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    Social Media and your Business

    This article will help you to understand how social media can support your business, personal, and professional brand. Understanding your brand and using social media as an effective tool can immensely help you to move your business ideas forward. Many entrepreneurs within the shores of Africa do not understand the importance of online branding and social…

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    April 1, 2013
    Business, Education
    AWP Network, branding, business, change, development, Entrepreneurs, growth, marketing, Mary Olushoga, social media, sustainability
  • The AWP Network at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

    The AWP Network at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

    AWP Network founder, Mary Olushoga spoke at a CSW 57 Series on “Winning Strategies for Preventing Violence Against Women – Sharing Global and National Models,” an event sponsored by the Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN), U.S. Women Connect, TEWA Women United, Decisions in Democracy International, Coalition of Women from Asia and the Middle East, Women News…

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    March 29, 2013
    Education, Events
    Audrey Moore, AWP Network, change, Coalition of Women from Asia and the Middle East, CSW #57, Decisions in Democracy International, Elahe Amani, impact, International Women’s Day, Jackie Weatherspoon, Mary Olushoga, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, SouthWest.com, sustainability, TEWA Women United, U.S. Women Connect, UN, violence against women, violence prevention, women and girls, Women News Network, Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN)
  • 2013 Women of Excellence – Ethiopia

    Association of Women in Business (AWiB) seeks to nominate women from different sectors who have done work that needs to be celebrated; stories you believe need to be heard; and female role models you believe need to be made visible. The criteria for nomination and selection: A woman who has utilized her position, stature and…

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    March 26, 2013
    Business, Events
    Africa, award, AWP Network, business, Ethiopia, women
  • Women’s education as a silver bullet for sustainable growth

    While there has been remarkable progress, report warns that there are still many challenges ahead for countries in the South, including an ageing population, environmental degradation, and inequality. Poverty and inequality are particularly worrying, as an estimated 1.57 billion people, representing 30 percent of the population in the 104 countries studied for the report, still…

    awpnetwork

    March 23, 2013
    Education
    Africa, AWP Network, change, development, education, Gender, girls, strategy, sustainability, UN, women
  • Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Drive Growth

    Participate in the 4th edition of the business plan competition for women entrepreneurs in emerging markets. The competition is open to women entrepreneurs of emerging countries who have created a business plan, which fulfills the eligibility and evaluation criteria. Since its creation in 2009, Women in Business has provided support, coaching, visibility and finance to…

    awpnetwork

    March 20, 2013
    Business, Events
    Africa, AWP Network, business plan, development, emerging entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, sustainability, women, Youths
  • Know someone who is changing the world?

    The Tech Awards is now accepting applications for 2013. The Tech Awards is a signature program of the Tech Museum, an international awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. In 2013, Tech Awards will honor 10 international innovators who are applying technology to confront humanity’s most…

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    March 16, 2013
    Events
    Africa, AWP Network, change, development, Innovation, sustainability, tech awards, Youths
  • Apply for the Entrepreneurial Leadership Fellowship

    The ALA Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership seeks to appoint two exceptional young professionals with a demonstrated passion for entrepreneurial leadership and the African continent to an exciting 16-month position that will see them build their own capacity as an entrepreneurial leader while preparing Africa’s transformative leaders of tomorrow. The ideal candidate should: – Be an…

    awpnetwork

    March 14, 2013
    Events
    Africa, AWP Network, change, development, Entrepreneurs, Leadership Academy, sustainability, Youths
  • Microsoft to empower North African women

    Microsoft will launch a portal targeted at North African women in March as an offshoot of the MasrWorks IT skills portal. The portal is designed to empower young women to play a leadership role in their communities, build their skills and self-esteem, and introduce new models for self-employment. It will provide IT skills training and…

    awpnetwork

    March 13, 2013
    Events
    AWP Network, change, development, economic empowerment, growth, Microsoft, North Africa, partnership, social change, sustainability, women, women and girls, Youths
  • Improve Lives with $40,000 prize

    The Hitachi Foundation is committed to finding and investing in young leaders who want to succeed and take their communities with them. We are in search of America’s newest generation of entrepreneurs whose businesses are about making a living and making a difference. The Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program identifies and supports inspiring young entrepreneurs whose…

    awpnetwork

    March 8, 2013
    Events
    Africa, AWP Network, challenge, competition, development, Entrepreneurs, progress, sustainability, Youths
  • AWP Network Selected for the Apps4Africa Challenge

    Appfrica and the U.S. Department of State, with the support of the World Bank, would like to extend our congratulations to innovations that have been selected for the Apps4Africa 2012 Competition! Click here to learn more: http://blog.apps4africa.org/tag/u-s-department-of-state/

    awpnetwork

    March 5, 2013
    Events
    Appfrica, AWP Network, business, challenge, competition, development, technology
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