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JA AFRICA 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

CONTENT

About JA Africa

Mission, Vision & Values

Leadership Message

What We Do

Why JA Matters

The Year In Numbers

In The News

Google Volunteers at Regional office

Company of the Year Competition

Alumni Highlights

JA’s Leadership Camp for Girls

Donor Profiles

Leadership

Financials

Get Involved

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ABOUT JA AFRICA

Junior Achievement (JA) has worked in sub-Saharan Africa since 1979, when the first office was established in South Africa. Since then, JA has reached over 2,025,000 African youth. Today, there are 14 JA member nations in sub-Saharan Africa who collectively reached over 200,000 young people in 2016.

These young people are receiving training and mentoring, enabling them to become self-confident, financially stable and socially responsible citizens.

JA Africa partners with corporate volunteers, the local business community and educators to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy. JA Africa is a member of JA Worldwide (JAWW), the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about work-readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship through experiential hands-on programs. JA reaches over 10 million students annually across more than 120 countries.

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“JA and JA Africa are incredibly

important resources in a world that is

getting younger and younger and where

old development dependency paradigms

are being cast aside by a can do

generation. JA is providing the tools.”

Olaf Kula, Sr. Vice President for

Private Sector Engagement at

ACDI/VOCA

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Mission JA Africa’s mission is to foster social mobility and financial inclusion among African youth through financial literacy, improved employability and microenterprise creation

Vision The vision of JA Africa is to inspire and prepare young people in Africa to succeed in the global economy

ValuesBelief in the boundless potential of young people

Commitment to the principles of market-based economics and entrepreneurship

Passion for what we do and honesty, integrity and excellence in how we do it

Respect for the talent, creativity, perspectives and backgrounds of all individuals

Belief in the power of partnership and collaboration Conviction about the education and motivational impact of relevant, hands-on learning

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LEADERSHIP MESSAGE

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Dear Friends,

What a great year the past one was for JA Africa! For me, it was a challenging yet exciting adventure in learning what JA is about and seeing how the mission is manifested in different parts of the continent. Much of my energies in my first year in this role were spent investing in fostering greater connectedness among our Member Nations. This was connectedness not just for its sake, but because it allows us to better interact with each other, learn from each other and continually

improve the impact of our programs and the value we create for the youth we serve.

During my travels last year, I was honored to meet some of the most inspiring and innovative young entrepreneurs on this continent: people who have big dreams and who are starting and running small businesses with little more than an idea and a whole lot of determination and persistence. These stories of success, or at least the beginnings of success, reaffirmed for me why JA’s work is important. While in Zimbabwe, I met a young entrepreneur called Jonathan Chikumbu who started a small internet café/IT business in a busy market just outside Harare. Jonathan told me about the humble beginnings of his company; showing me the weathered piece of paper where he initially wrote down his ideas and dreams from the services he dreamed of one day providing, to the income he dreams of one day earning. “This was my first business plan,” he said, laughing as he held up that piece of paper. As I watched him I saw the height of his dreams both in that piece of paper and in his eyes. Jonathan credits JA and the entrepreneurship training it provided him for the growth of his business, which has been so successful he has now bought himself a car.

There are so many stories like Jonathan’s across this continent: stories of success in spite of seemingly insurmountable odds. That is the narrative of youth unemployment in Africa. Over 50% of young people

graduating from our universities will not find a job, and likely not a job that will use their skills well.

The challenge of this generation is to equip them for the uncertainties that lie ahead. Where previous generations went on to a ready job market, this one must be prepared for both employment and entrepreneurship. This is why at JA we believe in giving them not just the technical skills they need but also the soft skills: creative thinking, problem solving, innovation and self-motivation. We don’t know what the future of employment will look like, so we are all best off preparing young people for whatever comes.JA’s programs, whether entrepreneurship training, work readiness programs such as job shadows and leadership camps, STEM promotion programs or financial literacy programs, all bridge the gap between what young people learn in traditional school systems and what they need to thrive in the real world. We are preparing them to compete both on the stages of their local communities and for the global economy.

At JA Africa, we believe that no young person should fall through the gap and we are glad that you are joining us on this journey to build the bridges to their success.

Sincerely,Elizabeth BintliffCEO, JA Africa 5

WHAT WE DO

WHERE WE WORK

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JA Africa bridges the gap between classroom learning and real world application.

Our work focuses on three areas:

1.Financial Literacy 2.Work readiness3.Entrepreneurship

JA Africa’s work helps prepare students to manage their finances,become entrepreneurs,and develop skills necessary to be competitive in the global workforce.

1.Burkina Faso2.Botswana3.Gabon 4.Ghana5.Kenya6.Mauritius7.Nigeria8.Senegal9.South Africa10.Swaziland11.Tanzania12.Uganda13.Zambia14.Zimbabwe

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Our ProgramsEntrepreneurship

Work Readiness

Financial LiteracyJA More Than Money( Banking, Budgeting, Investing)

Cha Ching ( Earning, Saving, Spending, Donating)

Job ShadowsLeadership CampsIt’s my Career

Innovation Camps JA SYSTEMCareer Success

Company Program - In SchoolITS TYME (Immersion Training Strategy Targeting Young Marginalized Entrepreneurs) - Out of School

WHY JA Matters

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Self - employmentEntrepreneurship

Work Readiness

Skills to get jobsSkills to keep jobs

Earn IncomeFinancial Literacy Manage and Grow Income

Job Creation

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THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

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IN THE NEWSJA Africa wins Future Partner Prize

JA Africa was honored to receive the 2016 Future Partner Prize for the Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education. The award is granted by the UK-based organization Teach a Man to Fish, whose mission is to end youth unemployment and poverty by supporting schools to set up profitable and educational school businesses. Under the award, JA will participate in the School Enterprise Challenge, which will set up small businesses in selected schools in Zimbabwe. JA Africa was selected from over 400 organizations from around the continent.

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"Incredible organizations operating in Africa are fostering a culture of entrepreneurship among young people. It is important that young people learn early on that they have the power to be leaders in business and job creators of the 21st Century.”

Nik Kafka, CEO, Teach A Man To Fish

The Awards celebrate leading organizations addressing a specific problem through innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship. According to the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs, the number of youth in Africa will have increased by 42% by 2030. According to the same report, many of the countries experiencing rapid growth amongst their youth are at risk of increasing youth unemployment. It is against this backdrop that the Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education exists.

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Corporate volunteerism is central to JA’s model and work. This year, the regional office welcomed four staff from Google as volunteers for three weeks. The team of marketing profes-sionals included Thomas Ropel from Germany, Priya Ramachandran from India, Vivian Wise from Brazil and Mike Jordan from the US, who worked on expanding JA Africa’s marketing and visibility.

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Google Volunteers at Regional Office

Notable among their accomplishments was the development of a new, more dynamic website for the organization. The team also visited the SOS Children’s Village where they met third and fourth grade students who had participated in Cha Ching, a financial literacy program teaching primary school kids key concepts of money management.

JA Africa thanks Google for their support.

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COMPANY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

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The 6th Annual JA Africa Company of the Year Competition was held in Harare, Zimbabwe from December 7-9, 2016. FedEx, Citi and Rogers Capital as well as local sponsors supported the event. A total of 50 young people representing 14 different companies participated in the competition. The twelve countries represented at the Competition included Botswana, Gabon, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, South

Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Competing teams created a wide range of products and services aimed at meeting identified needs in each of their countries.

Among the guests in attendance were the Zimbabwean Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Patrick Zhuwao; Child

President of Zimbabwe, Tinaye Mbavari;JA board members; as well as representatives from FedEx, Citi and Rogers Capital.

Keynote speaker, Tiguidanke Camara, Chair and CEO of Tigui Mining Group encouraged students to believe in their dreams, have ambition, and be passionate about what they do.

For the fourth year, the team from Swaziland won the coveted Company of the Year Award. Their team, Hawk Art, produces custom-designed artwork using panel nails and colorful threads to create unique decorative designs. The ITS TYME Competition for out of school youth also took place for the second time since its inception. The ITS TYME Grand Prize was won by Express Gallery from Zambia.

In addition to the main awards, students also competed for Signature Awards supported by event sponsors. Signature sponsorships included the FedEx Access Award, Citi Client Focus Award and Rogers Capital Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.

“Awards are a big element of JA's theory of

change. We believe that there is a shift in

young minds when their accomplishments

are noticed, affirmed, recognized or

celebrated. For many people, winning an

award is often validation of their skills and

knowledge. Awards say: you are really

good at this. You should consider doing it

for a living.”

Elizabeth Bintliff, CEO, JA Africa

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Given the current statistics and reality in Africa of high unemployment and under-employment, not all graduates will go on to access already-existing jobs. Fewer still will gain jobs for which they are suited, or which suit their capacities.

Entrepreneurship is therefore the only option for many workplace entrants. It is a viable alternative for self-sufficiency. JA Africa focuses on this pillar to enable youth create jobs for themselves and others while responding to the many opportunities that exist in Africa’s economic ecosystem.

Over 23,000 youth from Burkina Faso and Botswana received training in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work-readiness.

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BURKINA FASO

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Few young people entering the workplace today understand the realities they face: of global competitiveness for skilled labor, of the odds in and against their favor, of what it takes to get a job and to keep a job, of the importance of attitude as a complement to aptitude, and of numerous other components of success. By exposing them to these elements, JA Africa positions them for a future of self-sufficiency and increases their likelihood for success.

For startups in Gabon, just finding affordable space to run a business can be a challenge. Until the recent creation of the “Espace PME”, there was no operational work space for new companies in Gabon. The small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) space fills that gap.

Operated by JA Gabon in partnership with the Government of Gabon, the space is an incubator for entrepreneurs to grow and develop their businesses. It is an open space for all SMEs in Gabon and for all Gabonese without any age limit.

Espace PME is designed to create a motivating and exciting workplace for entrepreneurs, enable young entrepreneurs to obtain reliable information about the business world and provide economic operators with a space with an internet connection and a range of tailor-made training programs. It also enables young entrepreneurs to develop their network of relationships and clients, obtain ongoing training and exchange

GABON

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and compare their ideas in an enabling environment.

While entrepreneurs are assisted to grow and develop, Espace PME also plays a significant role in Gabon’s economy as it seeks to strengthen the managerial capacities of the economic fabric of Gabon, enables companies to find new business opportunities, supports entrepreneurs to grow, creates a space for exchanges and meetings between companies and decision-makers and assists entrepreneurs to move from the informal to the formal sector.

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A 2015 joint study by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and Youth Business International (YBI) reveals that as many as 60% of 18 to 34-year-olds in Africa are optimistic about the availability of good business opportunities, and believe they have the skills and knowledge to start a business. This rate far exceeds records in other parts of the world. For us at Junior Achievement Africa, it validates our work and mission.

“I can only describe my JA experience in three words:

KENYA

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Classes Served

“Beyond the cash prize, we have gained networking and mentorship opportunities from the various partners that have gone a long way towards improving our product and market reach. ”

Njooro Muniga, JA Kenya Alum

Inspiring, Insightful Experience! It has given me a window to explore my potential and realize that I can. I was in JA in 2010 in Lenana School and our business was selling t-shirts. For my job shadow experience, we visited GT Bank (then Fina Bank) for a day. Through this experience, I learnt the importance of work ethic and proper customer relations, which contributed to my success today.

I run my own enterprise known as Inclusion Media Limited. We enable

businesses in retail and hospitality to run customer loyalty programs using our platform, PAID. We were the national winners of the University Innovation Challenge, a competition by JA Kenya for budding entrepreneurs. We won a cash prize of $100.

”To my fellow future entrepreneurs, the change starts with you. We can eradicate youth unemployment if we the youth embrace entrepreneur-ship.”

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With 11 million youth entering the African workforce every year, the continent’s youth remain on the margins of the formal economy, most working in temporary, often vulnerable jobs, many of them either under or unemployed. Skills training is critical for youth work-readiness. Aligning technical and life skills is key. JA’s programs help address the mismatch between youth preparation and the kinds of soft skills employers are seeking.

Khevna Jang was in Ebene Girls Senior Secondary School when she participated in the JA Company

MAURITIUS

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“My JA Company experience helped

prepare me for the world of work.

Accenture puts the emphasis on team

work, punctuality and client satisfac-

tion. Without JA, I would not have been

equipped to succeed at Accenture”.

Khevna Jang, JA Mauritius Alum

Program. Her dream has always been to work in the aviation sector. “I am fascinated by the world of aviation, I want to become an Airline Representative”. She took part in the 2011 JA Africa Company of the Year competition held in Ghana, as the General Manager of the JA Company Optim Alliance representing Mauritius.

After her experience, Khevna started her first job in 2014 as a Data Entry Operator at Accenture, after completing courses in ACCA and Management.

Within Accenture, she went from an

Operator to Quality Control Officer and she believes JA helped in her progression. Khevna now works at IBL as a Checking Agent in the Aviation Sector, a move that brings her one step closer to her dream job.

While she found the move to be challenging, she is confident that she will be able to fulfill her dream one day.

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NIGERIA



Classes Served

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In JA’s model, self-efficacy is key. As employees, there are particular skills young people need to have to thrive in the workplace. JA’s work delivers training in those - being goal oriented, being a self-starter, focusing on results, having integrity, being a team player and critical soft skills that are not taught in traditional academic settings. In Nigeria, JA organizes a one-week

intensive session called Venture in management Program (ViMP ) to introduce members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to the different facets of managing a business, making crucial business decisions and developing skills for management. ViMP prepares NYSC mem-bers for the world of business as managers and entrepreneurs. This opportunity exposes future business leaders to the responsibilities, opportu-nities, and demands of a career in management.

The week-long program led by facilitators from The Lagos Business School (LBS), includes rigorous classroom meetings, case studies, panel discussions, networking, study groups, guest speakers and recreation, culminating in a strategy workshop, during which the partici-pants are presented with real life case study scenarios. The LBS learning environment rivals that of the world’s top business schools with case studies focusing on Business Ethics, Accounting & Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Social Enterprise, General Management, Leader-ship and Entrepreneurship.

Participants in this year’s program also engaged in a community service project at Debiross and Elidott Primary schools.

Tunji Eleso is an alumnus of VIMP. He is the co-founder of Co-creation Hub, Nigeria’s first open living lab and pre-incubation space designed as a multi-functional purpose space to catalyze social tech ventures.

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The JA Company Program® teaches students how to start and run their own businesses, developing and marketing a product or service with the guidance of a local business volunteer/mentor. The promise of the JA Company Program® is that it provides young people an alternative opportunity at a viable livelihood, which in many countries they see as being a civil servant, lawyer or doctor, which is not always attainable or a true passion.

“During the Company Program, I came across amazing people like Steve Jobs, an impressive entrepreneur with bound-less innovation. After completing school, I took night classes while doing business in printing and serigraphy.

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Classes Served

64

“I had the chance to be part of

the first cohort of JA programs

in 2008. The program broadened my

horizons and spurred me on to explore

the field of entrepreneurship.”

Moundaye Fall, JA Senegal Alum

My teammates and I were fortunate to win a grant which enabled us to provide services to schools in the area. Some of these services include providing ink, paper, identity cards for students and printer repairs. We equip schools with printers and utilities and ask them to print a minimum of 5000 copies by paying $80 monthly. Within such a market environment where utilities are a problem for school administrators, we made a difference in terms of quality and price. Our business is profitable. We cannot thank Junior Achievement enough because we are solving a problem and at the same time we are making money out of a good business.”

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Key to entrepreneurs’ ability to be successful is their relationship with failure. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor asserts that young people who are confident they have the skills to start a business are four to six times more likely to do so. The same report indicates that youth in Sub-Saharan Africa are less afraid of failing in business than their counterparts elsewhere (World Economic Forum).

Judah Silitshang was enrolled in the 2015-2016 JA Out of School Youth program which trains young people on starting a business and takes them through a mentorship period that guides them through the process of growing a business. When he enrolled, he had the idea of being a meat www.ja-africa.org

SWAZILAND

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Classes Served

“I was able to build my business debt free, which I am very proud of accomplishing”

Judah Silitshang, JA Swaziland Alumdistributor. He identified his clients, payment

strategy, meat source and other components of starting a business.

Today he owns a fully fledged business, Mavava Butchery and has two full time employees.Judah says it was not easy to get the butchery off the ground particularly because he struggled to secure funding.

“I had to make sacrifices including selling my car, which gave me capital to renovate the place I had secured . The renovations alone used up all the funds from the car sale. I had to again use my musical talent and save some money to put in place the necessary equipment and buy my first stock.” Judah Silitshang, JA Swaziland Alum

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SOUTH AFRICA



Classes Served

111

Data suggests that a small fraction of the population is naturally entrepreneurial. If we can help that fraction create successful companies, they will create jobs for the rest of the unemployed population. Therein lies the potential and positive replicable impact of JA’s model. JA Africa has already built a significant track record of doing this by helping young people create socially-responsible income-generating opportunities for themselves and their families.

JA South Africa alumnus, Puleng Motupa was featured in an interview on Ann7's BizSense Show and on SA Good News for his solar

power charger invention. Puleng was also recognised by community radio stations and publications including Radio Turf FM, Thobela FM, Bosveld Review Online and Polokwane Review Bonus (half page spread). Puleng, a 22-year-old entrepreneur from Nobody Village in Polokwane, became frustrated with the unreliable electricity supply in his hometown, especially because it made communicating and growing his busi-ness much more challenging. In response, he invented the Light Energy Charger, a device that converts sunlight into an energy source powerful enough to charge a cellphone battery.

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Classes Served

JA programs such as ITS TYME (Immersion Training Strategy Targeting YoungMarginalized Entrepreneurs) help students assess their personal skills, interests, and values; understand the economic benefits of education, explore career options, learn job-hunting skills, and practice personal and business financial management.

Jeancline Mugisha is a Burundian refugee who went through ITS TYME, for out of school youth. During the training, she became educated about business. After learning how to save and budget for her capital, Mugisha

started spinach farming on one acre.With $14 She made a profit of $42. Then she started growing cabbage and made a profit of $322. Through the ITS TYME program she learnt about marketing.

“After going through the training I learnt how to approach customers, conduct marketing research and market expansion and all this has helped me grow my farming business”.

Now Jeancline plans to expand her farm from one acre to six acres to accommodate her rapidly increasing market. 20

At JA Africa, we provide students with entrepreneurship education that is applicable and relevant in solving today’s challenges.

Peruth Nakimenya joined JA Uganda in 2014 through the JA Graduate Program at Makerere University.

She was the Managing Director of her JA Company, Hot Spot Photo Shoots, which engages in photography. From this experience she has found a market for her company, mostly with birthday parties.

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UGANDA

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Classes Served

ZAMBIA

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Her company emerged second runners-up at the Graduate Program Competitions and from that moment, she has not looked back.

She is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management at Makerere University Business School and attributes her success to JA.

Her skills and knowledge enabled her apply her classroom knowledge from business school to the daily business operations.

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When she graduated from university with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Rudo Mazhandu faced the reality of unemployment in Zimbabwe’s challenging job market. She tried to get work in the public sector as a secondary school teacher; but the pay was low and her skills were being underutilized. She left the job in less than a year. In December 2014, Rudo decided to start her own soap making business. She registered her company which trades as Home and Beauty Solutions.

Receiving training in entrepreneurship from Junior Achievement Zimbabwe (JAZ) in March 2016 was a turning point in Rudo’s business. She was trained on customer care, marketing, record keeping and adherence to operating regulations, which transformed the way she conducted her business. She has also mechanized her operation through procurement of an electric mixing bowl, an

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Classes Served

“All of 2014 I didn’t have a record of what I was doing. For me I was doing business but in reality I wasn’t. I was operating in a very small room but the training I received from JA Zimbabwe opened avenues of operating with growth in mind. I moved from the small room and I am currently renting a much bigger warehouse for my business.”

Rudo Mazhandu, JA Zimbabwe Alum

improvement from a previous manual drum mixing method.

She focuses on making soaps that lather in hard water, targeting primarily the very poor who use hard water. “Most of the soaps in the market don’t lather in hard water,” Rudo explains. “So they like my soap because it does.”

For this reason and others, Rudo’s business is growing. Receiving big orders simultaneously, coupled with improved marketing resulted in volumes of production increasing significantly. Her net income has grown from $800/month to between $1500- $2000/month. She employs up to seven casual workers regu-larly to fill orders.

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JA’s LEADERSHIP CAMP FOR GIRLSOver the last five years, the JA Girls in Leadership camp has pulled together girls from the ages of 14-19 to help them develop their life plans; learning important lessons on a variety of subjects that help them gain confidence, discover their voices and reinforce their ambitions to lead. JA’s Leadership Camps for girls in Nigeria and Uganda are a critical intervention as these girls are at critical period in their development.

The leadership camp in Uganda is a residential camp for girl participants who have held positions of responsibility within the JA

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Company Program. Leadership camps bring together girls with female professionals at the top of their companies to exchange knowledge and learning. The camps cover a range of topics such as public speaking, teamwork, building consensus, health, wealth, family and professionalism.

In Nigeria, the Girls Leadership Camp known as Leadership. Empowerment, Achievement and Development (LEAD) Camp was conceptualized with one mission in mind – to inspire and empower young girls to become high-achieving women

leaders in our society.

The sixth edition of the LEAD Camp program was a week long residential camp for girls, taking place in July 2016. With the positive images of women leaders in the world today,this generation of young women can gain access to information and mentors through organizations like JA Nigeria.

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DONOR PROFILES

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Citi Foundation’s programmatic support is bolstered by thousands of dedicated Citi volunteers who share their knowledge, experience, and passion with today’s youth.

In addition, Citi executives serve on local or regional JA boards. To find out more about Citi and the Citi Foundation, visit citifoundation.com.

JA relies on financial support of government, corporations, foundations, and individuals to carry out its mission.

Citi Foundation supports JA’s work globally.For nearly three decades, both Citi and Citi Foundation have partnered with JA, both to build the internal capacity and to fund programs that improve the financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills of young people. JA is a beneficiary of Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative, a global effort to prepare urban youth to thrive economically through grant programs, research, and multi-stakeholder projects.

Under this initiative, the Citi Foundation supported the in- school Company Program in Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia; and the out of school youth program in Tanzania and Uganda.

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FedEx recognizes that a connected world is a betterworld, and that young people who embrace global opportunities and connectivity are uniquely positioned to solve the world’s challenges. That’s why FedEx has launched a new global-giving platform, through FedEx Cares, with an exciting goal: invest $200 million in more than 200 communities by 2020 to create opportunities and deliver positive change.

FedEx sponsors the annual JA Africa Company of the Year Competition, an event that invites the top student companies from each JA organization to a rigorous competition that includes a written report, stage presentation, trade fair at which they exhibit their products, and panel interview with judges. Students not only vie for regional JA Company of the Year honors, but also for the prestigious FedEx Access Award, which celebrates JA companies that have the best understanding of global development, international trade, job and business growth, and positive environmental impact.

The 2016 FedEx Access Award went to student enterprise, MULCOO, who represented Junior Achievement Kenya. The team produced a multipurpose bag (the “Wing Bag”) that has the properties of both a raincoat and a bag. The bag was designed mainly for school going children, to ensure they are never caught unprepared by rain.

At each regional competition, students attend the FedEx Access Seminar, during which they discover the power of global connectivity and further develop their business ideas to be innovative, sustainable, socially responsible, and ready to tap new markets.

“At FedEx, we’re passionate about making the connections that

improve lives. We believe global connectivity allows ideas and

solutions to surface from anywhere, energizing the marketplace.

This is especially important in parts of the world where people

desire access to the education, goods, services and jobs that lead

to a better life. These young entrepreneurs have demonstrated

they understand how their businesses can create those

connections, providing access to opportunities around the

world.”

David Ross, FedEx Express Regional President, MEISA (Middle

East, India Subcontinent and Africa)

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Prudential Insurance recognizes that in order for children to grow up to be financially responsible adults, they need to start learning to be financially literate early. Through their flagship financial education program, Cha Ching, children learn the fundamental money management concepts of earn, save, spend and donate. Young learners, aged 5 - 12, receive instruction from volunteers who are staff of local Prudential offices. They also receive materials that they take home to their families.

The need for financial literacy, career counseling and job readiness training transcends political, geographic and socio-economic barriers and through this hands-on, learning by doing experience, young learners are exposed to skills needed in their day to day lives and careers.

Students often find it difficult to synthesize classroom knowledge with real world application for certain subjects such as Mathematics. In order to synchronize learning with their day to day activities, JA Africa introduces corporate volunteers who are applying their classroom knowledge in their everyday jobs to engage with the students.

Cha Ching is a program about six band members whose adventures teach them about key money concepts – Earn, Save, Spend and Donate. The program is designed to improve access to information and activities that support the growing and critical need for financial literacy among African youth. For six weeks, the program was delivered in two schools in Ghana: SOS Children's Village and Little Miracles International School. Over 2000 students will improve their financial literacy knowledge from this partnership. www.ja-africa.org

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JA Africa and the 14 Member Nations recognize our donors and partners for their generous contributions during our fiscal year 2016. We extend our appreciation and gratitude to the individuals, corporations,foundations, and government agencies that provide further support to JA locally.

$50,000 +FedEx Corporation Citi Foundation Botswana Ministry of Education & Skills Development Bechtel CorporationGabonese National BudgetAli Bongo Ondimba FoundationBarclays BankThe Abraaj GroupHSBCMetlifeFoundationMasterCard FoundationTranset South AfricaInvestec South AfricaTaiwanese EmbassyNORAD

$ 10,000 + Prudential Insurance Plc.Rogers CapitalCNSS GabonTotal GabonAXA Insurance GabonSobragaGabon Oil CompanyGabon TelecomOrganisation Internationale de Francophonie (OIF)FNAS Gabon

$ 10,000 + (cont’d)NIC Bank KenyaCAISTAB GabonLife Insurance Corporation of IndiaSwan Group MauritiusAccenture NigeriaDeloitte NigeriaEXXON NigeriaIntel Corporation NigeriaJP Morgan NigeriaOracle NigeriaSchlumberg LTD NigeriaAfrica Capital AllianceDangote GroupStanbic ITBC NigeriaFirst Bank Nigeria FBN Quest NigeriaWARI SenegalJP Morgan South AfricaMetLife South AfricaAnglo Chair South AfricaTotal SwazilandUNICEFFirst National Bank SwazilandNatie Kirsch FoundationGovernment of Swaziland SubventionGood Neighbors TanzaniaStanbic BankCecily’s Fund ZambiaBank of ZambiaMBCA Bank ZimbabweMimosa Mining Private Trust Limited Zimbabwe

$ 5,000 + Ecobank GabonAirtel GabonUNAIDSUGB GabonGeneral Electric (GE)Summertimes Limited MauritiusVivo Energy MauritiusUPS NigeriaBankers Union NigeriaSIAO Chartered Accountants NigeriaEcobank SenegalExecutive Director of SenegalToyota South AfricaUPS South AfricaArcelor Mittal South AfricaMpact South AfricaMicrofinance Unit of SwazilandSwaziland Development & Savings BankRoyal Swaziland Sugar Corporation

$1, 000 + Deloitte & Touche LLP BotswanaBotswana National Youth CouncilMosienyane & Partners InternationalBotswana Insurance Fund Manage-mentBotswana College of Distance & Open LearningVivo Energy Burkina FasoUNESCO

Gabon Ministere Egalite des ChancesGabon Economie +SEEG GabonSMT GabonKIVA KenyaIBL MauritiusCabinet Ficadex Afrique SenegalLonase SenegalPlaymakers Group South AfricaFINCORP SwazilandMTN SwazilandSwaziland Electricity CompanySwaziland National Maize Corporation (PTY) LtdSwaziland Building Society

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We are privileged to have on our Board of Directors leaders from the cutting edge of business today. It is under their leadership that we are able to chalk our successes till date.

OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Jean ChawapiwaMD & Founder, Win Win Solutions 4 Africa Board Chair

Dr. William Derban Director, Inclusive Banking and CSR Fidelity Bank

Janet Thiongo Africa Marketing ManagerOracle

Lorenzo BellManager of Diversity & Inclusiveness Ernst & Young

Bunmi BanjoHead of Brand & Digital SkillsGoogle

Elizabeth BintliffCEO JA Africa

Asheesh AdvaniPresidentJAWW

Shireen DajaniHead, Stakeholder Engagement Partnerships The Abraaj Group

Khethiwe Nkuna Head of Corporate CitizenshipAccenture Middle East, Africa, Russia. Turkey

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JA MEMBER NATION BOARD CHAIRSBotswanaMrs. Miriam Maroba Acting Dean-Corporate Services BOCODOL

Burkina FasoDr. Alain Roger COEFEChairman MIT (Medium International Telecom)

GabonMrs. Juliette Weisflog Managing Director Citibank Gabon

GhanaMr. John Armah Chief Executive Officer Orios Group

KenyaMrs. Norah Odwesso Director Public Affairs and Communication Coca-Cola Central, West and East Africa

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MauritiusMs. Audrey d'Hotman de Villiers CSR Manager Rogers Ltd

NigeriaMr. Niyi Yusuf CEO Accenture Nigeria

SenegalMrs. Khady Dior Ndiaye CEO Citibank

South AfricaMs. Dolly Mokgatle Executive Director Peotona Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd

SwazilandMrs. Nokukhanya Gamedze Board Member Lulote BMEP

TanzaniaMr. Rashid Mbuguni Managing Director Business Times Limited

UgandaMr. Phillip Karugaba Partner MMAKS Advocates

ZambiaMr. David Chakonta Director General Teveta

ZimbabweMr. David Birch Immediate past Management Director Tobacco Hail Insurance and Tetrad Consultancy

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Mr. Mario RadegondeHead of CSRENL Foundation

Mr. Niyi Yusuf CEOAccenture Nigeria

Mrs. Khady Dior NdiayeCEOCitibank

Senegal

Nigeria

NATIONAL LEADERS

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JA BotswanaMatshidiso "Tshidi" Tlhong

JA Burkina FasoSylvestre Tiendrebeogo

JA Gabon Radia Garrigues

JA KenyaJohn Wali

JA MauritiusMichele Lionnet

JA NigeriaSimi Nwogugu

JA Senegal Fatou Samb Niang

JA South AfricaNelly Mofokeng

JA Swaziland Sboniso Madlopha

JA ZimbabwePhillimon Mlambo

JA ZambiaTeddy Nyasulu

JA UgandaJosephine Kaleebi

JA TanzaniaHamis Kassongo

JA GhanaAbeiku Greene

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REGIONAL STAFF

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Sena Goka Grants & Programs Manager

Maame YankahMarketing & Communications

Officer

Afua BoaduPrograms Assistant

Joseph SakaFinance & Logistics Assistant

Solomon Faibil Finance & Operations Manager

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