Tag: women and girls
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Apply: 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year Competition

The Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition aims to honor, benefit and uplift South African SMEs. This annual competition celebrates excellence in South African entrepreneurship and serves as an inspiration to others to succeed in the world of business. To enter the Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition, you…
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440 NG to Invest in Nigerian Startups
88mph has teamed up with L5 Lab to bring early-stage investing to Nigeria. 440 NG is a joint venture between 88mph and L5Lab. The company provides startups with a $20k-110k investment for a 10-25% equity. 440 NG will focus on startups that target the African markets and are scalable via web or mobile. The company accepts up…
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Attend: The 4th Africa CEO Roundtable
The 4th Africa CEO Roundtable and Conference on Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility (AR-CSR) will hold June 19–20, 2014 in Tinapa, Calabar. This year’s program will focus on the intersection where financial inclusion fosters economic sustainability and enhances societal benefit. The AR-CSR™ platform remains relevant in discussing issues of Sustainable Corporate and Economic Development, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility,…
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The AWP Network Presents the HR || PR Business Series

The AWP Network recently developed a PR || HR Business series for young people who want to become entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission through an online platform that shares the inspirational and entrepreneurial stories of African women and youths. On Friday, May 23, 2014…
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Apply: USADF – Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge
Are you an entrepreneur or part of a dynamic organization or company that works on off-grid technologies in one of the six Power Africa countries? Do you have a winning idea to provide energy to underserved communities in your country? USADF is accepting proposals for Off-Grid solutions from the following countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Liberia, Tanzania,…
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Apply: Yale Young African Scholars Program
The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity five-day program designed for African students who will graduate from secondary school in 2015 or 2016, are 18 years or younger at the time of the program, and have the talent, drive, energy, and ideas to make meaningful impacts as young leaders, even before they…
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African Girls in Technology: WITIN Forum Uncovers New Innovations

by Olufemi Omotayo (Director – AWP Network) Nigerian girls are techies too! Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) provides networking, entrepreneurship, and professional development opportunities for women and girls. WITIN educates, inspires and equips women and girls to pursue and keep careers in STEM while embracing the emerging tech market as inventors and innovators.…
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The WIE Africa Symposium
The second annual WIE Africa symposium will take place in Lagos on Saturday, May 3 2014. WIE Africa aims to challenge the perception of Africa as a whole by showcasing successful African women and innovation. The theme for this year’s symposium is “The Global Leader.” WIE, which stands for Women: Inspiration and Enterprise, first launched in…
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Are African Female Techpreneurs Lagging Behind?

originally published by Mary Olushoga for the Huffington Post On February 8, I saw a tweet from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communication Technology asking tweeps to check out its recently launched and newly revamped website. I followed the link to review its changes and one thing in particular stood out to me. On the…