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Refugees want empowerment, not handouts | Robert Hakiza

Refugees want empowerment, not handouts | Robert Hakiza

TED Fellow Robert Hakiza takes us inside the lives of urban refugees.

TED Talks Daily · TED

February 22, 20186m 42s

Show Notes

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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