December 2025

Heroes of Liberty Dinner & Awards 2025

Past Events /

The Heroes of Liberty Dinner & Awards (HOLDA2025), hosted by YAFO Institute, is an elegant evening dedicated to celebrating excellence, principled leadership, and the enduring spirit of liberty. This distinguished event brings together policymakers, business leaders, civil society champions, and freedom advocates to honour individuals and institutions whose work advances liberty, free enterprise, good governance, and inclusive […]

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Poor 2025 WASSCE Results Would Dangerously Push Over 220,000 Failed WASSCE Students Toward Illegal Mining (Galamsey) As Free SHS Crisis Persist – YAFO Institute Warns

Press Release /

The YAFO Institute releases this presser in response to the 2025 WASSCE results, which show significant declines in student performance in key core subjects. The poor outcomes – especially the high failure rates in Core Mathematics and Social Studies, as highlighted by the Minister of Education, Honorable Haruna Iddrisu – align with our findings on the unintended effects

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Why Central Planning—Not More School Buildings —Holds Ghana’s Basic Education Back

Education, Poverty & Urban Poverty /

Many people believe that Ghana has a shortage of school buildings, however the evidence suggests otherwise. The true difficulty is not infrastructure; it is the pervasive influence of central planning, which is reflected year after year in our national budgets. Until we confront this fundamental structural problem, no amount of new classrooms will fix what

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Towards Achieving SDG 4: What Ghana’s 2026 Budget Means for Basic and Secondary Education

Education /

BACKGROUND  Education remains the backbone of the future of every nation all around the globe. Throughout the history of humanity and nations, education has been a tool for nurturing talents, shaping future and instilling the essential attributes of national pride, integrity and loyalty. It has proven to be a tool capable of placing almost every

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Ghana’s 2026 Budget on Agriculture: Big Ambitions, Bold Alignment — But Can Vision Match the Impact?

Agriculture Economy /

Agriculture remains central to Ghana’s development agenda, and the 2026 Budget offers a renewed push toward a modern, productive, and market-driven sector. This analysis highlights the key allocations, policy measures, and implementation priorities shaping Ghana’s agricultural outlook for 2026 – emphasizing the opportunities, risks, and reforms needed to deliver real impact for farmers, agribusinesses, and

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