人们来到尼泊尔时 When people come to Nepal,
看到了美 they see breathtaking beauty.
也看到贫困 They see abject poverty.
我却看到机会 What I saw was an opportunity.
2006年来自特丹大学工业设计教授 Since 2006, Notre Dame Industrial Design Professor
安带领学生 Anne Marie Conrado has brought students
前往尼泊尔和当地工匠合作 to Nepal to collaborate with local artisans
生产贸易产品 in the design and development of fair trade products.
尼泊尔 In Nepal, you have this incredible tradition of
有许多有才华的工匠 talented and hard-working artisans.
但工作却越来越少 And yet for years jobs were disappearing.
问题在于 The problem was simply that
他们不懂得 they lacked an understanding of what people
世界上其他人的需求 in the rest of the world wanted
所以我们介入帮助 to buy and that's where we've been able too step in and help.
我们打开世界市场 We've opened up markets all over the world.
在一个市场销售是原来三倍 In one artisan community we've see jobs and sales triple.
创造就业机会只是一半 But creating jobs and opportunities is just half the story.
我们的学生从中获得真知 Our students are taking the insights
并应用到 gained from that immersion and translating them
产品中改善人们的生活 into products that help people's lives.
诺特丹开发的社会设计产品 Social design products developed by the Notre Dame
包括帘布裁断机 and Nepal program include an umbilical cord cutter
需要使用前消毒 that requires sterilization before use,
从而降低死亡率 thereby minimizing birth-related deaths as well as
一个便宜的洗衣机 a three dollar washing machine that
能节省水资源 preserves clean water sources and
提升女人的生活质量 improves the quality of life for women.
这里给我一种使命感 Coming here has given me more sense of purpose
现在我要试着拿出 and now I'll try to work out my design beyond
实体设计 the actual physical appearance of it and
试想它对人们生活有何影响 try to think of some way it can impact somebody else.
我们工作理念是 Our work is based on the belief that
设计可以改变工业村庄生活 one design can transform an industry, a village, a life.
诺特丹大学问道 The University of Notre Dame asks,
为何奋斗 "What would you fight for?"
创造机会 Fighting to create opportunities.
我们的奋斗的爱尔兰人 We are 'The Fighting Irish'.