Dr Daud Taranhike is a seasoned businessman who has great passion and a burning desire to enhance people’s lives, livelihoods and total well-being especially for the poor, the marginalised and the vulnerable members of society by exploring opportunities, talents and possibilities to create wealth and a great legacy for future generations. He has over three decades of working in the corporate world in different roles. He has a diverse academic and professional background that includes business management and development, engineering and technical, human resources development, community engagement and development. He was awarded the “Community Engagement Award” by the Da Vinci Institute and for his impact to society through the creation and implementation of the Integral Kumusha social innovation. (To provide a picture)

Mrs Christina Taranhike popularly known as “Mai Chimuti” is a multi-talented person who has a very strong business and human resources background. She has over twenty five in the hospitality industry with a very strong public relations and administration background. Her passion to provide the best possible service and to ensure that whatever she does is of the highest possible standard. She is also an accomplished business woman in her own right having established her footprint and excelled in the male dominated transport sector. Christina relocated from the urban area to the rural community driven by her passion to facilitate community transformation and to ensure that the marginalised rural people especially the women and the youth are empowered to change their lives and bring hope and to achieve self-sufficiency in the journey to eradicate poverty. She is highly innovative and believes in utilising the available resources and talent to exploit opportunities. She was the first recipient of the “Woman of the Earth Award” by the Homes for Humanity and she contributed significantly towards the Integral Kumusha being recognised and launched as the “National Model Rural Homestead” in Zimbabwe dubbed “THE SMART INTEGRAL KUMUSHA” by the Minister of ICT and Courier Services on 8 December 2020. Mai Chimuti was also awarded the Manicaland Provincial Best Agric4SHE Award by the First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa on 27 June 2023. (Insert picture to be provided)

As the Co-Founders of the Integral Kumusha, Daud and Christina Taranhike complement each other in various community based projects and household transformation initiatives. They host many people from different places and communities within Zimbabwe and beyond with the aim of transforming rural households and communities towards self-sufficiency  and prosperity. They are currently involved in the promoting growing of traditional crops and other high value crops such as ginger, turmeric and garlic. This initiative has been expanded to including processing and packaging of different products for sale as finished products. They have plans to establish the Nhakanomics Transformation and Research Academy to promote knowledge co-creation, innovation and rural eco-industrialisation. They are also engaged in other knowledge production and development programmes such as Field Days, TV/Radio sessions, etc.