{"id":295659,"date":"2026-01-21T11:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/295659\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:01:06","slug":"call-for-applications-african-women-entrepreneurship-cooperative-awec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/295659\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative is an innovative, 12-month leadership and business management capacity-building program that accepts 200 female entrepreneurs annually. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareawec.org\/apply\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.weareawec.org\/apply<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Business Opportunities Listing<\/p>\n<p>During the two-week application period, AWEC receives an average of more than 2,000 applications for just 200 program spots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African country of origin<\/li>\n<li>A for-profit business owner in operation of a minimum 2 years in any industry with at least 2 employees, full-time or part-time\n<ul>\n<li>You must be the only one in your business applying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Or aspiring entrepreneur with a business plan who has not yet launched<\/li>\n<li>Access to a reliable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth for video calls over the 12-month period<\/li>\n<li>Professional working proficiency in English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1. Familiarize yourself with the program you are applying for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">What does the program offer? How does this align with your goals?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">How does this program align with your learning style AND your availability?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">What does \u201csuccess\u201d look like in the program? How does this align with your vision for success?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>2. Ensure that you meet the applicant criteria.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>3. Review the application questions as early as possible:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>4. Start early. Don\u2019t wait till the last minute!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>5. Be clear and concise: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>6. Know your numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Revenue, employees, customers, capital \u2013 what data is the application asking for? If you need to approximate, do so via informed guesses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>7. Proofread:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Did you fully answer each question?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Did you answer the question being asked?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Are there any glaring typos to correct?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadline<\/strong>:<b> 1st February,2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLY HERE ;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareawec.org\/apply\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.weareawec.org\/apply<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t Post Views: 77&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative is an innovative, 12-month leadership and business management capacity-building program that accepts 200&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[146853,146854,146855,79,18,236,19,17,249,40167],"class_list":{"0":"post-295659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-african-women-entrepreneurship","9":"tag-awec","10":"tag-awec-cohort-9","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-eire","13":"tag-entrepreneurship","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-msmes","17":"tag-smes"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115932751074419098","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}