Last year I wrote in detail the step by step process we take in recruiting our students and this year I want to share that journey again but more from another point of view. This is my personal view! I am incredibly proud to walk this journey with Mark (my husband) – he has such […]
Almost a year ago we posted about Joseph’s upcoming trip to Paris – the result of winning the DSTV Eutelsat essay competition in the whole of Africa. Now that he has been to Paris (and beyond), here’s what he had to say. There came the long awaited, countdowns finally up. It was time, minds switched […]
It is amazing to think we have just finished our 5th year! It really feels like we are becoming more robust, more effective and more experienced at all we are doing! Reflecting on this past year and all the previous years we are blown away by the journey and how many lives are being changed! […]
I sit down and write what rhymes. I do so in joyful, sorrowful ,and depressing times. I bring joy and laughter into people’s lives, Something to look forward to after their nine-to-fives. I write pages and pages because i enjoy it, But I do not intend to be called a poet. When I am sad, […]
“The race is not always for the swift, nor the battle for the strong but time and chance happen to them all” is one of my favourite quotes from King Solomon. The first time I became fully aware of what that quote meant was when I received a call from Makomborero, notifying me that I […]
I recall the words of Africa Leadership Academy Co-founder Chris Bradford when he was addressing us during our Pre-University orientation in Rwanda, “to achieve more in life and to be successful in life you must be grateful.” When I was doing my A level studies at Makomborero, I never dreamt that one day I would […]
Makomborero doesn’t only offer full scholarships to students. Our scholarship application process identifies so many gifted students, and so we also provide school fees to a number of external students who complete their A-levels at their existing schools. Here is the story of one of our external students, Leenmary. Since I became part and parcel […]
Nathan has volunteered as Finance Trustee of Makomborero UK for the past 6 years and as a family, we frequently talk about and pray for the work of Makomborero Zimbabwe. Despite living thousands of miles away we have captured the vision of what the charity aims to achieve in support of Zimbabwe’s young people. I […]
Our founder, Mark Albertyn, was recently invited to the US for 10 days to represent Makomborero Zimbabwe with Akwanya who we partner with. Akwanya, which in Twi translates to “a path towards opportunity” is part of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. It creates higher education opportunities for academically talented, yet economically disadvantaged African students, and […]
