Impact Stories | Mastercard Foundation

Latjor Wuon Lat Dak stands smiling to camera — Resilience Forged – A Decade’s Odyssey from Darkness to Empowerment
Rwanda

Happiness Maworera, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar at EARTH U — Purpose-Driven Leadership: Happiness Maworera and Her Impact on Water Protection
Costa Rica

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

Adele and her husband Jean-Marie transformed their tailoring skills into a business, benefiting their community in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. — Entrepreneurship Against the Odds: How Adele and Jean-Marie Built a Business in Kalobeyei
Kenya

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

Lucia Epur Lebasha smiling in a brightly coloured outfit smiling and holding some fresh corn — A Leader for Food Systems Change in Northern Kenya
Costa Rica, Kenya

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

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

Scholars’ Voices: A Woman’s Journey into Agriculture
Costa Rica

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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Esau Higenyi

A Mastercard Foundation Scholar at EARTH University Seeking Solutions for his Community
Costa Rica, Uganda
Lucia Epur Lebasha

A Leader for Food Systems Change in Northern Kenya
Costa Rica, Kenya
Melissa Haringwi Moyo

How to Revolutionize Food Production: Melissa Haringwi Moyo is Using Science to Transform Her Community
Costa Rica
Happiness Maworera

Purpose-Driven Leadership: Happiness Maworera and Her Impact on Water Protection
Costa Rica
Apat Bul Kiir Aguer

The Right To Belong: Apat’s Story
Costa Rica
Irene del Carmen Suazo Salazar

A Personal Revolution: How Irene Found Her Voice and Identity at EARTH University
Costa Rica

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