In classrooms, community halls and coworking spaces across the Asia Pacific, something unexpected is taking hold. Teenagers and young adults are no longer just learning about business in textbooks. They are building companies, pitching to real judges and refining products and services they have developed from scratch. This is the reality of the Junior Achievement (JA) Company Program , a flagship experiential entrepreneurship education initiative. The Company Program is not a simulation. For...

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 receiving the...

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 in Klang,...