Name: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
Uploaded: 2018-02-22T20:58:33Z
Duration: 6 min 36 s
Description: The prevailing image of where refugees live is of temporary camps in isolated areas -- but in reality, nearly 60 percent of them worldwide end up in urban areas. TED Fellow Robert Hakiza takes us inside the lives of urban refugees -- and shows us how organizations like the one that he started can provide them with the skills they need to ultimately become self-sufficient.

The prevailing image of where refugees live is of temporary camps in isolated areas -- but in reality, nearly 60 percent of them worldwide end up in urban areas. TED Fellow Robert Hakiza takes us inside the lives of urban refugees -- and shows us how organizations like the one that he started can provide them with the skills they need to ultimately become self-sufficient.

Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts

Refugees want empowerment, not handouts

Rejecting walls for progress, the narrative shifts towards empowering refugees to harness their inherent skills for self-reliance.

YARID's inception showcases the power of community-driven solutions, offering refugees vocational and linguistic skills for integration.

Empowerment over handouts: a call for international support to acknowledge and back refugee-led initiatives for sustainable development.