“JAN
Made Me Who I Am Today". JAN Alumni Adebayo Fashanu Tells JA Africa.
Adedayo Fashanu participated in the JA company
program whilst in Cayley College in Lagos State, Nigeria in the year 2005-2006.
Junior Achievement came to her school and her year group was the first set to
experience the JA Company Program. Together with her peers, they created an
Enterprise and their business was fashioned around jewellery making using
African beads. She was selected by her peers to be the president of their JA
Enterprise. They created a business plan under the supervision of an assigned
JA official mentor and sold shares to the parents at PTA meetings and after
school. The enterprise was a huge success and one of the most remarkable
experiences of her school years. Till today that memory still resides deeply
with her and her peers and they often share fond memories of how JA brought
them closer together.
She also participated in the LEAD CAMP after
taking a CAMBRIDGE exam JA orchestrated. She scored the highest in the exam in
Lagos that year and that made her school very happy about JA’s presence and
influence on their students.
After her secondary school education, Adedayo
moved to the United States where she attended Cameron University. She went on
to become the youngest graduate of the 2008 year group at just 17 years old.
She earned an Associate in Science degree with a major in Interdisciplinary
Studies with a concentration in Pre-Nursing.
Adedayo now works as a journalist, speaker,
moderator, writer and author. She is the author of “The Art of Being Alive
Series” on Huffington Post and also writes for Forbes magazine. She interviews
young entrepreneurs, social activists, innovators, global change-makers and
individuals focusing on Global Development & Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG’s).
She said “JA made me who I am today. I got a nick
name in the school because I was always invited to speak to the parents at the
PTA meetings, after every student had left, about JA and about them buying
shares. I assured them of “Maximum Profit”, so all the parents and
teachers started calling me MAXIMUM PROFIT each time they spotted me
around”
We will continue to follow Adedayo’s journey as
she continues to enjoy success in her career. We wish you all the best Adedayo.
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