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YAFO Institute is Winner of the 2024 Think Tank Shark Tank

YAFO Institute, an independent public policy research organisation—or think tank—has won the prestigious 2024 Think Tank Shark Tank Competition in Tanzania. The think tank’s core aim is to promote libertarian ideas and free enterprise research through public policy debate and advocacy for a free and prosperous society in Ghana. It beat competition from other equally […]

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YAFO Institute wins prestigious 2024 Think Tank Shark Tank Competition in Tanzania

The YAFO Institute has won the Prestigious Think Tank Shark Tank Competition at the 2024 Africa Liberty Forum in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, organised by Atlas Network, USA. The Think Tank Shark Tank Competition gave the opportunity to three contestants to pitch their organisation’s mission and goals within five minutes and another five minutes to

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YAFO Institute Selected for Prestigious 2024 Think Tank Shark Tank Competition in Tanzania

The YAFO Institute, an independent public policy research organization in Ghana, has been selected to participate in the 2024 Think Tank Shark Tank Competition at the Africa Liberty Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This prestigious competition, hosted by Atlas Network and Liberty Sparks, gives three contestants the opportunity to pitch their organization’s mission and

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YAFO Policy Dialogue dissects unemployment and talent retention challenges in Ghana

An agricultural economist and lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Amos Mensah, has urged the government to provide an enabling system to curb the growing youth unemployment situation in the country. Speaking at the YAFO Institute’s Policy Dialogue Series dubbed “Ghana’s Unemployment Challenge: Creating a Supportive Ecosystem for Entrepreneurs

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YAFO 2024 Policy Dialogue Series Analyses Effectiveness of Emissions Tax

As Ghana takes major steps to tackle climate change by imposing a Combustion Tax (Emissions Levy, Act 2023, (Act 112)) on vehicles and machinery in important sectors, there is a need to critically analyse the efficacy of such tax-based methods as a response to the climate crisis. While taxation can induce behavioural change and fund

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YAFO Institute critiques sustainability in Ghana’s agricultural sector

YAFO Institute has organised a policy dialogue themed “Beyond Slogans: Rethinking Ghana’s Agriculture: Reflections on Some Key Policies and the Way Forward,” focusing on past policies, performance, limitations, and future strategies, including the Planting for Food and Jobs programme by President Akufo-Addo. Read more

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“Fighting for Freedom”: YAFO Institute releases 2023 annual report

The YAFO Institute has released its 2023 Annual Report, which highlights the think tank’s efforts to advance civil liberty, free enterprise, and prosperity in Ghana. In a statement announcing the release of the report on Monday, January 15, 2024, YAFO praised its team and key stakeholders for their marvellous work in the year under review,

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