Name: 【TED】穆罕默德．阿里: 失業與恐怖主義之間的關係 (Mohamed Ali: The link between unemployment and terrorism)
Uploaded: 2015-11-22T21:59:57.000Z
Duration: 9 min 2 s

I would like to talk to you about a story about a small town kid.

我想告訴你一個小鎮男孩的故事。

I don't know his name, but I do know his story.

我不知道他的名字， 但是我知道他的故事。

He lives in a small village in southern Somalia.

他住在索馬利亞南邊的小村子裡，

Drought drives the small village into poverty and to the brink of starvation.

乾旱迫使小村莊變得貧窮， 即將面臨飢荒。

With nothing left for him there, he leaves for the big city, in this case, Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.

那裡沒能給他任何東西， 因此他離開前往大城市，這個故事在摩加迪休，索馬利亞的首都。

When he arrives, there are no opportunities, no jobs, no way forward.

當他抵達時，沒有任何機會， 沒有工作，沒有前進的方向。

He ends up living in a tent city on the outskirts of Mogadishu.

最後他在一個帳篷城市落腳， 位在摩加迪休郊區。

也許一年過後，仍然一無所有。

One day, he's approached by a gentleman who offers to take him to lunch, then to dinner, to breakfast.

有一天，一位紳士找上他， 帶他去吃午餐， 再帶他去吃晚餐、吃早餐。

He meets this dynamic group of people, and they give him a break.

他碰到飄忽不定的這群人， 他們讓他喘了口氣。

He's given a bit of money to buy himself some new clothes, money to send back home to his family

給他一筆錢， 讓他為自己買些新衣服，給他回家的錢。

One beautiful day in Mogadishu, under an azure blue sky, a car bomb goes off.

在摩加迪休某個風和日麗的日子， 蔚藍晴空下， 汽車炸彈爆炸了。

That small town kid with the big city dreams was the suicide bomber,

懷抱大城市夢想的小鎮男孩是那名自殺客，

and that dynamic group of people were al Shabaab, a terrorist organization linked to al Qaeda.

而飄忽不定的那群人 是索馬里青年黨，一個與蓋達組織結盟的恐怖組織。

So how does the story of a small town kid just trying to make it big in the city end up with him blowing himself up?

這個故事怎麼會從小鎮男孩在大城市創造大夢想變成他炸了自己？

He was waiting for an opportunity, waiting to begin his future, waiting for a way forward, and this was the first thing that came along.

等待一個機會， 等待能展開他的未來， 等待一個前進的方向， 而這是第一件出現的事。

This was the first thing that pulled him out of what we call waithood.

這是第一件讓他擺脫的事， 擺脫我們所謂的等待成年期 (waithood)。

And his story repeats itself in urban centers around the world.

他的故事不斷在全世界的市中心重演。

It is the story of the disenfranchised, unemployed urban youth who sparks riots in Johannesburg,

這故事是關於喪失公民權的失業城市青年在約翰尼斯堡引發暴動，

sparks riots in London, who reaches out for something other than waithood.

在倫敦引發暴動， 他們期待得到某種東西， 而非等待成年期。

For young people, the promise of the city, the big city dream is that of opportunity, of jobs, of wealth,

對年輕人來說，城市給的承諾意謂著， 大城市夢想就是那樣工作和財富的機會，

but young people are not sharing in the prosperity of their cities.

但是年輕人分享不到城市的繁榮。

Often it's youth who suffer from the highest unemployment rates.

By 2030, three out of five people living in cities will be under the age of 18.

到了 2030 年，60% 的城市居民會低於 18 歲。

If we do not include young people in the growth of our cities, if we do not provide them opportunities,

如果我們不把這群年輕人納入城市發展的考量，如果我們不提供他們機會，

the story of waithood, the gateway to terrorism, to violence, to gangs, will be the story of cities 2.0.

這樣等待成年期的故事、 通往恐怖行動、暴力、幫派的途徑 將成為城市 2.0 的故事。

And in my city of birth, Mogadishu, 70 percent of young people suffer from unemployment.

在我出生的城市摩加迪休， 有 70% 的年輕人受失業所苦。

70 percent don't work, don't go to school.

I went back to Mogadishu last month, and I went to visit Madina Hospital, the hospital I was born in.

上個月我回到摩加迪休， 去了一趟梅迪納醫院， 我在那間醫院出生。

I remember standing in front of that bullet-ridden hospital thinking, what if I had never left?

我記得站在那彈痕累累的醫院前想著如果我從未離開，會是什麼樣子？

What if I had been forced into that same state of waithood?

如果我被迫擁有那種等待成年期的狀態， 會是什麼樣子？

My reason for being in Mogadishu that month was actually to host a youth leadership and entrepreneurship summit.

那個月我到摩加迪休的原因其實是要主持一場青年領導與企業家精神的高峰會。

I brought together about 90 young Somali leaders.

We sat down and brainstormed on solutions to the biggest challenges facing their city.

我們齊聚一堂，集思廣益， 希望能解決各自城市面臨的最大挑戰。

One of the young men in the room was Aden.

He went to university in Mogadishu, graduated.

他在摩加迪休唸大學，之後畢業了。

I remember him telling me, because he was a college graduate, unemployed, frustrated,

我記得他告訴我，因為他是大學畢業生， 失業又失意，

that he was the perfect target for al Shabaab and other terrorist organizations, to be recruited.

他會是青年黨和其它恐怖組織吸收的完美對象。

In Mogadishu, the biggest barrier to getting from point A to point B are the roads.

在摩加迪休，從甲地到乙地最大的阻礙是道路。

Twenty-three years of civil war have completely destroyed the road system, and a motorbike can be the easiest way to get around.

23 年的內戰完全催毀道路系統， 摩托車是最容易四處移動的方式。

He began renting out motorbikes to local residents who couldn't normally afford them.

他開始租摩托車給那些通常買不起車的當地居民。

He bought 10 bikes, with the help of family and friends, and his dream is to eventually expand to several hundred within the next three years.

他買了十台摩托車， 仰賴親友協助， 他最終的夢想是要在三年後擴展到幾百台車。

I believe it is his ability to identify and seize a new opportunity.

我相信是他的能力讓他發現和抓住一個新機會。

It's entrepreneurship, and I believe entrepreneurship can be the most powerful tool against waithood.

那是企業家精神， 我相信企業家精神可以成為對抗等待成年期最強而有力的工具。

It empowers young people to be the creators of the very economic opportunities they are so desperately seeking.

它賦予年輕人權力， 讓他們成為自己不顧一切去追求的商機的開創者。

And you can train young people to be entrepreneurs.

而你可以訓練青年成為企業家。

I want to talk to you about a young man who attended one of my meetings, Mohamed Mohamoud, a florist.

我想告訴你一位參與一場會議的年輕人， Mohamed Mohamoud，一位花店主人。

He was helping me train some of the young people at the summit in entrepreneurship and how to be innovative and how to create a culture of entrepreneurship.

他在高峰會幫我培訓一些年輕人 學習企業家精神、 如何創新， 以及如何建立企業家精神的文化。

He's actually the first florist Mogadishu has seen in over 22 years, and until recently, until Mohamed came along,

其實他是摩加迪休 22 年來第一位花店主人，直到最近穆罕默德出現，

if you wanted flowers at your wedding, you used plastic bouquets shipped from abroad.

如果你希望婚禮上有花， 通常會用從海外運來的塑膠花束， 。

If you asked someone, "When was the last time you saw fresh flowers?"

如果你問某個人： 「你最後一次看到鮮花是什麼時候？」

for many who grew up under civil war, the answer would be, "Never."

很多在內戰時期長大的人會回答：「從來沒有。」

He started a landscaping and design floral company.

他開了一間景觀與花藝設計公司。

He created a farm right outside of Mogadishu, and started growing tulips and lilies, which he said could survive the harsh Mogadishu climate.

他經營了一個農場，就在摩加迪休外， 開始種鬱金香和百合， 他說這兩種花能在摩加迪休嚴酷的氣候下生存。

And he began delivering flowers to weddings, creating gardens at homes and businesses around the city,

他開始送花到婚禮上， 為城市中的家庭和公司設計花園， 

and he's now working on creating Mogadishu's first public park in 22 years.

目前他在設計摩加迪休 22 年來的第一座公園。 

He wants to create a space where families, young people, can come together, and, as he says, smell the proverbial roses.

他希望能創造一個地方，讓家人、年輕人都能一起來， 如他所說，聞聞傳說中的玫瑰花香。 

And he doesn't grow roses because they use too much water, by the way.

附帶一提，他沒有種玫瑰，因為那要很多水。 

So the first step is to inspire young people, and in that room, Mohamed's presence had a really profound impact on the youth in that room.

因此，要激勵年輕人的第一步，在那個會議廳裡，Mohamed 的現身對在場年輕人的影響非常深遠。 

They had never really thought about starting up a business.

They've thought about working for an NGO, working for the government, but his story, his innovation, really had a strong impact on them.

他們曾想過要為非政府組織工作，為政府工作， 但是他的故事，他的創新， 對他們的影響很大。 

He forced them to look at their city as a place of opportunity.

他強迫他們把自己的城市看做機會之地。 

He empowered them to believe that they could be entrepreneurs, that they could be change makers.

他讓他們相信自己能成為企業家，他們可以是改變的人。 

By the end of the day, they were coming up with innovative solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing their city.

到了當天活動的尾聲，他們想出創新的解決方式來處理城市所面臨的最大挑戰。 

They came up with entrepreneurial solutions to local problems.

他們想出用企業家的方法來解決當地問題。 

So inspiring young people and creating a culture of entrepreneurship is a really great step,

因此，激勵年輕人並創造企業家文化 是很重要的一步， 

but young people need capital to make their ideas a reality.

但是年輕人需要資本讓他們的想法實現。 

They need expertise and mentorship to guide them in developing and launching their businesses.

他們需要專業知識和師徒關係，指引他們開創並積極投入自己的事業。 

Connect young people with the resources they need, provide them the support they need to go from ideation to creation,

幫助年輕人連結他們所需的資源，協助他們從概念構想到實際創造， 

and you will create catalysts for urban growth.

如此一來你就能刺激城市發展。

For me, entrepreneurship is more than just starting up a business.

對我來說，企業家精神比只是創業還重要。 

His Peace Park, and that's what he calls it, when it's created, will actually transform the way people see their city.

他把他的公園命名為和平公園，當它完工時就會實際改變人們觀看所在城市的方式。 

Aden hired street kids to help rent out and maintain those bikes for him.

Aden 雇用流浪兒童幫忙出租和維修他店裡的摩托車。 

He gave them the opportunity to escape the paralysis of waithood.

他讓這些孩子有機會逃離不知所措的等待成年期。 

These young entrepreneurs are having a tremendous impact in their cities.

這些年輕的企業家為他們的城市帶來廣大的影響。 

So my suggestion is, turn youth into entrepreneurs, incubate and nurture their inherent innovation,

因此我建議讓青年成為企業家， 培養、孕育他們與生俱來的創造力， 

and you will have more stories of flowers and Peace Parks than of car bombs and waithood.

你就能聽到更多關於花與和平公園的故事，而非汽車炸彈和等待成年期。 