Campaign Story

Makomborero started its work in 2011 to see lives changed through education. Providing A-level education to talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Makomborero provides 17 internal students with pastoral care, food & educational resources. They support 16 external students with fees for schooling & exams. In 2018 Makomborero set up a Girl Mentorship Programme, to help the girl child access education past Form 2. They also offer a local University grant scheme for those who don’t get scholarships abroad.

The organisation takes students who cannot afford to write their A-levels but possess incredible potential. Students flourish under the multi-faceted, private education that they receive, as well as seeing them blossom under the nurturing care at the Resource Centre. External students also flourish, with the financial burden removed from their families. Makomborero focuses on a few students in an attempt produce high quality students, students who learn to adjust to 2 diverse cultures.

Makomborero has changed the lives of many families, more than 100 over the past 8 years, with families lifted out of poverty by empowering 1 of their children. Students go on to support their families either through entrepreneurial means or their stipends. The first group of students graduate from University this year. The organisation aims to instill a passion for Zimbabwe in the students mindset and works to help them make a huge impact on the future of this nation.