Tag: Tanzania

• Apply: 2017 Global Grand Challenges Competition

  

  The Royal Academy of Engineering are inviting university teams to participate in the 2017 Global Grand Challenges Competition; a seven-month programme of challenge-led innovation, design and business development, culminating in the opportunity for five successful teams to attend the Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington DC. Nominated teams of undergraduate students will take part in…

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  December 21, 2016

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  Achiri Arnold Nji, Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African youths, Alex Makalliwa, Aline Okello, Andre Nel, AWP Network, bootcamp, Brian Turyabagye, business, business development, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, China, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, design, development, education, Edwin Inganji, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fredrick Ouko, Ghana, Global Grand Challenges, Godwin Benson, growth, Hindu Nabulumba, idea, Innovation, James van der Walt, Joel King’ori Kariuki, Kenya, Kevin Gacheru, Lawrence Ojok, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, Mozambique, Nigeria, oil and gas, Peter Mbiria, Prize, progress, public policy, Royal Academy of Engineering, science, Sesinam Dagadu, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, Uganda, United States, Wilfred Leslie Owen, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Meet the Winners of the 2016 African Entrepreneurship Award

  

  BMCE Bank of Africa has announced winners of the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award, which allocates $1 million to businesses in three categories: education, environment and uncharted. The award ceremony, chaired by President Othman Benjelloun seeks to compensate and mark “a fundamental turning point for African Entrepreneurship.” First Place, $150,000: Environment: Mahmud Johnson, Liberia…

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  December 15, 2016

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  Abideen Adelu, Achiri Nji, Africa, African Entrepreneurship Award, African youths, automated processes, awards, AWP Network, Benti Gelalcha, BMCE Bank of Africa, BMCE Group Bank of Africa, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, computers, development, digital, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Ernie Aylward, Ethiopia, Frederico Peres da Silva, girls, growth, ICT, Innovation, Inspiration, Jennifer Shigoli, Joyce Kyalema, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, machinery, Mahmud Johnson, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morocco, Mozambique, Murtula Sanni, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omar Kadiri, President Othman Benjelloun, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, uncharted, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Meet the 16 Entrepreneurs Vying for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

  

  The Africa Prize is organized by the Royal Academy of Engineering and aims to recognize and reward innovative African engineers, and to raise the profile of engineering in Africa. Now in its third year, the Africa Prize equips talented engineers with tools and expert advice to develop their innovations into a business. The inventors of…

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  November 21, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Achiri Arnold Nji, Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African youths, Alex Makalliwa, Aline Okello, Andre Nel, AWP Network, Brian Turyabagye, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, education, Edwin Inganji, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fredrick Ouko, Ghana, Godwin Benson, growth, Hindu Nabulumba, idea, Innovation, James van der Walt, Joel King’ori Kariuki, Kenya, Kevin Gacheru, Lawrence Ojok, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, Mozambique, Nigeria, oil and gas, Peter Mbiria, Prize, progress, Sesinam Dagadu, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, Uganda, Wilfred Leslie Owen, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Akili Dada Fellowship for Young African Women

  

  Akili Dada awards yearly fellowships to young African women leaders between the ages of 23-30 who are driving transformative change in their communities and are looking to grow their projects to scale and sustainability. The Akili Dada fellowship is an opportunity for young women to design and implement solutions to the challenges faced by their…

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  November 2, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Akili Dada, Akili Dada Fellowship, awards, AWP Network, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Meet the 12 Entrepreneurs Up for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize

    The Anzisha Prize applauds outstanding youth entrepreneurs between the ages of 15 and 22 for effecting change through innovative, people-centred solutions across Africa. The African Leadership Academy in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation is proud to announce Africa’s top youth entrepreneur finalists for the sixth annual Anzisha Prize. This year, the Prize celebrates increased presence…

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  September 1, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Aly Abd ElAzem, Andrew Ddembe, Asha Abbas, Benedict Kusi Ampofo, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Faustino Quissico, Geoffrey Mulei, Ghana, Heritiana Fabien Randriamananatahina, Ifrah Mohamed, Issam Darui, Kenya, Lamine Chamsiya, Madagascar, Mary Olushoga, Morocco, Mozambique, N’guessan Koffi Jacques Olivier, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Yaye Souadou Fall

• Apply: Business Development Training for Social Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

  In sub-Saharan Africa, far too many mothers and children needlessly die from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Are you an entrepreneur providing health care products and services to mothers and children? We want to help you and your organization, so that you can positively impact even more lives. Join us to receive custom business development…

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  May 11, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Angola, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mother & Child, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, Senegal, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zimbabwe

• African Woman Entrepreneur, Tiyani Majoko Launches Africa’s First Full-Scale Lawyers on Demand Service

  

  Imani is now recruiting sixty (60) lawyers and is projecting a talent pool of 400 lawyers within 16 months. Its lawyers have global experience at big law firms and education from top African, European and North American universities. Imani is a direct response to the changing legal landscape and the tremendous economic growth opportunities present…

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  April 15, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Angola, awards, AWP Network, Banking, Black Economic Empowerment Advisory, Botswana, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Congo, Contracts, Corporate Governance and Compliance, development, education, Energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Equatorial Guinea, Finance, Gabon, General Commercial Services, Ghana, girls, growth, hiring, idea, Imani, Imani lawyers, Innovation, Inspiration, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Labour Law, Lagos, lawyers, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Tiyani Majoko, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs

• Win 1 Million Euros For Your Project

  The Energy and Environment Partnership Program of Southern and East Africa is focused on projects in all fields of renewable energy, bridging the gap between a good idea and a bankable project by providing part-financing to project proposals. These projects include various types of feasibility studies, as well as pilot, scale-up and demonstration projects. As…

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  March 29, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, Energy, Energy and Environment Partnership Program of Southern and East Africa, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Environment, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, leadership, Lesotho, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Namibia, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, Seychelles, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Swaziland, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zambia

• DIY Solar Pumps in Africa

  Pumpmakers Platform is a virtual marketplace that provides individuals, local companies, NGO’s and volunteers with free access to the easy-to-use Do-It-Yourself Solar Pump and a global network to implement projects for everyone where there is a need of water. This helps to reduce the global water shortage, strengthens the local economy, creates jobs and prevents…

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  March 16, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Dietmar Stuck, DIY Solar Pump, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morocco, my voice matters, Nigeria, PM Pumpmakers, program, progress, Pumpmakers, small business, solutions, Somalia, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia

• Apply: 2016 SEED Awards

  SEED has opened the call for applications for the 2016 Switch Africa Green-SEED Awards, SEED Africa Awards and SEED Gender Equality Awards. This year up to 20 awards will be available; 15 SAG-SEED Awards supported by the SWITCH-Africa Green (SAG) project, which is implemented by UNEP with the assistance of the European Union; 4 SEED…

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  March 2, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Burkina Faso, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana, growth, idea, Innovation, Kenya, Malawi, Mary Olushoga, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, progress, SEED Award, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, Uganda, UN Women, women and girls, Youths