Tag: Africa
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Program for Young African Leaders
The African Leadership Academy seeks to enroll the most outstanding young leaders from across Africa and around the world – ALA is not only looking for young people who are smart and excel in the academic environment, we are looking for young people with the potential to lead and impact the world around them through…
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Win Up to $30,000 from Dell
DellChallenge.org will act as an educational innovation community where university students, academia, primary/K12 educators, mentors, judges and fellow students from around the globe can network, share best practices and inspire each other to create educational change. Plus, we offer $30,000 in prizes and awards to help students put their ideas into action! Any undergraduate or…
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The Big Picture Goal is to Promote a Positive Image of Africa
From food trucks bringing local fresh healthy foods to underprivileged communities in Vermont, to providing education for girls in Afghanistan, the 52 nominations for Oxfam’s first-ever International Women’s Day Challenge on GOOD Maker highlighted the power that women have to make the world a better place. But once the public had spoken, and the voting…
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Small Business Key in Job Creation: South African Minister
Small businesses have a key role to play in providing opportunities and creating new jobs in emerging economies, South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said. Speaking at the International Small Business Congress held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Davies said South Africa needed to develop a more symbiotic relationship between big companies and…
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The Etisalat Prize for Innovation – Win up to $35,000
The Etisalat Prize for Innovation seeks to highlight the facilitation and promotion of Mobile Broadband in Africa. The prize will be awarded in 2 categories; a first prize for the most innovative product or service launched in the last 12 months and a second award will go to the most innovative idea for driving or facilitating…
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Gidi Traffic Uses Social Media for Social Good
Social entrepreneur, Gidi Traffic, solves a social problem using social media. Gidi Traffic is among the first in Nigeria to monetize a twitter handle. Gidi Traffic has built a successful social media brand and is now partnering with Nokia, West Africa to create a mobile application that will help commuters in Lagos with traffic updates,…
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Make Every Woman Count Features AWP
Make Every Woman Count is pleased to present to you our August highlight of the month, The African Women Power (AWP). AWP is a network organization that showcases entrepreneurial stories including the business challenges and successes of African women and youth entrepreneurs. The African Women Power network began with the idea to provide business related content…
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Win the 2012 Anzisha Prize
On 29th August 2012, the African Leadership Academy (ALA) and The MasterCard Foundation will announce the winners of the 2012 Anzisha Prize. The Anzisha Prize is a premier award for Africa’s young entrepreneurs. The Prize – now in its second year – identifies exceptional young people between the ages 16 to 22, who have implemented…
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Win the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship
Are you a high performing African entrepreneur ? Do you share our core belief that business and entrepreneurship are the key to Africa’s economic resurgence? Do you see yourself as an icon of entrepreneurial success in Africa? If so, then this year’s African Awards for Entrepreneurship may bear your name! Don’t miss the opportunity to…
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YES, I Started my Business With my Mobile Phone
Mobile Technology and Business: In May 2011, I started my business with my mobile phone – says Founder of Africholidays Travel Agency. A growing number of African women entrepreneurs start their dream businesses with a mobile phone – Ayomide Condotti is the perfect example. Emerging entrepreneurs in the developing world use various technological tools and…
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