TEDIndia 2009
Kiran Sethi: Kids, take charge
Kiran Bir Sethi uči djecu kako preuzeti kontrolu
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Kiran Bir Sethi pokazuje da njezina revolucionarna Riverside škola u Indiji uči djecu najvrjedniju životnu lekciju: ''Ja mogu.'' Gledajte njezine učenike kako uzimaju lokalne probleme u svoje vlastite ruke, vode ostale mlade ljude, a čak i podučavaju svoje roditelje.
Kiran Sethi - Educator
The founder of the Riverside School in Ahmedabad, Kiran Sethi has launched an initiative to make our cities more child-friendly. Full bio
The founder of the Riverside School in Ahmedabad, Kiran Sethi has launched an initiative to make our cities more child-friendly. Full bio
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Contagious is a good word.
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Zarazno je dobra riječ.
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Even in the times of H1N1, I like the word.
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Čak i u vremena H1N1, volim tu riječ.
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Laughter is contagious. Passion is contagious.
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Smijeh je zarazan. Strast je zarazna.
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Inspiration is contagious.
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Inspiracija je zarazna.
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We've heard some remarkable stories from some remarkable speakers.
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Čuli smo izvanredne priče od izvanrednih govornika.
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But for me, what was contagious about all of them
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Ali za mene, ono što je kod svih njih bilo zarazno
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was that they were infected by something I call the
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je to što su bili zaraženi nečime što ja zovem
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"I Can" bug.
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''Ja mogu'' bubom.
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So, the question is, why only them?
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Prema tome, pitanje je zašto samo oni?
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In a country of a billion people and some,
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U državi od milijardu i nešto ljudi,
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why so few?
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zašto samo tako malo?
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Is it luck? Is it chance?
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Je li to sreća? Je li to slučajnost?
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Can we all not systematically and consciously
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Ne možemo li se svi sistematski i svjesno
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get infected?
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zaraziti?
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So, in the next eight minutes I would like to share with you my story.
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Tako, u sljedećih bih osam minuta voljela s vama podijeliti svoju priču.
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I got infected when I was 17,
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Zarazila sam se kad sam imala 17,
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when, as a student of the design college,
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kada sam, kao student koledža dizajna
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I encountered adults who actually believed in my ideas,
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susrela odrasle koji su stvarno vjerovali u moje ideje,
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challenged me and had lots of cups of chai with me.
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izazvali me i popili puno šalica čaja sa mnom.
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And I was struck by just how wonderful it felt,
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A ja sam bila zapanjena koliko se prekrasnim činilo
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and how contagious that feeling was.
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i kako je zarazan bio taj osjećaj.
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I also realized I should have got infected when I was seven.
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Također sam shvatila da sam se trebala zaraziti kada sam imala sedam godina.
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So, when I started Riverside school 10 years ago it became a lab,
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Kada sam pokrenula školu Riverside prije 10 godina, ona je postala laboratorij,
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a lab to prototype and refine a design process
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laboratorij u kojem bi se prototipizirao i rafinirao proces dizajna
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that could consciously infect the mind with the "I Can" bug.
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koje bi mogao svjesno zaraziti um s ''Ja mogu'' bubom.
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And I uncovered
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I otkrila sam
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that if learning is embedded in real-world context,
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da ako je učenje ugrađeno u kontekst pravoga svijeta,
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that if you blur the boundaries between school and life,
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ako zamutiš granice između škole i života,
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then children go through a journey of "aware,"
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tada djeca idu kroz putovanje svjesnosti,
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where they can see the change,
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gdje mogu vidjeti promjenu,
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"enable," be changed,
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omogućiti, biti promijenjeni
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and then "empower," lead the change.
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i tada osposobiti, voditi promjenu.
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And that directly increased student wellbeing.
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I to je izravno povećalo dobrobit učenika.
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Children became more competent,
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Djeca su postala sposobnija
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and less helpless.
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i manje bespomoćna.
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But this was all common sense.
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Ali to je sve zdrav razum.
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So, I'd like to show you a little glimpse of what
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Željela bih vam pokazati tračak onoga kako
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common practice looks like at Riverside.
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uobičajena praksa izgleda u Riversideu.
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A little background: when my grade five was learning about child rights,
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Malo pozadine: kada je moj peti razred učio o pravima djece,
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they were made to roll incense sticks,
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morali su motati štapiće tamjana,
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agarbattis, for eight hours
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agarbattis, osam sati
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to experience what it means to be a child laborer.
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kako bi iskusili što to znači biti radnik kao dijete.
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It transformed them. What you will see is their journey,
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Preobrazilo ih je. Što ćete vidjeti je njihov put
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and then their utter conviction
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i onda njihova krajnje uvjerenje
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that they could go out and change the world.
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da mogu otići i promijeniti svijet.
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(Music)
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(Glazba)
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That's them rolling.
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To su oni kako motaju.
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And in two hours, after their backs were broke,
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I za dva sata, nakon što su im leđa bila slomljena,
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they were changed.
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bili su promijenjeni.
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And once that happened,
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A kad se to dogodilo,
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they were out in the city convincing everybody
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uvjeravali su sve u gradu
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that child labor just had to be abolished.
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da se rad djece mora ukinuti.
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And look at Ragav, that moment when his face changes
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Pogledajte Ragava, trenutak kada se njegovo lice promijeni
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because he's been able to understand that he
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jer je u mogućnosti shvatiti da
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has shifted that man's mindset.
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je promijenio razmišljanje tog čovjeka.
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And that can't happen in a classroom.
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A to se ne može dogoditi u učionici.
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So, when Ragav experienced that
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Tako da, kada je Ragav iskusio da
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he went from "teacher told me,"
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je prešao s ''Učitelj mi je rekao''
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to "I am doing it." And that's the "I Can" mindshift.
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na ''Radim to sam''. I to je ''Ja mogu'' razmišljanje.
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And it is a process that can be energized and nurtured.
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I to je proces koji može biti energiziran i potican.
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But we had parents who said,
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Ali imali smo roditelje koji su rekli
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"Okay, making our children good human beings is all very well,
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''OK, jako je dobro što se naša djeca oblikuju u dobre ljude,
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but what about math and science and English?
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ali što je s matematikom i biologijom i engleskim?
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Show us the grades."
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Pokažite nam ocjene.''
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And we did. The data was conclusive.
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I pokazali smo im. Podaci su bili uvjerljivi.
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When children are empowered,
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Kada se djeci da moć,
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not only do they do good,
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ne samo da čine dobro,
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they do well, in fact very well,
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rade dobro, zapravo jako dobro,
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as you can see in this national benchmarking assessment
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kao što možete vidjeti u ovoj nacionalnoj procjeni vrednovanja
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taken by over 2,000 schools in India,
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kojoj je pristupilo preko 2.000 škola u Indiji,
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Riverside children were outperforming the top 10 schools in India
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djeca iz Riversidea su bila bolja i od najboljih 10 škola u Indiji
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in math, English and science.
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u matematici, engleskom i prirodnim znanostima.
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So, it worked. It was now time to take it outside Riverside.
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Djelovalo je. Tada je došlo vrijeme iznijeti to iz Riversidea.
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So, on August 15th, Independence Day, 2007,
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Tako, 15. kolovoza, na Dan nezavisnosti, 2007.,
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the children of Riverside set out to infect Ahmedabad.
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djeca iz Riversidea krenula su zaraziti Ahmedabad.
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Now it was not about Riverside school.
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Sada se nije radilo o Riverside školi.
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It was about all children. So, we were shameless.
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Sve se radilo o djeci. Tako da smo bili besramni.
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We walked into the offices of the municipal corporation, the police,
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Ušetali smo u urede općinske korporacije, policije,
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the press, businesses,
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medija, poduzeća
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and basically said, "When are you going to wake up
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i u osnovi rekli ''Kada ćete se probuditi
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and recognize the potential that resides in every child?
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i prepoznati potencijal koji boravi u svakom djetetu.
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When will you include the child in the city?
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Kada ćete uključiti dijete u grad?
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Basically, open your hearts and your minds to the child."
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U osnovi, otvorite svoja srca i umove prema djetetu.''
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So, how did the city respond?
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I kako je grad odgovorio?
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Since 2007 every other month
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Od 2007. svaki drugi mjesec
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the city closes down the busiest streets for traffic
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grad zatvara najprometnije ulice za promet
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and converts it into a playground for children and childhood.
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i pretvara ga u igralište za djecu i djetinjstvo.
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Here was a city telling its child, "You can."
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Ovdje je grad govorio svome djetetu ''Ti možeš.''
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A glimpse of infection in Ahmedabad.
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Tračak zaraze u Ahmedabadu.
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Video: [Unclear]
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Video:
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So, the busiest streets closed down.
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Tako, najprometnija je ulica zatvorena.
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We have the traffic police and municipal corporation helping us.
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Prometna policija i općinska korporacija nam pomažu.
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It gets taken over by children.
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Djeca preuzimaju.
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They are skating. They are doing street plays.
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Skejtaju. Imaju predstave na ulici.
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They are playing, all free, for all children.
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Igraju se, svi slobodni, za svu djecu.
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(Music)
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(Glazba)
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Atul Karwal: aProCh is an organization which has been doing things for kids earlier.
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Atul Karwal: Aproch je organizacija koja je i ranije radila neke stvari za djecu.
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And we plan to extend this to other parts of the city.
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I planiramo to proširiti i na druge dijelove grada.
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(Music)
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(Glazba)
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Kiran Bir Sethi: And the city will give free time.
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Kiran Bir Sethi: Grad će dati besplatno vrijeme.
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And Ahmedabad got the first child-friendly zebra crossing in the world.
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I Ahmedabad je prvi na svijetu dobio prijelaz preko ceste pogodan za djecu.
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Geet Sethi: When a city gives to the children,
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Geet Sethi: Kada grad daje djeci,
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in the future the children will give back to the city.
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djeca će u budućnosti vratiti to gradu.
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(Music)
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(Glazba)
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KBS: And because of that,
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KBS: I zbog toga,
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Ahmedabad is known as India's first child-friendly city.
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Ahmedabad je poznat kao prvi indijski grad pogodan za djecu.
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So, you're getting the pattern. First 200 children at Riverside.
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Tako, vidite uzorak. Prvih 200 djece u Riversideu.
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Then 30,000 children in Ahmedabad, and growing.
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Onda 30.000 djece u Ahmadabadu, a taj broj raste.
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It was time now to infect India.
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Tada je bilo vrijeme za zaraziti Indiju.
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So, on August 15th,
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Tada, 15. kolovoza,
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again, Independence Day, 2009,
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opet, Dan nezavisnosti 2009.,
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empowered with the same process,
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osnaženi istim procesom,
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we empowered 100,000 children to say, "I can."
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ovlastili smo 100.000 djece da kažu ''Ja mogu''.
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How? We designed a simple toolkit,
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Kako? Dizajnirali smo jednostavan alat,
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converted it into eight languages,
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preveli ga u osam jezika
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and reached 32,000 schools.
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i doprli do 32.000 škola.
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We basically gave children a very simple challenge.
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U osnovi, dali smo djeci jako jednostavan izazov.
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We said, take one idea,
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Rekli smo, uzmite jednu ideju,
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anything that bothers you,
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bilo što što vas muči,
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choose one week,
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izaberite jedan tjedan
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and change a billion lives.
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i promijenite milijardu života.
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And they did. Stories of change
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I učinili su to. Priče o promjenama
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poured in from all over India,
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pristizale su iz cijele Indije,
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from Nagaland in the east,
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iz Nagalanda na istoku
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to Jhunjhunu in the west,
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do Jhunjhunu na zapadu,
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from Sikkim in the north, to Krishnagiri in the south.
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od Sikkima na sjeveru do Krishnagirija na jugu.
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Children were designing solutions for a diverse range of problems.
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Djeca su dizajnirala rješenja za veliki raspon problema.
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Right from loneliness to filling potholes in the street
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Od usamljenosti do popravljanja rupa na cesti,
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to alcoholism,
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alkoholizma
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and 32 children who stopped 16 child marriages
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i 32 djece koji su spriječili 16 dječjih brakova
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in Rajasthan.
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u Rajasthanu.
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I mean, it was incredible.
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Mislim, bilo je nevjerojatno.
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Basically again reaffirming that when adults believe in children
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U osnovi, opet smo pokazali da kada odrasli vjeruju u djecu
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and say, "You can," then they will.
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i kažu ''Ti možeš'' tada ona i hoće.
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Infection in India.
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Zaraza u Indiji.
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This is in Rajasthan, a rural village.
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To je Rajasthan, selo.
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Child: Our parents are illiterate and we want to teach them how to read and write.
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Dijete: Naši roditelji su nepismeni i želimo ih naučiti kako čitati i pisati.
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KBS: First time, a rally and a street play in a rural school --
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KBS: Prvi puta, skup i ulična predstava u seoskoj školi --
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unheard of -- to tell their parents why literacy is important.
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nečuveno -- kako bi rekli svojim roditeljima zašto je pismenost važna.
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Look at what their parents says.
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Pogledajte što su njihovi roditelji rekli.
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Man: This program is wonderful.
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Muškarac: Ovaj program je divan.
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We feel so nice that our children can teach us how to read and write.
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Tako se dobro osjećamo jer nas naša djeca mogu naučiti kako čitati i pisati.
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Woman: I am so happy that my students did this campaign.
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Žena: Presretna sam što su moji učenici radili ovu kampanju.
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In the future, I will never doubt my students' abilities.
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Ubuduće, nikada neću sumnjati u mogućnosti svojih učenika.
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See? They have done it.
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Vidite? Oni su uspjeli.
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KBS: An inner city school in Hyderabad.
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KBS: Škola grada u unutrašnjosti u Hyderabadu.
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Girl: 581. This house is 581 ...
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Djevojčica: 581. Ovo je kuća 581 ...
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We have to start collecting from 555.
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Moramo početi skupljati od 555.
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KBS: Girls and boys in Hyderabad, going out,
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KBS: Djevojčice i dječaci u Hyderabadu, izlaze,
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pretty difficult, but they did it.
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poprilično teško, ali su uspjeli.
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Woman: Even though they are so young, they have done such good work.
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Žena: Iako su tako mladi, odradili su tako dobar posao.
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First they have cleaned the society, then it will be Hyderabad, and soon India.
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Prvo su očistili društvo, onda će to biti Hyderabad i uskoro Indija.
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Woman: It was a revelation for me. It doesn't strike me
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Žena: Za mene je to bilo otkrivenje. Ne čini mi se
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that they had so much inside them.
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da su toliko toga imali u sebi.
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Girl: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
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Djevojčica: Hvala vam, dame i gospodo.
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For our auction we have some wonderful paintings for you,
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Za našu dražbu imamo neke prekrasne slike za vas,
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for a very good cause,
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za veoma dobru svrhu,
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the money you give us will be used to buy hearing aids.
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novac koji nam date bit će iskorišten za kupnju slušnih pomagala.
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Are you ready, ladies and gentlemen? Audience: Yes!
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Jeste li spremni, dame i gospodo? Publika: Da!
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Girl: Are you ready? Audience: Yes!
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Djevojčica: Jeste li spremni? Publika: Da!
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Girl: Are you ready? Audience: Yes!
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Djevojčica: Jeste li spremni? Publika: Da!
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KBS: So, the charter of compassion starts right here.
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KBS: Tako, povelja suosjećanja počinje upravo ovdje.
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Street plays, auctions, petitions.
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Ulične predstave, dražbe, peticije.
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I mean, they were changing lives.
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Mislim, oni su mijenjali živote.
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It was incredible.
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Bilo je nevjerojatno.
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So, how can we still stay immune?
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I kako i dalje možemo ostati imuni?
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How can we stay immune to that passion, that energy, that excitement?
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Kako možemo ostati imuni na tu strast, tu energiju, to uzbuđenje?
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I know it's obvious,
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Znam da je očito,
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but I have to end with the most powerful symbol of change, Gandhiji.
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ali moram završiti s najmoćnijim simbolom promjene, Ghandijem.
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70 years ago, it took one man
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Prije 70 godina, jedan je čovjek bio potreban
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to infect an entire nation
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da bi zarazio cijelu naciju
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with the power of "We can."
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s moći ''Mi možemo''.
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So, today who is it going to take
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Danas, tko je potreban
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to spread the infection from 100,000 children
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da se proširi zaraza od 100.000 djece
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to the 200 million children in India?
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Last I heard, the preamble still said, "We, the people of India," right?
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Zadnje što sam čula, uvod je još uvijek govorio ''Mi, ljudi Indije'' zar ne?
09:03
So, if not us, then who?
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Ako ne mi, tko onda?
09:05
If not now, then when?
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Ako ne sada, kada onda?
09:08
Like I said, contagious is a good word.
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Kao što sam rekla, zarazno je dobra riječ.
09:11
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kiran Sethi - EducatorThe founder of the Riverside School in Ahmedabad, Kiran Sethi has launched an initiative to make our cities more child-friendly.
Why you should listen
Kiran Bir Sethi's early training as a designer is clear in her work as an educator -- she looks beyond what exists, to ask, "could we do this a better way?" In 2001, she founded the Riverside School in Ahmedabad, designing the primary school's curriculum (and its building) from the ground up. Based around six "Beacons of Learning," the school's lesson plan focuses on creating curious, competent future citizens. The school now enrolls almost 300 children and has franchised its curriculum widely.
Sethi's latest project, inspired by dialogue with the children of Riverside, is called AProCh -- which stands for "A Protagonist in every Child." Fighting the stereotype of modern kids as rude and delinquent, AProCh looks for ways to engage Ahmedabad's children in modern city life, and to revamp our cities to make room for kids to learn, both actively and by example.
Kiran Sethi | Speaker | TED.com