Productive Inclusion Programme
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Programme type
Population group
Poor households
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To expand and enhance social safety nets that improve the incomes and productivity of the poor in Ghana.
Programme components
(i) Complementary Livelihood and Asset Support Scheme (CLASS): It increases access to income-generating activities for extremely poor households by providing training, coaching, and grant.
(ii) Linkages to Agricultural Support: It improves the agricultural productivity of extremely poor households by facilitating linkages to existing agriculture projects.
Coverage
As of 2024, 21,785 beneficiaries enrolled of which 3,572 have received a start-up grant and are at mentoring and coaching stage of the program.
Programme expenditure
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Proxy Means Test
Geographical Targeting
Community-Based Targeting
Targeted areas
549 communities across 82 District Assemblies (DAs)
Target groups
Extremely poor living in the selected communities
Eligibility criteria
The programme benefits household members aged 18 – 65 years from Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) programmes who are willing to participate.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
(i) Complementary Livelihood and Asset Support Scheme (CLASS): (A) Training on life skills and microenterprise (B) Training on business management and vocational skills (C) Start-up cash grants; (D) Microenterprise coaching and mentoring. (ii) Linkages to Agricultural Support: referring Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) and Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) beneficiaries to key Government agricultural projects, such as the Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP).
Amount of benefits
A maximum of GHS1050. The exact grant amount is dependent on the type of enterprise proposed in an agreed upon plan.
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Payments are made through the biometric electronic payment system
