2019 – Page 2 – Higher Life Foundation

Higherlife Foundation joins the world in commemorating Global Handwashing Day

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Health. Posted October 24, 2019

Celebrated annually on October 15, Global Handwashing Day (GH Day) is a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Handwashing with soap impacts not just health and nutrition, but also education, economics, and equity. As an ...

Higherlife Foundation joins the conversation at Africa Code Week Burundi

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted October 18, 2019

Recently our teams in Burundi were part of Africa Code Week, Burundi edition. Since its launch in 2015 by SAP, Africa Code Week (ACW) has become the single biggest coding event worldwide, engaging over 4 million youth and 50,000 teachers on digital learning. During the Burundi edition, our very own Cynthia Nikobamye, Senior Associate – ...

Future of youth front and centre in Kigali at 2019 YouthConnekt

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education, News. Posted October 18, 2019

How can we empower more of our youth and put them on a firmer path to opportunity? That was the question on the table this month at the 2019 Youth Connekt Summit, held in Kigali, Rwanda. This annual convening connects youth from across Africa and beyond to engage, design, and accelerate youth empowerment efforts at ...

Higherlife Foundation partners with the Ministry and British Council to enhance school leadership in Zimbabwe

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education. Posted September 30, 2019

In recent years there has been an increased recognition that school leadership influences pupils’ learning and achievements, whether directly or indirectly, by supporting teacher development[Leithwood et al.,2008] This, in turn, has resulted in the growing support of improving school leadership capabilities in today’s world. In Zimbabwe, a gap in school leadership, together with a new ...

YYAS Concludes 2019 Program in Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe

by Higherlife in Blog, Education. Posted September 17, 2019

The *Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program recently completed its 2019 academic program for Africa’s talented secondary school students. A highly intensive educational and enrichment program of the Yale Africa Initiative, YYAS seeks to empower African secondary school students who plan to pursue tertiary education and wish to make a meaningful impact as young leaders ...

Embracing the power of ICT through Ruzivo Smart Learning: Mutasa Primary School

by Higherlife in Education. Posted September 17, 2019

“In 2009, I could not switch on a computer. Now I teach IT at my school, which was recently voted the best ICT school in the district.” These words came from Charles Mubwandarikwa, an IT teacher at Mutasa Primary School in Highfield, where 34 of the school’s teachers are trained and certified on how to ...

Exclusive High Flyers Program holds first leadership boot camp in Harare

by Higherlife in Blog, Education. Posted September 12, 2019

On the 14th – 16th of August, forty-five young and highly talented upper sixth Zimbabwean students were part of the first ever High Flyers Bootcamp, held by the High Flyers team in collaboration with the STAR Leadership Academy. The High Flyers Program, established by Higherlife Foundation for its growing scholars and alumni, launched in May ...

2019 Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program Kicks Off

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education, News. Posted July 9, 2019

On July 25, the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program kicks off its 2019 season with sessions in Accra, Ghana; Harare, Zimbabwe; and, for the first time, in Nairobi, Kenya. YYAS brings together African secondary school students for a cost-free, seven-day residential program designed to introduce students to the U.S. university and financial aid application ...

Higherlife Foundation and Yale Convene Access Network for Education Leaders Across Africa

by HLFAdmin in Education. Posted June 6, 2019

Funded by the Higherlife Foundation, the 2019 HALI Indaba brought together the HALI Access Network’s 38-member organizations at a conference center situated on the banks of the beautiful Volta River in eastern Ghana from 26-29 April. The organizations, which work with over 2,000 high-achieving, low-income (HALI) high school students per year across 20 African countries, ...

Where Are They Now: Obey Justice Chiguta: A Higherlife Foundation Success Story

by HLFAdmin in Education, Our Fellows. Posted May 29, 2019

My name is Obey Justice Chiguta, and I am an Andrew Young International Scholar under Higherlife Foundation. This year marks an unprecedented milestone in my life and that of my own family as I am the first to graduate from college and to obtain two degrees. My journey started five years ago when I ...