In Morocco, 80% of students between the age of 15 – 18 are uncertain about their future. As a result, they graduate without the personal and professional skills needed for the world of work. To tackle this growing silent crisis, TEF Entrepreneur and Founder of Shine Space, Nora Chaynane founded Shine Space, Morroco’s foremost socio-educational …
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Nora Chaynane’s Business, Shine Space, Offers Students in Morocco Opportunities to Learn Early and Prepare for the Future
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Collaborates with Project Management Institute on 6-Part Masterclass: Certificates of Learning to Be Issued to Participants
The Tony Elumelu Foundation is collaborating with the Project Management Institute (PMI) on a 6-part series on “Idea to Reality: Project Management for SMEs”. Each part of the series will hold monthly, and at the end of the series, certificates of learning will be issued to participants who attend all 6 parts. The thrid session will …
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Checking In & Sharing Next Engagements in TEF
العربيةl Français l Português Hello, It has been an inspiring week for us, as I hope it has been for you. We would like to appreciate the work you do and your support of ours, as we continue to advocate for African entrepreneurship and youth employment as the root to the sustainable development of the continent. One of the …
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Challenges and Opportunities of Incubators in West Africa
This guide is intended to make you understand the work of entrepreneurship support structures that are building, brick by brick, the foundations of the West African entrepreneurial ecosystem, inpartnership with other existing stakeholders. From Dakar to Lagos, from Ouagadougou to Accra, you will discover these key players in Africa’s economic development. These institutions are passionatelysupporting …
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TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Joins the Lagos State Governor, LCCI to Discuss Private-Public Sector Collaboration for a Better Post-Covid-19 Economic Outlook
Yesterday, June 17, TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu joined His Excellency the Governor of Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a virtual webinar organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry [LCCI], the foremost Chamber of Commerce and Industry in West Africa. The event hosted a panel of Chief Executives to discuss the economic strategy of the State …
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation Impact Report (2018)
This report records the Foundation’s role and impact in catalysing entrepreneurship on the African continent from 2010 – 2015. “When the Tony Elumelu Foundation launched in 2010, the philanthropic sector in Africa could best be described as fragmented. Nigeria, for example, lacked any legislation to regulate the activities of charitable organisations, meaning that there was …
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ENVIRONMENT-CONSCIOUS AFRICAN ENTREPRENEUR CONVERTS WASTE TO TREE-FREE PAPER
Bethelhem Dejene Abebe is the Co-founder and CEO of Zafree Papers, a company that is introducing a 100% tree-free paper pulp made from agricultural waste. Based in Ethiopia, Bethelhem’s company, Zafree makes pulp, paper and paper products 100% free from trees by using agricultural waste as an input instead of wood. The company operates in …
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TEF Entrepreneur, Barbara Kamba-Nyathi named Amahle Magazine Most Influential Woman in Zimbabwe.
Barbara Kamba-Nyathi is an author, social psychologist, inspirational speaker, mediator, poet, entrepreneur, and lifestyle and wellness coach. She is a two-time TEDx speaker and the co-founder and CEO of Bold Dialogue Investments P/L, an organisation that aims to empower, inspire and guide women to become the best versions of themselves. Bold Dialogue creates an atmosphere …
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Amidst the Panic, Does the Pandemic Present an Opportunity to Reset Africa? Tony Elumelu, Other African Business Leaders Think So.
over 88,000 people in Africa have reportedly been infected by Covid-19. Beyond these numbers, it is hard to tell how many more have been indirectly affected, through poverty, hunger, job loss and security-related incidents. According to Tony Elumelu: “The pandemic presents an opportunity to reset Africa, create employment and eliminate poverty”.
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Marie Christina Kolo’s “Alt. Soap” is Helping the Poor in Madagascar Win the Fight Against COVID-19
In April 2020, Marie and her team’s innovative idea won Madagascar’s first national Hackathon “Hackoragnavius”. Their idea? “Alt. Soap”, an eco-friendly soap gel that does not require rinsing with water, developed by her social enterprise, Green N Kool. While the world awaits the COVID-19 vaccine, Marie-Christina Kolo from Madagascar has developed a COVID-19 solution that …
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