Danladi Verheijen, co-founder of personal fairness agency Verod Capital Administration, is bullish on the schooling sector in West Africa. Final yr, Verod offered its stake in TAG West Africa, which operates Lancaster College Ghana. The establishment gives college students a UK diploma at a fraction of the price.
“There’s a lot of demand for schooling,” Verheijen says. “Households will do something to make sure that their kids get a high-quality schooling. They’ll make all of the sacrifices which might be mandatory to do this.” The trick, he explains, is backing operators who can construct robust manufacturers and earn the belief of fee-paying mother and father.
However conventional schooling is capital-intensive – campuses, lecture rooms, workers – and that makes it gradual and costly to increase. For Verheijen, know-how gives a means round these constraints. “Probably the best way to fulfill the scholars the place they’re is through know-how.”
For extra, take heed to our full interview with Verheijen: From beverage cans to gyms – Verod’s funding playbook for West Africa
