ZIMBABWEANS can now apply for Commonwealth scholarships following an easing of tension between the organisation and the southern African country.
The country iniatiated dialogue with the Commonwealth at a three-day round table meeting which started on Tuesday this week — a move seen as a precursor to having Zimbabwe bounce back to the Commonwealth family.
Officials from the inclusive Government attended the three-day meeting with representatives from the Commonwealth grouping this week in Johannesburg.
They held a roundtable meeting to drum up humanitarian aid for the country and re-establish formal links, according to a statement from the grouping.
At the meeting it was agreed that a network of regional and international civic organisations affiliated to the Commonwealth will develop a special programme to assist Zimbabwe with training, along with technical and other humanitarian support.
Zimbabwe voluntarily left the Commonwealth in 2003.
Yesterday, the head of the Commonwealth Foundation, Mark Collins, said in Johannesburg that Zimbabweans could apply for Commonwealth scholarships
again.
Collins said engagement with Zimbabwe by the Commonwealth network had been growing since civil society bodies petitioned for such support at the 2007
Commonwealth heads of state and government meeting in Kampala, Uganda.
“This meeting has been the first step and a programme for the future has been developed,” Collins said.
Formal political ties between Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth are yet to be restored. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai met Commonwealth officials during his recent visit to Europe and the US.
prince dube says
hi,i am a young man aged 23years.i am a graduate in general nursing attained @ mpilo central hospital,bulawayo,zimbabwe who wishes to pursue studies in anaesthesia and or intensive care nursing in international universities.please help with information on how i can get a scholarship to do such studies.god bless
keitkelvin Gambura says
iam an O’level student doing cambridge syllabus and iam loking forward to have a scholarship please help me
Mizi Ncube says
This is the first step to the arising of an African Giant, the land of Wonderful people. Rise Zimbabwe, the suffering is coming to a close.
Benard says
Well ,thats good news for all Zimbabweans who has been tied aback by their poor financial status.I am a second year accountant student studying with UNISA,ever since i have started studying here in South Africa it has been a nightmare for me each and every semester,study fees for me is quite hard for me to get and will be very interested if i can get finacial aid for me to persue and finish my programme at some spefic collages who can assist me with full time studies for UNISA students in South Africa.Your help will be pretty much accepted and appreciated by people like me .Thank you