Category: Events

• Enter Your Business into the Social Enterprise Contest

  

    The Social Enterprise Contest will offer trade financing to at least one (1) established for-profit social enterprise, which helps advance the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The contest will be open to JCI members and young people ages 18 to 40 in eight (8) target countries (Colombia, Estonia, India, Jordan, The Philippines, Senegal, Turkey,…

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  May 23, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, Colombia, competition, Contest, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Estonia, girls, global youth empowerment fund, growth, idea, India, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, kountable, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Senegal, small business, social enterprise, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Philippines, trade financing, Turkey, Uruguay, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• How I Turned My Side Hustle Into a Sustainable Business

  

  Swish Ideas began as a side hustle with the aim to modernize the gifts and souvenirs distributed at events in Nigeria. My goal was to make these items functional thereby adding to the joy the event brings to its audience. In turn, event hosts get significant value for their money and guests remember the event. The…

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  May 23, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, Business Resources, business support, challenge, change, Chioma Agha, collaboration, competition, development, Dr. Chioma Agha, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gifts, girls, growth, idea, ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Souvenirs, strategy, support, sustainability, Swish Ideas, Swish Ideas Ltd, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: AWIEF Global Partnership Program for Women Entrepreneurs

  

  The Global Partnership Program (GPP) begins on July 1, 2016 for 20 female entrepreneurs who are seeking quality global partners.  During this intensive 90-day experience, designed to create clarity, competence and capacity for future business partnerships with women in the Diaspora, participants will examine the key elements needed for a sustainable partnership and participate in live…

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  May 19, 2016

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  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, 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, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh

• President of Mauritius Launches Scholarship Program for African Researchers

  

  We are delighted to launch the “Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD Scholarship Program” a PEI and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation initiative, delivered in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences. The PhD program will award ten (10) full PhD research grants for Mauritian researchers (or African researchers studying in Mauritius). Following the pilot…

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  May 18, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Agri-business, agriculture, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, awards, AWP Network, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Blue sky research, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Health, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mauritius, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Planet Earth Institute, Planet Earth Institute Foundation, program, progress, research, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Water and Sanitation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Win 25,000 Euros: Apply – Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa

  

  The Orange Social Venture Prize, which aims to encourage startups that use innovation to fuel development on the African continent, is being extended to the Middle East and, this year, includes a Special Cultural Content Prize. In its 6 years of existence, the Orange Social Venture Prize has been exceedingly successful, with some 2,600 projects received.…

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  May 18, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, business, business support, Cameroun, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DRC, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Guinée Bissau, Guinée Conakry, Guinée Equatoriale, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morrocco, my voice matters, Niger, Nigeria, program, progress, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tunisia, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Business Development Training for Social Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

  In sub-Saharan Africa, far too many mothers and children needlessly die from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Are you an entrepreneur providing health care products and services to mothers and children? We want to help you and your organization, so that you can positively impact even more lives. Join us to receive custom business development…

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  May 11, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Angola, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mother & Child, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, Senegal, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zimbabwe

• Apply: Stanford Seed Transformation Program – West Africa

  

  Seed West Africa is accepting applications for their next session (cohort seven) which begins in September 2016.  Open to business owners based in West Africa, the program will be held in Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria, Benin and Ghana throughout the month of May. The Stanford Seed Transformation Program addresses the needs of founders/senior leaders in developing economies…

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  May 11, 2016

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

• Apply: Vital Voices Global Ambassadors Program

  Our focus will be the ongoing needs and challenges facing women business leaders in the Asia-Pacific region. It will be centered on the theme “Women’s Advancement in Growing Economies” and will underscore the critical function that women in the region can play in moving their nations forward economically, highlighting the role of women as drivers…

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  May 11, 2016

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, American Samoa, Australia, 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, process, program, progress, Samoa, small business, Solomon Islands, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Thailand, The AWP Network, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, vital voices, Vital Voices Grow Fellowship, VV Grow, Wallis and Futuna, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Bank, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: The AWP Network Photo Contest

  

  What is the AWP Network Photo Competition? The AWP Network believes that any African anywhere in the world can make a difference and an impact in their local community. Our goal is to engage young Africans anywhere in the world and under the age of 30. You do not have to wait until you go…

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  May 9, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Akachi Nwoke, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network photo contest, Bukola Dawodu, business, business support, challenge, change, CNN, CNN Startup Africa, collaboration, competition, cosmetics, development, education, emerging, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Enugu, Ghana, girls, growth, House of Tara, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, makeup supplies, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigerian youth, Photo competition, photo contest, photo essay, pictures, program, progress, small business, small business grants, solutions, South Africa, Startup, startup stories, stories, strategy, Success Stories, support, sustainability, technology, testimonials, The AWP Network, Unemployment, Visages Parfait, winners, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Win $20,000: Cartier Women’s Initiative Award

  

  Since 2006, the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards has supported over a 100 female entrepreneurs worldwide. Each year, 18 finalists are selected, 6 of whom will become Laureates. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Award offers funding, coaching, networking opportunities, and exposure. It is a unique opportunity for early phase women entrepreneurs to take their companies to the next level.…

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  May 9, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, award, AWP Network, business, business support, Cartier, Cartier Women’s Initiative, challenge, change, coaching, collaboration, competition, development, education, emerging market, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financing, girls, grants, growth, idea, ideas, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths