Developing Africa, Not Westernizing It | Laiqa Walli | TEDxYouth@AKAMombasa
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Laiqi Walli, a student at the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, offers an enlightening, youth perspective on the progress and ethics of East African development. Laiqa is an ambitious, vocal and focused student at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa. She has a passion for the Visual Arts and strongly believes in valuing one’s culture. She thrives in an environment that stimulates her intellectually and thus enjoys discussing real world problems and their solutions. Having grown up in Tanzania, she considers the African influence to be an essential aspect of who she is. But she is concerned about the western takeover that she sees happening all around her under the name of ‘development’. She is concerned for the loss of a culture that is so inherent to who she is and wishes to challenges the concept of development. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
No one will ever genuinely help Africa rise except AFRICANS THEMSELVES... Thank you
Yet you have these demonic countries that pillaged and enriched themselves from the riches of this continent. Sad bastards!!!!👊🏼
Do you really mean since Africans haven't helped any other hurting groups rise they're destined for the same treatment?
You are right
I want to try
And china😂
4:29 "Westernization is hindering our African innovation" "We must take authorities of our own progress" very true
@@bogdanov2395 It's because we as Africa allow it.
Do not adopt, adapt ☝🏿
Yesss ma’am.
Africa does not need to incorporate the western education system. That would be a monumental mistake. Math is universal, the rest can be cherry picked according to each countries needs. 👊🏾
i agree to what you said
I agree but Science is also universal
How you educate is different from what you educate, you know?
We don't need to adopt the western education system. It's might work for them but not necessarily for us!
We can take their calculations and results and teach them differently.
I hear in Africa, they have the classrooms in the shape of a circle and not like the perfect square, which was used to create conformity, like an assembly line.
@@ampersand6375 no, it's perfect square. At least in all the schools I've been to.
she's kind of right since i am kenyan
yet i don't know swahili that good
my parents have always been urging me to follow the western culture rather than the African culture
Thanks alot Laiqa Walli
Whoo! Girl, thank you! Guilty for thinking that development was equal to westernization. Thank you for that perspective.
This video should be played at every school in specially higher education classes. You go girl.....
I am an African in America and I agree with all that she said. We Africans are brainwashed from the top.
Everything she says is so true. I am Native “American”, and the same concepts applies to “Latin America”.
The end is the truth. We seek validation from a concept that is outdated. Time for Africa to rise above this and take control of its future..
This is what I’ve been saying 😩🥰 You go girl! ❤️🇿🇦
I had this argument with my Uncle about a month ago why we are trying to westernize Nigeria instead of making it more Nigerian and it was solely on development, this lady just spoke my heart. Thank you so much.
Bruuuuuuh!
Exactly!!! all these Lebanese guys building all these rubbish in Nigeria that have no use in our lives is mind blowing
Most Nigerians don't know history and are now in an Abusive relationship with the rest of the world
Loving who no love you
Do you know CHAMA Mission
I agree 100%, I’m going to work with this lady in the future we have to be proud of our identity and weave that into our development. Also we should all unite and stop tribalism, it will only be a hindrance - a Ugandan 🇺🇬🇺🇬
this is a great comment. African needs to find a way of changing the mindset of Africans, to stop thinking all good things come from foreign countries.
This is the unfortunate reality we live in. It is inspiring to see such a young and smart member of the African youth stand up for the truth. We need more active members of our future doing what Laiqa Walli is doing. Truly amazing!
Well Said. These are the mindsets to change our nations in Africa.
A very amazing speech. We as african we must understand one thing: being différent doesn't mean being poor. We are in fact rich yes very rich but what she said is reaaly important : we cannot adopt, we must adapt. So we must develop our country in our own style, in our own way right. Before opening your door you must what's in your bouse. Thanks
❤💜👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 a pep-talk not just for Africa but for the entire Global South 🙌🏻 our countries clearly need more youth leaders. The median age of an African is around 19 while their politicians are usually in their 70s and beyond. The proportion of youth in politics needs to go up 🙈
True very true problem is African leaders will be fossil’s before they leave their positions
More people need to see this👏👏👏👏💯
Let Africa be Africa......I love this.
We are proud to have been part of this great initiative . Keep aiming higher
This future is ours and it's our job our duty to build it. If we must die like Thomas Sankara, Khadafi, Martin Luther King....... to rise up our country we should do this.
had to click on pause to drop a comment halfway through cuz I'm already in love with everything Ms. Laiqi Walli is discussing in this talk. This is just FANTABULOUS!!!! Now let me go back and press play!
It is 100% correct that know one will help 🌍 Africa but the Africans for them selves and by themselves.We don't need the west for nothing. Please develop Africa for African-Diaspora and Africa only.
Great presentation BUT, the scramble for Africa Is & has NEVER BEEN OVER.
Such an intelligent young woman. Our Africa needs more of these youths 🙏🙏🙏
I'm African American and I 100% agree with everything that was said.
I’m Italian American and I agree 100%!!!
Everyone in Africa would trade places with you to live in America.
@Laiqa Walli How come so many Africans are scramming to get into America and not the other way around?
Because all of the resources are being extracted from those countries without compensation and not the other way around! Your diamonds,gold,platinum,uranium, oil,natural gases etc... But they give them 5 cents a day!!! Sorry to say but I’m an American and every Kingdom has fallen so count your blessings while you can.
@@charlesnelson6029count what blessings while poverty has been skilfully created for Africans who are supposed to be rich?
Small steps... We are getting there... SLOWLY but SURELY
Yes Africa don’t need to copy western world development, we have our own way of development that is what many youth forget, thank you for this great message
African leaders should see this.
I’ll make that happen.
PREACH!
Enlightened
Very very proud of you. Indeed Africa is raising and that Africa is represented by you. Thank you.
Soooo true! I am so encouraged in seeing such young people who are deep thinkers.
wow, I almost shed a tear with this speech... Africa rise🙌
Africans wake up.
Well said my dear sister. If we have more of your type gives hope for present and future Africa. The deepest message coming from an African youth.
Great. Love it. The wisdom of youth...the time is here.
She is speaking the truth. I hope the young people are listening. The future is for those who identify what they are already having and using it.
"Perhaps Moammar Gaddafi was right." HOLY BASED! This girl is a fountain of unfiltered, no BS wisdom!
21st century is not the Asian century its African, if they can get things right it will be an exciting century for Africa
Nice joke
Hello Laiqa Walli - thank you for this enlightening and courageous speech. Carry on and we know that right now Africa is changing and wakening up. One day I will look you up, to exchange ways of doing something for the future of our homeland MOTHER AFRICA.
Africa is a sleeping giant, we must wake up and share enlightenment to the African people, unity and consciousness is the way forward ✊🏽🌍
Wht a wonderful speech.....bst wishes from India 🇮🇳
The fact that our book made us watch and learn from this video is amazing. Wonderful speech too🫶
do you live in the philippines? and what school are you in
This was so amazing. So well said. Only we as Africans can solve our own problems and develop our own countries from our own perspective and innovation. We should not lose our culture in a futile attempt to be like the West which is adding immensely to the issues we already and continue to face. Development is not equal to Westernization.
10:30 yeah baby. Wakanda. I hear you!
Great.
Africa by Africans explanation Thank you
Pronto ,spot on!
So touching
Let's go back to our culture and be proud of who we are and what we have
Start with Internet please.
I love adapt and not adopt. We need to accept ourselves as Africa (we are blessed) and what we have and work with that. Let's embrace what we have work for us and the entire world. Let's develop Africa with what we have. Proud of you, Laiqi.
I am glad I met this ted talk I will make a difference
Respect to sister
We Africans need a younger government bodies. All these 70+ leaders we have are corrupt
That's probably true all over the world
@RoLodge Hotels & Resorts you can and don’t let anyone discourage you. Start participating in local community services now and educate yourself with the problems your local community has and find a solution for it. Good luck and never stop reading especially about Africa and it’s leaders.
90% agree
Laiqa is so brilliant and extremely articulate. This was beautiful to watch ❤
This video Educated me
Thank you very much.
Stop westernizing Africa. Your focuses should be totally different and pan_ Africanist. Be vigilant, the struggle continues!
This girl gets it!! So hard to find people in UK who this like this. I searched everywhere to find some where that taught Yoruba in my youth. It wasn't on any syllabus. Still isn't!! Yet almost any other nationality in the UK can study their language to GCSE level. 🤦🏽♀️ It's not acceptable any more. Someone needs to make an app that translates English into Yoruba too. Google translate doesn't do this!! Only the other way round.😱 Totally inadequate!! It's 2021!! Time for us to develop the things we need ourselves & tell our own stories. 🤓 👑🎉🎉
2021 and Africa is going toward have Kiswahili as the official language so African are going away from the westernized ideals. Africa is getting better and I'm proud of that.
I like the video, congratulations, my dear!
That was inspirational, good work!
Amazing 👏🏾👏🏾. Corruption is what is finishing us
Such a brave woman, I support her point of view.
Keep your Western culture in the West mates. Stop promoting it as THE one and only true way of living. Peace.
I like this girl
Watching from Philippines, Nice speech by the way
I love this
This is indeed great message...... Africans weke up. Westernization is different from development
Woow I'm speechless 😶
That' was wonderful,I fully agree with you.
A beautiful lady has just spoken some beautiful sense.
Makes the world feel right
showing an accurate and deep understanding; great perceptive. Thank you for all the insightful information. 💡
Very interesting and inspirational perspective
That is my girl!
Tshirt is sick though
She's spot on
My teacher forced me to watch this.
Finally
CONSTRUCTIVELY TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE. HOWEVER, all nation's and in particular must REDIRECT THEIR EDUCATION SYSTEM TO MAKE ALL SCHOOLS FULLY COMPREHENSIVE WHEREIN STUDENTS WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THEIR NATURAL ABILITY FROM PRE SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY LEVEL. SUCH A SYSTEM REQUIRES THE BEST TRAINED TUTORS FOR THE BEST EQUIPPED AND ARCHITECTURALLY PLANNED SCHOOLS IN THE BEST LOCATIONS
Louder!!!!
rising
Very powerful talk
Well...what she says in the end, I don't know where she got that idea from:'the scramble for Africa is in the past', but that's simply not true...
Nice speech. It would have been appropriate to allow her to have it in Swahili, since it is addressed to Africans... TedX speeches in Italy are held in Italian and streamed with English subtitles...
Laiqa...JESUS be your anchor. You got it well...so well. I hope more will get it too. Authenticity is what we are all made unic about. Africa is part of the world...so are all Africans regardless of social, gender etc and regardlessa of the type of education level we all get...every one plays a role.. Being politically correct is a trap. We need to be humble about who is next to us. That's loving your neighbourh as yourself.
Wow... intelligents sister 💪🏿thank you very much for such incredible knowledge Passover...our Ancestors are proud of you 👍🏿
❣
*Laiqa Walli can get it
How can I get hold of this lady. We need her to visit Zambia
Hail Africa ❤️🗽
Great speech sister
I just love her
I swear our transport system is very spontaneous and still safe.. there is always a fast means of transport each time!
Sister you doing great job God bless you
The younger generation will solve these problems. They have fresh ideas, and have not been brainwashed. They have clear eyes with clear visions.
It's literally an African problem. Tourists and foreigners come to our countries to see what we have, not the KFC and McDonald's they already have. They are in awe of the very little unwesternized culture we show. But the new generations are losing that.
mind you, Africa is way bigger than it is depicted on that map!
My parents, in particular my mother, had this way of thinking and as a result I've been feeling like a tourist in my own country.