The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has introduced an emergency cash transfer initiative, the "Dry Spell Emergency Cash Transfer," to support vulnerable households impacted by prolonged dry spells in eight key agricultural regions across Ghana. This program is a collaborative effort between the Government of Ghana, the World Bank, UNICEF, and other partners, offering immediate financial relief to affected communities. The eight-week-long dry spell has hit the Bono, Bono East, Oti, Northern, North-East, Savannah, Upper East, and Upper West regions, which collectively contribute 62% of Ghana's grain production. The resulting agricultural setbacks have incurred estimated losses of GHS 3.5 billion, endangering food security and livelihoods for residents. To address these challenges, the government will distribute a one-time cash transfer of GHS 1,000 to each of 212,273 targeted households through the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) P...
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