Tag: Ghana

• Apply: MTN Ghana Mobile App Challenge

  

  The 2014 MTN Apps Challenge will award the most innovative and locally relevant mobile apps. This is only open to citizens of, and those permanently residing in Ghana. Entries of apps shall be accepted in the following categories: Education Lifestyle Games and Entertainment Additional Information: Participants can enter the competition with one or more apps.…

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  October 14, 2014

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• Apply: Vodafone Mobile App Competition

  This competition is only open to citizens of, or those permanently residing in Ghana, India, Kenya, or South Africa and have developed (or can you develop) an app in one of iOS, Android, J2ME, or WP8. appStar is an annual developer contest organized by Vodafone, for developers across several countries on the African and Asian continent, to promote…

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  October 13, 2014

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• Scholarship for African Students

  

  As of fall 2014, the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) at Georgetown University began offering a full-tuition scholarship for a talented graduate student from sub-Saharan Africa. MSFS is a two-year, full-time graduate degree program in international affairs. Students will take courses in international relations, international trade, international finance, statistics and analytical tools, and…

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  September 8, 2014

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• How Technology is Making African Fashion More Accessible

  

  Let’s put these numbers into perspective, mobile devices account for 37 percent of our overall website traffic and 23 percent of sales. Of course, technology plays a huge role in enhancing our business process and operations. We were one of the first Pan-African inspired fashion houses to launch a mobile app for iOS devices (iPhones, iPads,…

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  August 29, 2014

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  54 Kingdoms, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, fashion entrepreneurs, Ghana, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kwaku Awuah, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nana Poku, Nigeria, small business, solutions, Startup, startup stories, strategy, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Apply: USADF – Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge

  Are you an entrepreneur or part of a dynamic organization or company that works on off-grid technologies in one of the six Power Africa countries? Do you have a winning idea to provide energy to underserved communities in your country? USADF is accepting proposals for Off-Grid solutions from the following countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Liberia, Tanzania,…

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  May 15, 2014

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• Three-day Hackathon with MEST and UNICEF Ghana

  UNICEF Ghana in partnership with MEST introduces the MEST-UNICEF Hackathon, a three-day product development competition hosted by the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and UNICEF Ghana. Over 3 Days, find team members, select a problem (from a list of problems presented by UNICEF Ghana ) and develop a mobile or web-based solution to the…

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  January 3, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, development, education, Ghana, growth, hackathon, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, MEST, mobile apps, mobile technology, Nigeria, small business, solutions, support, Unemployment, UNICEF Ghana, women and girls, Youths

• Winners Announced: The AWP Network Photo Contest

  Grand Prize Winner: Cassandra Ntiamoah, Atlanta, Georgia, USA,  “Africhic” A contemporary clothing line design with an African twist. Runner-Up, Ahmadu Abdullah/ @vanheusen_2, FCT Abuja, Nigeria Runner-Up, Akachi Nwoke /@visagesparfait , FCT Abuja, Nigeria, Visages Parfait   The AWP Network congratulates all winners and thanks everyone who shared their stories. See additional photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100746889@N02/    …

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  November 1, 2013

  Business, Events

  Africa, AWP Network, business support, Ghana, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, photo contest, small business grants, winners, women and girls, Youths