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Founded by Sunny Varkey in 1968, GEMS is the world’s leading schools company. It provides pre-school, primary, and secondary education, through a network of over 70 schools in 13 countries. It has grown from a base of just a few hundred students to a network of hundreds of thousands of students globally across the income spectrum. Through its charitable arm, the Varkey Foundation, it runs a wide range of educational initiatives including the Global Teacher Prize. GEMS Africa is GEMS’s subsidiary established for the development of educational services across sub-Saharan Africa – comprising the development of school campuses, teacher training and educational advice to public and private sector clients.