{"id":11,"date":"2025-02-07T07:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T07:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecazw.org\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:55:52","slug":"11-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tecazw.org\/","title":{"rendered":"THE EASTERN CAUCUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;11b72374-39d8-4038-84d5-227bd664bc96&#8243; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;gcid-d119accd-44d7-4f2f-b9d7-599c8463324b 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 25%|rgba(54,145,21,0.6) 76%|#429316 100%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tecazw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/non-profit-03.jpg&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-1f1bf5fb-a99d-4acc-8d9e-ddac074c158c%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-4c79ba3d-a281-4fb6-9b14-02f9a4c793f2%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-688c464a-d6f2-4296-b592-395352c71c79%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-d119accd-44d7-4f2f-b9d7-599c8463324b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;The Eastern Caucus (TECa)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;9fbb33d6-7bb1-4262-8340-758551d47043&#8243; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;667754a7-4034-444c-87c4-c1ec728fec87&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to TECa, where we believe in a Zimbabwe where all citizens freely participate, realize, and enjoy their economic potential. 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