Memory Banda: A warrior’s cry against child marriage
Memory Banda: Tangisan seorang pejuang mengenai perkawinan anak
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the collection of poetry that we wrote,
koleksi puisi yang telah kami tulis,
"I'll Marry When I Want."
Kapanpun Saya Mau."
kapanpun saya mau.
memaksa saya.
memaksa saya.
maupun perempuan saya,
kapanpun saya mau.
hal buruk kepada saya,
kapanpun saya mau.
kapanpun saya mau,
pendidikan yang bagus,
kapanpun saya mau."
negara termiskin,
keputusan hidup sendiri.
dalam hidup saya.
akhir kisah yang berbeda,
dan bagi saya juga.
masa-masa yang sulit.
to initiation camps.
to sexually please a man.
menyenangkan laki-laki secara seksual.
"Hari yang Sangat Spesial"
by the community
sewaan oleh komunitas lokal
para gadis yang masih kecil.
she ended up being pregnant.
tidak bertahan lama,
karena memang demikian.
to the initiation camp.
to the initiation camps."
para wanita tersebut?
of our society, of our community."
masyarakat dan komunitas."
where I was going.
tujuan saya.
saya inginkan.
saat kecil.
pendidikan yang bagus,
di masa depan.
seorang pengacara,
a little something to my community.
memberikan sesuatu untuk komunitas.
Your little sister has a baby.
sudah dewasa. Adikmu punya bayi.
that I was hearing every day,
setiap hari,
that girls hear every day
para wanita tersebut setiap hari
that the community needs them to do.
yang dipaksakan oleh komunitas.
between me and my sister,
antara saya dan adik saya,
tak dapat melakukan apa-apa?
that has happened for a long time
sesuatu yang sudah terjadi sejak dulu
memanggil para gadis lain
yang sudah beranak,
forgotten how to read and write.
sudah lupa cara membaca dan menulis.
saling mengingatkan
remind each other
how to read, to hold the book."
cara membaca, memegang buku."
yang menyenangkan.
their personal stories,
kisah-kisah pribadi mereka kepada saya,
that are happening to us
semua yang terjadi pada kami
our traditional leaders,
pemimpin tradisional kami,
tapi kami mendesak mereka.
bahwa di komunitas saya,
setelah para wanita
dengan amat sangat,
and said no girl has to be married
dan berkata para gadis
yang melindungi para gadis
not just in my community,
para gadis di komunitas lain juga,
was being presented in February,
diajukan di bulan Februari,
of Parliament were entering,
anggota parlemen masuk,
"Would you please support the bill?"
menyokong undang-undang ini?"
much technology like here,
berbagai macam teknologi seperti di sini,
their numbers and text them?"
nomor mereka dan mengirimkan sms?"
Itu langkah yang bagus.
we texted them back,
disahkan, kami mengirim sms,
undang-undang tersebut."
by the president,
ditandatangani oleh presiden,
adalah suatu keuntungan.
marriage age, from 15 to 18.
baru sah di usia 18 tahun; 15-18 tahun.
that the bill passed,
is the legal marriage age,
mensahkan pernikahan di usia 18 tahun,
of women and girls every day?
para wanita dan gadis setiap hari?
are being wasted away.
disia-siakan.
to honor their commitment.
untuk menghormati komitmen mereka.
at heart every time.
setiap saat.
as we are in this room,
para wanita, selayaknya kita di sini,
we are not just girls,
bukan sekadar anak gadis,
tapi juga negara-negara lain:
until it is enforced?
bukanlah hukum kecuali sudah sah?
baru saja disahkan belakangan ini
have been there,
at the local level,
yang amatlah mencolok.
at the community level every day.
di tingkat komunitas setiap harinya.
that there are laws that protect them,
yang melindungi mereka,
and defend themselves
dan membela diri
there is a law that protects them.
yang melindungi mereka.
yang ingin saya sampaikan adalah
harus ikut serta,
kebutuhan para gadis dimana-mana:
not to marry whilst 11.
tidak harus menikah di usia 11 tahun.
yang mengambil hak-hak para gadis
mendeklarasikan bahwa
end child marriage in a generation.
perkawinan anak dalam satu generasi.
and millions of girls worldwide,
lagi, beserta jutaan gadis di dunia,
kapanpun saya mau."
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Memory Banda - ActivistMemory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world.
Why you should listen
Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls' rights around the world. She is leading Malawi's fight to end child marriage through her work with Let Girls Lead and the Girl Empowerment Network of Malawi.
Only 18-years-old, Memory championed a succesful national campaign that culminated in landmark legislation that outlawed child marriage. Memory works with girl leaders to ensure that village chiefs ban child marriage, end sexual initiation practices, enable girls to finish school and live safe from violence in a country where more than half of girls are married as children.
Memory became an advocate for girls after her younger sister was forced into marriage at the age of 11. She is now a college student in Malawi.
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