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Building pathways to dignified and fulfilling work requires strengthening the education, labour, and financial systems that shape opportunities for young people. Greater collaboration across these systems is key to expanding access to employment. Learn more here: ow.ly/9jl85105x50

“I was capable long before the system called me qualified.”​ ​ At the Higher Education Transformation Convening, Sandra Akweley Martey called for education systems that recognize young people’s capabilities beyond formal credentials, value diverse learning experiences, and create pathways to dignified and fulfilling work.

Young people need more than skills to access dignified and fulfilling work. Education, labour, and financial systems shape what’s possible for them. Stronger collaboration across these systems can unlock pathways to employment at scale. Learn more here: ow.ly/IYx05103OyE

How can we design #EdTech solutions that enable learners with disabilities to access quality education, build relevant skills, and pursue meaningful employment? The November edition of #EdTechMondaysAfrica explores the policies, innovations, and partnerships needed to create more inclusive pathways from learning to work. Watch it here: ow.ly/Wkco5102UaH

“What does a university owe the 91% of young people who never walk through its gates?” Sewit Ahderom, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation Transformation is not a single intervention or model. It is a fundamental shift in how higher education relates to young people, economies, and communities, and in how institutions organize themselves to deliver on that purpose. ow.ly/Leec50ZR2rk

We're proud to announce a landmark endowment with the EARTH University Canada Foundation. Building on more than a decade of partnership, this commitment will empower the next generation of leaders to transform food systems, strengthen climate resilience, and drive sustainable development across Africa and beyond. Read more: ow.ly/YLil51027an

Naomi Eyana, known as “Mama wa Kuku,” is strengthening livelihoods and local food systems in Turkana County, Kenya. Through Kimmel Model Farm, she supplies improved Kienyeji chicks to refugee and host communities while mentoring young women to build livelihoods through agriculture. Learn more about our Pan-African programs: ow.ly/aGEG5101Mxs @WFP

Seven years of implementing the Young Africa Works strategy have shown that when employment systems are unstable, equipping individuals can only go so far. Expanding access to opportunity requires stronger systems and closer alignment with the institutions that shape them. Learn more: ow.ly/uXVV5100YPb

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is a global initiative to develop the next generation of transformative leaders. Please note: Our partners fully manage the recruitment and selection process. Learn more here: ow.ly/rwKi50XMPLo

How can higher education unlock opportunity at scale and advance economic progress? Meet the 2026 #AHEFTPrize recipients and discover how they are strengthening pathways from learning to livelihoods, expanding opportunities for young people, and driving innovation across Africa's higher education ecosystem: ow.ly/ikIJ50ZZKR5

Africa is home to the world’s fastest‑growing generation of young talent and a rare opportunity to shape the future of global work. Realizing this potential will depend on whether growth translates into jobs, informal work becomes more productive and secure, young women can fully participate in labour markets, and education systems equip youth with the relevant skills they need to thrive. Learn more: Read more in the 2026 Africa Youth Employment Outlook report: ow.ly/IJgR50ZZpN7

Young people are key to transforming Africa's future, and agriculture is central to this vision. Through our #YoungAfricaWorks strategy, we aim to unlock economic opportunities for young people in the agrifood systems, enabling them to create lasting impact in their communities. Learn more: mastercardfdn.org/en/what-we…

Sarah Ntale is one of 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women gaining entrepreneurship, employability, and life skills training through the Mastercard Foundation Accelerating Impact for Young Women (AIM) programme, in partnership with @BRACworld. Through AIM, young women are also accessing the tools and support needed to start and grow their own businesses.

Young farmers in Uganda are proving that collective action can drive change. Through the Markets for Youth Program, a partnership between @GOALUganda and the Mastercard Foundation, more than 400,000 young people have gained training and skills needed to access dignified and fulfilling work in agriculture and influence change in their communities. Learn more: ow.ly/TKhe50ZXkUh

For many young women and girls, the path to dignified and fulfilling work is shaped by barriers that extend far beyond skills. Real impact comes from designing for young women, accounting for the barriers they face and centring their needs at every step. Learn more: ow.ly/wyF850ZWEMt

"We have dreams. We want to be leaders." Meet Swarah, one of hundreds of thousands of girls and young women building confidence, life skills, and supportive networks through youth clubs. Through the Accelerating Impact for Young Women (AIM) programme, a partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and @BRACworld, we are working to reach 2 million girls and young women across seven African countries. #DayOfGirl