World Bank approves 100 mln USD to support Ghana's poverty alleviation program

ACCRA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) --The World Bank Group approved 100 million U.S. dollars for the extension of Ghana's poverty alleviation programs, an official said on Monday.

Pierre Laporte, World Bank country director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, announced this during an event to conclude the first phase of the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project (GPSNP). "The World Bank will further support Ghana with additional financing to the second phase of the GPSNP, which will aid in increasing the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) benefits and coverage."