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, ...

Seek, reach, receive – what we need to reduce maternal mortality

by Higherlife in Health, Our Work. Posted March 3, 2023

Dr Kennedy Mubaiwa Higherlife Foundation Chief Executive Officer makes a case for more training programs for healthcare workers. He posits that skills improvement may help reduce maternal mortality rates in Africa. Recently, the World Health Organisation released a report on the trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020. The numbers were a cold reminder of how ...