October 26, 2023
Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) and the Mastercard Foundation Partner to Support over 600,000 Young people to Engage in Inclusive and Dignified Work Opportunities in Agriculture
The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation (ATI) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced the agriculture-focused Dignified Employment for Youth in Ethiopia ("ADEY") Program to… Read more »
April 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's FDRE Ministry of Labor and Skills hosts 2022 Agro-Businesses Ideas Competition (ABIC) in Collaboration with German Cooperation and the Mastercard Foundation
Ethiopia's FDRE Ministry of Labor and Skills co- hosted the first National Agro-Business Ideas Competition (ABIC 2022) in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für… Read more »
March 15, 2022
Ghana: The Mastercard Foundation Seeks Partners to Provide Access to Inclusive Financial Services for the Agriculture and Adjacent Sectors in Ghana
Accra, 14 th March, 2022 – The Mastercard Foundation today announced the opening of an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to collaborate with prospective partners in… Read more »
October 14, 2021
Uganda: More than 9,400 Young Ugandans to Access Global Markets through PSFU and Agricycle Global Partnership
More than 9,400 young women and men are set to benefit from a new partnership between Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), the country’s apex body for the private… Read more »
August 25, 2021
Nigeria: 10,000 Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria to be Empowered through the Value Seeds and Mastercard Foundation Partnership
Value Seeds Limited, an indigenous crop seed production, solution, and development company, in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation will empower 10,000 smallholder farmers… Read more »
Nigeria: 60,000 Farmers Empowered to Boost Ginger Production in Nigeria through the Agrolog and Mastercard Foundation Partnership
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 – Agrolog General Services Limited in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation will support 60,000 smallholder farmers in vulnerable indigenous… Read more »
August 04, 2021
Nigeria: Women to take Driving Seat in Nigeria's Male-dominated Farming Industry
Farming collective Alluvial Agriculture is training 50 women in tractor mechanics The initiative will create female-owned tractor businesses serving women farmers Programme is… Read more »
May 17, 2021
Nigeria: 560,000 Young People in Nigeria to Secure Work Through Babban Gona Mastercard Foundation Partnership
560,000 individuals, predominantly youth and women, will have access to dignified and fulfilling work by 2022, through the Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works in Nigeria… Read more »
March 01, 2021
Nigeria: Nourishing Africa Partners with the Mastercard Foundation and U.S. African Development Foundation to Train 2,000 Young Agripreneurs and Provide Small Grants to 125 MSMEs in Nigeria
The Entrepreneur Support Program (ESP) is designed to support grassroots MSMEs across the Nigerian agriculture and food landscapes to rebuild and strengthen their businesses. Read more »
February 02, 2021
Nigeria: Training Kicks Off for 40,000 Young People in Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna through the Young Africa Works-IITA Program Focused on Agribusiness
The Young Africa Works-IITA training commences today and will focus on building the capacity of 40,000 young Nigerian women and men between the ages of 18-35 years to… Read more »
January 11, 2021
Nigeria: 10,000 Women to Benefit from Value Seeds COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience… Read more »
November 23, 2020
Nigeria: 40,000 Young People in Nigeria to Benefit from Young Africa Works-IITA Project Training Program
In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young Africa Works-IITA Project. This project was… Read more »
October 20, 2020
Nigeria: 3 Million People in Africa to Benefit from Post-COVID Food Security Program Supported by the Mastercard Foundation
In an effort to achieve sustainable recovery and build resilience from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mastercard Foundation today announced a program that will support more than 3… Read more »
October 19, 2020
Senegal: Mastercard Foundation and ICCO Cooperation Partner to Strengthen the Resilience of 80,000 Farmers in Senegal
ICCO Cooperation and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to support smallholder farmers in Senegal who were left reeling from the impact of COVID-19. The COVID-19 Recovery… Read more »
October 14, 2020
Senegal: 500 Communities in Rural Senegal to Benefit from New Partnership in the Wake of COVID-19
Tostan and the Mastercard Foundation partner to foster economic resilience in rural Senegal. Read more »
June 16, 2020
Nigeria: IITA Partners with Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to Implement Young Africa Works
The International Institute of Topical Agriculture ( IITA ), through its Youth in Agribusiness office, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to implement the… Read more »