Coming to the end of the year meant a very sad goodbye to our 2021 mentees with whom we had shared an unpredictable yet lovely year. Since you heard from us last, we were able to start face to face sessions again in September 2021. Our mentors were raring to go after the break necessitated […]
The mood meter at Makomborero Zimbabwe went up a hundred notches on Saturday 10th April 2021 when we were finally able to hold our first Girl Child session after nearly 14 months of not being able to meet!! In case you are wondering what the mood meter is, it is something that was introduced to us […]
Over a recent weekend, 190 students from 90 Zimbabwean schools came for the first round of testing for the 2021 Makomborero scholarships. 65 of these students came from outside of Harare and Chitungwiza, and Makomborero had to accommodate 15 of them. However, due to Covid-19 regulations, this was quite a challenge in itself. Due to […]
I have the pleasure of working with Makomborero’s Treasurer, Nathan Whitaker in the UK. He told me about the great work the charity is doing in my country of birth, Zimbabwe. Whilst I was planning a family visit to Zimbabwe, I also got in contact with Laura to arrange a visit to the Resource Centre […]
My name is Sophie McCoy, I’m a qualified maths teacher in the UK and I have known Mark and Laura Albertyn for a few years. This year is my third visit to Harare, Zimbabwe to get involved in the incredible project that is Makomborero. I first visited in 2011 when the project was in its […]
We were invited to visit Zimbabwe and Makomborero by our son Sam, who had been twice before in the university holidays. We visited for 2 weeks in late June 2012 and stayed with Mark and Laura Albertyn, who were very generous with their time and hospitality. Both of us and both of our children benefited […]
Zimbabwe, the “land of plenty” had something about it which had made me yearn to go there for seven years! Finally, my dream was able to come about through Mark and his wife Laura. Mark taught me A-level maths and inspired all of his students to work hard – he invested time and energy into […]
I was on Facebook one day when I saw a photo of Makomborero pop up in the right hand corner of my screen. “What’s this?” I thought to myself. I followed the link to the Makomborero website and quickly became very intrigued by their mission and accomplishments. I emailed Mark and asked more about their […]
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