Women in Aviation International: Aviation for Girls App already reaches 55 countries By Kelly Murphy

Women in Aviation International’s 6th Annual Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) was celebrated virtually on September 26, 2020, with the launch of the exciting new Aviation for Girls App, sponsored by the US Air Force.

Within the first week, this free, year-round experience for girls ages 8-17 connected thousands of participants in 55 countries.

“Our goal in delivering a virtual experience for this year’s Girls in Aviation Day was to extend our reach and inspire girls-no matter where they live or learn,” says WAI CEO Allison McKay.

"Last year, our in-person events reached girls in 18 countries. This year, the app has already tripled our reach and connected with girls all around the world pro-viding them with access to hours of inspiring content to expand their knowledge about all the opportunities in aviation and aerospace.”

Girls in Aviation Day participants using the new Aviation for Girls App available year-round for all

The thousands of participants in 55 countries include Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Guam, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, U.S. Virgin Is-lands, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Zambia.

Available to all interested in aviation/aerospace and STEM, the AFG App is the tool WAI is utilizing to deliver valuable content and resources including career videos, virtual museum tours, scholarship information, hands-on activities, book readings in multiple languages, as well as digital issues of Aviation for Girls magazine. And despite the name, girls and boys are both welcome to participate.

Participants are encouraged to visit the App Store or Google Play and search for WAI Events. For other devices, including Blackberry and Windows, point your mobile browser to: www.Core-Apps.com/dl/wai. Follow on social media using hashtags #GIAD20 and #WomeninAviation and visit www.WAI.org/giad for all the details.

Kelly Murphy, Emerald Media, USA and Director of Communications Women in Aviation International.

BlueSky Business Aviation News | 8th October 2020 | Issue #576

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