“I am really grateful, this is like a dream come true.”
She could not approach the Zimbabwean Embassy for assistance because the Refugees Amendment Act forbids refugees and asylum seekers to visit, seek aid or communicate with their governments.
Among the good Samaritans leading the initiative to get Mudzvengi enrolled is Prof Jonathan Jansen, who read about her plight on Facebook. After their conversation he reached out to Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib and the head of department of engineering, and pleaded with them to make a plan for Mudzvengi, said Jansen.
Jansen said he had also approached various individuals who expressed a willingness to assist the “absolutely outstanding” teen. He hoped the deed would send a message that SA was a country that cared about young people.She said her first choice of study was mechanical engineering, but could not reject an offer to study civil engineering.
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