OTTAWA — His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced today that POA Educational Foundation's chair Adtya Jha has been appointed a member to the Order of Canada along with 90 other Canadians. These appointments were made on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.
What do a 27-year-old Nigerian real-estate star, a middle-aged South Asian entrepreneur and a straight-talkin', newly divorced Jewish mother have in common? More than you'd think. Isaac Olowolof, Aditja Jha and Ruth Mandel are all committed philanthropists, loyal and generous to the causes they've chosen to support. They believe in contributing to their community and in the importance of leading
30 million large Indian Diaspora contributes highly to the nationsof the world – Dr Jha
Patna,(BiharTimes): Aditya Jha, a Canadian entrepreneur of Bihar origin has evinced interest in investing in nuclear power sector in the state.
As soon as Damien Bouchard set foot in TVO's production headquarters last week in downtown Toronto, he knew he had arrived. He could feel it in his bones.
There was no wine, but lots to toast at a recent gala, Anna-Kaisa Walker writes. Photography by Janice Pinto
In another high-profile appointment for South Asians in Canada, the government named Aditya Jha November 2 to the board of directors of the First Nations Financial Management Board.
A stunning $1.7 million was raised during a single evening – at the Seventh Annual Gala of the Toronto Chapter of the All India Movement for Seva on Saturday. The event at the Woodbine Banquet Hall saw the South Asian community open their hearts and wallets in response to an appeal by AIM Toronto president Dr. Terry Papneja.
Giving First Nations entrepreneurs a hand-up so they can break the cycle of handouts.. We'll hear about Project Beyshick, a program to help talented aboriginal people hone their business skills.
Aditya Jha, Chairman of POA Educational Foundation talks about Project Beyshick on CBC Radio 1 featured on July18 at 12:15pm for 8:30 min.
Jealousy, ridicule within communities prevent aboriginal youth from pursuing education, training
Access to education and training is widely considered to be a crucial part of improving the state of poverty in many aboriginal communities. Canadian universities and colleges have created programs to assist aboriginal youth with everything from transitioning into urban living to studying aboriginal science. However, one aboriginal entrepreneur says that it is not only access to programs that stops aboriginal people from pursuing higher education, but their communities as well.