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Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program A global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders

EleV Transforming education and employment systems to enable 100,000 Indigenous youth in Canada to achieve meaningful livelihoods

Saving Lives and Livelihoods Developing the workforce for vaccine manufacturing in Africa to ensure long-term health security
Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning Driving the innovative use of technology to improve access to quality education

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Jean Pierre in a smart blue suit and sunglasses — Happiness for a Lifetime Comes from Helping People
Rwanda

Primerose Katena smiling into camera in a Tendo t-shirt — Building Africa’s Largest Social Commerce Platform, Mastercard Foundation Alumnus, Primerose Katena, shares her journey
Ghana

Woman sits on a red chair smiling to camera — Hadiza Yusuf: Everyone has something to give in their own little space
Nigeria

Apat Bul Kiir Aguer at EARTH U in Costa Rica, smiling outdoors — The Right To Belong: Apat’s Story
Costa Rica

EleV: ICE Gathering in Whitehorse — Transforming Post-Secondary Education
Canada

Irene del Carmen Suazo Salazar in Costa Rica at EARTH University 2024 — A Personal Revolution: How Irene Found Her Voice and Identity at EARTH University
Costa Rica

Akpene Diata giving a talk on stage — Knowing Yourself Is the Beginning of Learning
Ghana

Young woman walking outdoors — Indigenous-Led Organizations Leading Transformative Change
Canada

Jeremy Andy, Instructor Trainee - Seven Generations Education Institute — Language and Culture
Canada

A group of students. — Akoben: Stories of Impact. Tales of Courage.

Told through the lens of Mastercard Foundation Scholars and Alumni, these stories speak about the power of education as a tool for transformative change in the world.
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A nurse crouched beside a man outdoors. — Saving Lives and Livelihoods: Everyone Has a Story

Watch three inspirational stories of front-line workers who helped shift the vaccine stigma during the pandemic.
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