{"id":19290,"date":"2022-11-04T09:46:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T08:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messi.com\/?p=19290"},"modified":"2022-11-04T13:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T12:14:10","slug":"byjus-education-for-all-unveils-lionel-messi-as-its-global-brand-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/byjus-education-for-all-unveils-lionel-messi-as-its-global-brand-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"BYJU\u2019S Education For All unveils Lionel Messi as its Global Brand Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-19290\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-19290-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-19290-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-19290-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"text-noti panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-19290-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>BYJU\u2019S EFA is the not-for-profit, social impact division of BYJU\u2019S<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Bengaluru, 4 November 2022: <\/b>BYJU\u2019S, the world\u2019s leading education technology company, today announced football star and global sports icon Lionel \u201cLeo\u201d Messi as the first global brand ambassador of its social impact arm, Education For All. Messi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentinian football team, has signed an agreement with BYJU\u2019S to promote the cause of equitable education.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">This association with one of the world\u2019s most popular sportspersons is in sync with the expanding global footprint of BYJU\u2019S and its commitment to make education accessible, equitable, and affordable for all. Earlier this year, BYJU'S made history by becoming the official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2022<span class=\"s1\">\u2122\ufe0f<\/span> in Qatar. Football has roughly 3.5 billion fans worldwide, and Lionel Messi has a social media following of nearly 450 million. The long-term engagement, which begins as Lionel Messi embarks on his final campaign to win the FIFA World Cup 2022<span class=\"s1\">\u2122\ufe0f<\/span> as captain of Argentina\u2019s national football team, will see him feature in campaigns promoting BYJU\u2019S Education For All.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">BYJU\u2019S sees Lionel Messi as \u2018The Greatest Learner of All Time\u2019 whose passion for continuous learning has redefined the meaning of what is possible in football. Widely acknowledged as the world\u2019s best passer, the best dribbler, and the best free-kick taker, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner attributes his success to his commitment to learn more every day. BYJU\u2019S believes Messi will be an ideal mentor for hundreds of millions of young people around the world through his unwavering work ethic, study of the game, and love for learning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b><i>Commenting on this announcement, Divya Gokulnath, co-founder of BYJU\u2019S, <\/i><\/b><i>said, \u201cWe are honoured and excited to collaborate with Lionel Messi as our global ambassador. He is a once-in-a-generation talent whose pursuit of excellence, all-in mentality, humility, and reliability resonate deeply with BYJU\u2019S brand values. He rose from the grassroots to become one of the most successful sportspersons ever. That is the kind of opportunity that BYJU\u2019S Education For All wants to create for the nearly 6 million children it currently empowers. No one represents the power of enhancing potential more than Lionel Messi. It is not really surprising that the greatest player of all time is also the greatest learner of all time. I am sure this partnership will inspire millions of people around the world to dream bigger and learn better. As football fans know, with Messi on your side anything is possible.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b><i>Lionel Messi too expressed confidence that his partnership with BYJU\u2019S Education For All <\/i><\/b><i>will inspire young learners across the world. He said, \u201cI chose to partner with BYJU\u2019S because their mission to make everyone fall in love with learning perfectly aligns with my values. High-quality education changes lives, and BYJU\u2019S has transformed the career paths of millions of students worldwide. I hope to inspire young learners to reach and remain at the top.\u201d Messi also runs his own charitable organization, the Leo Messi Foundation, which was born in 2007 with the idea that children should all have the same opportunities to realise their dreams.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">With corporate headquarters in Bengaluru, India, and offices in 21 countries, BYJU\u2019S currently serves the learning needs of more than 150 million students across the world through personalized and adaptive content. Born in 2011, BYJU\u2019S is transforming the way students think and learn through a unique blend of cutting-edge digital products and physical learning centres. BYJU\u2019S Education For All, its social initiative, was born in 2020 and aims to reach and teach at least 10 million children free of cost by 2025. A prolific patron of sports, BYJU\u2019S is also the official jersey sponsor of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s national cricket teams of India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BYJU\u2019S EFA is the not-for-profit, social impact division of BYJU\u2019S Bengaluru, 4 November 2022: BYJU\u2019S, the world\u2019s leading education technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19290","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-noticias-en","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19290"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19301,"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19290\/revisions\/19301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}