Mastercard Foundation Scholar Alumna and McGill graduate Dorcus Nakachwa is helping empower girls in her native Uganda to pursue their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.听听
Mastercard Foundation Scholar Alumna Joyeuse Senga, MSc鈥�23, helps rural Rwandan youth and those living with HIV to believe in their future 鈥� and then go after it.听听
How do African students in the diaspora engage with their colleagues and partners on the continent, in Canada, and globally to make an impact in Africa? We hear from the leaders of African student organizations about plans being made for the coming year. This virtual session builds on intergenerational collaboration between the听McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL), and the听McGill Mastercard Foundation Transitions Project听as we look at the last session of the "Towards the Africa of Tomorrow" series.
Date: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 12 - 2 PM (EDT)/ 4 - 6 PM (GMT)
This virtual session builds on intergenerational collaboration between the McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL) and the McGill Mastercard Foundation Transitions Project. In this session we will hear from Mastercard Foundation Scholar Alumni/other African students/recent graduates/MCLL members as they share experiences about their projects in Nutrition and Climate-Smart Agriculture and Innovation OR other topic of choice by MCLL/Mastercard Foundation Scholars.
Presentation by Mastercard Foundation Scholar and Queen Elizabeth Scholar听Priscilla Boadi.
Date: Wednesday, October 25 2023 from 12 - 1:30 PM (EST)/4 - 5:30 PM (GMT).
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This virtual session builds on intergenerational collaboration between the听McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL)听and the听McGill Mastercard Foundation Transitions Project. As climate change highlights the scarcity of resources globally, how are different regions of the world being affected? What steps might stakeholders in Africa and Canada take to address conflicts that are emerging from the complex mix of climate change and Cold War-type geopolitics? We will explore the perspectives of McGill faculty/staff, students, and MCLL members who have previously or are currently engaged in Africa-based projects with partners.
Short presentations followed by discussion:
Date: September 27, 2023
This virtual session builds on intergenerational collaboration between the听McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL)听and the听McGill Mastercard Foundation Transitions Project. We will explore differences in networking and mentorship across generations, drawing from the experiences of McGill faculty/staff, students, and MCLL members who have previously or are currently engaged in Africa-based projects with partners.
Short presentations followed by discussion:
Date: September 13, 2023
The 鈥榊outh and rural women entrepreneurship: Creating and sustaining alternative livelihood options in Ghana鈥� project is a collaboration between 香蕉视频, the University of Ghana Nutrition Research and Training Centre (NRTC), the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), and the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). The 香蕉视频 Mastercard Foundation Transitions Fund supports the project.
The project aims to support the development of new agricultural businesses as alternative sources of income for rural women. In supporting this goal, the project brings together women gari (toasted cassava flour) processors in the Sekesua community and university graduates to explore their mutual interest in developing new agriculture-related businesses.
Seven teams, each team comprised of university graduates and Sekesua women entrepreneurs, pitched their business ideas to a panel of judges during an Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition (EPC) as part of the Association of Ghana Industries Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition on听September 20, 2023. Three viable businesses were selected during the entrepreneurship pitch competition to share 30,000 CAD for their newly formed enterprises in Sekesua.
Date: September 20, 2023
The sixth edition of the Ghana Industrial Summit & Expo (GISE鈥�23) will be hosted from September 18th to September 20th by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) in partnership with the 香蕉视频 Mastercard Foundation Transitions Project and other partners. The event will take place at the Accra International Conference Center. This year鈥檚 event aims to foster progressive partnerships among key stakeholders in Ghana鈥檚 economy by using knowledge exchange to remedy supply chain bottlenecks confronting Industry. The theme 鈥淚ndustrialisation Through Sustainable and Efficient Supply Chains鈥� acknowledges the disruptive effects of Covid-19, global conflicts and climate change on Ghana鈥檚 supply chains - dampening overall economic growth, and seeks to address these with cutting-edge solutions at the Summit. The Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition (EPC) will take place on September 20th, the last day of GISE summit.
Date: September 18-20, 2023
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What have our scholars been working on? What are their key takeaways from the program and how did the experience impact them?
