2016 – Page 3 – Higher Life Foundation

Higherlife Foundation holds inaugural Girl Child Indaba

by digital in Girls Empowerment. Posted August 3, 2016

On the 2nd of August 2016 Higherlife Foundation in partnership with Women’s Coalition Zimbabwe and Tag A Life successfully held the inaugural Girl Child Indaba themed “Educate the girl child, Empower the Nation” in Harare, Zimbabwe. This indaba, which is Higherlife Foundations first public statement on its position on gender equality, was aimed at tabling, ...

Higherlife Foundation takes 21st century skills to the students

by digital in Blog, Education. Posted August 2, 2016

World over, youths face the challenge of deciding on a career path to follow and how to start their professional lives. This challenge has been exacerbated for the Zimbabwean student due to the poor labor market being experienced in the country at the moment as well as fast changing job demands. Fast paced technology changes ...

The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) 2016 commences in Rwanda

by digital in Education, News. Posted August 1, 2016

Recently, the Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS), an official program of Yale University, kicked off on the 29th of July 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda and will run until the 4th of October 2016. The YYAS program is a high-intensity academic and leadership program designed for African secondary school students who have the talent, drive, ...

Our Co-Founder, Strive Masiyiwa Introduces Obama At The White House Summit

by digital in News. Posted July 25, 2016

Our Co-Founder Dr. Strive Masiyiwa introduced Barack Obama at The White House Summit on Global Development, which took place in Washington DC on Wednesday 20 July 2016.

Higherlife Foundation celebrates 20yrs of impacting lives #hlfAt20 (Part 4)

by digital in News. Posted July 18, 2016

Higherlife Foundation is celebrating 20 years of impacting lives this year (2016). Over the past 20 years the foundation has worked in ‪‎African‬ communities impacting lives through ‪#education‬, ‪‎health‬ and psycho-social support. Lives have been touched and generations have been impacted!!! Watch this video for one of the highlights on our journey and join us ...

Higherlife Foundation rolls out Leadership Training for students in Zimbabwe

by digital in Education. Posted July 14, 2016

Higherlife Foundation has commenced Leadership Training & Mentorship Sessions for students in Zimbabwe. The first batch with over 2000 pupils are from Zengeza 1 High School, a school in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. The objectives of this training programme is to develop knowledge & life-skills among young people by offering guardianship & encouraging responsible leadership. Leadership training ...

Testimony Of The Month From Blaise Ntahomvukiye #HlfAT20 #TOTM

by digital in Our Fellows. Posted July 7, 2016

I’m Blaise from Burundi and I am 25 years old. This is my testimony of how Higherlife Foundation touched my life. Higherlife Foundation gave me the meaning of life and has helped me believe that I can be anything I aspire to be through God. I received a Higherlife Foundation scholarship in Burundi in 2013. ...

Higherlife Foundation in Career Guidance (Gateway Career Fair)

by digital in Education. Posted July 4, 2016

On the 30th of June 2016 Higherlife Foundation participated at the Gateway Career fair in Zimbabwe. The Gateway Career fair is an exhibition which seeks to educate students on the available career options, contemporary skills desired by 21st century organisations as well as education funding options through scholarships and bursaries. Through the Lifelong Development pillar, ...

Econet Agrees to Pay $428 Million for Neotel With Investors

by digital in News. Posted June 30, 2016

Econet Wireless Global affiliate Liquid Telecom agreed to pay 6.55 billion rand ($428 million) for South African Internet-service provider Neotel Pty Ltd., creating the continent’s largest broadband network and business-to-business phone carrier. Shares of Tata Communications Ltd., which is selling the stake, surged. The buyer is partnering with Royal Bafokeng Holdings, a South African empowerment ...

Higherlife Foundation at the NASH (2016) Conference

by digital in Education, News. Posted June 27, 2016

Recently the Higherlife Foundation Executive Director spoke at the 2016 edition of the National Association of Secondary Heads in Zimbabwe (NASH) conference held at Victoria falls which ran from 22- 24 June 2016. The theme of this years conference was “ The New Curriculum: Opportunites and Challenges and this specific theme was perfect for Higherlife ...