Future of youth front and centre in Kigali at 2019 YouthConnekt

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education, News. Posted October 18, 2019

How can we empower more of our youth and put them on a firmer path to opportunity? That was the question on the table this month at the 2019 Youth Connekt Summit, held in Kigali, Rwanda. This annual convening connects youth from across Africa and beyond to engage, design, and accelerate youth empowerment efforts at ...

2019 Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program Kicks Off

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education, News. Posted July 9, 2019

On July 25, the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program kicks off its 2019 season with sessions in Accra, Ghana; Harare, Zimbabwe; and, for the first time, in Nairobi, Kenya. YYAS brings together African secondary school students for a cost-free, seven-day residential program designed to introduce students to the U.S. university and financial aid application ...

Higherlife Foundation Co-Founder, Strive Masiyiwa, awarded Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Yale University

by HLFAdmin in News. Posted May 21, 2019

On the 20th of May 2019, Higherlife Foundation Co-Founder and Econet Wireless Group Chairman, Strive Masiyiwa was presented with an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters at the Yale Commencement ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut. Since the commencement of 1702, the Yale Corporation has awarded honorary degrees to individuals for their outstanding achievement and contributions to ...

Higherlife Foundation launches exclusive High Flyers Program

by HLFAdmin in Education, News. Posted May 15, 2019

As part of empowering the youth of Zimbabwe as catalysts for positive change in the nation, Higherlife Foundation recently launched the High Flyers Program – an exclusive program designed to identify, connect and nurture the next cohort of Zimbabwe’s young leaders. The program is the newest to come out of Higherlife Foundation’s expanding portfolio whose ...

Higherlife Foundation partners with END Fund to launch book on Neglected Tropical Diseases

by HLFAdmin in Health, News. Posted March 13, 2019

Deformed legs, extreme scarring and swelling of the skin and tissues, bloody urine, turned-in eyelashes that scratch the cornea; these are some the painful, disheartening effects of Neglected Tropical Diseases – a group of devastating communicable diseases that affect over one and a half billion people across the world. Although relatively unknown to the international ...

S.T.A.R Leadership Academy student awarded for innovative project at 2019 Zimbabwe Science Fair

by HLFAdmin in Education, News. Posted March 7, 2019

After a successful orientation week in Inyanga, The S.T.A.R Leadership Academy (SLA) academic year is now in full swing and we could not be more excited for the first cohort of students. The highly anticipated academic and leadership program has already got the ball rolling with immersing its students in academically enriching activities and events, ...

Higherlife Foundation Co-Chair, Tsitsi Masiyiwa, awarded Champions for Change Award for Leadership

by HLFAdmin in Blog, News. Posted March 6, 2019

On the 5th of March 2019, Higherlife Foundation Co-Chair Tsitsi Masiyiwa was honoured by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)* with the prestigious Champions for Change Award for Leadership in London. Now in its 13th year, the Champions for Change Award celebrates leaders and visionaries who demonstrate remarkable leadership in promoting the rights ...

Press Release: Fraudulent Email Circulating Regarding Joshua Nkomo Scholarship

by HLFAdmin in News. Posted February 21, 2019

February 20, 2019 It has come to our attention that several individuals have received emails claiming to come from Higherlife Foundation. These emails inform recipients that they have been awarded a Joshua Nkomo scholarship, and direct the recipients to go to the Econet offices to claim their award. Please note that this message ...

The STAR Leadership Academy opens its doors to first cohort of students in Zimbabwe

by HLFAdmin in Education, News. Posted February 19, 2019

It all started with a dream of a better Africa. A dream of an Africa in the hands of a generation of committed leaders who demonstrate Servant leadership, Tenacity, Accountability and Responsibility. This strong belief in the power of young people to transform their communities took us all over the world looking for new ways ...

Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa avail $60 million towards cholera response in Zimbabwe

by HLFAdmin in News. Posted February 9, 2019

The family foundation of Econet founders Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa is committing an additional US$60 million towards the cholera response in Zimbabwe. This comes on the back of an initial $10 million investment by Econet Zimbabwe at the onset of the cholera outbreak in September 2018. Almost half of this has been spent to date, ...