Age, Biography and Wiki
Chido Govera was born on 1986 in Zimbabwe, Africa, is a Farmer, campaigner, and educator based in Zimbabwe. Discover Chido Govera's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Farmer, educator, human rights campaigner |
| Age |
38 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
N/A |
| Born |
|
| Birthday |
|
| Birthplace |
Zimbabwe, Africa |
| Nationality |
Zimbabwe
|
We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on .
She is a member of famous Farmer with the age 38 years old group.
Chido Govera Height, Weight & Measurements
At 38 years old, Chido Govera height not available right now. We will update Chido Govera's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Chido Govera Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chido Govera worth at the age of 38 years old? Chido Govera’s income source is mostly from being a successful Farmer. She is from Zimbabwe. We have estimated Chido Govera's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Farmer |
Chido Govera Social Network
Timeline
Chido Govera is a farmer, campaigner, and educator based in Zimbabwe.
The founder of The Future of Hope Foundation, she has promoted mushroom cultivation as a sustainable source of food and income in impoverished regions of the world.
Born in 1986 in Zimbabwe, Chido Govera was orphaned at age seven when her mother died of AIDS.
She lived with her grandmother and her brother, but she endured abuse at the hands of family members and had to leave school at age nine to work full-time, "digging in people’s fields all to get a small bowl of maize meal".
When she was ten, one of her mother's sisters suggested marriage to a man thirty years her senior, but Govera refused, afraid to leave her grandmother and her younger brother.
In 1998 at age eleven, with the help of a woman from the local United Methodist Church, she enrolled in a week-long program at Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe, financed by Gunter Pauli and the ZERI Foundation, There she learn how to colonise oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) using corn stalk waste products.
After working in the university's lab between the ages of 12 and 16 years, she was not only able to feed her own family, she was able to teach other orphans to raise mushrooms successfully.
Govera taught mushroom culture from cornstalk waste to people from her native Zimbabwe, and her educational efforts have also included use of coffee waste, and have reached people in Australia, Tanzania, the Congo, South Africa, India, Colombia, Serbia and China.
She has been credited with "pioneering new techniques, for example growing mushrooms from coffee grounds for commercial use".
Govera has published a memoir, The Future of Hope and established a foundation by the same name.
In 2009, Govera received the "Sustainability Award" by the Specialty Coffee Association of America, "for her sustainable project of reusing organic waste from the coffee industry to cultivate mushrooms".
She also won the Yo Dona magazine "Humanitarian award" in June, 2011, as a "Zimbabwean orphan who is dedicated to helping orphans overcome adversity and live fruitful lives".
