We are an independent non-profit, research and educational organisation devoted to the principles of individual liberty, private property rights, free markets, the rule of law, and limited government. We are also proud to share that The International Society for Individual Liberty (isil.org) has deemed our camp a worthy cause, and has agreed to match $1 for $1 every donation given to organize our
summer camp. Please help us raise our target total of $2820 by the 31st of December (less than 2 days away. donate here: http://www.gofundme.com/africanentrepreneurcamp)
The words of Kofi Akosah:
"Fifty years of independence and Africa is mired in abject poverty, diseases, armed conflicts and anarchy. The dream of becoming economically independent after attaining political independence from an alien state remains a utopia-in-vain. The statist and centrally planned economies that replaced colonialism have failed miserably, merely enriching log-rolling politicians and their cronies. Africa is caught in a barbed web of government regulations and punishing tariffs and taxes that make doing business expensive and herculean. What we witness in Africa is the will of rulers. We live at the mercy of those in authority and their bureaucrats. Bloated governments bereft of ideas squander state resources as their subjects live in grinding poverty and cannot even afford three square meals a day. "In their bid to distribute the so-called national cake, governments have distributed wealth to their cronies, interest groups, political allies and kinsmen or tribesmen, creating upheavals leading to intractable conflicts across the continent. Moreover, secure private property rights are nothing to write home about. Therefore, Africa receives a pittance of the world's foreign direct investment, with most Africans investing outside the continent. "Certainly, Africa must pursue an alternative path that will lead to economic prosperity and peace. Africa needs libertarian principles to escape the vicious circle of poverty, and this is our motivation." See our blog here: http://aypcghana.org
