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More than 2.6 billion people around the world live on less than $2 per day

The MasterCard Foundation believes that every person has the potential to transform their lives and to improve the lives of their families and their communities.

By increasing access to microfinance and youth education to those who need it most, the Foundation is enabling people to realize their potential and lift themselves out of poverty. Together with our partners we aspire to make the global economy work for everyone.

 
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More than 2.6 billion people around the world live on less than $2 per day


2012-02-01, Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation Welcome Over 2,100 New Students to Kenya’s Largest Secondary Education and Leadership Scholarship Program
Nairobi, Kenya – Innovative ‘Wings to Fly’ partnership will now benefit nearly 7,300 students
2011-12-14, The MasterCard Foundation pledges US$14.6 million to create “Work4Youth” partnership with the ILO Youth Employment Programme
Geneva and Toronto – New partnership will increase the global awareness of the challenges facing youth as they move from education to the world of work.
2011-11-17, Education for Employment and The MasterCard Foundation Partner to Increase Youth Employment in Morocco
Casablanca and Toronto – Nation-wide program will link 15,500 unemployed, disadvantaged young people to education, employment and civic engagement opportunities.
   
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2012-1-31 Leaders at Alliance Boys High School

This week, Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation celebrate the 2012 intake of the Wings to Fly Scholars. The Wings to Fly program, created through a partnership between The MasterCard Foundation and Equity Group Foundation, is the largest secondary school scholarship program in Kenya. In this blog, Reeta Roy shares the stories of the scholars she is meeting this week.

David Kariuki is the dynamic Principal of Alliance Boys High School that was founded in 1926 and famed for educating a long line of leaders in Kenya. Learn More
 

 

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