AWP Network

Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

Apply: 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Competition

The Entrepreneur of the Year® competition is an annual competition that recognises and honours South African entrepreneurs in the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector. The competition celebrates excellence in entrepreneurship to inspire others to venture into and succeed in the world of business. South Africa reportedly has low levels of total entrepreneurial activity and as…

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March 6, 2018

Events

Africa, Africa Award, African youths, award, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business competition, business owners, Business Partners, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Determination, development, education, emerging entrepreneurs, emerging leader, Emtrepreneur, entrepreneur, Entrepreneur of the Year, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, EOY, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Sanlam, small business, solutions, South Africa, Southern Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
$50k Available When You Join Africa’s Edtech Incubation Program

Injini is the first EdTech incubator program on the African continent. It is the only opportunity for EdTech entrepreneurs based anywhere in Africa to get industry specialist mentoring, support, scale up and funding introductions, and early stage funding. Injini selects a cohort of start-ups from across Africa every six months, invests in them and gives…

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March 6, 2018

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Edtech, Edtech Entrepreneurs, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, incubation, incubation center, incubator program, Injini, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Win €25,000: Apply for the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

Applications for the 8th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East are now being accepted. This prize, awarded by Orange, rewards innovative projects based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) which improve the living conditions of people in Africa and the Middle East in fields such as education, healthcare, farming, mobile payments or sustainable…

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March 1, 2018

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, Bulles Magazine, Burkina Faso, business, business support, Cameroon, Cameroun, Cape Town, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Democratic Republic of the Congo, development, DRC, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FoodoGraphy, girls, growth, Guinée Bissau, Guinée Conakry, Guinée Equatoriale, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Ma Tontine, Madagascar, Mali, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MedTrucks, mobile technology, Morocco, Morrocco, my voice matters, Nanoé, Niger, Nigeria, Orange Social Venture Prize, program, progress, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tunisia, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
When I Left KPMG to Start My Business, I Only Had $10 In The Bank – Founder of Audeo Nigeria Tells Her Story

Abimbola Bamigboye sat with the AWP Network to discuss her business, what inspired her to start and her plans for the future. How did you arrive at your business name? Audeo is a Latin word, which means, “I dare” in English. It could also mean “venture” amongst other translations. I first saw it in a novel…

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February 27, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Abimbola Bamigboye, Africa, African youths, Audeo, awards, AWP Network, backoffice, bootstrapping, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financing, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga Mary, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, sustainability, talent sourcing, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Call for Articles and Artwork – Center for Feminist Foreign Policy

The theme for the second edition of the print journal ‘Disrupted’ is ‘post-colonialism and foreign policy’. What does this mean? Well that is up to you! It could be a post-colonial analysis of Indian Foreign Policy, or it could question how post-colonialism can help understand Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy? Or, maybe a post-colonial feminist analysis…

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February 27, 2018

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Disrupted, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Feminist policy, foreign policy, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Katie Washington, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, post-colonial, power, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Kenya’s mSurvey Expands Into Nigeria

mSurvey, the mobile-first consumer experience platform, is expanding into Nigeria. The move comes as the Kenya-based company seeks to consolidate its position as Africa’s leading technology-powered customer loyalty platform. Backed by international and African investors, including Safaricom’s Spark Fund, Cross Culture Ventures and Alpha Angels, mSurvey will be opening a new office and growing a…

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February 22, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, government, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenfield Griffith, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, mSurvey, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, relationships, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Scholarship Opportunity for Young African Women in STEM

The 2018 Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme aims to encourage the participation of young African female students at the postgraduate level for Masters and PhD programs in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The scholarship award covers the following: Tuition Fees: According to an official invoice from the Host University. Stipend:…

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February 19, 2018

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, Engineering and Mathematics, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mathematics, mobile technology, Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, young African women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Want To Mentor Women In Science?

PEER is happy to announce a new initiative aimed at supporting the career development of women in science: the Women in Science Mentoring Program. This program is designed in response to established studies showing that women are underrepresented in higher education and academia, in part due to a disproportionate number of female researchers leaving science…

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February 19, 2018

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, female researchers, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, Middle East, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, North Africa, PEER, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, USAID, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Science, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
The AWP Network Promotes Entrepreneurship at Afe Babalola University

In line with its mission to power small business success for African entrepreneurs through training and support, the AWP Network organized a pitch competition for young entrepreneurs at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. The event was done in collaboration with the Inspire Young Leaders Summit (IYLS), an organization led by Mide Popoola. The AWP…

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February 17, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Afe Babalola University, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspire Young Leaders Summit, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Team Inspire, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth leadership, youth unemployment, Youths
Apply: Women Entrepreneurs In Manufacturing (WEIM) Award

Contact: Otokini.HenryWhyte (at) clarionevents.com Women Entrepreneurs In Manufacturing (WEIM) Forum is a platform designed for women to discuss the opportunities and advantages women have in the manufacturing sector. A networking platform to mentor and build capacity in women for the expansion of the manufacturing industry in Nigeria. The Nigeria Manufacturing & Equipment Expo, featuring mPAD (Manufacturing Partnerships…

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February 15, 2018

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Landmark Events Centre, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WEIM Forum, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurs In Manufacturing, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths