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2015 JA Africa Company of the Year Competition

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Junior Achievement Nigeria outshines 16 Member Nations in Student Company of the Year Competition (#COY2015). A host of national champions representing sixteen (16) JA Africa member nations participated in the Junior Achievement African Regional Company of the Year Competition (#COY2015) held in Libreville, Gabon December 2 nd – 5 th 2015. The 2014 JA West African teams were rescheduled to compete in 2015 as a result of the 2014 Ebola outbreak. JA Nigeria was honourably represented by The Dynamites; Government Girls Secondary School, Abaji, Abuja. The team of four included Miss. Idoko Mercy, Miss. Ogbobi, Miss. Monalisa, Miss. Ichado Faith and Miss. Gambo Mariam. The Dynamites emerged the winner of the 2014 JA Africa Company of the Year Award. In addition they also won the 2014 FedEx& Citi Client Satisfaction Award. The winners of the 2015 NCOY held in Lagos, The Roaring Achievers hailing from Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja were unable to attend the event due to exam

JA in A Day: CSR with Oracle Nigeria.

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Careers with a Purpose (CWAP) was sponsored by Oracle and Stronghold to train students in senior secondary schools in Oke Imesi, Ekiti State on Positive Values, Life Maxims, Ethical decision making and Noble purpose. The program was completed in three (3) schools with 468 participants between ages 11 and 20. During the CWAP sessions, the participants were trained on the following; •    Positive Values: Value was defined to the students as a person’s belief and ideals, students were told the importance of value in all aspect of daily existence and in career choice.    •    Ethical Decision: Students explore the differences between a Job and a Career and learn how they can apply their skills, interests and value to a career with a noble purpose. Here the participants are made to understand that their skills, interests and values match multiple career options.   •    Noble Purpose: Noble Purpose was explained as a passion to pursue meaningful work that benefits society. Skills

#JANFUNRUN

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The 2015 JAN Fun Run was a success and a Fun day out for all. Our 5K runners; some of whom had ran 11km earlier that morning (Road Warriors), not only had enough energy to run, but they also went through two warm-up sessions from a Truppr fitness trainer and Mara Mentor: The Body Alchemist. In addition to the 5km Run, we had 4-A-Side soccer, Tug-of-War, Sack race, a bouncy castle for kids and entertainment. Aunty Ayo Girls Secondary School and Fountain Heights Secondary School not only participated in our activities, but they also raised funds for JAN. We're taking the lessons learned and assure you that our 2016 Fun Run is going to be bigger and better. More photos, video footage and race details coming soon! Special thanks for ExxonMobil, The Dangote Group, Road Warriors, Zircon Marine, ARG Studios, Valmont Water, The Mara Foundation and Yudala for supporting our event.  First Female 5K run winner, who had to dash off to soccer practice. Talk about super