AWP Network

Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

$100,000 for Innovative African Solutions to African Challenges

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is calling on all African innovators to submit their entries for the fourth edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) competition. The IPA is presented annually, enabling and encouraging African pioneers to develop creative ideas and techniques to overcome some of the challenges faced by the continent and support…

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August 4, 2014

Events

Africa, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Inspiration, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, 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
The Stakes Are High: Starting Your Business While Working 9 – 5

Most small businesses are started by individuals who work a regular job while launching their startup. It is not always easy to think about starting a new business when working a full-time job, this takes careful planning and excellent time management skills. The question becomes, how do you properly transition from being an employee to being an…

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August 1, 2014

Business, Education, Events

Africa, African youths, Anie Akpe, AWP Network, Bronx, Brooklyn, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, Community2Community, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, girls, growth, idea, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Innov8tiv.com, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Manhattan, Marie-Yolaine Eusebe, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MUI-The PR Company, MUIPR, New York City, Nigeria, NYC Business Solutions, Orobosa Owie, program, program development, progress, Queens, small business, solutions, stories, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, UNA-YP, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Akachi Nwoke on Why the AWP Network is Important

My name is Akachi Nwoke and I am a makeup artist. Last year, I applied to the AWP Network photography contest and I am glad I did. Although I came in third place, the competition helped me realize that I was not yet ready to start my business. You may read more about my story here. I…

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July 25, 2014

Business, Education, Interviews

Africa, African youths, Akachi Nwoke, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, cosmetics, development, education, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Enugu, girls, growth, House of Tara, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, makeup supplies, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigerian youth, Photo competition, photo contest, photo essay, program, progress, small business, solutions, Startup, startup stories, stories, strategy, Success Stories, support, sustainability, technology, testimonials, The AWP Network, Unemployment, Visages Parfait, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Help Change the Future of Electricity

Register to compete for $1 million and help change the future of electricity. The goal: design and build a kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (at least 50 Watts per cubic inch). Inverters are the essential boxes that take direct current from devices such as solar panels and batteries and turn it into alternating…

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July 24, 2014

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Electricity, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Inverters, leadership, marketing, Power inverters, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
The AWP Network at the Harvard IDEASpHERE Forum

IDEASpHERE was a two-day celebration of powerful ideas. The event featured innovative talks, presentations, simulations, and interactive discussions delivered by inspirational members of the HKS community. Learn more about the event here: Harvard Ideasphere

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July 23, 2014

Events

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Forum, girls, growth, Harvard, HKS, idea, Ideasphere, Innovation, Innovative Ideas, Inspiration, leadership, Mary Olushoga, President Sirleaf Johnson, progress, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Co-Founder of Jumia Nigeria Launches New Startup

Raphael Afaedor, former managing director at Jumia, recently launched a company with Gbolahan Fagbure, Jumia’s former director of operations. Their new project, Supermartng.com is an online grocery delivery service serving the Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Lekki areas of Lagos. The service allows customers to shop from a wide selection of grocery items that can be…

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July 21, 2014

Business, Education, Interviews

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business development, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, e-commerce, ecommerce, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Gbolahan Fagbure, grocery, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jumia, Jumia Nigeria, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, online delivery service, progress, Raphael Afaedor, shopping, small business, solutions, strategy, Supermart Nigeria, Supermart.ng, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths
W.TEC Girls Technology Camp

W.TEC Girls Technology Camp is a two-week technology education and mentoring program organized by W.TEC, with the objective to help girls develop an early interest in computers and other information technology. For the camp duration, girls will participate in technology workshops. The long-term goal is to increase the numbers of Nigerian women using technology productively…

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July 18, 2014

Events

Africa, African youths, Africans in technology, applications, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, digital solutions, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Oreoluwa Somolu, program, progress, science, small business, solutions, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, tech camp, tech camp for girls in Nigeria, technology, technology camp, The AWP Network, W-TEC, women, women and girls, women and girls technology camp, women entrepreneurs, WTEC, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Global Awards for Outstanding Work in Technology for Gender Equality

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and UN Women are partnering to launch a new global technology award that recognizes outstanding contributions from women and men in leveraging the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote gender equality. The annual GEM-TECH Awards will be conferred on seven winners from government, the private sector, academia…

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July 16, 2014

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, content, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, equality, GEM Tech, Gender, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile applications, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, 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
Apply: Young Innovators Competition

The young innovators competition seeks gifted young entrepreneurs with ideas for innovative social enterprises. The Young Innovators Competition is looking for 18-30 year old entrepreneurs from around the world with social start-ups which use open source technologies for disaster management. This could include disaster preparedness, early warning, emergency communication and response, and recovery from natural disasters.We urgently…

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July 14, 2014

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, disaster management, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financing, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, innovative social enterprises, Innovators, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, program, progress, seed funding, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, young, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Women Building Communities

The Women and Youth Empowerment Network, a UK based non-governmental organization, in collaboration with the Network for Development, will host an African Women capacity building program titled: ‘Women Building Communities‘ in November. This program is geared at enhancing the capacity building skills and participation of African women in community development projects. Activities planned for the event…

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July 11, 2014

Events

Africa, 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, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, Women and Youth Empowerment Network, Women Building Communities, women entrepreneurs, Woyen, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths