# How I went from child refugee to international model

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxKakumaCamp
- Speaker: Halima Aden
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/halima_aden_how_i_went_from_child_refugee_to_international_model)
- 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)

Halima Aden made history when she became the first hijab-wearing model on the cover of Vogue magazine. Now she returns to Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp -- where she was born and lived until the age of seven -- to share an inspiring message about what she's learned on the path from child refugee to international model.

## Lectures

1. [How I went from child refugee to international model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/halima_aden_how_i_went_from_child_refugee_to_international_model/73ba58783f3c), 8 min (TED's player)