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Kakenya Ntaiya: Empower a girl, transform a community
卡肯尼亚·内塔亚: 赋能一个女孩，改变一个社区
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卡肯尼亚将她获得教育的梦想转化为一个运动，她鼓舞弱小的女孩们，试图终结肯尼亚传统的毒害仪式。演讲中提及了Kakenya中心两个优秀的学生，这是一个女孩们可以安全居住和学习的地方，并且将继续改善她们的社区。 “每当你赋能一个女孩，你就在改变一个社区”，内塔亚说道。
Kakenya Ntaiya - Educator and activist
Kakenya Ntaiya refused to accept the continued oppression of women in her Maasai village -- so she built a school that's shifting gender expectations in her community. Full bio
Kakenya Ntaiya refused to accept the continued oppression of women in her Maasai village -- so she built a school that's shifting gender expectations in her community. Full bio
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To empower girls,
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为了赋能女孩子们,
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you need to educate them.
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你需要教育她们。
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That was my dream.
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那正是我的梦想。
00:17
And so I built a school,
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所以我创办了一所学校，
00:19
and in the process,
I learned something much bigger.
I learned something much bigger.
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并且在过程中，
我学到一些更重要的事情，
我学到一些更重要的事情，
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When you empower a girl,
you transform a community.
you transform a community.
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当你赋能一个女孩的时候，
你也改造了一个社区。
你也改造了一个社区。
00:25
School is just a start.
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学校只是一个开始。
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I grew up in rural Kenya
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我在肯尼亚乡下一个
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in a small village called Enoosaen.
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叫作Enoosaen的村子长大。
00:33
I was the first of eight children,
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我是八个孩子中的老大，
00:34
and I spent my childhood
helping my mother cook, clean, farm
helping my mother cook, clean, farm
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我的童年是在帮助母亲做饭，
打扫卫生，种地和
打扫卫生，种地和
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and take care of my siblings.
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照顾我的兄弟姐妹中度过的。
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Like other Maasai girls,
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与其他马塞族女孩一样，
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I was engaged from
a very young age to be married.
a very young age to be married.
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我在很小的时候就订了婚约。
00:48
But as I reached puberty,
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但是当我到达青春期时，
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I underwent female genital mutilation,
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我遭受了女性割礼，
00:54
known as FGM.
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也就是熟知的FGM。
00:56
This picture shows some of the tools
that are used to perform FGM on girls.
that are used to perform FGM on girls.
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这幅图是给女孩进行割礼的一些工具。
01:03
FGM was supposed to mark
the end of my childhood
the end of my childhood
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割礼标志着我童年时代的终结
01:06
and, by extension, my education.
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还有，随之相关的我的教育的终结。
01:10
But I negotiated with my father
in order to stay in school --
in order to stay in school --
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但是为了能继续上学
我与父亲进行了协商 --
我与父亲进行了协商 --
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even after going through FGM.
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甚至是在经历了FGM之后。
01:17
Years later I went to university.
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若干年后我进入了大学，
01:21
And in order to get
my community's support,
my community's support,
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为了得到我的社区的支持，
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I promised to come back one day
to repay that support.
to repay that support.
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我许诺有一天会回到社区
来偿还那份支持。
来偿还那份支持。
01:30
But years later,
when I went back to my village,
when I went back to my village,
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但是多年后，当我回到我的村子时，
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not much had changed.
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没有太多东西发生改变。
01:36
Girls were still going through FGM,
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女孩们依然在遭受着FGM，
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still leaving school,
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一直还在辍学，
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still getting married
to men older than their fathers
to men older than their fathers
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一直还在与比她们父亲还老的男人结婚
01:44
and still having children
when they're teenagers.
when they're teenagers.
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并且一直还在
她们还是青少年时就生儿育女。
她们还是青少年时就生儿育女。
01:49
I did not want to see
any more girls go through that.
any more girls go through that.
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我不想看到任何女孩再遭受那些事情。
01:53
That's when I knew what I needed to do
to give back to my community.
to give back to my community.
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那是在当我知道我需要做一些事情
来回馈我们社区的时候。
来回馈我们社区的时候。
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I built a school just for girls
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我创办了一所只为女孩开设的学校
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so that they can be free from FGM
and early marriage.
and early marriage.
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以便她们可以远离FGM和早婚。
02:07
At my first enrollment --
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在我第一次登记时 --
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(Applause and cheers)
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（掌声和欢呼）
02:15
At my first enrollment,
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在我第一次登记时，
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I had hoped for 10 girls.
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我希望有10个女孩。
02:19
100 came.
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结果100个来了。
02:21
(Cheers and applause)
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（欢呼和掌声）
02:23
I started to realize
just how big this dream was,
just how big this dream was,
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我开始意识到这个梦想是多么的伟大，
02:27
and soon I learned that my school
could be the foundation --
could be the foundation --
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很快我意识到学校可以作为基础 --
02:31
but it wasn't going to be enough.
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但是它将会不够。
02:33
So that first year,
I enrolled these 30 girls.
I enrolled these 30 girls.
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所以，在第一年我们登记了这30个女孩。
02:37
Some had been abused, others were orphans,
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有些曾被虐待，有些是孤儿，
02:40
and some came from families
that are very traditional,
that are very traditional,
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有些来自非常传统的家庭，
02:42
that had never sent any girl to school.
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她们的家庭从未把这些女孩送进过校园，
02:45
So school started.
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所以学校启动了。
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Though the girls
seemed excited to be there,
seemed excited to be there,
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尽管女孩们在校园似乎很激动，
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they were having difficulty staying awake.
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她们却很难保持清醒。
02:53
What was going on?
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发生了什么呢？
02:55
They had a teacher, they had books,
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她们有老师，她们有书籍，
02:57
there was a new classroom on the way,
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并且一个新的教室正在建设中，
02:59
but ...
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但是 ......
03:01
They were determined to be there,
but they had no energy.
but they had no energy.
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她们下定决心待在学校，
但是却没有体力。
但是却没有体力。
03:05
Then I realized they were hungry,
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这时我意识到她们是饥饿的。
03:08
so I quickly found a cook and food.
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所以我很快找到了厨师和食物。
03:12
Soon thereafter, I learned
that a classroom was not enough.
that a classroom was not enough.
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不久以后，我意识到一个教室并不够。
03:15
I needed a boarding school.
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我需要一个寄宿制学校。
03:18
Not only were the girls tired
and hungry from chores
and hungry from chores
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女孩们的疲劳和饥饿源于杂乱的工作
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and long walks to school and back home,
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和校园到家里的来回长途跋涉，
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they were also not safe.
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另外她们这样也不安全。
03:27
It's a sad truth,
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这是一个可悲的现实，
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but girls are often assaulted,
raped and even kidnapped
raped and even kidnapped
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但是女孩们经常被袭击、强奸、甚至绑架
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on their way to school.
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在去往学校的途中。
03:35
So before a girl
could learn math or history,
could learn math or history,
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所以，在一个女孩能学习数学和历史之前，
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she needed to feel safe,
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她需要能感受到安全，
03:40
she needed to be rested
and be well-nourished.
and be well-nourished.
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她需要休息好并且营养良好。
03:44
So let me tell you about some of my girls.
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所以让我给你讲述一些关于我的女孩的故事。
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This is Faith.
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这个女孩叫Faith。
03:49
Faith comes from a very traditional
family in the community.
family in the community.
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Faith来自于社区中一个非常传统的家庭。
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Her older sister had already
gone through FGM and already married,
gone through FGM and already married,
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她的大姐姐已经遭受了FGM
并且也结婚了，
并且也结婚了，
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but Faith was so determined.
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但是Faith是如此的决心坚定。
03:59
She really loved learning,
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她真的喜欢学习，
04:01
and she wanted to come to my school
when she heard about it.
when she heard about it.
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当听到我的学校时她想要加入。
04:05
So she asked her father, her mother --
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所以她问了她的父亲，她的母亲 --
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anyone to bring her to my school.
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是否有人可以带她来我的学校。
04:10
They all refused.
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他的父母都拒绝了。
04:12
Faith did something very brave.
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于是Faith做了一件非常勇敢的事情。
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She stole an egg from her mother's house,
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她从母亲的屋子偷了一个鸡蛋出来，
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went to the market,
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跑到市场，
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sold the egg and bought a single pencil.
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卖掉了鸡蛋然后买了一只铅笔。
04:22
Then she walked five miles,
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然后她走了五英里，
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clenching that pencil, trying to enroll.
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紧握那根铅笔，尝试加入学校。
04:27
She arrived --
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她赶到学校了 --
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
04:31
She arrived tired and hungry,
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她到达时又累又饿，
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but determined.
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但是却心意坚决。
04:35
I listened to her story,
and we enrolled her in my school.
and we enrolled her in my school.
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我听了她的故事，
然后把她接纳进我的学校。
然后把她接纳进我的学校。
04:39
But getting into my school
was only just the start.
was only just the start.
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但是进入到我的学校仅仅只是开始。
04:43
Faith needed food, she needed medicine,
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Faith需要食物，她需要治疗，
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she needed counseling --
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她需要咨询 --
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all of which we provided.
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我们提供了所有这些。
04:50
And she also met adults
who already believed in her.
who already believed in her.
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她也见到了已经信任她的大人。
04:54
Supported by this community,
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通过社区的支持，
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Faith was ready to learn.
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Faith已经准备好学习。
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This is Faith.
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这就是Faith。
05:00
Six months of schooling,
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入学6个月后，
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now she's a happy sixth grader
who dreams of becoming a pilot someday,
who dreams of becoming a pilot someday,
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现在她是一个开心的梦想着
将来成为飞行员的六年级学生，
将来成为飞行员的六年级学生，
05:08
and her family now supports her,
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并且她的家庭现在也支持她了，
05:10
and best of all,
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更重要的是，
05:12
her younger sisters
will follow in her footsteps.
will follow in her footsteps.
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她年幼的妹妹也会紧随她的步伐。
05:15
(Applause)
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（掌声）
05:23
Child marriage is expected to cost
the global economy trillions of dollars
the global economy trillions of dollars
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童婚预计会花费全社会数亿美元
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over the next 15 years.
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在未来的15年。
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We can talk numbers,
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我们可以谈论数字，
05:32
but in a real lifetime,
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但是在现实生活中，
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what child marriage will cost my village
is the doctor, the teacher,
is the doctor, the teacher,
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童婚浪费我们村子的是大夫，是教师
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the entrepreneur,
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是企业家，
05:41
the true partner our men
will need in the future ...
will need in the future ...
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浪费的是男性在未来需要的
真正伴侣
真正伴侣
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real ways women can help us
lift out of poverty.
lift out of poverty.
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浪费了女性可以帮助
我们脱离贫困的道路。
我们脱离贫困的道路。
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So I came to realize once again,
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所以我再次意识到，
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as I did when I needed help
to go to university,
to go to university,
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正如我在上大学需要帮助时做的那样，
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that while I could dream or have a dream,
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在我可以梦想或者拥有一个梦想时，
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I could not make it come true
all by myself.
all by myself.
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我不可能只靠自己让它实现。
06:05
So I went back to the elders
who helped me more than a decade ago.
who helped me more than a decade ago.
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所以我跑回去找曾经
在十多年前帮助过我的老者。
在十多年前帮助过我的老者。
06:10
I needed their support once again
if I was going to be successful.
if I was going to be successful.
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如果想要成功我需要他们再次支持我。
06:15
So I formed a community board
with religious leaders, parents
with religious leaders, parents
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所以我组建了一个社区委员会，
由宗教领袖，父母
由宗教领袖，父母
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and some teachers from other schools.
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和一些从其他学校来的教师所组成。
06:23
I needed allies in the government
and in the community
and in the community
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我需要政府和社区中的盟友
06:27
to help advance my goal.
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来帮助实现我的目标。
06:30
I needed especially
the support of the chief
the support of the chief
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我特别需要酋长的支持
06:32
to help me enforce
the no-FGM policy in my school.
the no-FGM policy in my school.
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来帮助我在学校中强制执行无FGM政策。
06:36
At first he was resistant,
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一开始他拒绝，
06:39
but I persisted --
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但是我坚持着 --
06:40
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
06:42
and now he's our greatest ally.
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现在他是我们最大的盟友。
06:44
(Applause)
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（掌声）
06:50
I also needed the fathers.
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我也需要父亲们，
06:53
That brings me to Linet.
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这让我想到了Linet。
06:56
Linet's father, Momposhi,
did not believe in the education of girls.
did not believe in the education of girls.
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Linet的父亲Momposhi并不认可女孩子的教育。
07:01
In fact, he himself never went to school.
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事实上，他本人未曾去学校上过学。
07:04
But Linet's mother believed in Linet
and brought her to enroll in my school,
and brought her to enroll in my school,
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但是Linet的母亲相信Linet
并且把她带到我的学校登记，
并且把她带到我的学校登记，
07:07
and I knew she belonged with us.
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我知道她属于我们。
07:10
I just had to find a way
to get Momposhi to believe in Linet, too.
to get Momposhi to believe in Linet, too.
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我只需要找到一个方法
让Momposhi也相信Linet。
让Momposhi也相信Linet。
07:16
So I used the pretense
of revealing Linet's grade
of revealing Linet's grade
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所以我用公布Linet成绩作为借口
07:20
to get Momposhi to come.
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设法让Momposhi来到学校。
07:23
He came, and he started noticing
his daughter being promising as a student.
his daughter being promising as a student.
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他来了，并且开始注意到
他的女儿在作为学生时很有前途。
他的女儿在作为学生时很有前途。
07:28
With each visit, he built
a strong relationship with his daughter --
a strong relationship with his daughter --
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每到访一次，
他都与女儿建立起坚强的关系 --
他都与女儿建立起坚强的关系 --
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noticing not just her grades
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不止注意到她的成绩
07:36
but also accepting her
as someone with full potential.
as someone with full potential.
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并且开始接受一个很有潜力的她。
07:41
So when Linet was accepted
in one of the top national high schools
in one of the top national high schools
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所以，当Linet被一个
顶级高中录取时
顶级高中录取时
07:45
after eighth grade,
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那是在八年级后，
07:46
Momposhi was bursting with pride
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Momposhi满怀自豪的爆发了
07:49
and went around the village
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并且他跑过村子
07:50
telling everyone how proud
and how smart his daughter was.
and how smart his daughter was.
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告诉每一个人他的女儿
是多么的自豪和能干。
是多么的自豪和能干。
07:54
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
07:55
Can you imagine?
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你敢想象吗？
07:57
He brought Linet
to the new school himself.
to the new school himself.
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他自己把Linet带到了新的学校。
07:59
It was the first time either of them
had ever been to Nairobi.
had ever been to Nairobi.
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那是他们父女两的第一次内罗毕之旅。
08:04
Today Linet is studying
at university in Australia --
at university in Australia --
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现在Linet正在澳大利亚读大学 --
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(Applause and cheers)
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and Momposhi is our greatest
advocate in the community.
advocate in the community.
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然后Momposhi是我们在社区最大的拥护者。
08:18
I also brought mothers to the table,
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我同样把母亲们也带到桌前，
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including my own.
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包括我自己的母亲。
08:22
That's my mother
in one of our training programs.
in one of our training programs.
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这是我的妈妈在
我们其中的一个培训课程上。
我们其中的一个培训课程上。
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And our mothers are involved
in the education of their own children.
in the education of their own children.
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我们的母亲们参与了
她们孩子所接受的教育。
她们孩子所接受的教育。
08:29
I also brought grandmothers into the mix.
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我同样把祖母们也带到其中。
08:31
(Laughter)
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08:32
In my community, grandmothers
are the proud keepers
are the proud keepers
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在我们社区，祖母们是自豪的
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of our stories and cultures,
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她们是我们的故事和文化的守护者，
08:38
and I wanted my girls to learn
and embrace our rich Maasai culture.
and embrace our rich Maasai culture.
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我希望我们的女孩能学习
并拥抱马塞族丰富的文化。
并拥抱马塞族丰富的文化。
08:43
Today, grandmothers
do story time with the girls,
do story time with the girls,
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今天，祖母们与女孩们分享故事，
08:46
and it's a beautiful way
our community remains connected.
our community remains connected.
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这是一种社区能够保持联系的美好方式。
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I also ...
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我同样 ......
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started working with the boys!
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开始与男孩们合作!
08:55
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
08:56
What would happen
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又会发生什么呢？
08:57
if the boys grew up with the same
mindset as their fathers before them?
mindset as their fathers before them?
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如果男孩子们和他们之前的父辈们
持有一样的眼界并且长大成人？
持有一样的眼界并且长大成人？
09:02
I'll tell you, not much will change.
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我告诉大家，没有太多东西会改变。
09:05
So I enlisted support from an organization
called I'm Worth Defending:
called I'm Worth Defending:
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所以从一个叫作“我值得保护”
的组织招募支持：
的组织招募支持：
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a group of young, progressive leaders
led by Alfred and George.
led by Alfred and George.
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一群由阿尔弗雷德和乔治带领的
有进取心的青年领袖。
有进取心的青年领袖。
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Together we created
a training program for boys and girls
a training program for boys and girls
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我们一起创办了针对男孩和女孩的培训课程
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who could not attend my school,
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为那些不能来到校园的孩子，
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sharing vital information
about gender equality,
about gender equality,
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给他们分享关于性别平等的重要信息，
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health and human rights.
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健康和人权。
09:28
Today we have reached
over 10,000 boys and girls and counting.
over 10,000 boys and girls and counting.
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今天我们已经拥有
超过1万名的男孩和女孩。
超过1万名的男孩和女孩。
09:33
(Applause)
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09:40
It turns out it truly does take a village
to make this kind of a dream come true.
to make this kind of a dream come true.
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事实证明它真的需要一个村子
的力量，使这种梦想成真。
的力量，使这种梦想成真。
09:45
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
09:47
That's what you're seeing today,
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这就是你今天所看到的。
09:48
where nearly 400 girls
have not gone through FGM
have not gone through FGM
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有接近400名女孩
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in my village,
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在我的村子中不再遭受FGM，
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in a region where nearly 80 percent
of women have been cut.
of women have been cut.
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在这个地域几乎80%的女性
曾遭受割礼。
曾遭受割礼。
10:00
Believe me, these girls,
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相信我，这些女孩
10:03
they are sharing their experiences
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她们正在把自己的经历分享给
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with their sisters,
their cousins and their friends.
their cousins and their friends.
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他们的姐妹，表妹和她们的朋友们。
10:09
They're so interested.
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她们如此感兴趣。
10:13
Over time, this is becoming the new normal
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随着时间流逝，这将成为新的常态
10:15
and it's being embraced
by the same, same community --
by the same, same community --
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并且这一点正在被原来的社区所拥抱 --
10:19
my community.
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我的社区。
10:21
So what does transforming
communities mean to Kenya?
communities mean to Kenya?
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那么改造社区对于肯尼亚意味着什么呢？
10:27
President Obama visited Kenya in 2015,
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奥巴马总统曾在2015年造访肯尼亚，
10:30
and he met with representatives
from organizations
from organizations
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他接见了一些组织的代表
10:34
trying to help improve communities.
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这些组织尝试改进社区。
10:37
Guess what?
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猜下发生了什么？
10:39
He met Linet!
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他见到了Linet!
10:40
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
10:42
(Applause)
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（掌声）
10:49
Together they talked about a Kenya
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他们一起讨论了肯尼亚这个国度
10:52
where all girls
have the same opportunities,
have the same opportunities,
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在那里所有的女孩机会均等，
10:56
where Linet is a leader
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在那里Linet是一个领袖
10:58
and where communities
like Enoosaen are thriving
like Enoosaen are thriving
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并且在那里像Enoosaen
这样的社区们欣欣向荣
这样的社区们欣欣向荣
11:01
because its members --
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由于这些组织的成员的存在 --
11:02
all its members -- have opportunities.
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所有每一个成员 -- 都有机会。
11:05
Helping the communities see
that each daughter is a treasure,
that each daughter is a treasure,
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帮助社区认识到每一个女儿
都是一份宝藏，
都是一份宝藏，
11:09
every sister is full of potential,
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每一个姐妹都富有潜力，
11:12
and helping every single girl
see that value in herself.
see that value in herself.
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并且帮助每一个女孩
看到她们自身的价值。
看到她们自身的价值。
11:16
There is no limit
to what that future will cost.
to what that future will cost.
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对于未来的成本是没有限制的。
11:21
Not every girl who comes
to my school will be a PhD,
to my school will be a PhD,
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不是所有到我学校的女孩都会成为博士，
11:26
but every single one of them
will achieve her full potential
will achieve her full potential
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但是她们中的每一个人
都将实现自己的潜能
都将实现自己的潜能
11:31
and will become an advocate
for her children
for her children
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并且将成为自己孩子的支持者
11:34
and her grandchildren for years to come.
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也将成为数年后她们孙子的支持者。
11:38
Today my dreams are informed
by what I learned from them
by what I learned from them
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今天我的梦想已经明确，
通过我从她们所学到的
通过我从她们所学到的
11:42
and what I've learned from you.
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还有我从你们所学到的东西。
11:44
My journey led me
out of Enoosaen and back again.
out of Enoosaen and back again.
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我的梦想把我带离
又带回到了Enoosaen。
又带回到了Enoosaen。
11:49
And in the process,
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在此过程中，
11:50
I was embraced by the world,
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我被世界所拥抱，
11:53
and you have become my village.
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并且你们也成了我的村庄。
11:55
So I make a new promise to you,
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所以，我要给你们一个新的许诺，
11:57
my elders, my sisters and my friends,
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我的尊长，我的姐妹们还有我的朋友们，
12:01
that I am going to keep
dreaming and keep going
dreaming and keep going
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我将继续怀揣梦想并保持前进
12:05
until girls like Linet and Faith
achieve their dreams
achieve their dreams
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直至所有像Linet和Faith的女孩
都实现自己的梦想。
都实现自己的梦想。
12:09
and I see mine:
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并且我自己看到了：
12:11
that all communities
give every single woman
give every single woman
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所有的社区让每一个妇女
12:16
and every single girl
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和每一个女孩
12:18
their dreams come true.
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的梦想都变成了现实。
12:20
Thank you.
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谢谢。
12:21
(Applause and cheers)
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（掌声和欢呼）
12:26
Thank you, thank you.
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谢谢，谢谢。
12:28
(Applause and cheers)
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Translated by Jingle duan
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kakenya Ntaiya - Educator and activistKakenya Ntaiya refused to accept the continued oppression of women in her Maasai village -- so she built a school that's shifting gender expectations in her community.
Why you should listen
Kakenya Ntaiya was set to follow the traditional path of girls born in the small village of Enoosaen, Kenya. Engaged at the age of 5, she was to participate in a female circumcision ceremony as a young teenager and then be married. But she had a different plan. First, she negotiated with her father and willingly agree to be circumcised -- only if he would allow her to finish high school. Later, when she was accepted to Randolph-Macon Women's College in Viriginia, she negotiated with her village elders to do what no girl had ever done before: leave her village to go to college in the United States.
She didn’t leave forever, though. Deeply proud of her heritage and of her community, Ntaiya returned to the village after school and worked with her elders to establish a school for girls there. The Kakenya Center for Excellence was established in 2009 with 32 students. A primary grade boarding school just for girls, the curriculum focuses on academics, leadership and female empowerment, along with cultural preservation and life skills. While families that can afford tuition do, Ntaiya also works with donors to provide scholarships for others.
In addition to her work with the school, Ntaiya is also a National Geographic emerging explorer.
Kakenya Ntaiya | Speaker | TED.com