{"id":9,"date":"2018-08-16T11:13:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T11:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tonyelumelufoundation.org\/new\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:05:33","slug":"%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%88%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%a7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/ar\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"\u0645\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0646\u0627"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa3569f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4aa3569f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2421bb87\" data-id=\"2421bb87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fc25e3 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56fc25e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are The Leading Philanthropy Empowering Young Africans Across All 54 African Countries<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d2cfa33\" data-id=\"5d2cfa33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20807e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20807e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23a0132\" data-id=\"23a0132\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acba8fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acba8fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) was founded in 2010 by Tony O. Elumelu, C.f.r; An entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist who is passionate about Africa\u2019s economic development.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7589e3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7589e3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bde81a\" data-id=\"5bde81a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec21d92 elementor-nav-menu__align-justify elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-mobile elementor-nav-menu--stretch about-menu elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"ec21d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;full_width&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-text e--animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-ec21d92\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-304\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/about-us\/#tef\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">About Tony Elumelu Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-305\"><a href=\"#mission-vision\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Mission &#038; Vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-306\"><a href=\"#history\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-307\"><a href=\"#leadership\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-ec21d92\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-304\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/about-us\/#tef\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">About Tony Elumelu Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-305\"><a href=\"#mission-vision\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Mission &#038; Vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-306\"><a href=\"#history\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-307\"><a href=\"#leadership\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a003a9 about elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a003a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce9f38c\" data-id=\"ce9f38c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3457f5a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3457f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-toe-289x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-toe-289x1024.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-toe-85x300.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-toe-3x12.jpg 3w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-toe.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc58d64\" data-id=\"dc58d64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a379d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a379d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-txt-300x57.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-txt-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-txt-18x3.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/about-tef-txt.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf3ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf3ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"tef\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is the leading philanthropy catalysing youth entrepreneurship across Africa.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the foremost champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, is empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs, driving poverty eradication, catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries, and ensuring inclusive economic empowerment. TEF&#8217;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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Since our launch in 2010, TEF has empowered over 2.5 million young Africans with access to business management training on our proprietary digital hub, TEFConnect, and disbursed over US$100 million in seed capital to more than 27,000 selected entrepreneurs on the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Collectively, these entrepreneurs have generated $4.2 billion in revenue and created more than 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs.\u00a0<\/p><p>Through our support for African entrepreneurs, TEF has lifted 2.1 million Africans above the poverty line, and positively impacted more than 4 million African households, with 46% of supported entrepreneurs being African women.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Tony Elumelu Foundation\u2019s 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.<\/p><p>TEF\u2019s ability to fund, train, mentor, and network young African entrepreneurs has created a unique platform for catalysing growth across the African continent. The robust ability of the Foundation to reach entrepreneurs across geographies and sectors has enabled it to conduct innovative partnerships with the European Union (EU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the United States Government via the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), The French Development Agency (AFD), The German Development Finance Institution (DEG), The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), The African Development Bank (AfDB), Google, UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU), IKEA Foundation, the UAE Office of Development Affairs and Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (an affiliate of Erth Zayed), and others, with bespoke programmes including targeting female empowerment and growth in fragile states<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef98e5 elementor-widget__width-inherit e-transform elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef98e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.1000000000000001,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/tef-annual-reports\">Click here to view our latest annual report<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38e9c74 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38e9c74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf5c7eb\" data-id=\"bf5c7eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df75dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df75dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TEF-Mission-Vision.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TEF-Mission-Vision.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TEF-Mission-Vision-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TEF-Mission-Vision-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TEF-Mission-Vision-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dae023\" data-id=\"2dae023\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e53c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e53c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MISSION &amp; VISION<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92f500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b92f500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission at the Tony Elumelu \nFoundation has always been crystal clear: to empower, uplift, and inspire the next generation of African leaders. Through our unwavering commitment we've not only created opportunities but also ignited a spark of possibility in the hearts of millions.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f315d71 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f315d71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bff1507\" data-id=\"bff1507\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1411a9 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"a1411a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5a75a82 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"TEF-About-us-History-3\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8e1a161 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"TEF-History\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-eade880 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"TEF-About-Us-History\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9ca088c swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"TEF-About-us-History--2\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14eed94\" data-id=\"14eed94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba0c3e elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"9ba0c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e4794f6 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2010<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) was founded, signalling the beginning of the journey to accelerate African entrepreneurship.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6781caf swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2011<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Elumelu Professionals Programme (formerly known as the African Market Internship Programme, AMIP) and the Tony & Awele Elumelu Prize were launched. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4fdf80e swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2012<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation provided $100,000 seed funding to 20 tech businesses through Nigerian Accelerator, CCHub, and launched a partnership between The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) to strengthen Africa\u2019s private sector.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-bb17907 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2013<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation partnered with Nigeria\u2019s Federal Ministry of Trade and Industry to fund the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) and  it supported the creation of the Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) - a joint, US$650,000 initiative with the Rockefeller Foundation to identify and fund seven individual investments.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-805f90c swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2014<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">TEF launched the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, a $100million commitment to identify, mentor, fund, and train 10,000 African entrepreneurs in 10 years across 54 African countries, as well as the Africapitalism Institute.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f089832 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2015<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The first set of 1,000 pan-African entrepreneurs were announced as beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme, from over 20,000 applications across the continent. They convened at the inaugural TEF Forum.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4550ea8 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2016<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The TEF report \u201cUnleashing Africa's Agricultural Entrepreneurs\u201d, a research of 304 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs from the Agricultural sector, was launched at the World Economic Forum Africa in Kigali, Rwanda<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c1889af swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2017<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Tony Elumelu Foundation officially opened its TEF Entrepreneurship Programme to global partners<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-bc60fee swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2018<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation launched TEFConnect, the largest digital networking platform connecting African entrepreneurs to pan-African business opportunities. The Foundation also hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at an exclusive gathering with over 1,000 guests in attendance. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9bf244c swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2019<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a ground-breaking partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation to empower 100,000 additional entrepreneurs in rural, underserved communities across the continent over 10 years. It also launched a $5million partnership agreement with the African Development Bank, to support young entrepreneurs in Africa with training, mentorship and funding.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b485433 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2020<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation unveiled an upgraded and fully digitised TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, allowing instant feedback on entrepreneurs\u2019 application and end to end automated processes.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e05dd8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e05dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"founder\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e643854\" data-id=\"e643854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6046ae2 margin-left\" data-id=\"6046ae2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3463032d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3463032d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"As an entrepreneur myself, I understand what it feels like to yearn for a lifeline, to hope for a \u2018big break\u2019, to look forward to enjoying some luck.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912f25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"912f25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">TONY O. ELUMELU, C.F.R<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a61fcb3 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a61fcb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"mission-vision\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14fa51b\" data-id=\"14fa51b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e1233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29e1233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><span id=\"mission-vision\">MISSION &amp; VISION<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3de7f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3de7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission at the Tony Elumelu \nFoundation has always been crystal clear: to empower, uplift, and inspire the next generation of African leaders. Through our unwavering commitment. \n\nwe've not only created opportunities but also ignited a spark of \npossibility in the hearts of millions.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d42ad2e\" data-id=\"d42ad2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdedc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fdedc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TEF-Mission-and-vision-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TEF-Mission-and-vision-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TEF-Mission-and-vision-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TEF-Mission-and-vision-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TEF-Mission-and-vision-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8e5bc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8e5bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfef2c0\" data-id=\"bfef2c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b864cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b864cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR VALUES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d57445 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"4d57445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9d6f790 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Execution<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">A burning desire to always see things through to completion in a timely, efficient and effective manner.\n\nWe believe in hard work and seeing through ideas from conception all through to achieving excellent results.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0cc94f8 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Enterprise<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">\nHaving the willingness and determination to do whatever it takes to get the job done. \n\nIn a competitive business environment, what sets us apart is our individual and collective responsibility to take ownership of our deliverables and lead innovative initiatives.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-daf1209 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Excellence<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Delivering in an outstanding manner, consistently.\n\nExcellence is a mantra embedded in the heart of every employee. We go several steps beyond the norm to deliver measurable value to our stakeholders.\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f9dc1f elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f9dc1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"history\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-110fc65\" data-id=\"110fc65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-75ba435 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75ba435\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6285680\" data-id=\"6285680\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36c241 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"e36c241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8e1a161 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"TEF-History\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-eade880 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"TEF-About-Us-History\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9ca088c swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"TEF-About-us-History--2\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-46577a3 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Untitled design (29)\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f3bdab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f3bdab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bd2b57\" data-id=\"3bd2b57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f4f864 margin-left\" data-id=\"7f4f864\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6006bfc elementor--h-position-left elementor--v-position-top slide-right elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"6006bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e4794f6 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2010<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) was founded, signalling the beginning of the journey to accelerate African entrepreneurship.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6781caf swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2011<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Elumelu Professionals Programme (formerly known as the African Market Internship Programme, AMIP) and the Tony & Awele Elumelu Prize were launched. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ff4f368 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2012<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation provided $100,000 seed funding to 20 tech businesses through Nigerian Accelerator, CCHub, and launched a partnership between The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) to strengthen Africa\u2019s private sector.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4cd6faf swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2013<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation partnered with Nigeria\u2019s Federal Ministry of Trade and Industry to fund the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) and  it supported the creation of the Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) - a joint, US$650,000 initiative with the Rockefeller Foundation to identify and fund seven individual investments.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3fe6416 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2014<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">TEF launched the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, a $100million commitment to identify, mentor, fund, and train 10,000 African entrepreneurs in 10 years across 54 African countries, as well as the Africapitalism Institute.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f5c13b5 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2015<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The first set of 1,000 pan-African entrepreneurs were announced as beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme, from over 20,000 applications across the continent. They convened at the inaugural TEF Forum.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-97697aa swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2016<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The TEF report \u201cUnleashing Africa's Agricultural Entrepreneurs\u201d, a research of 304 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs from the Agricultural sector, was launched at the World Economic Forum Africa in Kigali, Rwanda<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ca4b7f6 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2017<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Tony Elumelu Foundation officially opened its TEF Entrepreneurship Programme to global partners<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8951133 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2018<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation launched TEFConnect, the largest digital networking platform connecting African entrepreneurs to pan-African business opportunities. The Foundation also hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at an exclusive gathering with over 1,000 guests in attendance. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e89cdac swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2019<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a ground-breaking partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation to empower 100,000 additional entrepreneurs in rural, underserved communities across the continent over 10 years. It also launched a $5million partnership agreement with the African Development Bank, to support young entrepreneurs in Africa with training, mentorship and funding.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-be065f0 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2020<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation unveiled an upgraded and fully digitised TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, allowing instant feedback on entrepreneurs\u2019 application and end to end automated processes.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-18049e5 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2021<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The Tony Elumelu Foundation appoints women in three senior executive roles, demonstrating leadership as a global champion for gender inclusion and equality<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa4baa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa4baa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"leadership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2feb052\" data-id=\"2feb052\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ce94b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5ce94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e0f033 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e0f033\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a86657\" data-id=\"9a86657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e877026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e877026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/tony-o-elumelu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Tony-O.-Elumelu-CFR-1-q0m9636kwiqd1hhinn0dlilcdh3751i7dbm28sy5yw.jpg\" title=\"Tony-O.-Elumelu-CFR\" alt=\"Tony-O.-Elumelu-CFR\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a630b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a630b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/tony-o-elumelu\">Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R <\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072b0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"072b0e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">founder<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be76f1f\" data-id=\"be76f1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4cc33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d4cc33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/dr-a-v-elumelu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DR.-Elumelu_square-300x300.jpg\" title=\"DR. Elumelu_square\" alt=\"DR. Elumelu_square\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83169d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d83169d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/dr-a-v-elumelu\">Dr. A.V Elumelu, O.F.R<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cbc4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05cbc4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CO-FOUNDER<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d46202e\" data-id=\"d46202e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb2267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cb2267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/press-releases\/tony-elumelu-foundation-announces-somachi-chris-asoluka-as-chief-executive-officer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Somachis-Headshot-300x300.png\" title=\"Somachi&#8217;s Headshot\" alt=\"Somachi&#039;s Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83a639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a83a639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/ifeyinwa-ugochukwu\">Somachi Chris-Asoluka<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c59105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c59105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e68854e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e68854e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ea85e\" data-id=\"84ea85e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d40918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d40918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/fatou-assah\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-04-at-10.07.11-AM-e1692696837262-qba53k16bsn0jjlt2sv9x7sf1itcgkd805pbfsu8jc.png\" title=\"Fatou Assah Advisory Board Tony Elumelu Foundation\" alt=\"Fatou Assah\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddee688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddee688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/fatou-assah\">Fatou Assah<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d2f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6d2f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af358dc\" data-id=\"af358dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d54cee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d54cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/alexander-trotter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Alex-Trotter-1000X1000-p96yaczypntxoe53btn6rx36gx95utlp3vmlkt6rp4.jpg\" title=\"Alex-Trotter-1000X1000\" alt=\"Alex-Trotter-1000X1000\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85562b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85562b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/articles\/alexander-trotter\">Alex Trotter<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13d417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a13d417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEF TRUSTEE<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8b7887\" data-id=\"e8b7887\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0252132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0252132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/press-releases\/the-tony-elumelu-foundation-appoints-new-advisory-board-member-from-the-uae\">Badr Jafar \n<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138def2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"138def2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/press-releases\/the-tony-elumelu-foundation-appoints-new-advisory-board-member-from-the-uae\">Advisory Board Member <\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10c81ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10c81ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb4f74a\" data-id=\"cb4f74a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987e994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"987e994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/PerHeggenes-rjfld3ntv6w5mz0cc6idoo5e22a860vfos2nw4rpo8.jpg\" title=\"PerHeggenes\" alt=\"PerHeggenes\" loading=\"lazy\" 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