Maarifa Education Holdings - Nairobi, Kenya

Maarifa is an ambitious private tertiary education company that seeks to provide high-quality, market-relevant education to more than one million Africans over the next 30 years. Founded by its management team with capital from ECP, the two entities now own 100% of Maarifa. As of 2016, Maarifa has already invested in two African universities (Uganda and Zambia) with a combined enrollment of 6,000 students. The company is headed by a management team with extensive experience in tertiary education. These professionals have worked in a variety of roles with renowned international education institutions, such as Latimer Education, Strayer University, Alliant University, and Laureate Education, including strategy, operations, enrollment management, business development, marketing, and real estate development.