three years ago I was celebrating a double anniversary my 27th birthday and
double anniversary my 27th birthday and
double anniversary my 27th birthday and the end of the first year of my personal
the end of the first year of my personal
the end of the first year of my personal development quest and I received an
development quest and I received an
development quest and I received an unexpected present for it this gift
unexpected present for it this gift
unexpected present for it this gift looks like a piece of jewelry right well
looks like a piece of jewelry right well
looks like a piece of jewelry right well in a way it’s a jewel but a vital in a
in a way it’s a jewel but a vital in a
in a way it’s a jewel but a vital in a sustainable one it’s the prosthetic
sustainable one it’s the prosthetic
sustainable one it’s the prosthetic umbrella that fixed my heart for you I
umbrella that fixed my heart for you I
umbrella that fixed my heart for you I have a copy it I made a necklace with it
have a copy it I made a necklace with it
have a copy it I made a necklace with it I was victim of what is today the number
I was victim of what is today the number
I was victim of what is today the number one first cause of death in the world a
one first cause of death in the world a
one first cause of death in the world a heart disease more than 17 million
heart disease more than 17 million
heart disease more than 17 million people die every year from a
people die every year from a
people die every year from a heart-related issue it’s a live the
heart-related issue it’s a live the
heart-related issue it’s a live the population of a country like the
population of a country like the
population of a country like the Netherlands disappeared each year women
Netherlands disappeared each year women
Netherlands disappeared each year women are especially vulnerable to the threat
are especially vulnerable to the threat
are especially vulnerable to the threat why we women are smaller there’s more
why we women are smaller there’s more
why we women are smaller there’s more fragile heart not men lack of gender
fragile heart not men lack of gender
fragile heart not men lack of gender focus research on the topic also means
focus research on the topic also means
focus research on the topic also means that we are not aware of certain
that we are not aware of certain
that we are not aware of certain symptoms specific to women especially
symptoms specific to women especially
symptoms specific to women especially when you have a heart attack despite
when you have a heart attack despite
when you have a heart attack despite being a victim of her disease myself I
being a victim of her disease myself I
being a victim of her disease myself I believe I was also very lucky when I
believe I was also very lucky when I
believe I was also very lucky when I look at my gift today I see a reflection
look at my gift today I see a reflection
look at my gift today I see a reflection of a world in it it is both beautiful
of a world in it it is both beautiful
of a world in it it is both beautiful and fragile not everyone is as lucky as
and fragile not everyone is as lucky as
and fragile not everyone is as lucky as me to receive presents from life this
me to receive presents from life this
me to receive presents from life this brings me back to where it all started
brings me back to where it all started
brings me back to where it all started in 2014 a humanitarian mission in a
in 2014 a humanitarian mission in a
in 2014 a humanitarian mission in a refugee camp in Bangladesh turned my
refugee camp in Bangladesh turned my
refugee camp in Bangladesh turned my life upside down
life upside down
life upside down in this camp I meet a lovely little girl
in this camp I meet a lovely little girl
in this camp I meet a lovely little girl in the dirty orange dress she wears
in the dirty orange dress she wears
in the dirty orange dress she wears around eight dog hair brown eyes and a
around eight dog hair brown eyes and a
around eight dog hair brown eyes and a beautiful white smile despite the fact
beautiful white smile despite the fact
beautiful white smile despite the fact that we cannot speak the same language
that we cannot speak the same language
that we cannot speak the same language we smile at each other during the whole
we smile at each other during the whole
we smile at each other during the whole visit
visit
visit we were both curious to explore each
we were both curious to explore each
we were both curious to explore each other
other
other built an emotional bound in love
built an emotional bound in love
built an emotional bound in love together at the same time I felt
together at the same time I felt
together at the same time I felt desperate and powerless it was my first
desperate and powerless it was my first
desperate and powerless it was my first time in a refugee camp
time in a refugee camp
time in a refugee camp I felt devastated because behind a
I felt devastated because behind a
I felt devastated because behind a wonderful smile
wonderful smile
wonderful smile what are so in her Eaton’s eyes was
what are so in her Eaton’s eyes was
what are so in her Eaton’s eyes was despair and suffering she belongs to the
despair and suffering she belongs to the
despair and suffering she belongs to the Rohingya community there more than a
Rohingya community there more than a
Rohingya community there more than a million of them in Burma in more than 30
million of them in Burma in more than 30
million of them in Burma in more than 30 thousand in the Bangladeshi refugee camp
thousand in the Bangladeshi refugee camp
thousand in the Bangladeshi refugee camp where worse they do not have any rights
where worse they do not have any rights
where worse they do not have any rights no education no health care not even a
no education no health care not even a
no education no health care not even a death certificate stateless just like
death certificate stateless just like
death certificate stateless just like ten million people all around the world
ten million people all around the world
ten million people all around the world why am I telling you this have you ever
why am I telling you this have you ever
why am I telling you this have you ever had an unexpected encounter that you
had an unexpected encounter that you
had an unexpected encounter that you remember even to this day an encounter
remember even to this day an encounter
remember even to this day an encounter that unspayed you to change your entire
that unspayed you to change your entire
that unspayed you to change your entire life meeting this ranga girl change my
life meeting this ranga girl change my
life meeting this ranga girl change my world vision not only because I saw
world vision not only because I saw
world vision not only because I saw misery poverty of children suffering
misery poverty of children suffering
misery poverty of children suffering from malnutrition but also because this
from malnutrition but also because this
from malnutrition but also because this trip saved my life let me explain I’ve
trip saved my life let me explain I’ve
trip saved my life let me explain I’ve had a hole in my heart since my birth my
had a hole in my heart since my birth my
had a hole in my heart since my birth my heart was completely deformed but I live
heart was completely deformed but I live
heart was completely deformed but I live twenty-seven years without even knowing
twenty-seven years without even knowing
twenty-seven years without even knowing I was diagnosed with a congenital heart
I was diagnosed with a congenital heart
I was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect during routine checkup needed
defect during routine checkup needed
defect during routine checkup needed specifically for this mission to
specifically for this mission to
specifically for this mission to Bangladesh if it wasn’t for this mission
Bangladesh if it wasn’t for this mission
Bangladesh if it wasn’t for this mission maybe I couldn’t follow it too late
maybe I couldn’t follow it too late
maybe I couldn’t follow it too late a few weeks after my return I had an
a few weeks after my return I had an
a few weeks after my return I had an emergency surgery and I received this
emergency surgery and I received this
emergency surgery and I received this prosthesis that I’ll show you at the
prosthesis that I’ll show you at the
prosthesis that I’ll show you at the beginning this gift is what I was
beginning this gift is what I was
beginning this gift is what I was missing that fixed the hole between the
missing that fixed the hole between the
missing that fixed the hole between the right and left side of my heart now I’m
right and left side of my heart now I’m
right and left side of my heart now I’m very lucky you know why because I’ve got
very lucky you know why because I’ve got
very lucky you know why because I’ve got a golden heart after meeting this ringa
a golden heart after meeting this ringa
a golden heart after meeting this ringa girl and waking up with a brand-new
girl and waking up with a brand-new
girl and waking up with a brand-new heart I knew that I needed to commit to
heart I knew that I needed to commit to
heart I knew that I needed to commit to a bigger purpose to start in your life
a bigger purpose to start in your life
a bigger purpose to start in your life so I started with the question what’s my
so I started with the question what’s my
so I started with the question what’s my calling
calling
calling good question deep inside my heart had
good question deep inside my heart had
good question deep inside my heart had already been beating for Humanity and
already been beating for Humanity and
already been beating for Humanity and environment since my very youth how did
environment since my very youth how did
environment since my very youth how did that happen
that happen
that happen my parents got divorced when I was a
my parents got divorced when I was a
my parents got divorced when I was a baby and I was often left alone as a
baby and I was often left alone as a
baby and I was often left alone as a child luckily I had the coolest
child luckily I had the coolest
child luckily I had the coolest babysitter in the world I was watching
babysitter in the world I was watching
babysitter in the world I was watching him for hours in hours on TV screen I
him for hours in hours on TV screen I
him for hours in hours on TV screen I even believed that it was the first
even believed that it was the first
even believed that it was the first person to see me walk please don’t tell
person to see me walk please don’t tell
person to see me walk please don’t tell my parents for you
my parents for you
my parents for you it was young yo King of Pop your
it was young yo King of Pop your
it was young yo King of Pop your moonwalk father for me it was my first
moonwalk father for me it was my first
moonwalk father for me it was my first teacher when I were three it showed me a
teacher when I were three it showed me a
teacher when I were three it showed me a suffering world full of poor people
suffering world full of poor people
suffering world full of poor people endangered species and a destroyed
endangered species and a destroyed
endangered species and a destroyed planet my favorite lullaby was men in
planet my favorite lullaby was men in
planet my favorite lullaby was men in the mirror this is where my aspiration
the mirror this is where my aspiration
the mirror this is where my aspiration to be a change maker came from and in
to be a change maker came from and in
to be a change maker came from and in 2014 I finally took action I decided to
2014 I finally took action I decided to
2014 I finally took action I decided to become an alternative green and positive
become an alternative green and positive
become an alternative green and positive journalist what does it mean I actively
journalist what does it mean I actively
journalist what does it mean I actively seek out an interview change makers
seek out an interview change makers
seek out an interview change makers people who fight for better a more
people who fight for better a more
people who fight for better a more sustainable and more possible future be
sustainable and more possible future be
sustainable and more possible future be it social trip
it social trip
it social trip activists or hunters of nonprofit
activists or hunters of nonprofit
activists or hunters of nonprofit organizations they are committed to
organizations they are committed to
organizations they are committed to funding solution to reduce inequalities
funding solution to reduce inequalities
funding solution to reduce inequalities in the impact of climate change added
in the impact of climate change added
in the impact of climate change added ticket EDD carried my blog to sharing
ticket EDD carried my blog to sharing
ticket EDD carried my blog to sharing their stories and project to show the
their stories and project to show the
their stories and project to show the true beauty of a humanity but beautiful
true beauty of a humanity but beautiful
true beauty of a humanity but beautiful and fragile one of my most remarkable
and fragile one of my most remarkable
and fragile one of my most remarkable encounter would was with jadav payeng
encounter would was with jadav payeng
encounter would was with jadav payeng who saved his island from disappearing
who saved his island from disappearing
who saved his island from disappearing Missoula Island the world largest river
Missoula Island the world largest river
Missoula Island the world largest river iron suffers from erosion that has
iron suffers from erosion that has
iron suffers from erosion that has already eaten 60% of the land and could
already eaten 60% of the land and could
already eaten 60% of the land and could disappear under the wave of Brahmaputra
disappear under the wave of Brahmaputra
disappear under the wave of Brahmaputra in 15 years it’s two hundred thousand
in 15 years it’s two hundred thousand
in 15 years it’s two hundred thousand inhabitants will be climate refugees to
inhabitants will be climate refugees to
inhabitants will be climate refugees to fight this tragic fate trader starting
fight this tragic fate trader starting
fight this tragic fate trader starting planting seeds in the salt of his land
planting seeds in the salt of his land
planting seeds in the salt of his land to make it stronger thanks to the roots
to make it stronger thanks to the roots
to make it stronger thanks to the roots of the trees no machines no pesticides
of the trees no machines no pesticides
of the trees no machines no pesticides you have been doing this for the past 36
you have been doing this for the past 36
you have been doing this for the past 36 years now this seeds have become plants
years now this seeds have become plants
years now this seeds have become plants and trees and turn into an entire
and trees and turn into an entire
and trees and turn into an entire interest
interest
interest bigger than Central Park many vulnerable
bigger than Central Park many vulnerable
bigger than Central Park many vulnerable species such as Asian elephant
species such as Asian elephant
species such as Asian elephant rhinoceros or Bengal tigers live there
rhinoceros or Bengal tigers live there
rhinoceros or Bengal tigers live there now dad has worked to preserve my
now dad has worked to preserve my
now dad has worked to preserve my Shirley Island not only up to for
Shirley Island not only up to for
Shirley Island not only up to for climate change but also to preserve its
climate change but also to preserve its
climate change but also to preserve its traditional culture in addition to
traditional culture in addition to
traditional culture in addition to affecting the living land erosion
affecting the living land erosion
affecting the living land erosion destroys many unique cultural monuments
destroys many unique cultural monuments
destroys many unique cultural monuments were disappearing under the waters the
were disappearing under the waters the
were disappearing under the waters the work of this simple man it just a
work of this simple man it just a
work of this simple man it just a wonderful wonderful example that we can
wonderful wonderful example that we can
wonderful wonderful example that we can all take action and bring solution event
all take action and bring solution event
all take action and bring solution event to the hardest problems by starting
to the hardest problems by starting
to the hardest problems by starting simply with your two hands I want to
simply with your two hands I want to
simply with your two hands I want to share with you another meeting that I
share with you another meeting that I
share with you another meeting that I will never forget what with father Pedro
will never forget what with father Pedro
will never forget what with father Pedro father Pedro are empowering thousand
father Pedro are empowering thousand
father Pedro are empowering thousand and of people in Madagascar for almost
and of people in Madagascar for almost
and of people in Madagascar for almost 30 years
30 years
30 years thanks to ease Association akima su
thanks to ease Association akima su
thanks to ease Association akima su Madagascar is one of the poorest country
Madagascar is one of the poorest country
Madagascar is one of the poorest country in the world more than 92 percent of the
in the world more than 92 percent of the
in the world more than 92 percent of the population lives with less than $2 a day
population lives with less than $2 a day
population lives with less than $2 a day children suffering from malnutrition and
children suffering from malnutrition and
children suffering from malnutrition and thousands of them do not have access to
thousands of them do not have access to
thousands of them do not have access to school to fight this human misery father
school to fight this human misery father
school to fight this human misery father Pedro starting Alpen poor people of all
Pedro starting Alpen poor people of all
Pedro starting Alpen poor people of all Tanana River living in a damp and
Tanana River living in a damp and
Tanana River living in a damp and industries it’s starting by bending
industries it’s starting by bending
industries it’s starting by bending families houses schools hospital for
families houses schools hospital for
families houses schools hospital for thousands of my legacy people to
thousands of my legacy people to
thousands of my legacy people to facilitate human rehabilitation and
facilitate human rehabilitation and
facilitate human rehabilitation and social reintegration hakama su as grants
social reintegration hakama su as grants
social reintegration hakama su as grants summits in 1999 that today it looks like
summits in 1999 that today it looks like
summits in 1999 that today it looks like two real city where more than 25,000
two real city where more than 25,000
two real city where more than 25,000 people live where thousands of families
people live where thousands of families
people live where thousands of families of shelters and jobs where thousand of
of shelters and jobs where thousand of
of shelters and jobs where thousand of children now go to school helping
children now go to school helping
children now go to school helping Malagasy people is not only about
Malagasy people is not only about
Malagasy people is not only about fighting poverty empowering thousand of
fighting poverty empowering thousand of
fighting poverty empowering thousand of citizen by educating them improved the
citizen by educating them improved the
citizen by educating them improved the economy of one of the poorest countries
economy of one of the poorest countries
economy of one of the poorest countries on the planet that is also one of the
on the planet that is also one of the
on the planet that is also one of the first victim of climate change just like
first victim of climate change just like
first victim of climate change just like Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah father Pedro show how easy it is to be a
father Pedro show how easy it is to be a
father Pedro show how easy it is to be a change maker politics is your two hands
change maker politics is your two hands
change maker politics is your two hands in a heart sensitive to social injustice
in a heart sensitive to social injustice
in a heart sensitive to social injustice what do all these changemakers are in
what do all these changemakers are in
what do all these changemakers are in common and some point in their lives
common and some point in their lives
common and some point in their lives they listen to the hurts and follow the
they listen to the hurts and follow the
they listen to the hurts and follow the calling just like I did the hurts
calling just like I did the hurts
calling just like I did the hurts connects us it is in the center of every
connects us it is in the center of every
connects us it is in the center of every one of my countries I created well
one of my countries I created well
one of my countries I created well Accord my heart pick movement and make a
Accord my heart pick movement and make a
Accord my heart pick movement and make a hut pick with everyone out of you the
hut pick with everyone out of you the
hut pick with everyone out of you the fragility over hurts mirrors the
fragility over hurts mirrors the
fragility over hurts mirrors the fragility of a planet
fragility of a planet
fragility of a planet both are the most pressure thing that we
both are the most pressure thing that we
both are the most pressure thing that we have we often forget that we are all
have we often forget that we are all
have we often forget that we are all part of the same humanity which makes us
part of the same humanity which makes us
part of the same humanity which makes us in turn dependent in since we aren’t
in turn dependent in since we aren’t
in turn dependent in since we aren’t independent we need to help each other
independent we need to help each other
independent we need to help each other out it can be by creating your own
out it can be by creating your own
out it can be by creating your own initiative or simply by standing the
initiative or simply by standing the
initiative or simply by standing the left on changemakers around you little
left on changemakers around you little
left on changemakers around you little by little small action elope to change
by little small action elope to change
by little small action elope to change on a big scale we are on ocean of 7.5
on a big scale we are on ocean of 7.5
on a big scale we are on ocean of 7.5 billion water drops can you imagine if
billion water drops can you imagine if
billion water drops can you imagine if we all act together this trend that we
we all act together this trend that we
we all act together this trend that we can have now it may be your turn to have
can have now it may be your turn to have
can have now it may be your turn to have this kind of impact we need to have the
this kind of impact we need to have the
this kind of impact we need to have the same long-term vision for a world but
same long-term vision for a world but
same long-term vision for a world but wait a minute what if we already do tada
wait a minute what if we already do tada
wait a minute what if we already do tada fiber Pedro and hundreds of other prove
fiber Pedro and hundreds of other prove
fiber Pedro and hundreds of other prove that we do share the will to build a
that we do share the will to build a
that we do share the will to build a more beautiful sustainable impossible
more beautiful sustainable impossible
more beautiful sustainable impossible future listen to your heart inform
future listen to your heart inform
future listen to your heart inform yourself be sensitive to injustice and
yourself be sensitive to injustice and
yourself be sensitive to injustice and make a decision to take action it is all
make a decision to take action it is all
make a decision to take action it is all mobile responsibility to be changemakers
mobile responsibility to be changemakers
mobile responsibility to be changemakers each and every one of us and on a
each and every one of us and on a
each and every one of us and on a dividual level it starts with you with
dividual level it starts with you with
dividual level it starts with you with you with you now it’s your turn to start
you with you now it’s your turn to start
you with you now it’s your turn to start with your heart if you want to hear the
with your heart if you want to hear the
with your heart if you want to hear the world and make a change I would like
world and make a change I would like
world and make a change I would like each of you to close your eyes close
each of you to close your eyes close
each of you to close your eyes close your eyes think at one person one
your eyes think at one person one
your eyes think at one person one organization one cause that touches you
organization one cause that touches you
organization one cause that touches you deeply in your heart and from the bottom
deeply in your heart and from the bottom
deeply in your heart and from the bottom of your heart commit to help it in any
of your heart commit to help it in any
of your heart commit to help it in any way you possibly can and say I will now
way you possibly can and say I will now
way you possibly can and say I will now this is it you are a change maker
this is it you are a change maker
this is it you are a change maker you are in the mirror
you are in the mirror
you are in the mirror [Applause]
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