Tag: South Africa

• African Startup CountlessMiles Launches Service for Experiential Travel

  

  The AWP Network connected with Monisola Baruwa, Founder of CountlessMiles to learn more about her business, what inspired her to start and how she plans to grow her business. She states: my company CountlessMiles aims to transform the perception of travel by curating unique, personalized, cultural and immersive destination experiences for Africans traveling globally by…

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  January 22, 2017

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  Africa, African women power, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Countless Miles, CountlessMiles, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Monisola Baruwa, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Travel, travel agency, travel platform, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply to the Andela Fellowship for Software Development

  

  The Andela Fellowship is a four-year, paid technical leadership program designed to shape its fellows into elite software developers. Through training and work with top global technology companies, fellows will master the professional and technical skills needed to become technology leaders, both on the African continent and around the world. The program requires that fellows dedicate…

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  January 22, 2017

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Andela, Andela Fellowship, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, coding, collaboration, competition, computers, development, digital, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, software developer, software developers, software development, solutions, sotware engineers, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech education, tech entrepreneurs, technology, The AWP Network, training, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Win $5,000 – Participate in the Virtual/Augmented Reality Healthcare Hack-A-Thon

  Join TipHub for an exciting code-a-thon event to explore innovative ways to use VR/AR to solve healthcare issues. This event is powered by Tiphub and sponsored by NewWave Telecom & Technologies as part of Diaspora Demo Summit Code Challenge. Theme: Most innovative use of AR / VR for healthcare Tools: Unity, Github, Hololens Unity Edition…

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  January 18, 2017

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, hackathon, healthcare, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, NewWave Telecom, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, tiphub, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Can You Make It to Kenya? Opportunity For Early Stage Fintech Entrepreneurs to Raise up to $100,000

  Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab (DFS Lab) is an early-stage incubator that supports high potential entrepreneurs to refine, grow and launch fintech businesses in developing in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. DFS Lab delivers mentorship and strategic counsel to early-stage startups pioneering transformative business models that empower the poorest, profitably, and at scale. On the…

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  January 16, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DFS Lab, Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, fintechb, girls, growth, idea, Incubator, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, South Africa, South Asia, startups, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Join the MIT Solve CoLab and Solve Problems

  Join the MIT Solve CoLab to solve problems. The Solve CoLab is a forum where individuals and groups can convene and communicate, to submit solutions to challenges, to work together on solutions, and to provide updates on their progress. Sometimes Solve CoLab calls a community into being, but often it draws together groups that are…

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  January 16, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Carbon contributions, challenge, change, chronic diseases, collaboration, competition, cure, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, fuel, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Learn, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MIT, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, problems, program, progress, Refugee education, small business, solutions, Solve CoLab, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Pond’s Fellowship Program for Women Innovators

  The Pond’s Fellowship Program is a partnership between Unilever and Vital Voices, the program brings together and emboldens women leaders of NGOs and businesses who are determined to challenge the status quo. We encourage applications from women driven by values such as compassion, inclusion, and collaboration to apply fresh ideas to transform the way the…

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  January 12, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Pond’s Fellowship Program, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Unilever, vital voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Entrepreneur Launches Onychek.com, Website for Luxury African Fashion

  

  Chekwas Okafor is the founder of onychek.com – an e-commerce site focused on ‘Made in Africa’ luxury fashion and brands. Before launching, Okafor states that he had to teach himself HTML and CSS plus JavaScript. In addition to being an entrepreneur, he describes himself as a self-taught computer programmer. In this interview with the AWP Network,…

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  January 9, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Chekwas Okafor, collaboration, competition, CSS, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, HTML, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, JavaScript, Lagos, leadership, Luxury Fashion, Made in Africa, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, OnChek, Onychek, OnyChek.com, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Women in Science STEAM Camp in Malawi

  

  Internationally, there is a strong gender imbalance in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The WiSci Camp aims to bridge that gap through access to education, mentorship opportunities, and leadership training. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design, and Mathematics. The camp will include a STEAM curriculum led by experts…

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  January 9, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, Arts&Design, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, girls in technology, girlstech, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mathematics, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEAM, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Science, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia

• Apply: 2017 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 with 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 8, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, Algeria, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lagos, leadership, Lebanon, Libya, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Math, Mathematics, mentoring, Middle East, mobile technology, Mombasa Girls in STEM, Morocco, my voice matters, Nigeria, Pakistan, program, progress, Rwanda, science, Sierra Leone, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Tajikistan, tech women, techbiz, technology, TechWomen, Techwomen Kenya, The AWP Network, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, US Embassy Kenya, Uzbekistan, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yemen, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zimbabwe

• Apply: SABRE Awards Africa for Public Relations

  Holmes Report and African Public Relations Association (APRA) announce the launch of the first Africa SABRE Competition. The Global SABRE Awards recognizes the best PR campaigns from more than 5,000 entries around the world. The Holmes Group is partnering with the African Public Relations Association to launch its first ever African SABRE Awards.  The competition is now open…

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  January 3, 2017

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  Africa, African Public Relations Association, African youths, awards, AWP Network, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engagement, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Holmes Report, idea, Innovation, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, PR campaigns, program, progress, reputation, SABRE, SABRE Awards Africa, SABRE Awards Africa for Public Relations, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths