{"id":219,"date":"2020-03-24T10:40:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T10:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.ja-africa.org\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2022-07-03T17:19:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T17:19:45","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"219\" class=\"elementor elementor-219\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c4e4be elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7c4e4be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-530b44bb\" data-id=\"530b44bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f23c3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"15f23c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">JA Latest News<\/h2><div 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elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10440 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/vacancy-controller\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10444\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/vacancy-controller\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVacancy: Controller\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>About the Organization As one of the world\u2019s largest youth-serving NGOs, JA Africa activates youth for the future of jobs. Through the delivery of cutting-edge,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8657 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/ja-africas-ceos-notes-from-davos-2025-the-world-economic-forum-annual-meeting\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250125-WA0005-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250125-WA0005-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250125-WA0005-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250125-WA0005-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250125-WA0005-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250125-WA0005.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/ja-africas-ceos-notes-from-davos-2025-the-world-economic-forum-annual-meeting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJA Africa\u2019s CEO\u2019s Notes from Davos 2025: The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 22, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Journey to Davos Attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos for the first time has been a profound honor. Collaborating with global leaders<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/a-free-answer-to-a-us5-billion-problem-ja-africa-launches-cybersmart\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CyberSmart-Cover-landscape.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10629\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/a-free-answer-to-a-us5-billion-problem-ja-africa-launches-cybersmart\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Free Answer to a US$5 Billion Problem: JA Africa Launches CyberSmart\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 14, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A free, bilingual digital safety course equips young people with practical habits to protect their money, data, and future careers as mobile money scams and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10603 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/he-almost-quit-twice\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HE-ALMOST-QUIT.-TWICE-I.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10604\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/he-almost-quit-twice\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHe Almost Quit. 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