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Department of Social Welfare makes payment to leap beneficiaries

The Asokwa Municipal Assembly through the Social Welfare and Community Development (SWCD) has made payments to Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) beneficiaries.

Date Created : 3/20/2023 : Story Author : Susana Danso/Ghanadistricts.com

LEAP is a social protection intervention of the Government of Ghana with the aim of reducing extreme poverty by increasing consumption and nutrition, as well as promoting access to social services and opportunities among the extreme poor and vulnerable in Ghana.

The payment was done at the Kaase M/A Prim./J.H.S which has been the payment point for beneficiaries within the municipality.

The beneficiaries were urged to use the funds to cater for their dietary needs while care-givers should also provide basic and educational needs of the orphans and vulnerable children to enable them stay in school