Zimbabwean students chase their dreams by learning Chinese

Kusedyo, who recently finished high school, said his dream of becoming an entrepreneur keeps him soldering on.

"I am learning Chinese so that I can actually gain a competitive advantage in the entrepreneurship pool, basically in any kind of business, mainly bridging China and Zimbabwe," he said.

Della Makina, a Translation and Interpretation graduate, also believes that learning Chinese is a pathway towards achieving her dreams.

"By learning Chinese, I dream that one day I will be one of the UN interpreters because Chinese is one of the UN languages, so I want to be one of the interpreters from Zimbabwe," she said.

Tawanda Zimhindo, founder of Zimgro Language Consultancy and Chinese lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe Confucius Institute, is helping Chinese language learners achieve their dreams.

"I have a great passion for teaching the Chinese language. I always assist my students out of my personal will, and when I do it, I do it out of my heart, and I feel it's my obligation as a teacher to assist them," he said.

Last year Zimhindo was recognized as one of the best 20 Chinese language teachers worldwide by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), a non-profit educational institution for international Chinese language education affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education.

As a passionate teacher, Zimhindo knows best how to motivate his students.