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Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) under Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP)
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Previous programme name (if any)
Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW)
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
Start date 2010 1
Programme objectives
Programme type
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
Target areas
To provide beneficiaries with employment and income-generating
opportunities, particularly during periods when there is a shortage
of labour demand and in response to external shocks. 2
Public works—cash for work
Community-based targeting; proxy means-testing;
geographical targeting; self-targeting 2,3
Nationwide, with a special focus on the northern region of the country
(29 out of the 49 targeted districts are located in the 3 northern regions). 2.3
Target groups Poor rural households 2
Eligibility criteria
Eligible households are the poorest within the selected districts.
To evaluate the level of poverty/vulnerability of the potential beneficiaries,
a set of criteria (developed by the GSOP’s National Coordination Office)
are accessed during the screening process, such as other sources
of income, possession of assets, housing situation and demographic
and health indicators (dependency ratio, educational status etc.). 2,3
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits Daily wages amount to GSH7 4
Payment/delivery frequency Every two weeks 4
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 7,814 beneficiaries (2015); 30,042 beneficiaries (2014) 4,5
Programme expenditure The total expected cost of the programme is of USD56 million. 2
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Local Government and
Rural Development (MLGRD); World Bank 2
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
The monitoring activities of this project are meant to ensure the timely
progress of its implementation, which is based on key performance
indicators established in the programme’s results framework.
Impact evaluations are set to be carried out by independent parties
and will include a baseline survey and two follow-up surveys. 2
See the references on page 170:
Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) under Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP)
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