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General note:
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In 2018, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Institute for Research in Africa, Nigeria (IFRA-Nigeria) signed a partnership agreement that included a knowledge production component. It was decided that this would consist in an academic research work. The primary objective of this research collaboration is to assess the economic and social impact of the TEF entrepreneurship programme in four African countries. This research partnership shall allow for taking a deeper dive into a selection of businesses established or developed with the support of TEEP and an assessment of their effects within particular areas and communities. The research aims to shed light on some of the following issues: (1) the economic and social impact of TEF entrepreneurs in their host communities, (2) additional funding received by entrepreneurs upon programme completion, (3) the ease of doing business in their respective countries, (4) the impact of their businesses within rural communities and (5) the capacity of TEF entrepreneurs to achieve or help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (SDGs).
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