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

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Africa: Access to Financing Crucial for the Future of Agriculture in West Africa

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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 »

Ghana: Breaking Barriers for Ghanaian Women in Tech

Young women are at the forefront of Africa's digital transformation. To celebrate the achievements of women in the technology ecosystem in Ghana, the Gender and Safeguarding… 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: 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 »

West Africa: Mastercard Foundation EdTech Mondays WAEMU Scope of Work for Implementing Partner

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West Africa: Study of the EdTech Ecosystem in WAEMU

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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 »

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 »

Ghana: Three Ghanaian Startups Named Top Performers and Secure Support from the Mastercard Foundation and MEST Express Accelerator Program

MEST, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, today  announced the top three performing Ghanaian tech startups that recently graduated from its Beta 2020 cohort of the… Read more »