Innocent Mutanga
Innocent Mutanga is a Zimbabwean born actuarial scientist based in Hong Kong. He fled Zimbabwe for Hong Kong, lived on the streets and won the right as a refugee to study before he was employed by Goldman Sachs.
Background
Escape to Hong Kong
In 2013, Innocent Mutanga flew back to Zimbabwe on the eve of the general election in support of ending President Robert Mugabe's rule. His political involvement led to him being kidnapped and his friends getting killed. He managed a narrow escape but found he had nowhere to go. Whilst at Harare International Airport now Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Mutanga found out that Hong Kong did not require a visa and so he decided to take a chance.
When he arrived in Hong Kong, Mutanga once took up abode in Tsim Sha Tsui’s Chungking Mansions and there were times when he strolled the night streets to ward off sleep and cold in the winter months.
He made a living by teaching English and editing college application essays for students. Mutanga put his actuarial training to use by advising customers of fast-food restaurants on orders that saved money or food or both.[1]
Education
Mutanga was awarded a government scholarship upon finishing high school to go to the US to study actuarial science, physics and philosophy. When he went to Hong Kong he enrolled for a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[1]
Career
He co-founded the Africa Centre.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zimbabwe’s Power Duo, iso.cuhk.edu.hk, Published: March 2019, Retrieved: May 31, 2021
- ↑ Kylie Knott, He’s leading the conversation about changing Asian views of black people. As a refugee he lived rough in Hong Kong, South China Morning Post, Published: June 27, 2020, Retrieved: May 31, 2021
