Home African Edu Holdings (Maarifa) African Edu Holdings (Maarifa) In brief Africa Edu Holdings is a tertiary education company focused on developing a Sub-Saharan African tertiary institution network. Finnfund’s investment will support the group's existing and future operations. Main development impact The most significant development effect of the investment is that it increases access to good quality tertiary education several African countries (e.g. Zambia, Uganda and Kenya). AEH’s focus is on improving education quality in the universities it acquires, with a special emphasis on employability of students after graduation. Investment details Name: African Edu Holdings (Maarifa) Project number: 80000004 Region: Africa Country: Africa Sector: Other sector Signing date (month/year): July 2019 Currency: USD Finnfund's financing (commitment): 7,000,000 Instrument: Equity Size of the project financing: USD 63,000,000 Share of Finnfund's financing (%): 11 % Status: Active Website: https://maarifaeducation.com/ Please note, that in principle, this information is given at the time of signature according to Finnfund's disclosure policy. However, in the case of investment funds, the share of Finnfund’s financing (%) is disclosed after the fund’s final closing, and information on the portfolio companies financed by the fund is updated at least once a year. Other investments Name Country Signing date (month/year) Currency Finnfund's financing (commitment) Instrument African Edu Holdings Africa July 2024 USD 2,000,000 Loan July Read our transparency and disclosure policy More information: News Current investments Business sectors Contact us Key facts Name: African Edu Holdings (Maarifa) Sector: Other sector Region: Africa Country: Africa Currency: USD Finnfund's financing (commitment): 7,000,000 Signing date (month/year): July 2019 Last update: August 2019