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Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

Frances Udukwu, Miss Africa USA Launches Vocational Training Program for Girls

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June 14, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Frances Udukwu, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Miss Africa USA, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Lead Girl Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
The AWP Network Photo Contest – Meet the Judges

Apply to the AWP Network Photo Contest Cassandra Ntiamoah is the 2013 winner of the AWP Network Photo Contest. She is founder of “Africhic,” a fashion manufacturing and design company. She started her company by making bow-ties out of Ankara fabric and then proceeded to design bags, shoes, and dresses for her customers. Cassandra…

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June 6, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

advocacy, Africa, African youths, Agbro Omovigho Richard, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network photo contest, Bukola Dawodu, business, business support, Cassandra Ntiamoah, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lucy Sandra Asomugha, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, MUI-The PR Company, MUIPR, my voice matters, Nigeria, partnerships, Photo competition, Photography Competition, Photos, 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
Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology

The Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology is a collaboration between UN Women, the Alliance for Affordable Internet, the World Wide Web Foundation, the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Center of Excellence in ICT, and the African Development Bank. Bridging the digital gender gap is a critical step toward the vision of a thriving Africa—yet…

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June 6, 2016

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Africa, African Development Bank, African youths, Alliance for Affordable Internet, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, ICT, 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, UN Women, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Wide Web Foundation, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: 2016 GEM-TECH Awards

The third annual Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology (GEM-Tech) Awards by UN Women and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has opened its call for nominations. This prestigious global prize recognizes outstanding contributions from women and men (individuals and organizations) addressing the digital gender divide by embracing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs)…

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May 30, 2016

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Beijing Platform for Action, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, content, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, equality, GEM Tech, GEM-TECH Awards, Gender, Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Telecommunications Union, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile applications, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, tech, technology, The AWP Network, UN Women, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Enter Your Business into the Social Enterprise Contest

The Social Enterprise Contest will offer trade financing to at least one (1) established for-profit social enterprise, which helps advance the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The contest will be open to JCI members and young people ages 18 to 40 in eight (8) target countries (Colombia, Estonia, India, Jordan, The Philippines, Senegal, Turkey,…

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May 23, 2016

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, Colombia, competition, Contest, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Estonia, girls, global youth empowerment fund, growth, idea, India, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, kountable, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Senegal, small business, social enterprise, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Philippines, trade financing, Turkey, Uruguay, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths
How I Turned My Side Hustle Into a Sustainable Business

Swish Ideas began as a side hustle with the aim to modernize the gifts and souvenirs distributed at events in Nigeria. My goal was to make these items functional thereby adding to the joy the event brings to its audience. In turn, event hosts get significant value for their money and guests remember the event. The…

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May 23, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, Business Resources, business support, challenge, change, Chioma Agha, collaboration, competition, development, Dr. Chioma Agha, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gifts, girls, growth, idea, ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Souvenirs, strategy, support, sustainability, Swish Ideas, Swish Ideas Ltd, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: AWIEF Global Partnership Program for Women Entrepreneurs

The Global Partnership Program (GPP) begins on July 1, 2016 for 20 female entrepreneurs who are seeking quality global partners. During this intensive 90-day experience, designed to create clarity, competence and capacity for future business partnerships with women in the Diaspora, participants will examine the key elements needed for a sustainable partnership and participate in live…

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May 19, 2016

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Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African youths, awards, AWIEF, 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, 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
President of Mauritius Launches Scholarship Program for African Researchers

We are delighted to launch the “Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD Scholarship Program” a PEI and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation initiative, delivered in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences. The PhD program will award ten (10) full PhD research grants for Mauritian researchers (or African researchers studying in Mauritius). Following the pilot…

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May 18, 2016

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Africa, African youths, Agri-business, agriculture, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, awards, AWP Network, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Blue sky research, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Health, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mauritius, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Planet Earth Institute, Planet Earth Institute Foundation, program, progress, research, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Water and Sanitation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Win 25,000 Euros: Apply – Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa

The Orange Social Venture Prize, which aims to encourage startups that use innovation to fuel development on the African continent, is being extended to the Middle East and, this year, includes a Special Cultural Content Prize. In its 6 years of existence, the Orange Social Venture Prize has been exceedingly successful, with some 2,600 projects received.…

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May 18, 2016

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, business, business support, Cameroun, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DRC, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Guinée Bissau, Guinée Conakry, Guinée Equatoriale, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morrocco, my voice matters, 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
Apply: Business Development Training for Social Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, far too many mothers and children needlessly die from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Are you an entrepreneur providing health care products and services to mothers and children? We want to help you and your organization, so that you can positively impact even more lives. Join us to receive custom business development…

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May 11, 2016

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Africa, African youths, Angola, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mother & Child, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, Senegal, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zimbabwe