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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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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Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana announces the launch of Junior Achievement’s (JA) flagship program, the JA Company Program®, which took place on the 26th of October, 2017 at JA Africa’s office on Jungle Road, East Legon – Accra. The JA Company Program is an experiential program that teaches high school students (SHS 1-3) how to start …
by Josephine Kaleebi CEO, Junior Achievement Uganda There is increasing recognition of the urgent need to turn the tide for investment in youth development and effort, which is long overdue. National and international policies and actions aiming at enhancing youth livelihoods are being created with greater intention, however implementation is largely ineffective owing to …
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Junior Achievement South Africa Hosts 7th Annual Africa Company of the Year Competition Johannesburg, South Africa JA (Junior Achievement) South Africa is pleased to announce that it 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, …
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WE ARE KNITTING TO PRESERVE THE PLANET: In recent times, a lot of focus has been on climate change and waste management and our contribution as human beings to these phenomena. Our company ‘INNOVATORS’ gives a second life to the plastic bag while keeping the same function. For us at “INNOVATORS”, we believe that “It …
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Doreen Komujuni participated in JA Uganda’s Job shadow, Leadership camp and Company program. As part of her training, she was able to learn the basics of financial diagnosis. She also discovered other facets of her personality from interacting and working on certain projects with other participants. Volunteering on JA’s program also helped her to polish …
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