March 8, 2019 – BEBOLD and JA Africa are happy to announce their new partnership to empower young girls in Africa to succeed in business and as leaders. BEBOLD has chosen JA Africa as its CSR partner in Africa as part of their mission to empower young women to be confident, bold and successful. BEBOLD …
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February 28, 2019 – JA Africa and The SOL Foundation announce their partnership to build entrepreneurship, financial literacy and life skills among young African footballers. The project, funded by The SOL Foundation and to be implemented by JA Africa during the course of this year, targets youth in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It builds …
Junior Achievement Africa is seeking a Regional Partnerships Manager to lead the new business and resource mobilization efforts of the organization, establish as well as manage relationships with funders and partners. The position in based in Accra, Ghana. Click here for Job Description and application information.
30th May, 2018 – We Connect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world, hosted a pitching competition for seven JA South Africa Youth Enterprise Development Programme Alumni at their annual conference at EY in Sandton, South Africa. The all female alumni group had the opportunity to pitch their business …
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At the 3rd Annual Conference of the International Network of Francophone Investment Promotion Agencies (RIAFPI) in Libreville, the Director of the National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANPI) Gabon, Nina Alida Abouna, Executive Director of Junior Achievement (JA Gabon), Radia Garrigues and the Head of International Expertise at the Public Investment Bank (Bpifrance), Vincent di Betta, …
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Mentorship is an ages-old concept which thrived in Africa’s traditional systems of government. From the Buganda people in the East to the Wolof in the West, succession among many Bantu tribes across Africa was systematically preceded by years of mentorship to ensure that those who were in line for succession had the skills, tools and …
Dear Friend, What a wonderful year it’s been for us! The end of the year is always a time for reflection and at JA Africa we are looking back on the past year to take stock of what we’ve accomplished and the impact we’ve delivered. This year we worked with 199,607 young people in 1,669 …
Dear Friend, It is almost time! In a few days we will be hosting the annual JA Africa Company of the Year Competition. From December 6-8 students from 11 countries in Africa where JA works will convene in South Africa to compete at the Company of the Year (COY) Competition. This competition is the culmination …
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JA Gabon has received a grant from the EU to fund the integration of youth into agriculture & hydrocarbons through employment or self-employment. JA Gabon will work with its partners to create two new business incubators in Port-Gentil Public High School & Nyonda Makita Technical High School in Mouila, supplementing the national Incubator in the …
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On 18 July 2017, ABSA partnered with JA South Africa to celebrate Mandela Day by implementing the JA More than Money Programme at Boys and Girls Club in Protea Glen, Soweto. The programme taught 90 Grade 5 to 7 learners about earning, spending, sharing, and saving money. Through this process the students thought of potential …
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