Tag: Nigeria
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The AWP Network Photo Competition
What is the AWP Network Photo Competition? The AWP Network believes that any African anywhere in the world can make a difference and an impact in their local community. Our goal is to engage young Africans anywhere in the world and under the age of 30. You don’t have to wait until you go back…
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Innovation and Animation – Changing the Face of Children’s Cartoons in Nigeria
Adamu Waziri sat down with the AWP Network to discuss what inspired him to start his animation company, which produces the ‘Bino and Fino’ show. The ‘Bino and Fino’ show is an African educational and cultural cartoon series about a brother and sister, ‘Bino and Fino,’ who live with their grandparents ‘Mama and Papa,’ in…
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infoDev launches mAgri challenge
mAgri is an opportunity to identify creative ideas, test concepts, and pursue collaborations that can result in growth of mAgri app businesses across countries, regions, and the African continent. Mobile innovation in the agricultural sector faces at least two major challenges: 1) While there is a proliferation of market information mobile apps, few of these…
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2013 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship
The Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship recognizes and awards exceptional entrepreneurial leaders who serve as role models to Africa’s aspiring entrepreneurs and demonstrate business excellence, innovation, and profitability. Originally established in 2007 by the Legatum Group, the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship are now hosted by the African Leadership Network (ALN). ALN believes that the surest way…
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Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs
Time to Get Serious About Growing Your Business! This post is part of the #PMNG Knowledge Series on Project Management – Exploring the philosophical, structural, and HR imperatives of growing a business in Nigeria, by Subomi Plumptre. Case Study: I once volunteered at an NGO where I was asked to suggest new service providers for an upcoming…
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Young African Techpreneur tells Youths to Deliver Value
Focus on Delivering Value – says Founder of BudgIT Oluseun Onigbinde is co-founder and Lead Director of BudgIT, a civic startup company focused on promoting good governance by simplifying the Nigerian government’s budget. Using info-graphs, maps, mobile applications, and various new technologies, the company makes public data more understandable, accessible, and transparent to the average…
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Apply to the 2013 World Summit Youth Award
The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) selects and promotes best practices in e-content and new media. The award shows young people’s potential to create outstanding digital content and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to put UN Millennium Development Goals into action. The best projects…
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AWP Network working to uplift the next generation of African Innovators
Struggles and challenges. Leaders and innovators are no strangers to them—and they’re not afraid to face them with persistence, tenacity, and determination. Mary Olushoga is one young woman who did not allow perceived barriers to stop her, but instead chose to turn them into motivation to start a movement. Olushoga, founder of the AWP Network, a…
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AWP Network featured on BET.com
Power to the She: African Women Power Network Founder Talks Business For Nigerian New Yorker and founder of the African Women Power Network (AWP) Mary Olushoga, life imitates art, and although she is no filmmaker, she hopes her work will make it to the big screen. “Although some people might view Nollywood movies as extreme,…
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