Junior
Achievement of Argentina (JAA) has been offering JA programs since 1991.
Since then, Junior Achievement Argentina has experienced
outstanding development. In
recognition of this effort, JAA was awarded a prize in 1996 for being
the fastest growing JAI Member Nation.
Argentina has a population of 36.6 million and the primary
language is Spanish although there are more than 250 bilingual schools
in the country that teach both Spanish and English.
Junior
Achievement Programs currently running include:
1. Elementary School Programs (Spanish & English)
2. ESIS (Spanish &
English)
3. Personal Economics (Spanish & English)
4. The Company Program
(Spanish & English)
5. Hewlett-Packard Global Business Challenge
6. MESE and CAPS
(Spanish & English)
7. Las Ventajas de
Education = The Advantages of Education
8. Banks in Action
9.
Portfolio Management
10. International Marketplace
11.
The Challenge of Growing
12. GLOBE (Spanish & English)
13. Success Now (Spanish &
English)
JAA
stands out for implementing almost all of the JA programs in both
English and Spanish. The
organization has translated each of the courses.
Another of their major accomplishments is the creation of new
programs, such as “Banks in Action” and “Portfolio Management”
and the adaptation of special programs designed for other JA affiliates,
such as “The Challenge of Growing” (El Desafio de Crecer).