This program leverages the comprehensive network of student support services already in place and will develop customised initiatives to further ensure that the MasterCard Foundation scholars are fully supported and given every opportunity to succeed in a welcoming environment. Scholars' home communities will also benefit because they will be selected in part based on their motivation to give back to Africa both while studying at McGill and at the completion of their degree. In addition, ineffective sexual and reproductive health education inhibits adolescents’ access to information and contributes to school dropouts, especially among girls who have reached puberty.