Over a recent weekend, 190 students from 90 Zimbabwean schools came for the first round of testing for the 2021 Makomborero scholarships. 65 of these students came from outside of Harare and Chitungwiza, and Makomborero had to accommodate 15 of them. However, due to Covid-19 regulations, this was quite a challenge in itself. Due to […]
Makomborero Zimbabwe is excited to have launched a community grant programme, called Mutsidzira, which means “to revive” in Shona. The selection process has begun and projects will take off in January 2021. Zimbabwean cultures are generally well known for their togetherness and community spirit. The saying ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ is […]
DRUM ROLL PLEASE….WE HAVE A MUTSIDZIRA LOGO WINNER! Makomborero has launched a community grant programme for past Makomborero students called Mutsidzira, which means ‘to revive’. We thought, who better to design a logo for Mutsidzira than our past students so we had some fun with a ‘Mutsidzira logo competition’. The best logo stood to win […]
Martha and Judith are part of Makomborero’s 2018 Intake and graduated following their A-Levels in 2019. In the time before going to University, they witnessed the pressing issues faced by the young women in their community and decided to do something about it. Here is their inspiring story. Martha: I did not take a gap […]
Please find below the latest Makomborero news from the 2nd term of 2020. Term News What a weird term it has been! Covid-19 has changed the world and changed everything at Makomborero. We have had to pause many of our projects over the last few months. However, it has given us lots of time to […]
Recently when we asked our Alumni where they were studying during Lock Down, Desire got back to us with the following message. My journey with Makomborero started in 2015 as I headed for my A-Levels. I do not really know how to put the words together to really describe what the charity means to me. […]
My college graduation was one of the saddest moments of my life. My parents were miles away and couldn’t attend. Only a few extended family members came but my hard work, joy couldn’t be fulfilled with them far away. Although I was excited about graduating at 23 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy Honours Degree, I […]
My journey hasn’t been an easy one. But if it was a life I would be asked to choose to relive or otherwise, I would choose it again. Not that everything I have met along the way has been enjoyable – NO. I would choose to relive it for the reason that it has been […]
My first semester was hard, but it was during this semester that I grew mentally and emotionally. When I got my scholarship to study at the American University of Beirut, I could not wait to experience this new chapter of my life. When I met people, I approached them with optimism and a huge smile […]
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