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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.

Hamdi Mohamed smiling in a smart dark grey suit jacket and white button up collared shirt.
Hamdi Mohamed

A Focus on Girl's Education

Refugees and Displaced Persons Kenya

A Focus on Girl's Education

Kenya
Clariece Ngumi, Founder and CEO of Arabuko smiling to camera
Clariece Ngumi

Empowering Youth and Transforming Agriculture: Arabuko's Journey

Agriculture Kenya

Empowering Youth and Transforming Agriculture: Arabuko's Journey

Kenya
Jemila Abdulai wearing a light blue silk shirt with a matching headscarf, smiling at the camera.
Jemila Abdulai

Engineering Dignity: How Jemila Abdulai Is Making Prosthetics More Accessible in Africa

Health Ghana, South Africa

Engineering Dignity: How Jemila Abdulai Is Making Prosthetics More Accessible in Africa

Ghana, South Africa
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
Fletcher Chinyama a young farmer from Musa Site in Zomba District, Malawi who enrolled in One Acre Fund's program to grow his business
Fletcher Chinyama

How Access to Finance is Transforming Farming in Malawi

Agriculture Malawi

How Access to Finance is Transforming Farming in Malawi

Malawi
James Esinyen standing in a farm field in a white t-shirt and jeans.
James Esinyen

James is a Vegetable Production Specialist

Agriculture Uganda

James is a Vegetable Production Specialist

Uganda
Kuol Maper Alier in a white button up shirt and a light pink and white paisley tie
Kuol Maper Alier

From Kakuma Refugee Camp to the World Health Organization: Kuol Maper Alier’s Journey of Resilience and Global Health Innovation

Health South Sudan, Kenya

From Kakuma Refugee Camp to the World Health Organization: Kuol Maper Alier’s Journey of Resilience and Global Health Innovation

South Sudan, Kenya
Apat Bul Kiir Aguer at EARTH U in Costa Rica, smiling outdoors
Apat Bul Kiir Aguer

The Right To Belong: Apat’s Story

Education and Transitions Costa Rica

The Right To Belong: Apat’s Story

Costa Rica
Indigenous-led Education

Transforming Post-Secondary Education

Education and Transitions Canada

Transforming Post-Secondary Education

Canada
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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