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.
Regional conference "Regional CSO Networking" - BY LEAP Project
Regional Conference "Regional CSO Networking" - BY LEAP Project 20 members of youth civil society organizations and members of the JA Alumni Albania network were actively involved in the Regional Conference "Regional CSO Networking" that took place on September 8-10, 2021, in Podgorica, Montenegro, held within the ByLeap project. 120 participants involved in this Conference, representatives of civil society organizations, members of JA Alumni networks and representatives from the business world from six countries: Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina , North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, discussed the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship in the countries of the region, sharing good practices from each country. During the Conference, the participants were presented with some of the successes of Junior Achievement at the global and national level, as well as with the grant schemes that the project offers. The conference aimed to promote regional cooperation between youth organizations and will be followed by other initiatives that essentially enable the empowerment of youth entrepreneurship in the countries where this project is being implemented.