CAF America planning philanthropic initiatives to engage diaspora communities
Foundation: CAF America, MasterCard Foundation
CAF America planning philanthropic initiatives to engage diaspora ... Development Goals (SDGs) – in support of the SDG Philanthropy...more

Embedding Education in Everyday Life
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation
Embedded education is an important but largely unsung innovation in education ... Education is also an engine of social and economic...more

2016 Finalists for Africa's LYE Award – the Anzisha Prize – Break New Ground in Innovation and ...
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation
They are learning from each other, growing their ventures and advancing the spirit of social entrepreneurship.” In addition to winning a share of...more

Africa-Focused Giving By US Foundations Grew At Twice The Rate Of Overall International Giving
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Business investors aren't the only ones spotting Africa's potential. Name-brand foundations are also investing in Africa, making grants on a...more

Betting Bigger on Africa: As a Continent Rises, Foundations Are Upping the Ante
Foundation: Gates Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Africa-focused foundation grant dollars jumped more than 400 percent, from $288.8 million to nearly $1.5 billion... Africa accounted for 25 percent...more

In Good Company: Women in Philanthropy
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation
As one of this year's YWCA Women of Distinction Award recipients, I am honored to be counted among women who have been inspired by...more

Young African Leaders Making a Positive Change
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation
She launched her self-titled blog as well as her mental health social enterprise; My Mind, My Funk which ran Kenya's first free mental health...more

The Landscape for Impact Investing in Southern Africa
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation
The impact investing market across twelve southern African countries — Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,...more

Applications open for $100k Anzisha entrepreneurship prize
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation
Applications have opened for the sixth Anzisha Prize, with the competition looking for 12 of Africa's youngest, most innovative social and...more

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and MetLife Foundation Partner to Enhance ...
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation, MetLife Foundation
MetLife Foundation's grant of $250,000 USD will go toward enhancing Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P), a global financial inclusion programme...more