AWP Network

Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

Apply: Women4Africa 2017 Awards

Women4Africa is the premier 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 2017’ event is now open. All nominations will be treated in confidence and only viewed by…

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October 25, 2016

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
Apply: Athari Fund Social Entrepreneurship Incubator Pilot Program

The Athari fund aims to help innovative startups reach their full potential. The fund is looking to empower African youths by investing in bright ideas that are intended to generate measurable social and / or environmental impact alongside a financial return. The Athari fund makes seed and early stage investments in for-profit enterprises that are intentional about…

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October 21, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, Athari, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Incubator, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, Social Entrepreneurship, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: Google Women Techmakers Scholars Program

Through the Women Techmakers Scholars Program – formerly the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Program – Google is furthering Dr. Anita Borg’s vision of creating gender equality in the field of computer science by encouraging women to excel in computing and technology and become active leaders and role models in the field. The Scholars Program…

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October 21, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, Anita Borg, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, computer engineering, computer science, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, growth, idea, informatics, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Changing The Ratio of African Girls in STEM: The WAAW Foundation Recognized as a Finalist for the 2016 GEM-TECH Awards

The AWP Network congratulates the WAAW Foundation on being named a finalist for the 2016 GEM-TECH Awards. The WAAW Foundation is a 501(c) non-profit organization whose mission is to empower girls throughout Africa by increasing the pipeline of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Unoma Okorafor has made it her life’s mission to increase…

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October 20, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWELE Academy, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, software engineering, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, technology leadership, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: $250,000 Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge

Mozilla just announced the launch of its global Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, a competition which invites contributions on ways to provide unfettered access to the open Internet for anyone across the globe. As part of its initiative, Mozilla is asking entrepreneurs, designers, researchers and innovators to propose creative and scalable ideas for connecting more people…

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October 18, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, equal access, Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, gender equality, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mozilla, 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
The AWP Network Congratulates Winners of the 2016 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition

The AWP Network congratulates winners of the 2016 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition. Winners of the Competition were announced on October 8, 2016 at the Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin, Germany. Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network served as a judge for the event. Selected in the Best Ideas Category are: First Prize winner: The Solar Lampurifier…

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October 11, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Berlin, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Summit, Germany, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, 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
Join the 2016 African Union Business Expo at MIST Harlem

The African Union Expo LLC, Go Africa Capital LLC, Go Caribbean Inc, and The Go Africa Network Inc. are proud to present the 2nd Annual African Union Expo event to be held in Harlem. The goal of the event is to highlight and reinforce the economic development between the African Union Member countries inclusive of…

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October 11, 2016

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, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, 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
Want Fresh Groceries in Lagos? Meet the Woman Working Hard to Deliver Them to Your Door

I connect with Saudat Salami at the Bridge Leadership Foundation event in Calabar where she was an invited speaker. Saudat Salami is recognized as one of the pioneers of the online grocery business in Nigeria. Her company, Easyshop Easycook delivers fresh groceries to your door. Saudat is a passionate and innovative entrepreneur who has worked…

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October 3, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, agriculture, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Easyshop Easycook, ecommerce, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Lagos Shopping, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Saudat Salami, 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 for the 2017 $150,000 Innovation Prize for Africa

The African Innovation Foundation driver of the Innovation Prize for Africa is pleased to announce the launch of the sixth edition of the IPA awards by calling for applications to the prestigious competition. The competition offers Africa’s top crop of innovators a share in a grand prize of US$150 000 and additional scalable entrepreneurial opportunities. Enterprises…

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September 29, 2016

Events

Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Innovators, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, Prize, 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: Stanford Seed Transformation Program for African Entrepreneurs

The Seed Transformation Program is a 12-month program in which high-potential leaders are challenged to assess their companies’ vision, redefine their strategies, and make ambitious changes toward exponential growth that will generate new jobs. The Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies is led by Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and works to help…

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September 27, 2016

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, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stanford Seed Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths