Tag: South Africa

• Apply: Mombasa Girls in STEM Solve IT

  

  Are you a top professional in your field or a budding university student or graduate, with a passion to teach and share your knowledge and industry experience? Do you live, study or work in the coastal region of Kenya? Currently, we are looking for qualified trainers with expertise, passion and teaching experience. This program is…

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  November 12, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Math, mobile technology, Mombasa Girls in STEM, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Techwomen Kenya, The AWP Network, US Embassy Kenya, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Attend: Agrique Africa Investment Summit

  

  The Agrique Africa Trade and Investment 2015 Summit (AATIS2015) will present outstanding investment and business opportunities that exist within Africa’s agricultural and food processing sector to investors, prospective business partners, and potential donors. The World Trade Centre in Accra, Ghana will bring together over 300 of Africa’s leading agricultural players, 20+ seasoned speakers, all with the common…

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  November 12, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, agriculture, Agrique Africa Trade And Investment, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Lagos, leadership, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Win €200,000! Apply: Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards

  The Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards are one significant way to inspire action—that is why the search is on for young innovators aged 35 or under to address the challenges at the heart of the Global Goals. In partnership with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), and in collaboration with Ashoka, we are…

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  November 10, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Ashoka, award, awards, AWP Network, business, Business Solutions, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, 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, Unilever, Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Applause Africa Set to Host the 5th Annual African Diaspora Awards

  

  The Annual AFRICAN DIASPORA AWARDS recognizes exemplary individuals of the African Diaspora who are excelling in various spheres of life, as well as individuals in society working towards the advancement of Africans in the Diaspora and Africa, as a whole. The ADA Awards is one of the most electrifying and highly anticipated awards shows celebrating the African Diaspora.…

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  November 10, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Michael Ikotun, my voice matters, Nigeria, 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

• AWP Exclusive: Pictures from the African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum

  

  Irene Ochem, Managing Director of ICO Conferences & Events Limited convened the African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) a platform established to discuss the role of African women in shaping the Continent’s economic future, as well as to proffer solutions to the challenges they face starting, growing or scaling a business. The event which took place at the Oriental Hotel in…

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  November 3, 2015

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African youths, AWIEF, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fatoumata Ba, Grace Ongile, 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, Youths, Zainab Saleh

• Founder of AWP Network to Speak During Global Entrepreneurship Week in Lagos, Nigeria

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will speak during Global Entrepreneurship Week in Lagos, Nigeria. Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. The Women Entrepreneurship Day event is brought to you by the…

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  November 1, 2015

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Adenike Adeyemi, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, change, Chioma Agha, collaboration, competition, development, education, Enterprise Development Centre, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Entrepreneurship Week, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Joan Agha Foundation, Kate Henshaw, Lagos, Laila Jean St Matthew-Daniels, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Risikat Akiode, Sandra Aguebo, small business, Sola Babatunde, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurship day, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Win $500! Apply: Ignite Business Idea Contest

  

  The Ignite Ideas Contest is an initiative spearheaded by AGDC, with implementing support from Generation Enterprise, sponsorship from The Chair Center and the Lagos State Government, and collaboration from partners such as Digital Jewels and First Bank. Submitted business ideas will go through a screening process by a selection committee carefully chosen from varying industries across the nation. The…

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  October 28, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Contest, development, Digital Jewels, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, First Bank, Generation Enterprise, girls, growth, idea, Ignite Ideas, 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, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: Eco-Innovators Investment Readiness Program

  Impact Amplifier with funding from the DOEN Foundation, together with various partners (GreenCape, Innovation Hub), have created the Eco-Innovators Investment Readiness Program. This is a five-month long program designed for businesses in the environmental goods and services sector, to prepare for expansion and funding. Entrepreneurs from anywhere in South Africa may apply. The program will offer…

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  October 11, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Alternative Energy, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DOEN Foundation, Eco-Innovators Investment Readiness Program, Ecological building, education, Energy efficiency;, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, GreenCape, growth, idea, Impact Amplifier, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Graça Machel Scholarships for Mozambican Women

  The Mozambican women for the Graça Machel scholarships for Master’s study in South Africa in 2016. The Graça Machel SASOL scholarships includes: tuition fees paid in full, a stipend to cover living expenses, medical insurance for scholars studying in South Africa, and travel allowance to cover the cost of flights. These scholarships are funded by SASOL. SASOL…

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  October 9, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business support, challenge, change, Civil, collaboration, competition, development, Drilling Engineering, education, Engineering and Mathematics, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Graça Machel SASOL scholarships, Graca Machel, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mechanical Engineering, mobile technology, Mozambican, Mozambique, my voice matters, Nigeria, Petroleum, program, progress, Reservoir Engineering, scholarships, science, 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’s Venture Xchange Africa Program

  

  WVXA is a mentorship and exchange program for high-growth women entrepreneurs based in Africa. The pilot program will give four (4) entrepreneurs the opportunity to spend two to four weeks in Nairobi, Kenya beginning with Global Entrepreneurship Week November 16, 2015. The program is run in partnership with the Case Foundation, the Mara Foundation, and the U.S.…

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  October 5, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Case Foundation, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, exchange, girls, Global Entrepreneurship Week, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Mara Foundation, Mara Mentors, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, U.S. Department of State, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women’s Venture Exchange Africa, WVXA, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths