Tag: youth

• $7 Million Prize to Fund Renewable Energy Projects in Africa

  This competition is dedicated to finding local power project developers with credible renewable energy projects in Africa who need access to funding, technical experience, and expertise to bring their plans to life. ACF 2016 is leading the way in demonstrating and supporting the type of renewable energy projects that will help meet Africa’s massive and…

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  May 5, 2016

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• Irene Ochem Launches Forum for African Women Entrepreneurs

  

  The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) plans to host its annual conference and exhibition from September 21st to 23rd, 2016 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel. Founded 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…

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  May 3, 2016

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• Dee Poku-Spalding, Founder of WIE Network Launches the “Other Festival” in Brooklyn

  

  The Other Festival is a one-day event put together by the WIE Network  celebrating female makers and creators. The event will showcase the emerging pioneers of this generation, the women who are redefining how to do business, setting their own rules and pushing boundaries. Next wave inventors, storytellers, founders, artists. The event is produced by Live…

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  May 2, 2016

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

• Apply: Female Tech Entrepreneurs Based in Sub-Saharan Africa

  

  If you are a female technology entrepreneur based in Sub-Saharan Africa with a business between one (1) and three (3) years old that is scaleable, with proven innovation or proprietary technology and a record in delivering social impact, you  should apply. Working with the Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Economics of Innovation, as well as our…

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  April 27, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil society, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, female, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kigali, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, politics, program, progress, proprietary technology, small business, social impact, solutions, South Africa, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Economic Forum, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Opportunity: Woman-Owned Organization Is Hiring

  

  WAAW Foundation is looking to hire outstanding individuals who are passionate about Africa and issues pertaining to the science and technology, education and entrepreneurship for African woman, and can demonstrate a commitment to their educational and economic development. Available positions: Executive Director, STEM Trainer, Operations and Business Development Director, Summer Intern or Industrial Trainee Position, Marketing…

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  April 25, 2016

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  Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• African Women In Tech Launches SheStartup Camp

  

  The SheStartup Camp is an initiative of African Women In Tech, an organization whose goal is to support African women and girls in technology. Currently, the organization is looking to train 20 women and girls interested in starting an e-commerce business. This first edition is dedicated solely to e-commerce businesses. The 3-day boot camp and training sessions…

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  April 25, 2016

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• Young Entrepreneur at Northeastern University Introduces Healthy Sports Drink Alternative

  

  Innovations in bottle filling technology allowed me to create a beverage that has no need for preservatives. Hylux has less sugar and calories than Gatorade and Vitamin Water, while containing more nutrition in form of vitamins and electrolytes. Hylux is a low-calorie and low-sugar alternative to traditional sports drink. How did you come up with the name…

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  April 18, 2016

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• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Lessons from Building A Global Tech Business

  

  On Twitter, I am best known as a curator of African tech news and in general as someone promoting tech entrepreneurship in Africa. In fact, many think that I am a blogger or a journalist. What many don’t realize is that I am also a successful tech entrepreneur. In 1999, I set up AppsTech to…

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  April 15, 2016

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• Win $10,000: My Africa Photo Contest

  This photo contest aims to celebrate 10 years of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The organization is producing a photo book titled “My Africa,” looking forward to the next 10 years and capturing Africans’ visions of the future of the continent. MyAfrica is an opportunity for photographers of all abilities and ages to capture their vision…

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  April 13, 2016

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• Will Africa be Digitally Relevant in the Next 10 Years?

  

  By 2025, jobs which were common in 2015 will no longer exist. Students graduating in 2016, will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession by 2025. Front-line military personnel will be replaced with robots. Private bankers and wealth managers will be replaced with algorithms. Telemarketers, data entry personnel, tax preparers,…

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  April 12, 2016

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Digital Natives, digital nomad trend, digital strategy, digital transformation strategy, digital workforce, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Frost & Sullivan Africa, 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, Wayne Houghton, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths