Friends, funders, Members of the Board and other well-wishers came together at the Azalai Hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 20 November 2019 to participate in the launch of Junior Achievement Cote d’Ivoire. The event, which signaled the beginning of JA’s programs in the country, featured speeches and words of support from a number of …
Accra, Ghana – Junior Achievement (JA) Africa is proud to announce that the 2019 Regional Company of the Year (COY) Competition will return to Accra, Ghana. The competition will bring together Company Program students from the 15 African countries where JA works in Africa. The event will take place from 4-6 December 2019 at the …
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Junior Achievement (JA) Africa and Citi Foundation have renewed their partnership to deliver the ‘Pathways to Progress” initiative. Pathways to Progress, announced in 2017, is Citi’s response to the global challenge of unemployment. Citi commits, by 2020, to invest an additional $100 million to impact the lives of 500,000 youth globally. Citi will also engage at …
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JA Africa and Facebook are proud to launch the Out of School Youth Awards for the 2019 Company of the Year Competition. The JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) competition is JA Africa’s flagship event to celebrate the entrepreneurial achievements of young people from across Africa, who have completed JA’s entrepreneurship education programs. Through …
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Junior Achievement Nigeria celebrated 20 years of existence on 4th October with a celebration that included a Youth Leadership Conference, an awards luncheon, and a fundraising dinner at the Landmark Centre in Victoria Islands, Lagos. The theme for the celebration was “20 Years of Impact, Partnering for Growth”. The theme emphasized the need for partnerships that …
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Junior Achievement (JA) Zimbabwe celebrated 20 years of inspiring young Zimbabweans for economic success on 4th October 2019. The event was held at Holiday Inn in Harare under the theme “Success, Inspiration and Enterprise Education”. Attending the event were government officials, members of JA Zimbabwe’s board of directors, sponsors, partners, current and past employees, alumni …
JA Africa is honored to be a 2019 recipient of the UN King Hamad Prize for Youth Enablers in Achievement of the SDGs. This Global award comes as an expression of the firm faith His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain has in young people’s potential to lead their countries and …
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Education is arguably the single most sustainable investment for every individual. The return on investment from education is unparalleled. As said by Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon of which you can use to change the world.” Our memories of our own education are often memories of our teachers, not only the methods …
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JA Africa and Facebook announce the 2019 Out Of School Youth (OOSY) Company of the Year Competition, sponsored by Facebook. This competition selects the winner of the OOSY category award at the 2019 JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) competition. The COY is JA Africa’s flagship event that celebrates the entrepreneurial achievements of young …
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People with hearing impairments are often underrepresented in the distribution of opportunities and socially marginalized in the African professional space. This is in part due to inadequate education about their rights to equal opportunities, access and exposure to the various opportunities that exist. Incorporating experiential training with classroom lessons gives this often marginalized population a …
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