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Angel W. Mbuthia
Angel W. Mbuthia is a Kenyan Young Politician and Youth Advocate, Director of the Kenyan Youth Advisory Board and also the Chair of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Youth Advisory Board. She is also Global Campaign for Education (GPE) youth leader.

Early Life
Angel W. Mbuthia was born on the 21st of April, 1996 in Nairobi where she was raised and have her education from very humble beginings in a strong Christian settings. From and early childhood Angel showed signs of community empowerment and advocacy for rural development among her peers which was observed by the community leader.

Education

 * ·      Sept 2020 - To Date  - University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya - Masters in Research and Public Policy
 * ·      May 2013-May 2018 - Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board Certified Public Accountant (CPA Part 1, 2 &3)
 * ·      Jan 2014–Dec 2018 - University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Major and Political Science Minor (Second Class Upper Honors)
 * ·      Jan 2009–Nov 2012 - Bridgehill Girls’ High School, Nairobi, Kenya (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education)

Leadership and Political Career
Angel W. Mbuthia is currently the Director of the Kenyan Youth Advisory Board, the Chair of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Youth Advisory Board, as well as a Youth Leader in Kenya. From 2017 – 2020, Angel Mbuthia was elected as the Secretary for Gender and International Relations at the All Africa Students Union (AASU) which is an organizing serving the needs of all students in Africa with its headquarters in Accra, Ghana. Her key achievements in this role include 100 Million Campaign-Africa, AASU She Game Awards, Teenage awareness campaign, Global Student Forum, Strengthened AASU’s presence in East Africa, UNESCO publication. Due to the impact of her activities in the organization and the positve effects on students across Africa, she was re-elected for the same position in December 21, 2021. She also served both as the Vice-President of Students Organization of University of Nairobi (SONU) from 2016 to 2017 and also the Secretary for Academic Affairs again in the Students Organization of University of Nairobi from 2015 to 2016. The height of her achievement was marked by her appointment by the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Joe Mucheru to serve as a Director in the Kenya National Youth Council Advisory Board.

Furthermore, Angel W. Mbuthia since Feb 2021 has been serving as the Kenya Youth Ambassador for Global Partnership for Education (GPE), London, United Kingdom. In this capacity, she serves by mobilizing political will and support to GPE, plan advocacy actions, participated in the GPE 2021 Education Financing Conference, led policy dialogues as well as facilitated global youth influencing moments on education financing. Angel was part of Youth Leaders and a moderator for the Ripple Effect; Education’s Impact on Sustainability, Global Education Summit. A hybrid Summit hosted by the Global Partnership for Education and spearheaded by UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta; an event held in the heart of London, United Kingdom.

She was also a consultant for Kenya Kazi Services in partnership with HUAWEI from Nov 2020 to April 2021 where she helped define direction for Seed for the Future Project which offers ICT and entrepreneurship training in universities for undergraduate students.

Since 2019, Angel has been a member of the Board of Directors for Celta Mentors Foundation where she represents East Africa and works in collaboration with her other institutions. In this capacity she is serving and supporting many youth research mentorship programmes aimed at training and mentoring undergraduate students to develop good research skills.

Angel W. Mbuthia is currently part of the presidential campaign team working diligently by mobilizing the youth across the Kenya for a peaceful election as well as ensuring education and awareness creation on the electoral process in rural and the youth.

Legacy and Philosophy
As the first elected female Vice-President of Students Organization of University of Nairobi (SONU), Angel strongly believes that education is still the passport to the future and the role of females and women in community leadership and governance is paramount for the success of the youth through guidance and mentorship. She has proven to be extremely useful in training and mentoring other youth leaders including even those seeking higher qualification than her own. Angel is passionate about Leadership and Governance, Youth Inclusion and participation, Education as an equalizer, a free and just society that creates an environment for young people to thrive and Igniting Africa’s true potential.

Awards and Honours
July, 2017 - The University of Nairobi Vice Chancellors’ Travel Award for 2017 Experience in China Tsinghua Summer Program, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

November, 2018 - Third Best Oral Presenter “Use of the digital Environment to protect and promote the Diversity of Cultural Expressions”, 2018 Africa Regional Roundtable and Exhibition, Institute of African Culture and International Understanding, Obasanjo Presidential Library, ‎Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria.