AWP Network

Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

LoftyInc Capital Management Announces $25 Million Fund for African Entrepreneurs

Idris Bello, co-founder of LoftyInc Capital Management states, “we are excited to announce a new $25m Afropreneurs Fund II, which will focus on early stage Africa-facing enterprises that leverage technologies to create social impact and tackle big problems. The key goal of the Afropreneur Funds is to leverage these investments for social impact, contributing as…

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January 30, 2017

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Africa, African youths, Afropreneur fund, Afropreneurs fund, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Idris Bello, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, social impact, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
African Startup CountlessMiles Launches Service for Experiential Travel

The AWP Network connected with Monisola Baruwa, Founder of CountlessMiles to learn more about her business, what inspired her to start and how she plans to grow her business. She states: my company CountlessMiles aims to transform the perception of travel by curating unique, personalized, cultural and immersive destination experiences for Africans traveling globally by…

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January 22, 2017

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African women power, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Countless Miles, CountlessMiles, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Monisola Baruwa, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Travel, travel agency, travel platform, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply to the Andela Fellowship for Software Development

The Andela Fellowship is a four-year, paid technical leadership program designed to shape its fellows into elite software developers. Through training and work with top global technology companies, fellows will master the professional and technical skills needed to become technology leaders, both on the African continent and around the world. The program requires that fellows dedicate…

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January 22, 2017

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€100,000 Prize: Know A Child Changing The World?

Do you know a child with the drive, passion, and history in standing up against violations to children’s rights? Nominate him or her to become the next International Children’s Peace Prize winner. The International Children’s Peace Prize is presented annually to an exceptional child, whose courageous or otherwise remarkable actions have made a difference…

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January 19, 2017

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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
Win $5,000 – Participate in the Virtual/Augmented Reality Healthcare Hack-A-Thon

Join TipHub for an exciting code-a-thon event to explore innovative ways to use VR/AR to solve healthcare issues. This event is powered by Tiphub and sponsored by NewWave Telecom & Technologies as part of Diaspora Demo Summit Code Challenge. Theme: Most innovative use of AR / VR for healthcare Tools: Unity, Github, Hololens Unity Edition…

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January 18, 2017

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Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, hackathon, healthcare, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, NewWave Telecom, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, tiphub, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Can You Make It to Kenya? Opportunity For Early Stage Fintech Entrepreneurs to Raise up to $100,000

Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab (DFS Lab) is an early-stage incubator that supports high potential entrepreneurs to refine, grow and launch fintech businesses in developing in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. DFS Lab delivers mentorship and strategic counsel to early-stage startups pioneering transformative business models that empower the poorest, profitably, and at scale. On the…

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January 16, 2017

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Join the MIT Solve CoLab and Solve Problems

Join the MIT Solve CoLab to solve problems. The Solve CoLab is a forum where individuals and groups can convene and communicate, to submit solutions to challenges, to work together on solutions, and to provide updates on their progress. Sometimes Solve CoLab calls a community into being, but often it draws together groups that are…

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January 16, 2017

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Apply: Pond’s Fellowship Program for Women Innovators

The Pond’s Fellowship Program is a partnership between Unilever and Vital Voices, the program brings together and emboldens women leaders of NGOs and businesses who are determined to challenge the status quo. We encourage applications from women driven by values such as compassion, inclusion, and collaboration to apply fresh ideas to transform the way the…

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January 12, 2017

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Entrepreneur Launches Onychek.com, Website for Luxury African Fashion

Chekwas Okafor is the founder of onychek.com – an e-commerce site focused on ‘Made in Africa’ luxury fashion and brands. Before launching, Okafor states that he had to teach himself HTML and CSS plus JavaScript. In addition to being an entrepreneur, he describes himself as a self-taught computer programmer. In this interview with the AWP Network,…

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January 9, 2017

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Chekwas Okafor, collaboration, competition, CSS, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, HTML, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, JavaScript, Lagos, leadership, Luxury Fashion, Made in Africa, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, OnChek, Onychek, OnyChek.com, 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: Women in Science STEAM Camp in Malawi

Internationally, there is a strong gender imbalance in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The WiSci Camp aims to bridge that gap through access to education, mentorship opportunities, and leadership training. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design, and Mathematics. The camp will include a STEAM curriculum led by experts…

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January 9, 2017

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