1. 🎓 No-Fees-Stress Policy – Making Tertiary Education Truly Accessible
The No-Fees-Stress initiative eliminates first-year tuition fees for all students entering public tertiary institutions. Its advanced digital portal simplifies applications, real-time tracking, and fund disbursement.
🔍 Objectives:
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Break down financial barriers to higher education
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Improve national enrollment and retention rates
🛠️ Features:
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Full tuition coverage for first-year students
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Automated online application and fund release system
🌟 Impact:
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Opens doors for underserved communities
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Lightens family financial responsibilities early in the academic journey
2. 💰 Expanded Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) – Empowering Every Learner
With increased capital injection, the SLTF now offers more substantial student loans with flexible repayment plans pegged to income.
🔍 Objectives:
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Broaden access to higher education finance
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Eliminate reliance on high-interest informal loans
🛠️ Features:
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Higher borrowing limits
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Income-based repayment after graduation
🌟 Impact:
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Increased private college attendance
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Students can focus more on academic success, not financial stress
3. 🌐 PayPal Access for All – Boosting Ghana’s Digital Economy
This groundbreaking deal lifts PayPal’s longstanding restrictions, giving Ghanaians full access to global digital commerce and freelance markets.
🔍 Objectives:
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Supercharge digital entrepreneurship
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Integrate Ghanaian businesses into the global marketplace
🛠️ Features:
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Verified Ghanaian ID account setup
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Local currency withdrawal options
🌟 Impact:
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Boom in remote work and freelancing
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Attraction of foreign digital talent and investment
4. 📲 TikTok Governance Reform – Fair Pay and Cultural Respect
In partnership with TikTok, the government introduces a revenue-sharing model and in-country content moderation that aligns with Ghanaian values.
🔍 Objectives:
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Ensure local creators are paid fairly
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Culturally contextualize content policies
🛠️ Features:
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Local content moderation team
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Revenue-sharing for eligible creators
🌟 Impact:
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Thriving local creator economy
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Higher trust in Ghana’s digital regulatory framework
5. 📺 Affordable DSTV Packages – Content for Every Budget
A national dialogue with MultiChoice Ghana is shaping pricing models that match average income levels.
🔍 Objectives:
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Make premium content more accessible
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Curb content piracy
🛠️ Features:
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Tiered packages aligned to income
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Transparent, adjustable pricing
🌟 Impact:
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Surge in legal subscriptions
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Greater consumer satisfaction and fairness
6. 🪙 Ghana GoldBod (Gold Board) – Formalizing the Gold Sector
GoldBod now regulates the sale of gold, ensuring fair pricing and capturing more value for the state and small-scale miners.
🔍 Objectives:
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Combat illicit gold trade
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Increase Ghana’s gold-backed reserves
🛠️ Features:
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Licensed selling points only
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Real-time tracking of all gold transactions
🌟 Impact:
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Stronger cedi through strategic gold storage
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Better livelihoods for artisanal miners
7. 🛡️ NAIMOS: National Anti-Illegal Mining Secretariat – Ending Galamsey
This unified task force combines military, environmental, and civil groups to fight illegal mining and restore degraded land.
🔍 Objectives:
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Halt environmental damage
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Prosecute illegal mining networks
🛠️ Features:
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Command center for coordinated enforcement
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Land restoration via public-private projects
🌟 Impact:
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Cleaner rivers and ecosystems
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Safer and more sustainable mining zones
8. 🩺 Free Primary Healthcare + MahamaCares + Free Sanitary Pads – Putting People First
This social equity package provides universal child healthcare, mobile medical units, and free menstrual products for schoolgirls.
🔍 Objectives:
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Improve child and maternal health
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End period poverty
🛠️ Features:
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School-based sanitary pad distribution
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Free clinic access and specialist services via MahamaCares
🌟 Impact:
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Higher school attendance among girls
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Reduced health disparities in rural communities
9. ❌ COVID-19 Levy Removal – Returning to Normalcy
The repeal of this special VAT charge reduces the tax burden on citizens and businesses, fostering economic recovery.
🔍 Objectives:
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Reignite consumer spending
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Ease SME operating costs
🛠️ Features:
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Auto-reversal at point of sale
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Nationwide education on tax savings
🌟 Impact:
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Boost in retail and hospitality sectors
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Enhanced purchasing power for households
10. 🚀 Adwumawura Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme – Jobs Through Innovation
Targeting the creation of 10,000 youth-led startups yearly, this initiative provides funding, mentorship, and market access.
🔍 Objectives:
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Slash youth unemployment
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Stimulate economic diversification
🛠️ Features:
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Regional hubs for innovation and skills
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Seed capital, grants, and access to mentors
🌟 Impact:
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Over 100,000 new jobs in 10 years
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Global competitiveness of Ghanaian startups
✅ Next Steps for Success
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Inter-Ministerial Coordination: Seamless collaboration among public institutions
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Tech-Driven Transparency: Enhanced digital tools for tracking and access
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Private Sector Synergy: Incentivizing industry co-investment
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Performance Monitoring: KPIs, dashboards, and citizen feedback
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Grassroots Engagement: Inclusion of traditional leaders and local communities
