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Where do low-income earners in Kenya eat breakfast? JA Kenya Alumnus has the answer

Ramadhan Obiero is an Alumnus of the ITS TYME (Immersion Training Strategy: Targeting Young Marginalized Entrepreneurs) program at JA Kenya. He is the founder of the company called Think Breakfast, which sells clean breakfast for low income earners. In 2015, Ramadhan established this start-up, driven by the desire to offer high quality, clean and nutritious …

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JA Zimbabwe ED Highlights ‘Good” Jobs at ASHOKA-YALI Forum

Junior Achievement Zimbabwe staff, beneficiaries and alumni took part in the ASHOKA-YALI Future of Work Forum with the theme “Transforming Youth Livelihoods and Leadership in Zimbabwe” on the 15th of May 2017. The event was a platform to bring professionals, entrepreneurs and young people together in discussing young people’s future. Representatives from civil society, young …

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300 Burkinabe Youth to receive Entrepreneurship Training

Media Contact: T: +233 577 680 373 maame.yankah@jaf FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        May 9th, 2017 – In keeping with Giving Africa’s mission to create learning environments to empower children to lift themselves, their family and their community from poverty, JA Africa has received a grant in the amount of $15,070 from Giving Africa …

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The Impact of Junior Achievement Uganda on My Life: Edward Mukasa’s STORY

Edward Mukasa’s story is a true testimony of the impact JA’s work has on the lives of its alumni. “Although I was a qualified secondary teacher, I was illiterate in terms of financial management, budgeting, business planning and entrepreneurship since it was outside what I had studied. I was married with children, but I could …

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How JA’s public Private Partnership is adding value to youth economic empowerment in Gabon

For Startups in Gabon, just finding affordable space to run a business can be a challenge. Until the recent creation of the “Espace PME”, there was no operational work space for new companies in Gabon.  The SME space fills that gap. Operated by JA Gabon in partnership with the Government of Gabon the space is …

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JA Africa welcomes Khethiwe Nkuna of Accenture to the Board

JA Africa is excited to have Ms. Khethiwe Nkuna join the Board. Khethiwe Nkuna is Head of the Corporate Citizenship unit at Accenture for the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Turkey. She has extensive experience in Corporate Social Investment, Marketing, Public Relations & Brand management. Khethiwe possesses a deep passion for South Africa, Sub Saharan …

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JA Ghana and African Internship Academy Launch Job Shadow Program for Senior High Schools in Ghana

Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana and the African Internship Academy (AIA) announce YOUth Harness 2017, a Job Shadow program slated for May 24. YOUth Harness aims to take 300 students (“shadows”) from Senior High Schools in Accra and match them with professionals (“hosts”) for a day of mentoring, giving students a glimpse into life as professionals …

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