Farming has an unglamorous image across Africa even though Agriculture accounts for more than 30% of the continent’s GDP and employs more than 60% of its working population. But this outlook to Agriculture might be changing soon with new players, introduction of technology and an ongoing wide embrace by younger players in the sector. One …
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Alumni stories
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Vitumbiko Zgambo: The Vegetable Farmer Leading by Example
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Njavwa Mutambo is Powering the Future of African Logistics, Through Musanga
Setting up a business in Africa is hard. Entrepreneurs face capital problems and it is hard to get access to mentors. Through the TEF Entrepreneurship programme 3,000 entrepreneurs have had a lifeline, benefitting from the training, networking, mentorship and funding support through seed capital all of which is required for business success. One of the …
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Here’s how Edmond Nonie is supporting rescue efforts in Sierra Leone
Early in the morning on August 14, 2017, after three days of torrential rainfall, devastating floods and mudslides occurred in and around Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown. As of August 20, the number of confirmed deaths is 499; hundreds of others are missing and feared dead. More than 3,000 people have been left homeless and …
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Amani Katana is Making Waste a Resource Through Garb Tech
Few weeks ago, Amani Katana was part of the 1,000 Young African Leaders in Washington DC who listened to Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, CON share his journey through life and business. Amani says he could relate with the journey “He’s story resembles the stories of many successful entrepreneurs. Likewise, When I started my waste management …
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Ada, O.
Thank you Tony Elumelu Foundation for your belief in me when in 2012, you gave me an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute to Nigeria’s development. As a Tony Elumelu Foundation Fellow, I had a fully funded position as the Senior Advisor to Akin Adesina, the then Minister of Agriculture, through an MOU with the Ministry. …
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Lukas, N.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation did not only help to fund my business idea, their training has also helped to implement my idea more successfully. Their training and workshop fueled my ambition and equipped me enough to get my project going. Specifically, the foundation strengthen my project management skills including financial management skills that is imperative …
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Lawrence, H.
With the Seed capital from Tony Elumelu we have managed to finance our operational activities including overheads and allowances for staff. This has helped us to fully launch our operations and keep going when sales were still low. We also secured an operations vehicle for our installations team to enable them to be more effective …
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A Healthy Living is not Always a Smooth Ride but Smoothie Express has Changed This
In 2014, Omowunmi Akande’s partner and Co-Founder Smoothie Express Tracy had been trying to get on a smoothie detox with a goal of losing weight at the time but It was difficult keeping up with her detox as she had to wake up early to prepare her smoothies before leaving for work. Tracy struggled with …
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TEF 2015 Entrepreneur Lawan is Solving the Need for a Healthy Poultry Product
In 2013 Lawan Usman Ali was to celebrate his son’s birthday but and he faced with a NEED and then, a CHALLENGE. The need to find healthy and neatly processed poultry meat. The challenge? There were not many outlets where he could purchase this. This made him go through the process of buying live chickens …
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TEF Made Me Dream Africa – Frank Mugarura, TEF Hub Lead Rwanda.
March 22nd 2016, Selection announcement was a memorable days for Frank Mugarura on his journey as a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur but that cannot be compared to the excitement of been bestowed the mantle of leadership as Rwanda Hub Lead of Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur. Frank’s passion for entrepreneurship started early from his University days he says …
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