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  Safety Net Project Completes Dapuoha Dam in Upper West Region to Fight Poverty and Boost Climate-Resilient Livelihoods The National Coordinator of the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP 2), Prof. Prosper B. Laari, has inspected the completed Dapuoha Small Earth Dam in the Upper West Region, highlighting its contribution to poverty reduction, water security and climate-resilient livelihoods. The dam, constructed under the project's Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) programme, has a reservoir capacity of 79,200 cubic metres, a 190-metre embankment, a maximum height of four metres and a 15-metre-wide spillway. The intervention provided employment for 229 beneficiaries, including 150 women, with over GH¢1.06 million recorded in labour payments. During his routine quarterly monitoring visit, some beneficiaries recounted how earnings from the project had helped them smooth household consumption, pay their children's school...

  The Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) program under the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP2) of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), includes on-site childcare services aimed at enabling beneficiaries with young children, particularly women, to participate more effectively in public works activities.  In an effort to strengthen the quality of childcare provision under the programme, MLGCRA with support from the Early Learning Partnership Trust Fund through the World Bank has piloted the introduction of early childhood development learning and standards. The initiative, undertaken with technical support from MDF West Africa and the Early Childhood Development and Care Unit of the Department of Children, involved the development of childcare arrangements, training of project and District Assembly personnel, caregivers and other community actors across participating Zones, provision of teaching and learning materials as well as the enhanced childcare support at selected LIPW sites. The National Engineer, Adwoa Boakyewaa Asotia-Boakye highlighted the importance of integrating childcare arrangements into the planning and implementation of public works. She noted that such support helps address practical barriers to women's participation while promoting safer and more inclusive worksites. Beneficiaries at the LIPW sites have expressed their appreciation for the enhanced childcare support and feedback gathered during the process evaluation highlighted the importance...

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  The Young Christian Workers Movement (YCWM) of Christ the King Catholic Church has broadened its annual blood donation campaign to include multiple health screening services, reinforcing its commitment to saving lives and promoting preventive healthcare. The exercise, held on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the forecourt of the church in Accra, featured blood donation led by the National Blood Bank of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), alongside eye and dental screenings, prostate screening and lipid profile testing provided by other participating health institutions. The initiative brought together healthcare professionals and voluntary donors in a community-centred effort to support the national blood supply while encouraging people to take a more proactive approach to their health. A Senior Blood Donor Organiser at the KBTH, Ms. Emma Dei, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the exercise and called on the public to make voluntary blood donation a regular practice. She emphasised the importance of maintaining adequate stocks at the national blood bank to ensure that patients, particularly those requiring emergency treatment and other...

  Nii Tetteh Laryea Cyril, popularly known as TLC, has outlined plans to modernise the communication structures of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Greater...