When they speak of young African trailblazers, Dalumuzi Mhlanga is definitely one name that falls under the list. Born and bred in Zimbabwe’s city of Bulawayo, Dalumuzi has risen to become one of Africa’s dynamic and sought out young leaders. Now the Chief of Staff for one of Africa’s largest companies, Econet Global, Dalumuzi’s rise ...
We fast forward one last time to the two characters; Rufaro and Tariro. Rufaro, now aged 32, works as the Head of Finance for a big bank in Zimbabwe. Whilst Tariro, aged 30, owns and runs two successful hair salons in Harare. They have both remained in touch with each other through Higherlife Foundation’s mentorship ...
Recently, Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) hosted Mrs. Tstisi Masiyiwa, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Higherlife Foundation, as part of CMU-Africa’s ongoing Distinguished Lecture Series. The series is a long-standing tradition, that brings in industry leaders from across the globe to speak on a variety of topics from cybersecurity to artificial intelligence to space exploration. ...
On this joyous day we celebrate both of our children; Rufaro and Tariro. In the warm southern state of Georgia, in the United States of America; Rufaro becomes a university graduate. Rufaro has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Studies and minor in Accounting from Morehouse College. At the graduation ceremony it ...
After Rufaro’s conversation with Tari, he is awarded the Joshua Nkomo scholarship and becomes a Higherlife foundation Joshualite. On completing his O-levels he applies to attend the Yale Young African Scholar’s programme and to his excitement, he gets accepted. Rufaro writes to his mother while away attending the YYAS program: Dear Mama, How are you? ...
In late May, Tariro walks home from a typical day in Form Two at Domboramwari High School and meets a boy who lives on the same road, named Rufaro. Rufaro, aged fifteen, attends ZRP High School and is preparing to write his O-levels. They strike up an interesting conversation on education. Tari: “So, Rufaro, what ...
Today we fast forward into Tariro’s future. She still stays with Babamukuru Sedekene, and his three daughters. She is now thirteen years old and is in her second term of form one at Domboramwari high school. Tari has been on the Capernaum Scholarship for six years now and has received some of the services Higherlife ...