Andy Anim - YAFO INSTITUTE – Liberty, Free Enterprise and Prosperity

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      The YAFO Institute’s 2023 report is titled “Fighting for Freedom in Ghana”. It’s packed with impact, insight, and efforts that will inspire you to make a difference and defend liberty in any way possible. As an organization, the report reflects our progress, barriers overcome, and greater works that need to be done. Download the report now to learn about the amazing work being done in Ghana to ensure a prosperous future.
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- - - This study investigates the unexpected repercussions of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (FSHS) program on household poverty, with a particular emphasis on household savings. Structured interviews were used to obtain primary data from a purposive sample of 130 parents and 8 schools, including both private and public institutions. This paper will be presented at the Free SHS Policy Dialogue in Accra – Ghana.
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      The YAFO Institute is hosting a critical policy reform dialogue on Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) initiative, focusing on the theme: Reforming Free SHS: Addressing Unintended Consequences and Household Poverty in Ghana. This event seeks to foster open discussions on the impact of the Free SHS policy, particularly with the unintended challenges it may have introduced on household poverty. The dialogue would feature a research presentation on Free SHS. The event is strictly by invitation.

Andy Anim

Policy Scholar

Andy Anim is a graduate student at McMaster University specializing in African history. His research interests are legal and imperial history, human rights, and intellectual and cultural history of the 19th and 20th century. He is a Teaching Assistant in the History Department and Research Assistant at Participedia. He has excellent research skills and is proficient in legal research tools such as LexisNexis and Westlaw. Andy has published in highly indexed journals, including the Journal of Social and Development Science and the Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities. He is also skilled in archival research and has conducted research in several national archives and libraries. Andy hopes to continue his research on the intersection of law and social movements and how law can be used for social change. He is passionate about teaching and believes that legal history is an essential component of legal education, and he hopes to become a professor of law and history.