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44TH PAYMENT CYCLE OF LEAP SOCIAL CASH GRANT 212,848 HOUSEHOLDS TO BE PAID FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST, 2016

The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme, will commence its 44th cycle payment from 10th to 21st October, 2016. A total of 212,848 beneficiary households in all the 216 districts of the country will be paid their LEAP grants. During the payment period; one eligible member household will receive GHS 64.00, two eligible member household […]

Power of a cedi: Changing lives through LEAP

“A lot of people are suffering. Sometimes, they don’t even have what to eat,” said Juliana Abare a community development officer working with the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region. Juliana is one of many officers working with people who are selected to benefit from LEAP payments. Dark, savvy and chubby, Juliana wears her blue […]

Gender Ministry to increase LEAP beneficiary households

The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection is to enroll 65,147 additional households in 31 districts from seven regions onto the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme by next month. The beneficiary districts are from the Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, Volta, Central, Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions.This is under LEAP’s expansion phase II A […]

LEAP Enrollment for Households in South Suchi District

The Minister explained LEAP payment structure to the beneficiaries in South Suchi. Households that have orphans, persons with severe disability or elderly aged more than 64 years with limited productivity can qualify for the payment. LEAP is a government social protection policy targeted at empowering the poor and vulnerable in our society. #LEAP_Ghana #ChangingLives

PRESS RELEASE: 43rd Payment Cycle Of LEAP Social Cash Grant

147,881 households to be paid for the months of May and June, 2016 The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme, will commence its 43rd payment cycle from 1st to 5th August, 2016. A total of 147,881 beneficiary households in 187 districts will be paid their LEAP grants. During the payment period which covers 2 months; […]

PRESS RELEASE: LEAP Programme Registers Beneficiaries Onto The National Health Insurance Scheme

The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) will conduct a nation-wide exercise to register LEAP beneficiaries onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from 18 July to 21st December, 2016. The nationwide NHIS registration for LEAP beneficiaries is a follow-up to a successful pilot registration exercise […]

Rose Appiah is grateful to the government of Ghana for making her a LEAP beneficiary.

Rose Appiah is visually impaired. Not only is she unemployed but takes care of her late sister’s children. Before Rose was enrolled on the LEAP Programme, she had difficulty making ends meet. As soon as she was enrolled and started benefiting from the Programme, she began a charcoal business. Rose’s financial status has improved now […]