Ardagh Group S.A. has announced its third major multi-year investment in the Ardagh for Education programme. Ardagh will invest approximately USD 5 million over a ten-year period in the local communities where its Brazilian facilities are located. After launching a similar programme in the USA in 2021 and in Germany in 2022, this partnership is the next major investment as part of Ardagh for Education, Ardagh’s global social sustainability education initiative.
In Brazil, Ardagh will partner with the Brazilian Social Service for Industry, or SESI, to deliver STEM education to teachers and students in primary and secondary schools in the communities in which Ardagh operates across Brazil. Working with SESI, these investments in education will support and accelerate the impact of high-quality teaching in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to inspire students’ interest in STEM and equip them with in-demand 21st-century skills. It is estimated that over the next 10 years in Brazil, Ardagh-sponsored education programmes will benefit 200,000 primary and secondary school students as well as delivering best-in-class teacher training to 2,500 teachers across 200 schools in Ardagh’s Brazilian communities.
SESI is a private, nonprofit institution that works in close collaboration with the private and public sectors. SESI’s mission is to provide improvements in the quality of life and social welfare in Brazil, particularly for Industrial Workers and their families.