August 15
Africa: World Data Lab and the Mastercard Foundation Announce Launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock
World Data Lab (WDL), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce the Ethiopia launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock on August 13, 2024. Read more »
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 »
March 13, 2023
Africa: The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity Unlocks Access to Financial Services for 5.3 Million Previously Underserved People in Sub-Saharan Africa
Over five million people living in underserved, rural, or agricultural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa have been introduced to and benefited from access to innovative credit, savings,… Read more »
March 15, 2022
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 »
January 24, 2022
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 »
December 10, 2021
Africa: CorpsAfrica and Mastercard Foundation Partner to Create 30,000 Work Opportunities for Young Africans
CorpsAfrica and the Mastercard Foundation today announced a three-year partnership aimed at providing opportunities for young Africans to become changemakers in public health,… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Uganda: Uganda's first Developer Survey Report Released through The Innovation Village, Mastercard Foundation Partnership
Today, The Innovation Village, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has released the findings from a survey to understand and analyze the current state of the developer… Read more »
September 23, 2021
Uganda: 3,980 Work Opportunities to be Created for Young Ugandans through PSFU and Bird Uganda Safaris Partnership
Today, the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), the country’s apex body for the private sector, launched a partnership with Bird Uganda Safaris Limited, a Ugandan… 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 »
June 08, 2021
Africa: Mastercard Foundation to Deploy $1.3 Billion in Partnership with Africa CDC to Save Lives and Livelihoods
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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 »
March 16, 2021
Kenya: Building a Resilient Business Amidst a Pandemic: How a Young Female Entrepreneur from Africa is Keeping a Business Afloat During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Urban economies in growing cities, such as Nairobi, rely partly on the contribution of tradespeople like plumbers, electricians, and painters. Many live in informal, low-income… 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 »
August 31, 2020
Africa: 25 Next-Generation African Leaders Announced as Winners of the Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Mastercard Foundation Scholars to receive seed funding and mentorship to establish impactful social enterprises in their communities Read more »
August 11, 2020
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 »