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Across Ghana, children are gaining access to the internet at an unprecedented pace. Recent data from Digital 2024 indicates that internet penetration in Ghana has climbed to approximately 70%, with over 24 million users now online. Perhaps more telling is the “device density” in the country; with mobile connections at 110-120% of the population, the …

ONLINE SAFETY, GHANA’S CHILDREN, AND WHY ‘BE INTERNET AWESOME’ MATTERS NOW Read More »

Junior Achievement Ghana is excited to announce the implementation of the Be Internet Awesome program this year, a global digital citizenship and online safety initiative designed to equip children with the knowledge and skills to use the internet safely, responsibly, and confidently. The program will engage teachers, students, and parents, providing age-appropriate training on key …

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We are excited to announce that registrations are officially open for the 2026 JA Company Program, Junior Achievement’s flagship entrepreneurship program for Senior High School students. This year’s program runs under the bold theme: AI Augmenting Innovation The 2026 cycle equips students with practical entrepreneurship skills while introducing them to responsible and creative uses of …

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What happens when students who may never have met are asked to play, learn, and win together? On 5 December 2025, Junior Achievement Ghana, in partnership with The King’s Trust International, answered that question through the Achieve Unified Games 2025, an inclusive sports experience that brought together students with special needs and mainstream students in …

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Accra, Ghana | 9th December 2025 JA Ghana proudly celebrates a defining moment as XeroLabs from Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, Legon, returns home with two prestigious awards from the 2025 JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition in Abuja, Nigeria. Representing Ghana among eight countries, the student team showcased bold innovation rooted in climate …

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On 19 September 2025, the Akyem Tumfa community came alive with celebration, music and pride as nine young people graduated from the Akyem Tumfa Vocational Training Programme. For six  months, these youth, eight women and one man including four young mothers, journeyed from uncertain beginnings to becoming skilled artisans ready to shape brighter futures for …

Akyem Tumfa Vocational Training Programme Graduates Take Flight Read More »

Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana, in partnership with Prudential Life Insurance Ghana, hosted the maiden Financial Literacy Forum at the ALX Hub in Accra on Friday, September 12, 2025. Themed “Instilling Financial Literacy Early: A Foundation for Ghana’s Future”, the event gathered educators, policy makers, financial actors, GES Officials and parents to advance the national conversation …

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At JA Ghana, leadership is more than a role, it’s about vision, commitment, and the ability to inspire young people to dream bigger and achieve more. This month, we bid a heartfelt farewell to our Executive Director, Abeiku Greene, who concludes his tenure after years of dedicated service to our mission. During his time with …

Farewell and Gratitude: Honouring the Leadership of Abeiku Greene Read More »

At JA Ghana, we believe that real-world learning experiences don’t just prepare young people for the future, they shape them into confident, globally-minded changemakers. That’s why we’re proud to partner with Sailing Stone to deliver the 2025 edition of the Youth Immersion Project, a powerful two-week initiative that connected young people from the African diaspora …

Youth Immersion Project 2025 – Bridging Continents, Building Skills Read More »

On 16th April 2025, the Achieve Team from JA Ghana as part of the Skills to Succeed Campaign to target junior high school students in the Greater Accra region, delivered a powerful session at Kaneshie Awudome 3 JHS and Martyrs of Uganda Catholic School. The campaign was designed with one clear mission: to equip final-year …

Skills to Succeed Campaign Empowers Future Leaders Read More »