UBUNTU La Familia, The Village, The Tribe (Together as one we can make a better world).
In today’s world, people should consider each other as one with the goal of making this world a better place. Several terms used by...
What does your child do when they wake up?
One early morning I woke up in a very remote area, in a place where normal life seems to be non-existent. To find any of the necessities...
Why I don’t call myself a “refugee” anymore
America has been known for its generosity in welcoming refugees and immigrants from all over the world. Since 1948, the U.S. has opened...
Is becoming a refugee a choice?
Many people who have not lived in a conflict zone have trouble understanding the refugee situation – how and why someone becomes a...
Life in a refugee camp in Uganda
Did you know that nearly 21.3 million refugees worldwide live in a refugee camp, over half of whom are under the age of 18? Some of these...
Hope for Peace
I worked with Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services (LIRS) in 2014 as a volunteer coordinating the West Coast region advocacy efforts....
Refugee Innovation
My good friend and YARID co-founder Robert Hakiza participated in extensive research with Oxford's Refugee Studies Centre. I am honored...
I Cannot Just Sit and Watch
I am currently the West Coast Coordinator for Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services (LIRS) and one of the organizers for the Refugee...
This Guy Helped Hundreds of Refugees Before His 18th Birthday
YARID, the organization I helped to start back in 2007 was featured on TakePart, an online news platform... check it out: TakePart online...
Empowered Women, Engaged Men
I recently presented about YARID's women's empowerment program at the Voices of Women event at University of California at San Diego...
