AWP Network

Fashion Entrepreneurs to Host ‘Storytellers in Fashion’ Event

Launched in 2012, Storytellers In FashionTM sheds light on the creative process and inspiration behind various 54 Kingdoms designs, reflected through oral and visual presentations, in addition to performances from other artists sharing their stories. 54 Kingdoms is an apparel and accessory company that brings the Pan-African creative, history, and culture to the doorstep of global…

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November 30, 2017

Events

54 Kingdoms, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, fashion entrepreneurs, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kwaku Awuah, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nana Poku, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, startup stories, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
9 Entrepreneurs Join the Jobs for Youths in Africa Initiative

The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative aims at creating 25 million jobs and impacting 50 million youth over the next ten years by equipping them with the right skills to get decent and meaningful jobs. PYAG members are: Ashish Thakkar, CEO, Mara Group, Tanzania (Chair); Uzodinma Iweala, award-winning author, Nigeria; Mamadou Toure, Founder /…

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November 28, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Ada Osakwe, Africa, African youths, Akinwunmi Adesina, Ashish Thakkar, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Clarisse Iribagiza, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Francine Muyumba, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jeremy Johnson, Lagos, leadership, Mamadou Toure, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Monica Musonda, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Uzodinma Iweala, Vanessa Moungar, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
President of Harvard Law Review, Motown Records, Andela and Cellulant to be Honored at the African Diaspora Awards

Applause Africa will host its seventh annual African Diaspora Awards (ADA) on Saturday, December 2nd at 7PM at the Florence Gould Hall, located in New York City. The ADA Awards ceremony applauds outstanding African leaders who are engines of impact and change within the United States and around the world. The 2017 ADA Honorees are: …

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November 22, 2017

Events

ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Babatunde Osotimehin, Bolaji Akinboro, business, business support, Cece Olisa, challenge, change, Christian Epps, Christine Sass, collaboration, competition, Constance Ipoh, Darlene Okpo, development, education, Elizabeth Ngoz, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia Habtemariam, Famond Konneh, girls, idea, ImeIme Umana, Innovation, Inspiration, Jaha Dukureh, Ken Njoroge, Lagos, leadership, Lizzy Okpo, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, 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
$150k Available for Startups – Apply to the Katapult Accelerator

Katapult Accelerator is a hands-on program to help you scale your business. During this program, you will receive daily hands-on mentorship and gain access to a global network of leading mentors. You will also receive free services from corporate partners and access to potential customers. Finally, you will receive investment into your startup as part…

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November 19, 2017

Events

Africa, African youths, artificial intelligence, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, internet of things, Katapult, Katapult Accelerator, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mentors, mentorship, mentorship ecosystem, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Cornell Student, Kanyinsola Obayan to Establish Creative Arts School in Nigeria

Kányinsọ́lá Ọbáyàn is a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies at Cornell, an Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York where her research examines the relationships between the Lagos startup ecosystem migration and the larger urban environment. Obayan is also founder of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Orísun Collective Inc., which holds summer camps in the creative…

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November 14, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Cornell PhD Student, Cornell University, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kayinsola Obayan, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Orisun Collective, 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
Meet Winners of the Orange Social Venture Prize for Africa and the Middle East

For the seventh year in a row, the Orange Group recognizes innovative projects that further development within the region. The objective of the prize is to stimulate entrepreneurial initiatives that use new technologies to meet the needs of people in Africa and the Middle East. Open from February to June 2017, the call for applications received…

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November 10, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, Bulles Magazine, business, business support, Cameroon, Cameroun, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, City Taps, collaboration, competition, development, DRC, education, eFret.tn, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FoodoGraphy, Génie Edu, girls, growth, Guinée Bissau, Guinée Conakry, Guinée Equatoriale, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Ma Tontine, Madagascar, Majika, Mali, Manzer Partazer, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, MedTrucks, mobile technology, Morocco, Morrocco, my voice matters, Nanoé, Niger, Nigeria, 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
Founder of AWP Network Joins the Host Committee for the African Diaspora Awards

Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will join the host committee for the 7th Annual African Diaspora Awards set to take place in New York on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017. The African Diaspora Awards will honor the new breed of African diaspora leaders, activists, designers and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow. The nominations…

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November 8, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Meet Winners of Demo Day in Hargeisa

Innovate Ventures, the leading Somali tech and business startup accelerator launched in partnership with VC4A, Telesom, and the Work in Progress! Alliance, had their second cohort of 10 startups from Somaliland and Somalia graduate from their program. This year’s accelerator saw over 400 applications received, building on the traction of last year’s program. The seed investment given doubled…

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November 8, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

accelerator, Africa, African youths, Almijet, awards, AWP Network, Bilan Baby, Brandkii, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovate Accelerator, Innovate Venture, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, SAMS, small business, solutions, Somali tech, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Telesom, The AWP Network, VC4A, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Work in Progress Alliance, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Check Out What These Young Entrepreneurs Are Up to! The AWP Network Congratulates Winners of the 2017 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition

The AWP Network congratulates winners of the 2017 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition. Winners of the Competition were announced on October 21, 2017 at the Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin, Germany. Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network served as a judge at the event. The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a global program and an online platform…

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November 8, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Afghanistan, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Berlin, BHOGIP, business, business support, challenge, change, Cities Controlling App, collaboration, competition, development, Edu-Cell, education, EDUPAY, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Summit, Ethiopia, GadaaUniverse, Germany, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nicaragua, Nigeria, NovFeed, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, UNESCO, United Kingdom, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, youth unemployment, Youths
Attend: High Growth Africa Summit in Lagos

The High Growth Africa Summit is exclusively dedicated to teaching entrepreneurs how to build, scale and fund high growth businesses in Africa. Ingressive and Starta are committed to cultivating talent in Africa’s leading technology ecosystems. This year’s High Growth Africa Summit is the culmination of Tour of Tech, its annual curated market access trip for international investors…

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November 8, 2017

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, High Growth Africa Summit, idea, Ingressive, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Maya Horgan, Maya Horgan Famodu, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Starta, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths