Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
رابرت هاکیزا: پناهجویان توانمندسازی میخواهند، نه صدقه
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
در شهرها زندگی میکنند
living in urban areas,
در مناطق شهری زندگی میکنند،
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
و تفکر جدید وجود دارد.
on building walls,
که بتوانند به خودشان کمک کنند.
all our possessions.
همه داراییهای خود را رها کنیم.
به همراه داریم.
یک زندگی سازنده را داشته باشند،
of their host country.
in a family of 12 children.
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
به فرار به اوگاندا در سال ۲۰۰۸ کرد،
a steady exodus of refugees
than a refugee camp.
از یک اردوگاه پناهندگان باشد.
international assistance,
محروم بودهاند،
by UNHCR in 1997.
عالی پناهندگان سازمان ملل در سال ۱۹۹۷.
we were confronted with
due to our refugee status,
وضعیت پناهندگی نیز داشتیم،
to education and health.
دسترسی نداشتیم.
and discrimination.
و از خودمان حمایت کنیم.
to support other refugees.
از پناهجوها تأسیس کردم.
for Integral Development --
برای توسعه یکپارچه --
within the Congolese community.
to solve these challenges.
حل این چالشها سازماندهی کنند؟
evolve in stages,
(پناهندگان جوان آفریقایی برای توسعه یکپارچه،)
to English language
from different communities.
with the Ugandan community,
با جامعه اوگاندایی کمک کرد،
their neighbors and sell wares.
و فروش کالاها را داد.
offers livelihood skills,
مهارتهایی برای امرار معاش
for economic self-reliance.
خودکفایی اقتصادی فراهم میکردند.
به کمک ما نیازی نداشتند.
range of nationalities --
را در بر گرفت --
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
در کامپالا حمایت کرده
ادامه میدهد.
and opportunities we face
برای مستقل شدن با آنها مواجه هستیم
از کارهای پناهجویان را
recognized and supported.
به رسمیت شناخته شده و حمایت شوند.
را به ما ارائه کنید،
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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