AWP Network

HERlead Fellowship for Next Generation Leaders

The HERlead Fellowship is a groundbreaking partnership between Vital Voices and the Ann Taylor, LOFT, and Lou & Grey retail brands, which are operated by AnnTaylor Retail, Inc. (“ANN”), an indirect subsidiary of ascena retail group, inc (“ascena”). The HERlead Fellowship is designed to equip young women with the leadership skills they need to affect…

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January 14, 2019

Events

Africa, African youths, Ann Inc., ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, vital voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth
Apply: 2019 TechWomen Program

TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa and the Middle East by providing them with the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities. Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional…

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January 11, 2019

Events

Africa, African youths, Algeria, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lagos, leadership, Lebanon, Libya, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Math, Mathematics, mentoring, Middle East, mobile technology, Mombasa Girls in STEM, Morocco, my voice matters, Nigeria, Pakistan, program, progress, Rwanda, science, Sierra Leone, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Tajikistan, tech women, techbiz, technology, TechWomen, Techwomen Kenya, The AWP Network, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, US Embassy Kenya, Uzbekistan, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yemen, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia and Zimbabwe., Zimbabwe
Celestine Ezeokoye, Founder of WeMove.co to receive ‘Builders of Africa’s Future Award’ in Silicon Valley

Founder and CEO of WeMove Technologies, Celestine Ezeokoye will receive the 2019 Builders of Africa’s Future Award at the African Diaspora Investment Symposium set to take place in Silicon Valley on January 24, 2019. Ezeokoye’s company is focused on building innovative technology solutions for the transportation ecosystem in Nigeria. Having previously tried out a transportation…

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January 8, 2019

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, booking platform, business, business support, Celestine Ezeokoye, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lade Tawak, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, software engineer, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech ecosystem, technology, The AWP Network, Tiketmobile, Tiketmobile Limited, transporation sector, Transportation, transportation accessibility, University of Lagos, WeMove.co, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment
5 Young Senegalese Entrepreneurs accepted Into StartUp Accelerator

Five (5) young Senegalese entrepreneurs have been selected to receive six (6) months of business incubation and $2,000 seed-funding to kick-start their business. The Senegal Start-Up Accelerator is designed to support innovators in the fishing and agricultural sectors by helping them to develop their commercial solutions and maximize their impact. Over the course of six…

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January 4, 2019

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Kosmos Energy, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, Reach for Change, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths
Apply for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program

The fifth round of the $100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP) for emerging African entrepreneurs is now open. In 2015, TEEP empowered 1,000 African entrepreneurs selected from over 20,000 applicants with startup investment, active mentoring, business training, entrepreneurship boot camp and regional networking across Africa. Entrepreneurs with an average age range of 21-40 from 51 African countries…

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January 2, 2019

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active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths
Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to Serve as Advisor for cMapIt and Gatefield Media Group

Mary Olushoga, Founder of African Women Power (AWP) Network will serve as an Advisor for Gatefield Impact. Gatefield is a boutique public strategy and media group working to create change. The company provides strategic communications and public affairs services in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. The company stands out for its solid grasp of campaigning and…

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January 1, 2019

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cMapIT, collaboration, competition, Crowd mapping, crowdmapping, Data, data visualization, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, mapping, mapping technology, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile mapping, mobile technology, MongoDB, my voice matters, Nigeria, Niyi Abiri, Open Data Institute, open technology, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment
The 2018 AWP Network Power List

Be the Change. Be Inspired. Be You. Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring, and influential voices. Introducing Africa’s leading women! At the AWP Network, we aim to encourage more African women with powerful voices who will continue to create programs and policies that support the development and growth of African women and girls. Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia): is Ethiopia’s…

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December 30, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Adia Sowho, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arikana Chihombori-Quao, Ausar Energy, awards, AWP Network, Ayisha Osori, Best Ayiorworth, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Bridgette Radebe, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Emma Nyra, Engie, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethoipia, Farida Nabourema, Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Francesca Uriri, Gabon, Gabonese, Genevieve Nnaji, girls, growth, Habiba Ali, Honey Ogundeyi, Horore Bell Bebga, hybrid solar power plants, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Juliet Kego, Lagos, Latifat Balogun, Lauren Atkins, leadership, Lola Shoneyin, Lotanna Igwe Odunze, Lotanna Odunze, Louise Mushikiwabo, Margaret Mary-Wilson, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Melissa Bime, Mercy Makinde, MiMi Mefo Takambou, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nyari Mashayamombe, Odunayo Eweniyi, Okwui Okpokwasili, Olutoyin Alake, Pamela Adie, Panashe Chigumadzi, Phuti Mahanyele, power plants, program, progress, Ramla Ali, Rwanda, Sahle-Work Zewde, small business, solutions, Somali, Somaliland, South Africa, Stella Nyanzi, Stella Williams, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Togo, Tomi Otudeko, Uganda, Uzoamaka Aduba, Vera Songwa, Weird MC, Winifred Byanyima, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Zimbabwe
Submit your great idea about waste and disposal and win 25,000 Euro

Imagine a world where every human being has an eco-consciousness and every company contributes to the fight against pollution. By 2050, Global Pioneers aims to support 320 ideas around the world that will create successful companies solving global problems. Global Pioneers is a worldwide program for young startups and founders whose business ideas offer solutions…

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December 28, 2018

Business

ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, Africwomenpower, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, Babatunde Osotimehin, Bolaji Akinboro, business, business support, Cece Olisa, challenge, change, Christian Epps, Christine Sass, collaboration, competition, Constance Ipoh, Darlene Okpo, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, Elizabeth Ngoz, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia Habtemariam, Famond Konneh, girls, growth, idea, ImeIme Umana, Innovation, Inspiration, Jaha Dukureh, Ken Njoroge, Lagos, leadership, Lizzy Okpo, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Michael Ikotun, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Richelieu Dennis, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Ugo Nwaokoro, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths Africa
Funke Opeke Honored with “Business Leader of the Year” Award

The Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year during the 2018 edition at the Royal Lancaster, London. The Business Leader of the Year Award recognizes a company or individual who has done the most over the past 12 months to build the…

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December 17, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, cryptocurrency, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, Funke Opeke, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, MainOne, MainOne Cable, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, Powerwoman, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
The Afro: Pan-African Cryptocurrency dedicated to Growth and Development in Africa

AFRO Foundation has launched the AFRO, a Pan-African cryptocurrency dedicated to growth and development in Africa. The AFRO is a cryptocurrency designed for Africa and dedicated to Africa’s economic growth and societal development. It will notably lower transfer and transaction costs, facilitate trade exchange between African countries and regions, and contribute to the financial inclusion…

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December 17, 2018

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Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, cryptocurrency, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, YouthsAfrica