Tag: women

• Apply for the 2017 $150,000 Innovation Prize for Africa

  

  The African Innovation Foundation driver of the Innovation Prize for Africa is pleased to announce the launch of the sixth edition of the IPA awards by calling for applications to the prestigious competition. The competition offers Africa’s top crop of innovators a share in a grand prize of US$150 000 and additional scalable entrepreneurial opportunities. Enterprises…

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  September 29, 2016

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  Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African Innovation, African Innovation Foundation, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, education, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation Prize for Africa, Innovators, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, making a difference, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, my voice matters, Nigeria, oil and gas, Prize, 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, Youths

• Apply: Stanford Seed Transformation Program for African Entrepreneurs

  

    The Seed Transformation Program is a 12-month program in which high-potential leaders are challenged to assess their companies’ vision, redefine their strategies, and make ambitious changes toward exponential growth that will generate new jobs. The Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies is led by Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and works to help…

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  September 27, 2016

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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, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stanford Seed Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Meet 17 African Social Entrepreneurs Addressing Maternal & Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

  

  The healthymagination Mother and Child Program—launched in March 2016 by GE and Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship to address maternal and child mortality by supporting African social entrepreneurs operating in the health sector—has taken the first big step toward achieving its objective: selecting the first group of social enterprises that will receive training and…

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  September 23, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Access Afya, Adeloye Olanrewaju; Telemed Medical Services, Africa, African youths, Anne Gildea, Ash Lauren Rogers; Nurture Africa, awards, AWP Network, Brian Iredale; Outreach Medical Services, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, Charles Kalonga; Lwala Community Alliance, collaboration, competition, development, Dr Segun Ebitanmi; Peach Health, Dr. Daphne Ngunjiri; ayzh, DRC, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana; Cobby Amoah; PurpleSource Healthcare, girls, growth, Habib Anwar, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Julius Mbeya, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Matthew Rehrig; Village Hopecore International, mobile technology, my voice matters, Natalie Angell-Besseling; Tulip Imaging, Nigeria, Olufemi Sunmonu; SaferMom, Pratap Kumar; Hewa Tele, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stefanie Weiland; Live Well Social Enterprise Business, Steve Alred Adudans; LifeNet International, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tyler Nelson; Health-E-Net, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yohans Emiru; The Shanti Uganda Society, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia, Zubaida Bai; Health Builders

• Attend: Powering Africa Nigeria Investment Summit

  The Annual Powering Africa: Nigeria Investment Summit will be hosted under the Official Patronage of Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and with the endorsement of the Bayelsa State Government, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, the Electricity Commission of Nigeria, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria and the Nigeria…

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  September 22, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Agric, agriculture, Agrique Africa Investor Mission to Nigeria, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Power Africa, Powering Africa, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, technology, The AWP Network, Welcome2Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: Payments East Africa 2016 Conference

  Banks and telcoms worldwide are rethinking their current business models and sources of revenue in light of Fintech competitors and revolutionary technology. East Africa is a hub for such innovations and Payments East Africa is at the epicentre of this opportunity. Learn how banks can save billions by integrating blockchain security. How telcoms attract millions of customers through…

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  September 22, 2016

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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, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Nigerian Government Support can help Small Businesses thrive in Recessionary Times

  

  Small & Medium Businesses in Nigeria face challenging times, even as the economy slides With the Nigerian economy in recession, support for Small & Medium Businesses could be one of the key ingredients to carrying the country through these tough times. Assisting them should become a priority for big business and government. That’s according to Magnus…

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  September 22, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  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, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: The Agrique Africa Investor Mission To Nigeria

  

  Welcome2Africa is pleased to announce the Agrique Africa Investor Mission to Nigeria taking place March 2017. Following the success of its Agrique Africa Investment series – particularly the Agrique Africa Investment Summits, which brings together agribusinesses and investors, there is a need to continue with catalyzing investment interest into Africa’s agricultural sector. Therefore Welcome2Africa International…

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  September 22, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Agric, agriculture, Agrique Africa Investor Mission to Nigeria, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, technology, The AWP Network, Welcome2Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network Honored by TBLF

  

  On Saturday, August 27, 2016 – The Bridge Leadership Foundation hosted its 2016 Career Day event at the Calabar International Convention Center. Over 2,700 young people attended this flagship event aimed at inspiring and empowering young people to choose the right career path and make informed decisions regarding their personal development. The Career Day provides a…

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  September 16, 2016

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  2016 Career Day, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, EasyshopEasycook, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Ini Onuk, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiro Consulting, Jimi Tewe, Kereksuk Rice Farm, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Protection Plus Services, Rotimi Williams, Saudat Salami, Senator Liyel Imoke, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The Bridge Leadership Foundation, Ubong King, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• The AWP Network Makes History By Hosting Taraba State’s First-Ever Pitch Competition

  

    On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 – The AWP Network made history by organizing and hosting Taraba State’s first-ever pitch competition. This is the first time that a pitch competition for entrepreneurs will be held in the Taraba, Nigeria. With high unemployment rates and Nigeria in a recession, the AWP Network deemed it important to…

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  September 14, 2016

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Comrade Udi Adamu, David Abulu, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jatau Tenmuso David, Lagos, leadership, Magaj Shuaib, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Udi Adamu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zubairu Emmanuel Ashindo

• Win ‎€15,000 Apply for the 2016 Pitch AgriHack

  Pitch AgriHack! is a new component of the AgriHack Talent program of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. This first edition (pilot) is implemented in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the support of partners such as CABI DevLab and mLab East Africa. It involves: a training session (bootcamp) that will…

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  September 12, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, agrifood, awards, AWP Network, bootcamp, 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, Pitch AgriBack, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, training session, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths