AWP Network

Call for Entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s North East and Niger Delta Regions

Selected entrepreneurs from these two regions (North East and Niger Delta Nigeria) will each receive: funding of up to $5000 from a separate endowment of $1,000,000 as non-returnable seed capital to implement their business ideas, after undergoing business training and mentoring. The beneficiaries of this program will be announced alongside the successful 1000 entrepreneurs in…

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January 15, 2018

Events

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
Apply: Google Launchpad for African Startups

Google Launchpad Africa is an acceleration program that matches top African startups with the best of Google – its people, network, and advanced technologies – to help build great products. If you are building a great business or product in Africa, for Africa we should work together! The program is accepting applications from startups located in:…

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January 15, 2018

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accountability, Africa, Africa. Nigeria, African startups, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Creativity, Developers, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, Firebase, Ghana, girls, Google, Google Launchpad Africa, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Invention, investments, JC Common Award, Kenya, Lagos, Launch, Launchpad Build, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Royal Academy of Engineering, small business, smallbiz, software development, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, techbiz, Techlaunchpad, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, UK, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: 2018 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 15, 2018

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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, Zimbabwe
Know A Child Changing The World? Apply for the €100,000 Prize

Every year, KidsRights Foundation awards this prestigious prize to a brave boy or girl, regardless of race, place of birth or social standing, who has demonstrated the skill and determination necessary to improve the rights of children. These children deserve worldwide recognition for their work. Do you know a child with the drive, passion,…

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January 11, 2018

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Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, award, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, change agent, children’s rights, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights Youngsters, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Peace Prize, prize winner, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: 2018 Yale Young African Scholars Program

The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity academic and leadership program designed for African secondary school students who have the talent, drive, energy, and ideas to make meaningful impacts as young leaders, even before they begin their university studies. YYAS brings together students from across Africa in this seven-day, residential program and…

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January 11, 2018

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academic, Accra, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kigali, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, scholars program, scholarship, small business, solutions, strategy, students, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yale, Yale Africa, Yale University, Yale Young African Scholars Program, Yale Young Global Scholars Program, Young African, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: Startup Reactor Accelerator Program in Egypt

Startup Reactor is accepting applications for its 5th cycle. Startup Reactor is a 6-month accelerator program designed to support innovative startups with high growth potential in Egypt. The program is a gateway to connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors. Investors and mentors that participate in the program receive an equity stake in the ventures which they choose…

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January 9, 2018

Events

Accelerator program, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business accelerator, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, equity, girls, growth, idea, Impact Investors, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Reactor, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
AfrEximBank Offers Scholarship for Its 2018 Certificate of Finance in International Trade Program

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the FCI and the University of Malta in Cairo announced the opening of registrations for the 2018 cohort of the Certificate of Finance in International Trade (COFIT). The program is open to banking and trade finance professionals from across Africa, and will be delivered in four (4) full-time modules of…

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December 26, 2017

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Afreximbank, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cairo, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FCI, Finance, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, University of Malta, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: African Diaspora Tech Awards

At the 2018 edition of the African Diaspora Investment Symposium, the African Technology Foundation and the African Diaspora Network will co-present the inaugural African Diaspora Tech Awards in Silicon Valley to recognize technology pioneers, and amplify the ventures of young upcoming entrepreneurs. As the startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley slowly grows in diversity and Africa seeks…

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December 15, 2017

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Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African women leadership, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arrey Obenson, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, Impact Series, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investments, JCI, JCI Nigiera, Kola Osinowo, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: Women4Africa 2018 Awards

Women4Africa is a platform for celebrating African women achievers from around the world. Every year, the organization hosts guests from around the world who enjoy a sold out awards night. Submission for nominations for the ‘Women4Africa Awards UK 2018’ event is now open. All nominations will be treated in confidence and only viewed by the…

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December 12, 2017

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, empowerment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, London, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nomination, program, progress, recognition, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Tola Onigbanjo, UK, United Kingdom, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women4Africa, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
The 2017 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. Africa’s First…

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December 4, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Adaku Ufere, Adenike Ogunlesi, Aishah Ahmad, Almaz Negash, Amarachi Jessyforth, AsoebiBella, AWP Network, AWP Network Power List, Ayodeji Owosobi, Banking, Benin, Bidemi Zakariyau, Blessing Effiom Egbe, Botswana, Britain, Cameroon, Chicago, Chika Uwazie, Dambisa Moyo, Dorothy Njamze, Edu Ene-Okoro, Elizabeth Elango Bintliff, England, Eniola Aluko, Eritrea, Esther Ijewere-Kalejaiye, Eunice Baguma Ball, Funke Opeke, Gail Makenete, Ghana, Glory Edozien, Harvard Law Review, Ilwad Elman, Imelme Umana, Ink Eze, Irene Ovonji-Odida, Itoro Eze-Anaba, Judith Owigar, Justina Etim, Kenya, Lesotho, Linah Mohohlo, Lola Omolola, Marlise Montcho, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Moiyattu Banya, Molara Wood, Nigeria, Nike Ogunlesi, Nshuti Lucy Mbabazi, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Owosobi, Osayi Alile, Pauline Mujawamariya, Pauline Mujawamariya-Koelbl, Peace Hyde, Phanice Nkwamboka, Polo Leteka, Ruth Oniang’o, Rwanda, Sabetha Mwambenja, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Susan Mashibe, Switzerland, Tanzania, tech, technology, Techwomen Kenya, The African Women Power Network, Toyin Odulate, Uganda, Uneku Atawodi-Ekun, United States, Wendy Luhabe, WimBiz, Zambia