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28th Daniel S. Sanders Annual Peace & Social Justice Lecture: "Why Refugee-Led Organizations Must Be At The Forefront of Leading Change"

Feb 26, 2025   12:00 - 3:15 pm  
Hilton Garden Inn, Champaign, IL and via Zoom
Lecture
Event Information
Sponsor
School of Social Work, co-sponsored by Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, Illinois Global Institute
Speaker
Mr. Robert Hakiza, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID)
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Hellen McDonald
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hgmcdona@illinois.edu
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217-244-5186
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Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

28th Daniel S. Sanders Annual Peace & Social Justice Lecture: "Why Refugee-Led Organizations Must Be At The Forefront of Leading Change"

Guest Lecturer: Mr. Robert Hakiza, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID).

February 26th, 2025

Hilton Garden Inn, 1501 S Neil St, Champaign, IL

12-1pm Lecture

1-2pm Lunch

2:15-3:15pm Panel Discussion on Refugee and Global Research, Moderator: Dr. Tara Powell.

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.

*REGISTRATION REQUIRED. 

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