Dennis Okwera: ‘Let’s Be Kinder To Each Other, Especially Refugees | BoF VOICES 2022
At #BoFVOICES 2022, fashion model Dennis Okwera spoke about his childhood in Uganda, fleeing home to avoid the violent life of becoming a child soldier in the rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army, coming to the UK as a refugee at the age of nine.
Though he was scouted multiple times while living in the UK, it wasn’t until he was attending university that Okwera decided to pursue modelling.
Model Okwera discusses his childhood escaping a guerilla army in Uganda, his adult life as a model in the UK and how he used his success to give back to his community.
“Let's just be a little bit kinder to each other, especially to refugees. Just see them with an open mindset; we're just looking for security and freedom, that's it really,” said Okwera.
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Видео Dennis Okwera: ‘Let’s Be Kinder To Each Other, Especially Refugees | BoF VOICES 2022 канала The Business of Fashion
Though he was scouted multiple times while living in the UK, it wasn’t until he was attending university that Okwera decided to pursue modelling.
Model Okwera discusses his childhood escaping a guerilla army in Uganda, his adult life as a model in the UK and how he used his success to give back to his community.
“Let's just be a little bit kinder to each other, especially to refugees. Just see them with an open mindset; we're just looking for security and freedom, that's it really,” said Okwera.
Subscribe to BoF’s YouTube channel to never miss a video.
Look out for more VOICES videos coming soon, bringing you the best of our annual global gathering for big thinkers.
CONNECT WITH THE BUSINESS OF FASHION:
Web: https://www.businessoffashion.com
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BoF
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessoffa...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BoF
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-...
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/fashionbu...
Newsletter: https://www.businessoffashion.com/new...
ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF FASHION: The Business of Fashion is a next-generation fashion media company conceived for today’s global and hyper-connected world. Founded in 2007 by Imran Amed, BoF is known for its authoritative, agenda-setting point of view on the global fashion industry, and is an indispensable resource for fashion executives, creatives, students, and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries. It has been described as “The Economist of Fashion,” “A Daily Destination for Fashion’s Power Players”, and “The Industry Bible”, www.businessoffashion.com
Видео Dennis Okwera: ‘Let’s Be Kinder To Each Other, Especially Refugees | BoF VOICES 2022 канала The Business of Fashion
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