L to R: Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Regional Director for Africa; Tony Elumelu, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation; at the signing of the TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme partnership at the AU Summit in Niamey, Niger Niamey, 6 July 2019 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the United Nations, has …
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UNDP Partners with the Tony Elumelu Foundation to Empower 100,000 Young Entrepreneurs in Africa
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Le PNUD s’associe à la Fondation Tony Elumelu pour autonomiser 100 000 jeunes entrepreneurs en Afrique
De gauche à droite: Ahunna Eziakonwa, Directrice régionale du PNUD pour l’Afrique; Tony Elumelu, Promoteur de la Fondation Tony Elumelu; lors de la signature du Partenariat TEF-PNUD pour le programme d’entrepreneuriat des jeunes de la région du Sahel lors du sommet de l’UA à Niamey, en République du Niger. De gauche à droite: Ahunna Eziakonwa, …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation to be Studied as a Gold Standard in African Philanthropy at the New York University
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has been included in the Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility course of the School of Professional Studies at New York University (NYU) starting this summer as a gold standard in African philanthropy and a successful case study in public-private partnerships in Africa. Founded in 2010 by economist and foremost philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu, the Tony Elumelu Foundation is the …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Awarded Best in “Corporate Social Responsibility”
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has emerged the winner of the award for “Best in Corporate Social Responsibility” for the Great Place to Work awards. The award rated African companies and global multinationals. This took place at the 6th edition of the “Best Work Places” annual Award Ceremony tagged: “Building a Better Future for all”. The Great Place to Work Awards …
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The TEF-UNDP Youth Entrepreneurship Programme FAQs
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have launched the TEF – UNDP Youth Entrepreneurship Programme to empower an additional 100,000 young African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years with seed capital, business management training and mentoring. This Programme is borne out of the Foundation’s tried and tested approach to philanthropy which prioritises African entrepreneurs …
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Tony Elumelu Joins Trump Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, Other World Leaders in Bahrain to Launch US Government Growth Strategy for Palestine and Middle East
26th June, Manama Bahrain – Heads of States and other global leaders convened at the Peace to Prosperity Workshop in Bahrain, organised by the Presidency of the United States of America in partnership with the host government, the Kingdom of Bahrain, to launch the US growth strategy for Palestine and the Middle East; a first step …
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What Is Africapitalism?
“The future we all want for ourselves is one of our own making.” – Tony O. Elumelu, CON Africapitalism is the economic philosophy developed by our Founder and Chairman, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CON, and is predicated on the belief that Africa’s private sector can and must play a leading role in the continent’s development. The …
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Les Présidents du Kenya, du Sénégal et de la RDC honoreront l’édition 2019 du Dialogue Présidentiel au Forum d’Entreprenariat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu
Plus de 5 000 participants et plus de 40 intervenants sont attendus à l’Hôtel Transcorp Hilton, à Abuja, pour le plus grand rassemblement annuel d’entrepreneurs africains Le forum comprendra des séances plénières, des masterclasses, un concours de pitch, des opportunités de réseautage, UBA Marketplace et le Dialogue Présidentiel Thème du forum : “ Autonomisation …
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Presidents of Kenya, Senegal and DRC to Headline the Presidential Dialogue at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
Over 5,000 participants and 40 speakers expected at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, for the largest annual gathering of African Entrepreneurs Forum to Feature Plenary Sessions, Masterclasses, a Pitching Competition, Networking Opportunities, UBA Marketplace and the Presidential Dialogue Forum themed “Empowering African Entrepreneurs” The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s champion of entrepreneurship, has …
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Empowering Entrepreneurs is the Route to Eradicating Poverty in Africa – Tony Elumelu Foundation CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, says in Brussels
• As Tony Elumelu Foundation Past Beneficiary, Wecyclers, Receives King Baudouin Award African Development Prize Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2019—The CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, stated that building and empowering entrepreneurs is the route to eradicating poverty and creating economic transformation in Africa. She said this in a fireside chat in Brussels where she …
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