Refugees want empowerment, not handouts | Robert Hakiza

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...

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Currently, most refugees live in the citiesrather than in the refugee camps.We represent over 60 percentof the number of refugees globally.With the majority of refugees living in urban areas,there is a strong need for a paradigm shift and new thinking.Rather than wasting money on building walls,it would be better to spend on programsto help refugees to help themselves.(Applause)We always have to leave behind all our possessions.But not our skills and knowledge.If allowed to live a productive life,refugees can help themselvesand contribute to the development of their host country.I was born in the city called Bukavu,South Kivu,in the Democratic Republic of Congo.I am the fifth-born in a family of 12 children.My father, a mechanic by profession,worked very hard to send...