Tag: South Africa

• Apply: AWIEF Business Growth Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs

  

  25 entrepreneurs will be chosen for this three (3) month program designed to support participants with the business modeling and growth strategy required to scale their enterprises, become investment ready and develop entrepreneurial leadership. The program will cover: Financial modeling Target market, competitive landscape and value proposition Design framework thinking Access to finance Access to…

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  April 15, 2019

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  Africa, African Women in Tech, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cMapIT, collaboration, competition, Crowd mapping, crowdmapping, Data, data visualization, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship, girls, growth, idea, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, mapping, mapping technology, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile mapping, mobile technology, MongoDB, my voice matters, Nigeria, Niyi Abiri, Open Data Institute, open technology, program, progress, SheWorksInTech, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, United Nations, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• MEST Africa and Microsoft announce 2019 Pan-African Tech Summit in Nairobi

  

  MEST Africa, seed fund and incubator, has officially announced its fourth annual MEST Africa Summit, in collaboration with Microsoft. The 3-day event will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from June 10 – 12, 2019, at the Radisson Blu Hotel as well as the home of MEST Africa’s Nairobi incubator – the Nairobi Garage. The Summit…

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  April 15, 2019

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  AdGeek, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, Claimsync, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Meltwater Foundation, MEST, MEST Africa, MEST Africa Summit, MEST Incubator, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, RetailTower, Saya, 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, YouthsAfrica

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to Launch the She Works in Tech Fellowship

  

  The AWP Network SheWorksInTech Fellowship is a project-based immersive learning program for young women using the F.O.C.U.S. Methodology (TM), created by Mary Olushoga, to encourage collaborative learning, mentoring, leadership training and entrepreneurial strategies to develop long-term career and professional skills to develop the next generation of highly skilled workers in Africa. The AWP Network is…

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  March 29, 2019

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  Africa, African Women in Tech, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cMapIT, collaboration, competition, Crowd mapping, crowdmapping, Data, data visualization, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship, girls, growth, idea, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, mapping, mapping technology, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile mapping, mobile technology, MongoDB, my voice matters, Nigeria, Niyi Abiri, Open Data Institute, open technology, program, progress, SheWorksInTech, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, United Nations, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to serve as a Judge at the 2019 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition in Berlin

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will serve as a judge at the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition set to take place in Berlin on October 19, 2019. The entrepreneurship program is part of the UNESCO Global Action Program (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a global program…

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  March 26, 2019

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  Afghanistan, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Berlin, BHOGIP, business, business support, challenge, change, Cities Controlling App, collaboration, competition, development, Edu-Cell, education, EDUPAY, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Campus, Entrepreneurship Summit, Ethiopia, GadaaUniverse, Germany, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nicaragua, Nigeria, NovFeed, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, UNESCO, United Kingdom, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, youth unemployment, Youths, Youths Africa

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to Speak at the African Women in Technology Conference

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network will speak at the African Women in Technology (AWIT) Conference set to take place in Lagos at Zone Tech Park. The yearly conference brings together stakeholders and trendsetters around the world, with a spotlight on African women in technology both at home and in Diaspora. The AWIT platform serves…

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  March 26, 2019

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, AfriStack, Anie Akpe, awards, AWP Network, Blogging, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, Charles Busari, Charly Buxx Media, China Mouka, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innov8tive.com, Innovation, Inspiration, J.J Omojuwa, Japheth Omojuwa, Lagos, Lead Nigeria, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Okenfe Lebarty, Omojuwa, program, progress, Robert Bernstein, small business, social media, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The AWP Network Event, Ton Poenou, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to Speak at Women in Development Summit in Lagos

  

  The Summit, is one of Nigeria’s leading high-octane networking conference for women working across the globe on development and social change in NGOs, social enterprise, tech-startups, CSR Divisions, the public sector and corporate organizations. The event provides a rallying point for thinkers, visionaries and change-makers who envision a better future for Africa, and are working…

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  March 26, 2019

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  Adekanle Adegoke, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Ann Inc., ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, awards, AWP Network, Ayo Mairo-Ese, Bunmi George, business, business support, challenge, change, cMapIT, collaboration, competition, Crowd mapping, crowdmapping, Data, data visualization, Dayo Oluwole, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, Hansatu Adegbite, idea, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, mapping, mapping technology, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Merck, Merck Africa, Merck foundation, mobile mapping, mobile technology, MongoDB, my voice matters, Ngozi Adebiyi, Nigeria, Niyi Abiri, Olori Boye-Ajayi, Open Data Institute, open technology, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Toyin Onigbanjo, United Nations, vital voices, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Kobo360 to Launch in Ghana and Kenya

  

  Kobo360, the technology logistics platform, today announced that it will expand operations into Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The announcement follows recent news that the company launched in Lome, Togo – home to West Africa’s largest shipping port, and sees a period of rapid expansion for the African start-up. Backed by international and African investors,…

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  March 25, 2019

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  Accra, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Digital Content, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneur award, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, EY, Ghana, girls, Global, growth, idea, Ife Oyedele, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Kobo360, Lagos, leadership, logistics, logistics platform, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, Omobola Johnson, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Southern Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, TLCom, Togo, UN MDGs, Unemployment, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Entrepreneur Award, World Summit Youth Award, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Youths Africa, YouthsAfrica

• Apply for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs

  

  The search is on to find Africa’s youngest, most innovative social and business entrepreneurs under the age of 22. Organizers of the Anzisha Prize are calling for more nominations from the public this year to ensure they discover the very best talent on the continent. You must be between 15 and 22 years old with…

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  March 23, 2019

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  Africa, African youths, Ajiroghene Omanudhowo, Aly Abd ElAzem, Andrew Ddembe, anzisha prize, Asha Abbas, AWP Network, Benedict Kusi Ampofo, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Dina Mohamed Ibrahim, Edgar Edmund, Egypt, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fadwa Moussaif, Faustino Quissico, Geoffrey Mulei, Gerald Matolo, Ghana, growth, Heritiana Fabien Randriamananatahina, Ibrahima Ben Aziz Konate, Ifrah Mohamed, Ignatius Ahumuza, Innovation, Issam Darui, Jessan Kumar Persand, Kenya, Lamine Chamsiya, Madagascar, Maemu Lambani, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mentorship, Moonga Chowa, Morocco, Mozambique, N’guessan Koffi Jacques Olivier, Niger, Nigeria, Opportunity, progress, Rebecca Andrianarisandy, Satta Wahab, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, Thowiba Alhaj, Uganda, Vicente Zau, Victoria Olimatunde, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yaye Souadou Fall, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, YouthsAfrica

• Apply: 2019 EY World Entrepreneur Award – Southern Africa Chapter

  

  The search is on again for the world’s greatest entrepreneurs. These are individuals who have the courage to build something truly remarkable; inspire innovation without limitations; cut through the noise of this transformative age; and fuel growth by being unstoppable. Driven by their desire to better the world around them, they stop at nothing to…

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  March 23, 2019

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Digital Content, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneur award, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, EY, girls, Global, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Southern Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, UN MDGs, Unemployment, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Entrepreneur Award, World Summit Youth Award, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Youths Africa, YouthsAfrica

• MainOne and Facebook announce open-access fiber network in Nigeria

  

  MainOne has announced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. The infrastructure collaboration is part of Facebook’s efforts to connect more people to broadband internet. As part of this project, MainOne is building and operating approximately 750 km terrestrial fiber infrastructure in Edo and Ogun States, two of…

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  March 23, 2019

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  Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, cryptocurrency, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, Funke Opeke, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, MainOne, MainOne Cable, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, Powerwoman, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth