Coafrica Presents: Vimbai Tembo, The Impact of Education on My Life

2701 North Thanksgiving Way,Lehi UT 84043

29 June, 2022

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How does a little girl, left without parents at age 10, grow up in a country with 4.8 million people living in poverty and decide to pursue a Masters degree in the United States? In an article for the Marriot School of Business at BYU, Vimbai says about her experience, “My dad died when I was two years old, and when my mom got sick, she taught my six brothers and me how to do things by ourselves because she knew we would be alone,” Speaking about her time with a nongovernmental organization in Zimbabwe, Vimbai says, “Going into the villages and seeing the difference the projects were making in the lives of the people was satisfying,” says Tembo. “However, I felt I needed more skills to serve more effectively and be qualified for higher-management roles.” Come hear Vimbai tell her story: what it was like to grow up in Zimbabwe, her struggle to come to the United States, and what she is doing to give back to the community that raised her.