On Thursday 27th June, 2024, Junior Achievement (JAU) announced the winners of this year’s Company of the Year Winners. This year’s Junior Achievement Company program is held under the theme Greenovation and it is co-funded by the Boeing Company and the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF).
The partnership has empowered 3,500 high school students from Kampala and Masaka regions with entrepreneurship education
AT the event, the Guest of Honor was Hon. John Chrisostom Muyingo, Minister of State for Higher Education, who was represented by Mr. George Mutekanga, the Assistant Commissioner for Private Schools and Institutions in the Ministry of Education and Sports.
In his speech to the participating teams and invited guests, Mr Mutekanga pledged the support of the government for the winning team, especially when time reaches for them to travel to Mauritius for the competitions at Africa level.
“What we now need to do as the government is to see how best the winning team can be supported. They will first have a courtesy meeting with the Minister, and we will ensure that they will receive all the support they will require,” he said.
He also expressed the government’s commitment in supporting the objectives of the JA Company Program.
“What Junior Achievement Uganda and Africa are demonstrating in empowering young people with entrepreneurship skills and knowledge is commendable. This is beefing up our new approach to our education system in the new curriculum,” he said.
He also further applauded JA Uganda for their efforts in shaping the future of Uganda’s young generation in work readiness, business management, project planning and innovation.
