Help Build an Engineering School in Zimbabwe

Reverend Joseph Tegwere, the Blessed Family Department Director in Zimbabwe, and his wife, Yasuko, are raising funds to build an automobile school of engineering in Harare, Zimbabwe. Rev. Tegwere is a motor vehicle engineer and manager, with 30 years of experience in the field. After learning that the young generation in his community is indulging in serious drug abuse and juvenile delinquency and experiencing unemployment, he was determined to help change their fate.

“When l go into a deep thought about the plight of these children, my heart aches,” he explained. “I was once like them when l dropped out of school because my parents could not afford to pay school fees for me. I would spend much of my time in the streets, until one day my poor uncle sat down with me and gave me some advice which later turned into gold. He told me that he had no money, but said that l had power in my own hands to shape my future destiny and all I needed was determination.”

At age 16, Rev. Tegwere raised money for school fees by starting an egg-selling business.  Despite a rigorous schedule, waking up at 4:30am to sell eggs before going to class, he rapidly received his junior certificate. After finishing school, he was employed by one of the government mechanical departments. He later joined the registrar of apprenticeship and skilled manpower of Zimbabwe and underwent training until he became a first class artisan. He further studied motor vehicle engineering and received an advanced diploma whilst working. ln 1999 he was selected to go to Rover Technical Academy in the United Kingdom for an automotive engineering  course. He can now invent new engineering ideas that can benefit the world, and is currently designing a new environmentally friendly engine. Rev. Tegwere has trained many people during his work, and some are working in other countries such as South Africa, Namibia, Canada, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, the United States and at the United Nations.

“I want to give the teens more than bread by teaching them how to make bread,” said Rev. Tegwere. “By opening a motor vehicle engineering school, l have confidence that these teens, in the streets and the unemployed, can be turned into engineers who can contribute to the global manpower for the betterment of the world.”

However, Rev. Tegwere has tried to receive loans from the bank to no avail, and faces a financial block to making this dream come true. You can support the establishment of the automotive engineering school by contributing to this project.

“l have made rough estimates  for starting the school,” calculated Rev. Tegwere. “The land would require about $24, 000, provisional structures $30,000 and training equipment $23,000, making up a total of $77,000. With determination l can make it happen but your help is of paramount importance.”

Rev. Tegwere and his team intend to start the project in May, 2015 and hope it can grow to become a world class school for automotive engineering in Southern Africa. Find out more, watch a video from the Tegweres, and contribute at the link below!

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