David Pasipanodya

David Pasipanodya holds a Graduate Certificate in Education, is a Certified Counsellor and Life Coach.
He is an experienced educationalist who has worked for more than 30 years in the secondary and primary school systems in Zimbabwe, Australia and South Africa. Twenty of his thirty years in education were spent as either a principal or deputy principal in independent and private high schools.
He has ten years of experience in the personal and leadership development field where he continues to work as a licensee consultant with a global organisation. In this capacity he has positively impacted the lives of over a thousand people – the majority of whom are teenagers and young adults.
David composes and teaches motivational and inspirational songs to young people aged 9 to 12 years. Through his songs he has positively impacted the mindsets and attitudes of over 500 primary school children in the last four years. The songs play a significant role in embedding the desirable attitudes and mindsets in the young participants.
Working with his wife Nurse, David has for more than twenty years, organised and facilitated marital communication workshops under the auspices of a worldwide Catholic based organisation that promotes quality marital relationships. David and Nurse have also organised and facilitated marriage preparation workshops for engaged couples.
David and his wife also jointly run a wellness and business consulting enterprise that offers viable natural health solutions and an alternative lifestyle.
Since 1993, without a break, David has continuously worked as a volunteer in charity and other community organisations in Zimbabwe, Australia and South Africa. He is a member of the St Vincent de Paul Society, a charity arm of the Catholic Church through which he is currently working on a youth empowerment personal development initiative in the Diepsloot area of Johannesburg.
David has worked with Rotary International and is a current member of Toastmasters International.