Meet a community mobiliser

Scarf Refugee Support’s Cristina Sacco welcomes a new team member

SCARF Refugee Support welcomes Patrick this month as a community mobiliser. Patrick was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and speaks Swahili, Kirundi and Kinyamulenge/Kinyarwanda and he arrived in Australia in 2012. He will be providing support to African community members.

Patrick said: “Earliest during my childhood I loved school and also a big fan of sports (soccer), as well as observing my mother helping out the people in the community, those who were in need the most.

“A little-known thing about me is that I am a young punctual person who likes making friends and a hard worker for my communities towards their achievements. My hobby is soccer, preaching and singing songs of praise.

“My role as SCARF is that I’m looking forward in supporting our community members based on the needs they will be having. I am a worker who works for the good of my organisation and the community and help makes a different in someone else’s life to help them live independently.

“First of all, the things that I love most about my job is supporting people to believe that they’re not alone. I also love getting into the communities and meeting different people so that I get to offer my time in helping to build their understanding of how important he or she is to our community, even if they might be feeling like they have been left out. My presence in someone’s house has a big impact in their life in maintaining their daily living activities plus how I get to assist them achieve their goals.

“That’s what I enjoy about my job.”