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		<title>Building Covid-19 Ventilators in Africa, for the World</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When Hank Debey applied for the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, his mission was to provide affordable air services to African farmers who wanted to increase their profits by transporting their crops to distant, more lucrative markets. Hank went to work on Wings4Farmers, producing aircrafts, called levopters, which didn’t rely on fuels and derived their &#8230;</p>
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<p>When Hank Debey applied for the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, his mission was to provide affordable air services to African farmers who wanted to increase their profits by transporting their crops to distant, more lucrative markets.</p>



<p>Hank went to work on <a href="http://www.wings4farmers.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wings4Farmers</a>, producing aircrafts, called levopters, which didn’t rely on fuels and derived their power from wind differentials.</p>



<p>Since the Covid-19 pandemic, a bit of his business changed. The 70-year old engineer and entrepreneur talks to the Tony Elumelu Foundation about his efforts towards curbing the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>



<p>“When COVID came to town, I became paranoid, Hank says. “I was 70 years old and that put me in a high-risk group. Mali only had 3 COVID ventilators for 18 million people and that led me to research, design, and build a ventilator for my personal use. I have tested it on myself many times and it works well, although I have not used it therapeutically. Thankfully, I have not contracted COVID.”</p>



<p>Hank and his team started a 3D printing business and have printed approximately 175 different designs, some of them printed over a thousand times. The company now has three 3D printers, a part of what enabled him to work on a model for Covid-19 ventilators which he says are even cheaper that models used in the western world, but just as effective.</p>



<p>“We’re taking two approaches here: one is to see how we can help with the COVID-19 crisis in India and for the longer term, in Africa there’s a shortage of ventilators whether there’s Covid-19 or not. So let’s get it developed here where people in different countries know how to make this thing, and offer it to the hospitals and make things better.”</p>



<p>Hank has made the Covid-19 ventilator open-sourced, which means anyone who is interested can access the designs and build where ever they are on the continent.</p>



<p>“Many components of our African ventilator are 3D printed,” he says but we have also done the design work to make the ventilator without 3D printing. Somewhat surprisingly, the type of ventilator I chose to base my design on may actually be more effective in treating COVID than conventional ventilators costing $25K to $50K.</p>



<p>“A conventional ventilator is referred to as a Positive Pressure Ventilator (PPV). Our type of ventilator is a Negative Pressure Ventilator (NPV). NPVs were the original ventilators invented in the 1950s to treat Polio patients. PPVs followed soon after because they were cheaper to build. Now the tables have turned. PPVs are expensive and NPVs are cheaper. More importantly, NPVs are far safer to use than PPVs and they don’t require highly trained medical personnel to implement and monitor. That makes NPVs well suited for countries with underdeveloped medical infrastructures.</p>



<p>“We are focusing primarily on entrepreneurs who start businesses with a 3D printer. They share the machines, they make things if they have got an idea, and there are many in India so I am trying to get it out to them so they can make the design very quickly. The training will be about 4 days.</p>



<p>“We will continue to improve it but I think there are people that can build it better because I’m not the best builder in the world.</p>



<p>“It would be great if there are other entrepreneurs in other parts of the world who are willing to build this and I will try to source the fund for the work that they do so we can see if this saves lives.” Ventilators can be lifesaving for people with severe respiratory symptoms as they can provide air with an elevated oxygen content and create pressure in the lungs to assist with breathing.</p>



<p>In June 2015, Mr. Elumelu met with Hank and his team at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, a moment Hank says was the most encouraging at the time. “I am proud to say that since that time, these young men have gone on from working with me to very rewarding careers. I can say without a doubt that our experiences with the Tony Elumelu Foundation opened the eyes of these guys to opportunities and kindled a sense of “anything is possible”.</p>



<p>“It would be great to get the word out about our African ventilators so that perhaps entrepreneurs can join our effort,” Hank says.</p>



<p>Hank and his team are looking to have more awareness in surrounding communities on the benefits of digital manufacturing, in order to inspire more interest and creations in Malian ecosytyem.</p>
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		<title>Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement et la Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF) annoncent un programme de relance pour le Mali destiné à l’autonomisation de 10000 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Praise]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8211; Le Programme Entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD Mali tire parti du savoir-faire du Programme entrepreneurial panafricain de la Fondation Tony Elumelu qui a pour vocation d’identifier, de former et de financer des jeunes entrepreneurs &#8211; Un soutien économique pour restaurer la paix et la stabilité au Mali 1er Novembre 2020, Bamako, Mali &#8211; Le Programme des Nations &#8230;</p>
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<p><em>&#8211; Le Programme Entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD Mali tire parti du savoir-faire du Programme entrepreneurial panafricain de la Fondation Tony Elumelu qui a pour vocation d’identifier, de former et de financer des jeunes entrepreneurs</em></p>



<p><em>&#8211; Un soutien économique pour restaurer la paix et la stabilité au Mali</em></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="623" height="402" src="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UNDP-MALI.jpg" alt="A cross-section of young African entrepreneurs at the 2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum" class="wp-image-13370" srcset="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UNDP-MALI.jpg 623w, https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UNDP-MALI-300x194.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px" /><figcaption><em>Des jeunes entrepreneurs africains présents au Forum Entrepreneurial TEF 2019</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong>1er Novembre 2020, Bamako, Mali</strong> &#8211; Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD), réseau mondial de développement des Nations Unies et la Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF) – leader de l&#8217;entrepreneuriat en Afrique &#8211; ont ouvert les inscriptions pour le Programme Entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD visant à former, encadrer et financer 10 000 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens sur une période de 3 ans, dans le cadre d&#8217;un soutien à la relance économique au Mali.</p>



<p>Cette initiative d&#8217;autonomisation des jeunes entrepreneurs africains fait partie d’un programme plus large d&#8217;entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu et du PNUD, lancé en 2019 pour soutenir 10. 0000 entrepreneurs à travers le Sahel.</p>



<p>Les Nations Unies estiment que plus de 1,7 million de personnes ont été déplacées par la violence au Mali depuis 2012, aggravant encore une crise au Sahel déjà instable. Le programme entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD Mali vise à améliorer la situation pour une paix durable en s&#8217;attaquant aux facteurs économiques qui perpétuent les conflits et les troubles.</p>



<p>Le programme entrepreneurial de la Fondation Tony Elumelu considère l’esprit d’entreprise comme l’outil le plus efficace pour créer des emplois, des opportunités, de l’espoir économique, et une croissance soutenue, qui réduiront la pauvreté.</p>



<p>A ce sujet, M. Tony O. Elumelu a récemment déclaré : « Sous l’impulsion de M. Achim Steiner, le PNUD a montré un engagement constant envers les populations vulnérables et partage les convictions de la Fondation sur la valorisation de l’esprit d&#8217;entreprise et l&#8217;autonomisation des jeunes ».</p>



<p>Achim Steiner, Administrateur du PNUD, a déclaré : « Les stratégies de relance du COVID 19 doivent offrir de nouvelles opportunités aux PME et à l&#8217;économie informelle. Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement est fier de notre partenariat avec la Fondation Tony Elumelu, désormais élargie au Mali pour soutenir 10 000 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens sur 3 ans. Cela contribuera à réguler les effets de la crise multidimensionnelle que connait le pays à travers la création d’emplois, la promotion de l&#8217;innovation et d’une croissance économique plus verte ».</p>



<p>Le programme s’inscrit en ligne droite du programme pilote TEF-PNUD Sahel conclu en 2019 qui a identifié, formé, encadré et financé 2004 jeunes entrepreneurs dans sept pays du Sahel, dont le Mali, où près de 300 jeunes entrepreneurs maliens ont bénéficié de cette initiative.</p>



<p>Les candidatures pour le Programme entrepreneurial TEF-PNUD Mali seront hébergées du 1er au 14 Novembre 2020 sur TEFConnect, la plus grande plateforme de réseautage numérique pour les entrepreneurs africains développée par la Fondation Tony Elumelu. Après la période d’inscriptions, les candidats bénéficieront d’une formation et de l’assistance d’un mentor avant de participer à un concours de pitching. La liste définitive des bénéficiaires à recevoir le financement du Programme sera ensuite annoncée.</p>



<p><strong>Contacts Presse</strong></p>



<p>Pour toute information complémentaire, contactez :</p>



<p><strong>A Bamako</strong>: Adam Maiga, +223 75 99 52 63, adam.maiga@undp.org</p>



<p><strong>A Lagos</strong> : Ifesinachi Okpagu, +234-1-2774641-5, ifesinachi.okpagu@tonyelumelufoundation.org</p>



<p><strong>À propos du PNUD</strong> : Présent dans quelque 170 pays et territoires dans le monde, le PNUD est l’un des principaux organismes multilatéraux de développement contribuant à éradiquer la pauvreté et réduire les inégalités et l’exclusion. Nous aidons les pays à élaborer des politiques, à développer des compétences en leadership et en matière de partenariat, à renforcer leurs capacités institutionnelles et bâtir une meilleure résilience pour réaliser un développement durable. Visitez notre site pour en savoir plus : <a href="http://www.africa.undp.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.africa.undp.org</a></p>



<p><strong>A propos de la Fondation Tony Elumelu</strong> : La Fondation Tony Elumelu est le champion de l&#8217;entrepreneuriat en Afrique.&nbsp; Notre objectif est d&#8217;autonomiser les femmes et les hommes à travers le continent, en donnant une impulsion à la croissance économique, en favorisant l&#8217;éradication de la pauvreté et en assurant la création d&#8217;emplois.</p>



<p>Le programme entrepreneurial phare de la Fondation est un engagement de 100 millions de dollars pour promouvoir le développement de l’esprit d’entreprise en Afrique. Au-delà de son engagement annuel de financer directement les projets des jeunes entrepreneurs africains, la Fondation a commencé à s&#8217;associer avec des organisations de développement mondiales et des gouvernements afin d’étendre son approche robuste et éprouvée, dans le but de créer la prospérité économique et de briser le cycle de la pauvreté sur le continent.&nbsp; Pour plus d&#8217;informations, visitez notre site: <a href="http://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org">www.tonyelumelufoundation.org</a></p>



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