The TEF Co-founder, Dr. Awele Elumelu, Continues to Inspire: Marathons and Milestones
Marathons and Milestones: How The TEF Co-founder, Dr. Awele Elumelu Attains Seamless Harmony of Body, Mind, and Purpose.
When Dr. Awele Elumelu crossed the finish line of the Berlin Marathon, her fifth completion of the gruelling 42.195 kilometre race, she claimed more than just another medal. She embodied the boundless spirit of resilience, healthful living, and ambition. A medical doctor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Dr. Elumelu doesn’t just run marathons; she meticulously crafts a legacy of wellness, mental balance, and determination.
Read the full article on her marathons and milestones here.
About the Tony Elumelu Foundation
The Tony Elumelu Foundation is the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs, driving poverty eradication, catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries, and increasing women economic empowerment.
Founded in 2010, the Tony Elumelu Foundation is committed to empowering African entrepreneurs as a catalyst for the continent’s economic transformation.
Since the launch of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, the Foundation has provided up to 2.5 million young Africans with access to training on its digital hub, TEFConnect, and disbursed over USD$100 million in direct funding to over 21,000 African women and men, who have collectively created over 800,000 direct and indirect jobs, and generated over USD$4.2 billion in revenue. The Foundation’s mission is rooted in Africapitalism, which positions the private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the African continent.
