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GLC Week 2 Brings Over 1,000 JA Staff Members Together (Virtually)

That’s a wrap on the second week of the Global Leadership Conference 2021, a biennial event exclusively for JA staff.

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JA Asia Pacific Holds 2021 Company of the Year Competition

JA Asia Pacific held its annual regional Company of the Year competition this week. Hosted by JA Philippines, the regional competition was conducted virtually for the second year in a row.

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JA Staff Reunite, Recharge, and Reimagine with GLC 2021

It’s been an exciting week for the JA global network as we kicked off our first-ever virtual Global Leadership Conference (GLC).

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Meet Aya Yousef, Global Student Prize Finalist

Aya Yousef, a JA alumna from INJAZ Lebanon who is currently an architecture student at the American University in Beirut, is a top-50 finalist for the Global Student Prize.

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Patricia Francy Honored with First-Ever JA Legacy of Leadership Award

This week, at a ceremony in New York City, JA Worldwide honored Global Council member Patricia L. Francy for her 30 years of service to JA.

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Celebrate International Day of the Girl

More than 60 female-identifying JA staff from around the world have come together to share some of their best career advice for girls.

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You Shop. Young People Benefit.

We’re testing a new shopping experience that will offer the JA network an opportunity to earn a commission on each sale . . . at no cost to you as a shopper!

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HSBC and JA Partner to Teach Youth Financial-Capability Skills

HSBC and JA Worldwide are expanding our partnership to help young people learn future skills, gain self confidence, and develop a positive attitude toward managing their money.

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JA Alumni: Rise up!

Have you ever considered a career in advertising? Join dentsu and JA alumni for dentsu’s Rise Up global virtual digital-marketing challenge.

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JA Teacher and Two Alumni Nominated for Top Global Prizes

JA Worldwide is thrilled to announce the designation of Leonardo Durante and JA alumnus Howard Leong Yiq Zhenn as top 50 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize and the Global Student Prize.

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USAID Announces Completion of USAID Enriching Youth for Tomorrow Program

JA Turkmenistan and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the completion the USAID Enriching Youth for Tomorrow Program in Turkmenistan.

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JA Worldwide Board of Governors Spotlight: Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi

“We reach 10 million students each year. That’s only 1 percent of the students on the planet. What about the rest? The 99 percent? Today, we can do almost everything we did before in the classroom digitally. Let’s go from one percent to one hundred percent.”

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Announcing the Third Edition of JA Worldwide Fellows

We’re thrilled to announce the third round of JA Worldwide Fellows! Starting in September, the nine new Fellows will embark on a 12-month fellowship, the third year JA Worldwide has offered this staff-development initiative.

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Celebrating JA Students and Young Alumni on International Youth Day

At JA, we celebrate youth every day, but on International Youth Day, we’re recognizing and highlighting some of the amazing work our students and young alumni have done in 2020 and 2021.

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JA Asia Pacific Celebrates 15th-Annual FedEx Express/JA International Trade Challenge

JA Asia Pacific celebrated its 15th-annual FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge Asia Pacific from August 9–11.

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Asheesh Advani Wins Tony Hsieh Award

We received some great news last week: Our CEO Asheesh Advani was nominated for the Tony Hsieh Award. Then, on Saturday night, we received even better news: he won!

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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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