The FIRE programme [1] awards, an initiative of AFRINIC, acknowledge the actors from the African region who strive to provide solutions to internet development for the African Continent. The 2013 FIRE Awards Winners are :
- Nikohapa Ventures Ltd for their customer engagement platform [2] (Kenya)
- HSoft Africa, Ltd for an adapted mail-order pharmacy [3] (Benin & more)
- Make Every Woman count (MEWC) for empowering African women and girls [4] through the use of online resources (all nations)
- CINETCORE for the VENAME Platform that aims to promote, management and sale of African cc TLDs through mobile payment [5] (Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal and Mali)
Below is the presentation of the MEWC initiative :