Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
ロバート・ハキザ: 難民が求めているのは物資ではなく社会進出である
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
難民キャンプではなく
living in urban areas,
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
パラダイムシフトと新しい考え方です
on building walls,
all our possessions.
of their host country.
貢献できるのです
in a family of 12 children.
第5子として生まれました
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
母国で勃発した戦争によりウガンダに
a steady exodus of refugees
カンパラに定住しようとする—
難民の列に加わりました
than a refugee camp.
良いと感じました
international assistance,
by UNHCR in 1997.
国際支援から取り残されていました
we were confronted with
難民は貧困の問題に
due to our refugee status,
様々な問題に見舞われました
to education and health.
手の届かないものでした
and discrimination.
定住することには目を向けても
求めてはいませんでした
to support other refugees.
for Integral Development --
アフリカ青年難民団— は
within the Congolese community.
対話から生まれました
to solve these challenges.
どのように組織を作っていくか?
evolve in stages,
段階を追って発展します
to English language
無職の若者たちのエネルギーを転換して
from different communities.
with the Ugandan community,
関わっていく力を与え
their neighbors and sell wares.
日用品を販売できるようになりました
offers livelihood skills,
生計維持のスキルを提供し
for economic self-reliance.
大きなチャンスを提供します
見てきました
range of nationalities --
南スーダン人です
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
3,000人を超える難民を支援し
社会進出を求めています
自分のコミュニティーを理解しています
and opportunities we face
課題も チャンスも
作り出した取り組みが
誰よりもよく知っています
recognized and supported.
支援されるべきなのです
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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