Mastercard Foundation Scholars conduct mentorship session at Still I Rise International School in Mathare
Mar 8, 2024 - By Wambui Cheche In January 2023, 45 Mastercard Foundation Scholars at USIU-Africa with a passion for mentorship launched a mentors program that visits schools within Kenya to speak on various topics including academic excellence, self-awareness,...    

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at USIU-Africa hosts alumni mentorship session featuring alumni drawn from Stanbic Bank
Mar 8, 2024 - By Cynthia Achola Last Friday, the Transitions Office in the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at USIU-Africa in collaboration with the Alumni Relations Office hosted an alumni mentorship session for 95 Scholars featuring six USIU-Africa...    

USIU-Africa champions disability inclusion at Zero Project Conference
Mar 1, 2024 - By Brenda Odhiambo Last week, USIU-Africa was represented at the Zero Project Conference (ZeroCon24), which took place at the UN Offices in Vienna, Austria. The conference is a unique global meeting place to innovate for disability inclusion. This...    

How one Mastercard Foundation Scholar is transforming lives and creating sustainable development through a dairy goat project
Mar 1, 2024 - By Brenda Odhiambo In #Rwanda's Nyamasheke District, located in Bushekeri Sector, a project led by Esther Mukabyiringiro, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar in her second year in the Bachelor of Pharmacy Program at USIU-Africa, has made a significant...    

Mastercard Foundation Scholars celebrate the completion of the Prepare-Level Internship
Feb 23, 2024 - By Brenda Odhiambo Last Friday, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Transitions Office hosted a celebratory dinner for Scholars who completed their prepare level internship program in Spring, Summer and Fall semesters of 2023. The event,...    

Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Safari Etien wins the ICRC Essay Competition for East African universities
Feb 15, 2024 - By Safari Etien and Brenda Odhiambo Safari Etien, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar and a third-year International Relations student was recently named as the first runners up winner of the ICRC Essay Competition for East African universities. The...    

Mastercard Foundation Scholars at USIU-Africa gain crucial CV tailoring skills in virtual workshop
Feb 8, 2024 - By Dolly Mwiti On Friday, January 26, 175 Scholars in the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at USIU-Africa took part in a virtual workshop titled ‘Tailoring a CV to a Job Position’. The workshop, led by Sidoine Felix M. Leudjie, Program...    

Mastercard Foundation Scholar profile for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Goldalyn K. Tanga, BSc. Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Feb 8, 2024 - By Goldalyn K. Tanga and Brenda Odhiambo As we mark the 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke with Goldalyn K. Tanga, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar and a first-year student in the BSc. Epidemiology and Biostatistics...    

USIU-Africa takes part in the Global Refugee Forum
Jan 24, 2024 - By Brenda Odhiambo Last month, USIU-Africa was represented by Ms. Linet Aguko, the Program Director of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at USIU-Africa at the second Global Refugee Forum (GRF), which was held in Geneva from December 13-15,...    

How Dudi Nyok Luat, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar at USIU-Africa, is championing access to education through a sustainable transportation solution
Jan 24, 2024 - By Brenda Odhiambo In the bustling city of Juba, a critical issue hampers the pursuit of education for secondary school students—lack of reliable transportation. Inspired by the pressing need for a solution, Dudi Nyok Luat, a second year...