[Music] how many of you have been a refugee
how many of you have been a refugee
how many of you have been a refugee before how many of you have been
before how many of you have been
before how many of you have been internally displaced how many of you
internally displaced how many of you
internally displaced how many of you have been both I have some friends so
have been both I have some friends so
have been both I have some friends so people share this with me in 2007
people share this with me in 2007
people share this with me in 2007 shingle city was attacked by terrorists
shingle city was attacked by terrorists
shingle city was attacked by terrorists they bombed two villages where hundreds
they bombed two villages where hundreds
they bombed two villages where hundreds of people were dead and hundreds of
of people were dead and hundreds of
of people were dead and hundreds of people were injured at that time the
people were injured at that time the
people were injured at that time the only thing I could do is simply ask my
only thing I could do is simply ask my
only thing I could do is simply ask my father
father
father what can we do for these people my
what can we do for these people my
what can we do for these people my father replies all we want you to do for
father replies all we want you to do for
father replies all we want you to do for now is to continue your education in
now is to continue your education in
now is to continue your education in 2007 I was a passionate young boy I
2007 I was a passionate young boy I
2007 I was a passionate young boy I wanted to learn English reason why
wanted to learn English reason why
wanted to learn English reason why because I had a lot of other friends
because I had a lot of other friends
because I had a lot of other friends they were joining the US Army and they
they were joining the US Army and they
they were joining the US Army and they were becoming translator and
were becoming translator and
were becoming translator and interpreters with them I get a reply
interpreters with them I get a reply
interpreters with them I get a reply from my parents refusing for sure which
from my parents refusing for sure which
from my parents refusing for sure which motivates me to do something else the
motivates me to do something else the
motivates me to do something else the only thing I believed they were the only
only thing I believed they were the only
only thing I believed they were the only way I believe that we can speak English
way I believe that we can speak English
way I believe that we can speak English or learn English was from the US and
or learn English was from the US and
or learn English was from the US and translation the work I had to find
translation the work I had to find
translation the work I had to find another way so I started watching movies
another way so I started watching movies
another way so I started watching movies 10 to 15 hours a day for an entire year
10 to 15 hours a day for an entire year
10 to 15 hours a day for an entire year believe it or not within that year I
believe it or not within that year I
believe it or not within that year I believed learning a language any
believed learning a language any
believed learning a language any language it’s not holding a dictionary
language it’s not holding a dictionary
language it’s not holding a dictionary in your hand and memorizing the
in your hand and memorizing the
in your hand and memorizing the vocabularies it’s more to
vocabularies it’s more to
vocabularies it’s more to it’s more on adapting yourself to the
it’s more on adapting yourself to the
it’s more on adapting yourself to the culture music style of those people who
culture music style of those people who
culture music style of those people who speak that language they didn’t give me
speak that language they didn’t give me
speak that language they didn’t give me the clicker guys clicker whenever it’s
the clicker guys clicker whenever it’s
the clicker guys clicker whenever it’s ready
that’s when we talked about Jenga when
that’s when we talked about Jenga when it was attacked this is what happened
it was attacked this is what happened
it was attacked this is what happened when we said two villages were bombed
style right that’s what we said
style right that’s what we said you adapt yourself to the culture and
you adapt yourself to the culture and
you adapt yourself to the culture and the style so that was family back in
the style so that was family back in
the style so that was family back in 2008 learning English in 2007 and 8
2008 learning English in 2007 and 8
2008 learning English in 2007 and 8 learn in English summer wanted to
learn in English summer wanted to
learn in English summer wanted to develop his English because even though
develop his English because even though
develop his English because even though I was able to become a translator which
I was able to become a translator which
I was able to become a translator which was a dream of mine back in time to do
was a dream of mine back in time to do
was a dream of mine back in time to do the work that my other friends were
the work that my other friends were
the work that my other friends were doing you know when when you’re a
doing you know when when you’re a
doing you know when when you’re a teenager you want to do everything so my
teenager you want to do everything so my
teenager you want to do everything so my friends become translators thumber
friends become translators thumber
friends become translators thumber should be a translator I was able to do
should be a translator I was able to do
should be a translator I was able to do that I taught myself English I by the
that I taught myself English I by the
that I taught myself English I by the way I failed one year I mean that year
way I failed one year I mean that year
way I failed one year I mean that year when I was like that I failed in school
when I was like that I failed in school
when I was like that I failed in school but yeah that helped me to learn English
but yeah that helped me to learn English
but yeah that helped me to learn English I had to find another way to develop
I had to find another way to develop
I had to find another way to develop myself to become a better family a
myself to become a better family a
myself to become a better family a better language that I should have I
better language that I should have I
better language that I should have I made a research I end up with finding
made a research I end up with finding
made a research I end up with finding this photo as you can see in the end the
this photo as you can see in the end the
this photo as you can see in the end the blue line says best way to teach
blue line says best way to teach
blue line says best way to teach yourself to improve yourself and teach
yourself to improve yourself and teach
yourself to improve yourself and teach others English as to by teaching it to
others English as to by teaching it to
others English as to by teaching it to others that’s what I did I started to
others that’s what I did I started to
others that’s what I did I started to open free English courses and the
open free English courses and the
open free English courses and the results were summer developed his
results were summer developed his
results were summer developed his English language and tens of young
English language and tens of young
English language and tens of young people started to learn the basics of
people started to learn the basics of
people started to learn the basics of English I wouldn’t say English but I
English I wouldn’t say English but I
English I wouldn’t say English but I would say the basics of English family
would say the basics of English family
would say the basics of English family being a teacher that’s back in time when
being a teacher that’s back in time when
being a teacher that’s back in time when I was giving the free English courses in
I was giving the free English courses in
I was giving the free English courses in 2012 by the way struggling for years
2012 by the way struggling for years
2012 by the way struggling for years until I was graduated from high school
until I was graduated from high school
until I was graduated from high school all of you know what I mean when I talk
all of you know what I mean when I talk
all of you know what I mean when I talk about the 12th grade of high
about the 12th grade of high
about the 12th grade of high school especially scientific branch I
school especially scientific branch I
school especially scientific branch I struggled a lot until I was graduated in
struggled a lot until I was graduated in
struggled a lot until I was graduated in 2012 Kurdistan started to receive over
2012 Kurdistan started to receive over
2012 Kurdistan started to receive over 200,000 Syrian refugees and thumber was
200,000 Syrian refugees and thumber was
200,000 Syrian refugees and thumber was in the year and the first year of
in the year and the first year of
in the year and the first year of university my friends and I start
university my friends and I start
university my friends and I start thinking what can we do for these people
thinking what can we do for these people
thinking what can we do for these people and how can we help these people the
and how can we help these people the
and how can we help these people the first thing we started to do is to get
first thing we started to do is to get
first thing we started to do is to get the idea of collecting books as you can
the idea of collecting books as you can
the idea of collecting books as you can see and we started a book campaign while
see and we started a book campaign while
see and we started a book campaign while doing that we collected over 1,500 books
doing that we collected over 1,500 books
doing that we collected over 1,500 books and we took it to the Domus camp and we
and we took it to the Domus camp and we
and we took it to the Domus camp and we established a library there we were
established a library there we were
established a library there we were students we thought of the students that
students we thought of the students that
students we thought of the students that were in that camp who had to drop off
were in that camp who had to drop off
were in that camp who had to drop off school and come there become refugees
afterwards only two years later shingle
afterwards only two years later shingle city was attacked again as the picture
city was attacked again as the picture
city was attacked again as the picture from the library
from the library
from the library Sinjar City was attacked again and
Sinjar City was attacked again and
Sinjar City was attacked again and that’s what you can see you probably a
that’s what you can see you probably a
that’s what you can see you probably a lot of you have seen all these photos
lot of you have seen all these photos
lot of you have seen all these photos even videos a lot of news channels
even videos a lot of news channels
even videos a lot of news channels magazines newspapers websites everybody
magazines newspapers websites everybody
magazines newspapers websites everybody talks about that but this time it will
talks about that but this time it will
talks about that but this time it will it was way worse thousands of Yazidis
it was way worse thousands of Yazidis
it was way worse thousands of Yazidis were killed beheaded in front of their
were killed beheaded in front of their
were killed beheaded in front of their children over 5000 women and children
children over 5000 women and children
children over 5000 women and children were kidnapped
this time my father is not around to ask
this time my father is not around to ask him what can we do for these people so I
him what can we do for these people so I
him what can we do for these people so I start to think about this and I
start to think about this and I
start to think about this and I remembered my father’s words when he
remembered my father’s words when he
remembered my father’s words when he said that they will come that you can do
said that they will come that you can do
said that they will come that you can do for something for your people all you
for something for your people all you
for something for your people all you have to do now is to continue your
have to do now is to continue your
have to do now is to continue your education we’re talking about 2007 the
education we’re talking about 2007 the
education we’re talking about 2007 the one thing I could do simply started
one thing I could do simply started
one thing I could do simply started getting some food items putting them in
getting some food items putting them in
getting some food items putting them in my car going around distributed on those
my car going around distributed on those
my car going around distributed on those people who’ve been suffering over seven
people who’ve been suffering over seven
people who’ve been suffering over seven days on Sinjar Mountain that’s the thing
days on Sinjar Mountain that’s the thing
days on Sinjar Mountain that’s the thing I started with a few days later Isis get
I started with a few days later Isis get
I started with a few days later Isis get closer to where I live and they we we
closer to where I live and they we we
closer to where I live and they we we had to move from there we went all the
had to move from there we went all the
had to move from there we went all the way to Turkey I became a refugee I
way to Turkey I became a refugee I
way to Turkey I became a refugee I stayed in Turkey for a while and in
stayed in Turkey for a while and in
stayed in Turkey for a while and in Turkey I start thinking of the Syrian
Turkey I start thinking of the Syrian
Turkey I start thinking of the Syrian refugees when they came to my country
refugees when they came to my country
refugees when they came to my country they left their education they left
they left their education they left
they left their education they left their families friends land every single
their families friends land every single
their families friends land every single thing I don’t want to do that
thing I don’t want to do that
thing I don’t want to do that my family’s telling me we must go to
my family’s telling me we must go to
my family’s telling me we must go to Europe but I don’t want to do that I am
Europe but I don’t want to do that I am
Europe but I don’t want to do that I am told in 2007 that they will come that I
told in 2007 that they will come that I
told in 2007 that they will come that I can do something for my people I started
can do something for my people I started
can do something for my people I started it but I didn’t continue I must go back
it but I didn’t continue I must go back
it but I didn’t continue I must go back to continue all my family goes to Europe
to continue all my family goes to Europe
to continue all my family goes to Europe afterwards and I’m all alone I came back
afterwards and I’m all alone I came back
afterwards and I’m all alone I came back on the border from Turkey to my house I
on the border from Turkey to my house I
on the border from Turkey to my house I start seeing thousands of children
start seeing thousands of children
start seeing thousands of children hundreds thousands of children on the
hundreds thousands of children on the
hundreds thousands of children on the streets if you can see like this this is
streets if you can see like this this is
streets if you can see like this this is a photo of the people with displaced and
a photo of the people with displaced and
a photo of the people with displaced and they were simply living on the side of
they were simply living on the side of
they were simply living on the side of the road I start thinking about what can
the road I start thinking about what can
the road I start thinking about what can we do for these people what what do you
we do for these people what what do you
we do for these people what what do you think I remembered I remembered my
think I remembered I remembered my
think I remembered I remembered my mother telling me back in 1992 when we
mother telling me back in 1992 when we
mother telling me back in 1992 when we were moved from Kurdistan to Baghdad you
were moved from Kurdistan to Baghdad you
were moved from Kurdistan to Baghdad you had a funny habit you could do nothing
had a funny habit you could do nothing
had a funny habit you could do nothing but cry for your toys
but cry for your toys
but cry for your toys toys that I left here and I didn’t take
toys that I left here and I didn’t take
toys that I left here and I didn’t take them with me to back that I also
them with me to back that I also
them with me to back that I also remembered my own self when I was only
remembered my own self when I was only
remembered my own self when I was only 10 years old and I came I came from I
10 years old and I came I came from I
10 years old and I came I came from I was displaced from Baghdad to Musel City
was displaced from Baghdad to Musel City
was displaced from Baghdad to Musel City in 2003 when the war happened on Iraq we
in 2003 when the war happened on Iraq we
in 2003 when the war happened on Iraq we had to be displaced all these memories
had to be displaced all these memories
had to be displaced all these memories flash bags that I start getting built a
flash bags that I start getting built a
flash bags that I start getting built a huge Hope inside of me that I can do
huge Hope inside of me that I can do
huge Hope inside of me that I can do something for these people and I
something for these people and I
something for these people and I believed exactly what my father told me
believed exactly what my father told me
believed exactly what my father told me back in time seeing children as you can
back in time seeing children as you can
back in time seeing children as you can see here these children were even
see here these children were even
see here these children were even participating in demonstrations and
participating in demonstrations and
participating in demonstrations and these children were put in the beginning
these children were put in the beginning
these children were put in the beginning so I could see myself through these
so I could see myself through these
so I could see myself through these children they don’t have anything and
children they don’t have anything and
children they don’t have anything and they could do anything that they are
they could do anything that they are
they could do anything that they are told to this time I go back and I same
told to this time I go back and I same
told to this time I go back and I same day I went to the shop buy a lot of toys
day I went to the shop buy a lot of toys
day I went to the shop buy a lot of toys put them in the back of my car and go
put them in the back of my car and go
put them in the back of my car and go distributed on their children play with
distributed on their children play with
distributed on their children play with them make them make the gift something
them make them make the gift something
them make them make the gift something that they should have it it is not that
that they should have it it is not that
that they should have it it is not that you are giving it to them like food or
you are giving it to them like food or
you are giving it to them like food or anything else because I start
anything else because I start
anything else because I start remembering myself and how much I was
remembering myself and how much I was
remembering myself and how much I was affected by what I lost
affected by what I lost
affected by what I lost so the childhood that I couldn’t live I
so the childhood that I couldn’t live I
so the childhood that I couldn’t live I wanted to give it to others because I
wanted to give it to others because I
wanted to give it to others because I felt how important that is these if you
felt how important that is these if you
felt how important that is these if you come to my office you see a lot of faces
come to my office you see a lot of faces
come to my office you see a lot of faces only faces only eyes and that’s my
only faces only eyes and that’s my
only faces only eyes and that’s my answer when people tell me how do you
answer when people tell me how do you
answer when people tell me how do you get motivated how do you motivate
get motivated how do you motivate
get motivated how do you motivate yourself looking at the smiles of those
yourself looking at the smiles of those
yourself looking at the smiles of those people that we draw on their faces
people that we draw on their faces
people that we draw on their faces that’s what makes me proud
that’s what makes me proud
that’s what makes me proud [Applause]
I came back start doing this work I
I came back start doing this work I start publishing on my social media
start publishing on my social media
start publishing on my social media accounts and people start seeing that my
accounts and people start seeing that my
accounts and people start seeing that my belief my friends believed in what I do
belief my friends believed in what I do
belief my friends believed in what I do they took the initiative and they said
they took the initiative and they said
they took the initiative and they said someone can we join you of course you
someone can we join you of course you
someone can we join you of course you can because the more we do work the more
can because the more we do work the more
can because the more we do work the more people we have the more work we can do
people we have the more work we can do
people we have the more work we can do they joined me bringing all their
they joined me bringing all their
they joined me bringing all their resources however they could participate
resources however they could participate
resources however they could participate they have a friend they have someone
they have a friend they have someone
they have a friend they have someone they have a shop everybody participated
they have a shop everybody participated
they have a shop everybody participated we start doing work for a lot of people
we start doing work for a lot of people
we start doing work for a lot of people within a few weeks we had to develop our
within a few weeks we had to develop our
within a few weeks we had to develop our self we had to do more because we’re
self we had to do more because we’re
self we had to do more because we’re thinking of the people who can play with
thinking of the people who can play with
thinking of the people who can play with it with the toys but there were babies
it with the toys but there were babies
it with the toys but there were babies that we couldn’t do anything for them we
that we couldn’t do anything for them we
that we couldn’t do anything for them we start collecting baby formula milk for
start collecting baby formula milk for
start collecting baby formula milk for the children as well a story I wanted to
the children as well a story I wanted to
the children as well a story I wanted to share with you we were passing by a
share with you we were passing by a
share with you we were passing by a street in Zahav City and I saw the
street in Zahav City and I saw the
street in Zahav City and I saw the number of tents on the side of the road
number of tents on the side of the road
number of tents on the side of the road I asked them if they have children in
I asked them if they have children in
I asked them if they have children in order for us to give them toys and baby
order for us to give them toys and baby
order for us to give them toys and baby formula they said yes we do but we are
formula they said yes we do but we are
formula they said yes we do but we are Arabs were not Kurds
Arabs were not Kurds
Arabs were not Kurds you know what that what that did to me
we always say Kurdistan is a place for
we always say Kurdistan is a place for everyone we say that but we have to
everyone we say that but we have to
everyone we say that but we have to prove it right the first thing I did in
prove it right the first thing I did in
prove it right the first thing I did in order instead of giving them the normal
order instead of giving them the normal
order instead of giving them the normal amount of items that I give to others I
amount of items that I give to others I
amount of items that I give to others I gave these people more so they can feel
gave these people more so they can feel
gave these people more so they can feel what is happening here
what is happening here
what is happening here we told them we named ourselves the
we told them we named ourselves the
we told them we named ourselves the group of humanity we do not do the work
group of humanity we do not do the work
group of humanity we do not do the work based on the background beliefs religion
based on the background beliefs religion
based on the background beliefs religion or anything else
or anything else
or anything else [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] my time is finished I can see it I’ll
my time is finished I can see it I’ll
my time is finished I can see it I’ll take two more minutes to finalize it so
take two more minutes to finalize it so
take two more minutes to finalize it so I start doing all this work with these
I start doing all this work with these
I start doing all this work with these people helping me out we wanted to do
people helping me out we wanted to do
people helping me out we wanted to do more you know when you start doing
more you know when you start doing
more you know when you start doing something good you never get enough
something good you never get enough
something good you never get enough right right so we start to think of what
right right so we start to think of what
right right so we start to think of what can we do to do a better work people
can we do to do a better work people
can we do to do a better work people trusted us abroad Europe UK us
trusted us abroad Europe UK us
trusted us abroad Europe UK us everywhere they were contacting us they
everywhere they were contacting us they
everywhere they were contacting us they wanted to donate they wanted to send
wanted to donate they wanted to send
wanted to donate they wanted to send goods for us in order for us to deliver
goods for us in order for us to deliver
goods for us in order for us to deliver it to those needy people we got those
it to those needy people we got those
it to those needy people we got those items through some other agencies
items through some other agencies
items through some other agencies because we were not officially
because we were not officially
because we were not officially registered as an agency or an
registered as an agency or an
registered as an agency or an organisation what we did we thought of
organisation what we did we thought of
organisation what we did we thought of how can we become an organisation
how can we become an organisation
how can we become an organisation printing out some photos with captions
printing out some photos with captions
printing out some photos with captions what we have done in those photos and
what we have done in those photos and
what we have done in those photos and took it all the way to the registry kr
took it all the way to the registry kr
took it all the way to the registry kr Georgia NGO registration office and give
Georgia NGO registration office and give
Georgia NGO registration office and give it to them putting the file on the table
it to them putting the file on the table
it to them putting the file on the table the man pages the manager pages and he
the man pages the manager pages and he
the man pages the manager pages and he goes which organisation is this that’s
goes which organisation is this that’s
goes which organisation is this that’s when I felt I have done something that’s
when I felt I have done something that’s
when I felt I have done something that’s when I felt that the work I’ve been
when I felt that the work I’ve been
when I felt that the work I’ve been doing together with my friends and the
doing together with my friends and the
doing together with my friends and the volunteers is the work of organisations
volunteers is the work of organisations
volunteers is the work of organisations we didn’t know it because we were fresh
we didn’t know it because we were fresh
we didn’t know it because we were fresh we had no idea what is happening around
we had no idea what is happening around
we had no idea what is happening around us all we wanted to do just to give to
us all we wanted to do just to give to
us all we wanted to do just to give to teach to give to help to support within
teach to give to help to support within
teach to give to help to support within a few weeks we were able to receive our
a few weeks we were able to receive our
a few weeks we were able to receive our licence and we named it humanity because
licence and we named it humanity because
licence and we named it humanity because we don’t differentiate between people
we don’t differentiate between people
we don’t differentiate between people and always remembering the story with
and always remembering the story with
and always remembering the story with that Arab lady happened with us in sajo
that Arab lady happened with us in sajo
that Arab lady happened with us in sajo few weeks later we were developing as we
few weeks later we were developing as we
few weeks later we were developing as we said we start getting a project with an
said we start getting a project with an
said we start getting a project with an international organization and we start
international organization and we start
international organization and we start opening community-based centers that are
opening community-based centers that are
opening community-based centers that are divided to two sections one
divided to two sections one
divided to two sections one section 4 child-friendly spaces like
section 4 child-friendly spaces like
section 4 child-friendly spaces like kindergardens the other section was for
kindergardens the other section was for
kindergardens the other section was for the youth to do rehabilitation for them
the youth to do rehabilitation for them
the youth to do rehabilitation for them we start doing that within a few weeks
we start doing that within a few weeks
we start doing that within a few weeks few months humanity organization end up
few months humanity organization end up
few months humanity organization end up with having over 50 employees and
with having over 50 employees and
with having over 50 employees and hundreds of volunteers it was a small
hundreds of volunteers it was a small
hundreds of volunteers it was a small idea if you can remember from the
idea if you can remember from the
idea if you can remember from the beginning that I was affected by what my
beginning that I was affected by what my
beginning that I was affected by what my father told me back in time and what I
father told me back in time and what I
father told me back in time and what I could do all I had to do is just to
could do all I had to do is just to
could do all I had to do is just to believe in it and I believe all of you
believe in it and I believe all of you
believe in it and I believe all of you can do it together a wise friend of mine
can do it together a wise friend of mine
can do it together a wise friend of mine called Bonet told me if you give
called Bonet told me if you give
called Bonet told me if you give balloons to a group of people and tell
balloons to a group of people and tell
balloons to a group of people and tell them who bombs all the balloons will win
them who bombs all the balloons will win
them who bombs all the balloons will win the prize what people will do will
the prize what people will do will
the prize what people will do will simply everyone goes to the other
simply everyone goes to the other
simply everyone goes to the other balloon try to bomb but in order to keep
balloon try to bomb but in order to keep
balloon try to bomb but in order to keep his and become the winner the question
his and become the winner the question
his and become the winner the question here is what if we all keep our balloons
here is what if we all keep our balloons
here is what if we all keep our balloons our balloon could be our work were
our balloon could be our work were
our balloon could be our work were family friends our society our community
family friends our society our community
family friends our society our community let’s all stand together for the sake of
let’s all stand together for the sake of
let’s all stand together for the sake of humanity for the sake of those needy
humanity for the sake of those needy
humanity for the sake of those needy people for the sake of those people who
people for the sake of those people who
people for the sake of those people who who who believe in us who believe that
who who believe in us who believe that
who who believe in us who believe that we can deliver their voice somewhere
we can deliver their voice somewhere
we can deliver their voice somewhere deliver their voice to people that are
deliver their voice to people that are
deliver their voice to people that are can help them and support them together
can help them and support them together
can help them and support them together we can have a better community better
we can have a better community better
we can have a better community better relationships with their society and a
relationships with their society and a
relationships with their society and a better world thank you
better world thank you
better world thank you [Applause]
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