Tag: African Women Power Network

• The 2015 AWP Network Power List

  

  The 2013 AWP Network Power List The 2014 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! At the AWP Network, we aim to encourage more African women with powerful voices who will continue to create programs and policies…

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  December 30, 2015

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  Adenike Adeyemi, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, Africa, African Women Power Network, Alice Aluoch, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, AWP Network, Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, Bisila Bokoko, Blessing Okagbare, Catherine Samba-Panza, Chinwe Ohajuruka, Clarisse Iribagiza, Divine Muragijimana, Elizabeth Patterson, Gail Mawocha, Gina Din Kariuki, Hanna Tetteh, Henrietta Onwuegbuzie, Ibukun Awosika, Inonge Wina, Iza Irame, Jennifer Riria, Joanne Mwangi, Leticia Osafo-Addo, Mary Olushoga, Mimi Alemayehou, Monica Musunda, Natasha Sideris, Neha Misra, Netumbo Nandi – Ndaitwah, Nigeria, Nigest Haile, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Nneka Isaac-Moses, Oley Dibba-Wadda, Rebecca Alitwala-Kadaga, Saara Kuugongelwa – Amadhila, Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh, Solome Lemma, Suzana Moreira, Tabitha Karanja, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Thato Kgatlhanye, The African Woman Power Network, Tope Oshin-Ogun

• Apply: 2016 VV Grow Fellowship

  

  The VV GROW Fellowship is a one-year competitive program created to support growth-oriented women business owners and help them take their business and leadership skills to the next level. The program supports women-owned enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to set and achieve business growth…

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  December 11, 2015

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, Caribbean, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Latin America, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Middle East, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, North Africa, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, vital voices, Vital Voices Grow Fellowship, VV Grow, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Andela Developers Present Winning Hack in San Francisco

  Winners of Uber’s first hackathon in Lagos, got the opportunity to present their winning hack to the Uber API team in San Francisco, California.  “After a grueling battle, judges of the Uber Lagos hackathon identified three (3) extraordinary projects that showcased the capabilities of the Uber API.” Andela developers became the grand prize winners of the event where they…

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  September 17, 2015

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Andela, Andela Fellowship, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, coding, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, software developer, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech education, technology, The AWP Network, training, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Leadership Development Program for Young African Leaders

  Biola Alabi announces the launch of  ‘Grooming for Greatness’  a year-long program set to commence with a 3-day on boarding event, which will bring leaders across sectors to share their experiences and expertise, and groom the next generation of African business leaders. This three (3) day workshop and seminar will identify exceptional talents who will be mentored by…

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  September 15, 2015

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  Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, Biola Alabi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, Grooming for Greatness, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leaders, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Changing The Ratio of African Girls in STEM – Unoma Okorafor Talks to the AWP Network

  

    Many of the girls in our program still worry that if they are too educated or smart, that they may not get married and would ultimately live unhappy lives and therefore bring shame to themselves and their families. Many girls are taught not to think, not to speak up and to just do what…

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  September 14, 2015

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  Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Scholarship for African Girls in STEM

  

  WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need-based African female STEM-focused college education. WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate the need and can prove their status as full-time students in a STEM related course in an African University. Award recipients will become WAAW Ambassadors in their respective communities. Candidates must also demonstrate financial…

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  September 9, 2015

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  Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• WAAW Foundation: Working to Advance STEM Education for African Girls

  

  Applications for the WAAW Foundation STEM camp for secondary school girls are now open. The theme for the 2015 camp is ‘Computing, Robotics & Renewable Energy For Africa.’ This one-week residential camp promises to be exciting and fun for 40 African girls in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya. The camp is aimed at  African girls between the ages…

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  May 11, 2015

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  Africa, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• “I Am On Mission To Create More African Superhero Comics” – Roye Okupe talks to the AWP Network

  

  Roye Okupe is targeting a new demographic of Africans fans with the project E.X.O. – the legend of Wale Williams.   How did you come up with the name for this idea? When thinking about a name for my business, I struggled a bit. For 2 weeks, I went back and forth searching for available domain names…

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  May 1, 2015

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  Africa, African comic, African Women Power Network, African youths, Animation, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, cartoons, challenge, change, collaboration, comicbook, competition, Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, graphic novel, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, project E.X.O. – the legend of Wale Williams, Roye Okupe, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, superhero, superhero comics, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YouNeek Studios, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• The Society of African Ladies Who Brunch Raising Funds for Girls in Liberia

  

  Led by South African entrepreneur Roxsanne Dyssell, the Society of African Ladies who Brunch are a New York City based organization of diaspora women who meet for brunch to connect, support, and inspire one another. Ten (10) members of the society will participate in Mudderella, a 5-mile muddy obstacle course in New York to raise funds for two nonprofit…

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  April 22, 2015

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  Africa, African Ladies who Brunch, African Women Power Network, African youths, AWP Network, Brunch, business, business support, campaign, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, development, Ebola, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, fundraising, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, More than Me Girls School, Mudderella, my voice matters, New York City, Nigeria, NYC Brunch, Orphans, program, progress, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Franciscan Works Liberian Mission School, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• PitchFest: Are You An Educational Innovator?

  

  Do you have a game-changing idea in education? How about a solution that can improve the lives of millions of people? The Africa-America Institute will host its first-ever PitchFest during the 2nd Annual State of Education in Africa conference. This innovative competition will explore cutting-edge ideas, tools, information and technologies that can help bring about a…

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  April 17, 2015

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  Africa, Africa-America Institute, African Women Power Network, 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, PitchFest, 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