Tasha Mhakayakora

Trustee, Bite Back

Tasha Mhakayakora is a passionate campaigner committed to eradicating food poverty among children and young people. As the founding co-chair of the youth board and trustee at Bite Back 2030, a dynamic youth activist movement challenging injustices in the food industry, Tasha has spearheaded numerous national campaigns. Notably, she authored an open letter published in The Guardian advocating for a 9 pm watershed on junk food advertising on television—an initiative later announced in then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Obesity Strategy, marking a significant step towards tackling the issue of unhealthy food promotion to the younger generation.

Tasha actively contributes to advancing food system transformation, collaborating with multinational corporations to prioritise public health over profit, lobbying governments for a healthier and more equitable future, and empowering food activists worldwide to campaign for change. Beyond her activism, she is a postgraduate law student and a Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance.

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Tasha Mhakayakora

Trustee, Bite Back

Tasha Mhakayakora is a passionate campaigner committed to eradicating food poverty among children and young people. As the founding co-chair of the youth board and trustee at Bite Back 2030, a dynamic youth activist movement challenging injustices in the food industry, Tasha has spearheaded numerous national campaigns. Notably, she authored an open letter published in The Guardian advocating for a 9 pm watershed on junk food advertising on television—an initiative later announced in then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Obesity Strategy, marking a significant step towards tackling the issue of unhealthy food promotion to the younger generation.

Tasha actively contributes to advancing food system transformation, collaborating with multinational corporations to prioritise public health over profit, lobbying governments for a healthier and more equitable future, and empowering food activists worldwide to campaign for change. Beyond her activism, she is a postgraduate law student and a Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance.

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