From Big Ambition to an Executable Blueprint
From Big Ambition to an Executable Blueprint
DURATION
6 Months
DURATION
6 Months
CLIENT
Mastercard Foundation
CLIENT
Mastercard Foundation
Go-To-Market Strategy
Go-To-Market Strategy
Financial and Unit Economics
Financial and Unit Economics
New Venture and Product Incubation
New Venture and Product Incubation
Fund Raising and Investor Readiness
Fund Raising and Investor Readiness
CLIENT OVERVIEW
CLIENT OVERVIEW
The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to empower young people in Africa
The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to empower young people in Africa


SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Under the Young Africa Works strategy, we helped design a multi-stakeholder business process outsourcing (BPO) venture intended to employ 2.5 million young people across Africa. This involved aligning capital inputs, operational logic, and execution strategy across government, private sector, and civil society.
Under the Young Africa Works strategy, we helped design a multi-stakeholder business process outsourcing (BPO) venture intended to employ 2.5 million young people across Africa. This involved aligning capital inputs, operational logic, and execution strategy across government, private sector, and civil society.


KEY OUTCOMES
KEY OUTCOMES
A blueprint for a large-scale, employment-generating BPO platform, alongside a financial and operating model designed to scale across 10+ countries. The solution embedded job creation and gender inclusion outcomes by design, directly supporting the funder’s long-term vision of reaching 30 million youth with dignified work opportunities by 2030.
A blueprint for a large-scale, employment-generating BPO platform, alongside a financial and operating model designed to scale across 10+ countries. The solution embedded job creation and gender inclusion outcomes by design, directly supporting the funder’s long-term vision of reaching 30 million youth with dignified work opportunities by 2030.

