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JA Africa Skills Up Africa’s Youth for ICT Jobs With Support From Google.org
JA Africa with support from Google.Org is providing young Africans the opportunity to gain in-demand ICT skills to prepare them for the job market. With grant funding of $400,000 from Google.org, JA Africa will provide scholarships, instructional support, and wraparound support for 1,500 vulnerable and marginalized minority youths between ages 18-35 across Kenya, Nigeria and …
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JA Uganda Hosts Inaugural Swiss Re Start-Up Academy
JA Uganda will commence its programs for the year by hosting its first ever Start-Up Academy. The Start-Up Academy, a collaboration between JA Africa and Aiducation International with funding from the Swiss Re Foundation, is an entrepreneurship education camp that is fostering the creation of a new generation of African entrepreneurs. The program engages brilliant …
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JA Kenya Celebrates 20th Anniversary
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 …
New Frontiers: JA Expands Into Côte d’Ivoire
JA Africa is expanding its operations into Côte d’Ivoire. JA begins operations in Côte d’Ivoire in June 2019, bringing the organization’s rich 100-year history of impact into the lives of young Ivorians. This landmark takes JA Africa a step closer to realizing the goal of creating one million young entrepreneurs in Africa by the year …
JA Africa Announces Board Chair Transition
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 …
Motorola Solutions Foundation Grants to JA Africa
Accra, Ghana – April 1, 2019 – Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa) has received a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. With the grant, JA Africa will implement a Coding and Robotics Innovation Camp (CodR IC) on April 12th, 2019, targeting 100 middle-school students in Johannesburg, South Africa. …
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JA Africa and Tomorrow Foundation Launch “Futurepreneurship” Program
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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JA Africa Partners with BEBOLD to Empower Girls in Africa
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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JA Africa and The SOL Foundation Launch Sports Entrepreneurship Program for Young Africans
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 …