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My Voice Matters: Nigerian Film Entrepreneur Lends Her Voice To The Upcoming...

Nollywood Star Actress, Rita Dominic and award-winning Director, Mildred Okwo - co-founders of the Audrey Silva company, both lend their skills, talent, and voice to support democracy in Nigeria. Okwo...

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Andela Launches Bootcamp for Nigerian Women In Tech

Last year, Andela – a global talent accelerator that produces world-class developers and connects them with top employers launched an intensive bootcamp for female software developers in Nigeria. The...

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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...

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

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,...

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Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Farmer Means Business

Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru Agropreneur, Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru meets with the AWP Network to discuss what it is like to be a farmer in Nigeria. My business, Farmshoppe was born out of the need to provide...

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Founder of the AWP Network Listed Among Most Influential Women in Nigeria

Mary Olushoga In celebration of International Women’s Day and in its quest to inspire a generation of women to do greater things in diverse fields of endeavour, Y!/YNaija.com, in partnership with...

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Founder of the AWP Network to Receive Award at the House of Lords, Palace of...

Mary Olushoga Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will receive an award from U.K based organization, the Planet Earth Institute. The award ceremony will take place at the House of Lords, Palace...

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AWP Network Entrepreneur Features on CNN Startup Africa

From awpnetwork.com to CNN Startup Africa Bukola Dawodu and CNN Journalist We first met Bukola Dawodu when she participated in the AWP Network photo contest, although she did not win the contest,...

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Founder of the AWP Network on How to Improve the Lives of Women Farmers

“It’s about creating an ecosystem and putting women farmers in the supply chain of how agriculture is done specifically in Nigeria.” Africa Data Challenge Winner Mary Olushoga – Helping Nigerian women...

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What Does the Scientific Independence of Africa Mean?

Mary Olushoga, of the AWP Network and one of the Africa Data Challenge winners, explains what African scientific independence means to her.                    Filed under: Business, Education, Events,...

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The Society of African Ladies Who Brunch Raising Funds for Girls in Liberia

Led by South African entrepreneur Roxsanne Dyssell, the Society of African Ladies who Brunch are a New York City based organization of diaspora women who meet for brunch to connect, support, and...

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Graça Machel Named 2015 Skoll Global Treasure

The AWP Network salutes and congratulates Graça Machel who was recently honored with the 2015 Skoll Global Treasure Award. Machel is a Mozambican politician, humanitarian, former first lady of South...

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“I Am On Mission To Create More African Superhero Comics”– Roye Okupe talks...

Roye Okupe is targeting a new demographic of Africans fans with the project E.X.O. – the legend of Wale Williams.   How did you come up with the name for this idea? When thinking about a name for my...

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I Started My Business with $40, You Can Too!

Innovation and Design: Nigerian Shoemaker tells Her Story I started my business with about 7000 Naira and with the support of my former colleagues at Nokia Nigeria. They supported me by purchasing my...

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Young African Women Entrepreneurs Offer Advice on How to Start a Business...

Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs “The easiest way to get funding is to build a team. You will be surprised at how quickly your idea takes off when you have a solid group of people equally...

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Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Founder of Ayo Naledi Designs Talks to...

Ayo Agunbiade The AWP Network met with Ayo Agunbiade, founder of Ayo Naledi designs, a handmade fine jewelry design company to learn more about what inspired her to start her business and how she plans...

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Arunma Oteh Named Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank

Click to view slideshow. The AWP Network salutes and congratulates Arunma Oteh, who was recently appointed vice president and treasurer of the World Bank. Oteh previously served as Director General of...

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WeCyclers Wins Case Foundation Pitch For Lagos Competition

Click to view slideshow. The AWP Network salutes and congratulates Wecyclers on winning the 2015 Pitch For Lagos competition, an event chaired by Steve Case, co-founder of America Online (AOL) and...

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Founder of AWP Network Features on Smile & Mobile Tech Blog

  Read the interview here: Smile and Mobile                 Filed under: Business, Education, Events, Interviews Tagged: Africa, Africa Data Challenge Winner, Africa Women Power Network, African...

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Founder of AWP Network Features on ARISE News

Click to view slideshow. “Many believe that small businesses are vital for Africa’s future success. They already play a vital role across the continent – with the number growing on an annual basis. We...

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