Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
羅勃哈奇札: 難民想要被賦予能力,而非施捨
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.
模式的轉變和新的思考。
on building walls,
all our possessions.
of their host country.
在發展上做出貢獻。
in a family of 12 children.
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
在 2008 年逃亡到烏干達(Uganda),
a steady exodus of refugees
坎帕拉(Kampala)定居。
than a refugee camp.
international assistance,
by UNHCR in 1997.
被聯合國難民署認可之後仍是如此。
we were confronted with
我們要面對貧窮問題,
due to our refugee status,
因為難民身份而造成的困難,
to education and health.
and discrimination.
來維持我們自己的生計。
to support other refugees.
for Integral Development --
整體發展的縮寫──
within the Congolese community.
to solve these challenges.
來解決這些困難。
evolve in stages,
是階段式地在演進,
to English language
from different communities.
with the Ugandan community,
their neighbors and sell wares.
他們的鄰居並銷售物品。
offers livelihood skills,
提供維持生計的技能,
for economic self-reliance.
經濟上自立的機會。
不再需要我們的協助。
range of nationalities --
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
坎帕拉超過三千名難民,
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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