Deadline: October 1, 2019.

JA Africa and Facebook Inc. announce the launch of the 2019 Out Of School Youth (OOSY) Company of the Year Competition. The JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition is JA Africa’s flagship event to celebrate the entrepreneurial achievements of young people from across Africa, who have completed the in-school JA Company Program® OR a JA entrepreneurship program for out of school youth (OOSY).

 

CATEGORIES

Category 1: Companies owned by JA alumni from any of the countries where JA works in Africa.

Category 2: Startup/early stage companies (1-3years old) owned by any African youth between ages 16-30.

 

ELIGIBILITY

The 2019 out of school competition is open to

(1) companies owned by JA alumni from any of the countries where JA works in Africa

(2) Startup/early stage companies (1-3 years old) owned by any African youth between ages 16-30.

(3) The official language of the competition is English.

 

APPLICATION

To enter this competition, Companies must complete the following steps:

1) Complete and submit certificates for 10 mandatory Facebook Blueprint Courses (course links provided in the competition guidelines document below)

2) Complete Company Profile Questionnaire (start application below)

3) Create/Have an active Facebook Business Page

4) Create a 2-minute Video Advertisement that effectively uses at least one Facebook tool (Legend, Boomerang, Videoshop)

 

BENEFITS

1st Place: Companies owned by JA alumni from any of the countries where JA works in Africa. Winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Accra, Ghana from December 4-6, 2019

2nd Place: Companies owned by JA alumni from any of the countries where JA works in Africa. Winner will receive a cash prize of $800.

Digital Media Marketing: Startup/early stage companies (1-3 years old) owned by any African youth between ages 16-30. Winner will receive a cash prize of $500 and Facebook Ad credits

 

OFFICIAL LINK

 

Click here to apply