Tag: my voice matters
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Apply: Graça Machel Scholarship for Mozambican Women

The Graça Machel Scholarship For Mozambican Women for Master’s study in South Africa in 2017. The Graça Machel SASOL scholarship includes: tuition fees paid in full, a stipend to cover living expenses, medical insurance for scholars studying in South Africa, and travel allowance to cover the cost of flights. In 2017, we will make awards under the following priority areas: 1.…
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Meet the Female Carpenter Who Designed Lagos State Deputy Governor’s Conference Room

In many parts of the world, carpentry is a male-dominated profession. At the AWP Network we were excited to connect with Mesturah Shittu, founder of Turahafrique Interiors. Mesturah is not only a mentee to AWP Network founder, Mary Olushoga, she is also a carpenter. Mesturah and her team were responsible for re-designing the Lagos State…
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Apply: 2016 W.TEC Girls Technology Camp
W.TEC Girls Technology Camp is an initiative designed to inspire girls to become more confident in creating digital content as well as developing skills that uses information and communication technologies productively. The 2-week summer residential camp admits forty (40) Nigerian teenage girls in secondary schools across the nation between the ages of 13 and 17.…
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Apply: STEM Immersion Program for Secondary School Girls

The application period for the 2016 WAAW foundation summer camp, a week-long, fun, hands-on STEM immersion program for secondary school girls, is now open. Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women (WAAW) foundation is hosting forty (40) secondary school girls for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) camp designed to inspire African girls to…
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Founder of AWP Network Featured in The Nation Nigeria

A mix between public relations consultancy and small business development service, Olushoga’s platform shares startup stories of entrepreneurs, organizes events, webinars and clinics, and creates opportunities to connect with business experts in marketing, technology and human resources fields, for example. She mentors and inspires youths to maximize their potential. The AWP Network is an internationally…
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Have Ideas? Apply to the Scaling Off-Grid Energy $300,000 Competition

Encouraging entrepreneurs, manufacturers, engineers, students, and all passionate problem-solvers to apply. Global LEAP Off-Grid Refrigeration Competition: Through a partnership with the Department of Energy and Global LEAP Awards, this $300,000 competition aims to increase the availability of off-grid energy refrigeration solutions. The Challenge: Refrigeration holds unique potential to unlock economic and social progress for the…
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SheWillConnect Networking Event Hosted By Intel® West Africa

On Saturday, June 18th at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi – Intel® West Africa hosted the SheWill Connect networking event to connect organizations who serve the diverse needs of women. Attendees found the session interactive and engaging as Intel® West Africa discussed its women empowerment initiatives and 2016 strategy on women. Intel® West Africa aims to…
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WAAW Foundation Launches Leadership and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Women

The AWELE academy is an immersive software engineering school for African women that focuses on technology leadership and entrepreneurship. AWELE Academy is part of Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women (WAAW) foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase the pipeline of African women entering into Science and Technology fields and ensure…
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The AWP Network Photo Contest – Meet the Judges

Apply to the AWP Network Photo Contest Cassandra Ntiamoah is the 2013 winner of the AWP Network Photo Contest. She is founder of “Africhic,” a fashion manufacturing and design company. She started her company by making bow-ties out of Ankara fabric and then proceeded to design bags, shoes, and dresses for her customers. Cassandra…