Makerere University entered into a partnership with the MasterCard Foundation back in 2014 to offer scholars to 1000 bright youth from Africa to study at Makerere University. The MasterCard Foundation works with visionary organizations to provides greater access to education, skills training and financial services for people living in poverty, primarily in Africa. As one
Most countries in Africa are undergoing rapid urbanization bringing with it fresh opportunities as well as creating new challenges arising from the transition. From the perspective of urban and peri-urban agriculture, classic practices are changing too due to a combination of socio-economic factors such as shifting consumer and market preferences, access to new tools, digitalization,
Are you a change-maker, rain-maker, ground-breaker? Do you see opportunity, where others see a crisis? Do you want to change the world? Young Champions of the Earth aims to celebrate and support individuals aged between 18 and 30 who have outstanding potential to create a positive environmental impact. Young Champions of the Earth The Young
Diageo/ Uganda Breweries Limited are looking for the next generation of talent with the potential to lead and shape their future as an organization. They’re looking for talented and passionate university students to join the Diageo / Uganda Breweries Internship Program. Uganda Breweries Limited belongs to the Diageo family, which means they are global and their
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in partnership with the Innovation Village, Mukwano (AK Oils and Fats Ltd), National Union of Agribusinesses and Farm Entreprises (NUCAFE) Welthungerhilfe and MTN Uganda are officially launching the Digital Innovation Challenge for Agriculture 2018. The Digital Innovation Challenge for Agriculture is seeking innovators with a passion for developing sustainable
The Enable Youth Program supports motivated young entrepreneurs in Uganda to start innovative enterprises in the agricultural sector. The Government of Uganda received financing commitments from the African Development Bank and Nordic Development Fund (NDF) in support of the Farm Income Enhancement and Forestry Conservation Programme: Project-2 (FIEFOC -2). iMPACT Booster consortium won the bid and
Are you a young African filmmaker looking for an international training platform to develop your new documentary film project? For the second time, DOK.fest München together with the Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich and the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) offers a Residency Programme accompanied by training in
2019 is kicking off with an exciting, innovative, youth-led and multi-partner programme called the Goalkeepers Youth Action Accelerator! The launch of the Accelerator is a direct response to the challenges young people face in accessing sufficient and appropriate resources to meaningfully engage in development decisions and activities that affect their communities. Do you want to
D-Prize funds new entrepreneurs who increase access to proven poverty interventions. The world has already invented ways to end poverty, yet the best interventions are not being distributed at mass-scale. Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution Challenges below? D-Prize expands access to poverty-alleviation interventions in the developing world by funding new
The Africa Green Revolution Forum, the world’s most important and impactful forum for African agriculture, pulling together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape, will this year host a Dealroom connecting investors with business owners and projects across the agriculture value chain seeking investments. All entrepreneurs working along the Agriculture value chain are invited to apply for
