TOMORROW’S LEADERS

Cover image: Genevieve and Alhassan, MasterCard Foundation Scholars

True leadership is built on integrity and driven by a sense of purpose. It drives

positive change by addressing inequality in other people’s lives. It is not limited to those

in the public eye. We see it in our families, our communities and our classrooms every day.

Reeta RoyPresident and CEO,

The MasterCard Foundation

Nursing and midwife students in Zambia

Sedat, maize farmer in Uganda

Eugenie, poultry farmer in Rwanda

Education is life. Knowledge is life.

Bright - ZambiaChildFund

George, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar

Semata, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar

Young African leaders are young

and motivated. Tomorrow they are going to be future

directors, ministers and managers.

Vincent - Rwanda YALI Fellow

Richard, youth mentor in Uganda

Catherine, Savings group leader in Zambia

Yidnekachew, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar

Ernest, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar

We have been so successful

that we are now training other

youth on how to become their own

entrepreneurs.

Theophile – Rwanda TechnoServe

Julius, mobile money agent in Uganda

Mwelwa, nursing student in Zambia

Don’t underestimate the power of change.

Start with yourself and then see how you can meet the

bigger needs of the community.

Rebecca – Uganda MasterCard Foundation Scholar

at Michigan State University

Maria, entrepreneur in Uganda

Jean Baptiste, farmer in Rwanda

Dorothy, savings group member in Zambia

Elizabeth, entrepreneur in Zambia

A leader should be tolerant, respectful

and above all should know the needs of

the people.

Francisca - GhanaMasterCard Foundation Scholar

at Camfed

Sharon, maize farmer in Zambia

Jean Bosco, biogas technician in Rwanda

A good leader is somebody who

inspires others to be leaders.

Sidee - SwazilandMasterCard Foundation Scholar

at University of California, Berkeley

Community leader in Uganda

Emily, secondary school student in Uganda

Stefan, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar

Maame, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar

Sylvia, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar

Education has become a very powerful weapon in the struggle to produce

a well-developed person.

Nelson Mandela

When somebody believes they are capable of

making change, they become powerful.

Eyerusalem - EthiopiaMasterCard Foundation Scholar

at Arizona State University