Internet penetration is creeping up in Africa, bringing the prospect of digital dividends to a continent long marked by digital divides. “Africa has reached a penetration which has broken the barrier of 15 %, and that’s important,” says Nii Quaynor, a scientist who has played a key role in the introduction and development of the ...
We fast forward one last time to the two characters; Rufaro and Tariro. Rufaro, now aged 32, works as the Head of Finance for a big bank in Zimbabwe. Whilst Tariro, aged 30, owns and runs two successful hair salons in Harare. They have both remained in touch with each other through Higherlife Foundation’s mentorship ...
Recently, Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) hosted Mrs. Tstisi Masiyiwa, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Higherlife Foundation, as part of CMU-Africa’s ongoing Distinguished Lecture Series. The series is a long-standing tradition, that brings in industry leaders from across the globe to speak on a variety of topics from cybersecurity to artificial intelligence to space exploration. ...
On this joyous day we celebrate both of our children; Rufaro and Tariro. In the warm southern state of Georgia, in the United States of America; Rufaro becomes a university graduate. Rufaro has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Studies and minor in Accounting from Morehouse College. At the graduation ceremony it ...
After Rufaro’s conversation with Tari, he is awarded the Joshua Nkomo scholarship and becomes a Higherlife foundation Joshualite. On completing his O-levels he applies to attend the Yale Young African Scholar’s programme and to his excitement, he gets accepted. Rufaro writes to his mother while away attending the YYAS program: Dear Mama, How are you? ...
