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Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist
Annie Lennox: ¿por qué soy activista del VIH/SIDA?
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Durante los últimos ocho años la cantante de pop Annie Lennox ha consagrado la mayor parte de su tiempo a su campaña SING, creando conciencia y recaudando dinero para combatir el VIH/SIDA. Aquí comparte las experiencias que la han inspirado: desde trabajar con Nelson Mandela hasta conocer a una niña africana en una situación desesperante.
Annie Lennox - Activist, singer-songwriter
The most successful female British pop musician in history, Annie Lennox has now committed herself to raising awareness of, and supporting actions against, the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. Full bio
The most successful female British pop musician in history, Annie Lennox has now committed herself to raising awareness of, and supporting actions against, the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. Full bio
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I'm going to share with you the story
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Voy a compartir con Uds la historia
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as to how I have become
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de hasta dónde me he convertido
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an HIV/AIDS campaigner.
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en activista del VIH/SIDA.
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And this is the name of my campaign: SING Campaign.
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Mi campaña se llama Campaña SING (CANTAR)
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In November of 2003,
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En noviembre de 2003
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I was invited to take part
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me invitaron a participar
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in the launch of Nelson Mandela's
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de la inauguración de la Fundación 46664,
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46664 Foundation --
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de Nelson Mandela.
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that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.
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Esa es su fundación de VIH/SIDA.
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And 46664 is the number
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Y 46664 es el número
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that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.
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que tenía Mandela cuando fue encarcelado en Robben Island.
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And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,
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Y esa soy yo con Youssou N'Dour,
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onstage, having the time of my life.
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en el escenario; el mejor momento de mi vida.
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The next day, all the artists were invited
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Al día siguiente invitaron a todos los artistas
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to join Mandela in Robben Island,
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a ir con Mandela a Robben Island
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where he was going to give a conference
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donde él iba a dar una conferencia
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to the world's press,
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a la prensa mundial
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standing in front of his former prison cell.
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de pie delante de su antigua celda.
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You can see the bars of the window there.
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Allí se pueden ver las barras de la ventana.
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It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.
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Fue una ocasión memorable para todos.
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In that moment in time,
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En ese momento
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Mandela told the world's press
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Mandela dijo ante la prensa del mundo
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that there was a virtual genocide
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que ocurrió un genocidio encubierto
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taking place in his country;
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en su país,
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that post-apartheid
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después del apartheid,
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Rainbow Nation,
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en la Nación del Arco Iris
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a thousand people were dying on a daily basis
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miles morían a diario
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and that the front line victims,
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y las víctimas de la línea de fuego,
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the most vulnerable of all,
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las más vulnerables de todas,
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were women and children.
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eran las mujeres y los niños.
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This was a huge impact on my mind,
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Eso produjo en mí un gran impacto,
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because I am a woman and I am a mother,
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porque soy mujer y madre,
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and I hadn't realized
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y no me había dado cuenta
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that the HIV/AIDS pandemic
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de que la pandemia del VIH/SIDA
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was directly affecting women in such a way.
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afectaba directamente a las mujeres de esa forma.
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And so I committed -- when I left South Africa,
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Y me comprometí, cuando dejé Sudáfrica,
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when I left Capetown,
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cuando salí de Ciudad del Cabo,
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I told myself, "This is going to be something
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me dije: "esto va a ser algo
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that I have to talk about.
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de lo que tengo que hablar.
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I have to serve."
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Tengo que servir".
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And so, subsequently
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Y posteriormente
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I participated in every single
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participé en todos
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46664 event
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los eventos 46664
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that I could take part in
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que pude
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and gave news conferences,
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y dí conferencias de prensa,
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interviews,
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entrevistas,
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talking and using my platform as a musician,
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hablando y usando mi plataforma como cantante
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with my commitment to Mandela --
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con mi compromiso hacia Mandela
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out of respect for the tremendous,
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por respeto al tremendo
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unbelievable work that he had done.
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e increíble trabajo que realizó.
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Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,
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Todo el mundo respeta a Nelson Mandela.
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everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.
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Todo el mundo adora a Nelson Mandela.
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But do they all know
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Pero, ¿conocen todos
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about what has been taking place in South Africa,
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lo sucedido en Sudáfrica,
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his country,
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su país,
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the country that had one of the highest incidents
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el país con una de las tasas más altas
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of transmission of the virus?
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de transmisión del virus?
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I think that if I went out into the street now
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Creo que si saliera a la calle ahora
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and I told people what was happening there,
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y le contara a la gente lo que estaba pasando allí
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they would be shocked.
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se sorprendería.
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I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later
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Tuve mucha suerte, un par de años después,
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to have met Zackie Achmat,
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de conocer a Zackie Achmat,
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the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,
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el fundador de la Campaña de Acción pro Tratamiento,
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an incredible campaigner and activist.
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gran luchador y activista;
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I met him at a 46664 event.
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lo conocí en el evento 46664.
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He was wearing a t-shirt like the one I wear now.
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Llevaba una camiseta como la que tengo ahora.
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This is a tool --
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Es una herramienta
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this tells you I am in solidarity
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que dice que soy solidaria
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with people who have HIV,
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con la gente que tiene VIH,
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people who are living with HIV.
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gente que vive con el VIH.
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And in a way because of the stigma, by wearing this t-shirt
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En cierto modo, debido al estigma, al usar esta camiseta
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I say, "Yes, we can talk about this issue.
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digo: "sí, podemos hablar del tema.
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It doesn't have to be in the closet."
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No tiene por qué ser un tabú".
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I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign
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Me hice miembro de la Campaña de Acción pro Tratamiento,
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and I'm very proud to be a member
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y estoy orgullosa de ser miembro
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of that incredible organization.
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de esta organización increíble.
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It's a grassroots campaign
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Es una campaña de base
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with 80 percent membership being women,
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con el 80% de los miembros femeninos
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most of whom are HIV-positive.
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la mayoría son VIH positivo.
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They work in the field.
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Trabajan en el campo.
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They have tremendous outreach
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Tienen gran llegada
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to the people who are living directly
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a las personas que viven directamente
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with the effects of the virus.
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con los efectos del virus.
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They have education programs.
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Tienen programas educativos.
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They bring out the issues of stigma.
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Ponen en evidencia los problemas del estigma.
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It's quite extraordinary what they do.
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Es extraordinario lo que hacen.
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And yes, my SING Campaign
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Y, sí, mi Campaña SING
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has supported Treatment Action Campaign
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apoyó a la Campaña de Acción pro Tratamiento,
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in the way that I have tried to raise awareness
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tratando de crear conciencia
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and to try to also raise funds.
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y de recaudar fondos.
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A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise
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Mucho de lo que he recaudado
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has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign
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ha ido directamente a la Campaña de Acción pro Tratamiento,
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and the incredible work that they do,
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y a la obra increíble que hacen,
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and are still continuing to do in South Africa.
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y todavía continúan haciendo en Sudáfrica.
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So this is my SING Campaign.
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Esta es mi Campaña SING.
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SING Campaign is basically just me
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Básicamente, la Campaña SING soy yo
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and about three or four wonderful people
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y unas 3 ó 4 personas maravillosas
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who help to support me.
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que me apoyan.
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I've traveled all over the world
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He viajado por todo el mundo
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in the last two and a half years --
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en los últimos dos años y medio.
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I went to about 12 different countries.
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He ido a unos 12 países diferentes.
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Here I am in Oslo in Norway,
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Aquí estoy en Oslo, Noruega,
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getting a nice, fat check;
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recibiendo un gran cheque;
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singing in Hong Kong, trying to get people to raise money.
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cantando en Hong Kong, tratando de que la gente recaude dinero.
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In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play
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En Johannesburgo, tuve la oportunidad de tocar
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to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience
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para una mayoría blanca, de clase media sudafricana
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who ended up in tears
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que terminó en lágrimas,
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because I use film clips
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porque uso clips de video
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that really touch the heart, the whole nature,
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que realmente tocan el corazón, la naturaleza,
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of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,
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de esta tragedia terrible que está aconteciendo
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that people are tending to avoid,
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y que la gente trata de evitar
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because they are fatigued,
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porque están cansados
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and they really don't quite know what the solutions are.
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y realmente no saben muy bien cuál es la solución.
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Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,
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Aaron Motsoaledi, el ministro de salud actual,
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attended that concert
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asistió a ese concierto
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and I had an opportunity to meet with him,
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y tuve la oportunidad de reunirme con él
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and he gave his absolute commitment
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y me dio su compromiso absoluto
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to try to making a change,
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de que va a tratar de producir un cambio,
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which is absolutely necessary.
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absolutamente necesario.
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This is in the Scottish Parliament.
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Esto es en el Parlamento escocés.
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I've subsequently become an envoy
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Luego me convertí en enviada
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for Scotland and HIV.
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para Escocia del VIH.
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And I was showing them my experiences
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Y les estaba mostrando mis experiencias
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and trying to, again, raise awareness.
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tratando, una vez más, de crear conciencia.
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And once again, in Edinburgh
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Y una vez más, en Edimburgo,
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with the wonderful African Children's Choir who I simply adore.
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con el maravilloso Coro de Niños Africanos que me encanta.
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And it's children like this, many of whom have been orphaned
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Son niños como este, muchos de los cuales han quedado huérfanos
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because of their family being affected
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porque sus familias están afectadas
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by the AIDS virus.
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por el virus del SIDA.
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I'm sitting here in New York with Michel Sidibe --
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Aquí estoy sentada en Nueva York, con Michel Sidibe.
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he's the director of UNAIDS.
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Él es el director de UNAIDS.
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And I'm very honored
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Y me siento honrada
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by the fact that Michel invited me,
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de que Michel me invitara
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only a few months ago,
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hace unos meses
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to become a UNAIDS ambassador.
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a ser embajadora de UNAIDS.
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And in this way, I've been strengthening my platform
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Y de esta manera he ido fortaleciendo mi plataforma
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and broadening my outreach.
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y ampliando mi alcance.
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The message that UNAIDS
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El mensaje de UNAIDS
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are currently sending out to the world
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para el mundo
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is that we would like to see the virtual elimination
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es que nos gustaría ver la casi erradicación
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of the transmission of the virus
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de la transmisión del virus
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from mother to child by 2015.
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de madre a hijo para el 2015.
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It's a very ambitious goal
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Es un objetivo muy ambicioso
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but we believe it can be achieved with political will.
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pero creemos que puede lograrse con voluntad política.
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This can happen.
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Es algo posible.
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And here I am with a pregnant woman,
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Y aquí estoy con una embarazada
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who is HIV positive
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que es VIH positiva
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and we're smiling, both of us are smiling, because we're very confident,
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y estamos sonriendo, ambas estamos sonriendo, porque confiamos,
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because we know that that young woman
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porque sabemos que las mujeres jóvenes
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is receiving treatment
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reciben tratamiento
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so her life can be extended
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y así pueden extender su vida
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to take care of the baby she's about to give birth to.
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para cuidar al bebé que está a punto de dar a luz.
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And her baby will receive PMTCT,
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Y su bebé recibirá PTMH,
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which will mean that that baby
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que quiere decir que ese bebé
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can be born free of the virus.
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puede nacer libre del virus.
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Now that is prevention
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Eso es prevención
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at the very beginning of life.
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en el comienzo mismo de la vida.
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It's one way to start looking at intervention
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Es una manera de empezar a buscar la intervención
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with the AIDS pandemic.
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de la pandemia del SIDA.
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Now, I just would like to finish off
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Me gustaría terminar
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to tell you the little story
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contándoles la pequeña historia
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about Avelile.
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de Avelile.
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This is Avelile --
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Esta es Avelile.
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she goes with me wherever I go.
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Ella va conmigo dondequiera que vaya.
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I tell her story to everyone
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Le cuento su historia a todo el mundo
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because she represents
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porque ella representa
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one of millions
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uno de los millones
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of HIV/AIDS orphans.
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de huérfanos del VIH/SIDA.
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Avelile's mother
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La madre de Avelile
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had HIV virus --
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tenía el virus VIH.
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she died
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Murió
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from AIDS-related illness.
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de una enfermedad relacionada con el SIDA.
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Avelile had the virus,
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Avelile tenía el virus.
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she was born with the virus.
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Nació con el virus.
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And here she is at seven years old,
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Y aquí está a los 7 años
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weighing no more than a one year-old baby.
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con el peso de un bebé de un año.
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At this point in her life,
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En este momento de su vida
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she's suffering with full-blown AIDS
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tenía el SIDA completamente desarrollado
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and had pneumonia.
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y tenía neumonía.
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We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape
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La conocimos en un hospital de la Provincia Oriental del Cabo
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and spent a whole afternoon with her -- an adorable child.
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y pasamos toda una tarde con ella; una niña adorable.
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The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.
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Los médicos y las enfermeras eran fenomenales.
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They put her on very special nutritious diet
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Le dieron una dieta nutritiva muy especial
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and took great care of her.
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y la cuidaron mucho.
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And we didn't know when we left the hospital --
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Y no sabíamos cuando nos fuimos del hospital,
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because we filmed her story -- we didn't know if she was going to survive.
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porque filmamos la historia, no sabíamos si iba a sobrevivir.
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So, it was obviously -- it was a very emotional encounter
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Obviamente era un encuentro muy emotivo
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and left us feeling very resonant
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y nos dejó muy conmovidos
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with this direct experience, this one child,
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con esta experiencia directa, esta niña,
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you know, that story.
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ya saben, esa historia.
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Five months later,
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Cinco meses después
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we went back to South Africa
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volvimos a Sudáfrica
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to meet Avelile again.
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a ver a Avelile de nuevo.
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And I'm getting --
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Y se me ponen...
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the hairs on my -- I don't know if you can see the hairs on my arms.
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los pelos de punta... no sé si pueden ver los pelos de mis brazos.
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They're standing up because I know what I'm going to show you.
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Se pusieron de punta porque sé lo que les voy a mostrar.
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This is the transformation that took place.
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Esta es la transformación que ocurrió.
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Isn't it extraordinary?
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¿No es extraordinario?
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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That round of applause is actually
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Esa ronda de aplausos es en realidad
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for the doctors and nurses of the hospital who took care of Avelile.
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para los médicos y las enfermeras del hospital que cuidaron a Avelile.
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And I take it that you appreciate that kind of transformation.
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Y considero que aprecian este tipo de transformación.
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So, I would like to say to you,
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Por eso me gustaría decirle,
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each one in the audience,
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a cada uno de la audiencia,
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if you feel that every mother
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si cree que cada madre
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and every child in the world
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y cada niño en el mundo
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has the right to have access
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tiene derecho a tener acceso
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to good nutrition and good medical care,
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a buena nutrición y cuidado médico
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and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,
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y si cree que los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio
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specifically five and six,
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en especial el 5 y el 6,
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should be absolutely committed to
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deben ser cumplidos absolutamente
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by all governments around the world --
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por todos los gobiernos del mundo
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especially in sub-Saharan Africa --
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en especial los del África subsahariana
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could you please stand up.
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¿podría por favor pararse?
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I think that's fair to say,
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Creo que es justo decir
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it's almost everyone in the hall.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Annie Lennox - Activist, singer-songwriterThe most successful female British pop musician in history, Annie Lennox has now committed herself to raising awareness of, and supporting actions against, the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.
Why you should listen
After decades of global fame as part of Eurythmics and as a solo artist, Annie Lennox was moved by Nelson Mandela's call to stop the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa, where it disproportionately affects women and children. She founded the SING campaign in 2007 to raise both awareness and money. "This is an illness that has a lot of stigma," Lennox says on her video blog. "What we need to do is normalize HIV."
Drawing on her talents, she combines music and film to put a human face on the crisis and emotionally connect people to the cause. South Africa has a tradition of activist songs and singing; inspired by this, in spring 2007 Lennox invited 23 female artists to record the benefit single "Sing." The record incorporates the South African activist song "Jikelele," which means "global treatment." So far, sales of "Sing" have raised 100,000 pounds, while other appearances since then have multiplied that sum. SING's money goes to support efforts such as the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), which works to fight mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Lennox is active in many other causes, both personal and political; in 2008 she was awarded the Services to Humanity Award by the British Red Cross.
Annie Lennox | Speaker | TED.com