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Leymah Gbowee: Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls
Leymah Gbowee: Lås op for pigers intelligens, passion og storhed
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Vinderen af Nobels Fredspris, Leymah Gbowee, har slagkraftige historier at fortælle -- om hendes eget livs forvandling, og om det uudnyttede potentiale hos piger overalt i verdenen. Kan vi forvandle verdenen ved at låse op for pigers storhed?
Leymah Gbowee - Peace activist, Nobelist
Leymah Gbowee is a peace activist in Liberia. She led a women's movement that was pivotal in ending the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003, and now speaks on behalf of women and girls around the world. Full bio
Leymah Gbowee is a peace activist in Liberia. She led a women's movement that was pivotal in ending the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003, and now speaks on behalf of women and girls around the world. Full bio
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Many times
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I go around the world to speak,
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rejser jeg rundt i verdenen for at tale,
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and people ask me questions
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og folk stiller mig spørgsmål
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about the challenges,
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om udfordringerne,
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my moments,
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mine øjeblikke,
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some of my regrets.
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nogle af mine fortrydelser.
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1998:
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1998:
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A single mother of four,
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Enlig mor til fire,
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three months after the birth of my fourth child,
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tre måneder efter mit fjerde barns fødsel,
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I went to do a job
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tog jeg afsted for at arbejde
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as a research assistant.
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som forskningsassistent.
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I went to Northern Liberia.
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Jeg tog til det nordlige Liberia.
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And as part of the work,
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Og som en del af arbejdet,
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the village would give you lodgings.
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gav landsbyen dig logi.
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And they gave me lodging with a single mother
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Og de gav mig logi hos en enlig mor
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and her daughter.
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og hendes datter.
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This girl happened to be
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Denne pige var tilfældigvis
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the only girl in the entire village
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den eneste pige i hele landsbyen,
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who had made it
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som havde klaret det
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to the ninth grade.
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til niende klasse.
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She was the laughing stock of the community.
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Hele lokalsamfundet grinede af hende.
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Her mother was often told by other women,
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Hendes mor fik ofte af vide af de andre kvinder,
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"You and your child
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"Du og dit barn
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will die poor."
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vil dø fattige."
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After two weeks of working in that village,
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Efter at have arbejdet to uger i den landsby,
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it was time to go back.
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var det tid til at tage tilbage.
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The mother came to me, knelt down,
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Moderen kom til mig, knælte ned,
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and said, "Leymah, take my daughter.
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og sagde, "Leymah, tag min datter."
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I wish for her
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Jeg ønsker, at hun
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to be a nurse."
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bliver sygeplejerske."
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Dirt poor, living in the home with my parents,
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Extremt fattig, boende hjemme hos mine forældre,
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I couldn't afford to.
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havde jeg ikke råd til det.
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With tears in my eyes,
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Med tårer i mine øjne,
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I said, "No."
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sagde jeg, "Nej."
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Two months later,
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To måneder senere,
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I go to another village
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tog jeg til en anden landsby
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on the same assignment
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med den samme opgave
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and they asked me to live with the village chief.
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og de bad mig bo hos landsbyhøvdingen.
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The women's chief of the village has this little girl,
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Kvindernes landsbyhøvding havde denne lille pige,
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fair color like me,
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lys farve som mig,
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totally dirty.
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fuldstændig beskidt.
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And all day she walked around
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Og hele dagen gik hun rundt
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only in her underwear.
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kun i sit undertøj.
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When I asked, "Who is that?"
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Da jeg spurgte, "Hvem er det?"
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She said, "That's Wei.
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Sagde hun, "Det er Wei.
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The meaning of her name is pig.
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Hendes navn betyder gris.
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Her mother died while giving birth to her,
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Hendes mor døde, da hun fødte hende,
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and no one had any idea who her father was."
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og ingen havde nogen ide om, hvem hendes far var."
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For two weeks, she became my companion,
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I to uger var hun min følgesvend,
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slept with me.
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sov hos mig.
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I bought her used clothes
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Jeg købte brugt tøj til hende
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and bought her her first doll.
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og hendes første dukke.
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The night before I left,
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Aftenen før jeg skulle afsted,
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she came to the room
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kom hun til mit værelse
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and said, "Leymah, don't leave me here.
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og sagde, "Leymah, efterlad mig ikke her.
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I wish to go with you.
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Jeg ønsker at tage med dig.
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I wish to go to school."
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Jeg ønsker at gå i skole."
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Dirt poor, no money,
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Ekstremt fattig, ingen penge,
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living with my parents,
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boende hos mine forældre,
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I again said, "No."
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sagde jeg igen, "Nej."
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Two months later,
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To måneder senere,
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both of those villages fell into another war.
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røg begge de to landsbyer ind i endnu en krig.
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Till today, I have no idea
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Til dags dato har jeg ingen idé om,
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where those two girls are.
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hvor disse to piger er.
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Fast-forward, 2004:
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Spol frem til 2004:
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In the peak of our activism,
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Ved vores aktivismes højdepunkt,
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the minister of Gender Liberia called me
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ringer ministeren for Gender Liberia til mig
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and said, "Leymah, I have a nine-year-old for you.
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og sagde, "Leymah, jeg har en niårig til dig.
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I want you to bring her home
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Jeg vil gerne have, du tager hende hjem,
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because we don't have safe homes."
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fordi vi har ikke nogle tilflugtssteder."
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The story of this little girl:
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Denne lille piges historie:
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She had been raped
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Hun var blevet voldtaget
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by her paternal grandfather
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af sin farfar
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every day for six months.
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hver dag i seks måneder.
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She came to me bloated,
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Hun kom til mig oppustet,
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very pale.
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meget bleg.
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Every night I'd come from work and lie on the cold floor.
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Hver aften når jeg kom hjem fra arbejde og lå på det kolde gulv.
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She'd lie beside me
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Lagde hun sig ved siden af mig
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and say, "Auntie, I wish to be well.
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og sagde, "Tante, jeg ønsker at få det godt.
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I wish to go to school."
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Jeg ønsker at gå i skole."
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2010:
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2010:
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A young woman stands before President Sirleaf
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En ung kvinde står foran Præsident Sirleaf
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and gives her testimony
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og giver sit vidnesbyrd
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of how she and her siblings live together,
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om hvordan hun og hendes søskende bor sammen,
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their father and mother died during the war.
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deres far og mor døde under krigen.
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She's 19; her dream is to go to college
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Hun er 19, hendes drøm er at gå på universitetet
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to be able to support them.
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for at kunne forsørge dem.
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She's highly athletic.
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Hun er meget atletisk.
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One of the things that happens
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En af de ting, der sker,
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is that she applies for a scholarship.
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er, at hun ansøger om et legat.
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Full scholarship. She gets it.
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Fuldt studielegat. Hun får det.
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Her dream of going to school,
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Hendes drøm om at gå i skole,
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her wish of being educated,
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hendes ønske om at blive uddannet,
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is finally here.
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går endelig i opfyldelse.
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She goes to school on the first day.
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Hun går i skole den første dag.
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The director of sports
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Idrætslederen,
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who's responsible for getting her into the program
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som er ansvarlig for at få hende ind i programmet,
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asks her to come out of class.
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beder hende om at komme ud af klassen.
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And for the next three years,
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Og de næste tre år,
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her fate will be
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vil hendes skæbne være
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having sex with him every day,
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at have sex med ham hver dag,
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as a favor for getting her in school.
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som tak for, at han fik hende ind i skolen.
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Globally, we have policies,
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Globalt set har vi politikker,
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international instruments,
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internationale redskaber,
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work leaders.
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arbejdsledere.
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Great people have made commitments --
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Vidunderlige mennesker har forpligtet sig --
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we will protect our children
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vi vil beskytte vores børn
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from want and from fear.
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fra mangel og fra frygt.
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The U.N. has the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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F.N. har børneretskonventionen.
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Countries like America, we've heard things like No Child Left Behind.
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Lande som Amerika, har vi ting som No Child Left Behind.
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Other countries come with different things.
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Andre lande har andre ting.
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There is a Millennium Development called Three
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FN's 2015-mål nummer Tre
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that focuses on girls.
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fokuserer på piger.
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All of these great works by great people
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Alt dette vidunderlige arbejde af vidunderlige mennesker
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aimed at getting young people
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med det mål at få unge mennesker
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to where we want to get them globally,
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til der, hvor vi globalt set ønsker, de er.
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I think, has failed.
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Tror jeg, har fejlet.
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In Liberia, for example,
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I Liberia, f.eks,
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the teenage pregnancy rate
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er hyppigheden af teenagegraviditeter
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is three to every 10 girls.
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tre ud af ti piger.
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Teen prostitution is at its peak.
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Teenageprostitution er på sit højeste.
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In one community, we're told,
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I et lokalsamfund fik vi af vide,
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you wake up in the morning
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at du vågner op om morgenen
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and see used condoms like used chewing gum paper.
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og ser brugte kondomer, ligesom brugt tyggegummipapir.
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Girls as young as 12 being prostituted
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Piger ned til 12 år bliver prostitueret
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for less than a dollar a night.
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for mindre end en dollar per nat.
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It's disheartening, it's sad.
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Det er nedslående, det er trist.
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And then someone asked me,
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Og så var der en, som spurgte mig,
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just before my TEDTalk, a few days ago,
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lige før min TEDTalk for et par dage siden,
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"So where is the hope?"
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"Så hvor er håbet?"
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Several years ago, a few friends of mine
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For adskillige år siden, besluttede nogle af mine venner,
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decided we needed to bridge the disconnect
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at vi blev nødt til at slå bro over den manglende forbindelse
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between our generation
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imellem vores generation
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and the generation of young women.
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og generationen af unge kvinder.
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It's not enough to say
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Det er ikke nok at sige,
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you have two Nobel laureates from the Republic of Liberia
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I har to Nobel prismodtagere fra Republikken Liberia,
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when your girls' kids are totally out there
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når jeres pigers' børn er helt derude
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and no hope, or seemingly no hope.
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og intet håb, eller tilsyneladende intet håb.
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We created a space
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Vi har skabt et sted,
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called the Young Girls Transformative Project.
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som hedder Young Girls Transformative Project.
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We go into rural communities
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Vi tager ud til lokale landsamfund
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and all we do, like has been done in this room,
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og det eneste vi gør, ligesom i dette rum,
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is create the space.
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er at skabe et sted.
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When these girls sit,
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Når disse piger sidder ned,
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you unlock intelligence,
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låser du op for intelligens,
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you unlock passion,
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du låser op for passion,
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you unlock commitment,
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du låser op for engagement,
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you unlock focus,
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du låser op for fokus,
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you unlock great leaders.
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du låser op for store ledere.
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Today, we've worked with over 300.
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I dag har vi arbejdet med mere end 300.
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And some of those girls
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Og nogle af disse piger,
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who walked in the room very shy
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som gik generte ind i rummet,
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have taken bold steps, as young mothers,
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har taget modige skridt som unge mødre,
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to go out there and advocate
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til at gå ud og kæmpe
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for the rights of other young women.
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for andre unge kvinders rettigheder.
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One young woman I met,
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En ung kvinde, som jeg mødte,
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teen mother of four,
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teenagemor til fire,
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never thought about finishing high school,
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havde aldrig tænkt på at gøre gymnasiet færdig,
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graduated successfully;
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færdiggjorde sin uddannelse,
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never thought about going to college,
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havde aldrig tænkt på at gå på universitetet,
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enrolled in college.
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tilmeldte sig universitetet.
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One day she said to me,
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En dag sagde hun til mig,
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"My wish is to finish college
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"Mit ønske er at blive færdig på universitetet
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and be able to support my children."
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og være i stand til at forsøge mine børn."
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She's at a place where she can't find money
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Hun er et sted, hvor hun ikke kan finde penge
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to go to school.
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til at gå i skole.
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She sells water, sells soft drinks
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Hun sælger vand, sodavand
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and sells recharge cards for cellphones.
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og taletidskort til mobiltelefoner.
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And you would think she would take that money
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Og man ville tro, at hun ville tage de penge
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and put it back into her education.
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og bruge dem på sin uddannelse.
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Juanita is her name.
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Hun hedder Juanita.
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She takes that money
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Hun tager de penge
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and finds single mothers in her community
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og finder enlige mødre i sit lokalsamfund,
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to send back to school.
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som hun sender tilbage i skole.
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Says, "Leymah, my wish
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Hun siger, "Leymah, mit ønske
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is to be educated.
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er at blive uddannet.
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And if I can't be educated,
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Og hvis jeg ikke kan blive uddannet,
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when I see some of my sisters being educated,
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når jeg ser nogle af mine søstre blive uddannet,
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my wish has been fulfilled.
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så bliver mit ønske opfyldt.
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I wish for a better life.
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Jeg ønsker et bedre liv.
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I wish for food for my children.
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Jeg ønsker at have mad til mine børn.
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I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools would stop."
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Jeg ønsker, at det seksuelle misbrug og udnyttelse i skolerne ville stoppe."
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This is the dream of the African girl.
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Dette er den afrikanske piges drøm.
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Several years ago,
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For adskillige år siden
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there was one African girl.
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var der en afrikansk pige.
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This girl had a son
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Denne pige havde en søn,
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who wished for a piece of doughnut
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som ønskede sig et stykke doughnut,
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because he was extremely hungry.
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for han var ekstremt sulten.
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Angry, frustrated,
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Vred, frustreret,
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really upset
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rigtig ked af
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about the state of her society
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sit samfunds tilstand
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and the state of her children,
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og sine børns tilstand,
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this young girl started a movement,
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startede denne unge kvinde en bevægelse,
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a movement of ordinary women
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en bevægelse af almindelige kvinder
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banding together
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som slog sig sammen om
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to build peace.
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at skabe fred.
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I will fulfill the wish.
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Jeg vil opfylde det ønske.
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This is another African girl's wish.
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Dette er en anden afrikansk piges ønske.
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I failed to fulfill the wish of those two girls.
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Jeg kunne ikke opfylde de to pigers ønske.
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I failed to do this.
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Jeg var ikke i stand til det.
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These were the things that were going through the head of this other young woman --
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Dette var de ting, som kørte igennem denne anden unge kvindes hoved --
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I failed, I failed, I failed.
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jeg fejlede, jeg fejlede, jeg fejlede.
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So I will do this.
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Så jeg vil gøre dette.
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Women came out,
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Kvinder kom ud,
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protested a brutal dictator,
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protesterede mod en brutal diktator,
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fearlessly spoke.
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talte uden frygt.
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Not only did the wish of a piece of doughnut come true,
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Ikke nok med at ønsket om et stykke doughnut blev opfyldt,
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the wish of peace came true.
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men ønsket om fred blev opfyldt.
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This young woman
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Denne unge kvinde
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wished also to go to school.
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ønskede også at gå i skole.
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She went to school.
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Hun gik i skole.
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This young woman wished for other things to happen,
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Denne unge kvinde ønskede at andre ting skete,
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it happened for her.
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det skete for hende.
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Today, this young woman is me,
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I dag er denne unge kvinde mig,
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a Nobel laureate.
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en Nobel prisvinder.
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I'm now on a journey
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Jeg er nu på en rejse
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to fulfill the wish,
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for at opfylde ønsket,
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in my tiny capacity,
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i min lille kapacitet,
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of little African girls --
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for små afrikanske piger --
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the wish of being educated.
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ønsket om at blive uddannet.
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We set up a foundation.
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Vi har grundlagt en fond.
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We're giving full four-year scholarships
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Vi giver fulde, fire-årige studielegater
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to girls from villages that we see with potential.
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til piger fra landsbyer, som vi ser har potentiale.
09:35
I don't have much to ask of you.
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Jeg har ikke meget at bede jer om.
09:38
I've also been to places in this U.S.,
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Jeg har også været steder i dette U.S.A.,
09:40
and I know that girls in this country
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og jeg ved at piger i dette land
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also have wishes,
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også har ønsker,
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a wish for a better life somewhere in the Bronx,
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et ønske om et bedre liv et sted i Bronx,
09:47
a wish for a better life
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et ønske om et bedre liv
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somewhere in downtown L.A.,
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et sted i downtown L.A.,
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a wish for a better life somewhere in Texas,
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et ønske om et bedre liv et sted i Texas,
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a wish for a better life somewhere in New York,
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et ønske om et bedre liv et sted i New York,
09:57
a wish for a better life
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et ønske om et bedre liv
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somewhere in New Jersey.
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et sted i New Jersey.
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Will you journey with me
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Vil du rejse med mig
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to help that girl,
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for at hjælpe den pige,
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be it an African girl or an American girl
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om det er en afrikansk pige eller en amerikansk pige
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or a Japanese girl,
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eller en japansk pige,
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fulfill her wish,
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opfyld hendes ønske,
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fulfill her dream,
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opfyld hendes drøm,
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achieve that dream?
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opnå den drøm?
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Because all of these
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Fordi alle disse
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great innovators and inventors
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store innovatører og opfindere,
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that we've talked to and seen
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som vi har talt med og set
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over the last few days
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de sidste par dage,
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are also sitting in tiny corners
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sidder også i bittesmå hjørner
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in different parts of the world,
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forskellige steder i verdenen,
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and all they're asking us to do
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og det eneste, de beder os om,
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is create that space
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er at skabe det sted,
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to unlock the intelligence,
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at låse op for intelligensen,
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unlock the passion,
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låse op for passionen,
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unlock all of the great things
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låse op for alle de store ting,
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that they hold within themselves.
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som de har inden i dem selv.
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Let's journey together. Let's journey together.
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Lad os rejse sammen. Lad os rejse sammen.
10:47
Thank you.
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Tak.
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(Applause)
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(Bifald)
11:12
Chris Anderson: Thank you so much.
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Chris Anderson: Tusind tak.
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Right now in Liberia,
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Lige nu i Liberia,
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what do you see
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hvad ser du,
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as the main issue that troubles you?
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som hovedproblemerne?
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LG: I've been asked to lead
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LG: Jeg er blevet bedt om at lede
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the Liberian Reconciliation Initiative.
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Liberian Reconciliation Initiative (det Liberianske Forsonings Initiativ).
11:26
As part of my work,
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Som en del af mit arbejde,
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I'm doing these tours
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tager jeg på disse ture
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in different villages and towns --
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til forskellige landsbyer og byer --
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13, 15 hours on dirt roads --
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13, 15 timer på grusveje --
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and there is no community that I've gone into
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og der er intet lokalsamfund, som jeg har besøgt,
11:40
that I haven't seen intelligent girls.
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hvor jeg ikke har set intelligente piger.
11:44
But sadly,
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Men desværre,
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the vision of a great future,
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er visionen om en storslået fremtid,
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or the dream of a great future,
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eller drømmen om en storslået fremtid,
11:51
is just a dream,
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kun en drøm,
11:53
because you have all of these vices.
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fordi du har al den moralske fordærv.
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Teen pregnancy, like I said, is epidemic.
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Som jeg sagde er teenagegraviditet epidemisk.
11:58
So what troubles me
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Så det, der bekymrer mig,
12:00
is that I was at that place
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er, at jeg var det sted
12:04
and somehow I'm at this place,
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og nu er jeg på en eller anden måde her,
12:07
and I just don't want to be the only one
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og jeg vil bare ikke være den eneste,
12:09
at this place.
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som er her.
12:11
I'm looking for ways
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Jeg leder efter måder,
12:13
for other girls to be with me.
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så andre piger kan være her med mig.
12:15
I want to look back 20 years from now
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Jeg vil gerne se tilbage 20 år fra nu
12:18
and see that there's another Liberian girl,
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og se, at der er en anden liberiansk pige,
12:20
Ghanaian girl, Nigerian girl, Ethiopian girl
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ghanesisk pige, nigeriansk pige, ethiopisk pige
12:23
standing on this TED stage.
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som står på denne TED scene.
12:26
And maybe, just maybe, saying,
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Og måske, kun måske, siger,
12:28
"Because of that Nobel laureate
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"På grund af den Nobel prisvinder
12:30
I'm here today."
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står jeg her i dag."
12:32
So I'm troubled
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Så jeg er bekymret,
12:34
when I see them like there's no hope.
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når jeg ser dem, som om der intet håb er.
12:37
But I'm also not pessimistic,
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Men jeg er heller ikke pessimistisk,
12:40
because I know it doesn't take a lot
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fordi jeg ved, det ikke kræver særlig meget
12:42
to get them charged up.
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at få dem ladet op.
12:44
CA: And in the last year,
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CA: Og i det sidste år,
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tell us one hopeful thing
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fortæl os om en håbefuld ting,
12:48
that you've seen happening.
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som du har set ske.
12:50
LG: I can tell you many hopeful things that I've seen happening.
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LG: Jeg kan fortæller jer om mange håbefulde ting, som jeg har set ske.
12:53
But in the last year,
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Men i det sidste år,
12:55
where President Sirleaf comes from, her village,
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hvor Præsident Sirleaf kommer fra, hendes landsby,
12:57
we went there to work with these girls.
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vi tog derhen for at arbejde med disse piger.
12:59
And we could not find 25 girls
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Og vi kunne ikke finde 25 piger,
13:01
in high school.
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som gik i gymnasiet.
13:03
All of these girls went to the gold mine,
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Alle disse piger tog til guldminen,
13:06
and they were predominantly prostitutes
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og de var hovedsageligt prostituerede
13:08
doing other things.
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og lavede andre ting.
13:10
We took 50 of those girls
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Vi tog 50 af disse piger
13:12
and we worked with them.
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og vi arbejdede med dem.
13:14
And this was at the beginning of elections.
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Og dette var i begyndelsen af valgene.
13:17
This is one place where women were never --
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Dette er et sted, hvor kvinder aldrig --
13:19
even the older ones
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selv de ældre
13:21
barely sat in the circle with the men.
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sad knap nok i cirkel med mændene.
13:24
These girls banded together and formed a group
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Disse piger slog sig sammen og formede en gruppe
13:27
and launched a campaign
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og satte en kampagne igang
13:29
for voter registration.
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for stemmeregistrering.
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This is a real rural village.
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Dette er virkelig en landlig landsby.
13:33
And the theme they used was:
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Og det tema de brugte var:
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"Even pretty girls vote."
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"Selv smukke piger stemmer."
13:37
They were able to mobilize young women.
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De var i stand til at mobilisere unge kvinder.
13:39
But not only did they do that,
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Men ikke nok med det,
13:42
they went to those who were running for seats
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de tog også hen til dem som stillede op til valg
13:44
to ask them, "What is it
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for at spørge dem, "Hvad er det,
13:46
that you will give the girls of this community
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du vil give til pigerne i dette lokalsamfund,
13:48
when you win?"
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når du vinder?"
13:50
And one of the guys
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Og en af fyrene,
13:52
who already had a seat was very --
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som allerede havde et mandat, var meget --
13:55
because Liberia has one of the strongest rape laws,
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fordi Liberia har en af de stærkeste voldtægtslove,
13:57
and he was one of those really fighting in parliament
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og han var en af dem som virkelig kæmpede i parlamentet
14:00
to overturn that law
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for at få den lov afskaffet,
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because he called it barbaric.
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fordi han kaldte den barbarisk.
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Rape is not barbaric, but the law, he said, was barbaric.
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Voldtægt er ikke barbarisk, men loven, sagde han, var barbarisk.
14:08
And when the girls started engaging him,
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Og da pigerne begyndte at snakke med ham,
14:10
he was very hostile towards them.
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var han meget fjendtlig imod dem.
14:12
These little girls turned to him and said,
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Disse små piger vendte sig mod ham og sagde,
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"We will vote you out of office."
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"Vi vil stemme dig ud af parlamentet."
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He's out of office today.
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I dag er han ude af parlamentet.
14:18
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
14:24
CA: Leymah, thank you. Thank you so much for coming to TED.
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CA: Leymah, tak. Tusind tak fordi du ville komme til TED.
14:27
LG: You're welcome. (CA: Thank you.)
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LG: Det var så lidt. (CA: Tak.)
14:29
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Leymah Gbowee - Peace activist, NobelistLeymah Gbowee is a peace activist in Liberia. She led a women's movement that was pivotal in ending the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003, and now speaks on behalf of women and girls around the world.
Why you should listen
Liberia's second civil war, 1999-2003, brought an unimaginable level of violence to a country still recovering from its first civil war (1989-96). And much of that violence was directed at women: Systematic rape and brutality used women's bodies as fields for war.
Leymah Gbowee, who'd become a social worker during the first war, helped organize an interreligious coalition of Christian and Muslim women called the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace movement. Dressed in white, these thousands of women staged pray-ins and nonviolent protests demanding reconciliation and the resuscitation of high-level peace talks. The pressure pushed Charles Taylor into exile, and smoothed the path for the election of Africa’s first female head of state, Leymah's fellow 2011 Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Gbowee is the founder and president of Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, which provides educational and leadership opportunities to girls, women and the youth in West Africa.
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