The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development has undertaken a critical step in strengthening social protection delivery through the LEAP Programme Reassessment, with a focused stakeholder engagement on the outcomes of community validation.
This programme activity brought together key stakeholders to review and discuss findings from the community validation process under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme. The engagement served as a practical forum to ensure transparency, accuracy, and fairness in beneficiary selection, while reaffirming the programme’s core objective of supporting the most vulnerable households.
By engaging stakeholders on the validation outcomes, the Department reinforced the traditional and proven approach of participatory governance—where communities, implementers, and partners collectively scrutinize results before final decisions are taken. This step helps to correct errors, address grievances, and align programme data with realities on the ground.
The reassessment process also strengthens accountability and improves confidence in the LEAP Programme, ensuring that limited public resources reach intended beneficiaries. Such engagements are not optional extras; they are essential to sustaining the credibility and long-term impact of social intervention programmes.
Overall, the stakeholder engagement underscores the Department’s commitment to effective social welfare delivery, community inclusion, and continuous improvement of the LEAP Programme for national development.
