JA Europe and UNICEF partner to support young Ukrainian refugees
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Junior Achievement Europe are launching a new partnership to support young Ukrainian refugees across Europe. The partnership, called UPLIFT Youth, aims to equip the most vulnerable youth and adolescents who arrived from Ukraine to neighbouring countries, with the skillset and
New cooperation to empower European youth
JA Europe is pleased to announce that we are renewing our collaboration with UPS Europe and The UPS Foundation. Thanks to this partnership UPS employees will empower the next generation of Europeans through volunteering. Our collaboration is set in the context of the European Year of Youth in 2022 and the European Year of Sk
JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
We’re proud to announce that JA Worldwide has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, the second such honor in two years. JA Europe is a member of JA Worldwide. Nominations may be received only from heads of state and certain elected officials, university professors in selected fields, past Nobel laureates, and a fe
Borsch soup: a business idea fostering social cohesion among young people
Nikita, 18, a young Ukrainian refugee living in Estonia found a sense of purpose and belonging through a skills-building programme that helped him and his friends to set up a small business selling the traditional Ukrainian soup. Nikita stands in the middle of Tallinn’s Freedom Square, Estonia, togethe
Leadership, impact, innovation: JA Malta receives TJ Bata Quality Award among 28 JA Model Organisations
JA Malta was recognized as the best-in-class JA Model Organisation for its outstanding performance in leadership, innovation and impact. The TJ Bata Quality Award comes at a key moment when the JA Europe network gathered for a strategic Leadership Summit this week hosted by JA Malta in Valletta. Since 2009, this award recogn