PARTNERS
Harambee works with many stakeholders in government and industry, including the Ministry of Youth, and the Rwanda Development Board. It is also part of the Hanga Ahazaza initiative from the Mastercard Foundation.
Harambee builds partnerships between business, government, and society for innovative, large-scale solutions that are pragmatic and can deliver results.
HANGA
AHAZAZA
Hanga Ahazaza is a US$50 million initiative from the Mastercard Foundation to increase employment opportunities for 30,000 Rwandan youth in the tourism and hospitality sector. It’s part of Mastercard Foundation’s ambitious commitment to enable 30 million African youth, especially young women, to secure dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.
Hanga Ahazaza, meaning “create the future” in Kinyarwanda, will equip young men and women with the skills employers need, by improving the quality and relevance of training in the tourism and hospitality sector.
It will also support entrepreneurs by expanding access to financial services and business development skills training, enabling small businesses to grow.
The initiative is a consortium of partners from the education, development, financial services, and private sectors. Working together, they will support: young job-seekers; small businesses and entrepreneurs; and training institutions, associations, and government entities related to tourism and hospitality
EMPLOYMENT & SKILLS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES