General News of Monday, 3 February 2020Source: Business & Financial TimesB&FT Editorial: LEAP needs better targeting to achieve objectivesCynthia Morrison, Minister of GenderSocial protection is a conduit that is globally known and accepted as a potent means of mitigating the plight of the poor and vulnerable. The IMANI centre for Policy and Education last week premiered a documentary titled 'Beneficiaries' experience with Social Protection Programmes for poverty reduction in Ghana. It highlighted the shared and varied experiences of grant-recipients under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme. The documentary sought to go beyond presenting cold statistics, facts and figures rather highlight the 'human faces' behind the scheme. Ghana has been administering a conditional cash transfer programme under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) a programme that has been in operation since 2008.

Source: GhanaWeb February 03, 2020 15:33 UTC