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JA Africa’s Animated Series Expands Financial Literacy Across Africa

Lagos, Nigeria, October 27, 2021 – Junior Achievement (JA) Africa and The Richer TM Media Limited (The Richer TM Media) today signed a partnership to produce The Junior Billionaires Club TM (JBC), an animated TV series designed to teach children across Africa about financial literacy and wealth principles.  The animated series is developed jointly based …

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Foodathon will Empower Young Innovators from Europe and Africa to Transform Our Food Systems

A new collaboration between EIT Food and JA Europe is building young people’s entrepreneurial skills to transform the future of food. The Foodathon, which will coincide with UN World Food Day 2021, will bring together more than 100 students from secondary schools in Africa and Europe to come up with solutions to a range of …

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JA Gabon Receives Prestigious Afric’Innov Badge

Afric’innov Association, a Dakar-based firm which supports Innovative Entrepreneurship Support organizations in French-speaking Africa, has awarded JA Gabon the AFRIC’INNOV Badge. The award recognizes JA Gabon’s work in training and capacity building of local entrepreneurs. JA Gabon joins the 2021 winners: Energy Generation (Togo), IMPACT Lab (Morocco), La Startup Factory (Morocco), La Fabrique (Burkina Faso), …

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JA Zimbabwe Appoints Allen Chinhanhu as Executive Director

Harare – 23 August: JA Zimbabwe has announced the appointment of Munyaradzi Allen Chinhanhu as the new Executive Director. Allen commences his new role on 23 August 2021. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in operations management, business development, program management, strategic planning, business management training and mentorship, and active team leadership. Mr. …

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Regional Marketing & Partnerships Director Wanted

POSITION TITLE:               Regional Marketing and Partnerships Director REPORTS TO:                      JA Africa CEO LOCATION:                         Anywhere in Africa WEBSITE:                             www.ja-africa.org JOB SUMMARY Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa) is seeking a Regional Marketing and Partnerships Director (RMPD) to lead and execute its marketing, partnerships and resource mobilization. The RMPD will enable JA Africa’s strategic …

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INJAZ Al-Arab and JA Africa Partner with Oliver Wyman to Explore Labour Market Skills Gap in MENA Region and Sub-Saharan Africa

Accra, 15 July 2021: INJAZ Al-Arab and JA Africa Partner with Oliver Wyman to explore labour market skills gap in MENA Region and Sub-Saharan Africa in an effort to tackle the unemployment challenge. The “Youth Employment Perception” survey was conducted in response to the realization that these incremental unemployment figures cannot solely be attributed to …

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JA Africa Appoints Zimbabwean Phil Mlambo as Chief Operations Officer

Accra, Ghana, 28 June 2021 – Junior Achievement (JA) Africa today announced the appointment of Phil Mlambo as its new Chief Operations Officer with effect from July 1, 2021. He joins the executive management team at JA Africa from his previous role as Executive Director of JA Zimbabwe, a post he has held since 2005. …

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Call for Proposals: English to French Translation

JA (Junior Achievement) Africa is a member of JA Worldwide, one of the world’s largest youth serving NGOs. JA ‘s mission is to prepare youth for the future of jobs. Through the delivery of hands-on, blended learning in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship, we empower young people to grow their entrepreneurial ideas, hone their work skills, …

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JA Eswatini Wins Company of the Year Competition as African Leaders Advocate for Youth Excellence in Entrepreneurship

Accra, Ghana – JA Eswatini has won the 10th JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition which was held online from March 25 – 27, 2021. This year, 44 student entrepreneurs from 11 countries including Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe competed for the coveted title …

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