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Ghana: Social protection is not handouts package – Gender Ministry

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onlinegh.com (04.01.2016) Mr Kwesi Armo-Himbson, Chief Director Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection on Monday debunked the perception that promoting social protection in Ghana amounted to offering handouts to beneficiaries which will encourage laziness.

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Ghana: ‘National Social Protection Policy ready for Cabinet’

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Ghanaweb (06.11.2015) Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced that the National Social Protection Policy is ready to be presented to Cabinet for approval by the end of the month.

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Ghana: Gender Ministry Implements Social Protection Interventions for Vulnerable Groups

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Allafrica (23.10.2015) The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has formulated and launched a Child and Family Welfare Policy (CFWP) which is designed to prevent and protect children from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.

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Ghana's social protection aims to achieve SDG

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newsghana.com (11.10.2015) The United Nations High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), is tasked to follow-up and review the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

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Ghana: Social protection - National household registry to be established

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Pulse (31.07.2015) The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection will soon set up a Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR). This will help harmonise the registration of all social protection programmes in the country.

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Ghana: Persons with Disability issues mainstreamed into social protection

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ghanaweb.com (12.06.2015) Ghana has mainstreamed issues with Persons with Disability (PWDs) into the National Social Protection Strategy and Poverty Reduction Interventions to enable them to develop their full potentials and participate in the national development process.

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Ghana: Social Protection Policy to fulfill govt promise

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Ghanaweb (22,04.2015) Mr Antwi-Boasiako Sekyere, the Eastern Regional Minister, has observed that the development of a National Social Protection Policy would not only benefit the less privileged in society, but also give meaning to government’s promise to promote good governance and investment in people.

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