Nigeria: Co-Creation Hub Announces Call for Applications for Cohort III of the Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship

Co-creation HUB (CcHUB), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is calling for applications for the third iteration of the EdTech Fellowship after the successful completion… Read more »

Africa: Mastercard Foundation Edtech Conference in Abuja Ends With 10 Recommendations for Delivering the Future of Learning in Africa

About 600 stakeholders from over 30 countries in Africa and beyond came together from July 8 to 10 at the inaugural Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, to… Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: Mastercard Foundation To Host Inaugural Edtech Conference | July 8 – 10, 2024

Education Technology for Resilient and Inclusive Learning in Africa Read more »

Nigeria: Impacting Agricultural Development in Nigeria: The WOFAN Story

This story is about supporting women and young people in rural Nigeria with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in agriculture. It’s dubbed “the WOFAN… Read more »

Nigeria: Mastercard Foundation and My World of Bags' Kafawa Training Program Graduates its First Cohort of Young Talent

Following its launch in October 2021, the Kafawa Training Program, a partnership between my World of Bags and the Mastercard Foundation, has formally graduated its first set of… Read more »

Nigeria: Launch of Training Program to Drive Work Opportunities for Young Nigerians in Manufacturing through My World of Bags and Mastercard Foundation Partnership

Today, My World of Bags, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation announced the launch of Kafawa, a training initiative designed to bridge the skills gap in the leather and… Read more »

Nigeria: 300,000 Nigerian Young People to be Trained in Film, Television, and Motion Production through KAP Academy and Mastercard Foundation Partnership

In a landmark partnership announced today, 300,000 Nigerian young people will be trained in film, television, and motion picture production over the next three years. The… Read more »

Nigeria: Jobberman Launches Alliance for Better Work Campaign

The initiative is a commitment for companies to employ from a talent pool of over 180,000 jobseekers Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: Women to take Driving Seat in Nigeria's Male-dominated Farming Industry

Farming collective Alluvial Agriculture is training 50 women in tractor mechanics The initiative will create female-owned tractor businesses serving women farmers Programme is… Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: 6000 Children in Nigeria Equipped with COVID-19 Protocols through Beyond The Classroom and Mastercard Foundation Partnership

Beyond the Classroom, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has engaged with 6,000 children in Nigeria on COVID-19 safety protocols. Read more »

Nigeria: 8,000 Women and Young Nigerians to Benefit from Recyclepoints' Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation

RecyclePoints and the Mastercard Foundation are announcing today a partnership to enable more than 8,000 women and young people to access work opportunities aimed at tackling the… Read more »

Nigeria: 560,000 Young People in Nigeria to Secure Work Through Babban Gona Mastercard Foundation Partnership

560,000 individuals, predominantly youth and women, will have access to dignified and fulfilling work by 2022, through the Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works in Nigeria… Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: Nourishing Africa Partners with the Mastercard Foundation and U.S. African Development Foundation to Train 2,000 Young Agripreneurs and Provide Small Grants to 125 MSMEs in Nigeria

The Entrepreneur Support Program (ESP) is designed to support grassroots MSMEs across the Nigerian agriculture and food landscapes to rebuild and strengthen their businesses. Read more »

Nigeria: Training Kicks Off for 40,000 Young People in Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna through the Young Africa Works-IITA Program Focused on Agribusiness

The Young Africa Works-IITA training commences today and will  focus on building the capacity of 40,000 young Nigerian women and men between the ages of 18-35 years to… 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: 10,000 Women to Benefit from Value Seeds COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation

10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience… Read more »

Nigeria: 40,000 Young People in Nigeria to Benefit from Young Africa Works-IITA Project Training Program

In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young Africa Works-IITA Project. This project was… 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 »

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 »

Nigeria: 40,000 Young Women and Men in Nigeria will be Equipped Annually with Entrepreneurial Skills through EDC Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation

Today, the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to launch the Transforming Nigerian Youths program. Recognizing that… Read more »