For Anansi Education’s first 12 years of operations, parents were responsible for the cost of senior high school tuition and boarding fees in Ghana. Anansi student sponsorships covered these expenses, which was equal to the combined annual household income of many Anansi student’s families and, without support, would be financially inaccessible.
In 2017, Ghana’s Free Senior High School policy was implemented and waived the cost of tuition and board. The same year Daniel Osei became Anansi’s Managing Director in Ghana. An Anansi graduate himself, Mr. Osei reflected on his own experience as a sponsored student to reimagine and develop Anansi Education’s current programs and services.