To mitigate the effects of this, the continent will need to create more jobs, policies and implementation plans that will allow for a more competitive private sector that favours business growth, job creation, and the stimulation of African economies.

For a long while, in dealing with conflict-prone areas and the effects of extreme poverty, Africa has had to depend on foreign aid, and the need for this remains imperative to reduce immediate suffering. However, many have begun to recognise the need to move away from aid for long term positive impact and a more sustainable model of developing the continent.

Africa desperately needs long-term investments in the private sector- the infrastructure, agriculture and manufacturing industries, in order to address growing food insecurity, boost incentives and create the necessary employment opportunities for African youth.

Foreign aid, so far, has done little to improve the living conditions of people at the bottom of the social strata who live below the poverty line.

Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu continues to assert that a better approach to the cycle of dependency created by the approach of foreign aid to Africa’s problems, is to fund private, for-profit ventures.

Mr. Elumelu’s philosophy has become increasingly popular on the African continent, where he is acknowledged as the pioneer of a private-sector-led approach to accelerating development.

In 2020, at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) conference held in Japan, he reiterated his stance on Africa’s huge return on investment, “Africa is one of the world’s viable destinations for investment. Our huge population, of nearly 1.3 billion people, creates one of the most attractive markets anywhere in the world.”

Based on this philosophy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation was set up to create more successful African business leaders and support the overall economy. So far, the Foundation has funded over 9000 entrepreneurs, and Mr Elumelu also continues to invest in businesses that add value to their local communities and the society at large.

“Global advocacy is that in the 21st century, you must engage with Africa – not from outside, but from within and from the point of view of what we consider important,” Mr Elumelu said in an interview on Arise TV’s The Morning Show earlier this month.

“We appreciate aid, but we know more importantly that we want to become fishermen.

“We all have a role to play in the development of our continent and we do so by investing in critical sectors of the African economy: infrastructure, power, railways.

“Investing long-term in critical sectors creates economic prosperity for you the investor and at the same time creates social wealth and prosperity and it becomes a win-win for everyone.

Creating policies and incentives that show progress rather than failure is one step in the direction of converting Aid into trade, thereby inspiring citizens to become creators of wealth and enterprise so that they can live from their activities.

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I started up Teebah Film Village in July 2017 and since that time, I have been struggling mainly with how to increase sales, and how to improve our product.

At some point, I came to learn about the Tony Elumelu Foundation and spent around 5 weeks composing my application form because I was not happy with the results I was getting. I needed to win because by the time I was applying the business was making a loss and almost closing at 7 months.

Luckily, by 22^nd March 2018, the list went out and I was selected. I could not believe that I was selected in a thousand among 151,000 Africans.

Here is my journey with TEF in 5 stages:

Stage 1: Application form

By answering all the questions from the application forms, I understood my business better. I understood my market potential, I composed my Elevator Pitch. I got to perfect my problem solving; in general, the main reward for me was to understand my business through the application process.

Stage 2: The Selection

After being selected, I got the chance to talk about my business through the media.

Tony Elumelu Foundation has connected me to new and competent networks of entrepreneurs and decision makers. TEF has displayed my creative capacity and today my customers have a strong confidence in our company, Teebah Film Village, whose mission is to drive impact through local stories.

Stage 3: Training

TEF has a great curriculum that we consider to be an MBA and going through it has strengthened my entrepreneurial journey forever. TEF Training is a life-changing game. By doing surveys, I got the answers to many problems that I had no clue about; I overcame the challenges I was facing such as pricing and social media marketing.

At the end of the training program, I made a business plan with an action plan of 10 years

In my business Plan, I also composed the milestones which are a table that contains activities and budget for 2 years divided into 8 quarters

Stage 4: Seed Capital

By the end of November 2018, I received $5000 in my bank account. This helped me to rent a better office, buy film equipment and invest in promotional tools.

Stage5: Networking

Being part of the TEF network is the best platform for any entrepreneur. We do businesses together from different countries and advise one another through online conferences.

The Future of Teebah Film Village

Teebah Film Village envisions becoming Africa’s leading Multimedia enterprise which portrays local stories to drive impact and change the lives of the community. With a strong partner ecosystem which we created; we also currently employ 13 people.  

If we are making progress and impact in Rwanda, it is because I am a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur. Currently, we are producing a web series called UBWUNGO, a peace and love Drama Series that you can watch on YouTube.

I highly thank Tony Elumelu Foundation for this amazing opportunity, I also encourage every entrepreneur and whoever wants to connect with business minds to log in at www.tefconnect.net

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As a young man born and raised into a family of small-scale agricultural commodity producers, he had firsthand experience of the ordeals endured by low- and middle-income earners in Cameroon, all of whom struggle to access urban markets in the continent amidst the deplorable state of farm to market roads and fragile commodity supply chains especially in the agriculture sector.

But in 2017, three years after his degree in Journalism and Mass Communications and armed with substantial work experience in Communications, Social Enterprise and Project Management functions, Che Azenyui began asking himself deeper questions as to how he would leverage his academic training, professional background and deep passion for technology to proffer solutions to some of daily challenges threatening Africa’s long term food security.

In January 2018, it became clear to him that with digital innovations, he could use the growing influence of technology to boost local production and local consumption of agricultural products in Africa. His first step was to come up with a business plan to the best of his ability and then mobilize resources to bring the dream alive. It was then he encountered the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme in 2019, which led to the startup that is today known as Digifarms Africa.

Beyond the seed funding he received from the programme, the Startup Enterprise toolkit provided an ideal platform for learning growth and expansion for Digifarms Africa. Among other things, it taught Che Azenyui resilience, record keeping and financial reporting, enterprise communications and business forecasting. One of his biggest lessons is in the importance of long-term planning as an enterprise, even as Digifarms navigates through challenges and successes.

With a database of more than 500 local commodity producers in Cameroon across aspects like commodity value addition, farm optimization, packaging, branding and marketing, farmers sell their farm produce from the comfort of their farms. Some have witnessed a sharp decline in post-harvest crop loss just by connecting with buyers via Marketplace, Digifarms’ online sales platform.

Since the launch of Digifarms Africa, Chi’s pride in seeing Cameroonian commodity consumers consuming Cameroonian products has been unmatched. He has successfully pulled together commodity producers and Consumers in Cameroon into one big trading community referred to as the Digifarms Community. This has greatly cut down the comparative cost of product acquisition, reduced up to 70% of the amount of time spent on acquiring agricultural products and provided easier market access for small-scale farmers in Cameroon.

DigiFarms is now one of the major distributors of locally grown rice (Ndop Rice) in the South West Region of Cameroon – an achievement that has significantly downsized dependence on imported rice in the SW Region of Cameroon. His vision to make Digifarms Africa an agri-commodity one-stop-shop for every African citizen has found him in search of partnerships with manufacturers, angel investors, wholesalers and even traders all over the continent, just to ensure that food security, revenue generation and job creation remains evergreen and ever fresh.

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Still so young, she got engaged in scouting, which further inspired her desire to foster community-driven work. She challenged himself with tasks that were in service of the community. While being involved, she experienced firsthand the practice of entrepreneurship, being a part of the Scouting African Region through the Fifth World Center Pilot Project: ‘Developing Entrepreneurs of Leadership Throughout Africa’ in Lagos.

This project further inspired an even stronger sense of commitment to the social and economic issues her community faced, and intimately awakened specific interests in the world of business. Since then, she has frequently invested all personal resources in organising people to work together to assist others – especially women, young girls and physically challenged touched by various hardships, conflict and misfortune. This decision came equally with the desire to promote income-generating activities and strengthen the capacities of its members in different areas of activity, from sewing, masonry, handicrafts, and carpentry.

Around the world, people with disability face several challenges. In the Central African Republic, Kobozo’s organization is trying to solve the socio-economic barriers that further marginalize people living with disabilities. They offer basic education and teach certain skill sets with the expected outcome that their efforts will translate to marginalized people in the Central African Republic becoming more economically independent and are able to sustain themselves using the education and skills acquired from being empowered.

To create awareness, Kobozo uses radio, television, newspaper, social platforms on the internet and a user-friendly website; while it generates revenue from the sale of finished products, clothes fashion items and accessories produced. The social enterprise’s most significant achievement so far is the recognition from the Ministry of SMEs in Central African Republic as an NGO – giving them the opportunity to continue to drive impact. A major concern at the “WA NZIN A GA ZO” is that different people in the world tend to separate physically handicapped people from their societies. Physically challenged people, in the Central African Republic especially those at the bottom of the pyramid have been denied jobs in corporate, and several other opportunities. As such, they are unable to support their living.

In a society where physically handicapped people are not considered valuable and are not given opportunities to contribute to their community through work or other valuable activities, “WA NZIN A GA ZO”, provides a good quality dress catalogue and custom-designed baskets. The organisation creates impact by empowering the physically challenged to building a life of their own and becoming active participants within their society. It trains and connects them to paid work, offers basic education, teaches skill sets and providing business tools that create independence.

Even through the COVID-19 pandemic, WA NZIN A GA ZO continued to support the physically challenged by raising awareness about preventive measures among people living with disabilities in the eastern region bordering the Republic of Cameroon – a country heavily affected by this pandemic. They worked with unemployed and destitute young people, as well as street children, to avoid the spread of COVID-19. They also provided a means to facilitate the circulation and access to at-risk households, such as nose covers, gloves and handwashing kits.

For Kobozo, the mission is simple: how does our society evolve if it does not foster acceptance. It was the central question that led to the birth of one of Kenya’s social enterprises, with a focus on providing humanitarian aid to vulnerable people; raising awareness among the population on citizenship, peace, social cohesion and living together; fighting against gender-based violence, STI/AIDS and other pandemic diseases.

As a social entrepreneur, she is deeply concerned about maintaining sustainability. Recently, she joined the WEDO (Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization) organisation as Ambassador for the Central African Republic. In December 2020, she successfully organised an event with young women, and interacted with UN Women CAR. She hopes to join the community of the World Fair Trade Organization (Africa) based in Nairobi, with the expectation to expand her organization’s operations and have a bigger impact on her targets. The set-challenge is to have enough space where physically challenged people can convene around the basketry and sewing activities.

Kobozo continues to generate economic activities within the physically challenged people ecosystem. She is bridging the gap between the physically challenged people in the Central African Republic, helping them become integrated into mainstream society, giving them a sense of belonging and active citizenry. Though her organisation is not generating revenue, Kobozo’s truest benefit is in creating a space where everyone is recognized and given the purest form of dignity to live meaningful lives.

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Since 2014, so much has changed both in how news is developed and how it is consumed. Manifexto’s latest achievement is perhaps the most significant. In March 2021, they successfully launched an automated fact-checker, Nuxo, based on a machine-learning algorithm. For now, it is only working as a chatbot on Facebook, which allows any of its almost 7 billion users to ask Nuxo about the news. Any day, any time, Nuxo will always reply and analyze news in any language, and for free! How remarkable it is that more people have access to around-the-clock news in a manner that is most comfortable for them.

Manifexto is contributing to local communities in Angola by empowering them with information, transforming them into educated concerned citizens. On the other hand, we are also contributing by showing the next generation of entrepreneurs that whatever is their goal, they can achieve if they set their priorities straight.

As media around the world continues to be reshaped, Manifesto wants to constantly remain innovative in the media landscape, but more importantly, they want to continue developing Nuxo and strengthen its linguistics abilities. At a time where Artificial Intelligence is increasingly receiving attention, Manifexto is eager to use it as a service that can be personalized to serve any purpose that would benefit from its wonders.

Although operating with a lean business structure, they continue to find new ways to diversify their portfolio, chasing new opportunities and possibilities to put the people of Angola at the forefront of all that is happening within and outside their communities.

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O Programa de Empreendedorismo da Fundação Tony Elumelu é um compromisso de 100 milhões de dólares assumido pela família Elumelu para capacitar 10.000 empresários africanos durante um período de 10 anos, formação, orientação e financiamento. O objetivo é criar pelo menos um milhão de empregos e contribuir com mais de 10mil milhões de dólares em receitas para a economia africana.  

Através do seu principal Programa de Empreendedorismo, a Fundação capacita os empreendedores africanos e o ecossistema de empreendedorismo em 54 países africanos. O currículo de formação TEF foi projetado para segmentar empreendedores com base na capacidade e conhecimento demonstrados.  

A formação foi adaptada para educar e capacitar-se para iniciar ou aumentar o seu negócio para superar os desafios enfrentados pelos empreendedores em todo o continente africano. O currículo centra-se na aprendizagem prática e iterativa que é útil mesmo muito depois do período de formação.  

NOTA: A conclusão do programa de formação é uma condição estrita para avançar para a submissão e revisão do seu plano de negócios, participação no concurso de pitching e receção de capital de sementes. 

COMO SE REGISTAR 

O formulário de candidatura é composto por quatro partes: 

(1) Informações pessoais 

(2) Informações comerciais 

(3) Avaliação cognitiva 

(4) Secção de declaração 

Para garantir um processo de candidatura transparente, todos os candidatos terão de ter um ID emitido pelo seu governo válido e indicar o seu nome no formulário de candidatura no TEFConnect exatamente como aparece no cartão de identificação. 

TODOS OS CANDIDATOS SERÃO OBRIGADOS A:  

1. Preencha todos os campos obrigatórios no formulário de candidatura online no TEFConnect. 

2. Enviar o formulário 

4. Anexar todos os documentos solicitados (bilhete de identidade válido e foto tipo passe) e fazer o upload dos documentos necessários 

5. Esperar comentários da Fundação. 

POR FAVOR NOTE: O TEFConnect só pode ser acedido através de uma única conta de e-mail. É importante que todos os candidatos se inscrevam com um e-mail ao qual têm acesso regular. 

O QUE ESPERAR DO PROGRAMA? 

O Programa de Empreendedorismo identifica empresários africanos excecionais que têm start-ups ou ideias de negócio com potencial para crescer.  O Programa de Empreendedorismo TEF será entregue em diferentes fases, conforme indicado a seguir: 

• Fase de Inscrição/ Candidatura  
• Fase de Formação e Orientação/ Mentoria  
• Fase de Submissão do Plano de Negócios  

• Fase de Pitching  
• Fase de capital semente  

A FASE DE CANDIDATURA 

Isto terá lugar de 1 de Janeiro a 31 de Março.  Uma vez fechados as candidaturas, os candidatos elegíveis serão colocados no Percurso de formação adequado: 

PREPARATÓRIO 

Isto significa que não tens a habilidade necessária para começar um negócio. Você vai passar pelo treino geral no TEFConnect. No entanto, não será elegível para mentoria ou capital de sementes. 

ARRANQUE/ PRINCIPIANTE 

Isto significa que és um iniciante de acordo com o perfil de arranque do negócio. Você vai passar pelos módulos de formação de principiantes e você terá acesso a mentores de classe mundial durante o programa.  

INOVAÇÃO/ INTERMEDIÁRIO 

Isto significa que foi perfilado para ser um empreendedor intermediário. Tem um bom potencial para ser um empreendedor de sucesso. Você vai passar pelos módulos de formação intermediários e você terá acesso a mentores de classe mundial durante o programa.  

DISRUPTOR/ AVANÇADO 

Isto significa que você é ou é identificado como empreendedor natural ou um empreendedor experiente. Você vai passar pelos módulos de treino Avançados e você terá acesso a mentores de classe mundial durante o programa.  

A FASE DE FORMAÇÃO E ORIENTAÇÃO 

Uma vez selecionado e colocado no caminho de formação apropriado, você será elegível para participar em nossas rigorosas sessões de formação e mentoria de negócios. Haverá múltiplas perguntas de escolha para acompanhar o seu desempenho. Você irá assistir a um programa de orientação virtual para saber mais sobre o processo e partilharemos os prazos e recursos disponíveis para que você tenha sucesso. Os empreendedores selecionados terão acesso para se juntarem aos grupos de apoio entre colegas. 

• Espera-se que os empreendedores selecionados completem a formação de negócios, respondam ao questionário no fim de cada módulo. 

• Os candidatos pré-selecionados após a formação terão a oportunidade de desenvolver um PLANO DE NEGÓCIOS  

A FASE DE APRESENTAÇÃO DO PLANO DE NEGÓCIOS E DAS FINANÇAS 

No final do treino, você será obrigado a combinar todas as aprendizagens do treino em um único documento coeso. Ser-lhe-a dado um modelo de plano de negócios e financeiros; isto estará na biblioteca de recursos online. Este modelo irá ajudá-lo a criar um primeiro rascunho do seu plano de negócios. Escreva um plano de negócios. Após  TREINAMENTO DE NEGOCIOS  &  A SUBMISSÃO DO PLANO DE NEGÓCIOS, apenas os candidatos bem sucedidos (que completam os MCQs e pontuam acima da marca indicada e apresentam um plano de negócios) seriam elegíveis para passar à fase seguinte: a COMPETIÇÃO DE PITCHING. 

A FASE DE PITCHING  

Esta é uma oportunidade para demonstrar o seu conhecimento de negócio e convencer o juiz sobre a viabilidade do seu negócio. Na fase de pitching, os empreendedores vão apresentar as suas ideias perante um painel de juízes. Só os candidatos bem sucedidos do concurso de pitching receberão financiamento de capital semente e acesso à rede de ex-alunos para apoiar as suas ambições empresariais. 

Se tiver cumprido com sucesso todos os requisitos de formação necessários e tiver apresentado um plano de negócios, mas não tiver tido sucesso após o concurso de pitching, receberá um certificado de conclusão de formação e poderá recandidatar-se no próximo ano.  

Por favor, note que esta fase é mais um resultado chave deste programa de formação e todos os empreendedores pré-selecionados devem passar por esta fase para serem elegíveis a CAPITAL DE SEMENTES. 

A FASE CAPITAL DE SEMENTES 

Todos os empreendedores que tenham concluído com sucesso todas as etapas acima referidas serão obrigados a abrir contas de negócio e o capital semente será transferido para estas contas criadas. Um empreendedor que seja elegível para receber financiamento de capital semente receberá um CERTIFICADO DE CONCLUSÃO E REALIZAÇÃO da Fundação. 

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The Ambassador of Belgium to Nigeria, H.E. Ambassador Daniel Bertrand, presented the royal decoration on Sunday, November 15 – the Belgian King’s Day and a symbolic national day of celebration, at the Belgian House in Abuja, with public and private sector leaders witnessing the ceremony.

Mr Elumelu has been responsible for initiatives creating millions of jobs and employment for young Africans across the continent, through his philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF).  The Foundation’s flagship intervention, the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, is a 10-year, US$100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor, and fund 10,000 young African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries.  Over 9,600 young Africans are current beneficiaries, just six years since its inception.  In addition to its own significant programme, the Foundation partners with institutions such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to bring its proven methodology to an even broader universe.  Mr Elumelu believes that youth entrepreneurship has the potential to tackle global challenges such as forced migration, poverty, and hunger.

Mr Elumelu’s concept of Africapitalism is redefining national development, making the case for the critical role that the private sector must play in transforming Africa.  Mr Elumelu’s businesses are present in 20 African countries and key international markets, with over 30,000 people in employment   His investments span power, financial services, healthcare, energy, technology, hospitality, and real estate.

Mr Elumelu chairs family-owned African investment company, Heirs Holdings; pan-African financial services group, the United Bank for Africa (UBA), which operates across Africa, the United Kingdom, France and the only African bank with a commercial deposit taking licence in the United States, and Nigeria’s largest quoted conglomerate, Transcorp, whose subsidiaries include Transcorp Power, one of the leading generators of electricity in Nigeria and Transcorp Hotels Plc, Nigeria’s foremost hospitality brand.

Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), who was at the event, said: “Your Excellency Ambassador Daniel Bertrand, Ambassador of Belgium, let me, on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, express our deepest appreciation to the King and Queen of Belgium for recognising the wonderful work of Mr. Tony Elumelu and what he is doing in our nation and on the continent of Africa by prioritising the empowerment of our youth”.

Commenting further, he said: “Mr. Elumelu, I listened to your priorities, which include; eradicating poverty, creating jobs and improving access to electricity and I can assure you that this was the motivation of President Muhammadu Buhari when he spoke about lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years.  When we identify somebody in the private sector who believes in that core mandate, the government has no option but to continue to support your endeavours, and I can assure you that on behalf of the President, you will continue to receive it.  Mustapha concluded, “As Nigerians, we stand here today very proud of the excellent work Mr Elumelu has done in Nigeria and on our continent and we ask him to do more”.

Earlier in 2019, Tony Elumelu was conferred with the National Productivity
Merit Award in Nigeria and in 2020, he featured in the Time 100 most
influential people in the world.

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– Un soutien économique pour restaurer la paix et la stabilité au Mali

1er Novembre 2020, Bamako, Mali – Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD), réseau mondial de développement des Nations Unies et la Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF) – leader de l’entrepreneuriat en Afrique – ont ouvert les inscriptions pour le Programme Entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD visant à former, encadrer et financer 10 000 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens sur une période de 3 ans, dans le cadre d’un soutien à la relance économique au Mali.

Cette initiative d’autonomisation des jeunes entrepreneurs africains fait partie d’un programme plus large d’entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu et du PNUD, lancé en 2019 pour soutenir 10. 0000 entrepreneurs à travers le Sahel.

Les Nations Unies estiment que plus de 1,7 million de personnes ont été déplacées par la violence au Mali depuis 2012, aggravant encore une crise au Sahel déjà instable. Le programme entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD Mali vise à améliorer la situation pour une paix durable en s’attaquant aux facteurs économiques qui perpétuent les conflits et les troubles.

Le programme entrepreneurial de la Fondation Tony Elumelu considère l’esprit d’entreprise comme l’outil le plus efficace pour créer des emplois, des opportunités, de l’espoir économique, et une croissance soutenue, qui réduiront la pauvreté.

A ce sujet, M. Tony O. Elumelu a récemment déclaré : « Sous l’impulsion de M. Achim Steiner, le PNUD a montré un engagement constant envers les populations vulnérables et partage les convictions de la Fondation sur la valorisation de l’esprit d’entreprise et l’autonomisation des jeunes ».

Achim Steiner, Administrateur du PNUD, a déclaré : « Les stratégies de relance du COVID 19 doivent offrir de nouvelles opportunités aux PME et à l’économie informelle. Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement est fier de notre partenariat avec la Fondation Tony Elumelu, désormais élargie au Mali pour soutenir 10 000 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens sur 3 ans. Cela contribuera à réguler les effets de la crise multidimensionnelle que connait le pays à travers la création d’emplois, la promotion de l’innovation et d’une croissance économique plus verte ».

Le programme s’inscrit en ligne droite du programme pilote TEF-PNUD Sahel conclu en 2019 qui a identifié, formé, encadré et financé 2004 jeunes entrepreneurs dans sept pays du Sahel, dont le Mali, où près de 300 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens ont bénéficié de cette initiative.

Les candidatures pour le Programme entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD Mali seront hébergées du 1er au 14 Novembre 2020 sur TEFConnect, la plus grande plateforme de réseautage numérique pour les entrepreneurs africains développée par la Fondation Tony Elumelu. Après la période d’inscriptions, les candidats bénéficieront d’une formation et de l’assistance d’un mentor avant de participer à un concours de pitching. La liste définitive des bénéficiaires à recevoir le financement du Programme sera ensuite annoncée.

Contacts Presse

Pour toute information complémentaire, contactez :

A Bamako: Adam Maiga, +223 75 99 52 63, adam.maiga@undp.org

A Lagos : Ifesinachi Okpagu, +234-1-2774641-5, ifesinachi.okpagu@tonyelumelufoundation.org

À propos du PNUD : Présent dans quelque 170 pays et territoires dans le monde, le PNUD est l’un des principaux organismes multilatéraux de développement contribuant à éradiquer la pauvreté et réduire les inégalités et l’exclusion. Nous aidons les pays à élaborer des politiques, à développer des compétences en leadership et en matière de partenariat, à renforcer leurs capacités institutionnelles et bâtir une meilleure résilience pour réaliser un développement durable. Visitez notre site pour en savoir plus : www.africa.undp.org

A propos de la Fondation Tony Elumelu : La Fondation Tony Elumelu est le champion de l’entrepreneuriat en Afrique.  Notre objectif est d’autonomiser les femmes et les hommes à travers le continent, en donnant une impulsion à la croissance économique, en favorisant l’éradication de la pauvreté et en assurant la création d’emplois.

Le programme entrepreneurial phare de la Fondation est un engagement de 100 millions de dollars pour promouvoir le développement de l’esprit d’entreprise en Afrique. Au-delà de son engagement annuel de financer directement les projets des jeunes entrepreneurs africains, la Fondation a commencé à s’associer avec des organisations de développement mondiales et des gouvernements afin d’étendre son approche robuste et éprouvée, dans le but de créer la prospérité économique et de briser le cycle de la pauvreté sur le continent.  Pour plus d’informations, visitez notre site: www.tonyelumelufoundation.org

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• The TEF-UNDP Mali Entrepreneurship Programme leverages the Pan-African Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme knowhow and process to identify, train and fund young entrepreneurs

• A critical economic intervention to restore peace and economic stability in Mali

November 1, 2020, Bamako, Mali – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the United Nations, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) — the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa — have opened applications for the TEF-UNDP Mali Entrepreneurship Programme to train, mentor and fund 10,000 young Malian entrepreneurs over a 3-year period, as part of significant economic recovery intervention in Mali.

This youth empowerment initiative is part of the broader Tony Elumelu Foundation-UNDP Entrepreneurship Program, launched in 2019 to support 100,000 entrepreneurs across Africa.

The United Nations estimates that over 1.7 million people have been displaced by violence in Mali since 2012, further exacerbating an already volatile Sahel region. The TEF-UNDP Mali Entrepreneurship Programme directly addresses the economic roots of the crisis, helping to create a basis for sustainable peace in the long term.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Programme demonstrates that entrepreneurship is the single most effective tool to create jobs, opportunity, economic hope, sustained growth, and poverty alleviation.

Commenting on this development, the Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu said “under the global leadership of Achim Steiner, the UNDP has shown a long-lasting commitment to vulnerable and at-risk populations throughout Africa and shares our belief at TEF in the power of entrepreneurship and youth empowerment”.

Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, said: “COVID 19 recovery strategies must offer new opportunities for SMEs and the Informal economy. The United Nations Development Programme is proud of our partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, now expanded to Mali – to invest in 10,000 Malian young entrepreneurs over 3 years.  This will counter multidimensional crises by creating jobs, boosting innovation and promoting greener economic growth”.

The programme follows the recently concluded TEF-UNDP Sahel Pilot Programme in 2019 which identified, trained, mentored, and funded 2,004 young entrepreneurs across seven Sahel countries, including Mali, where close to 300 young Malian entrepreneurs benefited from this initiative.

The applications for the TEF-UNDP Mali Entrepreneurship Programme will be hosted on TEFConnect, the largest digital networking platform for African entrepreneurs from November 1^st to 14^th, developed by The Tony Elumelu Foundation.  Following the application period, applicants will receive business training and mentorship, before participating in a pitching competition. The final list of beneficiaries to receive funding will be announced shortly after.

For media enquiry, please contact:

In Bamako: Adam Maiga, +223 75 99 52 63, adam.maiga@undp.org

In Lagos: Ifesinachi Okpagu, +234-1-2774641-5, ifesinachi.okpagu@tonyelumelufoundation.org

About UNDP: UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. Learn more at undp.org or follow at @UNDP.

About the Tony Elumelu Foundation: The Tony Elumelu Foundation is the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa.  Our objective is to empower women and men across our continent, catalyzing economic growth, driving poverty eradication and ensuring job creation.

The Foundation’s flagship Entrepreneurship Programme is a $100 million commitment to champion entrepreneurship development in Africa.  Beyond its directly funded annual commitment, the Foundation has begun to partner with global development organizations and governments to scale its robust and proven approach, with the goal of creating economic prosperity and breaking the cycle of poverty on the continent.  For more information, visit:  www.tonyelumelufoundation.org

Follow us on Twitter: @UNDP @TonyElumeluFDN @UNDPAfrica

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Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD), le réseau mondial de développement des Nations Unies et la Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF) – le principal champion de l’entrepreneuriat en Afrique – ont ouvert des candidatures au programme d’entrepreneuriat TEF-PNUD Mali pour former, encadrer et financer 10 000 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens sur une période de 3 ans, dans le cadre d’une importante intervention de relance économique au Mali.

Cette initiative d’autonomisation des jeunes fait partie du programme d’entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu-PNUD, lancé en 2019 pour soutenir 100000 entrepreneurs à travers l’Afrique.

COMMENT S’INSCRIRE:

Le formulaire de candidature comprend quatre parties:

(1) Informations personnelles

(2) Informations commerciales

(3) Évaluation cognitive

(4) Section déclaration

Afin de garantir un processus de candidature transparent, tous les candidats devront avoir une pièce d’identité valide émise par le gouvernement et indiquer leur nom sur le formulaire de candidature sur TEFConnect exactement comme il apparaît sur la carte d’identité.

Tous les candidats seraient tenus de:

1. Remplissez tous les champs obligatoires dans le formulaire de candidature en ligne sur TEFConnect.

2. Joindre tous les documents demandés (carte d’identité valide et photo dans la tête)

3. Soumettez le formulaire

4. Télécharger les documents requis

5. Attendez-vous à des commentaires de la Fondation.

Remarque: TEFConnect n’est accessible que par un compte de messagerie unique. Il est important que tous les candidats s’inscrivent avec un e-mail auquel ils ont régulièrement accès.

DÉTAILS DU PROGRAMME:

La formation sera dispensée en différentes phases.

Les phases du programme d’entrepreneuriat TEF-PNUD Mali sont les suivantes:

1. Phase de Candidature:

Cela aura lieu du 1 novembre au 14 novembre. Une fois les candidatures fermées, les entrepreneurs éligibles seront présélectionnés pour la formation.

2. Phase de Formation et Phase de Mentorat

La formation se déroulera pendant 6 semaines en ligne et nécessite 10 heures d’engagement par semaine. Il y aura également des questions à choix multiples hebdomadaires pour suivre les performances. À la fin des 6 semaines, les entrepreneurs devront soumettre un plan d’affaires qui sera évalué par des experts externes. La date limite de soumission sera communiquée lors du programme d’orientation virtuelle obligatoire.

3. Phase du Plan d’Affaires

Le plan d’affaires avec les données financières et les jalons est un résultat clé pour cette formation. Tous les stagiaires termineront la formation avec un business plan bancable. Nous surveillerons les performances par rapport aux jalons du plan d’affaires. Les entrepreneurs auront les deux dernières semaines de formation pour finaliser cela.

4. Phase de Lancement

Sur la base de la performance des entrepreneurs pendant la formation et après la phase de plan d’affaires du programme, les stagiaires les plus performants seraient présélectionnés pour aller plus loin dans la phase de présentation du programme.

Le pitch sera virtuel et les entrepreneurs seront jugés en temps réel sur la base d’un ensemble de critères. Veuillez noter que cette phase est un autre résultat clé de ce programme de formation. Les entrepreneurs doivent franchir cette étape pour être éligibles au capital d’amorçage.

5. Phase de Capital d’Amorçage

Tous les entrepreneurs qui auront réussi toutes les étapes ci-dessus devront ouvrir des comptes d’entreprise et le capital d’amorçage sera versé sur ces comptes en mars 2021.

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