As part of its effort to further prepare young people for the future and help them solve some of the biggest challenges in their communities and in the world, Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) has partnered with KPMG Nigeria to implement yet another cycle of the JA Career Success Program. The JA Career Success program is a 7-week program that …
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JA Africa, one of Africa’s largest and most-impactful youth-serving NGOs, with support from the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF), is introducing the JA Company Program to Rwanda. JA Company Program empowers high school students to fill a need or solve a problem in their community and teaches them practical skills required to conceptualize, capitalize, …
Delta Air Lines Innovation Camp, a one-day business simulation workshop to encourage creativity and problem solving among students, is scheduled to take place in Ghana on June 1st, 2023. The initiative, aims to provide students with a unique opportunity to display their ingenuity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills in an experiential learning environment using real-life …
Meet the ten newly appointed JA Africa alumni leaders! These ten alumni will attend the first-ever Alumni Leaders Academy in Kampala, Uganda, from June 29–July 3, and then go on to lead the JA alumni network in their countries through July 2024. The JA Alumni Leaders Academy is a three-day intensive boot camp aimed at …
Founded by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Microsoft, the Africa Education Medal is Africa’s most prestigious education accolade. Nigeria’s Simi Nwogugu, CEO of JA Africa, has been named as a Top 10 finalist for the Africa Education Medal 2023. Founded last year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Microsoft, the Africa …
Nigeria’s Simi Nwogugu named Top 10 finalist for Africa Education
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Geofrey Wakhakunyu is a seasoned social worker, educationalist and experienced person in vast areas of Business/institutional Administration and management. He has worked with JA for 12 years, starting in 2011 as an in school volunteer teacher. Read this exciting conversation with Geofrey and be inspired by his dedication to youth empowerment in Uganda. What inspired …
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JA Programs continue to make a positive impact in Eswatini. More than 30 JA schools in Eswatini participated in JA Eswatini’s Premier Future Foodies Competition, a holiday camp that teaches young people about entrepreneurial opportunities in the Food business. Four students represented each school. Through hands-on activities, the students were trained in discovering their target …
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Arusha, 12 April 2023: Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa) and Boeing, in collaboration with The Foundation for Tomorrow, held a one-day Innovation Camp to fuel interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among Tanzanian youth. More than 100 teenagers aged 12-17 from vulnerable communities in Arusha, Tanzania took part in the program. 50% of them …
As part of the 2023 Global Money Week celebrations themed ” Plan your money, Plant your Future,” JA Africa, with support from Prudence Foundation, organized a financial literacy roadshow. The event introduced financial literacy concepts of Earn, Save, Spend, and Donate to 250 primary school students in Lagos leveraging JA Africa’s new Financial Literacy TV …
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On the 4th of March 2023, JA Kenya launched the Social Innovation Relay Competition for high school students in collaboration with NCBA Bank. The event took place at the University of Nairobi, Taifa Hall, and it was attended by over 600 high school students from more than 30 schools in Nairobi and its environs, along …
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