Tag: youth
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Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Nollywood Producer Means Business
Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry is the second largest film industry in the world. Its rapid expansion is as a result of the innovative use and quick adaptation of new media and digital technology. The AWP Network met with leading Nollywood writer, executive producer, and co-founder of the Royal Arts Academy, Uduak Isong. Founded in 2009…
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Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa
The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop, and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them address issues facing women and…
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Apply: Women4Africa 2014 Awards
Submissions for nominations for the ‘Women4Africa Awards UK 2014’ event is now open. All nominations will be treated in confidence and only viewed by the selection panel and category sponsors. Learn more about the awards here : http://www.women4africa.com/categories-2/ Eligibility: A woman is eligible to enter the ‘ Women4Africa Awards UK’ 2014 if; • She is resident in the…
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$20,000 in Funding for Women Entrepreneurs
The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards are an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum, McKinsey & Company, and INSEAD business school to identify, support, and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Award is looking for committed female entrepreneurs heading initiatives with the potential to grow significantly in…
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The 2013 Anzisha Prize – $75,000 Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs
The Anzisha Prize is the premier award for African entrepreneurs aged 15-22 who have developed and implemented innovative businesses or solutions that have a positive impact on their communities. The Anzisha Prize is an initiative of the African Leadership Academy’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation. Application Deadline: April 1st 2013.…
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FREE Business Education Webinar to Benefit Youths
The African Women Power (AWP) Network will continue with its FREE business education webinars developed exclusively for youths who want to become entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission through a small business blog that provides business education content with the purpose to empower and inspire…
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The Big Picture Goal is to Promote a Positive Image of Africa
From food trucks bringing local fresh healthy foods to underprivileged communities in Vermont, to providing education for girls in Afghanistan, the 52 nominations for Oxfam’s first-ever International Women’s Day Challenge on GOOD Maker highlighted the power that women have to make the world a better place. But once the public had spoken, and the voting…
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The Etisalat Prize for Innovation – Win up to $35,000
The Etisalat Prize for Innovation seeks to highlight the facilitation and promotion of Mobile Broadband in Africa. The prize will be awarded in 2 categories; a first prize for the most innovative product or service launched in the last 12 months and a second award will go to the most innovative idea for driving or facilitating…
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Gidi Traffic Uses Social Media for Social Good
Social entrepreneur, Gidi Traffic, solves a social problem using social media. Gidi Traffic is among the first in Nigeria to monetize a twitter handle. Gidi Traffic has built a successful social media brand and is now partnering with Nokia, West Africa to create a mobile application that will help commuters in Lagos with traffic updates,…
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