The USAP Community School is a residential 11th and 12th grade (A Level) school in Zimbabwe that educates high-achieving, low-income students to excel at the world’s top universities with the aim of building society. In 2021, we have a total of 7 students (10% of our students) from Tongogara Refugee Camp. This year we are … Continue reading USAP Community School Refugee Week Challenge 2021
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USAP Alum Finalist for Bates College Bobcat Ventures Pitch Competition
On May 1st, USAP Alumna Nicole Kumbula, pitched her social business venture “Ukama Igasva” for the Bates College Bobcat Ventures Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition Final. The pitch had an opportunity to win up to $15,000 to fund any entrepreneurial project. “Ukama igasva, unozadziswa nekudya” can be translated to “Relationships are not complete until they are solidified … Continue reading USAP Alum Finalist for Bates College Bobcat Ventures Pitch Competition
USAP Uganda (’18) Alumni Reflect and Share Life Hacks for Remote/Online Studying
LIFE-HACKS ABOUT REMOTE /ONLINE STUDYING TO SOMEONE STARTING IT THIS YEAR. Would you rather die of this contagious deadly COVID-19 because of attending school or stay at home and acquire online learning? “Things do not change, we change” Henry David. Now that we are in this dilemma of the pandemic that does not allow us … Continue reading USAP Uganda (’18) Alumni Reflect and Share Life Hacks for Remote/Online Studying
Rise Global Talent Program Deadline Extended!
We’ve got great news: Rise is extending the application deadline! If you haven’t finished your application, or would like to start one, now is your chance! Submit Part I of your application by February 10th for the opportunity to receive a lifetime of benefits! This first part of the application process involves recording selfie videos … Continue reading Rise Global Talent Program Deadline Extended!
USAP Fights COVID-19: Nursing on the Frontline
“Working in the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy, especially for someone who is fresh out of college and has only been a registered nurse for 3 months. One thing that has made the experience more bearable is team work. With every shift, I see how our administration and leadership work tirelessly … Continue reading USAP Fights COVID-19: Nursing on the Frontline
USAP@20 Fights COVID-19 – Clarety Kaseke Works On Vaccine Team
USAP Alumni are putting their education, skills and experience to work to fight COVID-19 however and wherever they can. In this blog series, we will be highlighting their efforts. The blog below comes from USAP alumna Clarety Kaseke who is working on the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ragon Insitute of Massachusetts General … Continue reading USAP@20 Fights COVID-19 – Clarety Kaseke Works On Vaccine Team
USAP Alum Wins Cambridge Gates Scholarship
USAP alumna Ntombizodwa Makuyana has been named a Cambridge Gates Scholar, with a scholarship that will fully fund her PhD in Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. Ntombi graduated from the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University with a BSc degree in Medicinal Biochemistry in 2019 as a MasterCard Foundation Scholar. She is the second … Continue reading USAP Alum Wins Cambridge Gates Scholarship
Brave Spaces: Opening Plenary at CIS Global Forum 2019
On November 20, 2019 in Bilbao, Spain, Education Matters Director Rebecca Zeigler Mano gave the opening plenary address at the CIS Global Forum. Below is the full text of her speech titled “Brave Spaces.” Good morning! It is an incredible frankly daunting honor to speak in front of a room full of amazing colleagues, … Continue reading Brave Spaces: Opening Plenary at CIS Global Forum 2019
100% Matching Funds for USAP Community School
As we come to the end of 2019, we are very grateful for an anonymous donor who this year pledged $500,000 in matching funds to match every donation to the USAP Community School 100%. We are getting close to finishing off these matching funds and all donations between now and January 1 will still be … Continue reading 100% Matching Funds for USAP Community School
Broadening horizons- My gap year experience
I remember how exuberant I was during the period I was doing my college applications, in my final high school year. What excited me the most was the thought of getting admitted into an international university in the US. I was then struck by reality when three of the four colleges I applied to rejected … Continue reading Broadening horizons- My gap year experience