Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

As most of you know, and if you don't now you do :-) ! JA Nigeria, has been around since 1999 bridging the gap between the workplace and classroom through our free financial literacy programs, and we have nurtured some of the best minds in Nigeria such as a Mr. Tunji Eloso, Director of Strategy and Business of CoCreation Hub; Mr. Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative and Ms. Toyosi Akerele, CEO of Rise Networks to name a few. W hy Create an Alumni Network? JA Nigeria believes that creating a strong Alumni is the next step in advancing the objectives of the organization. Forming an Alumni Association offers alumni opportunities to positively impact the country as a nation builders and global agents of change.    What is JAN’s Alumni Association? JAN’s alumni association is an organized group of people who share the common experience of having participated in a Junior Achievement Nigeria Program regardless of the year or duration. Th...

Hello Everyone, I am excited to serve as the new Executive Director of Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN). These are big shoes to fill because of the great leadership of Kunbi Wuraola, the former executive director who served for over 10 years. At the first half of the school year, JAN successfully reached out to over 60,000 with strategic stakeholder partnerships. Taking over such leadership, inspires me to increase the number of students; increase stakeholder relationships, and enhance JAN’s image. We are excite to begin 2015 with good news.   The Lagos State government has approved us to reach out to all its primary schools. Also, in Kaduna JAN has been approved to reach 10 additional schools.   More schools means more students and an increased impact. Volunteers will be trained and empowered to take JAN’s cutting edge programs to those schools. In addition, there are more opportunities to reach out to JAN students  through events like Financial Literacy ...

Photography by Studio Wellbrook .                         Hello everyone, My name is Tobe Ifeanyi and I am the new Marketing and Communications Manager here at JAN! I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. After completing my Advanced Level studies in London I moved to Baltimore, MD, USA where I earned a Bachelor of the Arts in Global Studies from Coppin State University. While attending Coppin my passion for art grew as I developed an interest in Jazz and vinyl collecting. Under the mentorship of my Photography instructor Professor Linda Day-Clark, my passion thrived. In 2005, homesick and equipped with my 35mm Pentax K1000, I went on to create my first body of work based on Ghana during a semester abroad and start a small business selling my photographs. That year I also started mentoring middle-school children at nearby school where I realized I loved to teach. While ex...