Robert Hakiza
Co-Founder, YARID | Empowering Refugee Entrepreneurs
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Robert Hakiza is the co-founder of the Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID), a non-profit that empowers refugees through vocational education, English classes, and technology training. As a TED Fellow, Hakiza has leveraged emerging technologies and product development strategies to build community and unlock opportunities for displaced individuals. His work demonstrates how entrepreneurship can be a powerful force for social impact, equipping refugees with the skills and tools to forge their own path forward.
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Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
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.
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