AWP Network

Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

Opportunity: Woman-Owned Organization Is Hiring

WAAW Foundation is looking to hire outstanding individuals who are passionate about Africa and issues pertaining to the science and technology, education and entrepreneurship for African woman, and can demonstrate a commitment to their educational and economic development. Available positions: Executive Director, STEM Trainer, Operations and Business Development Director, Summer Intern or Industrial Trainee Position, Marketing…

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April 25, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, 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
African Women In Tech Launches SheStartup Camp

The SheStartup Camp is an initiative of African Women In Tech, an organization whose goal is to support African women and girls in technology. Currently, the organization is looking to train 20 women and girls interested in starting an e-commerce business. This first edition is dedicated solely to e-commerce businesses. The 3-day boot camp and training sessions…

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April 25, 2016

Events

Africa, African Women in Technology, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, camp, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Douala, e-commerce, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, horore BEBGA, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, SheStartup, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, training, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: £25,000 – Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

The Royal Academy of Engineering is accepting applications for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation and has called for entries from engineers connected with universities and research institutions in sub-Saharan African countries. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is Africa’s largest prize devoted to engineering innovation, covering all disciplines from mechanical, civil and computing to…

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April 21, 2016

Events

Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, Nigeria, oil and gas, Prize, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths
Young Entrepreneur at Northeastern University Introduces Healthy Sports Drink Alternative

Innovations in bottle filling technology allowed me to create a beverage that has no need for preservatives. Hylux has less sugar and calories than Gatorade and Vitamin Water, while containing more nutrition in form of vitamins and electrolytes. Hylux is a low-calorie and low-sugar alternative to traditional sports drink. How did you come up with the name…

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April 18, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DrinkHylux, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Hylux, HyluxDrink, idea, Inspiration, Lagos, Lamar Letts, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Sports drink, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
African Woman Entrepreneur, Tiyani Majoko Launches Africa’s First Full-Scale Lawyers on Demand Service

Imani is now recruiting sixty (60) lawyers and is projecting a talent pool of 400 lawyers within 16 months. Its lawyers have global experience at big law firms and education from top African, European and North American universities. Imani is a direct response to the changing legal landscape and the tremendous economic growth opportunities present…

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April 15, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, Angola, awards, AWP Network, Banking, Black Economic Empowerment Advisory, Botswana, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Congo, Contracts, Corporate Governance and Compliance, development, education, Energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Equatorial Guinea, Finance, Gabon, General Commercial Services, Ghana, girls, growth, hiring, idea, Imani, Imani lawyers, Innovation, Inspiration, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Labour Law, Lagos, lawyers, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Tiyani Majoko, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs
Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Lessons from Building A Global Tech Business

On Twitter, I am best known as a curator of African tech news and in general as someone promoting tech entrepreneurship in Africa. In fact, many think that I am a blogger or a journalist. What many don’t realize is that I am also a successful tech entrepreneur. In 1999, I set up AppsTech to…

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April 15, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, AppsTech, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, 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, Rebecca Enonchong, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, VC4Africa, Washington DC, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths
Win $10,000: My Africa Photo Contest

This photo contest aims to celebrate 10 years of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The organization is producing a photo book titled “My Africa,” looking forward to the next 10 years and capturing Africans’ visions of the future of the continent. MyAfrica is an opportunity for photographers of all abilities and ages to capture their vision…

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April 13, 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, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, mobile technology, My Africa, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo contest, photographs, 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
Will Africa be Digitally Relevant in the Next 10 Years?

By 2025, jobs which were common in 2015 will no longer exist. Students graduating in 2016, will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession by 2025. Front-line military personnel will be replaced with robots. Private bankers and wealth managers will be replaced with algorithms. Telemarketers, data entry personnel, tax preparers,…

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April 12, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Digital Natives, digital nomad trend, digital strategy, digital transformation strategy, digital workforce, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Frost & Sullivan Africa, 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, Wayne Houghton, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Interested in Investing in Africa? This is for YOU!

Rendeavour, Africa’s largest urban land developer, announces a business matchmaking tour to the United States to attract American exporters and service providers to the company’s satellite city projects which will house over 500,000 people and major companies in Africa over the next 20 years. With over 30,000 acres of satellite community developments in Kenya, Ghana,…

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April 6, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, American exporters, awards, AWP Network, business, business matchmaking, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Construction, DC, Democratic Republic of Congo, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, Healthcare Facilities, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kansas City, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Los Angeles, marketing, Mary Olushoga, matchmaking, Miami, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Preston Mendenhall, program, progress, Rendeavour, Renewable Energy, Security Systems, small business, Smart Community Technology, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Washington, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia
Attend: Leadership Forum for African Girls

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April 6, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, empowering young women, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Foundation, girls, growth, idea, Ifeoma Malo, Ify Malo, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Leadership Forum, Lux Terra, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, 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, Youths