Mastercard Foundation invites Africans to apply for funding
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity has launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for proposals from…
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Ethiopian bankers advised to start uncollateralized lending
Data expert with hands in digital financial sector for over a decade in East Africa, Hartnell Ndungi, advised…
University of Rwanda, Mastercard Foundation launch $55 million partnership
The Mastercard Foundation and University of Rwanda today announced a 10-year, $55 million partnership to enable higher education…
MasterCard foundation to deploy $1.3 billion in partnership with Africa CDC to save lives and livelihoods
The Mastercard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership…
Foundation helps Ethiopian small businesses save 1,000 jobs
NEWS- Mastercard Foundation has injected $3.2 million in 11 small businesses in Ethiopia to help them maintain their…
Mastercard provides $40 million to Africa COVID-19 response
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Mastercard Foundation have partnered to respond to COVID-19.…
Mastercard Foundation finances Ethiopian Red Cross Society
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) announced a $1.6 million contribution from the Mastercard Foundation to support COVID-19…
Mastercard Foundation to help Ethiopia create 10 million jobs
Mastercard Foundation is set to help Ethiopia government create over 10 million jobs for the young generation over…
Mastercard launches new fund for young Africans
The Mastercard Foundation on Thursday announced a new fund that enables young changemakers to seed and kick-start promising…
Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new study from Habitat for Humanity says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering…
Gondar, Queen’s Universities join MasterCard Foundation scholars program
Ethiopia’s University of Gondar and Canada’s Queen’s University today announced a 10-year, $24.2 million partnership. The partnership aims…