The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) continues to transform the lives of young people following the successful staging of the 2024 edition of the Vimbiso Scholarship Trust Fundraising golf day was held at Royal Harare Golf Club last week.
The purpose of the Vimbiso Scholarship Trust is to provide educational assistance to academically gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds wishing to pursue careers as Chattered Accountants in Zimbabwe.
The Trust was founded in July 2015 and has benefited 72 students, 42 are still at university, the rest are placed within accounting firms and one qualified last year , enabling them to pursue their academic dreams despite financial constraints.
ICAZ decided to use golf to fundraise for this noble cause and this year's event was a major success as it managed to raise no less than US$8 000 on the day.
“We had 36 teams from different industries which managed to play and various individuals who came to support the golf day and we managed to raise about USD 8 000 same day ,” ICAZ chief executive officer William Mandisodza said.
“We also introduced a new category in 2021 called the Vimbiso Silver Category, students in this category are not assisted financially but receive mentorship from Vimbiso and are also assisted with article and attachment placements,” he said.
The scholarship is funded through voluntary contributions from ICAZ from charity events such as the Vimbiso Golf Day , contributions from ICAZ members, Vimbiso Trust fund raising activities and contributions from CASS activities such as Community Social Responsibility activities and the Sports day.
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