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Memory Banda: A warrior’s cry against child marriage
Memori Banda (Memory Banda): Poklič ratnice protiv dečjih brakova
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Životni put Memori Bande bio je potpuno drugačji od onog koji je imala njena sestra. Kada je njena sestra stupila u pubertet, poslali su je u tradicionalni "kamp inicijacije" gde devojčice uče "kako da seksualno zadovolje muškarca". Tamo je zatrudnela, u 11. godini života. Ipak, Banda je odbila da ide. Umesto toga, organizovala je druge i pitala vođu svoje zajednice da donese zakon kojim nijedna devojčica ne bi morala da se uda pre svoje 18. godine. Progurala ga je do nivoa države, sa neverovatnim rezultatima za devojčice širom Malavija.
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Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world. Full bio
Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world. Full bio
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I'll begin today
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Počeću danas
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by sharing a poem
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tako što ću vam pročitati pesmu
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written by my friend from Malawi,
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koju je napisala moja prijateljica
iz Malavija
iz Malavija
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Eileen Piri.
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Ajlin Piri.
00:22
Eileen is only 13 years old,
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Ajlin ima svega 13 godina,
00:25
but when we were going through
the collection of poetry that we wrote,
the collection of poetry that we wrote,
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ali kada smo pregledale pesme
koje smo napisale,
koje smo napisale,
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I found her poem so interesting,
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njena pesma mi se učinila
veoma zanimljivom,
veoma zanimljivom,
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so motivating.
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tako podsticajnom,
00:36
So I'll read it to you.
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pa ću vam je pročitati.
00:38
She entitled her poem
"I'll Marry When I Want."
"I'll Marry When I Want."
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Svoju pesmu je naslovila:
"Udaću se kad ja to budem želela".
"Udaću se kad ja to budem želela".
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:45
"I'll marry when I want.
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"Udaću se kad ja to budem želela.
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My mother can't force me to marry.
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Moja majka me ne može prisiliti
da se udam.
da se udam.
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My father cannot force me to marry.
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Moj otac me ne može prisiliti
da se udam.
da se udam.
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My uncle, my aunt,
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Moj stric, moja strina,
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my brother or sister,
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moj brat ili sestra,
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cannot force me to marry.
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ne mogu me prisiliti da se udam.
01:05
No one in the world
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Niko na svetu
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can force me to marry.
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ne može me prisiliti da se udam.
01:11
I'll marry when I want.
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Udaću se kada ja to budem želela.
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Even if you beat me,
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Čak i ako me biješ,
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even if you chase me away,
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čak i ako me oteraš,
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even if you do anything bad to me,
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čak i ako mi učiniš neko zlo,
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I'll marry when I want.
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udaću se kad ja to budem želela.
01:26
I'll marry when I want,
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Udaću se kad ja to budem želela,
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but not before I am well educated,
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ali ne pre nego što steknem
dobro obrazovanje
dobro obrazovanje
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and not before I am all grown up.
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i ne pre nego što sasvim odrastem.
01:37
I'll marry when I want."
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Udaću se kad ja to budem želela."
01:40
This poem might seem odd,
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Ova pesma možda zvuči neobično,
01:43
written by a 13-year-old girl,
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napisala ju je
trinaestogodišnja devojčica,
trinaestogodišnja devojčica,
01:47
but where I and Eileen come from,
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ali tamo odakle smo Ajlin i ja,
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this poem, which I have just read to you,
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ova pesma koju sam vam upravo pročitala,
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is a warrior's cry.
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predstavlja poklič ratnice.
01:59
I am from Malawi.
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Ja sam iz Malavija.
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Malawi is one of the poorest countries,
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Malavi je jedna
od najsiromašnijih zemalja,
od najsiromašnijih zemalja,
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very poor,
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veoma siromašna,
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where gender equality is questionable.
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gde je jednakost polova
pod znakom pitanja.
pod znakom pitanja.
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Growing up in that country,
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Odrastajući u toj zemlji,
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I couldn't make my own choices in life.
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nisam imala pravo na sopstvene izbore
u životu.
u životu.
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I couldn't even explore
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Nisam čak mogla istražiti
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personal opportunities in life.
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ni prilike koje su mi se ukazale u životu.
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I will tell you a story
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Ispričaću vam priču
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of two different girls,
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o dve različite devojčice,
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two beautiful girls.
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dve prelepe devojčice.
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These girls grew up
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Ove devojčice su odrasle
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under the same roof.
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pod istim krovom.
02:38
They were eating the same food.
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Jele su istu hranu.
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Sometimes, they would share clothes,
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Ponekad bi delile odeću,
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and even shoes.
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čak i cipele.
02:46
But their lives ended up differently,
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Ali životi su im se razišli
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in two different paths.
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u dva različita pravca.
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The other girl is my little sister.
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Ta druga devojčica je moja sestra.
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My little sister was only 11 years old
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Moja mlađa sestra je imala svega 11 godina
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when she got pregnant.
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kada je zatrudnela.
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It's a hurtful thing.
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To je štetna stvar.
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Not only did it hurt her, even me.
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Ne samo da je štetilo njoj, već i meni.
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I was going through a hard time as well.
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Ja sam takođe
prolazila kroz težak period.
prolazila kroz težak period.
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As it is in my culture,
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U mojoj kulturi,
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once you reach puberty stage,
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kada uđete u pubertet,
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you are supposed to go
to initiation camps.
to initiation camps.
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treba da idete u kampove inicijacije.
03:30
In these initiation camps,
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U ovim kampovima inicijacije
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you are taught how
to sexually please a man.
to sexually please a man.
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uče vas kako
da seksualno zadovoljite muškarca.
da seksualno zadovoljite muškarca.
03:36
There is this special day,
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Postoji jedan poseban dan,
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which they call "Very Special Day"
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zovu ga "Veoma poseban dan",
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where a man who is hired
by the community
by the community
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kada muškarac koga odredi zajednica
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comes to the camp
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dolazi u kamp
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and sleeps with the little girls.
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i spava sa ovim devojčicama.
03:51
Imagine the trauma that these young girls
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Zamislite traumu
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go through every day.
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koju one svakodnevno doživljavaju.
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Most girls end up pregnant.
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Većina devojčica zatrudni.
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They even contract HIV and AIDS
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Čak budu zaražene HIV-om i AIDS-om
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and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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i drugim seksualno prenosivim bolestima.
04:07
For my little sister,
she ended up being pregnant.
she ended up being pregnant.
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Moja mlađa sestra je zatrudnela.
04:12
Today, she's only 16 years old
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Danas, ona ima svega 16 godina
04:16
and she has three children.
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i troje dece.
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Her first marriage did not survive,
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Njen prvi brak nije uspeo,
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nor did her second marriage.
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nije ni drugi.
04:26
On the other side, there is this girl.
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S druge strane,
tu je i ona druga devojčica.
tu je i ona druga devojčica.
04:31
She's amazing.
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Ona je čudesna.
04:33
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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I call her amazing because she is.
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Kažem čudesna, jer ona to zaista jeste.
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She's very fabulous.
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Ona je neverovatna.
04:45
That girl is me. (Laughter)
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Ta devojčica sam ja. (Smeh)
04:48
When I was 13 years old,
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Kada sam imala 13 godina,
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I was told, you are grown up,
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rekli su mi: "Odrasla si,
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you have now reached of age,
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sad si postala punoletna,
04:58
you're supposed to go
to the initiation camp.
to the initiation camp.
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treba da ideš u kamp inicijacije".
05:01
I was like, "What?
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Rekoh: "Šta?
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I'm not going to go
to the initiation camps."
to the initiation camps."
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Ne idem u kamp inicijacije."
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You know what the women said to me?
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Znate li šta su mi žene rekle?
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"You are a stupid girl. Stubborn.
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"Ti si glupa devojčica. Tvrdoglava.
05:16
You do not respect the traditions
of our society, of our community."
of our society, of our community."
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Ne poštuješ tradiciju našeg društva,
naše zajednice."
naše zajednice."
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I said no because I knew
where I was going.
where I was going.
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Rekla sam ne, jer sam znala
kojim putem treba da idem.
kojim putem treba da idem.
05:27
I knew what I wanted in life.
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Znala sam šta želim u životu.
05:31
I had a lot of dreams as a young girl.
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Kao devojčica, imala sam mnogo snova.
05:36
I wanted to get well educated,
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Želela sam dobro obrazovanje,
05:39
to find a decent job in the future.
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da u budućnosti nađem pristojan posao.
05:42
I was imagining myself as a lawyer,
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Zamišljala sam sebe kao advokata
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seated on that big chair.
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koji sedi na onoj velikoj stolici.
05:46
Those were the imaginations that
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To su bile slike
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were going through my mind every day.
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koje su mi se vrzmale po glavi
svakog dana.
svakog dana.
05:52
And I knew that one day,
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I znala sam da ću jednog dana
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I would contribute something,
a little something to my community.
a little something to my community.
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dati svoj doprinos, mali doprinos,
svojoj zajednici.
svojoj zajednici.
05:58
But every day after refusing,
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Ali svakog dana nakon mog odbijanja,
06:01
women would tell me,
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žene bi mi govorile:
06:03
"Look at you, you're all grown up.
Your little sister has a baby.
Your little sister has a baby.
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"Pogledaj se, potpuno si odrasla,
Tvoja mlađa sestra ima bebu.
Tvoja mlađa sestra ima bebu.
06:06
What about you?"
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A ti?"
06:08
That was the music
that I was hearing every day,
that I was hearing every day,
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To je bila pesma
koju sam slušala svakog dana.
koju sam slušala svakog dana.
06:13
and that is the music
that girls hear every day
that girls hear every day
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To je pesma
koju devojčice slušaju svakog dana
koju devojčice slušaju svakog dana
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when they don't do something
that the community needs them to do.
that the community needs them to do.
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kada ne urade
ono što njihova zajednica traži od njih.
ono što njihova zajednica traži od njih.
06:23
When I compared the two stories
between me and my sister,
between me and my sister,
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Kada sam uporedila ove dve priče,
svoju i sestrinu,
svoju i sestrinu,
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I said, "Why can't I do something?
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rekla sam: "Zašto ne bih preduzela nešto?
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Why can't I change something
that has happened for a long time
that has happened for a long time
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Zašto ne bih promenila
nešto što se toliko dugo događa
nešto što se toliko dugo događa
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in our community?"
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u našoj zajednici?"
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That was when I called other girls
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Tada sam pozvala druge devojčice
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just like my sister, who have children,
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koje, kao i moja sestra, imaju decu,
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who have been in class but they have
forgotten how to read and write.
forgotten how to read and write.
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koje su išle u školu,
ali su zaboravile da čitaju i pišu.
ali su zaboravile da čitaju i pišu.
06:48
I said, "Come on, we can
remind each other
remind each other
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Rekoh: "Hajde,
možemo podsetiti jedna drugu
možemo podsetiti jedna drugu
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how to read and write again,
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kako se čita i piše,
06:52
how to hold the pen,
how to read, to hold the book."
how to read, to hold the book."
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kako se drži olovka,
kako se čita, drži knjiga."
kako se čita, drži knjiga."
06:56
It was a great time I had with them.
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Divno sam se provodila s njima.
06:59
Nor did I just learn a little about them,
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Ne samo da sam saznala ponešto o njima,
07:04
but they were able to tell me
their personal stories,
their personal stories,
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već su bile u mogućnosti da
mi ispričaju i svoje intimne priče
mi ispričaju i svoje intimne priče
07:07
what they were facing every day
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koje svakodnevno proživljavaju
07:09
as young mothers.
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kao mlade majke.
07:12
That was when I was like,
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Tada sam pomislila:
07:14
'Why can't we take all these things
that are happening to us
that are happening to us
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"Zašto ne bismo sve ovo što nam se događa
07:17
and present them and tell our mothers,
our traditional leaders,
our traditional leaders,
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saopštile svojim majkama,
našim tradicionalnim vođama
našim tradicionalnim vođama
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that these are the wrong things?"
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i rekle im da su to pogrešne stvari?"
07:23
It was a scary thing to do,
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Bilo je zastrašujuće to učiniti
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because these traditional leaders,
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zato što su tradicionalne vođe
07:27
they are already accustomed to the things
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već naviknute na ove stvari
07:30
that have been there for ages.
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koje se oduvek događaju.
07:32
A hard thing to change,
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To je teško promeniti.
07:34
but a good thing to try.
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ali je dobro pokušati.
07:37
So we tried.
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Pa smo pokušale.
07:39
It was very hard, but we pushed.
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Bilo je veoma teško,
ali smo vršile pritisak.
ali smo vršile pritisak.
07:42
And I'm here to say that in my community,
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I ovde sam da vam kažem
da u mojoj zajednici,
da u mojoj zajednici,
07:45
it was the first community after girls
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prvi put nakon što su devojčice
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pushed so hard to our traditional leader,
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vršile jak pritisak
na naše tradicionalne vođe,
na naše tradicionalne vođe,
07:51
and our leader stood up for us
and said no girl has to be married
and said no girl has to be married
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naše vođe su nas podržale i rekle da
ni jedna devojčica ne mora da se uda
ni jedna devojčica ne mora da se uda
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before the age of 18.
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pre svoje 18. godine.
07:57
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
08:05
In my community,
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U mojoj zajednici,
08:07
that was the first time a community,
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prvi put je zajednica
08:09
they had to call the bylaws,
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morala da usvoji zakone,
08:12
the first bylaw that protected girls
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prvi zakon koji štiti devojčice
08:15
in our community.
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u našoj zajednici.
08:18
We did not stop there.
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Nismo se ovde zaustavile.
08:19
We forged ahead.
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Nastavile smo dalje.
08:22
We were determined to fight for girls
not just in my community,
not just in my community,
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Bile smo odlučne da se borimo za devojčice
ne samo u mojoj zajednici,
ne samo u mojoj zajednici,
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but even in other communities.
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već i u drugim zajednicama.
08:29
When the child marriage bill
was being presented in February,
was being presented in February,
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Kada se u februaru raspravljalo
o predlogu zakona o dečijem braku,
o predlogu zakona o dečijem braku,
08:33
we were there at the Parliament house.
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bile smo tamo, ispred Skupštine.
08:37
Every day, when the members
of Parliament were entering,
of Parliament were entering,
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Svakog dana, kada su poslanici
ulazili u zgradu,
ulazili u zgradu,
08:41
we were telling them,
"Would you please support the bill?"
"Would you please support the bill?"
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mi smo im govorile:
"Molimo vas podržite ovaj predlog zakona."
"Molimo vas podržite ovaj predlog zakona."
08:44
And we don't have
much technology like here,
much technology like here,
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Tamo nemamo mnogo
tehnoloških naprava kao ovde,
tehnoloških naprava kao ovde,
08:49
but we have our small phones.
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ali imamo svoje male telefone.
08:51
So we said, "Why can't we get
their numbers and text them?"
their numbers and text them?"
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Pa smo rekle: "Zašto ne bismo nabavile
njihove brojeve i slale im SMS poruke?"
njihove brojeve i slale im SMS poruke?"
08:56
So we did that. It was a good thing.
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Tako smo i uradile. Dobra stvar.
08:59
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
09:01
So when the bill passed,
we texted them back,
we texted them back,
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I kada je zakon bio izglasan
poslale smo im poruku:
poslale smo im poruku:
09:04
"Thank you for supporting the bill."
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"Hvala vam što ste podržali
predlog zakona."
predlog zakona."
09:06
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:07
And when the bill was signed
by the president,
by the president,
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A kada je predsednik potpisao zakon
09:11
making it into law, it was a plus.
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i učinio ga pravosnažnim, to je bio plus.
09:14
Now, in Malawi, 18 is the legal
marriage age, from 15 to 18.
marriage age, from 15 to 18.
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U Malaviju je sada zakonska granica
za stupanje u brak 18 godina, od 15 do 18.
za stupanje u brak 18 godina, od 15 do 18.
09:20
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
09:26
It's a good thing to know
that the bill passed,
that the bill passed,
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Dobro je znati da je zakon usvojen,
09:30
but let me tell you this:
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ali reći ću vam ovo:
09:33
There are countries where 18
is the legal marriage age,
is the legal marriage age,
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Postoje zemlje gde je zakonska granica
za stupanje u brak 18 godina,
za stupanje u brak 18 godina,
09:37
but don't we hear cries
of women and girls every day?
of women and girls every day?
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ali zar ne čujemo svakodnevne vapaje
žena i devojčica?
žena i devojčica?
09:41
Every day, girls' lives
are being wasted away.
are being wasted away.
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Svakog dana traće se životi devojčica.
09:47
This is high time for leaders
to honor their commitment.
to honor their commitment.
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Krajnje je vreme da vođe
počnu da poštuju svoju obavezu.
počnu da poštuju svoju obavezu.
09:53
In honoring this commitment,
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Poštovanje ove obaveze,
09:56
it means keeping girls' issues
at heart every time.
at heart every time.
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podrazumeva da stalno imaju na umu
probleme devojčica.
probleme devojčica.
10:01
We don't have to be subjected as second,
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Ne moramo biti podređene
kao drugorazredna bića.
kao drugorazredna bića.
10:05
but they have to know that women,
as we are in this room,
as we are in this room,
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Moraju znati da žene,
poput nas u ovoj sali,
poput nas u ovoj sali,
10:09
we are not just women,
we are not just girls,
we are not just girls,
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mi nismo samo žene,
mi nismo samo devojčice,
mi nismo samo devojčice,
10:13
we are extraordinary.
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mi smo izvanredne.
10:14
We can do more.
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Mi možemo učiniti više.
10:16
And another thing for Malawi,
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I još jedna stvar u vezi sa Malavijem,
10:19
and not just Malawi but other countries:
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i ne samo Malavijem,
već i drugim zemljama.
već i drugim zemljama.
10:22
The laws which are there,
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Zakoni koji postoje,
10:26
you know how a law is not a law
until it is enforced?
until it is enforced?
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znate da zakon nije zakon
sve dok se ne primenjuje?
sve dok se ne primenjuje?
10:32
The law which has just recently passed
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Zakon koji je tek nedavno usvojen
10:35
and the laws that in other countries
have been there,
have been there,
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i zakoni koji postoje u drugim zemljama
10:38
they need to be publicized
at the local level,
at the local level,
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moraju biti promovisani na lokalnom nivou,
10:42
at the community level,
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na nivou zajednice,
10:44
where girls' issues are very striking.
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gde su problemi devojčica veoma uočljivi.
10:49
Girls face issues, difficult issues,
at the community level every day.
at the community level every day.
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Devojčice se svakodnevno susreću
sa teškim problemima, na nivou zajednice.
sa teškim problemima, na nivou zajednice.
10:55
So if these young girls know
that there are laws that protect them,
that there are laws that protect them,
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Ako ove devojčice budu znale
da postoje zakoni koji ih štite
da postoje zakoni koji ih štite
11:00
they will be able to stand up
and defend themselves
and defend themselves
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moći će da se pobune i odbrane
11:03
because they will know that
there is a law that protects them.
there is a law that protects them.
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jer će znati da postoji
zakon koji ih štiti.
zakon koji ih štiti.
11:09
And another thing I would say is that
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I rekla bih još da su
11:13
girls' voices and women's voices
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glasovi devojčica i glasovi žena
11:17
are beautiful, they are there,
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divni, oni su prisutni,
11:20
but we cannot do this alone.
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ali ovo ne možemo uraditi same.
11:23
Male advocates, they have to jump in,
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Muški zastupnici, moraju uskočiti,
11:26
to step in and work together.
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priključiti se, da radimo zajedno.
11:28
It's a collective work.
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To je zajednički posao.
11:31
What we need is what girls elsewhere need:
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Potrebno nam je
ono što i drugim devojčicama:
ono što i drugim devojčicama:
11:33
good education, and above all,
not to marry whilst 11.
not to marry whilst 11.
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dobro obrazovanje, i iznad svega,
da se ne udajemo sa 11 godina.
da se ne udajemo sa 11 godina.
11:42
And furthermore,
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I još,
11:44
I know that together,
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znam da zajedno
11:48
we can transform the legal,
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možemo promeniti pravni,
11:51
the cultural and political framework
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kulturni i politički okvir
11:55
that denies girls of their rights.
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koji osporava prava devojčica.
11:59
I am standing here today
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Stojim danas ovde
12:04
and declaring that we can
end child marriage in a generation.
end child marriage in a generation.
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i tvrdim da možemo okončati
dečije brakove u jednoj generaciji.
dečije brakove u jednoj generaciji.
12:12
This is the moment
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Ovo je trenutak
12:14
where a girl and a girl,
and millions of girls worldwide,
and millions of girls worldwide,
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kada će jedna devojčica i druga
i milioni devojčica širom sveta
i milioni devojčica širom sveta
12:19
will be able to say,
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moći da kažu:
12:21
"I will marry when I want."
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"Udaću se kad ja to budem želela."
12:25
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
12:35
Thank you. (Applause)
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Hvala. (Aplauz)
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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