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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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June 27, 2016

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Department of Energy, development, education, engineers, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Global LEAP Awards, Global LEAP Off-Grid Refrigeration Competition, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, manufacturers, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Refrigeration, Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, students, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
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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June 27, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Aderemi Ademiju, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Babatunde Akinola, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Intel® West Africa, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, networking, Nigeria, Oreoluwa Somolu-Lesi, program, progress, SheWill Connect, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Titilope Sonuga, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
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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June 14, 2016

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Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWELE Academy, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, software engineering, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, technology leadership, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Frances Udukwu, Miss Africa USA Launches Vocational Training Program for Girls

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June 14, 2016

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Frances Udukwu, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Miss Africa USA, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Lead Girl Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
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…

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June 6, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

advocacy, Africa, African youths, Agbro Omovigho Richard, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network photo contest, Bukola Dawodu, business, business support, Cassandra Ntiamoah, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lucy Sandra Asomugha, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, MUI-The PR Company, MUIPR, my voice matters, Nigeria, partnerships, Photo competition, Photography Competition, Photos, 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
Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology

The Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology is a collaboration between UN Women, the Alliance for Affordable Internet, the World Wide Web Foundation, the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Center of Excellence in ICT, and the African Development Bank. Bridging the digital gender gap is a critical step toward the vision of a thriving Africa—yet…

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June 6, 2016

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Africa, African Development Bank, African youths, Alliance for Affordable Internet, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, UN Women, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Wide Web Foundation, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Enter Your Business into the Social Enterprise Contest

The Social Enterprise Contest will offer trade financing to at least one (1) established for-profit social enterprise, which helps advance the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The contest will be open to JCI members and young people ages 18 to 40 in eight (8) target countries (Colombia, Estonia, India, Jordan, The Philippines, Senegal, Turkey,…

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May 23, 2016

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, Colombia, competition, Contest, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Estonia, girls, global youth empowerment fund, growth, idea, India, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, kountable, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Senegal, small business, social enterprise, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Philippines, trade financing, Turkey, Uruguay, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths
How I Turned My Side Hustle Into a Sustainable Business

Swish Ideas began as a side hustle with the aim to modernize the gifts and souvenirs distributed at events in Nigeria. My goal was to make these items functional thereby adding to the joy the event brings to its audience. In turn, event hosts get significant value for their money and guests remember the event. The…

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May 23, 2016

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, Business Resources, business support, challenge, change, Chioma Agha, collaboration, competition, development, Dr. Chioma Agha, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gifts, girls, growth, idea, ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Souvenirs, strategy, support, sustainability, Swish Ideas, Swish Ideas Ltd, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: AWIEF Global Partnership Program for Women Entrepreneurs

The Global Partnership Program (GPP) begins on July 1, 2016 for 20 female entrepreneurs who are seeking quality global partners. During this intensive 90-day experience, designed to create clarity, competence and capacity for future business partnerships with women in the Diaspora, participants will examine the key elements needed for a sustainable partnership and participate in live…

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May 19, 2016

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Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, 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, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh
President of Mauritius Launches Scholarship Program for African Researchers

We are delighted to launch the “Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD Scholarship Program” a PEI and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation initiative, delivered in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences. The PhD program will award ten (10) full PhD research grants for Mauritian researchers (or African researchers studying in Mauritius). Following the pilot…

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May 18, 2016

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Africa, African youths, Agri-business, agriculture, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, awards, AWP Network, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Blue sky research, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Health, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mauritius, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Planet Earth Institute, Planet Earth Institute Foundation, program, progress, research, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Water and Sanitation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths