Funding for Integrated Waste Management Business: As of 2018, around 59 percent of the waste generated in Nigeria was informally disposed. These informal disposal methods include open dumping, unregulated landfills, composting, and dumping into channels, streams and rivers. These constituted a nuisance and served as an avenue for several forms of pollution, and environmental degradation …
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Meet 2015 TEF Alumni, Olabisi Akanbi Who is Improving the environment through integrated waste management practice
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MEET 2017 TEF ALUMNI, OLUWASEYI AKANBI WHO RUNS BUSINESS IN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR
Waste Management Nasarawa – African Success Stories: In Nigeria today, illegal dumping of refuse, mainly in industrial and municipal areas, has become a significant concern to humans and the environment. The present environmental pollution derived from solid waste littering has created a lot of health challenges for household residents around the dumping sites. Lack of …
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Empowering African Entrepreneurs: Apply Now for $5,000 in the 2024 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
Updated: Apply here for $5000 in the 2025 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneur Programme. Learn more The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is calling on all aspiring African entrepreneurs seeking to turn their business dreams into reality to apply to the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme (TEF2024), for the opportunity to receive a non-returnable seed capital of $5,000. …
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Empowering Africa’s Economic Growth: The Role of MSMEs
What about MSMEs in Africa? In recent years, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have emerged as key drivers of economic development in Africa. As the continent undergoes rapid transformation, these enterprises play a crucial role in fostering innovation, creating employment opportunities, and contributing to overall economic growth. In this article, we delve into the significance …
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TEF2024 – An Easy Guide to your Application – FAQs Answered
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) aims to champion Entrepreneurship & Economic Development in Africa. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on TEF2024 grant application. Application is presently ongoing.
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Global ambassadors: Back-to-back meetings with Tony Elumelu
TEF has given $2 million to nearly 400 entrepreneurs in Rwanda as seed capital. The global ambassadors praised the Foundation’s great impact
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Tony Elumelu Convenes Global Leaders And Calls for Immediate Climate Action for Africa at COP28 in Dubai
Tony Elumelu speaks to to world leaders to impact African entrepreneurs: The Tony Elumelu African Entrepreneurs Empowerment Program At a series of events across COP28, Tony Elumelu delivered a single message to world leaders: Africa needs to be heard, Africa’s future is the world’s future and the continent that is most impacted by and the …
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) set to host high-level roundtable at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading philanthropy committed to empowering the next generation of African entrepreneurs, driving poverty alleviation, catalysing jobs creation, and ensuring women’s inclusive empowerment; and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) are set to host a high-level roundtable on empowering young African entrepreneurs in the green economy, during the 2023 UN Climate …
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Our Founder, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu’s Remarks from his fireside chat with Richard Attias, CEO FII Institute, on ‘How Africapitalism drives Inclusive Growth’
Africapitalism stems from my experience. I am an African, born and bred in Africa and I have done business in Africa. And I have come to see firsthand the level of poverty on the continent. I have come to see the energy, the youth, the aspiration of our young ones. Africa is a continent of …
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation Hosts Delegation of European Union Partners at Prestigious Event in Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria – October 18, 2023 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of young African entrepreneurs, hosted a delegation of esteemed partners from the European Union, at the iconic Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, on the occasion of the visit of the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Ms. Jutta …
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