In an era when education organizations face relentless pressure to innovate, expand, and remain relevant to rapidly shifting economies, one leader in Asia Pacific has charted an unusually steady and ambitious course. This year, Junior Achievement has awarded its Jonas Prising Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Krishna C. Alejandrino , Executive Director of JA Philippines, whose decades-long career reads like a case study in mission-driven transformation. Dr Krishna Alejandrino

Empowering Asia’s youth through financial literacy and community engagement Hong Kong, 13 November 2025  - FWD Group Holdings Limited (“FWD Group” or “FWD”) today announced the winners of the JA SparktheDream  Social Challenge 2025 Asia Pacific Finals, to mark the successful conclusion of this year’s award-winning JA SparktheDream program. The top teams were from UK Academy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Bacacay East Central School in Albay, the Philippines; and SMJK Chung Hwa

JA Asia Pacific proudly congratulates five Junior Achievement Members, namely, JA Hong Kong, JA Japan, JA Korea, JA Thailand, and Prestasi Junior Indonesia, for being selected as recipients of The Starbucks Foundation’s Global Community Impact Grants for 2025. These grant awards are thanks to nominations from Starbucks teams in Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia. Through this unique program, The Starbucks Foundation invites international partners (employees)