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Tsitsi Masiyiwa wants African women to start giving big

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 ā€œextremely limitedā€ by traditional gender roles.   Read more on why she believes more women should give ...
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HLF Fellow among 16 Zimbabwe gender champions

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 ...
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GROWING TREE: An integrated approach to early years learning

Higherlife Foundation today has released a special white paper report for early years education entitled ā€œThe Growing Tree: An integrated approach to early years learningā€, describing the effectiveness of the Growing Tree foundational phase learning program in improving the learning outcomes of foundational phase learners in a crisis period. The in-depth research is critical in ...
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Higherlife Foundation Co-Founder Strive Masiyiwa appointed on to the Netflix Board

Netflix Inc.Ā appointed Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to its board, adding its first African directorĀ as it looks to new markets for future growth. Masiyiwa is the founder and executive chairman of Econet Global, a telecommunications company that operates across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Econet offers phone, broadband and satellite service, and is also a ...
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HIGHERLIFE FOUNDATION AND DELTA PHILANTHROPIES HOST VISION 2050 WEBINAR SERIES

Harare, Zimbabwe. November 30, 2020 ā€“ Higherlife Foundation and Delta Philanthropies this week host a 5-part virtual webinar series under the theme Catalysing Vision 2050. From 1 ā€“ 3 December 2020 the organisations bring together a cosmopolitan array of speakers for conversations on Education, Health, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Disaster Relief and Preparedness and ...
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Global handwashing day

Higherlife Foundation joins the world in commemorating Global Handwashing Day

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 ...
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Higherlife Foundation joins the conversation at Africa Code Week Burundi

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 – ...
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