Miranda Naiman

The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) is a 12-month, high-touch leadership and management training program that empowers women from across Africa and the diaspora with the skills and network needed to establish and grow their businesses. AWEC uses applied and collaborative learning models, enabling immediate business impact and cultivating a pan-African cooperative of entrepreneurs, experts, and allies.Lessons are designed to be practical and applicable both to well-established business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Our unique model delivers impact through a fast-paced blended learning experience that leverages live learning sessions, individual and team assignments, mentoring from business professionals, peer networking and feedback, bi-annual in-person Leadership Summits. Cohort members who are highly engaged in program activities earn a Certificate of Completion. Each cohort is supported by a team of teaching assistants, program staff and mentors. This approach creates personalized experiences and results in exceptionally high program engagement. While there is no cost to participate in AWEC, we require commitment, hard work and active engagement from cohort members. Those who thrive in this program are rewarded with a transformative year-long experience, invaluable business skills and knowledge, and a pan-African network of peers and allies.

The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) is a 12-month, high-touch leadership and management training program that empowers women from across Africa and the diaspora with the skills and network needed to establish and grow their businesses. AWEC uses applied and collaborative learning models, enabling immediate business impact and cultivating a pan-African cooperative of entrepreneurs, experts, and allies.Lessons are designed to be practical and applicable both to well-established business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Our unique model delivers impact through a fast-paced blended learning experience that leverages live learning sessions, individual and team assignments, mentoring from business professionals, peer networking and feedback, bi-annual in-person Leadership Summits. Cohort members who are highly engaged in program activities earn a Certificate of Completion. Each cohort is supported by a team of teaching assistants, program staff and mentors. This approach creates personalized experiences and results in exceptionally high program engagement. While there is no cost to participate in AWEC, we require commitment, hard work and active engagement from cohort members. Those who thrive in this program are rewarded with a transformative year-long experience, invaluable business skills and knowledge, and a pan-African network of peers and allies.

Inspire Centre is an exciting event space where a diverse community shares and builds ideas. The space exists to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship for a positive social and economic change in Tanzania and forms part of the greater eco-system that works to shape a powerful, prosperous Africa.

Empower is a disruptive Tanzanian Consulting Firm that passionately provides Talent, Advisory and Insight services to clients across the African continent. Our superpower is the ability to unite, excite and nurture people for collective growth. Empower was founded in 2009 and our commitment to excellence and creativity has fuelled our growth. We have a reputation for adding significant value to companies and individuals; be it by providing talented candidates for graduate to C-suite positions, creating bespoke learning & development programmes to boost employee engagement, by gathering & analysing accurate data to guide company strategies or by arming the next generation with employability and entrepreneurial skills to thrive in Africa. Connect with Us Twitter @EmpowerLtd Instagram @empowerlimited Facebook @Empowerlimited YouTube @Empower Limited