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 14, 2020
Rwanda: O'Genius Priority Ltd Partners with the Mastercard Foundation to Offer High School Students Free Access to Online Learning
O’Genius Priority Ltd recently signed a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to support home-bound secondary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new… 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 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 »
Africa: Reforming Secondary Education Systems to Prepare Youth for the Future of Work has Become More Urgent
In the wake of a global pandemic that has disrupted schooling for millions while accelerating regional trends toward digitalization and automation, reforming secondary education… 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 »
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 »
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 27, 2020
Rwanda: ESP Launches COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program for Small and Medium Enterprises in Tourism and Hospitality in Rwanda
Today, Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESP), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Equity Bank Rwanda PLC, announced the creation of a COVID-19 Recovery and… Read more »
July 23, 2020
Uganda: Mastercard Foundation Launches 10-Year Plan to Enable 3 Million Young People in Uganda to Access Dignified Work
The Mastercard Foundation today announced its Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda, which has set a goal to enable more than 3 million young people in the country to access… 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 »
July 17, 2020
Rwanda: Inkomoko Provides Grants to 3,500 Small Business in Rwanda to Pivot and Relaunch After COVID-19 Crisis
Inkomoko in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation Announces its Second Round of Grant Funding 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 19, 2020
Rwanda: 1,000 Entrepreneurs Within Refugee Communities in Rwanda to Benefit from Economic Recovery Grants on World Refugee Day
The grants are part of a larger program launched by Inkomoko, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, to enable businesses in Rwanda to overcome the economic impacts of… Read more »
Africa: Refugee-Led Organizations Can Deliver Education to Refugee Children During COVID-19 and Beyond
Joseph Munyambanza is the youth engagement & inclusion consultant, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and founding member, COBURWAS International Youth Organization to… Read more »
June 16, 2020
East Africa: New Report Shows African Youth Nearly Doubling Incomes Through Entrepreneurship
As young people face challenging economic conditions around the world, an eight-year program involving 70,000 youth provides lessons in self-employment Read more »