tree Foundation,
vaig fundar Bodhi Tree Foundation,
06:51
an institution that supports rural youth
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una institució que
dona suport a la joventut rural
dona suport a la joventut rural
06:54
by providing them with education,
life skills and opportunities.
life skills and opportunities.
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proporcionant-los una educació,
habilitats i oportunitats.
habilitats i oportunitats.
06:59
We work closely with our rural youth
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Treballem molt en contacte amb els joves
07:01
to change their life
and to benefit our communities.
and to benefit our communities.
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per canviar-los la vida
i beneficiar la nostra comunitat.
i beneficiar la nostra comunitat.
07:06
How do I know my institution is working?
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Com sé que la meva institució funciona?
07:09
Well, six months ago, we had a new joinee.
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Doncs bé, fa sis mesos
vam tenir una nova incorporació.
vam tenir una nova incorporació.
07:12
Her name is Kaviarasi.
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Es diu Kaviarasi.
07:14
I first spotted her
in a local college in Tirunelveli
in a local college in Tirunelveli
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La vaig veure per primer cop
a la universitat local de Tirunelveli
a la universitat local de Tirunelveli
07:18
during one of my training sessions.
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durant una de les meves pràctiques.
07:20
As you can see, she has a smile
which you can never forget.
which you can never forget.
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Com poden veure, té un somriure
que no es pot oblidar mai.
que no es pot oblidar mai.
07:25
We guided her to get an opportunity
to study at Ashoka University, Delhi.
to study at Ashoka University, Delhi.
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La vam guiar perquè estudiés a
la universitat Ashoka, a Delhi.
la universitat Ashoka, a Delhi.
07:30
The best part of her story is that
she is now back at Bodhi Tree as a trainer
she is now back at Bodhi Tree as a trainer
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El millor d'aquesta història és que
ha tornat a Bodhi Tree com a consellera
ha tornat a Bodhi Tree com a consellera
07:36
working with dedication to make a change
in the lives of others like her.
in the lives of others like her.
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i treballa amb dedicació per
canviar la vida dels altres.
canviar la vida dels altres.
07:41
Kaviarasi doesn't want
to feel like an exception.
to feel like an exception.
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La Kaviarasi no vol
sentir-se una excepció.
sentir-se una excepció.
07:44
She wants to be of use
to others in this world.
to others in this world.
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Vol ser útil per a la resta
de gent del món.
de gent del món.
07:49
Recently, Kaviarasi mentored Anitha,
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Fa poc va ser la mentora de l'Anitha,
07:52
who also comes
from a remote, rural village,
from a remote, rural village,
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que també prové d'un poble rural i remot,
07:54
lives in a 10-foot-by-10-foot home,
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i viu en una casa de 9 m².
07:56
her parents are also farm laborers.
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Els seus pares treballen en una granja.
07:59
Kaviarasi helped Anitha secure admission
in a prestigious undergraduate program
in a prestigious undergraduate program
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La Kaviarasi va ajudar l'Anitha a entrar
en un prestigiós programa universitari
en un prestigiós programa universitari
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in a top university in India
with a full scholarship.
with a full scholarship.
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a una de les millors universitats
i amb una beca completa.
i amb una beca completa.
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When Anitha's parents
were reluctant to send her that far,
were reluctant to send her that far,
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Davant la reticència dels seus pares
a enviar-la tan lluny,
a enviar-la tan lluny,
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we asked the district
administration officials
administration officials
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vam demanar a l'administració local
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to speak to Anitha's parents,
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que hi parlés,
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and it worked.
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i va funcionar.
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And then there is Padma.
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I després tenim la Padma.
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Padma and I went to college together.
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Ella i jo vam anar
juntes a la universitat.
juntes a la universitat.
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She's the first in her entire village
to attend graduation.
to attend graduation.
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És la primera a graduar-se
de tot el seu poble.
de tot el seu poble.
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She had been working with me at Bodhi Tree
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Va estar treballant amb mi a Bodhi Tree
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until one day she decides
to go to graduate school.
to go to graduate school.
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fins que un dia va decidir
apuntar-se a un postgrau.
apuntar-se a un postgrau.
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I asked her why.
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Li vaig preguntar que per què.
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She told me that she wanted to make sure
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Em va dir que volia assegurar-se
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that she would never be
a liability or a burden to anyone
a liability or a burden to anyone
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que mai no seria una càrrega
o una responsabilitat per a ningú
o una responsabilitat per a ningú
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at any point in her life.
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en cap moment de la seva vida.
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Padma, Anitha and Kaviarasi
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La Padma, l'Anitha i la Kaviarasi
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grew up in the most tough
families and communities
families and communities
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van créixer en les famílies
i comunitats més dures
i comunitats més dures
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one could only imagine.
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que puguin imaginar-se.
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Yet the journey of finding
my usefulness in this world
my usefulness in this world
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I tot i això, el meu viatge per trobar
la meva utilitat en aquest món
la meva utilitat en aquest món
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served them in finding
their usefulness to this world.
their usefulness to this world.
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va ajudar-les a trobar
la seva utilitat en aquest món.
la seva utilitat en aquest món.
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Of course there are challenges.
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És clar que hi ha reptes.
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I'm aware change
does not happen overnight.
does not happen overnight.
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Sóc conscient que el canvi
no es produeix de sobte.
no es produeix de sobte.
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A lot of my work involves working
with families and communities
with families and communities
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Part del meu treball consisteix en
treballar amb famílies i comunitats
treballar amb famílies i comunitats
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to help them understand
why getting an education
why getting an education
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i ajudar-los a entendre per què l'educació
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is useful for everyone.
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és útil per a tothom.
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The quickest way
to convince them is by doing.
to convince them is by doing.
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La manera més ràpida
de convèncer-los és fent coses.
de convèncer-los és fent coses.
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When they see their kids
getting a real education,
getting a real education,
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Quan veuen els seus fills
obtenir una educació real,
obtenir una educació real,
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getting a real job, they begin to change.
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una feina de veritat,
comencen a canviar d'opinió.
comencen a canviar d'opinió.
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The best example
is what happened at my home.
is what happened at my home.
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El millor exemple és
el que va passar a casa meva.
el que va passar a casa meva.
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I was recently given an award
in recognition of my social work
in recognition of my social work
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Fa poc vaig rebre un premi
pel meu treball social
pel meu treball social
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by the chief minister of my state.
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del líder dels ministres del meu estat.
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That meant I was going
to be on television.
to be on television.
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Això implicava
que sortiria a la televisió.
que sortiria a la televisió.
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
09:38
Everyone was hooked on to the television
that morning, including my parents.
that morning, including my parents.
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Tothom estava enganxat a la tele
aquell matí, inclosos els meus pares.
aquell matí, inclosos els meus pares.
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I would like to believe
that seeing her daughter on television
that seeing her daughter on television
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M'agradaria creure que veure
la seva filla a la televisió
la seva filla a la televisió
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made my mother feel useful too.
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va fer que la meva mare
també se sentís útil.
també se sentís útil.
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Hopefully, she will stop
pressuring me to get married now.
pressuring me to get married now.
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Amb sort, deixarà
de pressionar-me perquè em casi.
de pressionar-me perquè em casi.
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
09:58
Finding my use has helped me
to break free from the identities
to break free from the identities
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Descobrir que sóc útil
m'ha fet distanciar-me de les identitats
m'ha fet distanciar-me de les identitats
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society thrusts on me --
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que la societat m'imposava:
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poor village girl.
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pobra, de poble i noia.
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Finding my use has helped me
to break free from being boxed,
to break free from being boxed,
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Descobrir que sóc útil
ha fet que deixi de sentir-me presonera,
ha fet que deixi de sentir-me presonera,
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caged and bottled.
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engabiada i atrapada.
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Finding my use has helped me
to find my voice,
to find my voice,
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Descobrir que sóc útil
m'ha ajudat a trobar la meva veu,
m'ha ajudat a trobar la meva veu,
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my self-worth and my freedom.
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la meva autoestima i la meva llibertat.
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I leave you with this thought:
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Els deixo amb aquesta reflexió:
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Where do you feel useful to this world?
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on se senten útils per a aquest món?
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Because the answer to that question
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Perquè la resposta a aquesta pregunta
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is where you will find
your voice and your freedom.
your voice and your freedom.
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és on trobaran
la seva veu i la seva llibertat.
la seva veu i la seva llibertat.
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ashweetha Shetty - Rural social workerThrough her nonprofit, Bodhi Tree Foundation, Ashweetha Shetty supports first-generation college students in rural India to explore their potential through education, life skills and opportunities.
Why you should listen
As a girl in a poor orthodox community in a south Indian village, Ashweetha Shetty was constantly told that her birth was not celebrated and that she would be a liability to her family. The social norms prescribed for her identity silenced her dreams, thoughts and aspirations. But through the power of education, she became a first-generation college graduate and had a chance to rewrite the possibilities for her life. As she says: "I always wanted to add my bit to their inspiring journey."
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