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Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist
Annie Lennox: Prečo som aktivistkou v boji proti HIV/AIDS
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Popová speváčka Annie Lennox venovala posledných osem rokov väčšinu času svojej kampani SING, ktorou upozorňovala a zbierala peniaze na boj proti HIV/AIDS. Delí sa o skúsenosti, ktoré ju inšpirovali, od spolupráce s Nelsonom Mandelom po stretnutie s africkým dievčatkom v zúfalej situácii.
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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Rozpoviem vám príbeh o tom,
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as to how I have become
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ako som sa stala
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an HIV/AIDS campaigner.
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bojovníčkou proti HIV/AIDS.
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And this is the name of my campaign: SING Campaign.
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Toto je moja kampaň – SING.
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In November of 2003,
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V novembri roku 2003
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I was invited to take part
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ma pozvali na zahájenie
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in the launch of Nelson Mandela's
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činnosti nadácie Nelsona Mandelu
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46664 Foundation --
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s názvom 46664.
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that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.
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Je to nadácia bojujúca proti HIV/AIDS.
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And 46664 is the number
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46664 je číslo
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that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.
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Mandelu ako väzňa
na ostrove Robben Island.
na ostrove Robben Island.
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And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,
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To som ja a Youssou N'Dour
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onstage, having the time of my life.
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na pódiu a skvele sa zabávam.
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The next day, all the artists were invited
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Na druhý deň pozvali všetkých umelcov,
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to join Mandela in Robben Island,
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aby s Mandelom odišli na Robben Island,
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where he was going to give a conference
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kde mal tlačovú konferenciu
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to the world's press,
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pre novinárov z celého sveta
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standing in front of his former prison cell.
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pred svojou niekdajšou väzenskou celou.
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You can see the bars of the window there.
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Na okne vidíte mreže.
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It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.
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Pre nás všetkých to bola významná chvíľa.
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In that moment in time,
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Práve vtedy
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Mandela told the world's press
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Mandela povedal svetovej tlači,
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that there was a virtual genocide
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že jeho krajinu
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taking place in his country;
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zožiera naozajstná genocída,
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that post-apartheid
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že po páde apartheidu
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Rainbow Nation,
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v tzv. „dúhovom národe“
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a thousand people were dying on a daily basis
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denne umiera tisíc ľudí
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and that the front line victims,
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a že hlavnými obeťami,
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the most vulnerable of all,
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tými najzraniteľnejšími,
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were women and children.
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sú ženy a deti.
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This was a huge impact on my mind,
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Veľmi sa ma to dotklo,
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because I am a woman and I am a mother,
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pretože som žena a matka,
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and I hadn't realized
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a dovtedy som si neuvedomila,
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that the HIV/AIDS pandemic
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že pandémia HIV/AIDS
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was directly affecting women in such a way.
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takto priamo ovplyvňuje ženy.
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And so I committed -- when I left South Africa,
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Preto som sa po odchode z JAR,
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when I left Capetown,
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z Kapského mesta, rozhodla
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I told myself, "This is going to be something
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a povedala som si:
„O tomto musím hovoriť.
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that I have to talk about.
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I have to serve."
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Tomuto musím slúžiť.“
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And so, subsequently
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Preto som sa odvtedy
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I participated in every single
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zúčastnila na každej jednej
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46664 event
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akcii nadácie 46664,
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that I could take part in
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ak to bolo možné,
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and gave news conferences,
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a usporiadala som tlačové konferencie,
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interviews,
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rozhovory,
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talking and using my platform as a musician,
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prednášky a využívala svoje
postavenie speváčky,
postavenie speváčky,
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with my commitment to Mandela --
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ako som sľúbila Mandelovi,
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out of respect for the tremendous,
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z úcty k jeho obrovskej
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unbelievable work that he had done.
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neskutočnej práci, ktorú vykonal.
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Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,
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Nelsona Mandelu rešpektuje celý svet.
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everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.
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Nelsona Mandelu si každý váži.
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But do they all know
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Ale vedia všetci o tom,
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about what has been taking place in South Africa,
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čo sa deje v jeho krajine,
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his country,
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v Južnej Afrike?
V krajine s jedným z najväčších
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the country that had one of the highest incidents
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of transmission of the virus?
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počtov prípadov prenosu HIV?
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I think that if I went out into the street now
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Myslím, že ak by som teraz vyšla na ulicu
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and I told people what was happening there,
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a porozprávala ľuďom, čo sa tam deje,
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they would be shocked.
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boli by šokovaní.
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I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later
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Mala som veľké šťastie,
keď som o niekoľko rokov
keď som o niekoľko rokov
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to have met Zackie Achmat,
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spoznala Zackieho Achmata,
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the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,
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zakladateľa organizácie
Treatment Action Campaign,
Treatment Action Campaign,
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an incredible campaigner and activist.
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neuveriteľného bojovníka a aktivistu.
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I met him at a 46664 event.
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Spoznala som ho na akcii nadácie 46664.
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He was wearing a t-shirt like the one I wear now.
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Mal tričko, aké mám teraz na sebe aj ja.
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This is a tool --
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Je to nástroj.
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this tells you I am in solidarity
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Hovorím vám, že som solidárna
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with people who have HIV,
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s ľuďmi, ktorí majú HIV,
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people who are living with HIV.
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s ľuďmi, ktorí žijú s HIV.
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And in a way because of the stigma, by wearing this t-shirt
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A pretože to je v podstate stigma,
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I say, "Yes, we can talk about this issue.
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týmto tričkom hovorím:
„Áno, môžeme o tom hovoriť.
„Áno, môžeme o tom hovoriť.
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It doesn't have to be in the closet."
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Nemusí to byť tajomstvo.“
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I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign
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Stala som sa členkou
Treatment Action Campaign
Treatment Action Campaign
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and I'm very proud to be a member
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a som hrdá, že som členkou
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of that incredible organization.
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takej úžasnej organizácie.
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It's a grassroots campaign
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Je to kampaň na najnižšej úrovni
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with 80 percent membership being women,
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a 80 % členov sú ženy,
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most of whom are HIV-positive.
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z ktorých väčšina je HIV-pozitívna.
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They work in the field.
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Pracujú v teréne.
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They have tremendous outreach
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Ohromne pomáhajú ľuďom,
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to the people who are living directly
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ktorí žijú
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with the effects of the virus.
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s následkami vírusu.
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They have education programs.
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Majú vzdelávacie programy.
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They bring out the issues of stigma.
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Poukazujú na problémy tejto stigmy.
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It's quite extraordinary what they do.
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Ich práca je pozoruhodná.
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And yes, my SING Campaign
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A moja kampaň SING
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has supported Treatment Action Campaign
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podporila organizáciu
Treatment Action Campaign
Treatment Action Campaign
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in the way that I have tried to raise awareness
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tak, že som sa pokúšala
zvýšiť informovanosť
zvýšiť informovanosť
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and to try to also raise funds.
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a snažila som sa aj získať peniaze.
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A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise
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Veľa peňazí, ktoré som získala,
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has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign
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šlo priamo do Treatment Action Campaign
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and the incredible work that they do,
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na podporu úžasnej práce, ktorú robili
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and are still continuing to do in South Africa.
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a stále robia v Južnej Afrike.
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So this is my SING Campaign.
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Toto je moja kampaň SING.
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SING Campaign is basically just me
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Kampaň SING v podstate organizujem ja
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and about three or four wonderful people
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a asi 3 či 4 skvelí ľudia,
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who help to support me.
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ktorí mi pomáhajú.
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I've traveled all over the world
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Za posledného dva a pol roka
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in the last two and a half years --
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som precestovala celý svet.
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I went to about 12 different countries.
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Bola som asi v 12 rôznych krajinách.
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Here I am in Oslo in Norway,
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Tu som v nórskom Osle
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getting a nice, fat check;
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a preberám pekný, tučný šek.
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singing in Hong Kong, trying to get people to raise money.
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Tu spievam v Hongkongu
a snažím sa získať peniaze.
a snažím sa získať peniaze.
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In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play
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V Johannesburgu som mala možnosť hrať
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to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience
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pre väčšinou bielych
Juhoafričanov strednej vrstvy,
Juhoafričanov strednej vrstvy,
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who ended up in tears
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ktorí sa nakoniec rozplakali,
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because I use film clips
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pretože používam videá,
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that really touch the heart, the whole nature,
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ktoré sú dojemné a ukazujú celú podstatu
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of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,
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tejto hroznej tragédie, ktorá sa deje
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that people are tending to avoid,
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a ktorej sa ľudia zvyčajne vyhýbajú,
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because they are fatigued,
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pretože sú unavení
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and they really don't quite know what the solutions are.
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a vlastne ani nepoznajú riešenie.
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Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,
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Aaron Motsoaledi,
súčasný minister zdravotníctva,
súčasný minister zdravotníctva,
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attended that concert
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sa tohto koncertu zúčastnil
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and I had an opportunity to meet with him,
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a mala som možnosť sa s ním zoznámiť.
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and he gave his absolute commitment
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Začal sa tomu venovať
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to try to making a change,
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a snaží sa dosiahnuť zmenu,
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which is absolutely necessary.
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ktorá je rozhodne potrebná.
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This is in the Scottish Parliament.
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Toto je škótsky Parlament.
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I've subsequently become an envoy
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Neskôr som sa stala vyslankyňou
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for Scotland and HIV.
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Škótska a HIV.
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And I was showing them my experiences
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Rozprávala som im svoje zážitky,
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and trying to, again, raise awareness.
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snažila som sa zvýšiť povedomie.
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And once again, in Edinburgh
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A toto je v Edinburghu
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with the wonderful African Children's Choir who I simply adore.
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so skvelým africkým detským zborom,
ktorý zbožňujem.
ktorý zbožňujem.
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And it's children like this, many of whom have been orphaned
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Mnoho detí ako tieto osirelo,
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because of their family being affected
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pretože ich rodinu zasiahol
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by the AIDS virus.
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vírus HIV.
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I'm sitting here in New York with Michel Sidibe --
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Tu sedím v New Yorku s Michelom Sidibem.
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he's the director of UNAIDS.
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Je riaditeľom UNAIDS.
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And I'm very honored
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Som veľmi poctená
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by the fact that Michel invited me,
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Michelovou výzvou
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only a few months ago,
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len pred niekoľkými mesiacmi,
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to become a UNAIDS ambassador.
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aby som sa stala vyslankyňou UNAIDS.
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And in this way, I've been strengthening my platform
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Posilňujem tak svoje postavenie
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and broadening my outreach.
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a rozširujem svoj dosah.
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The message that UNAIDS
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Posolstvo, ktoré tento program
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are currently sending out to the world
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v súčasnosti vysiela do sveta, znie:
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is that we would like to see the virtual elimination
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do roku 2015 sa chceme stať svedkami
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of the transmission of the virus
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úplného konca
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from mother to child by 2015.
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prenosu vírusu z matky na dieťa.
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It's a very ambitious goal
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Je to veľmi ambiciózny cieľ,
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but we believe it can be achieved with political will.
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ale verím, že s politickou vôľou
je dosiahnuteľný.
je dosiahnuteľný.
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This can happen.
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Môže k tomu dôjsť.
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And here I am with a pregnant woman,
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Tu som s tehotnou ženou,
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who is HIV positive
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ktorá je HIV-pozitívna,
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and we're smiling, both of us are smiling, because we're very confident,
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a obe sa usmievame,
lebo máme veľkú sebadôveru.
lebo máme veľkú sebadôveru.
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because we know that that young woman
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Vieme totiž, že táto mladá žena
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is receiving treatment
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sa lieči,
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so her life can be extended
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aby žila dlhšie
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to take care of the baby she's about to give birth to.
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a mohla sa postarať o dieťa,
ktoré porodí.
ktoré porodí.
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And her baby will receive PMTCT,
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Jej dieťa dostane lieky PMTCT,
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which will mean that that baby
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čo znamená,
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can be born free of the virus.
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že sa môže narodiť bez vírusu.
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Now that is prevention
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Ide o prevenciu
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at the very beginning of life.
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na úplnom začiatku života.
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It's one way to start looking at intervention
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Je to jeden zo spôsobov boja
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with the AIDS pandemic.
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proti pandémii AIDS.
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Now, I just would like to finish off
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Rada by som teraz skončila
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to tell you the little story
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krátkym príbehom
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about Avelile.
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o Avelile.
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This is Avelile --
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Toto je Avelile.
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she goes with me wherever I go.
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Jazdí so mnou všade.
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I tell her story to everyone
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Jej príbeh rozprávam každému,
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because she represents
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pretože stelesňuje
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one of millions
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jednu z miliónov sirôt
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of HIV/AIDS orphans.
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v dôsledku HIV/AIDS.
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Avelile's mother
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Matka Avelile
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had HIV virus --
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mala vírus HIV.
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she died
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Zomrela
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from AIDS-related illness.
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na chorobu vyvolanú AIDS.
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Avelile had the virus,
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Vírus mala aj Avelile.
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she was born with the virus.
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Narodila sa s ním.
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And here she is at seven years old,
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Tu má 7 rokov
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weighing no more than a one year-old baby.
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a neváži viac ako ročné dieťa.
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At this point in her life,
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V tom čase
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she's suffering with full-blown AIDS
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trpela na pokročilú chorobu AIDS
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and had pneumonia.
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a mala zápal pľúc.
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We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape
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Spoznali sme ju v nemocnici v Eastern Cape
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and spent a whole afternoon with her -- an adorable child.
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a strávili s ňou celé
predpoludnie, bola zlatá.
predpoludnie, bola zlatá.
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The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.
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Lekári aj sestry boli skvelí.
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They put her on very special nutritious diet
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Dali jej veľmi zvláštnu výživnú diétu
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and took great care of her.
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a skvele sa o ňu starali.
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And we didn't know when we left the hospital --
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Keď sme odchádzali
z nemocnice, nevedeli sme,
z nemocnice, nevedeli sme,
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because we filmed her story -- we didn't know if she was going to survive.
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pretože sme jej príbeh natočili,
nevedeli sme, či prežije.
nevedeli sme, či prežije.
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So, it was obviously -- it was a very emotional encounter
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Bolo to samozrejme...
veľmi emocionálne stretnutie
veľmi emocionálne stretnutie
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and left us feeling very resonant
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a zanechalo v nás silný pocit účasti
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with this direct experience, this one child,
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na priamej skúsenosti s týmto dieťaťom,
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you know, that story.
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s týmto príbehom.
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Five months later,
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O 5 mesiacov neskôr
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we went back to South Africa
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sme sa do Južnej Afriky vrátili,
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to meet Avelile again.
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aby sme sa s Avelile znovu stretli.
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And I'm getting --
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A mám
husiu kožu, neviem, či to je vidno.
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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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07:55
They're standing up because I know what I'm going to show you.
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Mám husiu kožu, lebo viem, čo vám ukážem.
07:58
This is the transformation that took place.
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Došlo k takejto zmene.
08:03
Isn't it extraordinary?
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Nie je to úžasné?
08:05
(Applause)
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08:15
That round of applause is actually
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Tento potlesk je vlastne
08:17
for the doctors and nurses of the hospital who took care of Avelile.
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pre lekárov a sestry v nemocnici,
ktorí sa o Avelile starali.
ktorí sa o Avelile starali.
08:20
And I take it that you appreciate that kind of transformation.
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Chápem ho tak, že túto zmenu oceňujete.
08:24
So, I would like to say to you,
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Preto by som vám rada povedala,
08:26
each one in the audience,
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každému z vás:
08:28
if you feel that every mother
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Ak si myslíte, že každá matka
08:31
and every child in the world
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a každé dieťa na svete
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has the right to have access
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má právo
08:35
to good nutrition and good medical care,
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na dobrú stravu
a dobrú lekársku starostlivosť
a dobrú lekársku starostlivosť
08:38
and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,
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a ak veríte, že rozvojové
ciele tisícročia podľa OSN,
ciele tisícročia podľa OSN,
08:41
specifically five and six,
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hlavne ciele 5 a 6,
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should be absolutely committed to
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by mali rozhodne presadzovať
08:46
by all governments around the world --
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všetky vlády po celom svete,
08:48
especially in sub-Saharan Africa --
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hlavne v subsaharskej Afrike,
08:50
could you please stand up.
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prosím, vstaňte.
08:58
I think that's fair to say,
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Myslím, že môžem povedať,
09:00
it's almost everyone in the hall.
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že to sú takmer všetci v sále.
09:03
Thank you very much.
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Ďakujem pekne.
09:05
(Applause)
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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