Category: Education

• FAPA Grant Will Support African Farmers

  

    Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) grant of US $1 million will help to increase affordability, accessibility and incentives for fertilizer use among smallholder farmers in Africa and expand the supply and distribution of fertilizer by leveraging investments. This grant is also intended to create over 1,000 jobs for women and youth. AFAP, the…

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  May 24, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, agribusiness, Agribusiness partnership, agriculture, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FAPA, Farmers, fertilizer, Fund for African Private Sector Assistance, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, value chains, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Facebook Launches NG_Hub in Lagos

  

  As part of its commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook unveiled NG_Hub in Lagos, Nigeria – its first flagship community hub space in Africa, in partnership with CcHub. In a week-long celebration which will bring together developers, start-ups, and the wider tech community across Lagos and Nigeria, the launch will showcase the new multi-faceted space…

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  May 23, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, CChub, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, NG_Hub, 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

• Nigerian Startup, Coating+ Selected for the 2018 Thought For Food Challenge

  

  Coating+ Nigeria – was selected for the 2018 Thought For Food Challenge and will present in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in July 2018. The company provides safe coating for plants and vegetables that elongates their shelf life, preserves nutrient quality, and enables post-harvest food storage. The annual Thought For Food (TFF) Challenge is a global…

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  May 23, 2018

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  Aeropowder, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, Coating+, Coating+ Nigeria, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Group Nutricandies, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, IoT Water Control Management, Lagos, Laticin, leadership, Likabs Food, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, RiseHarvest, Safi Sarvi, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, SunRice, support, sustainability, Sweetpot Yoghurt, technology, The AWP Network, Thought For Food, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Africa Innovation Summit Announces Top 50 Innovations

  

  The Africa Innovation Summit (AIS) today announced the innovators selected from across the continent to exhibit their solutions at the forum, which will take place from 6 to 8 June 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda under the esteemed patronage of His Excellences President Paul Kagame and Pedro Pires (ex-President of Cabo Verde and 2011 Mo Ibrahim Laureate).…

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  May 23, 2018

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• African Startup Winning! Easyshop Easycook Secures EchoVC Funding

  

  Easyshop Easycook will put the funds towards optimizing its online platform and existing farm-to-last-mile supply chain. Saudat Salami, Founder & CEO of Easyshop Easycook is recognized as one of the pioneers of the online grocery business in Nigeria. Her company, Easyshop Easycook delivers fresh groceries to your door.  Saudat is a passionate and innovative entrepreneur…

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  May 15, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, agriculture, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Easyshop Easycook, EasyshopEasycook, EchoVC, EchoVC Partners, ecommerce, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Ini Onuk, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiro Consulting, Jimi Tewe, Kereksuk Rice Farm, Lagos, Lagos Shopping, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olaide Olusoji-Oke, program, progress, Protection Plus Services, Rotimi Williams, Saudat Salami, Senator Liyel Imoke, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Bridge Leadership Foundation, Ubong King, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Jim Ovia Supports African Students with a $2 Million Donation

  

  The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship (JOFLS) is a partnership between the Jim Ovia Foundation and the Africa-America Institute that will have a long-term impact in creating a better and brighter future for young Africans. The (JOFLS) is by the generous donation of a $2 million pledge by Mr. Jim Ovia, Founder/Chairman of the Jim…

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  May 1, 2018

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• Meet Lola Ishola – Founder of Video Messaging App, SoRo

  

  Based out of SugarLand, Texas, Lola Ishola is the creator of SoRo. SoRo is a video messaging app that uses new technologies to enhance communication amongst users through the provision of voice calls and video conferencing capabilities. Ishola earned a Bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and is looking to make an impact in Nigeria’s tech sector.…

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  April 26, 2018

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  Africa, African Women in Technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, app, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, communication, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lola Ishola, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, SoRo, South Africa, strategy, Sugarland, support, sustainability, technology, Texas, Texas Tech University, The AWP Network, video, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Tech, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• African Startup Winning! mSurvey Secures $3.5m Series A Investment

  

  mSurvey, the mobile-first consumer feedback platform for businesses and consumers in Africa, today announces a Series A round of USD$3.5m, led by Africa focused venture firm TLcom Capital with investment from Social Capital, Kapor Capital, Golden Palm, and Richard Owen; founding team of Net Promoter Score (NPS). This follows Seed Investment rounds from Cross Culture…

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  April 19, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, government, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenfield Griffith, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, mSurvey, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, relationships, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network to serve as a Judge at the 2018 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition in Berlin

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will once again serve as a judge at the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition set to take place in Berlin on October 7, 2018. The entrepreneurship program is part of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a global program…

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  March 28, 2018

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  Afghanistan, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Berlin, BHOGIP, business, business support, challenge, change, Cities Controlling App, collaboration, competition, development, Edu-Cell, education, EDUPAY, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Campus, Entrepreneurship Summit, Ethiopia, GadaaUniverse, Germany, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nicaragua, Nigeria, NovFeed, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, UNESCO, United Kingdom, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, youth unemployment, Youths

• When I Left KPMG to Start My Business, I Only Had $10 In The Bank – Founder of Audeo Nigeria Tells Her Story

  

  Abimbola Bamigboye sat with the AWP Network to discuss her business, what inspired her to start and her plans for the future. How did you arrive at your business name?  Audeo is a Latin word, which means, “I dare” in English. It could also mean “venture” amongst other translations. I first saw it in a novel…

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  February 27, 2018

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  Abimbola Bamigboye, Africa, African youths, Audeo, awards, AWP Network, backoffice, bootstrapping, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financing, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga Mary, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, sustainability, talent sourcing, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths