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.