Tag: livelihood empowerment against poverty
LEAP enrolls beneficiaries onto NHIS
Beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) are being registered onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to promote access to healthcare services.
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MoGCSP champions registration of vulnerable onto NHIS
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched the National Insurance Scheme Registration of beneficiaries of the Ghana Luxemborug Social Trust...
SEND Ghana calls for expansion of LEAP Programme
Send Ghana , an advocacy organisation has called on government to expand the coverage of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to all...
Fate of 6000 targeted LEAP beneficiaries in UER in limbo
About 6000 targeted deprived persons in the Bolgatanga Municipality, Upper East Region, who were targeted under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) four years...
Vulnerable persons appeal for inclusion into LEAP programme
Widows and vulnerable persons at the Kubaremateng community near Lassie in the Wa West District have appealed to the Wa West District Assembly to...
‘Government will enact a law to protect alleged witches’
Government will soon establish rehabilitation shelters for alleged witches and enact a law to protect them from mistreatment, stigmatisation and societal discrimination.
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Assin South Assembly empowers 161 PWDs
The Assin South District Assembly(ASDA) has presented cash and working tools to 161 persons living with disabilities (PWDs)in the area.
Procured from the Assembly’s share...
Ghana marks Pan African Women’s Day
Ghana on Friday joined the international community to mark the Pan African Women’s Day, which recognises the foremothers for their fight towards the Liberation...
COVID-19: BUCO Bank diversifies to improve operations
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and its negative impact on businesses, the Builsa Community (BUCO) Bank Limited has diversified its operations to...
Release all allocations to MoGCSP, SEND Ghana urges government
SEND Ghana, a not-for-profit development-oriented organisation has called on the government to release all 2020 allocations for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social...
Syndicated fraud makes internal auditing more relevant – IAA Director
Mr Nathan Yankey, Acting Director of Operations, Internal Audit Agency (IAA) says the increasing number of syndicated fraud and cybercrime cases underscores the importance...
Internal audit, game-changer to strengthening social accountability-LEAP boss
Mr Myles Ongoh, Assistant Director, Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme has said internal auditing is a game-changer to strengthening the social accountability processes...
Government tops up grants of LEAP beneficiaries
Government, through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has topped-up grants of beneficiaries under its Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme...
LEAP Institutes COVID-19 protective measures for beneficiaries
Management of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) cash transfer programme have instituted measures aimed at protecting beneficiaries and reducing their risk of exposure...
Inclusive Education In Ghana: Are We Making Progress?
Kojo Musah aged 16, has down’s syndrome. His parents, who hail from Ejura in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, were initially not enthusiastic about...
Communities appeal for inclusion in LEAP programme
The residents of Damwaateon and Mwaakpa in the Wa West District, have appealed to the government to extend the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)...
No decision to exit LEAP beneficiaries– Director of Social Welfare
Government has not taken any decision to exit beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) from the LEAP programme, Mr Inusah Atchulo, Acting...
LEAP beneficiaries assured of efficient payment system
Beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme have been assured of an efficient payment system to ensure that they receive their...
Review LEAP Programme – CSOs Advocate
Some traditional rulers and civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Upper West Region have advocated for the review of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty...
PWDs in Kwahu West receive support
The Kwahu West Municipal Assembly through its District Disability Fund Management Committee has provided income generating items to 144 Persons With Disability in the...
Gender Ministry introduces electronic reporting system for paying LEAP beneficiaries
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has developed a digitised electronic monitoring and reporting systems for payment of beneficiaries under the...
Let us up the game of LEAP beneficiaries – Gender Minister
Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister for Gender Children and Social Protection has presented 276 laptop computers to the Social welfare Department with a call...
Zongo Development is here to give an all-inclusive governance
The Vice President , Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has explained that the establishment of the Zongo Development Fund(ZDF) was in line with the determination of...
LEAP Beneficiaries Empowerment Project Begins
A project to economically empower beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme by putting them into commercial activities thereby enabling them to...
Government Prepares to Retire Some Beneficiaries Under LEAP
The government would wean-off some beneficiaries under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, Mr Frank Adjei, the Kintampo Municipal Director of the Department...
Assemblies urged to make information on LEAP very accessible
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to ensure that information about the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty...
Sissala West LEAP Beneficiaries Receive Gh₵1,636,836.00
The Sissala West District Assembly has disbursed an amount of GHC1,636,836.00 to 11,872 beneficiaries of Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) in the District in...
Tano South Aged Wants to be captured under LEAP
The aged in the Tano South Municipality of the newly-created Ahafo Region on Monday appealed to the government to place them under the Livelihood...
Government Disburses Gh₵ 19 Million to LEAP Beneficiaries Every Two Months
Government pays GHC19 million to 2.6 million Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) beneficiaries nationwide as part of its policy to reduce economic hardship of...
LEAP Payment Starts At Tain
The Department of Social Welfare in the Tain District has started payment of the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) beneficiaries in the District.
The...