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• €100,000 Prize: Know A Child Changing The World?

  

  Do you know a child with the drive, passion, and history in standing up against violations to children’s rights? Nominate him or her to be the next International Children’s Peace Prize winner. The International Children’s Peace Prize is presented annually to an exceptional child, whose courageous or otherwise remarkable actions have made a difference in…

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  January 24, 2016

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• Apply: $500,000 for Investigative Projects

  Africa’s first data-driven investigative journalism initiative launches today with $500,000 in grants and technical support for reportage that changes lives. The initiative grows out of a partnership between CfAfrica and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). A consortium of donors led by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and CFI Media Cooperation. The new impactAFRICA initiative…

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  January 18, 2016

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• Workshop: Branding, Blogging & Social Media

  

  Join AWP Network and Innov8tiv on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 to discuss Branding, Blogging & Social Media with keynote speaker, J.J. Omojuwa. WHERE: SoBro, 555 Bergen Avenue (3rd Floor) Bronx, NY 10455 WHEN: 6pm The event kicks off at 6pm at SOBRO located in the Bronx. Key takeaways include using social media for: >Public Relations;…

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  January 15, 2016

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  Africa, Africa Data Challenge Winner, Africa Women Power Network, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, Anie Akpe, ARISE News, ARISE News TV, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, BusinessDay Nigeria, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, House of Lords, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, J.J Omojuwa, Japheth Omojuwa, Lagos, leadership, Lord Paul Boateng, Mara Mentor, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Media, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Palace of Westminster, Planet Earth Institute, program, progress, small business, Smile and Mobile Tech Blog, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women farmers, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network Featured in BusinessDay Nigeria

  

                     

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  January 15, 2016

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• Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program

  

    The Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program (GWSLP) is a program developed by NYU Wagner in collaboration with Fundación Mujeres por África and Banco Santander. The program offers a one-year, cohort-based leadership development program for women in mid-level positions in Ghanaian civil society organizations. Through the program’s leadership development, individualized coaching, and networking opportunities, GWSLP…

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  January 11, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, Banco Santande, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, NYU Wagner, 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: Technology Entrepreneurship Program for Girls – Win $10,000

  Every year, Technovation challenges girls all over the world to build a mobile app that will address a community problem. Since 2010, over 3,000 girls from 28 countries have submitted to Technovation, thanks to dedicated volunteers around the world. Technovation’s success in changing girls’ attitudes about technology and entrepreneurship relies on local volunteers. Volunteer Coaches recruit…

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  January 7, 2016

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• Apply: 1776 Challenge Cup – Win $175,000

  Are you a startup with big ambitions to solve a meaningful problem for our world? From teachers to transportation or food to finance, we want to help. We’ll share pitch-coaching, industry advice, and connect you with the right people to scale in your industry, and there’s $175,000 in cash and over $1,000,000 in potential investments.…

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  January 6, 2016

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• Founder of AWP Network Recognized as Innov8tiv’s Top 100 Women Visionary Leaders To Watch In 2016

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network was recently recognized as Innov8tiv.com’s Top 100 Women Visionary Leaders To Watch In 2016. Felix Omondi who gave the recognition stated, “the women selected peeked Innov8tiv’s interest throughout the year 2015, and if precedence is anything to go about, we should expect greater things from them over the next…

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  January 4, 2016

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• How One Company Defied the Odds and Is Grossing Almost $1 Billion in Nigeria (Part 2)

  

    Patient Capital Tolaram entered the Nigerian market in 1988 but it took 20 years for the company to gross $100 million. Tolaram spent the first several years figuring out their profit formula. The company was patient for growth, but impatient for profit. Because market creating innovations enter uncharted and untested territory, entrepreneurs and investors…

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  December 29, 2015

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• How One Company Defied the Odds and Is Grossing Almost $1 Billion in Nigeria

  

  Nigeria in 1988 — Not a premier investment destination In 1988 Nigeria was not a premier investment destination. Life expectancy for the country’s 91 million people was 46 years; gross domestic product (GDP) was about $23 billion; GDP per capita was about $256; 78% of people lived on less than $2 per day; about 37% of people…

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  December 22, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Efosa Ojomo, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Forum for Growth and Innovation, growth, Harvard, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Noodles, program, progress, Senior Researcher, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tolaram Group, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths