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JA Worldwide Inducts 2024 Laureates into the Global Business Hall of Fame

We’re pleased to announce the Global Business Hall of Fame 2024 Laureates, who join an immersive, digital exhibit that inspires young people through stories and achievements from a wide range of industries and sectors.

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Inaugural AfrInnovate Youth Challenege Celebrates Social Entrepreneurship in Africa

Young people took center stage at the inaugural AfrInnovate Youth Challenge (AYC), a competition resulting from the JA/Z Zurich Foundation Social Equity Program.

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Starting a Movement with JA Alumni Leaders in Africa

Hosted by JA Worldwide, JA Africa, and JA Uganda in collaboration with PMIEF, the three-day intensive boot camp aimed to develop and grow JA alumni networks in the Africa region.

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Celebrating JA Member Milestones

With multiple government partnerships, anniversaries, and awards over the last few months, we have a lot to celebrate in the JA network.

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JA Zimbabwe School Shortlisted for World's Best School Prize for Innovation

Eveline High School, a JA school in Zimbabwe, is a finalist for the World’s Best School Prize in Innovation.

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Z Zurich Foundation to Work with JA to Create Bright, Boundless Futures for African Youth

We’re excited to celebrate International Youth Day 2022 with some very big news: Z Zurich Foundation (ZZF) announced that it will partner with JA Worldwide and JA Africa.

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April Regional Round-Up: Highlights from Our Six Regions

There’s always so much happening in the six JA regions that it can be hard to keep up! That’s why we’ve compiled some of our favorite stories from each regional operating center from last month.

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March Regional Round-Up: Highlights from Our Six Regions

There’s always so much happening in the six JA regions that it can be hard to keep up! That’s why we’ve compiled some of our favorite stories from each regional operating center from last month.

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JA Africa Celebrates 11th Company of the Year Competition

JA Africa kicked off its 11th-annual Company of the Year Competition this week with student company teams from nine African countries.

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Monthly Regional Round-Up: Highlights from Our Six Regions

Check out some of our favorite stories from each regional operating center from December and January.

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JA Africa and INJAZ Al-Arab Partner with Oliver Wyman for Youth Skills Survey

To close the widening gap between youth skills and employer demand, INJAZ Al-Arab JA MENA and JA Africa partnered with Oliver Wyman to explore the issues and potential solutions.

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Among JA Student Companies, Sustainability and Compassion Reign Supreme

While 2020 showed us what we at JA have always known—that JA students are not only brilliant but resilient—it also showed us that JA students are compassionate and forward-thinking in their approaches to entrepreneurship and business.

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Students from JA Denmark Win First-Ever JA Global Entrepreneurship Award; Receive NFTs, a Cash Prize, and Further Education

Thanks to the generous support of the de la Vega family, JA Worldwide offers a global prize for JA student companies: The de la Vega Global Entrepreneurship Award.

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JA Africa Celebrates 2020 JA Student Companies

The global pandemic put the 2020 JA Africa Company of the Year competition temporarily on hold, but thanks to virtual technology, students around the continent can share their incredible achievements this month.

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Showing Gratitude for JA's Regional Operating Centers

With a global organization as large as JA—which includes hundreds of local offices around the world, serving over 10 million students each year—our regional operating centers offer both strategic vision and hands-on support.

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Gather Reporters Showcase All Six Regions

In May, JA Worldwide selected one alumnus from each of the six JA regions—Europe, Americas, MENA, Asia Pacific, and USA—to serve as Gather Reporters.

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