AWP Network

Scholarship for African Girls in STEM

WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need-based African female STEM-focused college education. WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate need and 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 financial…

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August 26, 2014

Events

Africa, African girls, African youths, AWP Network, business support, education, growth, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, STEM, The AWP Network, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths
Employee by Day, Startup CEO By Night: Meet the Speakers

Anie Akpe is founder of Innov8tiv magazine and IBOM LLC. She is also Vice President of mortgage operations at Municipal Credit Union where she manages a $575 million portfolio. As founder of IBOM LLC, Akpe aids small businesses around the world, particularly those owned by African entrepreneurs in the Diaspora, guiding business development and leading sound…

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August 20, 2014

Business, Events

Africa, African youths, Anie Akpe, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, Community2Community, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, IBOM LLC, idea, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Innov8tiv magazine, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Marie-Yolaine Eusebe, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MUI-The PR Company, MUIPR, Orobosa Owie, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths
Fashion Entrepreneur Launches Luxury Brand With Kickstarter Campaign

Founded on a mission to create jobs for local artisans in Kenya, fashion entrepreneur Mugo Muna started borawear.com after graduating from Cornell University. Bora Wear is a luxury fashion brand for African men. The company makes one-of-a-kind handmade belts and employs a community of local Kenyan artisans to handcraft each buckle through a sand casting…

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August 18, 2014

Business, Education, Interviews

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, Bora Wear, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Crowdfunding, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Kickstarter, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mugo Muna, Nigeria, small business, solutions, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths
Fashion Entrepreneur Creates Luxury Brand for African Women

Owner and Creative Director at Elizabeth Waldorf, Jane Ole founded her company to create timeless designs for African women who appreciate luxury, elegance, and style. The AWP Network met with Jane to learn more about how she got started and her plans for growing the company. How did you come up with the name of…

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August 14, 2014

Business, Education, Interviews

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elizabeth Waldorf, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Entrepreneur, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Jane Ole, Luxury Brand, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, strategy, support, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths
Founder of Genii Games Launches New App

Innovator and entrepreneur, Adebayo Adegbembo founded Genii Games the parent company of Asa – a growing collection of interactive mobile applications that teaches Nigerian culture and languages. Read his interview with the AWP Network here. The new app, Adventures of the Tortoise, is a collection of African folktales. The audience follows the Tortoise on his adventures through…

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August 13, 2014

Business, Events

Adebayo Adegbembo, Adventures of the Tortoise, Africa, African folktales, AWP Network, business, business support, Children, collaboration, culture, Entrepreneurs, Genii Games, language, Mary Olushoga, mobile apps, progress, small business, Startup, tech, The AWP Network
Attend: Tech4Africa Conference in Cape Town

The annual Tech4Africa conference will take place in Cape Town. Tech4Africa focuses on deep technical workshops and sessions for practitioners who impart knowledge, perspective, African context, and inspiration. The conference places emphasis on learning, interaction, engagement, and discussion – a place for new ideas, and to encourage people to make and change things. Want to…

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August 12, 2014

Events

AWP Network, business, Cape Town, Mary Olushoga, South Africa, Tech4Africa, technology, The AWP Network
Apply: Mobile Impact Ventures Program

The Mobile Impact Ventures Program, Mlab East Africa’s accelerator program for impact ventures with innovative solutions in agriculture, health & water and education, is currently seeking applications for its second cohort. The program supports social ventures for 3 months through a tailor-made acceleration process, which targets the ventures’ business models, technology, and customer development through…

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August 11, 2014

Events

agriculture, AWP Network, business models, East Africa, education, health & water, impact ventures, Mary Olushoga, mLab, technology, The AWP Network
Innovation and Health: Nigerian Entrepreneur Creates Website to Educate Africans on Ebola

As a direct response to the crisis ravaging through communities in West Africa, and as Nigeria braces for more Ebola cases, medical doctor and techpreneur, Seyi Taylor has created an interactive website to inform and educate the public on the deadly virus. His company, Big Cabal Media recently launched EbolaFacts.com. The site aims to capitalize on the growing…

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August 8, 2014

Business, Education, Events

access, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, Bankole Oluwafemi, Big Cabal Media, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Ebolafacts.com, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, program, progress, Public Health, Seyi Taylor, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths
U.S. – Africa Business Forum: Investments Announced for African Women Entrepreneurs

Caterpillar Foundation announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) to create the first ever AWEP-Women’s Entrepreneurial Centers of Resources, Education, Access, and Training for Economic Empowerment (WECREATE) in sub-Saharan Africa. Caterpillar Foundation and the U.S. State Department are providing $1 million each to create these self-sustaining women’s business…

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August 7, 2014

Events

Africa, African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, empowerment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Intel, investments, Investors, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Office of the First Lady, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, training, Walmart, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths
Apply: Women4Africa 2015 Awards

Nominations are open for the 4th Annual Women4Africa Awards night to be held in Kensington, London in May 2015. All nominations will be treated in confidence and only viewed by the selection panel and category sponsors. Women4Africa has continuously grown and is widely considered the premier platform for celebrating African women achievers from around the…

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August 6, 2014

Events

Africa, awards, AWP Network, business, collaboration, development, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, girls, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Mary Olushoga, progress, recognition, solutions, strategy, The AWP Network, UK, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women4Africa, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths