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					<description><![CDATA[<p>English, French, Portuguese لاغوس ، نيجيريا: اختارت مؤسسة توني إلوميلو (TEF) ، وهي الأعمال الخيرية الرائدة التي تمكن رواد الأعمال الأفارقة من جميع بلدان 54 الأفريقية ، رواد أعمال 4,949 من جميع أنحاء إفريقيا لبرنامج ريادة الأعمال 2021. تم اختيار المستفيدين من 2021 من مجموعة تضم أكثر من 400,000 طلب ، بناء على ابتكاراتهم وأدائهم &#8230;</p>
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<p> <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/press-releases/tef-funds-5000-african-smes-from-54-african-countries-for-its-2021-entrepreneurship-programme" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">English</a>, <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/press-releases/la-fondation-tony-elumelu-finance-5000-pme-africaines-de-54-pays-africains-pour-son-programme-dentrepreneuriat-2021" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">French</a>, <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/press-releases/a-fundacao-tony-elumelu-financia-5-000-pmes-africanas-de-54-paises-africanos-para-o-seu-programa-de-empreendedorismo-2021" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Portuguese</a> </p>



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<p class="has-text-align-right">لاغوس ، نيجيريا: اختارت مؤسسة توني إلوميلو (TEF) ، وهي الأعمال الخيرية الرائدة التي تمكن رواد الأعمال الأفارقة من جميع بلدان 54 الأفريقية ، رواد أعمال 4,949 من جميع أنحاء إفريقيا لبرنامج ريادة الأعمال 2021.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">تم اختيار المستفيدين من 2021 من مجموعة تضم أكثر من 400,000 طلب ، بناء على ابتكاراتهم وأدائهم وإمكانياتهم للنمو لخلق فرص العمل والقضاء على الفقر في القارة. يتألف رواد أعمال 2021 توني إلوميلو من كل من الشركات الناشئة الجديدة والشركات الصغيرة القائمة ، وقد خضعوا لتدريب وإرشاد وتدريب على مستوى عالمي في مجال الأعمال وسيكون لديهم إمكانية الوصول مدى الحياة إلى شبكة خريجي مؤسسة توني إلوميلو.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">مؤسس مؤسسة توني إلوميلو ، السيد توني O. إلوميلو المشتركة ، &#8221; لك رجال الأعمال الأفارقة الشباب-العمل الجاد ، حلم الأحلام ، وتكون منضبطة جدا. يجب أن تستمر في التفكير في الأثر.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">رحلة ريادة الأعمال ليست خطية-هناك صعودا وهبوطا ، ولكن من خلال البقاء مركزة ومرنة ، والنجاح في نهاية المطاف يأتي في طريقك. مستقبل قارتنا بين يديك. ما تفعله كرواد أعمال سيقطع شوطا طويلا في انتشال أفريقيا من الفقر. يسعدني أن رائدات الأعمال لدينا يبلي بلاء حسنا، مع تمثيل 68 ٪ هذا العام.”</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">وأضاف: &#8220;إلى قادتنا الأفارقة &#8211; هؤلاء الشباب ، ذكي ، نشط العمل الدؤوب ، الأفارقة مرنة على استعداد للذهاب. نحن بحاجة إلى الحفاظ على خلق البيئة التمكينية المناسبة لتمكين شبابنا من النجاح. يجب أن تدرك أن نجاحها هو نجاح لنا جميعا في القارة. نحن يجب أن نعطي الأولوية لهم لأن الأمم والقارات أن الأولوية الناس, النجاح. لزملائي قادة الأعمال ، دعونا ندرك أنه في القرن 21 وما بعده ، يتعلق الأمر بالتأثير والإرث وكيفية عملنا معا لإخراج الناس من الفقر. إنه شعور رائع أن نرى 5000 شاب أفريقي يبدأون أيضا رحلاتهم الخاصة في مجال ريادة الأعمال اليوم.”</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">وفي حديثه في هذا الحدث ، قال المدير العام للتعاون الدولي والتنمية في المفوضية الأوروبية: &#8220;أتذكر جيدا، قبل بضع سنوات في بروكسل عندما قابلت توني إلوميلو لأول مرة في أحد الأحداث التي كانت مؤسسته تنظمها. لقد أدهشنا كلانا كيف كان هناك تطابق واضح بين رؤيته حول كيفية دعم ريادة الأعمال الأفريقية ورؤية الاتحاد الأوروبي الخاصة حول كيفية رغبتنا في دعم ريادة الأعمال الأفريقية. ومنذ ذلك الحين ، جسدت شراكتنا هذه الروح نفسها التي لا يمكن للنمو الأفريقي في نهاية المطاف أن يهمل الإمكانات الهائلة والإبداع وروح تنظيم المشاريع التي تؤوي الكثير من الأفارقة ، وخاصة الشباب والنساء. أنا سعيد للغاية أن شراكتنا تنتقل إلى هذه المرحلة النشطة ، وأنا سعيد جدا لأن أكثر من 2400 امرأة سوف يستفيدن من برنامج التدريب لمؤسسة توني إلوميلو ، وسوف يحصلن على رأس المال الأولي لدعم أفكارهن. ويسعدني للغاية أن نتمكن في الاتحاد الأوروبي من المشاركة في هذا المسعى العظيم ودعمه.”</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">وفي حديثها أيضا في هذا الحدث ، قالت السيدة أهونا إيزياكونوا ، مديرة مساعدة برنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي/مدير المكتب الإقليمي لأفريقيا التابع لبرنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي: &#8220;إن شراكتنا مع مؤسسة توني إلوميلو حول ريادة الأعمال الشبابية مستنيرة بإيماننا بأن أفريقيا لن تنجح إلا عندما تتاح الفرصة للشباب الأفارقة للتفوق. هذا ما ألهمنا لاستثمار أكثر من 20 مليون دولار في رواد الأعمال الأفارقة الناشئين منذ دخولنا في شراكتنا مع مؤسسة توني إلوميلو.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">طموحنا المشترك هو تمكين 100,000 من رواد الأعمال الأفارقة الشباب على مدى السنوات العشر القادمة في جميع أنحاء أفريقيا ، مع الاعتراف بأن ريادة الأعمال هي الطريقة الوحيدة التي يمكن بها تحقيق الأحلام.”</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">وقال سعادة جورج ريبيلو بينتو شيكوتي ، الأمين العام لمنظمة الدول الأفريقية ومنطقة البحر الكاريبي والمحيط الهادئ: &#8220;بالنيابة عن منظمة الدول الأفريقية ومنطقة البحر الكاريبي والمحيط الهادئ ، أود أن أثني بحرارة على مؤسسة توني إلوميلو لهذا الإنجاز الاستثنائي. نحن فخورون بشراكتنا مع مؤسسة توني إلوميلو وشريكنا منذ فترة طويلة ، الاتحاد الأوروبي لإطلاق إمكانات 2420 شابة أفريقية من خلال برنامج TEF لريادة الأعمال هذا ، وتوفير التوجيه والتمويل ، لتنمية ودعم هذه الشركات الصغيرة.”</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">وفي حديثه مع السيد إلوميلو ، قال توني إلوميلو ، رائد الأعمال في عام 2015 ، هوا ليمان ، مؤسس أفريك عباية: &#8220;أنا فخور دائما بالقول إنني من الفوج الافتتاحي لبرنامج مؤسسة توني إلوميلو لريادة الأعمال. يقع عملي في كادونا ، نيجيريا. لقد استفادت من هذا البرنامج في عام 2015 ، وفتحت الكثير من الأبواب والفرص. الأمر لا يتعلق فقط برأس المال الأولي ، ولكن ما يبهرني حقا بالبرنامج هو المعرفة. أسميها برنامج ماجستير إدارة الأعمال المصغرة ، لأنه من مرحلة التفكير يعلمك كيفية التعبير عن عملك حقا ، وأعطاني خطة عملي الأولى. الشبكة والرؤية والفرص لا حصر لها. لا يمكن أن تكتمل تجربتي في ريادة الأعمال بدون مؤسسة توني إلوميلو. سأبدأ في التصدير قريبا من باب المجاملة من المؤسسة. ونحن نوظف الآن عشرة موظفين دائمين وثمانية موظفين إضافيين على أساس اللجنة.”</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">واختتم الرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة توني إلوميلو ، Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu ، الحدث قائلا: &#8220;اليوم ، قمنا بتدريب عشرة أضعاف رواد الأعمال الأفارقة الشباب مما قمنا بتدريبه من 2015 إلى 2019 مجتمعة. اليوم في 2021 ، سوف ندفع رقما قياسيا من دولارات الولايات المتحدة 24,750,000 مباشرة إلى أيدي رجال الأعمال الأفارقة من جميع الدول الأفريقية 54. هذا هو تأثير.”</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">منذ نشأتها ، مولت مؤسسة توني إلوميلو الآن ما مجموعه 15 ، 847 من رجال الأعمال الذين خلقوا أكثر من 400 ، 000 وظيفة مباشرة وغير مباشرة والعد. من خلال <a href="https://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFConnect</a> ، المنصة الرقمية المملوكة للمؤسسة ، قدمت الدعم لبناء القدرات ، والروابط الاستشارية والسوق ، لأكثر من 1.5 مليون أفريقي.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-right">طلبات الحصول على 2022 مؤسسة توني إلوميلو يفتح في 1 يناير 2022 ، على <a href="https://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.tefconnect.com</a>. للحصول على قائمة مختارة 2021 توني إلوميلو رجال الأعمال ومعلومات عن المتقدمين لدينا, يرجى زيارة الموقع الإلكتروني لمؤسسة توني إلوميلو هنا.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>English, French, Arabic Lagos, Nigeria: A Fundação Tony Elumelu (TEF), a principal filantropia que capacita empreendedores africanos de todos os 54 países africanos, selecionou 4.949 empreendedores de toda a África para seu Programa de Empreendedorismo 2021. Os beneficiários de 2021 foram selecionados a partir de um pool de mais de 400.000 candidaturas, com base em &#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>Lagos, Nigeria:</strong> A Fundação Tony Elumelu (TEF), a principal filantropia que capacita empreendedores africanos de todos os 54 países africanos, selecionou 4.949 empreendedores de toda a África para seu Programa de Empreendedorismo 2021.</p>



<p>Os beneficiários de 2021 foram selecionados a partir de um pool de mais de 400.000 candidaturas, com base em sua inovação, desempenho e potencial de crescimento para criar empregos e erradicar a pobreza no continente. Consistindo tanto de novas start-ups quanto de pequenas empresas existentes, os Empreendedores Tony Elumelu 2021 passaram por treinamento, orientação e coaching de classe mundial e terão acesso vitalício à rede de ex-alunos da Fundação Tony Elumelu.</p>



<p>O fundador da Fundação Tony Elumelu, o Sr. Tony O. Elumelu compartilhou: “Para vocês, jovens empreendedores africanos &#8211; trabalhem duro, sonhem sonhos e sejam muito disciplinados. Vocês devem continuar pensando no impacto. A jornada do empreendedorismo não é linear &#8211; há altos e baixos, mas se vocês permanecerem focados e resilientes, o sucesso surgirá no vosso caminho. O futuro do nosso continente está em vossas mãos. O que vocês fazem como empreendedores contribuirá muito para tirar a África da pobreza. Estou feliz que nossas empreendedoras estejam indo muito bem, com 68% de representação este ano. ”</p>



<p>Ele acrescentou: “Aos nossos líderes africanos &#8211; estes africanos jovens, inteligentes, enérgicos, trabalhadores e resilientes estão prontos para partir. Precisamos continuar criando o ambiente propício certo para permitir que nossos jovens tenham sucesso. Devemos perceber que o sucesso deles é sucesso para todos nós no continente. Devemos priorizá-los porque as nações e continentes que priorizam seu povo têm sucesso. Aos meus colegas líderes empresariais, vamos perceber que no século 21 e além, trata-se de impacto, legado e como trabalhamos juntos para tirar as pessoas da pobreza. É uma sensação tão grande ver 5.000 jovens africanos também começando suas próprias jornadas empreendedoras hoje. ”</p>



<p>Falando no evento, o Diretor-Geral, da Cooperação Internacional e Desenvolvimento da Comissão Europeia, o Sr. Koen Doens afirmou: “Lembro-me muito bem, há alguns anos, em Bruxelas, quando conheci Tony Elumelu em um dos eventos que sua Fundação estava organizando . Nós dois ficamos impressionados ao ver como havia uma correspondência clara entre sua visão sobre como ele poderia apoiar o empreendedorismo africano e a própria visão da União Europeia sobre como queríamos apoiar o empreendedorismo africano. Desde então, nossa parceria tem incorporado esse mesmo espírito de que, em última análise, o crescimento africano não pode negligenciar o enorme potencial, criatividade e espírito empreendedor que abriga tantos africanos, especialmente jovens e mulheres. Estou extremamente feliz que nossa parceria esteja entrando nesta etapa ativa e estou muito feliz que mais de 2.400 mulheres se beneficiarão do programa de treinamento da Fundação Tony Elumelu e receberão capital inicial para apoiar suas ideias. Estou extremamente feliz por, na União Europeia, podermos fazer parte deste grande esforço e apoiá-lo. ”</p>



<p>Também falando no evento, a Administradora Assistente, Diretora/PNUD, Escritório Regional do PNUD para a África, Sra. Ahunna Eziakonwa afirmou: “Nossa parceria com a Fundação Tony Elumelu sobre empreendedorismo jovem é informada por nossa crença de que a África só terá sucesso quando aos jovens africanos forem dada a oportunidade de se destacar. Foi isso que nos inspirou a investir mais de US $ 20 milhões em empreendedores africanos emergentes, desde que firmamos nossa parceria com a Fundação Tony Elumelu. Nossa ambição conjunta é capacitar 100.000 jovens empreendedores africanos nos próximos dez anos em toda a África, reconhecendo que o empreendedorismo é a única maneira pela qual os sonhos podem ser realizados ”.</p>



<p>Falando, o Secretário-Geral, OEACP, H.E. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti afirmou: “Em nome da Organização dos Estados da África, Caraíbas e Pacífico (OACPS – sigla inglesa), gostaria de felicitar vivamente a Fundação Tony Elumelu por este extraordinário feito. Estamos orgulhosos de ter feito parceria com a Fundação Tony Elumelu e nosso parceiro de longa data, a União Europeia, para desbloquear o potencial de 2.420 jovens mulheres africanas por meio deste Programa de Empreendedorismo TEF, fornecendo orientação e financiamento, para crescer e sustentar essas pequenas empresas. ”</p>



<p>Falando no painel com o Sr. Elumelu, Empreendedor Tony Elumelu 2015, Hauwa Liman, fundador do Afrik Abaya, compartilhou: “Tenho sempre orgulho de dizer que faço parte da coorte inaugural do Programa de Empreendedorismo da Fundação Tony Elumelu. Minha empresa está localizada em Kaduna, Nigéria. Eu me beneficiei deste Programa em 2015, e ele me abriu muitas portas e oportunidades. Não se trata apenas do capital semente, mas o que realmente me fascina no Programa é o conhecimento. Chamo isso de mini-MBA, porque desde a fase de idealização ensina como realmente articular o seu negócio e me deu meu primeiro plano de negócios. A rede, a visibilidade e as oportunidades são infinitas. Minha experiência de empreendedorismo não pode ser completa sem a Fundação Tony Elumelu. Vou começar a exportar em breve cortesia da Fundação. Agora empregamos dez funcionários permanentes e oito funcionários adicionais com base em comissão.”</p>



<p>A CEO da Fundação Tony Elumelu, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, concluiu o evento afirmando: “Hoje, treinamos dez vezes mais jovens empreendedores africanos do que de 2015 a 2019 juntos. Hoje, em 2021, estaremos pagando um recorde de US $ 24.750.000 diretamente nas mãos de empresários africanos de todos os 54 países africanos. Isso é impacto. ”</p>



<p>Desde o seu início, a Tony Elumelu Foundation já financiou um total de 15.847 empreendedores que criaram mais de 400.000 empregos diretos e indiretos e continua crescendo. Por meio do <a href="http://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFConnect</a>, a plataforma digital proprietária da Fundação, ela forneceu suporte de capacitação, consultoria e vínculos de mercado para mais de 1,5 milhão de africanos.</p>



<p>As inscrições para a Fundação Tony Elumelu 2022 serão abertas em 1º de Janeiro de 2022, em <a href="http://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.tefconnect.com</a>. Para obter uma lista dos empreendedores Tony Elumelu de 2021 selecionados e informações sobre nossos candidatos, visite o site da Fundação Tony Elumelu aqui.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>English, Portuguese, Arabic Lagos, Nigéria: La Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF), la principale organisation philanthropique qui autonomise les entrepreneurs africains des 54 pays africains, a sélectionné 4 949 entrepreneurs de toute l&#8217;Afrique pour son programme d&#8217;entrepreneuriat 2021. Les bénéficiaires de 2021 ont été sélectionnés parmi un pool de plus de 400 000 candidatures, en fonction de &#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>Lagos, Nigéria:</strong> La Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF), la principale organisation philanthropique qui autonomise les entrepreneurs africains des 54 pays africains, a sélectionné 4 949 entrepreneurs de toute l&#8217;Afrique pour son programme d&#8217;entrepreneuriat 2021.</p>



<p>Les bénéficiaires de 2021 ont été sélectionnés parmi un pool de plus de 400 000 candidatures, en fonction de leur innovation, de leurs performances et de leur potentiel de croissance pour créer des emplois et éradiquer la pauvreté sur le continent. Composés à la fois de nouvelles start-ups et de petites entreprises existantes, les entrepreneurs Tony Elumelu 2021 ont suivi une formation, un mentorat et un coaching de classe mondiale et auront un accès à vie au réseau des anciens de la Fondation Tony Elumelu</p>



<p>Fondateur de la Fondation Tony Elumelu, M. Tony O. Elumelu a déclaré : « À vous les jeunes entrepreneurs africains – travaillez dur, rêvez de rêves et soyez très disciplinés. Vous devez continuer à penser à l&#8217;impact. Le parcours de l&#8217;entrepreneuriat n&#8217;est pas linéaire &#8211; il y a des hauts et des bas, mais en restant concentré et résilient, le succès viendra finalement à vous. L&#8217;avenir de notre continent est entre vos mains. Ce que vous faites en tant qu&#8217;entrepreneurs contribuera grandement à sortir l&#8217;Afrique de la pauvreté. Je suis heureuse que nos femmes entrepreneures se portent très bien, avec une représentation de 68 % cette année. »</p>



<p>Il a ajouté : « À nos dirigeants africains, ces jeunes Africains intelligents, énergiques, travailleurs et résilients sont prêts à partir. Nous devons continuer à créer le bon environnement propice pour permettre à nos jeunes de réussir. Nous devons comprendre que leur succès est le succès de nous tous sur le continent. Nous devons leur donner la priorité parce que les nations et les continents qui donnent la priorité à leurs peuples réussissent. À mes collègues chefs d&#8217;entreprise, réalisons qu&#8217;au XXIe siècle et au-delà, il s&#8217;agit d&#8217;impact, d&#8217;héritage et de la façon dont nous travaillons ensemble pour sortir les gens de la pauvreté. C&#8217;est un sentiment tellement formidable de voir 5000 jeunes Africains commencer leur propre aventure entrepreneuriale aujourd&#8217;hui. »</p>



<p>S&#8217;exprimant lors de l&#8217;événement, le Directeur Général de la coopération internationale et du développement de la Commission européenne, M. Koen Doens a déclaré : « Je me souviens très bien, il y a quelques années à Bruxelles, lorsque j&#8217;ai rencontré pour la première fois Tony Elumelu lors de l&#8217;un des événements que sa Fondation . Nous avons tous les deux été frappés de voir à quel point il y avait une correspondance si claire entre sa vision sur la façon dont il pourrait soutenir l&#8217;entrepreneuriat africain et la propre vision de l&#8217;Union européenne sur la façon dont nous voulions soutenir l&#8217;entrepreneuriat africain. Depuis lors, notre partenariat a incarné ce même esprit qu&#8217;en fin de compte la croissance africaine ne peut pas négliger l&#8217;énorme potentiel, la créativité et l&#8217;esprit d&#8217;entreprise qui abritent tant d&#8217;Africains, en particulier les jeunes et les femmes. Je suis extrêmement heureux que notre partenariat entre dans cette phase active, et je suis très heureux que plus de 2400 femmes bénéficieront du programme de formation de la Fondation Tony Elumelu et obtiendront un capital d&#8217;amorçage pour soutenir leurs idées. Je suis extrêmement heureux qu&#8217;à l&#8217;Union européenne, nous puissions faire partie de cette grande entreprise et la soutenir. »</p>



<p>S&#8217;exprimant également lors de l&#8217;événement, l&#8217;Administrateur assistant, PNUD/Directeur, Bureau régional du PNUD pour l&#8217;Afrique, Mme. Ahunna Eziakonwa a déclaré : « Notre partenariat avec la Fondation Tony Elumelu sur l&#8217;entrepreneuriat des jeunes repose sur notre conviction que l&#8217;Afrique ne réussira que lorsque les jeunes Africains auront la possibilité d&#8217;exceller. C&#8217;est ce qui nous a inspiré à investir plus de 20 millions de dollars dans des entrepreneurs africains émergents depuis que nous avons conclu notre partenariat avec la Fondation Tony Elumelu. Notre ambition commune est de responsabiliser 100 000 jeunes entrepreneurs africains au cours des dix prochaines années à travers l&#8217;Afrique, en reconnaissant que l&#8217;entrepreneuriat est le seul moyen de réaliser les rêves.</p>



<p>Prenant la parole, le Secrétaire Général de l&#8217;ACP, S.E. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti a déclaré : « Au nom de l&#8217;Organisation des États d&#8217;Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP), je tiens à féliciter chaleureusement la Fondation Tony Elumelu pour cette réalisation extraordinaire. Nous sommes fiers de nous être associés à la Fondation Tony Elumelu et à notre partenaire de longue date, l&#8217;Union Européenne, pour libérer le potentiel de 2420 jeunes femmes africaines grâce à ce programme d&#8217;entrepreneuriat TEF, en fournissant un mentorat et un financement, pour développer et soutenir ces petites entreprises.</p>



<p>S&#8217;exprimant lors du panel avec M. Elumelu, 2015 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Hauwa Liman, fondateur d&#8217;Afrik Abaya, a déclaré : « Je suis toujours fier de dire que je fais partie de la cohorte inaugurale du programme d&#8217;entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu. Mon entreprise est située à Kaduna, au Nigéria. J&#8217;ai bénéficié de ce programme en 2015, et cela m&#8217;a ouvert beaucoup de portes et d&#8217;opportunités. Il ne s&#8217;agit pas seulement du capital d&#8217;amorçage, mais ce qui me fascine vraiment dans le programme, ce sont les connaissances. J&#8217;appelle cela un programme de mini-MBA, car dès l&#8217;étape de l&#8217;idéation, il vous apprend à vraiment articuler votre entreprise et il m&#8217;a donné mon premier plan d&#8217;affaires. Le réseau, la visibilité et les opportunités sont infinis. Mon expérience entrepreneuriale ne peut être complète sans la Fondation Tony Elumelu. Je vais bientôt commencer à exporter grâce à la Fondation. Nous employons maintenant dix employés permanents et huit employés supplémentaires à la commission. »</p>



<p>La DG de la Fondation Tony Elumelu, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, a conclu l&#8217;événement en déclarant : « Aujourd&#8217;hui, nous avons formé dix fois plus de jeunes entrepreneurs africains que nous n&#8217;en avons formé de 2015 à 2019 combinés. Aujourd&#8217;hui, en 2021, nous verserons un montant record de 24 750 000 USD directement aux entrepreneurs africains des 54 pays africains. C&#8217;est l&#8217;impact.</p>



<p>Depuis sa création, la Fondation Tony Elumelu a désormais financé un total de 15 847 entrepreneurs qui ont créé plus de 400 000 emplois directs et indirects et ce n&#8217;est pas fini. Grâce à <a href="http://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFConnect</a>, la plate-forme numérique exclusive de la Fondation, elle a fourni un soutien au renforcement des capacités, des conseils et des liens commerciaux à plus de 1,5 million d&#8217;Africains.</p>



<p>Les candidatures pour la Fondation Tony Elumelu 2022 s&#8217;ouvrent le 1er janvier 2022, sur <a href="http://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.tefconnect.com</a>. Pour obtenir une liste des entrepreneurs Tony Elumelu sélectionnés en 2021 et des informations sur nos candidats, veuillez visiter le site Web de la Fondation Tony Elumelu ici.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>French, Portuguese, Arabic Lagos, Nigeria: The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has selected 4,949 entrepreneurs from across Africa for its 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme. The 2021 beneficiaries were selected from a pool of over 400,000 applications, based on their innovation, performance, and growth potential to create &#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>Lagos, Nigeria:</strong> The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has selected 4,949 entrepreneurs from across Africa for its 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme.</p>



<p>The 2021 beneficiaries were selected from a pool of over 400,000 applications, based on their innovation, performance, and growth potential to create jobs and eradicate poverty on the continent. Consisting of both new start-ups and existing small businesses, the 2021 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs have undergone world-class business training, mentorship and coaching and will have a life-time access to the Tony Elumelu Foundation alumni network.</p>



<p>Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu shared, “To you young African entrepreneurs – work hard, dream dreams, and be very disciplined. You must continue to think of impact. The entrepreneurship journey is not linear – there are ups and downs, but by staying focused and resilient, ultimately success will come your way. The future of our continent is in your hands. What you do as entrepreneurs will go a long way in lifting Africa out of poverty. I am happy that our female entrepreneurs are doing very well, with 68% representation this year.”</p>



<p>He added: “To our African leaders –&nbsp; these young, intelligent, energetic hardworking, resilient Africans are ready to go. We need to keep creating the right enabling environment to enable our young ones to succeed. We must realise that their success is success for all of us on the continent. We must prioritise them because nations and continents that prioritise their people, succeed. To my fellow business leaders, let us realise that in the 21<sup>st</sup> century and beyond, it is about impact, legacy and about how we work together to power people out of poverty. It is such a great feeling to see 5000 young Africans also commence their own entrepreneurial journeys today.”</p>



<p>Speaking at the event, Director-General, International Cooperation and Development, European Commission, Mr. Koen Doens stated: “I remember very well, a few years ago in Brussels when I first met Tony Elumelu at one of the events his Foundation was organising. Both of us were struck by how there was such a clear match between his vision on how he could support African entrepreneurship and the European Union’s own vision on how we wanted to support African entrepreneurship. Ever since, our partnership has embodied this same spirit that ultimately African growth cannot neglect the huge potential, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that harbours so many Africans, especially young people and women. I am extremely glad our partnership is moving into this active stage, and I am very glad that over 2400 women will benefit from the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s training programme, and will get seed capital to support their ideas. I am extremely happy that at the European Union, we are able to be part of this great endeavour and to support it.”</p>



<p>Also speaking at the event, Assistant Administrator, UNDP/Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa stated: “Our partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation on youth entrepreneurship is informed by our belief that Africa will only succeed when young Africans are given the opportunity to excel. This is what has inspired us to invest more than $20 million in emerging African entrepreneurs since we entered into our partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation. Our joint ambition is to empower 100,000 young African entrepreneurs over the next ten years across Africa, recognising that entrepreneurship is the only way dreams can be realised.”</p>



<p>Speaking, Secretary General, OACPS, H.E. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti stated: “On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), I would like to heartily commend the Tony Elumelu Foundation for this extraordinary achievement. We are proud to have partnered with the Tony Elumelu Foundation and our longstanding partner, the European Union to unlock the potential of 2420 young African women through this TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, providing mentorship and funding, to grow and sustain these small businesses.”</p>



<p>Speaking on the panel with Mr. Elumelu, 2015 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Hauwa Liman, Founder of Afrik Abaya, shared: “I am always proud to say that I am from the inaugural cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme. My business is located in Kaduna, Nigeria. I benefitted from this Programme in 2015, and it opened up lots of doors and opportunities. It is not just about the seed capital, but what really fascinates me about the Programme is the knowledge. I call it a mini-MBA programme, because from the ideation stage it teaches you how to really articulate your business, and it gave me my first business plan. The network, visibility and opportunities are endless. My entrepreneurship experience cannot be complete without the Tony Elumelu Foundation. I will start exporting soon courtesy of the Foundation. We now employ ten permanent staff and an additional eight staff on a commission basis.”</p>



<p>Tony Elumelu Foundation CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, concluded the event stating: “Today, we have trained ten times more young African entrepreneurs than we have trained from 2015 to 2019 combined. Today in 2021, we will be paying out a record US$24,750,000 directly to the hands of African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries. This is impact.”</p>



<p>Since its inception, the Tony Elumelu Foundation has now funded a total of 15,847 entrepreneurs who have created more than 400,000 direct and indirect jobs and counting. Through <a href="http://tefconnect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TEFConnect</a>, the Foundation’s proprietary digital platform, it has provided capacity-building support, advisory and market linkages, to over 1.5 million Africans.</p>



<p>Applications for the 2022 Tony Elumelu Foundation opens on January 1, 2022, on <a href="http://www.tefconnect.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.tefconnect.com</a>. For a list of the selected 2021 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs and information on our applicants, please visit the website of the Tony Elumelu Foundation <a href="https://tef2021.tonyelumelufoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>The 7th Edition of The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (2021)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Praise]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 13:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TRANSLATIONS: FRENCH &#124; PORTUGUESE PREVIEW&#160; The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is a $100million commitment made by the Elumelu family to empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs over a 10-year period through, training, mentorship and funding. The goal is to create at least 1million jobs and contribute over $10billion in revenue to the African economy.    Through its flagship Entrepreneurship &#8230;</p>
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<p>TRANSLATIONS: <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/news/la-7eme-edition-du-programme-dentrepreneuriat-de-la-fondation-tony-elumelu-2021">FRENCH</a> | <a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/uncategorized/a-7a-edicao-do-programa-de-empreendedorismo-2021-da-fundacao-tony-elumelu">PORTUGUESE</a> </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PREVIEW</strong>&nbsp;</h3>



<p>The <strong>Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme </strong>is a $100million commitment made by the Elumelu family to empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs over a 10-year period through, training, mentorship and funding. The goal is to create at least 1million jobs and contribute over $10billion in revenue to the African economy.  <br> </p>



<p>Through its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme the Foundation empowers African entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurship ecosystem across 54 African countries.&nbsp;The TEF training curriculum has been designed to segment entrepreneurs based on the demonstrated capability and knowledge.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>The training has been tailored to educate and capacitise you in starting or growing your business to overcome the challenges faced by entrepreneurs across the African continent<strong>. </strong>The curriculum focuses on <strong><em>practical, iterative learning</em></strong> that is useful even long after the training period.  </p>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NOTE</span>:</strong>&nbsp;Completion of the training programme is a strict condition to moving forward to the submission and review of your business plan, participation in the pitching competition, and receipt of seed capital.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/TEF-Entrepreneurship-Programme-Guide.pdf"><strong>STEP BY STEP GUIDE: HOW TO REGISTER</strong> <strong>AND APPLY</strong></a></p>



<p><strong><a href="https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ENG-TEF-FLAGSHIP-HOW-TO-REVALIDATE-WALKTHROUGH-GUIDE.pdf">STEP BY STEP GUIDE: HOW TO REVALIDATE</a></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>HOW TO REGISTER</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p>The application form consists of four parts:&nbsp;</p>



<p>(1) Personal information&nbsp;</p>



<p>(2) Commercial information&nbsp;</p>



<p>(3) Cognitive assessment&nbsp;</p>



<p>(4) Declaration section&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">To&nbsp;ensure a transparent application process, all applicants will need to have a valid government issued ID and indicate their name on the application form on&nbsp;TEFConnect&nbsp;exactly as it appears on the ID card.</span></strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>A</strong><strong>LL APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO:&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p>1.&nbsp;Complete all mandatory fields in the online application form on&nbsp;TEFConnect.&nbsp;</p>



<p>2.&nbsp;Submit the form&nbsp;</p>



<p>4. Attach all the requested documents (valid identity card and photo headshot) and upload the required documents&nbsp;</p>



<p>5. Expect Foundation comments. </p>



<p><strong>PLEA</strong><strong>SE&nbsp;</strong><strong>NOTE:&nbsp;</strong>TEFConnect&nbsp;can only be accessed by a single email account. It is important that all applicants register with an email to which they have regular access to.&nbsp;</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>WHAT TO EXPECT&nbsp;</strong><strong>FROM THE&nbsp;</strong><strong>PROGRAMME?</strong>&nbsp;</h3>



<p>The Entrepreneurship Programme identifies&nbsp;outstanding African entrepreneurs who have start-ups or business ideas with the potential to grow.&nbsp;&nbsp;The TEF Entrepreneurship&nbsp;Programme&nbsp;will be delivered in different phases&nbsp;as&nbsp;listed below:&nbsp;</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Application Phase&nbsp;</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Training &amp;Mentorship Phase&nbsp;</li><li>Business Plan Submission Phase&nbsp;</li><li>Pitching Phase&nbsp;</li><li>Seed Capital Phase&nbsp;</li></ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>THE&nbsp;</strong><strong>A</strong><strong>PPLICATION PHASE</strong>&nbsp;</h3>



<p>This will take place from the&nbsp;<strong>January 1 to March&nbsp;</strong><strong>31</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once applications are&nbsp;closed, eligible applicants will be placed in the appropriate training path as follows:&nbsp;</p>



<p><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color"><strong>PREPARATORY</strong>&nbsp;</span></p>



<p>This means you do not have the skillset needed to start a business. You will go through the general training on&nbsp;TEFConnect. You will, however, not be eligible for mentorship or seed capital.&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">START-UP/ BEGINNER</span></strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p>This means you are a starter according to the business start-up profiling. You will go through the beginner training modules and you will have access to world class mentors during the&nbsp;programme.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color"><strong>INNOVATIOR/ INTERMEDIATE</strong>&nbsp;</span></p>



<p>This means that you have been profiled to be an intermediate entrepreneur. You have a good potential to be a successful&nbsp;entrepreneur. You will go through the Intermediate training modules and you will have access to world class mentors during the&nbsp;programme.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color"><strong>DISRUPTOR/ ADVANCED</strong>&nbsp;</span></p>



<p>This means that you are or identified to be natural or a seasoned entrepreneur. You will go through the Advanced training modules and you will have access to world class mentors during the&nbsp;programme.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color"><strong>THE&nbsp;TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PHASE</strong>&nbsp;</span></p>



<p>Once shortlisted&nbsp;and placed in the appropriate training&nbsp;path, you&nbsp;will be eligible to take part in our&nbsp;rigorous&nbsp;business training and mentoring sessions.&nbsp;There will be multiple choice questions to track your performance.&nbsp;You will attend a virtual orientation program to learn more about the process and we will share timelines and resources available&nbsp;for you to succeed.&nbsp;The shortlisted entrepreneurs will&nbsp;be given access to join the peer-to-peer&nbsp;support&nbsp;groups.&nbsp;</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Shortlisted entrepreneurs&nbsp;will be expected to complete the business training,&nbsp;answer the quiz at each end of&nbsp;each module.&nbsp;</li><li>The shortlisted applicants after the training will be given the opportunity to develop&nbsp;a&nbsp;<strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">BUSINESS PLAN</span>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</li></ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>THE BUSINESS PLAN AND FINANCIALS SUBMISSION PHASE</strong>&nbsp;</h3>



<p>At the end of the training, you will be required to combine all the learnings from the training into a single cohesive document. You will be given a business &amp; financial plan template; this will be in the online resource library. This template will help you create a first draft of your business plan. write a business plan.&nbsp;After&nbsp;the<strong>&nbsp;<span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">BUSINESS&nbsp;TRAINING &amp; BUSINESS PLAN SUBMISSION</span>,&nbsp;</strong>only successful candidates&nbsp;(who complete the MCQs and score above cut off mark and submit a business plan)&nbsp;would be eligible to move on to the next stage: the&nbsp;<strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">PITCHING COMPETITION</span>.</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>THE&nbsp;</strong><strong>PITCHING&nbsp;</strong><strong>PHASE</strong>&nbsp;</h3>



<p>This is an opportunity to demonstrate your business knowledge and convince the judge about the feasibility of your business.&nbsp;At the pitching stage,&nbsp;entrepreneurs&nbsp;will&nbsp;pitch their ideas before a panel of judges.&nbsp;Only the successful candidates from the pitching competition will receive&nbsp;seed&nbsp;capital funding and&nbsp;access to the Alumni&nbsp;network to support their business ambitions.&nbsp;</p>



<p>If you successfully completed all required training requirements and submitted a business plan, but was unsuccessful after the pitching competition, you will receive a training completion certificate and can reapply next year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p>



<p>Please note that this phase is another key outcome of this training programme and all shortlisted entrepreneurs must go through this phase to be eligible for&nbsp;<strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">SEED CAPITAL</span>.</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>THE&nbsp;</strong><strong>SEED CAPITAL PHASE</strong>&nbsp;</h3>



<p>All entrepreneurs who have successfully completed all the above steps will be required to open business accounts and seed capital will flow into these accounts created. An entrepreneur who is eligible to receive seed funding will be given a <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AND ACHIEVEMENT</span></strong> from the Foundation.</p>



<p>For more information about the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, please see our <a href="https://tonyelumelufoundation.org/tef-entrepreneurship-programme/faqs">Frequently Asked Questions</a>.</p>
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