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2016 Scholars Program A seven-year program which aims at supporting 200 academically talented, yet economically disadvantaged students from Benin to complete an undergraduate education, while fostering leadership skills and their capacity to give back to their communities.
2019 Project - Implementation Design and Strategy for Strengthening Institutional Research Capacity in Africa A project to develop the implementation design and strategy for a multi-stakeholder platform to strengthen institutional capacity for research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
2016 Management Project - AGRF 2016 Core activities:

• Participate in a plenary session focusing on investing in Africa’s agricultural transformation, co-host a side event on Digital Harvest, and organize two breakfast panels showcasing youth livelihoods and financial inclusion partnerships;
• Provide scholarships to young entrepreneurs and Africa-based experts to attend the Forum to allow them to interact with key stakeholders within the agricultural finance sector, and coordinate their efforts;
• Contribute to the thematic working group on Finance with other leading stakeholders to review sector developments and discuss collaboration opportunities;
• Support research, publication and dissemination of the AGRF Progress Report.
2014 Program - The Business of Girls Education in Tanzania - Innovations in Secondary Education To increase learning outcomes and completion rates for secondary school students in the Lindi region and to support students in accessing vocational training, higher education, and employment opportunities.
2016 Project - PRO-Jeunes This project will advance the Foundation’s Youth Livelihoods work and extend learning into francophone West Africa by developing an e-learning platform and digital content, and formalizing partnership agreements with private sector companies. Young people will be recruited to build their foundational skills through the e-learning platform via technical training, business start-up or employment support, and coaching through private sector mentors.
Evaluation on 2010 Project To provide 10,000 youth in Egypt with the skills and networks needed to acquire employment or pursue self-employment.
2015 Management Project - The Shape of Emerging Markets Digital Economies Research Identify new digital business models and intervention techniques to improve access to financial inclusion and youth education for low-income people in Sub-Saharn Africa.
2015 MF Scholars Program - Accion Centre for Financial Inclusion This program provides training and development of microfinance practitioners.  Scholarships are provided based on financial need.
2018 Hanga Ahazaza As part of Hanga Ahazaza, l&M Bank Rwanda will develop their capacity and expertise in the tourism and hospitality (T&H) sector in order to provide micro and small enterprises with access to finance. This will be done using l&M Bank Rwanda's own funds, in the form of working capital, instalment loans with maturities between 3 and 7 years, or both. At least 30% of these enterprises will be owned by women and at least 50% of the enterprises will be located outside of Kigali.
2010 Program - MF Scholars This program provides training and development of microfinance practitioners from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. Scholarships are provided based on financial need.
2019 Project - Travel Expenses 2 for Creative Industry Mapping Project Travel expenses 2 on management project for creative industry consultancy
2013 Management Program - Evaluation of Aflateen 2013 Management Program - Evaluation of Aflateen
2015 Management Project - FI African Partner Scoping Work A scoping study to identify a range of potential African partners in the financial inclusion space across 24 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. A report will be produced that provides insight into key gaps in financial inclusion in various African countries, while also identifying organizations that can be supported and scaled up for maximum impact in future programming. The report will shortlist potential partners who possess strong financial inclusion expertise, combined with the organizational capacity to implement Foundation activities.

This project will complement the African Partner Scoping work being commissioned by the EOY Team, led by Dalberg.
2011 Program - Aflateen Develop and pilot Aflateen, a financial education curriculum aimed at young people in developing countries.
2011 Planning Program To support UMN's faculty and staff in developing a full proposal to The Foundation that would detail the design of a six year learning and evaluation activity aimed at assessing the extent to which youth participation in Foundation funded training programs in selected locations in Africa lead to participants' ability to engage in entrepreneurial activities.
2012 Management Program - Dissemination of Human Capital Management ToolKits This management grant is to facilitate the dissemination of the Strategic Human Capital Management (SHCM) toolkit among microfinance practitioners and relevant stakeholders.
2019 YAW-Kenya AJIRA Youth Training and Workforce Development Program Enable Kenyan youth to achieve their potential as digital workers, as well as workers in digitally-enabled work.
2020 Mgmt Project - Peggy Woo Retirement 2020 Mgmt Project - Peggy Woo Retirement
2020 CRRP - Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in 14 Counties in Kenya 2020 CRRP - Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in 14 Counties in Kenya
2020 Scholars Project - Disability Inclusion The project will provide support for the advancement of the Scholars Program work with young people with disabilities through 1) the development of disability inclusion tools and resources for the Scholars Program 2) facilitation of training sessions and provision of technical support for the Scholars Program partners and 3) the facilitation of disability inclusion sessions for the 2020 Baobab Summit. 

Core Activities 
- Develop a Disability Inclusion Guide for Scholars Program tertiary level partners (including an Accessibility Audit Tool) 
-Conduct an external mapping on Disability Inclusion best practices in Higher Education  
-Develop a Disability Reflection Toolkit for the Scholars Program 
-Provide technical support to Scholars Program Partners 
-Facilitate two virtual sessions on disability and resilience at the 2020 Baobab Summit 
- Facilitate the Scholars Program Inclusion Working Group in collaboration with other partners
2019 YAW-Nigeria Project - Using the power of Agriculture Markets that work to create opportunities for Youth & Women 2019 YAW-Nigeria Project - Using the power of Agriculture Markets that work to create opportunities for Youth & Women
2020 CRRP Project (in partnership with Data Scientists Network Foundation) 2020 CRRP Project (in partnership with Data Scientists Network Foundation)
2015 Management Project - CAP-YEI Final Evaluation To understand more whether we should go for phase 2 of partnership.
2009 Program - Scholars This program provides training and development of microfinance practitioners from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. Scholarships are provided, based on financial need.
2009 Program (Additional Funds for 2008 Program) The program is to develop a next-generation Web platform (MIX Market 2.0) for sharing reliable, comparable and publicly available information on the financial strength and performance of microfinance institutions, investors, networks and service providers associated with the industry. The MIX Market 2.0 Web platform has been launched and it improves the speed, accuracy and usability of the current MIX Market Web platform, serving more than 25,000 visitors per month.
2014 Management Program - AgFinance Accelerator East Africa 2014 Management Program - AgFinance Accelerator East Africa
2019 Innovation Fund Project - Virtual Reality Hospitality Training in Rwanda 2019 Innovation Fund Project - Virtual Reality Hospitality Training in Rwanda
2010 - Planning Program To support the educational partnership between the University of Waterloo and Kenyatta University and to conduct a feasibility study on entrepreneurship in Kenya that will advance education and entrepreneurship for youth in Africa.
2019 Management Project - Gender Equality Study 2019 Management Project - Gender Equality Study
2020 CRRP - Investing in Indigenous Student Success 2020 CRRP - Investing in Indigenous Student Success
2016 Management Project - Ashoka Fellow Marlon Parker Support to test and develop Zlto Exchange Platform that enables youth to earn and accumulate virtual currency
2012 Management Program - Child and Youth Finance International Summit To support up to 20 representatives from BRAC, Aflatoun and two partners from YouthStart to attend the Child and Youth Finance  International Summit and a half-day post-summit workshop to discuss School Banks.
2019 Project - African Careers Network 3.0 This is a project aims to enable high-potential African youth, specifically Mastercard Foundation Scholars and ALA Graduates, to access transformative early-career opportunities that can accelerate their leadership development and impact in Africa. The project builds on the Foundation’s successful partnership with African Careers Network (ACN) which has facilitated over 1,700 job and internship placements of Scholars and ALA graduates to date, and reflects the evolution of ACN’s model.
2012 Planning Program - Financial Capability Innovations (BFA/MicroSave) To support the design of a detailed proposal narrative and budget. Key members of Bankable Frontier Associates (US) and its partner MicroSave (India) will visit up to 4 institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and India (if no suitable institutions or products are identified in Africa), to identify two of the best partners to participate in experimental research on alternative ways to deliver and achieve financial capability. The planning grant will support Bankable Frontier Associates (BFA) and MicroSave to draw conclusions on their field visits and develop a proposal to implement this innovative pilot with the right organizations.
2015 Management Project - Camfed Final Evaluation 2015 Management Project - Camfed Final Evaluation
2014 Management Program - Innovations Journal 2014 Management Program - Innovations Journal
2019 Partner Research Fund - Identifying Challenges and Opportunities to Promote Better Employment of Youth with Disabilities 2019 Partner Research Fund - Identifying Challenges and Opportunities to Promote Better Employment of Youth with Disabilities
2019 Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Programme (YEEP) Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Programme (YEEP)
2020 CRRP - Supporting Land-Based Education 2020 CRRP - Supporting Land-Based Education
2018 Mgmt Project - Youth Skills for a Digital World The project will generate insights on youth skills development and lead to the development of an integrated, flexible framework and approach to enable African countries to advance youth skills for work in a digital world.
2010 Management Program To develop the Aflateen curriculum and support the training and networking needed to pilot the program.
2009 Director's Program - David Johnston This programs provides financial assistance to students in good standing enrolled in the Local Economic Development Program of Faculty of Environmental Studies of the University of Waterloo, focusing on microfinance.
2008 Program Gift is to be used by the Charity for the travel costs for the national and international speakers to present at the Charity's Social Entrepreneurship Summit and Social Finance Forum to be held November 17th and 18th, 2008.
2013 Program - Work for Work Train and place disadvantaged young people into jobs.
2016 Management Project Field Scan on Education Sector Priorities and Initiatives to Improve Quality of Secondary Education in East and Southern Africa
2013 - The MasterCard Foundation Global Scholarship Program The Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program.
2018 Innovation Fund Mgmt Project - Chatter SMS Youth Engagement Test the deployment of an information diagnostics and feedback platform to source real-time, unfiltered qualitative information from current and target youth beneficiaries. Once obtained, determine whether this information can generate credible, digestible, and actionable insights
2008 Director's Program - Elizabeth Littlefield The Fund shall be disbursed to cover consultant fees and related travel costs associated with the development of an Outcomes Assessment Tool.
2017 Elimu Haina Mwisho: Skills Development Program for Young Women through Folk Development Colleges The project - Second Chance Education for Young Mothers will be implemented by Aflatoun International, a known partner that completed a successful project within our Youth Livelihoods Program. Aflatoun in partnership with Karibu Tanzania Organization, will work with 20 Tanzanian Folk Development Colleges (FDCs) to provide accredited secondary education for out of school young mothers to support their transition to higher education and life after school. Aflatoun will facilitate the training of young mothers in entrepreneurship, financial and soft skills to ensure alternative pathways to decent livelihoods. 

The anticipated impact is 2,400 young mothers to complete secondary education from 20 accredited FDCs. These FDCs will improve their processes and practices to provide quality secondary education. 7,200 young mothers who dropped out of school due to pregnancy will be informed about the second chance programs at FDCs.
2013 DCED Membership Program Annual membership fee. DCED membership will enable the MasterCard Foundation to network, convene and coordinate with key bi- and multi-lateral donors, foundations and research institutions. This will ensure young people are recognized as an integral part of any private sector donor strategy- advancing the objectives of the Youth Learning program to connect young people to the private sector and employment opportunities. It will also ensure Youth Learning partners have up-to-date information on best practices and approaches to engaging private sector actors in youth employment and entrepreneurship projects.
2013 Program - Increasing One Acre Fund's Scale, Impact and Sustainability Expand access to financial services and training for smallholder farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. Core activities include: expand financial services and training to more rural households, strengthen management systems, and document and share learnings with microfinance sector.
2015 - Fund for Rural Prosperity: Year 1 Innovation (R1 Innovation) Year 1 of a 5-year $50 million Challenge Fund to increase access to financial services for at least one million financially excluded people living in rural and agricultural areas of Africa.
2016 Project - Phase II Strengthen youth financial inclusion, financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills in a number of African countries.
2016 Project - VentureLabs: Knowledge and Advisory for Early Stage Innovators Advisory to Early Stage Innovators, Fellowships, and Knowledge Generation
ACCION Venture Lab provides investments and technical assistance to promising fintech companies for expanding financial services to low-income clients.
2018 Additional Travel Expenses for Evaluation 2018 Additional Travel Expenses for Evaluation
2017 Scholars Program - Learning Event in Kigali 2017 Scholars Program - Learning Event in Kigali
2018 Mgmt Project - Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE): Phase II Partnership To expand and deepen the Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE) coalition's reach and impact as a knowledge-builder and convener of organizations engaged in youth training and associated services enabling youth to enter the workforce.
2010 Monitoring & Evaluation Program To evaluate the training programs offered by the Center for Microfinance Leadership of Women's World Banking.
2016 Mgmt Project - Additional Expenses for 2015 Camfed Final Evaluation (see Request #808) Final evaluation of 2010 Camfed project
2020 CRRP Project - ILIMI Covid-19 Response Providing institutional strengthening to an innovative youth-led university, allowing them to deliver high-quality and inclusive e-learning and support the digitization and resilience of MSMEs in Niger
2008 Program This program expands village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) across the country of Rwanda. VSLAs are savings-led, community-managed groups in which the loan capital comes from the group's accumulated savings. Each group sets its own rules about membership, savings, and loans. The program works with microfinance providers to customize their services to groups who want more diverse products such as larger loans, micro insurance and payment services. It will also test strategies to facilitate the efficient formation of groups. The program is part of a coordinated global learning initiative with other organizations to generate new knowledge on cost-effective ways to offer financial services to remote poor.
2019 Partner Research Fund  - Transitions 2019 Partner Research Fund  - Transitions
2016 Mgmt Project - Resilient Supply Chains 2016 Mgmt Project - Resilient Supply Chains
2017 Director's Project - President Mogae 2017 Director's Project - President Mogae
2014 CGIU Management Project Participation Fee in the Clinton Global Initiative University conference
2016 Management Project - blueMoon Innovation Incubator 2016 Management Project - blueMoon Innovation Incubator
2016 Mgmt Project - Additional Funds for 2015 REL African Partners Scoping (Request #819) To identify and assess potential Africa-based research and evaluation partners with the proven expertise and demonstrated experience to carry out effective research and evaluation activities in line with the Foundation?s areas of work.
2020 COVID-19 Response: Prevention, Recovery and Resilience in Uganda Provide support to community healthworkers, including provision of mental health services. Prepare secondary school students for exams during lockdown. Support recovery of impacted MSMEs
2012 Program - Network Strengthening To strengthen eight Microfinance Associations (MFAs) in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA).
2017 SETI Project - Teacher Training Project in Rwanda The AIMS STEM Teacher Training program will enhance the capacity of in-service and pre-service secondary school teachers in STEM subjects and in the use of ICT in the classroom. Teachers will be provided with the tools and skills they need to effectively implement the new Competency-Based Curriculum in Rwanda, leveraging innovative approaches to teaching math and science and employing technology to enhance teaching, learning and assessment.
2009 Director's Program - Mary Robinson This program offers at-risk youth a variety of educational and training opportunities to assist them in creating or securing gainful employment.
2012 Program - ALA Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Phase II Extend the current project to promote entrepreneurship learning and innovation among young people in Africa through the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Anzisha Prize.
2020 CRRP - Protecting & Empowering Women Artisan Communities 2020 CRRP - Protecting & Empowering Women Artisan Communities
2017 Scholars Program - Transitions Over a period of eight years the program will support 5000 young Ugandans to access and complete their secondary education and be supported to transition into university and or tertiary education.
2010 Director's Program - Nigel Wright To provide education to seriously ill children who travel to Toronto from out-of-town to receive specialized medical care and their siblings.
2019 Research Fund Project - State of the Sector Microsite 2019 Research Fund Project - State of the Sector Microsite
2019 Mgmt Project - African Expertise Database To support its job creation programs, Mastercard is looking for expertise in the following areas:
1.	Economic Researchers
2.	Statisticians
3.	Monitoring and Evaluation Support
4.	Policy and Regulatory Framework Advisors
5.	Education Consultants
6.	TVET- Skills Consultants
7.	Market Systems Facilitation/ Market Systems Development Consultants
8.	MSME Finance Consultants
9.	Impact Investing Consultants
10.	Legal Consultants

It would like to begin by developing a database of individuals that includes the following 10 countries: Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, Malawi, South Africa, Morocco, and Rwanda.
2016 Mgmt Project - CSAF - Building Data & Learning for Smallholder Agricultural Finance Share insights on the financing of agribusinesses that serve smallholder farmers. This will reveal market trends and performance benchmarks that can catalyze increased investment and contribute to the development of responsible practices.
2016 Uganda Planning Project - Redesign FAWE (Forum for African Women Educationalists) Uganda's current proposal to provide access to tertiary education for economically disadvantaged youth in hard to reach communities.  
- Assess the current dynamics and tertiary education landscape in Uganda, including regional disparities, existing interventions, best practice and institutional capacity, to inform the redesign.
2012 Cracking the Nut Conference To facilitate the attendance of up to 6 speakers from Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Honduras at the Cracking the Nut 2012 Conference.
2020 CRRP - TVET Skills Delivery and Support During COVID-19 Disruption To facilitate digital simulation of training curricula and development of e -content to enhance training content access among 10000 male and female youth in Vocational Training
2020 COVID-19 Response in the Slums of Kenya Precautionary measures like social distancing are not an option for urban slum residents who live shoulder to shoulder in crowded households, and the lack of access to water for washing, healthcare facilities, and accurate information means that containment will be nearly impossible should the virus take hold in the slums. SHOFCO has jumped into action as more support is urgently needed to reach and prevent devastation in Kenya’s informal settlements.
2011 Management Program - Youth Services Working Group To expand the current SEEP program to support a practitioner-led Youth Financial Services Working Group to explore and disseminate key industry trends, tools and learnings.
2009 Director's Program - Elizabeth Littlefield This program provides due diligence reports for new and increased lending to organizations involved with microfinance.
2019 Mgmt Project - CSAF - Prosper Africa - Additional Travel Expenses 2019 Mgmt Project - CSAF - Prosper Africa - Additional Travel Expenses
2020 Ghana CRRP - Safety of Markets: An Integrated Hygiene Behaviour Change Campaign Collaborate closely with local government authorities in municipalities to promote effective and efficient hygiene practices and conditions in marketplaces across covid-19 hotspots in the country. Maintain social and physical distancing in markets, education on good hygiene at all market entry points post covid-19. 
Undertake hygiene behavior change activities on five core hygiene behaviors critical to COVID-19 prevention for traders in at least 15 selected markets and also target the general public around the markets in 15 municipalities in three selected regions. 
Work with local governments and national media on pre-empting stigmatization and helping with reintegration of recovered citizens within their jurisdictions.
2009 Program - The Haitian Education & Leadership Program (HELP) This program provides education for academically gifted but financially disadvantaged students in Haiti.
2015 Management Project - Microcredit Summit To provide scholarships to 15 practitioners from African-based institutions to attend the 18th annual Microcredit Summit, to be held in Abu Dhabi from March 15-17 2016.
2016 Project - Expanding the Frontier of Rural Agricultural Finance in West Africa Accelerate the bankability and the growth of small agribusinesses operating at the financial frontier.
2019 Innovation Fund Project - Participatory Performance Improvement Approach (PPIA) at Secondary School Level in Tanzania 2019 Innovation Fund Project - Participatory Performance Improvement Approach (PPIA) at Secondary School Level in Tanzania