Refugees want empowerment, not handouts | Robert Hakiza

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Nour Takruri ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
ื›ืขืช, ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขืจื™ื
ื•ืœื ื‘ืžื—ื ื•ืช ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื
00:12
Currently, most refugees live in the cities
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ื™ื ื› 60 ืื—ื•ื– ,
00:17
rather than in the refugee camps.
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ืžืžืกืคืจ ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
00:22
We represent over 60 percent
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ืขื ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื,
00:25
of the number of refugees globally.
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ื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืš ืขืฆื•ื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืคืจื“ื™ื’ืžื”, ื•ืœืฆื•ืจืช ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื—ื“ืฉื”
00:31
With the majority of refugees living in urban areas,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื‘ื–ื‘ื– ื›ืกืฃ ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืงื™ืจื•ืช,
00:36
there is a strong need for a paradigm shift and new thinking.
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ืžื•ื˜ื‘ ืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ืืช ื”ื›ืกืฃ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช,
00:43
Rather than wasting money on building walls,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœืขืฆืžื.
ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื
00:49
it would be better to spend on programs
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00:53
to help refugees to help themselves.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื–ื‘ื™ื ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ืจื›ื•ืฉื ื•.
00:55
(Applause)
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ืืš ืœื ืืช ื”ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื“ืข ืฉืœื ื•.
01:02
We always have to leave behind all our possessions.
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ืื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืจืฉืื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืฆืจื ื™ื™ื,
01:08
But not our skills and knowledge.
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ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœืขืฆืžื
ื•ืœืชืจื•ื ืœืคื™ืชื•ื— ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ืžืืจื—ืช ืื•ืชื.
01:13
If allowed to live a productive life,
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01:17
refugees can help themselves
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ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉื ืงืจืืช ื‘ื•ืงืื‘ื•,
01:20
and contribute to the development of their host country.
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ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืงื™ื‘ื•,
ื‘ืจืคื•ื‘ืœื™ืงื” ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืงื•ื ื’ื•.
01:26
I was born in the city called Bukavu,
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ืื ื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื‘ืช 12 ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
01:29
South Kivu,
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01:31
in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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ืื‘ื™, ืžื›ื•ื ืื™ ื‘ืžืงืฆื•ืขื•,
01:35
I am the fifth-born in a family of 12 children.
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ืขื‘ื“ ืงืฉื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
01:40
My father, a mechanic by profession,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
01:44
worked very hard to send me to school.
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช.
ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื™,
01:49
Just like other young people,
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ืœืžืฆื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื ื—ืžื“ื”,
01:52
I had a lot of plans and dreams.
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ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื,
ื•ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™.
01:56
I wanted to complete my studies,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืงืจื”.
01:59
get a nice job,
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02:01
marry and have my own children
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ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื™ , ืื™ืœืฆื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ืจื•ื— ืœืื•ื’ื ื“ื” ื‘ 2008,
02:04
and support my family.
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02:07
But this didn't happen.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืชืฉืข ืฉื ื™ื.
02:11
War in my homeland forced me to flee to Uganda in 2008,
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ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื” ืœื™ืฆื™ืืช ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืขื”,
02:18
nine years ago.
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ืฉื”ืฉืชืงืขื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืจืช ืื•ื’ื ื“ื”, ืงืžืคืœื”.
02:22
My family joined a steady exodus of refugees
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™,
ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจ,
02:27
who settled in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืจื’ืฉื ื• ืฉืงืžืคืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื—ื ื” ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื.
02:32
In my country,
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02:35
I lived already in the city,
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02:37
and we felt Kampala was much better than a refugee camp.
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ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืขืจื™ื,
ืชืžื™ื“ ื ื“ื—ื• ืžืกื™ื•ืข ืขื•ืœืžื™,
ืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ื›ืจื” ื‘ื”ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืื•โ€œื ื‘ 1997.
02:46
Refugees in the cities
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02:48
have always been denied international assistance,
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ื ื™ ืฉืขืžื“ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•,
02:54
even after their recognition by UNHCR in 1997.
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ื‘ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ื,
03:01
In addition to the poverty problem we were confronted with
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ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื ื• ืขื ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžืขืžื“ื ื• ื›ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื,
ื›ืžื• ืžื’ื‘ืœืช ื”ืฉืคื”.
03:07
as the local urban poor,
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ื‘ืงื•ื ื’ื•, ื”ืฉืคื” ื”ืจืฉืžื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืฆืจืคืชื™ืช.
03:10
we were facing challenges due to our refugee status,
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ืืš ื‘ืื•ื’ื ื“ื”, ื”ื™ื ืื ื’ืœื™ืช.
03:14
such as a language barrier.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื ื• ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื•ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช.
03:17
In Congo, the official language is French.
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ื ื—ืฉืคื ื• ืœื”ื˜ืจื“ื”,
03:21
But in Uganda, it is English.
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ืœื ื™ืฆื•ืœ, ืœืื™ื•ืžื™ื, ื•ืœืืคืœื™ื”.
03:25
We didn't have access to education and health.
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03:29
We were exposed to harassment,
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ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ื”ื•ืžื ื™ื˜ืจื™ื™ื ื”ืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ,
03:33
exploitation, intimidation and discrimination.
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ื‘ื™ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ื”ืคื•ืจืžืœื™ื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื›ืคืจื™ื™ื,
ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ื•.
03:39
Humanitarian organizations mostly focused
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03:43
on the formal settlement in rural areas,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช,
03:46
and there was nothing in place for us.
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ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื•ืœื”ืชืคืจื ืก
03:52
But we didn't want handouts.
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ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคืชื™ ืœืฉื ื™ ืงื•ืœื’ื•ืช ื‘ื’ืœื•ืช,
ื•ื”ืงืžื ื• ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืชื•ืžืš ื‘ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื.
03:56
We wanted to work and support ourselves.
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04:00
I joined my other two colleagues in exile
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ื™ืืจื™ื“-- ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืœืคื™ืชื•ื— ืื™ื ื˜ื’ืจืœื™--
04:04
and set up an organization to support other refugees.
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ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื›ืฉื™ื—ื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืงื•ื ื’ื•ืื™ืช.
04:08
YARID -- Young African Refugees for Integral Development --
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ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื”
04:13
began as a conversation within the Congolese community.
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ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืืจื’ืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžื , ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืืœื”
04:19
We asked the community
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ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช โ€œื”ื™ืืจื™ื“โ€ ืœืชืžื™ื›ื” ื”ืชืคืชื—ื• ื‘ืฉืœื‘ื™ื,
04:21
how they could organize themselves to solve these challenges.
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ืชื•ืš ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ืžืงื”ื™ืœืช ื”ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ, ืœืฉืคื” ืื ื’ืœื™ืช,
04:27
The YARID programs for support evolve in stages,
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ืœืชืคื™ืจื” ื›ืžืงื•ืจ ืœืคืจื ืกื”.
04:32
progressing from soccer community, to English language
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ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื”
04:37
to sewing livelihoods.
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ืฉืœ ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืžื•ื‘ื˜ืœื™ื
ื•ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
04:41
The soccer changed the energy
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ืžื™ื™ื
04:46
of unemployed youth
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ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื”ืขืฆืžืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืœื‘ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืื•ื’ื ื“ื™ืช,
04:48
and connected people from different communities.
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ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืฉื›ื ื™ื”ื, ื•ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืืช ืกื—ื•ืจืชื.
04:53
The free English classes
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help empower people to engage with the Ugandan community,
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ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ืช ืžืฆื™ืขื” ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืคืจื ืกื”,
04:59
allowing them to get to know their neighbors and sell wares.
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ื•ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื”ืกืชืžื›ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช
05:05
The vocational training program offers livelihood skills,
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืจืื™ื ื• ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช,
05:11
and with them, important opportunities for economic self-reliance.
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ืฉื”ืคื›ื• ืœื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืงื™ื•ื ืขืฆืžื™.
ืจืื™ื ื• ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื–ืงื•ืงื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขื–ืจืชื ื•.
05:16
We've seen so many families
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become self-sustaining.
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืืจื™ื“ ื”ืชืจื—ื‘ื•,
05:23
We've seen who no longer needs our help.
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ื”ื™ื ื›ืœืœื” ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ื•ืœืš ื•ื’ื•ื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ืœืื•ืžื™ื--
05:28
As YARID's programs have expanded,
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ืงื•ื ื’ื•ืœื–ื™, ืจื•ืื ื“ื™, ื‘ื•ืจื•ื ื“ื™,
05:33
it has included an increasing range of nationalities --
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ืกื•ืžืœื™, ืืชื™ื•ืคื™, ื“ืจื•ื ืกื•ื“ื ื™.
ื”ื™ื•ื, ื™ืืจื™ื“ ืชืžืš ื‘ 3,000 ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืงืžืคืœื”.
05:39
Congolese, Rwandan, Burundian,
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Somalis, Ethiopian, South Sudanese.
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ื•ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื.
ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื
05:47
Today, YARID has supported over 3,000 refugees across Kampala
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ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื”ืขืฆืžื”, ื•ืœื ืœืชืจื•ืžื•ืช.
05:53
and continues supporting more.
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05:55
(Applause)
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ืงื”ื™ืœืชื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ ืื—ื“.
05:59
Refugees want empowerment, not handouts.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื•ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื•ืช ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•
06:06
We know our community better than anyone.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืขืฆืžืื™ื.
ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ ืื—ื“
06:10
We understand the challenges and opportunities we face
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ืฉื™ื•ื–ืžื•ืช ืฉื ื•ืฆืจื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื, ืื›ืŸ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช.
06:15
to become self-reliant.
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ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ื•ื ืชืžื›ื™ื ื‘ืจืžื” ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช.
06:17
I know better than anyone
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06:20
that initiatives created by refugees work.
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ืชื ื• ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื” ืœื ื•,
ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื’ืžื•ืœ ืœื›ื ืขื ืจื™ื‘ื™ืช.
06:24
They need to be internationally recognized and supported.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื
06:29
Give us the support we deserve,
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06:32
and we will pay you back with interest.
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06:34
Thank you so much.
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06:36
(Applause)
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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