Tag: Rwanda

• 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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  April 27, 2015

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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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  April 10, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DR Congo, East Africa, ecosystem, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile innovation, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• $80,000 In Grants Available for African Entrepreneurs

  

  Are you an entrepreneur in Kenya, Rwanda, or Uganda? Then consider applying. Spring is a pioneering accelerator supporting businesses whose products and services could transform the lives of adolescent girls. Spring entrepreneurs are passionate, innovative, and determined to change the world. Spring helps get a collection of accomplished mentors, advisers, investors, and experts, plus the…

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  February 13, 2015

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  accelerator, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, solutions, Spring Accelerator, Spring Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, tech, technology, Techpreneurs, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Have a New Tech Idea? Want to Scale Across Africa?

  

  think empowers, supports, and funds exceptional technology entrepreneurs to fast track the launch of innovative digital solutions in Africa. For a 6-months period, think brings together exceptional tech entrepreneurs teams for an intensive incubation program. Selected startups will engage with technical as well as business experts to work on creating value out of scalable and exportable…

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  January 21, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, incubation center, IT, Mary Olushoga, progress, Rwanda, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, think, think Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: 2015 TechWomen Program

  

  TechWomen empowers, connects, and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Africa and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities. Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional…

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  January 2, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Algeria, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Jordan, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Lebanon, Libya, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, Morocco, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, tech women, techbiz, technology, TechWomen, The AWP Network, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yemen, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zimbabwe

• Sharefair 2014: Inspiring Change for Rural Women

  

  The Sharefair 2014 on Rural Women’s Technologies to Improve Food Security, Nutrition and Productive Family Farming invites submissions of technologies and innovations that support rural female smallholder farmers. Eligible Countries: Burundi, D.R. of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The objectives expected to…

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  July 1, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, D.R. of Congo, development, Djibouti, education, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Farmers, Gender, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiring Change, Kenya, leadership, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mozambique, Nigeria, program, progress, Rural Women, Rwanda, small business, solutions, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, strategy, Sudan, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, youth unemployment, Youths, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Apply: PIVOT East 2014

  PIVOT East aims to catalyze the growth of mobile startups, so as to amplify and consolidate the gains of East Africa’s Mobile developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem.  The key objective for this year’s event is “to facilitate discovery of the next wave of high potential mobile startups in the region.” The competition has five categories which…

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  March 3, 2014

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  Africa, AWP Network, business, change, competition, development, DR Congo, Ethiopia, growth, Kenya, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile technology, PIVOT East, progress, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Startup, strategy, Tanzania, technology, training, Uganda

• Apply: 2014 TechWomen program

  TechWomen empowers, connects, and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Africa and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities. Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional…

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  December 20, 2013

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  Algeria, AWP Network, Cameroon, education, Egypt, girls, Innovation, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, techbiz, technology, TechWomen, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, women, Yemen, Youths, Zimbabwe