Tag: Young Entrepreneurs

• AWP Network Partners With the H.O.P.E Foundation to Train Secondary School Students

  

  The AWP Network is glad to announce a strategic partnership with the H.O.P.E Foundation at Covenant University. The purpose of this partnership will be to train students at Lagos State Model College, Meiran. The project involves working with students at Lagos State Model College, Meiran and helping them to hone their business pitches and to develop…

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  February 24, 2015

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• Know A Child Changing The World?

  

                    Do you know a child with the drive, passion, and history in standing up against violations to children’s rights? Nominate him or her to be the next International Children’s Peace Prize winner. The International Children’s Peace Prize is presented annually to an exceptional child, whose courageous…

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  February 24, 2015

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• Do You Have An Idea? Apply: GIST Tech-I Competition

  Are you a scientist? An entrepreneur? A researcher? An innovator? A student? Are you just someone who has a great idea or startup company and are looking to change the world? Whoever you are, if you have a great idea then Tech-I is for you! The Tech-I competition is open to everyone between the ages…

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  February 23, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, GIST Tech-I Competition, 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, youth unemployment, Youths

• Attend: Women In The World New York Summit

  

  This year’s summit participants include Helen Mirren, Academy Award-winning actress who stars on Broadway in the upcoming play The Audience; Aamir Khan, movie actor and creator-host of the award-winning Indian talk show Satyamev Jayate; Ava DuVernay, director of Selma; Christiane Amanpour, host of CNN International’s Amanpour; Ellen Kullman, CEO of DuPont; Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco; Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, director of the St. Monica’s Girls Tailoring Centre in…

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  February 20, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in the world, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Google’s 2015 Science Fair

  

  The Google science fair is in partnership with Lego Education, National Geographic, Scientific American, and Virgin Galactic. It invites students between 13 and 18 from anywhere in the world to enter submissions online. The science fair has produced some incredibly impressive winners in years past, including a flashlight that requires only the ambient heat from…

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  February 20, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Google Science Fair, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, 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

• Do You Have A Game-Changing Idea? $100,000 Available For African Entrepreneurs

  

  Village Capital FinTech for Agriculture: East Africa 2015 Do you have a financial innovation that can change the world? Village Capital is looking for financial services and technologies that will provide value for low-income households and others in Eastern Africa who are underserved by traditional financial services. Village Capital and its partners have teamed up to identify game-changing financial services…

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  February 18, 2015

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, business, business accelerator, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, FinTech for Agriculture, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Friends Africa Remains Committed to Women and Girls

  

  All around the world, International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. Friends Africa passionately believes that we must increase investment in women and girls –  it doesn’t just make social sense but also makes business sense. Watch the short video to find out more about…

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  February 18, 2015

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Join Mara Mentor in Lagos for Social Media Week

  

  Integrating Africa with Social Media and User Applications will enlighten Africans on how technology has come a long way in integrating Africa, the impact it has had on empowering youths and entrepreneurs using Mara Online brands as a case study. We are inviting youths, entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs and technologists from across the Nigerian social & digital…

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  February 18, 2015

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• Join the AWP Network for Social Media Week

  

  Globally, social media reliance is positive for brands. Whether on mobile devices, laptops or desktop computers, demand for social media engagement is good news for brands. In Africa, according to the 2014 “Emerging Nations Embrace Internet, Mobile Technology” report by the Pew Research Global Attitudes Project, approximately 78 percent of internet usage in Africa is…

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  February 16, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, Business education, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, IBOM LLC, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, Social Media Week, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Join the AWP Network for Social Media Week

  

  With current issues such as the Ebola outbreak, Boko Haram, and the #Bringbackourgirls campaign, the social and economic unrest in various countries, have left Africans to rely on social media to share information and engage in activism. In fact, social media seems to have, at times, replaced social action. In this ever-evolving context, we must…

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  February 16, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, dialogue, Divine Muragijimana, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mohammed Ademo, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, social media, Social Media Week, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, TMS Ruge, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zainab Sesay-Harrell