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 […]
Orphaned at age 7, Clive Munyaradzi Uchena was placed into the custody of his paternal grandparents. During this time Clive came very close to having his leg amputated after doctors failed to diagnose a problem with his knee. Thankfully he made an unexpected recovery and the amputation was avoided. Life with Clive’s paternal grandparents was […]
This week we wanted to share the story of another of our students, Pamela Saidoni. Pamela comes from Highfields, one of the oldest high density suburbs in Harare called. The area is characterised by very old colonial housing, broken sewer pipes and overcrowding. Pamela is the first born of four children. Neither of her parents […]
We have now been occupying our new Resource Centre for two months, and so we thought we would share with you what this property means for our students, and the difference it is having on their ability to study. For the majority of Zimbabweans the focus of their lives just to survive! For them, life […]
It is very hard to choose one student who embodies all that Makomborero hopes for their students, as all our students have overcome huge obstacles to gain outstanding achievements. Today we have decided to profile Tinashe Lennon Rwodzi. Tinashe was born into a family of four. His father passed away when he was 9 years […]
