Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
Robert Hakiza: Vluchtelingen willen emancipatie, geen aalmoezen
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
de meeste vluchtelingen in steden
living in urban areas,
in stedelijke gebieden woont,
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
en aan nieuwe denkwijzen.
on building walls,
aan het bouwen van muren
om zichzelf te helpen.
all our possessions.
al onze bezittingen achterlaten,
of their host country.
van hun gastland.
met de naam Bukavu,
in a family of 12 children.
in een familie van twaalf kinderen.
om mij naar school te sturen.
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
om naar Oeganda te vluchten in 2008,
a steady exodus of refugees
een gestage uitstroom van vluchtelingen
van Oeganda, Kampala.
than a refugee camp.
dan een vluchtelingenkamp.
international assistance,
by UNHCR in 1997.
we were confronted with
werden we geconfronteerd --
due to our refugee status,
onze vluchtelingenstatus,
to education and health.
tot onderwijs en zorg.
and discrimination.
focusten het meest
in rurale gebieden
twee collega's in ballingschap
om andere vluchtelingen te ondersteunen.
to support other refugees.
for Integral Development --
voor Integrale Ontwikkeling,
within the Congolese community.
binnen de Congolese gemeenschap.
to solve these challenges.
om deze uitdagingen op te lossen.
evolve in stages,
evolueren in stappen,
to English language
from different communities.
van verschillende gemeenschappen.
with the Ugandan community,
met de Oegandese gemeenschap,
their neighbors and sell wares.
en goederen konden verkopen.
offers livelihood skills,
voor levensonderhoud
for economic self-reliance.
voor economisch zelfonderhoud.
die niet langer onze hulp nodig hebben.
range of nationalities --
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
3.000 vluchtelingen in Kampala ondersteund
geen aalmoezen.
beter dan wie dan ook.
and opportunities we face
en de kansen waarop we stuiten
door vluchtelingen werken.
recognized and supported.
en ondersteund worden.
terugbetalen met intrest.
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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