Read what our clients say about IFC and the value of investing in private education:
“Finem values IFC’s participation as a long-term partner in our efforts to meet the vast needs of students and educational institutions in Mexico.”
– Francisco Gonzalez-Cos, General Director, Finem.
“We are very excited to partner with IFC to help students achieve their academic potential. Given Brazil’s improving economy and high demand for university graduates, it is important to provide students with the financial means to improve their lives through higher education.”
– João Consiglio, Executive Director, Banco Real.
“We sought IFC’s assistance to create a relevant [student loan] instrument that would increase access to higher education, thereby encouraging more students to pursue university studies.”
– Elan Merdy, Chief Operating Officer, Sampoerna Foundation.
“This partnership with IFC offers us a great opportunity to improve the quality of schools and build an infrastructure that expands educational services and gets into areas, such as, constructing laboratories for science and computers.”
– Kimanthi Mutua, Managing Director, K-Rep Bank, Kenya.
“SABIS® schools have played a key role in providing high-quality education. Through this cooperation with IFC we will have one of the finest school facilities in the region.”
– Carl Bistany, President, SABIS® Educational Services S.A.L., Lebanon.
“In addition to IFC’s funding, which will assist in the rollout of vitally needed information technology to Nigerian universities, we value the financial and non-financial support that IFC has provided us… Our aim is to help African universities become knowledge-based societies in which the currency of exchange is information. It is important for students in Africa to have the same level of access to libraries and research facilities as students in the United States.”
– Aloy Chife, CEO, SocketWorks, Nigeria.
“This [student loan] program is a key element in our strategy to target students who require financial support. It can help meet the educational needs of many applicants, given the additional incentive of better employment opportunities after graduation.”
– Marcelo von Christmar, Rector, DuocUC, Chile.
“In Africa, only 4 percent of high school graduates get to university. That’s just not good enough. In the 21st century, education is the best tool for development. Developing country governments must do a better job of attracting private investors and providers and break down barriers so that education can spread across borders.”
– Michael Mann, President, RMIT International University, Vietnam.
“Education is one of the most important necessities for ensuring sustainable growth and reducing poverty in future generations. FEBR is pleased to have the opportunity to assist in its further development in Sao Paulo state.”
– Alexandre Saigh, Managing Partner, Fundo de Educação para o Brasil (FEBR).
“It’s not just the rich or the elite who send their children to private schools. I asked a poor construction worker who wanted his child to come here and he said, ‘Ma, I don’t want my son to be like me. I am investing in his future.’ And he struggled to pay a little bit every month so that his child would get a better education and better opportunities than he had.”
– Alberta Quartey, Managing Director, Alsyd Academy, Accra, Ghana.
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