Tony Elumelu Foundation has gotten a grant of $5 Million grant which was approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The $5 million grant was given to the Elumelu Foundation to help 1000 African youth entrepreneur. This development was disclosed in a statement by the Amba Mpoke-Bigg of Communications Relations Department of AfDB.
The statement which was reported by PM News disclosed that AfDB entered into a partnership with Tony the grant will enable an additional 1000 entrepreneur benefit from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme.
“The partnership will bring about future collaboration focused on strengthening small to medium-sized enterprises as well as talent and skills development for Africa’s youth”, the release said, adding that it would support 3,050 young entrepreneurs across 54 African countries.
“The Bank’s participation will enable an additional 1,000 entrepreneurs to benefit from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, which provides much needed opportunities to help stem the rising tide of unemployment and inequality facing the continent’s youngest citizens.
“The programme aligns with the Bank’s ten-year Jobs for Youth in Africa strategy launched in 2016 to support the creation of 25 million decent jobs across the continent. The strategy is also expected to equip 50 million young African people with employable skills that enable them to access economic opportunities and realize their full economic potential across the continent.
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“The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme will deliver business training, mentoring, access to networks, markets and capital for business development to selected youth-led start-ups in order for them to grow and create jobs.” The release said.
It also informed that other development partners involved in supporting the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme are Agence Française de Développement, the German Agency for International Cooperation, the United Nations Development Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross.