August 12
Africa: Introducing the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-Ups in Transition (Fast) Program
The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with CCHub Nigeria, MDF Global, Concree, Scale up, Savannah Innovations Lab, the Center for Enterprising Organizations, Inkomoko, and the… Read more »
May 06
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 »
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 »
May 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Mastercard Foundation and First Consult Announce Program to Support 72,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to Recover from Shocks, Build Resilience, and Create Dignified and Fulfilling Jobs for Young People
The Mastercard Foundation and First Consult have announced the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Recovery and Resilience (“MESMER”) Program to support 72,200… Read more »
May 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Stakeholders Come Together to Participate in Second Knowledge Series on Data-Driven Digital Lending for Ethiopia's MSMEs
Today, the National Bank of Ethiopia, together with the International Financial Corporation (IFC), Financial Sector Deepening-Ethiopia (FSD-Ethiopia), Kifiya Financial Technology,… 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 »
August 19, 2022
Ethiopia: Hawassa Industrial Park Launches New Call Center to Support Workers
Today, Ethiopian Investment Commission, together with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the BRIDGES Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale… Read more »
February 24, 2022
Uganda: Mastercard Foundation and Financial Sector Deepening Launch New Fund to Revive 50,000 Micro and Small Enterprises in Uganda
Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Uganda, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, today launched a five-year Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Recovery Fund under the Young… 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 »
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 11, 2021
Ethiopia: Over 50,000 Jobs Saved through the Mastercard Foundation MSEs Resilience Facility
August 3, 2021 – The Mastercard Foundation Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Resilience Facility has impacted more than 10,000 businesses and saved over 50,000 jobs since… Read more »
August 04, 2021
Nigeria: Over 2.5 Million Personal Protective Equipment Distributed in Nigeria and Jobs Created through My World of Bags and Mastercard Foundation Partnership
My World of Bags in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has distributed over 2.5 million free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 334 schools, 1,076 hospitals, and 158… Read more »
June 15, 2021
Kenya: African Entrepreneur Collective in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation Launches a New Program for Entrepreneurs in Garissa County
AEC Kenya and the Mastercard Foundation Bring Affordable Financing and Business Development to More Than 3,000 Businesses Over the Next Two Years Read more »
March 31, 2021
Rwanda: ESPartners Supports 144 SMEs in Rwanda as Part of their Komeza and Tourism Inc Programs
In the past year, ESPartners (ESP) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation's Hanga Ahazaza and Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience programs in Rwanda, provided technical and… Read more »
February 03, 2021
West Africa: African Education Institutions to be Strengthened through I&P Education to Employment (IP2E) and Mastercard Foundation Partnership
Today, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), via I&P Education to Employment (IP2E), announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation that will support businesses in… Read more »
September 21, 2020
East Africa: Factories across Seven Industrial Parks in Ethiopia to be Revolutionized through the Digitization of Labour Supply and Demand Matching
Today, First Consult announced a partnership with the Ethiopian Investment Commission to implement the digitization of the labour supply and matching database for factories within… Read more »
July 17, 2020
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 »
July 16, 2020
Africa: Invest in Africa (IIA) and the Mastercard Foundation Join Forces for the Survival of COVID-hit Companies in Ghana, Kenya and Senegal
Invest In Africa (IIA), an enterprise that accelerates the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation, to launch a… Read more »
June 11, 2020
Ethiopia: Mastercard Foundation Commits $3.2 Million to Rescue Enterprises Through Production Repurposing to Respond to COVID-19 in Ethiopia
Mastercard Foundation has announced a partnership with a consortium of 11 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia to repurpose their factories to manufacture personal… Read more »
Mastercard Foundation (Africa)
The Mastercard Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper. All people, no matter their starting point in life, should have an equal chance to succeed. We believe that with access to education, financial services, and skills training, people can have that chance. Our focus is helping economically disadvantaged young people in Africa find opportunities to move themselves, their families and their communities out of poverty to a better life.
Website: http://www.mastercardfdn.org/
