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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.

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
Selphine Akiru standing in a field wearing dark blue coveralls
Selphine Akiru

Selphine a Maize Seed Production Specialist

Agriculture Kenya

Selphine a Maize Seed Production Specialist

Kenya
Adele and her husband Jean-Marie transformed their tailoring skills into a business, benefiting their community in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.
Adele and Jean-Marie

Entrepreneurship Against the Odds: How Adele and Jean-Marie Built a Business in Kalobeyei

Refugees and Displaced Persons Kenya

Entrepreneurship Against the Odds: How Adele and Jean-Marie Built a Business in Kalobeyei

Kenya
Taylor Behn-Tsakoza - Generation Power Participant 20/20 Catalyst
Generation Power

Indigenous Leadership in the Transition to a Clean Energy Future

Canada

Indigenous Leadership in the Transition to a Clean Energy Future

Canada
Salami Afizlai Omowumi standing in a black tshirt with a Mastercard Foundation logo and black slacks
Salami Afizlai Omowumi

The Unstoppable Rise of a Resilient Engineer - Salami Afizlai Omowumi’s Mission to Build a Future Without Limits

Disability Inclusion Nigeria

The Unstoppable Rise of a Resilient Engineer - Salami Afizlai Omowumi’s Mission to Build a Future Without Limits

Nigeria
Agwu Kalu Ibe in a green tunic standing in front of an Amahoro Coalition poster
Agwu Kalu Ibe

How One Young Nigerian Turned Waste Into a Thriving Business

Refugees and Displaced Persons Nigeria

How One Young Nigerian Turned Waste Into a Thriving Business

Nigeria
Theophilus Adu-Gyamfi smiling in his graduation cap and gown standing outdoors.
Theophilus Adu-Gyamfi

A Passion for Agriculture

Education and Transitions Ghana

A Passion for Agriculture

Ghana
Murekatete Clemence

Scaling Poultry Farming in Rwanda: Clemence’s Journey from Startup to Supplier

Rwanda

Scaling Poultry Farming in Rwanda: Clemence’s Journey from Startup to Supplier

Rwanda
Primerose Katena smiling into camera in a Tendo t-shirt
Primerose Katena

Building Africa’s Largest Social Commerce Platform, Mastercard Foundation Alumnus, Primerose Katena, shares her journey

Digital Ghana

Building Africa’s Largest Social Commerce Platform, Mastercard Foundation Alumnus, Primerose Katena, shares her journey

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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