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Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

The Society of African Ladies Who Brunch Raising Funds for Girls in Liberia

Led by South African entrepreneur Roxsanne Dyssell, the Society of African Ladies who Brunch are a New York City based organization of diaspora women who meet for brunch to connect, support, and inspire one another. Ten (10) members of the society will participate in Mudderella, a 5-mile muddy obstacle course in New York to raise funds for two nonprofit…

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April 22, 2015

Events, Interviews

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PitchFest: Are You An Educational Innovator?

Do you have a game-changing idea in education? How about a solution that can improve the lives of millions of people? The Africa-America Institute will host its first-ever PitchFest during the 2nd Annual State of Education in Africa conference. This innovative competition will explore cutting-edge ideas, tools, information and technologies that can help bring about a…

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April 17, 2015

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Apply: $40,000 For Innovative Solutions to Local Challenges

Applications are now open for the #cocreateSA Fund, which is offering ZAR500,000 (US$40,000) in projects combining Dutch and South African knowledge providing innovative solutions to local challenges. The fund is aimed to assist Dutch and South African partnerships to develop and implement collaborative projects in the sectors such as agriculture & food, energy, life sciences & health, logistics and…

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April 10, 2015

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cocreateSA, collaboration, competition, development, Dutch, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, 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, Youths
Apply: Pivot East 2015

PIVOT EAST is East Africa’s premier mobile startups pitching competition held annually since 2011. It is an m:lab East Africa initiative set to amplify and consolidate the gains of East Africa’s Mobile developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Participating startups must be domiciled in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, or DR Congo. Objectives of PIVOT…

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April 10, 2015

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DR Congo, East Africa, ecosystem, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile innovation, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
What Does the Scientific Independence of Africa Mean?

Mary Olushoga, of the AWP Network and one of the Africa Data Challenge winners, explains what African scientific independence means to her.

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April 8, 2015

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

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Apply: Huawei-She Leads Africa Fellowship

The Huawei-She Leads Africa Fellowship will provide female tech entrepreneurs from across Africa the opportunity to visit China and receive a behind the scenes experience at the technology giant. Fellows will be able to network with peer entrepreneurs and develop relationships with investors and companies interested in doing business in Africa. The trip will take place…

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April 8, 2015

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, China, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Huawei Fellowship, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, SheLeadsAfrica, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech entrepreneurs, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Founder of the AWP Network on How to Improve the Lives of Women Farmers

“It’s about creating an ecosystem and putting women farmers in the supply chain of how agriculture is done specifically in Nigeria.” Africa Data Challenge Winner Mary Olushoga – Helping Nigerian women farmers become entrepreneurs Co-winner of the Planet Earth Institute’s Africa Data Challenge, Mary Olushoga is the founder of AWP Network. In this interview, she…

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April 7, 2015

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

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AWP Network Entrepreneur Features on CNN Startup Africa

From awpnetwork.com to CNN Startup Africa We first met Bukola Dawodu when she participated in the AWP Network photo contest, although she did not win the contest, Dawodu has maintained a great mentoring relationship with AWP Founder, Mary Olushoga. In her photo contest application, Dawodu wrote, “I started my business when I could not find a…

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March 12, 2015

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

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Founder of the AWP Network to Receive Award at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster

Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will receive an award from U.K based organization, the Planet Earth Institute. The award ceremony will take place at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster in London and will be chaired by PEI Trustee, Lord Paul Boateng. The event will feature presentations, as well as contributions from relevant experts on…

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March 12, 2015

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

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Founder of the AWP Network Listed Among Most Influential Women in Nigeria

In celebration of International Women’s Day and in its quest to inspire a generation of women to do greater things in diverse fields of endeavour, Y!/YNaija.com, in partnership with Leading Ladies Africa project brings to you Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Women – #YWomen100. These are women who steer the course of history in a usually male dominated environment,…

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March 12, 2015

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