JA Mascareignes increases its reach in 2021 through its Online Programs

JA Mascareignes kicked off its first batch of Online courses for the year 2021. The two programs on offer during Mauritius’ second lock down, was the JA Mascareignes Online Work Readiness 2021 and the JA Mascareignes Online Financial Talk. JA Mascareignes has already more than doubled its number of beneficiaries reached through its Online Programs in 2021 compared to 2020.

For Mrs. Lionnet, Executive Director of JA Mascareignes, “if we want to attract and keep the interest of the youth, we need to use the digital tools which are attractive to them. It is why at JA Mascareignes the digitalisation of our program is a priority. The success of this process is visible with the increase in the number of participants who have registered and completed our online programs in 2021“.

The JA Mascareignes Online Work Readiness Program is an initiative where students aged 16-23 learn about key work-readiness skills in the comfort of their home. The program is an adaptation of the popular JA Career Success program which has been offered by JA Mascareignes since 2015.The aim of the program is to equip the participants with the necessary skills to get and keep a job. The program is in the format of 5 Zoom sessions, by JA Mascareignes staff, complemented by a team activity using WhatsApp and Google Slides, and fun quizzes using Kahoot. Thanks to the advances in the platforms used for this program, a participant can now complete the JA Mascareignes Online Work Readiness Program, using only his/her phone.

The JA Mascareignes Online Financial Talk, is an online workshop on money management. It is the digital version of the ‘Managing Your Money Smartly’ program and was first run during the Global Money Week 2021. The program covers:

1. What is money?
2. Saving money
3. SMART Money Management
4. Making a budget
5. Credit
6. Wealth Building