27/01/2025
Dear Lourentia,
We are still accepting applications for the 2025 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme—an opportunity that has transformed the lives of over 2 million Africans—on www.TEFConnect.com.
Now, we need you to help ensure that no deserving entrepreneur is left out:
Apply Now: If you are an entrepreneur with a bold idea or a business not older than five years; OR
Share: If you know an aspiring African entrepreneur, share this email with them so that they can seize this transformative opportunity.
Here are the programmes open for applications:
THE TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION (TEF) ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
Our flagship Entrepreneurship Programme is open to all African entrepreneurs, 18 years and older, who have innovative ideas or businesses (not older than five years), in any business sector.
TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME FOR GOOGLE
Deployed in partnership with Google.org to empower African entrepreneurs with AI-integrated business training, in addition to mentoring and seed capital, to shift their perception towards embracing and adopting AI tools in their business operations.
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR AFRICA (WE4A)
Deployed in partnership with the European Union (EU) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂĽr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), this programme will empower women entrepreneurs with green business ideas or businesses in Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, and Togo.
AGUKA IDEATION PROGRAMME
Deployed in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Rwanda and the Rwandan Ministry of Youth and Arts, this programme supports young Rwandan entrepreneurs (18–30 years) with $3,000 in seed capital to transform their innovative ideas into viable enterprises.
Important Links:
"How-to-apply" Video Guide: Watch Here
FAQs: ENGLISH | FRENCH | PORTUGUESE | ARABIC
Flyers you can share: ENGLISH | FRENCH | PORTUGUESE | ARABIC
Application Portal: www.TEFConnect.com
Applications close on 1st March 202
