Higherlife foundation blog
Yale Young African Scholars Program is a seven-day residential program designed for African secondary school students who have the talent, drive, energy and ideas to make meaningful impact as young leaders. This high-intensity program introduces students to the demanding U.S. university application process and requirements, while giving them the opportunity to participate in lectures and…
On Saturday, 19 November 2016, 12 Higherlife Foundation beneficiaries graduated with an International Baccalaureate 2 diploma…
Recently the Higherlife Foundation team in partnership with Econet wireless exhibited Ruzivo at the 26th edition of the National Association of Primary School Heads (NAPH) conference which was held in Victoria-Falls, Zimbabwe.The conference is held annually, rotating all the provinces in Zimbabwe. One of the mandates of the Association is to support education initiaitves in…
On Friday the 28th of October 2016, the Higherlife foundation team had its monthly thanks-giving at Bumhudzo Home of the elderly and Hospital in Chitungwiza. “A time filled with happiness” is how the day can be described. The Higherlife Foundation team helped the elderly with cleaning the Home and prepared a heartfelt home-made lunch which…
On September 30th 2016, the Nnabagereka Development Foundation hosted a breakfast for potential and emerging philanthropists in Uganda, in partnership with the African Philanthropy Forum and the Higherlife Foundation. This event, the first of its kind in Uganda, drew over 80 Stakeholders, and was organized through the generous support of UN Women. In her opening…
Education in Zimbabwe is under the authority of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for primary and secondary education and the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and technology Development for higher education. Both are regulated by the Cabinet of Zimbabwe. https://goo.gl/JbD12e The education system in Zimbabwe comprises 15 years of ECD, primary…
The major bone of contention is the increasingly noticeable gaps between boys/men and girls/women backdating to time immemorial. Girls/women are grossly marginalised due to cultural beliefs on gender roles that perceive women as only bearers and nurturers in the private or household sector. These traditional norms influence division of labour in the public or job…
Global education outcomes are extraordinarily increasing and the Brookings Institute Report on scaling up education in developing countries (2016), shows that 9 out of 10 children at primary school going age today are in school compared to 5 out of 10 in the last 50 years. Although the global trends are improving, there is a…
When I applied for the Yale Young Africa Scholars (YYAS) Program I didn’t know what it was about and neither did my schoolmates whom I applied with. I did my best in the application and months down the line I received an acceptance letter. The adventure had begun; I was among the 100 top performing…
Higherlife Foundation recently exhibited Ruzivo Smart Learning at that 2016 edition of the Harare Agricultural Show, in an effort to increase its usage. The Harare Agricultural show ran from the 22-27 August and over 500 parents and children visited the Higherlife Foundation/Ruzivo booth which was housed in the Econet Wireless stand. The Harare Agriculture show…