The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, will soon disburse Emergency Cash Grant to persons who suffered recent natural disasters in the country.
The grant will be expected to bring some relief to persons and families affected by these natural disasters.
The beneficiaries of the cash grant will include hundreds of residents in Tamale who were left homeless and dozens displaced by flood waters that killed at least four persons, tidal waves victims in Keta Municipality and Nkwanta South in the Volta Region; the waterfall disaster in Kintampo North in the Brong Ahafo Region as well floods in Prestea/Huni Valley and Samireboa in the Western Region.
A statement from the Ministry of Gender stated that through the Emergency LEAP programme, the Ministry will assess the affected areas, and in conjunction with NADMO officials in the various districts, identify all individuals that have been displaced by these disasters.
The affected persons shall be paid cash grants for a period of three months to complement the assistance of NADMO which mainly provide the relief items.
“The disbursement of the cash grant to the identified and validated beneficiaries shall be through the Ezwich platform of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlements System (GHIPSS) where beneficiaries will be validated by their biometric fingerprints prior to the receipt of their cash grants.
According to the statement Officials of the MoGCSP and NADMO [National disaster Management Organisation] from National and district levels will be engaged to monitor the process and ensure a smooth implementation of the activities at all levels.
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