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• Applause Africa Set to Host the 5th Annual African Diaspora Awards

  

  The Annual AFRICAN DIASPORA AWARDS recognizes exemplary individuals of the African Diaspora who are excelling in various spheres of life, as well as individuals in society working towards the advancement of Africans in the Diaspora and Africa, as a whole. The ADA Awards is one of the most electrifying and highly anticipated awards shows celebrating the African Diaspora.…

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  November 10, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Michael Ikotun, 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, Youths

• AWP Exclusive: Pictures from the African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum

  

  Irene Ochem, Managing Director of ICO Conferences & Events Limited convened the African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) a platform established to discuss the role of African women in shaping the Continent’s economic future, as well as to proffer solutions to the challenges they face starting, growing or scaling a business. The event which took place at the Oriental Hotel in…

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  November 3, 2015

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  Africa, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African youths, AWIEF, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fatoumata Ba, Grace Ongile, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, 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, Zainab Saleh

• Founder of AWP Network to Speak During Global Entrepreneurship Week in Lagos, Nigeria

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will speak during Global Entrepreneurship Week in Lagos, Nigeria. Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. The Women Entrepreneurship Day event is brought to you by the…

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  November 1, 2015

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  Adenike Adeyemi, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, change, Chioma Agha, collaboration, competition, development, education, Enterprise Development Centre, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Entrepreneurship Week, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Joan Agha Foundation, Kate Henshaw, Lagos, Laila Jean St Matthew-Daniels, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Risikat Akiode, Sandra Aguebo, small business, Sola Babatunde, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurship day, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Win $150,000! IDB Prize for Women’s Contribution to Development

  

  The Islamic Development Bank established the IDB Prize for Women’s Contribution to Development to draw international attention to the vital role women play in developing their communities and the world. Objectives The prize aims to recognize, encourage, inspire, and reward women’s participation in the socio-economic development process. Award  The Prize consists of two cash awards; a) U.S.…

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  November 1, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Inspiration, Islamic Development Bank, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Yale Young African Scholars

  

  The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity academic and leadership program designed for African secondary school students who have the talent, drive, energy, and ideas to make meaningful impacts as young leaders, even before they begin their university studies. YYAS brings together students from across Africa in this seven-day, residential program and…

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  November 1, 2015

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  academic, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yale University, Yale Young African Scholars Program, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Apply: Yale Young Global Scholars Program

  

  The Yale Young Global Scholars Program is designed to challenge top performing high school students with fast-paced, university-level material. Prior to arriving at Yale, students are required to do several hundred pages of preparatory reading and during the program will spend the majority of each day in lectures, seminars, and small-group discussions. Participants also complete…

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  November 1, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Nigeria, program, progress, scholarship, small business, solutions, 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

• Attend: 2015 Young African Leadership Symposium

  The Council of Young African Leaders (CYAL) will host its 5th annual CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium (YALS) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, New York. This year’s theme, Transforming Africa through Partnerships, will focus on the importance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and explores ways the African diaspora can engage with the Continent in the…

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  November 1, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, Bisila Bokoko, business, business support, change, collaboration, competition, CUNY, CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Loukman Lamany, MacDella Cooper, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Apply: Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

  

  This scholarship is open to female students set to enroll in study for the 2015/2016 academic year at a university in Europe, Middle East, or Africa. Students must be enrolled in a computer science, computer engineering, informatics, or closely related technical program and maintain a record of strong academic performance. Dr. Anita Borg devoted her adult…

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  October 28, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Anita Borg, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, computer engineering, computer science, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, growth, idea, informatics, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, scholarship, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Win $500! Apply: Ignite Business Idea Contest

  

  The Ignite Ideas Contest is an initiative spearheaded by AGDC, with implementing support from Generation Enterprise, sponsorship from The Chair Center and the Lagos State Government, and collaboration from partners such as Digital Jewels and First Bank. Submitted business ideas will go through a screening process by a selection committee carefully chosen from varying industries across the nation. The…

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  October 28, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Contest, development, Digital Jewels, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, First Bank, Generation Enterprise, girls, growth, idea, Ignite Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, 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, Youths

• Apply: Eco-Innovators Investment Readiness Program

  Impact Amplifier with funding from the DOEN Foundation, together with various partners (GreenCape, Innovation Hub), have created the Eco-Innovators Investment Readiness Program. This is a five-month long program designed for businesses in the environmental goods and services sector, to prepare for expansion and funding. Entrepreneurs from anywhere in South Africa may apply. The program will offer…

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  October 11, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Alternative Energy, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DOEN Foundation, Eco-Innovators Investment Readiness Program, Ecological building, education, Energy efficiency;, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, GreenCape, growth, idea, Impact Amplifier, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths