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How business can drive solutions to social problems | Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor
Jan 8, 2024
Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor, founder of Intercorp, discusses the immense possibilities of private-public partnerships and the importance of individual action in driving social change. Topics include challenges in Peru's education system, creating affordable and academically excellent schools, the meaning of 'C Pédo', and the power of partnerships for driving sustainable change.
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- Creating affordable and academically excellent schools can drive positive change in the education system.
- Private-public partnerships can bridge the gap in healthcare services and improve outcomes in underserved communities.
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Improving Education in Peru
Carlos Rodriguez Pastore discusses the challenges faced by the education system in Peru. Despite economic growth, public schools had low-quality education, low attendance, and poor engagement. Private schools were no better, driven by profit rather than genuine commitment to education. Carlos and his team developed an affordable and academically excellent system targeting the emerging middle class, with the goal of creating positive change in Peru's education system.
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