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Impact Story: Mt. Claire Preparatory School, Kenya
Before establishing Mt. Claire Preparatory School in Kenya in 2014, Madam Charity Chege and her husband were running a school in their own home. Madam Chege manages the school that’s owned jointly by the couple, while her husband works as a teacher in another school. After securing funding from Juhudi Microfinance Institution, the couple leased a piece of land to relocate the school, allowing them to accommodate more space for the children. They will also use the capital to develop the school…
Read MoreImpact Story: Rol International School, Tanzania
When Ms. Levina Robert and her husband started Rol International School in Tanzania in 2014, the only learners were two twin brothers. Over the next three years the school grew exponentially, and now boasts two campuses in Mbweni and Mbezi, with over a hundred enrolled students.A lack of financial resources made it difficult to keep up with necessary improvements to the school's infrastructure and equipment. After taking out a loan from CRDB bank, Ms. Robert has been able to invest in upgrading the…
Read MoreImpact Story: Grace Nursery & Primary School, Uganda
Ms. Nassozi Divine, in Uganda, was initially a classroom teacher, but her popularity amongst students and their parents motivated her to start her own school. Her Grace Nursery and Primary School, established in 1995, now boasts over 100 students. As the school was growing, it became difficult to accommodate the increasing number of enrolled students. A loan from Letshego Bank allowed Ms. Divine to expand the school’s infrastructure. Ms. Divine also joined EduQuality, a programme of Opportunity…
Read MoreImpact Story: Faith Christ Primary School, Uganda
Annet Omoding started as a small business owner and talented baker in Soroti, Uganda. Her goal was to open an education center to help children in her community, especially younger girls. Today, Faith Christ Primary School is the product of her focused efforts toward creating a quality learning environment for children. Despite her humble background, Ms. Omoding worked tirelessly until she was able to open a small nursery school within the premises of her church in 2005. By the end of the year,…
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“We are very much able, it's just stereotypes that we need to get over to realize our full potential.” International Women’s Day 2023 - Chilufya Siansangu, EFC Zambia
For International Women’s Day 2023 we spoke with Chilufya about her own experience of education and how to create better opportunities for educating of women and girls.
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"Education is an enabler. Education opens doors. Education is an equalizer." 2022 Global Education Finance Conference
This year’s Global Education Finance Conference hosted by Opportunity International EduFinance in Nairobi, Kenya brought together 155 attendees from 37 countries, including financial institutions, impact investors, development finance institutions, bilateral funders, researchers, and more.
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“Kenya’s future will be determined by its education system” – CEO Interview with Amos Mwangi, Ed Partners Africa
Amos Mwangi, CEO of Ed Partners Africa, has a wealth of experience in the education finance sector. He officially began working for Ed Partners in June 2018 after playing a key role in its founding in early 2018. His consulting work on market scoping, feasibility studies, market research and product development ultimately led to the formation of Ed Partners.
Read More“They realize that they are part of a global network of education providers," Meet the 2022 Global EduQuality Awards Winners
In a series of five ceremonies, 2022 school winners were awarded monetary prizes and recognized for demonstrating the greatest levels of innovation and determination to improve the quality of education for their learners.
Read MoreETHIOPIA: The Challenges and Opportunities of investing in Education
Opportunity EduFinance has been working in Ethiopia since 2019. With 21.1 million school-aged children - of which 48% are out of school - and 31% of the population living on less than $1.90 a day, there is a huge opportunity to benefit children’s access to education and impact generational poverty through education finance. The non-state school sector serves an estimated 1.8 million students through 4,563 schools, and is expected to grow to 2.1 million students enrolled in 2025.
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ABACO and COSAMI: Knowledge Exchange between EduFinance partners in Peru and Guatemala
Representatives from Cosami’s staff team visited Abaco’s headquarters and offices in Peru. The objective of the visit was to foster a knowledge exchange aimed at improving management of growth and risks within their respective EduFinance portfolios. Both FIs were open to mutually sharing knowledge and experiences – including challenges they have experienced – to learn from each other.
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