Category: Education

• African Girls in Technology: WITIN Forum Uncovers New Innovations

  

  by Olufemi Omotayo (Director – AWP Network)   Nigerian girls are techies too! Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) provides networking, entrepreneurship, and professional development opportunities for women and girls. WITIN educates, inspires and equips women and girls to pursue and keep careers in STEM while embracing the emerging tech market as inventors and innovators.…

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  April 28, 2014

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Africa, African girls in technology, African youths, Africans in technology, apps, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, feedback, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Iyabo Osifeso, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Martha Alade, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigerian Girls, Olufemi Omotayo, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WITIN, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Language and Culture – How Genii Games is Using Technology to Spark Innovation

  

  Innovator and entrepreneur, Adebayo Adegbembo founded Genii Games shortly after participating in the tech-in-education hackathon organized by the Co-creation hub. Genii Games is the parent company of Asa – a growing collection of interactive mobile applications that teach Nigerian culture and languages.  Asa uses animation, voice, text, colorful graphics, and interactive games to capture the interest…

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  April 17, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African stories, African youths, Africans in technology, Android, app, Asa, AWP Network, Blackberry, BlackBerry10 mobile competition, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, french, Genii Games, girls, growth, hackathon, idea, igbo, Innovation, Inspiration, iOS, Lagos, languages, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, Mobile Web West African, Nigeria, Nigerian education sector, possibilities, progress, small business, solutions, stories, strategy, support, sustainability, tech in education, technology, The AWP Network, women, women entrepreneurs, yoruba, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Are African Female Techpreneurs Lagging Behind?

  

  originally published by Mary Olushoga for the Huffington Post On February 8, I saw a tweet from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communication Technology asking tweeps to check out its recently launched and newly revamped website. I followed the link to review its changes and one thing in particular stood out to me. On the…

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  April 9, 2014

  Education

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, growth, Huffington Post, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Nigeria, progress, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Vision, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Voices of Young African Entrepreneurs: The Rave about Printivo

  

          Satisfied customers have raved about Printivo.com on social media. We followed the comments and reached out to the company to learn more about the services they provide. Printivo.com is recognized as Nigeria`s leading online print provider. The company works with a community of designers who upload their portfolios to a database…

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  April 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Nigeria, Oluyomi Ojo, Printivo, printivo.com, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, young, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• This Year, Plan to Create Your Own Reality

  The day that I resigned from my job, November 4, 2011, coincidentally was the same day my niece, Eliza Olushoga, was born. After years of working a routine 9 to 5 job, I suddenly felt empowered and determined to create my own reality. I set out to do something different, exciting, and out of the…

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  March 24, 2014

  Business, Education

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, BBC World Have Your Say, BET, Black Enterprise, business, Business Resources, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, Huffington Post, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, progress, Reality, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, Vision, women, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Nollywood Producer Means Business

  

  Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry is the second largest film industry in the world. Its rapid expansion is as a result of the innovative use and quick adaptation of new media and digital technology. The AWP Network met with leading Nollywood writer, executive producer, and co-founder of the Royal Arts Academy, Uduak Isong. Founded in 2009…

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  February 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, collaboration, development, education, Emem Isong, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, film, film innovators, growth, idea, industry, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Jobs, marketing, Mary Olushoga, myvoicematters, Nigeria, Nollywood, progress, Royal Arts Academy, small business, solutions, storytelling, support, sustainability, technology, Uduak Isong, voices, women, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs – I Am My Own Biggest Challenge

  

  The AWP Network met with Ronke Lawal, Founder of RSL Management Services and business mentor at the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Lawal has served as a business mentor since June 2013. Her company, RSL Management Services specializes in marketing, brand development, and PR services. The company offers a unique service to businesses committed to increasing the sales…

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  January 27, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Aderonke Lawal, Africa, African, African women power, African youths, AWP Network, branding, business support, Business tips, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Diaspora, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, growth, Innovation, Inspiration, London, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, PR Services, progress, Ronke Lawal, RSL Management services, small business, strategy, support, sustainability, United Kingdom, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• The 2013 AWP Network Power List

  

  Be the change. Be Inspired. Be you. Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring, and influential voices. Introducing Africa’s leading women!  1. Honorable Omobola Johnson (Nigeria) – Early in the year, AWP Network founder, Mary Olushoga wrote an article asking if African Female Techpreneurs are Lagging Behind? and what should be done to ensure the…

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  December 2, 2013

  Business, Education

  Amini Kajunju, Anie Akpe-Lewis, AWP Network, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dinah Musindarwezo, Esther Agbarakwe, Farai Gundan, FEMNET, Funmi Iyanda, Garca Machel, Hussainatu Blake, IBOM, Ini Onuk, Juliana Rotich, Kenya, Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Lorna Rutto, Malawi, Mametja Moshe, Marieme Jamme, Mary Olushoga, Minna Salami, Mpule Kwelagobe, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nkem Uwaje, Nomsa Daniels, Oby Ezekwesili, Ola Orekunrin, Omobola Johnson, Oreoluwa Somolu, Ory Okolloh, President Joyce Banda, President Sirleaf Johnson, Rai Sow, Rainatou Sow, Rapelang Rabana, Rebecca Enonchong, Rhoda Wilson, Rita Dominic, Saran Kaba Jones, Semhar Araia, Spectra Speaks, Toyin Saraki, Uduak Oduok, Vivian Onano, Wendy Ackerman

• I Want to Start A Business But I Have NO Money

  

  The AWP Network receives letters and emails from young Africans in various parts of the world asking if it is possible to start a business with no capital. Haleemah, a young woman based in Nigeria writes, “In a situation where the person has an idea, skill, and passion but no capital, what do you suggest that they…

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  November 19, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Adamu Waziri, Africa, AWP Network, BayRoyal International Limited, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Bino and Fino, BudgIT, content, content provider, Daniel Osei-Antwi, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Farmfields Agro-Allied Services, Future Software Resources, Gidi_Traffic, Harvard, iConnect project, Innovation, Innovative content, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Nkem Uwaje, Oluseun Onigbinde, Peter Owoeye, possibilities, Rapelang Rabana, ReKindle Learning, Sierra Leone, small business, small business development, WeCyclers, women, Yeigo Communications, Youths, Zanau Hassan Maikasuwa

• Creativity and Enterprise: Finding Business Opportunity in Gaming

  

  Muoyo Okome is Founder and CEO of Mega Rock L.L.C., a company that develops games and entertainment applications for mobile devices. Mega Rock Studios has developed several games to include Find the Words, Bike Race of Ninja Temple and its second part, A Harlem Shake Subway Run. With over 2.2 million subscribers, Mega Rock games are available on…

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  November 11, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African stories, AWP Network, Bike Race of Ninja Temple, Black entrepreneurs, business, collaboration, Creativity, development, Enterprise, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gaming, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, Mega Rock, mobile apps, mobile games, Muoyo Okome, Nigeria, Princeton University, UPenn, Wharton, Youths