In a talk that came out on Stanford eCorner, Hearsay Labs founder Clara Shih said that being an entrepreneur at a young age allows one to solve problems with a fresh perspective. It also helps that the youth has the advantages of time, energy and high risk tolerance.
Seeing that more businesses will soon be owned and operated by young CEOs and believing that educating the youth on the fundamentals of economics and entrepreneurship in a global system should be one of the nations’ priorities, FedEx Express continues its commitment to support young entrepreneurs with the awarding of a $10,000 grant to Junior Achievement Philippines during the latter’s 47th Grand Awards Night.
Junior Achievement is one of the world’s largest organizations dedicated to inspiring and preparing young individuals to succeed in a global economy. The grant from the global transportation company will help fund JA Philippines’ in-school and after-school programs for students, which focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
FedEx has sponsored the FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge in the Philippines since 2009. FedEx volunteers teach student-entrepreneurs first-hand experience in running their own companies.
To date, the program has benefitted 3,844 students in the Philippines with 36 students representing the country at the regional challenge. In August 2015, three pairs of high school students represented the Philippines in the FedEx/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge in Singapore, where they competed against 24 teams from eight countries, including Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
For more information on the program, visit FedEx Express Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge Asia-Pacific on Facebook.