What are your goals? What drives you?

In all honesty, most of us have failed to comprehensively answer these pertinent questions .We probably scrambled suggestions clouding our minds as to where we want to go. Until these are answered, we are just but visitors in our life, simply walking through life.

Every passing aeroplane is a motivation of a goal to be achieved and a destination to be reached. Unfortunately goals cease to be goals and become wishes as life throws hardships in our way.

Rumbidzai Zvizhinji and Cecil Chihowa have always wanted to be pilots. Being children from marginalised communities has not made their journey to success easy. Grateful for the basics, forwarded to them through the charitable works of Raven of Hope orphanage they still remain hopeful to one day pilot an aeroplane. Ravens of Hope is a Non-Profit Organisation which provides education and general welfare to under-priviledged and vulnerable children.

A day to reckon came when Dream Alive Foundation, a charity organization comprising of the piloting professionals, Ravens of Hope together with Environmental Buddies Zimbabwe came to grant their wishes upon a star. For the first time, the duo was given wings to fly. Pilot Tatenda Chigwada taught the two basic piloting techniques. No-one can imagine the heartfelt joy and gratitude they felt to be accorded such an opportunity.

To mark the memorable day, the duo extended the love they had received to the environment. Emulating the works of their mentoring pilots, Dream Alive Foundation, they took two trees each to plant at their homes, donated by Environmental Buddies Zimbabwe to correct the problems posed by pollutants emitted during flights.

These trees will be a mark of their dreams. As the trees grow, so will the duo grow towards achieving their dream of becoming fully trained pilots.

Plant a tree, make a mark, extend the love