January 12th 2018– JA Africa has entered into a partnership with Big Data for Africa (BDA), a consulting firm focused on providing data and analytics to inform and improve program targeting and investments in Africa. Through this partnership, BDA will work with the JA Africa leadership team to develop a long-term monitoring and evaluation strategy, …
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Dear Friend, What a wonderful year it’s been for us! The end of the year is always a time for reflection and at JA Africa we are looking back on the past year to take stock of what we’ve accomplished and the impact we’ve delivered. This year we worked with 199,607 young people in 1,669 …
Johannesburg, South Africa – December 11th, 2017: JA Africa and its sponsors celebrated youth entrepreneurship at the 7th annual Regional Company of the Year Competition awards, held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 8 December 2017. At the end of the three-day competition Recycling Industry, a company from Gabon that produces environmentally friendly household products won the coveted title. …
Youth entrepreneurship celebrated with student representatives from 11 countries across Africa Johannesburg, South Africa – December 11th, 2017: JA Africa and its sponsors celebrated youth entrepreneurship at the 7th annual Regional Company of the Year Competition awards, held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 8 December 2017. At the end of the three-day competition Recycling Industry, …
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On Friday, 6th of October, JA Nigeria (JAN) partnered with Delta Air Lines to implement the maiden edition of the Delta Innovation Camp. The Camp introduced 200 secondary school students to the processes and techniques that innovators and entrepreneurs use to come up with solutions and innovations. Accenture consultants Segun Olalandu and Lara Yeku conducted …
November 24th 2017 – Junior Achievement Africa (JA) and the Citi Foundation’s renewed partnership aims to empower over 4,300 young people across eight African countries with a new $450,000 grant. Part of the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative ,the renewed partnership will help low-income youth to link education goals with leadership and entrepreneurship skills training …
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Dear Friend, It is almost time! In a few days we will be hosting the annual JA Africa Company of the Year Competition. From December 6-8 students from 11 countries in Africa where JA works will convene in South Africa to compete at the Company of the Year (COY) Competition. This competition is the culmination …
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JA (Junior Achievement) South Africa will be hosting the Regional Company of the Year Competition 2017, in collaboration with JA Africa. The event will take place from 6-8 December 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Company of the Year (COY) competition is an annual event and the culmination of JA’s highly- acclaimed Company Program which delivers …
November 14th, 2017– The Board of Directors of JA Africa announce the appointment of five new members. The appointment of these five members expands the Board to 18 Directors. Joining the Board of Trustees are Ebele Okobi, Christi Maherry, Moky Makura, Abdu Mukhtar and Vusi Fele. “As JA Africa focuses on working at scale and …
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For Global Entrepreneurship Week, JA Africa interviewed the former Board Chair of JA Africa. Desi Lopez Fafie served on the JA Africa Board for many years and was Chair for some time, leading the organization through a time of change and growth during which the Africa portfolio was consolidated into a 14 country program. In …
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