TARGETING POVERTY REDUCTION: A CASE OF THE LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY (LEAP) PROGRAMME IN GHANA

The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme is the only cash transfer programme being operated in Ghana and the first of it kind. Although cash transfer programmes have been very popular in some developing countries in Latin America, its was not until 2006 that Ghana thought about one. Since its implementation in early 2008, there have been mixed reactions to the programme from all quarters. Most of the arguments are on the reasons why it has taken its current form. It is therefore worth investigating to know why it has taken up its current status in the midst of weak administrative apparatus in Ghana. The first chapter will deal with the general introduction of Ghana and the poverty situation in Ghana and also stating the research question. The second chapter will concentrate on the lirerature on cash transfers and especially targeting and onditionalities. The third chapter will do a review of some cash transfers employed in some countries with emphasis on targeting and conditionalities. Analysis of the LEAP programme with the intention of answering the research question. Finally the conclusion will further give some suggestions for the LEAP..