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Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity is sponsored by Mastercard Foundation. This seven-year fund aims to catalyze, scale-up, and sustain the creation of dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young women and men with limited financial means, including young people with disabilities and refugee youth, through SMEs in 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Home | Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity is a seven-year, US$ 126 million Fund that aims to catalyze, scale-up and sustain the creation of dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young women and men with limited financial means, including young people with disabilities and refugee youth, through SMEs in 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Fund aims to support an innovative portfolio with high impact potential for creating and sustaining dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young women and men with limited financial means.
The Fund for Resilience and Prosperity aims to address a broad spectrum of challenges in order to create dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people using four interventions: Convening and Influencing As part of its awareness creation and learning objectives, the Fund participates in a number of SME and youth-related conferences and forums.
In addition, the Fund organizes events, workshops, webinars and other convenings aimed at sharing information on Fund interventions and opportunities with stakeholders and applicants. The Mastercard Foundation is working with partners to implement this seven-year program.
The Fund Manager for the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity is KPMG Development Services Limited in partnership with Triple Line Consulting, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Partner. Fund for Rural Prosperity Thank you for your interest in the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity.
Tell us more about yourself so we can see how best to engage on our journey to create work opportunities for young women and men in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba British Indian Ocean Territory Congo, Democratic Republic of the French Southern Territories Heard and Mc Donald Islands Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia, Federated States of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands USA Minor Outlying Islands Vatican City State (Holy See) Wallis and Futuna Islands Inter-professional association Mission-based organization Non-governmental organization Resident welfare association Your specific area of interest in the Fund * The Challenge Fund intervention for SMEs The Convening and Influencing intervention in support of The Technical Assistance intervention for SMEs The Connect Fund intervention for additional funding to Specific area of interest (Other) Do you have a focus on any of these potential beneficiaries of the Fund?
Young people with disabilities I am willing to join the Fund mailing list I am interested to be invited to relevant Fund events Anything else of relevance you would like us to
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across 3 sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on young women and men, including young people with disabilities and refugee youth. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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