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There has been a substantial increase since 2001 of Zimbabweans immigrating to Canada due to political and economic hardships in their native country.  These adults have been reunited with their families and made Canada their new home.  The reunification of families has led to an increase in the number of youth who have gone through the Canadian elementary and high schools.

The youth continue to graduate from high school in large numbers. Their parents, who had hoped     for better employment opportunities still find themselves working more than two jobs to make ends meet.

Some  are also enrolled in post secondary education or under going re-training. Financial marginalization makes post secondary education unattainable or difficult to obtain because of the large monetary obligations it carries with it. Some of the youth are having to take a year off to work and raise money and others are enrolling as part-time students. Therefore more scholarships are needed to support Zimbabwean youth in order  to alleviate financial  barriers to education  that they may face. 

Infundo Ephakemeyo Scholarship Fund is an attempt by a group of seven board of directors at providing the youth of Zimbabwe a decent chance at post secondary education. Infundo Ephakemeyo is governed by a constitution. It has 7 members on its Board of Directors who are highly respected in their areas of expertise. The board consists of educators and members in the financial industry. 

*** All members of this board are volunteers ***