On November 19, Junior Achievement of Albania launched the "3E-English-Entrepreneurship-Employability" project in cooperation with the US Embassy in Tirana, in Korça. This project will offer university students in 6 Faculties of English in Tirana, Durrës, Shkodër, Korçë, Elbasan and Vlorë the opportunity to engage in comprehensive debate clubs in English, where they will learn to deliver persuasive speeches, think critically, improve their communication skills, solve problems creatively and increase self-confidence. Furthermore, the "3E" project will empower young debating students to develop the necessary skills for successful integration into the labor market. The opening event brought together young debating students from 12 Albanian Universities, part of the "Debating Economics" program, representatives from partner institutions, various JAA beneficiaries and interested parties.
Junior UP Launch Event
In the distinguished presence of the Chairman of BoT AADF Mr. Michael D. Granoff, AADF Co-Executive Directors Mr. Martin Mata and Mr. Aleksandër Sarapuli, Minister of State for Youth and Children, Ms. Bora Muzhaqi, Minister of State for Enterprise Protection Mrs. Edona Bilali, member of the Board of Directors of AADF and JAA, Junior Achievement of Albania launched the new program, JuniorUP on November 17 at the premises of TechSpace Tirana. Mr. Granoff guided the participants through the challenges and achievements of the almost 10-year JA program in Albania and emphasized the value of strategic partnerships and the speed of adaptation to meet with dignity and individuality the rapidly changing entrepreneurial reality. Ministers Bilali and Muzhaqi and many important actors of the ecosystem in the country, supported the JuniorUP program as a continuous investment of all Junior Achievements of Albania in financial education and entrepreneurship programs. The JuniorUP batch was launched with 8 startups ready to transform their ideas into businesses as well as accelerate them to international markets.
Finance camp in Fier and Gjirokastër
100 students of 9-year-old schools in Fier and Gjirokastër took part in the Finance Camp organized by JA of Albania in partnership with Arrow Global. The camps aimed to deepen the knowledge and skills on finance that the students have acquired throughout the learning process and the development of Junior Achievement modules, part of the curriculum. Under the mentorship of Arrow Global and JA Alumni volunteers, they competed among themselves for the most innovative business idea and presented models that were both interesting and challenging.PreviousNext
The Savings Game
In the context of October 31, World Savings Day, Junior Achievement of Albania, in cooperation with organizations that are part of the ANFE Network (Albanian Network for Financial Education) and the German Sparkassenstiftung in Albania, held another Savings Game training from October 29 to on November 3.
35 young high school students from 11 high schools in Albania were trained about the concept of Savings and how to manage their finances in general. The training, built in the form of an online interactive game, put the young people in the situation of a family and enabled them to increase their capacities not only in terms of financial management, but also provided them with valuable knowledge on inflation, financial institutions, the magic triangle economic, savings products, etc.
All the families raised for the purpose of the game did well, but where there is competition there is a winner. The "Dara Family" managed to win among other families for the highest "Quality of Life" and "Purchasing in accordance with the purpose", as the main winning criteria.
Always take care of your finances!!
Grant - Call for applications
JA of Albania announces the announcement of the open call for Small Grants for Civil Society Organizations in the framework of the Balkan Youth project: "To connect regional education, skills and potentials with regional youth employment practices" (BY LEAP ).
We invite civil society organizations or non-profit enterprises that are engaged in the field of youth employment and/or entrepreneurship and/or entrepreneurship education and/or in the field of providing business support services for youth business initiatives in local level, to apply with their proposals for projects.
The deadline for applications is November 18, 2021.
The implementation of the Project has been supported by the European Commission, Western Balkans Institute and JA Europe and is being implemented by Junior Achievement Serbia, Junior Achievement of Albania, Student Business Center, JA Turkey – Genç Başarı Eğitim Vakfı, Social innovations incubator "MUNJA", National Youth Council of Macedonia (NYCM).
Follow the informative session about the application on October 28, 12.00. Please pre-register in this link.
You can find the instructions and application documents here.
Achievement of Albanian youth, part of the JA of Albania network
Six young Albanians, part of the Alumni of JA of Albania, took part in the World Day Food "Foodathon" activity organized by JA Europe, which aimed to develop the entrepreneurial skills of young people to transform the future of food. Three of the young Albanians worked in a group with young people from Uganda as part of the "AgriClinic" group, one of the winning teams of the challenge. With their idea to create a device that helps the sustainability and growth of crops, the AgriClinic team from Uganda and Albania developed a product innovative that would optimize resources using digital technologies applied to agriculture. The jury commended the team for not only developing an excellent digital tool that would help farmers and growers as a whole, but also for delivering a very clear, attractive and compelling idea.
"We speak the language of financial markets"
A few months ago, 100 students from 10 secondary schools in Albania took part in the competition undertaken by JA of Albania "We speak the language of financial markets". The young people were engaged in drafting a dictionary with basic terms and concepts in the field of investment and entrepreneurship, expressed in simplified language and suitable for their age group. The closing ceremony of this competition organized by Junior Achievement of Albania in partnership with ASTA - the Securities Trading Association in Albania, ANFE - the Albanian Network for Financial Education and under the auspices of the Financial Supervision Authority, it took place within the framework of the World Investor Week. The participants in the ceremony and especially the winning students of the competition emphasized the value of the initiatives such that enable young people to deepen their knowledge on investments and entrepreneurship.
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Ferd List 2021
For the 5th consecutive year, a selection of inspiring entrepreneurs and leaders from the Junior Achievement alumni network have been added to the FERD List. The FERD List is a joint initiative by JA Europe and FERD, recognizing individuals who have an entrepreneurial experience during schooling and have become outstanding entrepreneurs and leaders in their communities. The FERD List honors are evidence that the hands-on entrepreneurial experiences these young people receive during schooling can be transformative not only for these individuals, but also for the creation of a virtual circle for the wider society. "Through this initiative, we want to show that building an entrepreneurial mindset in young people results in a virtuous circle, on many levels and for the long term", says Johan H. Andresen, Owner and Chairman of Ferd, and initiator of the FERD List. He added: "I am delighted that these seven individuals are joining the growing list of honorees and look forward to discovering what the future holds for them." our alumni community and we are grateful to Johan H. Andresen for shedding light on their inspiring stories. Thanks to the commitment, dedication and generosity of our alumni, we will be able to give more young Europeans a chance to have similar life-changing opportunities," said Salvatore Nigro, CEO of JA Europe. We are very proud to have Altin Kadareja as one of the alumni on the FERD honors list, who are among the most outstanding entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators in Europe and are doing outstanding work in their professional field. Discover the Ferd List Winners here 2021
IDEA YOUTH FORUM
The last days of August and the first days of September were quite interesting for the debate program. For five intense days from August 28 to September 2, representatives from the Debating Economics program participated in the first IDEA Youth Forum in nearly ten years. About 50 participants from Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East had the opportunity to interact with each other, share experiences related to the debate, work and have fun. Over the five days, a total of 36 sessions were held by guests and forum participants about the world of debating, such as the introduction of debating, how to implement it and most importantly how to make debating interesting again and make it yes as powerful as ever. A panel of three professionals pointed out at the end of this Forum the main problems that most countries face to implement the debate among young people. Success stories were used to provide suggestions for specific problems faced by participants.