VOA常速英语:Young African Leaders Iniative(翻译)

Sub-Saharan Africa is on the move.It is one of the world’s fastest-growing regions,is home to a middle class projected to grow to over one billion,has the world’s most youthful population,and is more connected by technology and smartphones than ever before.
撒哈拉以南非洲地区现在正在不断前进。作为如今世界上发展最快的地区之一，区域内的中产阶级预计将增至10亿多，并拥有世界上数量最大的年轻人口，地区内现在技术和智能机的使用率相比以往任何时候都要高。

A key to continued growth and prosperity in the region is to support and empower a new generation of leaders.That’s why the United States launched the Young African Leaders Initiative,or YALI, six years ago.The goal is to connect future leaders with each other, with the United States,and to resources and to networks that can help them flourish as leaders in business,government, and civil society.
这片地区持续成长和繁荣的关键在于支持并授权给新一代的领导人，正因如此，美国启动了“非洲青年领袖计划”（简称YALI），距今已6年之久。该计划的目标是让未来领导人相互之间，以及与美国之间进行联系，并有机会接触各种资源和网络，帮助他们作为领导人，在商业、政府和公民社会方面繁荣发展。

In a recent speech at a YALI town hall meeting for the Mandela Washington Fellows President Barack Obama announced a new executive order to support American companies interested in doing business in Africa.This fall, the U.S. will host the second U.S.-Africa Business Forum on trade and investment.In addition, the U.S. will continue advancing the Power Africa initiative to bring cleaner electricity to more than 60 million African homes and businesses.
最近举行了一次YALI市政厅会议，目的是选拔曼德拉华盛顿研究员，巴拉克·奥巴马在发言中宣布了一个新的总统命令，用来支持有兴趣在非洲经商的美国公司。今年秋天，美国将举行第二届美国—非洲贸易与投资商务论坛。除此之外，美国将继续推进“电力非洲”计划，将更清洁的电力提供给6000万非洲家庭和企业。

Under YALI, the Mandela Washington Fellows Program has already brought 2,000 outstanding young Africans to the United States to participate in six week leadership institutes and a Presidential Summit.Across Africa more than 250,000 people have joined the YALI network,through which they gain access to online courses and a network of peers and mentors.
根据YALI，曼德拉华盛顿研究员计划已经选拔出2000名出色的年轻非洲人，他们将前往美国参加为期六周的训练班和一次首脑峰会。整个非洲如今已经有超过25万人加入了YALI网络，由此，他们便有机会参加网上课程，接触一系列的同龄人和导师。

Thousands of young people have been trained in leadership, entrepreneurship, and networking at four Regional Centers located in Dakar, Accra, Nairobi, and Pretoria.
成千上万的年轻人接受了培训，培训内容包括领导能力、企业家精神以及与4个区域中心建立工作关系，这些中心分别位于达喀尔、阿克拉、内罗毕和比勒陀利亚。

A current Mandela Washington Fellow is human rights activist and lawyer Geline Fuko of Tanzania.She developed Tanzania’s first database of constitutional resources,connecting her government to more Tanzanians so they could understand the law,their rights, and their responsibilities.
现在的曼德拉华盛顿研究员是一位人权活动家，也是一名律师，她就是来自坦桑尼亚的Geline Fuko。她建立了坦桑尼亚的第一个宪政资源数据库，将自己的政府与更多的坦桑尼亚人建立联系，从而使他们理解法律，理解他们的权利和责任。

The United States believes in the potential of individuals like Ms. Fuko and thousands more like her not only in Africa but in Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe.As President Obama said,“You should know that you’ll always have a partner and friend in the United States of America.”
美国坚信个体的潜力，比如Fuko小姐以及千千万万像她一样的人，他们不仅存在于非洲，在东南亚、美洲和欧洲也能找到踪影。正如奥巴马总统说过的那样，“你们应该知道，你们在美利坚合众国永远都会有一个伙伴和朋友。”