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Often, I am asked what achievement I am most proud of, and my answer is always the same – the sense of fulfilment I feel, when I interact with the beneficiaries of the @TonyElumeluFDN. 
Hearing their testimonies, successes and challenges, the impact that $5,000 has on their businesses, ideas, and communities – this gives me joy and excitement. When people ask what motivates me – this is it!
Yesterday, on the side-lines of #UNGA77, @TonyElumeluFDN and @Google hosted a Roundtable at @UBAAmerica. We listened to 3African entrepreneurs; Ugochi Obidiegwu, founder - @TheSafetyChic; Kwabena Danso, founder - Booomers Intl. Ltd, and Chioma Ukonu, co-founder - @RecyclePointsNG
When I first met @PreetiSinha_, Executive Secretary of
@UNCDF, I was struck immediately by her passion, enthusiasm and advocacy for youth and entrepreneurship – and I knew I had an ally and a friend.
Her mission is our mission, at the @TonyElumeluFDN.
@UNCDF, I was struck immediately by her passion, enthusiasm and advocacy for youth and entrepreneurship – and I knew I had an ally and a friend.
Her mission is our mission, at the @TonyElumeluFDN.
Months later, what started off as a shared, but distant, vision is being executed, as we convened on Monday in NY, to sign the African Youth Entrepreneurship Agreement - a partnership between TEF and @UNCDF; UN’s catalytic finance entity capacitise even more African entrepreneurs
Youth unemployment is a tragic waste of talent and a betrayal of a generation. In Africa, we feel the harsh impact of youth joblessness. As African leaders, we must do something – more importantly, as global leaders, we must work together to address this issue.
