Call for Applications for the African Women's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Awards - AWIEF 2020
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Call for Applications for the African Women's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Awards - AWIEF 2020

Call for Applications for the African Women's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Awards - AWIEF 2020
Fourth edition of the very AWIEF awards
22 Jun 2020 - 00:00:00
This year marks the fourth edition of the highly anticipated AWIEF Awards, which serve as a premier platform to shine a light on the achievements of women entrepreneurs across Africa. The AWIEF Awards are Africa's premier accolades for female founders and entrepreneurs, designed to recognize and celebrate their contribution to the growth of the African economy. This year, a new award category is added to the list, the Energy Entrepreneur Award which was created to recognize excellence in the power, oil and gas, and renewable energies. According to Irene Ochem, Founder and CEO of AWIEF, the AWIEF Awards are a recognition of excellence in women's entrepreneurship in Africa quotWe have seen an exponential growth in the quality and number of nominations over the three editions previous ones. We have an obligation, now more than ever, to recognize and celebrate these women founders and entrepreneurs who are creating solutions and driving change in the African economy,” she said. Among the winners of previous editions of the AWIEF award: • Stella Okolie (Nigeria), • Wendy Luhabe (South Africa), • Jennifer Riria (Kenya), • Soraya da Piedade (Angola); • Temie Giwa-Tubosun (Nigeria); • Caroline Pomeyie (Ghana) Nominations can be submitted in the following eight (8) categories. Candidates can be nominated by themselves or by a third party. Young Entrepreneur Award Technology Entrepreneur Award Agricultural Entrepreneur Award Creative Industry Award Energy Entrepreneur Award Social Entrepreneur Award Empowerment Award Lifetime Achievement Award To submit entries nominations for the AWIEF Awards, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/2ZAO6TA Nominations close on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 23:59 GMT
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