Tag: women and girls

• Africans in Technology Event

  

  Over the past couple of years, the technology sector in Africa has experienced immense growth from both the international tech market, and a host of local tech startups have grown to be extremely successful.  As large tech corporations like Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard continue to invest and show interest in the African tech space,…

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  May 13, 2013

  Education, Events

  access, Africa, Ali Abdullah, Anie Akpe-Lewis, AWP Network, Black Enterprise, change, collaboration, development, effective partnership, Eric Hamilton, IBOM LLC, Janell Hazelwood, Mary Olushoga, Mayven PR, Muoyo Okome, progress, Tapua Tunduwani, technology, women and girls

• AWP Network working to uplift the next generation of African Innovators

  Struggles and challenges. Leaders and innovators are no strangers to them—and they’re not afraid to face them with persistence, tenacity, and determination. Mary Olushoga is one young woman who did not allow perceived barriers to stop her, but instead chose to turn them into motivation to start a movement. Olushoga, founder of the AWP Network, a…

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  May 9, 2013

  Education, Interviews

  Africa, Africans in technology, AWP Network, business, change, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Janell Hazelwood, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, technology, women and girls, Youths

• The AWP Network at the Women in the World Summit

  

                     

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  April 17, 2013

  Events

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, development, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Mary Olushoga, progress, sustainability, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in the world

• The AWP Network at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

  

  AWP Network founder, Mary Olushoga spoke at a CSW 57 Series on “Winning Strategies for Preventing Violence Against Women – Sharing Global and National Models,” an event sponsored by the Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN), U.S. Women Connect, TEWA Women United, Decisions in Democracy International, Coalition of Women from Asia and the Middle East, Women News…

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  March 29, 2013

  Education, Events

  Audrey Moore, AWP Network, change, Coalition of Women from Asia and the Middle East, CSW #57, Decisions in Democracy International, Elahe Amani, impact, International Women’s Day, Jackie Weatherspoon, Mary Olushoga, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, SouthWest.com, sustainability, TEWA Women United, U.S. Women Connect, UN, violence against women, violence prevention, women and girls, Women News Network, Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN)

• Microsoft to empower North African women

  Microsoft will launch a portal targeted at North African women in March as an offshoot of the MasrWorks IT skills portal. The portal is designed to empower young women to play a leadership role in their communities, build their skills and self-esteem, and introduce new models for self-employment. It will provide IT skills training and…

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  March 13, 2013

  Events

  AWP Network, change, development, economic empowerment, growth, Microsoft, North Africa, partnership, social change, sustainability, women, women and girls, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs

  

    The African Women Power (AWP) Network sat down with the Chief Executive Officer of  MUI|PR, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu. We asked her a series of insightful questions that we would like to share with you. Our aim is to inspire upcoming and existing women business owners as they move along in their entrepreneurial journey. What inspired you…

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  January 15, 2012

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, business, connect, entrepreneur, failure, idea, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Inspire, Mary Olushoga, mentor, MUI-The PR Company, The AWP Network, voice, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Youths