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Zuriel Oduwole Profiles Kenya Airways to Showcase Her Initiative

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Zuriel Elise Oduwole, an American girl education advocate and film maker, is in the news again. Developing sets of events, puts Kenya Airways front and centre of a fresh initiative by Oduwole, and her quest to attract foreign investors to what she calls ‘her Africa’. She returned from Mexico a few days ago, where she traveled as an Education Ambassador and Peace Emmisary on her own volution to try and ease the tension between the U.S. and that Spanish speaking economic powerhouse.

She was welcomed with open arms across two states, and the city of Pachuca - the capital of Hidalgo State, honoured with a citation and an Award her for her various global initiative­s including her current mission as an Education Ambassador. Two months ago, Secretary of State John Kerry honoured her in Washington DC, calling her the World’s Most Powerful Girl.

As a young film maker, who is also now teaching basic film making to Africa's youths, she is telling the positive stories of Africa, but this time, showing to the world the business brands across the continent, and she has began with Kenya Airways. Her feature and story on the airline is now scheduled for various news and business programme channels in Africa, Europe and the U.S. over the next few months.

In her own little way, she is adding value to Africa, its brands, and in this very case, Kenya Airways, by shining a positive light, and telling the story from the innocence and fresh perspectiv­e of a 14-year-old African Child. She is now traveled to Johannesbu­rg, to continue showcasing 'her Africa'.

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