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: 

  1. Support organizations working on front line COVID-19 response initiatives 

  2. Support finance and funding for MSMEs 

  3. 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.