Tag: Entrepreneurship

• Apply for the ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ Media Recognition Awards to eliminate Infertility Stigma

  

  Call for Applications for ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ Media Recognition Awards 2020. “Merck More Than a Mother” is a strong movement that aims to empower infertile women through access to information, education and change of mind-sets. This powerful campaign supports governments in defining policies to enhance access to regulated, safe and effective fertility care.…

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  March 11, 2020

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  Africa, African youths, Ann Inc., ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Merck, Merck Africa, Merck foundation, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, vital voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth engagement

• Wimbart Founder, Jessica Hope Named In UK PR Power List

  

  Jessica Hope ranked in the 2020 PRWeek UK Powerbook, the UK’s most influential list for communications professionals. The London-based agency, Wimbart works with technology start-ups and SMEs across Africa, operating primarily in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Egypt, Togo and South Africa. Hope launched Wimbart, an independent B2B corporate PR agency, in 2015, with a…

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  March 10, 2020

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, AfriStack, Anie Akpe, awards, AWP Network, Blogging, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, Charles Busari, Charly Buxx Media, China Mouka, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innov8tive.com, Innovation, Inspiration, J.J Omojuwa, Japheth Omojuwa, Lagos, Lead Nigeria, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Okenfe Lebarty, Omojuwa, program, progress, Robert Bernstein, small business, social media, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The AWP Network Event, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Apply for the €20,000 prize to encourage Women’s Entrepreneurship in Africa

  

  Awarded by Orange, this prize recognizes technological projects with a positive impact that improve living conditions for populations in Africa and the Middle East, in essential fields such as education, healthcare, agriculture, mobile payment or sustainable development. The competition starts with a national phase during which each of the 17 Orange subsidiaries taking part will…

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  March 9, 2020

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, Bulles Magazine, Burkina Faso, business, business support, Cameroon, Cameroun, Cape Town, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Democratic Republic of the Congo, development, DRC, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FoodoGraphy, girls, growth, Guinée Bissau, Guinée Conakry, Guinée Equatoriale, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Ma Tontine, Madagascar, Mali, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MedTrucks, mobile technology, Morocco, Morrocco, my voice matters, Nanoé, Niger, Nigeria, Orange Social Venture Prize, program, progress, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tunisia, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Facebook celebrates achievers across Sub Saharan African (SSA) following International Women’s Day

  

  As part of its ongoing celebration of International Women’s Day, and under the banner of this year’s theme #EachforEqual, Facebook honors women from across Africa who have been using their voices to bring people together, build and make significant impact in their communities, while inspiring other women by changing the African narrative. Platforms like Facebook…

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  March 9, 2020

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  Africa, African fintech entrepreneurs, African startup, African startup ecosystem, African youths, Awamo, awards, AWP Network, Benin, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Developers, development, EcoBank, Ecobank Africa Fintech Prize, Ecobank fintech challenge, Ecobank Fintech Fellow, Ecobank Fintech Fellowship, Ecobank Group, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eversend, FinTech, fintech solutions, France, Germany, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, InvestED, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Litee, Lome, Lypa, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, MojiPay, my voice matters, Nala, Nigeria, pan-African, prizes, program, progress, Secapay, SESO Global, Sierra Leone, small business, software developers, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Togo, Virtual Identity, Wallet.ng, women, women and girls, women developers, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply for the 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

  

  The Ecobank Fintech Challenge identifies and partners Fintechs that are ready to scale and provides them with support and access to Ecobank’s 33 African markets so they can grow to become true Pan African Fintech success stories. Ecobank Group, the pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter the 3rd edition of the…

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  February 27, 2020

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  Africa, African fintech entrepreneurs, African startup, African startup ecosystem, African youths, Awamo, awards, AWP Network, Benin, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Developers, development, EcoBank, Ecobank Africa Fintech Prize, Ecobank fintech challenge, Ecobank Fintech Fellow, Ecobank Fintech Fellowship, Ecobank Group, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eversend, FinTech, fintech solutions, France, Germany, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, InvestED, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Litee, Lome, Lypa, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, MojiPay, my voice matters, Nala, Nigeria, pan-African, prizes, program, progress, Secapay, SESO Global, Sierra Leone, small business, software developers, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Togo, Virtual Identity, Wallet.ng, women, women and girls, women developers, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs

  

  Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs is excited to announce that the 2020 call for applications is now open. Every year, the prize celebrates 20 African entrepreneurs, aged 22 years and younger, each of whom have a chance to win a shared prize of US$100,000. In addition to the cash prize, selected…

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  February 27, 2020

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  Africa, African youths, Ajiroghene Omanudhowo, Aly Abd ElAzem, Andrew Ddembe, anzisha prize, Asha Abbas, AWP Network, Benedict Kusi Ampofo, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Dina Mohamed Ibrahim, Edgar Edmund, Egypt, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fadwa Moussaif, Faustino Quissico, Geoffrey Mulei, Gerald Matolo, Ghana, growth, Heritiana Fabien Randriamananatahina, Ibrahima Ben Aziz Konate, Ifrah Mohamed, Ignatius Ahumuza, Innovation, Issam Darui, Jessan Kumar Persand, Kenya, Lamine Chamsiya, Madagascar, Maemu Lambani, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mentorship, Moonga Chowa, Morocco, Mozambique, N’guessan Koffi Jacques Olivier, Niger, Nigeria, Opportunity, progress, Rebecca Andrianarisandy, Satta Wahab, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, Thowiba Alhaj, Uganda, Vicente Zau, Victoria Olimatunde, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yaye Souadou Fall, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, YouthsAfrica

• Celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 with AWIEF

  

  Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) invites you to celebrate International Women’s Day. 2020 – 2030 is the last decade for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There has never been a better decade to seriously work on the economic empowerment of women. How do we ensure that women and women-owned businesses are…

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  February 26, 2020

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  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, 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, youth unemployment

• Apply for the $100,000 Africa Food Prize

  

  The search for the 2020 Africa Food Prize is on! The USD 100,000 prize celebrates Africans who are taking control of the continent’s agriculture agenda and changing the reality of farming in Africa from a struggle to survive to a business that thrives. It puts a bright spotlight on bold initiative and technical innovations that…

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  February 5, 2020

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  access markets, Africa, Africa Food Prize, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, agriculture, apps, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, economic empowerment, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Innovators, Inspiration, Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, Lagos, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, online services, Prize, program, progress, reduce poverty, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technical knowledge, technology, The AWP Network, website, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths Africa

• Know A Child Changing The World? Apply for the €100,000 Peace Prize

  

  Every year, the KidsRights Foundation awards this prestigious prize to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. Every year, KidsRights Foundation awards this prestigious prize to a brave boy or girl, regardless of race, place of birth or social standing, who has demonstrated the skill and determination necessary to improve the rights of children.…

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  January 29, 2020

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, award, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, change agent, children’s rights, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights Youngsters, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Peace Prize, prize winner, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Youths Africa, YouthsAfrica

• Apply for the 2020 Les Margaret Women Entrepreneur Award

  

  The #lesMargaret Award was established for women entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs who are changing the world from Europe and Africa. Created in 2013 by DWD and supported by Margaret Hamilton, the award highlights big ideas and innovations from committed and inspiring digital women who are disrupting challenges that our society is facing today. The les Margaret…

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  January 10, 2020

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Disrupted, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Feminist policy, foreign policy, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Katie Washington, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, post-colonial, power, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices