Tag: Mary Olusoga

• MEST Africa and Microsoft announce 2019 Pan-African Tech Summit in Nairobi

  

  MEST Africa, seed fund and incubator, has officially announced its fourth annual MEST Africa Summit, in collaboration with Microsoft. The 3-day event will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from June 10 – 12, 2019, at the Radisson Blu Hotel as well as the home of MEST Africa’s Nairobi incubator – the Nairobi Garage. The Summit…

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  April 15, 2019

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• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to serve as a Judge at the 2019 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition in Berlin

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will serve as a judge at the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition set to take place in Berlin on October 19, 2019. The entrepreneurship program is part of the UNESCO Global Action Program (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a global program…

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  March 26, 2019

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  Afghanistan, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Berlin, BHOGIP, business, business support, challenge, change, Cities Controlling App, collaboration, competition, development, Edu-Cell, education, EDUPAY, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Campus, Entrepreneurship Summit, Ethiopia, GadaaUniverse, Germany, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nicaragua, Nigeria, NovFeed, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, UNESCO, United Kingdom, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, youth unemployment, Youths, Youths Africa

• Apply for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs

  

  The search is on to find Africa’s youngest, most innovative social and business entrepreneurs under the age of 22. Organizers of the Anzisha Prize are calling for more nominations from the public this year to ensure they discover the very best talent on the continent. You must be between 15 and 22 years old with…

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  March 23, 2019

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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, YouthsAfrica

• CcHUB Expands into East Africa to Launch First of its Kind Creative & Tech Space

  

  CcHUB has launched the ‘CcHUB Design Lab’. The design lab is an unprecedented next step in Africa’s growing tech sector, and is set to become a leading creative space where its multidisciplinary team of product designers and engineers will collaborate with scientists and stakeholders globally, to explore the application of emerging technologies that will solve…

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  February 16, 2019

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Biomedical center, booking platform, business, business support, CChub, CcHub Design Lab, Celestine Ezeokoye, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, governance, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kigali, Lade Tawak, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Public Health, Rwanda, scientists, small business, software engineer, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech accelerator, tech ecosystem, technology, technology sector, The AWP Network, Tiketmobile, Tiketmobile Limited, transporation sector, Transportation, transportation accessibility, University of Lagos, WeMove.co, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• Call for Participation in the Africa Protected Areas Congress

  

  This landmark forum aims to position Africa’s protected areas within the broader goals of sustainable development and community well-being. The event will provide a platform for holding honest discussions on the future we want for our protected areas and seek solutions to the persistent and emerging problems that stand on the way. The continent has…

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  February 16, 2019

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  advocacy, Africa, Africa Protected Areas Congress, African Innovation, African innovators, African youths, awards, AWP Network, biodiversity, business, business support, challenge, change, climate change, collaboration, Communities, competition, development, education, Energy, Engineering, Engineering and Mathematics, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, food, girls, growth, Health, idea, impact, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Mathematics, mobile technology, Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, rural, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, training, United Nations, water, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, young African women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths Africa

• Apply: 2019 Africa CEO Forum Awards

  

  The 7th edition of the largest international meeting of Africa’s private sector will be held on March 25 and 26 in Kigali, Rwanda; Leading decision-makers from industry, finance and politics, will come from more than 70 countries to discuss regional integration along with other key topics for the development of Africa’s businesses. The Africa CEO…

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  January 23, 2019

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  Africa, Africa CEO Forum, African Women Power Network, African youths, award, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, change agent, children’s rights, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights Youngsters, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Peace Prize, prize winner, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Youths Africa, YouthsAfrica

• Know A Child Changing The World? Apply for the €100,000 Peace Prize

  

  The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. Winning the International Children’s Peace Prize puts your changemaker in news headlines around the world. Last year, the winners’ message reached more than 1, 2 billion people!  Nominate your changemaking candidate now! Last year we received 121 nominations…

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  January 22, 2019

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, award, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, change agent, children’s rights, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights Youngsters, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Peace Prize, prize winner, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Youths Africa, YouthsAfrica

• Submit your great idea about waste and disposal and win 25,000 Euro

  

  Imagine a world where every human being has an eco-consciousness and every company contributes to the fight against pollution. By 2050, Global Pioneers aims to support 320 ideas around the world that will create successful companies solving global problems. Global Pioneers is a worldwide program for young startups and founders whose business ideas offer solutions…

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  December 28, 2018

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  ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, Africwomenpower, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, Babatunde Osotimehin, Bolaji Akinboro, business, business support, Cece Olisa, challenge, change, Christian Epps, Christine Sass, collaboration, competition, Constance Ipoh, Darlene Okpo, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, Elizabeth Ngoz, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia Habtemariam, Famond Konneh, girls, growth, idea, ImeIme Umana, Innovation, Inspiration, Jaha Dukureh, Ken Njoroge, Lagos, leadership, Lizzy Okpo, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Michael Ikotun, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Richelieu Dennis, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Ugo Nwaokoro, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths Africa

• Apply: The 2019 Kuwait Foundation Africa Prize

  

  The “Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait Prize” will be awarded annually to individuals or institutions within one of the proposed three fields (Food Security, Health and Education), and has a value of $1,000,000 (One million US dollars). The prize is to be awarded to individuals or institutions who through their research projects or initiatives have made significant advancement within…

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  November 1, 2018

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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, YouthsAfrica

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga Joins the Host Committee for the African Diaspora Awards

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network will once again serve as a host committee member for the 8th Annual African Diaspora Awards scheduled to take place in New York on Saturday, December 1st, 2018. The African Diaspora Awards is SAiD’s groundbreaking effort to celebrate exemplary individuals who have made a significant difference in the African community in the United States.…

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  October 31, 2018

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  ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, Africwomenpower, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, Babatunde Osotimehin, Bolaji Akinboro, business, business support, Cece Olisa, challenge, change, Christian Epps, Christine Sass, collaboration, competition, Constance Ipoh, Darlene Okpo, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, Elizabeth Ngoz, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia Habtemariam, Famond Konneh, girls, growth, idea, ImeIme Umana, Innovation, Inspiration, Jaha Dukureh, Ken Njoroge, Lagos, leadership, Lizzy Okpo, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Michael Ikotun, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Richelieu Dennis, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Ugo Nwaokoro, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths