Tsitsi Masiyiwa
Member of Board of directors
MBA
PATH
Ireland
Biography
Tsitsi Masiyiwa, MBA, is the executive chairperson of the Higher Life Foundation (HLF), which she founded with her husband. She is the head of the foundation’s five trusts that address specific education, health care, and technology needs of African communities. The flagship trust, Capernaum Trust, is presently the largest privately funded scholarship program in sub-Saharan Africa and provides full scholarships to students in primary school, high school, and university. Ms. Masiyiwa takes a practical approach to poverty eradication by spearheading the use of technology and innovation in her foundation’s programs to facilitate efficient, scalable, and sustainable impact. She is also a founding member of the African Philanthropy Forum and a member of the Advisory Council for the Global Philanthropy Forum.
Research Interest
She is the head of the foundation’s five trusts that address specific education, health care, and technology needs of African communities.
