“This is one of the most memorable JA events I’ve ever had the pleasure of participating in,” said JA’s CEO, Elizabeth Bintliff. She was talking about the 9th annual “First Lady for a Day” program which took place at the State House of the Republic of Zambia on 13th August 2019. The program was attended …
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JA Tanzania organized a GREENT Green Entrepreneurs Program for Tanzanian teachers, in partnership with JA Bulgaria. GREENT is an innovative, collaboratively-created set of tools that inspires and supports teachers to deliver lessons on the topic of green entrepreneurship to their students in an interactive and practical way. The program fosters the creation of young green …
This month, JA Ghana organized a Leadership Camp for girls in partnership with Newmont Goldcorp Ghana. The camp, called New Futures for Girls, took place at Newmont’s mine site in Akyem, in the Eastern region of Ghana. The camp was attended by 30 girls from five Senior High schools across Ghana, namely Mfantsiman Girls Senior …
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JA Ghana hosted a Start Up Academy from 8 – 13 July 2019 at the University of Ghana in Accra. The Start Up Academy is a collaboration between JA Ghana and Aiducation International with funding from the Swiss Re Foundation. It is aimed at inspiring talented young Ghanaians from disadvantaged backgrounds to identify opportunities around …
South Africa celebrated its 40th anniversary with a dinner at Citi’s offices on June 27, 2019. The event, themed “Tipping the Scales Beyond 40: Preparing for Greatness,” brought together JA students, alumni, staff and board members as well as Citi staff members, including Citi Country Officer, Peter Crawley, who is also a member of the …
JA Kenya celebrated its 20th Anniversary celebration on 17th May, 2019. The event was held at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi, and attended by guests from the Kenyan corporate community, donors, supporters, staff and alumni. Also in attendance was the US Ambassador to Kenya, Ambassador Kyle McCarter. The event began with a welcome …
JA Gabon joined Citi in celebrating Citi’s 14th annual Global Community Day on June 8, 2019. This year, JA Gabon and Citi Gabon supported the National Institute of Management Sciences Open Day organized by Junior Enterprise-INSD in Libreville, Gabon. The theme for the event was “Employment in the Cultural and Creative Industry.” The Open Day …
Accra, Ghana – 10 May 2019: Junior Achievement (JA) Africa announces the successful transition of its governance leadership, as Charles Olumuyiwa Moyela takes over from Ms Jean Snikiwe Chawapiwa as Chair of its Board of Directors, effective 1st June 2019. “The commitment, network, knowledge and resource base of our Africa Board has been invaluable to …
Junior Achievement Africa joined the rest of the world in celebrating Global Money Week (GMW) from 25th to 31st March 2019. GMW, a Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI) initiative, is an annual financial awareness campaign built to inspire children and young people to learn about money matters, livelihoods and entrepreneurship. Since its inception, GMW has touched …
March 12, 2019 – JA Africa and the Tomorrow Foundation announce their partnership to deliver a multi-year program that builds entrepreneurial skills among young African students. The program, named “Futurepreneurship” program, builds on the JA Company Program curriculum and aims to expose high school students in Ghana, Gabon and Ivory Coast to entrepreneurship at a …
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