JA Worldwide and HP Launch Global Collaboration to Prepare Young People for a Technology-Driven Future
Key Highlights
- ➤JA-HP partnership spans 37 countries, targeting digital skills and workforce readiness
- ➤First-year collaboration expects to engage more than 850,000 young people and educators
- ➤HP-supported #AIForImpact Challenge helps youth develop community-focused AI solutions
- ➤JA delivers more than 23 million learning experiences annually across 120+ countries
Expert Statements
Leo Martellotto, Chief Development Officer of JA Worldwide
“JA and HP have built extraordinary programs in communities around the world, each responding to local opportunities and grounded in a shared belief in young people’s potential.”
Leo Martellotto, Chief Development Officer of JA Worldwide
“A global framework now unites those efforts, allowing effective ideas to travel, opening more pathways for HP employees to share their expertise, and extending high-quality learning to young people at remarkable scale. Together, we’re helping young people develop the skillset and mindset to build thriving communities.”
Michele Malejki, Global Head of Social Impact at HP Inc. and Executive Director of the HP Foundation
“Access to technology is important, but its real value emerges when people have the confidence and skills to use it in meaningful ways.”
Michele Malejki, Global Head of Social Impact at HP Inc. and Executive Director of the HP Foundation
“At HP, we bring technology, learning experiences and the expertise of our people to help young people explore new ideas, solve real-world challenges and prepare for a changing world of work. Through JA’s deep local relationships, those opportunities can reach more young people in ways that are relevant to their communities.”
Asheesh Advani, CEO of JA Worldwide
“What excites me most about this partnership is its multiplier effect.”
Asheesh Advani, CEO of JA Worldwide
“Young people across 37 countries gain the digital fluency, entrepreneurial thinking, and workforce readiness to pursue opportunity and grow into capable, fulfilled leaders, while educators develop new skills and teaching practices they can carry forward to many more learners. Together, JA and HP are cultivating future-ready talent at global scale and strengthening an education ecosystem that can expand opportunity for years to come.”
BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide and HP today announced a global partnership that unites years of successful collaboration around the world. Spanning 37 countries, the expanded collaboration aims to advance digital skills, AI education, workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and intergenerational learning for young people and educators.
The partnership combines HP’s technology, skills training and expertise of its employees with JA’s global reach, deep local relationships, and more than a century of experience in experiential education. JA locations, embedded in communities worldwide, can adapt each learning experience to the language, culture, education system, and local economic priorities, while a global framework establishes shared standards for educational quality, volunteer engagement, impact measurement, and storytelling.
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