So what happened to the 15 students who graduated from Makomborero last year? This is a question we get asked all the time and I thought it would be nice for you to have a short update as to what these precious 15 are up to!! Through the kind donation of a doctor couple in […]
A little over a year ago (how time flies), Debbie, one of our trustees, boarded a flight to Zimbabwe to see for herself how we are working over there. This is her story… Thurs/Fri – land in Dubai 7 am/2am English time, having had no sleep, not feeling my best! 2 hrs to kill then […]
We have had a great start to the year welcoming the new 8 Lower Sixth, and Upper Sixth back. Like last 2 years, Mark had to undergo the grueling process of selecting these students and making a decision. After settling for the final 8 students, we had the privilege of visiting the students in their […]
He contacted us in early January chasing up his application for a scholarship – he had made it through to the second round of our testing but had sadly not got further. Mr A, sir please I need your help. I need the scholarship please. I have nowhere to get my fees from to do […]
In this blog I wanted to say a big ‘Thank You’ to Autograph who has donated their software for Makomborero to use. Autograph is a dynamic PC program designed to help teachers and pupils visualise mathematics at secondary/college level, using dynamically linked ‘objects’ . I started using the Autograph software when I taught at Benenden […]
We were invited to visit Zimbabwe and Makomborero by our son Sam, who had been twice before in the university holidays. We visited for 2 weeks in late June 2012 and stayed with Mark and Laura Albertyn, who were very generous with their time and hospitality. Both of us and both of our children benefited […]
Meet 7 students as they tell you what difference Makomborero has made to their lives… Rodwell: The growth of my passion to help other people in my community has been brought about by being part of Makomborero. I want to be a valuable asset to Zimbabwe. My goal is to bring about industrial revolution in […]
Anyone in central London early on Sunday 8th July could not have missed the thousands of runners queuing for the start of the British 10k 2012. This year’s race was the biggest to date. Acturis fielded 42 out of the estimated 30,000 competitors who ran. Acturis first ran the British 10k in 2010 in support […]
“I think I now understand what they mean when they refer to the first world countries. South Africa has well built infrastructure, a very good road system and is so organised. The trip has motivated me and inspired me to change Zimbabwe in some way.” This is what one of the students wrote when they […]
