WRITTEN BY MERCY We are so pleased to be able to introduce our two Gap Year Interns for 2026, Bethany and Tawana. Both were awarded Makomborero Non-residential A-Level scholarships in 2024. They will be an integral part of our Makomborero team and we are so glad to have them. Let’s get to know them! Bethany […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY A short month though it may be, December certainly is an emotional roller coaster for team, students, mentees and project participants. While the annual graduation, Christmas party, camp and community projects are all highlights of the month, the thought of Upper Sixes going off into the big wide world is never too […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY The end of 2025 brought much joyful reflection to staff, students and project participants. We celebrated the end of a good year in which your donations helped us to undertake some great changes to both our properties. As always, our A-Level students were immersed in exams from September to November and we […]
WRITTEN BY MERCY Emerging out of the winter term We are so grateful to be at the end of the second school term for 2025. The second term is one we always rely on to help us find our rhythm with the new students, mentees and project participants. Though long and cold, it was a […]
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 […]
