Tag: sustainability

• Teaching Women in Developing Countries How to Build Apps and Become Engineers

  

  Crowd Machine and the Vital Voices Global Partnership launched its Women in Application Development initiative. The initiative brings together women from nine developing countries to learn how to develop applications using Crowd Machine’s free, online learning platform, Crowd Academy. Crowd Machine enables anyone to create applications even if they do not know how to code.…

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  March 23, 2019

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• Call for African and Diaspora Small and Medium Size Entrepreneurs (SMEs) who want to Grow

  

  The Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission invites African and Diaspora entrepreneurs to participate in the Scaling Up Your Business Bootcamp. WHERE: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania WHEN: April 27 – 29, 2019 The Bootcamp offers fifteen (15) African and Diaspora Small and Medium Size Entrepreneurs an opportunity to acquire the tools…

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  March 23, 2019

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• Apply: Stanford Seed Transformation Program for African Entrepreneurs

  

  The Stanford Seed Transformation Program is a 12-month, intensive leadership program for established business leaders which includes four, week-long immersive sessions spread over a six month period. Designed specifically for business owners, the program is delivered in-country (Accra, Ghana) and led by Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty. The goal: is to create a detailed action plan…

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  March 23, 2019

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• Apply: Urban Tech Accelerator Program

  

  The Urbantech program is a global accelerator program for startups within the urban tech space. Together with the partners of the program, startups will scale their businesses and further the development of sustainable cities. The program will run through 2019-2021, admitting 10 startups in each cycle. The program is structured like a traditional accelerator with…

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  March 23, 2019

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• Ideation Hub Africa to Host Women in Development Summit

  

    WHEN: Thursday, 28th March 2019 at 10 a.m.WHERE: LCCI Conference and Exhibition Center, VI, Lagos Register for the event here: Women in Development Summit 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…

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  March 21, 2019

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  Adekanle Adegoke, Africa, African youths, Ann Inc., ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, AWP Network, Ayo Mairo-Ese, Bunmi George, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dayo Oluwole, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, Hansatu Adegbite, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Merck, Merck Africa, Merck foundation, my voice matters, Ngozi Adebiyi, Nigeria, Olori Boye-Ajayi, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Toyin Onigbanjo, vital voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• “Merck More Than a Mother” Fashion Awards in partnership with the First Lady of Zambia and Zambia Fashion Week

  

  Merck Foundation invites application from all fashion designers of Zambia to create a design with the aim to break the stigma around infertility in Zambia and rest of Africa. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announces the call for application of “Merck More Than a Mother” Fashion Awards in partnership with H.E.…

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  March 18, 2019

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• Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5mn debt facility from Nairobi-based Lendable

  

  One Finance Limited [OneFi] today announces that it has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer facing platform, Paylater. The facility comes from New York and Nairobi-based Lendable, a technology-enabled funding provider to African consumer and SME lenders. The debt facility will be used to deploy more loans to Paylater customers, specifically through a…

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  March 11, 2019

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• Jessica Hope, Founder of Wimbart PR tops UK PR Power List

  

  Managing Director and founder of Wimbart PR, Jessica Hope, has been named one of the UK’s leading communications professionals recognized for her work in the African market.  Hope has over 13 years’ experience in public relations and has carved a niche in the pan-African technology PR market, after heading up global communication for IROKO for…

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  March 11, 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, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• The African Women in Technology Conference Comes to Lagos, Nigeria – Don’t Miss It!

  

  African Women in Technology (AWIT) is a network of women who are creatively redefining the technology space in Africa and are key players in the world’s creative and innovative industries. The African Women in Technology Conference is scheduled to hold at Zone Tech Park in Lagos, Nigeria, from March 29 to March 30, 2019. The yearly…

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  March 5, 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, youth

• Celebrate International Women’s Day with Lionesses of Africa

  

  You are invited to attend the Lionesses Africa Lean In event set to take place in London, in partnership with Hogan Lovells. The event will bring together senior female entrepreneurs who will share their experiences growing their successful businesses both on the African continent and in the Diaspora; along with executives working on the continent…

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  March 5, 2019

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Chiddy Ukonne, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, IgniteHer, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Issata Oluwadare, Jennifer Gachiri, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Natalya Johnson, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices