Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
罗伯特·哈其亚: 难民需要自立能力,而不是救济品。
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,
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
采取一种新思路。
on building walls,
all our possessions.
of their host country.
in a family of 12 children.
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
在2008年逃到了乌干达,
a steady exodus of refugees
than a refugee camp.
international assistance,
by UNHCR in 1997.
得到联合国难民署的认可。
we were confronted with
due to our refugee status,
to education and health.
and discrimination.
to support other refugees.
for Integral Development --
青年非洲难民的全面发展 ——
within the Congolese community.
to solve these challenges.
解决这些难题。
evolve in stages,
to English language
from different communities.
with the Ugandan community,
并有机会售卖商品。
their neighbors and sell wares.
offers livelihood skills,
人们就有机会实现经济自立。
for economic self-reliance.
range of nationalities --
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
帮助了超过三千名难民,
难民需要自立能力,而不是救济品。
and opportunities we face
recognized and supported.
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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