JA Worldwide 2022 Year in Review
As 2022 winds down, we’re celebrating a year of impactful partnerships and important milestones.
January/February
JA Worldwide Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize
JA Featured on the WEF Agenda (Reframing the Role of Education): https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-on-the-world-economic-forum-agenda-reframing-the-role-of-educators
INJAZ Al-Arab JA MENA and JA Africa Join Forces to Expand Partnership with Boeing: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/injaz-al-arab-and-ja-africa-soar-with-boeing
Verizon expands JA partnership into global relationship in 11 countries: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/celebrating-new-and-renewed-partnerships
March
HSBC and JA Worldwide Expand Global Partnership: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/hsbc-and-ja-worldwide-expand-global-partnership-to-empower-youth-to-manage-their-financial-future
JA Hosts Demo Day at the Teacher Tech Summit: https://t4.education/events/teacher-tech-summit/teacher-tech-summit-2022/2022-programme/
YPO Honors JA Leaders, Including Asheesh Advani: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ypo-honors-ja-leaders
April
Team Scribo Wins Second-Annual De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Award: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/scribo-wins-2022-de-la-vega-global-entrepreneurship-award
JA Supporters Run the 2022 Boston Marathon: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/boston-marathon-2022 and https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-runners-finish-boston-marathon-with-stunning-times
SABIC and JA Worldwide Partner to Inspire Students to Tackle Sustainability Challenges: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/sabic-and-ja-worldwide-partner-to-inspire-students-to-tackle-sustainability-challenges-in-their-communities
2 Minute Drill Premieres First-Ever JA Alumni Episode: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/2minutedrill-alum and https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/injaz-uae-alum-wins-2-minute-drill
May
JA Worldwide Named to Top Ten NGO/SGO for Fourth Consecutive Year: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-is-top-ten-ngo-sgo-for-fourth-year
JA Represented in Davos for WEF Annual Meeting: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-travels-to-davos-for-the-world-economic-forum-annual-meeting
Citi Foundation, a JA partner for 36 years, renewed all of its regional and global grants this year to support JA around the world: https://youtu.be/m0-aj6SUMEU
Four New Laureates Join Global Business Hall of Fame, presented by JA Worldwide, with an online experience sponsored by Delta Air Lines: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/2022-laureates-global-business-hall-of-fame
FedEx renews partnership of Company of the Year Competitions in all six regions and the FedEx Express/JA International Trade Challenge (ITC) in Asia Pacific: https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/meisa-english/fedex-and-junior-achievement-support-future-entrepreneurs-winners-of-the-16th-annual-fedex-ja-international-trade-challenge-announced
Leadership Matters Podcast with Alan Fleischman Features Asheesh Advani: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/leadership-matters-podcast-youth-discussion
JA Worldwide and BASF Announce Young Voices for a Sustainable Future Innovation Challenge for a Just Transition: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-and-basf-announce-young-voices-for-a-sustainable-future-innovation-challenge-for-a-just-transition
June
Marsh McLennan and JA Worldwide Team Up for Global Innovation Challenge: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/marsh-mclennan-and-ja-worldwide-team-up-for-a-global-innovation-challenge
JA Worldwide Announces Third Cohort of Gather Reporters: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/meet-the-2022-gather-reporters
JA USA Hosts First In-person National Student Leadership Summit since 2019: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/nsls-2022
July
JA Worldwide Launches Youth Voices Initiative with MIT, Cortico, and Accenture (which begins a new year of our partnership: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/youth-voices
American Express partners with JA Worldwide through a grant will build financial confidence and resilience in young people across at least 11 countries: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/celebrating-new-and-renewed-partnerships
JA Europe Celebrates Gen-E Entrepreneurship Event: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-europes-gen-e-2022
JA Announces Partnership with Goodwall: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/goodwall
Microsoft Partners with JA: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/celebrating-new-and-renewed-partnerships
Harry Winston Renews Partnership with JA: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/celebrating-new-and-renewed-partnerships
JA and Rumie Announce Partnership: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/celebrating-new-and-renewed-partnerships
JA Worldwide Receives Donation from Align Technologies: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-receives-us250000-donation-from-align-technology
Architas Brings Innovation Challenge to JA students: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/architas
Hivebrite Releases Case Study on How JA uses its Platform for Gather, the JA Alumni Community: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/gather-hivebrite
August
Z Zurich Foundation Partners with JA to Create Bright, Boundless Futures for African Youth: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/iyd-2022
JA Worldwide Named One of Fast Company’s “Best Workplaces for Innovators”: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/fast-company-most-innovative-workplaces
Junior Achievement USA Receives $38.8 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-usa-mackenzie-scott-donation
Belgian-based Carmeuse enters into three-year partnership with JA Worldwide: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/celebrating-new-and-renewed-partnerships
JA Asia Pacific and FedEx Express Hold 16th ITC: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-asia-pacific-fedex-itc-2022
FERD’s List Announces 2022 Honorees: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ferds-list-2022
JA Alumni Europe Hosts Alumni Conference: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-alumni-conference-helps-shape-the-future
September
UN General Assembly Puts Important Focus on Education: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/un-general-assembly-puts-important-focus-on-education
JA Zimbabwe School Shortlisted for World’s Best Schools Prize: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/eveline-high-school-ja-zimbabwe
Volvo Financial Services Partners with JA Worldwide: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-and-volvo-financial-services-launch-global-partnership-to-economically-empower-youth
October
JA Worldwide and EY Launch Global Sustainability Survey: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-and-ey-launch-global-sustainability-survey
JA Worldwide Speaks at UNIDO’s LKDF Forum: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/watch-skills-for-resilience-from-unidos-lkdf-forum-2022
INJAZ Al-Arab Holds Youth Entrepreneurship Celebration: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/injaz-al-arab-yec2022
JA Canada Alumna Wins Second JA Alumni Episode of 2 Minute Drill: https://www.jaworldwide.org/stories/nadia-ladak
November
JA Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-worldwide-celebrates-global-entrepreneurship-week-2022
Bill Schawbel Receives JA Worldwide Legacy of Leadership Award: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/legacy-of-leadership-2022
JA Asia Pacific Holds 2022 Company of the Year Competition: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-asia-pacific-2022-coy
JA Students Inspire at BASF Virtual Global Exchange: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/students-inspire-at-virtual-global-exchange
JA Staff Earn Microlearning Credential with Rumie: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/rumie-credential-for-ja-staff
December
HSBC Renews Partnership with JA Worldwide: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/hsbc-and-ja-worldwide-partner-to-build-a-financially-capable-generation
JA Americas Holds 2022 Company of the Year Competition: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-americas-coy-2022
JA Africa Holds 2022 Company of the Year Competition: https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/ja-africa-company-of-the-year-2022 Huge
Huge thanks to all our renewing partners in 2022:
