Ghana LEAP 1000 Programme
The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) was introduced in 2008 as Ghana’s flagship social protection programme, implemented under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. The programme provides cash transfers and access to the national health insurance scheme, with the objectives to reduce poverty and support human capital development. In 2015, LEAP 1000 was piloted by extending programme eligibility to households with pregnant women and children under the age of 12 months. Beyond reducing poverty, LEAP 1000 had the primary objective to improve young children’s nutrition and wellbeing.Reports and briefs are available for the baseline (2015), Round 2 (2017) and Round 3 (2022) LEAP 1000 surveys. Baseline and 2017 data were used for a first mixed methods impact evaluation examining impacts after two years of implementation of LEAP 1000. Data collected in 2022 were used for a longer-term evaluation, after seven years of implementation. The evaluations provide impacts on household-level outcomes, such as consumption, food security and poverty, as well as individual level outcomes such as health, schooling, and time use. In the 2022 round, a focus on child labour was added, motivated by the fact that child labour is persistent in Ghana. Young children initially targeted by LEAP 1000 in 2015 were of primary-school age in 2022, which is a relevant age for engagement in child labour.
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