Reviving a community oasis

by Higherlife in Disaster Relief and Preparedness, Health, News, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted November 7, 2023

At 74, Gogo Sophia Chandomba Pantazis spends most of her days confined to her homestead in Nevanji, a village in Mutasa District, in rural Zimbabwe. Nevanji village, like most areas in the eastern side of Zimbabwe, has a relatively dry climate, receiving an average of 450 mm of rain each year. As early as April, ...

My Dream Is Now Bigger Than Me

by Higherlife in Education, News. Posted October 27, 2023

Shepherd Mjanga grew up admiring his cousin, a medical doctor. His cousin would periodically go to rural areas to offer free consultations to underprivileged community members. From the images he would see, he felt inspired to be a doctor once he came of age. In his imagination, one day, he would stand with his cousin, ...

Empowering Girls: Breaking Barriers, Cultivating Leaders, and Shaping Tomorrow’s World

by Higherlife in Education, News, Our Work. Posted October 11, 2023

The global community continues to fall short in empowering and uplifting girls worldwide. Research shows that at the current pace, efforts to eradicate child marriages may take an estimated 300 years before bringing the intended result. However, this period can be shortened significantly if there is decisive action between now and 2030. If we do ...

How Higherlife Foundation leadership sessions changed my life

by Higherlife in Education, News. Posted September 19, 2023

When Tinotenda Madondo left Rusape for Harare in 2019, she had a simple goal – to start her degree program and be on course to be an Accountant. The 23-year-old had received a Joshua Nkomo Scholarship, supporting her to read for a Bachelor of Accountancy Honours Degree at the University of Zimbabwe. She says during ...

Meet Dr Cheneso a Capernaum Fellow

by Higherlife in Education, Health, News, Our Work. Posted September 13, 2023

This is Dr Cheneso Mildred Pondo. She received the Capernaum Scholarship in 2011. Her father had passed away in 1996, and her mother was sick, battling eye problems and could not find a job in her condition. Dr Cheneso passed her O-Level with flying colours, 9As and 1 B, and attained 2As and 1 B ...

The Joshua Nkomo Scholarships List Out

by Higherlife in Announcements, Education. Posted September 5, 2023

The Higherlife Foundation has completed the 2023 Joshua Nkomo Scholarship (JNS) selection process. The JNS scholarship is one of the flagship programs in the Foundation where outstanding High School graduates get financial support to pursue a degree of their choice at any of the country’s universities. There was widespread interest, denoted by the overwhelming number ...

The end is in sight for NTDs

by Higherlife in Health, Our Work. Posted August 28, 2023

Neglected Tropical Diseases might be forgotten, but we must not underestimate their impact. That low-income countries like Zimbabwe lose an average of US$ 37,489 with every NTD-related death. The costing focuses on productive time lost, money spent in treating the NTDs and the cost of unpaid care work which caregivers undertake during the times of ...

Feminism from a place of love

by Higherlife in Education, Girls Empowerment, Our Work. Posted August 25, 2023

Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda’s colleagues in the development world received with shock her decision to quit her job and return to Zimbabwe. It was in 2005, after a decade of serving as the Secretary General of the Young Women Christian Network Association with a presence in 120 countries and a 25 million strong membership. On most ...

Key Lessons we learnt from working with Government

by Higherlife in Our Work, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted August 25, 2023

Our Reimagine Rural Agriculture has just come out of a successful season. Their good relationship with the Government has been singled as one of the key drivers of the progress recorded. They shared a few lessons they learnt from working closely with the Government. Below are some of them: Understand where there is a need ...

Burundi a key anchor for Higherlife Foundation growth in Africa

by Higherlife in Education, Our Work. Posted August 25, 2023

A child isn’t for one person, it is for the country. Equally, we have the combine responsibility to ensure all children get the right start in life. For the last 13 years the Higherlife Foundation has been working in Burundi to give our future generation the skills needed to succeed in a changing world. Burundi ...