Boundless: JA Worldwide Strategic Plan, 2023–2025

Shaping Our Strategy

In shaping our strategy, our consulting partner, Accenture Development Partnerships, started by examining key trends in education (from pandemic learning loss to systemic inequality) as well as trends in digital/tech (from nano entertainment to hybrid workplaces), all of which informed opportunities for the JA global network.

We also sought out voices associated with JA experiences. Working with Cortico, MIT Center for Constructive Communication, and Accenture, we recorded over 40 hours of conversations with 100+ JA young alumni from 45 countries, resulting in a new platform, youthvoices.org, from which six themes emerged.

Through conversation and analysis, ADP also engaged our global partners, who shared their experiences with JA, shedding light on our network’s strengths and opportunities.

Finally, ADP surveyed and and facilitated strategy sessions with JA network staff and JA Worldwide board members, through which our four strategic priorities began to emerge.

Unlocking Youth’s Boundless Potential

Our boundless ambition is underpinned by a strategic framework that will be our blueprint to accelerate inclusive growth and impact over the next three years

• Accelerate Digital: The COVID-19 pandemic both highlighted and exacerbated the need to reach youth where they are: through multiple digital channels. But accelerating digital learning also requires us to be mindful of the digital divide, enabling options that can circumvent a lack of broadband through lower-tech options, such as television, radio and podcasts, printed publications, and more.

• Empower the Underserved: Increasingly, underserved communities in every region and country are home to a greater share of the global youth population. To successfully reach more youth and optimize impact, we’ll dedicate sufficient resources to supporting youth in these communities while continuing to drive impact where present.

• Cultivate Partnerships: As we seek to make transformational impact around the globe, we’ll increasingly rely on an ecosystem of partners to support learning-experience development and delivery across the network. Partners may include governments, other NGOs and social-good organizations, ministries of education, corporations, and more.

• Strengthen OneJA: To realize the impact we seek to create, we’ll amplify cross-pollination, collaboration, accountability, and impact across the network. Formalizing clearer governance structures for JA member locations and fostering greater clarity around these structures is also key to achieving strong, consistent impact, and a sustainable business model.

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