The IMANI Center for Policy and Education is a

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

based in Accra,

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. As a member of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, the think tank applies free market solutions to intricate domestic social problems.

History

It was founded in 2004 by

Franklin Cudjoe Franklin Cudjoe (16 February 1976) is a Ghanaian author and social political commentator. He is the Founding President and chief executive officer (CEO) of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education. Education He attended St. Mary's Seminary/Senio ...

, who currently serves as the president and chief executive officer.

Operations

The think tank's operations center on these four thematic areas: rule of law, market growth and development, individual rights, and human security and institutional development. IMANI uses the Africanliberty.org platform as a springboard to reach out to the larger African audience in five international languages, including Swahili. IMANI exerts influence in the Ghanaian public education and policy sphere through media appearances, publications, research, and seminars.

Leadership

- President

Bright Simons Bright Simons is a Ghanaian social innovator, entrepreneur, writer, social and political commentator. He is the vice-president, in charge of research at IMANI Centre for Policy and Education. He is also the founder and president of mPedigree. E ...

- Vice President Kofi Bentil - Vice President

Recognition

The think tank is ranked by the Global Go To

Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) was a non-profit program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1989 to 2021. TTCSP was originally established at the Foreign Policy Research Instit ...

, organized annually by the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

. According to the 2009 Index Report, IMANI was ranked fifth most influential in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the only African think tank to make the list of top 25 "Most Innovative" across the world.

Funding

IMANI is funded through donations from individuals and foundations. In 2008, the think tank won the $100,000 Anthony Fisher Venture Grant.

References

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External links

"Africanliberty.org"/IMANI Receives $100,000 Grant from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, 25 March, 2008IMANI official website

"Go To Think Tank"/The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program official website, 22 April, 2014
Think tanks based in Ghana Non-profit organisations based in Ghana Think tanks established in 2004 Organizations established in 2004