Tag: African Women Power Network
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Women’s World Banking Introduces Africa Advisory Council

As Women’s World Banking strives to broaden the horizons for low-income women across Africa, it developed the council with two main goals in mind: to draw upon council members’ insights to refine Women’s World Banking’s strategic work, and to recruit council members to serve as ambassadors for…
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Do You Have A Game-Changing Idea? $100,000 Available For African Entrepreneurs

Village Capital FinTech for Agriculture: East Africa 2015 Do you have a financial innovation that can change the world? Village Capital is looking for financial services and technologies that will provide value for low-income households and others in Eastern Africa who are underserved by traditional financial services. Village Capital and its partners have teamed up to identify game-changing financial services…
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Friends Africa Remains Committed to Women and Girls

All around the world, International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. Friends Africa passionately believes that we must increase investment in women and girls – it doesn’t just make social sense but also makes business sense. Watch the short video to find out more about…
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$80,000 In Grants Available for African Entrepreneurs

Are you an entrepreneur in Kenya, Rwanda, or Uganda? Then consider applying. Spring is a pioneering accelerator supporting businesses whose products and services could transform the lives of adolescent girls. Spring entrepreneurs are passionate, innovative, and determined to change the world. Spring helps get a collection of accomplished mentors, advisers, investors, and experts, plus the…
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Andela Launches Bootcamp for Nigerian Women In Tech

Last year, Andela – a global talent accelerator that produces world-class developers and connects them with top employers launched an intensive bootcamp for female software developers in Nigeria. The two-week training program taught participants the basics of front-end web development and helped them secure a job as Andela fellows. Learn more about the program here: …
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Forbes Contributor Set to Launch Twitter Chat for Entrepreneurs

Farai Gundan, contributor at Forbes.com and correspondent at Forbes Africa will launch a twitter chat series for young people interested in business. The twitter chat is titled, #AfricaLeads. Once a month, Gundan will engage one of Africa’s leading entrepreneurs on twitter to find out how they made it, what advice they have for young entrepreneurs, and…
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Apply: Vital Voices Grow Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs

Vital Voices identifies high potential yet underserved women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are on the cusp of growth as the “missing middle” in the global economy. Based on its experience with women business owners around the world, Vital Voices has launched the VV GROW Fellowship Program, a one-year competitive program to support growth-oriented…
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My Voice Matters: Nigerian Film Entrepreneur Lends Her Voice To The Upcoming Elections

Nollywood Star Actress, Rita Dominic and award-winning Director, Mildred Okwo – co-founders of the Audrey Silva company, both lend their skills, talent, and voice to support democracy in Nigeria. Okwo is a well-recognized film director and producer whose film “The Meeting,” has won several awards to include the Nigerian Entertainment Award, Africa Movie Academy Award,…

