Events
Attendees
Articles Published
Books Distributed
Our Vision:
We work with think tanks across Africa and help support them in their activities and outputs that champion free trade and economic liberalism. By working to remove barriers to trade, both tariff and non-tariff alike, we aim to help usher in a new era of prosperity across the continent.
To help us accomplish this goal, we are grateful for the generous and continued support of the Rising Tide Foundation. Thanks to their support, over the next couple of years the IATP and its partners will create several papers, host dozens of events, publish over a hundred articles, and distribute more than ten thousand books. Here are just some of the organisations the IATP is working with:
Activities:
We are proud to support our partners in promoting economic freedom across Africa. Here are some of our most recent projects and collaborations:
Activity: Freedom in Nigeria Conference – Ominira Initiative
Date: September, 2022
Location: Ibadan, Nigeria
Overview: Ominira Initiative successfully held this day-long event. They held numerous panels focused on market-friendly policies. Over 100 attendees learned about the benefits of economic freedom and open societies.
Activity: Trade and Economic Freedom Seminar – SOLE
Date: September, 2022
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Overview: SOLE brought together 133 students at Juba University in order to understand how trade and economic freedom relate to development in south Sudan. Students received 2 books for attending.
Activity: Uganda – Sudan Embassy Meeting – ALED
Date: September, 2022
Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Overview: Leaders from Action for Liberty and Economic Development met with officials at the Embassy of the Republic of Sudan to discuss the need for freer trade in the East Africa region and what a trade-friendly framework between Africans governments would look like.
Activity: Young Scholar’s Colloquium – Liberty Sparks
Date: September, 2022
Location: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Overview: Liberty Sparks held an event where 25 young scholars from 7 Sub-Saharan African nations gathered to discuss the AfCFTA and Eamonn Butler’s Trade and Globalisation.
Activity: Free Market Symposium – SOLE
Date: July, 2022
Location: Yambio, South Sudan
Overview: The Students Organization for Liberty and Entrepreneurship brought together 513 students, civil society leaders, and entrepreneurs to learn about economic freedom. Eamonn Butler’s Introduction to Trade and Globalisation was also distributed to participants.
Activity: Uhuru Conference: “Educate and Empower” – Liberty Sparks
Date: June, 2022
Location: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Overview: Over 600 students gathered in person and virtually to attend a conference focused on cross-border trade, globalisation, the AfCFTA, and how Africa can become more free and prosperous.
Activity: Liberty Sparks Book Distribution
Date: April, 2022
Location: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Overview: The IATP was delighted to support the printing of 900 copies of Eamonn Butler’s ‘An Introduction to Trade and Globalisation’ as well as the book’s translation into Swahili, for Liberty Sparks. In this photo, Evans Exuad, the Founder and Director of Liberty Sparks, poses with Jack Confrey, the Head of Foundations and Trusts at the IEA, with a copy of the newly printed book.
Activity: ALED Book Distribution
Date: March, 2022
Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Overview: Through collaborating with the IATP, 1100 copies of Eamonn Butler’s ‘An Introduction to Trade and Globalisation’ were printed and distributed by Action for Liberty and Economic Development to students across Uganda.
Activity: SOLE Book Distribution
Date: March, 2022
Location: Western Equatoria State, South Sudan
Overview: 500 copies of Eamonn Butler’s ‘An Introduction to Trade and Globalisation’ were sent to our partners, the Students Organization for Liberty and Entrepreneurship, to distribute at their events, give to students, and donate to university libraries across the region.
