FATE Foundation's Newsletter

FATE Foundation's Newsletter

September 08, 2020

FATE Foundation's Newsletter 

Dear ,We hope that you are doing well and keeping safe. Here are some exciting updates for the month of August and programmes coming up in the month of September at FATE Foundation.

5th FATE Annual  Alumni Conference: Conversations on Resilience

Our 5th Annual Alumni Conference which is a special one of its kind virtual conference is coming up on the 24th and 25th September 2020. Over the course of these 2 days, conversations will revolve around opportunities, strategies and priorities to enable you to navigate the business terrain. The sessions are scheduled to take place between 10 am to 1 pm daily.Amongst our line up of speakers, we have Ndidi Nwuneli, Co-Founder, AACE Foods and John Obaro, Founder, SystemSpecs. Hurry now and click here to reserve your seat for this event right now!

Journeys in Entrepreneurship Series has reached over 300,000 views across our Digital Channels

We would like to say "THANK YOU" for watching and listening to the first season of FATE Foundation's Journeys in Entrepreneurship Video and Audio Podcast series and for attending the Live Q&A sessions. So far, we have combined views of over 290,000 across our digital channels. We hope these entrepreneurial stories truly inspire you on your own personal journeys.Did you miss any episode? Click here to catch up on any episode you might have missed.Lastly, your feedback is also important to us. We want to know what you think about our first-ever video and audio podcast series. Please spare us one minute of your time to take this short survey.

 

26th Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Pre-Summit Panel Discussion

Last week, the pre-summit meeting for the 26th Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) took place and panel discussions were held around the topic “The Pandemic & MSMEs: Impact, Priorities and Strategies”. The panel discussed the impact of COVID on MSMEs and strategies to build resilience for MSMEs. If you missed this event, you can catch up on the conversations here.

Adenike Adeyemi selected for 2020 Eisenhower Fellowships’ Women’s Leadership Program

We are very excited to announce that our Executive Director - Adenike Adeyemi was selected as part of 25 leaders from 14 countries across Asia, Europe, Africa and South America for the 2020 Eisenhower Fellowships' Women's Leadership Program. 

Fellows of this program will benefit from a five-week exchange that leverages the organization’s global network of trailblazing talent to help the fellows pursue projects that better the world.

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  FATE Foundation hosts the Kwara State Governor

Last week Tuesday, we were honoured to host His Excellency, the Executive Governor Kwara State,

Governor Abudul-Rahman Adbul-Razak

to a meet with 70 Kwara based entrepreneurs who have gone through our Facebook supported Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Digital. We had a very interactive session learning more about the state's programmes for young entrepreneurs and opportunities to connect with these initiatives.

Announcing AEP Digital for Abia and Enugu: Call for Applications

Applications are now open for the Facebook supported Aspiring Entrepreneurs Program: Digital Abia and Enugu.

Do you know any Entrepreneur aged between 25-40 years Leading a StartUp in Abia or Enugu? If yes, to the above, apply for the Free 6 week virtual Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Digital programme by FATE Foundation and Facebook. The Application deadline for Abia and Enugu is  September 27, 2020. 

For additional details on the process, other target cities and application form, click here. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Announcing Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme: Agribusiness Edition Winners

Meet the winners our inaugural Mitsubishi Corporation supported AEP: Agribusiness programme In 1st position,  Olowo John of

. In 2nd position, Ante Joseph of

and 3rd position, Ronke Aderinoye of Agrinerve Ventures. We also awarded the Innovation cash prize from our 2019 ScaleUp Lab Agribusiness entrepreneurs to Shoremi Adeniyi of

.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Appreciating our Volunteers for the Month of July

Thank you very much for impacting and supporting entrepreneurs in the month of July, we are grateful.

In the month of July, we organized Ninety- Seven (97) hours of Virtual Sessions via Zoom and Instagram live streaming. We are grateful to you for being part of our story in helping Nigerian business owners to either Start, Grow, or Scale their businesses.Continue reading here

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