Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Development
Economics and Finance
Education
Micro-Credit
Private Sector
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Volunteerism
Youth
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Kenya
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1999 |
| Organizational structure: |
Junior Achievement (JA) Kenya has a secretariat that is led by myself as the Executive Director with a team of program staff to support the in-country programs. The Executive Director is supervised and reports to a Board of Directors constituted by CEOs of leading Companies (blue chip), academic institutions and government. |
| Number and type of members: |
We draw our membership from children and youth who are in-school and out-of-school. Last year we registered a membership of 55,549 youth and our intention this year is to grow that number exponentially to 100,000. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Private sector, government, CBOs, INGOs, FBOs, |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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| Funding structure other: |
Local fundraising drives; for example, annual bowl-a-thon |
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