Bridge International Academies: A School in a Box
Posted: 7 Mar 2012
Date Written: August 8, 2011
Abstract
Bridge International was founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise to address the educational needs of poor children in Africa. Ten schools were operational in Kenya by 2010. The plan was to franchise nearly 3,000 schools all over Africa. The case is meant to discuss the challenges of scaling.
Learning Objective: To discuss the merits of using a business model to address basic educational needs.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Rangan, V. Kasturi and Lee, Katharine L., Bridge International Academies: A School in a Box (August 8, 2011). Harvard Business School General Management Unit Case No. 511-064, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2017973
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