shekuva
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I'm Shekuva, based in Vancouver on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

I recently graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Social Work with High Distinction. While my academic training is in social work, my work over the past several years has focused on community engagement, program development, research, and communications across non-profit and social-impact spaces.

My experience sits at the intersection of social justice and environmental sustainability. I have supported land-based education for youth in the Downtown Eastside, participatory research with young im/migrants, settlement and service navigation with newcomer communities, and communications projects that help organizations share their work clearly and effectively.

These roles have strengthened my skills in relationship-building, community-based programming, writing, research, project coordination, and translating complex social issues into accessible public-facing materials. Across my work, I am interested in the systems, stories, and partnerships that shape access to opportunity, belonging, and collective wellbeing.

I am currently seeking roles in community engagement, grant and program development coordination, or communications with non-profits, philanthropies, and social-impact teams.