Allan Ong’ang’a is a beneficiary of the Kenyan education system. Growing up, he says classes were always packed and sometimes students had to squeeze in up to three people per desk. The system was exam-based and teachers were more concerned about covering the syllabus rather than making sure students had good grasp of the concepts. …
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Allan and Elimisha are changing the narrative of education in Kenya
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Here’s How Amr Medhat is Making The World One Connected Place (2016)
Several multinational companies struggle to expand their foot prints in developing countries due to the shortage of finding the right vendors who can help them in handling their localization process for their products or services. Realising this challenge, in 2016 Apple-Localization’s Services was launched in the heart of Cairo’s financial district by Tony Elumelu Foundation 2016 …
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Meet the CEO of Mamamoni
Losing her father as a young girl, Nkem watched her widowed mother like other women in her community and communities around her struggle to feed and educate their families because of lack of skills and access to finance needed to start a business. Rather than bring her down, this inspired her to start up what …
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Meet Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Dr. Etiobhio Samuel
Dr Etiobhio Samuel is a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, a medical doctor and a fine artist entrepreneur who found his passion for drawing on a sick bed in his second year in University. Right after the 12 weeks’ training from the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, Dr. Samuel received a call from the Special Adviser on …
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Meet our Entrepreneur: Janson Mugabe
Kampala-based Janson Mugabe is CEO of Mushana Electronic Savings & Credit Cooperatives Society (SACCO) System that has an application geared towards enhancing saving culture through a technological approach in society. He spoke to the Foundation about the journey. Q: How did you get your idea or concept for your business? A: This being a digital era, youths failed …
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GROWING FOOD AND GROWING ENTREPRENEURS: THE FUEL FOR AFRICA’S FUTURE
Tony O. Elumelu, CON’s speech at the Chicago Council on International Affairs’ Agriculture Symposium Co-Chairs of the Chicago Council’s Food and Agricultue program, Dan Glickman and Doug Bereuter; Ambassador Ivo Daalder, President of the Council; Dr. Rajiv Shah; Distinguished Policy-makers, Technocrats, Investors, Industry, Researchers, Journalists, Academia, Civil Society and Scholars; Ladies and gentlemen; It’s a pleasure to be here …
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Full Text of Speech by Prof. Yemi Osinbajo GCFR, Vice-President of Nigeria at the 2015 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Boot Camp
AN ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROFESSOR YEMI OSINBAJO GCFR, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (TEEP) BOOTCAMP ON SATURDAY, 11TH JULY, 2015 I was listening with some apprehension to the Master of Ceremonies as he was about to introduce me because he had said, just after His …
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Creating an Enabling Environment for Entrepreneurs – H.E Mallam Nasir El-rufai, Governor of Kaduna State at Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Boot Camp
TOPIC: CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR ENTREPRENEURS AN ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MALLAM NASIR EL RUFAI (GOVERNOR, KADUNA STATE) AT THE TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME BOOT CAMP ON SATURDAY, 11TH JULY 2015 Your Excellency, the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, my brother and also the National President of the Nigeria Association of Short People …
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“Supporting Entrepreneurship” – An Address by His Excellency, Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of Benin Republic
AN ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, LIONEL ZINSOU, PRIME MINSTER OF BENIN REPUBLIC AT THE TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (TEEP) BOOTCAMP Mr. Vice President, Your Excellency, Mr. Chairman of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Governor, Mr. Chancellor, distinguished guests and all you young entrepreneurs from 51 countries in Africa. Good afternoon Africa. So, I have …
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Transcript of Tony O. Elumelu’s Lecture at the 2015 Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria Biennial Lecture
Building a Global Conglomerate on Corporate Governance Values: Challenges and Benefits in a Developing Economy Transcript of lecture by Tony O. Elumelu CON at the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria Biennial Lecture, Metropolitan Club, June 14, 2015. Download podcast here Good evening distinguished council members here present. It’s my pleasure to be …
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