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Entrepreneurship Programme
Training, mentorship, business structure, tools, and growth support for young entrepreneurs building or strengthening real businesses.
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Foundation Programmes
Practical pathways that help young people build, learn, earn and lead.
Eli Adewole Foundation programmes support young entrepreneurs, students, skills trainees, mentees, volunteers, and emerging leaders through structured mentorship, education support, grants, skills acquisition training, events, and service opportunities.
501(c)(3) Nonprofit — United StatesRegistered Nonprofit — NigeriaUnited Nations ECOSOC Consultative Status
A complete support ecosystem for youth empowerment.
The programmes are connected by one mission: give promising young people access to guidance, education, skills, funding pathways, service, and opportunity.
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Entrepreneurship
Support for business builders and young founders.
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Education & Skills
Learning support and employability training.
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Mentorship & Service
Guidance, volunteerism, and community impact.
Programme Areas
Explore the core pathways of the foundation.
Each programme area gives visitors a clear route to apply, learn, receive support, volunteer, attend, donate, or partner with EAF.
MEN
Mentorship Programme
A guided pathway that connects mentees with experienced leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and advisors who can help them grow.
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Education Support
Support for students and young people who need help accessing education, learning resources, direction, and opportunity.
Education supportSKL
Skills Acquisition Training
Practical training designed to help young people become employable, self-reliant, income-ready, and confident.
Skills trainingGRT
Entrepreneurship Grant
A funding pathway for qualified entrepreneurs who demonstrate readiness, need, mission fit, and practical business potential.
Entrepreneurship grantEGT
Education Grant
Education funding support for qualified students and young people with clear goals, financial need, and commitment to growth.
Education grantVOL
Volunteer Service
A structured service pathway for people who want to support the foundation through time, skills, outreach, events, and operations.
VolunteerEVT
Events & Convenings
Workshops, summits, trainings, mentorship gatherings, and community events designed to educate, connect, and activate.
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Programme Philosophy
Real empowerment requires more than one kind of support.
A young person may need a mentor, then a skill, then an education grant, then business guidance, then a trusted network. EAF programmes are designed as connected pathways instead of disconnected activities.
The foundation supports different stages of growth: students who need education support, entrepreneurs who need structure, youth who need skills, mentees who need guidance, and communities that benefit from volunteer service.
- AccessOpen doors to mentorship, learning, training, events, and opportunity.
- PreparationHelp young people build discipline, skills, clarity, confidence, and readiness.
- SupportProvide structured pathways for grants, education assistance, mentorship, and service.
- ProgressDocument approved stories, updates, and results as programme cycles mature.
Programme Pipeline
How participants move from interest to opportunity.
The programme experience is organized around clear steps that protect quality, fit, and accountability.
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Discover
Visitors explore programme pages, eligibility details, support options, events, and application pathways.
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Apply
Applicants submit the relevant form for mentorship, grants, skills training, volunteering, or programme support.
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Review
EAF reviews applications using mission fit, readiness, need, capacity, and programme alignment.
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Engage
Selected participants receive the appropriate next step, including mentorship, training, support, events, or follow-up.
Who The Programmes Serve
Designed for young people ready to move with purpose.
EAF programmes serve people who are ready to learn, grow, build, serve, and take responsibility for the opportunities placed in front of them.
- Young entrepreneursFounders and aspiring founders building businesses with potential and purpose.
- StudentsYoung people seeking education support, learning access, and development pathways.
- Skills traineesYouth who need practical training to become employable, self-reliant, and income-ready.
- MenteesEmerging leaders who need direction, accountability, and guidance from experienced people.
- Volunteers and partnersSupporters who want to contribute time, skill, resources, or institutional collaboration.
Programme Standards
Support is structured with clarity and responsibility.
EAF programmes are organized to set clear expectations for applicants, participants, volunteers, mentors, partners, and donors.
- Applications are reviewedSubmitting a form begins the process and does not guarantee selection, funding, mentorship, training, or public listing.
- Stories are approvedParticipant and recipient stories are published with approval and dignity.
- Updates are verifiedProgramme reports and impact updates reflect confirmed activity and responsible communication.
- Support is mission-alignedEvery programme connects back to youth empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, skills, mentorship, and service.
Choose Your Path
Start with the programme that fits your need.
Use these direct pathways to take the next step with EAF.
Applications are reviewed based on the relevant programme pathway, available capacity, mission fit, readiness, and the information submitted by each applicant.
Find the programme that can help you take the next step.
Whether you are building a business, looking for a mentor, seeking education support, learning a practical skill, volunteering your time, or partnering with the mission, EAF has a pathway for you.