Higherlife Foundation joins the world in commemorating Global Handwashing Day

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Health. Posted October 24, 2019

Celebrated annually on October 15, Global Handwashing Day (GH Day) is a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Handwashing with soap impacts not just health and nutrition, but also education, economics, and equity. As an ...

Higherlife Foundation joins the conversation at Africa Code Week Burundi

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Rural Transformation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Posted October 18, 2019

Recently our teams in Burundi were part of Africa Code Week, Burundi edition. Since its launch in 2015 by SAP, Africa Code Week (ACW) has become the single biggest coding event worldwide, engaging over 4 million youth and 50,000 teachers on digital learning. During the Burundi edition, our very own Cynthia Nikobamye, Senior Associate – ...

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 ...

Higherlife Foundation partners with the Ministry and British Council to enhance school leadership in Zimbabwe

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education. Posted September 30, 2019

In recent years there has been an increased recognition that school leadership influences pupils’ learning and achievements, whether directly or indirectly, by supporting teacher development[Leithwood et al.,2008] This, in turn, has resulted in the growing support of improving school leadership capabilities in today’s world. In Zimbabwe, a gap in school leadership, together with a new ...

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 ...