 A native of Mvurwi, Mhondorohuma attended primary school in his hometown, also completing his O levels there.In 1989 he was invited by his friend Square Chikwanda to come work at the Tengenenge Sculpture Community; he spent the next six months there learning from Chikwanda before moving to Harare.There he met and worked under Joseph Ndandarika, whose influence may still be seen in his work.