Prosperity Beyond Borders
Creating long-term, positive impact through workforce readiness, jobs creation, and equitable access to employment.
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Western Union Foundation
Since 2001, the Western Union Foundation has been a catalyst for economic opportunity for people who migrate in pursuit of a more prosperous future. We are proud to partner with innovative nonprofits that provide scholarships for higher education, skill building for workforce readiness, and inclusion programs to create equitable access to employment.
Our current social impact commitment is Prosperity Beyond Borders, a multi-year initiative to drive $500 million in aggregate wage gains for disadvantaged, high-potential individuals who currently lack access to economic mobility. Through this commitment, we aim to help aspiring individuals achieve a better quality of life and the opportunity to live up to their full potential.
Signature Programs
Prosperity Beyond Borders will be anchored by our two signature programs that provide scholarships to international students, and fellowships for change makers aspiring to make a social impact.
Global Scholars Program
We believe that education is one of the surest pathways to economic opportunity and professional mobility. The Western Union Foundation Global Scholars Program provides scholarships to international students who are struggling financially to complete their final years of college. To date, we have funded over 500 scholarships with plans to provide over 100 more throughout Prosperity Beyond Borders.
Foundation Fellowship Program
We are proud to support ambitious changemakers who dream of starting their own businesses. The Western Union Foundation Fellowship provides entrepreneurs with business training and seed funding to launch community-focused ventures. Through Prosperity Beyond Borders, we plan to directly support more than 135 additional Fellows through this transformative program.
Prosperity Beyond Borders is the evolution of our mostly recently concluded commitment, Opportunity Beyond Borders, through which $20 million was invested, reaching more than two million people worldwide and connecting 50,000 individuals to economic opportunities. Learn more about the positive impact and people whose lives were transformed through Opportunity Beyond Borders in our 2022 Impact Report.
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Together, we can create a world where aspiring individuals have equitable access to quality education, career pathways, and a chance to transform their lives for the better.
