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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>TWO Basotho students are off to the United States, thanks to Econet Telecom Lesotho\u2019s HigherLife Foundation. A farewell ceremony for the two was held in Maseru on Tuesday.
\nHigherLife Foundation is a social impact organisation that invests in human capital. It was formed by Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa and his wife, Tsitsi, in 1996.<\/p>\n

The Public Relations Officer of Econet Telecom Lesotho, Puleng Litabe, said each year they reserve two percent of their budget for the foundation. She said they have so far sponsored 524 students ever since the foundation was established in Lesotho in 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese two students will add up to 18 students who studied in America through the assistance of the HigherLife Foundation since its establishment.
\nLitabe said of the over 18 students they have sponsored to study in America, five of them are now working in Lesotho while seven of them are working in the US. She said one student is working in Canada and three students are in their Doctor of Philosophy studies.<\/p>\n

The Econet Chief Executive, Dennis Plaatjies, said HigherLife Foundation sponsored the two students since their high school days at Soofia International School in Leribe.<\/p>\n

He said after completing their Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education (LGCSE), the foundation took them to Waterford University in Eswatini.<\/p>\n

He said the foundation has several programmes with education as the major priority. He said they assist Grade A students who are vulnerable. One of the students, Nthati Lehloenya, will be studying at the University of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

She said he was raised by a single parent. Lehloenya said life was not a walk in the park due to financial constraints her family had. She was lucky to be introduced to the HigherLife Foundation which ultimately changed her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foundation did not only change our livelihood but it has also impacted our communities,\u201d Lehloenya said.<\/p>\n

She explained that while at school she won a M16 000 fund for a community project she was working on at work. The other student is Mahali Mabesa. The one will be studying engineering while the other will be studying mathematics and physics.<\/p>\n

A parent to one of the scholars, \u2019Mamahali Mabesa, said in 2012 the financial problems forced her to transfer her daughter from the National University of Lesotho International School (NULIS) to Soofia International School.<\/p>\n

She said it was still hard to support her daughter\u2019s education. The teachers realised that her daughter was working so hard and deserved financial assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said they could not let this talent go to waste because of our struggle hence they would try all means so that she could be assisted,\u201d Mabesa said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Econet Telecom Lesotho yesterday in partnership with Gem Institute Lesotho launched a tree planting campaign for 1 408 apples and peach trees at 16 schools in the lowlands and highlands.<\/p>\n

The Founder of Gem Institute, Mpho Letima, said one of their mandates is to encourage the youth to venture into entrepreneurship, technology and agriculture. She said they have partnered with the school ever since 2016.<\/p>\n

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