HISTORY
In 1989, the Michael Jordan Foundation began the Michael Jordan Education Club. The Club encouraged youth across the United States to improve their grades and attendance in school, and offered the opportunity for students to earn a trip for themselves, a parent, and a teacher to Chicago for a weekend of festivities. The program concluded in 1993, with six participants earning a trip to Africa in order to learn and gain a better understanding of the native culture of the Maasai Tribe of Kenya.
It was then that the people and culture of Kenya first touched Mrs. Deloris Jordan's heart. The 14-day educational excursion to the Maasai Mara was an experience that would forever alter the lives of both the Americans and the Kenyans.
The cultural exchange opened Mrs. Jordan's eyes both to the unique beauty of Kenya and to the scarcity of resources that most Americans take for granted.
Having developed a close bond with Chief Ntutu and his family, Mrs. Jordan supported the Chief's eldest son as he pursued both a Bachelor's and Masters Degree in the United States.
Nearly ten years later, Mrs. Jordan returned to Kenya as a guest of Vice President Moody Awori to celebrate 40 years of Kenyan independence. Her trip included a tour of Nairobi's only women's health clinic, where the long line of women and babies, who needed only basic care but who most likely would never be seen, spoke to her heart.
Mrs. Jordan believed then, as she does now, that she has an obligation to help, and that the women and children of Kenya deserve access to world-class health and education.
In 1989, the Michael Jordan Foundation began the Michael Jordan Education Club. The Club encouraged youth across the United States to improve their grades and attendance in school, and offered the opportunity for students to earn a trip for themselves, a parent, and a teacher to Chicago for a weekend of festivities. The program concluded in 1993, with six participants earning a trip to Africa in order to learn and gain a better understanding of the native culture of the Maasai Tribe of Kenya.
It was then that the people and culture of Kenya first touched Mrs. Deloris Jordan's heart. The 14-day educational excursion to the Maasai Mara was an experience that would forever alter the lives of both the Americans and the Kenyans.
The cultural exchange opened Mrs. Jordan's eyes both to the unique beauty of Kenya and to the scarcity of resources that most Americans take for granted.
Having developed a close bond with Chief Ntutu and his family, Mrs. Jordan supported the Chief's eldest son as he pursued both a Bachelor's and Masters Degree in the United States.
Nearly ten years later, Mrs. Jordan returned to Kenya as a guest of Vice President Moody Awori to celebrate 40 years of Kenyan independence. Her trip included a tour of Nairobi's only women's health clinic, where the long line of women and babies, who needed only basic care but who most likely would never be seen, spoke to her heart.
Mrs. Jordan believed then, as she does now, that she has an obligation to help, and that the women and children of Kenya deserve access to world-class health and education.