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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading African-funded and founded philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for the 2019 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme.
The Programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The Programme’s objective is to generate at least 1,000,000 new jobs and create at least $10 billion in new business revenue across Africa.
Founder and UBA Chairperson, Tony O. Elumelu, said “The private sector must be the core driver of Africa’s economic transformation, but this sector cannot attain its full potential if entrepreneurs are left behind.”
Now in its 5th year, the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme has empowered 4,470 entrepreneurs, using a bespoke and robust selection, training and implementation process to create visible and sustainable impact across all 54 African countries.
Last year, over 2,210 Ugandans entrepreneurs applied for the program, ranking Uganda the third highest after Nigeria and Kenya in submissions, with a total of 126 successful applicants receiving US$5000 as seed capital.
How do we join the platform or how do we apply for these funds. Am very interested.
Hi Bazil. Applicatiion to the Tony are free and done on online. Please visit this link http://tonyelumelufoundation.org/ for more information on the Tony Elumelu Foundation and requirements to apply for the funding.
Regards,
JT