The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has entered into a contractual agreement with Genkey Solutions BV for the delivery of data collection services leading up to the establishment of the Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR).

The agreement was formalized at a short ceremony at the MoGCSP in Accra.

The contract was signed on behalf of the government by Mr Dela Sowah, Deputy Minister of the MoGCSP whilst Mr. Michel Viano, Sales Director of Genkey Solutions signed on the company’s behalf.

Also present at the ceremony were Mr. Kwesi Armo Himbson, Chief Director of the MoGCSP and the National Coordinator of the GSOP/GNHR, Mr. Robert Austin.

The GNHR is a registry of poor and vulnerable households in the country which will be used by MDAs and NGOs to select beneficiaries for their social protection programmes. Data from the registry will also be used for public policy planning as well as research and development in the area of social protection for the poor, vulnerable and excluded in society.

It is expected that the GNHR will eliminate the duplication and costs involved in implementing pro-poor interventions across MDAs by enhancing coordination and streamlining implementation.

The nationwide collection of data for the registry will commence in the Upper West Region in May 2016. The GNHR operates under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and is funded by the World Bank through a $9m facility negotiated by the Government of Ghana.