JA More than Money at Oasis de Paix

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The students of Oasis de Paix completed the JA More than Money Program during a two-day implementation on the 19th and 20th August 2021. They were 21 participants who attended both days of the implementation and were subsequently awarded a certificate.
Through the program, the participants:
1) Explored money-management skills and became familiar with the key differences between earning, saving and spending.
2) Learnt about the ways in which people’s interests and skills can help them identify small businesses they can start.
3) Identified the fundamental steps of starting a small business and develop a basic business plan.
4) Understood why financial institutions lend money and why people borrowed money for their businesses.
5) Explored the opportunities and challenges of global markets.
The implementation of the JA More than Money program was made possible thanks to the support of the New Zealand High Commission.

Sign up for the JA Mini Company Program 2021

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The registration for the JA Mini Company Program is now officially open. The 2021 edition is open to any students aged between 15-18 and the minimum group/company size is 5.

Click here to Sign up for the JA Mini Company Program 2021

You can find out more about the program in the description below.

 

Click here to Sign up for the JA Mini Company Program 2021

JA Mini Company ProgramTM emphasizes on the business, entrepreneurship, and economics curriculum for young people aged 15 – 19 years. This program highlights business content, while providing hands-on experiences for starting, managing, and liquidating a business. Young people participating in this program uses innovative thinking to learn and explore business and corporate career aspirations.

An average of 24 – 45 hours of hands-on business development experiences is involved in the program.  Teams are guided by a Mentor/Volunteer and/or their teacher over a period of 11 weeks. Some of the key concepts developed over the course of JA Mini Company ProgramTM are: Business competition, Customer service, Division of labour, Dividends, Fixed and variable costs, Shareholders and shareholder value, Business liquidation, Parliamentary procedures, Board of directors, Management structure, Research & Development and Pricing strategies.

For the first time in 2021, through JA’s partnership with PMIEF, the JA Mini Company Program will also include training in Project Management.

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JA Mini Company Mauritius ProgramTM Competition 2021

At the end of the program, each team submit their liquidation report and a sample of their product/description of their service. Based on pre-set criteria, 5 teams are selected for the JA Mini Company Mauritius Competition™ final.

4 members represent their JA Company in the final, which consists of 5mins PowerPoint Presentation followed by Questions and Answers.

The winner of the local competition represents Mauritius at the JA Africa Regional Company of the Year Competition.

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Completion of the JA ITS TYME implementation with Eco Sud

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JA Mascareignes has completed the implementation of the JA ITS TYME program in collaboration with Eco Sud. The program was aimed at participants whose livelihood had been impacted by the Covid-19 and the Wakashio.

The JA ITS TYME program is divided into the following sessions:

Stage 1: Developing Life Skills

Session 1 (Self-Esteem, Self-Awareness and Ethics) – Understanding concept of self-esteem and self-awareness/Learn about the importance of positive thinking.

Session 2 (Goal Setting, Time Management and Critical Thinking) – Learn to set goals/Learn the importance of time management

Stage 2: Identifying the Right Business for You

Session 3 (Understanding Entrepreneurship)

Understand what it means to be an entrepreneur / Understand the difference between being a business owner and an entrepreneur/ understand the importance of team work.

Session 4 (Identifying and Communicating your Business Idea) – Identify a business idea / develop or strengthen their public speaking skills by learning how to clearly present their business ideas / learn the importance of collaboration and exchange to come up with a business name.

Stage 3: Developing Your Business Idea

Session 5 (Market Research and Analysis) – Learn the importance of market research and analysis / Learn how to carry out market research and analysis / develop a marketing strategy.

Session 6 (identify Funding Sources and Business Management) – Identify sources for your business start-up / Learn how to manage your business.

Stage 4: Financing and Launching Your Business

Session 7 (Saving for your Enterprise) – Learn the different sources of funding available / Understand the importance of saving and borrowing

Session 8 (Writing your Business Plan) – Learn the importance of a business plan / write a one to two-page business plan.

Stage 5: Managing Your Business

Session 9 (Costing and Pricing Strategy) – Learn how to determine the right price for their product or service / learn the relationship between the costs and profit/ learn the importance of controlling costs to ensure profit.

Session 10 (Financial Management) – Learn the importance of financial management and create processes and procedures to track their finances / learn how to prepare profit and loss, cash flow statements and balance sheets.

Session 11 (Finance in Action) – Learn the importance of a personal budget/ learn the importance of finance in business / learn how financial institutions work.

Stage 6: Making Your Business Sustainable

Session 12 (Leadership and Conflict Resolution) – Learn the meaning of leadership and leadership skills / learn how to use active listening skills to tackle conflict in workplace / learn negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Session 13 (Overcoming Failure in Business) – strategies that can help prevent failure in business / learn strategies for continuing business even in the case of failure.

Session 14 (Personal Action Plan) – Identify career options / learn about problem solving, critical thinking and goal setting / write an action plan.

Blog: JA Mascareignes at the 2021 Women in Global Development Leadership Forum

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Can you imagine being on a journey to a bold and inclusive leadership? Yes, it is possible at JA Mascareignes! Empowering the Mauritian youth constantly requires an upgrading of one’s own skills, and the JA Mascareignes staff follow ongoing training so that the organisation gets better at what it does.

In this line, JA Mascareignes provided, through an opportunity offered by JA Worldwide, its staff with the possibility of participating in the 2021 Women in Global Development Leadership Forum during the first week of May 2021. Created by the WILD Network which stands for Women Innovators & Leaders Development, this event brought together 900 people coming from 120 countries, with 90+ speakers who are either a leadership expert or a global development sector leader. It started on the 4th of May and extended over 3 days. Content of the event ranged from the next-level leadership to inclusive leadership of entrepreneurs and sector-wide initiatives.

This forum has indeed been enriching, insightful and enlightening. While speakers shared their experience of leadership throughout their career paths, participants were welcome to engage in meaningful discussions through networking tables. Interactive workshops on topics such as strategies to build resilience, managing project development during COVID, leaders advancing gender equity, stories of failure and success and challenging our imposter syndrome. These sessions brought forth a new pair of lenses to look at things in the world of leaders and innovators.

The 3 days spent in the forum were full of golden nuggets to be cherished for long. Our heartfelt thanks go to the WILD Network for having created such an event, and to JA Worldwide for having provided the JA staff the opportunity of becoming better leaders for the generations of today and tomorrow.

JA Mascareignes partners with Eco-Sud to provide Entrepreneurship training to those affected by the Wakashio disaster.

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JA Mascareignes is partnering with Eco-Sud for the implementation of the JA ITS TYME program in Mahebourg. Eco-Sud has since last year set up a series of support activities and programs to help those who have been affected by the Wakashio Disaster. The JA ITS TYME aims at equipping the beneficiaries with the necessary tools to successfully start and run their business.

The training started back in March 2021 with a group of around 20 participants. The session had to be put on hold during the lockdown period and restarted in mid-June 2021. The participants were divided into two group of 8 and 9 respectively so as to respect the Covid-19 safety measures.

The JA ITS TYME program is divided into the following sessions:

Stage 1: Developing Life Skills

Session 1 (Self-Esteem, Self-Awareness and Ethics) – Understanding concept of self-esteem and self-awareness/Learn about the importance of positive thinking.

Session 2 (Goal Setting, Time Management and Critical Thinking) – Learn to set goals/Learn the importance of time management

Stage 2: Identifying the Right Business for You

Session 3 (Understanding Entrepreneurship)

Understand what it means to be an entrepreneur / Understand the difference between being a business owner and an entrepreneur/ understand the importance of team work.

Session 4 (Identifying and Communicating your Business Idea) – Identify a business idea / develop or strengthen their public speaking skills by learning how to clearly present their business ideas / learn the importance of collaboration and exchange to come up with a business name.

Stage 3: Developing Your Business Idea

Session 5 (Market Research and Analysis) – Learn the importance of market research and analysis / Learn how to carry out market research and analysis / develop a marketing strategy.

Session 6 (identify Funding Sources and Business Management) – Identify sources for your business start-up / Learn how to manage your business.

Stage 4: Financing and Launching Your Business

Session 7 (Saving for your Enterprise) – Learn the different sources of funding available / Understand the importance of saving and borrowing

Session 8 (Writing your Business Plan) – Learn the importance of a business plan / write a one to two-page business plan.

Stage 5: Managing Your Business

Session 9 (Costing and Pricing Strategy) – Learn how to determine the right price for their product or service / learn the relationship between the costs and profit/ learn the importance of controlling costs to ensure profit.

Session 10 (Financial Management) – Learn the importance of financial management and create processes and procedures to track their finances / learn how to prepare profit and loss, cash flow statements and balance sheets.

Session 11 (Finance in Action) – Learn the importance of a personal budget/ learn the importance of finance in business / learn how financial institutions work.

Stage 6: Making Your Business Sustainable

Session 12 (Leadership and Conflict Resolution) – Learn the meaning of leadership and leadership skills / learn how to use active listening skills to tackle conflict in workplace / learn negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Session 13 (Overcoming Failure in Business) – strategies that can help prevent failure in business / learn strategies for continuing business even in the case of failure.

Session 14 (Personal Action Plan) – Identify career options / learn about problem solving, critical thinking and goal setting / write an action plan.