Benisse Giramata Ishimwe

As a community associate, I am passionate about building strong relationships and fostering a sense of belonging within diverse communities. I thrive in roles where I can connect with people, listen to their stories, and work together to create positive change.

Throughout my career, I have gained experience in community engagement, event planning, and volunteer management. I have developed strong communication skills that allow me to effectively collaborate with diverse groups of people, build consensus, and achieve common goals.

In addition to my professional experience, I am deeply committed to volunteering and giving back to my community. I have volunteered with various non-profit organizations and led community-building initiatives such as organizing events and facilitating community meetings.

I believe that every community has the potential to be vibrant and supportive, and I am committed to doing my part to make that a reality. As a community associate, I would bring enthusiasm, creativity, and a strong work ethic to help build and strengthen the communities I serve.

In my professional experience, I have had a chance to learn new things because I am a quick learner, so it's advantageous to know from the current job that I could be in; at that moment. As a marketing agent, it allowed me to understand what and when to present a product for the company I am offering. It is not that everyone is interested in your product every time, but the presentation you make can always earn a position for the next customer. All the jobs I did gained me knowledge that I can still use today, and I believe they can help me in the following position.

My most relevant lesson was problem-solving, Learning quickly, and always coming up with a solution. This may sound underrated, but in a shared working space learning from the job is all that we can do; some, times people working together will have issues, and if not checked, some of them will be lifetime kinds of fights, so it is always good when someone learns how to handle them, and that is what I meant. Learning quickly and always coming up with the following quick answer is the best because they are some situations you have to decide to be able to make the next step sometimes; it might not be in the long run, but the vital thing to do in the next minute.