Learnings and reflections gathered over the 7 years of Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Phase One.

We share our experiences with facing microaggression and how scholars navigate through processing it by going through three phases of “shock-denial; lingering thoughts; and lastly…

We shared our personal stories and experiences of what supports and hinders our relationship building with others in our new spaces/environments while highlighting the associated barriers and…

In this podcast, we discuss the shocks and challenges we faced in adjusting to the new academic systems (grading and workload) and how we changed our approaches to learning. We also share the…

We shared how language and communication in new environments brought in the notion of self-awareness as scholars shared their challenges in communicating with people from different backgrounds. We…

We shared our experiences of the need, obligation, and pressure to provide financial support to family and friends back home in Africa and the impact thereof. We discussed how we deal with keeping up…

We shared our experiences in breaking through biases and prejudices towards African academic and professional experiences. We discussed various initiatives that each scholar adopted to strengthen…

We share our individual and unique experiences in adjusting to food and diet in new environments. Here each scholar shares how they became more aware of their dietary needs as well as how important…