The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce accelerator, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), have announced the first cohort of digital commerce companies to be [c]
WomenWork, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has launched Rebuild, a program that offers emergency loans and business expertise to women entrepreneurs in Kenya. The Rebuild Program includes an emergency interest-free short-term working capital loan [c]
Mastercard Foundation has released a new report, Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work whose findings indicate that changes in the nature of work are placing a premium on skills that [c]
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the Mastercard Foundation have launched a fund to provide loans to a maximum of 400 SMEs whose businesses have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan facility [c]
Jobberman, an online job placement and training website in sub-Saharan Africa, has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to tackle unemployment in Nigeria. The partnership aims to train 5 million job seekers and place 3 million [c]
Mastercard Foundation’s Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) calling on growth-stage, educational technology (EdTech) innovators to apply for an opportunity to grow their ventures while contributing [c]
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has announced a deal with the Mastercard Foundation under the Hanga Ahazaza initiative at this year’s World Tourism Day. The partnership will build critical links between young job seekers and [c]
Mastercard Foundation has announced Young Africa Works in Senegal, an initiative that aims to enable 3 million youth to access jobs by 2030. The initiative builds on the significant groundwork undertaken by the government, which [c]
The Mastercard Foundation has announced Young Africa Works in Ghana, an initiative that aims to enable 3 million young people to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. The initiative is aligned with the government’s [c]
Fifteen projects developed by emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge, among them being two projects from Kenya – Soma and Linda. A total of 31 [c]
MicroSave in partnership with MasterCard Foundation have launched a new program to develop tailored training courses in digital financial services (DFS) in Francophone markets of Africa. The program is expected to benefit over 250 DFS [c]
The MasterCard Foundation has awarded its second annual Clients at the Centre Prize to Hello Paisa. The US $150,000 Prize recognizes the company’s innovative work in South Africa to facilitate international money transfer for foreign [c]
Financial inclusion is beneficial to businesses and poor people in developing countries, in particular to people living in rural or remote areas. Research shows that access to formal financial services can boost job creation, increase [c]
Some 200 African students will benefit from the chance to study at a leading university, thanks to a new package of scholarships. The University of Edinburgh’s partnership with The MasterCard Foundation will allocate $27 million [c]
Carnegie Mellon University’s commitment to educate Africa’s next generation of technology leaders and entrepreneurs received a boost today with a US $10.8 million commitment from The MasterCard Foundation. This new partnership, which will be established [c]
East African youth are seeking a greater voice in their future, according to new youth-led research released today by MasterCard Foundation Youth Think Tank. At a launch organized by Restless Development in partnership with The [c]
MasterCard Foundation’s Fund for Rural Prosperity has awarded five companies more than US $10.6 million to bolster their innovative work to alleviate poverty by increasing access to financial services for poor people in rural Africa. [c]
The Anzisha Youth Entrepreneurship Survey is based on an emailed questionnaire answered by a selection of young entrepreneurs within the 15 to 25 age group, and located across the African continent. The survey focused on [c]
The 6th Anzisha Prize application phase is now open, and the search is on to find 12 of Africa’s youngest, most innovative social and business entrepreneurs under the age of 22. Organisers are calling for [c]
The Ministries of Secondary Education and Higher Education and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) announced the launch of the Mathematics Teacher Training Program (MTTP) in Cameroon in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation, CAMTEL, [c]
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