JA Worldwide

10/14/2026

What are you here to do on this planet? 🌍
What if purpose isn’t something you find, but something you build?

Join the next masterclass with guest speaker Florian Kemmerich, Founder & CEO of Vocating.ai. This masterclass explores purpose, direction, and how to turn what makes you you into meaningful action.

✨ Get clearer on what makes you uniquely valuable
🚀 Turn uncertainty into action
🤖 Explore purpose and career in the age of AI

Exclusive to the World Youth for Action community.
Not part of it yet? Join us → jaww.org/wyfa-masterclass

10/12/2026

JA Worldwide and HP are joining forces and expanding years of local collaboration into a global partnership spanning 37 countries. 🌏 Through a combination of HP’s technology, skills training, and employee expertise and JA’s global reach, deep local relationships, and more than a century of experience in experiential education, the partnership expects to impact 850,000 young people in its first year. ⌨💻

🔗 Learn more about this impactful partnership at jaworldwide.org/ja-and-hp-2026.

10/11/2026

The girl you know today could be the leader the world needs tomorrow. 🫶 Investing in girls’ rights means supporting their access to education, opportunities, and the freedom to shape their own futures.

This International Day of the Girl, share Shattering Glass with the young people in your life. 📖 Our free e-book brings together practical career advice from JA staff, helping the next generation explore their ambitions and take their next steps with confidence. 💪

🔗 Download your copy at jaworldwide.org/shattering-glass.



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10/09/2026

This morning, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her lifelong commitment to justice and human dignity as a South African lawyer and international judge.

JA Worldwide celebrates the international justice work of Navi Pillay—as well as the work of all 287 candidates, including 79 organizations—whose efforts advance peace, dignity, and opportunity for all. Being counted among them strengthens our commitment to helping young people worldwide build the foundations of lasting peace through economic empowerment.

Read our full statement:

This morning, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African lawyer and judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay.

10/07/2026

Just a few days left to nominate an educator who made a difference in your life or your community. 🌏 The 2027 Global Teacher Prize applications and nominations close October 12!

This US$1 million award recognizes an exceptional educator who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. And this year, the definition of educator is broader than ever, including classroom teachers, digital educators, education program leaders, and educators working in refugee and other non-formal settings.

🗳️ Nominate an educator (or apply) at globalteacherprize.org/pages/apply-or-nominate.

10/05/2026

📚 Across the JA network, teachers bring hands-on learning to life alongside volunteers, mentors, and JA staff. This World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the educators who help young people build the skills and confidence to shape their futures, and the partnerships that make that work possible.

Thank an educator in your life today! 🧑🏼‍🏫👩🏽‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫

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09/29/2026

🌏 The Global Goals expire in 2030. What comes next? We think young people should help decide. That's why 50 young people and 50 thought leaders will gather in Delhi, India, this November for World Youth for Action.

Together, the group will develop a white paper of youth-led recommendations—co-signed by leading youth-serving organizations—to be presented to the UN in March 2027. 🇺🇳

Meet the first group of youth delegates and find out how you can support World Youth for Action at worldyouthforaction.org/youth-delegates 🔗

09/28/2026

What are you here to do on this planet? 🌍
What if purpose isn’t something you find, but something you build?

Join the next masterclass with guest speaker Florian Kemmerich, Founder & CEO of Vocating.ai. This masterclass explores purpose, direction, and how to turn what makes you you into meaningful action.

✨ Get clearer on what makes you uniquely valuable
🚀 Turn uncertainty into action
🤖 Explore purpose and career in the age of AI

Exclusive to the World Youth for Action community.
Not part of it yet? Join us → jaww.org/wyfa-masterclass

09/26/2026

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY . . .

JA Worldwide is seeking JA alumni based in Cape Town to represent the global network at the One Young World Summit 2026. Through a global partnership, a select group of young people will connect with leaders and changemakers from around the world, then bring new ideas and insights back to their communities.

👉 Apply at lnk.jaww.org/wyfa-oneyoungworld

Applications close tomorrow Sunday, September 27.

09/24/2026

A summit seat. A global stage. A chance to represent the JA alumni network in Africa. 🎟️

JA Worldwide is seeking JA alumni based in Cape Town to represent the JA network at the One Young World Summit 2026. Through a global partnership, a select group of young people will connect with leaders and changemakers from around the world, then bring new ideas and insights back to their communities.

👉 Apply at lnk.jaww.org/wyfa-oneyoungworld

Applications close Sunday, September 27.