Catherine Mwangi ’19
Catherine graduated from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, with a degree in Business, majoring in Marketing in 2012. Driven by her desire to travel, she pursued further studies in Australia, where she obtained a graduate certificate in marketing, and she later completed a Master’s in International Hospitality and Tourism in the United Kingdom, in 2016. She then went on to work in operations for both Hilton and InterContinental hotels for over three years, and relocated to Dubai, where she worked before joining AYF.
Her interest in AYF is driven by her passion to expand her global experience and her fascination with the Japanese culture. Participation in the program will allow Catherine to explore the culture by immersion and make strides in becoming proficient in the Japanese language. The program provides a unique opportunity to further develop skills acquired in her academic and work background and to explore effective methods of creating impactful business in the tourism industry as a tool for development.
She hopes to use the skills acquired through the program to create businesses in an international scope that help in the reduction of poverty, improvement of livelihoods and contribute to the development of individuals and communities in a sustainable way.
