Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

The seventh annual Global Dignity Day is scheduled for Wednesday October 15 th , 2014. In 2013 Global Dignity Day was celebrated in over 50 countries around the world. This year Global Dignity Day will be celerated in 71 countries. The aim of Global Dignity Day is to instill a new, positive, inclusive and interconnected sense of value in young people that will guide them as they grow. It is also to help in empowering young people with dignity, to foster global dialogue on dignity and to engage young people in the meaning and importance of dignity.                                    Picture gallery for 2013 Global Dignity Day. In 2013, Junior Achievement Nigeria and The Hayford Alile Foundation (thaf) reached 35,358 students, this year we hope to reach 50,000 students this year on Global Dignit...

Reports To: Executive Director Location: Junior Achievement Nigeria Head Office Lekki Lagos The Marketing and Communication Associate is responsible for implementing the public relations plan to develop broader reach and oversee production of all internal publications and collateral pieces for programs and events. The position develops exhibits and presentations for outreach to stakeholders, controls photo and video files and library. The position manages all of the communications emanating from Junior Achievement Nigeria so that the messages and image of the organization is conveyed in a consistent and timely manner and favorable publicity is maximized. The position creates, develops and implements Junior Achievement awareness strategies and promotional items and is a liaison with the Board Marketing Committee   PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:   o    Initiates and maintains ongoing relationships with local media outlets to increase credibility ...

I am Habiva Ngor a Senior Secondary School I student of Community Secondary School Nkpogu,I am 16years old from Sokoto state. My experience in JAN Girls Enterprise program sponsored by MasterCard Foundation has touched my life and I now know that God has a plan for me indeed; I learnt how to sew cloths from the start to finish (Designing, drawing, cutting and sewing). This training is an alternative way young people can support their families legitimately. Change is not a destination in itself but a continuous journey, if we can impact our young girls one girl at a time, we can possibly reduce prostitution and the impact of poverty in our nation especially on our young girls.   Let their success be your motivation The future belongs to the children of today; not the educated ones only but rather to those willing to acquire a skill as well as education, those willing to unlearn, learn and re-learn because entrepreneurship is dynamic and key to the nation’s future development....

OLOYEDE SHADIAT: The program adds more to my knowledge. I t is an opportunity given to young youth like us and I really have interest in it and I am happy that am involved. SUNDAY GIFT: I am so grateful for this opportunity JA has given me to learn how to make hair and you people don’t know what this opportunity means to me, I am so grateful, thanks to JA. OMORUYI VICTORIA: This program added more to my talent. It is a great opportunity for people out there, but I grab the opportunity and I am going to use it well than you JA. ADEOSUN FAITH: Government Science Technical College Abuja  I want to say a big thank you to Jan Nigeria for given me this privilege to attend this program. By attending this, I can operate a computer and start up my business I can set goals now ,am also better in decision making. ADAKU CHUSHARA: F.C.T Secondary education board Adding Value to your selves is what Jan have done to you, apart from school work, please what you have learned put ...

Get plugged into an exciting app that will teach you how to make important decisions with money and your community. Do you know how to save? How to invest? When to buy? Test out your financial literacy skills in the More Than Money app! For Android users  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boardgame.morethanmoney&hl=en For Nokia Users  http://store.ovi.com/content/494881 The More Than Money app is a digital adaptation of the Community Board Game which is used by JAN to educate school children on important money making decision. The content of the mobile game has been localized to suit the Nigeria student with the help of CcHub and VISA. The game teaches children to understand money and key financial concepts like earning, saving, investing, and starting a business. This game is suitable for ages 7 and up. Share this fun game with your friends. Stay connected to us via this blog:   http://janigeria.blogspot.com ; follow us on twitt...

Young Junior Achievement Nigeria Entrepreneurs showcase their company products: The JA Company of the Year Competition is an event organized by Junior Achievement Nigeria (JA Nigeria) designed as a one-day competitive exhibition session to introduce students to the dynamics of sales, packaging, presentation etc. as a company. Actually this event is the climax of a sixteen week training and practice of entrepreneurship for the JA Nigeria Company Program in the various schools.   The JA Nigeria Company Program (CP) is designed to practically inspire students on entrepreneurship for the world in front of them. Thirty(30) students   are selected from each school to form a company, the students will in turn chose a business name and elect a board to oversee the company`s affair for the next 16weeks. The offices include The Chairman of the board (President/CEO), Director of Production, Marketing, Finance and Human resources. They are to start up a new company and raise capit...

During the 15th Anniversary celebration, the Vice-chairman of JAN, Mr Niyi Yusuf, unveiled JAN's Technology Delivery Platform which constituted of an e-learning platform and a mobile app.   JAN believes that in order to reach out to 1 million youths by 2020 especially in the remote locations of the country there is a need to key into the use of Technology to enable people to learn anytime and anywhere through E-learning and mobile apps.   In light of this, JAN has launched its e-learning platform which helps students in both primary and secondary schools to study courses relating to Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Work Readiness. The use of new multimedia technologies and the internet in learning is seen as a means to improve accessibility, efficiency and quality of learning by facilitating access to information resources and services as well as remote exchanges and collaboration.             ...