[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.32,0:00:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am here tonight Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.76,0:00:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I gave a promise\Nto a 12-year-old boy from Afghanistan. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.55,0:00:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His name is Hamid, Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.59,0:00:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is his photo. Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.12,0:00:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hamid left by himself\Nfrom Kandahar in Afghanistan. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.69,0:00:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He left behind\Nhis five brothers, his parents Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.90,0:00:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the terror imposed by the Taliban. Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.26,0:00:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hamid was thought to have\Nthe best potential amongst his siblings. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.26,0:00:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was the best student. Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.68,0:00:48.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What he wanted was a chance\Nto have a normal life. Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.58,0:00:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wanted to stop struggling to survive\Nevery single day of his life. Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.38,0:00:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wanted to stop being afraid. Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.65,0:01:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These were his words to me: Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.17,0:01:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I've walked all the way to Turkey, Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.86,0:01:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the mountains, the valleys\Nand the deserts of three countries. Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.68,0:01:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After four months, I reached the coast. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.21,0:01:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had never seen so much water before. Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.63,0:01:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The small boat to Greece\Nwas full of people. Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.94,0:01:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women and babies were crying. Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.72,0:01:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank God, we arrived alive. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.76,0:01:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we were arrested by the police. Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.55,0:01:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ended up in prison. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.01,0:01:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is difficult when I think\Nhow many days I was there. Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.07,0:01:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What did I do wrong?" Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.80,0:01:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hamid was detained with another 40 minors Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.13,0:01:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Amygdaleza, a detention centre\Nfor refugees in Greece. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.92,0:02:04.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After being released, he spent five months\Nliving homeless in Pedion tou Areos, Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.94,0:02:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the largest public parks\Nin the centre of Athens. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.15,0:02:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I was alone again. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.92,0:02:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every night men would come near me. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.50,0:02:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They would drink beer and do drugs. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.35,0:02:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One night, an old man came Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.16,0:02:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and offered me 20 euros\Nto go home with him. Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.99,0:02:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started running to get away. Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.75,0:02:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was afraid of the police\Nbecause I had no papers. Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.72,0:02:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did not know what to do\Nor where to go. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.47,0:02:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't speak any English nor Greek, Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.31,0:02:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I couldn't ask for help. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.85,0:02:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone led me to a centre\Nfor homeless people in Omonoia Square. Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.12,0:02:54.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started sleeping\Nin one of the corners of the square. Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.02,0:02:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On Christmas Day I met Amadou, Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.81,0:03:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who brought me\Nto The Home Project shelter. Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.35,0:03:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything has change since then, Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.78,0:03:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I can now tell you my story. Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.78,0:03:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hamid was one of the fortunate\Nlone refugee children. Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.23,0:03:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, he ended up in one\Nof our shelters. Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.96,0:03:24.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, this is not the case\Nfor the majority of the kids. Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.65,0:03:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hamid is one of thousands of children\Ntravelling all alone Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.77,0:03:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amidst the biggest demographic change\Nsince the Second World War. Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.79,0:03:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are what we call in official terms\Nunaccompanied minors. Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.04,0:03:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reasons they travel alone vary. Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.79,0:03:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many have lost their parents\Nduring the journey. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.75,0:03:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others are sent away to escape war,\Npoverty or persecution. Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.70,0:04:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are all in search of a better future. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.48,0:04:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Travelling alone and unprotected,\Nthey are exposed to all sort of dangers, Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.68,0:04:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from child abuse to organ trafficking\Nto sexual exploitation. Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.91,0:04:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we speak, Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.44,0:04:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children in the centre of Athens,\Nright next to us, Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.50,0:04:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are selling themselves for sex\Nin order to survive. Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.62,0:04:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What awaits refugee children\Non the other side of their epic journeys Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.81,0:04:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are closed borders in Greece, Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.10,0:04:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there is a chronic lack Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.72,0:04:39.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of social welfare facilities\Nand services to accommodate them Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.30,0:04:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and provide for them the necessary\Nsafety and protection framework. Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.39,0:04:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 1.5 million people Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.70,0:04:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have reached Greece\Nsince the beginning of 2015. Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.46,0:05:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 9,000 lives have been lost\Nwhile crossing the Mediterranean. Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.34,0:05:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many were children,\Nand many of them were travelling alone. Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.81,0:05:12.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The term migrant or refugee crisis Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.24,0:05:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cannot begin to explain\Nthe complexity of this phenomenon. Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.67,0:05:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40% of refugee arrivals are children. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.11,0:05:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of those, we don't know exactly how many, Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.20,0:05:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is part of the problem, Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.24,0:05:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are thousands of children\Nwho travel and arrive in Europe all alone. Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.64,0:05:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to official estimates, Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.92,0:05:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100,000 unaccompanied minors Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.61,0:05:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sought asylum\Nin the European Union in 2015. Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.64,0:05:50.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,13% of them are children\Nyounger than the age of 14. Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.44,0:05:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hamid is one of the 6,512 Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.22,0:06:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,officially registered\Nunaccompanied minors in Greece. Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.83,0:06:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a four-times larger number\Nthan the corresponding period a year ago. Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.86,0:06:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And note this: Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.61,0:06:10.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after the EU-Turkey agreement, Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.97,0:06:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite the general decrease\Nin the number of arrivals, Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.36,0:06:19.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the number of lone refugee children\Nis constantly increasing. Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.90,0:06:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What has happened is Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.25,0:06:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that with the closure of the borders\Nthese children are now trapped in Greece, Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.13,0:06:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all the relevant shelters\Nare in full capacity. Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.84,0:06:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result, today,\Nmore than 1,000 children Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.11,0:06:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are homeless and in urgent need\Nof protection and support. Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.87,0:06:42.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are spread all over the country, Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.21,0:06:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,living in the streets, in camps,\Nin detention centres, in police stations. Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.76,0:06:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are suffering Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.07,0:06:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from all sorts of physical, emotional,\Npsychological and sexual violence. Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.25,0:07:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These children are\Nthe victims of a cycle of violence. Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.95,0:07:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They start off fleeing from violence, Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.42,0:07:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but then they experience it again\Nonce they reach European borders. Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.09,0:07:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They often suffer\Nfrom the injured hero syndrome. Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.02,0:07:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, they arrived in what they thought\Nwould be their promised land, Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.89,0:07:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they thought\Nall their troubles would be over, Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.61,0:07:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only to experience more violence,\Nmore insecurity and more abuse. Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.60,0:07:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The children that arrive at our shelters\Nare often more traumatized Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.84,0:07:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by what they have experienced\Nafter their arrival in Greece, in Europe, Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.56,0:07:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than what they have endured\Nduring their perilous journeys or at home. Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.94,0:07:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I know, I have bombarded you Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.58,0:07:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a lot of numbers\Nand a lot of heavy information. Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.28,0:07:59.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, lets pause for a few seconds\Nand ask ourselves: Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.30,0:08:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is a child refugee? Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.64,0:08:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a child in urgent need of a refuge. Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.74,0:08:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a child in urgent need of a home. Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.38,0:08:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At The Home Project, Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.11,0:08:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't work with migrants, Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.38,0:08:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't work with refugees; Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.54,0:08:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we work with children. Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.25,0:08:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children that have been marginalized\Nto the point of invisibility. Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.61,0:08:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HOME stands for Help, Overcome,\NMotivate, Empower, Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.53,0:08:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what we do\Nwith everyone that we work with. Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.80,0:08:47.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our mission is\Nto support, protect, educate Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.77,0:08:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and provide social integration services Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.56,0:08:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to children that travel and arrive\Nin Greece, in Europe, all alone. Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.20,0:09:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are currently supporting\Nthe operation of five shelters. Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.54,0:09:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four of them are for boys Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.18,0:09:07.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of them is for girls\Nand underage mothers with their babies. Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.88,0:09:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have another\Nfive shelters in the making Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.56,0:09:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will provide support\Nto a total of 200 children Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.66,0:09:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will lead to the creation\Nof more than 110 jobs. Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.17,0:09:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are grateful to our founding sponsor, Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.60,0:09:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Libra Group, Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.09,0:09:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has enabled us,\Nin less than four months, Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.28,0:09:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to move from inception to set-up,\Nand from set-up to operations, Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.52,0:09:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proving by our actions Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.90,0:09:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that solutions do exist,\Nsolutions are possible. Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.96,0:09:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Home Project shelter model\Nis based on three pillars. Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.75,0:09:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, through\Nour partners on the ground, Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.57,0:09:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we provide a holistic network\Nof services for the children Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.41,0:09:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,covering their basic needs, Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.25,0:10:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as food, shelter, of course,\Nmaterial provision, Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.13,0:10:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,medical and pharmaceutical support, Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.50,0:10:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also anything Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.25,0:10:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has to do with legal,\Npsychological and social support. Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.86,0:10:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of our children obtain\Nimmediate access to education Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.81,0:10:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and attend school in Greece. Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.93,0:10:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second element is that we create jobs. Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.36,0:10:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We create jobs for Greeks,\Nbut also for refugees. Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.03,0:10:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to integrate into any society,\Npeople need a home, Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.42,0:10:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they also need a job. Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.33,0:10:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50% of our shelter staff\Ncomes from the refugee community, Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.00,0:10:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,providing role models\Nfor the children in our shelters. Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.67,0:10:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third element is that we add value\Nto the local economy. Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.64,0:10:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know what Greece has suffered\Nafter nine years of financial crisis, Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.98,0:10:57.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we find unused, unrented buildings\Nall over the country, Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.98,0:10:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we renovate them, Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.51,0:11:01.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turn them into shelters, Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.70,0:11:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pay the rent, Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.24,0:11:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the property tax - the infamous ENFIA,\Nfor the Greeks in the room - Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.43,0:11:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the owners. Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.10,0:11:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what we do, is we create\Na win-win situation for everyone: Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.06,0:11:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the Greeks, the refugees, Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.54,0:11:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also for the most vulnerable,\Nfor the children. Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.67,0:11:23.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We create healing environments, Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.69,0:11:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,platforms of inclusion, Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.64,0:11:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,implementing a more organic,\Nbottom-up form of social integration Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.08,0:11:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will lead to community engagement. Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.87,0:11:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the only way Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.32,0:11:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can fight xenophobia,\Nracism and violent local reactions. Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.64,0:11:44.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three elements are key in our work. Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.70,0:11:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first one is empathy. Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.80,0:11:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are in constant contact Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.77,0:11:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the children and the adults\Nthat we work with, Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.57,0:11:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also with our partners on the ground,\Nat the front line of this refugee crisis. Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.78,0:12:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must be near them, Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.54,0:12:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to understand\Ntheir constantly evolving needs Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.27,0:12:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and address them\Nin the most efficient manner. Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.92,0:12:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second element is the creation Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.37,0:12:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a positive community of support\Naround these children, Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.36,0:12:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what we are trying\Nto do here, tonight. Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.65,0:12:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We forge and coordinate\Neffective partnerships Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.54,0:12:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between all relevant stakeholders: Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.87,0:12:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NGOs, corporations, private donors,\Nmedia, public authorities, Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.80,0:12:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,national and international\Norganizations and foundations. Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.18,0:12:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We act as a solutions platform, Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.63,0:12:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a channel Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.93,0:12:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through which help can address\Nthe most urgent needs of the children. Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.38,0:12:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third element is\Nefficiency and rapidity of operations. Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.73,0:12:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every minute, 12 refugee children\Nare being displaced in the world. Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.14,0:13:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every minute we spend\Nturning our backs on this problem Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.49,0:13:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a serious toll on human lives. Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.16,0:13:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are dealing\Nwith a very vulnerable population, Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.82,0:13:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,literally living on the edge. Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.14,0:13:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through The Home Project, Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.56,0:13:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we not only provide a safe home, Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.42,0:13:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we give a voice to the children,\Nwe make them feel visible and validated. Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.81,0:13:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We might have managed\Nto secure support for 200 children, Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.08,0:13:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there are still 1,000\Nthat urgently need our help. Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.63,0:13:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would you do Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.40,0:13:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you had to protect your child's life Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.93,0:13:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bombs were falling\Nright next to your house every single day, Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.48,0:13:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or ISIS wanted to militarize\Nyour ten-year-old son, Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.07,0:13:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the Taliban wanted to marry\Nyour eight-year-old daughter? Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.31,0:13:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would you do? Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.13,0:14:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not here tonight to try to shock you, Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.07,0:14:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or disturb you, Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.16,0:14:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or make you feel sad. Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.98,0:14:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just want to ask you not to look away. Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.12,0:14:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not to look away Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.88,0:14:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and remain passive about the violence\Nthat is taking place right next to us. Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.92,0:14:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These children could be our children. Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.43,0:14:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These children are tomorrow's future. Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.88,0:14:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By turning our backs to them, Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.09,0:14:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like giving up on hope, Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.90,0:14:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving up on love, Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.03,0:14:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving up on a better world. Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.60,0:14:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In what kind of a world\Ndo we want to live? Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.86,0:14:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In what kind of a world\Ndo we want our children to live in? Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.92,0:14:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no more time to be lost. Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.46,0:14:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We really are on the edge. Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.77,0:15:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Supporting and empowering these children Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.72,0:15:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a daily resistance to violence. Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.33,0:15:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the promise we gave to Hamid. Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.86,0:15:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the promise we give every day Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.88,0:15:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Omar, Taha, Osman, Ali, Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.58,0:15:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amadou, Mamadou, Diyar, Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.99,0:15:27.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to all the children\Nliving in our shelters. Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.05,0:15:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can now all do something Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.17,0:15:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help these children be visible Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.29,0:15:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and become what they are, Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.02,0:15:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children ... again. Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.28,0:15:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.41,0:15:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)