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Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
Robert Hakiza: Pengungsi butuh pemberdayaan, bukan uluran tangan
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Gambaran yang ada tentang tempat tinggal pengungsi adalah kamp sementara di daerah terpencil -- tapi sebenarnya, hampir 60 persen pengungsi di seluruh dunia tinggal di area perkotaan. TED Fellow Robert Hakiza membawa kita memasuki kehidupan pengungsi perkotaan -- dan menunjukkan bagaimana organisasi seperti yang dia dirikan dapat memberi mereka keterampilan yang dibutuhkan agar bisa mandiri.
Robert Hakiza - Urban refugee expert
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
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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00:12
Currently, most refugees
live in the cities
live in the cities
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Saat ini, sebagian besar
pengungsi tinggal di kota,
pengungsi tinggal di kota,
00:17
rather than in the refugee camps.
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bukan di kamp pengungsian.
00:22
We represent over 60 percent
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Kami mewakili lebih dari 60 persen
00:25
of the number of refugees globally.
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jumlah pengungsi di seluruh dunia.
00:31
With the majority of refugees
living in urban areas,
living in urban areas,
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Dengan mayoritas
pengungsi yang tinggal di kota,
pengungsi yang tinggal di kota,
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there is a strong need
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
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maka sangat diperlukan pergeseran
paradigma dan pemikiran baru.
paradigma dan pemikiran baru.
00:43
Rather than wasting money
on building walls,
on building walls,
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Daripada membuang uang
untuk membangun tembok,
untuk membangun tembok,
00:49
it would be better to spend on programs
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akan lebih baik jika dananya
digunakan untuk program
digunakan untuk program
00:53
to help refugees to help themselves.
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bantuan bagi pengungsi agar bisa mandiri.
00:55
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
01:02
We always have to leave behind
all our possessions.
all our possessions.
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Kami selalu harus meninggalkan
semua milik kami saat mengungsi.
semua milik kami saat mengungsi.
01:08
But not our skills and knowledge.
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Tapi keterampilan,
dan ilmu tetap kami bawa.
dan ilmu tetap kami bawa.
01:13
If allowed to live a productive life,
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Jika diperbolehkan
menjalani hidup yang produktif,
menjalani hidup yang produktif,
01:17
refugees can help themselves
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pengungsi dapat membantu diri mereka,
01:20
and contribute to the development
of their host country.
of their host country.
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dan berkontribusi pada pembangunan
negara di mana mereka mengungsi.
negara di mana mereka mengungsi.
01:26
I was born in the city called Bukavu,
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Saya lahir di kota bernama Bukavu,
01:29
South Kivu,
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Kivu Selatan,
01:31
in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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di Republik Demokratis Kongo.
01:35
I am the fifth-born
in a family of 12 children.
in a family of 12 children.
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Saya anak kelima dari 12 bersaudara.
01:40
My father, a mechanic by profession,
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Ayah saya seorang mekanik,
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worked very hard to send me to school.
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bekerja sangat keras,
agar saya bisa bersekolah.
agar saya bisa bersekolah.
01:49
Just like other young people,
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Seperti anak muda lainnya,
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I had a lot of plans and dreams.
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saya punya banyak rencana dan impian.
01:56
I wanted to complete my studies,
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Saya ingin menyelesaikan studi,
01:59
get a nice job,
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mendapat pekerjaan bagus,
02:01
marry and have my own children
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menikah dan memiliki anak,
02:04
and support my family.
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dan menghidupi keluarga saya.
02:07
But this didn't happen.
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Namun ini tidak terjadi.
02:11
War in my homeland forced me
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
to flee to Uganda in 2008,
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Perang di tanah air saya memaksa saya
melarikan diri ke Uganda pada tahun 2008,
melarikan diri ke Uganda pada tahun 2008,
02:18
nine years ago.
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sembilan tahun lalu.
02:22
My family joined
a steady exodus of refugees
a steady exodus of refugees
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Keluarga saya mengikuti eksodus pengungsi
02:27
who settled in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
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yang tinggal di ibukota Uganda, Kampala.
02:32
In my country,
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Di negara saya,
02:35
I lived already in the city,
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saya tinggal di kota,
02:37
and we felt Kampala was much better
than a refugee camp.
than a refugee camp.
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dan kami merasa Kampala
jauh lebih baik daripada kamp pengungsian.
jauh lebih baik daripada kamp pengungsian.
02:46
Refugees in the cities
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Para pengungsi di kota
02:48
have always been denied
international assistance,
international assistance,
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selalu tidak memperoleh
bantuan internasional,
bantuan internasional,
02:54
even after their recognition
by UNHCR in 1997.
by UNHCR in 1997.
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bahkan setelah mendapat pengakuan
dari UNHCR pada tahun 1997.
dari UNHCR pada tahun 1997.
03:01
In addition to the poverty problem
we were confronted with
we were confronted with
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Selain masalah kemiskinan yang kami hadapi
03:07
as the local urban poor,
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sebagai penduduk kota yang miskin,
03:10
we were facing challenges
due to our refugee status,
due to our refugee status,
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kami juga menghadapi tantangan,
karena status pengungsi kami,
karena status pengungsi kami,
03:14
such as a language barrier.
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seperti kendala bahasa.
03:17
In Congo, the official language is French.
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Di Kongo, bahasa resminya
adalah bahasa Prancis.
adalah bahasa Prancis.
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But in Uganda, it is English.
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Tapi bahasa resmi Uganda
adalah bahasa Inggris.
adalah bahasa Inggris.
03:25
We didn't have access
to education and health.
to education and health.
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Kami tidak memiliki
akses pendidikan dan kesehatan.
akses pendidikan dan kesehatan.
03:29
We were exposed to harassment,
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Kami mengalami pelecehan,
03:33
exploitation, intimidation
and discrimination.
and discrimination.
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eksploitasi, intimidasi, dan diskriminasi.
03:39
Humanitarian organizations mostly focused
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Organisasi kemanusiaan lebih berfokus pada
03:43
on the formal settlement in rural areas,
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penyelesaian masalah di pedesaan,
03:46
and there was nothing in place for us.
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dan tidak ada yang dilakukan untuk kami.
03:52
But we didn't want handouts.
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Tapi kami tidak menginginkan
uluran tangan.
uluran tangan.
03:56
We wanted to work and support ourselves.
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Kami ingin bekerja dan mandiri.
04:00
I joined my other two colleagues in exile
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Saya bergabung dengan
dua kolega lain di pengasingan,
dua kolega lain di pengasingan,
04:04
and set up an organization
to support other refugees.
to support other refugees.
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dan membentuk organisasi
untuk membantu pengungsi lain.
untuk membantu pengungsi lain.
04:08
YARID -- Young African Refugees
for Integral Development --
for Integral Development --
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YARID -- Young African Refugees
for Integral Development --
for Integral Development --
04:13
began as a conversation
within the Congolese community.
within the Congolese community.
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berawal dari percakapan
di antara masyarakat Kongo.
di antara masyarakat Kongo.
04:19
We asked the community
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Kami bertanya ke masyarakat,
04:21
how they could organize themselves
to solve these challenges.
to solve these challenges.
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bagaimana mereka mengatur diri mereka
untuk menghadapi semua tantangan ini.
untuk menghadapi semua tantangan ini.
04:27
The YARID programs for support
evolve in stages,
evolve in stages,
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Program bantuan YARID
berkembang secara bertahap,
berkembang secara bertahap,
04:32
progressing from soccer community,
to English language
to English language
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mulai dari komunitas sepak bola,
hingga bahasa Inggris,
hingga bahasa Inggris,
04:37
to sewing livelihoods.
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dan membangun mata pencaharian.
04:41
The soccer changed the energy
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Sepak bola mengubah energi
04:46
of unemployed youth
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kaum muda yang menganggur,
04:48
and connected people
from different communities.
from different communities.
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dan menghubungkan orang
dari berbagai komunitas.
dari berbagai komunitas.
04:53
The free English classes
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Kelas bahasa Inggris gratis
04:55
help empower people to engage
with the Ugandan community,
with the Ugandan community,
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membantu memberdayakan manusia
dan terlibat dengan masyarakat Uganda,
dan terlibat dengan masyarakat Uganda,
04:59
allowing them to get to know
their neighbors and sell wares.
their neighbors and sell wares.
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membuat mereka mengenali
tetangga mereka dan menjual dagangan.
tetangga mereka dan menjual dagangan.
05:05
The vocational training program
offers livelihood skills,
offers livelihood skills,
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Program pelatihan kejuruan menawarkan
keterampilan mata pencaharian,
keterampilan mata pencaharian,
05:11
and with them, important opportunities
for economic self-reliance.
for economic self-reliance.
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beserta peluang penting
bagi kemandirian ekonomi.
bagi kemandirian ekonomi.
05:16
We've seen so many families
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Kami telah melihat banyak keluarga
05:20
become self-sustaining.
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menjadi mandiri.
05:23
We've seen who no longer needs our help.
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Kami telah melihat siapa
yang tidak lagi memerlukan bantuan kami.
yang tidak lagi memerlukan bantuan kami.
05:28
As YARID's programs have expanded,
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Seiring berkembangnya
program-program YARID,
program-program YARID,
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it has included an increasing
range of nationalities --
range of nationalities --
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semakin banyak bangsa
yang ikut serta di dalamnya --
yang ikut serta di dalamnya --
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Congolese, Rwandan, Burundian,
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Kongo, Rwanda, Burundi,
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Somalis, Ethiopian, South Sudanese.
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Somalia, Etiopia, Sudan Selatan.
05:47
Today, YARID has supported
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
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Saat ini, YARID telah membantu
lebih dari 3.000 pengungsi di Kampala,
lebih dari 3.000 pengungsi di Kampala,
05:53
and continues supporting more.
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dan terus membantu banyak lainnya.
05:55
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
05:59
Refugees want empowerment, not handouts.
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Pengungsi ingin pemberdayaan,
bukan uluran tangan.
bukan uluran tangan.
06:06
We know our community better than anyone.
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Kami memahami masyarakat kami
lebih baik daripada siapa pun.
lebih baik daripada siapa pun.
06:10
We understand the challenges
and opportunities we face
and opportunities we face
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Kami tahu tantangan
dan peluang yang kami hadapi
dan peluang yang kami hadapi
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to become self-reliant.
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untuk menjadi mandiri.
06:17
I know better than anyone
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Sayalah yang paling tahu
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that initiatives created by refugees work.
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tentang inisiatif yang muncul
dari bekerja dengan pengungsi.
dari bekerja dengan pengungsi.
06:24
They need to be internationally
recognized and supported.
recognized and supported.
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Mereka harus diakui
dan dibantu secara internasional.
dan dibantu secara internasional.
06:29
Give us the support we deserve,
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Beri kami bantuan
yang patut kami dapatkan,
yang patut kami dapatkan,
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and we will pay you back with interest.
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dan kami akan membayarnya
beserta bunganya.
beserta bunganya.
06:34
Thank you so much.
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Terima kasih.
06:36
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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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