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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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Free SHS Policy Reform Dialogue: Harnessing a Sustainable Path for Ghana’s Educational Future

Past Events /

Since its implementation in 2017, the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy  has sought to make secondary education generally available and accessible to all and to promote equal educational opportunity across the entire nation. The policy still remains one of the most ambitious in the educational system of Ghana.  Though the policy itself suggests a noble cause

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Leaving Many Behind: Breaking Communication Barriers for Deaf Ghanaians

Governance & Social Welfare /

Imagine being raised in a household where you are unable to participate in family discussions, where decisions are made, but you are kept out of the conversation: unnoticed and invisible. Among thousands of Deaf Ghanaians, this is an everyday reality. The natural language of the Deaf community, the Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL), is yet to

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Desperate for a Future: Youth Escape Unemployment in West Africa in Search of a Better Life

Security & Foreign Relations /

There is a wave of young people leaving Sub-Saharan Africa and especially West Africa, driven by a desperate search for opportunities and a life free of unemployment, even if it is in a paddock. The region, where over three-fifths of the jobless population are under 25 years old, faces an exodus of youth unemployment, which breeds a

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Ghana’s Stolen Future: The Tragic Reality of Children in Galamsey

Climate & Economics, Poverty & Urban Poverty /

Just when I thought the night had ended and the day would stretch before me in unabated comfort, I found myself shifting from the nightmare into the torture chambers of parasomnia and the taunting rattling sounds produced by its shackles. Cruelty echoed when I suddenly came across a video of some kids about ten years

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Ghana’s Power Dilemma: Balancing Stability and Soaring Electricity Costs

Finance & Business Regulations, Poverty & Urban Poverty /

Across Ghana, a perplexing contradiction has sparked heated discussions. The Energy Commission celebrates a stable electricity supply, even touting a barter deal with Nigeria to trade gas for power. Yet, almost simultaneously, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) proposes a massive tariff hike that could double or triple bills. Families, shop owners, and policymakers ask:

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YAFO Institute Launches the Liberty Sphere 2025 Report — Advancing Freedom and Leadership in Ghana

Press Release /

The YAFO Institute has officially released the Liberty Sphere 2025 Report, a detailed documentation of the outcomes, insights, and transformative impact of the Liberty Sphere Policy Grounds Training and Conference held at Aburi from September 10–12, 2025. The report chronicles a two-day intensive leadership and policy training that convened 25 emerging leaders, including students, journalists,

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