Every day comes with a choice: to take a step back or to take action that will give rise to hope. While the world faces a huge health challenge, earning a living has become a challenge for low income earners across Africa. Tony Elumelu entrepreneur, Nkem Okocha, repurposed her business to support low income women …
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Nkem Okocha’s Mama-Moni Gives Hope to Vulnerable Women During the Lockdown
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Nigerian-Based Entrepreneur, Olasupo Abideen Launches Media Initiative to Battle Fake News
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the world, creating fear, instilling anxiety, catalysing economic downturns and drastic change in our social lives. More so, the need to stay at home to observe social distancing has resulted in the active use of social media and increased boredom for many young individuals. In Nigeria, the virus has …
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Coronavirus inventors
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought out the innovator in many Africans. From automatic hand-washing machine to a solution to connect his community with relevant information and so on, the innovators are helping put the pandemic in check. Mohammed Akamara is Sierra Leonian. His country like many countries in the developing world is home to some …
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There is Still Hope for African Startups in This Global COVID-19 Pandemic
TEF Director of Entrepreneurship Programme, Ifeoma Okafor-Obi, joined the Breakfast Connect Show on Africa Business Radio to discuss the survival of African Startups in this global COVID-19 Pandemic.
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TEF Entrepreneur Launches Government-Backed Solution to Curb Coronavirus in Niger
Access to emergency units and correct information remains a challenge in Africa, and these challenges could escalate the growing pandemic across the continent. Hamadou Daouda, a Niger-based entrepreneur and beneficiary of the Tony Elumelu Foundation has discovered a solution to connect his community with relevant information. He launched a free service, by his company, NOVATECH …
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Mohammed Akamara’s Innovation, Lili Tap, Helps Small Communities Avoid Contact When Washing Hands
One of the precautions of avoiding the spread of the coronavirus is the care in touching surfaces such as taps. We have been faced with the dilemma of touching the tap while washing our hands. It is one of the many easy ways the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted. This entrepreneur, a Tony Elumelu Foundation …
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This African Entrepreneur Devised a Way to Get Tested for COVID-19 from the Comfort of Your Home
With the lockdown implemented across Africa and the world, Nigerian-based Chidi Ohammah, CEO of Sevenz Healthcare and a Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneur devised an innovative way for people to get tested from the comfort of their homes. With KompleteCare’s team of over 15,000 doctors and technology, individuals can easily check for symptoms of COVID-19, undergo …
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“How I am Helping My Community Survive the Global COVID-19 Pandemic” – Nadiatu Ali
From Ideas to Entrepreneurs to Adaptive Businesses. Entrepreneurs are inspired by what’s possible but are always committed to getting real things done. Nadiatu Ali, a Ghanaian entrepreneur shared the story of how his enterprise is focused on producing sanitizer gels and donating face masks to people in his community. “As the need has arisen for …
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African Entrepreneur, Erico Fortes is Producing 3D Printed Face Shields to mitigate the spread of COVID19 in Cabo Verde
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing African entrepreneurs to rethink and look for alternative ways to make an impact in their communities. When Cabo Verdean, Erico Pinheiro Fortes founded PrimeBotics, his goal was to develop versatile drones that deliver customised technological solutions to farmers, governments & non-governmental institutions related to agriculture in Africa and around the …
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الإعلان الاشتراكي تأجل مؤسسة توني أيلوميلو البرنامج التنظيمي TEF 2020 وملتقى TEF إلى عام 2021
إستجابة إلى الأزمة الجارية نتيجة وباء فيروس كورونا، الإنسانية الأفريقية التنظيمي الأصل المعروفة بمؤسسة توني أيلوميلو، تعلن بكل صعوبة بتأجيل برنامجها التنظيمي الفوج السادس وملتقى TEF إلى عام 2021. إذا علم أن الصحة العامة والأمان من مهمات الحياة، فليس هناك بد من هذه الفعالية. لكن مؤسسة توني أيلوميلو سوف تجهز بتدريب عبر TEFConnect مجانا ومشاركة …
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