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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 30 MIN

How A Refugee is Turning Skills Into Hope

from What Takes Root: Stories of Resistance and Reclamation

In 2015, when political violence erupted in Burundi, Emery Ndayizeye fled with no plan and no destination, eventually landing in a refugee camp in Uganda. For three years, he says, he had “no life.” Then, an entrepreneurship class helped him discover his passion for photography. Today, living in Cameroon, Emery runs an organization he co-founded to help other displaced people learn skills, start businesses, and send their children to school.For more information about ORA, visit https://orawards.org/And to learn more about Emery and the work that he does, see his profile on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndayizeye-emery-a878b81a8/

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In 2015, when political violence erupted in Burundi, Emery Ndayizeye fled with no plan and no destination, eventually landing in a refugee camp in Uganda. For three years, he says, he had “no life.” Then, an entrepreneurship class helped him...

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