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As the world comes together in commemoration of The International Day of the African Child which takes place on June 16, 2016, under the theme “Conflict and Crisis in Africa: Protecting all Children’s Rights”

We take the time to look at some of the young heroes in the Zimbabwean communities that have beaten the odds while most lament at the lack of opportunities and resources.

We reflect on the likes of, Maud Chifamba, an orphan and rare academic brilliance, who managed to attain 12 points in 2011 when she was 13. She went on to do her Accounting Degree at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and is one unique person with a very sharp mind.

Other names that continue to come to mind of orphans and vulnerable children who have inspired young people for generations to come would be Malcom X and Steve Jobs.

pachikoro-jnr-mayor-boazThe words from Jim George “It’s not how you start that’s important, but how you finish!” best describe the young person we focus on today, Boaz Chisiri.

Boaz was born on the 11th August, 1996 in Chipinge, he attended his primary level at Beacon Primary School and later came to Rose of Sharon in Ruwa at the age of ten as an orphan.

“A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step”, Boaz’s favorite quote is in more ways than one a true depiction of his life story highlighted. A joyful young man who is quite confident and articulate. A will to overcome and tremendous courage saw him pass his O-Levels with 7 subjects and going on to study Accounts, Economics and Management of Business Studies at Rose of Sharon run by Dr. Fatima Maruta.

Boaz’s hard working ethics and belief that the sky is the limit regardless of his background saw him being inaugurated as 2015/2016 Junior Mayor of Ruwa Town Council.

“After passing my A-level I hope to improve the social conditions, health, development, and quality of life of vulnerable orphans and children in my community. I also want to encourage people that they are created for a purpose, and that they have meaning and significance in this world” said Boaz with a beaming smile.

Boaz’s life is a great inspiration, among other endevours he wishes to persue he is an aspiring human rights defender and preacher advocating against racial discrimination. Boaz thanks God for what he has achieved so far in life and also for what he is going to achieve. Many thanks to Dr Fatima Maruta for helping him in getting his education and accomplishing many things in life.

He is truly a role model, voice for the voiceless and hope to his peers.

Zim commemorates World Environment Dat

The own your rubbish exhibition currently running at the National Gallery is both an example of what you can do by upcycling and reusing our rubbish as well as a shout for people to be more responsible about how to dispose of rubbish.

The exhibition which runs from the 20th of May to the 20th of June is the initiative of photographer and creative director, Laurie Macpherson, who is working with the Zee-Bag Project, Shingirirai Trust, the Happy Organisation and the Hope Group, as well as 12 individual local artists using the ‘medium’ of rubbish and found objects.

The aims of the exhibition are to conscientise and educate the people about our personal responsibility to the rubbish we generate and improve attitudes and behavior regarding this important local and global environmental issue. To promote artists and crafts people by – showcasing their work and improving their skills, giving training on new product lines and giving them visibility and economic security.

European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Philippe Van Damme who officially opened the exhibition said “not only does the Own Your Rubbish Project teach us how to protect the environment and how to use our skills to earn a living, it also passes an important message of individual and collective responsibility for our plant. Through art and taking a responsibility of our lives and everything consequential to our actions.”

The project is being funded by the European Union through the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe

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Young Achievers Tech Awards 2015

About YATA


TechnoMag, Zimbabwe’s leading Tech Magazine in-conjunction with the Ministry of ICT Postal and courier services is proud to announce the first ever, inaugural launch of tech awards to recognize the young and upcoming tech players in Zimbabwe.

This has been necessitated by the need to promote and celebrate our young and upcoming tech players and expose their prowess to the industry.

What Is Young Achievers Technology Awards (YATA)

YATA is our new brand, which is focused on recognizing youths who are outstanding in the Technology Industry Nationwide. Primarily we are looking at Technological Projects, Products and Services that are emerging, have been a success or made a positive impact to the Society.

YATA will be launched nationally on the 3th Of December at the Holiday Inn in Harare encompassing all categories that need recognition (through awards); this inaugural event will be officially opened by the ministry of ICT Hon Supa Mandiwanzira amongst reputable dignitaries.

YATA is an initiative, to reward the Young Techies for their hard earned success and achievements. By recognizing these achievers we are putting them in the lime light to trigger publicity, their business and get support through organizations of interest.

Why Is This Important

Many youths achieve a lot but do not get the desired recognition; therefore, these are the first and crucial steps in acknowledging players and expose their creativity to industry for their next big projects.

How It Will Be Done

There is a registration and submission process that is happening on www.yata.co.zw whereby one needs to submit their brief profile, portfolio, references, actual project, product or service.

Adjudicators.

A panel of Judges that are hands on and closer to the industry will select and identify the most outstanding players in the industry for the nominees and final winners list.

Sponsors

Sponsors will present prize money, awards and YATA trophies to the selected finest young Techies of the day.They also get to name category award.To be a sponsor visit this link.

Visit http://www.yata.co.zw/

YATA | Young Achivers Technology Awards

Starting each new day with an inspirational quote, from a famous or not-so-famous living person or historical figure, is a great way to keep motivated and positive.

"Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal a commitment to excellence that will enable you to attain the success you seek." - Mario Andretti
"Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems." - Paul J. Meyer
"Excellent firms don't believe in excellence only in constant improvement and constant change." - Tom Peters
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt
"I have come to the conclusion that my subjective account of my motivation is largely mythical on almost all occasions. I don't know why I do things." - J. B. S. Haldane
"I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about." - Vince Lombardi
"Management is nothing more than motivating other people." - Lee Iacocca
"Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game." - Donald Trump
"Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly." - Stephen R. Covey
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing that's why we recommend it daily." - Zig Ziglar
"Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning." - Dennis Waitley
"The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail." - Napoleon Hill
"The only lifelong, reliable motivations are those that come from within, and one of the strongest of those is the joy and pride that grow from knowing that you've just done something as well as you can do it." - Lloyd Dobens and Clare Crawford-Mason
"The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different." - Rick Pitino
"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi
"The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory." - Ted W. Engstrom
"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it." - Pearl Buck
"The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces." - Thomas Aquinas
"The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it." - John Maxwell
"There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning." - Pat Riley
"Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery. These models of excellence will inspire you and guide you toward the fulfillment of your highest potential." - Michael Gelb and Tony Buzan
"An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men." - Thomas Fuller
"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle
"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." - Ralph Marston
"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. " - Pat Riley
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." - Charles R. Swindoll
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." - Colin Powell
"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work." - Thomas J. Watson
"Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence." - Hal Borland
"Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, esprit de corps and determination." - Gen. George C. Marshall
"Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge
"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel." - Napoleon Hill
"Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them." - John W. Gardner
"The companies that survive longest are the ones that work out what they uniquely can give to the world not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul." - Charles Handy
"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." - Jesse Owens
"With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it." - Aristotle

In a few weeks’ time the Harare gardens will once again be transformed, not by the chilly July breeze but by the hustle and bustle of authors, publishers, book sellers and bookworms as the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) kicks off.

The ZIBF which will run from 27 July – 1 August is one of the country’s premier event for all things literary. This year the Fair will run under the theme “Growing the knowledge economy through research, writing, publishing and reading”.

The theme is an indicator of the transformation happening at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair Association (ZIBFA). ZIBFA chairman Mr Obey Bvute Said “The new era at ZIBFA will also foster transformation through advocacy and coordinated action plans of the book industry aimed at the creations of new product types enabled by digital technologies” ZIBFA will also foster new ways for content creation and publication, help to develop alternative distribution models that broaden access, reduce costs, and enable open sharing of content.

Mr Obey Bvute also said they will be actively focusing on anti-piracy to promote the welfare and intellectual property rights of writers and publishers.

If you are planning on visiting the fair these are some of the activities that will be taking place
Writers workshop
Publishers, Booksellers and Librarians workshop
Meet the Author Sessions
Live Literature Centre (Poetry Slam/Renowned Artists)
Children’s Reading Tent
Digital Zone
The Junior Achievers Competition
The Teachers Square
School Prizes (Best performing schools in 2014 exams)
The book Voucher purchase scheme

All you need is milk, food coloring and dish soap. So cool! Art project in your spare time

Do you know any ORPHAN (Who lost both parents) who has completed secondary school and desires to study in the university? Tell them to apply for a SCHOLARSHIP @ www.samamagafoundation.org/apply. Deadline: May 29, 2015. For More inquiries call: 08034622690, 08174364192, 09036804381:-) Please share and help the helpless

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The American Embassy is pleased to announce the 2016 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. This one-year, full-scholarship program is offered to mid-career professionals working at policy-level who have a record of leadership, a commitment to public service, and the initiative to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent study at a leading American university.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished professionals from developing countries to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a one-year program of non-degree study and related professional activities. The program seeks to foster an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding between American citizens and professional counterparts from Zimbabwe. Successful applicants will be placed at participating universities in the United States for the August 2016 to June 2017 period.

Read more on http://harare.usembassy.gov/educ_culture/2016-hubert-h.-humphrey-fellowship-program

GOVERNMENT is set to recruit hundreds of science and mathematics teachers who were failing to secure jobs despite a serious shortage of qualified staff due to massive brain drain.

While several schools do not have such personnel, it emerged that several university graduates were roaming the streets and failing to get jobs, hence the call by the Ministry of Education for them (graduates) to register with the relevant authorities.

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education called on holders of the Diploma in Science Education, Bachelor of Science Education and Diploma in Education in various disciplines of science, who were not employed, to report to respective district offices.

The ministry’s spokesperson, Patrick Zumbo, said the call was in line with efforts to reduce the shortage of qualified teachers.

“The ministry has a shortfall of 1 521 maths and science teachers and it has since been realised that there are some with qualifications, but not employed,” he said.

“What is happening now is different from how it used to be before. Previously, graduates would be deployed straight from college to schools, but nowadays, one will have to look for a place after qualifying.”

Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association president Richard Gundane said the move by the government was commendable.

“Generally, the country is short of science and mathematics teachers. That should be what has prompted government to call for eligible candidates to approach their district offices,” Gundane said.

“In our system, maths and science teachers have become less because they have migrated to other countries, so it is important for government to employ more teachers so that we have better pass rates.” – NewsDay