The Executive Director, Junior Achievement Nigeria, Foluso Gbadamosi has advised young people to acquire relevant future skills that would make them competitive not only in their local environment but also in the global space. Foluso made this call on Thursday, April 27, at the JCI Nigeria training session during the
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JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
We’re proud to announce that JA Worldwide has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, the second such honor in two years. Junior Achievement Nigeria is a member of JA Worldwide. Nominations may be received only from heads of state and certain elected officials, university professors in selected fields,
VOLUNTEERING AS A TOOL FOR SOLIDARITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
Volunteering is a social development concept and an active expression of civic participation, rendering services by choice or free will to organizations, individuals and groups. Volunteering helps to build relationships and foster social inclusion and solidarity. According to Statista, the efforts of volunteers worldwide are equal to 109 million full-time
JA Worldwide Is Top Ten NGO/SGO for Fourth Consecutive Year
Geneva-based NGO Advisor—which recently rebranded as thedotgood—has just announced that JA Worldwide remains among the ten most impactful social-good organization in the world. Ranking the world’s most impactful NGOs began in 2012, in an effort to showcase the best practices and newest ideas in the nonprofit sector. Last year, recognizing that it
LEAD Camp: Celebrating 20 Years of Raising Young Girls to become High Achieving Women
As we prepare for yet another edition of LEAD Camp, this year’s edition doubles as the 20th edition and it’s a perfect opportunity to celebrate amazing young girls that have participated in the program and are now leading transformational change in their respective sectors. The Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement and Development
Register Today! JA Nigeria to host ‘Financial Literacy for Kids by Kids’
To mark a memorable celebration for children’s day, we will be hosting a young finance genius, David Famoti to facilitate a virtual financial literacy session on the 5th of June by 3pm. David Famoti is a son to Motunrayo Ade-Famoti, CEO Money Steward who teaches other children on money matters.
Application Now Open for ViMP 2021
Now in its 21st year, application is now opened for the Venture in Management Program, a program targeted at raising ethical business leaders who will go on to start their businesses or manage established businesses and social enterprises. ViMP will select, through a rigorous process, 70 outstanding members of the
Volunteer Spotlight – Meet Deborah
Deborah Ogunyemi, a JAN CP alum who is now a volunteer teaches our flagship Company Program in Ibadan, Oyo State. She was fascinated by the mode of delivery of her instructor when she participated in the JAN program and this sparked her interest to become a volunteer. Deborah believes in
Alumni Spotlight – Meet Michael
We are always proud of our alumni making a transformational impact in their respective communities. One of such alumni is Michael Nwoseh, 2012 ViMP alum who is the Strategic Growth Lead at Data Science Nigeria (DSN) – a non-profit run with the vision to accelerate Nigeria’s development through promoting the
JA Nigeria, UPS prepare students for Career Success
As we continue in our journey of empowering young people to own their economic future, JA Nigeria has partnered with UPS foundation to equip young people with work readiness skills required to make them thrive in the emerging economy. Through the implementation of the JA Career Success Program, students were
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