Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at 91社区 /mastercardfdn-scholars/articles/rss en Celebrating Mastercard Foundation Scholars & 91社区 Dobson Cup Competition Winners /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/celebrating-mastercard-foundation-scholar-mcgill-dobson-cup-competition-winners <p>91社区's Mastercard Foundation Scholars consistently rank highly in the聽<a href="/dobson/entrepreneurship-programs/mcgill-dobson-cup">Dobson Cup Competition</a>.聽 Take a look at our winners below:</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:15:42 +0000 danielle.hodgson@mcgill.ca 1280 at /mastercardfdn-scholars Empowering Young Minds through Project-Based Learning /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/empowering-young-minds-through-project-based-learning My Experience as a Programmer in the Action xDesign Program Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:38:27 +0000 Odira Maureen Ofordueme, May 2023 1279 at /mastercardfdn-scholars Finding purpose with Amarachi Jennifer Onuorah /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/scholar-profile-amarachi-jennifer-onuorah <p>Life rewards the bold.</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:34:54 +0000 Amarachi Jennifer Onuorah, May 2023 1278 at /mastercardfdn-scholars Embracing leadership and community with Donald Bimpong /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/scholar-profile-donald-bimpong <p>As I reflect on the past semester, I am reminded of the journey I embarked upon a journey filled with waves of challenges, triumphs, and self-discovery. From navigating academic endeavours to embracing new leadership roles and immersing myself in community activities, this semester has been a transformative odyssey that has shaped me in ways I never imagined.聽聽</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:33:18 +0000 Donald Bimpong 1277 at /mastercardfdn-scholars What does it mean to be a Mastercard scholar? /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/conversation-ibrahim-kasujja In conversation with Ibrahim Kasujja Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:15:23 +0000 Ibrahim Kasujja 1275 at /mastercardfdn-scholars Ndey Yassin Camara on the values of a Mastercard Foundation Scholar /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/scholar-profile-ndey-yassin-camara <p>Being a Mastercard Foundation Scholar means being resilient in the face of challenges, community-minded, and a visionary leader. It means acknowledging the privilege it is to be educated and recognizing the need to use that education to better the lives of our families, communities & continent.聽</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:07:31 +0000 Ndey Yassin Camara 1274 at /mastercardfdn-scholars Scholar Profile: Oluwatosin Awotundun /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/scholar-profile-oluwatosin-awotundun <p>Growing up in an economic-disadvantaged community as a child, I have always had a dream of impacting my local and distant communities positively and productively.</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:05:00 +0000 Oluwatosin Awotundun 1273 at /mastercardfdn-scholars Scholar Profile: Hope Zimba /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/scholar-profile-hope-zimba <p>Being a Mastercard Foundation Scholar means belonging to a community of multi-cultural and innovative young African leaders determined to make a difference. For me, it also meant an opportunity to study at a prestigious Ivy League Canadian university that I wouldn鈥檛 otherwise afford. From a young age, I wanted to experience studying in a new country and with a different culture and becoming a Mastercard Foundation Scholar gave me that, it did come with some cultural shock though.聽聽</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:59:22 +0000 Hope Zimba 1272 at /mastercardfdn-scholars Entrepreneurial spirit and the passion to be a change agent /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/henry-nwachukwu-passion-be-change-agent-and-entrepreneurial-spirit <p>Enrolling for the Dobson is one of the best decisions and a beautiful experience that contributes to my stories as a 91社区 student. The creative learning process exposed me to various skills and knowledge required to excel as an entrepreneur. At the start of the process, it was not quite clear to me if I wanted to participate neither did I have a better picture of the project I intended to execute. The only objective that I was certain about was my intention to make an impact in my motherland.</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:32:00 +0000 Henry Nwachukwu 1271 at /mastercardfdn-scholars The valuable impact of the Dobson Cup Competition and skills learned /mastercardfdn-scholars/article/onyinyechi-emilia-ohawuiro-valuable-impact-dobson-cup-competition-and-skills-learned The Dobson Cup Competition opened more opportunities to learn the nitty-gritty of building a start-up from the ground up. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:21:37 +0000 Onyinyechi Emilia Ohawuiro 1270 at /mastercardfdn-scholars