From Village Boy to Doctorate: Man Inspires Social Media with Grass to Grace Photos as He Bags PhD

From Village Boy to Doctorate: Man Inspires Social Media with Grass to Grace Photos as He Bags PhD

- A man identified as Shingirai Nyakabawu went from being a village boy 10 years ago to obtaining his doctorate degree

- Nyakabawu shared throwback and recent photos after achieving his academic success

- Many social media users flooded the comment section of the post with their thoughts

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A man identified as Shingirai Nyakabawu has inspired people on social media with his throwback and recent photos after bagging his PhD.

Shingirai took to his LinkedIn page to share the photos and simply wrote:

"My last ten years. From the village to PhD."
From village boy to doctorate: Man inspires social media with grass to grace photos as he bags PhD
Shingirai Nyakabawu has celebrated bagging a PhD. Photo credit: Shingirai Nyakabawu/LinkedIn
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Ten years ago, the man was just a village boy and today he is a doctorate holder. The young man's post caused quite a stir as some shared their opinions on it.

Wilfred Lindalo said:

"Kudos for the achievement. I must admit I failed to understand the correlation between your coming from a village and your PhD. I know a handful of people in a village in Southern Africa with PhDs though, and many others with none who have achieved a lot yet proud to have done it whilst staying put in their villages. Whatever you aim at can surely be achieved from anywhere."

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Mmabatho Moeletsi commented:

"Shingirai, my brother, there is nothing wrong being from the village. We can all relate and is not a measurement of success. Instead your determination, hard work, perseverance, intelligence brought your success. Kudos to you."

'Lola O. wrote:

"Stay hungry and defy odds. You inspire many from your village, may your hands bless your village and those whose destinies are to be touched by you."

Status is reachable said:

"Congratulations, very inspiring! And may I add that's a mighty fine football shirt you have on there."

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Briefly News previously reported that a woman identified as Gloria Mensah celebrated her achievement after bagging a PhD. She took to social media to share the good news.

Sharing adorable photos on her LinkedIn page, Gloria expressed gratitude to all those who helped her all through her PhD journey.

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