AWP Network

Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

Meet the 12 Entrepreneurs Up for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize

The Anzisha Prize applauds outstanding youth entrepreneurs between the ages of 15 and 22 for effecting change through innovative, people-centred solutions across Africa. The African Leadership Academy in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation is proud to announce Africa’s top youth entrepreneur finalists for the sixth annual Anzisha Prize. This year, the Prize celebrates increased presence…

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September 1, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Aly Abd ElAzem, Andrew Ddembe, Asha Abbas, Benedict Kusi Ampofo, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Faustino Quissico, Geoffrey Mulei, Ghana, Heritiana Fabien Randriamananatahina, Ifrah Mohamed, Issam Darui, Kenya, Lamine Chamsiya, Madagascar, Mary Olushoga, Morocco, Mozambique, N’guessan Koffi Jacques Olivier, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Yaye Souadou Fall
Attend: 2016 TMT Finance Africa Conference in Lagos

The inaugural TMT Finance Africa will take place in Lagos, Nigeria. Join the key regional telecom, media and tech leaders, investors, financiers and dealmakers on September 20. TMT Finance is globally renowned for bringing together key decision makers from telecoms, media and tech, with international and local financiers and investors. Who attends? CEOs, CFOs, Heads of…

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September 1, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, dealmakers, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financiers, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Media, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech leaders, technology, telecom, The AWP Network, TMT Finance Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Facebook CEO in Nairobi to see Kenyan Innovation in Action

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Kenya this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the iHub technology hub in Nairobi, meet with developers and partners, and explore how the country’s pioneering mobile money ecosystem is evolving. Zuckerberg is in Kenya to see how technology innovation is changing…

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September 1, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, commerce, competition, Developers, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Mark Zukerberg, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile money, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, social media, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
The 2017 Facebook Challenge for Young African Creatives

The Facebook Challenge will become an official Loerie Award in the Student Category from 2017. The Loerie Awards is the premier annual advertising awards in the advertising industry in Africa and the Middle East. Facebook will work with the Loeries and advertising schools across the continent to develop and promote young creative talent on an ongoing…

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August 19, 2016

Events

Advertising, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Loerie Awards, Loeries Creative week, 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
Apply: Business Development Program for African Entrepreneurs

Oxfam believes that SMEs have the potential to contribute to sustainable growth through increased employment, higher income and relevant products and services for people living in poverty, particularly small holder farmers, youth and women. To help SMEs live up to their potential, we know they need more than capital alone. Hence, Oxfam provides business development services…

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August 18, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Oxfam, program, progress, small business, SMEs, solutions, Somalia, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, sustainable growth, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, Vietnam, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: Village Capital FinTech Africa 2016 Program

Village Capital is looking for entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa for its FinTech Africa 2016 program. The event aims to find startups who are not only in the fintech sector, but will be able to increase the financial health of low-income populations. Village Capital lists criteria such as using data and analytics to leverage credit and payments, increase…

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August 17, 2016

Events

Accra, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, business, business accelerator, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, FinTech Africa, FinTech for Agriculture, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, VillageCapital, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: African Women’s Public Service Fellowship at NYU

The African Women’s Public Service Fellowship is made possible by a donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation. The initiative aims to expand the opportunity for African women to make an impact in public service in their home countries. Fellowship recipients will commit to return to their home countries at the conclusion of the program with the goal…

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August 16, 2016

Events

Africa, African women, African Women’s Public Service Fellowship, African youths, 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, New York University, Nigeria, NYU, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Foundation, program, progress, Public Service, 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: WAAW Foundation Scholarship for African Girls in STEM

WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship is aimed at supporting need-based African female STEM-focused college education. WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate the need and can prove their status as full-time students in a STEM related course in an African University. Award recipients will become WAAW Ambassadors in their respective communities. Candidates must also demonstrate…

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August 16, 2016

Events

Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, 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, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
CapitalSquare Expands By Announcing Additional Coworking Space for Entrepreneurs in Lagos

CapitalSquare, the pioneer co-working space in Lagos recently opened the doors of its flagship space, The Studio, in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi. The co-working space, nestled at one end of Ilupeju Street, offers single desks and private offices as well as a conference room and lounge to freelancers, small business owners and creatives. As with CapitalSquare’s…

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August 15, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, capitalsquare, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Modupe Macaulay, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Founder of AWP Network to Speak in Calabar, Nigeria

The Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF) is a non-governmental organization established in 2011 with the vision “to build generations of young people educated to become compassionate, entrepreneurial and engaged citizens who are empowered to take responsibility for their own lives and for making a difference in the world.” The Bridge Leadership Foundation is pleased to announce its 6th career day…

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August 9, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, Africa Data Challenge Winner, Africa Women Power Network, Africa. Nigeria, African Women Power Network, African youths, AfrikInterns, agribusiness, agriculture, Akachi Nwoke, ARISE News, ARISE News TV, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network photo contest, Bukola Dawodu, business, business support, BusinessDay Nigeria, challenge, change, Chima Michael Oleru, CNN, CNN Startup Africa, collaboration, competition, cosmetics, development, education, emerging, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Enugu, Femi Taiwo, Ghana, girls, growth, H.O.P.E Foundation, HOPE Foundation, House of Lords, House of Tara, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lord Paul Boateng, makeup supplies, making a difference, Mara Mentor, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Media, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigerian youth, Palace of Westminster, Photo competition, photo contest, photo essay, pictures, Planet Earth Institute, program, progress, small business, small business grants, Smile and Mobile Tech Blog, solutions, South Africa, Startup, startup stories, stories, strategy, Success Stories, support, sustainability, technology, testimonials, The AWP Network, The Nation, The Nation Nigeria, Unemployment, Visages Parfait, winners, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women farmers, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths