
Fund Project Manager, Grace Njoroge and Grants Associate, Martha Ouma visited Easy Solar, a Fund supported project recently. The objective of the visit was mainly to assess high level project progress.
Read MoreRead about Mastercard Foundation CEO’s one-on-one discussions with Fund participants in Accra, Ghana.
Read MoreExplore the various lessons learned by the Fund and how findings from the Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab will help improve support for innovative businesses in rural Africa.
Read MoreWatch how SolarNow’s flexible credit model is helping rural farmers in Uganda.
Read MoreFirst Access has investigated the impact of big data on the efficiency of digital financial services for rural communities through detailed case studies, with several insightful results that could improve decision-making for smallholder farmers in Africa.
Read MoreHarleen Thati, the Fund’s Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, writes on how creating integrated financial systems can help reach a wider consumer base in rural communities, thereby stimulating rural economies and helping alleviate poverty on the continent.
Read MoreProject Manager for Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity, Kevin Genga, analyzes how mobile connectivity can be used to increase support of agribusinesses, fintechs and financial service providers in order to boost productivity and alleviate poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read MoreMastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity has announced that five companies with projects in Burundi, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, and Zambia will receive a collective sum of US$4,438,551 to implement their projects that will improve the lives of poor people living in rural areas of Africa.
Read MoreRead key notes about the role and progress of alternative credit scoring systems in financial inclusion.
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