The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) announced a new seven-year extension of its partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to build on the success of its decade-long mission to elevate young women and men in Africa.
Unveiled at Kampala on April 12 by John Chrysestom Muyingo, State Minister of Higher Education. The new phase of the program is aimed at elevating young people across 10 countries in Africa. FAWE Uganda has been implementing the program’s first phase in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation since 2017.
In Phase I Uganda recruited 334 (208 young women and 126 young men) program participants, of which 271 have completed and graduated from the program. A total of 225 program participants have secured formal and informal employment.
Following the successful implementation of the program, dubbed the Higher Education Access Program (HEAP) in Uganda, and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program in Ethiopia and Rwanda, the extension of the partnership between FAWE and the Foundation includes 10 countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.