World Bank Failed To Prevent Child Abuse In Kenyan Schools It Funded
The World Bank, a global financial organization with 189 member nations, has not been able to stop child abuse at Kenyan schools that it has supported.
The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), the bank’s internal watchdog, charged that the World Bank had neglected to stop sexual abuse at a chain of schools it had supported in Kenya, an East African nation.
Prior to beginning to sponsor Bridge International Academies in Kenya in 2014, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) was found to have neglected to protect children, according to the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), an impartial complaints and accountability system.
The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) reportedly told the Guardian that although the World Bank was aware of claims of child and sexual abuse, it had not taken any action to protect minors.
Between 2014 and 2021, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) documented approximately 21 instances of child sexual abuse by Kenyan Bridge school teachers.
Inclusive Development International’s executive director, David Pred, claimed that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank had “turned a blind eye to these risks, even when incidents of child sexual abuse were reported.”
Between 2014 and 2022, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank made a $13.5 million investment in Bridge International Academies located in Kenya. In Kenya, Bridge International Academies managed 200 schools.
This epidemic affected Kenyan children. It was also in schools where corporal punishment resulted in the deaths of certain youngsters.
The World Bank ceased to provide money to Kenyan schools after 2022. The divestment was made without explanation from the World Bank’s IFC.
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