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Markhabo Zununova

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Known For: Founder and Chairperson of Marriage and Family
Country: Tajikistan

About

Markhabo Zununova is the Founder and Chairperson of the Dushanbe-based NGO, Marriage and Family (Tajikistan), which was founded on June, 19, 2002 and re-registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan on May 19, 2008. Ms. Zununova’s reason for creating Marriage and Family was twofold; she is an active and religious woman and she is aware of the concerns of Tajik women and families. Her organization helps Tajik couples overcome day-to-day difficulties in their lives and helps young couples to create strong families. Her motto is: “A stable family leads to a stable society.”

Ms. Zununova has worked in various positions ranging from teaching history to high school students to being the head of personnel and editor-in-chief of Tajikistan’s newspaper, Sobitiya, published in Russian. Since the creation of Marriage and Family, she has combined her main jobs with her community service in the NGO and has helped many desperate persons and disintegrated families start new lives.

Ms. Zununova graduated from the Faculty of History of the Tajik State University in 1980. She is a well known person in Tajikistan, who has published over 140 newspaper articles dedicated to various aspects of life in the country. Ms. Zununova has raised three children.

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