May 12, 2021
Africa: New Platform Curates African Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new digital platform, COVIDHQ Africa, provides African perspectives on issues related to the global pandemic. Driven by the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Zain Verjee… Read more »
Africa: Presenting: "The Bamboo That Bends" by Brian Ongadi
COVIDHQ Editorial Team | There's a saying that goes, 'the bamboo that bends is better than the oak that resists' by Brian Ongadi Read more »
April 01, 2021
Africa: Ananse.com Partners with the Mastercard Foundation and DHL to Connect 1,000 African Fashion Designers and Artists to Global Markets
Beautiful things, made by Africa, delivered globally. This is how best to summarize Ananse Africa, a startup ecommerce platform, launched today, in Johannesburg and Lagos,… Read more »
November 03, 2020
Africa: Highly Trained Teaching Professionals are Critical to Advancing Africa's Knowledge-Based Economies
Teachers are at the frontlines of education and are the single most important ingredient in young people’s learning. Investing in one teacher’s training and… Read more »
October 27, 2020
Africa: Celebrating its Tenth Year, the Anzisha Prize Awards its Top Honour to 21-Year-Old Egyptian Entrepreneur
Alaa Moatamed, Co-Founder of Presto , a leading delivery management service, takes home the $25,000 Grand Prize Read more »
September 03, 2020
Africa: Change the Perspective on Education to Improve Learning
If necessity is the mother of invention, you might say that adversity is its father. We have been witnessing a good demonstration of this as we continue to adapt to the… Read more »
August 31, 2020
Africa: 25 Next-Generation African Leaders Announced as Winners of the Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Mastercard Foundation Scholars to receive seed funding and mentorship to establish impactful social enterprises in their communities Read more »
Africa: Reforming Secondary Education Systems to Prepare Youth for the Future of Work has Become More Urgent
In the wake of a global pandemic that has disrupted schooling for millions while accelerating regional trends toward digitalization and automation, reforming secondary education… Read more »
August 13, 2020
Africa: Secondary Education Should Prepare Young People for Work, says New Report Released by the Mastercard Foundation
Now is the Time to Rethink Secondary Education Systems to Ensure Africa’s Young People Have the Skills and Knowledge Needed to Succeed in the Workforce Read more »
August 11, 2020
Africa: The Impact of COVID-19 on Secondary Education in Africa - Amplifying Challenges and Opening New Opportunities
Economic contraction in Africa due to COVID-19 threatens the ability of countries to invest in secondary education at a time when demand is increasing. This will have… Read more »
July 16, 2020
Africa: Invest in Africa (IIA) and the Mastercard Foundation Join Forces for the Survival of COVID-hit Companies in Ghana, Kenya and Senegal
Invest In Africa (IIA), an enterprise that accelerates the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation, to launch a… Read more »
July 14, 2020
Africa: Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa Partner to Expand Access to Higher Education in Africa
USIU-Africa and the Mastercard Foundation today announced a partnership that will enable 1,000 high-performing students to receive quality education and leadership development over… Read more »
June 25, 2020
Africa: Mastercard Foundation Appoints Zein M. Abdalla as Board Chair
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Michael Sabia Join Board of Directors Read more »
June 19, 2020
Africa: Refugee-Led Organizations Can Deliver Education to Refugee Children During COVID-19 and Beyond
Joseph Munyambanza is the youth engagement & inclusion consultant, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and founding member, COBURWAS International Youth Organization to… Read more »
June 04, 2020
Africa: Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation Partner to Deliver 1 Million Test Kits, Deploy 10,000 Community Health Workers for COVID-19 Response
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Mastercard Foundation have partnered to respond to COVID-19. Through its COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program ,… Read more »
May 05, 2020
Africa: Education Technologies are Keeping Learning Going in Africa
COVID-19 continues to disrupt long-standing and little-questioned beliefs and practices related to every sphere of our lives – including how we educate our children. Read more »
February 17, 2017
Africa: The Invisible Working Lives of Africa's Youth
Youth programs have the potential to transform an individual’s life. But those who manage to access these programs are the lucky ones, says Invisible Lives: Understanding… Read more »