Rumbi Mukoyi
Chief mentor
“I came to the UK at 15 and, even as a confident person, I struggled to settle to settle. I felt like I had no support to negotiate this difficult transition and the adults around me couldn’t identify with my personal experience of being displaced at that age. This set me back and I didn’t have a clear path.
Around 2009 I discovered my own way of contributing to the improvement of journeys like my own during my time volunteering with African Women Org and in 2013 I founded AYA. Some of the most exciting moments so far have been; bringing together our wonderful young people at our African Heritage Weekend residential for the first time, receiving our first grant funding in 2017 and the interest we had from corporates in 2020 in the wake of Black Lives Matter. I know the next few years are going to be an incredible experience.”
Professional Credentials
My Passion
I’m passionate about bringing people together under the shared goal of a better future for all. That’s why I work so closely with young people, their parents and carers, and the organisations that employ these talented (but sometimes overlooked) young people.
In our vision of an ideal world, all young people would have ownership over their own and the collective opportunities of society. By enriching and empowering young people to see, strive for and achieve new opportunities, we see the rising of those around them; it’s a beautiful ripple effect.
education background
- Business Studies Human Resources Management, (Bachelor of Arts)
Professional Experience
- HR Business Partner
- Human Resources Change Partner
- Founder – African Youth Arise
- National Citizen Service – Wave Leader (NFA)
- Human Resources Assistant (Carlsberg Group)
- Youth Coordinator (Zimwomen Association)
