{"id":37996,"date":"2018-08-14T07:58:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T07:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwandan-mutoni-among-winners-of-mastercard\/"},"modified":"2018-08-14T08:01:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T08:01:29","slug":"rwandan-mutoni-among-winners-of-mastercard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandan-mutoni-among-winners-of-mastercard\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan Mutoni among winners of Mastercard Foundation social venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mutoni told IGIHE she was born in Gisozi Sector of Gasabo District in Kigali and is pursuing her studies together with her colleagues Marion Apio and Lokolimoe Susan Hilda at Makerere University in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>The trio submitted Girls Alive Uganda project for the awards of Mastercard Foundation and The Resolution Project 2018. The project intends to meet the need of lack of sanitary materials to vulnerable girls in Tororo District of Uganda. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to IGIHE after scooping the award, Mutoni said the project, which started two years ago, will make, distribute and train young girls about making affordable pads to reduce high rates of menstrual-related absenteeism which remains a key barrier to academic performance of the girl child in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have so far trained 83 girls especially in Tororo\u2019s schools on making pads and taught more about menstrual health. This is the second time we are participating in the resolution fellowship and we are excited we have won. We have not started making the pads but now that we have secured the funding, we are going to start,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Only 15 teams out of the 272 applications won the social venture with each team earning a fellowship that includes seed funding amounting to $5,000 (about Rwf4.4 million), mentorship and access to a network of young global changemakers to pursue impactful projects in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Mastercard Foundation Spokeswoman, Ashley Collier, said the SVC aims at supporting the most impactful projects that are owned by young African social entrepreneurs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very competitive process because scholars come from across the continent and we encourage those who have not won now to keep applying every year. Three years ago, we had 10 scholars that won, last year we had 20 and this year we have 31,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Collier said Mastercard Foundation has opened a country office in Kigali recently because \u201cwe believe this is such an incredible environment\u201d with access to education and skills <\/p>\n<p>The third edition of the challenge\u2019s finalists included scholars from Malawi, Gambia, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa, Ghana, Uganda, Lebanon, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Somaliland. <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda was not featuring among this year\u2019s finalists but a trio of Rwandan graduates, from EARTH University in Costa Rica, won the Resolution Social Venture Challenge at the Mastercard Foundation Baobab Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, last year.<\/p>\n<p>The trio of Annet Mukamurenzi, Gerard Ndayishimiye and Yvette Abizeyimana had put forward their Rwanda Youth Initiative for Agricultural Transformation (RYIAT) at the competition that rewards compelling leadership and promising social ventures led by the youth.<\/p>\n<p>The Mastercard Foundation first partnered with The Resolution Project in 2016. The foundation is implementing various projects in Rwanda including Hanga Ahazaza (Create the Future) and Scholars Programme.<\/p>\n<p>The Canada-based Mastercard Foundation is one of the world\u2019s largest foundations which strives to advance learning and promote financial inclusion for people living in poverty and it operates almost exclusively in Africa. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26688 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/suzan_mutoni_with_her_two_colleagues_won_the_mastercard_foundation_s_resolution_social_venture_challenge_at_baobab_summit_in_kigali_on_saturday.jpg\" alt=\"Suzan Mutoni with her two colleagues won the Mastercard Foundation&#039;s Resolution Social Venture Challenge at Baobab Summit in Kigali on Saturday \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26690 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/daphine_nakanda_right_and_her_colleague_from_uganda_also_participated_in_baobab_summit_in_kigali_on_saturday.jpg\" alt=\"Daphine Nakanda (right) and her colleague from Uganda also participated in Baobab Summit in Kigali on Saturday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26689 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/south_sudanese_gai_david_with_his_colleague_akot_arkanjelo_also_scooped_an_award_over_their_youth_empowerment_initiative_supporting_school_children_in_ugandan_refugee_camps_with_school_materials.jpg\" alt=\"South Sudanese Gai David with his colleague Akot Arkanjelo also scooped am award over their Youth Empowerment initiative supporting School children in Ugandan refugee camps with school materials\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26692 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mastercard_foundation_spokeswoman_ashley_collier_encouraged_young_social_entrepreneurs_to_apply_for_the_foundation_s_support.jpg\" alt=\"Mastercard Foundation Spokeswoman, Ashley Collier encouraged Young Social Entrepreneurs to apply for the foundation&#039;s support\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26691 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/15_teams_bringing_together_31_young_scholars_won_resolution_social_venture_challenge_awards_in_kigali_last_saturday.jpg\" alt=\"15 teams bringing together 31 young scholars won resolution Social Venture Challenge awards in Kigali last Saturday\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suzan Mutoni was part of a trio behind Girls Alive Uganda project which won the Resolution Social Venture Challenge (SVC) at the Baobab Summit in Kigali on 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