ADA West District Assembly

ADA west district assembly

2015 annual progress report

Compiled by: the District planning coordinating unit (DPCU)

FEBRUARY 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE ...... 1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.0 BACKGROUND ...... 1 1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ...... 2 1.1.1 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives ...... 2 1.2 PROCESS INVOLVED AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED ...... 2 1.2.1 Methodology ...... 2 1.2.2 DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED ...... 3 1.3 Status of implementation of the 2014-2017 DMTDP ...... 3 1.4 Challenges ...... 3 CHAPTER TWO ...... 5 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ...... 5 2.1 INTRODUCTION ...... 5 2.2 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION...... 5 2.2.1 GETFUND PROJECTS ...... 5 2.2.2 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY COMMON FUND PROJECTS (DACF)...... 5 2.2.3 DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FACILITY (DDF) PROJECTS ...... 6 2.2.4 GSOP FUNDED PROJECTS ...... 6 PROGRAMS/PROJECTS STATUS FOR DECEMBER 31, 2015 ...... 7 2.3 UPDATE ON REVENUE PERFORMANCE ...... 10 2.4 FUND SOURCE ...... 10 2.5 UPDATE ON EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE FOR 2015 ...... 11 2.6 COMMENTS ON RELEASE OF FUND...... 11 2.7 COMMENTS ON EFFORT TO GENERATE FUNDS ...... 11 2.7.1 Revenue Mobilization Strategies For key revenue sources in 2016 ...... 11 2.8 SPECIFIC STRATEGIES ...... 12 2.9 STATUS OF SELECTED CORE DISTRICT INDICATORS...... 12 2.9.1 Improve Agricultural Productivity ...... 12 2.9.2 Promotion of livestock and Poultry Development ...... 14 2.10 Natural Disasters, Risks, and Vulnerability ...... 14 2.11 Environmental Health and Sanitation /Waste Management ...... 15 2.12 Education ...... 20

2.12.1 Basic Education ...... 20 2.12.2 QUALITY OF EDUCATION ...... 21 2.13 Health ...... 23 2.13.1 Bridging the Equity Gap in Access to Quality Healthcare and Nutritional Services ...... 23 2.13.2 Outpatients (OPD) attendance ...... 23 2.14 Social Protection, Gender and Disability ...... 24 CHAPTER THREE ...... 26 RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION ...... 26 3.0 INTRODUCTION ...... 26 3.1 Key issues addressed and those yet to be addressed ...... 26 3.2 Recommendations ...... 27

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Table 2.1: Inventory of Project Status for the Period ...... 7 Table 2.2 Revenue Performance by 31 December 2015 ...... 9 Table 2.3 Fund Sources...... 9 Table 2.4: Update on Expenditure Performance for 2015 ...... 10 Table 2.5: Specific Strategies ...... 11 Table 2.6: Percentage Change in Level of Production of Selected Staples (%) ...... 12 Table 2.7: Agricultural Mechanization ...... 12 Table 2.8: Access to Agricultural Research Technology and Extension Services ...... 13 Table 2.9 Promotion of livestock and Poultry Development ...... 13 Table 2.10 Disaster situation in the district ...... 14 Table 2.11 Gross Enrolment ratio in basic Schools ...... 14 Table 2.12 Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Primary and JHS by Circuit ...... 15 Table 2.13: Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) in Primary and JHS by Circuits ...... 15 Table 2.14 Public Basic Schools Core Textbook per pupils ...... 15 Table 2.15 Percentage of Trained Teachers ...... 16 Table 2.16 Pupil/Student per Teacher (PTR) ...... 17 Table 2.17 Breakdown of the School Feeding Programme ...... 17 Table 2.18 Summary of Achievements of selected access to healthcare indicators ...... 18 Table 3.1 Status of implementation of key development projects and programs……………….22

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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 BACKGROUND

The Ada West District is one of the 46 newly created Districts in 2012 to facilitate speedy development administration at the local level and also to improve the living standard of the people. In pursuance of its functions, the District Assembly had formulated its 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan to guide development policy of the district.

The District Planning Coordinating Unit (DPCU) has the mandate to monitor and report on activities of program and projects in the Medium Term Development Plan annually through the Annual Action Plan. This report was therefore prepared in fulfillment of section 2.5.3.6 of the guidelines for operationalization of District and Regional Planning Coordinating Units issued jointly by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in May 2004. It entails a detailed update on the status of implementation of 2015 Annual Action Plan (development projects/programs both physical and non-physical) undertaken by the Ada West District. It presents the Ada West District’s contribution towards the achievement of the targets of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II from which the District 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan was developed.

The monitoring agenda therefore became essential because it ensures that a systematic control of both resources and level of activities are carried out and reported on in accordance with the plan’s goals and objectives. This Annual Progress Report therefore provides an assessment of the level of implementation of policies and strategies outlined in the 2015 Annual Action Plan and implemented during the year.

The overall goal of the Annual Action Plan was to accelerate the growth of the local economy with the view to create more jobs through the provision of social and economic infrastructure aimed at reducing poverty and improve development. In the Annual Action Plan the policy measures prioritized projects and programs are aligned with the seven thematic areas, namely:  Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability  Enhanced Competiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector  Accelerated Agricultural Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resources Management  Oil and Gas Development  Infrastructure, Energy, and Human Settlements  Human Development, Productivity, and Employment  Transparent and Accountable Governance

This report is presented in three chapters. The chapter one presents the general introduction including the objectives of Monitoring and Evaluation, challenges of implementation and the methodology. Chapter two focused on the strategies, initiatives and achievements of the district based on each thematic area. In chapter three, the report outlines some recommendations for consideration in formulating and implementing the 2015 Annual Action Plan.

1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E)

1.1.1 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives

The objective of this M&E was to provide an analytical tool for tracking data and other useful information on the performance of key indicators, through the monitoring of the implementation of the 2015 Action Plan and also to identify critical capacity gaps in the M&E. The M&E was to support the District Assembly to ensure compliance with the Medium Term Development Plan’s strategy and to minimize the degree of deviations so as to achieve efficiency and effectiveness. The specific objectives are: i. To assess the performance of the 2015 Action Plan by measuring the milestones set in the plan so as to inform prudent resource allocation. ii. To assess the impact of the Annual Action Plan on the beneficiaries and guide in the formulation of 2015 Annual Action Plan iii. To strengthen the DPCU and other stakeholders in the conduct of monitoring and evaluation iv. To assess the capacity of the implementing agencies and institutions v. Identify challenges of implementation of set goals and objectives; and vi. Propose policy recommendations for addressing these challenges

1.2 PROCESS INVOLVED AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED

1.2.1 Methodology

In preparing this report various stakeholders were engaged in the process. This was to ensure that the process is relevant and participatory. The following are the highlights of the processes used in the preparation of the report.

 Data Collection: The Monitoring and Evaluation Team visited all ongoing projects and programs to assess their statuses of implementation.  The team also collected data from the departments of the Assembly on the implementation of their respective Departmental Action Plan during the year.  Meeting with Stakeholders: Relevant stakeholders including the Development Planning Sub-committee and DPCU met and discussed the draft report.

 Compiling of report: After all the required data was obtained, this report was collated and presented to DPCU for relevant correction to be made.

1.2.2 DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED

Among the difficulties encountered in the compilation of this report were the late submissions of departmental quarterly progress reports. The other inherent limitations was the poor documentation leading to loss of relevant reports thus creating a state of frustration in collating data, analysis and dissemination to stakeholders.

The preparation of this Annual Progress Report therefore has again brought to the fore the general weak capacity in data collection and analysis by most departments. The team responsible for the compilation of the report had to exact extra effort to be able to complete the report. Other specific challenges were:

1. Inadequate funds to implement planned programs and projects outlined in the plan. 2. Low capacity of some units to implement project in the district. 3. Lack of designated vehicle to serve the interest of the DPCU. This will facilitate effective monitoring. 4. Un-cooperative attitude of some departmental heads in M&E activities simply because some have not come to term with the on-going decentralization reforms 5. There is also inadequate capacity of M&E in the district.

1.3 Status of implementation of the 2014-2017 DMTDP

In the first year of implementation of the 2014-2017 Plan, the Assembly experienced delays in the release of funds from the central government to implement projects captured in the Medium Term Development Plan. Another related factor was the level of the flow of resources in terms of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) and other traditional source. For instance, the last two quarters of 2014 DACF were released in 2015. And as at 31st December 2015, three quarters were released but not as scheduled or expected from the DACF secretariat for projects and programs implementation. The implication here was that, implementation of the Action Plan will have to delay. In the same vein as at end of 2015, nothing was released from the District Development Facility Fund from 2013 allocation. A review of the DMTDP revealed that less than 10% of the programs and projects were being implemented.

1.4 Challenges

The data used in the preparation of this report was collected primarily from Decentralized Departments and Units of the District Assembly. Availability of up-to-date and accurate data

continues to pose a challenge to the preparation of the Progress Report. Other challenges encountered during the collection of data for the preparation of the Report include:

 Inconsistencies in data collected from the decentralized departments and units of the District Assembly;  Delay by Decentralized Departments and agencies in providing or submitting requisite data requisite data due to lack of effective coordination;  Poor record keeping by the assembly’s registry  Inadequate technical and financial resources to conduct effective monitoring and evaluation activities in the District

CHAPTER TWO

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The implementation of the 2015 Action Plan had severely been challenged. The expected funding to implement the approved programs and projects could not be accessed. During the year under review, the assembly received up to the third quarter of her share of 2015 District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) allocation for the implementation of the 2015 Action Plan. Unfortunately, apart from the DACF and the DDF, the only source of funding available was the Internally Generated (IGF). The IGF collected during the year was disbursed mostly on recurrent expenditure and not so much on capital investment. This has affected the level of implementation of the Action Plan.

2.2 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION

2.2.1 GETFUND PROJECTS

The situation with all the GETFUND projects under construction in the district as reported on in the previous year reports have remained unchanged. The situation however is affecting the academic work as the pupils have to be sheltered in improvised structures. The state of the projects was the result of non-payment to contractors for work done since.

2.2.2 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY COMMON FUND PROJECTS (DACF)

As a result of the release of the Second Quarter of 2015 DACF together with the balances carried from 2014, the District Assembly continues to implement additional projects from the 2015 annual action plan. These includes; (1) Construction of 3-Unit JHS Classroom Block at Luhour; (2) Construction of computer laboratory at Luhour; (3) Construction of 3-Unit JHS Classroom Block at Wokumagbe. Some other projects initiated are; (4) Construction 1 no, 3- Seater KVIP Toilet at Azizakpornya; (5) Construction of 2-Unit Kg Block with Office and Store at Azizakpornya; (6) Construction of 2-Unit Market Shed at Sege; (7) Construction of Police Station at Sege; (8) Construction of Four (4) New Offices for Assembly at Sege; (9) Construction of School Feeding Kitchen Block for the Presby No.1 Basic Schools,(10) supply of 400 unit of furniture to school etc.

Meanwhile, there were some projects in the Action Plan which were not executed as results of liquidity challenge were: (1) Construction of 1No Semi-detached Bungalow, (2) construction of DCD’s Bungalow etc.

2.2.3 DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FACILITY (DDF) PROJECTS

During the year under review, the two projects were being executed and funded from DDF allocation were completed and handed over to the Assembly. The projects were (1) Construction of Teachers’ Quarters at Madavonu, and (2) Construction of 3-unit classroom block at Luhor. Two new projects namely; (1) Construction of 1No CHPS Compound at Caesarkope, and (2) Construction of 1No CHPS Compound at Afiadenyigba were initiated and completed during the year.

2.2.4 GSOP FUNDED PROJECTS

The Ada West District Assembly is a beneficiary of Ghana Social Opportunity Project (GSOP) through the IDA CREDIT NO 4375-GH. Under this funding, a 2.3Km of feeder road from Fantivikope - Afiadenyigba Feeder Road is programmed to be rehabilitated to improve access and support agriculture in the district. The Software preparatory activities on the project had already started in October 2014 and the procurement of contractor was also completed by the end of December 2014. According to the programme implementation schedule, the physical work involving the communities will start from January 2015. It was expected that this project would go a long way in alleviating the poverty of the people in the project community

PROGRAMS/PROJECTS STATUS FOR DECEMBER 31, 2015

Table 2.1: Inventory of Project Status for the Period

NO DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION CONTRACTOR CONTRACT DATE EXPECTED SOURCE OF Expenditure GENERAL PROJECT SUM (GHC) OF COMPLETI FUNDING To Date REMARKS AWARD ON PERIOD (Ghc) % OF LEVEL OF WORK COMP. DONE 1. Construction of 1No. 6 Amuyaokope Medium Project Unit Clsrm block, 2No D/Aprimary Dwelling 143,565.60 24-Sept-10 24-March-11 GET Fund -Not 60% Abandoned 3 unit KVIP toilet School Company limited available for non- payment 2. Construction of 1No. 2 40% Project storey, 12 unit Clsrm Anyamam JHS Nichuago 251,431.62 12-Oct-10 12-April-11 GET Fund 71,083.80 abandoned block with ancillary Enterprise at ground facilities level

3 Project Construction of 1No. 6 Sege-Sorkope Acod Const. 145,703.47 19-Oct-10 19-Apr-11 GET Fund 19,361.07 53% abandoned Classroom Block with Primary School Limited at lintel Ancillary Facilities level

4 Const. of 1No. 3-Unit Englisi Kenya Nichuago 149,640.65 28-Oct-11 06-Jul-12 GET Fund 75,666.75 90% On-going Clsrm Block with D/A Primary Enterprise ancillary facilities Taabazaa 5 Const. of 1no. 2 story, Goi D/A Primary Josado 20% Abandon at 12-unit classroom block School Commercial 401,812.70 19/04/12 GET Fund substructure with ancillary Services Ltd stage 6 Construction of 1 No. Sege Topotech 1st Lintel level District Assembly Hall Construction Ltd 173,324.78 November 15th March DACF 91,309.68 55% 2014 2015 Construction of No. 12- Royal September 1st 15th February Substructure

7 Seater Toilet For Ada Sege Ltd 87,980.08 November 2015 DACF 43,549.48 46% block work Secondary Technical 2014 completed School Construction Of 1 No. Luhour Accurate Multi- 1st Lintel level 9 3-Unit Classroom Purpose Ltd. 187,629.01 November 15th March DDF 96,366.35 48% Block With Ancillary 2014 2015 Facility 10 Construction of No. Madavunu Michael Star 1st 15th March Lintel level 8unit teachers’ quarters Company Ltd. 163,980.08 November 2015 DDF 84,332.61 45% 2014 Rehabilitation of Fantevikope to Halbawk 181,306.96 29/02/15 GSOP 98 Completed 11 2.3km Feeder Road at Afiadenyegba Company Limited

Construction of 1no, Caesarkope Adomina 171,001.05 1/7/2015 DDF 82 Completed 12 CHPS compound Company Limited

Construction of 1no, Afiadenyegba Win-Meg 168,023.63 1/7/2015 DDF 100 Completed 13 CHPS compound Enterprise

Construction of 3 Wokumagbe Michael Star 274,627.65 1/7/2015 DACF 65 On-going, 14 classroom block with Company lintel stage computer/ Limited. Library/Ancillary facility

15 Construction of Luhuor Accurate 101,317.13 1/7/2015 DACF 95 On-going, Computer and Multi-Purpose Finishing Library facility Limited stage

16 Construction 1no, 3- Azizakpornya 25,471.01 18/09/2015 MPCF 5 Awarded, Saalihin Seater KVIP Toilet yet to Investment introduce Limited to site

17 Construction of 2- Azizakpornya Saalihin 123,157.65 23/09/2015 MPCF 35 Substructur Unit Kg Block with Investment e stage Office and Store Limited

18 Construction of 2- Sege Not yet Not Yet 0 Stakeholde Unit Market Shed MPCF/DAC r Not yet F Discussion stage

19 Construction of Sege Adomina 334,981.98 Not Yet DACF 0 Yet to Police Station Company commence Limited actual

works due land litigation

20 Construction of Four Sege 124.445.79 23/09/2015 DACF 98 At Win-Meg (4) New Offices for completion Enterprise Assembly stage

21 Construction of Presby No 1 JoyBell 43,655.15 18/09/2015 DACF 98 At school feeding schools Sege Enterprise completion kitchen block for stage

2.3 UPDATE ON REVENUE PERFORMANCE

Table 2.2 Revenue Performance For 2015

ITEM 2015 BUDGET ACTUAL 2015 ACHIEVEMENT % RATES 52,200 1,610 3 FEES & FINES 26,400 20,855.90 79 LICENSES 428,440 504,862.90 118 LAND 36,800 55,020.00 150 RENTS 4,000 50.00 2 INVESTMENT - - - GRANT 5,641,784.29 3,201,533.25 57 MISCELLANEOUS 89,522.70 TOTAL 6,189,624.29 3,813,454.75 63

2.4 FUND SOURCE

Table 2.3 Fund Sources

ITEM 2015 BUDGET ACTUAL 2015 ACHIEVEMENT % IGF 547,840.00 671,921.50 123 DACF 2,941,668.09 1,822,005.55 62 DDF 726,424.00 295,980.83 41 SCH. FEEDING 299,910.00 117,845.00 40 TOTAL 4,515,842.09 2,907,752.80 57

2.5 UPDATE ON EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE FOR 2015

Table 2.4: Update on Expenditure Performance for 2015

ITEM BUDGET ACTUAL 2015 ACHIEVEMENT % COMPENSATION (GOG) 897,701.20 787,173.18 88 COMPENSATION (IGF) 62400.00 59,521.79 96 GOODS & SERV. 1,197,144,00 442,590.78 37 FIXED ASSETS 24,000.00 - - TOTAL 2,181,245.20 1,289,285.75 60

2.6 COMMENTS ON RELEASE OF FUND

The District has achieved significant improvement in Internally Generated Fund (IGF). By the end of the year, IGF achieved marginally 123% of the annual budget as compared with 120% in the 2014 although. This means that the Assembly has to review her revenue mobilization strategies in the year 2016.

During the year, the total DACF received was One Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand, and Five Ghana Cedis, Fifty-Five Pessewas (GH₵ 1,822,005.55) representing 62% of the budgeted revenue of Two Million Nine Hundred and Forty-One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Eight Ghana Cedis Nine Pessewas (GH₵2,941,668.09).

2.7 COMMENTS ON EFFORT TO GENERATE FUNDS

2.7.1 Revenue Mobilization Strategies For key revenue sources in 2016

i. Monitoring and supervision of revenue units and collectors ii. Strengthen revenue institutions and administration iii. Support the creation of business opportunities iv. Training of Revenue collectors v. Intensify public education on revenue mobilization vi. Use of Revenue Task Force for mop up exercise vii. Prosecution of revenue defaulters

2.8 SPECIFIC STRATEGIES

Table 2.5: Specific Strategies ITEMS REVENUE SOURCES SPECIFIC STRATEGIES 1 RATE 1.Complete street naming and property addressing system 2.Update valuation list 2 FEES AND FINES 1.Upgrade lorry parks and markets 2.Improve public toilet facilities 3 LINCENCE 1.Update data on businesses 2.Prosecution of defaulters 4 LAND 1.Provide logistics to physical planning and DWD 2.Support the preparation of layouts and base maps 5 RENT 1.Initiate the construction of markets and residential facilities 6 INVESTMENT 7 MISCELLANEOUS 1.Identification of new revenue sources

2.9 STATUS OF SELECTED CORE DISTRICT INDICATORS

The following presents an assessment of progress made during the year using specific indicators and targets adopted to track progress of implementation to accelerated agriculture modernization.

2.9.1 Improve Agricultural Productivity

The following indicators were used to track progress towards the achievement of the objectives set this area:

 Percentage change in volume of production; and  Percentage change in output/yield

i. Agricultural Output

Table 2.6: Percentage Change in Level of Production of Selected Staples (%)

Indicator 2015 target 2013 baseline Indicator status Progress in 2015 Towards Target 1.percentage change in output/yield per unit area (Mt/ha)

-maize 215.05 187 190 -cassava 2186.25 1749 1850 -Pepper N/A N/A N/A -Tomatoes N/A N/A N/A -Water Melon N/A N/A N/A

i. Agricultural Mechanization

Table2.7: Agricultural Mechanization

S/N Indicator 2015 Target 2013 2015 Status Progress Towards Baseline Target 1 Tractor –farmer ratio 1:425 1:500 1:350

2 Number of agricultural N/A N/A N/A mechanization services centers established 3 Total number of farmers N/A N/A N/A trained in the proper use and handling of farm machinery

ii. Access to Agricultural Research Technology and Extension Services

Table 2.8: Access to Agricultural Research Technology and Extension Services

Indicator 2015 2013 Baseline Status in Progress Target 2015 towards target 1. Extension Officer – farmer 1:3400 1:4000 1:3300 ratio

2. Total number of beneficiaries 27,600 24,000 20,550 with access to various agriculture technologies

2.9.2 Promotion of livestock and Poultry Development

Table 2.9 Promotion of livestock and Poultry Development

Indicator 2015 2013 Baseline Status Progress Target 2015 towards target 2. The rate of growth in the production of the various species livestock and poultry (%) - Cattle 12818 10254 12605 - Sheep 10537 8105 9970 - Goat 5031 1080 4832 - Poultry 4284 4080 40190

2.10 Natural Disasters, Risks, and Vulnerability

The strategies that were implemented during the fourth quarter in this focus area were targeted at mitigating of natural disasters and reducing risk and vulnerability in the District.

Two indicators that were adopted to monitor progress toward the achievement of set objectives include:  Recorded incidence of bush fires; and  Percentage change in victims of flood disasters across the District. During the fourth quarter no domestic fires were recorded in the district.

Table 2.10: Disaster situation in the district

s/n DISASTER DATE COMMUNITY NO.OF ESTIMATED TYPE VICTIMS COST 1 Rainstorm 17-07-14 Matsekorpe 20 4,000.00 2 Tidal waves 25-08-14 Lolonya 100 10,000.00 3 Domestic Fire 22-09-14 Hwakpo 6 2,000.00 4 Domestic Fire 28-09-14 Nakomkope 7 3,000.00 5 Tidal waves 30-09-14 Anyamam 50 70,000.00 Total 05 183 89,000.00 Source: District NADMO Office .

2.11 Environmental Health and Sanitation /Waste Management

The major sanitation problems in the district are Open Defecation, Indiscriminate dumping of refuse, Stray animals, Overgrowth of weeds on parcels of undeveloped plots of land.

Interventions to achieve these were strenghtening of staff for service delivery, environmental sanitation education in the communities and enforcement of laws on sanitation, increased monitoring and evaluation, increased awareness on provision of household sanitation facilities especially in Sege.

Desilting of major drains which have silted to the ground level have been done through community mobilisation and the Assembly’s financial assistance. More importantly, adequate Sanitary tools were purchased during the year by the Assembly to enhance such activities.

The various National Sanitation Day activities has also beefed up communal spirit for clean-up exercises in the communities.

The department has continued to sensitized salt producers, distributors and sellers on Salt Iodization. Also, enforcement of Mandatory Fortification of Salt with Potassium Iodate Regulation have increased.

However, the implementation of behavioural change strategies to induce voluntary demand for improved sanitation on individual, household and community levels through community sensitization and serving of notices on landlords have improved sanitation in the district especially in the inland communities while steps are being taken for the introduction of the household Biofil toilet facilities for the coastal communities due to the high water table and accessibility problems. Residents have embraced the technology and the needs assessment have been prepared and sent to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development as required.

Solid waste management and drain cleansing has not been effective during the year under review. This is due to the absence of a substantive Zoom Lion Co ordinator for the district and

15 inadequate provision of communal containers in the communities for refuse collecion. However, a district Zoomlion Manager has been posted to the district during the last quarter and a collaboration work has started.

The Assembly has not got an engineered landfill and liquid waste treatment sites. Presently, gravel pits in the forest area are being used for these purposes. Waste Landfill Ltd has been contracted to shape the landfill site. Access road to a demarcated site has been created and all solid wate dumped indiscriminately in the bush have been pushed to the said site.

On cemeteries or burial ground, the assembly has no public cemetary and so burials are done in various community burial grounds numbered about thirty-five (35) with no records at the assembly. The department has however informed management to acquire a piece of land for that purpose. Steps are being taken with the involvement of Assembly Members and opinion leaders for the registration of burials in the district as a short term measure to prevent infectious diseases.

The department updated the District Environmental Sanitation Strategic Action Plan (DESSAP) for 2013-2017 through the effort of the staff through data collection even though there was no financial assistance from the Assembly. Hundred percent (100%) was achieved by the department during the Functional Organisation Assessment Tool (FOAT) assessment.

The collaborative effort of the other organisations associated with Environmental Health and Sanitation in support of our programmes and activities have been a plus for the department whose major objective is to put in place behavioural change strategies that would induce voluntary observation of Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene practices by residents to ensure healthy and safe environment.

Table 2.11: Status of Key Sanitation Indicators S/N Indicator Baseline Status in 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 Progress 2013 2014 Target 1ST quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Towards Target Target 1 Number of 1782 1835 346 438 442 residential premises inspected 2 No. of communal 20 11 11 11 11 container sites 3 Proportion of solid 9.0 tons 9.36 tons 2.45 tons 2.45 tons 2.45 tons waste generated properly disposed off 4 Availability of 1 0 0 0 0 solid waste treatment systems 5 Availability of 1 0 0 0 0 liquid waste treatment services 6 Percentage of 48% 48% 51% 53% 55% population with access to improved sanitation services 7 No. of improved 216 245 268 294 315 sanitation facility constructed by households 8 No. of improved 40 43 45 48 50 sanitation facility constructed in schools

9 Accessibility to 250 255 85 96 105 appropriate domestic toilet

system 10 No. of public 11 11 11 11 11 toilets in the district 11 Percentage of basic 100 60% 65% 65% 65% schools with adequate toilet 12 No. of public 35 40 26 31 33 eateries 13 No. of drinking 59 60 25 28 31 bars 14 No. of hygiene 12 16 4 8 5 promotion programmes in schools 15 No. of Bakeries 22 22 15 18 22 inspected 16 Availability of 1 0 0 0 0 slaughter slab 17 Availability of 1 1 1 1 1 funeral homes / mortuary 18 No. of pauper 10 5 0 0 1 burials 19 No. of hotels/ guest 2 3 3 3 3 houses 20 No. stray animals 0 36 0 0 0 arrested 21 No. of premises 165 155 46 50 55 with nuisance 22 No. of mosquito 235 18 15 15 15 breeding grounds sprayed 23 No. of houses with 450 320 35 46 51 animals inspected 24 No. of notices 100 120 35 52 67

served on nuisance 25 No. of notices 18 37 47 complied with Source: District Environmental & Sanitation Dept, Annual Progress Report, 2015

2.12 Education

2.12.1 Basic Education

(a) Gross Enrollment Ratio

The District recorded an increase of 2%. This is largely due to efforts the Assembly put in place to make education attractive such as My First Day in School, and increase in the School Feeding Program. Table 7.1 summarizes the gross enrollment ratio for the District.

Table 2.11: Gross Enrolment ratio in basic Schools

Level of Education 2015 Target 2013 Baseline Status in 2015 Progress Towards target

1. Kindergarten Total Enrolment 4,365 3,903 5,508 26.2 - Boys 2,163 1,979 2,667 23.3 - Girls 2,202 1,924 2,841 29.0

Gross Enrolment Ratio - Boys 102.6 94.3 126.4 23.8 - Girls 110.3 96.0 142.1 31.8

2. Primary Total Enrolment 11,459 10,869 13,112 14.4 - Boys 6,033 5,737 6,998 15.9 - Girls 5,426 5,132 6,114 12.7 - Gross Enrolment Ratio - Boys 108.1 100.9 125.2 17.1 - Girls 101,4 95.9 114.3 12.9

3. JHS Total Enrolment 3,462 3,455 3,558 2.8 - Boys 1,865 1,834 1,907 2.3 - Girls 1,597 1,621 1,651 3.4 - Gross Enrolment Ratio - Boys 72.6 74.2 74.2 1.6 Girls 65.1 64.9 67.2 2.1 Source: AWDA Education Directorate, Annual Progress Report 2015

Table 2.12: Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Primary and JHS by Circuit

Circuit Primary GER JHS GER Afiadenyigba Koluedor 119.9 70.8 Sege Anyamam Source: AWDA Education Directorate, Annual Progress Report 2015

Table2.13: Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) in Primary and JHS by Circuits

Circuit Primary NER JHS NER Afiadenyigba Koluedor 94.2 31.20 Sege Anyamam Source: AWDA Education Directorate, Annual Progress Report 2015

2.12.2 QUALITY OF EDUCATION

At the basic level of education, each pupil is supposed to have 3 core textbooks, namely English, Mathematics and Science which implies a ratio of 3 core textbooks per pupil.

Table2. 14: Public Basic Schools Core Textbook per pupils

Level of 2015 Target 2013 Baseline Status in Progress Education 2015 towards target

Kindergarten - - -

Primary 1:1 1:1 2:1 -16.6

JHS 1:1 1:1 2:1 -11.4 Source: AWDA Education Directorate, Annual Progress Report 2015

Table 2.15: Percentage of Trained Teachers

Category of Institution Trained Teachers (%) Untrained Progress Teachers (%) towards target Public 97.4 2.6 Private 2.3 97.7 Source: AWDA Education Directorate, Annual Progress Report 2015

Pupil/Student: Teacher Ratio

Table 2.16: Pupil/Student per Teacher (PTR)

Level of 2015 Target 2013 Baseline Status in Progress Education the 2015 towards target

Kindergarten 42 40 46 9.5 Primary 45 42 40 -11.1 JHS 24 18 19 -20.8 SHS 28 25 25 -10.7 Source: AWDA Education Directorate, Annual Progress Report 2015

The Ghana School Feeding Programme as initiated by the Government of Ghana has a long term aim of reducing poverty and enhancing food security in Ghana. The total number of beneficiary schools in the District under this scheme is sixteen (16). The breakdown is indicated in table 2.17 below

Table 2.17: Breakdown of the School Feeding Programme

ENROLMENT S/N NAME OF SCHOOL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL 1. Tehey D/A Primary & KG 72 71 143 2. Caesarkope Presby Primary & KG 161 139 300 3. Hwakpo D/A Primary & KG 120 136 256 4. Sege Presby Primary No. 1 & KG 336 202 538 5. Amuyaokope D/A Primary & KG 124 118 242 6. Sorkope D/A Primary & KG 86 58 144 7. Englesi Kenya Primary & KG 92 94 186 8. Luta D/A Primary & KG 71 53 124 9. Madavunu D/A Primary & KG 102 70 172 10. Kportitsekope D/A Primary & KG 155 140 295 11. Dorgobom D/A Primary & KG 76 77 153 TOTAL 1,395 1,158 2,553 Source: AWDA Education Directorate Annual Progress Report, 2015

2.13 Health

The health of the people is a major concern to the Assembly. To improve the health of the population, the following areas are being focused on:

 bridging the equity gap in access to quality healthcare and nutritional services  ensuring sustainable financial arrangement that protect the poor; and  Strengthening efficiency in health service delivery.

2.13.1 Bridging the Equity Gap in Access to Quality Healthcare and Nutritional Services

The key indicators adopted to track progress towards improving access to quality healthcare and nutritional services include:

 Outpatient (OPD) attendance;  Immunization coverage;  Antenatal care attendance  Supervised deliveries  Child mortality; and  Selected regenerative health indicators

2.13.2 Outpatients (OPD) attendance

This indicator measures the extent to which the population is utilizing outpatient services at health facilities for health care.

Table 2.18 Summary of Achievements of selected access to healthcare indicators

S/N 2015 target Indicators 2013 baseline 2015 Target Status in Progress 2015 Towards Target 1 OPD attendance 2 Immunization coverage (Penta 3) 3 Antenatal care coverage (at least one visit) 4 Antenatal care coverage (at least 4 visits) 5 Supervised deliveries 6 Infant Mortality rate per 1000 live births 7 Under-five mortality per 1000 live births 8 Under-five

malnourished 9 Institutional mortality ratio per 100,000 live births 10 Institutional maternal mortality ratio 11 TB success rate 12 NHIS Regitrants 13 Doctor Population Ratio 14 Nurse Population Ratio Source: AWDA Health Directorate, Annual Progress Report, 2015

2.14 Social Protection, Gender and Disability

Key achievements over the last twelve (12) month include the training of hairdressers and beauticians of modern business practices in January, the disbursement of the 2% District Assembly Common Fund (2%DACF) to seventy-four disables in April, the Targeting of Nine Hundred (900) additional households for enrolment on to the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), Collection of Data on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Formation of District LEAP Implementation Committee, Formation of District Child Protection Committee, Integration of two trafficked Children to their parents in collaboration with International Justice Missions, a Non-Governmental Organization and the Registration of some Beneficiaries of LEAP into the National Health Insurance Scheme.

However, there were some challenges encountered during the course of the period which included lack of official vehicle to undertake certain activities which actually in fact is a major challenge. One Officer resigned during the year under review.

The District is engaged in social inclusion for all where persons with disability are included in the development process. On the part of access to facilities, the District has provided Disability Access Ramps to enable persons with disability to easily access public offices within the District. During the year a number of cases were handled involving child trafficking, custody, family welfare, child labour and maintenance

Data collection and registration of disables in the district is still ongoing. A total of 12 new cases have been recorded (all physically disabled). Seven Males and Five Females have been added up

24 to the existing list of Four Hundred and Ninety-Eight (498) persons to Five Hundred and Ten (510) persons.

Necessary actions have also been taken to ensure the District Disability Fund is disbursed in the next year. The District Disability Fund Management Committee met three times to deliberate on the necessary actions to disburse the 2% Common Fund to the disables. Again, the committee met to take decision on the modalities of monitoring the previous disbursed allocations to the disables. Twelve (12) white canes have also been distributed to visually impaired persons in the district in this quarter. This was made up of seven (7) females and four (5) males.

CHAPTER THREE

RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

3.0 INTRODUCTION

The major development problems identified in the 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan had not changed significantly over the plan period. Under the Private sector competitiveness there are still low agricultural output, low employment and income level, over reliance on peasant agricultural, low prices and market for farm produce and the under developed tourism industry.

The poor nature of road in the District makes it very difficult for farm produce to be transported from the rural areas to the market centers thereby discouraging production and increasing poverty in the District.

On the side of the Human resource and basic services the issues for concern are the falling educational standard, poor environmental management, inadequate infrastructure development and waste management capacity.

The major governance issues boarders on low women empowerment, vulnerability of women and children, low level of community participation in decision making and low civic responsibility.

3.1 Key issues addressed and those yet to be addressed

 Efforts are being made to improve the infrastructural and institutional capacity of the Assembly and decentralized structures.  Funds from the Government and donor partners have been inadequate and irregular. This has resulted in the failure to execute some projects and delay in the completion of some projects.  Inadequate vehicles to take the monitoring team to the project sites.  Inadequate Communal refuse containers in the communities led to indiscriminate dumping especially in the coastal communities.  Absence of public cemetery in the district to monitor burial of dead bodies as stipulated in the National Sanitation Policy and the Registration of Births and Deaths Law sections 24 and 25 of ACT 301 is a constraint to the department in the prevention of infectious diseases that may emanate from such unauthourised burials in the communities.  The deplorable state of the slaughter slab in the district have effect on the establishment of a clean and safe meat consumption.

 Having regular meetings with all the revenue collectors on the need of putting in their maximum to collect revenue for development.

3.2 Recommendations

In an attempt to facilitate smooth implementation of projects by the assembly, some recommendations have been made. Among these are:

 Project Managers/Supervisors must strengthen their supervision to ensure quality of works at the project sites.  The Project Monitoring Team must intensify their monitoring role. Assembly members must be encouraged to monitor projects in their communities.  The District Monitoring Team must be resourced adequately to undertake monitoring and evaluation of activities in the District.  Efforts must be made to ensure more stakeholder collaboration in the implementation of development programs and projects to allow for more harmonious development. There is also the need to always market the assembly effectively to attract development partners.

APPENDIX I: STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVE ACTIVITY WHO WERE TOTAL SOURCE AMOUNT RESULT OF ACTIVITY WAS STATED OBJECTIVE EXECUTED LOCATION INVOLVED BENEFICIARIES OF SPEND IMPLEMENTATION ACHIEVED M F FUNDING GH¢ Facilitated the Increase access to Bornikope Agric Staff/ 9,237 2,563 Credit 1,180 FBOs are now accessing 65% target achieved whiles building of extension services Toflokpo Farmers credit facilities from trainings will continuing 2016. (20) FBO on and re-orientation Matsekope Opportunity Bank and farming as a of agriculture Tugakope other financial business. education Koluedor institution. Caeserkope etc. Introduce high Promote improved District wide Farmers 7,825 1,213 Credit 950 Farmers can now access 70% target achieved especially yielding seed and planting the improved seeds Tomato, Pepper and Mango disease and materials themselves. farmers. pest resistance development. verities. E.g. Mango and vegetables Train 25 Increase access to District wide Agric Staff 5,365 1,352 Credit 3,210 Farmers are intoIPM 74% target achieved. Activity farmer groups extension services And Farmers practices (Inter grated will continue next year. in good and agricultural pest management) and agricultural productivity. post-harvest losses practices management. Undertake Increase access to Ayisah Farmers 5,352 2,434 Credit 1,810 15,900 local fowls and 70% local fowl and 50% cattle quarterly extension services Sege 1,900 guinea fowl were target achieved for the small agricultural and veterinary Ada Luta vaccinated with I2 ruminates. extension and delivery. Goi vaccine and 3,900 sheep veterinary Nakomkope and goats 400were services for Mataheko vaccinated against PPR. farmers Toflokpo Develop Agricultural District wide Farmers 4,981 1,315 Credit 850 Eighteen (18) 73% target achieved. targeted services on modern communities benefited extension pesticides control from proper use of agro messages in system chemical and its effects input on human and the (pesticides) environments.

Conduct To determine and Sege Agric Staff 302 17,432 Credit 670 Prices of most Regular data was collected weekly market compare prices of And Sealers commodities were not during the annual. data collection agricultural stable. commodities. Undertake Promote livestock District wide Agric Staff 7,321 1,584 Credit 1,450 Routine surveillance Bird flu outbreak at Lolonya. routine and poultry And Farmers. against mange mite, 74 local fowl and two (2) guinea surveillance in development for PPR, Diarrhea and fowls recorded and were the district. food security and Newcastle was done destroyed with the eggs and income generation throughout the district. buried. Organize To underscore the Kasseh Agric staff 12 2 Credit 4,700 A review meeting 100% target achieved. monthly performance of between the DDA, review staffs. DDOs and AEAs was meeting with organized successfully AEAs and DDOs. Organized To discuss issues Kasseh Management 5 2 Credit 1,380 Hard working staffs 100% target achieved . quarterly concerning staff were recommended and management welfare and those not performing meeting performance. were encouraged to back up. Mass To intensify Radio Ada Agric staff 2 1 Credit 1,250 Farmers were educated 45% target achieved. education extension services. on government fertilizer through radio subsidy, New varieties in Programme the District and the outbreak of bird flu. AEAs and To increase food Koluedor Agric staff 36 8 Credit 1,250 Demonstration on 75% target achieved. DDOs conduct production. Afiadenyigbe and farmers tomato varieties and demonstration Ayisah Global Gap Certification on food crops on vegetables and mango.

ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED BY DONER AGENCIES ACTIVITIES OUTCOME DONER/IMPLEMENTING AGENCY To compare the Organic source of plant 15 farmers were selected from Toflokpo for the University of Ghana and Atomic Energy Commission. nutrient between coastal and forest project. Selected farmers from other communities savannah zone. were interview on their bio-data and their farming activities. ( Bornikope,Adokope, Afidengbe and Tugakope) Pig breeding at two communities Need for relocation for other farmers to benefit. Social Development Fund (SDF) being handle by C.S.I.R (Animal Research Nakomkope And Koluedor. Institute) And Creating Champions In Livestock Agribusiness (CLEAR) IPM Tomato production demonstration. 95% target achieved and beneficiaries’ farmers C.S.I.R-Crop Research Institute. were encouraged to adopt the technology. Multiplication of planting materials Three varieties planted (SikaBankye,E’tuHia and Funded by African Development Bank. (ADB) WAAPP (West Africa (cassava) Ampong). At vegetative stages. Agriculture Productivity Program). Government fertilizer subsidy 51% farmers benefited. Government of Ghana Farmer fields school training Establishment of two greenhouse units. WAAPP (West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program).

ACTIVITIES NOT IMPLEMENTED DURING THE YEAR ACTIVITIES REASON Establish mechanization Centre in the district. Lack of funds and inputs. Rehabilitation of existence dams Lack of funds Train 12 Community health livestock workers. Lack of funds Facilitate training programme on effective maintenance of irrigation equipment. Lack of funds Facilitate procurement of small scale irrigation facilities. Lack of funds Carry out demonstration on the use of cassava flour for 20 participants. Lack of Funds