Category: Events

• Meet the Nominees of the 2018 International Children’s Peace Prize

  

  The prestigious prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously to promote the rights of the child. The International Children’s Peace Prize has become a global phenomenon. In 2018, children from no fewer than 45 countries were put forward as nominees. Out of the 121 children nominated, most hail from Kenya (12) and…

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  September 24, 2018

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• Research Project at Stanford Becomes Thriving Startup – Adia Sowho, Managing Director of Mines Nigeria Speaks to The AWP Network

  

  Ekechi Nwokah and Kunle Olukotun founded Mines in 2014. At the time, they were living in Palo Alto where they met for the first time at a mutual friend’s house. Nwokah and Olukotun share similar backgrounds. They grew up in Nigeria and studied computer science while at university. Naturally they clicked and began to discuss…

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  September 17, 2018

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  access, Adia Sowho, Afghanistan, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, artificial intelligence, awards, AWP Network, Bank of Industry, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, computer science, credit, credit risk, culture, customers, Data, datasets, development, education, Ekechi Nwokah, Emerging Markets, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financial access, financials, fintech startup, First Ally Capital, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kunle Olukotun, Lagos, leadership, Machine Learning, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mines, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, NYCA partners, Persistent Capital, program, progress, research project, Sahara Investments, Singularity Investments, small business, solutions, South Africa, South America, SouthEast Asia, Stanford, strategy, support, sustainability, talent acquisition, technology, technology leadership, The AWP Network, The Rise Fund, TPG Growth, United States, Velocity Capital, Western technology Investments, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women executives, X/Seed Capital, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Introducing the 15 Companies Accepted into Facebook’s Accelerator Program in Lagos

  The teams went through an intensive 1-week bootcamp between the 27th and 31st of August 2018 and have now kicked off their six-month journey to build, modify and optimize their value-driven products. The selected teams will receive up to $20K in equity free-funding, partner credits, mentorship, technical and business support from Facebook and CcHUB.  RoadPreppers: Lara.ng is a…

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  September 16, 2018

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  Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, AI Commons, apps, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Chiniki Guard, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, Cycles, development, economic empowerment, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Gricd Agroservices, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Innovators, Inspiration, Insyt, Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, Lagos, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, online services, Plant Doctor, Prize, program, progress, Project Move, Quadron Studios, RoadPreppers, SayPeace, small business, Smart Electricity, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Team Kanji, technology, The AWP Network, Treplabs, Up NEPA;, Vetsark, website, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• African Innovation Foundation (AIF) Announces the 10 Finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa

  

  The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the top 10 finalists for its prestigious 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). This year’s call for applications with its theme “African innovation: Investing in Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems” attracted more than 3 000 applications from 52 African countries. Building on the AIF mandate, submissions this year demonstrate significant breakthroughs in ICT,…

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  September 14, 2018

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  Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, apps, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, economic empowerment, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Innovators, Inspiration, Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, Lagos, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, online services, Prize, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, website, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• 25 Emerging Women-Owned Companies Accepted for the AWIEF Growth Accelerator Program

  

  25 early-growth-stage South African women entrepreneurs, from a variety of sectors have been selected to jump-start their growth with this year’s AWIEF Growth Accelerator program sponsored by Nedbank. The 2018 AWIEF Growth Accelerator, with its first 25 participants, is implemented as a build-up program that will culminate at the 2018 AWIEF Conference, Exhibition and Awards event set to…

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  September 12, 2018

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• Apply for Pitched Nigeria and Win a $10,000 Grant

  

  Are you creating a business or running an early-stage company? Pitched addresses two gaps in emerging markets: access to capital and startup quality. While Pitched supplies prize money to its winners, the organization develops startup quality so that founders are more likely to thrive on their own. At the same time, increasing startup quality helps make…

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  September 12, 2018

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  Africa, African girls in technology, African tech, African Women in Technology, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Casablanca, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Demo Africa, development, early-stage, education, Emerging Markets, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investments, Investors, Job creation, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morocco, my voice matters, Nigeria, partners, Pitch day, Pitched, program, progress, quality, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: DEMO Africa 2018 in Morocco

  Over the last six years, the DEMO Africa conference has traveled through Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa, and launched leading African technologies while showcasing the continent’s evolving entrepreneurial ecosystems and startups. DEMO Africa alumni have built successful Pan-African and global businesses, exported the African entrepreneurial culture and raised significant investments for their ventures. The 7th…

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  September 10, 2018

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  Africa, African girls in technology, African tech, African Women in Technology, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Casablanca, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Demo Africa, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morocco, my voice matters, 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

• “It Is An Exciting Time To Be A Woman Entrepreneur, Especially In Tech” – Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder of PiggyBank.ng Speaks to the AWP Network

  

  Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Piggybank.ng, a company that securely makes saving money possible by combining discipline plus flexibility to enable customers grow and reach their savings target. Prior to starting PiggyBank.Ng, Eweniyi along with her co-founders founded PushCV.com, a platform that connects verified employers in Nigeria with pre-screened candidates. In this…

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  August 21, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Africans, awards, AWP, AWP Network, Blackbox, business, business support, CChub, challenge, change, collaboration, computer engineering, Covenant University, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Google for Entrepreneurs, Google Launchpad Africa, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Joshua Chibueze, Lagos, leadership, LeadPath Nigeria, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Odunayo Eweniyi, Olumide Soyombo, Piggybank, PiggyBank.Ng, PiggyStories, program, progress, pushCV, Savings, Savings Bank, small business, solutions, Somto Ifezue, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, twitter, Venture Platform, Ventures Platform, Village Capital, woman entrepreneur, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Society for Africans in the Diaspora (SAiD) to Host the 8th Annual African Diaspora Awards: Nominate Now

  Applause Africa has formally announced its transition from an internationally renowned media platform to an educational institution and network-based non-profit organization, which will now be called Society for Africans in the Diaspora (SAiD). Moving forward, the organization will provide insight, generate ideas, and promote collaboration across the fields of business, culture, arts, education, and policy to address…

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  August 19, 2018

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  ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, Babatunde Osotimehin, Bolaji Akinboro, business, business support, Cece Olisa, challenge, change, Christian Epps, Christine Sass, collaboration, competition, Constance Ipoh, Darlene Okpo, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, Elizabeth Ngoz, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia Habtemariam, Famond Konneh, girls, growth, idea, ImeIme Umana, Innovation, Inspiration, Jaha Dukureh, Ken Njoroge, Lagos, leadership, Lizzy Okpo, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Michael Ikotun, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Richelieu Dennis, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Ugo Nwaokoro, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Vital Voices Grow Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs

  

  The Vital Voices GROW Fellowship is a leading accelerator program for women owners of small and medium-sized enterprises from around the world. The program includes customized business skills training, technical assistance, leadership development, and access to networks to grow their businesses and increase their leadership impact. Through online and in-person trainings, fellows focus on strategy…

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  August 19, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, American Samoa, ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, Australia, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, Cambodia, Caribbean, challenge, change, change agents, collaboration, competition, Cook Islands, development, East Timor, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Federated States of Micronesia, Fellowship, Fiji, French Polynesia, girls, growth, Guam, idea, Indonesia, Innovation, Inspiration, Kiribati, Lagos, Laos, Latin America, leadership, Malaysia, marketing, Marshall Islands, Mary Olushoga, Middle East, mobile technology, my voice matters, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, North Africa, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Pond’s Fellowship Program, process, program, progress, Samoa, small business, Solomon Islands, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Thailand, The AWP Network, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Unilever, Vanuatu, Vietnam, vital voices, Vital Voices Grow Fellowship, VV Grow, Wallis and Futuna, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, World Bank, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths