Ashinaga was honoured to have a delegation of Ashinaga staff and AAI Scholars attending the third annual WIA Summit in Marrakech, Morocco. Women In Africa (WIA) is an international platform dedicated to the economic development and support of leading and high potential African women that started in 2017. The summit aims to connect, equip, empower and […]
On Monday, August 26, Ashinaga co-hosted the TICAD 7 Innovation Award, alongside Association of African Economy and Development (AFRECO) held at Waseda University. Four experts on business in Africa judged six student pitches, ultimately choosing two winners, Ashinaga Scholar, Emmanuel Maseruka and student at Yokohama City University, Yuki Yasumiba. The grand prize included a round […]
Since his early teenage years in the suburbs of Luanda, Angola, Mauricio Kessongo has been listening to hip-hop, writing lyrics and rapping, using it as an outlet for self-expression and storytelling. Following the sudden loss of his father at age 13 and the hardship his family endured in the following years, making music was an […]
The 3rd International Tsudoi for AAI Scholars in Brazil took place from 10th – 12th July in São Paulo. 11 students from Angola, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Mozambique attended the tsudoi, which was the largest event yet held in Brazil. At International Tsudoi, Ashinaga staff and Scholars, along with special guest speakers, work together to […]
In the last decade, technology has radically changed the world we live in. Computer skills have become fundamental to students to complete their studies and employers have been demanding computer literacy as a minimum requirement. At Ashinaga we are aware of the benefits that technology can have in modern education. Because of this reason, thanks […]
We are delighted to announce that Ashinaga has received the Gold Standard Internship Host Award from the University of Oxford. This award recognises internships deemed to be of high quality by Oxford, a university in the UK consistently ranked as the world’s top university. We are honoured that the Ashinaga Internship Program has consistently received outstanding feedback from former interns. Ashinaga has hosted a number of talented students from Oxford; in fact, the Ashinaga Internship Program originally began […]
On the 4th of June, two Japanese students who interned at JICA, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, came to the Ashinaga Headquarters in Tokyo to give a presentation on their experiences abroad. This work opportunity gave them a chance to apply their skills concretely and to further their understanding of international cooperation as a career. […]
On the occasion of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Ashinaga is holding 2019 Innovation Award at Waseda University. We are looking for innovative business ideas within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be presented in front of a prestigious jury of leading entrepreneurs. This competition is open to […]
Celebrating another successful year with students and partners On April 30th, Ashinaga Senegal hosted its 4th Annual Ceremony that marked the end of the Study Camp in Dakar and the beginning of the first ever Preparation Camp hosted in Senegal for students, who are going to study in France. It was also the occasion to […]
For the very first time in 2018, Ashinaga interns joined the Undouka (Student Activities) Division. Their role included supporting our activities and events in Japan as well as fostering a more global outlook amongst our Ashinaga Japanese Scholars. We asked three interns who helped organise bokin in the autumn of 2018 to share their experiences. […]