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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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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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
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
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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
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