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How business can drive solutions to social problems | Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor

Oct 7, 2023
Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor, the visionary founder of Intercorp, is on a mission to transform Peru through impactful business initiatives. He discusses how his company is building schools and healthcare clinics, addressing the pressing challenges in education and health for the growing middle class. Rodríguez-Pastor highlights the power of public-private partnerships, illustrated by a newly constructed bridge after decades of planning. His inspiring belief is that every individual has the potential to drive meaningful change in their community.
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  • Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor developed affordable and modern schools to improve education for Peru's emerging middle class.
  • Carlos focused on providing quality healthcare to the population by acquiring pharmacies and developing clinics called Aviva.

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Improving Education System in Peru

Carlos Rodriguez-Pestor, the founder of Intercorp, discusses the issues with the education system in Peru. Despite economic growth, public schools had low quality, low attendance, and poor engagement. Private schools that emerged were similarly ineffective. In response, Carlos and his team developed a system to change education, offering affordable, modern, and safe schools with academic excellence. The goal was to create sustainable and profitable schools that could scale and provide education to the emerging middle class.

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