Gelecekte açlık oyunları“Dünya artık açlığı sadece Afrika haritasında göstermiyor. Açlık artık mahallemizde, okulda, markette, algoritmalarda…”
……..
Ben o çocuğum…Okul kantininde bir tost kokusunun etrafında dönen,
Evde “Anne, yemekte ne var?” diye sormaya çekinen…Sadece Kurban Bayramlarında eve et giren,
Pazarlarda artan sebze artıklarından meyve-sebze seçen…Yazları tarlada mevsimlik işçi olarak çalışan,
Gıda, yakıt ve eğitim bursu desteği verdiğiniz o çocuğum ben.Gıdaya erişememenin ne olduğunu bilen,
Açlığı sadece mide değil, sosyal bir dışlanma gibi hisseden…Ve bu yüzden gıdaya ulaşabilen herkesin ne kadar şanslı olduğunu çok erken yaşta öğrenen…Bugün bir beslenme uzmanı olarak karşınızdayım.
Ama önce o küçük Elvan’ı anmak istiyorum.
Çünkü ben bu mesleği seçmedim;
Beni seçen şey, o küçük kızın açlığıydı.Bugün size anlatacağım şey, sadece bir gıda meselesi değil.
Bu, bir gelecek meselesi.
Ve belki de, hepimizi içine alan yeni bir oyun:
Gelecekte Açlık Oyunları. Elvan Odabaşı, 21 yıllık meslek hayatında diyetisyen kimliğinin ötesine geçerek sağlık, beslenme ve yaşam alanlarında bütüncül bir vizyonla dönüşüm liderine dönüştü. Mikrobiyota temelli sağlık modelleri, kadın sağlığı projeleri ve yeni nesil gıda girişimleriyle toplumsal etki yarattı. Kurucusu olduğu Formeo, Hitalks ve Feel Well, bu toprakların bilgisini gelecekle buluşturan dönüşüm alanlarıdır. “Doya Doya Zayıfla”, “Hayallerin Defteri” ve “Limon Kasasından Hayaller” kitaplarıyla her yaş grubuna ilham verdi. Televizyon programları sundu, “Doya Doya Yaşam” dijital kanalıyla üretmeye devam ediyor. Bir anne, girişimci ve sivil toplum gönüllüsü olarak “iyi yaşam”ın herkes için erişilebilir olmasını savunuyor. Elvan Odabaşı’nın hikâyesi, bireysel bir başarıdan çok, bu ülkenin dönüşen kadınlarının ve umut eden çocuklarının ortak hikâyesidir. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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