Tag: technology

• Apply: $185,000 Innovation Prize for Africa

  The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) recently announced the seventh edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) themed “investing in inclusive innovation ecosystems” thereby inviting submissions to reward the best home-grown innovations on the continent. The annual Award seeks to celebrate outstanding breakthroughs that deliver practical, and commercially viable African solutions that are innovative and sustainable. IPA’s…

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  October 10, 2017

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  Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, apps, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, economic empowerment, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Innovators, Inspiration, Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, Lagos, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, online services, Prize, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, website, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: The Other Festival for Women Leaders and Creators

  

  The Other Festival is a two-day all female festival that brings together and celebrates makers, creators, founders, disrupters and dreamers. Hosted in partnership with GLAM4GOOD, the event features powerful music, extraordinary speakers, demos, workshops and a unique marketplace for female founders. The festival gathers extraordinary women from across the country to celebrate entrepreneurship and creativity,…

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  September 19, 2017

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  advice, Africa, African women, African youths, AWP Network, Brooklyn, business, business support, career, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Dee Poku, Dee Poku-Spalding, development, education, Enterprise, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, female creators, female makers, Galore, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, interviews, Kickstarter, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Media, mobile technology, my voice matters, New York, New York City, Nigeria, Ogilvy, possibilities, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, teaching, technology, The AWP Network, The Other Festival, The Skimm, Univision, videos, WIE Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Pitch Your Ideas For a Sustainable Future: Solar Incubator

  

  Phanes Group is pleased to announce one of the most exciting new initiatives aimed at PV projects in sub-Saharan Africa: the Phanes Group Solar Incubator 2017, joining forces with top-tier partners such as Proparco, responsAbility, Hogan Lovells, RINA Consulting and Solarplaza.  Through this initiative, the organization aims to support promising projects in the sub-Saharan Africa region that come with…

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  September 18, 2017

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  Abidjan, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Hogan Lovells, idea, impact, Incubator, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Phanes, Phanes Group, program, progress, Proparco, responsAbility, RINA Consulting, small business, Solar Capital, Solar Incubator, Solarplaza, solutions, South Africa, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Empowering Founders: Attend the VC4A Startup Academy

  

  The VC4A Startup Academy is offering direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors operating across Africa. Founders can take their business to the next level by learning about the latest insights, download tools and listen to advice from 35 experts active in the emerging African startup ecosystem. The first course is…

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  September 18, 2017

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  Africa, African founders, African startup ecosystem, African youths, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, capital, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, ecosystem, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, fundraising, girls, growth, idea, Impact Investors, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, VC4A, VC4A Startup Academy, Venture Capital for Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, youth, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network to serve as a Judge at the 2017 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will once again serve as a judge at the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition set to take place in Berlin, Germany on October 22, 2017. The entrepreneurship program is part of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a…

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  September 18, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Berlin, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Campus, Entrepreneurship Summit, Germany, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, 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 Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, youth unemployment, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network to speak at the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum

  

  Led by Irene Ochem, AWIEF is a Pan-African initiative and platform created to bring attention and focus to the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit the African woman possesses while exploring obstacles that may stop her from breaking down barriers and prevent her from reaching her maximum potential in society. The theme for the conference titled, “Equity,…

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  September 18, 2017

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  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Accelarator, AWIEF Accelerator, 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, Mary Olusoga, 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

• Women-Owned Enterprises In Uganda Awarded $100,000 to Expand Operations

  

  The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), in collaboration with partners Power Africa and GE,  is proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda, where only 20% of the population is connected to electricity. Joint Energy and Environments Projects (JEEP) and Conservation and Development Uganda Limited (CODE) will each be awarded…

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  August 29, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Conservation and Development Uganda, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Joint Energy and Environments Projects, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, offgrid energy challenge, Power Africa, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Energy Challenge, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Mobile for Development Utilities Innovation Fund – GBP 3.3 Million In Grants

  

  The M4D Utilities Innovation Fund, supported by the UK Government and the Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge for Development, aims to test and scale the use of mobile to improve or increase access to energy, water, and sanitation services. The Innovation Fund was launched in June 2013. In two phases of funding, grants have been…

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  August 22, 2017

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

• Apply: Vital Voices Grow Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs

  

  The VV GROW Fellowship: A Leading Global Accelerator for Women Entrepreneurs is a highly competitive one-year global accelerator program for women owners of small and medium businesses. The program includes customized business skills training, technical assistance, leadership development, and access to networks to grow their businesses and increase their leadership impact. Through online and in-person…

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  August 21, 2017

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, American Samoa, ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, Australia, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, Cambodia, Caribbean, challenge, change, change agents, collaboration, competition, Cook Islands, development, East Timor, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Federated States of Micronesia, Fellowship, Fiji, French Polynesia, girls, growth, Guam, idea, Indonesia, Innovation, Inspiration, Kiribati, Lagos, Laos, Latin America, leadership, Malaysia, marketing, Marshall Islands, Mary Olushoga, Middle East, mobile technology, my voice matters, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, North Africa, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Pond’s Fellowship Program, process, program, progress, Samoa, small business, Solomon Islands, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Thailand, The AWP Network, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Unilever, Vanuatu, Vietnam, vital voices, Vital Voices Grow Fellowship, VV Grow, Wallis and Futuna, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, World Bank, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Stanford Graduate School of Business Launches Empowerment Programs for Youths and Entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

  

  Stanford Graduate School of Business has announced a USD $3 million, three-year partnership with De Beers Group to empower young, budding entrepreneurs and owners of established businesses in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa through two new educational programs launching in 2018. Stanford is expanding two of its successful programs to Southern Africa: Seed Transformation Program,…

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  August 18, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, 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, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stanford, Stanford Seed Africa, strategy, students, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yale Young Global Scholars Program, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths