| Is |
Activist Human rights activist |
| From | Zimbabwe |
| Type | Activism |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | Mutoko, Zimbabwe |
Patson Dzamara is a Zimbabwean leadership author and coach, politician, human rights activist and entrepreneur. He is brother to Itai Dzamara, a political activist who has been missing since 2015.
Early life
Born in 1986, in Mutoko, Patson Dzamara was born fourth in a family of six at All Souls Mission Hospital in Mutoko. He grew up alternating between Highfield suburb in Harare and his parent’s rural home in Nyamakosi village, Mutoko.
Education
Patson Dzamara attended his primary school at Mbizi primary school and Highfield High school for his secondary school. He did his A level at Lord Malvern.
Dzamara studied for diplomas in business administration, marketing and theology through Mcmaine School of Computing, London Chamber of Commerce Institute and Victory Bible Institute (USA). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Sociology from Christ College in conjunction with the Great Zimbabwe University. He is alumnus of the prestigious Equip leadership training program by the renowned leadership author, Dr. John C. Maxwell.
Patson Dzamara is a holder of a Masters in Business Leadership and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business leadership from Calvary University (UK). Calvary University was deregistered from operating in Zimbabwe in 2011 by the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (Zimche) for failure to comply with set standards. He also studied for a Masters in Business Administration with the Zimbabwe Open University. In 2013, Dzamara enrolled for another PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Management) with Christ University (India) which he completed in 2019. Currently, he is pursuing mass media and journalism studies.
Career
Patson Dzamara is the founder of Off the Hook Group which has the Leadership and Development Institute, Sense Clothing and Off the Hook Network under its arms. In 2019, Dzamara founded the Itai Dzamara trust earmarked at preserving his brother, Itai’s legacy.
Books
Covering mainly the areas of leadership, personal development, life coaching, career development, motivation and team building, the following are the books written by Patson Dzamara;
- Dimensional Leadership(Redefining Leadership to Redefine the World)
- The Leadership Door
- Finish What You Start(Die Empty)
- The Development Matrix
- The Winning Team(Symbiotic Effect)
- The Anatomy of Process
- Forced to Fight
In an interview, Patson mentioned that his brother Itai Dzamara taught and mentored him to become an author.
Activism and politics
When Patson’s brother, Itai, was abducted on March 9, 2015, he was forced to fight for justice over his abducted and missing brother. That is how his journey in activism commenced and one of his brave acts as an activist was when he demonstrated in front of former President Robert Mugabe at the National Sports Stadium during the 2016 Independence Day celebrations. Patson also continued with his brother’s work in activism and together with the likes of Evan Mawarire of #ThisFlag and Promise Mkwananzi of #Tajamuka he became a cardinal part of the social movement broad leadership in Zimbabwe which brought about significant social and political changes between the years 2015-2017.
During the run up to the 2018 general elections, Patson worked on the Presidential campaign team of MDC President, Nelson Chamisa. In 2019, he was appointed into the MDC’s National Executive.