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		<title>Maliki Sankaré: Transforming Mali&#8217;s Agricultural Landscape with TEF Support</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In celebration of Mali&#8217;s Independence Day, the Tony Elumelu Foundation proudly spotlights Maliki Hamadoun Sankaré, a young Malian entrepreneur and founder of Socco-Agro-Business, a company specialising in the production and commercialisation of rice and vegetables. Established in 2020, Socco-Agro-Business spans 24 hectares of agricultural land, driving change in Mali&#8217;s agricultural sector by creating jobs and &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/artigos-2/success-story-of-maliki-transforming-malis-agricultural-landscape">Maliki Sankaré: Transforming Mali&#8217;s Agricultural Landscape with TEF Support</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="757" height="735" src="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Malik.jpg" alt="Malik transforming Mali" class="wp-image-26369" srcset="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Malik.jpg 757w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Malik-300x291.jpg 300w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Malik-12x12.jpg 12w" sizes="(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Maliki Sankaré, 2021 Tony Elumelu Foundation Beneficiary from Mali</em></strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>In celebration of Mali&#8217;s Independence Day, the Tony Elumelu Foundation proudly spotlights Maliki Hamadoun Sankaré, a young Malian entrepreneur and founder of Socco-Agro-Business, a company specialising in the production and commercialisation of rice and vegetables. Established in 2020, Socco-Agro-Business spans 24 hectares of agricultural land, driving change in Mali&#8217;s agricultural sector by creating jobs and empowering local communities.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="602" height="744" src="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mailk2.jpg" alt="mailk2" class="wp-image-26370" srcset="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mailk2.jpg 602w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mailk2-243x300.jpg 243w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mailk2-10x12.jpg 10w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><br><strong><em>24 hectares of agricultural land owned by</em></strong> <strong><em>Maliki Sankaré, 2021 Tony Elumelu Foundation Beneficiary from Mali</em></strong></figcaption></figure></div>


<p>Driven by a desire to uplift his community, Maliki saw the potential of Mali&#8217;s agricultural sector, where over 80% of the population relies on agriculture. His mission is clear: &#8220;We want to create several jobs in the agricultural sector by 2030, especially for the youth in rural areas, to reduce rural exodus.&#8221; Maliki states. His efforts have already provided full-time employment to 3 people and numerous daily labourers. He has also trained over 150 individuals, including youth and women in rural cooperatives. Maliki now generates&nbsp; an average annual revenue of 1,500,000 &#8211; 2,000,000 FCFA.&nbsp;</p>



<p>With a vision for digital agriculture, Maliki is committed to integrating technology into farming to monitor water and fertilizer use, a critical component of his long-term projects. He was one of the 2021 recipients of $2,500 seed funding from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, which allowed him to expand his rice production business. Maliki was one of the 1,860 Malian beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which was designed and implemented with a deep understanding of the regional context and the needs of young entrepreneurs within a fragile environment</p>



<p>Reflecting on the support from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Maliki credits not only the financial assistance but also the entrepreneurial training that strengthened his business skills. Maliki’s work has caught international attention. His business collaborates with countries such as Mali, Senegal, Guinea, and Burkina Faso, and partners with global organisations like the World Food Programme (WFP). His achievements were recently highlighted in Le Mali Émergent, where he shared his ambition to create sustainable employment and contribute to food security across Africa. His participation in initiatives like the UNDP Sense Maker Workshop further underscores his dedication to driving economic empowerment in his country.Maliki’s story is one of resilience, innovation, and dedication to agricultural transformation. He firmly believes that &#8220;Africa&#8217;s land holds immense wealth and opportunity&#8221; and encourages governments to invest in agriculture to ensure food self-sufficiency across the continent.</p>



<p>Join us in celebrating Maliki Sankaré, a visionary leader building a brighter future for <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-do-tef-da-africa-ocidental/">Mali</a> through agriculture!</p>



<p><strong>Sobre a Fundação Tony Elumelu</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p>The Tony Elumelu Foundation is the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs, driving poverty eradication, catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries, and ensuring inclusive economic empowerment. prosperity. In 2015, Elumelu and his family committed US$ 100 million to launch a legacy entrepreneurship programme, to empower young African entrepreneurs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Since the launch of the Programme, the Foundation has given access to training to over 1.5 million young Africans on its digital hub, <a href="http://tefconnect.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFConnect</a>, and disbursed USD$100 million in direct funding to 20,000+ young African women and men, who have collectively generated over USD$2.5 billion in revenue and created over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs across Africa. </p>



<p>The Foundation&#8217;s mission is rooted in Africapitalism, which positions the private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the African continent.&#8221;&nbsp;</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/artigos-2/success-story-of-maliki-transforming-malis-agricultural-landscape">Maliki Sankaré: Transforming Mali&#8217;s Agricultural Landscape with TEF Support</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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		<title>Subsídio de semente em 2015: Ogola, história de sucesso de um ex-aluno do TEF da Nigéria</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) of Nigeria, Nigeria records 40% post-harvest losses annually in tomato production. While the annual production of tomato in the country is rising and currently slightly over 1.8 million metric tonnes, national demand has increased to more than 2.4million metric tonnes per annum, leaving a huge deficit  After &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/seed-grant-in-2015-ogola-tef-alumni-from-nigeria-success-story">Seed Grant in 2015: Ogola, TEF Alumni from Nigeria Success Story</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) of Nigeria, <a href="https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-records-40-post-harvest-losses-annually-in-tomato-production/#:~:text=Nigeria%20records%2040%25%20post%2Dharvest%20losses%20annually%20in%20tomato%20production,-There%20is%20glut&amp;text=Nigeria%20records%20about%2040%25%20post,Council%20(RMRDC)%20has%20said." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nigeria records <strong>40%</strong> post-harvest losses annually in tomato production.</a> While the annual production of tomato in the country is rising and currently slightly over 1.8 million metric tonnes, national demand has increased to more than 2.4million metric tonnes per annum, leaving a huge deficit </p>



<p>After spending a lot of time on the streets searching for a job, Ogola Kange decided to become an entrepreneur, she began to make and deliver healthy food to customers within her location. See some months of business success, she went to register his business Smiley&#8217;z Mobile Kitchen in 2014.  </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Seed Grant in 2015 from the TEF Program</h2>



<p>Ogola’s company attempts to reduce post-harvest losses in various agricultural produce, especially tomatoes. She helps farmers with processing tomatoes organically, giving it a longer shelf life, while achieving some of the sustainable development goals.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>“The TEF program and the seed grant in 2015 was the real basis of my Entrepreneurship resilience and success today. That first application, the 12 weeks learning, and the boot camp are the things that I have built upon over the years, modifying and improving the business plan till what it is today.”&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;</p>



<p>Smiley’z impact focus has two-dimension, poverty reduction and environmental conservation.&nbsp; The average woman living in rural Nigeria earns $0.3 a day, with limited skills or opportunities to increase their livelihood. Smiley’z addresses this in two ways: First by working with 35 smallholder farmers to purchase their excess tomatoes. Providing market access to these women, Smiley’z increases their sales by 25% on average per annum. Secondly, she trains women on how to develop cottage industry agricultural products.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>She has provided entrepreneurship training to over 200 women. Fifty of them are now successfully starting their own businesses to support themselves and their employees. Smiley’z Tomato products are part of Solar Impulse Foundations’ 1,000 Solutions and efficient ways of production. The small farmers it works with are trained in ecological farming best practices, including how to reduce CO2 emissions, energy and water usage, and reduce tomato production waste. While in its own production process it uses glass jars to enable recycling of its products, renewable energy and post-harvest waste reduction.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Since TEF, Smiley’z has gotten many more certifications, trainings, awards, grants and VC investment. A Mandela Washington Fellow, USAID and USADF beneficiary, GOZ NICOP SENDIN beneficiary to name a few. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sobre a Fundação Tony Elumelu</h2>



<p>A Fundação Tony Elumelu é a principal instituição filantrópica que capacita uma nova geração de empreendedores africanos, impulsionando a erradicação da pobreza, <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/a-fundacao-tony-elumelu-lanca-seu-comercial-de-tv-de-2024/">catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries</a>, and ensuring inclusive economic empowerment. Since the launch of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, the Foundation has trained over 1.5 million young Africans on its digital hub, <a href="https://tefconnect.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFConnect</a>e desembolsou quase USD $100 milhões em financiamento direto a 18.000 mulheres e homens africanos, que criaram coletivamente mais de 400.000 empregos directos e indirectos. A missão da Fundação assenta no Africapitalismo, que posiciona o sector privado e, sobretudo, os empresários, como catalisadores do desenvolvimento social e económico do continente africano.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/seed-grant-in-2015-ogola-tef-alumni-from-nigeria-success-story">Seed Grant in 2015: Ogola, TEF Alumni from Nigeria Success Story</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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		<title>História de sucesso de Olanrewaju, antigo aluno do TEF de 2017, no sector da agricultura</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lack of storage facilities is one of the problems facing farmers and the distributors of agricultural produce. It is estimated that 40% of total food production in Nigeria is loss during and after harvest.   Olanrewaju Samuel Faleye took the initiative to contribute to solving the problem of the spice and confectionaries segment of agricultural products.&#160; &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/historia-de-sucesso-dos-antigos-alunos-do-tef-olanrewaju-2017-no-sector-da-agricultura">Success Story of Olanrewaju, 2017 TEF Alumni in Agriculture Sector</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A falta de instalações de armazenamento é um dos problemas com que se defrontam os agricultores e os distribuidores de produtos agrícolas. Calcula-se que <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44274-024-00086-6#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20the%20United%20Nation,total%20land%20use%20%5B5%5D." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">40% da produção alimentar total na Nigéria</a> é a perda durante e após a colheita.  </p>



<p>Olanrewaju Samuel Faleye tomou a iniciativa de contribuir para a resolução do problema do segmento das especiarias e dos produtos de confeitaria dos produtos agrícolas.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>"Tomei a decisão de me tornar empresário para desenvolver uma solução que reduza as perdas pós-colheita, aumente o rendimento dos pequenos agricultores, aumente o acesso a alimentos de qualidade a preços acessíveis e crie emprego."</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Começou a sua produção de saquetas de pimenta em pó, ganhando uma média de $100 por mês, tendo apenas ele próprio como empregado. Com o apoio que recebeu através do programa TEF com capital inicial, tem atualmente 30 funcionários diretos e mais de 80 distribuidores do seu produto em várias zonas da Nigéria. Vende uma média de 240.000 saquetas do seu produto por mês, com um rendimento médio de $6000. Melhorou os meios de subsistência de mais de 20 pequenos produtores de pimenta, proporcionando intervenções de capacitação para as mulheres na sua sociedade.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>"O capital de arranque, a formação e a orientação fizeram toda a diferença na minha vida. Também aproveitei a plataforma TEF para criar redes e fazer crescer o meu negócio."</em>&nbsp;</p>



<p>Olarenwaju participou na 7.ª Feira Internacional de Comércio Agrícola em 2022, participou na iniciativa Nourishing for<a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/a-fundacao-tony-elumelu-lanca-seu-comercial-de-tv-de-2024/"> Programa de Empreendedorismo em África</a> em 2021, participou na Formação em Empreendedorismo Global apoiada pela UNESCO em 2019, e também participou no Programa de Fundação de Arranque da International Breweries PLC em 2018. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Resumindo</h3>



<p>Através da inovação, da determinação e do apoio estratégico de várias iniciativas de empreendedorismo, Olanrewaju Samuel Faleye não só construiu uma empresa de sucesso como também deu passos significativos no combate às perdas pós-colheita e na capacitação dos agricultores locais. A sua história sublinha o impacto transformador das intervenções específicas na resolução dos principais desafios do sector agrícola da Nigéria.</p>



<p>Ao centrar-se em soluções como a saqueta de pimenta em pó e ao tirar partido de programas empresariais, Olanrewaju exemplifica a forma como os indivíduos podem promover mudanças positivas nas suas comunidades, ao mesmo tempo que constroem empresas sustentáveis.</p>



<p>Esta história de sucesso africana realça a importância de abordar as questões da perda pós-colheita e apresenta um exemplo tangível de sucesso empresarial no sector agrícola da Nigéria.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/historia-de-sucesso-dos-antigos-alunos-do-tef-olanrewaju-2017-no-sector-da-agricultura">Success Story of Olanrewaju, 2017 TEF Alumni in Agriculture Sector</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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		<title>Porquê o empreendedorismo? O percurso inspirador de Afamefuna e Speedmeals</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Afamefuna’s entrepreneurial journey began from a place of necessity and personal loss. After the passing of his father, and with the responsibility of nine siblings resting on his shoulders alongside an unemployed mother, Afamefuna decided to take charge of his future by venturing into entrepreneurship. From Humble Beginnings to Business Expansion Starting in 2012, Afamefuna &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/why-entrepreneurship-the-inspiring-journey-of-afamefuna-and-speedmeals">Why Entrepreneurship? The Inspiring Journey of Afamefuna and Speedmeals</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Afamefuna’s entrepreneurial journey began from a place of necessity and personal loss. After the passing of his father, and with the responsibility of nine siblings resting on his shoulders alongside an unemployed mother, Afamefuna decided to take charge of his future by venturing into entrepreneurship.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">From Humble Beginnings to Business Expansion</h4>



<p>Starting in 2012, Afamefuna learned the art of baking and initially catered to his church community, creating cakes for Sunday school children. Encouraged by positive feedback, he soon began receiving orders for birthday cakes and other celebratory treats, which laid the foundation for his business.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Evolution of Speedmeals</h4>



<p>Today, Speedmeals has grown beyond a bakery to encompass a diverse range of services under its umbrella. It manufactures spices and offers comprehensive hospitality solutions, including restaurant and hotel setup, event catering, culinary training, and consultancy for start-up catering enterprises aiming to scale.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Impact: Jobs Created and Revenue Growth</h4>



<p>Before his participation in the <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/a-fundacao-tony-elumelu-lanca-seu-comercial-de-tv-de-2024/">Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme</a>, Afamefuna operated with just an idea and no employees. Thanks to the support received, he now employs a dedicated team of 75-80 individuals.</p>



<p>Receiving a TEF seed capital of US $5,000 was pivotal in establishing Speedmeals’ first store. Today, the company boasts an impressive annual revenue of £100,000,000, illustrating significant growth and sustainability in the competitive food industry.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities</h4>



<p>The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges for many businesses, but for Speedmeals, it became a catalyst for innovation. Diversifying into meal kit production allowed the business to adapt and thrive during uncertain times, demonstrating resilience and foresight in business strategy.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Milestones and Recognition</h4>



<p>Speedmeals’ success story includes recognition through strategic partnerships, such as the Foundation’s collaboration with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). Through the Export Expansion Facility Programme (EEFP), Speedmeals has tapped into a £400 million initiative aimed at enhancing the performance of TEF Entrepreneurs within Nigeria’s non-oil export sector.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Join Speedmeals on their Journey</h3>



<p>Witness firsthand how Afamefuna’s entrepreneurial spirit and strategic decisions have propelled Speedmeals to become a leading player in Africa’s food industry. Stay updated on their achievements and explore opportunities to collaborate or learn from their journey. Watch the Video below;</p>



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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Success Story of Olumide Ogunbanjo, 2015 TEF Alumni from Nigeria in the Agriculture Sector: Recent estimates show that about 88% of all flowering plants and 35% of the global plant-based food supply rely on pollinators to be successful. Pollination is a vital ecological service provided by a wide range of insect species including bees, wasps, &#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Success Story of Olumide Ogunbanjo, 2015 TEF Alumni from Nigeria in the Agriculture Sector: </p>



<p><a href="https://www.esf.edu/willow/documents/12Pollinators.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Recent estimates show that about 88% of all flowering plants and 35% of the global plant-based food supply rely on pollinators to be successful.</a> Pollination is a vital ecological service provided by a wide range of insect species including bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, beetles, and moths.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>With a strong belief in transforming the rural landscape into business empires, Olumide Ogunbanjo offers farmers free beehives on their farms to help improve the yield of grown fruits and vegetables by using the honeybees as pollinators.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>“I grew up as a farm boy in the ancient town of Iseyin, Oyo State, my parent were peasant farmers, and they could hardly take care of me and my siblings.&nbsp; I had dreams of studying agriculture and returning to the farmlands to create wealth for the farming populace. I have a strong belief that I could be the agent of change in transforming the rural landscape into business empire.”</em>&nbsp;</p>



<p>From the initial seed fund, he got through the TEF entrepreneurship program, he expanded a single bee farm into a group of &#8220;outsourced bee farms.&#8221;, created a new business model, &#8220;Pollination as a Service (PaaS), invented and patented a Smart Beehive and rebranded as AgroData.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>He currently provides direct full-time employment to 11 and part-time jobs to 27 with operates across Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Abuja, Dakar, and Senegal, and has a generated a total revenue of $46,700 till date.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>“TEF was the initial seed fund we got in the very 1st edition in 2015. We were basically beekeepers at that time, producing FRESHDEW BEE HONEY.&nbsp; The $5000 enabled us to expand a single bee farm into a group of &#8220;outsourced bee farms&#8221;.&nbsp; The expansion gave us a clue about the communal effects of having bees on the farms.&nbsp; We created a new biz model &#8221; Pollination as a Service (PaaS), invented and patented a Smart Beehive and rebranded as AgroData.”</em>&nbsp;</p>



<p>From the support through the TEF program, his company has been nominated for several awards and fellowships programs and positively impacted the lives of over 21,000 rural dwellers.  </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sobre a Fundação Tony Elumelu</h2>



<p><br>A Fundação Tony Elumelu é a principal instituição filantrópica que capacita uma nova geração de empreendedores africanos, impulsionando a erradicação da pobreza, <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/a-fundacao-tony-elumelu-lanca-seu-comercial-de-tv-de-2024/">catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries</a>, and ensuring inclusive economic empowerment. Since the launch of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, the Foundation has trained over 1.5 million young Africans on its digital hub, TEFConnect, and disbursed nearly USD$100 million in direct funding to 18,000 African women and men, who have collectively created over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs. The Foundation’s mission is rooted in Africapitalism, which positions the private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the African continent.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/success-story-olamide-2015-tef-alumni-agriculture-sector">Success Story of Olamide, 2015 TEF Alumni in Agriculture Sector</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, about 19.4 million people will face food insecurity across Nigeria between June and August 2022. According to the report, the food crisis would affect Nigerians in 21 states and the FCT, including 416,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It noted that about 14.4 million people, including 385,000 &#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>De acordo com <a href="https://www.fao.org/nigeria/fao-in-nigeria/en/#:~:text=FAO%20continues%20to%20provide%20strategic,of%20approximately%20US%2470%20million." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation</a>, about 19.4 million people will face <a href="https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org/understand-food-insecurity/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">food insecurity</a> across Nigeria between June and August 2022. According to the report, the food crisis would affect Nigerians in 21 states and the FCT, including 416,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It noted that about 14.4 million people, including 385,000 IDPs in 21 States and the FCT of Nigeria, are already in the food crisis till May 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Peace Agwu Okorie took the initiative to address the hunger and gender gap issues in his community, promoting good health and well-being of young mothers and women in Abia and Benue State through the establishment of PAO Modern farms, which is a social enterprise to reduce farm produce wastage to the barest minimum. She implemented this transformation by enabling them to build backyard sustainable poultry farming.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Peace&#8217;s passion to eradicate hunger and gender issues emanated the idea to empower 20 young mothers and women in 6 months through training to enable them to build sustainable poultry farming to address the gender gap issues by creating jobs.&nbsp;</p>



<p>She started the business by producing 10kg of jute leaves and 200 birds every two months through the support, she got through the TEF program. She currently produces 25kg bags of jute leaves and 800 birds every two months, using modern nipple pipe construction, making an average of USD 501 Monthly. She employs six people directly and 23 people indirectly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Peace acknowledged that the TEF training on digital marketing strategies educated her on the solutions needed for her business. Their customer database has grown from 10% to 41% largely using digital marketing and social media platforms to advertise their goods. This has also increased their profit margins from 20% to 51% since they received funding.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>“TEF Training on Digital Marketing Strategies Sessions educated me on the solutions. In-fact, we used digital marketing strategies to reach a wider targeted audience at a lower cost using WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram etc. making us grown our customer’s data base from 10% to 41%</em> <em>which eventually help us earning higher revenues from 20% profit margins to 51% profit margins after the TEF programme.”</em> </p>



<p>Peace is passionate about learning and acquiring knowledge; training, capacity building, and special skills because she understands that “to learn is to be alive, never satisfied with the knowledge you have but always seeking more.” </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sobre a Fundação Tony Elumelu</h2>



<p><br>The Tony Elumelu Foundation is the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/a-fundacao-tony-elumelu-lanca-seu-comercial-de-tv-de-2024/">African entrepreneurs, driving poverty eradication</a>, catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries, and ensuring inclusive economic empowerment. Since the launch of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, the Foundation has trained over 1.5 million young Africans on its digital hub, TEFConnect, and disbursed nearly USD$100 million in direct funding to 18,000 African women and men, who have collectively created over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs. The Foundation’s mission is rooted in <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/africapitalismo/">Africapitalismo</a>, que posiciona o sector privado, e mais importante ainda, os empresários, como o catalisador para o desenvolvimento social e económico do continente africano.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/historia-de-sucesso-paz-2019-tef-alumni-agricultura">Success Story of Peace, 2019 TEF Alumni in Agriculture Sector</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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		<title>Conheça Onome, ALUMNI do TEF de 2017. Capital semente no sector da educação/formação</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Capital de arranque na educação/formação - O capital de arranque, a formação em gestão de empresas e as redes obtidas através da plataforma TEF fizeram toda a diferença</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A região do Delta do Níger, na Nigéria, é dotada de inúmeros recursos humanos e materiais. Apesar das magnânimas contribuições da região do Delta do Níger para a riqueza da Nigéria, a população continua desempregada, empobrecida, subdesenvolvida e afetada por riscos ambientais e sanitários. No entanto, devido à má gestão, ao desperdício, à cleptomania e às políticas adversas de vários governos da Nigéria, estes recursos não têm sido utilizados da melhor forma nem canalizados adequadamente para <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/a-fundacao-tony-elumelu-lanca-seu-comercial-de-tv-de-2024/" title="A Fundação Tony Elumelu lança seu comercial de TV para 2024">investimentos rentáveis </a>para maximizar os benefícios económicos para as comunidades. Como resultado, a região tem sido afetada pelo desemprego e pela pobreza.</p>



<p>Onome Matilda Odogene, uma engenheira informática com dez anos de experiência no sector do petróleo e do gás, estava interessada no empreendedorismo. O seu objetivo era empregar os jovens da região do Delta do Níger em sectores da economia para além do petróleo e colocar os chefes de cozinha africanos no topo do ranking mundial de culinária.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="751" height="500" src="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/onome.jpg" alt="Capital de arranque na educação/formação" class="wp-image-25871" style="width:614px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/onome.jpg 751w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/onome-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/onome-391x260.jpg 391w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/onome-18x12.jpg 18w" sizes="(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px" /></figure></div>


<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>"Quero mudar a narrativa de que podemos empregar os jovens noutros sectores da economia para além do petróleo. Quero que os chefes de cozinha africanos estejam no topo da classificação culinária mundial, dotando-os das aptidões profissionais, dos conhecimentos e das competências necessárias para serem chefes de cozinha de sucesso ou proprietários/criadores de empresas alimentares".</em></p>



<p>A Styda está destinada a ser uma empresa de culinária global, que irá revolucionar a indústria alimentar e de serviços alimentares na Nigéria. Styda Culinary é uma academia que oferece formação culinária acessível, conveniente e de qualidade a chefes de cozinha, aspirantes a chefes de cozinha, proprietários de empresas alimentares/startups, entusiastas da comida, etc., a clientes interessados em Warri e arredores.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center">"O capital inicial, a formação em gestão de empresas e as redes inestimáveis que obtive através do <a href="http://tefconnect.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Plataforma TEF</a> fez toda a diferença no meu negócio e mudou completamente a minha vida".</p>



<p>Atualmente, formou mais de 300 chefes de cozinha e renovou mais de 30 empresas de serviços alimentares. Gerou um rendimento anual direto mínimo de $15.350, empregou diretamente cerca de seis pessoas e criou emprego para centenas de pessoas. Ela teve impacto nas pessoas da região do Delta do Níger, criando inúmeras oportunidades de emprego.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-2/antigos-alunos-da-africa-ocidental/conheca-o-onome-2017-tef-alumni-capital-semente-no-sector-da-educacao-e-formacao">Meet Onome, 2017 TEF ALUMNI. Seed Capital in Education/Training Sector</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Obtenha financiamento $5000 para o seu negócio de smoothies: Omowunmi Akande trabalhava em uma empresa até sentir a necessidade de uma mudança em sua carreira, pois não estava mais obtendo satisfação com seu trabalho. Omowunmi sentiu necessidade de fazer mais e ser mais. Ela queria estar na vanguarda…</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pegar</strong> <strong>$5000 Financiamento para o seu smoothie </strong><b>negócios</b><strong>é:</strong> Omowunmi Akande trabalhava em uma empresa até sentir a necessidade de uma mudança em sua carreira, pois não sentia mais satisfação em seu trabalho. Omowunmi sentiu necessidade de fazer mais e ser mais. Ela queria estar na vanguarda das mudanças fundamentais em uma organização; ela também queria que as pessoas vivessem uma vida saudável como um estilo de vida, não como um luxo.</p>



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<p>Smoothie Express, a sua marca, não foi apenas movida pela paixão, mas também uma solução para uma luta que ela viveu, que foi a sua força motriz. Ela observou a lacuna de acessibilidade, pois muitas empresas não ofereciam refeições e bebidas saudáveis em grande escala; foi assim que sua empresa nasceu. Ela diz que o seu objectivo é ser a empresa de estilo de vida de saúde e bem-estar preeminente em África, e isso inclui um futuro sustentável.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A história de sucesso africana do Smoothie Express</h2>



<p><strong><em>“Eu queria estar na vanguarda de uma mudança real e em posição de fazê-lo. Smoothie Express não era apenas movido pela paixão, mas também identificável. Isso foi</em> <em>minha luta também e eu sabia que não era só eu quem enfrentava essa luta. Queria que as pessoas vissem a vida saudável como um estilo de vida e não como um luxo. Esta foi a minha força motriz.”</em></strong></p>



<p>Smoothie Express gerou mais de $1M em receita desde seu início (2015) por meio de seus pontos de venda QSR, vendas B2B, assinaturas e eventos. O negócio conta atualmente com mais de 30 colaboradores diretos e indiretos.</p>



<p><em><strong>“Sempre digo que o programa TEF não poderia ter vindo em melhor hora para o Smoothie Express. Fomos selecionados em 2015, quando havíamos acabado de iniciar as operações. Ainda estávamos frescos no mercado e no empreendedorismo como um todo e precisávamos de toda a orientação e apoio que pudéssemos encontrar. O apoio, os recursos e o reconhecimento que o TEF trouxe não podem ser subestimados e permaneceram constantes ao longo dos anos. Isso nos transformou nos empreendedores super experientes em negócios que somos hoje.”</strong></em></p>



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<p>O programa TEF abriu seu negócio com uma infinidade de oportunidades. Seu negócio foi destaque em diversas entrevistas e programas de rádio. Recentemente, foi nomeada como uma das 100 empreendedoras pela Seedstars em colaboração com o SAFEEM, um programa acelerador que concedeu à empresa 10.000 euros adicionais em subsídios.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sobre a Fundação Tony Elumelu</h2>



<p>A Fundação Tony Elumelu é a principal instituição filantrópica que capacita uma nova geração de empresários africanos, impulsionando a erradicação da pobreza, catalisando a criação de emprego em todos os 54 países africanos e garantindo o empoderamento económico inclusivo. Desde o lançamento do Programa de Empreendedorismo TEF em 2015, a Fundação treinou mais de 1,5 milhões de jovens africanos no seu centro digital, TEFConnect, e desembolsou quase $100 milhões de dólares em financiamento direto a 18.000 mulheres e homens africanos, que criaram coletivamente mais de 400.000 projetos diretos e empregos indiretos. A missão da Fundação está enraizada no Africapitalismo, que posiciona o sector privado, e mais importante ainda, os empresários, como o catalisador para o desenvolvimento social e económico do continente africano.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-2/antigos-alunos-da-africa-ocidental/conheca-os-ex-alunos-do-omowunmi-2015-tef-que-obtiveram-financiamento-para-o-negocio-de-smoothies">Meet Omowunmi, 2015 TEF Alumni Who Got Funding for Smoothie Business</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Financiamento inicial para MPMEs na Nigéria: Especialistas financeiros dizem que cerca de 80 por cento das pequenas e médias empresas e PMEs na Nigéria falham nos primeiros cinco anos de existência devido à falta de experiência e outras práticas comerciais erradas. Izu Freeman decidiu ajudar micro, pequenas e médias empresas a digitalizar seus processos para …</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-2/antigos-alunos-da-africa-ocidental/conheca-izu-freeman-2019-ex-alunos-do-tef-que-estao-no-processamento-e-distribuicao-de-produtos-de-mandioca">Meet Izu Freeman, 2019 TEF Alumni who is into processing, distribution of products from cassava.</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Financiamento inicial para MPMEs na Nigéria: </strong>Especialistas financeiros dizem que cerca de 80% dos <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/defesa-do-tef-2/as-pmes-devem-pagar-as-mesmas-taxas-de-impostos-que-as-grandes-empresas/">Pequenas e médias empresas e PMEs na Nigéria</a> falham nos primeiros cinco anos de existência devido à falta de experiência e outras práticas comerciais erradas.</p>



<p>Izu Freeman decidiu ajudar micro, pequenas e médias empresas a digitalizar seus processos gratuitamente para que possam fechar o<a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-2/como-o-ex-aluno-do-tef-mario-egie-garantiu-240-000-de-financiamento-para-seu-inicio/"> financiamento para pequenas empresas</a> lacunas em África para ter acesso a recursos para crescer e contribuir para a criação de emprego.</p>



<p><em><strong>“Ver o impacto devastador da pobreza à minha volta motivou-me a tornar-me um empreendedor; sabendo que posso contribuir tanto na criação direta como indireta de empregos que contribuirão para a redução da pobreza.”</strong></em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Financiamento inicial para MPMEs na Nigéria</h2>



<p>A empresa tem usuários na Nigéria e em Gana. Eles ganharam dois prêmios nacionais da Agência Nacional de Desenvolvimento de Tecnologia da Informação (NITDA) e da Comissão de Comunicações da Nigéria (NCC), respectivamente, em 2021. Eles foram convidados para uma viagem com todas as despesas pagas para expor nossa solução na GITEXT Dubai em 2021 e na LEAP Riyadh Arábia Saudita em fevereiro de 2022. Atualmente estão em programa de aceleração em Nova York, EUA; levantando $250.000 USD. Eles também têm uma demanda para se estabelecerem na Arábia Saudita e na Polônia, a convite dos dois principais bancos desses países, respectivamente. Eles estão em uma conversa séria com a MTN Nigéria em parceria para co-criar produtos empresariais para pequenas empresas.</p>



<p>Também criaram 4 empregos a tempo inteiro e mais de 10 empregos a tempo parcial.</p>



<p><em><strong>“O financiamento inicial me ajudou a iniciar esta jornada e outro aspecto transformacional do TEF é saber que sempre poderei obter mais apoio do TEF assim que conseguir determinados impulsos. Estamos contribuindo para a digitalização das micro, pequenas e médias empresas, democratizando assim o acesso a informações históricas e transparentes <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/artigos-2/capacitar-o-crescimento-economico-de-africa-o-papel-das-mpme/">MPMEs</a> dados para tomada de decisão adequada sobre investimentos, empréstimos e concessões. E também estamos contribuindo para a criação de empregos.”</strong></em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sobre a Fundação Tony Elumelu</h2>



<p>A Fundação Tony Elumelu é a principal instituição filantrópica que capacita uma nova geração de empreendedores africanos, impulsionando a erradicação da pobreza, catalisando a criação de emprego em todos os 54 países africanos e assegurando a capacitação económica inclusiva. Desde o lançamento do Programa de Empreendedorismo TEF em 2015, a Fundação formou mais de 1,5 milhões de jovens africanos no seu centro digital,&nbsp;<a href="http://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFconectar</a>e desembolsou quase USD $100 milhões em financiamento direto a 18.000 mulheres e homens africanos, que criaram coletivamente mais de 400.000 empregos directos e indirectos. A missão da Fundação assenta no Africapitalismo, que posiciona o sector privado e, sobretudo, os empresários, como catalisadores do desenvolvimento social e económico do continente africano.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-2/antigos-alunos-da-africa-ocidental/conheca-izu-freeman-2019-ex-alunos-do-tef-que-estao-no-processamento-e-distribuicao-de-produtos-de-mandioca">Meet Izu Freeman, 2019 TEF Alumni who is into processing, distribution of products from cassava.</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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		<title>Conheça os ex-alunos do TEF de 2017, Olanrewaju Fadodun, que iniciou o negócio de processamento de alimentos e serviços de treinamento</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Olarewaju disse que o capital inicial e as 12 semanas de formação em empreendedorismo foram vitais para o seu negócio. Durante o fórum TEF 2019, ele pôde expor no marketplace da UBA e se conectar com diversas pessoas que impactaram seu negócio em termos de finanças e recomendações.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-2/antigos-alunos-da-africa-ocidental/conheca-os-ex-alunos-do-tef-de-2017-olanrewaju-fadodun-que-iniciaram-o-negocio-de-processamento-de-alimentos-e-servicos-de-treinamento">Meet 2017 TEF Alumni, Olanrewaju Fadodun who started food processing and training services business</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Financiar negócios de processamento de alimentos na Nigéria</strong>: Reduzir a perda de alimentos e criar oportunidades para os agricultores venderem os seus produtos agrícolas na época e fora da época era uma prioridade para Olarewaju Fadodun. Ele transforma produtos agrícolas perecíveis em produtos não perecíveis que podem ficar fora de seu prazo de validade normal.</p>



<p>Em 2017, antes do <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/noticias-2/tef2024-um-guia-completo-para-perguntas-frequentes-sobre-seu-aplicativo-respondidas/">Programa TEF</a>, Olanrewaju vendia apenas um produto nas ruas da cidade. Actualmente tem sete produtos em cerca de nove estados da Nigéria e criou empregos directos para 14 nigerianos. Ele oferece empregos agrícolas para mulheres – 8 mulheres trabalhando em sua fábrica e várias mulheres vendendo seus produtos nos mercados com receitas mensais de cerca de 5.000 dólares. Sua empresa possui parcerias locais e internacionais, com os produtos saindo da costa da Nigéria para a Europa e América. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">História de sucesso africana em negócios de processamento de alimentos</h2>



<p>Olarewaju disse que o capital inicial e as 12 semanas de formação em empreendedorismo foram vitais para o seu negócio. Durante o fórum TEF 2019, ele pôde expor no marketplace da UBA e se conectar com diversas pessoas que impactaram seu negócio em termos de finanças e recomendações.</p>



<p><em><strong>“Oferecemos oportunidades de mercado aos agricultores – centenas de toneladas de produtos processados produzidos na agricultura. Fornecemos empregos fora da agricultura para mulheres - 8 mulheres trabalhando em nossa fábrica e várias mulheres vendendo nossos produtos nos mercados. Criamos oportunidades de integração industrial para estudantes - 12 alunos treinados diretamente e mais de 500 em excursão.”</strong></em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sobre a Fundação Tony Elumelu</h2>



<p>A Fundação Tony Elumelu é a principal instituição filantrópica que capacita uma nova geração de empreendedores africanos, impulsionando a erradicação da pobreza, catalisando a criação de emprego em todos os 54 países africanos e assegurando a capacitação económica inclusiva. Desde o lançamento do Programa de Empreendedorismo TEF em 2015, a Fundação formou mais de 1,5 milhões de jovens africanos no seu centro digital,&nbsp;<a href="http://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFconectar</a>e desembolsou quase USD $100 milhões em financiamento direto a 18.000 mulheres e homens africanos, que criaram coletivamente mais de 400.000 empregos directos e indirectos. A missão da Fundação assenta no Africapitalismo, que posiciona o sector privado e, sobretudo, os empresários, como catalisadores do desenvolvimento social e económico do continente africano.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt/ex-alunos-2/antigos-alunos-da-africa-ocidental/conheca-os-ex-alunos-do-tef-de-2017-olanrewaju-fadodun-que-iniciaram-o-negocio-de-processamento-de-alimentos-e-servicos-de-treinamento">Meet 2017 TEF Alumni, Olanrewaju Fadodun who started food processing and training services business</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/pt">The Tony Elumelu Foundation</a>.</p>
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