DDQIC was awarded second place by the judges, and first place in community voting in the Triple E Awards, a global recognition of efforts towards the quest for entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education. The “Community Engagement Initiative of the Year'' category recognizes initiatives that address a difficult problem and have been scaled to make a far-reaching impact. In only 3 years, Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship has been tackling underemployment in Africa by training over 3800 students across 49 countries in entrepreneurial skills and awarding over $117,000 CAD to African founders and their ventures. The award recognizes the exceptional results of the program to launch ventures and create jobs in Africa. We would also like to thank everyone for the tremendous support shown in the online voting for this award!
