ACCRA, 18 October 2022 \u2013 Delta Air Lines and Junior Achievement Africa have renewed their partnership to advance business and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education among young people across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Junior Achievement is one of Africa\u2019s largest and most impactful youth-serving NGOs delivering hands-on, immersive learning in work, financial health, entrepreneurship, sustainability, STEM, economics, citizenship, ethics and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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As part of its partnership with JA Africa, the airline will present the Delta Social Impact Award at JA Africa\u2019s flagship Company of the Year Competition Dec. 7-9 in Lagos, Nigeria. The event is the culmination of a year\u2019s work for the young participants from Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe who have created and run their own businesses over the past academic year as part of the JA Company Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cAs the next generation of business leaders \u2013 and global travelers \u2013 we work with Junior Achievement across the globe to facilitate education programs for young people,\u201d said Nicolas Ferri, Delta\u2019s V.P. \u2013 Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. \u201cWe have seen the positive impact of this work here in Africa and look forward to continuing our partnership as we support the next generation to meet their full educational potential and move into meaningful employment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Over the next 12 months, Delta will also sponsor JA Africa\u2019s STEM innovation camps for 50 school children each in Accra, Ghana, and Dakar, Senegal \u2013 two of the cities from where the airline flies nonstop to the United States. The one-day camps encourage creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and problem solving as young people must put forward solutions to solve a specific business challenge. Colleagues from Delta will be on-hand to support JA Africa\u2019s team and provide coaching and mentoring to the students throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“We are honored to have Delta Air Lines as a long-standing partner. Their sponsorship for JA Africa’s 2022 Company of the Year Competition, through the Social Impact Award, will encourage our young entrepreneurs to use innovative approaches to solving societal issues,” said\u00a0Simi Nwogugu, CEO of JA Africa.\u00a0“This grant will also support Innovation Camps in Ghana and Senegal which provides a forum for our students to work in groups to address real-life business challenges. These programs give our students the exposure and skilling they need to thrive in the 21st century workforce.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Junior Achievement Africa, part of JA Worldwide, is one of Africa\u2019s largest organizations working on youth economic empowerment. Delta supports 32 JA chapters across five continents to teach students about financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship.\u00a0JA Africa has a presence in 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and collectively reaches more than 300,000 young people and more than 3000 schools every year. JA works in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe with a goal to secure better lives for the young, their families, and their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Delta has been flying to Africa for nearly 16 years, longer than any other U.S. airline, and currently offers nonstop service to the U.S. from four African countries \u2013 Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria and South Africa. It will begin flying from Cape Town in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ACCRA, 18 October 2022 \u2013 Delta Air Lines and Junior Achievement Africa have renewed their partnership to advance business and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education among young people across the continent. Junior Achievement is one of Africa\u2019s largest and most impactful youth-serving NGOs delivering hands-on, immersive learning in work, financial health, entrepreneurship, sustainability, …<\/p>\n