HLF Fellow among 16 Zimbabwe gender champions

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Our Fellows, Our Work. Posted December 5, 2022

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 ...

Capernaum Scholarship alumni shortlisted for Africa innovation awards

by Higherlife in News, Our Fellows. Posted November 29, 2022

One of our Capernaum Scholarship alumni, Allen Chafa has been shortlisted for the 2023 Africa prize for Innovation. Allen has developed a real-time water quality monitoring and control system known as the Smart Water Tech designed to address poor water quality, which results in the spread of water-borne diseases. He is among 15 Africans who ...

Higherlife Scholar beats the odds to reach his full potential

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Our Fellows. Posted June 16, 2022

He beat the odds! Determination, hard work, and focus led Edgar Mufambi, a Higherlife Foundation scholar who beat the odds to be where he is today. He did not take being blind as a hindrance to his success. This is Edgar’s story… Edgar had a goal to study law, but he lost his parents at ...

Where are they now: A Higherlife Foundation Success story

by Higherlife in Blog, Our Fellows. Posted May 26, 2020

My name is Farai Munjoma from Zimbabwe, I am an alumnus of the African Leadership University who recently graduated in February 2020. I am now working as the Deputy Chief of Staff to Fred Swaniker, the CEO of the African Leadership Group. This is an organisation that is on a mission to develop 3 million ...

Where are they now: A letter from Samantha Dzangare- HLF Fellow

by Higherlife in Our Fellows. Posted November 7, 2019

My name is Samantha Dzangare a Higherlife Foundation fellow from Bulawayo and this is my story… I attended my Primary School at Sigola primary a small village in Umzingwane district. My life changed in 2010 when Higherlife Foundation teams visited my school for a prize-giving ceremony and brought me a few presents for having ...

Where Are They Now: Obey Justice Chiguta: A Higherlife Foundation Success Story

by HLFAdmin in Education, Our Fellows. Posted May 29, 2019

My name is Obey Justice Chiguta, and I am an Andrew Young International Scholar under Higherlife Foundation. This year marks an unprecedented milestone in my life and that of my own family as I am the first to graduate from college and to obtain two degrees. My journey started five years ago when I ...

Where are they now: Yvet Turugari – A Higherlife Foundation Success Story

by HLFAdmin in Education, Girls Empowerment, Our Fellows. Posted May 17, 2019

At only 25 years old, Yvet Turugari is a young woman who strives to leave her mark in the world through her love for medicine and education. Born in a family of 6 in Masvingo Province in south-eastern Zimbabwe, Yvet’s potential was always destined for more than the small ward of Chikuku where she grew ...

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, ...

Where are they now: Monica Tonodzai – A Higherlife Foundation Success Story

by digital in Education, Our Fellows. Posted December 4, 2018

In a world that is still predominantly male dominated, when one woman stands for her rights and those of her fellow counterparts, it should be celebrated. We celebrate one such woman today -Monica Tonodzai. From a young age Monica’s potential was always destined for more than the small town of Marondera in Zimbabwe. Raised by ...

Where are they now: Thomas Kahari- A Higherlife Foundation Success Story

by digital in Education, Our Fellows. Posted November 2, 2018

At only 31 years of age, Thomas Kahari is the General Manager of Tata Motors Zimbabwe, whose mother company, Tata Motors Group (Tata Motors), is a 45 billion organisation and a leading global automobile manufacturing company with a strong global network and a marque in over 175 countries. As General Manager Thomas is at the ...