Dear Friend, I frequently receive requests from young people across Africa looking for a mentor. Oftentimes they want me to be their mentor. Sometimes they just want me to connect them to a mentor. While I am very passionate about mentorship I can’t take on all these students. I have five mentees currently, and that …
Libreville, le 24 février 2018 Le Président de la Confédération patronale gabonaise (CPG), Alain Bâ Oumar, a procédé, le 22 février 2018 à l’hôtel Radisson Blu de Libreville, au lancement de la nouvelle fondation dénommée “Fondation de la CPG pour l’entrepreneuriat”, en présence du Ministre de l’économie Régis Immongault, du Ministre de la Promotion des investissements, de …
Junior Achievement Swaziland is introducing for the first time a youth cooperative program called “In School Youth Cooperative Program” in partnership with the Swaziland Ministry of Industry, Trade and Commerce. With the lack of financial education in schools across the country, there is a need to equip students on personal finance management, savings and investments in …
JA Swaziland Launches Youth Cooperative Programs in schools Read More »
Dear Friend, One of the challenges I face when I talk to people outside of our mission space about the subject of youth in Africa is that there is not always a clear understanding of who Africa’s youth are. The media and other sources frame our assumptions about all youth, and for African youth especially, …
Whether you are an Entrepreneur or desire to be one by chance or choice, driven by impact or profit, there are a number of things that are crucial to the growth of your Business or Ideas. These nuggets, in my opinion, represent what could change the face of doing business in Africa for Young Entrepreneurs. …
9 Things Every Young Entrepreneur Must Know in 2018 Read More »
JA Africa believes that its greatest resource is the vast network of alumni – young Africans who have completed training in JA’s courses. They exist by the thousands and provide the best testimonies of the impact of our work. Read Solomon Danquah’s testimonial on how JA Ghana made an impact in his life: “Since childhood, …
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, …
JA Africa partners with Big Data for Africa to Measure Impact Read More »
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, …
Junior Achievement Africa® Awards 2017 Company of the Year Competition Winners Read More »
