I got involved with Junior Achievement Nigeria in secondary school. Our seniors participated in the JA Company Program and we saw how they lit up the school with their entrepreneurial activities. It was finally our turn to showcase what was in us. But there was a little problem; we were about 80 students in our …
Ugonna Achebe – JA Nigeria Alumnus recounts his JA experience Read More »
When she graduated from university with a BSc in Chemical Engineering, 31 year-old Rudo Mazhandu faced the reality of unemployment in Zimbabwe’s challenging job market. She tried to get work in the public sector as a secondary school teacher; but the pay was low and her skills were being underutilized. She left the job in …
Official Launch of Junior Achievement Ghana Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana, a member of JA Worldwide, one of the largest organizations in the world dedicated to youth entrepreneurship is happy to announce its official re-launch in Ghana after a 2-year period of dormancy. JA Ghana will be re-introducing its programs that focus on financial literacy, work …
Press Release JA Africa and the African Leadership Academy …
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By Elizabeth Bintliff, CEO, JA Africa A few weeks ago on a flight back to Accra from Nairobi I struck up a conversation with the young man seated next to me. He was from Namibia. He had been on a business trip in Kenya, his first time in East Africa. He was going on to …
JA Africa hosted its 6th Annual Regional Company of the Year competition in Harare, Zimbabwe from 7th to 9th December 2016. This event is the capstone activity for our highly acclaimed JA Company Program® and provides an exciting and competitive element to the program that enhances the students’ experience and creates significant practical exposure to the …
Q: Tell us about your professional background. WD: I currently work for Fidelity Bank focusing on CSR and inclusive banking. I started my career working for Barclays in the UK within their financial inclusion department. I earned my BA degree in Ghana and an MA in the UK, after which I worked with a small …
Q: What motivated you to join Junior Achievement? PM: It was the opportunity to work with young people. Having spent time working with youth with HIV/AIDS, and in livelihoods development I saw that entrepreneurship development was a gap in the field. My first job after college was with Streets Ahead, an organization that rehabilitated street …
By Tapiwa Marume The Regional Company of the Year competition which was hosted by Junior Achievement Zimbabwe (JAZ) in collaboration with Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa) starting from the 7th ended on a celebratory note at an awards dinner at the Rainbow Towers Hotel on Friday the 9th of December. The event was attended by …
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