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Financial support is crucial for job creation and reducing unemployment rates, especially among the youth. It also encourages diversity in economies largely dependent on a few sectors, reducing vulnerability to global market shifts. Entrepreneurs in Africa can drive significant social change, offering solutions tailored to local needs, and enhance global integration through business.
$5,000 Grants for African Entrepreneurs
Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is open to Africans from all 54 African countries with scalable business ideas or a business that has been operational for no more than 3 years. The Foundation will distribute non-returnable seed capital of $5,000 to entrepreneurs seeking to turn their business dreams into reality.
Successful applicants will join the over 9,000 current beneficiaries, from 54 African countries, and receive business training, mentoring, seed capital, and global networking opportunities.
The Programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor and fund 10,000 young African entrepreneurs implementing the philosophy of Africapitalism, which positions the private sector as the growth engine for Africa and emphasises the importance of creating social and economic wealth.
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I am james from kenya help me with grant
I’m Bulelwa from South Africa please help me with grant
Hi I m keabetswe from south africa please help me with grant
Hello, am Antony from kenya please help with the grant I boost my business.
I’m Dumisang Hlongwane please help me get this grant,I want to mine a granite and sell it to a different countries
Hello am Odhiambo from Kenya, help me with grant to develop my land
I’m ABDULBARI HUSSAINI from Nigeria please help me with the grant
Am Peter fidelix from Nigeria I need this grant to be able to expand my business.
I am Onah Vincent Adakole from Nigeria, please help me with the grant
Hello, if I could get your help, I would like to create an employment avenue for the people in my village. Thanks
Am zainab I need the grant to help me expand my business
I’m a business plan writer and grant application writer, I can hrlp you draft a ptofessional business plan/proposal that will help qualify for the grant. message me on whatsapp +2347067494545 for more information
I’m abimbola from Nigeria help me with grant for my business
My name is Evelyn from Nigeria. I want to ask, if you should get this grant do I need to pay back? If yes, what duration and how am am paying back?
I don’t think it is good for us to sound like beggars. Please give us an email address and we submit our proposal finish
Hi I m Thoriso from south africa please help me with grant
Hello, am Francis Omollo from the slums of Kampala-uganda under an NGO called Clear Walls of Dreams. We collect and recycle plastic products into re usables. This also saves the environment from hazardous waste and pollution but we don’t have funds to help us build this inorder to create more job opportunities to the youths and save the environment
Hi, I’m cissy from Uganda! Please help me with grant to boost my business.
hi I’m Jane from Zambia please help me with the grant for business
Hi I’m Mrs Victoria Nwakaego from Nigeria. Please help me with grant
We have access to 14hectares of farmland. It’s a family farm but we do not have the funds to start up production on the farm. It is our dream to start production on the farm. We would like to do poultry farming and piggery farming.sugarcane can be planted on the farm and we would also like to plant vegetables. Please help us make this dream come true. Thank you. Kind regards
Please kindly further help with grant I had registered a with a business account but I have been struggling to get funds so I’m even owing annual returns because I’m unemployed please kindly further assist me thanks.
Am a Nigerian please can you help me with the grant to enable me increase the scope of my poultry and small ruminant animal farm which will also enhance food security and the protein intake of the people of my locality.
Am a university graduate of animal science and health.
A voluntary organisation for sc/st & rural poor.
Hi I am ololade taiwo from Nigeria. I am into business and I need funding . Pls help me with the grant
It will glading my heart for having a three square meal on my table if the grant is positively approved. I shall be looking forward to hearing positively from your organization.
Hello,,grant
I am iraithamarai from india i am interested in this sector can you help
I am iraithamarai from india i am interested in this sector can you help my cell 918754735034
Hello!
My name is Betty Oaikhena from Edo State Nigeria.
Please help me with the grants to bring my fashion business idea into light.
Thank you
Good evening ugochukwu by name i from Nigeria pls am interested for it
We would like to team up with you to develop a business that’s giving back to Africa. It’s an online travel agency. And the leader in this industry “Expedia”, is bringing in over 10 billion a year. Our program will outdo expedia’s performance in less than 5 years. However we would like to give a large percentage of our profits to Africa for redevelopment. Please contact me at your earliest convenience.
My name is joy and I’m a caterer…pls help me with the grant so i can use it for my business
Hello l am Emily Maunatlala help me to get the grant l need to open bakery and create employment for our fellow brothers and sisters
I am Onumba Gift Onyinyechi, from Nigeria, please help with Grant to start a Restaurant business.
I Godwin mamafha I am residing in south Africa and I need the grant to take my company abroad
My names are Busola Oluwatosin Akintunde, from Nigeria Lagos state to be precise, i’m 44 years old, a single mother of twins (7 years old girls), also a survivor of colon cancer, I will be very grateful if I could gifted this grant to start up a business again, I am into catering before the sickness so that I would be able to care for myself and my twins education.
The business I wish to start is frozen food and food stuff.
I am Sunday James I live in Lagos which my line of business is security entrepreneur which I have registered my security company with CAC but I have not yet acquire license which the grant will help me to get it in other to start my business fully.
Please l need this grant to boost my business.
Please I need this to grant boost my business,from Nigeria
Please I need this Grant to boost my printing business
AM smart Godwin from Nigeria please I really need the Grant for my business
Am a Nigerian, please can you assist me with the grant in other to increase the scope of my poultry and small ruminant animal farm, which will also enhance food security in my locality by increasing animal nutrients uptake by the populace.
I am a small business woman doing catering, hiring tents and decoration equipment. I will appreciate and thank God to receive the grant.
I am precious akande kehinde by name
Please I need this grant to support my business
I sell provision
Hi, I need more information about grant
Hello am ssenkebejje Ernest in Uganda am interested in this Grant very soon am starting a computer and mobile phone repairing this will give people jobs due to high demand in repairing
Innocent Bigirwa a CEO at High Mark Waste Recycling Technologies, We solve key problems related to food loss and insecurity but also addressing climate Change in our community, we have already created jobs for the young people and vulnerable women with in the Value Chain but also created a green economy and nature within our local communities.
This seed capital would help us scale up and employ more young people and creat more impact
My name is Kingsley from Ghana.. please I need this grant to support my business.
Greetings.
I m a community leader, originally from Zimbabwe but now a Resident in The Republic of Botswana.
I run a Business Network to encourage and support Entrepreneurs at different levels. Identifying areas of Gifts and Talents .Among others, we are currently working on a Job Creation program in Areas like
(1) Graphics art & Branding
(2) Electrical Construction, Repairs and Maintenance
This is to Empower the Youths or the Unemployed with Hands on Skills so they make a living or start up their own Micro Enterprise.
A Grant to Help us deliver our Products and Services will be Greatly appreciated.
Good day im Bonani Moyo kindly help me with grand to boost my business im from Botswana
I’m Fidelis from Nigeria, Pls help me with the grant.
I’m Omileye Kafayat Odunola. Please help me with the grant I want to use it to start my business.. I have business ideas and there’s no money to plan it yet and I have my budget to start it up
I’m James from Malawi please help me
Am interested, help me with grant
Interested please help me with the grant. I’m in South Africa.
My NGO name is House of glory charity Development and empowerment foundation NGO I needed this grant to support my people for their business and education and widows empowerment
I am Dr Richard Ayiku the Founder and the president of Life Worth Living Foundation which is a suicide prevention organisation in Ghana,west Africa l will like to apply for the grant for the training of people who have been contemplating suicide
P.O.BOX MC 1730,TAKORADI, GHANA
Am into waste management and environmental entrepreneurship,can you lighten your process of having this seed assistance,I once attempted and didn’t go through.thank you for your initiative
Hi I’m Makie Mokone we have a family land about 30 hacktars but we have no funds to develop it we want to build the Holiday resort , buy having the fund will help a lot
Good day to you my name is uzairu Muhammad from Nigeria please help us with that grant so that we can encourage our family and environment thank you
I am David Mutambirwa (Chief Svosve )Executive Director and Founder of Mhakwe Heritage Foundation Trust. We are into Heritage and Culture preservation through research and documentation. We are working on preservation of small grains to mitigate el-nino-induced drought in Zimbabwe. About 5, 7 million are facing starvation Mhakwe believes research in indigenous small grains and indigenous vegetables will go a long way in alleviating food security in Zimbabwe.
Am usman Rabiu from Nigeria please help me with Grant to expand my business
I’m Khadija from Nigeria please, help me with this grant.
I’m abdulhamid mansur form Nigeria please help me with this Grant project
I am Olajide Michael Afolabi Executive Director of Graceland SuccessVenture. We are into production and sales of Agricultural farm produce in Nigeria.Also involved in the Educational environmental research and development. The grant will eventually be of a greater benefit to our organisation and the community at large.
I’m Princess Theresa Akpan President Noble Virtuous Empowerment Initiative.our mission is centred on putting smiles on the faces of the poor, youth, women and the less privilege in the society .
I will be glad if u support my business
I JAN MAKHUBO I LIVE IN CLARENS a small town. I real need a grand for the future of our children’s in Education and sporting difference SPORTS Code.please i asking where can get a assistance or Sponsorship include the Church to build a relationship with GOD and teach YOUTH. Please help me how to apply
I am waliyu bello from Nigeria please help to grow my business please
CLARENS FUTURE STAR is a NPO Hopeful this grand can play much more assistance in our poor Community family and children’s are struggling a lot especially in Education,We have to much young talent in Soccer and rugby both Gender because of the poor Community and no support.As Community representative I feel so bad because of my children support not get support from no where.please touch me for a profile of my Community list.
I real Support a Seed Grants for Africa project. I LIVE IN CLARENS Eastern FREE STATE SOUTH AFRICA (R.S.A).I have to much ideas to assist another.
Yours faithfully
Jan Makhubo
South Africa
I will be glad if you support my business
Please assist with funds I want to start my construction project
I would really appreciate funds to support my business of empowering young and old valunerable people in my Community by teaching them sewing skills. From Eastern Cape East London
Hello Iam Japhet Mlala from Kenya asking for any available grant for my woodwork expansion to enable me employ jobless youth .
I want startup grant
I AM CHUKWUDI EZE, AM A NIGERIAN, I NEED GRANT TO BUST UP MY BUSINESS, I HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS OVER SEVEN (7) YEARS, I NEED HELP TO STAND UP.
I am Dorcas Ajileye, please help me with grant to support my business and also to start up a new business, one way income is not helping our country again
I m SAmINU SHEHU from nigeria im a businessman so i want expant my business to abroad lncluding farming iwant help me with your grant thank you sir
Good day
Hope you are well. I will love to no more about how can I get funding with this grant. I am running a poultry farm in South Africa and I want to supply chicken through out Africa to fight food shortages.
I’m Tebogo Ehbid Letube, leaving in South Africa I have small business, please offer me a grant to bay some of printing machine
Hello good day. I am YUSUF ABUBAKAR RABO. From Nigeria. Please help me to growth my business. I am running a poultry farming.
I’m Omileye Kamardeen O.from Nigeria, please the Grant will be of immense opportunity for me and my family if am granted.
Please, l need ur help grant for business
Pls help me with grant I am from Nigeria
Please help me with grant for business
Help me with the grant to build my dream business.
Please help me with a seed grant. I am a pastor and would love to teach my people how to grow their own food and to sustain themselves. Thanking you in anticipation.
We need help about our business because to depend ourself
Interested
Interested
am happy to be here
My name is Eyong Agnes Taku. From Cameroon, greatly affected with the political instability that has affected my business adversely, making it difficult for me to flourish again due to some huge lost in the past.
An assistant from you will go a long way in building my business to it’s highest strength
I’m Nicho from South Africa, please help me with the start up capital
My name is CHIE DELLA BEI. I am from Cameroon precisely from the English speaking part which is highly affected with political instability. I use to own a small restaurant but due to the instability of my town, my business site was burnt to arches. I will be grateful if you can support me with this grant to kick start my restaurant business again.
It’s good Idea let’s embrace it
I need the grant to set up a Coaching Website and start online coaching business Thanks in advance and God bless you
Please I need your help
All i need in my life is great future..nothing much.
My name is Joshua Chinedu Anumata, i need the grant to expand my business, I sales materials for producing all kinds of bags, (School bags, male and female bags, travelling bags shoes, laptop bags. The business is so demanding which require money, I will be very grateful if my request is being granted. Best regards.
Please I need the grant to setup a business, I’m from Nigeria
I’m from Ethiopia specially Afar region so please help me to Grant this issues.
Am Interested please
Please help me with Grant am from Nigeria
I ‘m from Nigeria need grant to help me and advance business
Jeremiah from Zambia. May you please help me with the grant? I start poultry and small ruminants and improve gardening.
Hello there i am looking to launch a gaming lounge business . This lounge will offer a variety of services and products to the gaming community such as gaming consoles and gaming tournament . I am confident that i can create a unique and engaging gaming experience that will attract customers and provide them with a place to hangout and enjoy gaming other than busy taking alcoholic beverages especial the youth.
With your grant offer you will make my dream come true.
I am Oluwafemi from Nigeria I need a start up funds to begin my pigry farm please help me with grants.
I need funding to but up a coffee processor so as to help my local fellow farmers to market their farm produce. This can help us in financial empowerment.
am kindly asking if you can help with the grant we want to expand our training school in earth moving machine and help youths to be employed in a mining industry and construction
Hi, my name is George Radienyane Ramatsebe, may you please help me with developing my business of farming with pigs and distribution of it’s products.
Hello thanks for the opportunity I known you help many people, and I want to be amongst this great movement, so I have a small business workshop for training youth people and I need the grant to advance my technology in my small company
Please help me with this grant. I am a single divorced mum with 2 children. Please please consider me. I’m really battling. I needed to start something to make ends meat. Thanking u . God bless you
Good afternoon and am Selvyn South Africa, I want to start classic furniture,business to root out unemployment amongst the youth. Please help me with grant.
He please help me to start small scale enterprise
I am Achilleus Moga from Nigeria.i need grant to start up my business.
I need grant to increase my small scale farming to a bigger one. I am into fish farming poultry farming and animals husbandry. I already have two plots of land in a remote area to expand
I’m dealing with cashewnuts value addition.I need support for machines an small building
My whatssapp is +255755700008
Thank you once again
Thank you so much for what you are doing, I am sure you have already helped many people.
I would like further criteria for funding my project of irrigation farming particularly maize farming for food security and ince generating.
I will be happy to be included in the program
I intend to empower nature and mankind
1. Creating employment (already started)
2. Food security and income generating thus ecological balance
I will be happy to hear from you
About procedures.
Thank you so much
Remain blessed
Name is Amon Judge.
I have 30 ha piece of land in central province of Zambia that is a suitable place for mixed Agribusines such as chicken, goats and cattle rearing.
I would like to venture into free range chicken productions that aims at income generating and food security across Sub-Saharan Africa.
I have an 80 meters bore hole with plenty of water which I intend to use to do free range chicken farming in larger scale.
In addition, I have already 1.5 hp solar pump and a 7000 litres overhead water tank ready for use in the chicken houses
If I could be helped with a grant to fence off the piece of land so that birds are protected from stray cats and other intruders
I would like to do more in terms job creation for the youths around the community. It is with this background that I’m applying for a financial support of 15000 U$D, will empower my business and empower entire commmunity.
I am looking forward for positive response.
Thanks in advance
Amon Judge
I want to apply for the grant. This will certainly upgrade my ogbono and palm oil harvesting business at ugwueke.
I need some capital to establish my project. I used leather, Aso oke, Ankara, to make shoes and bags.
Including beads.
I’m into shoes and bags making.i need certain amount of money.please help me.
Hello, am Daniel from uganda please may you help me with grant to boost up my business produce .thank you so much
I’m Festus from Nigeria please help me with true grant to established my poultry farm.
I’m basically based on how to make shoes and bags.
I need certain amount of money to establish my business.
I shall be grateful if my request is favourably considered.
Thank you so much.
Williams okonofua from Nigeria, help me with this grant, it enable to start up my poultry farms, Africa child needs nutrition, from eggs and chicken, to also provide employment for others.
Am from Nigeria please can you help me start up grants
I am Ekpo chizoba blessing from Abia state origin. I need grant from you as start my business to take care of my children
i am Richard wanjohi from Kenya and would like seed money to empower a family living in deplorable situation in meru county in Kenya by providing them with a few chicken and goats for rearing. we have already supported the family with beds,blankets and mattress.
I’m Correta from South-Africa in Johannesburg.Im unemployed I would like to start a laundry business.But I need washing machines I like to employ lady’s in my community that are also unemployed.Will you please me get a grand please
Please I seriously need grant to start up a fishery farm inorder improve my family financial status.
I would be forever grateful if I am granted this request.
Please I need your help to start up a business and raised up My dying business at hand.
Hi guys
Am new here, and I needs your assist on how my grant is going to be done
I’m Elizabeth Lenengwesi. A retired teacher who wants to involve the youth for soap making business .
I am Getalem From Ethiopia ,i would like to thank this grant opportunities and needs technical support how to start this grant application .
is permitted to apply for Ethiopians ?
Dear donor, I wish to apply for grant because I am an orphan and I suffer while am not see help am drop out of school because there is no money to further I have an idea for business l can produce mushroom,I can rear livestock like ram sheep and goat I can invest in building materials I need money to further my education thanks sir?
l’m looking for job
I am looking for AI investors, and partners for my project ideas
I’m based in Zambia and interested . aim also requesting for guidance or the procedure to obtain the seed grant
Our company is a pioneering player in the dynamic field of eSim card technology in South Africa. I am reaching out to find out if our company qualifies as a small business within the ICT sector and if it aligns perfectly with your grant/investment portfolio and strategic interests.
Rennie msusa ,l Malawian living in south Africa, Capetown, please l need your help l have three kids and am not working,l don’t have a business please help me 0731632220
I am mr sunday Mamadu pallam madagali adamawa state Nigeria please help me get this grand right away to continue my gardening
Hi, this grant opportunity would be greatly appreciated for the development of my start up business.
Hello, good day please. Am Esther Michael from Nigeria. Am an up coming entrepreneur, I venture into hairstyling, fashion design, making of cosmetics like ; body cream and soap making. It would really be a great kick up for me, and fellow countrymen if given an opportunity to be one of those given a grants to start up from any of the above, cause I believe this will encourage my fellow young mate like me to want to venture in a particular skill, and to be a good example for a better citizens and a good growth influencer of the country.
Hello….am ODONGO CYPRIANO from uganda venturing into poultry farming business…I would like to request for a to boost my poultry project…
Hello….am ODONGO CYPRIANO from uganda venturing into poultry farming business…I would like to request for a grant to boost my poultry project…
Am from Kenya Looking for funds to scale the revolving fund for groups (CHAMAS) where they borrow from their savings then the interest is distributed among member at the end of the year ..
Good afternoon Iam Godfrey I would wish to support from you to develop my school
Otherwise thank you