The Tony Elumelu Foundation, in partnership with UNICEF, IKEA, and the US State Department, has launched the BeGreen Africa program, which aims to " empower young and innovate entrepreneurs in waste management to develop comprehensive business plans and innovative solutions for their businesses," per a press release.
Kenya was chosen as the pilot country "due to its dynamic entrepreneurial landscape and the need for sustainable waste management solutions," the press release notes.
The program, which aims to create "a holistic, sustainable, and youth-led green entrepreneurship initiative in the waste sector in Kenya, and the green sector in Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal, and South Africa, to advance marginalized youth's social and economic prosperity, while addressing the triple planetary crisis by reducing inequalities, and creating sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their peers," aims to mentor and train 1,000 entrepreneurs in the waste management sector in Kenya, and in Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal, and South Africa, over the next three years.
Out of the 120 entrepreneurs that will be mentored and trained over the next three years, the foundation says it will provide them with $5,000 in seed funding to get their green business ideas off the ground.
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