2023 – Higher Life Foundation

STAR Leadership Academy Students Awarded Prestigious Harare International School Scholarships

by Higherlife in Education, Girls Empowerment, Our Work. Posted June 2, 2023

Three STAR Leadership Academy (SLA) students, Nicole Phiri, Nokutenda Dzobo and Simone Kamupinya, recently awarded full scholarships to attend the Harare International School (HIS) say the skills they gained at SLA will help them adapt to the new environment. HIS is a premier international school in Zimbabwe. It is the only institution offering the International ...

Government lauds Higherlife Foundation

by Higherlife in Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted May 2, 2023

urges HLF to reach more farmers with climate smart agriculture Higherlife Foundation’s climate-smart agriculture is a good example of how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can complement national policies, a top Zimbabwean governmental official has said. Mashonaland East, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Ms Apollonia Munzverengi, said the programme, which has reached about 11,000 farmers nationwide, is ...

Higherlife Foundation Blesses Children’s Home in Lesotho

by Higherlife in Blog, Disaster Relief and Preparedness, Education. Posted April 4, 2023

Higherlife Foundation has officially handed over renovated facilities at the Reitumetse Children`s Home in Lesotho. The renovations covered dormitories and toilets at the facility, which about 60 children call home. In addition to funding the renovations, Higherlife Foundation provided direct support to the children supported through the facility, including by paying school fees. Run by ...

Zimbabwe’s disaster response nerve centre nearing completion

by Higherlife in Our Work. Posted April 3, 2023

All countries are prone to natural disasters, the difference is how they respond. In 2019, Cyclone Idai swept through Southern Africa leaving a wake of destruction and losses. More than three million people across Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe experienced the direct effects of the cyclone. The economic costs were equally crippling. For Zimbabwe alone, ...

Connecting with Our Purpose

by Higherlife in Blog, Faith and Development. Posted March 31, 2023

Faith in God is one of the core values ingrained in our organisational identity. Prayer, as it follows, becomes a key component of exercising that faith. The Lift Up Africa Prayer Campaign exemplifies this belief, aligned with our vision as an organisation that seeks to help Africans fulfil their God-given purpose. Through this campaign, we ...

From Nairobi, with love

by Higherlife in Blog, Education. Posted March 31, 2023

STAR Leadership Academy recently received its first Kenyan student. She speaks about her expectations and what enrolment means for her. On 12 September 2022, Laura Grace Achieng Baraza received an Instagram link from a friend. The link was for a STAR Leadership Academy (SLA) post calling for applications from high school students interested in joining ...

Why there are more women than men in RRA?

by Higherlife in Blog, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted March 31, 2023

Figures reveal that 65% of farmers receiving support under Higherlife Foundation’s Climate Smart Agriculture Program are women. This translates to 7,150 women out of the 11,000 farmers receiving inputs and technical support. The numbers are not a coincidence. They are a result of deliberate program design and decision-making. Reimagine Rural Africa General Manager, Barbara Chivandire, ...

When strength meets passion

by Higherlife in Blog, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted March 31, 2023

Grandmother uses agriculture to triumph against personal crises. It is just after lunch in Madziva, a farming village in the Shamva North District of Mashonaland Central in Zimbabwe. Gogo Theresa Chikwenengere welcomes me into her homestead with a teeming smile. At 72, she exhibits impressive fitness. I struggled to keep up despite being more than ...

Stop asking us what we want to be when we grow up! Instead, ask us about the impact we want to have on our communities.

by Higherlife in Blog, Education. Posted March 31, 2023

STAR Leadership Academy alumni Tanatswa Mhiribidi argues the seemingly harmless question could see young people defer acting as change-makers in their communities. “What do you want to do when you grow up?” At face value, the question sounds harmless but may not be the motivator people think it is. How it is framed may lead ...

Responding to Emerging Public Health Crisis in Africa

by Higherlife in Blog, Health. Posted March 31, 2023

How we prepare for and respond to a health emergency often predicts how severe and prolonged the health crisis may last. Quick and coordinated responses, with clear roles for each actor, limits the duration and impact of the crisis. Conversely, when our response is slow, and we are unsure of roles including who makes decisions, ...

STAR Leadership Academy Students Awarded Prestigious Harare International School Scholarships

Government lauds Higherlife Foundation

Higherlife Foundation Blesses Children’s Home in Lesotho

Zimbabwe’s disaster response nerve centre nearing completion

Connecting with Our Purpose

From Nairobi, with love

Why there are more women than men in RRA?

When strength meets passion

Stop asking us what we want to be when we grow up! Instead, ask us about the impact we want to have on our communities.

Responding to Emerging Public Health Crisis in Africa

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