2024 News Archive

JA Worldwide held the first-ever Global Alumni Leaders Academy last month in conjunction with EMERGE, the JA Global Leadership Summit.

During One Young World’s annual summit—and on International Day of Peace—JA joined a discussion on the connection between economic prosperity and peace with the Chair of Z Zurich Foundation.

One Young World is holding its annual global summit this week in Montreal, and JA is there! Find out why.

JA Worldwide CFO Adnan Bokhari and COO Caroline Jenner joined the 2024 Global Youth Economic Opportunities (GYEO) Summit this week in Washington, DC.

Fourteen locations across Central and South America will host this vibrant celebration of youth empowerment, innovation, and entrepreneurship this year.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) published a thought-leadership piece on the importance of mental fitness authored by JA Worldwide CEO Asheesh Advani and mental fitness expert (and JA alumna) Maya Raichoora.

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.

JA Asia Pacific held the 18th-annual FedEx Express/JA International Trade Challenge (ITC) in Singapore this month, the first in-person edition of the event since 2019.

EMERGE, the JA Global Alumni Summit, has officially kicked off in Porto, Portugal! Tune in to catch daily recaps of the events and workshops.

Modern Achievement, by Asheesh Advani and Marshall Goldsmith, with illustrations by Ayse Birsel, has launched. It’s now available from all major booksellers in both print and ebook editions.

JA’s financial health learning experiences across all six JA regions equip young people with essential skills and knowledge to navigate their financial futures with confidence.

On International Youth Day 2024, we’re celebrating the second anniversary of our partnership with Z Zurich Foundation, a collaboration designed to empower young people to succeed as innovative job creators and well-qualified job seekers, while addressing issues of social equity, mental health, and sustainable development.

Junior Achievement USA welcomed a new CEO on July 1. Learn more about Jack Harris and his career with JA.

Geneva-based thedotgood has announced that JA Worldwide remains among the ten most impactful social-good organization in the world, earning the #5 spot for the second straight year.

JA's work-readiness learning experiences are designed to be adaptable to different cultures and needs. Find out how students around the world gain work-readiness skills through JA.

This week, JA Europe held its annual Gen-E festival in Catania, Italy, hosted by JA Italy. Meet the inspiring JA student companies and find out who won.

Meet the first cohort of Global Youth Advocates!

Before Junior Achievement USA CEO Jack Kosakowski retires from the organization after a storied 50-year career, we sat down to reflect on his professional life, what he’s learned, how JA has changed over time, and what’s next.

As an original signatory to MSME Day, JA Worldwide celebrates the young people who are driving the growth of MSMEs around the world, and the peace and inclusive prosperity that are possible when young entrepreneurs have the resources they need to grow their MSMEs.

Junior Achievement USA hosted its 2024 National Student Leadership Summit this week in Washington, D.C., and crowned this year’s JA USA Company of the Year.

Catch up on all the JA alumni news and events from May!

Meet the JA alumni leaders from Asia Pacific who have joined Generation Unlimited’s Global Young People’s Action Team.

In 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 16 “International Day of Living Together in Peace,” a day to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding, and solidarity.

This week, JA Worldwide participated in the “Trust and Human Connection in the Age of AI and Social Networks” symposium from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication and Cortico.

The Social Equity Program (SEP), a joint initiative between JA Worldwide, JA Africa, and Z Zurich Foundation (ZZF), tackles the challenges of youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET), while addressing the issues of social equity, mental health, and sustainable development.

1, 2, 3 Finanzas! explores basic expenses, budgeting, saving, and investing for young people.

Yesterday, the World Economic Forum released a report on the potential for AI to benefit both students and educators, and it includes eight case studies from around the world . . . including one from JA Europe.

Earlier this week, CNBC featured the Junior Achievement–Rocky Mountain Free Enterprise Center on the national Your Money show.

We’re celebrating World Book Day by sharing the news that JA Worldwide CEO Asheesh Advani has written a book with world-renowned executive coach and author Marshall Goldsmith!

JA has embraced AI in education, folding it into learning experiences to prepare youth for the future. Today is National AI Literacy Day in the US, and we’re celebrating by highlighting the ways the JA network uses AI around the world.

Isometricks from JA Greece, students at Experimental Senior High School of the University of Macedonia, have won the 2024 De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Award.

"Young Voices for a Sustainable Future," a collaborative initiative between BASF and JA Worldwide, integrates students from diverse backgrounds into a global dialogue on sustainable development.

Moldova’s Ministry of Finance and JA Moldova signed a collaboration agreement in March to bring financial education to the nation’s youth.

Volvo Financial Services and JA Worldwide announced the expansion of our partnership, bringing more JA learning experiences to Romania and Sweden in addition to efforts already underway in nine other countries.

The strategic partnership between JA Worldwide and the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) empowers young people to unlock their potential through project management.

Hosted by JA Malaysia, the 2024 JA Asia Pacific COY welcomed 21 JA student companies from 12 JA Asia Pacific markets to compete in the first regional Company of the Year competition for this school year.

INJAZ Al-Arab/JA MENA and TikTok launched a new initiative this week that aims to inspire 2 million Saudi university and high school students.

The JA-ZZF partnership equips young people with the tools they need to be positive change agents not only in their communities but also in their countries.

The JA Alumni world is coming together this August in Portugal. Come join us!

JA’s network of staff, teachers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs helps to better understand the benefits, challenges, and learning opportunities surrounding AI.

INJAZ Al-Arab JA MENA held its 2023 Youth Entrepreneurship Celebration (YEC) in Doha, Qatar, including the launch of INJAZaTHON and the regional Company of the Year competition.

As we reach the midpoint of our Alumni Leaders Academy journey, now is the perfect time to pause and reflect on our alumni leaders’ inspiring accomplishments.

We are pleased to announce the fourth cohort of JA Worldwide Fellows, a select group of JA leaders from around the JA global network.

We’re proud to announce that JA Worldwide has been nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, our third nomination in three years.

Watch the January JA Alumni Clubhouse recording and sign up for the special edition coming in February.

In a guest post by our CEO, Asheesh Advani shares notes from JA’s participation in the 2024 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.

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

The third installment of 2 Minute Drill’s JA alumni-only episode aired this week, and you can stream it online! Find out who won the US$50,000 prize and the JA Impact Award.

Hear an update about Youth Voices, the 2024 Global Alumni Summit, and more