Tag: Kenya

• WAAW Foundation Hosts She Hacks Africa Coding Bootcamp

  

  Join the WAAW Foundation to advance STEM Education for African girls. Attend its four (4)week immersive coding boot camp and become a software developer. Want to learn how to create your own web and mobile apps, or even learn about cutting edge data analysis? The WAAW Foundation training workshop will give you the know-how to get started, boost…

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  April 25, 2018

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  Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWELE Academy, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, She Hacks Africa, SheHacksAfrica, small business, software engineering, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, technology leadership, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• African Startup Winning! mSurvey Secures $3.5m Series A Investment

  

  mSurvey, the mobile-first consumer feedback platform for businesses and consumers in Africa, today announces a Series A round of USD$3.5m, led by Africa focused venture firm TLcom Capital with investment from Social Capital, Kapor Capital, Golden Palm, and Richard Owen; founding team of Net Promoter Score (NPS). This follows Seed Investment rounds from Cross Culture…

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  April 19, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, government, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenfield Griffith, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, mSurvey, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, relationships, 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: Innovate Ventures Accelerator in Somaliland – $30,000 Prize

  Are you an early stage start-up based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product or service addressing a big local need? Are you passionate about your business idea? The Innovate Accelerator is a 12-week program that comprises mentorship and training by domain experts and…

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  April 10, 2018

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  accelerator, Africa, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, Almijet, awards, AWP Network, Bilan Baby, Brandkii, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, D.R. of Congo, development, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Africa, ecosystem, education, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Farmers, Gender, girls, growth, Hargeisa, idea, Innovate Accelerator, Innovate Venture, Innovate Ventures, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiring Change, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile, mobile innovation, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Nigeria, PIVOT East, program, progress, Rural Women, Rwanda, SAMS, small business, solutions, Somali, Somali tech, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Startup, strategy, Sudan, support, sustainability, Tanzania, techbiz, technology, Telesom, The AWP Network, training, Uganda, VC4A, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Work in Progress Alliance, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• MestAfrica Wants to Invest in You – $50,000 Available

  

  Are you the founder of a technology startup operating in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa and have ambitions to scale across Africa? If you are, then submit your company for the MEST Africa Challenge! Country winners will travel to the finals at the MEST Africa Summit in Cape Town to compete for up to…

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  April 5, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, MEST Africa, MEST Africa Summit, 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

• $7 Million Grant Available for Renewable Energy Projects in Africa

  

  Now in its fourth year, the ACF is an innovative US$7 million financial support program designed to provide local power project developers and originators with project development support, technical experience, expertise and funding required to bring their renewable energy projects to life. Access Power, a developer, owner and operator of power projects in emerging markets,…

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  March 28, 2018

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  Access Power, Africa, African youths, All On, anzisha prize, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Department of Energy, development, Dutch development bank, education, Energy Challenge, engineers, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Funding, Funds, Ghana, girls, Global LEAP Awards, Global LEAP Off-Grid Refrigeration Competition, grants, Green Solutions, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, manufacturers, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Off-Grid Energy Challenge, Power Africa, power project developers, program, progress, Refrigeration, Renewable Energy, Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge, small business, solar panels, solutions, South Africa, strategy, students, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, U.S. African Development Foundation, USADF, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: £25,000 – Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

  

  The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development. Crucial commercialisation support is awarded to a shortlist of innovative applicants through a (6) six-month…

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  March 27, 2018

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  Achiri Arnold Nji, Africa, Africa Prize, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African youths, Alex Makalliwa, Aline Okello, Andre Nel, AWP Network, Brian Turyabagye, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, education, Edwin Inganji, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fredrick Ouko, Ghana, Godwin Benson, growth, Hindu Nabulumba, idea, Innovation, James van der Walt, Joel King’ori Kariuki, Kenya, Kevin Gacheru, Lawrence Ojok, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, Mozambique, Nigeria, oil and gas, Peter Mbiria, Prize, progress, Sesinam Dagadu, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, Uganda, Wilfred Leslie Owen, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Apply: $1 Million African Entrepreneurship Award

  

  The 4th edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award is now open. This initiative aims to support talented entrepreneurs from Africa or Africans in the diaspora whose ideas create jobs and improve lives on the continent. The African Entrepreneurship Award, initiated by its President Othman Benjelloun, shows BMCE Bank of Africa’s ambition to foster entrepreneurship in Africa by…

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  March 12, 2018

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  Abideen Adelu, Achiri Nji, Africa, Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship, African Entrepreneurship Award, African youths, automated processes, awards, AWP Network, Benti Gelalcha, BMCE Bank of Africa, BMCE Group Bank of Africa, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, computers, development, digital, education, Enterpreneurs, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Ernie Aylward, Ethiopia, Frederico Peres da Silva, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jennifer Shigoli, Joyce Kyalema, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, machinery, Mahmud Johnson, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morocco, Mozambique, Murtula Sanni, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omar Kadiri, President Othman Benjelloun, program, progress, recognition, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, uncharted, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Kenya’s mSurvey Expands Into Nigeria

  

  mSurvey, the mobile-first consumer experience platform, is expanding into Nigeria. The move comes as the Kenya-based company seeks to consolidate its position as Africa’s leading technology-powered customer loyalty platform. Backed by international and African investors, including Safaricom’s Spark Fund, Cross Culture Ventures and Alpha Angels, mSurvey will be opening a new office and growing a…

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  February 22, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, government, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenfield Griffith, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, mSurvey, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, relationships, 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: Women in Science STEAM Camp Namibia

  

  There is a strong gender imbalance in STEM. The WiSci Camp aims to bridge that gap through access to education, mentorship opportunities, and leadership training. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design, and Mathematics. The camp will include a STEAM curriculum led by experts in their fields, as well as leadership development activities…

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  January 24, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, Arts&Design, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, girls, girls in technology, girlstech, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mathematics, mobile technology, my voice matters, Namibia, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEAM, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Swaziland, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, United States, Windhoek, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Science, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia

• $100,000 Available: Off-Grid Energy Challenge in Nigeria

  

  The U.S. African Development Foundation and All On invites proposals for innovative off-grid solutions to “power up” underserved areas of Nigeria. Applicants should be developing, scaling up or extending energy technologies to off-grid areas of Nigeria. DEADLINE: March 1, 2018 The Off-Grid Energy Challenge is led by the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) to develop, scale-up or…

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  January 18, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, All On, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Department of Energy, development, education, Energy Challenge, engineers, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana, girls, Global LEAP Awards, Global LEAP Off-Grid Refrigeration Competition, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, manufacturers, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Off-Grid Energy Challenge, Power Africa, program, progress, Refrigeration, Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, students, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, U.S. African Development Foundation, USADF, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths