{"id":142,"date":"2016-05-11T09:50:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T09:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raratheme.com\/preview\/benevolent\/?p=142"},"modified":"2022-08-08T00:23:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T00:23:13","slug":"about-our-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yadd.co.zw\/index.php\/2016\/05\/11\/about-our-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"About our Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tungamirai Zimonte is a public health advocate and expert for alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the protection and promotion of Child and Women\u2019s Rights.He is a board member for <a href=\"https:\/\/movendi.ngo\/\">Movendi International<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/atca-africa.org\/\">African Tobacco Control Alliance<\/a>. He is also the coordinator the <a href=\"http:\/\/saapa.net\">Southern Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance<\/a>\u00a0in Zimbabwe. Apart from public health advocacy, Tunga is passionate about communication, art and life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Tunga on social media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i>Connect with \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TZimonte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tunga on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i>\u00a0Connect with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=591267807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tunga on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tungamirai Zimonte is a public health advocate and expert for alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the protection and promotion of Child and Women\u2019s Rights.He is a board member for Movendi International and the African Tobacco Control Alliance. He is also the coordinator the Southern Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance\u00a0in Zimbabwe. 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