Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre – Eastern Africa
Welcome to GTRCMC – Eastern Africa
The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC – EA) was established in November 2019 at Kenyatta University in response to the need to manage the crisis in the tourism industry in Eastern Africa. This center was established as a result of a bilateral agreement between H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jamaican counterpart, Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
Area of focus & roles
Climatic and seismic, pandemic, security and cyber, entrepreneurial and economic resilience in tourism.
Programmes
Research and development, capacity building, policy and advocacy, and project management.
Policy briefs & reports
Research outputs on tourism recovery, domestic tourism, digitisation and crisis management.
Capacity building
Training, mentorship, internships and international exposure for students and the industry.