Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
Robert Hakiza: Mülteciler güç istiyor, sadaka değil
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
living in urban areas,
mültecilerin çoğunluğu ile
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
güçlü bir ihtiyaç var.
on building walls,
para harcamak yerine
all our possessions.
geride bırakmak zorunda kalıyoruz.
izin verilirse
of their host country.
katkıda bulunabilirler.
in a family of 12 children.
çok sıkı çalışırdı.
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
a steady exodus of refugees
Kampala'ya yerleşmiş
than a refugee camp.
daha iyi olduğunu hissettik.
international assistance,
fark edilmelerinden bile sonra
by UNHCR in 1997.
we were confronted with
yerel kent yoksulluğuyla
due to our refugee status,
ortaya çıkan zorluklarla
to education and health.
erişemiyorduk.
and discrimination.
kırsal alanlardaki
to support other refugees.
bir organizasyon kurduk.
for Integral Development --
İntegral Gelişme --
within the Congolese community.
bir konuşma olarak başladı.
to solve these challenges.
edebileceklerini sorduk.
evolve in stages,
to English language
aşamalarla gelişti.
from different communities.
bağ kurmalarını sağladı.
with the Ugandan community,
ve satış yapmalarına izin vererek
their neighbors and sell wares.
kaynaşmalarını sağladı.
offers livelihood skills,
geçim becerileri ve bununla birlikle
for economic self-reliance.
önemli fırsatlar sundu.
ihtiyacı olmayanları gördük.
range of nationalities --
bünyesine aldı;
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
3.000'den fazla mülteciyi destekliyor
and opportunities we face
karşılaştığımız zorlukları
tarafından oluşturulduğunu
recognized and supported.
ve desteklenmeye ihtiyaçları var.
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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