Education is arguably the single most sustainable investment for every individual. The return on investment from education is unparalleled. As said by Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon of which you can use to change the world.” Our memories of our own education are often memories of our teachers, not only the methods …
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JA Africa and Facebook announce the 2019 Out Of School Youth (OOSY) Company of the Year Competition, sponsored by Facebook. This competition selects the winner of the OOSY category award at the 2019 JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) competition. The COY is JA Africa’s flagship event that celebrates the entrepreneurial achievements of young …
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People with hearing impairments are often underrepresented in the distribution of opportunities and socially marginalized in the African professional space. This is in part due to inadequate education about their rights to equal opportunities, access and exposure to the various opportunities that exist. Incorporating experiential training with classroom lessons gives this often marginalized population a …
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“This is one of the most memorable JA events I’ve ever had the pleasure of participating in,” said JA’s CEO, Elizabeth Bintliff. She was talking about the 9th annual “First Lady for a Day” program which took place at the State House of the Republic of Zambia on 13th August 2019. The program was attended …
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JA Tanzania organized a GREENT Green Entrepreneurs Program for Tanzanian teachers, in partnership with JA Bulgaria. GREENT is an innovative, collaboratively-created set of tools that inspires and supports teachers to deliver lessons on the topic of green entrepreneurship to their students in an interactive and practical way. The program fosters the creation of young green …
This month, JA Ghana organized a Leadership Camp for girls in partnership with Newmont Goldcorp Ghana. The camp, called New Futures for Girls, took place at Newmont’s mine site in Akyem, in the Eastern region of Ghana. The camp was attended by 30 girls from five Senior High schools across Ghana, namely Mfantsiman Girls Senior …
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JA Ghana hosted a Start Up Academy from 8 – 13 July 2019 at the University of Ghana in Accra. The Start Up Academy is a collaboration between JA Ghana and Aiducation International with funding from the Swiss Re Foundation. It is aimed at inspiring talented young Ghanaians from disadvantaged backgrounds to identify opportunities around …
South Africa celebrated its 40th anniversary with a dinner at Citi’s offices on June 27, 2019. The event, themed “Tipping the Scales Beyond 40: Preparing for Greatness,” brought together JA students, alumni, staff and board members as well as Citi staff members, including Citi Country Officer, Peter Crawley, who is also a member of the …
JA Kenya celebrated its 20th Anniversary celebration on 17th May, 2019. The event was held at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi, and attended by guests from the Kenyan corporate community, donors, supporters, staff and alumni. Also in attendance was the US Ambassador to Kenya, Ambassador Kyle McCarter. The event began with a welcome …
JA Africa is expanding its operations into Côte d’Ivoire. JA begins operations in Côte d’Ivoire in June 2019, bringing the organization’s rich 100-year history of impact into the lives of young Ivorians. This landmark takes JA Africa a step closer to realizing the goal of creating one million young entrepreneurs in Africa by the year …
