Paul Mwingwa
Paul Mwingwa
Delegate for Montana
Resettled Refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Paul Mwingwa is the Refugee Congress Delegate for Montana. He is a resettled refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and came to the U.S. in 2018.
As a refugee, Paul always had the hope that he would one day rewrite the story of his life and that the suffering he endured would be a path that led to success in the future. Today, he is a Caseworker Assistant at the IRC-Missoula and serves as a member of the Refugees Advisory Council (RAC) for the IRC. He also works as a Swahili language instructor and private contractor at the Lifelong Learning Center.
Previously, Paul was a food service worker at Providence St. Patrick Hospital. He was honored as Employee of the Quarter at Providence St. Patrick Hospital, and his manager described him as clearly displaying “admirable qualities for others to aspire to.”
In Rwanda, he was a Refugee Representative to the UNHCR from 2014 to 2016.
Paul has studied computer network design, configuration and administration modules at Missoula College and Kigali Institute of Science and Technology. He has a certificate in computer science from Interlink Trading Ltd and studied computer application skills at the Centre International Martin Luther King. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and walking along the river.
“I dream of seeing refugees overcome their inferiority complex and re-invent their lives, full of success and joy, and freedom in every aspect of their life.”
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