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REPUBLIC OF GHANA
2015 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PREPARED UNDER THE
GHANA SHARED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
AGENDA II
(GSGDA II, 2014-2017)
PREPARED BY:
THE DISTRICT PLANNING COORDINATING UNIT
ASIKUMA-ODOBEN-BRAKWA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
BREMAN-ASIKUMA
TABLE OF CONTENT:
Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.1 Brief Profile of the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly .................................................. 7
1.2 Physical feature ............................................................................................................................. 7
1.2.1 Climate ................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.2 Vegetation .............................................................................................................................. 8
1.3 Political Administration ................................................................................................................. 8
1.4 Social and cultural structure ......................................................................................................... 9
1.4.1 Social structure ...................................................................................................................... 9
1.4.2 Religion................................................................................................................................... 9
1.4.3 Tourism potentials ................................................................................................................. 9
1.4.4 Demographic Characteristics ................................................................................................. 9
1.5 Economy ...................................................................................................................................... 10
1.6 Implementation status of the DMTDP ........................................................................................ 10
1.7 Purpose of the Annual Progress Report for the period Jan-Dec 2015 ........................................ 11
1.8 Process involved and Difficulties encountered. .......................................................................... 11
1.8.1 Challenges/Constraints Encountered .................................................................................. 12
CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................................... 13
2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 13
2.1 Status of Implementation of the 2015 Annual Action Plan ........................................................ 13
2.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Activities Report for 2015 ............................................................... 14
2.3 Progress Report from Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) ............................................... 23
2.4 Progress Report from District Health Management Team ......................................................... 24
2.4.1 Staff ...................................................................................................................................... 24
2.4.2 Main Priority Areas for 2015 ............................................................................................... 25
• Train staff on DHIMS 2 ........................................................................................................ 25
• Improve data quality, M&S and data management ............................................................... 25
• Intensify health education in the health facilities and communities for women to attend
ANC during pregnancy and deliver at the health facilities ........................................................... 25
• Reduce teenage pregnancy .................................................................................................... 25
• Resource 4 adolescent health centers .................................................................................... 25
• Lobby for more midwives to be posted to the district .......................................................... 25
• Intensify school health activities ........................................................................................... 25
• Increase TB case detection by partnering other organizations in the district ........................ 25
• Strengthen surveillance ......................................................................................................... 25
• Increase EPI coverages ........................................................................................................ 25
• Reduce measles drop-out rate to below 10% ........................................................................ 25
• Improve malaria case management ....................................................................................... 25
• Intensify public education on both emerging ,re-emerging communicable and non-
communicable diseases ................................................................................................................. 25
• ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
2.4.3 Challenges ............................................................................................................................ 25
2.5 Progress Report from Department Of Social Welfare and Community Development ............... 28
2.6 Progress Report from Social Welfare and Community Development ........................................ 30
2.7 Progress Report from Non-Formal Education............................................................................. 31
2.7.1 Staffing ................................................................................................................................. 31
2.7.2 Challenges ............................................................................................................................ 31
2.8 Progress Report from District Environmental Health Unit ......................................................... 33
2.9 Progress Report from Ghana Education Service (GES) ................................................................ 35
2.9.1 Staff Quota ........................................................................................................................... 35
2.9.2 Goal ...................................................................................................................................... 35
2.9.3 Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 35
2.9.4 General Constraints and Challenges .................................................................................... 35
2.9.5 Way Forward ....................................................................................................................... 35
2.10 Progress Report from Department Of Information .................................................................. 37
2.11 Progress Report from NADMO ................................................................................................. 38
2.3 UPDATE ON CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES ............................................................................ 39
2.3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 39
2.3.2 National School Feeding Programme ...................................................................................... 39
2.3.3 Support for disease control programmes: ............................................................................... 40
2.3.4 Cocoa Mass Spraying Exercise ................................................................................................. 40
2.3.5 District Farmers’ Day Celebration ............................................................................................ 40
2.3.6 Disaster Management .............................................................................................................. 40
2.3.7 Incentive to Business Development in the District .................................................................. 40
2.3.8 Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) Programme ............................................... 41
2.3.8 EBAN Welfare Project .............................................................................................................. 41
2.3.9 Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage ....................................................................... 41
2.3.10 Training workshop on child, disability and women right ....................................................... 42
2.3.11 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation approaches used and the results ......................... 42
2.4 Update on Funding by Sources / Disbursements from funding sources .................................... 43
2.5 Progress Report on Physical Project and Non Physical Projects ................................................. 45
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................... 56
RECOMMENDATION AND THE WAY FORWARD ................................................................................... 56
3.0 THE WAY FORWARD ................................................................................................................... 56
3.1 Key issues addressed and those yet to be addressed ................................................................. 56
3.2 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 57
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In line with government attempts aimed at developing the nation,
Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies through the guidance of the Ghana Shared
Growth and Development Agenda II (GSGDA II), do prepare Medium Term Development
Plans with the view of ensuring that better standards of living and better conditions of living
are achieved for greater numbers of people and not for a few. In this regard, several
interventions have been put in place and the District Assembly has been engaged in actualizing
this vision.
The preparation of the Annual Progress Report (APR) aims at providing a necessary feedback
to relevant stakeholders on the performance of Policies, Programmes and Projects; and to help
assess the impacts made, within the context of the vision of ensuring that about 70% of the
inhabitants of the district have access to basic economic and social amenities like water,
education, health, shelter, security, means of livelihood, electricity and others.
The purpose of this report is to indicate progress towards the achievement of the DMTDP goals
and objectives in a structured manner. It is also purported to indicate the progress of
implementing the GSGDA II and will further help to assess whether development targets
contained in the DMTDP are being met.
Periodically data is updated with the decentralized and non-decentralized departments like
Health, Education and Agriculture. These departments and others submit reports in one way or
the other to their superiors. These reports together with update on the core indicators and other
critical development and poverty issues that were not available were gathered by the DPCU
through a structured template. The data gathered were validated at a DPCU meeting before
subjecting it to systematic analysis.
The document is presented in three chapters. Chapter one focuses on the brief background of
the District and purpose of the report for the period, processes involved and difficulties
encountered and the status of implementation of the DMTDP
Chapter two of the document provides M&E Activities. It provides information on the
location/spread of projects, types, contract sums, payments and funding sources. Others are
Update on Critical Development Issues and Participatory M&E and other studies. Chapter three
outlines the way forward and recommendations.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This Annual Progress Report is the second to be prepared under the Ghana Shared Growth and
Development Agenda II 2014-2017 (GSGDA) policy document. This was prepared in January,
2016 and covered activities/projects implemented in the year, 2015.
It is important to mention that the preparation of Annual Progress Report has become one of
the major tools used to facilitate the tracking of year by year projects/programmes
implementation towards the achievement of objectives in the Assembly’s Medium Term
Development Plan (MTDP) 2014-2017. This APR is a review of the status of actions taken on
the implementation of activities outlined in the 2015 Annual Action Plan of the A.O.B DMTDP
under the GSGDA II, (2014-2017). Specifically, this APR focuses on projects implemented in
the year 2015 and also assesses the overall performance of the Assembly and other departments
in the implementation of the MTDP 2014-2017. It is a sum of all the quarterly Progress Reports
for the year, 2015.
The report which is an output of a consultative process involves a set of performance indicators
and targets outlined in questionnaires that were agreed upon by the District Planning and Co-
ordinating Unit to assess the progress of implementation of key programmes and activities
outlined in the DMTDP. The progress of implementation was tracked under the seven thematic
areas of the GSGDA which are;
• Ensuring and Sustaining macroeconomics stability
• Enhancing competitiveness in Ghana’s private Sector
• Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Development
• Oil and Gas Development
• Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development
• Human Development Productivity and Employment
• Transparent and Accountable Governance
This report, set out in Three (3) parts presents findings on developmental activities undertaken
in the year 2015 as part of implementing the 2014-2017 DMTDP. Chapter one provides an
introduction to the APR; the Profile of the District, an overview of the status of implementation
of the 2015 Annual Action Plan (AAP), purpose of the 2015 APR, the processes undertaken to
prepare the report and the challenges encountered.
Chapter two considers M&E activities including the programme/projects status for the period,
update of disbursements from funding sources, update on indicators and targets, update on
critical development and poverty issues and participatory M&E approaches used and the
results.
Chapter three focuses on recommendation and the way forward.
1.1 Brief Profile of the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly (AOBDA) was carved out of the Ajumako-
Enyan District as a District Council in 1978. It was also established as a District Assembly to
be known as Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly (AOBDA) on 22nd November, 1988
by Legislative Instrument (L I) 1378. It has jurisdiction over Thirty-Three (33) Electoral Areas
listed in the Instrument. Breman Asikuma, the administrative capital is also the traditional
capital of the Bremans, and is one of three Traditional Councils of the District. The other
traditional councils are Odoben and Brakwa.
1.2 Physical feature
The District is located in the North-Central portion of the Central Region of Ghana. It covers
an area of 884.84 square kilometers. It is located between latitude 50 51” and 50 52” North and
longitude 10 50” and 10 5” West. It is bordered on the North by Birim South District in the
Eastern Region, on the South by Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District, on the West by Assin South
District and on the East by Agona East District.
The District is generally low lying ranging between 15m-100m above sea level. However, it is
undulating with isolated patches of highland. There are swampy areas at certain portions of the
low lands. The District is drained by Ochi River and its tributaries. The rivers are perennial
and could be dammed for domestic and industrial purposes. It is also rich in fishes like Tilapia
which is not being tapped. The Cape Coast granites rock basically underlines the District.
These rocks which consist of granite and muscovite granite form the basis of high potential of
muscovite and quarry stones particularly at Odoben, Kokoso, Otabilkwa, Attu Dauda and
Fosuansa. Geologically, the soil associates encountered in the Asikuma-Odoben- Brakwa
District are developed from this granite rocks and river deposits.
1.2.1 Climate
The District lies in the semi-equatorial climatic zone. Monthly temperature ranges from 340C
in the hottest (march) to about 260C in August. Mean annual rainfall ranges from 120
centimeters in the south east to 200 centimetres in the North West. The District experiences
double maxima rainfall with peaks in May-June and September – October. Relative humidity
during the rainy season is high around 80 percent but falls between 50 percent and 60 percent
during the dry hot season.
1.2.2 Vegetation
The forest and savannah type of soils found in the District are suitable for the cultivation of a
variety of cash crops including cocoa, citrus, oil palm and staple food crops such as cassava,
yam, cocoyam, maize, rice and vegetables. The District contributes significantly to the
production of industrial crops such as cocoa, pawpaw and oil palm and also has a substantial
share in the District production of maize, cassava, and oil palm. Available also in the District
are exotic crops such as black and sweet pepper, rubber and mangoes, which are all gaining
importance as export commodities. The vegetation which is basically semi-deciduous forest
contains commercial trees such as Odum, Mahogany, Wawa and other hard wood.
1.3 Political Administration
The District Assembly has the overall responsibility of the Local Government administration
of the District. It exercises administrative authority, provides guidance and gives direction on
how scarce resources are managed in the district. The District Chief Executive (DCE) is
responsible for the day to day executive and administrative functions of the assembly and is
the Chief Representative of the Central Government. He is appointed by the President with the
prior approval of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of the Assembly present and
voting at the meeting. The DCE is assisted by the District Co-ordinating Director (DCD) who
heads the District bureaucracy and is Secretary to the Assembly. The Asikuma-Odoben-
Brakwa District Assembly consists of (46) Hon. Members of which 13 are government
appointees. There are Thirty-three (33) Electoral Areas with only One (1) Constituency. The
Assembly itself has 8 Town and Area Councils which are supported by 71 unit committees.
The unit committees are consultative bodies at the grassroots and are in close contact with, and
organize, the people for communal labour, revenue mobilization and maintenance of
environmental sanitation and other activities.
1.4 Social and cultural structure
1.4.1 Social structure
The people of the District are organized under chiefs at the lineage and settlement levels. A
lineage comprises extended families that trace their genealogy to the same ancestor. The
extended families also have heads who are most often the oldest male. Polygamy is a common
social characteristic in the District, especially in the farming communities. The district is pre-
dominantly made up of three Fante-speaking groups; the Bremans, the Agonas and the
Ekumfis. However, there are minority ethnic groups such as the Gomoas, the Ajumakos, the
Ewes and the Assins in the district.
The various communities of the district observe the Akwambo and Okyir festivals in their own
peculiar way. Such celebrations could be well organized and developed into tourist attractions.
The people of the District practice the matrilineal inheritance system implying that female
children in the extended family under the system are considered important for the survival of
the family as a unit. Inheritance is therefore passed on from brothers to their sisters’ children
(nephews or nieces).
1.4.2 Religion
The inhabitants of the District profess to be religious. The dominant religion is Christianity.
Others religions such as Islam and Traditional worship exist but in the minority. All other
religious groups observe the taboos in the District. These taboos are considered to have some
socio-economic and spiritual importance. They regulate farming days, land uses and water
bodies.
1.4.3 Tourism potentials
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District has many historic sites which have the potentials of
serving as tourist attractions centres. These include: the sacred fowls at Brakwa, the stone
coffin at Asarekwaa and the shining stone at Abokuwa.
1.4.4 Demographic Characteristics
Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District has a population 112,706 representing 5.1 percent of the
central regional population (GSS, 2013). This is also 23, 311 above the 2000 population and
housing census of 89,395 representing 1.8% increment. The population density for the District
is 127 persons per square km; this figure seems to paint a picture of a highly densely operated
area.
1.5 Economy
The District is richly endowed with human and natural resources, particularly mineral deposits,
forest and timber species, rich soil and good climatic conditions. The District produces large
quantities of cassava, maize, rice, plantain, cocoyam and vegetables. Cocoa and palm nuts are
the major cash crops. The District has diverse occupational structure. However, the informal
sector takes the majority of the employed population with the formal sector absorbing the rest.
The major occupation in the District is agriculture which employs 65 per cent of the labour
force. About 52 percent of those engaged in other occupation still take up agriculture as a
secondary occupation. This is primarily because of the favourable climatic conditions
prevailing in the District. Crop farming is the major Agriculture activities practiced in the
District.
1.6 Implementation status of the DMTDP
Annually, In the process of implementing the 2014-2017 Development Plan, the AOB District
Assembly develops Annual Action Plans (AAPs) out of the DMTDP categorized under each of the
thematic Areas of the GSGDA. Appendix 2 contains the implementation status of the DMTDP for
the year ending December 2015.
Over all, about 81% of the 2015 Annual Action Plan was implemented. Consistent with previous
reports, the inability of the Assembly to implement what was planned for the year was largely due
to irregular inflow of funds and the slow pace of the procurement process. Even though the District
Assembly performed well in mobilizing funds internally, it was unable to meet the level that can
complement the DACF and other Donor Funds for the implementation of planned
programmes/projects as contained in the district plans.
1.7 Purpose of the Annual Progress Report for the period Jan-Dec 2015
The purpose of the 2015 Annual Progress Report is to measure progress towards achievement
of the DMTDP goals and objectives in a structured manner. Implementation of development
programmes/projects of the DMTDP required huge sums of funds and resources. Maximum
value will be obtained from these resources if performance is continually assessed through
M&E. Systematic monitoring and evaluation of the planned activities and reporting on them
accordingly will indicate the progress of implementing the Plan and will further help to assess
whether development targets contained in the DMTDP are being met.
It will also help to identify successes, failures, constraints and challenges for improvement to
achieve better impacts/targets.
M&E provide information to project financiers, government, development partners,
beneficiaries, project management teams and other stakeholders with better means for learning
from past experiences. It will further reinforce ownership of the DMTDP and build M&E
capacity within the District.
1.8 Process involved and Difficulties encountered.
Data is vital for planning, budgeting and other resource mobilization purposes. As stated above,
this report is an output of a review with different stakeholders. This was done by collecting,
collating and analyzing data on the extent of implementing the 2015 Annual Action Plan of the
DMTDP from the various decentralized departments. It could be physical structures, income levels
and other social indicators as contained in the plan.
Before data collection commenced, templates were developed to ensure that data collected covered
all relevant areas. The data was updated in the decentralized departments like Health, Education
and Agriculture. These departments submit periodic reports in one way or the other to the DPCU.
These reports together with update on the core indicators and other critical development and
poverty issues that were not available initially were gathered by the DPCU through a structured
template.
To encourage/promote participatory monitoring, beneficiary substructures of the Assembly to the
various developmental projects in the District took active part in the project monitoring.
1.8.1 Challenges/Constraints Encountered
Consistent with previous reports, availability of up-to-date and accurate data posed a challenge
to the preparation of the 2015 APR. Most of the problems encountered in previous reports still
persist. The challenges encountered during the data collection process include:
• Difficulty in getting through to personnel from decentralized departments for data on
some indicators;
• Inconsistencies in data collected/Reporting from the decentralized departments for the
same variables for the same period especially the Finance Department ;
• Inadequate technical and financial resources to conduct effective monitoring and
evaluation activities and/or to undertake regular and systematic studies;
• The DPCU has low M&E capacity.
• Inadequate support and commitment from non-members of the DPCU
• Non-functioning of the sub-district structures (Town and Area Council).
• For a greater part of the year, the Assembly members were not in place. This in one
way or the other affected implementation of some programmes, policies, projects and
activities.
CHAPTER TWO
MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
2.0 Introduction
This part of the 2015 APR considers M&E activities including the programmes/projects status for
the period, update of disbursements from funding sources, update on indicators and targets, update
on critical development and poverty issues and participatory M&E approaches used and the results.
2.1 Status of Implementation of the 2015 Annual Action Plan
In reviewing the implementation status of the 2015 Annual Action Plan, disaggregated primary
and secondary data were collected from stakeholders including Sub-District Councils,
Decentralized Departments, Agencies and Organizations and Communities in the District to
assess the implementation of the identified programmes, projects and activities outlined under
the Seven (7) Thematic areas of the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda II (GSGDA)
as well as other interventions implemented during the year. The review process took into
consideration the:
• extent/levels of the implementation of proposed programmes and projects; whether the
projects were fully implemented, partially implemented or not implemented at all and
whether set objectives, targets and goals were achieved.
• Reasons for any deviations in terms of implementation and set targets.
The review shows that the 2015 Annual Action Plan achieved an implementation success of
not less than 81.0%. Some of the reasons that accounted for the difference in performance of
the District in terms of the plan implementation include the inadequate flow of funds from other
anticipated sources such as the Internally Generated Fund and the other Development Partners.
The excessive deductions from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) at source also
affected the flow of funds for the implementation of the plan.
2.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Activities Report for 2015
Out of a total of 74 programmes, projects and activities proposed for implementation in the
2015 Annual Action Plan, Fourteen (14) representing 18.9% were not implemented at all or
deferred for various reasons. Fifty (50) representing 81.1% were initiated out of which Forty-
One (41) representing 55.4% were fully completed with an average completion (overall
performance) of 81.1%. This means nineteen activities representing 55.7% were initiated but
not completed. They are still on-going and would be rolled over to 2016. Table 1 shows the
level of implementation of the 2015 Annual Action Plan outlined under the Six Thematic Areas
of the DMTDP, 2014-2017.
Tab
le 1
: Im
ple
men
tati
on
Sta
tus
of
2015 A
nn
ual
Act
ion
Pla
n
OB
JE
CT
IVE
S
PR
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MM
ES
/
PR
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S/
AC
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ITIE
S
ST
AT
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OF
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PL
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CO
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TS
F
UL
LY
IMP
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ON
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NS
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AN
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IC S
TA
BIL
ITY
1. T
o p
urs
ue
and
expan
d m
arket
acce
ss a
nd r
even
ue
gen
erat
ion.
1.
Com
ple
tion
of
mar
ket
s, L
orr
y P
ark
and 1
2 S
eate
r K
VIP
at B
rem
an K
okoso
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
2.
Conduct
publi
c
educa
tion
on
reven
ue
coll
ecti
on
and p
aym
ent
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
3.
Conduct
(MR
AC
LS
) dat
a
coll
ecti
on
and
mar
ket
pri
ces
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
TH
EM
AT
IC A
RE
A 2
: E
NH
AN
CE
D C
OM
PE
TIT
IVE
NE
SS
OF
GH
AN
A’S
PR
IVA
TE
SE
CT
OR
2 .T
o i
ncr
ease
cred
it a
vai
labil
ity,
expan
d t
hei
r
know
ledge
bas
e
and i
mpro
ve
effi
cien
cy a
nd
com
pet
itiv
enes
s of
MS
ME
s
dom
esti
call
y a
nd
glo
bal
ly.
4.
Support
to
fo
reig
n
trav
els
for
Eco
nom
ic
Ven
ture
s
and
Cap
acit
y
Buil
din
g
√
N
ot
Imple
men
ted
5.
Fac
ilit
ate
the
pro
vis
ion
of
mic
ro
cred
its
to
wom
en
and
dis
advan
tage
gro
ups
√
N
ot
Imple
men
ted
6.
Support
an
d
Tra
in
wom
en
wit
h
entr
epre
neu
rial
skil
ls
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
TH
EM
AT
IC A
RE
3 :
AC
CE
LE
RA
TE
D A
GR
ICU
LT
UR
AL
MO
DE
RN
ISA
TIO
N A
ND
NA
TU
RA
L R
ES
OU
RC
E M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T
3. T
o e
nsu
re f
ood
secu
rity
and
impro
ve
agri
cult
ura
l
pro
duct
ivit
y
7.
Sen
siti
ze f
arm
ers
on
impro
ved
agri
cult
ura
l
pra
ctic
es a
nnual
ly
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
8.
Pro
vid
e su
pport
to
the
agri
cult
ura
l su
b
sect
or
on t
he
dis
tric
t
affo
rest
atio
n
pro
gra
mm
e
√
N
ot
Imple
men
ted
9.
Buil
d the
capac
ity o
f
nurs
ery
oper
ators
,
cash
cr
op
farm
ers
and
pro
cess
ors
on
post
-har
ves
t
han
dli
ng a
ctiv
itie
s
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
10.
Far
mer
s D
ay
cele
bra
tion
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
11.
Inte
nsi
fy
the
mas
s
coco
a sp
rayin
g
exer
cise
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
4. T
o e
nsu
re
envir
onm
enta
l
sanit
y
12.
Fum
igat
ion
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
5.T
o p
reven
t
envir
onm
enta
l
deg
radat
ion a
nd
ensu
re f
ood
secu
rity
and
impro
ve
agri
cult
ura
l
pro
duct
ivit
y
13.
Org
aniz
e w
ork
shop
on
alte
rnat
ive
livel
ihood f
or
ille
gal
chai
nsa
w
oper
ators
yea
rly
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
14.
Org
aniz
e hygie
ne
cam
pai
gn
and
sensi
tiza
tion
on
indis
crim
ate
dum
pin
g o
f re
fuse
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
15.
Org
aniz
e w
ork
shop
on
clim
ate
chan
ge
for
the
publi
c
√
N
ot
Imple
men
ted
TH
EM
AT
IC A
RE
A 4
: I
NF
RA
ST
RU
CT
UR
E A
ND
HU
MA
N S
ET
TL
EM
EN
T D
EV
EL
OP
ME
NT
6.T
o e
nsu
re s
afe
and r
elia
ble
tran
sport
atio
n
net
work
16.
Reh
abil
itat
ion
of
culv
erts
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
17.
Res
hap
ing o
f fe
eder
road
s
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
7.T
o a
ccel
erat
e th
e
pro
vis
ion o
f
affo
rdab
le
and s
afe
wat
er
18.
Const
ruct
ion
of
Lim
ited
Sm
all T
ow
n
Wat
er
Supply
Sch
eme
hole
s at
Bre
man
Ben
in
√
60%
O
n-g
oin
g
19.
Const
ruct
ion
of
Lim
ited
Sm
all T
ow
n
Wat
er
Supply
Sch
eme
hole
s at
Bre
man
Baa
ko
√
60%
O
n-g
oin
g
8.T
o a
ccel
erat
e th
e
pro
vis
ion a
nd
impro
ve
envir
onm
enta
l
sanit
atio
n
20.
Const
ruct
ion
of
15
No.
Inst
ituti
onal
KV
IP
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
21.
Support
to
th
e
Envir
onm
enta
l
Hea
lth
Unit
fo
r
pro
cure
men
t of
San
itar
y E
quip
men
t,
Dis
infe
ctan
ts,
hir
ing
of
Ces
spit
E
mpti
er,
Cle
arin
g
and
De-
silt
ing o
f dra
ins
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
22.
Pro
moti
on
of
House
hold
L
atri
ne,
House
hold
W
ater
Rea
tmen
t an
d
Saf
e
trea
tmen
t an
d
imple
men
tati
on
of
the
CL
TS
conce
pt
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
TH
EM
AT
IC A
RE
A 5
: H
UM
AN
DE
VE
LO
PM
EN
T, P
RO
DU
CT
IVIT
Y A
ND
EM
PL
OY
ME
NT
10.T
o i
ncr
ease
equit
able
acc
ess
to
and
par
tici
pat
ion i
n
educa
tion
at a
ll l
evel
s
23.
Supply
of
500
dual
des
k
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
24.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 2-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Bre
man
Ankaa
se
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
25.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 2-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Bra
kw
a E
shie
m
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
26.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 2-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Oku
kro
m
√
5%
Ju
st S
tart
ed
27.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 2-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Asi
kum
a C
atholi
c
√
5%
Ju
st S
tart
ed
28.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 2-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Bre
man
Ogonas
e
√
60%
L
ack o
f F
unds
29.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 2-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Bre
man
Nan
kes
e
√
60%
L
ack o
f F
unds
30.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 2-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Anhw
iam
Cam
p
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
31.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 3-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Agona
Odoben
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
32.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 3-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Asu
okoo
√
5%
Ju
st S
tart
ed
33.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 3-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Adan
dan
√
5%
Ju
st S
tart
ed
34.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 3-u
nit
Kin
der
gar
ten B
lock
at
Ota
bil
kw
aah
√
5%
Ju
st S
tart
ed
35.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 6-u
nit
Cla
ssro
om
B
lock
at
Bre
man
Ayip
ey
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
36.
Com
ple
tion
of
3-u
nit
Cla
ssro
om
B
lock
at
Bre
man
Asa
rekw
aa
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
37.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 6-u
nit
Cla
ssro
om
B
lock
at
Bre
man
Adum
anu
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
38.
Const
ruct
ion o
f 6-u
nit
Cla
ssro
om
B
lock
at
Bre
man
Bed
um
√
N
ot
Imple
men
ted d
ue
to
lack
of
funds
39.
Ren
ovat
ion
of
Sta
ff
Ban
gal
ow
s
√
Not
Imple
men
ted d
ue
to
lack
of
funds
40.
Min
or
repai
rs
of
school
blo
cks
√
N
ot
Imple
men
ted d
ue
to
lack
of
funds
12.T
o p
rom
ote
scie
nce
, te
chnic
al,
mat
hem
atic
s as
wel
l as
ensu
re
more
enro
lmen
t in
schools
41.
Support
to
sc
hool
feed
ing p
rogra
mm
e √
100%
C
om
ple
ted
42.
Support
to
sc
ience
,
tech
nic
al
and
mat
hem
atic
s
educa
tion
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
43.
Support
to
B
EC
E
Mock
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
44.
Support
to c
ult
ure
and
sport
s √
100%
C
om
ple
ted
45.
Org
aniz
e m
y f
irst
Day
At
Sch
ool
pro
gra
mm
e √
100%
C
om
ple
ted
46.
Monit
ori
ng
of
school
acti
vit
ies
by D
DE
, C
S
and f
ield
sta
ff
√
20%
O
n-g
oin
g
13. In
crea
se
avai
labil
ity o
f
hea
lth f
acil
itie
s
47.
Const
ruct
ion
of
CH
IPS
C
om
pound
at
Fosu
ansa
h
√
80%
O
n-g
oin
g
48.
Const
ruct
ion
of
CH
IPS
C
om
pound
at
Oboso
mas
e
√
80%
O
n-g
oin
g
49.
Const
ruct
ion
of
CH
IPS
C
om
pound
at
Am
anor
√
5%
Ju
st S
tart
ed
14.T
o i
den
tify
and
equip
the
vuln
erab
le a
nd
excl
uded
wit
h
emplo
yab
le s
kil
ls
50.
Support
ac
tivit
ies
of
PW
Ds
in t
he
Dis
tric
t √
100%
C
om
ple
ted
51.
Pro
vid
e ed
uca
tional
support
fo
r P
WD
’s
chil
dre
n
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
52.
Pro
vid
e fi
nan
cial
support
to
nee
dy
PW
Ds
in s
chools
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
53.
Reg
iste
r 500
PW
Ds
wit
h N
HIS
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
15. T
o i
ncr
ease
the
capac
ity o
f hea
lth
off
icia
ls i
n t
he
del
iver
y o
f th
eir
men
u.
54.
Org
aniz
e W
ork
shop
on p
repar
atio
n o
f w
ork
pla
n
on
hea
lth
pro
moti
on a
ctiv
itie
s
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
16.T
o s
upport
the
excl
uded
and t
he
ven
erab
le i
n
soci
ety
55.
Reg
iste
r an
d
support
peo
ple
w
ith dis
abil
ity
for
LE
AP
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
56.
Wit
hdra
w
150
Chil
dre
n
from
w
ors
t
form
of
Chil
d L
abour
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
17.T
o p
rom
ote
wom
en
par
tici
pat
ion i
n a
ll
spher
es o
f
dev
elopm
ent
57.
Org
aniz
e ed
uca
tional
cam
pai
gn
on
wo
men
empow
erm
ent
and
chil
d a
nd w
om
en r
ight
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
58.
Support
w
om
en
in
Inco
me
gen
erat
ing
acti
vit
ies
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
59.
Mas
s ed
uca
tion
on
gen
der
an
d
hea
lth
issu
es
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
20.T
o h
elp p
reven
t
the
onsl
aught
of
mal
aria
60.
Support
to
m
alar
ia
contr
ol
pro
gra
mm
e
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
21.T
o h
elp
min
imis
e ca
ses
of
HIV
/AID
S
affe
ctio
n r
ate
61.
Support
to H
IV/A
IDS
pro
gra
mm
e
√
60%
C
om
ple
ted
TH
EM
AT
IC A
RE
A 6
: T
RA
NS
PA
RE
NT
AN
D A
CC
OU
NT
AB
LE
GO
VE
RN
AN
CE
25.T
o p
rom
ote
go
ver
nan
ce,
tran
spar
ency
and
acco
unta
bil
ity a
t
the
loca
l le
vel
62.
Const
ruct
ion
of
Are
a C
ounci
l O
ffic
e
at B
rem
an B
edum
√
70%
L
ack o
f fu
nds
63.
Com
ple
tion o
f A
rea
Counci
l at
B
rem
an
Jam
ra
√
75%
L
ack o
f fu
nds
64.
Com
ple
tion o
f A
rea
Counci
l at
B
rem
an
Asi
kum
a
√
70%
L
ack o
f fu
nds
65.
Com
ple
tion
of
Tow
n H
all
Com
ple
x
wit
h
Lib
rary
an
d
ICT
C
entr
e at
Asi
kum
a
√
80%
O
n-g
oin
g
66.
Reh
abil
itat
ion
Of
The
Mai
n
Dis
tric
t
Ass
embly
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Blo
ck a
t A
sikum
a
√
50%
O
n-g
oin
g
67.
Furn
ishin
g
Of
The
Dis
tric
t A
ssem
bly
's
Confe
rence
H
all
at
Asi
kum
a
√
40%
O
n-g
oin
g
68.
Publi
c ed
uca
tion o
n
go
ver
nm
ent
poli
cies
,
pro
gra
mm
es
and
pro
ject
s
√
40%
O
n-g
oin
g
69.
Support
to
D
PC
U
acti
vit
ies
70.
Support
to
A
rea
Counci
l s
√
80%
O
n-g
oin
g
71.
Support
to S
elf
Hel
p
Pro
ject
s
√
80%
O
n-g
oin
g
72.
Support
to
off
ice
adm
inis
trat
ion
√
80%
O
n-g
oin
g
73.
Ori
enta
tion
on
Loca
l G
over
nm
ent
Ser
vic
e P
roto
cols
(SO
S a
nd C
OC
)
√
100%
C
om
ple
ted
74.
Support
to
se
curi
ty
agen
cies
√
80%
O
n-g
oin
g
2.3
Pro
gre
ss R
epo
rt f
rom
Min
istr
y o
f F
ood a
nd
Ag
ricu
ltu
re (
MoF
A)
Table
2.2
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m M
OF
A
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
RE
MA
RK
S
To e
nsu
re f
ood
secu
rity
and
emer
gen
cy
pre
par
ednes
s
• U
se m
ass
and e
lect
ronic
med
ia f
or
exte
nsi
on
del
iver
y
e.g.
Rad
io
pro
gra
mm
es
and
com
munit
y i
nfo
rmat
ion v
an
• 4
tim
es
a m
onth
ra
dio
pro
gra
mm
es w
ere
org
aniz
ed
4 t
imes
ever
y m
onth
wer
e
org
aniz
ed
Succ
essf
ul
and f
arm
ers
asked
for
more
• T
rain
fo
rmer
s on
lives
tock
dis
ease
man
agem
ent
• 4
trai
nin
gs
wer
e ta
rget
ed
per
quar
ter
2 w
as a
chie
ved
for
whole
of
the
per
iod
Inad
equat
e fi
ndin
g
• T
rain
res
ourc
e ex
tensi
on s
taff
of
post
-har
ves
t
han
dli
ng t
echnolo
gie
s
• 2 w
ere
targ
eted
1 w
as a
chie
ved
In
adeq
uat
e F
undin
g
Food s
ecuri
ty a
nd
emer
gen
cy
pre
par
ednes
s
• T
rain
pro
duce
rs,
pro
cess
ors
and m
arket
ers
in
post
-har
ves
t han
dli
ng
• 4 p
er q
uar
ter
1 w
as a
chie
ved
for
the
whole
yea
r
Inad
equat
e fu
nds
Incr
ease
inco
me
gro
wth
and
reduce
d i
nco
me
var
iabil
ity
• B
uil
d ca
pac
ity of
nurs
ery oper
ators
in
tr
ee
crop
gro
win
g
area
s to
su
pply
qual
ity
tree
crops
seed
lings
• 4 o
f su
ch tra
inin
gs
wer
e ta
rget
ed
2 w
ere
achie
ved
In
adeq
uat
e fu
nds
inad
equat
e fi
eld s
taff
• C
onduct
M
ult
i-R
ound
Annual
crop
and
lives
tock
surr
ey (
MR
AC
LS
)
• 1 o
f su
ch d
ata
coll
ecti
on t
o b
e
done
by D
ecem
ber
2011
1 d
one
100%
due
to h
ard w
ork
ing
staf
f in
volv
ed
Sci
ence
and
Tec
hnolo
gy
appli
ed t
o f
ood
and a
gri
cult
ure
•
Inte
nsi
ty f
ield
dem
onst
rate
s fi
eld d
ays
and
study t
ours
to e
nhan
ces
adopti
on
•
8 f
ield
day
s w
ere
targ
eted
O
nly
4 f
ield
day
s w
ere
achie
ved
Inad
equat
e fi
eld s
taff
Inad
equat
e fi
ndin
g
Impro
ve
inst
ituti
onal
coord
inat
ion a
nd
stak
e hold
ers
engag
em
ent
•
Org
aniz
e 1 f
orm
ers’
and f
isher
men
’s d
ay
cele
bra
tion
•
1 w
as t
arget
ed
1 f
arm
ers
day
was
org
aniz
ed
Succ
essf
ul
com
ple
ted w
ith
the
Dis
tric
t host
ing t
he
Reg
ional
Far
mer
s D
ay
Cel
ebra
tion
2.4 Progress Report from District Health Management Team
2.4.1 Staff
CATEGORIES OF
STAFF
GHS - NUMBER
AT POST
CHAG- NUMBER
AT POST TOTAL NUMBER
NUMBER
REQUIRED
Medical Officers - 5 5 7
Specialists - 5 5 8
Physician Assistants 2 2 4 3
Public Health
Nurses 1 1 2 3
Accountant 1 2 3 3
Account Officers - 4 4 5
Executive Officers
– H.R
Administrative
Officers
1 3 4 3
Technical Officers 7 4 11 4
Pharmacist - 2 2 3
Pharmacy
Technicians - 5 5 8
Staff Nurses 9 37 46 60
Psychiatry Nurses 1 1 2 3
Midwives 6 13 19 25
Field Technicians 6 - 6 2
Community Health
Nurses 75 10 85 15
Enrolled Nurses 31 20 51 25
Ward/Health
Assistants 13 45 58 45
2.4.2 Main Priority Areas for 2015
• Train staff on DHIMS 2
• Improve data quality, M&S and data management
• Intensify health education in the health facilities and communities for women to attend ANC during
pregnancy and deliver at the health facilities
• Reduce teenage pregnancy
• Resource 4 adolescent health centers
• Lobby for more midwives to be posted to the district
• Intensify school health activities
• Increase TB case detection by partnering other organizations in the district
• Strengthen surveillance
• Increase EPI coverages
• Reduce measles drop-out rate to below 10%
• Improve malaria case management
• Intensify public education on both emerging ,re-emerging communicable and non-communicable
diseases
•
2.4.3 Challenges
• Inadequate monitoring and supervision
• Lack of district level monthly routine data validation
• Inadequate funds to support disease surveillance activities
• There is no store keeper in the district, staff on the various units of the Directorate has to request and go
for the items themselves at the Regional Medical Stores.
Table
2.3
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m D
istr
ict
Hea
lth
Man
agem
ent
Tea
m (
DH
MT
)
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L -
To i
mpro
ve
acce
ss t
o q
ual
ity h
ealt
h c
are
O
BJE
CT
IVE
S
AC
TIV
ITIE
S
TA
RG
ET
SE
T
AC
HIE
VE
ME
NT
R
EM
AR
KS
Bri
dge
equit
y gap
s in
acce
ss
to
hea
lth
care
and e
nsu
re s
ust
ainab
le
finan
cing
arra
ngem
ents
th
at
pro
tect
the
poor
•
Org
aniz
e durb
ars
to p
rom
ote
NH
IS , E
bo
la
and
C
ho
lera
, G
atekee
per
sy
stem
and
Fre
quen
t/ab
use
in
ho
spit
al a
tten
dan
ce
•
40
40 (
100%
)
•
Mai
nte
nan
ce
of
C
ars
for
Hea
lth
Ser
vic
e
Del
iver
y
•
2
2(1
00%
)
•
work
sh
op fo
r C
HO
’s,
and co
mm
unit
y
nurs
es a
nd v
olu
nte
ers
on i
mple
men
tati
on
•
20
36 (
180%
)
Str
ength
en g
over
nan
ce
and
impro
ve
the
effi
cien
cy
and
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
the
hea
lth s
yst
em
•
Work
shop
on
new
an
ti-m
alar
ia
dru
g
ther
apy f
or
hea
lth s
taff
•
30
30
•
Quar
terl
y
support
vis
it
to
the
hea
lth
faci
liti
es
•
4
4
Impro
ve
acce
ss
to
qual
ity
mat
ernal
,
neo
nat
al
chil
d
and
adole
scen
t hea
lth
serv
ices
•
Com
munit
y d
urb
ar r
educi
ng m
ater
nal
and
under
fir
e m
ort
alit
y
•
10
2 (
20%
) L
ack o
f fu
nds
•
In
coll
abora
tion
wit
h
mar
ies
topes
inte
rmodal
, fa
mil
y p
lannin
g t
erm
met
hods
is p
roved
fre
e
•
8
7 (
87.5
%)
•
Tra
inin
g o
f 190 g
row
th p
rom
ote
rs a
nd 9
5
hea
lth s
taff
on N
atio
nal
and M
alar
ia f
or
chil
d s
urv
ival
•
190 g
row
th p
rom
ote
rs
•
95 h
ealt
h s
taff
190
95
Com
munit
y d
urb
ar o
n f
amil
y p
lannin
g i
n 2
5
com
munit
ies
•
25
25 (
100%
)
•
De-
worm
ing o
f sc
hool
chil
dre
n
•
31,1
56 C
hil
dre
n
24029 (
77.1
%)
•
Nat
ional
Im
muniz
atio
n d
ays
(N)
House
to
house
•
Rounds
2
25165
25642 (
101.9
)
•
3 R
ounds
•
Round 3
25165
26071 (
103.6
)
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L -
Inte
nsi
fy d
isea
se s
urv
eill
ance
in t
he
com
munit
ies
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
RE
MA
RK
S
Inte
nsi
fy
pre
ven
tion a
nd
contr
ol
of
com
munic
able
and n
on-
com
munic
able
dis
ease
s an
d
pro
mote
hea
lthy
life
style
s
•
Tra
inin
g f
or
hea
lth s
taff
an T
uber
culo
sis
TB
/HIV
man
agem
ent
and c
ontr
ol
•
23
23 (
100%
)
Tra
inin
g d
one
•
Tra
inin
g
on
door
to
door
“ han
g
up
“
cam
pai
gn f
or
mal
aria
contr
ol
super
vis
or
volu
nte
ers
•
Door
to d
oor
hag
up c
ampai
gn
•
30
•
229
•
100%
88%
w
e did
not
rece
ive
the
51,6
85 L
LIN
S
allo
cate
d t
o t
he
dis
tric
t w
e had
47,0
36
Rem
ainin
g 4
649 n
ets
to c
om
ple
te t
he
hag
up c
ampai
gn
•
Counse
ling a
nd t
esti
ng (
HIV
) •
2000
1770 (
88.5
%)
Volu
nta
ry c
ounse
ling
and t
esti
ng s
essi
on.
Peo
ple
can
not
be
forc
ed
Tra
inin
g o
n T
uber
culo
sis
for
dis
tric
t
Hosp
ital
sta
ff
•
24
24 (
100%
)
2.5
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m D
epa
rtm
ent
Of
So
cial
Wel
fare
an
d C
om
mu
nit
y D
evel
op
men
t
Table
2.4
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m S
oci
al
Wel
fare
Un
it
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L -
Pro
mote
wel
fare
of
Chil
dre
n i
n t
he
Dis
tric
t
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
RE
MA
RK
S
Incr
ease
pro
tect
ion o
f
chil
dre
n b
y 2
5%
•
Sen
siti
ze
par
ents
an
d
wit
h
stak
ehold
ers
on the
right of
the
chil
d
•
Ass
ist
3,4
92
chil
dre
n
to
rece
ive
care
and p
rote
ctio
n
5,1
62 c
hil
dre
n m
ade
up
of
3,4
20 m
ales
and 1
742
fem
ales
re
ceiv
ed c
are
pro
tect
ion
Exce
eded
the
targ
et t
o b
e
conti
nued
this
yea
r
Red
uce
the
pro
ble
m o
f
chil
d l
abour
by 2
0%
•
Wit
hdra
wal
ch
ildre
n
from
most
form
s of
chil
d l
abour
re-
inte
gra
tion
•
To w
ithdra
w
120 c
hil
dre
n
involv
ed i
n w
ors
t fo
rms
of
chil
d l
abour
35 c
hil
dre
n w
ere
wit
hdra
wn. 18 b
eing
fem
ales
and 1
7 m
ales
Inad
equat
e fu
nds
to
imple
men
t pro
gra
mm
e.
More
chil
dre
n t
o b
e
wit
hdra
w i
f fu
nds
are
avai
lable
Incr
ease
sen
siti
zati
on o
n
the
right
of
wom
en a
nd
chil
dre
n
•
Org
aniz
e se
nsi
tiza
tion
pro
gra
mm
e on s
oci
al p
roble
m
in
20
Com
munit
ies
thro
ugh
com
munit
y
radio
an
d
info
rmat
ion v
an
•
Org
aniz
e su
ch p
rogra
mm
es
in 1
0 s
elec
ted c
om
munit
ies
Sen
siti
zati
on
pro
gra
mm
es w
ere
org
aniz
ed i
n 1
2
com
munit
ies
Exce
eded
tar
get
due
to
earl
y r
elea
se o
f fu
nds
by
the
Dis
tric
t A
ssem
bly
Incr
ease
eff
ecti
ven
ess
and e
ffic
iency
of
juven
ile
Adm
inis
trat
ion b
y 2
0%
•
Reg
ula
r at
tendan
ce t
o c
ount
•
Ass
ist
10
connec
ted
chil
dre
n t
o r
eform
8 C
hil
dre
n a
ll m
ade
up
of
mal
es w
ere
assi
sted
to
under
go r
eform
atory
trai
nin
g
Juven
ile
crim
e w
as
contr
oll
ed d
ue
to e
ffec
tive
sensi
tiza
tion.
impro
ve
the
stan
dar
d o
f
livin
g o
f P
WD
’s b
y 2
0%
•
To r
egis
ter
and s
upport
peo
ple
wit
h d
isab
ilit
ies
(PW
D’s
)
•
To r
egis
ter
150 P
WD
’s
62 P
WD
’s m
ade
up o
f
44 m
ales
and 1
8 f
emal
es
wer
e re
gis
tere
d
Lim
ited
res
ourc
es
•
Tra
in 10 P
WD
s w
om
en
in
inco
me
gen
erat
ing
acti
vit
ies
and
Com
pute
r
Tra
inin
g.
8 P
WD
s al
l fe
mal
es
wer
e se
nt
to t
rain
ing
Lim
ited
res
ourc
es
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L -
Im
pro
ve
the
livin
g s
tandar
d o
f peo
ple
wit
h d
isab
ilit
y
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
RE
MA
RK
S
Incr
ease
se
nsi
tiza
tion on dis
abil
ity
man
agem
ent
by 2
0%
•
Org
aniz
e se
nsi
tiza
tion
pro
gra
mm
es
•
10 C
om
munit
ies
to
be
sensi
tize
d
•
12
Com
munit
ies
wer
e S
ensi
tize
d
•
Exce
eded
tar
get
due
to
effe
ctiv
e co
llab
ora
tion
wit
h o
ther
sta
keh
old
ers
Incr
ease
m
onit
ori
ng
of
LE
AP
ben
efic
iari
es
•
Reg
ula
r m
onit
ori
ng
of
LE
AP
ben
efic
iari
es
•
To m
onit
or
1000
house
hold
s
•
830
house
hold
s
wer
e ef
fect
ivel
y
monit
ore
d
•
Inad
equat
e
reso
urc
es
for
effe
ctiv
e
monit
ori
ng
2.6
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m S
oci
al
Wel
fare
an
d C
om
mu
nit
y D
evel
op
men
t
Table
2.5
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m C
om
mu
nit
y D
evel
opm
ent
Un
it
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L -
To i
mpro
ve
livel
ihood o
f ru
ral
com
munit
ies
usi
ng a
vai
lable
res
ourc
es t
hro
ugh A
dult
Educa
tion,
Wom
en E
mpow
erm
ent
and
coll
abora
tion w
ith o
ther
Agen
cies
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
RE
MA
RK
S
Incr
ease
mas
s ed
uca
tion m
eeti
ngs
to
sensi
tize
co
mm
unit
ies
on
soci
al
pro
ble
ms
by 2
5%
•
Org
aniz
e sa
nit
izat
ion
pro
gra
mm
es
of
HIV
/AID
S
to
reduce
st
igm
atiz
atio
n,
teen
age
pre
gnan
cy,
subst
ance
abuse
etc
.
• 100
com
munit
ies
to
be
sensi
tize
d
• 86
com
munit
ies
wer
e
sensi
tize
d
•
Unab
le
to
achie
ve
full
targ
et
due
to
lack
of
funds
and
wea
k
staf
f
stre
ngth
in
te
rms
of
num
ber
s
Str
ength
en
wat
er
and
sanit
atio
n
com
mit
tees
•
Org
aniz
e quar
terl
y m
eeti
ngs
for
com
mit
tee
mem
ber
s to
rece
ive
trai
nin
g a
nd a
cquir
e
know
ledge
on
wat
er
and
sanit
atio
n
• 60 c
om
munit
ies
to b
e
reac
hed
• 22
Com
munit
ies
had
thei
r w
ater
and s
anit
atio
n
com
munit
ies
stre
ngth
ened
•
Due
to l
ack o
f fu
nds
42
out
of
60
com
munit
ies
wer
e re
ached
Incr
ease
in
com
e –
gen
erat
ing
acti
vit
ies
of
wom
en b
y 2
0%
•
Est
abli
sh 3
2 w
om
en’s
gro
up
(4 i
n e
ach o
f th
e 8 t
ow
n /
area
counci
ls)
• 22 w
om
en (
consi
stin
g
of
32
gro
ups)
to
rece
ive
trai
nin
g
on
inco
me
gen
erat
ing
acti
vit
ies
• 16
wom
en’s
gro
up
was
form
ed
each
gro
up
rece
ived
tra
inin
g s
uch
as
pom
ade
mak
ing
oil
extr
acti
on,
bre
ad bak
ing
etc.
In
al
l 321
fem
ales
rece
ived
the
trai
nin
g
•
Inad
equat
e fu
nds
allo
wed
fo
r only
16
gro
ups
to b
e fo
rmed
Incr
ease
adult
lit
erac
y 5
0%
• V
isit
60
com
munit
ies
and
form
cl
asse
s fo
r ad
ult
educa
tion
• 300 p
eople
to b
e par
t
of
adult
li
tera
cy
clas
ses
• 40
com
munit
ies
wer
e
vis
ited
an
d
160
peo
ple
mad
e up o
f 54 m
ales
and
106
fem
ales
re
ceiv
ed
adult
lit
erac
y
• W
eak st
aff
stre
ngth
and
lock
of
funds
mode
the
work
dif
ficu
lt
2.7 Progress Report from Non-Formal Education
2.7.1 Staffing
Senior staff - 4
Junior staff (programme assistants) - 9
Auxiliary staff - 6
Total - 19
Shortfall - Nil
2.7.2 Challenges
The district encountered a whole lot of challenges throughout the year 2011. Paramount among them was as follows:
Lantern Lamps: The lamps were all of interior type which had short span of service
Solar Lamps: The problem with this type of lighting system too cannot be overlooked. They also provided short
services and later became totally out of use.
However, with the on-going electrification projects in the rural areas, the problem with lighting
system will become a thing of the past.
Funding: the quarterly allocations to the districts for the running of the offices were woefully inadequate
resulting in compounded financial crises.
Lack of spare parts: Lack of periodic supply of spare part for the motorbikes rendered almost all the bikes not
roadworthy. I therefore humbly appeal to the authorities concerned to treat the above issues with
the urgency they deserve to bring proper supervision of literacy classes back to track within the
shortest possible time.
Table
2.6
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m N
on
-Form
al
Edu
cati
on
G
EN
ER
AL
GO
AL
: T
he
nat
ional
funct
ional
lit
erac
y p
rogra
mm
e is
aim
ed a
t as
sist
ing t
he
illi
tera
te u
rban
and r
ura
l poor
men
and w
om
en i
n t
he
soci
ety t
o b
e fu
nct
ional
ly l
iter
ates
and t
o c
ontr
ibute
to t
hei
r ow
n l
ivin
g s
tandar
ds
and t
he
nat
ion a
t la
rge
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
RE
MA
RK
S
To e
quip
lea
rner
s w
ith t
he
know
ledge,
att
itude
and
skil
ls t
hat
wil
l en
able
them
rais
e th
eir
qual
ity o
f li
fe i
n
thei
r co
mm
unit
ies
• E
stab
lish
men
t of
lite
racy
clas
ses
in
alm
ost
al
l th
e
com
munit
ies
in
the
eight
(8)
zones
in
th
e dis
tric
t w
ith
pro
vis
ion
of
faci
lita
tors
an
d
able
pro
gra
mm
e as
sist
ants
.
•
To
duly
es
tabli
sh
lite
racy
clas
ses
in a
ll the
com
munit
ies
in
the
dis
tric
t
The
div
isio
n a
t th
e dis
tric
t le
vel
has
bee
n a
ble
to e
nro
ll 2
,251
lear
ner
s by t
he
close
of
the
yea
r
2011. S
o f
ar 8
2 c
lass
es h
ave
bee
n e
stab
lish
ed i
n t
he
dis
tric
t.
Eff
ort
s ar
e bei
ng m
ade
to
esta
bli
sh l
iter
acy c
lass
es i
n t
he
rem
ainin
g c
om
munit
ies
by t
he
close
of
2012 w
ith f
inan
cial
assi
stan
ce f
rom
our
coll
abora
tors
To e
nab
le l
earn
ers
impro
ve
upon t
hei
r occ
upat
ional
skil
ls t
hro
ugh f
unct
ional
lite
racy
• T
o
enco
ura
ge
each
li
tera
cy
clas
s to
under
go s
om
e in
com
e
gen
erat
ing ac
tivit
ies
like
soap
makin
g,
pal
m-o
il
extr
acti
on,
farm
ing
pro
ject
s th
rough
moder
n
met
hods
of
agri
c to
impro
ve
the
style
of
livin
g o
f
the
lear
ner
s
•
Eac
h lit
erac
y c
lass
to u
nder
go a
t
leas
t one
inco
me
gen
erat
ing
acti
vit
y w
ith fi
nan
cial
su
pport
from
th
e D
istr
ict
Ass
embly
,
Ass
inm
an
Rura
l B
ank,
Mac
ro/M
icro
fin
ance
outf
its
So f
ar 1
0 g
roups
of
inco
me
gen
erat
ing a
ctiv
itie
s hav
e bee
n
esta
bli
shed
in t
he
dis
tric
t as
foll
ow
s:
• B
aako Z
one
= 1
• B
rakw
a =
1
• B
/ N
ort
h
= 3
• Ja
mra
= 1
• O
doben
=
2
• A
sikum
a
= 1
• A
nhw
iam
=
1
Mea
sure
s ar
e bei
ng p
ut
in
pla
ce t
o e
nsu
re e
xis
tence
of
inco
me
gen
erat
ing a
ctiv
itie
s
wit
h a
ll t
he
lite
racy
cla
sses
by
the
close
of
the
yea
r 2012
To e
nab
le p
arti
cipan
ts m
eet
thei
r per
sonal
and s
oci
al
nee
ds
thro
ugh e
nhan
cing
thei
r ab
ilit
ies
to d
eal
com
pet
entl
y w
ith e
ver
yday
life
in a
lit
erat
e co
mm
unit
y
• P
rovis
ion
of
the
nec
essa
ry
logis
tics
that
wil
l as
sist
lea
rner
s
in
thei
r le
arnin
g
pro
cess
, fo
r
exam
ple
re
adin
g
books,
lighti
ng
syst
em,
exer
cise
books,
etc
.
•
Pro
vis
ion
of
book
boxes
conta
inin
g
man
y
supple
men
tary
re
ader
s in
addit
ion t
o t
hei
r pri
mer
s to
all
the
lite
racy
cl
asse
s as
w
ell
as
the
afore
men
tioned
logis
tics
by
the
close
of
the
yea
r
•
All
th
e nec
essa
ry
logis
tics
rece
ived
hav
e bee
n
duly
suppli
ed
to
all
the
lite
racy
clas
ses.
2.8
Pro
gre
ss R
epo
rt f
rom
Dis
tric
t E
nv
ironm
enta
l H
ealt
h U
nit
Table
2.7
Pro
gre
ss R
eport
fro
m D
istr
ict
En
viro
nm
enta
l H
ealt
h U
nit
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
RE
MA
RK
S
To i
mpro
ve
coll
ecti
on o
f
refu
se f
rom
the
curr
ent
15%
to 6
0%
by 2
015
• C
lean
ing
of
exis
ting
refu
se
dis
posa
l si
tes
•
To c
lear
ref
use
dis
posa
l si
te
at B
rem
an A
siku
ma
at l
east
twic
e in
the
yea
r
Exis
ting r
efuse
at
Odoben
and
Kunte
nas
e hav
e bee
n s
pre
ad a
nd
area
s fu
mig
ated
To i
ncr
ease
acc
ess
to
latr
ine
faci
liti
es f
rom
10%
to 4
5%
by 2
015
• O
rgan
ise
house
hold
re
fuse
coll
ecti
on
•
• Z
oo
mli
on
work
ers
hel
ps
in
coll
ecti
ng r
efuse
• In
tensi
fica
tion
of
publi
c H
ealt
h
Educa
tion o
n s
anit
atio
n
•
• T
he
envir
onm
enta
l off
icer
s in
thei
r zo
nes
are
Educa
ting p
eople
on t
hat
• E
nfo
rcem
ent
of
buil
din
g
regula
tions
•
• T
he
stat
uto
ry
pla
nnin
g
com
mit
tees
hav
e bee
n
put
in
pla
ce
Red
uce
indis
crim
inat
e
def
ecat
ion b
y 5
0%
by
2015
• P
urc
has
e ce
sspool
empti
er
•
To
org
aniz
e E
duca
tional
foru
m (
Durb
ar)
in a
t le
ast 10
com
munit
ies
by t
he
close
of
the
yea
r
Not
purc
has
ed
• C
onst
ruct
Inst
ituti
onal
lat
rines
•
60%
of
schools
hav
e bee
n
cover
ed
• P
rose
cute
San
itar
y o
ffen
der
s •
Off
ender
s ar
e se
nt
to c
ourt
• P
rom
oti
on o
f house
hold
lat
rines
•
Thro
ugh e
duca
tion t
her
e is
impro
vem
ent
in h
ouse
hold
latr
ines
at
Baa
ko,
Bed
um
,
Asi
kum
a,
Kunte
nas
e an
d
Odoben
• C
onst
ruct
ion
of
dem
onst
rati
on
latr
ines
•
CL
Ts
Pro
gra
mm
e O
n-g
oim
g
To i
mpro
ve
liquid
was
te
dis
posa
l fr
om
the
curr
ent
15%
to 4
0%
by 2
015
• P
ubli
c ed
uca
tion o
n l
iquid
was
te
man
agem
ent
•
To fa
cili
tate
putt
ing up of
inst
ituti
onal
la
trin
es
espec
iall
y
in
schools
,
off
ices
, ch
urc
hes
an
d
mosq
ues
• Y
es is
bei
ng done
at th
e zo
nal
area
s as
wel
l as
the
enti
re d
istr
ict
• E
nco
ura
ge
fill
ing
stat
ions,
ch
op
bar
oper
ators
to p
ut up W
/C a
t th
eir
pre
mis
es
• E
nvir
onm
enta
l H
ealt
h
Off
icer
s
makes
sure
it
is d
one
To i
mpro
ve
dra
inag
e
syst
ems
by 6
0%
by 2
015
• P
ubli
c ed
uca
tion o
n b
ath h
ouse
s •
To
inte
nsi
fy
publi
c
educa
tion o
n b
ath h
ouse
s
• E
duca
tion
is
bei
ng
done
by
Envir
onm
enta
l H
ealt
h O
ffic
ers
in
var
ious
zones
• A
dvoca
te
for
the
pro
per
mai
nte
nan
ce
of
exis
ting
soak
age
pit
fo
r house
hold
s an
d
const
ruct
ion o
f new
ones
• It
is
bei
ng d
one
• M
ainte
nan
ce
and
pro
vis
ion
of
exis
ting
and
new
dra
ins
resp
ecti
vel
y
• U
nder
const
ruct
ion
• A
rres
t an
d
pro
secu
tion
of
indis
crim
inat
e th
row
ing o
f li
tter
in
dra
ins
and g
utt
ers
• T
he
off
ender
s ar
e ta
ken
to c
ourt
s
2.9 Progress Report from Ghana Education Service (GES)
2.9.1 Staff Quota
Total Approved Established - 61
Teaching Staff - 29
Non-Teaching Staff - 26
Total - 55
Shortfall/Vacancy - 6
2.9.2 Goal
1. Developing the natural resources of the district.
2.9.3 Objectives
1. To strengthen and improve Education Planning and Management.
2. To promote good health/environmental sanitation in 50 basic schools.
3. To increase access to education for children of school going age by 15% by 2015.
4. To promote Teacher retention in deprived schools from current 45% to 60% by 2015.
5. To improve educational infrastructure by 55% by 2015.
6. To reduce school drop-out rate from present 10% to 5% by 2015.
2.9.4 General Constraints and Challenges
1. Late release of Capitation and GOG grants resulting in delay in the performances of activities.
2. Lack of suitable accommodation for teachers in deprived communities makes it difficult to attract
and retain qualified teachers.
3. Inadequate furniture in some rural schools.
4. Poor parental care leading to truancy on the part of the children of school going age.
5. 90% of Kindergartens have no suitable classrooms.
2.9.5 Way Forward
1. Capitation and GOG grants should be released on time.
2. Government should consider to construct staff accommodations and should be added to any new
school to be constructed.
3. Stakeholders should provide furniture in school.
4. Intensive education campaign to sensitize communities to know their responsibilities.
5. Teachers should prepare their lesson notes else will loose their salaries.
Table
2.8
1 P
rogre
ss R
eport
fro
m G
han
a E
du
cati
on
Ser
vice
OB
JEC
TIV
ES
A
CT
IVIT
IES
T
AR
GE
T S
ET
A
CH
IEV
EM
EN
TS
R
EM
AR
KS
To s
tren
gth
en a
nd i
mpro
ve
Educa
tion P
lannin
g a
nd
Man
agem
ent
•
Tra
inin
g H
ead T
each
ers
on A
nnual
Educa
tion C
ensu
s
•
To
conduct
1
trai
nin
g
pro
gra
mm
e fo
r H
ead
Tea
cher
s
•
1
trai
nin
g
pro
gra
mm
e
conduct
ed
for
Hea
d
Tea
cher
s
Tar
get
ach
ieved
due
to
avai
labil
ity o
f fu
nds
To p
rom
ote
good h
ealt
h/
envir
onm
enta
l sa
nit
atio
n i
n
schools
•
Org
anis
e al
ert
pro
gra
mm
e on
HIV
/AID
S
•
Pro
mote
per
sonal
hygie
ne
in
Sch
ools
•
To o
rgan
ize
HIV
/AID
S a
lert
pro
gra
mm
e in
50
Bas
ic
Sch
ools
•
To c
onst
ruct
KV
IP’s
, U
rinal
s
and B
ore
H
ole
s fo
r 15 N
o.
Sch
ools
•
50 bas
ic sc
hools
vis
ited
and
HIV
/AID
S
aler
t
pro
gra
mm
e org
aniz
ed
•
15
Sch
ools
w
ere
pro
vid
ed
wit
h
the
faci
liti
es
Tar
get
ach
ieved
To i
ncr
ease
acc
ess
to E
duca
tion
for
chil
dre
n o
f S
chool
goin
g a
ge
by 1
5%
by 2
011
•
Const
ruct
ion
of
5
No.
KG
’s
by
2011
•
To
const
ruct
5
No.
KG
Sch
ool
blo
cks
for
5 S
chools
•
5 N
o.
KG
Sch
ool
blo
cks
const
ruct
ed i
n 5
Sch
ools
Tar
get
ach
ieved
To p
rom
ote
Tea
cher
ret
enti
on i
n
dep
rived
sch
ools
•
Const
ruct
ion
of
Tea
cher
s
Acc
om
modat
ion
•
To c
onst
ruct
5 N
o.
Tea
cher
s
Acc
om
modat
ion f
or
5 B
asic
schools
•
5 B
asic
sch
ools
pro
vid
ed
wit
h
Tea
cher
s
Acc
om
modat
ion
Tar
get
ach
ieved
2.1
0 P
rog
ress
Rep
ort
fro
m D
epa
rtm
ent
Of
Info
rma
tio
n
Table
2.9
2 P
rogre
ss R
eport
fro
m I
nfo
rmati
on
Dep
art
men
t
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L:
To c
reat
e aw
aren
ess
of
Gover
nm
ent
poli
cies
, pro
gra
mm
es,
and a
ctiv
itie
s, p
rovid
e publi
c re
lati
ons
support
to o
ther
Min
istr
ies,
Dep
artm
ent
and A
gen
cies
, an
d s
ubm
it f
eedbac
k r
eport
fro
m p
ubli
c to
the
Gover
nm
ent
OB
JEC
TIV
E
AC
TIV
ITIE
S
TA
RG
ET
SE
T
AC
HIE
VE
ME
NT
S
RE
MA
RK
S
Publi
c E
duca
tion o
n
Rev
enue
Mobil
izat
ion f
or
Dis
tric
t A
ssem
bly
•
Fil
m
Show
s an
d
Publi
c
Tal
ks
40 C
om
munit
ies
38 C
om
munit
ies
Com
ple
ted
Tar
get
not
met
due
to F
inan
cial
Const
rain
ts
•
FM
Rad
io d
iscu
ssio
n
2 F
M R
adio
Dis
cuss
ions
Dis
cuss
ions
hel
d t
wic
e
wer
e co
mple
ted
Tar
get
set
was
ach
ieved
To c
reat
e A
war
enes
s of
Maj
or
Ach
ievem
ents
of
Gover
nm
ent
•
Fil
m
Show
s an
d
Publi
c
Tal
ks
40 C
om
munit
ies
30 C
om
munit
ies
Com
ple
ted
Tar
get
not
met
due
to F
inan
cial
Const
rain
ts
•
FM
Rad
io d
iscu
ssio
n
2 F
M R
adio
Dis
cuss
ions
Tw
o D
iscu
ssio
ns
hel
d o
n
FM
Rad
ios
Tar
get
set
was
ach
ieved
Publi
c E
duca
tion o
n
Endem
ic D
isea
se i
.e H
IV
/AID
S, T
B, M
alar
ia e
tc.
•
Fil
m
Show
s an
d
Publi
c
Tal
ks
40 C
om
munit
ies
32 C
om
munit
ies
Com
ple
ted
Tar
get
not
met
due
to F
inan
cial
Const
rain
ts
Publi
c E
duca
tion o
n i
mpac
t
mad
e by G
over
nm
ent
Poli
cies
and P
rogra
mm
es
•
Fil
m
Show
s an
d
Publi
c
Tal
ks
40 C
om
munit
ies
24 C
om
munit
ies
Com
ple
ted
Tar
get
not
met
due
to t
he
bre
akdow
n o
f th
e C
inem
a V
an,
whic
h w
as l
ater
sen
t to
Agona
Sw
edru
for
repai
rs b
y t
he
Dis
tric
t
Ass
embly
2.1
1 P
rog
ress
Rep
ort
fro
m N
AD
MO
Ta
ble
2.3
: P
rog
ress
Re
po
rt f
rom
De
pa
rtm
en
t o
f N
ad
mo
GE
NE
RA
L G
OA
L:
To
mit
iga
te a
nd
re
du
ce n
atu
ral
dis
ast
er
an
d r
isk
s a
nd
vu
lne
rab
ilit
y
OB
JEC
TIV
E
AC
TIV
ITIE
S
TA
RG
ET
SE
T
AC
HIE
VE
ME
NT
S
RE
MA
RK
S
To i
mpro
ve
Dis
aste
r
Man
agem
ent
Org
aniz
e se
nsi
tiza
tion
pro
gra
mm
e on
the
com
munit
y
level
on
dis
aste
r
man
agem
ent,
bush
fi
re,
def
ore
stat
ion
and t
ree
pla
nti
ng
40 C
om
munit
ies
42 C
om
munit
ies
Com
ple
ted
Tar
get
ach
ieved
bec
ause
of
staf
f
avai
labil
ity a
nd w
illi
ngnes
s
Vis
it
to
Churc
hes
an
d
Mosq
ues
on
sensi
tiza
tion
on
Dis
aste
r m
anag
emen
t
bush
fir
e, d
efore
stat
ion a
nd tre
e pla
nti
ng
20 C
hurc
hes
and 1
0
Mosq
ues
All
20 C
hurc
hes
and
Mosq
ues
vis
ited
Tar
get
set
was
met
F
M R
adio
Dis
cuss
ions
2 R
adio
FM
Dis
cuss
ions
Dis
cuss
ions
hel
d a
bout
5
tim
es o
n F
M R
adio
s
Tar
get
set
was
ach
ieved
P
rocu
rem
en
t a
nd
D
on
ati
on
o
f
Dis
ast
er
Re
lie
f it
em
s
150 p
eople
to b
enef
it
8 b
enef
ited
fro
m t
he
reli
ef i
tem
s
Tar
get
not
met
due
to
inad
equat
e fi
nan
ce
Tre
e pla
nti
ng i
n t
he
Dis
tric
t al
ong w
ater
bas
in a
reas
and f
lood p
rone
area
s
1000 s
eedli
ngs
to b
e
pla
nte
d
30 w
ere
actu
ally
pla
nte
d
Tar
get
set
was
ach
ieved
Road
in
spec
tion
of
fault
y
cars
to
min
imiz
e hig
h C
O2 em
issi
on
2 r
oad
insp
ecti
ons
wer
e ta
rget
ed
Only
one
insp
ecti
on t
ook
pla
ce
Tar
get
set
was
ach
ieved
2.3 UPDATE ON CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
2.3.1 Introduction
Critical development issues under consideration in the year include; the National School
Feeding Programme, Disease Control Programmes, Mass Cocoa Spraying Exercise, Incentive
to Business Development in the District, District Farmers Day Celebration, Livelihood
Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) Programme, Disaster Management, Water and
Sanitation Projects, EBAN Welfare Projects, National Health Insurance Scheme and
Implementation of the District M & E Plan.
2.3.2 National School Feeding Programme
The Ghana School Feeding Programme is one of the policy interventions with the intermediate
objective of reducing hunger and malnutrition; increasing school enrolment, retention and
attendance and to boost local food production. The GSFP is an initiative under the
comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Pillar 3 which seeks to enhance food security
and reduce hunger in line with the UN-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
For the year under review, A total amount of GH¢ 200,455.00 was released which was equally
disbursed. In releasing the amount, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
notified the District Chief Executive in the District through a bank transfer advice of the amount
paid into the Assembly’s Sub Consolidated Fund on behalf of the Programme. The Assembly
then issued a Bank of Ghana cheque corresponding to the paid amount. The funds were then
transferred into the local School Feeding Programme account.
Challenges facing the National School Feeding Programme
• Delay in the release of School Feeding Grant.
• Increase in prices of foodstuff and other utilities.
Policy Recommendations
• School Feeding Grant should be released on timely basis.
• The office of the School Feeding Programme should do bulk purchases of food items
to be distributed to the cooks and caterers in the various schools in the District.
2.3.3 Support for disease control programmes:
In line with the vision to produce a healthy work force to run the district economy, the
Assembly has been supporting the District Health Administration to undertake preventive and
curative disease control programmes such as National Immunisation Days (NID), community
based surveillance and control of neglected tropical diseases. All the above activities received
the needed budgetary support for implementation in the period under review.
2.3.4 Cocoa Mass Spraying Exercise
The District was also privileged to have the cocoa mass spraying exercise carried out to reduce
infection and improve yields. In addition to the mass spraying exercise, extension activities and
treatment of affected cocoa trees was carried out on the period. Formation of farmers
associations to whip up their business acumen implemented.
2.3.5 District Farmers’ Day Celebration
As part of efforts to encourage farmers to produce more in order to boost agricultural
productivity and ensure food security, the District hosted the Regional National Farmers’ Day
Celebrations on 4th December 2015 at Bremen Asikuma. The well attended ceremony saw the
award of gallant farmers in the district in the various categories. The programme was also used
to educate the general public on dangers of bush fires and the methods of prevention of fire
outbreaks.
2.3.6 Disaster Management
The security of the citizenry is a crucial cardinal point in the agenda of investing in people.
When people feel safe and secured their productivity levels increase and contribute to reducing
poverty. To this end, the District NADMO embarked on a number of sensitization programme
geared towards disaster prevention and management including pre-flood awareness campaign,
disaster the supply of relief items to communities affected by disaster situations
2.3.7 Incentive to Business Development in the District
The District has also been providing support to small scale Businesses to enable them improve
their lots. This is done through various programme organized by NBSSI – Business Advisory
Centre (BAC), Rural Community Poverty Alleviation Pilot Project (RuCPAPP), Department
of Co-operatives, etc. Within the year, programmes such as technological improvement and
packaging in soap making, baking and confectionary and gari processing, marketing, financial
management, CBT in soap making, fruit processing, beauty care and rabbit and grass cutter
rearing. Provision of micro-finance have also been extended to small-medium scale enterprises
like farmers groups, food processors, rice processors, vegetable farmers and processors,
pineapple growers, etc. to enable them improve their small-scale businesses.
2.3.8 Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) Programme
The LEAP is the Flagship and cash grant component of the Government of Ghana’s National
Social Protection Strategy for the orphans and vulnerable children, people with disabilities and
the aged. The District received some amount of cash for the Livelihood Empowerment Against
Poverty (LEAP) Programme during the year under review and subsequently pay to all
beneficiaries. A total of One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Six (1876) beneficiaries
in Seven Hundred and Eighty-Nine (789) households received the fund under the year. The
monies were dispatched to the needy and the vulnerable through the department of Social
Welfare and Community Development in the District. The existence of the LEAP fund has led
to the improvement of lives of the vulnerable in the District.
2.3.8 EBAN Welfare Project
During the year under review, a total number of 465 aged were registered under the EBAN
Welfare programme for the elderly. Community members in the Brakwa, Kokoso, Eshiem and
its environs benefitted from the project. The elderly in these communities were registered and
issued with EBAN Welfare Card. This is to enable the elderly have priority access to social
service to avoid queuing at various service providers centres and also provide 50% rebate on
Metro Mass Transport Buses.
2.3.9 Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
Household water treatment and safe storage is one of the three main thematic areas to
strengthen and facilitate the CLTS programme in the District. The aim of the programme is to
get sixty thousand (60,000) households and two hundred and fifty (250) community volunteers
in the central region to practise safe water storage and water treatment. The district received
within the year, Thirty-Eight Thousand, Five Hundred and Eighty Eedis (GhC 38,580.00) to
train and prepare 10 communities within a population threshold of 200 and above people to
practise safe water storage and water treatment up to January, 2016. Within the year, a total of
eleven thousand, five hundred has been disbursed to the field officers to continue with the
programme. We are hoping that by the close of the programme, all the communities receiving
the intervention will practise household water treatment and safe storage.
2.3.10 Training workshop on child, disability and women right
Within the year, the department of Social Welfare and Community Development in
collaboration with the Assembly and Compassion International organized training workshop
on Child, Women and Disability Right promotion and protection. Community members were
sensitized on parental roles and responsibilities, rights of children and PWDs, ensuring that
the right of the women are not infringed upon etc.
2.3.11 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation approaches used and the
results
Participatory monitoring and evaluation is a valuable tool/technique used to capture
perceptions and assess whether the interventions in the DMTDP have met the expectations
(objectives), especially, that of the poor and the vulnerable in the communities. The direct
beneficiary community members were used in the monitoring and evaluation exercises.
The approached used included;
• Stakeholder meetings
• Focus group discussions
• Open fora and Durbars
The results of the participatory monitoring and evaluation were very effective in addressing the
needs of the people. For instance during the interface meeting with community members and
service providers (Community score cards), the community members were able to explain to
the service providers the reasons for scoring very low in certain aspects of the potable water
supply.
This also received a response from the service provider leading to a debate. A consensus was
reached and the way forward determined. This has led to the improvement in the provision of
the potable water supply in the beneficiary communities.
2.4 Update on Funding by Sources / Disbursements from funding sources
The main sources of revenue for financing the implementation of development projects in the
District within the year include the DDF, DACF, IGF, Central Government transfers and
Development partner funds.
Revenue Sources
SOURCE ACTUAL
REVENUE
GH¢)
ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE
(GH¢)
VARIANCE
(GH¢)
DDF 316,981.00 94,014.00 222,967.00
DACF 2,138,356.00 1,724,238.00 414,118.00
IGF 278,900.00 233,784.10 45,115.90
MPCF 175,244.00 230,617.00 -55,373.00
MPSIF 50,000.00 45,900.00 4,100.00
GSFP ACCOUNT 200,455 190,293.00 10,162.00
DONOR 463,413.00 438,420.00 24,993.00
PWD/AIDS 52,382.47 60,486.08 -8,103.61
TOTAL 3,675,731.47 3,017,752.18 657,979.29
During the review of the 2015, several actions were taken by the Assembly to improve revenue
collection and management. These included establishment of a Revenue Task Force and
compilation of revenue items register for major towns in the District. These actually helped the
Assembly to experience some increase in its Internally Generated Funds (IGF) even though we
could not meet our target.
Policy Recommendations for Improved Revenue Mobilization
The following recommendations can help improve the revenue mobilization drive and financial
management of the Assembly:
• Establishment of Comprehensive Revenue Register
• Preparation and implementation of a Revenue Improvement Plan
• Ensuring strict compliance with appropriate directives, regulations and enactments in
financial transactions at all times.
• Implementation of the directives on revenue sharing/contract with Area Councils.
• Valuation of properties
• Improvement in Budget compliance/execution and reporting.
• Improvement in the supervision of Revenue Collection/Mobilization Mechanisms
• Empowering the Budget Implementation Committee to advise management on
compliance
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e tr
ade
tour
for
smal
l
scal
e en
terp
rise
and f
ore
ign
trav
els
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Eco
nom
ic
BA
C
2,0
00.0
0
2,0
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Tar
get
ach
ieved
du
e to
avai
labil
ity o
f
fun
ds
12
Sen
siti
ze
Com
munit
ies
on
Tax
Educa
tion a
nd
Gover
nm
ent
Poli
cies
and
Pro
gra
mm
es
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Gover
nan
ce
NC
CE
/IS
D
2,0
00.0
0
2,0
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Tar
get
ach
ieved
du
e to
avai
labil
ity o
f
fun
ds
13
Pro
vid
e fi
nan
cial
support
to
the
school
feed
ing
pro
gra
mm
e
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Gover
nan
ce
Educa
tion/
Des
k
Off
ice-
GS
FP
2,0
00.0
0
2,0
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Tar
get
ach
ieved
du
e to
avai
labil
ity o
f
fun
ds
14
Publi
c E
duca
tion o
n
Endem
ic D
isea
se i
.e H
IV
/AID
S, T
B, M
alar
ia e
tc.
Bre
man
Asi
kum
a G
over
nan
ce
ISD
1,0
00.0
0
1,0
00.0
0
60%
D
AC
F/I
GF
on-g
oin
g
15
Publi
cise
and V
acci
nat
e P
et
agai
nst
rab
ies
D
istr
ict-
wid
e A
gri
cult
ure
M
oF
A
500.0
0
500.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
16
Sen
siti
ze
farm
ers
on
impro
ved
agri
cult
ura
l
pra
ctic
es a
nnual
ly
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Agri
cult
ure
M
oF
A
500.0
0
500.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Pro
gra
mm
e on-
goin
g
17
Educa
te f
arm
ers
on G
rou
p
Form
atio
n a
nd d
ynam
ics
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Agri
cult
ure
M
oF
A
3,0
00.0
0
3,0
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Pro
gra
mm
e on-
goin
g
18
Buil
d t
he
cap
acit
y o
f nurs
ery
oper
ators
, ca
sh c
rop f
arm
ers
and p
roce
sso
rs o
n p
ost
-
har
ves
t han
dli
ng a
ctiv
itie
s
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Agri
cult
ure
M
oF
A
1,5
00.0
0
1,5
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
19
Far
mer
s D
ay c
eleb
rati
on
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Agri
cult
ure
M
oF
A
25,0
00.0
0
25,0
00.0
0
100%
D
AC
F&
IGF
C
om
ple
ted
20
Tra
in r
esourc
e ex
tensi
on
staf
f, p
roduce
rs, pro
cess
ors
and m
arket
ers
of
post
-
har
ves
t han
dli
ng
tech
nolo
gie
s
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Agri
cult
ure
M
oF
A
5,0
00.0
0
5,0
00.0
0
100%
D
AC
F&
IGF
C
om
ple
ted
21
Monit
ori
ng a
nd S
upport
to
LE
AP
D
istr
ict-
wid
e S
oci
al
SW
&C
D
200,0
00.0
0
204,3
48.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
22
Org
aniz
e se
nsi
tiza
tion
pro
gra
mm
e on t
he
right
of
wom
en
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Soci
al
SW
&C
D
800.0
0
800.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
23
Support
to a
ctiv
itie
s of
Peo
ple
Wit
h D
isab
ilit
ies
(PW
Ds)
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Soci
al
SW
&C
D
1,0
00.0
0
1,0
00.0
0
200%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
24
Org
aniz
e se
nsi
tiza
tion o
n
chil
d, dis
abil
ity a
nd w
om
en
rights
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Soci
al
SW
&C
D
1,0
00.0
0
1,0
00.0
0
300%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
25
Fac
ilit
ate
the
pro
vis
ion o
f
mic
ro c
redit
s to
wom
en a
nd
dis
advan
tage
gro
ups
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Soci
al
SW
&C
D
6,6
26.6
6
6,6
26.6
6
400%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
26
Reg
istr
atio
n o
f 500 P
WD
s
wit
h N
HIS
D
istr
ict-
wid
e S
oci
al
SW
&C
D
6,6
26.6
6
6,6
26.6
6
500%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
27
Wit
hdra
w 1
50 c
hil
dre
n f
rom
wors
t fo
rms
of
Chil
d L
abour
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Soci
al
SW
&C
D
6,0
00.0
0
6,0
00.0
0
600%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
28
Org
aniz
e "M
Y F
IRS
T D
AY
AT
SC
HO
OL
" fo
r K
G 1
-
BS
1
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Educa
tion
Educa
tion
12,0
00.0
0
12,0
00.0
0
100%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
29
Support
to D
istr
ict
Bas
ic
Educa
tion C
erti
fica
te
Ex
amin
atio
n (
BE
CE
)
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Educa
tion
Educa
tion
4,5
00.0
0
4,5
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
30
Org
aniz
e co
mpre
hen
sive
insp
ecti
on o
f bas
ic s
choo
ls
by C
ircu
it S
uper
vis
ors
,
Dir
ecto
rs a
nd D
EO
C
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Educa
tion
Educa
tion
2,0
00.0
0
2,0
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
31
Ghan
a S
chool
Fee
din
g
Pro
gra
mm
e
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Educa
tion
Educa
tion
150,0
00.0
0
150,0
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
32
Support
to S
cien
ce,
Mat
hem
atic
s an
d T
echnic
al
Educa
tion (
SM
TE
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Educa
tion
Educa
tion
2,0
00.0
0
2,0
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
33
Purc
has
e of
Sel
f H
elp
Pro
ject
s D
istr
ict-
wid
e G
over
nan
ce
Cen
tral
Adm
inis
trat
ion
4,0
00.0
0
3,6
00.0
0
100%
G
OG
&IG
F
Com
ple
ted
34
Support
to D
ata
Coll
ecti
on
acti
vit
ies
on L
oca
l E
cono
mic
Dev
elopm
ent
at T
ow
n a
nd
Are
a C
ounci
ls
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Gover
nan
ce
Cen
tral
Adm
inis
trat
ion
5,4
11.5
8
3,6
00.0
0
100%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
35
Rep
ubli
c/in
dep
enden
ce D
ay
cele
bra
tion
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Gover
nan
ce
Cen
tral
Adm
inis
trat
ion
15,0
00.0
0
15,0
00.0
0
200%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
36
Publi
c ed
uca
tion o
n
Gover
nm
ent
Poli
cies
,
Pro
gra
mm
es a
nd P
roje
cts
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Gover
nan
ce
Cen
tral
Adm
inis
trat
ion
5,0
00.0
0
5,0
00.0
0
300%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
37
Fia
nac
ial
support
to D
PC
U
acti
vit
ies
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Gover
nan
ce
Cen
tral
Adm
inis
trat
ion
60,0
00.0
0
60,0
00.0
0
400%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
38
Cap
acit
y B
uil
din
g f
or
Dis
tric
t A
ssem
bly
Sta
ff a
nd
Hon. M
ember
s
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Gover
nan
ce
Cen
tral
Adm
inis
trat
ion
68,0
00.0
0
68,0
00.0
0
500%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
39
Support
to P
roje
ct F
ive
Ali
ve
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Hea
lth
G
HS
3,0
00.0
0
3,0
00.0
0
600%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
40
Support
to H
IV a
nd A
IDS
pro
gra
mm
es
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Hea
lth
G
HS
6,0
00.0
0
6,0
00.0
0
700%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
41
Support
to M
alar
ia c
ontr
ol
pro
gra
mm
es
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Hea
lth
G
HS
8,7
05.8
0
8,7
05.8
0
800%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
42
Tra
inin
g w
ork
shop o
n
pre
par
atio
n o
f W
ork
pla
n o
n
Hea
lth p
rom
oti
on a
ctiv
itie
s
Dis
tric
t-w
ide
Hea
lth
G
HS
3,5
00.0
0
3,5
00.0
0
900%
D
AC
F/I
GF
C
om
ple
ted
CHAPTER THREE
RECOMMENDATION AND THE WAY FORWARD
3.0 THE WAY FORWARD
3.1 Key issues addressed and those yet to be addressed
One major difficulty is the submission of reports by departments and units for collation and
preparation of the Annual Report. There is the need for Departments to be encouraged to
appreciate the fact that the submission of reports to the District Planning and Co-ordinating
Unit (DPCU) is a key part of their duties.
Also some of the issues against the M&E Team in the implementation of the Monitoring and
Evaluation (M&E) Plan include inadequacy of funds. This is largely due to the mandatory
deductions made by the District Assembly Common Fund Secretariat at source. The DPCU has
some computers and accessories, no photocopier and has no scanner. It has access to vehicle
for Monitoring & Evaluation but has no documentation cabinet.
Another major constrain faced in the implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Plan was the required capacity of the District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (DPCU). The
DPCU has low Monitoring and Evaluation capacity in project monitoring especially
specification of materials used for projects.
Management of the Assembly is urged to give to the DPCU what is due to the unit. The M&E
vehicle should be maintained regularly for effective monitoring of development
activities/projects in the District. There is also the need for Monitoring and Evaluation capacity
building programme to be organized for the District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit members.
It is hoped that if these are done with effective motivation, the DPCU will implement the M&E
Plan to satisfaction.
3.2 Recommendations
A number of important issues which need to be addressed in the immediate future among
several others include the under mentioned:
• The capacities of the District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (DPCU), especially in
the areas of Strategic planning and financial management should be enhanced by
training programmes;
• A Monitoring and Evaluation vehicle should be maintained regularly and made
available to the District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (DPCU), for effective
monitoring of development activities/projects in the District ;
• More pragmatic measures on mobilizing resources internally (IGF) should be
introduced.
• Guidelines for the utilization of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), which
specifies that funds can only be used for ‘development’ projects, should be strictly
implemented and closely monitored; and
• Widen the scope of civil society participation in development planning,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation.