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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Nigeria: Wemy Joins the Fight Against COVID-19 with Production of Face Masks and Personal Protective Equipment

Wemy Industries, the leading Nigerian manufacturer of Dr.Browns and Nightingale range of products, announced today that they will start the production of face masks and hand… Read more »

Ghana: NBSSI and Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program to Support MSMEs in Ghana

The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industries, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, today launched the Nkosuo program, a partnership between the National Board for Small Scale Industries… Read more »

Kenya: 25,000 MSMEs in Kenya to Benefit from Launch of MSME COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program

Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) and the Mastercard Foundation have entered into a partnership that will see 25,000 Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises… Read more »

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 »

Ghana: Mastercard Foundation and Ghana Red Cross Society Team Up to Tackle COVID-19

The Mastercard Foundation and the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) have announced the roll-out of a new partnership to support Ghana’s COVID-19 response. The partnership will… Read more »

Kenya: Amref Health Africa Partners with Mastercard Foundation to Help Flatten the COVID-19 Curve in Kenya

Amref Health Africa, with support from Mastercard Foundation, will implement a one-year programme to train 33,104 healthcare providers and 31,280 frontline community health… Read more »

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 »

Kenya: Mastercard Foundation Announces Key Partnerships to Drive COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Efforts for MSMEs in Kenya

The Mastercard Foundation today announced a series of key partnerships that will bring relief and build the resilience of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in… Read more »

Kenya: SHOFCO and the Mastercard Foundation to Provide COVID-19 Support to 1.35 Million People Living in Urban Slums in Kenya

Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) and the Mastercard Foundation have launched a partnership under the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program that is… Read more »

Rwanda: Inkomoko Provides Grants to 3,500 Small Business in Rwanda to Pivot and Relaunch After COVID-19 Crisis

Inkomoko in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation Announces its Second Round of Grant Funding Read more »

Ethiopia: Mastercard Foundation Commits US$1.6 Million to Ethiopian Red Cross Society COVID-19 Efforts

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – May 26, 2020 –  The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) today announced a US$1.6 million contribution from the Mastercard Foundation to… Read more »

East Africa: Mastercard Foundation and Kenya Red Cross Join Forces to Drive COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Efforts in Kenya

The Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program, in collaboration with Kenya Red Cross, today announced a partnership to support the Ministry of Health to… Read more »

Uganda: Mastercard Foundation and Private Sector Foundation Uganda Launch COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Resilience Response Program

Today the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) announced the creation of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Resilience Response Program in partnership with the Mastercard… Read more »

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 »