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Tagesech has made community engagement her life’s work. In 2005, Tagesech moved to Cambridge from Ethiopia. She took English classes at the Community Learning Center (CLC) for a few years. She graduated from the Bridge to College Program in 2010.
While a student at the CLC, Tagesech started working as an Outreach Worker with the City of Cambridge. As part of the Community Engagement Team (CET), she worked with the Amharic speaking community in Cambridge. Amharic is one of the languages commonly spoken by people in Ethiopia.
CET is a multi-agency collaborative that reaches out to the various linguistic and cultural families in Cambridge. CET Outreach Workers connect families in Cambridge to resources and community events. “I wanted to help the Amharic speaking community,” Tagesech explains. “I know the barriers they face and understand what they go through because I passed through the same path. Since I speak their native language, I can build trust and relationships with them easily.”
Tagesech was an Outreach Worker for almost ten years. She has developed community engagement and leadership skills. "I know building relationships with community members takes time. Being passionate, strong, patient, and positive-minded drove me to keep going," Tagesech says.
Tagesech now works full-time at the Cambridge Human Rights Commission. Her experience as a CET Outreach Worker prepared her for her current job, where she helps all Cambridge residents. “The CET is important because it helps people feel part of the Cambridge community.”
Are you interested in becoming an Outreach Worker? The City of Cambridge is hiring Community Outreach Workers for its Community Engagement Teams!
Photo Caption: Members of the Community Engagement Teams from the Community Development Department (CDD) and the Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) with staff from the Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative and the Center for Families.
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