Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa announce $100 million pledge to boost rural investment

by HLFAdmin in News, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted February 8, 2019

Higherlife Foundation is excited to share that our Co-Founders – Mr. and Mrs Masiyiwa — have pledged $100 million over the next five years to fund rural entrepreneurs across Zimbabwe. This initiative seeks to re-invigorate the rural sector in Zimbabwe and will fund projects started by rural entrepreneurs, or those entrepreneurs willing to focus on ...

Press Release: Non-association between Higherlife Foundation, Ruzivo Digital Learning and Charltan School

by HLFAdmin in News. Posted February 1, 2019

February 01, 2019 Harare, Zimbabwe We, the Higherlife Foundation (“HLF”) and Ruzivo Digital Learning (“Ruzivo”), hereby inform members of the public that we are not associated with Charltan School (“the School”). The proprietors of Charltan School had indicated in their public communication that the School is located at one of Higherlife Foundation’s Learning Hubs ...

Higherlife Foundation Alumni receive prestigious Rhodes Scholarship- Zimbabwe 2019

by digital in News, Our Fellows. Posted December 20, 2018

Higherlife Foundation is delighted to have two of its Joshua Nkomo Scholarship alumni- Itai Muzhingi and Shantel Marekera as recipients of the 2019 Zimbabwe Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for exceptional students to study at the University of Oxford. Founded in 1902 by English businessman and politician Cecil John Rhodes, ...

Higherlife Foundation launches Delta Philanthropies Doctoral Research and Fellowship Program

by digital in News. Posted November 29, 2018

Harare 28 November 2018– Higherlife Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the Delta Philanthropies Doctoral Research and Fellowship Program that will provide opportunities for promoting research and innovation in areas of strategic significance and stimulation to the economy of Zimbabwe currently and in future. The Programme which was launched at the Midlands State ...

The 2019 Yale Young African Scholars Program Application Is Now Open!

by digital in Education, News. Posted November 22, 2018

The Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program application is now open for 2019 and we could not be more excited for the next cohort of African students to apply and experience the sought after academic program that now has an alumni network of over 1,000 students from all across Africa. “YYAS is increasingly becoming the ...

Higherlife Foundation partners with B’tzal’el Impact Investment Fund to launch Project Hope- an Album of hope and healing

by digital in News. Posted September 28, 2018

Harare, 2018– Higherlife Foundation and its partner B’tzal’el Impact Investment Fund have released a music album entitled ‘Project Hope’ that shares a message of hope, peace and reconciliation. The album which was inspired by the beauty of Zimbabwe- its people, landscape and ingenuity- as well as the 1998 Guatemala Prophecy by Cindy Jacobs which spoke ...

Higherlife Foundation partners with Econet to launch Kanzatu-Nzatu Crowdsourcing Fund

by digital in News. Posted September 21, 2018

In times of a crisis, rallying together to find solutions can make a difference. This was the theme echoed at the launch of the Kanzatu-Nzatu National Cholera Crisis Fund by Econet and Higherlife Foundation on 19 September 2018. This initiative comes in the wake of Econet’s $10 million donation towards containing a dual outbreak of ...

Press statement: Higherlife Foundation mounts Cholera response

by digital in Health, News. Posted September 14, 2018

Higherlife Foundation is doing its part, along with the rest of the Econet Group, to lend a helping hand to stem the cholera outbreak facing Zimbabwe. Along with raising public awareness through radio and television messages, 5 water tanks were installed this week to address the water shortages in Glen View and Budiriro, and 5,000 non-food item ...

Higherlife Foundation establishes leadership academy for Africa’s future leaders

by digital in Education, News. Posted August 28, 2018

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Higherlife Foundation launches book on Philanthropy at 2018 African Philanthropy Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa

by digital in News. Posted August 7, 2018

Higherlife Foundation launches book on Philanthropy at 2018 African Philanthropy Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa The African Philanthropy Forum (APF) Annual Conference 2018 recently held in Johannesburg themed- Potential and Reality- saw the coming together of over 200 delegates from around the world to explore one goal – to leave Africa better than they found ...