Job Title:   Program Partner, Gender and Safeguarding   Organisation: Mastercard Foundation Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda About US: Mastercard Foundation is guided by its mission to advance learning and promote financial inclusion for people living in poverty. One of the largest foundations in the world, it works almost exclusively in Africa. It was created in 2006 by Mastercard International and […]
It was pomp and fanfare as the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP) at Makerere University celebrated the graduation of its highest number of Scholars, during the 73rd Graduation ceremony at Makerere University. The Program held a grand celebration on 17th February 2023 at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala for the 292 Scholars who completed their academic programmes in 2022. This […]
Makerere University has awarded the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Award to 432 students this academic year. This was at a ceremony that took place on 9th August 2019 where the Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe awarded letters to 432 students. Makerere University entered a partnership with MasterCard Foundation to offer scholarships to 1,000 academically bright but […]
The Forum for African Women Educationalists Regional Secretariat (FAWE RS) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation is set to sponsor 300 youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and regions of Eastern, Northern, and Western Uganda access higher education Through the FAWE Uganda Chapter,  the beneficiaries will access, transition through higher education and secure employment in sectors that contribute to […]
MasterCard Foundation has decided to give another chance to the less advantaged students of Uganda. The program will resume its operations in February 2019 with over 400 beneficiaries of free education at Makerere University. Mastercard had suspended its work with the ivory tower a year ago following a series of sexual harassment scandals that were […]
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter has given out 102 university and high education scholarships to students from humble families. The students are from 12 districts that register a high number of school drop outs including Mayuge, Bulisa, Bundibugyo,Kanungu, Ntoroko and Adjuman. Beneficiaries of the scholarships are 62 females and 40 males […]