How A Foundation Is Looking to Help Millions of Young People Find Work in Africa
By 2035, there will be more young people entering the continent's workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined.The Mastercard Foundation supports expanding access to financial services...more

Cosmetics entrepreneurs tackling gender inequity scoop national business awards in Ghana
Ayisha, who has a deep commitment to the empowerment of women in her community to become self-reliant social entrepreneurs, commented: “I feel very proud about myself and my business. The...more

The Transformative Power of Africa's Youth
TORONTO – A few years ago, during a conversation with young people from some of Senegal's poorest communities, a pair of social...more

Yenching Social Innovation Forum in China, 2017
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation
Applications for the 2017 Yenching Social Innovation Forum are now open! This year's theme “Dynamic Solutions for a Sustainable Future”...more

Unpacking the Social Innovation Strategies of Canadian Foundations
Foundation: Edmonton Community Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Vancouver Foundation
Social innovation has become a popular policy buzzword globally, prompting strategies across all levels of government, as well as in business...more

Two Nigerians, 13 others in race for Young African Entrepreneurs prize
She will be joined by her compatriot Ajiroghene Omanudhowo, the founder of 360 Needs, which is a social enterprise created to identify and...more

Kenyan among 15 EYA Entrepreneurs
Gerald will also benefit from ALA's Youth Entrepreneur Support Unit ... as Wendy Luhabe, a pioneering social entrepreneur and economic...more

Liberian Selected Among Fifteen Emerging Young African Entrepreneurs
Maemu will also benefit from ALA's Youth Entrepreneur Support Unit ... as Wendy Luhabe, a pioneering social entrepreneur and economic...more

Emerging Young African Entrepreneurs gear-up for 2017 Anzisha Prize
Finalists will also benefit from ALA's Youth Entrepreneur Support Unit ... as Wendy Luhabe, a pioneering social entrepreneur and economic...more

We The People, and We, Our Media
A similar idea was voiced regarding philanthropy. In an interview with the Aspen Institute's Jane Wales, Reeta Roy of the Mastercard...more