Gender Mainstreaming Directorate, Makerere University

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The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is educating next generation leaders committed to giving back to their communities.

The MasterCard Foundation and a collaborative, global network of education institutions and non-profit organizations are ensuring that academically talented, yet economically disadvantaged young people are equipped with the knowledg, skills and competencies needed to contribute to economic growth and social development in their communities

The Scholars Program has a particular focus on Africa.

Africa is the youngest continent. Sixty two percent of its population is under 25, and more than 2.2 million youth are expected to enter the labor force between 2011 and 2015. Secondary and tertiary enrollment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are the lowest in the world. It is evident that the future of Africa will be shaped by its young people.

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University

Makerere University entered a partnership with MasterCard Foundation to offer scholarships to 1,000 academically bright but economically disadvantaged youth from Africa to study at Makerere University from 2013 to 2023. A project worth US $ 20,989,965.15 will be implemented at Makerere University with the aim of developing the next generation of African Leaders and also to promote the strategic objectives of Makerere University and MasterCard Foundation in contributing to Africa's higher education sector and development. The project shall be implemented under the leadership of the Makerere University Gender Mainstreaming Directorate.

The goal of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University:

"To educate and empower the next generation of African leaders at Makerere University"

The mission of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University:

"To enable academically talented but economically disadvantaged youth in Africa access university education and transform into enterprising leaders meaningfully contributing to development"

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars at Makerere University will have six cohorts of Scholars with the first cohort of 50 Scholars recruited for the 2014/2015 academic year. The Program will offer comprehensive student support, that include;

Tuition and Functional fees
Accommodation, Feeding and stipend
Laptop, books and other learning materials,
Transport to and from home
Medical insurance
Psychosocial support and mentoring of scholars
Capacity building program for life skills development in ICT, Leadership, Gender, Human Rights, Communication, Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy.

More about The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program here below

Announcement of Mastercard Foundation Partnerships with Universities in Africa

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• The Gender Mainstreaming Directorate has been recognized as a pace setter in mainstreaming gender in institutions in the region.

• GMD is privileged to be part of he African Universities Gender Resource Network (AUGERN) and shares experiences and offers technical support to mainstream gender in the Universities of Obafemi Awolowolo and Jos (Nigeria); Winneba (Ghana) and Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania).

• GMD initiated a partnership between Makerere University and ten universities in Spain and a memorandum of understanding has been signed.