Sherpard Foundation learners at a seminar

About Us

Education beyond the classroom.

Sherpard Foundation Resource Centre exists so O-Level and A-Level excellence is not reserved for elite institutions.

Our story

From emergency WhatsApp classes to a hybrid resource centre.

Sherpard Foundation Resource Centre is an education initiative and social enterprise in Zimbabwe, dedicated to democratising access to quality secondary education. It began at the height of COVID-19 as a lightweight, data-efficient way to reach learners on their phones.

Digital access could not replace a teacher in the room. The model grew into a hybrid: structured online content plus community revision bootcamps — #EkasiSeminars — in Bulawayo townships such as Cowdray Park.

500+

Learners supported

O & A

Level coaching

Nationwide

Digital classes

Bulawayo

#EkasiSeminars

Sherpard Foundation seminar with learners in class

Vision

Every learner equipped to go further.

An equitable, community-driven educational ecosystem across Zimbabwe where every secondary learner — regardless of socio-economic standing or location — has the resources, mentorship, and analytical tools for tertiary readiness.

Mission

Democratise secondary education.

Use accessible digital tools and local revision centres to deliver exam-focused humanities teaching, critical thinking, and character-building mentorship — including ZIMSEC and Cambridge pathways.

How we teach

Four pillars behind the classroom.

Radical accessibility

Low-bandwidth notes, voice notes, and WhatsApp groups so learners can study on a phone, wherever they are.

Exam-focused rigor

Analytical essay method for ZIMSEC and Cambridge — historiography, structure, and Section C–style practice.

Community seminars

#EkasiSeminars take specialist teaching into high-density suburbs such as Cowdray Park, Luveve, and Nkulumane.

Tough-love mentorship

Accountability against procrastination and exam panic, so learners take ownership of their results.

Mr S. Thwala facilitating a Sherpard Foundation lesson

Mr Sindiso Sherperd Thwala

Founder & Academic Director

Leadership

Facilitator-led. Exam-proven method.

Mr S. Thwala writes syllabus notes, teaches through WhatsApp and YouTube, and converts that work into holiday classes and #EkasiSeminars in Bulawayo. Materials are branded “Powered by Sherpard Foundation Resource Centre.”

The classroom product is not a textbook dump. History lessons are built for essay questions: a clear thesis, immediate and long-term causes, teacher COMMENT boxes, then ZIMSEC-style revision.

Phone / WhatsApp +263 78 349 1275

How we work

Three parts of the same centre.

Digital classroom

WhatsApp subject groups, condensed PDFs, and YouTube lessons that started as a COVID-era lifeline and now run nationwide.

#EkasiSeminars

Intensive revision bootcamps and holiday classes in Bulawayo — exam windows, essay deconstruction, and community pickup points.

Mentorship

Character and study discipline led by Academic Director Mr S. Thwala, alongside History, Geography, Ndebele, Literature, and Heritage Studies.

“You won’t be remembered for what you owned but for the lives you touched. The kindness you shared, the love you gave, and the impact you made — these define your true legacy.”

Sherpard Foundation leadership principle
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Quality O-Level and A-Level teaching through WhatsApp classes, YouTube lessons, and #EkasiSeminars in Bulawayo. Register, or join the class and start this week.