WRITTEN BY LAURA As we enter this round of recruiting for our 2026 A-Level Scholarship, I would like to take a moment to honour each student who has applied. We received 745 application forms this year. It is a record number. In July 2025, we spent the whole of Saturday and Sunday one weekend, reading […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY 2026 A-LEVEL SCHOLARSHIP Our deadline for 2026 A-Level applications was Friday 27th June 2025. While our administrator, Mrs Chikowore is still totalling up numbers, it is clear that we have an overwhelming number of applications showing just how deep the need for free education is in Zimbabwe. Over the next few months […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY In the month of May we welcomed back our A-Level students who had been on a well-deserved break for the school holidays. Just before schools opened, our non-residential students gathered for a catch up over tea and doughnuts. There were lots of stories exchanged as well as lots of smiles and laughs! […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY A-Level Students – welcome Lower Sixes! We have enjoyed a wonderful term as we welcomed 17 Lower Sixth students. 10 Residential students, 7 Non-residential students and 2 students who are boarders at Watershed College. We are excited to welcome St Johns College as a Makomborero partner school and grateful to have one […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY SUCCESS AT OUR ANNUAL SUPPORTERS EVENT Makomborero has had the privilege of educating high-achieving-low-income students from Zimbabwe for 14 years now! Alongside the A-Level Scholarship, we have successfully run the Girl Child Mentorship Programme, Mobile Science Lab, Ndeipi! Small business training, Mutsidzira Alumni business grants and various other community projects. In the […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY In September 2024, we had a wonderful visit from students and teachers from Espoon yhteislyseo – EYL and Matinkylan lukio secondary schools in Finland. It was Makomborero’s third collaboration in 15 years with this wonderful team and we were so humbled and grateful to Anna, the teachers and the students for coming out […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY We would like to thank Charlegne, a past Makomborero A-Level Scholarship recipient who has put together this wonderful report regarding her visit to one of our Girl Child Mentorship groups. ‘In October this year I was invited to one of the Girl Child Mentorship Program sessions hosted by Makomborero Zimbabwe. The mentorship […]
2024 – It’s a wrap! We are so excited to finally be in 2025! We’ve had the last crumbs of fruitcake and hope we’ve seen the last christmas tree needles and fallen bits of tinsel on our floors. It’s back to work for the Zimbabwean team and back to school for Makomborero A-Level students. Most […]
December already? It feels like December 2024 just crept up on us and with all the merriment the month feels like it flew by. Though the year wasn’t smooth sailing all the time, we are grateful for the many highs and the opportunity to give our outgoing Upper Sixes a good send off. You did […]
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