AWP Network

Apply to the ALU Africa Industrial Internet Program for African Professionals

The Africa Industrial Internet Program is a year-long technical initiative developed to address the demand for a digital-savvy workforce in the increasingly data-ridden industrial organizations on the continent. Developed by ALU and powered by GE, the program empowers participants to develop the requisite skills needed to build applications for the Industrial Internet. The program will…

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October 26, 2017

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Africa, Africa Industrial internet Program, African youths, ALU, awards, AWP Network, business, business impact, business support, challenge, change, coding, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GE, General Electric, girls, growth, idea, Industrial Internet, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, scholarships, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Pitch Your Business at the 2018 African Diaspora Investment Symposium

The African Diaspora Network has announced its first Startup Pitch Event for Diaspora Entrepreneurs. A curated list of ten (10) African Diaspora entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to showcase their startups to ADIS participants. Startups will be selected based on the criteria of innovation, uniqueness, growth potential and impact potential on the continent. The ADIS platform will offer a…

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October 23, 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
Inspired By Someone Who Is Making a Difference? Nominate Now for the African Diaspora Awards

The African Diaspora Awards, now in its 7th year will honor the new breed of African diaspora leaders, activists, designers and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow. The nominations over the years, has featured a cross-section of organizations, startups, and young talents. The initiative celebrates and accelerate innovation, creativity and enterprise amongst Africans…

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October 23, 2017

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ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Michael Ikotun, 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
Apply: $185,000 Innovation Prize for Africa

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) recently announced the seventh edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) themed “investing in inclusive innovation ecosystems” thereby inviting submissions to reward the best home-grown innovations on the continent. The annual Award seeks to celebrate outstanding breakthroughs that deliver practical, and commercially viable African solutions that are innovative and sustainable. IPA’s…

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October 10, 2017

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Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, apps, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, economic empowerment, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Innovators, Inspiration, Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, Lagos, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, online services, Prize, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, website, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Attend: The Other Festival for Women Leaders and Creators

The Other Festival is a two-day all female festival that brings together and celebrates makers, creators, founders, disrupters and dreamers. Hosted in partnership with GLAM4GOOD, the event features powerful music, extraordinary speakers, demos, workshops and a unique marketplace for female founders. The festival gathers extraordinary women from across the country to celebrate entrepreneurship and creativity,…

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September 19, 2017

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advice, Africa, African women, African youths, AWP Network, Brooklyn, business, business support, career, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Dee Poku, Dee Poku-Spalding, development, education, Enterprise, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, female creators, female makers, Galore, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, interviews, Kickstarter, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Media, mobile technology, my voice matters, New York, New York City, Nigeria, Ogilvy, possibilities, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, teaching, technology, The AWP Network, The Other Festival, The Skimm, Univision, videos, WIE Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Pitch Your Ideas For a Sustainable Future: Solar Incubator

Phanes Group is pleased to announce one of the most exciting new initiatives aimed at PV projects in sub-Saharan Africa: the Phanes Group Solar Incubator 2017, joining forces with top-tier partners such as Proparco, responsAbility, Hogan Lovells, RINA Consulting and Solarplaza. Through this initiative, the organization aims to support promising projects in the sub-Saharan Africa region that come with…

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September 18, 2017

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Abidjan, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Hogan Lovells, idea, impact, Incubator, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Phanes, Phanes Group, program, progress, Proparco, responsAbility, RINA Consulting, small business, Solar Capital, Solar Incubator, Solarplaza, solutions, South Africa, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Empowering Founders: Attend the VC4A Startup Academy

The VC4A Startup Academy is offering direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors operating across Africa. Founders can take their business to the next level by learning about the latest insights, download tools and listen to advice from 35 experts active in the emerging African startup ecosystem. The first course is…

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September 18, 2017

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Africa, African founders, African startup ecosystem, African youths, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, capital, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, ecosystem, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, fundraising, girls, growth, idea, Impact Investors, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, VC4A, VC4A Startup Academy, Venture Capital for Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, youth, Youths
Founder of AWP Network to serve as a Judge at the 2017 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition

Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will once again serve as a judge at the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition set to take place in Berlin, Germany on October 22, 2017. The entrepreneurship program is part of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a…

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September 18, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Berlin, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Campus, Entrepreneurship Summit, Germany, girls, growth, 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 AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, youth unemployment, Youths
Founder of AWP Network to speak at the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum

Led by Irene Ochem, AWIEF is a Pan-African initiative and platform created to bring attention and focus to the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit the African woman possesses while exploring obstacles that may stop her from breaking down barriers and prevent her from reaching her maximum potential in society. The theme for the conference titled, “Equity,…

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September 18, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Accelarator, AWIEF Accelerator, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, 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, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh
Women-Owned Enterprises In Uganda Awarded $100,000 to Expand Operations

The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), in collaboration with partners Power Africa and GE, is proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda, where only 20% of the population is connected to electricity. Joint Energy and Environments Projects (JEEP) and Conservation and Development Uganda Limited (CODE) will each be awarded…

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August 29, 2017

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Conservation and Development Uganda, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Joint Energy and Environments Projects, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, offgrid energy challenge, Power Africa, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Energy Challenge, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths