General News of Sunday, 2 February 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgGovernment to inject GH¢700 million into School Feeding and LEAP this yearMinister for Gender and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle MorrisonThe government will, this year, inject GH¢200 million into the implementation of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and GH¢500 million in the School Feeding Programme (SFP) to expand the number of beneficiaries and reduce poverty in Ghana. Government would also provide $200 to each LEAP beneficiary and equip them with entrepreneurial skills after exiting the programme, in order to be financially independent. 6 million Ghanaians comprising 350,000 extremely poor households would benefit from LEAP this year, while 2.6 million children are expected to benefit from the School Feeding programme. Dr Rita Owusu-Amankwa, the Director at the Social Protection Directorate, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, announced this at the premiering of a video documentary on the impact of the LEAP programme in Accra. She said since the implementation of LEAP in 2008, there was no exit plan for beneficiaries.

Source: GhanaWeb February 02, 2020 10:30 UTC