Tsitsi Masiyiwa named among the Most Influential Women of 2022 by New African Woman Magazine

by Higherlife in News, Our Founders. Posted December 20, 2022

Super thrilled that our Co-Founder Tsitsi Masiyiwa was named one of the Most Influential Women of 2022 by New African Woman Magazine. Mrs Masiyiwa was recognised for her philanthropic work and advocacy for gender equality in Zimbabwe and Africa. The Most Influential Women Awards by New African Woman Magazine recognise and celebrate the incredible work ...

Higherlife Foundation announces Book Cover Competition

by Higherlife in News. Posted December 12, 2022

Higherlife Foundation has transformed lives through human capital development for over 25 years working in Zimbabwe, Burundi and Lesotho. To mark this milestone, the Foundation is publishing a book – telling our story through the voices and experiences of those supported by the Foundation across our three pillars, Education, Global Health and Rural Transformation and ...

Tsitsi Masiyiwa wants African women to start giving big

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in News, Our Founders. Posted December 7, 2022

The underrepresentation of women in philanthropy as grantmakers and grant recipients is a global phenomenon. However, on the African continent, our Co-Founder Tsitsi Masiyiwa says she wants to create more pathways for women funders who have historically been “extremely limited” by traditional gender roles. Read more on why she believes more women should give ...

HLF Fellow among 16 Zimbabwe gender champions

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Our Fellows, Our Work. Posted December 5, 2022

Charline Vuta a Higherlife Foundation fellow was recently named a gender champion amongst other youths who are pushing back against gender-based violence and promoting gender equality in Zimbabwe. Through her school Charltan School Trust for early married women and adolescent mothers, Charline offers a one year rehabilitation program where the mothers can keep their babies ...

Capernaum Scholarship alumni shortlisted for Africa innovation awards

by Higherlife in News, Our Fellows. Posted November 29, 2022

One of our Capernaum Scholarship alumni, Allen Chafa has been shortlisted for the 2023 Africa prize for Innovation. Allen has developed a real-time water quality monitoring and control system known as the Smart Water Tech designed to address poor water quality, which results in the spread of water-borne diseases. He is among 15 Africans who ...

Strive Masiyiwa among 2022 Spear’s Awards Winners

by Higherlife in News, Our Founders. Posted November 10, 2022

Higherlife Co-Founder Strive Masiyiwa was crowned Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2022 Spear’s Awards, in recognition of his work with two pan-African technology companies (Econet and Cassava Technologies) and for his work as with Higherlife Foundation and Delta Philanthropies, a UK-registered impact investment charity promoting development initiatives across Africa. The Spear’s Awards ceremony which ...

Tsitsi and Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa discuss how a gender lens and systems change thinking are starting to transform Africa

by Higherlife in News. Posted October 26, 2022

At Higherlife Foundation, we are privileged to be led by two phenomenal women Tsitsi and Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa who use their influence, knowledge and resources to move communities forward and transform lives! Recently the mother-daughter sat down with renowned journalist and practitioner Matthew Bishop to share more about their philanthropic journey and commitment to advancing women’s ...

Tsitsi Masiyiwa leads a new cohort of African philanthropists to advance gender equality on the continent

by Higherlife in Events, Our Founders. Posted October 26, 2022

African Philanthropy Forum launches the Africa Gender Initiative uniting African philanthropists behind the common goal of advancing gender equality across the continent. Tsitsi Masiyiwa, the philanthropist behind the Initiative is leading the new cohort of African philanthropists committed to inspire more Africans to give directly to the issue. The initial list of funding partners includes ...

Unleashing the potential of young girls across Zimbabwe

by Higherlife in Girls Empowerment. Posted October 12, 2022

Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies because of violence. 33,000 girls become child brides every day or one every two seconds. 129 million girls are out of school, including 32 million of primary school age and 97 million of secondary school age. These disheartening facts all point to the crisis ...

Higherlife Scholar beats the odds to reach his full potential

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Our Fellows. Posted June 16, 2022

He beat the odds! Determination, hard work, and focus led Edgar Mufambi, a Higherlife Foundation scholar who beat the odds to be where he is today. He did not take being blind as a hindrance to his success. This is Edgar’s story… Edgar had a goal to study law, but he lost his parents at ...