An Update from Mark and Laura Albertyn – 2nd Term 2020
Please find below the latest Makomborero news from the 2nd term of 2020. Term News What a weird term it has been! Covid-19 has changed the world and changed everything at Makomborero. We have had to pause many of our projects over the last few months. However, it has given us lots of time to […]
What Makomborero means to me
Recently when we asked our Alumni where they were studying during Lock Down, Desire got back to us with the following message. My journey with Makomborero started in 2015 as I headed for my A-Levels. I do not really know how to put the words together to really describe what the charity means to me. […]
Life after University of Zimbabwe or “How to reach the top of your profession in less than 3 years!”
My college graduation was one of the saddest moments of my life. My parents were miles away and couldn’t attend. Only a few extended family members came but my hard work, joy couldn’t be fulfilled with them far away. Although I was excited about graduating at 23 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy Honours Degree, I […]
The Personal Story of Edwin, A Makomborero Pioneer Student.
My journey hasn’t been an easy one. But if it was a life I would be asked to choose to relive or otherwise, I would choose it again. Not that everything I have met along the way has been enjoyable – NO. I would choose to relive it for the reason that it has been […]
My Journey Towards Good Mental Health
My first semester was hard, but it was during this semester that I grew mentally and emotionally. When I got my scholarship to study at the American University of Beirut, I could not wait to experience this new chapter of my life. When I met people, I approached them with optimism and a huge smile […]
My Journey So Far, As A Student
I believe that a tiny step of courage is always a good place to start. Since my childhood, it has always been my mission, and most importantly my family’s desire, to see me being stubborn about my goals and never afraid to be smart. I grew up in a society which deemed that if you […]
My Girl Mentorship Experience
I came into the Girl Mentorship Programme (GMP) as an excited mentor, who was expecting to see a group of timid, vulnerable young girls. I was not sure in this case, what vulnerable would look like or sound like. Perhaps I was even a tiny bit apprehensive but I was sure there would be spirit; […]
An Update from Mark and Laura Albertyn – 1st Term 2020
Please find below the latest Makomborero news from the 1st term of 2020. Term News As always we start the year with welcoming new internal and external students. It is a hectic start to the year with Uniform buying and getting all our students ready for their various schools. We celebrated 9 students coming into […]
An Update from Mark and Laura Albertyn – 3rd Term 2019
Here is the latest Makomborero news from the 3rd term of 2019. Term News We made it to the end of another fantastic – but challenging year! Looking back over this year it has felt like, at times, every curve ball thrown at us would undo us but we have made it! It is a […]