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BECOME THE NEXT TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEUR

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are proud to partner with the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) and the German Development Cooperation to unlock the dynamic potential of African women entrepreneurs.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is looking for African women entrepreneurs with business ideas or start-up businesses to receive $5,000 seed capital, business training, mentorship, and access to networking opportunities.

WHY APPLY?

  • Mentoring
  • Start-up Enterprise Toolkit
  • Online Resources
  • Meetups
  • Seed Capital Funding of $5,000
  • TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Alumni Netw

WHO CAN APPLY?

All African women entrepreneurs living in any African country with the right to work and operate a business in that country.

This newly started programme will see a new entrepreneurship fund established to support more than 2,400 African women entrepreneurs through increased access to finance and seed capital.

“We cannot get to a better world without carrying women along!”

Apply today to the Entrepreneurship Programme of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF).