I am the second born, and the eldest male child in my family which consists of four children. With an older sister and two younger brothers, I was raised by both my parents in Chitungwiza. My mother is a housewife and my father is the breadwinner of the family. I spent all seven years of […]
A loyal pal – always there when I need her, Cola has become a part of my life I greatly appreciate. Since I was three years old, I had always loved animals, but dogs had always been at the very centre of my heart. Unfortunately for me, I spent most of my life in the high density […]
The 3rd term is always a little stressful for the students with their final examinations, but the students really pushed through! The Resource Centre is such an incredible place to study, de-stress and find peace. The ping-pong table was well used and so was the swimming pool. The pool felt like an unnecessary luxury but […]
I can still recall the moment I received the email from the African Leadership Academy, inviting me to attend their boot camp on the 26th November 2016. My cheeks were flushed with enthusiasm and eagerness. I visualised a younger United Nations, an event with future leaders discussing pressing world issues little did I know that […]
I believe no matter how big we dream, if we don’t get people to support and motivate us we won’t get anywhere. I really want to thank my family and Makomborero Zimbabwe for their continuous support and for providing me with the platform to dream big and achieve my dreams. My name is Bright Zenda, […]
My name is Simbarashe Nembaware. I was born on the 12th of January 1994 in Mutare. I am the eldest in a family of four. I grew up in Tafara; a high density suburb in Harare. My father is a sculptor and my mother is unemployed. Life wasn’t easy back in the day, my mother […]
My journey to success started on the 22nd of February 1994; yes it started on the day I was born when my parents wished success to follow me all the days of my life. My name is Lesleen Muzavazi and I live with my family in the high density suburb called Budiriro. Being the second […]
The 2nd term is always extremely long and busy! We started the term with the incredibly exciting move to our new Residential Resource Centre, which was so generously donated to us! What an incredible property it is and we have so enjoyed settling into it and making it our new home for Makomborero. The students […]
I am the 4th born child in a family of 6. My father is a civil servant in Harare and my mother is not formally employed and lives in Chegutu as we cannot afford for the whole family to live in Harare. During the 2007-2009 period, things got tough for my family financially as the […]
