Tag: Innovation

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Nollywood Producer Means Business

  

  Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry is the second largest film industry in the world. Its rapid expansion is as a result of the innovative use and quick adaptation of new media and digital technology. The AWP Network met with leading Nollywood writer, executive producer, and co-founder of the Royal Arts Academy, Uduak Isong. Founded in 2009…

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  February 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, collaboration, development, education, Emem Isong, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, film, film innovators, growth, idea, industry, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Jobs, marketing, Mary Olushoga, myvoicematters, Nigeria, Nollywood, progress, Royal Arts Academy, small business, solutions, storytelling, support, sustainability, technology, Uduak Isong, voices, women, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs – I Am My Own Biggest Challenge

  

  The AWP Network met with Ronke Lawal, Founder of RSL Management Services and business mentor at the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Lawal has served as a business mentor since June 2013. Her company, RSL Management Services specializes in marketing, brand development, and PR services. The company offers a unique service to businesses committed to increasing the sales…

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  January 27, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Aderonke Lawal, Africa, African, African women power, African youths, AWP Network, branding, business support, Business tips, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Diaspora, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, growth, Innovation, Inspiration, London, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, PR Services, progress, Ronke Lawal, RSL Management services, small business, strategy, support, sustainability, United Kingdom, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• AWP Lagos Event: Meet the Panelists

  Clara Ohakim is CEO of Fine Dining by COCO Ltd. Prior to founding Fine Dining by COCO Ltd, she held the position of Director of Operations at MAD Hospitality (a London-based hospitality Management Company). She has also worked at Shell Petroleum Development Company, KPMG, and City Index. Ohakim holds a degree in Business Economics and…

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  January 13, 2014

  Events

  Africa, African youths, Africholidays Travel, AWP Network, Ayomide Condotti, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, business support, challenge, change, Clara Ohakim, collaboration, development, education, Fine Dining by COCO Ltd, Innovation, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nkemdilim Begho, Oreoluwa Somolu, progress, strategy, sustainability, technology, women CEO, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, WTEC, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa

  The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop, and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them address issues facing women and…

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  January 7, 2014

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  Africa, African, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Fellows, growth, Innovation, leaders, leadership, Mary Olushoga, MILEAD, program, progress, solutions, sustainability, women, women and girls, young, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment

• 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

  Events

  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

• Win $5000: GrowthHub Agribusiness for Innovation Program

  Are you an entrepreneur and/or an innovator with a mature agribusiness idea? The GrowthHub Agribusiness for Innovation Incubator programme, based in Nairobi, invites 12 agribusiness startups with mature ideas to work together with facilitators, mentors and like-minded entrepreneurs in the same environment for 16 weeks. The 2014 GrowthHub Agribusiness for Impact incubator and accelerator program is…

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  December 30, 2013

  Events

  Africa, African youths, agribusiness, AWP Network, business, business support, collaboration, development, entrepreneur, GrowthHub, idea, Incubator, Innovation, innovator, Kenya, Mary Olushoga, Nairobi

• Scholarship for African Students

  The Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) at Georgetown University is 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 history. In addition, students…

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  December 25, 2013

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, collaboration, development, education, Engagement, Innovation, learning, Mary Olushoga, Possiblities, scholarship, solutions, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: 2014 TechWomen program

  TechWomen empowers, connects, and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Africa and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities. Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional…

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  December 20, 2013

  Events

  Algeria, AWP Network, Cameroon, education, Egypt, girls, Innovation, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, techbiz, technology, TechWomen, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, women, Yemen, Youths, Zimbabwe

• In 2014, Go from Idea to Execution

  Join the AWP Network for its first Lagos event. Idea —-> Strategy ——> Execution: Attend this event to learn how to move from idea to execution. Come and learn from Nigeria’s leading businesswomen. Begin the New Year inspired with information on how to properly execute your vision and learn more about advantageous strategies on how to move your…

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  December 16, 2013

  Events

  Africa, African youths, Africholidays, awards, AWP Network, Ayomide Condotti, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, business support, Clara Ohakim, collaboration, execution, Future Software Resources, growth, Innovation, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Nigeria Leadership Initiative, Nkem Uwaje, Oreoluwa Somolu, possibilities, strategy, technology, The Dover Hotel, unemployed youths, W-TEC, WeCyclers, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women Power, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: The CareerHack App Challenge

  The #CareerHack (@appchallenge) aims to increase the use of the UK Commission for Employment & Skills’ (UKCES) LMI for All data portal. LMI for All is free to access and makes complex Labour Market Information (LMI) easy to access via an API. The data comes from a range of sources such as the Office for National…

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  December 12, 2013

  Events

  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, CareerHack, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, mobile apps, prizes, sustainability, technology, UK Commission for Employment & Skills, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment