ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Robert Hakiza - Urban refugee expert
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.

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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Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts

Robert Hakiza: Refugiados querem empoderamento, não esmola

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A imagem predominante de onde os refugiados vivem é a dos acampamentos temporários em áreas isoladas, mas, na realidade, aproximadamente 60% deles ao redor do mundo acabam em áreas urbanas. O bolsista TED Robert Hakiza nos leva para dentro das vidas dos refugiados urbanos e nos mostra como organizações como aquela que ele começou podem fornecer a eles as habilidades das quais precisam para finalmente se tornarem autossuficientes.
- Urban refugee expert
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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Currently, most refugees
live in the cities
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Atualmente,
a maioria dos refugiados vive nas cidades
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rather than in the refugee camps.
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em vez dos campos de refugiados.
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We represent over 60 percent
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Representamos mais de 60%
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of the number of refugees globally.
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do número de refugiados globalmente.
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With the majority of refugees
living in urban areas,
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Com a maioria dos refugiados
vivendo em áreas urbanas,
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there is a strong need
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
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há uma grande necessidade de uma mudança
de paradigma e de um novo pensamento.
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Rather than wasting money
on building walls,
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Em vez de desperdiçar dinheiro
construindo muros,
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it would be better to spend on programs
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seria melhor usá-lo em programas
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to help refugees to help themselves.
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para ajudar os refugiados a se ajudarem.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
01:02
We always have to leave behind
all our possessions.
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Sempre temos que deixar
para trás todos os nossos pertences.
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But not our skills and knowledge.
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Mas não as habilidades
e o conhecimento.
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If allowed to live a productive life,
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Se puderem viver uma vida produtiva,
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refugees can help themselves
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os refugiados podem se ajudar
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and contribute to the development
of their host country.
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e contribuir com o desenvolvimento
do país anfitrião.
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I was born in the city called Bukavu,
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Eu nasci numa cidade chamada Bukavu,
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South Kivu,
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Kivu do Sul,
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in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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na República Democrática do Congo.
01:35
I am the fifth-born
in a family of 12 children.
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Sou o quinto de uma família de 12 filhos.
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My father, a mechanic by profession,
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Meu pai, mecânico de profissão,
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worked very hard to send me to school.
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trabalhou muito para
me mandar para a escola.
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Just like other young people,
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Assim como muitos jovens,
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I had a lot of plans and dreams.
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eu tinha muitos planos e sonhos.
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I wanted to complete my studies,
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Queria concluir meus estudos,
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get a nice job,
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arrumar um bom emprego,
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marry and have my own children
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casar e ter meus próprios filhos
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and support my family.
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e sustentar minha família.
02:07
But this didn't happen.
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Mas isso não aconteceu.
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War in my homeland forced me
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
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A guerra na minha terra natal
me forçou a fugir para a Uganda em 2008,
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nine years ago.
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nove anos atrás.
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My family joined
a steady exodus of refugees
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Minha família se juntou
a um êxodo fixo de refugiados
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who settled in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
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que se estabeleceu
na capital da Uganda, Kampala.
02:32
In my country,
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No meu país,
02:35
I lived already in the city,
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eu já vivia na cidade,
02:37
and we felt Kampala was much better
than a refugee camp.
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e achamos que Kampala era muito
melhor que um campo de refugiados.
02:46
Refugees in the cities
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Sempre negaram
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have always been denied
international assistance,
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assistência internacional
para refugiados nas cidades,
02:54
even after their recognition
by UNHCR in 1997.
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mesmo após seu reconhecimento
pelo ACNUR em 1997.
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In addition to the poverty problem
we were confronted with
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Além do problema da pobreza
com o qual fomos confrontados,
como os pobres urbanos locais,
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as the local urban poor,
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03:10
we were facing challenges
due to our refugee status,
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estávamos enfrentando desafios
devido ao nosso status de refugiados,
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such as a language barrier.
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como a barreira linguística.
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In Congo, the official language is French.
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No Congo, o idioma oficial é o francês.
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But in Uganda, it is English.
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Mas na Uganda, é o inglês.
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We didn't have access
to education and health.
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Não tínhamos acesso à educação e saúde.
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We were exposed to harassment,
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Éramos expostos a assédio,
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exploitation, intimidation
and discrimination.
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exploração, intimidação e discriminação.
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Humanitarian organizations mostly focused
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Organizações humanitárias
se concentravam principalmente
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on the formal settlement in rural areas,
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nos assentamentos formais de áreas rurais,
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and there was nothing in place for us.
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e não havia nada para nós.
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But we didn't want handouts.
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Mas não queríamos esmola.
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We wanted to work and support ourselves.
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Queríamos trabalhar e nos sustentar.
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I joined my other two colleagues in exile
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Juntei-me a dois outros colegas exilados
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and set up an organization
to support other refugees.
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e criamos uma organização
para apoiar outros refugiados.
04:08
YARID -- Young African Refugees
for Integral Development --
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A YARID, Young African Refugees
for Integral Development,
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began as a conversation
within the Congolese community.
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começou com uma conversa
na comunidade congolesa.
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We asked the community
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Perguntamos à comunidade
04:21
how they could organize themselves
to solve these challenges.
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como ela poderia se organizar
para resolver esses desafios.
04:27
The YARID programs for support
evolve in stages,
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Os programas de apoio da YARID
evoluem por estágios,
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progressing from soccer community,
to English language
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progredindo da comunidade de futebol
para a de língua inglesa
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to sewing livelihoods.
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para costura de subsistência.
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The soccer changed the energy
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O futebol mudou a energia
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of unemployed youth
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da juventude desempregada
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and connected people
from different communities.
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e conectou pessoas
de diferentes comunidades.
04:53
The free English classes
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As aulas gratuitas de inglês
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help empower people to engage
with the Ugandan community,
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ajudaram a empoderar pessoas
para se engajarem na comunidade ugandense,
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allowing them to get to know
their neighbors and sell wares.
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permitindo que eles conhecessem
os vizinhos e vendessem produtos.
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The vocational training program
offers livelihood skills,
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O programa de treinamento vocacional
oferece habilidades de subsistência,
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and with them, important opportunities
for economic self-reliance.
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e com elas, oportunidades importantes
para a autoconfiança econômica.
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We've seen so many families
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Temos visto muitas famílias
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become self-sustaining.
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tornarem-se autossustentáveis.
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We've seen who no longer needs our help.
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Temos visto pessoas que não precisam
mais da nossa ajuda.
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As YARID's programs have expanded,
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Conforme os programas da YARID
foram se expandindo,
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it has included an increasing
range of nationalities --
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passaram a incluir uma variação
crescente de nacionalidades:
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Congolese, Rwandan, Burundian,
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congolesa, ruandesa, burundinesa,
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Somalis, Ethiopian, South Sudanese.
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somali, etíope, sul-sudanesa.
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Today, YARID has supported
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
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Atualmente, a YARID já apoiou
mais de 3 mil refugiados em Kampala
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and continues supporting more.
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e continua a apoiar mais.
05:55
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
05:59
Refugees want empowerment, not handouts.
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Os refugiados querem
empoderamento, não esmola.
06:06
We know our community better than anyone.
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Conhecemos nossa comunidade
melhor do que ninguém.
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We understand the challenges
and opportunities we face
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Entendemos os desafios
e oportunidades que encontramos
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to become self-reliant.
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para sermos independentes.
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I know better than anyone
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Sei melhor do que ninguém
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that initiatives created by refugees work.
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que as iniciativas criadas
por refugiados funcionam.
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They need to be internationally
recognized and supported.
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Elas precisam ser internacionalmente
reconhecidas e apoiadas.
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Give us the support we deserve,
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Deem-nos a oportunidade que merecemos,
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and we will pay you back with interest.
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e pagaremos de volta com juros.
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Thank you so much.
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Muito obrigado.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos) (Vivas)
Translated by Juliana Danielle Gasparin
Reviewed by Maricene Crus

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Robert Hakiza - Urban refugee expert
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.

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.

More profile about the speaker
Robert Hakiza | Speaker | TED.com

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