2021/22 Annual Report

Annual Report 2021-2022

Foreword The next 20 years: towards true societal impact As we wrap up a year of unprecedented impact in 2022, we also celebrate the 20th Anniversary of JA Europe. The In September2022 JAEuropepresentedtheEU YouthandInnovationManifesto to story of JA in Europe goes back much longer than 20 years, starting with Young Enterprise UK which was founded EuropeanCommissioner Mariya Gabriel. It includes 20 concrete goals for 2030 and can be seen as a already 60 years ago. Since then, societal and economic changes have allowed JA programmes to be launched in roadmapto reach our long-term 2050 targets. It requires a collective effort from policy, business and most countries of the European continent, empowering each new generation of youth with the necessary skillset educationto achieve real and meaningful change at the level of the society as a whole. and mindset to build thriving communities. JA has the network, the learning content and the partnerships to deliver on our collective The Nobel Peace Prize nomination of JA Worldwide in January 2022 and the election of a JA Alumni, Roberta ambition.We dare to dream big because the momentum is right. We are excited about the future Metsola, as President of the European Parliament has given our network a momentum like never before, as the andempowered by our past. role of economic empowerment and opportunities for the youth population are recognized as playing a critical If not now, when? role in peace, stability and economic development. JA9s mission is more relevant than ever in Europe where the year 2022 was assigned the European Year of Youth and next year 2023 will be the European Year of Skills. As we raise a toast to celebrate our journey so far, we are also ready to design the strategy towards societal impact in 2050 when our ambition is to serve increasing numbers of European youth Adam Warby Salvatore Nigro with programmesthatleverage the latest technology and ensure social inclusion. Significant societal impact is achieved when 10% of the population is reached and also making sure that no one is Chairman of JA CEO of JA Europe left behind, as we witnessed by the outstanding support of JA Europe and its memberstowards the Ukrainian Europe Board of youth and children. We are convinced that JA9s network in Europe has the capacity to achieve these ambitious Directors targets, by embracing digital transformation and leveraging the power of partnerships to modernize our learning experiences as concretelyput in action with the organization of the largest European Entrepreneurship Event GEN- E in Tallin. We can already see that our collective impact in learning experiences and the transformation of pan- Europeancompetitions in 2021-22 paves the way for the growth path.

OUR IMPACT

LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH IN 2021 - 2022 INSPIRE PREPARE SUCCEED Introductory learning Core learning experiences Applied learning experiences experiences that pique building skills, attitudes, & demonstrating mastery of students' interest competencies competencies 2,600,000 3,800,000 200,000 With 130,000 teachers 85,000 volunteers

Inspire Mobile App Event Social Media Content Online Resources

Inspire 28%Social Media Reach Increase 2021 - 2022 +1.2Million Increase

Prepare Graduate/University 48,181 Secondary/High School 2,025,495 Middle Grade 605,597 Primary/Elementary 1,084,858

Prepare 17%Increase in volunteering hours (2021-2022)

Prepare 83% 46% of JA Europe courses are Increase in Digital or blended Digital courses

Succeed 110% Increase in ESP Participation Competitions Transition to work Certification Alumni experiences

System Change

Economic Opportunities for All

Social Return on Investm ent TRANSVERSAL SKILLS +32% +37% +30% +30% TEAMW ORK COM M UNICATION PROBLEM SOLVING ORGANIZATION +74% ASPIRATIONS +25% MOTIVATION TOW ARDS SCHOOL CARREER CERTAINTY ATTITUDES TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE +21% +59% SELF-EFFICACY BASIC FINANCIAL 1€ KNOW LEDGE INVESTED IN THE COMPANY 4,30€ PROGRAMME ECONOMIC RETURN FOR THE SOCIETY (students)

Focus on underserved youth Creating #EconomicOpportunitiesForAll leads to stronger economies and more resilientsocieties. Together with NN Group, we build bridges between education and employment especially to those young people who IN PARTNERSHIP WITH marginalized, lacking resources and opportunities, or live in remote areas. By empowering this segment of youth in Europe we will increase Junior Achievement9s impact and get closer to our ambition thatevery young person should have an entrepreneurial experience before leaving school. YOUTH WITH LIMITED SCOPING RESEARCH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION FROM OPPORTUNITIES CAM PAIGN EDUCATION TO W ORK IN 4 COUNTRIES PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2021 TARGETING NEW PARTNERS, IMPACT JA PROGRAMMES REVIEW TO BETTER TARGET REACH 221,000+ READ THE FULL RESEARCH INVESTORS AND MEDIA MATCH EMPLOYERS NEEDS

NEETs in Entrepreneurship Final Conference on 21 September 2021 Online communication CHECK OUT THE FULL NEWS ARTICLE

Ukraine Refugee Response Nikita Khmilevskiy (Ukraine national who moved to Estonia): "Our team met for the first time two months ago. We created a company from scratch and began to successfully sell our product here in Estonia. Only thanks to Junior Achievement has it becomes possible. We felt that same entrepreneurial spirit and we are proud to represent Ukraine here in such difficult times."

Mobilising resources for Ukrainian children and youth 350,000+ JA's different efforts to support Ukrainian youth: Facilitate integration in UKRAINIAN Refugees European schools; Equip to continue education; Translate educational and European Youth material; Develop eLearning platform; Support teachers in and outside Ukraine; Build Workforce Development Programme EUR 3,2 million+ From corporate Ukraine relief funds, corporate matching to employee MONEY RAISED + contributions, in-kind translation support, computer and software donations 1 million pro-bono etc • Ukraine • The 5 immediate neighboring countries 21+ (Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia) COUNTRIES • Additional 15 European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey)

Our Partners supporting Ukraine Just for JA Ukraine:

INNOVATION & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Partnering with European Institute of Technology (EIT) FOODATHON GIRLS GO CIRCULAR SKILLS FOR FUTURE With mentorship from industry leaders, more than 1000 students per year across the EU take on the challenge to build a more sustainable European society focusing on 4 sectors.

European Innovation Agenda Empowering youth with the necessary AI skills for employability

Innovation Map JOB SHADOW VIRTUAL STOCK PLATFORM EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITES HUB LATVIA LITHUANI A YE-UK TV PROGRAMME ITALY MY CARRER GREECE

Digital Transformation Achievements QUICK #1 MAKE #2 CREATE #3 #4 TEST TECH #5 SUPPORT #6 KEY 2021 GOALS TEAM MORE COMMUNITY ONLINE CONTENT ALUMNI EUROPEAN EVENTS EFFICIENT OF PRACTICE COMPETITIONS PARTNERSHIPS PLATFORM ONLINE MAIN EFFICIENCY & MAPPING Gen-E 2022 COMPETITIONS INTEGRATION INTEGRATION Full Connected Hybrid Programs PLANNING TOOLS TASK FORCES Microsoft Dynamics Helping Countries with Tech Alison Blue Economy Start Up platform Integrated in Launched full month of LATEST Project Operations Challenges Incorporated into Gen-E PMI Online Course Created Gather Finance and Operations Ukrainian Learning Platform Alumni Vital Part of Gen-E 2022 hybrid events 360°

European Virtual Career Hub • Online Portal platform targeting post- secondary JA students and "first jobbers". Integration JA Careers Hub Unique opportunity for JA partners and sponsor Combined curated online guide of career information to deliver exclusive educational career related resources content and material to more than 4 Million JA students around Europe. Career Learning Paths resources Career Opportunities and Job from Partners Offers exclusive Providing our partners with access to the from JA Sponsors excellent JA student talent pool Courses, Workshops, Trainings, Webinars Specific Job Offers & Opportunities and other learning resources from posted by JA partners • Sponsored by: partners Integration JA Alumni Badges & Certification Repository/Wallet Add-on career and digital tools from partners (CV builders, self-assessment apps, online interview tools etc.) Potential Partnerships

Entrepreneurial Skills Pass + 11 COUNTRIES + 9500 ESP HOLDERS

New skills with PMIEF CAPACITY BUILDING European Countries improved PM 2 processes and procedures 1 YOUTH ENABLEMENTS +10 JA staff trained 233,725 Students involved 1 improved PM skills Enhanced versions of the 2 Company Programme 340 PMIEF and partners employees 1 (PM module) satisfaction improved

Blue Economy with Euronext

EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS & EVENTS

GEN-E Marathon of Hackathons Building Stronger Minds Salesforce I-Camp Foodathon Zalando STEMEduHack Online Innovation Camp D&I Conference J&J Product of the Future Sept 23-30 Oct 4 Oct 13 - 16 Nov 4 Nov 09 - 10

GEN-E Marathon of Hackathons Mobility for All FERD’s List Global Money Week Sci-Tech Challenge Social Innovation Online Innovation Camp FERD and JA Europe initiative Online Innovation Camp Online Innovation Camp Relay Nov 18-19 Nov 24 March 21-25 May 11-12 June 21

GEN-E 2022 IMPACT GEN-E 2022 THE LARGEST EVER - Impact - Participation - Partners - Funding 850 JA youth, teachers, staff and partners in Tallinn 11,000 +visitors at virtual expo 255virtual expo stands Estonian President and Prime Minister, EU Parliament President, European Commissioner,

GEN-E 2022 online reach SOCIAL MEDIA 12 MILLION More than of impressions 22.000 GEN-E LIVE More than views JA platforms only WEBSITES 11.40 13.000 0 Visitors at the Visitors at Virtual Expo gen-e.eu

2021-2022 Media Coverage JA Europe has been featured in •The Independent •Politico •Reuters •BBCWorklife •Startups •EuroNews •EU Reporter •FE News •Sky News •El Economista •El Economista SIR •FE News •New Statesman •HR in Review •Il Corriere della Sera

Policy & Advocacy GEN-E 2022 Speakers Alar Karis Roberta Metsola Kaja Kallas Mariya Gabriel Martina Dlabajová President of Estonia President of the Prime Minister EU Commissioner for Member of the European Parliament of Estonia Innovation, Research, European Parliament Culture, Education and Youth

New EU Guide with JA Europe Read full document here!

JA Alumni Europe NEW European Board Activities 2021/22 Moris Ragna Jebsen Monika Vandevyver Nguyenová Two physical National Coordinators Growth on Gatherof 2100+ Meetings with 40+ leaders in Tirana, members (overall 4300+ EU alumni) Albania Various online networking and fun New active networksin Georgia, North formatsto engage members.& Macedonia and Estonia #alumnispirit Event in Salzburg, Loran Geskens Umut Pauline Harry Austria in March 2022 with 35+ Canli Lachérade Conn participants Supporting JA Europeon various SHAPE JA Alumni Europe Conference in programs such as

FERD’S List 2021 FERD’s List Honourees in Brussels NOVEMBER 2021

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2021-2022

Balance Sheet 2021/2022

P&L 2021/2022

THIS IS JA EUROPE

JA Europe Network • Albania • Latvia • Armenia • Lithuania • Austria • Luxembourg • Belgium FL (Vlajo) • North Macedonia • Belgium FR (LJE) • Malta • Bulgaria • Moldova • Cyprus • Montenegro • Czech Republic • Netherlands • Denmark • Norway • Estonia • Poland • Finland • Portugal • France • Romania • Georgia • Russia • Germany • Serbia • Greece • Slovakia • Hungary • Slovenia • Iceland • Spain • Ireland • Sweden • Isle of Man • Switzerland • Israel • Turkey • Italy • UK • Ukraine

20 Model Nation Awards in 2021 The JA Europe Model Nation Awards recognise the quality of JA national organisations’ leadership and operations: their impact, quality of programmes and contribution to the overall success of JA Europe’s network. • Belgium (VLAJO) TJ Bata Quality Award • Belgium (LJE) • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • Germany Model Organisation Awards • Italy • Lithuania • Luxembourg • North Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Portugal • Romania Leadership Awards • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Türkiye

JA Europe Board 2021-2022 A distinguished and passionate group of high-level impact individuals committed to youth empowerment

JA Europe Team Salvatore Nigro Diana Filip Kristina Vera Martinho Vanda Franciscy Minna Melleri CEO Deputy CEO & Velkovska Director for Director for Special Director of Chief CFO Education and Events & Advocacy & Development Impact Senior Project Growth Officer Manager Boris Kolev Sophie Norman Sergio Branca Monique Wong Davide Bojan Pavlovic Head of Digital Head of Corporate Senior Business Coppaloni Senior Monitoring, Transformation Marketing Partnerships Development Network Evaluation & Manager Manager Services Learning Manager Manager Emma Kiraly Antonina Noah Maryna Parfenchuk Laura Rossy Göktürk Başar Senior Senior Project Bulgakova Multimedia Delophont Development Finance Assistant Manager Senior Graphic IT Development Associate Associate for Designer Associate Ukraine Olta Konda Julia Naeve Gaia Zanella Bruno Porcidonio María Pérez Cano Yaël Silber Finance Associate Special Events Social Media Events Intern Intern, Education Executive Associate & Online and Impact Team Assistant & Office Community Manager Associate

Our European Partners Institutional Partners Gold Partners

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