Tag: African Women Power Network

• African Startup Winning! Accounteer Wins MEST Africa Challenge

  

  Yesterday, Nigeria’s Accounteer was awarded $50,000 in equity investment from the Meltwater Foundation, along with space and support from the MEST Incubator in Lagos. MEST expanded its footprint into Nigeria in 2015, Kenya in 2016, and South Africa and Cote d’Ivoire in 2017 by welcoming Nigerian, Kenyan, Ivorian and South African Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) into its…

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  June 22, 2018

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  AdGeek, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, Claimsync, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Meltwater Foundation, MEST, MEST Incubator, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, RetailTower, Saya, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Scholarships Available for Computer Programming Bootcamp in Lagos

  

  Want to learn how to create your own web and mobile apps, or even learn about cutting edge data analysis? Our training workshop will give you the know-how to get started, boost your employability skills and productivity by learning to code.  The training program will be split between fun, hands-on, result-oriented workshops that deliver practical,…

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  June 20, 2018

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  Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWELE Academy, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, 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, She Hacks Africa, SheHacksAfrica, small business, software engineering, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, technology leadership, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: $170,000 Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship

  

  The Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program pays for the tuition and associated fees (approximately US $170,000) for citizens of African countries with financial need who wish to obtain an MBA at Stanford GSB. Stanford will award up to six (6) Stanford Africa MBA Fellowships annually. For those who are applying and make less than US$20,000,…

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  June 19, 2018

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  Africa, 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, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stanford, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: UN SDG Challenge for Women Entrepreneurs

  The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is a global business competition for women entrepreneurs who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Five finalists, one from each UN region, will  receive an all-expenses paid trip to New York during the UN Global Goals week (September 24-29, 2018) to participate in a series of tailored trainings and events.…

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  June 14, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Entrepreneurs, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business competition, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, global business competition, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, New York, Nigeria, program, progress, SDGs, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The AWP Network, UN Global Goals Week, UN Region, UN SDG Challenge, vital voices, WE Empower, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• INKA Accessories To Establish Arts and Research Institute For Women in Ghana

  

  We have trained over 100 young people, mostly women, not only from Ghana but visiting tourists as well. Out of this group, some have gone on to establish their own businesses creating employment for themselves and others. Founder of INKA Accessories, Irene Naa KorKoi Armah has expressed her commitment to establish a creative Arts and Research…

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  June 12, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Fashion design, girls, growth, idea, INKA Accessories, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Naa KorKoi Armah, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Naa KorKoi Armah, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Attend: 2018 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit

  

  This year, the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit is set to kick off Cape Town’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, encompassing a number of leading industry events and numerous networking opportunities. The Summit organizers Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) and the African Business Angels Network (ABAN) have partnered with AfricaCom and AfricArena to offer a full-week VIP Investor Pass giving access…

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  June 7, 2018

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  access, Aerobotics, Africa, African Angel Investor Summit, African Women Power Network, African youths, Asoko Insight, awards, AWP Network, business, business acceleration, business accelerator, business opportunity, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, Coin Afrique, collaboration, competition, development, digital, Edgepoint Digital, education, Electronic Settlement Limited, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Finland, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, investor, Investors, Lagos, leadership, Lynk Jobs Ltd., marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, MAX, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Norway, ogaVenue, Ongair, Opportunity, Pesabazaar.com, Prepclass, Printivo, program, progress, Rasello Company, Rensource, Sendy Ltd., small business, Snapplify, Sokowatch, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, Sweden, TalentBase, technology, The African Woman Power Network, The AWP Network, Timbuktu, Tizeti Network Ltd., women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Bank, XL Africa, XL Africa Venture Showcase, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• African Startup Winning! Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Seed Funding

  

  Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, announced that it has closed on Seed Funding of $1.1M, from High Net Worth Individuals, led by Olumide Soyombo, Founder of LeadPath Nigeria, and with participation from International and Pan-African investors Village Capital and Ventures Platform. The company will deploy the VC…

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  May 31, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Africans, awards, AWP Network, Blackbox, business, business support, CChub, challenge, change, collaboration, 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, program, progress, small business, solutions, Somto Ifezue, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Ventures Platform, Village Capital, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: Builders of Africa’s Future Awards

  

  The Builders of Africa’s Future Awards is developed to celebrate innovation and impact in early-stage African enterprise. The BAF Awards serves to showcase and award entrepreneurs who are running early-stage for-profit and not-for-profits that are addressing Africa’s unique needs through technology or differentiated business models. These needs are in: health, education, energy, financial inclusion, gender inclusion, nutrition,…

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  May 14, 2018

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African enterprise, African women leadership, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arrey Obenson, awards, AWP, AWP Network, Builders of Africa Future Award, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, commerce, competition, development, early stage, education, Energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gender inclusion, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, Health, idea, impact, Impact Series, industrial development, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investments, JCI, JCI Nigiera, Kola Osinowo, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Nigeria, nutrition, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Stanford Seed Transformation Program for African Entrepreneurs

  

  The Stanford Seed Transformation Program is a 12-month, intensive leadership program for established business leaders which includes four, week-long immersive sessions spread over a six month period. Designed specifically for business owners, the program is delivered in-country (Accra, Ghana) and led by Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty. The goal: is to create a detailed…

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  May 7, 2018

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  Africa, 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, program, progress, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stanford, Stanford Seed Africa, strategy, students, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yale Young Global Scholars Program, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: VVEngage for Women In Public Service

  

  Vital Voices is excited to announce the launch of VVEngage, a signature fellowship to support women leaders working within civil society, the public sector and public-policy making institutions, who are dedicated to making positive change in their countries. Through this fellowship, we aim to increase the capacity, decision-making power and effectiveness of women leaders in…

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  May 3, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, American Samoa, Ann Inc., 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, VVEngage, Wallis and Futuna, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, World Bank, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths