Impact of COVID-19 on Nigerian MSMEs
To better understand the impact of COVID-19 on businesses in Nigeria, FATE Foundation in partnership with BudgIT Nigeria developed and disseminated a survey across Nigeria with the aim of driving ecosystem stakeholder engagement around the implementation of urgent interventions and solutions to enable businesses to...
Appreciating our FATE Volunteers for April 2020
Thank you for being a part of our story in the month of April, by committing your time and knowledge in leading virtual sessions during the COVID Pandemic. Last month, we organized Forty (40) hours eight (8) minutes of Virtual Sessions via Zoom, YouTube, Instagram...
360 StartUps across 11 States: Announcing our Partnership with Facebook for the 2020 AEP: Digital Programme
We are excited to announce our partnership with Facebook to support 360 StartUps across 11 Nigerian states through the 2020 Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Digital Programme (AEP Digital). The AEP Digital is a Pre-Incubation programme co-created by FATE Foundation and Facebook in 2018 which combines strong enterprise management, digital marketing and financial literacy courses to...
Applications for our 6-month Agribusiness Accelerator Close in 5 Days
Our ScaleUp Lab Agribusiness Accelerator programme is focused on entrepreneurs leading growth-stage businesses across the agribusiness value chain. Since 2017, this highly selective programme has enrolled 10 entrepreneurs per year to participate in a 6-month scale focused Accelerator which is Free for the entrepreneurs through the partnership and support of the African Capital...
All Aboard…! Steering Nigeria’s COVID-19 Action Train
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Nigeria on the 27th of February 2020. Just a little over two months ago and, yet, it feels like a lifetime has elapsed. The world we lived in then, is so much different from the one we are about to...
Relaunching our STL Virtual Advisory Platform
As we expand our virtual support services for our entrepreneurs, I am very excited to announce the relaunch of FATE Foundation’s, Sky’s The Limit (STL) platform. Developed with the support of the Youth Business International and Accenture Global, the STL is an Artificial Intelligence-driven platform that enables virtual mentoring and business…
Interim Announcement Of The FATE Philanthropy Coalition For COVID-19 (FPCC) Support Fund
On the 23rd of March 2020, FATE Foundation’s Philanthropy unit established the NGN250 Million FATE Philanthropy Coalition for COVID-19 (FPCC) Support Fund. The FPCC Support Fund was set up to support ongoing national and local efforts to strengthen public health infrastructure in anticipation of further…
Pivoting to Digital
In line with current developments with the novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), the need to join national and global efforts to contain the spread and more importantly ensuring the safety of our entrepreneurs, team and volunteer community, FATE Foundation transitioned its operations and programmes from in-person...
COVID-19 MSME Impact Survey
Are you a Nigerian entrepreneur leading a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME)? If yes, Please complete this 5-minute survey developed by the FATE Foundation in partnership with BudgIT to provide better perspectives on supporting MSMEs during and after this COVID-19 pandemic. Click the button...
COVID-19 Survival Guide for Nigerian MSMEs
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise and individuals and institutions across the country are restricting their movements and activities, the economic impact of this pandemic is gradually being felt. Most businesses (apart from those with essential and critical products or services)...