I come from a country I know most of you you don’t know where is Burundi of
you don’t know where is Burundi of
you don’t know where is Burundi of course you know Rhonda with genocide but
course you know Rhonda with genocide but
course you know Rhonda with genocide but Burundi suffered since a long time with
Burundi suffered since a long time with
Burundi suffered since a long time with the war genocides
the war genocides
the war genocides massacres but when I was teenager I
massacres but when I was teenager I
massacres but when I was teenager I asked why why in Burundi
asked why why in Burundi
asked why why in Burundi there are always conflict between Hutu
there are always conflict between Hutu
there are always conflict between Hutu and Tutsi and it’s the sense because we
and Tutsi and it’s the sense because we
and Tutsi and it’s the sense because we speak the same language we live in the
speak the same language we live in the
speak the same language we live in the same villages we go to the same church
same villages we go to the same church
same villages we go to the same church most of Burundian are Catholic and I
most of Burundian are Catholic and I
most of Burundian are Catholic and I asked to my mom when I was only 16 years
asked to my mom when I was only 16 years
asked to my mom when I was only 16 years old
old
old mom why why did they kill each other’s
mom why why did they kill each other’s
mom why why did they kill each other’s then I said to my mom I will become a
then I said to my mom I will become a
then I said to my mom I will become a teacher then I am sure with children we
teacher then I am sure with children we
teacher then I am sure with children we can change the world we will I will
can change the world we will I will
can change the world we will I will raise children and teach them compassion
raise children and teach them compassion
raise children and teach them compassion love then I became a teacher I became a
love then I became a teacher I became a
love then I became a teacher I became a teacher and I decide because the world
teacher and I decide because the world
teacher and I decide because the world continued to adopt children seven
continued to adopt children seven
continued to adopt children seven children for who two children and three
children for who two children and three
children for who two children and three to three children I am A to Z but my
to three children I am A to Z but my
to three children I am A to Z but my family asked me you know in Africa you
family asked me you know in Africa you
family asked me you know in Africa you are not married
are not married
are not married you are young and you bring don’t put
you are young and you bring don’t put
you are young and you bring don’t put your children in our family we don’t are
your children in our family we don’t are
your children in our family we don’t are you crazy
you crazy
you crazy I said of course we must then you will
I said of course we must then you will
I said of course we must then you will listen a crazy woman
listen a crazy woman
listen a crazy woman unfortunately in 1993 civil war came in
unfortunately in 1993 civil war came in
unfortunately in 1993 civil war came in my country the huto came in my village
my country the huto came in my village
my country the huto came in my village they killed more than 60% of my family
they killed more than 60% of my family
they killed more than 60% of my family and I don’t want to hate because it’s
and I don’t want to hate because it’s
and I don’t want to hate because it’s not true to who killed my family I said
not true to who killed my family I said
not true to who killed my family I said it’s individual it’s not ethnic group
it’s individual it’s not ethnic group
it’s individual it’s not ethnic group who had another ethnic group I said this
who had another ethnic group I said this
who had another ethnic group I said this is politic did this politician what I
is politic did this politician what I
is politic did this politician what I can do
can do
can do then I took my seven children and I went
then I took my seven children and I went
then I took my seven children and I went in the bishop compound I was thinking
in the bishop compound I was thinking
in the bishop compound I was thinking it’s a sacred place nobody will come to
it’s a sacred place nobody will come to
it’s a sacred place nobody will come to kill people in the sacred in church I
kill people in the sacred in church I
kill people in the sacred in church I met my hotel colleague and other
met my hotel colleague and other
met my hotel colleague and other neighbors I said come we will be
neighbors I said come we will be
neighbors I said come we will be together and we will try to stop them
together and we will try to stop them
together and we will try to stop them but unfortunately Tutsi like me came and
but unfortunately Tutsi like me came and
but unfortunately Tutsi like me came and they said again you you are a traitor
they said again you you are a traitor
they said again you you are a traitor they killed 72 people in front of me and
they killed 72 people in front of me and
they killed 72 people in front of me and one woman one friend Juliet who was a
one woman one friend Juliet who was a
one woman one friend Juliet who was a tutti married to a Hutu she had two
tutti married to a Hutu she had two
tutti married to a Hutu she had two little girls and she looked at me said
little girls and she looked at me said
little girls and she looked at me said to the killers please and tired her and
to the killers please and tired her and
to the killers please and tired her and gave me the two little girls Rosetta and
gave me the two little girls Rosetta and
gave me the two little girls Rosetta and Lydia and said Maggie I want to follow
Lydia and said Maggie I want to follow
Lydia and said Maggie I want to follow my husband please let those children
my husband please let those children
my husband please let those children like yours I said no Juliet nobody can
like yours I said no Juliet nobody can
like yours I said no Juliet nobody can replace a mom I will try not only reset
replace a mom I will try not only reset
replace a mom I will try not only reset or Rydia but all the children I will try
or Rydia but all the children I will try
or Rydia but all the children I will try and I know that love make us inventor I
and I know that love make us inventor I
and I know that love make us inventor I took all those children 25 children but
took all those children 25 children but
took all those children 25 children but unfortunately severe war continued
unfortunately severe war continued
unfortunately severe war continued during 10 years I got more than 10,000
during 10 years I got more than 10,000
during 10 years I got more than 10,000 children I was thinking what I can do
children I was thinking what I can do
children I was thinking what I can do how to to raise those children but I
how to to raise those children but I
how to to raise those children but I decide to fight politician or the system
decide to fight politician or the system
decide to fight politician or the system UNICEF and all you an organization I
UNICEF and all you an organization I
UNICEF and all you an organization I said look I will take take those
said look I will take take those
said look I will take take those children I don’t want that they become
children I don’t want that they become
children I don’t want that they become orphans
orphans
orphans but they asked me how you will succeed
but they asked me how you will succeed
but they asked me how you will succeed what is your plan action I said you love
what is your plan action I said you love
what is your plan action I said you love your plan action is love yes your
your plan action is love yes your
your plan action is love yes your strategy said love
strategy said love
strategy said love [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
but after 12 years I built hospitals
but after 12 years I built hospitals schools I built
schools I built
schools I built fantastic scores cinema they asked me
fantastic scores cinema they asked me
fantastic scores cinema they asked me you build cinema when people are dying
you build cinema when people are dying
you build cinema when people are dying I said yes I want to give them dignity
I said yes I want to give them dignity
I said yes I want to give them dignity they are prints and places I don’t want
they are prints and places I don’t want
they are prints and places I don’t want to raise orphans I want to raise princes
to raise orphans I want to raise princes
to raise orphans I want to raise princes and princesses and then unfortunately
and princesses and then unfortunately
and princesses and then unfortunately after 20 years 23 years again the war
after 20 years 23 years again the war
after 20 years 23 years again the war began and then I must again free my
began and then I must again free my
began and then I must again free my country or the hospital was closed the
country or the hospital was closed the
country or the hospital was closed the schools the cinema because of politician
schools the cinema because of politician
schools the cinema because of politician because politician when I began to
because politician when I began to
because politician when I began to denounce society injustice they want to
denounce society injustice they want to
denounce society injustice they want to kill me and then I went in Ronda but
kill me and then I went in Ronda but
kill me and then I went in Ronda but never give up I open massage column in
never give up I open massage column in
never give up I open massage column in Ronda now I work with more than 32
Ronda now I work with more than 32
Ronda now I work with more than 32 refugee in a refugee camp and in town
refugee in a refugee camp and in town
refugee in a refugee camp and in town many people ask me are you crazy you
many people ask me are you crazy you
many people ask me are you crazy you begin again I said the life is a feast
begin again I said the life is a feast
begin again I said the life is a feast we must celebrate and I know all those
we must celebrate and I know all those
we must celebrate and I know all those children imagine they follow me
children imagine they follow me
children imagine they follow me they became doctors they become
they became doctors they become
they became doctors they become engineers they become how to say
engineers they become how to say
engineers they become how to say economist because of love because of
economist because of love because of
economist because of love because of love I decide you
love I decide you
love I decide you see this rich heart now he’s with me
see this rich heart now he’s with me
see this rich heart now he’s with me he’s the country director of missile
he’s the country director of missile
he’s the country director of missile Salaam in Ronda
Salaam in Ronda
Salaam in Ronda he was burn I took him when he was 14
he was burn I took him when he was 14
he was burn I took him when he was 14 years old and now he’s married he has a
years old and now he’s married he has a
years old and now he’s married he has a son and he can continue because we are
son and he can continue because we are
son and he can continue because we are sure with love it’s love who takes
sure with love it’s love who takes
sure with love it’s love who takes always the last word no hatred no I am
always the last word no hatred no I am
always the last word no hatred no I am sure now I began when I was 16 years old
sure now I began when I was 16 years old
sure now I began when I was 16 years old I adopt children now I am more than 60
I adopt children now I am more than 60
I adopt children now I am more than 60 years old and I have seen in my way
years old and I have seen in my way
years old and I have seen in my way there are so many people who love the
there are so many people who love the
there are so many people who love the truth who have compassion I am full of
truth who have compassion I am full of
truth who have compassion I am full of hope that if we stand up we can stop the
hope that if we stand up we can stop the
hope that if we stand up we can stop the world I am sure if everybody stand up
world I am sure if everybody stand up
world I am sure if everybody stand up and say this is my brother
and say this is my brother
and say this is my brother I can’t keep silence but in this world
I can’t keep silence but in this world
I can’t keep silence but in this world and fortunately many people prefer
and fortunately many people prefer
and fortunately many people prefer indifference I went in the jail
indifference I went in the jail
indifference I went in the jail I took even the killers and my family
I took even the killers and my family
I took even the killers and my family asked me how you can go in jail and
asked me how you can go in jail and
asked me how you can go in jail and visit those killers I said to them those
visit those killers I said to them those
visit those killers I said to them those killers need our love if a killer look
killers need our love if a killer look
killers need our love if a killer look to you and see that you offer the love
to you and see that you offer the love
to you and see that you offer the love then the violence stop of course many
then the violence stop of course many
then the violence stop of course many people think that I am crazy
people think that I am crazy
people think that I am crazy of course a.m. is crazy I prefer to be a
of course a.m. is crazy I prefer to be a
of course a.m. is crazy I prefer to be a crazy than to be a killer in Ronda I
crazy than to be a killer in Ronda I
crazy than to be a killer in Ronda I open now a community center and I call
open now a community center and I call
open now a community center and I call it oasis of peace because I am schewe if
it oasis of peace because I am schewe if
it oasis of peace because I am schewe if we offer dig initi love to those refugee
we offer dig initi love to those refugee
we offer dig initi love to those refugee they will change and I am sure that we
they will change and I am sure that we
they will change and I am sure that we will return one day in my country
will return one day in my country
will return one day in my country those politicians who think that can
those politicians who think that can
those politicians who think that can separate us we have one human family
separate us we have one human family
separate us we have one human family isn’t it you believe that I am your
isn’t it you believe that I am your
isn’t it you believe that I am your sister
sister
sister [Laughter]
I would like to finish in telling to you
I would like to finish in telling to you young people who are there you are
young people who are there you are
young people who are there you are our richness you are our hope you are
our richness you are our hope you are
our richness you are our hope you are our future you you have enough love to
our future you you have enough love to
our future you you have enough love to change this this world we are one human
change this this world we are one human
change this this world we are one human family and there is enough for everybody
family and there is enough for everybody
family and there is enough for everybody I am sure when some people are dying
I am sure when some people are dying
I am sure when some people are dying because they eat too much the other are
because they eat too much the other are
because they eat too much the other are dying because they have not enough to
dying because they have not enough to
dying because they have not enough to eat those things who killed some can
eat those things who killed some can
eat those things who killed some can save others of course to be able to take
save others of course to be able to take
save others of course to be able to take care of more than 30,000 children you
care of more than 30,000 children you
care of more than 30,000 children you must be crazy you promise me to be crazy
must be crazy you promise me to be crazy
must be crazy you promise me to be crazy after this speech yes that yes you say
after this speech yes that yes you say
after this speech yes that yes you say yes you you you accept to be crazy yeah
yes you you you accept to be crazy yeah
yes you you you accept to be crazy yeah thank you thank you you said that
thank you thank you you said that
thank you thank you you said that thank you
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