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Stories of Impact

We listen to the young people we serve and work to amplify their voices. Their ideas, ambitions, and experiences are the inspiration for what we do. Here are their stories.

Latjor Wuon Lat Dak stands smiling to camera
Latjor Wuon Lat Dak

Resilience Forged – A Decade’s Odyssey from Darkness to Empowerment

Education and Transitions Rwanda

Resilience Forged – A Decade’s Odyssey from Darkness to Empowerment

Rwanda
Doreck Ankunda's headshot wearing a light yellow button up blouse
Doreck Ankunda

Doreck Ankunda on Disability Inclusion and Finding Your Voice When the World Doesn’t Want to Listen

Disability Inclusion Uganda

Doreck Ankunda on Disability Inclusion and Finding Your Voice When the World Doesn’t Want to Listen

Uganda
Rachael Lawrence looking to camera
Rachael Lawrence

Know What You Want and Go for It

Education and Transitions Nigeria

Know What You Want and Go for It

Nigeria
Jeremy Andy, Instructor Trainee - Seven Generations Education Institute
Language: a Source of Strength

Language and Culture

Education and Transitions Canada

Language and Culture

Canada
Felistus, a cone bag farmer and participant of the Scaling the Aggregator Enhancement Program, implemented by partner, Arabuko Limited, profile photo is 4 x 3 orientation.
Felistus

How Cone Bag Farming Helped a Young Woman in Kenya Become a Leader in Her Community

Agriculture Kenya

How Cone Bag Farming Helped a Young Woman in Kenya Become a Leader in Her Community

Kenya
Pauline Akinyi Juma holding some handmade purses at a booth showing handmade leather goods, wearing a pink and black plaid sweater over a pink dress with a white collar smiling.
Pauline Akinyi Juma

Breaking the Silence: How Pauline Juma Built a Movement for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Kenya

Kenya

Breaking the Silence: How Pauline Juma Built a Movement for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Kenya

Kenya
Faith Musyoki in cap and gown at graduation.
Faith Musyoki

From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Faith’s Journey in Tech

Disability Inclusion Kenya

From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Faith’s Journey in Tech

Kenya
Rosa Wambui Mendi smiling in her Auto spares shop in Nairobi, Kenya
Rosa Wambui Mendi

Auto Spares Entrepreneurship in Nairobi

Kenya

Auto Spares Entrepreneurship in Nairobi

Kenya
Akpene Diata giving a talk on stage
Akpene Diata Hoggar

Knowing Yourself Is the Beginning of Learning

Education and Transitions Ghana

Knowing Yourself Is the Beginning of Learning

Ghana
A group of students.

Akoben: Stories of Impact. Tales of Courage.

These are the stories of Mastercard Foundation Program Scholars and Alumni. Told through their voices and experiences, they speak to the transformative power of education for learners, their communities, and 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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Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Impact Stories

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Meet the inspiring young people leading transformative change in their communities.

Young Indigenous Change-makers

Sentillia Bubb

Building bridges of understanding between cultures

Canada
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Paths to a Good Life

Canada
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