Learners from Madiba Comprehensive School continue STEM2D journey In 2018, Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation partnered with JA South Africa to introduce 379 grade 7 learners from Mathlasedi Primary School to foundation-phase Science, Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing and Design (STEM2D) Programmes, with the hope that they will grow up to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.Now in […]
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Financial literacy & entrepreneurship training for #MandelaDay2019
Financial literacy & entrepreneurship training for #MandelaDay2019 To celebrate Mandela Day this year, we mobilised our collective power and used education to empower young people throughout the country. As Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. We partnered with Gauteng Department of Economic Development, the […]
JA South Africa Celebrates 40 years
JA South Africa Celebrates 40 years Tipping the scale beyond 40: preparing for greatness On 27 June 2019, over 100 entrepreneurs, JASA alumni, sponsors, supporters and business community members convened at Citi in Sandton for JA South Africa’s 40th anniversary gala dinner. With the theme Tipping the scale beyond 40: preparing for greatness, the event […]
HSBC continues to nurture a culture of earning, saving & spending at an early age
HSBC continues to nurture a culture of earning, saving & spending at an early age JA South Africa is thrilled to partner with HSBC on the implementation of the JA More Than Money Financial Literacy programme for the 11th consecutive year! This year again HSBC volunteers took time off their busy schedules to impart these […]
2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation shortlist has been announced
Two South Africans have made it to the shortlist of the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Click here to be inspired. […]
From 1979 to 2019: Four decades of empowering youth
From 1979 to 2019: Four decades of empowering youth JA South Africa was established in 1979 as a nationwide, autonomous, non-profit organisation, supported by Junior Achievement Worldwide (JA), which was established in the United States in 1919. Thus, 2019 marks our local 40th anniversary and global 100th anniversary. Early days JASA’s story began at the […]
Mentor on a JA South Africa programme
Sign up here: Please fill in this form if you would like to receive information about mentorship opportunities in the latter half of 2019 and for our programmes starting in early 2020. […]
May programme updates
Here are some highlights from the month of May Learners at Ponelopele Oracle Secondary School, who are participating in an Enterprise Programme supported by General Electric’s Londvolota Trust, have been working on creating tile cleaner, shoe polish and permanent marker cleaner as products for their team businesses. Toyota visited KwaBhekiLanga Secondary School in Alexandra […]
Three winners emerge from Transnet-sponsored Young Movers Competition
Transnet, in partnership with the SABS Design Institute and JA South Africa, selected three winners for the 2017 Young Movers Competition Nationally, 20 JA South Africa Entrepreneurship Academy Programme learners from 10 high schools were selected as finalists of the Young Movers Competition, which is sponsored by Transnet. The students attended Design Clinic sessions for […]
Mandela Day with ABSA
Mandela Day: Absa joins JA South Africa for a More than Money Programme at the Boys and Girls Club in Protea Glen, Soweto ABSA staff volunteers assisted JA South Africa on Mandela Day 2017, where we partnered to implement the JA More than Money Programme, which teaches financial literacy. Together, we reached 90 Grade 5 […]