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Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition spokesperson meets President Barack Obama
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
August 05, 2010

The Spokesperson of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, Mr Sidney Chisi is in the United States of America (USA), Washington DC attending a President's Forum for Young African leaders organised by the US State department.

The Forum provides an opportunity for young African leaders to mingle with the President of the United States of America to discuss and plan on key issues including transparency, job creation, entrepreneurship, rights advocacy and empowerment.

Mr Chisi, who played a pivotal role in mobilising young people to go out and vote in the Zimbabwe 2008 harmonised elections is also the Director of Youth Initiative for Democracy in Zimbabwe (YIDEZ) and a Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition 2008 Human Rights and Democracy Individual award recipient.

The Zimbabwe delegation is also comprised of the Director of the Students Solidarity Trust (SST- which is also the inaugural winner of the Human rights and Democracy Organisational Award) Mr Masimba Nyamanhindi and Women in Politics Support Unit (WIPSU) Former Director, Ms Cleopatra Ndlovu.

The three were awarded this opportunity as a result of their sterling work in pushing for a democratic and human rights based Zimbabwe as young leaders and quest for a better tomorrow.

The President's Forum which is being attended by 115 young leaders from across Sub Saharan Africa started on the 3rd of August and ends today, 5 August 2010.

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