Birtukan Feyisa Megersa

Birtukan Feyisa, from Ethiopia, studies at EARTH University in Costa Rica. She attended the Baobab Summit 2022 and participated in Mastercard Service Days, aiding small farmers, and serving the community. Birtukan’s passion for sustainable agriculture and empowering communities drives her studies and her dedication to making a meaningful impact. She aspires to be a catalyst […]

Charles Muiruri

Charles Munga is a driven and multifaceted third-year student at EARTH University, renowned for his exceptional leadership and dedication to academic and extracurricular pursuits. As an active student leader, he plays a pivotal role in the school’s electoral council, fostering a democratic and inclusive environment on campus. Beyond his administrative responsibilities, Charles also finds time […]

Anthony Mbunju

Meet Anthony Ilalio Mbunju, a highly influential leader and Mastercard scholars’ representative at EARTH University. His tenure at the university has left a remarkable impact, fostering integration among scholars. Beyond the campus, Anthony’s dedication to giving back to society is evident through his greenhouse project, co-founded with fellow EARTH students. This initiative has already generated […]

Fojle Rabbi Rabib

Fojle Rabbi Rabib presently holds the position of Chief Technology Officer at BloodBag. Hailing from Mymensingh, Bangladesh, he is a talented individual who is simultaneously pursuing his undergraduate studies while demonstrating his expertise across multiple domains within web development and design. Rabib excels in areas such as data scraping, server management, API development, and chatbot […]

Md Rijwanul Hoque Chowdhury

Rijwanul Hoque is currently a Computer Science and Engineering undergraduate at International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), where he is expected to graduate in 2027. Rijwanul’s journey into technology and community service began in 2017 when he embarked on chatbot development. Over the years, he has actively collaborated with several non-profit volunteer organizations, including PathFinder, Cyber […]

Yohannes Bimrew Simegn

Yohannes Bimrew is an agricultural science and natural resources management student at EARTH University in Costa Rica. He is deeply passionate about social entrepreneurship and sustainable agriculture. Fueled by his mission to develop innovative solutions in rural areas, Yohannes focuses on projects that promote sustainable agriculture and empower rural communities by providing them with innovative […]

Mekdes Tikuye

Mekdes is an Ethiopian studying agricultural science at EARTH University in Costa Rica. As a MasterCard Foundation scholar, she is committed to making a positive impact in the agricultural sector. Mekdes is a co-founder of Eshet, a social venture dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Eshet aims to provide farmers with access to training, […]

Olayemi Dorcas Assogba

Dorcas Olayèmi ASSOGBA, co-founder of CAJU VALOR and fellow of the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship, is a student pursuing her study in plant production at Abomey-calavi University in Benin. Vice president in Charge of public relations at the gavel club GANIATOU SAMBAO, an affiliation of Toastmasters International at the University of Abomey-calavi, Dorcas has a great […]

Julien Danhossou

Julien DANHOSSOU is student in Forest Planning and Natural Resources Management at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences and a scholarship holder from the Mastercard Foundation at the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin). Very concerned about the well-being of rural communities, he invests in the development of Benin’s orphan non-timber forest products to create jobs and improve […]

Kévine Toni

Kévine Toni is a student in Food Nutrition and Technologies at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences and a Mastercard Foundation scholarship holder at the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin). With the aim of positively impacting her community, she is one of the beneficiaries of the Social Venture Challenge of Resolution project in 2023 where she is […]