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World Food Programme to give financial support to 75,000 Ghanaians affected by coronavirus

By alternativeafrica
October 12, 2020
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London, Oct. 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-About 75, 000 Ghanaians especially the vulnerable persons within Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions are to receive financial support to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on their livelihoods.

World Food Programme to give financial support to 75,000 Ghanaians whose daily income have been badly affected by the impact of covid-19 lockdown

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, who announced the gesture during the launch of “Cash Transfer to Covid-affected Daily Wage Earners” who were profiled during the emergency data collection by the GNHR, said since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic, the economic effects continue to negatively affect a significant number of persons, especially the vulnerable poor in the country

The Gender Minister stated that, the “World Food Programme will provide funds to be transferred to benefit up to 75,000 vulnerable people in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions, who have been deemed to be hardest hit by the COVID-19 infections, for up to a four-month period.”

The launch of “Cash Transfer to Covid-affected Daily Wage Earners” in Ghana

She was delighted that the Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR), under the Gender, Children and Social Protection Ministry, emergency data collection has brought about data that is of use to the World Food Programme (WFP) in reaching out to Covid-affected daily wage earners.

While applauding the WFP team for signing an agreement with her ministry to reach out to about 75,000 persons, the Gender Minister called on well-meaning groups and individuals to help her ‘touch’ more lives.

Cynthia Mamle Morrison said the beneficiaries, consisting of 60% females and 40% males, would receive their funds via MTN mobile money transfers using the LEAP module.

She further advised the recipients to utilize the opportunity to better their lives and their families.

Additionally, she noted that President Akufo-Addo, based on his conviction that every life deserves some amount of dignity, is working hard on creating an equal society where the poor and vulnerable can live decent lives.

“The GNHR would in the coming months profile priority areas such as the disabled, street children, alleged witches and the kayayei across some hot spot zones in the country for government to extend support to these categorized vulnerable groups”, the minister said.

Dr. Prosper Laari, National Coordinator, Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR), pointed out that risk assessment was an integral part of the lockdown process when COVID-19 was peaking up.

“Therefore, the Government considered the health and socio-economic implications of the lockdown involving millions of Ghanaians living in poverty, whose condition would grow worse and would be exposed to food insecurity, difficulty in accessing basic healthcare services, and other hazards.

“Consequently, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), put into immediate effect an emergency social protection system to safeguard the poor and vulnerable during this period.”

He said data collected at the lockdown areas showed that over 60% were vulnerable individuals who sleep in kiosks, containers, markets, uncompleted structures, on the streets, bus or lorry stations, chop bars or drinking spots, at the beaches, and are exposed to different forms of hazards.

“Analysis on the sources of livelihood of the total of Forty-Six Thousand and Sixty (46, 060) vulnerable individuals showed that 35% had no sources of livelihood. These were due to reasons such as; old age (1,080), temporary layoff (856), disability (103) or sickness (450).”

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