Chido Cleopatra Mpemba

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'''Chido Cleopatra Mpemba''' (born July 1988) is a Zimbabwean-born public servant, pan-African leader, and gender, women and youth’s empowerment advocate. She currently serves as the Special Advisor to H.E. Mahmoud Youssif, Chairperson of the African Union Commission for the 2025–2028 Cabinet term under the portfolio on women, gender and youth..<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Chido Cleopatra Mpemba {{!}} One Young World |url=https://www.oneyoungworld.com/speaker/chido-cleopatra-mpemba |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=www.oneyoungworld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=The |title=Chido Mpemba named Africa Youth Envoy |url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/chido-mpemba-named-africa-youth-envoy/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=The Chronicle |language=en-GB}}</ref> She is the first woman to be appointed in his cabinet and also the youngest advisor to a senior elected official, appointed in the history of the African Union Commission. Previously, she held the position of Special Envoy on Youth under Chairperson H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat (2021–2024). Chido is also a Non‑Executive Director and a Member of the Board at Plan International, Inc (The Corporation).<ref>https://plan-international.org/organisation/structure/governance/</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms Chido Mpemba News Today December 3, 2022 |url=https://nnn.ng/tag/chido-mpemba/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=NNN |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fellowship Alumna Appointed AU Youth Envoy |url=https://www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org/program-impact-stories/fellowship-alumna-appointed-au-youth-envoy/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Mandela Washington Fellowship |language=en-US}}</ref> Chido took over from [[Aya Chebbi]] from Tunisia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenneth |first=Chinonso |date=2021-11-02 |title=Zimbabwe: Mpemba Gets African Union Mandate |url=https://www.developmentdiaries.com/2021/11/zimbabwe-mpemba-gets-african-union-mandate/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Development Diaries |language=en-GB}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=African Union Commission Chairperson announces Ms Chido Mpemba as the AU Youth Envoy {{!}} African Union |url=https://au.int/pt/articles/african-union-commission-chairperson-announces-ms-chido-mpemba-au-youth-envoy |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=au.int}}</ref>

'''Chido Cleopatra Mpemba''' (born July 1988) is a Zimbabwean-born public servant, pan-African leader, and gender, women and youth’s empowerment advocate. She currently serves as the Special Advisor to H.E. Mahmoud Youssif, Chairperson of the African Union Commission for the 2025–2028 Cabinet term under the portfolio on women, gender and youth..<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Chido Cleopatra Mpemba {{!}} One Young World |url=https://www.oneyoungworld.com/speaker/chido-cleopatra-mpemba |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=www.oneyoungworld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=The |title=Chido Mpemba named Africa Youth Envoy |url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/chido-mpemba-named-africa-youth-envoy/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=The Chronicle |language=en-GB}}</ref> She is the first woman to be appointed in his cabinet and also the youngest advisor to a senior elected official, appointed in the history of the African Union Commission. Previously, she held the position of Special Envoy on Youth under Chairperson H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat (2021–2024). Chido is also a Non‑Executive Director and a Member of the Board at Plan International, Inc (The Corporation).<ref>https://plan-international.org/organisation/structure/governance/</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms Chido Mpemba News Today December 3, 2022 |url=https://nnn.ng/tag/chido-mpemba/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=NNN |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fellowship Alumna Appointed AU Youth Envoy |url=https://www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org/program-impact-stories/fellowship-alumna-appointed-au-youth-envoy/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Mandela Washington Fellowship |language=en-US}}</ref> Chido took over from [[Aya Chebbi]] from Tunisia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenneth |first=Chinonso |date=2021-11-02 |title=Zimbabwe: Mpemba Gets African Union Mandate |url=https://www.developmentdiaries.com/2021/11/zimbabwe-mpemba-gets-african-union-mandate/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Development Diaries |language=en-GB}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=African Union Commission Chairperson announces Ms Chido Mpemba as the AU Youth Envoy {{!}} African Union |url=https://au.int/pt/articles/african-union-commission-chairperson-announces-ms-chido-mpemba-au-youth-envoy |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=au.int}}</ref>

She is also Co‑Chair and Commissioner of the World Health Organization Commission on Social Connection alongside Surgeon Vivek Murphy who served under the Presidency of Barack Obama and Joe Biden<ref>https://www.who.int/groups/commission-on-social-connection</ref> <ref>https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/15/health/who-loneliness-social-connection</ref>

== Early life and education ==

== Early life and education ==