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 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 …
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 …
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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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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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 …
On October 6th, JA Ghana will host their National Company of the Year (NCOY) Competition at Alpha Beta High School from 8am to 2pm. The NCOY is the premier pitch competition for young high school-aged entrepreneurs, bringing together students from three high schools in Accra: Labone Senior High School, Accra Academy and Alpha Beta Christian …
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Junior Achievement (JA) Zambia and Prudential Life Assurance Zambia were jointly recognized under the Exceptional Education Program category at the 2018 Financial Literacy Awards at the Governors Awards held at Radisson Blu on July 18, 2018. The Zambian Governor, Dr. Denny Kalyalya, and other distinguished members of society were in attendance. The Exceptional Educational Program …
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JA Africa is partnering with SFAN (Stars From All Nations) on the first-ever Student Entrepreneurship Week in Ghana to be held from July 26-28t at British Council Accra & Kempinski Hotel Accra, Ghana. Student Entrepreneurship Week Ghana participants will benefit from a range of insightful high-level keynote sessions, thought leadership panel sessions, masterclasses, office hours, and …
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