Junior Achievement Ghana launched to empower; promote youth entrepreneurship
Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana a member of JA Worldwide, one of the largest organizations in the world dedicated to youth entrepreneurship is happy to announce its official re-launch in Ghana after a 2-year period of dormancy. JA Ghana will be re-introducing its world renowned programs that focus on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. These programs are aimed at empowering young people to generate and effectively manage wealth, create jobs for themselves and others, as well as apply entrepreneurial thinking in the workplace. At the launch which took place on January 19th 2017 at the premises of the Orios Group, the new board members were named as John Armah (CEO of Orios Group), Russ Farnsworth (Regional Controller Africa - Newmont Mining Corporation), Frances Ofori (Head of Marketing and Communication - Prudential Ghana), Kwadwo Adjei-Barwuah (Associate Director - Abraaj Group), Vera Adu-Amaning (Creative Director of Adu Amani Klodin) and Kenneth Yebo...