Driving toward American dream; Zhakatas find home in Aurora

IWS working to fill void of truck drivers with U.S. companies

  • The Zhakata family moved from Zimbabwe to Aurora in 2023, where father Stephen completed a CDL Academy offered by Aurora-based International Workforce Services. PIctured from left are Emmanuel, Amos, Agnes and Stephen Zakhata.
    The Zhakata family moved from Zimbabwe to Aurora in 2023, where father Stephen completed a CDL Academy offered by Aurora-based International Workforce Services. PIctured from left are Emmanuel, Amos, Agnes and Stephen Zakhata.
    The lure of a good job, a better education for his children and an opportunity to build a better future convinced Stephen Zhakata to leave his homeland in Africa back in 2018, and seven years later he and his family are proud to call Aurora home.A truck driver by trade, Zhakata had learned about a program that helped international drivers attain the visas and training needed to work and liv...

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