Amani Partners
In 2018/19, the Mastercard Foundation launched the Young Africa Works (YAW) Strategy to enable 30 million young people (70% women) across Africa to access dignified and fulfilling work as a pathway out of poverty.
In Uganda, Compass identified three areas of focus to address the longer-term economic and social challenges created by COVID:
Support organizations working on front line COVID-19 response initiatives
Support finance and funding for MSMEs
Promote virtual learning and leverage Ed.Tech solutions.
The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Amani Partners, aimed to develop a response to address the multiple challenges micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) experience.
Our objective was to help ensure that MSME’s grew and that the institutions emerged stronger and ready to lead and support the business sector.