Makomborero student awarded scholarship from Arizona State University

Date: 17/04/20

Makomborero is a UK-based charity which works to relieve poverty through education in Zimbabwe. NextEnergy Foundation has been supporting students through Makomborero’s flagship A-Level Programme since 2017.

View Project

An ex-Makomborero student, Ntombizodwa Makuyana, has recently been awarded a prestigious scholarship from the Arizona State University (USA) to pursue a PhD in biological science from Cambridge University (UK). Ntombizodwa completed her secondary school education thanks to the support of Makomborero, and was a Mastercard Foundation Scholar whilst undertaking her undergraduate degree in medicinal biochemistry in 2019 at the Arizona State University. To read more about her recent achievement as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, please visit https://asunow.asu.edu/20200415-sun-devil-life-5-sun-devils-win-prestigious-scholarships-excellence-research?fbclid=IwAR2LC07GAHuhyxiYuPU7xvHL4jP2KMWmDjq7kX_j-hMrrrf1mVFVy0mlqa0.

NextEnergy Foundation is proud to be supporting Makomborero’s efforts to help students like Ntombizodwa to realise their educational potential.