This is Me I am determined to not only exist but to thrive and to help others thrive. My name is Nabuuma Shamim Kaliisa, I am a 24-year-old cancer survivor! While I have medical training/education, I consider myself more as a social entrepreneur and an innovator in the field of medicine. My Business Idea was …
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Meet Nabuuma Shamim Kaliisa, a 24-year-old Cancer Survivor Who Considers Herself a Social Entrepreneur and Innovator.
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Receives Award of Excellence from the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation received the YouWIN! Connect Award of Excellence at the first edition of the YouWIN! Connect Enterprise Education Book and Awards, organized by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (FMFBNP) in Abuja on Thursday, 26 September 2019. This recognition was given in celebration …
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Olasupo Abideen ” My greatest achievement is being a 25yr old employer who employs 35 people and has trained 475 Others”
Meet Olasupo I am a 25year old Nigerian entrepreneur, founder/CEO of OPAB Gas with over 6 years of transnational experience leading and working with diverse teams to facilitate youth empowerment, development projects and youth involvement in policy. I am UNESCO ESD Young Leader, a WEF Global Shaper and a Fellow, Young Africa Leadership Initiative. Since receiving the $5000 Seed …
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Ige Komolafe Atiba – “I would like to provide safe drinking water to the remotest African villages”
First of All, Introduction I am Ige Komolafe Atiba, an inventor and Social Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and the C.E.O of Laughkord Consult and Resources Ltd; a Nigerian grown company incorporated in 2014 with a mission to create a science-backed water derivative for a broad range of domestic and industrial uses. I grew up in a rural …
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We Partnered with Tony Elumelu Foundation to Create Economic Opportunities in Conflict Prone Regions – ICRC President Says
Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and ICC President, Peter Maurer Call for a new Private Sector Led approach to humanitarian development in Africa Collaboration between humanitarian and the private sector is critical for impact-driven intervention Lagos, NIGERIA, September 12, 2019—At the just concluded Forum organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), …
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Mohamed Dhaouafi – Tunisian Entrepreneur
My life before Entrepreneurship I come from an average Tunisian family of 5; my parents, my two siblings and I. Both parents were civil servants and education was given huge priority over other things, so I attended the regional pioneer high school within my locality; Lycee Pilote de Sousse”. The foundation of good education …
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Tony Elumelu to Give Keynote Address at the ICRC’s Private Sector Partnerships with the Humanitarian Sector Event
Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation—the leading philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs—will give the keynote address at the event organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) themed “Private Sector Partnerships with Humanitarian Organizations: Putting People First”. The event, which will hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, …
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Serah Kassim, the Fashionpreneur
Meet Serah Kassim, the Nigerian Fashionpreneur At the very beginning: My love for fashion was born out of necessity, the need to “slay” on Social Night! As a teenager in boarding school, the Saturday Social Night gatherings were one of the few highlights of my week, I could take time off my studies to have …
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This Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur is Creating a Niche in the Fashion Industry
Little Lady Seamstress My mum had a fashion house back in the 90s and as a young girl, I was fascinated by the fabrics – the different colors and textures and the embellishments – the feathers and sparkly stones that she worked with so I invited myself into her workshop as a mini-apprentice, piecing together …
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Major World Economies are Becoming Increasingly Isolationist. Except Those in Africa.
First published on Washington Post by Fareed Zakaria Fareed Zakaria shares with The Washington Post his views on Africa’s rising prominence and the role the private sector as well as organisations, such as the Tony Elumelu Foundation, play in driving this growth. The best word to describe the mood of the global economy these days …
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