Poverty reduction in Upper West Region, Ghana: role of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty programme

被引：13
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作者：
Fuseini, Moses Naiim [1 ]
Enu-Kwesi, Francis [2 ]
Sulemana, Mohammed [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Cape Coast, Sch Dev Studies, Dev Studies, Cape Coast, Ghana
[2] Univ Cape Coast, Sch Dev Studies, Cape Coast, Ghana
[3] Univ Dev Studies, Fac Planning & Land Management, Dept Governance & Dev Management, Tamale, Ghana
来源：
DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE | 2019年 / 29卷 / 06期
关键词：
Labour and livelihoods; Poverty reduction; Governance and public policy; Environment (built and natural); Food security; Sub-Saharan Africa;
D O I：
10.1080/09614524.2019.1586833
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme was established in Ghana to tackle poverty, yet studies on LEAP yielded inconclusive results on its effects. This article reports on an assessment of the effects of LEAP on poverty reduction, using an "after-only" study design. Results suggest that beneficiaries saw improvement in food consumption, income levels, savings levels, access to healthcare, and school attendance following participation in LEAP. The study concludes that LEAP contributed to poverty reduction as it enhanced beneficiaries' living conditions. It recommends that LEAP targeting be based on the Ghana National Household Registry's database to eliminate inclusion errors.
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页码：760 / 773
页数：14
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