The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has paid a working visit to monitor the enumeration exercise and interact with members of the Saviour Church Community in the Asante Akim South Municipality.
The Ministry, through the Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR), has commenced an enumeration exercise on Tuesday in the Municipality. The exercise, which forms part of the ongoing national scale-up of the GNHR database and the nationwide Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) reassessment, seeks to obtain accurate data on households and populations to support effective planning, targeted development interventions, and inclusion in national social protection programmes.
The Minister’s visit fulfils the promises made to the community by prioritising the full enumeration of residents to ensure that all households are covered and every eligible family is considered for future enrolment onto LEAP and other key government social protection programmes.
Dr. Lartey said beyond the enumeration, the ministry has been fulfilling its mandate by providing both material and psychosocial support to affected families and the wider community since the tragic incident occurred.
She expressed appreciation to the Municipal Chief Executive and local authorities for their continuous support to the aggrieved families and the community at large, and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening social protection systems to ensure that no vulnerable household is left behind.
She added that, through programmes such as LEAP and other complementary interventions, the Ministry is working to provide a safety net that will uplift the poorest and most vulnerable in society.
Grace Acheampong, ISD
