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 »

Uganda: Young Africa Works 2025 Dialogue

Young Africa Works 2025 Dialogue - Kampala, Uganda. February 18 - 19, 2025 Read more »

Uganda: Key Stakeholders In Uganda Call For Greater Investment In Young Entrepreneurs

Key stakeholders gathered in Kampala at the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works Dialogue on February 19, 2025, to discuss the challenges young entrepreneurs in Uganda… Read more »

Africa: Mastercard Foundation President and CEO, Reeta Roy, Announces Decision to Transition from the Foundation

Instrumental in Building One of the Largest and Most Impactful Philanthropies in the World    Bold Decision to Focus on Young People in Africa and in Indigenous… Read more »

Ethiopia: Institutionalizing Youth-Led Initiatives in Ethiopia - A Call to Action

On October 8, The Skylight Hotel in Ethiopia hosted Zelela11, a landmark event that was a powerful call to action for institutionalizing youth-led initiatives in the country's… Read more »

Ethiopia: Mastercard Foundation Partner Kifiya became the First Ethiopian Fintech to Receive the 2024 "Product Innovation of the Year" Prestigious Award

On September 17, 2024, at the Global SME Finance Forum in São Paulo, Brazil, Kifiya Financial Technologies won the Global SME Finance Awards 2024's Product Innovation of the… Read more »

Africa: The Mastercard Foundation to Accelerate Education & Job Creation for Over 70,000 Young Africans

The Mastercard Foundation is expanding its long-standing partnerships with the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) to… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Ethiopia: Reach for Change Unveils First Cohort of Edtech Fellows

After an eight-week call for applications, Reach for Change Ethiopia  announced the first cohort of 12 edtech startups selected to join the  Mastercard Foundation… Read more »

Kenya: TVET Impact Story - Nyandarua National Polytechnic

Partner Spotlight – The Nyandarua National Polytechnic Read more »

Kenya: Tuseme Clubs Impact Story

What better way to invest in adolescent girls and young women to grow and effectively participate in their society than by giving them a voice? Read more »

Kenya: Mama Jasiri: A Brave Woman

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

Kenya: Connected from Dadaab: Khalif's Heartwarming Digital Story

The Dadaab refugee complex, home to 218,873 refugees and asylum seekers, is not the obvious location for a story of digital entrepreneurship. Yet Khalif's journey, from being… 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Mastercard Foundation Scholars from Benin, Ghana, and Uganda Win 2022 Resolution Project Social Venture Challenge

October 20, 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda –Twenty young African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2022 Resolution Social Venture Challenge. The Social… Read more »

Ghana: The Mastercard Foundation Seeks Partners to Provide Access to Inclusive Financial Services for the Agriculture and Adjacent Sectors in Ghana

Accra, 14 th March, 2022 – The Mastercard Foundation today announced the opening of an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to collaborate with prospective partners in… Read more »

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 »

Africa: New PEP-Mastercard Foundation Partnership to Provide Evidence for Policy Reform that Drives Increased Youth Employment in Africa

Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) announced a new three-year research and policy partnership with the Mastercard Foundation that will identify what works to accelerate youth… Read more »