JAA - 10 years of Achievements in Financial Education and Entrepreneurship in Albania

from TRAILBLAZING MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2022

by jarpin2008

EMILJANO KAZIAJ: THIS HAS BEEN THE REAL VALUE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH LEAD

Junior Achievement of Albania celebrated its 10th anniversary. Teachers, pupils, students, administrators of the education system in the country, collaborators and partners of JAA from the business sector, assembled in the presence of Albanian Minister of Education and Sports Mrs. Evis Kushi, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AADF Mr. Michael D. Granoff and the Board of Directors of the Albanian American Foundation for Development - AADF, Mr. Martin Mata and Mr. Aleksandër Sarapuli, the Board of Directors of JAA, the Executive Director of Junior Achievement Europe Salvatore Nigro, the US Deputy Ambassador in Tirana, Mr. Demian Smith and the Deputy Mayor of Tirana, Mrs. Keti Luarasi, as well as over 500 students, teachers, associates of JAA from the business sector and civil society, celebrated 10 years of JAA’s contribution to financial education and entrepreneurship in Albania.

JAA’s 10th anniversary was an event that unfolded the impact of JAA’s activity in the education sector, the investments made and the strategy for the near future.

It was a moment that brought together all the actors who have worked and contributed over the years to the JAA activities, to express their gratitude and appreciation to those who conceived, founded, believed and made it possible for Junior Achievement of Albania to be the only organization among 41 JA organizations in Europe, which has penetrated 100% into the competency based curriculum of the pre-university education system in the country, with the subjects and modules of financial education, entrepreneurship and work readiness.

The beneficiaries and supporters of JAA in these 10 years shared their experience and achievements through this program.

Among the key achievements of JAA in these 10 years, we emphasize the 100% inclusion in the pre-university education system in place of financial and entrepreneurship education, the training and accreditation of over 8,600 teachers on teaching methodologies and the education of 400,000 students every year through JAA modules.

The year of the 10th anniversary of JAA activity in Albania. closes with another achievement at the European level, where Junior Achievement of Albania was announced JA Europe Model Organization 2022.

JAA is a success story, built upon a strategy and a lot of love to contribute to the future of generations, to inspire and prepare them to succeed in the world of business and work. Despite all the achievements, there is still much to do, in a changing world that breaks every prediction.