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 »
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 27, 2020
Africa: Celebrating its Tenth Year, the Anzisha Prize Awards its Top Honour to 21-Year-Old Egyptian Entrepreneur
Alaa Moatamed, Co-Founder of Presto , a leading delivery management service, takes home the $25,000 Grand Prize Read more »
October 20, 2020
Ghana: Catalyst Fund, in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and MEST, Launches $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana to Improve the Financial Resilience of Informal MSEs
The first expansion of Catalyst Fund beyond its flagship inclusive fintech program, the new accelerator will officially launch at a virtual event on November 4th, 2020 Read more »
September 17, 2020
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 »
September 15, 2020
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 »
September 03, 2020
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 »
September 01, 2020
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 »
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 »
August 13, 2020
Africa: Secondary Education Should Prepare Young People for Work, says New Report Released by the Mastercard Foundation
Now is the Time to Rethink Secondary Education Systems to Ensure Africa’s Young People Have the Skills and Knowledge Needed to Succeed in the Workforce Read more »
August 11, 2020
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 »
August 06, 2020
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 »
July 28, 2020
Rwanda: Gahaya Links and Mastercard Foundation Partner to Protect and Empower Women-Led Artisan Communities in Rwanda
Gahaya Links, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation’s COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program, has provided 40,000 vulnerable families in their artisan network with… Read more »
July 20, 2020
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 »
Nigeria: Jobberman and Mastercard Foundation Team Up to Place 3 Million Nigerians in Dignified Employment by 2025
Jobberman, the single largest online job placement and training website in sub-Saharan Africa, has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to tackle unemployment in Nigeria.… Read more »
May 26, 2020
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
June 25, 2020
Africa: Mastercard Foundation Appoints Zein M. Abdalla as Board Chair
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Michael Sabia Join Board of Directors Read more »
June 22, 2020
Ethiopia: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia's Jobs Creation Commission Launches "Enabling Ethiopia," a 5-Year Job Opportunities Project in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
The Jobs Creation Commission, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has launched a 5-year project, Enabling Ethiopia, to support job creation in Ethiopia through driving… Read more »
June 04, 2020
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 »
April 30, 2020
Kenya: Mastercard Foundation Commits USD $5 Million to Protect Kenyan Health Care Workers Amid COVID-19
Mastercard Foundation will contribute USD $5 million to the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Kenya's Frontline Medical Staff as part of the Mastercard Foundation… 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 »
