September 29, 2025
Africa: Mastercard Foundation Board of Directors Announces Seasoned Technology Leader, Sewit Ahderom, as Next President and CEO
Deep expertise in agrifood systems and technology; exemplifies the values of the Foundation. Committed to scaling impact of the Foundation’s programs in Africa and within… Read more »
September 26, 2024
Africa: Educating Girls Generates Economic Transformation in Africa
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September 03, 2024
Africa: Mastercard Foundation's Support for Response to the Mpox Outbreak in Africa
The Mastercard Foundation today announced two partnerships that support the response to the current outbreak of mpox in Africa. Mpox is impacting the most vulnerable communities… Read more »
September 02, 2024
Africa: The Mastercard Foundation Brings Together Key Stakeholders to Drive Impact on Secondary Education and Women's Empowerment in Africa at UNGA 79
The Mastercard Foundation will host two pivotal events at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) on September 22, 2024. Both gatherings will address… Read more »
August 09, 2024
East Africa: Request for Expression of Interest - Regional Impact Partner Organization, East Africa (Anglophone)
In 2018, the Mastercard Foundation launched its Young Africa Works strategy to enable 30 million young Africans to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. Young women make up… Read more »
July 10, 2024
Africa: Mastercard Foundation Convenes Edtech Conference on Resilient and Inclusive Learning in Africa
The Mastercard Foundation, an international non-governmental organization, kicked off its inaugural EdTech conference today with an important question. Read more »
April 05, 2023
Africa: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Council Retreat at USIU-Africa
What happens when you bring together 35 young people from Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program partner institutions across the world, seven Foundation staff and other partners… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Ashesi University Foundation Canada Receives Endowment from Mastercard Foundation to Strengthen Higher Education in Africa
The new partnership will help drive inclusive access to high-quality learning across Africa, drive innovation in higher education, and support youth entrepreneurship. 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 »
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 »
November 04, 2021
East Africa: East Africa's Largest Makerspace, MoTIV, Wins Inaugural UNESCO Prize for Creative Economy
MoTIV, East Africa’s largest makerspace headquartered in Kampala, Uganda has won the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the creative… Read more »
Africa: Mastercard Foundation, United States International University-Africa, and Arizona State University Partner to Strengthen E-Learning Capacity in Africa and Beyond
Today, the Mastercard Foundation, United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), and Arizona State University (ASU) announced the launch of the Mastercard… 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 »
November 17, 2020
Ghana: Nine Million Children in Ghana to Benefit from Learning Programmes Supported by UNICEF and Mastercard Foundation Partnership
The Mastercard Foundation and UNICEF have joined forces to advance the efforts of the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service to provide quality and equitable learning… Read more »
August 17, 2020
Kenya: Humber College Selected to Implement Kenya's First Program to Formally Credit Prior Learning for TVET Students
Kenya's first program to drive recognition of prior learning initiative supports the Mastercard Foundation’s strategy of enabling 5 million young people in Kenya to access… 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 »
April 16, 2020
East Africa: Mastercard Foundation Joins Forces with UN's Food and Agriculture Organization to Tackle Desert Locust Infestation
Desert Locust response to mitigate the impact on food security and livelihoods in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Eritrea, and Djibouti Read more »
