Education
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YAFO’s education research is grounded in the understanding that education works best when it is rooted in free decisions. Government has increased its prowess in the education sector and has diluted bottom-up planning. With the roll out of policies in the education sector including student allowance, free SHS among, the state of education entirely become centralized. YAFO Institute focuses on provide quality analysis to improve access to quality education while reducing government influence in the educational sector. Those who would benefit from higher education should pay for it with their own money or voluntary donations, not government.
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