Tag: Kenya

• Attend: She Hacks Africa Free Coding Workshop

  

  Want to learn how to create your own apps, websites or even learn about cutting edge data analysis? The She Hacks Africa training workshop will give you the know-how to get started, boost your employability skills and productivity. The training program will be split between fun, hands-on, result-oriented workshops that deliver practical, creative, software programming skills, and…

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  January 17, 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, 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

• Apply: Google Launchpad for African Startups

  

  Google Launchpad Africa is an acceleration program that matches top African startups with the best of Google – its people, network, and advanced technologies – to help build great products. If you are building a great business or product in Africa, for Africa we should work together! The program is accepting applications from startups located in:…

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  January 15, 2018

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  accountability, Africa, Africa. Nigeria, African startups, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Creativity, Developers, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, Firebase, Ghana, girls, Google, Google Launchpad Africa, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Invention, investments, JC Common Award, Kenya, Lagos, Launch, Launchpad Build, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Royal Academy of Engineering, small business, smallbiz, software development, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, techbiz, Techlaunchpad, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, UK, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: 2018 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 with 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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  January 15, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, Algeria, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lagos, leadership, Lebanon, Libya, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Math, Mathematics, mentoring, Middle East, mobile technology, Mombasa Girls in STEM, Morocco, my voice matters, Nigeria, Pakistan, program, progress, Rwanda, science, Sierra Leone, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Tajikistan, tech women, techbiz, technology, TechWomen, Techwomen Kenya, The AWP Network, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, US Embassy Kenya, Uzbekistan, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yemen, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zimbabwe

• The 2017 AWP Network Power List

  

  Be the change. Be Inspired. Be you. Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring, and influential voices. Introducing Africa’s leading women!  At the AWP Network, we aim to encourage more African women with powerful voices who will continue to create programs and policies that support the development and growth of African women and girls. Africa’s First…

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  December 4, 2017

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Adaku Ufere, Adenike Ogunlesi, Aishah Ahmad, Almaz Negash, Amarachi Jessyforth, AsoebiBella, AWP Network, AWP Network Power List, Ayodeji Owosobi, Banking, Benin, Bidemi Zakariyau, Blessing Effiom Egbe, Botswana, Britain, Cameroon, Chicago, Chika Uwazie, Dambisa Moyo, Dorothy Njamze, Edu Ene-Okoro, Elizabeth Elango Bintliff, England, Eniola Aluko, Eritrea, Esther Ijewere-Kalejaiye, Eunice Baguma Ball, Funke Opeke, Gail Makenete, Ghana, Glory Edozien, Harvard Law Review, Ilwad Elman, Imelme Umana, Ink Eze, Irene Ovonji-Odida, Itoro Eze-Anaba, Judith Owigar, Justina Etim, Kenya, Lesotho, Linah Mohohlo, Lola Omolola, Marlise Montcho, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Moiyattu Banya, Molara Wood, Nigeria, Nike Ogunlesi, Nshuti Lucy Mbabazi, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Owosobi, Osayi Alile, Pauline Mujawamariya, Pauline Mujawamariya-Koelbl, Peace Hyde, Phanice Nkwamboka, Polo Leteka, Ruth Oniang’o, Rwanda, Sabetha Mwambenja, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Susan Mashibe, Switzerland, Tanzania, tech, technology, Techwomen Kenya, The African Women Power Network, Toyin Odulate, Uganda, Uneku Atawodi-Ekun, United States, Wendy Luhabe, WimBiz, Zambia

• Meet the 15 Young Entrepreneurs Up for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize

  

  Supported by African Leadership Academy (ALA) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the Anzisha Prize celebrates and cultivates the next generation of young African entrepreneurial leaders who are creating job opportunities, solving local development problems and driving economies. Selected from 14 countries, nearly half of all candidates are young women representing sectors as diverse as…

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  August 21, 2017

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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

• Meet 14 Social Entrepreneurs Addressing Maternal & Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

  

    The healthymagination Mother and Child Program — launched in March 2016 by GE and Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship to address maternal and child mortality by supporting African social entrepreneurs operating in the health sector — has taken another step toward achieving its objective: selecting the second group of social enterprises to…

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  July 26, 2017

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Access Afya, Adeloye Olanrewaju; Telemed Medical Services, Africa, African youths, Anne Gildea, Ash Lauren Rogers; Nurture Africa, awards, AWP Network, Benin, Botswana, Brian Iredale; Outreach Medical Services, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, Charles Kalonga; Lwala Community Alliance, collaboration, competition, development, Dr Segun Ebitanmi; Peach Health, Dr. Daphne Ngunjiri; ayzh, DRC, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ghana; Cobby Amoah; PurpleSource Healthcare, girls, growth, Habib Anwar, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Julius Mbeya, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Matthew Rehrig; Village Hopecore International, mobile technology, my voice matters, Natalie Angell-Besseling; Tulip Imaging, Nigeria, Olufemi Sunmonu; SaferMom, Pratap Kumar; Hewa Tele, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stefanie Weiland; Live Well Social Enterprise Business, Steve Alred Adudans; LifeNet International, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Tyler Nelson; Health-E-Net, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yohans Emiru; The Shanti Uganda Society, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zubaida Bai; Health Builders

• Apply: $1 Million African Entrepreneurship Award

  

  The BMCE Group Bank of Africa has announced the third edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award. The African Entrepreneurship Award, initiated by its President Othman Benjelloun, shows BMCE Bank of Africa’s ambition to foster entrepreneurship in Africa by rewarding talents and technology beyond borders. The initiative aims to support entrepreneurs from Africa or of African origin…

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  March 23, 2017

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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

• Apply to the Andela Fellowship for Software Development

  

  The Andela Fellowship is a four-year, paid technical leadership program designed to shape its fellows into elite software developers. Through training and work with top global technology companies, fellows will master the professional and technical skills needed to become technology leaders, both on the African continent and around the world. The program requires that fellows dedicate…

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  January 22, 2017

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Andela, Andela Fellowship, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, coding, collaboration, competition, computers, development, digital, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, software developer, software developers, software development, solutions, sotware engineers, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech education, tech entrepreneurs, technology, The AWP Network, training, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: 2017 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 with 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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  January 8, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, Algeria, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lagos, leadership, Lebanon, Libya, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Math, Mathematics, mentoring, Middle East, mobile technology, Mombasa Girls in STEM, Morocco, my voice matters, Nigeria, Pakistan, program, progress, Rwanda, science, Sierra Leone, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Tajikistan, tech women, techbiz, technology, TechWomen, Techwomen Kenya, The AWP Network, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, US Embassy Kenya, Uzbekistan, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yemen, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zimbabwe

• The 2016 AWP Network Power List

  

  Be the Change. Be Inspired. Be You.  Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring and influential voices. At the AWP Network, we aim to encourage more African women with powerful voices who will continue to create programs and policies that support the development and growth of African women and girls. Introducing Africa’s leading women (1)…

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  December 27, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Abena Amoah, Achenyo Idachaba, Adenike Adeyemi, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, Affiong Williams, Africa, African Women Power Network, Afua Osei, Akudo Anyanwu-Ikemba, Alice Aluoch, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Amini Kajunju, Angélique Kidjo, Anie Akpe, Arunma Oteh, Asha Abbas, Asisat Lamina Oshoala, AWP Network, Benin, Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, Bilikiss Adebiyi, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Biola Alabi, Bisila Bokoko, Blessing Okagbare, Bukky Karibi-Whyte, Bukky Shonibare, Catherine Samba-Panza, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chinwe Ohajuruka, Clarisse Iribagiza, Comfort Sakoma, Deborah Ahenkorah, Dee Poku-Spalding, Dinah Musindarwezo, Divine Muragijimana, Divine Ndhulukula, Doreen Mashika, DRC, Ebi Atawodi, Egypt, Elizabeth Magaya, Elizabeth Patterson, Esther Agbarakwe, Fadumo Dayib, Farai Gundan, Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, Frances Udukwu, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, Funmi Iyanda, Gail Mawocha, Garca Machel, Ghana, Gina Din Kariuki, Hadia Gondji, Hadiza Bala-Usman, Halima Gidado-Mijindadi, Hanna Tetteh, Henrietta Onwuegbuzie, Hilda Tadria, Hussainatu Blake, Ibukun Awosika, Ifeoma Malo, Iheoma Obibi, Ijeoma Mbamalu, Iman Bibars, Ini Onuk, Inonge Wina, Iza Irame, Jane Ole, Jennifer Riria, Jo-Issa Rae Diop, Joana Silochina Foster, Joanne Mwangi, Joy Ndungutse, Joy Ogwu, Juliana Rotich, Katherine Lucey, Kemi Ajumobi, Kenya, Lamine Chamsiya, Leticia Osafo-Addo, Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Lindiwe Zulu, Lorna Rutto, Malawi, Mame Diene, Mame Madior Boye, Mametja Moshe, Marieme Jamme, Mary Olushoga, Melanie Hawken, Memuna Janneh, Mildred Okwo, Mimi Alemayehou, Minna Salami, Misan Rewane, Mobolaji Akiode, Mokgadi Caster Semanya, Monica Musunda, Mosunmola Abudu, Mpule Kwelagobe, Musimbi Kanyoro, Natasha Sideris, Ndeye Sow, Neha Misra, Netumbo Nandi – Ndaitwah, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Niger, Nigeria, Nigest Haile, Njeri Rionge, Nkechi Ogbodo, Nkem Uwaje, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Nnedi Okorafor, Nneka Isaac-Moses, Nomsa Daniels, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Nwakaego Boyo, Oby Ezekwesili, Ola Orekunrin, Oley Dibba-Wadda, Omobola Johnson, Oreoluwa Somolu, Ory Okolloh, Patricia Veringa-Gieskes, Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, President Joyce Banda, President Sirleaf Johnson, Rai Sow, Rainatou Sow, Rapelang Rabana, Rebecca Alitwala-Kadaga, Rebecca Enonchong, Rebecca Franks, Regina Agyare, Rhoda Wilson, Rita Dominic, Saara Kuugongelwa – Amadhila, Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh, Sarah Peace, Saran Kaba Jones, Saudat Salami, Semhar Araia, Senegal, Shade Ladipo, Shola Olatoye, Sibongile Sambo, Sierra Leone, Solar Sister, Solome Lemma, Somalia, Sonja Sebotsa, South Africa, Spectra Speaks, Suzana Moreira, Tabitha Karanja, Tanzania, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Thato Kgatlhanye, The African Woman Power Network, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Theo Sowa, Thuli Madonsela, Tola Onigbanjo, Tope Oshin-Ogun, Tori Abiola, Tosin Jegede, Toyin Saraki, Uche Pedro, Uduak Isong, Uduak Oduok, Uganda, Unoma Okorafor, Vivian Onano, Wendy Ackerman, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Yetunde Odugbesan-Omede, Yvonne Unubun, Zimbabwe