Accra, Ghana – JA Africa will convene Africa’s brightest high school entrepreneurs for its 10th Africa Regional Company of the Year (COY) Competition. This year, the competition is going virtual and will be broadcast live from March 25 – 27, 2021. The competition theme, “Lead to Succeed”, is inspired by the need for young people …
Accra, Ghana – November 25, 2020 – JA Africa and Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential in Asia and Africa, announce a new three-year partnership to educate and inspire Africa’s youth on financial literacy through the Cha-Ching program. The Cha-Ching program primarily targets grade 4 and grade 5 students (ages 9-11years), teaching them …
JA Africa has announced the appointment of Ade Ayeyemi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, to its Board of Directors effective December 4, 2020. An astute and experienced banking and financial expert, Ayeyemi will be joining 16 accomplished professionals on the JA Africa Board. Fifteen …
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Over four hundred Tide Turners Champions from across Africa were honored at the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge – African Youth Virtual Summit for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution in their communities. The summit is part of the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge funded by DEFRA – UK government. These champions have all completed the three …
Accra, Ghana—September 25, 2020: The Board of Directors of JA Africa has announced the appointment of Simi Nwogugu as the new Chief Executive Officer of JA Africa, effective November 2020. Mrs. Nwogugu brings to her new role valuable entrepreneurship and consulting knowledge and 23 years of experience at JA—including as a volunteer, board member and …
On Friday 7th July 2020, Junior Achievement Mascareignes celebrated 10 years since its inception. The Mauritian branch of JA Worldwide was officially launched on July 7, 2010 and has since impacted over 95,000 Mauritian youth with skills to prepare them for the future workforce. Since its inception, the organization has partnered with the Mauritius Institute …
Accra, Ghana – A new survey conducted by Junior Achievement (JA) Africa in partnership with global consultancy firm, Oliver Wyman, reveals that a staggering 91% of African youth aspire to start a business in their country. The survey captures youth’s perspectives and aims to understand their needs in order to shape the private sector of …
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Accra, May 5th 2020 – JA Africa’s Company Program has been selected as one of 15 projects by WISE to solve pressing education challenges in Africa. The program has been selected for its innovative and impactful approach to bridging the gap between classroom education and the world of work. Each year, the WISE Awards recognize …
