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Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Previous programme name (if any)
Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)
Ghana
Start date 2008 1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Programme objectives To reduce short-term poverty and develop long-term human capital. 1
Programme type
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Cash transfer and free health insurance through the National Health
Insurance Scheme (NHIS) 1
The LEAP transfer is unconditional for people over 65 years old and
people with disabilities. Conversely, households with orphaned
and vulnerable children (OVC) must adhere to conditionalities such
as: school enrolment and attendance for children; birth registration
of newborn babies and post-natal checks; vaccination of children
under 5 years; and household commitment to avoid children
undertaking labour activities. 2
Targeting methods Geographical, categorical and proxy means-testing. 2
Target areas About 165 districts 2
Target groups
Elderly people (over 65 years old), people with disabilities,
OVC and pregnant women/children less than 1 year old. 2
Eligibility criteria
Households are eligible for LEAP if they are considered poor and have
a household member who is: a single parent with an OVC; an elderly
person (over 65 years old); a person with a disability and who is
unable to work; a pregnant woman; or a child below 1 year of age. 1
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash and health insurance.
Amount of benefits
The LEAP transfer ranges from a minimum of GHS32 per beneficiary per
month to a maximum of GHS53 for four or more dependents per month.
Payment/delivery frequency Bi-monthly 3
Benefit delivery mechanism National postal service agency (Ghana Post) 3
Benefit recipients
Household caregiver
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 145,000 households (in December 2015)
Programme expenditure GHS80 million (2015)
Institutions and agencies involved Government of Ghana; UNICEF; World Bank;
UK Department for International Development (DFID) 1
Monitoring and evaluation
Programme monitoring is conducted quarterly.
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 171: Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)
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