Tag: Mary Olushoga

• “Merck More Than a Mother” Fashion Awards in partnership with the First Lady of Zambia and Zambia Fashion Week

  

  Merck Foundation invites application from all fashion designers of Zambia to create a design with the aim to break the stigma around infertility in Zambia and rest of Africa. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announces the call for application of “Merck More Than a Mother” Fashion Awards in partnership with H.E.…

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  March 18, 2019

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  Africa, African youths, Ann Inc., ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Merck, Merck Africa, Merck foundation, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, vital voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5mn debt facility from Nairobi-based Lendable

  

  One Finance Limited [OneFi] today announces that it has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer facing platform, Paylater. The facility comes from New York and Nairobi-based Lendable, a technology-enabled funding provider to African consumer and SME lenders. The debt facility will be used to deploy more loans to Paylater customers, specifically through a…

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  March 11, 2019

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  Africa, Africa Fintech, African fintech entrepreneurs, African startup, African startup ecosystem, African youths, Awamo, awards, AWP Network, Benin, business, business support, challenge, change, Chijioke Dozie, collaboration, competition, conference, Daniel Goldfarb, Developers, development, Dewale Otolorin, EcoBank, Ecobank Africa Fintech Prize, Ecobank fintech challenge, Ecobank Fintech Fellow, Ecobank Fintech Fellowship, Ecobank Group, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eversend, FinTech, fintech solutions, France, Germany, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, InvestED, Investors, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Lendable, Litee, Lome, Lypa, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, MojiPay, my voice matters, Nala, Ngozi Dozie, Nigeria, pan-African, Paylater, policymakers, prizes, program, progress, Secapay, SESO Global, Sierra Leone, small business, software developers, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Togo, ventures, Virtual Identity, Wallet.ng, women, women and girls, women developers, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• Jessica Hope, Founder of Wimbart PR tops UK PR Power List

  

  Managing Director and founder of Wimbart PR, Jessica Hope, has been named one of the UK’s leading communications professionals recognized for her work in the African market.  Hope has over 13 years’ experience in public relations and has carved a niche in the pan-African technology PR market, after heading up global communication for IROKO for…

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  March 11, 2019

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, AfriStack, Anie Akpe, awards, AWP Network, Blogging, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, Charles Busari, Charly Buxx Media, China Mouka, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innov8tive.com, Innovation, Inspiration, J.J Omojuwa, Japheth Omojuwa, Lagos, Lead Nigeria, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Okenfe Lebarty, Omojuwa, program, progress, Robert Bernstein, small business, social media, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The AWP Network Event, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• The African Women in Technology Conference Comes to Lagos, Nigeria – Don’t Miss It!

  

  African Women in Technology (AWIT) is a network of women who are creatively redefining the technology space in Africa and are key players in the world’s creative and innovative industries. The African Women in Technology Conference is scheduled to hold at Zone Tech Park in Lagos, Nigeria, from March 29 to March 30, 2019. The yearly…

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  March 5, 2019

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, AfriStack, Anie Akpe, awards, AWP Network, Blogging, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, Charles Busari, Charly Buxx Media, China Mouka, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innov8tive.com, Innovation, Inspiration, J.J Omojuwa, Japheth Omojuwa, Lagos, Lead Nigeria, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Okenfe Lebarty, Omojuwa, program, progress, Robert Bernstein, small business, social media, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The AWP Network Event, Ton Poenou, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• Celebrate International Women’s Day with Lionesses of Africa

  

  You are invited to attend the Lionesses Africa Lean In event set to take place in London, in partnership with Hogan Lovells. The event will bring together senior female entrepreneurs who will share their experiences growing their successful businesses both on the African continent and in the Diaspora; along with executives working on the continent…

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  March 5, 2019

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Chiddy Ukonne, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, IgniteHer, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Issata Oluwadare, Jennifer Gachiri, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Natalya Johnson, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Celebrate International Women’s Day with IgniteHer

  

    Women often care for everyone else first before taking care of themselves. Join us for a stimulating panel discussion moderated by Chiddy Ukonne, Esq., Founder & CEO of IgniteHer, on what self love means in the professional workplace, how to create boundaries of self love, and pursue the things that set your soul on…

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  February 20, 2019

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Chiddy Ukonne, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, IgniteHer, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Issata Oluwadare, Jennifer Gachiri, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Natalya Johnson, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• Celebrate International Women’s Day with the African Diaspora Network

  

  The African Diaspora Network, in honor of International Women’s Day invites you to celebrate, share aspirations and challenges, as the times we are living in require us to intentionally choose unity over division and hope over despair, for only when we are united can we overcome challenges. Dr. Copeland-Carson will open the session with a…

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  February 19, 2019

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• AWIEF to host Lagos Networking Event on International Women’s Day

  

  AWIEF will host a business networking event to celebrate the economic and social achievements of women in Lagos. Speakers include: Vanessa Adams, Vice President, Country Support and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Margaret Hirsch, Founder & Chief Operations Executive, Hirsch’s Homestore, South Africa Patricia Obozuwa, Director, Communications & Public Affairs, GE…

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  February 18, 2019

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  AWP Network, Irene Ochem, Mary Olushoga, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to Speak at Baruch College

  

    Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network will speak at Baruch College on Work Ethic within the African Diaspora. The event is set to take place on Tuesday, February 19 during Black Heritage Month and will include a panel discussion about cultural identities within the African diaspora and work ethic. Learn more about the event…

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  February 16, 2019

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cMapIT, collaboration, competition, Crowd mapping, crowdmapping, Data, data visualization, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, mapping, mapping technology, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile mapping, mobile technology, MongoDB, my voice matters, Nigeria, Niyi Abiri, Open Data Institute, open technology, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, United Nations, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga at the UN

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network spoke at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Meeting in New York. The event titled ‘Equal Access to Education for all: Gender, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples‘ took place at the United Nations Plaza, Church Center and was attended by members of the NGO committee on the status…

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  February 16, 2019

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cMapIT, collaboration, competition, Crowd mapping, crowdmapping, Data, data visualization, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, mapping, mapping technology, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile mapping, mobile technology, MongoDB, my voice matters, Nigeria, Niyi Abiri, Open Data Institute, open technology, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, United Nations, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth