Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
Robert Hakiza: I rifugiati vogliono l'autosufficienza, non i sussidi
TED Fellow Robert Hakiza is the co-founder of the Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID), which empowers refugees and builds community through vocational education, English classes, access to sports and computer literacy skills. Full bio
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live in the cities
vivono nelle città
living in urban areas,
vive nelle aree urbane,
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
di un cambio di paradigma
on building walls,
per costruire muri,
all our possessions.
tutto ciò che ci appartiene.
e i nostri saperi.
di vivere una vita produttiva,
of their host country.
del loro paese ospite.
in a family of 12 children.
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
a fuggire in Uganda nel 2008,
a steady exodus of refugees
a un flusso costante di rifugiati
la capitale dell'Uganda.
than a refugee camp.
fosse meglio di un campo profughi.
international assistance,
l'assistenza internazionale,
by UNHCR in 1997.
del loro stato
we were confronted with
che dovevamo affrontare
due to our refugee status,
legate al nostro stato di rifugiati,
è il francese.
to education and health.
e alle cure mediche.
and discrimination.
e discriminazioni.
si concentravano
nelle aree rurali,
e provvedere a noi stessi.
to support other refugees.
a sostegno di altri rifugiati.
for Integral Development --
per lo sviluppo integrante,
within the Congolese community.
della comunità congolese.
to solve these challenges.
per risolvere questi problemi.
evolve in stages,
to English language
from different communities.
di comunità diverse.
with the Ugandan community,
di confrontarsi con la comunità ugandese,
their neighbors and sell wares.
e vendere merci.
offers livelihood skills,
sviluppa abilità per la sussistenza
for economic self-reliance.
per raggiungere l'indipendenza economica.
range of nationalities --
di altre nazionalità,
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
più di 3000 rifugiati in Kampala,
non i sussidi.
meglio di chiunque altro.
and opportunities we face
e le opportunità che affrontiamo
dai rifugiati funzionano.
recognized and supported.
e sostenute a livello internazionale.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Robert Hakiza - Urban refugee expertTED Fellow Robert Hakiza is the co-founder of the Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID), which empowers refugees and builds community through vocational education, English classes, access to sports and computer literacy skills.
Why you should listen
Robert Hakiza is a refugee from Congo living in Uganda since 2008. He holds a degree in Agriculture from the Catholic University of Bukavu (DRC), and he's the co-founder and executive director of the Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID). He is also one of the founders of the Refugee-Led Organization Network. He has experience working with urban refugees and also works to educate others about obstacles refugees face. In 2013, Hakiza worked as an assistant researcher with Oxford's Humanitarian Innovation Project. He is a TED Fellow and an Aspen New Voices Fellow 2017.
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