Tag: my voice matters
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“I Am On Mission To Create More African Superhero Comics” – Roye Okupe talks to the AWP Network

Roye Okupe is targeting a new demographic of Africans fans with the project E.X.O. – the legend of Wale Williams. How did you come up with the name for this idea? When thinking about a name for my business, I struggled a bit. For 2 weeks, I went back and forth searching for available domain names…
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Apply: Akilah Institute For Women

Akilah is a school of excellence for young women in Rwanda and Burundi. Akilah provides a supportive community so that no student struggles alone. Students enjoy an English-only learning environment that encourages teamwork, leadership, confidence, and passion. Students gain the skills, resources, and experience to graduate as leaders and launch meaningful careers. The Akilah Candidate: Have…
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Attend the Women4Africa Awards
The 4th Annual Women4Africa™ Awards UK will take place on Saturday, May 9th at The Great Hall, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX. The AWP Network congratulates all nominees and award winners.
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Graça Machel Named 2015 Skoll Global Treasure

The AWP Network salutes and congratulates Graça Machel who was recently honored with the 2015 Skoll Global Treasure Award. Machel is a Mozambican politician, humanitarian, former first lady of South Africa and an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights. Read more here
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Attend the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Festival
The WOWe 2015 Conference provides a high-level networking platform that connects the most influential women entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and dialogue on issues related to entrepreneurship and leadership. WHEN: June 25 – 26, 2015 WHERE: Landmark Convention Centre, Lagos Register here: WOWE Festival Have questions? Email: simphiwe.tshabalala@montex.co.uk
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The Society of African Ladies Who Brunch Raising Funds for Girls in Liberia

Led by South African entrepreneur Roxsanne Dyssell, the Society of African Ladies who Brunch are a New York City based organization of diaspora women who meet for brunch to connect, support, and inspire one another. Ten (10) members of the society will participate in Mudderella, a 5-mile muddy obstacle course in New York to raise funds for two nonprofit…
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PitchFest: Are You An Educational Innovator?

Do you have a game-changing idea in education? How about a solution that can improve the lives of millions of people? The Africa-America Institute will host its first-ever PitchFest during the 2nd Annual State of Education in Africa conference. This innovative competition will explore cutting-edge ideas, tools, information and technologies that can help bring about a…
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Apply: $40,000 For Innovative Solutions to Local Challenges

Applications are now open for the #cocreateSA Fund, which is offering ZAR500,000 (US$40,000) in projects combining Dutch and South African knowledge providing innovative solutions to local challenges. The fund is aimed to assist Dutch and South African partnerships to develop and implement collaborative projects in the sectors such as agriculture & food, energy, life sciences & health, logistics and…
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Apply: Pivot East 2015

PIVOT EAST is East Africa’s premier mobile startups pitching competition held annually since 2011. It is an m:lab East Africa initiative set to amplify and consolidate the gains of East Africa’s Mobile developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Participating startups must be domiciled in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, or DR Congo. Objectives of PIVOT…
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What Does the Scientific Independence of Africa Mean?

Mary Olushoga, of the AWP Network and one of the Africa Data Challenge winners, explains what African scientific independence means to her.