Towards a Decade of Excellence with the University of Cape Town and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

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Lead. Innovate. Sustain

The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program are celebrating a decade of excellence.

The partnership, which began in 2014, will enable over 400 young Africans to take up undergraduate and postgraduate studies at UCT. As a reflection on the last ten years of partnership, the following report captures the achievements and transformative journeys of some Mastercard Foundation Scholars. It illustrates the impact they are making as young leaders contributing to social and economic progress in shaping the future of the African continent.

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