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[Applause] Ubuntu Ubuntu Ubuntu is belief in
Ubuntu Ubuntu Ubuntu is belief in
Ubuntu Ubuntu Ubuntu is belief in universal bond of sharing that connects
universal bond of sharing that connects
universal bond of sharing that connects all of humanity we are all bound
all of humanity we are all bound
all of humanity we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to
together in ways that are invisible to
together in ways that are invisible to the eye that there’s a oneness to
the eye that there’s a oneness to
the eye that there’s a oneness to humanity that we can achieve ourselves
humanity that we can achieve ourselves
humanity that we can achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others and
by sharing ourselves with others and
by sharing ourselves with others and caring for those around us I believe or
caring for those around us I believe or
caring for those around us I believe or I truly want to believe in the power of
I truly want to believe in the power of
I truly want to believe in the power of a bundle but are we really connected on
a bundle but are we really connected on
a bundle but are we really connected on a human level last year I saw the
a human level last year I saw the
a human level last year I saw the terrible and terrifying pictures of all
terrible and terrifying pictures of all
terrible and terrifying pictures of all the people who fled the war in Syria and
the people who fled the war in Syria and
the people who fled the war in Syria and it touched me it followed me I couldn’t
it touched me it followed me I couldn’t
it touched me it followed me I couldn’t let go why is this happening is this
let go why is this happening is this
let go why is this happening is this really possible I felt powerless what
really possible I felt powerless what
really possible I felt powerless what could I do what could we do and then it
could I do what could we do and then it
could I do what could we do and then it hit me as a human being and as a teacher
hit me as a human being and as a teacher
hit me as a human being and as a teacher and as a mother we have to set an
and as a mother we have to set an
and as a mother we have to set an example we have to not just talk about
example we have to not just talk about
example we have to not just talk about with our colleagues and our students and
with our colleagues and our students and
with our colleagues and our students and our family but we have to do something
our family but we have to do something
our family but we have to do something we have to act and so we did we wanted
we have to act and so we did we wanted
we have to act and so we did we wanted to seek the connection with real people
to seek the connection with real people
to seek the connection with real people in Europe who were stranded in Europe so
in Europe who were stranded in Europe so
in Europe who were stranded in Europe so this year we went to lesbos and we took
this year we went to lesbos and we took
this year we went to lesbos and we took 55 students with us we wanted to help
55 students with us we wanted to help
55 students with us we wanted to help the people who were stranded there but
the people who were stranded there but
the people who were stranded there but also to give our students a live
also to give our students a live
also to give our students a live experience
experience
experience and to take that experience back to the
and to take that experience back to the
and to take that experience back to the Netherlands and the result of the lesbos
Netherlands and the result of the lesbos
Netherlands and the result of the lesbos experience was the capability to see
experience was the capability to see
experience was the capability to see with a new pair of eyes beyond the dutch
with a new pair of eyes beyond the dutch
with a new pair of eyes beyond the dutch perspective the realization what we have
perspective the realization what we have
perspective the realization what we have in freedom and wealth and liberty how a
in freedom and wealth and liberty how a
in freedom and wealth and liberty how a passport can make all the differences
passport can make all the differences
passport can make all the differences and our students brought back those
and our students brought back those
and our students brought back those whereas experiences back to the
whereas experiences back to the
whereas experiences back to the netherlands and shared their stories
netherlands and shared their stories
netherlands and shared their stories with their surroundings so our students
with their surroundings so our students
with their surroundings so our students handed out food and clothes and they
handed out food and clothes and they
handed out food and clothes and they laughed and they cried with these people
laughed and they cried with these people
laughed and they cried with these people and they learned that if you’re open for
and they learned that if you’re open for
and they learned that if you’re open for the situation if you’re open to really
the situation if you’re open to really
the situation if you’re open to really connect it’s not that hard to connect
connect it’s not that hard to connect
connect it’s not that hard to connect from human to human lesbos was an
from human to human lesbos was an
from human to human lesbos was an enormous mirror we faced our own narrow
enormous mirror we faced our own narrow
enormous mirror we faced our own narrow view of all the problems we had seen
view of all the problems we had seen
view of all the problems we had seen from a distance I believe I believe that
from a distance I believe I believe that
from a distance I believe I believe that education is the foundation of change
education is the foundation of change
education is the foundation of change that if we truly want to change our way
that if we truly want to change our way
that if we truly want to change our way of thinking and of connecting we have to
of thinking and of connecting we have to
of thinking and of connecting we have to start at schools because our students
start at schools because our students
start at schools because our students are in its leaders and the developers
are in its leaders and the developers
are in its leaders and the developers and the entrepreneurs
uuuugh students you’re the next
uuuugh students you’re the next developers and teachers of the future so
developers and teachers of the future so
developers and teachers of the future so yes a dream was born why not bring
yes a dream was born why not bring
yes a dream was born why not bring education on a different location to
education on a different location to
education on a different location to learn from extreme reality not only from
learn from extreme reality not only from
learn from extreme reality not only from books we developed the last few months
books we developed the last few months
books we developed the last few months with students a new learning method we
with students a new learning method we
with students a new learning method we bring education in the context of a
bring education in the context of a
bring education in the context of a crisis situation and our education
crisis situation and our education
crisis situation and our education method has three goals our first goal is
method has three goals our first goal is
method has three goals our first goal is to assist the people in their needs who
to assist the people in their needs who
to assist the people in their needs who are in a crisis situation and the second
are in a crisis situation and the second
are in a crisis situation and the second goal is to help give the students the
goal is to help give the students the
goal is to help give the students the knowledge they need right there on the
knowledge they need right there on the
knowledge they need right there on the spot and our third goal is to create a
spot and our third goal is to create a
spot and our third goal is to create a new narrative students bring their own
new narrative students bring their own
new narrative students bring their own stories and and everything back to the
stories and and everything back to the
stories and and everything back to the Netherlands and they inspire hopefully
Netherlands and they inspire hopefully
Netherlands and they inspire hopefully the world around them they start the
the world around them they start the
the world around them they start the dialogue we’re lesbos was seemingly
dialogue we’re lesbos was seemingly
dialogue we’re lesbos was seemingly accidental success we now developed a
accidental success we now developed a
accidental success we now developed a pilot so for new students they picked a
pilot so for new students they picked a
pilot so for new students they picked a crisis area where they wanted to help
crisis area where they wanted to help
crisis area where they wanted to help and they picked column so dis october
and they picked column so dis october
and they picked column so dis october four weeks ago we went to color but
four weeks ago we went to color but
four weeks ago we went to color but unfortunately the jungle was forbidden
unfortunately the jungle was forbidden
unfortunately the jungle was forbidden because of the demolition at that time
because of the demolition at that time
because of the demolition at that time so we worked in a warehouse and there we
so we worked in a warehouse and there we
so we worked in a warehouse and there we sorted out shoes and tents and clothed
sorted out shoes and tents and clothed
sorted out shoes and tents and clothed now and so on and so on and our students
now and so on and so on and our students
now and so on and so on and our students were at first a bit disappointed but the
were at first a bit disappointed but the
were at first a bit disappointed but the more they worked the better they saw
more they worked the better they saw
more they worked the better they saw that crisis work is not about handing
that crisis work is not about handing
that crisis work is not about handing out food only and what do you need
out food only and what do you need
out food only and what do you need chance to be there right there at that
chance to be there right there at that
chance to be there right there at that time and to talk with the
time and to talk with the
time and to talk with the time volunteers who told their own
time volunteers who told their own
time volunteers who told their own stories and to compare those stories
stories and to compare those stories
stories and to compare those stories with those of the media and to learn to
with those of the media and to learn to
with those of the media and to learn to trust your own thoughts and to ask
trust your own thoughts and to ask
trust your own thoughts and to ask critical questions and at that time it
critical questions and at that time it
critical questions and at that time it hit our students every item you hold in
hit our students every item you hold in
hit our students every item you hold in your hand is for a real person that you
your hand is for a real person that you
your hand is for a real person that you decide the quality of that item you can
decide the quality of that item you can
decide the quality of that item you can give a bit of self-esteem back by a warm
give a bit of self-esteem back by a warm
give a bit of self-esteem back by a warm nice clean coat or a pair of good shoes
our educational part took also plays
our educational part took also plays because our student had a lot of
because our student had a lot of
because our student had a lot of questions about sociology and ethics and
questions about sociology and ethics and
questions about sociology and ethics and human right in this context so every
human right in this context so every
human right in this context so every evening we SAT together and we reflected
evening we SAT together and we reflected
evening we SAT together and we reflected and that was our second goal to give the
and that was our second goal to give the
and that was our second goal to give the people the students and knowledge they
people the students and knowledge they
people the students and knowledge they need right there on the spot that week
need right there on the spot that week
need right there on the spot that week we also went to Dunkirk and Dunkirk is
we also went to Dunkirk and Dunkirk is
we also went to Dunkirk and Dunkirk is refugee camp where 1,200 people live and
refugee camp where 1,200 people live and
refugee camp where 1,200 people live and our students met with people from
our students met with people from
our students met with people from different cultures with different
different cultures with different
different cultures with different beliefs and different values and when
beliefs and different values and when
beliefs and different values and when you’re Darren well they had oh they had
you’re Darren well they had oh they had
you’re Darren well they had oh they had a cup of tea with them and they did
a cup of tea with them and they did
a cup of tea with them and they did dishes and they handed out food and also
dishes and they handed out food and also
dishes and they handed out food and also worked at the kids centre and when you
worked at the kids centre and when you
worked at the kids centre and when you dare even just for two days you
dare even just for two days you
dare even just for two days you immediately compare everything you see
immediately compare everything you see
immediately compare everything you see with your own life and comparing and
with your own life and comparing and
with your own life and comparing and realizing that no one there chooses to
realizing that no one there chooses to
realizing that no one there chooses to leave their home that this is survival
leave their home that this is survival
leave their home that this is survival so now the students start to see the
so now the students start to see the
so now the students start to see the real people they have created a place to
real people they have created a place to
real people they have created a place to meet from human to human we
meet from human to human we
meet from human to human we back to collect the fifth and last day
back to collect the fifth and last day
back to collect the fifth and last day and our students went into the jungle
and our students went into the jungle
and our students went into the jungle because the jungle was empty except for
because the jungle was empty except for
because the jungle was empty except for the children and another reality hits in
the children and another reality hits in
the children and another reality hits in children only a few years younger no
children only a few years younger no
children only a few years younger no parents depending on volunteers no
parents depending on volunteers no
parents depending on volunteers no government support abandoned they only
government support abandoned they only
government support abandoned they only have each other how would you feel how
have each other how would you feel how
have each other how would you feel how would you react which did would this
would you react which did would this
would you react which did would this change your perspective the crisis area
change your perspective the crisis area
change your perspective the crisis area works as the catalyst for
works as the catalyst for
works as the catalyst for self-development our students learn so
self-development our students learn so
self-development our students learn so much about their own surroundings about
much about their own surroundings about
much about their own surroundings about their own thoughts and assumptions but
their own thoughts and assumptions but
their own thoughts and assumptions but also about the capabilities and their
also about the capabilities and their
also about the capabilities and their weaknesses about the position in this
weaknesses about the position in this
weaknesses about the position in this world and how privileged they are we’ve
world and how privileged they are we’ve
world and how privileged they are we’ve only been there five days in France but
only been there five days in France but
only been there five days in France but it truly was an extreme long life
it truly was an extreme long life
it truly was an extreme long life learning experience and our students
learning experience and our students
learning experience and our students aside from the lessons learned now start
aside from the lessons learned now start
aside from the lessons learned now start to see the value and the necessary T of
to see the value and the necessary T of
to see the value and the necessary T of a default diverse and intercultural
a default diverse and intercultural
a default diverse and intercultural society we need to create a brave new
society we need to create a brave new
society we need to create a brave new world we need to create a world where
world we need to create a world where
world we need to create a world where people are not afraid of the unknown
people are not afraid of the unknown
people are not afraid of the unknown where people are not afraid of each
where people are not afraid of each
where people are not afraid of each other we need to create awareness and
other we need to create awareness and
other we need to create awareness and yes that’s our third goal we need
yes that’s our third goal we need
yes that’s our third goal we need pioneers
so please become a pioneer and share
so please become a pioneer and share your own stories and help other people
your own stories and help other people
your own stories and help other people to see and to look beyond their
to see and to look beyond their
to see and to look beyond their prejudice can you imagine when this
prejudice can you imagine when this
prejudice can you imagine when this creates a ripple effect our students
creates a ripple effect our students
creates a ripple effect our students there they share the lessons learned and
there they share the lessons learned and
there they share the lessons learned and they inspire the world around them so do
they inspire the world around them so do
they inspire the world around them so do we dare this do we dare to make this
we dare this do we dare to make this
we dare this do we dare to make this education real do we dare to give our
education real do we dare to give our
education real do we dare to give our future students a chance to change this
future students a chance to change this
future students a chance to change this world to see the beauty of our
world to see the beauty of our
world to see the beauty of our differences and to connect and occlude
differences and to connect and occlude
differences and to connect and occlude each other beyond the scream I am you
each other beyond the scream I am you
each other beyond the scream I am you because we are all one and that is
because we are all one and that is
because we are all one and that is Ubuntu
Ubuntu
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