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February 01
Africa: Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Partnership with Mastercard Foundation and the European Union inaugurates the Centre for Africa's Resilience to Epidemics (CARE)
The Institut Pasteur de Dakar in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the European Union has inaugurated the Centre for Africa’s Resilience to Epidemics (CARE) as a… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Africa: Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation Launch Phase 2 of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) Initiative to Strengthen Africa's Public Health Systems
The Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation have entered a new phase of their partnership on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative in the aftermath of WHO's declaration of… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Africa: Institut Pasteur de Dakar and Mastercard Foundation Announce Unprecedented Partnership to Expand Workforce for Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa
The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a historic $45 million partnership named MADIBA (Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunization… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Southern Africa: Africa CDC Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Expands Implementation in Southern Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Mastercard Foundation today rolled out a large-scale, multi-country COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Southern… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Africa Calls for New Public Health Order
Leaders urge greater investment in Africa's health institutions, health workforce, and medical manufacturing capacity, while calling for respectful, action-oriented partnerships… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Africa: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Hits One-year Milestone
A year ago, the Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC launched the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative – a now $1.5 billion partnership with four key objectives: Read more »
March 01, 2022
Africa: Global Afropop Star Yemi Alade Urges Vaccination in Africa
Today, global Afropop star Yemi Alade was appointed Global Ambassador for It's Up to Us— a pan African campaign driven by the Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation. The… Read more »
December 02, 2021
Uganda: Thousands of Boda Boda Operators in Uganda Empowered in the Fight against COVID-19 through Africa Lion Advisory, a Mastercard Foundation Partnership
Africa Lion Advisory (ALA), a financial advisory company based in Kenya, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has empowered 3,595 boda boda operators in Uganda with… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Knowledge is Power: How a Group of Mastercard Foundation Scholars are Helping Girls Stay in School
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November 23, 2021
Uganda: African Children Empowered to Speak Up about COVID-19 Through Kids Voice, Mastercard Foundation Partnership for Storytelling
Today, Uganda's first edutainment book designed to inspire and empower children to speak up about the COVID-19 crisis and its effects on their day-to-day lives was released. Rehmah… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC's Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Delivers First Tranche of Over 15 Million Vaccines
The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC jointly announced that 15.2 million vaccines purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative are currently being distributed… Read more »
September 24, 2021
Africa: Invest in Africa's Vaccine Security, Independence Foundation CEO Urges Global Leaders
On 22 September 2021, US President Joe Biden hosted a Global COVID-19 Summit on the side-lines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, bringing together leaders in government,… Read more »
July 26, 2021
Nigeria: 6000 Children in Nigeria Equipped with COVID-19 Protocols through Beyond The Classroom and Mastercard Foundation Partnership
Beyond the Classroom, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has engaged with 6,000 children in Nigeria on COVID-19 safety protocols. Read more »
June 08, 2021
Africa: Mastercard Foundation to Deploy $1.3 Billion in Partnership with Africa CDC to Save Lives and Livelihoods
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April 30, 2021
Nigeria: Unlimited Access to Learning for More than 100 Million Young Nigerians from New E-learning Platform Launched by Data Science Nigeria and the Mastercard Foundation
Officially launched today, the new Learn at Home audio e-learning platform will provide free, online, and unlimited learning access to more than 100 million Nigerian… Read more »
May 12, 2021
Africa: African Resilience in the Wake of a Pandemic
What started out as a straight forward project with every member of the team aware of their role based on competencies and skills, turned into a journey of possibilities. Read more »
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 »
January 25, 2021
Nigeria: 3,000 Children in Nigeria Educated on COVID-19 through Beyond the Classroom Foundation Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
Today, Beyond the Classroom Foundation announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to build ongoing efforts to educate children about the COVID-19 virus. With support… Read more »
November 19, 2020
Nigeria: Project SafeUp to Provide Free PPE to Nigerians
In an effort to promote health safety for Nigerians amidst the ongoing pandemic, My World of Bags (MWOB), a bag design and manufacturing company, is… Read more »
November 16, 2020
Rwanda: COVID-19 Relief and Recovery for Rwandan Entrepreneurs from African Management Institute In Partnership with Mastercard Foundation
Partnership will provide free business learning for 2,500 SMEs and entrepreneurs through virtual business growth and resilience programs in response to COVID-19 crisis 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 »
October 13, 2020
Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Leverage Digital Innovation in the Fight Against COVID-19 through Ministry of Innovation and Technology and Mastercard Foundation Partnership
Today, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, and the Mastercard Foundation announced the launch of a project that will support the development of ‘Citizens COVID-19… Read more »
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