Nigeria: Mastercard Foundation To Host Inaugural Edtech Conference | July 8 – 10, 2024

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Ethiopia: Mastercard Foundation and Kifiya Financial Technology PLC to Enable More Than 477,800 MSMEs to Access Uncollateralized Digital Credit Products

The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Kifiya Financial Technology PLC (Kifiya), announces a scale-up program designed to unlock resources from banks, innovate new… Read more »

Africa: Exploring the Role of Gamification in Africa's Education Systems

Many of the major problems facing educators today, in Africa and around the world, revolve around student motivation and engagement. In several African countries, this is reflected… Read more »

Africa: Green Jobs Roundtable - Youth Voices Paving the Way Can Green Jobs Address Youth Unemployment in Africa?

Climate change is an undeniable reality, affecting everything from where we live and the food we eat to the jobs and opportunities that may be available in the future. 'Green jobs'… Read more »

Egypt: Edventures Announces Its First Cohort for the Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship in Egypt

EdVentures, the investment arm of Nahdet Misr Group and the leading EdTech venture capital firm in Egypt and the MENA region, has announced its inaugural cohort of the Mastercard… Read more »

Africa: Caribou Digital Releases - Youth in Digital Africa Report to Inform Policy Changes for 400 Million Young Africans

Leading research and advisory firm, Caribou Digital, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has today released a new report on African young people and digital technology… Read more »

Kenya: Milking Cash from Pasture

Sylvester Wazome is a trailblazing young pasture farmer from Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, who, through the Livestock Feed Commercialization Project, has become a role… Read more »

Kenya: TVET Impact Story - Nyandarua National Polytechnic

Partner Spotlight – The Nyandarua National Polytechnic Read more »

Kenya: Mama Jasiri: A Brave Woman

Program: Jasiri Fund Location: Kilifi, Kenya Read more »

Ethiopia: Mastercard Foundation and Kifiya Financial Technology PLC to Enable More Than 477,800 MSMEs to Access Uncollateralized Digital Credit Products

The partnership creates the opportunity for 425,000 Women to Access Smartphones Through Device Financing Read more »

Africa: Mastercard Foundation Introduces MFAM, a New Separate Asset Management Company, to Support Its Philanthropic Mission

The Mastercard Foundation today introduced the Mastercard Foundation Asset Management (MFAM) Corporation, a new, separate asset management company with a mandate to build and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Announces a National Financial Education Module for Youth and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), the Mastercard Foundation, and First Consult, through the BRIDGES programme, announced the National Financial Education Module for Youth and… Read more »

Africa: Access to Financing Crucial for the Future of Agriculture in West Africa

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Ethiopia: Five Ethiopia Public Universities Successfully Establish State-of-the-Art Multimedia Studios

As part of strengthening and enhancing the quality, accessibility, and resilience of higher education in Ethiopia, the e-SHE program, a partnership between the Ministry of… Read more »

Ethiopia: An Overview of Ethiopia's First Digital Education Strategy

Every month, stakeholders such as policymakers, EdTech entrepreneurs, teachers, and parents come together to discuss the intersection of education and technology at the EdTech… Read more »

Africa: What Works for African Youth Employment: A New Multi-Country Study in Partnership with PEP

The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP)  to explore what works for African youth employment. The partnership is conducting a… Read more »

Africa: Emerging Technologies in Edtech: The Role of Big Data in Advancing Education

Big data—two words that define the vast amount of information available online as the internet becomes widely available. Since 2020, educational organizations, policymakers,… Read more »

Africa: World Data Lab and the Mastercard Foundation Announce Launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock

World Data Lab (WDL), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce the Kenya launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock on 19 March, 2024. Read more »

Ghana: Breaking Barriers for Ghanaian Women in Tech

Young women are at the forefront of Africa's digital transformation. To celebrate the achievements of women in the technology ecosystem in Ghana, the Gender and Safeguarding… Read more »

Africa: Beyond Bias and Barriers: Ipti's Journey to Becoming a Mining Engineer

The Impactful Journey of a Mastercard Foundation Scholar Read more »

East Africa: EdTech Monday's Radio Show Returns for Season Two with Upcoming Episode Spotlighting Ethiopia's Digital Education Strategy

EdTech Monday’s Radio Show is returning for another season, with an episode focusing on Ethiopia’s ambitious Digital Education Strategy and its implementation plan. The… Read more »

Ethiopia: Unlocking Employment Opportunities through Collaboration - The Mastercard Foundation and Partners Enable 1.27 Million Young Ethiopians to Access Employment Opportunities

Today, the Mastercard Foundation has announced that it has enabled 1.27 million young people to access employment opportunities in Ethiopia since the launch of the country's Young… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Youth Entrepreneurs Association and Mastercard Foundation Partner to Pilot a Youth Entrepreneurship Capacity-Building Project

The Mastercard Foundation and the Ethiopian Youth Entrepreneurs Association (EYEA) are pleased to announce a partnership to pilot the Enable Youth Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia (EYE)… Read more »

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 »

Ethiopia: Edtech Mondays Upcoming Show to Spotlight the Impact of Digital Literacy on Ethiopia's Education System

EdTech Mondays, the monthly radio show produced by the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Shega Media & Technology, is set to unravel the unique opportunities… Read more »