Fatou Jatta is turning her JA Company Program® experience into a successful, full-time career. By acquiring the skills to take charge of her own economic future, Fatou now contributes to the income of her extended family.

Typically, at the end of the JA Company Program® experience, the students’ business enterprise is liquidated. However, Michael kept his company going and he and his colleagues now provide jobs for approximately 25 young people in the Kibera slum.

Amon Namwandi, a JA alumnus, now owns five companies and has recently opened the Scooters’ pizza franchise in Klein Windhoek. He credits JA with turning his life around.

The competitive work-readiness skills and confidence Adetokunbo C. Daramola developed after participating in the JA Company Program® led him to getting an internship with Goldman Sachs in London.

Teboho is convinced that her exposure to JA programs made the world of business come alive for her. Today, she still runs the first business she started at age 26, but is also owner of Midrand Business Network and co-owner of SEMTAALK.

Ntokozo Mbhamali plans to continue operating his floor polish business after his JA Company Program® experience. His excellent management and presentation skills convinced his school to contract to buy his product. Ntokozo is a great example of how JA can stir the entrepreneurial potential of young people.

Because of her participation in the JA Company Program® Basirika Amina Mwajabu now manages a small business that produces paper bags, envelopes and other packaging materials. She employs five people, including her mother. Basirika can now buy her own books and clothes.