President Akufo-Addo led administration has said it has increased the number of beneficiary pupils under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) from 1,671,766 in 2016 to 2,980,000, beneficiaries, representing an increase of 78.3%.
The party says it has also increased the feeding grant from the 0.80 pesewas per child per school-going day inherited in 2017 to GH¢1.0 since 2018.
In the Party’s manifesto, it said Pursuant to a Cabinet directive, caterers use local foodstuff under the School Feeding Programme and Training has been provided to 8,317 caterers and Head Cooks on sourcing locally.
According to the party in its manifesto on social Development over the past three years, approximately 80% of MASLOC Loans are disbursed to female applicants.
“Government has implemented the increase in Common Fund disbursement to Persons Living with Disability (PLWD) from 2% to 3%.”
“The Disability Council in collaboration with the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisation has drafted an Equal Employment Policy that seeks to address disability employment issues. 50%% of all toll booths are now manned by PLWD • Under the Presidential Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs with Disability (PEWED), we provided 850 female PLWD entrepreneurs with GH¢2 million to help them scale-up their businesses Under the Presidential Empowerment for Male Entrepreneurs with Disability (PEMED) an amount of GH¢2 million has been earmarked for 1,000 male PLWD entrepreneurs to help them scale up their businesses • Through the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), we provided students living with disability in selected tertiary institutions with assistive technology-enabled devices and training to promote their digital inclusion.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
