Posts in Region-JAAfrica
Young Entrepreneurs Lead the Way at JA Africa’s 15th Company of the Year Competition

JA Africa celebrates young entrepreneurs with its 15th-annual Company of the Year regional competition.

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Young Innovators Reimagine Africa’s Future at the Third AfrInnovate Youth Challenge

AYC celebrates youth-led enterprises emerging from the JA Social Equity Program (SEP) from Z Zurich Foundation, JA Africa, and JA Worldwide.

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JA Africa Film Akwaaba Wins Best Documentary and Features on Delta In-Flight Entertainment

Delta Air Lines’ documentary Akwaaba featuring JA Africa students wins at the Atlanta Women’s Film Festival.

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JA Africa Launches 10MAG Campaign to Empower 10 Million Girls

This month, JA Africa officially launched the 10MAG campaign to equip 10 million African girls with entrepreneurship, leadership, and advocacy skills.

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New Global Winner Crowned at 2025 De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Award Ceremony

Celebrate ​the innovative spirit of young entrepreneurs from around the world with the 2025 De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Award.

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JA Africa Celebrates the Region's Top Young Entrepreneurs with 14th Company of the Year Competition

Hosted by JA Mascareignes, the 2024 JA Africa Company of the Year competition brought together nine JA student companies from around the region.

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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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