MIAMI, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today donated
$10,000 to the Oprah Winfrey
Leadership Academy Foundation (OWLAF) in
support of university scholarships for graduates of the Oprah
Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls - South Africa (OWLAG), an independent boarding
school founded by Winfrey to provide world-class education to
disadvantaged girls in South
Africa.
Carnival Corporation's chief procurement officer, Julia Brown, presented the foundation with the
gift during a visit today to the school in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of her
participation in the Centenary Delegation – a delegation of
American executives visiting Africa the week of the famed leader's
100th birthday celebration to discuss relevant trends
and topics and build business relationships. The delegation visited
the school as part of South
Africa's national day of service in celebration of Nelson
Mandela International Day, observed each year on Mandela's
birthday.
"I am truly honored to present the Oprah Winfrey Leadership
Academy for Girls with this donation, but more importantly, to have
the opportunity to meet the intelligent and determined young women
at the school that are so focused on their education," said
Julia Brown, chief procurement
officer for Carnival Corporation. "This week has been an amazing
experience. From having the opportunity to meet with local business
leaders to honoring the legacy of Nelson
Mandela, our delegation has had the chance to build new
relationships and immerse ourselves in the culture and communities
that make this region such a special place."
The opportunity to support the school builds on the current
partnership with O, The Oprah Magazine and leading global
cruise brand Holland America Line, a division of Carnival
Corporation. The partnership, which started in February 2017 and was recently extended through
the end of 2019, includes: cruises featuring members of the
magazine's editorial team and special guest speakers; a variety of
onboard activities developed with the magazine's editors; new
programming to be rolled out on many of the ships in the fleet in
late 2018; and Oprah serving as the Godmother of the Nieuw
Statendam, a maritime tradition for new ships through which she
will dedicate the ship in a private ceremony in early 2019.
In addition to the visit to OWLAG, as part of the delegation,
Brown and fellow business leaders participated in a number of
relationship-building activities, including:
- A business summit hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce
and The 30% Club, an organization that campaigns for greater
representation of women on FTSE100 boards;
- A reception and dinner hosted by Jessye
Lapenn, Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Mission in
South Africa, and Ray Washburne, president and CEO of the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);
- Meetings with local business leaders and suppliers;
- Night of A Hundred Words, the Nelson Mandela Foundation
Centenary Dinner to honor Mandela's legacy and help raise
funds;
- The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2018, featuring former U.S.
President Barack Obama.
As the world's largest global cruise company, Carnival
Corporation has a significant cruise presence in Africa across six of the company's
world-leading cruise lines, including AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises,
Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn.
Carnival Corporation sails thousands of guests to more than 20
destinations in Africa, including
stops in Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique.
About Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation
The
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation provides funding for
the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa and is dedicated to helping its
graduates attend colleges and universities. In December 2000, during a visit with Nelson Mandela, Oprah
Winfrey pledged to build a school for girls in South Africa. In January 2007, the doors opened to the Oprah
Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa. Through the Foundation, Oprah
has contributed to the empowerment of scores of girls and their
families.
About the Centenary Delegation
The U.S Centenary
Delegation are a well-respected cohort of senior
executives with global responsibilities at some of the
world's largest and most well respected firms. They are widely
recognized as business leaders, subject matter experts and
trailblazers across their respective sectors. The purpose of the
delegation is to engage in thoughtful conversation with South
African business leaders about the vision, business operating
environment, opportunities and challenges around doing business in
Southern Africa. The U.S.
Delegation and Business Summit are being hosted by India Martin, a 25 year veteran of financial
services who now runs a leadership, executive coaching
and global advisory consultancy, Leadership For Life (LFL),
and she works regularly across the continent and is a proponent of
the globalization of African brands. The Business Summit was
co-hosted by Colleen Larsen. Larsen
is the president of the 30% Club of Southern Africa, an organization that aims to
develop a diverse pool of talent for all businesses through the
efforts of its leadership and members who are committed to better
gender balance at all levels of their organizations. Larsen is one
of the leading voices for the sustainable advancement of women in
the corporate and entrepreneurial space in South Africa today.
About Carnival Corporation
Carnival Corporation
& plc is the world's largest leisure travel company and
among the most profitable and financially strong in the cruise and
vacation industries, with a portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that
include nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With operations
in North America, Australia,
Europe and Asia, its
portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland
America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises,
P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard, as well as Fathom, the
corporation's immersion and enrichment experience brand.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 103 ships with
234,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
18 new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and
2023. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates
Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in
Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New
York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation
& plc is the only group in the world to be included in
both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as being
among the "Top 10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the design and
travel categories. Fast Company specifically recognized Carnival
Corporation for its work in developing Ocean Medallion™, a
high-tech wearable device that enables the world's first
interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming
vacation travel into a highly personalized and elevated level of
customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de,
www.pocruises.com, www.cunard.com, and www.fathom.org
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