JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF INDONESIA NAMED FINALIST
FOR INTERNATIONAL
METLIFE FOUNDATION AWARD
JA of Indonesia is
one of 12 global finalists for $25,000 award
recognizing innovation and entrepreneurial
spirit
Prestasi Junior Indonesia has been named one of
12 finalists for the 2010 MetLife Foundation
Entrepreneurial Awards. The winners will be
announced by MetLife Foundation at Junior
Achievement’s National Leadership Conference in
Minneapolis on July 21. Each winner will receive
a cash award of US $25,000 to expand its work,
and Junior Achievement will share the best
practices throughout the entire JA
organization.
The MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award is
in its tenth year. Through the program, MetLife
Foundation and JA Worldwide® have
awarded more than US $1.4 million to JA offices
around the world that demonstrate
entrepreneurial spirit and innovation in
achieving sustainable results for JA’s primary
stakeholders—students, schools, volunteers, and
donors. MetLife made its first contribution to
JA in 1972, and the partnership has grown to
include major contributions from MetLife
Foundation and the engagement of MetLife
associates as local volunteers and board
members.
“Innovation and entrepreneurial thinking and
action are key concepts of Junior Achievement’s
curricula. We ‘practice what we preach’ by
driving and rewarding positive results in our
organization which leverage these essential
components of our brand,” said Sean C. Rush,
President and Chief Executive Officer, JA
Worldwide. “The finalists for this year’s awards
provide strong role models in demonstrating
leadership and creative thinking—skills that JA
imparts to millions of students around the world
every day.”
Robert Gardiner, Director of Junior Achievement
of Indonesia, added, “The board and staff of
Junior Achievement of Indonesia are thrilled to
be selected as a finalist for the 2010 MetLife
Foundation Entrepreneurial Award. We strongly
believe in infusing our core curriculum
concepts—innovation and entrepreneurship—into
our organizational practices, and are grateful
to MetLife Foundation for their incredible
support of Junior Achievement and for their
recognition of the important role that
innovation plays in today’s business
environment.”
Prestasi Junior Indonesia has operated a pilot
program for the Hearing Impaired at SLB Santi
Rama with the support of the Mei Lin Foundation.
The MetLife Foundation support will be used to
expand this initiative into more SLB’s in
Jakarta and Surabaya.
The twelve finalists were selected from 66
proposals from more than 40 JA operations around
the world. A panel of judges, including JA
Worldwide board members and a MetLife Foundation
representative, selected the winners.
The twelve finalists were selected from 66
proposals from more than 40 JA operations around
the world. A panel of judges, including JA
Worldwide board members and a MetLife Foundation
representative, selected the winners.
The complete
press release can be viewed
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