131 BENEFIT FROM LEAP IN LAWRA DISTRICT (PAGE 20)

ONE-HUNDRED-AND-THIRTY-ONE beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region have received their cash grants at a ceremony at Lawra.
The beneficiaries received between GH¢8 and GH¢15.
Speaking at a presentation ceremony at Lawra, the Lawra District Social Welfare Officer, Mr Enoch Biliguo, urged the beneficiaries to put the money to good use.
He said the government was determined to reduce poverty in the country, that was why this support was being given to the extreme needy people in the society.
“The amount being given you is to enable you to meet some basic needs and you must, therefore, use it for the intended purposes,” he added.
Mr Beliguo took the opportunity to advise the beneficiaries to send their children to school, by taking advantage of the Capitation Grant.
He observed that the only way poverty could be eradicated was through education.
Mr Beliguo thanked the government for the LEAP initiative since it had come at the right time.
For his part, the District Chief Executive for Lawra, Mr George Sulley, gave the assurance that the government would continue to initiate policies geared towards the improvement of Ghanaians.
He also urged the people to reciprocate the gesture by supporting the government in its activities.