The YAFO Institute will host its annual flagship policy training event, Liberty Sphere Policy Ground Training 2025, from September 10 to 12 at the Anagkazo Campus in Mampong Aburi.
This event aims to equip a new generation of leaders—including students, journalists, activists, and entrepreneurs—with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to champion liberty and drive positive change in Ghana.
The theme for this year’s event, “Ignite Liberty: Shaping Ghana’s Future with Policy and Freedom,” highlights its mission to move beyond theoretical discussions and empower participants to actively influence Ghana’s policy landscape.
The Liberty Sphere journey begins with an intensive two-day Policy Ground Training on September 10 and 11.
A group of 25 selected participants will engage in an intensive learning environment, exploring the foundational principles of individual freedom, free markets, property rights, and limited government.
The curriculum is designed to provide not only academic knowledge but also practical skills in policy formulation and advocacy. This hands-on approach ensures participants are prepared to translate their beliefs into actionable strategies for reform.
A key feature of the training is the Battle Grounds Policy Pitch, a competitive platform where participants present their policy proposals to a panel of expert judges.
This platform offers a tangible opportunity for ideas to evolve from concept to viable action, with a total of ₵6,000 in awards and a year-long mentorship with the YAFO Institute at stake.
Guiding participants through this experience will be a distinguished panel of speakers:
• Prof. Enoch Opoku Antwi, Founder, Enoch Servant Leadership Foundation and Dean of Business and Communication, Academic City University (Ghana), who holds a PhD in Business Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University and an MS from Mount St. Joseph University, USA. He brings a wealth of academic and leadership expertise, emphasizing servant leadership and institutional growth.
• Dr. Eamonn Butler, Co-founder & Director, Adam Smith Institute (United Kingdom), a leading advocate of personal and economic freedom. His short, accessible books on social and economic liberty have been published in more than thirty countries and twenty languages, making him one of the world’s most influential voices on freedom.
• Ebenezer Yamusah, Executive Director, Institute for New Policy Thinking (Ghana). He is also the CEO of Calogeron Ghana Limited. His dual work in policy research and enterprise positions him as a thought leader shaping Ghana’s policy discourse.
• Bruce Koerber, Author, and Originator of Divine Economic Theory (USA), an economist deeply rooted in Austrian economics. Having studied at Auburn University during the early years of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, he continues to advance classical liberal ideas and free-market thought.
• Nathaniel Dwamena, President of the YAFO Institute (Ghana), researcher, and free-market policy analyst. He oversees the institute’s strategic direction and led YAFO to win the Atlas Network 2024 Africa Think Tank Shark Tank Award in Tanzania.
The momentum will then build toward the Liberty Sphere Conference on 12 September 2025, a full-day gathering also at Anagkazo Campus, Mampong Aburi.
A statement issued by the organizers exoined that the conference will draw together students, researchers, entrepreneurs, journalists, and advocates for an engaging exploration of the role of liberty in Ghana’s development.
It read “Through sessions on leadership, fundraising for advocacy, business growth strategies, and real-world policy reform, participants will gain not just knowledge but also connections that will fuel their work long after the event.
The Liberty Sphere 2025 is more than just an event – it is a movement. It is a call to Ghana’s rising generation to lead with courage, to defend the principles of freedom, and to craft solutions that unleash prosperity. Whether you are preparing to pitch bold policy ideas, or you simply want to learn, network, and be inspired, this is your moment to step into a community of thinkers and doers shaping the Ghana’s future with policy and freedom.
In September, Aburi becomes the ground where ideas meet action, and where leaders for liberty are forged. Together, lets learn, lead and liberate.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
