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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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JA Worldwide Welcomes New Board Leaders

On July 1, the JA Worldwide Board of Governors welcomes a new chair, new vice co-chairs, a new treasurer, and more,

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JA USA Holds First Regional Company of the Year Competition of 2021

Junior Achievement USA kicked off its National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS), the first regional Company of the Year competition of 2021.

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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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Marsh McLennan Hosts Job-Shadow Day for JA Students

As part of its 150th-anniversary celebration, 150 Marsh McLennan employee volunteers hosted 150 JA students from around the world for virtual job shadow experiences.

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JAYE Malta Wins the Global FinCap Challenge

JAYE Malta is the winner of the first-ever Global FinCap Challenge, through which students ages 12–16 worked in teams to solve a specific financial-capability challenge.

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JA Worldwide Board of Governors Spotlight: Phil Evans

This month, we spoke with JA Worldwide Board of Governors member Phil Evans, who also chairs the Development Committee.

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Meet the 2021 Gather Reporters

Meet the 2021 Gather Reporters!

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