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Chetna Gala Sinha: How women in rural India turned courage into capital
Chetna Gala Sinha: Kako so ženske v ruralni Indiji pogum spremenile v kapital
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Ko bankirji niso želeli sodelovati z njenimi sosedami v ruralni Indiji, je Chetna Gala Sinha naredila naslednjo najboljšo stvar: odprla je lastno banko, prvo kdaj koli za ženske in z ženskami. V tem navdihujočem govoru deli svoje zgodbe o ženskah, ki so jo vzpodbudile in jo še vedno silijo, da išče rešitve za tiste, ki nimajo dostopa do tradicionalne finančne podpore.
Chetna Gala Sinha - Banker, social entrepreneur
Chetna Gala Sinha is the founder and chair of the Mann Deshi Bank, aimed at the needs of rural women micro-entrepreneurs in India. Full bio
Chetna Gala Sinha is the founder and chair of the Mann Deshi Bank, aimed at the needs of rural women micro-entrepreneurs in India. Full bio
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00:12
I'm here to tell you not just my story
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Tu sem, da vam povem ne le svojo zgodbo,
00:16
but stories of exceptional women
from India whom I've met.
from India whom I've met.
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ampak zgodbe izjemnih žensk
iz Indije, ki sem jih spoznala.
iz Indije, ki sem jih spoznala.
00:21
They continue to inspire me,
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Nenehno me navdihujejo,
00:23
teach me, guide me
in my journey of my life.
in my journey of my life.
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me učijo, vodijo na moji življenjski poti.
00:28
These are incredible women.
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To so izjemne ženske.
00:30
They never had an opportunity
to go to school,
to go to school,
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Nikoli niso imele
priložnosti hoditi v šolo,
priložnosti hoditi v šolo,
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they had no degrees,
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nimajo diplome,
00:35
no travel, no exposure.
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ne potujejo, se ne izpostavljajo.
00:38
Ordinary women
who did extraordinary things
who did extraordinary things
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Navadne ženske, ki so
naredile nenavadne, izjemne stvari
naredile nenavadne, izjemne stvari
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with the greatest of their courage,
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z največjim možnim pogumom,
00:43
wisdom and humility.
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modrostjo in ponižnostjo.
00:46
These are my teachers.
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Moje učiteljice so.
00:49
For the last three decades,
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Zadnja tri desetletja
00:50
I've been working,
staying and living in India
staying and living in India
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delam in živim v Indiji
00:54
and working with women in rural India.
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in delam z ženskami v ruralni Indiji.
00:58
I was born and brought up in Mumbai.
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Rojena in vzgojena sem bila v Mumbaju.
01:01
When I was in college,
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Ko sem bila na kolidžu,
01:02
I met Jayaprakash Narayan,
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sem srečala Jayaprakasha Narayana,
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famous Gandhian leader
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znanega gandijevskega vodjo,
01:08
who inspired youth to work in rural India.
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ki je vzpodbudil mlade, da delajo
v ruralni Indiji.
v ruralni Indiji.
01:12
I went into the villages
to work in rural India.
to work in rural India.
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Šla sem delat v vasi v ruralni Indiji.
01:15
I was part of land rights movement,
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Bila sem del gibanj za uveljavitev
pravice do vrnitve zemlje,
pravice do vrnitve zemlje,
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farmers' movement
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kmečkih gibanj
01:19
and women's movement.
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in ženskih gibanj.
01:22
On the same line,
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V istem kontekstu
01:23
I ended up in a very small village,
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sem se znašla v zelo majhni vasi,
01:26
fell in love with a young, handsome,
dynamic young farmer-leader
dynamic young farmer-leader
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se zaljubila v mladega, čednega,
dinamičnega vodjo mladih kmetov,
dinamičnega vodjo mladih kmetov,
01:33
who was not very educated,
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ki ni bil zelo izobražen,
01:35
but he could pull the crowd.
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a je znal pritegniti ljudi.
01:37
And so in the passion of youth,
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In tako sem se v mladostni strasti
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I married him
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z njim poročila
01:42
and left Mumbai,
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in zapustila Mumbaj
01:43
and went to a small village
which did not have running water
which did not have running water
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ter šla v majhno vas,
ki ni imela tekoče vode
ki ni imela tekoče vode
01:48
and no toilet.
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in stranišč.
01:50
Honestly, my family
and friends were horrified.
and friends were horrified.
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Po resnici povedano so bili
moja družina in prijatelji zgroženi.
moja družina in prijatelji zgroženi.
01:54
(Laughter)
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(smeh)
01:56
I was staying with my family,
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Živela sem s svojo družino,
01:58
with my three children in the village,
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s svojimi tremi otroki, v vasi
02:01
and one day,
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in nekega dne,
02:03
a few years later one day,
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nekega dne nekaj let kasneje,
02:05
a woman called Kantabai came to me.
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je k meni prišla ženska po imenu Kantabai.
02:09
Kantabai said, "I want
to open a saving account.
to open a saving account.
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Kantabai je rekla: "Rada bi si
odprla varčevalni račun.
odprla varčevalni račun.
02:14
I want to save."
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Rada bi varčevala."
02:16
I asked Kantabai:
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Vprašala sem Kantabai:
02:18
"You are doing business of blacksmith.
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"Ukvarjaš se s kovaštvom.
02:21
Do you have enough money to save?
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Ali imaš dovolj denarja za varčevanje?
02:23
You are staying on the street.
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Živiš na cesti.
02:26
Can you save?"
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Lahko varčuješ?"
02:27
Kantabai was insistent.
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Kantabai je vztrajala.
02:29
She said, "I want to save
because I want to buy a plastic sheet
because I want to buy a plastic sheet
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Rekla je: "Rada bi varčevala, ker bi si
rada kupila plastično ponjavo,
rada kupila plastično ponjavo,
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before the monsoons arrive.
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preden pride monsun.
02:36
I want to save my family from rain."
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Rada bi zavarovala svojo
družino pred dežjem."
družino pred dežjem."
02:39
I went with Kantabai to the bank.
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S Kantabai sem šla v banko.
02:42
Kantabai wanted to save 10 rupees a day --
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Kantabai je želela vsak dan
prihraniti 10 rupij -
prihraniti 10 rupij -
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less than 15 cents.
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manj kot 15 centov.
02:48
Bank manager refused to open
the account of Kantabai.
the account of Kantabai.
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Direktor banke ni bil pripravljen
Kantabai odpreti račun.
Kantabai odpreti račun.
02:52
He said Kantabai's amount is too small
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Dejal je, da je njena vsota premajhna
02:56
and it's not worth his time.
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in ni vredna njegovega časa.
03:00
Kantabai was not asking
any loan from the bank.
any loan from the bank.
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Kantabai banke ni prosila za posojilo.
03:03
She was not asking any subsidy
or grant from the government.
or grant from the government.
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Ni prosila za denarno pomoč
ali vladno štipendijo.
ali vladno štipendijo.
03:08
What she was asking
was to have a safe place
was to have a safe place
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Prosila je le za varno mesto
03:12
to save her hard-earned money.
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za svoj trdo prisluženi denar.
03:14
And that was her right.
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In to je bila njena pravica.
03:16
And I went --
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Pa sva odšli.
03:17
I said if banks are not opening
the account of Kantabai,
the account of Kantabai,
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Rekla sem si, da če banka
noče Kantabai odpreti računa,
noče Kantabai odpreti računa,
03:21
why not start the bank
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zakaj ne odprem banke,
03:23
which will give an opportunity
for women like Kantabai to save?
for women like Kantabai to save?
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ki bo ženskam, kot je Kantabai,
nudila priložnost za varčevanje?
nudila priložnost za varčevanje?
03:28
And I applied for the banking license
to Reserve Bank of India.
to Reserve Bank of India.
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Zaprosila sem za bančno dovoljenje
pri banki Reserve Bank of India.
pri banki Reserve Bank of India.
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(Applause)
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(aplavz)
03:38
No, it was not an easy task.
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Ne, to ni bila lahka naloga.
03:41
Our license was rejected --
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Najino dovoljenje je bilo zavrnjeno ...
03:43
(Laughter)
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(smeh)
03:45
on the grounds --
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na podlagi ...
03:46
Reserve Bank said
that we cannot issue a license
that we cannot issue a license
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Reserve Bank je rekla,
da ne more izdati dovoljenja
da ne more izdati dovoljenja
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to the bank who's promoting
members who are nonliterate.
members who are nonliterate.
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banki, ki promovira člane,
ki so nepismeni.
ki so nepismeni.
03:53
I was terrified.
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Bila sem zgrožena.
03:54
I was crying.
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Zajokala sem.
03:56
And by coming back home,
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In ko sem se vrnila domov,
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I was continuously crying.
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sem še vedno jokala.
04:00
I told Kantabai and other women
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Rekla sem Kantabai in drugim ženskam,
04:02
that we couldn't get the license
because our women are nonliterate.
because our women are nonliterate.
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da ne moremo dobiti dovoljenja,
ker so naše ženske nepismene.
ker so naše ženske nepismene.
04:07
Our women said, "Stop crying.
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Naše ženske so rekle: "Nehaj jokati.
04:10
We will learn to read and write
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Naučile se bomo brati in pisati
04:12
and apply again, so what?"
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in ponovno vložile prošnjo, pa kaj?"
04:14
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
04:21
We started our literacy classes.
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Začele smo s poukom branja in pisanja.
04:24
Every day our women would come.
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Ženske so vsak dan prihajale.
04:26
They were so determined
that after working the whole day,
that after working the whole day,
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Tako odločene so bile,
da so po tem, ko so cel dan delale,
da so po tem, ko so cel dan delale,
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they would come to the class
and learn to read and write.
and learn to read and write.
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prišle k pouku
in se učile brati in pisati.
in se učile brati in pisati.
04:33
After five months,
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Po petih mesecih
04:35
we applied again,
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smo ponovno zaprosile,
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but this time I didn't go alone.
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a tokrat nisem šla sama.
04:39
Fifteen women accompanied me
to Reserve Bank of India.
to Reserve Bank of India.
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Petnajst žensk me je pospremilo
v Reserve Bank of India.
v Reserve Bank of India.
04:44
Our women told
the officer of Reserve Bank,
the officer of Reserve Bank,
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Naše ženske so uradniku banke povedale:
04:47
"You rejected the license
because we cannot read and write.
because we cannot read and write.
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"Zavrnili ste nam dovoljenje,
ker ne znamo brati in pisati.
ker ne znamo brati in pisati.
04:51
You rejected the license
because we are nonliterate."
because we are nonliterate."
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Zavrnili ste nam dovoljenje,
ker smo nepismene.
ker smo nepismene.
04:55
But they said, "There were no schools
when we were growing,
when we were growing,
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Ko smo odraščale, ni bilo šol,
04:57
so we are not responsible
for our noneducation."
for our noneducation."
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zato nismo odgovorne
za naše pomanjkanje izobrazbe."
za naše pomanjkanje izobrazbe."
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And they said, "We cannot read and write,
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In rekle so: "Ne znamo brati in pisati,
05:04
but we can count."
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znamo pa šteti."
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(Laughter)
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(smeh)
05:07
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
05:09
And they challenged the officer.
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In izzvale so uradnika.
05:12
"Then tell us to calculate
the interest of any principal amount."
the interest of any principal amount."
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"Recite, naj izračunamo
obresti za katero koli vsoto."
obresti za katero koli vsoto."
05:16
(Laughter)
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(smeh)
05:17
"If we are unable to do it,
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"Če tega ne zmoremo,
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don't give us license.
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nam ne podelite dovoljenja.
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Tell your officers to do it
without a calculator
without a calculator
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Recite svojim uradnikom,
naj sami to storijo brez računal,
naj sami to storijo brez računal,
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and see who can calculate faster."
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in videli boste, kdo bo hitreje
izračunal."
izračunal."
05:27
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
05:33
Needless to say,
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Ni treba poudariti,
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we got the banking license.
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da smo dobile bančno dovoljenje.
05:36
(Laughter)
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(smeh)
05:38
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
05:42
Today, more than 100,000
women are banking with us
women are banking with us
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Danes je v naši banki
več kot 100 000 žensk
več kot 100 000 žensk
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and we have more
than 20 million dollars of capital.
than 20 million dollars of capital.
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in imamo več kot 20 milijonov
dolarjev kapitala.
dolarjev kapitala.
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This is all women's savings,
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Vse to so prihranki žensk,
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women capital,
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ženski kapital,
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no outside investors
asking for a business plan.
asking for a business plan.
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nobenih zunanjih vlagateljev,
ki zahtevajo poslovni načrt.
ki zahtevajo poslovni načrt.
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No.
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Ne.
05:58
It's our own rural women's savings.
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To so prihranki naših kmečkih žensk.
06:00
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
06:08
I also want to say that yes,
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Rada bi tudi rekla, da ja,
06:10
after we got the license,
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potem ko smo dobile licenco,
06:12
today Kantabai has her own house
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danes ima Kantabai svojo lastno hišo
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and is staying with her family
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in živi s svojo družino
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in her own house
for herself and her family.
for herself and her family.
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v svoji lastni hiši, sama s svojo družino.
06:20
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
06:26
When we started our banking operations,
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Ko smo začeli z delovanjem banke,
06:28
I could see that our women
were not able to come to the bank
were not able to come to the bank
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sem videla, da naše ženske
niso mogle priti v banko,
niso mogle priti v banko,
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because they used to lose the working day.
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ker bi tako izgubile cel delovni dan.
06:34
I thought if women
are not coming to the bank,
are not coming to the bank,
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Pomislila sem, da če ženske
ne pridejo v banko,
ne pridejo v banko,
06:36
bank will go to them,
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bo pa banka prišla k njim,
06:38
and we started doorstep banking.
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in začeli smo z banko od vrat do vrat.
06:41
Recently, we starting digital banking.
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V zadnjem času smo začeli
z digitalnim bančništvom.
z digitalnim bančništvom.
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Digital banking required
to remember a PIN number.
to remember a PIN number.
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Digitalno bančništvo je zahtevalo,
da si človek zapomni PIN številko.
da si človek zapomni PIN številko.
06:47
Our women said,
"We don't want a PIN number.
"We don't want a PIN number.
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Naše ženske so rekle:
"Nočemo PIN številke.
"Nočemo PIN številke.
06:51
That's not a good idea."
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To ni dobra ideja."
06:53
And we tried to explain to them
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Poskusili smo jim razložiti,
06:54
that maybe you should
remember the PIN number;
remember the PIN number;
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da bi si mogoče
morale zapomniti PIN številko;
morale zapomniti PIN številko;
06:57
we will help you
to remember the PIN number.
to remember the PIN number.
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da jim bomo pomagali
zapomniti si PIN številko.
zapomniti si PIN številko.
06:59
They were firm.
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A bile so trdne.
07:00
They said, "suggest something else,"
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Rekle so: "Predlagajte nekaj drugega,"
07:02
and they --
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in one ...
07:04
(Laughter)
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(smeh)
07:06
and they said, "What about thumb?"
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in rekle so: "Kaj pa palec?"
07:10
I thought that's a great idea.
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To je dobra ideja, sem si rekla.
07:12
We'll link that digital banking
with biometric,
with biometric,
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Naše digitalno bančništvo
bomo povezali z biometričnim
bomo povezali z biometričnim
07:16
and now women use the digital
financial transaction
financial transaction
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in zdaj lahko ženske uporabljajo
digitalne finančne transakcije
digitalne finančne transakcije
07:19
by using the thumb.
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z uporabo palca.
07:21
And you know what they said?
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In veste, kaj so rekle?
07:24
They said, "Anybody
can steal my PIN number
can steal my PIN number
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Rekle so: "Kdor koli lahko
ukrade mojo PIN številko
ukrade mojo PIN številko
07:26
and take away my hard-earned money,
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in mi vzame moj trdo prisluženi denar,
07:28
but nobody can steal my thumb."
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nihče pa ne more ukrasti mojega palca."
07:30
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
07:34
That reinforced the teaching
which I have always learned from women:
which I have always learned from women:
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To je utrdilo nauk,
ki sem se ga naučila od žensk:
ki sem se ga naučila od žensk:
07:39
never provide poor solutions
to poor people.
to poor people.
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nikoli ne ponudi slabih
rešitev revnim ljudem.
rešitev revnim ljudem.
07:43
They are smart.
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Pametni so.
07:45
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
07:53
A few months later,
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Nekaj mesecev kasneje
07:55
another woman came to the bank --
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je v banko prišla še ena ženska,
07:57
Kerabai.
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Kerabai.
07:58
She mortgaged her gold and took the loan.
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Zastavila je svoje zlato
in vzela posojilo.
in vzela posojilo.
08:02
I asked Kerabai, "Why are you
mortgaging your precious jewelry
mortgaging your precious jewelry
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Vprašala sem Kerabai: "Zakaj si
zastavila svoj dragoceni nakit
zastavila svoj dragoceni nakit
08:06
and taking a loan?"
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in vzela posojilo?"
08:08
Kerabai said, "Don't you realize
that it's a terrible drought?
that it's a terrible drought?
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Kerabai je rekla: "Ali ne vidiš,
kako strašna suša je?
kako strašna suša je?
08:12
There's no food or fodder for the animals.
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Ni hrane in krme za živali.
08:16
No water.
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Ni vode.
08:17
I'm mortgaging gold to buy
food and fodder for my animals."
food and fodder for my animals."
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Zastavila sem zlato, da bom kupila
hrano in krmo za živino."
hrano in krmo za živino."
08:21
And then she asks me,
"Can I mortgage gold and get water?"
"Can I mortgage gold and get water?"
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In potem me je vprašala:
"Ali lahko zastavim zlato in dobim vodo?"
"Ali lahko zastavim zlato in dobim vodo?"
08:26
I had no answer.
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Nisem ji znala odgovoriti.
08:28
Kerabai challenged me:
"You're working in the village
"You're working in the village
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Kerabai me je izzvala: "Ti delaš v vasi
08:32
with women and finance,
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z ženskami in financami,
08:33
but what if one day there's no water?
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a kaj, če nekega dne ne bo vode?
08:37
If you leave this village,
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Če boš zapustila to vas,
08:38
with whom are you going to do banking?"
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s kom boš odpirala bančne račune?"
08:41
Kerabai had a valid question,
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Kerabaiino vprašanje je bilo tehtno,
08:44
so in this drought,
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zato smo se v tej suši
08:45
we decided to start
the cattle camp in the area.
the cattle camp in the area.
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odločile postaviti kamp
za živino v tem področju.
za živino v tem področju.
08:49
It's where farmers can bring
their animals to one place
their animals to one place
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To je kraj, kamor lahko kmetje
pripeljejo svoje živali
pripeljejo svoje živali
08:53
and get fodder and water.
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in dobijo krmo in vodo.
08:57
It didn't rain.
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Dežja ni bilo.
08:58
Cattle camp was extended for 18 months.
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Kamp za živino je deloval 18 mesecev.
09:01
Kerabai used to move around
in the cattle camp
in the cattle camp
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Kerabai je hodila po kampu
09:05
and sing the songs of encouragement.
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in pela vzpodbudne pesmi.
09:08
Kerabai became very popular.
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Postala je zelo popularna.
09:10
It rained and cattle camp was ended,
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Potem je deževalo in kamp se je zaprl,
09:14
but after cattle camp ended,
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a ko se je zaprl,
09:16
Kerabai came to our radio --
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je Kerabai prišla na naš radio -
09:18
we have community radio
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naša skupnost ima svoj radio,
09:20
which has more than 100,000 listeners.
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ki ima več kot 100 000 poslušalcev.
09:23
She said, "I want to have
a regular show on the radio."
a regular show on the radio."
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Rekla je: "Na radiu bi rada
imela svojo redno oddajo."
imela svojo redno oddajo."
09:28
Our radio manager said,
"Kerabai, you cannot read and write.
"Kerabai, you cannot read and write.
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Naš direktor radia je dejal:
"Kerabai, ne znaš brati in pisati.
"Kerabai, ne znaš brati in pisati.
09:32
How will you write the script?"
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Kako boš napisala besedilo?"
09:34
You know what she replied?
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Veste, kaj je odgovorila?
09:36
"I cannot read and write,
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"Ne znam ne brati ne pisati,
09:38
but I can sing.
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znam pa peti.
09:39
What's the big deal?"
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Kaj je potem problem?"
09:40
(Laughter)
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(smeh)
09:42
And today,
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In danes
09:43
Kerabai is doing a regular radio program,
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ima Kerabai svojo redno radijsko oddajo
09:47
and not only that,
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in ne le to,
09:48
she's become a famous radio jockey
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postala je slavna radijska diskdžokejka
09:51
and she has been
invited by all of the radios,
invited by all of the radios,
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in povabili so jo na vse radijske postaje,
09:54
even from Mumbai.
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celo v Mumbaj.
09:55
She gets the invitation
and she does the show.
and she does the show.
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Dobi ponudbo in naredi oddajo.
09:58
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
10:04
Kerabai has become a local celebrity.
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Kerabai je postala lokalna zvezdnica.
10:06
One day I asked Kerabai,
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Nekega dne sem jo vprašala:
10:08
"How did you end up singing?"
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"Kako si začela peti?"
10:11
She said, "Shall I tell you the real fact?
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Rekla je: "Ti povem resnico?
10:14
When I was pregnant with my first child,
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Ko sem bila noseča s svojim prvim otrokom,
10:17
I was always hungry.
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sem bila nenehno lačna.
10:19
I did not have enough food to eat.
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Nisem pa imela dovolj hrane.
10:21
I did not have enough money to buy food,
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Nisem imela dovolj denarja,
da bi si kupila hrano,
da bi si kupila hrano,
10:24
and so to forget my hunger,
I started singing."
I started singing."
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tako sem začela peti,
da bi pozabila na lakoto."
da bi pozabila na lakoto."
10:28
So strong and wise, no?
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Kako močno in modro, kajne?
10:32
I always think that our women
overcome so many obstacles --
overcome so many obstacles --
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Vedno razmišljam, kako naše ženske
premagajo toliko ovir,
premagajo toliko ovir,
10:36
cultural, social, financial --
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kulturnih, socialnih, finančnih,
10:39
and they find out their ways.
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in vedno najdejo pravo pot.
10:43
I would like to share another story:
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Še eno zgodbo bi rada delila z vami.
10:45
Sunita Kamble.
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Sunita Kamble.
10:47
She has taken a course
in a business school,
in a business school,
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Študirala je na poslovni šoli
10:51
and she has become a veterinary doctor.
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in postala veterinarka.
10:54
She's Dalit;
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Ona je dalit,
10:55
she comes from an untouchable caste,
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prihaja iz kaste nedotakljivih,
10:57
but she does artificial
insemination in goats.
insemination in goats.
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a umetno osemenjuje koze.
11:01
It is a very male-dominated profession
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To je pretežno moški poklic,
11:04
and it is all the more
difficult for Sunita
difficult for Sunita
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zato je za Sunito še toliko težje,
11:06
because Sunita comes
from an untouchable caste.
from an untouchable caste.
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ker prihaja iz kaste nedotakljivih.
11:09
But she worked very hard.
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A trdo je delala.
11:11
She did successful
goat deliveries in the region
goat deliveries in the region
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Uspešno je pomagala
pri rojstvih koz v svoji regiji
pri rojstvih koz v svoji regiji
11:15
and she became a famous goat doctor.
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in postala slavna kozja zdravnica.
11:18
Recently, she got a national award.
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Nedavno je dobila nacionalno nagrado.
11:22
I went to Sunita's house to celebrate --
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V Sunitino hišo sem šla proslavit,
11:25
to congratulate her.
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ji čestitat.
11:26
When I entered the village,
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Ko sem stopila v vas,
11:28
I saw a big cutout of Sunita.
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sem zagledala veliko kartonasto Sunito.
11:31
Sunita was smiling on that picture.
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Sunita se je na sliki smehljala.
11:33
I was really surprised
to see an untouchable,
to see an untouchable,
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Res sem bila presenečena,
ko sem videla nedotakljivo
ko sem videla nedotakljivo
11:36
coming from the village,
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iz te vasi,
11:38
having a big cutout
at the entrance of the village.
at the entrance of the village.
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ki ima ob vstopu v vas
svojo kartonasto sliko.
svojo kartonasto sliko.
11:41
When I went to her house,
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Ko sem šla v njeno hišo,
11:43
I was even more amazed
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sem bila še bolj začudena,
11:45
because upper caste leaders --
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ker so vodje višje kaste,
11:47
men -- were sitting
in the house, in her house,
in the house, in her house,
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moški, sedeli v njeni hiši, v njeni hiši,
11:50
and having chai and water,
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in pili čaj in vodo,
11:53
which is very rare in India.
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kar je v Indiji zelo redko.
11:55
Upper caste leaders
do not go to an untouchable's house
do not go to an untouchable's house
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Vodje višje kaste ne hodijo
v hiše nedotakljivih
v hiše nedotakljivih
11:57
and have chai or water.
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in tam ne pijejo čaja in vode.
11:59
And they were requesting her
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In prosili so jo,
12:01
to come and address
the gathering of the village.
the gathering of the village.
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naj pride in nagovori vso zbrano vas.
12:05
Sunita broke centuries-old
caste conditioning in India.
caste conditioning in India.
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Sunita je prelomila stoletja staro
kastno pogojevanje v Indiji.
kastno pogojevanje v Indiji.
12:11
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
12:17
Let me come to what
the younger generations do.
the younger generations do.
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Naj povem, kaj počnejo mlajše generacije.
12:21
As I'm standing here --
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Ko stojim tu,
12:22
I'm so proud as I stand here,
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tako ponosna sem, ko tu stojim,
12:25
from Mhaswad to Vancouver.
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od Mhaswada do Vancouvera.
12:28
Back home, Sarita Bhise --
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Doma pa Sarita Bhise,
12:31
she's not even 16 years old.
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niti 16 let še ni stara,
12:34
She's preparing herself --
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se pripravlja,
12:36
she's a part of our sports program,
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del našega športnega programa je,
12:38
Champions' program.
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programa šampijonov.
12:40
She's preparing herself
to represent India in field hockey.
to represent India in field hockey.
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Pripravlja se, da bo zastopala
Indijo v hokeju na travi.
Indijo v hokeju na travi.
12:44
And you know where she's going?
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In veste, kam gre?
12:47
She's going to represent
in 2020 Olympics, Tokyo.
in 2020 Olympics, Tokyo.
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Zastopala nas bo v Tokiu
na olimpijskih igrah leta 2020.
na olimpijskih igrah leta 2020.
12:52
(Applause)
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(aplavz)
12:58
Sarita comes from
a very poor shepherd community.
a very poor shepherd community.
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Sarita prihaja iz zelo revne
pastirske skupnosti.
pastirske skupnosti.
13:01
I am just -- I couldn't be
more proud of her.
more proud of her.
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Tako sem .... ne bi mogla biti
bolj ponosna nanjo.
bolj ponosna nanjo.
13:06
There are millions of women
like Sarita, Kerabai, Sunita,
like Sarita, Kerabai, Sunita,
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Milijone žensk je, kot so Sarita,
Kerabai, Sunita,
Kerabai, Sunita,
13:11
who can be around you also.
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morda tudi v vaši bližini.
13:13
They can be all over the world,
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Po vsem svetu so,
13:15
but at first glance you may think
that they do not have anything to say,
that they do not have anything to say,
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a na prvi pogled morda mislite,
da nimajo česa povedati,
da nimajo česa povedati,
13:20
they do not have anything to share.
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da nimajo česa deliti.
13:22
You would be so wrong.
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Motili bi se.
13:24
I am so lucky that I'm working
with these women.
with these women.
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Tako srečo imam, da delam s temi ženskami.
13:28
They are sharing their stories with me,
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Z mano delijo svoje zgodbe,
13:31
they are sharing their wisdom with me,
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z mano delijo svojo modrost
13:33
and I'm just lucky to be with them.
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in res imam srečo, da sem z njimi.
13:38
20 years before --
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Pred 20 leti -
13:40
and I'm so proud --
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tako ponosna sem -
13:42
we went to Reserve Bank of India
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smo šle v Reserve Bank of India
13:44
and we set up the first
rural women's bank.
rural women's bank.
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in položile temelje prve ruralne
ženske banke.
ženske banke.
13:47
Today they are pushing me
to go to National Stock Exchange
to go to National Stock Exchange
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Danes me vzpodbujajo,
naj grem na nacionalno borzo
naj grem na nacionalno borzo
13:51
to set up the first fund dedicated
to micro rural women entrepreneurs.
to micro rural women entrepreneurs.
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in začnem prvi sklad, posvečen
mikro ruralnim podjetnicam.
mikro ruralnim podjetnicam.
13:57
They are pushing me to set up
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Spodbujajo me, naj osnujem
14:00
the first small finance
women's bank in the world.
women's bank in the world.
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prvo žensko banko na svetu
za financiranje v majhnem obsegu.
za financiranje v majhnem obsegu.
14:04
And as one of them said,
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In kot pravi ena od njih:
14:06
"My courage is my capital."
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"Moj pogum je moj kapital."
14:08
And I say here,
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Jaz pa pravim,
14:10
their courage is my capital.
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da je njihov pogum moj kapital.
14:13
And if you want,
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In če želite,
14:15
it can be yours also.
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je lahko tudi vaš.
14:17
Thank you.
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Hvala.
14:18
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Chetna Gala Sinha - Banker, social entrepreneurChetna Gala Sinha is the founder and chair of the Mann Deshi Bank, aimed at the needs of rural women micro-entrepreneurs in India.
Why you should listen
Chetna Gala Sinha is a passionate listener who respects risk-takers -- which makes her a powerful force in the banking world. A longtime activist and farmer, in 1997 she set up the Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank, India's first bank for and by rural women. Today, the Mann Deshi Bank has 90,000 account holders, manages business of more than Rs. 150 crores (or 22 million dollars) and regularly creates new financial products to support the needs of female micro-entrepreneurs. In 2006, Sinha founded the first business school for rural women in India, and in 2013, she launched a toll-free helpline and the first Chambers of Commerce for women micro-entrepreneurs in the country. In 2012, she set up a community empowerment program for farmers that supports water conservation; it has built ten check dams and impacted 50,000 people.
In January 2018, Sinha served as a co-chair of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and in November 2017, she was honored with a leadership award from Forbes India.
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