Akello moves to shape African writing

by Leroy Dzenga in Education, News. Posted March 5, 2025

Africa’s premier e-learning platform, Akello, has adopted an active role in shaping the continent’s literary industry. Instead of simply waiting for content from authors, the EduTech company which is a brainchild of Higherlife Foundation President and CEO Ms Elizabeth Masiyiwa, is actively engaging literary players in different countries to understand their needs and explore ways ...

What the FLDP meant to participants

by Leroy Dzenga in Education, Events, Our Work. Posted March 5, 2025

In October 2024, Higherlife Foundation graduated the first Female Leadership Development Program (FLDP) group. The FLDP, a brainchild of Higherlife and Delta Philanthropies President and CEO Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa, is a first-of-its-kind leadership training program designed for women within the Econet Group with leadership potential to prepare them for the C-Suite. The intensive had a ...

Graduate Series: “The future is digital and I will bring it home”

by Leroy Dzenga in Education, News, Our Fellows. Posted October 3, 2024

By Garikayi Mutamba When I got to the UZ, I was worried that people would look at us funny because I was on a scholarship and they were paying. My greatest fear was I would be treated like a charity case. During our orientation, I realised that my fears were misplaced. Most asked how I ...

Graduate Series: “I will lead drug discovery in Africa”

by Leroy Dzenga in Education, News, Our Work. Posted October 2, 2024

By Tatenda Mutengwa My name is Tatenda Mutengwa; I recently graduated with a Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Zimbabwe. I specialised in Computational Chemistry, a branch of chemistry that utilizes computer simulations to solve chemical problems. Now that I have completed my undergraduate degree, I am entering the world with optimism. Higherlife ...

Graduate Series: I am ready to give the world wings

by Leroy Dzenga in Education, News, Our Fellows. Posted October 2, 2024

By Ruvarashe Kambila When I walked into our first Aeronautical Engineering Class in 2019, the first thing I noticed was the fact that there were only four girls in a class of 19. This immediately communicated something to me: there must be a big gender gap in this area of science. When I did my ...

How non-state actors can support education systems

by Leroy Dzenga in Blog, Education, News. Posted August 22, 2024

Dr Raymond Chipfakacha Governments are mandated by law in their respective countries to ensure there is access to equitable and quality education. However, in providing education, there are gaps which sometimes emerge prompting non-state actors to cover the gap. Over time, it has become an accepted fact that providing education is a collective effort. Time ...

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 ...

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 ...