Dear Friend, By far the most exciting part of my job here at Junior Achievement Africa is when I get to spend time with our students. I enjoy their energy, I love to listen to their dreams and their ideas, I like to coach and mentor them to overcome their fears and to begin to …
My Experience as a Job Shadow “Host” – Elizabeth Bintliff Read More »
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 …
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 …
JA Africa Crowns 2016 Company of the Year Winners Read More »
Globally, girls perform academically at par with boys and often even out-perform them in school. But when it comes to leadership during their careers women fall behind. This phenomenon is manifested consistently in many parts of the world, and especially in Africa where the C-suites are often devoid of female leaders. In fact, a study …
How Leadership Programs Prepare Girls for Futures in the Workplace Read More »
By Elizabeth Bintliff, CEO, JA Africa This week, Junior Achievement Africa’s program in Zimbabwe is hosting an ambitious new program called ‘Take 10,000 Girls to Work.’ It is a bold program which aims to address some of the gaps that girls face transitioning from school to the world of work, especially the preconceptions they have …
Accra, Ghana -December 29, 2015 – Junior Achievement (JA) Africa, a global youth-focused organization is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Elango Bintliff as its new chief executive officer. Ms. Bintliff brings more than 17 years of experience in developing countries and emerging economies to her new role having served as …
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