# How adoption worked for me

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2017
- Speaker: Christopher Ategeka
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_ategeka_how_adoption_worked_for_me)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Talent is universal, but opportunity isn't, says TED Fellow Christopher Ategeka. In this charming, hopeful talk, Ategeka tells his story of being orphaned at a young age -- and how being adopted gave him the chance to experience a new culture, acquire an education and live up to his full potential. "We may not be able to solve the bigotry and the racism of this world today," Ategeka says, "But certainly we can raise children to create a positive, inclusive, connected world full of empathy, love and compassion."

## Lectures

1. [How adoption worked for me](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/christopher_ategeka_how_adoption_worked_for_me/dbf2833ca25f), 8 min (TED's player)