Civil society organisations call on investors in Bridge International Academies to divest urgently and to address concerns raised

Year of publication
2024
Author(s)
RTE and others
Publisher(s)
Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Consortium (PEHRC)
Resource type
Statements

Keywords

Topics
Privatisation
Quality Education
Education Financing
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PEHRC_Statement_BIA Kenya IFC report_April2024_EN.pdf

45 civil society organisations receive with concern the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman’s (CAO’s) Compliance Investigation Report into the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) investment in Bridge International Academies (BIA, also known as NewGlobe schools), and acknowledge its grave findings regarding allegations of child sexual abuse at the company’s for-profit chain of schools in Kenya.

 

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