Collaborative, decisive action can rescue Africa from NTDs

by Higherlife in Health, News. Posted January 30, 2024

A single bracelet does not jingle. The above is a proverb with origins in Central Africa, relied upon when encouraging working together. The message carried in the proverb resonates with this year’s theme for the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Unite, Act, Eliminate. This has been one of the most pointed and instructive themes for ...

STAR Leadership Academy alumni record 100 percent pass rate

by Higherlife in Education, News, Our Fellows. Posted January 11, 2024

We proudly announce that students who graduated from the STAR Leadership Academy Class of 2021 recorded impressive grades in their Cambridge Advanced Level examinations.The results, released earlier this week, indicate a 100 % pass rate, with most candidates attaining above-average returns. Among the 29 students, there were record-breaking results summarising the outstanding collective performance. Andrew ...

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 ...