AWP Network

Wimbart launches PR Office Hours for African Startups

Wimbart, a Public Relations agency specializing in Africa & emerging markets, returns with the launch of its third PR Office Hours program. The program has been designed to equip African and Africa-focused startups with the PR tools required to support and achieve their business goals and will be delivered in …

Apply: Impact Investing Fellowship for Asset Owners and Managers in Asia and Africa

The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), have launched an inaugural Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship. Starting September 2021, the Fellowship will be facilitated by Gayle Peterson, a Fellow at the Oxford Saïd Business School, and run over a span of four months. The program …

Apply: $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

This year’s competition aims to expand the GoGettaz community of agripreneurs, providing them with access to education, mentorship and investment networks as they launch, grow, or scale their agrifood ventures. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is open to African citizens between 18 and 35 years old who are founders or …

The AWP Network Vendor Program Announces Its Partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund

Lagos, Nigeria – The African Women Power (AWP) Network has announced its partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund to help increase the number of local vendors who supply to large retailers, current retail partners include: ShopRite Nigeria, Miniso Nigeria, FreshForte and Next Cash n’ Carry. The AWP Network …

From two-bedroom apartment in Zaria to ShopRite Nigeria – Ogola Lois Kange talks with The AWP Network

Ogola Lois Kange is a trained architect and founder of Smiley’z mobile kitchen. She recently participated in, and graduated from the AWP Network Vendor Program where she is now certified as a qualified vendor. As a result of her participation in the AWP Network Vendor program, Kange was selected to …

Win €25,000: Apply for the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East has been awarded since 2011 for innovative projects by start-ups, based on information and communication technologies that have a positive societal impact in Africa and the Middle East in the fields of education, healthcare, e-commerce and agriculture, or that …

Know A Child Changing The World? Apply for the €100,000 Peace Prize

Every year, the KidsRights Foundation awards this prestigious prize to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. Every year, KidsRights Foundation awards this prestigious prize to a brave boy or girl, regardless of race, place of birth or social standing, who has demonstrated the skill and determination necessary to improve the …