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Edward Zvemisha
Arts Reporter
Brian Mulipah, a recovery coach and the founder of Tov Nation, a centre for addiction and recovery support, has transformed into a social champion and is one of the people at the forefront of fighting substance abuse after he managed to survive addiction.
Mulipah is trying to make a difference by reaching out to other addicts through sharing his journey and struggles with addiction.
He said he became an addict at a very tender age. He started smoking cigarettes while in grade six in 1991 and later became addicted to alcohol, smoking, and an anxiety drug called Diazepam.
He also started selling marijuana. He managed to kick the habit in 2002, after meeting a man who invited him to church.
“There is this guy who advised me to join a mission training school at St Luke Anglican Church in Chitungwiza, we went to Bulawayo and after staying there for 90 days, I came back clean,” said Mulipah.
Mulipah said the trip to Bulawayo was a life-changing experience he got an opportunity to travel to the Netherlands for training and counselling.
“After I came back from Bulawayo, most of my friends had died and I wanted to change my life, there was this lady who I had met earlier who facilitated my trip to the Netherlands where I became a recovery coach,” said the Tov Nation founder.
“Soon after my training in Netherlands, Egypt and Zambia, I travelled to Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and Switzerland sharing the message of recovery and hope to families affected by addiction,” he said.
In addition, Mulipah said he is happy to follow in the footsteps of President Mnangagwa in the fight against drug and substance abuse.
“It is fulfilling knowing that our leader President Mnangagwa is at the forefront of fighting drug and substance abuse which has grasped our society, as such it gives me great pleasure knowing my work is helping towards nation building.”
He said, as part of Tov Nation’s corporate social responsibility, he can only offer recovery training help, and called on local communities to engage as well in helping addicts.
“As an organisation, we are preaching that there is hope even after addiction and we can make a meaningful difference in other people’s lives simply by caring,” said Mulipah.
Mulipah promised that he would continue to fight drug and substance abuse, using his personal story as an inspiration to addicts and communities.
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