On this joyous day we celebrate both of our children; Rufaro and Tariro. In the warm southern state of Georgia, in the United States of America; Rufaro becomes a university graduate. Rufaro has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Studies and minor in Accounting from Morehouse College. At the graduation ceremony it…
After Rufaro’s conversation with Tari, he is awarded the Joshua Nkomo scholarship and becomes a Higherlife foundation Joshualite. On completing his O-levels he applies to attend the Yale Young African Scholar’s programme and to his excitement, he gets accepted. Rufaro writes to his mother while away attending the YYAS program: Dear Mama, How are you?…
In late May, Tariro walks home from a typical day in Form Two at Domboramwari High School and meets a boy who lives on the same road, named Rufaro. Rufaro, aged fifteen, attends ZRP High School and is preparing to write his O-levels. They strike up an interesting conversation on education. Tari: “So, Rufaro, what…
Today we fast forward into Tariro’s future. She still stays with Babamukuru Sedekene, and his three daughters. She is now thirteen years old and is in her second term of form one at Domboramwari high school. Tari has been on the Capernaum Scholarship for six years now and has received some of the services Higherlife…
Our story begins in the high-density area of Epworth, which is on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare. This is where we find streets bustling with market traders and vendors selling produce and parts, commuter omnibuses whizzing to and from the neighbourhood and the city centre. Amidst the fast-paced haste, we find a young…
Higherlife Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kennedy Mubaiwa as Chief Executive Officer effective January, 2018. Known for his passion for contributing to the future of Africa through education, Kennedy has the unanimous support of the Higherlife Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Kennedy Mubaiwa served as a Trustee for Higherlife Foundation from…
Gone are the days of just reading, writing and counting… Gone are the days of just learning and studying by delving through mountains and mountains of text books… Today we are living in a multifaceted and ever evolving world – the “SMART AGE” that has ushered in a new way of learning; learning the smart…
According to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) 2017, there has been virtually limited progress in reducing out-of-school rates in recent years despite the role of education in poverty reduction. Globally, 9% of all children of primary school age are still denied their right to education, with rates reaching 16% and 37% for youth of lower…
“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible” – Helen Keller In sub-Saharan Africa children are growing up in an era of a plethora of challenges that hamper their education and personal development. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of education exclusion. Over one-fifth of children between the ages of about 6…
In 2014, 7% of the primary school age population in Zimbabwe was out of school! Today only 26% of orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe are going to school. Many of our children’s academic needs are not being fully met due to a student to teacher ratio of 42:1 Echoing the words of great visionary…