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Applications OPEN for the African Leadership Academy Class of 2018

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African Leadership Academy has now commenced the application season for the ALA Class of 2018 (Our two-year Diploma Program). As you might already know, we are a pan-African leadership development institution, working with several top institutions and organizations across the continent to identify, develop and connect the next generation of African leaders. Over the past ten years, …

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JA Swaziland Alumni represent Swaziland at Africa Connekt Summit

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JA Swaziland Alumni and young entrepreneurs Sandile Dlamini and Sethule Maziya have joined about 2500 delegates at the 2017 Youth Connekt Africa Summit. Hosted by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and organized in collaboration with UNDP and UNCTAD, the Summit will be held from 19 – 21 July 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda. The summit will facilitate …

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

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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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My Journey with Junior Achievement Uganda

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“I call it a journey, because it has been a transition from a difficulty to a meaningful life” Stephania Nakamaanya says of her JA experience. She joined JA Uganda, in 2011 and credits JA for giving her exposure to different spheres of life. As a teacher of Commerce and Principles of Accounts teacher, Stephania says …

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JA Uganda Alumnus Gives Back to His Community

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Young visionary Stephen Arinitwe knows all too well the struggles children in Uganda face on a daily basis. However, rather than feel self-pity, Arinitwe decided to start his own business with the main purpose of giving the children of his homeland both hope and purpose. “I was not inspired to start with something good. What …

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

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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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JA Alum, Norah Asekenye Proves that Positivity is Capital

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In 2013, Norah Asekenye was a student of Islamic University Uganda pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management year. She experienced JA as the Marketing Manager of Fort Agribusiness JA Company, an entrepreneurship education program. In her team of 12, they capitalized their JA Company with 6,000 Uganda Shillings (USD 1.7)each. The team shared …

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JA Zimbabwe Nurtures Apiculturist

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I got involved with JA in February 2016. Our ward youth development officer working under the Ministry of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment informed me that JA will be conducting a Life Skills Training program targeting youth in or aspiring to be in business. My registered business – MacJohnson Apiaries Private Business Corporation – was …

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Applications OPEN for the African Leadership Academy Class of 2018

JA Swaziland Alumni represent Swaziland at Africa Connekt Summit

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

My Journey with Junior Achievement Uganda

JA Uganda Alumnus Gives Back to His Community

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

JA Alum, Norah Asekenye Proves that Positivity is Capital

JA Zimbabwe Nurtures Apiculturist

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