Meet Our
Amazing Trustees
Dennis Gaboury
A native of Massachusetts and U.S. citizen, Dennis has been working with orphans in Bulawayo since 2005. He was also the architect of another orphan project in Nketa. A sculptor, he holds a undergraduate degree in special education and an MBA.
Hezvo Mpunga
Raised in Harare, Hezvo moved to the United States after high school and studied computer science and audio/video production. He ran the IT department at the Real News Network in Toronto and is currently a freelance web designer in Durham, North Carolina.
Tinashe Basa
As Executive Director and co-founder of Zimkids he is a non-voting member of the Board of Trustees.
Nigel Mevana
Raised in Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, Nigel studied Physics at Amherst College and Dartmouth University on scholarship. He went on to receive a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently a working engineer in Illinois.
Sambulo Dube
A native Bulawayan, Sambulo has been a lifelong teacher both in Zimbabwe and America.
Amalia Kaerezi
A native Bulawayan, Amalia received scholarships to study her A levels at United World College in Wales and to attend Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she is majoring in chemistry.