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Last year, the Mastercard Foundation partnered with USIU-Africa to launch the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at USIU-Africa, which will see 1,000 students from across the continent educated over 10 years at a cost of $63.2 million (Kshs. 6.8 billion).
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USIU-Africa Welcomes 2nd Cohort Under Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

USIU-Africa and the Mastercard Foundation formally commissioned the second cohort of 48 Scholars under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, bringing the total number...

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Mastercard Foundation Commits Sh1.6bn For Recovery of Kenyan MSMEs

 The Mastercard Foundation on Thursday announced a series of key partnerships that will bring relief and build the resilience of Micro, Small, and...

Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi
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Kenyan Billionaire Banker Donates Sh300 Million to COVID-19 Fund

Equity Group CEO James Mwangi has contributed Ksh300 million to the COVID-19 Fund, a contribution that dwarfs all amounts gathered by the Fund...

Hydroponics farming. It is a method of growing plants in a nutrient solution without soil and the training is part of the 2jiajiri programme. www.businesstoday.co.ke
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KCB Minting the Next Generation of Millionaires Through Training

The Kenya Commercial Bank through its KCB Foundation is placing young Kenyans on the path to becoming the next generation of millionaires through...

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Equity Banks signs up to Sh30b youth employment initiative

Equity has signed up to the Young Africa Works - Kenya; a public private partnership between the Government, Mastercard Foundation and the private...

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KCB Foundation secures Sh10b funding to scale up 2jiajiri

KCB Foundation has secured Ksh 10 billion ($100 million) funding from the MasterCard Foundation for scaling up its flagship 2jiajiri programme that seeks to...

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Big Business City: International visitors spent Sh28 billion in Nairobi

As Nairobi continues to stake claim to being Africa's top investment destination, a report by Mastercard has revealed that overnight foreign visitors spent...

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KCB launches Agribusiness proposition, signs up 200,000 farmers

Millions of smallholder farmers in Kenya and Rwanda are set for a major lift after KCB Bank launched a product that will give...