{"id":1967,"date":"2026-04-21T07:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:56:16","slug":"mastercard-foundation-associates-program-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/2026\/04\/21\/mastercard-foundation-associates-program-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastercard Foundation Associates Program \u2013 Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Mastercard Foundation Associates Program \u2013 Now Open<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are open for the Mastercard Foundation Associates Program, offering 12\u2011month paid placements for young graduates across Africa, including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program provides hands\u2011on work experience, mentorship, and employability training to support a successful transition into the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recent graduates with 0\u20132 years\u2019 work experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program alumni<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alumni of other Mastercard Foundation programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young people aged 18\u201335 across Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Application Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants can access application tips and guidance through the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fgroups%2F14300440%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csaidal%40unhcr.org%7C2e214024a46348755a5108de9eb2d722%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C639122688109142208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=joCbxJgqh%2B%2BgQKf47ltRI%2B43G%2B5PxMkhRbE1IUHJXk4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Mastercard Foundation Transitions Community on LinkedIn<\/a> and the program\u2019s dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmastercardfdn.org%2Fen%2Fwhat-we-do%2Four-programs%2Fmastercard-foundation-associates-program%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csaidal%40unhcr.org%7C2e214024a46348755a5108de9eb2d722%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C639122688109179852%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TEY1waxtIQy%2BOnUI5XSp8Zwgj3do%2BtGhELv9Y%2Bs4HYM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mastercard Foundation Associates Program \u2013 Now Open Applications are open for the Mastercard Foundation Associates Program, offering 12\u2011month paid placements for young graduates across Africa, including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). The program provides hands\u2011on work experience, mentorship, and employability training to support a successful transition into the workforce. Eligibility Application Support Applicants can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1968,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967\/revisions\/1968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}