Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
روبرت هاكيزا: اللآجئون بحاجة للتمكين، لا للصدقات
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.
on building walls,
all our possessions.
of their host country.
in a family of 12 children.
من 12 طفلًا.
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
على الفرار إلى أوغندا في عام 2008،
a steady exodus of refugees
than a refugee camp.
بكثير من مخيم اللآجئين.
international assistance,
by UNHCR in 1997.
من قبل المفوضية العليا للآجئين
we were confronted with
التي كنا نعاني منها
due to our refugee status,
بسبب وضعنا كلاجئين
to education and health.
الحصول على التعليم والصحة.
and discrimination.
to support other refugees.
for Integral Development --
الأفارقة الشباب للتنمية المتكاملة-
within the Congolese community.
داخل المُجتمع الكونغوي.
to solve these challenges.
أنفسهم لحل تلك التحديات.
evolve in stages,
بأستمرار على مراحل،
to English language
إلى اللغة الإنجليزية
from different communities.
with the Ugandan community,
في المجتمع الأوغندي.
their neighbors and sell wares.
جيرانهم وبيع بضائعهم.
offers livelihood skills,
يقدم مهارات لكسب العيش،
for economic self-reliance.
الاعتماد على الذات اقتصاديًا.
range of nationalities --
والأشخاص من جنوب السودان.
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
3,000 لاجئ من جميع انحاء كامبالا
and opportunities we face
recognized and supported.
والأعتراف الدولي بها.
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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