Draft of MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017

DRAFT DISTRICT MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2017)

APPROVAL OF DISTRICT MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN

At a General Assembly Meeting held on Tuesday, 2ND December 2014, the Jomoro District Assembly discussed and approved the District Medium Term- Development Plan and it is hereby submitted for your further action.

...... PRESIDING MEMBER DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE (HON. GEORGE BLAY MORKEH) (HON. SYLVESTER N. DADDIEH)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This District Medium-Term Development Plan (2014-2017) of the Jomoro District was prepared based on the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA II). The document follows the guidelines prepared and issued by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). The plan was formulated with technical and financial support from Friends of the Nation and STAR Ghana. According to section 10 sub-sections 3 of the Local Government Act, 1993, Act 462, District Assemblies have the right to exercise deliberative, legislative and executive functions. A District Assembly shall be responsible for the overall development of a District and shall ensure the preparation and submission of the development plan and budget for the District over a medium term to the NDPC through Regional Coordinating Councils (RCC) for approval.

In fulfilling the above functions, a Preparation Team was formed and tasked to prepare the plan. The team consisted of the following members of the DPCU. District Planning Officer – Jalil Ali Mahama District Budget Analyst – John De-Graft Abotar District Director of Health – Joseph K. Samson District Director of Agric – S.K.E Arthur Ag. District Director of Education – Comfort Ntoni District Director, Town and Country Planning. – Anthony Osei-Mensah

METHODOLOGY A participatory process was adopted in the preparation, including  One-day Stakeholder Sensitisation Meeting for over 100 participants to discuss the DMTDP preparation process.

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 10 Community Needs Assessment exercises targeting over 800 people in about 60 communities to appraise community development challenges and aspirations in all Ten (10) Area Councils of the District.

 4 DPCU meetings to discuss progress of the plan preparation and the way forward

 2-day training and information sharing for over 60 participants to discuss and prioritise Coastal Resources Management and Climate Change issues for incorporation into the plan

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 10 Public Hearing exercises targeting over 800 people from

 One-day workshop with the private sector and key stakeholders to discuss their role in the implementation of the Plan  One-day validation workshop to validate and adopt the Development Plan

This document had the following as the guiding principles especially during the prioritization of issues:

 That, project should have an impact on a large proportion of the citizenry especially the poor and the vulnerable.  There should be a significant linkage effect on meeting basic human needs and rights as a result of the projects.  All activities, project and programmes in the District would ultimately achieve the national goal, which also aims at achieving the Millennium Development Goals.  Finally, the projects should also have significant multiplier effects on the local economy and would also achieve Local Economic Development.

The GSGDA II has seven themes; 1. Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 2. Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector 3. Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management 4. Oil and Gas Development 5. Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlement Development 6. Human Development, Productivity and Employment 7. Transparent and Accountable governance

The document is structured into seven chapters.  Chapter one describes the District profile, current situation and ends with a summary of key development problems, gaps and issues identified in the current situation.  Chapter two discusses the District Development Priorities.  Chapter three focuses on the District Development Goal and Objectives and strategies to achieve them.  Chapter four details the development programmes  Chapter Five outlines the annual action plans.  Chapter Six concentrates on Monitoring and Evaluation arrangement.

 Chapter explains the Communication Strategy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY III

TABLE OF CONTENTS VII

LIST OF ACRONYMS X

CHAPTER ONE 1

PERFORMANCE REVIEW/ CURRENT SITUATION 1 1.0 PERFORMANCE REVIEW 1 1.2 REVIEW OF PROJECTS UNDER THE JOMORO DISTRICT MTDP (2010-1013) 2 1.3.1 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 15 1.3.1.1 LOCATION AND SIZE 15 1.3.1.2 Relief and Drainage 18 1.3.1.3 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 21 1.3.1.4 Vegetation 21 1.3.2 Characteristics of the Coastal Zone: overview 30 1.3.6 PLACES OF ATTRACTION AND HISTORICAL FACTS 39 1.3.4 CULTURE 40 1.3.12 CHIEFTAINCY DISPUTES 42 1.3.13 SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS 42 1.4 ECONOMY OF THE DISTRICT 45 1.4.1 AGRICULTURE 45 1.5 TransportATION 53 1.6 Tourism 56 1.7 FOOD SECURITY 65 1.8 SOCIAL SERVICES 68 1.8.1 Healthcare in JOMORO District 68 1.8.7 Challenges to Healthcare in the District 74 1.9 Education 79 1.10 Water and Sanitation 89 1.11 ENERGY 99 1.12 GOVERNANCE 105 1.13 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS 110 1.14 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 115 1.15 HIV/AIDS 117 1.16 GENDER 117 1.17 ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREEN ECONOMY 118 1.19 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 124 1.20 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION 127 1.21 DISASTER 127 1.22 WATER SECURITY 128 1.23 SOCIAL PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS 129 1.23.1 Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) 129 1.23.2 DISABILITY 130

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1.23.3 GHANA YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (GYEEDA) 131

CHAPTER TWO: PRIORITISATION OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 138

CHAPTER THREE: DEVELOPMENT GOAL AND PROJECTIONS 151 3.1 DISTRICT FOCUS 151 3.2 DISTRICT GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 151

CHAPTER FOUR: COMPOSITE PROGRAM OF ACTION 168

CHAPTER FIVE: ANNUAL ACTION PLANS 218 5.1 INTRODUCTION 218

CHAPTER SIX: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN 252 6.1 INTRODUCTION 252 6.1.1 MONITORING 252 6.1.2 EVALUATION 252 6.4 CALENDAR FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION 256

CHAPTER SEVEN: COMMUNICATION STRATEGY 257

7.0 INTRODUCTION 257 7.1 COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES 257 7.2 DISSEMINATION OF THE MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 258

7.3 APPROACHES/ CHANNELS 260

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1.7. THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE DISTRICT ...... 55 TABLE 1.8 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THE JOMORO DISTRICT...... 68 TABLE 1.26 SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS ...... 96 TABLE 1.27 BOREHOLES AND THEIR LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT ...... 97 TABLE 1.34 RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS ...... 126 TABLE 3.1: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. TABLE 3.2: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR ...... 152 TABLE 3.3: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ...... 153 TABLE 3.4: OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ...... 155 TABLE 3.5: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ...... 156 TABLE 3.6HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT ...... 162 TABLE 3.7TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE ...... 165 TABLE 4.1 THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY ...... 170 TABLE 4.2 THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR . 171 viii

TABLE 4.3 THEMATIC AREA: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ...... 175 TABLE 4.4: THEME 4: OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ...... 182 TABLE 4.5 INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ...... 184 TABLE 4.6 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT ...... 202 TABLE 4.7 TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE ...... 212 TABLE 7.1 MATRIX SHOWING TARGET STAKEHOLDERS AND PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATION 259 TABLE 7.2 MATRIX SHOWING TARGET INSTITUTIONS, STAKEHOLDERS AND APPROACHES ..... 261

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1.1 JOMORO IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXT ...... 16 FIGURE 1.3 DRAINAGE IN JOMORO DISTRICT ...... 19 FIGURE 1: 4 SOILS MAP ...... 26 FIGURE 1: 5 GEOLOGY MAP ...... 27 FIGURE 1:6 LAND COVER MAP ...... 28 FIGURE 1.12 POPULATION DENSITY ...... 44 FIGURE 1.14 TRANSPORTATION MAP...... 54 FIGURE 1.15 TOURIST MAP OF JOMORO DISTRICT ...... 58 FIGURE 1.23 HEALTH FACILITIES ...... 76 FIGURE 1.26 ELECTRICTY MAP...... 103 FIGURE 1.29 POPULATION PYRAMID OF JOMORO DISTRICT ...... 125

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ADB – African Development Bank ANC - Ante Natal Care BECE - Basic Education Certificate Exams BNI - Bureau of National Investigation CEPS - Customs Exercise and Preventive Service CHPS - Community-based Health Planning and Services CIDA – Canadian International Development Agency CBO - Community Based Organisation CSLP - Coastal Sustainable Landscapes Project CWSA - Community Water and Sanitation Agency DACF - District Assembly Common Fund DDF - District Development Fund DMTDP - District Medium Term Development Plan DWST - District Water and Sanitation Team DHD - District Health Directorate CBRDP - Community Based Rural Development Project GES - Ghana Education Service GETFUND - Ghana Education Trust Fund FCUBE - Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education FoN - Friends of the Nation GoG – Government of Ghana GPRS - Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy GWCL - - Ghana Water Company Limited HASCO - Half-Assini Senior High School HIPC - Highly Indebted Poor Countries ICFG - Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance Initiative ICM - Integrated Coastal Management IDA - International Development Agency IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development IGF - Internally Generated Funds ISD - Information Service Department JDA - Jomoro District Assembly KG - Kindergarten MSHAP - Multi-Sectorial HIV/AIDS Programme NDPC - National Development Planning Commission NEPAD - New Economic Pact for African Development NGO - Non-Governmental Organisation PSP - Private Sector Participation PPAG - Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana POCC - Potentials Opportunities Challenges and Constraints x

SHEP - Self Help Electrification Programme SIF - Social Investment Fund S&T - Science and Technology SMC - School Management Committee SSNIT - Social Security and National Insurance Trust USAID - United States Agency for International Development VIP - Village Infrastructure Project VRA - Volta River Authority VSLA - Village Savings and Loans Associations

VISION AND MISSION

Vision A developed district where there is peace and prosperity for all.

Mission statement The Jomoro District Assembly is to ensure the improvement of living standards of the people through the effective utilization and management of human and material resources with the active support of the private sector, development partners including non- government organizations.

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CHAPTER ONE

PERFORMANCE REVIEW/ CURRENT SITUATION

1.0 PERFORMANCE REVIEW Prior to the preparation of DMTDP (2014-2017), the Jomoro District Assembly was implementing programmes and projects proposed in DMTDP (2010-2013). The DMTDP (2010-2013) was prepared in line with GSGDA I under seven (7) thematic areas. These were:  Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability  Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector  Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management  Oil and Gas Development  Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlements  Human Development, Productivity and Employment  Transparent and Accountable Governance

In accordance with the themes above, the Assembly formulated and outlined development programmes, projects and activities to achieve the intended targets of the GSGDA. However, certain factors impeded the successful implementation of some of the programmes, projects and activities outlined in the \DMTDP (2010-2013). Paramount among these factors included, low internally generated funds, inadequate/irregular flow of funds and weak departmental linkages. The issue of increase waste generation and difficulty of managing it was another major problem that adversely affected the implementation of the DMTDP (2010-2013) of the District.

In spite of these challenges and problems, remarkable progress has been made with regard to the implementation of programmes and projects geared towards meeting the socio – economic needs of residents in the District.

1.2 REVIEW OF PROJECTS UNDER THE JOMORO DISTRICT MTDP (2010-1013)

Having reviewed the profile, the following development issues were identified

TABLE 1.0 PERFORMANCE OF THE DISTRICT FROM 2010-2013

DISTRICT OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE THEMATIC AREAS Remarks INCLUDING OTHERS 2010 2011 INTERVENTIONS 2012 2013 Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement ENSURING AND No SUSTAINING MACRO ECONOMIC STABILITY

ACCELERATED AGRIC. MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1. Percentage (%) increase in yield of selected crop

Cassava 1.174 1.175 11.50mt/ha 1.175 12.70mt/ha 1.175 13.20mt/ha

Maize 0.227 0.227 0.85mt/ha 0.227 0.90mt/ha 0.227 0.95mt/ha

Plantain 1.77 1.77 1.50mt/ha 1.77 1.90mt/ha 1.77 2.80mt/ha

LIVESTOCK

Sheep 48,000 65,000 65,000 70,000 Goat 15,000 28,111 29,000 Pig 35,000 65,000 65,000 96,000

Poultry 200,000 25,000 22,000 69,510 Cattle 80,000 802 3,252 1,950 FISH 3,000

INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT 2. Proportion/ length of roads maintained/rehabilitated

173km 173km 173km 142km Trunk road (in km) N/A N/A N/A N/A Urban roads (in km) 42km 42km 56km 23km Feeder roads (in km) 3. % change in number of households with access 10,636 13,599 16,000 15,027 to electricity 4. Percent of population with sustainable access 10 10 5 5 to safe water resources 5. % of population with access to improved sanitation (flush toilet, 2 - 2 - KVIP, household latrine) ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS IN

GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR 6. % increase in tourist arrivals

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT 7. HIV/AIDS prevalent rate [number of deaths occurring between birth 27 9 3 19 and exact age five per 1000 live births. 8. Improvement in 2515 supervised delivery 2231 2500 2614 9. Improved in skilled 1461 delivery 1399 1500 1613 10. PMTCT (HIV) + VE 77 181 100 38 11. Increased Immunization 95 Coverage [Penta 3] 91.3 90 82.9 12. Reduction in incidence of 0.6 10.0 11952 malaria (< 5yreas) 7.0 10053 6.4% 15527 13. Reduction in incidence of 32539 malaria (> or = 5yreas) 28381 37781 14. Reduction in Tuberculosis defaulters 6 6 2 7 rate 15. Reduction in under five 0.1% 0.2% 17 year mortality 0.1% 7 0.1% 14 16. No. of HIV/AIDS 109 105 51 Incidence 102 26 100 206 17. No. of TB Cases 142 Diagnosed 111 120 112 18. Family planning Acceptors Rate 24.9 13.2 15 12.9

19. Reduction of Teenage 16.2 Pregnancy Rate 16.2 12 16.3 20. Proportion of OPD cases 40 attributed to malaria 40 35 42 21. No. of under (5) malaria 5.9/1000 case fatality (CFR) 7.9/1000 3.5/1000 4.2/1000 22. No. of teenage pregnancy 817 783 500 779 23. No. of infant death 10 2 1 5 24. No. of malaria in 909 pregnancy 375 100 606 25. Increase in CHPS 11 11 11 Compound 11 13 11 26. No. of Maternal Deaths 2 2 0 2 27. Percentage of rural population with

sustainable access to safe water sources 28. % of population with access to improved - 4 sanitation [flush toilets, 5 4 KVIP, household latrines] 29. Gross enrolment rate (indicates the number of pupils/students at a given level of schooling- regardless of age-as proportion of the number children in the relevant age group) 61.3% 73.4% 86% 85.2%

Primary 91% 47.5% 95.5% 57.3% 68.4% 66.5% JHS

82.50% 18.5% 86.25% 32.4% 24.0% SHS 19.4% 53.5% 68.7% 68.8%

Net Admission Rate in Primary schools 55.5% (indicates primary one enrolment of pupils aged 6 years) 30. Gender party index (ration between girls and boys enrolment rate, the balance of party is 1.00)

Primary 0.95 1.02 1.02 1.02

JHS 0.88 0.92 0.92 0.94

SHS 0.84 0.79 0.58 0.79

31. P. T. R

37:1 37:1 33:1 32:1 Primary 35:1 35:1 35:1 18:1 JHS 39:1 39:1 26:1 25:1 SHS

32. School Dropout Rate by Percentage

Primary

JHS

33. B. E. C. E Percentage Pass 64% 71% 45% 77% 35% 84% 57% 34. Proportion of unemployment youth benefiting from 60 60 520 60 60 60 skill/apprenticeship and entrepreneurial training TRANSPARENT & ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE 35. Total amount of internally generated 347,437.63 494,090.69 559,297.60 450,293.84 revenue 36. Amount of DEVELOPMENT Partner and NGO Funds 40,706.16 contribution to DMTDP Budget 37. % of DA’s expenditure within the DMTDP Budget 38. (how much of DA’s expenditure was not in 40,706.16 the annual budget) 39. Number of reported

cases of abuse (children, 39

women, and men) 40 45 32

40. Police-citizen ratio

1:2,085 1:166.57 1:1855.7 41. Livelihood Empowerment Against 230 703 1,280 792 Poverty [LEAP]

TABLE 1.2 PHYSICAL PROJECTS

KEY ACTIVITIES INDICATOR LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT REMARKS 2010 2011 2012 2013 Const. of mechanized bore 100% Completed hole Renovation of classroom and 100% On-going

Const. of Library Const. of 10 No. Boreholes 100% Completed fitted with hand pump. Renovation and Conversion 100% Completed of old Administration Block into Fire Service Station Const.of Education Office 100% Completed complex Const. of 6 unit classroom 60% On-going block, store and office Renovation of Dormitory 100% Completed block at HASCO Construction of 1 No. 12 90% On-going seater WC toilet Construction of 3 unit 73% On-going classroom block Rewiring of District Assembly 100% completed Hall complex and administration block Completion of side ward at 82% Completed Half Assinihospital Renovation of Tikobo No. 1 35% Contractor has market abandoned the project Renovation of four classroom 100% In use block Construction of of twelve 55% On going (12) Seater toilet facility Procurement of grader 0% Not started Renovation of classroom and 100% In use Construction of Library Construction of 10 No. 100% In use Boreholes fitted with hand pump. Renovation and Conversion 100% In use of old Administration Block

9 into Fire Service Station Construction of Education 100% In use Office complex Const. of 6 unit classroom 60% On-going block, store and office Construction of 1 No. 12 100% completed seater WC toilet Construction of 3 unit 100% In use classroom block Rewiring of District 100% In use Assembly Hall complex and Administration block Completion of side ward at 82% At a standstill Half Assini hospital Spot improvement of 100% Completed Bentinebo Jn.-Bentinebo Feeder roads Surfacing of District 100% Completed Assembly Yard Construction Of Area Council 100% Completed Office Construction of Area Council 100% Completed office Construction of wooden 0% Not started bridge Reshaping of mile 5 39% On-going Navrongo & Azuleti- Etweakor F/RD (13.0km) Spot improvement of 5% On-going Takinta-Adusuazo F/RDs (7.6km) Construction. of 1 No. 12 55% On-going seater WC toilet Construction of drains & Car 30% On-going Park including Toilet and

10 security post??? Construction. of GBC 95% On -going Transmission Studio Construction of District 55% On-going Magistrate Court

Spot improvement of New 100% completed Kablensuazo junction Gravelling of Jaway Market 100% completed Spot Improvement Jaway & 100% completed other Feeder roads Construction of 6 classroom 100% No furniture block Construction. of 6 classroom 45% On going block Construction of 6 classroom 100% In use block Construction of 6 classroom 100% In use block Construction of 6 classroom 45% On-going block Construction of 1No. six 60% On-going classroom block with ancillary facilities Const. of 1No. six classroom 60% On-going block with ancillary facilities Const. of model community ICT Centre and Post office Const. of 1No. BS1-6 65% On-going classroom block Const. of 1No. 3- unit teachers accommodation Const. of District Assembly 100% In use Guest House phase II Procurement of Toyota In use

11 double cabin pick-up Supply of 1,900 Dual desk Supply of 1,400 mono desk Supply of Kindergarten tables and chairs 100% completed CHPS compound

TABLE 1.3 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2010 -2013 - REVENUE

SOURCES 2009 2010 2011 2012 TOTAL No OF FUNDS [GH₵] [GH₵] [GH₵] [GH₵] [GH₵]

1. DACF 1,038,197.00 957,009.03 219,092.37 967,469.78 3,181.768.18

2. IGF 225,420.00 339,376.98 259,960.38 494,090.09 1,318,848.05 GOG 3. GRANTS 58,075.30 - 543,605.79 53,984.12 655,665.21 [Not Salaries] DONOR 4. 404,150.04 335,404.98 25,000.00 986,914.92 1,751,469.94 GRANTS TOTAL 1,725,842.34 1,631,790.00 1,047,658.54 2,502,459.51 6,907,751.38 REVENUE

TABLE 1.4 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2010 -2013 – EXPENDITURE SOURCES OF 2009 2010 2011 2012 TOTAL No FUNDS [GH₵] [GH₵] [GH₵] [GH₵] [GH₵]

1. ADMINISTRATION 109,967.87 827,520.47 615,560.29 780,102.25 2,333,150.88

2. SERVICE - - - - - 1,270,550.1 1,624,539.4 3. INVESTMENT - 15,993.69 2,911,083.29 3 7 SPECIAL 4. PROJECTS 28,472.00 37,252.31 81,843.61 99,102.05 246,669.97 [CODAPEC]

5. MISCELLANEOUS 17,519.40 38,100.28 44,481.45 43,024.50 143125.63 TOTAL 155,959.27 2,173,423.19 757,879.04 2,546,768.27 5,634,029.99 EXPENDITURE

KEY PROBLEMS/ISSUES ENCOUNTERED DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE

 Untimely release of DACF.  Change of policy.  Inadequate funding.  Some projects not captured in the plan (implementation of unplanned projects.  In an Educational sector targets were not set for indicators during the plan period. There were no basis for comparison of achievement and target  The decreasing rate of the G.E.R. indicates that, parents are now sending their children to the private school due to their good results at the B.E.C.E.  Ambitious plans.  Lack of technical expertise in plan implementation.  Over reliance on DACF.  Absence of accurate data.  Lack of commitment of district leadership.

LESSONS LEARNT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2010 – 2013)

 There should be multi-sectoral collaboration to implement plans to achieve over all objectives and goals.  There should be effective revenue mobilization not relying solely on the DACF.  There should be effective M & E of the plan.  District Assembly should partner with other sister cities to achieve targets.  Avoid ambitious projects.  Seek for more NGO support.  Minimizing bureaucracy.

1.3 DISTRICT PROFILE This chapter provides the general characteristics of the District. These include physical and natural environment, culture, settlement systems, economic, social services and demographic characteristics. Details of these and other sectors are described in the following sections.

1.3.1 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

1.3.1.1 LOCATION AND SIZE The Jomoro District is located in the Southwestern part of the Western Region of Ghana. Latitude 4,80 N and the Atlantic Ocean {Gulf of Guinea} bound it on the South,Latitude 5,21O N and the Nini River bound the District on the North. It also lies between Longitude 2,35 W to the East and 3,07 W to the West.

The district covers an area of 1,344 square kilometers. This is about 5.6% of the total land area of the Western Region. It shares boundaries with Wassa-Amenfi and Aowin-Suaman Districts to the North, Ellembelle District to the East and La Côte D’Ivoire to the West and the Gulf of Guinea at the South.

FIGURE 1.1 JOMORO IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXT

Source: Field Survey, 2014

FIGURE 1.2 JOMORO IN REGIONAL CONTEXT

Source: Field Survey, 2014

1.3.1.2 RELIEF AND DRAINAGE The south-central part of the district including the Ankasa Forest Reserve is an area of rolling granite topography consisting of frequent steep-sided small round hills rising to 200-600 feet or no flat uplands and no broad valleys. Around the coastal area, the relief is lower consisting of flattish upland areas and steep valleys. A minor relief feature is the one formed by a ridge of highland running northwest to southeast from the Tano to Bonyere that terminates on its northern side in the Nawulley scarp. Mainly the Tano, Ankasa, Suhwen, Elloin and Amanzulle Rivers and their tributaries drain the district. The other water body of importance is the Dwenye Lagoon.

FIGURE 1.3 DRAINAGE IN JOMORO DISTRICT

Source: Field Survey, 2014

FIGURE 1.3.1 TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE

1.3.1.3 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL Although gaps in climatic records on the District make them unreliable for planning purposes, the district is believed to be the wettest part of the country. Temperature in the District is generally very high with a monthly mean of 26 C. Relative humidity throughout the district is also very high about 90% during the night and falling to about 75% when temperature rises in the afternoon. The climatic conditions including rainfall (amount, variability and distribution), relative humidity and temperature are critical for successful agriculture (including its storage and haulage to markets). Knowledge of the climatic conditions is also important in selecting the appropriate types of road surfacing and the timing of development.

A high rainfall, falling in two wet seasons and a uniformly high temperature characterizes the climate of the district. The climate is classified as Equatorial Monsoon and owes its rains to low pressure areas over the Sahara attracting winds from the South of the Equator. The climate is favourable for plant growth and it is the climate rather than the soil, which is the greatest asset of the district. The harmattan air mass that brings dry conditions comes under the effects of the Monsoon and the Equatorial mass. The result is a variable weather, which includes moderate to very heavy rains.

The temperature conditions in the area readily support the cultivation of tropical crops such as cassava, oil palm and maize. Farmers can take advantage of the double rainfall seasons to increase production of crops. Maize, for instance, can be grown and harvested in both the major and lean seasons. The climatic conditions also favor fishing. Farmers in the District need to take advantage of the climatic condition in order to improve their income.

1.3.1.4 VEGETATION The district lies within the forest belt of Ghana. The original vegetation in the interior parts of the district is the Tropical Rain Forest type characterized by its evergreen scenery with a vast variety of plant species. The present vegetation is made up of: i) Forest reserve (Ankasa) characterized by original high forest where cultivation is not allowed. 21

ii) Areas of fallow land and tree crops, farms/plantations and wasteland. iii) Major areas of swamp forest which have not seen much cultivation because of their Waterlogged nature for most times of the year.

1.3.1.5 CONDITIONS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Most homes (24 percent) were found to be built with cement and 16.7percent built with raffia. Buildings roofed with iron roofing were (27%) and thatched (22.5%). 52.7% of the houses have habitable rooms ranging from 2-5 with 36.7% having habitable rooms from 6- 10 while 9.9% of the houses have habitable rooms more than eleven (11+). More than 10 persons (44.5%) live in a house in the district. 1-4 households (86.9%) live in a house in the district. Only 29.6% have toilet facilities such as KVIP. Those with pit latrine and water closet within their houses are in percentage terms 15% and 8.6% respectively. 70.4% have toilet facilities outside their houses i.e. they use public toilets. The use of bush and beaches (46%) as place of convenience is very common. These practices rather affect the natural environment. Refuse disposal is largely by open public dumping which is 36.8%. Unorganized dumping under coconut trees 9.7% is also practiced. The filth from these refuse dumps wash into streams and rivers which are sources of domestic water for 20% of the people. This unhealthy situation exposes the people in the district to disease infection. 9.7% throw refuse into community refuse containers where sanitation vehicles remove them. The refuse containers are located in Half-Assini, Jaway Wharf, Tikobo No. 1 and Elubo.

1.3.1.6 SOILS The soils of the district belong predominately to the Boi Association, the Ankasa Association, the Tikobo Association and the Fredericksburg Association.

A THE BOI ASSOCIATION Boi Series

i. This is found on most of the upland sites and is the most extensive soil in the basin. The nutrient status is distinctly lower due to leaching and deep weathering.

This low nutrient status is reflected in the limited range of crops that can be grown on this series and the low yields associated with them. Cocoa is not usually successful on Boi Series, which is better adapted to coffee, rubber and oil palm. ii. Omappe Series It is a poor soil, less fertile than Boi Series because of the thinner topsoil and a lower fine earth percentage, while drainage is also unsatisfactory because of the indurate layer in the lower subsoil. This makes the soil quite unsuitable for such crops as coffee, which requires free drainage. iii. Sutri Series It is the acid equivalent of Nsuta Series, a shallow and highly concretionary soil overlying solid iron pan. It has no agricultural value. iv. Totua Series The soil is well drained but its main disadvantages are its steep and often inaccessible site, and the consequent liability to sheet and gulley erosion when exposed through clearing. v. Ebowu Series This is relatively very extensive soil found on similar steep sites to Totua Series. vi. Bremang Series It consists of highly acid topsoil. Its nutrient status is similar to or slightly better than Boi Series, while the absence of stones and gravel suggests its suitability for root crops. This series is not usually sufficiently well drained for coffee but it suited for rubber and oil palm. vii. Kwaben Series This series is the most productive soil in the association and is an alluvial soil in valley bottoms. Agricultural Value: Cocoa is often grown successfully on this soil. Extensive riverside cocoa at Elubo and Cocoatown is planted on

Kwaben Series. Food crops, including plantains also yield satisfactorily on this series.

(B) THE ANKASA ASSOCIATION i. Abenia Series This series is the usual sedentary soil of high rainfall granite areas. It is highly acid; the nutrient status is very low. This series cannot support economic cocoa, and yields of food crops are not encouraging. ii. Minisu Series Drainage is slightly better than in Abenia Series, and the soil remains moist throughout the year. Natural fertility is low. iii. Adiembra Series This series is an in extensive immature solid development on very steep slopes, consisting of a tin humus topsoil directly overlying the gritty loam of the weathered granite substratum. iv. Ankasa Series It is highly acid and heavily leached, so that its nutrient reserves are very low. It is the poorest major soil in the basin and has limited agricultural possibilities. Cocoa fails on this series very soon after planting, and food crops, even on newly cleared ground, are poor. Rubber and oil palm are the best crops for this series. v. Nta Series This series is sandy lower – slope associate of Ankasa Series. Drainage is very free. The soil is loose and easy to cultivate, but is relatively poor in nutrients and has a low agricultural value. It is best suited for pineapples, cassava and coconut, palms. (c) THE TIKOBO ASSOCIATION i. Tikobo Series This series is light-textured and very easy to work. Its light texture and free drainage is ideally suited physically to coconut and oil palm, which grow well on this series despite its low nutrient status due to the leaching effect of the heavy rainfall. For food crops, this series is somehow unsuitable. Plantain

and cocoyams do not do well; yields of maize, cassava and pineapples are only moderate. ii. Nuba Sub-Series It is found on all sites except valley bottoms, untimely mixed with Tikobo Series. iii. Aiyinasi Series This soil is light-textured and easy to work, but is as low as, or lower in nutrients than the associated upland soils. Its site suggest its use for small streamside patches of sugarcane or small rice farms. iv. Mpataba Series This series has a poor drainage within the association. It would have to be drained before it could be used. These swampy areas have little agricultural use. However, it could be used for swampy rice production if the water level can be controlled economically.

(D) THE FREDERICKSBURG ASSOCIATION i) Krisin Series This series is confined to a narrow belt immediately behind the present beach. The soil is generally of low productivity but supports coconuts. ii) Fredericksburg Series The nutrients status of the soil is very low. The loose texture makes this series suitable for groundnut. Local farmers grow other food crops but yields are generally low, except for cassava. Maize and plantain are sometimes sown but returns are very moderate.

FIGURE 1: 4 SOILS MAP

FIGURE 1: 5 GEOLOGY MAP

FIGURE 1:6 LAND COVER MAP

FIGURE 1.7 PROTECTED AREAS

1.3.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COASTAL ZONE: OVERVIEW This section provides detailed information on the coastal zone of the Jomoro District. It is incorporated into the DMTDP through the support from Friends of the Nation. The Coastal Resources Center of the University of Rhode Island, Friends of the Nation, SustainaMetrix and WorldFish gathered the information under this section from the ICM toolkit, which was developed under ICFG initiative implemented.

The Jomoro District shoreline is relatively rural with a mix of land and water uses, which underpin local cultures and livelihoods. It is characterized by a long stretch of relatively flat sandy beaches and dune systems with elevation below 10 metres. The majority of the district’s population lives in dense fishing settlements with fish landing and processing areas on the first dune. This population is hemmed between the sea and the vast Amanzule wetlands. Few hills of rocky outcrops protrude between the sandy beaches and sometimes extend into the sea forming rocky seabeds. The shoreline from the western boundary of Ghana to Ahobre is part of a narrow, 7-10km wide strip of land which bounds the Abby lagoon which is mostly in La Cote D’;Ivoire. Until recently, this was the main international route across the border to Abidjan by ferry, with the District Capital, Half Assini, as its heart, also the centre for a thriving coconut industry. The route dips back from the coast at Ahobre to circumvent the Domunli Lagoon, which has the town of Bonyere at its eastern side. From Bonyere to Beyin is a further long stretch of coast with coconut groves separating fishing villages. Beyin is the location of a paramount chieftaincy of the Nzema people, and a growing tourist resort with the Nzulezu stilt village inland on the Amanzule Lake, as its star attraction.

The coastline is linked to, rivers, estuaries and the greater part of the vast ecologically significant Amanzule wetland complex that provides habitats for diverse flora and fauna. In the uplands there are forests and rich agricultural lands.

FIGURE 1.8 COASTAL ZONES

1.3.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF COASTAL ZONE: OFF-SHORE MARINE AREAS AND FISHERIES

The off-shore areas of the coastal zone are actively used by the artisanal (traditional) fishing fleets. Fishing is also the province of larger, Ghana-based semi-industrial fishing vessels and industrial, intercontinental vessels. There are locally breeding fish, those inhabiting the Guinean current across West Africa and those that migrate across larger distances (such as blue whales). Surveys have been carried out to determine the location and type of marine life including juvenile fish and their breeding, and Marine Protected Areas are being proposed to protect fisheries and improve food security.

Marine areas experience many other uses such as for a local, national and international highway, for leisure, cables, pipelines, oil and gas exploitation. The Marine areas are subject to increasing kinds of pollution from the wastes of marine and non-marine activities

(dumping of waste). As capacity for coastal management increases, spatial planning for the seascape will be necessary to ensure harmony between traditional uses of the sea for fishing and oil and gas production activities. Marine Spatial Plans are now being used throughout the world to cope with the increasing pressures.

1.3.3.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COASTAL ZONE: AREAS OF RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION

The coastal zone of Jomoro is associated with wetlands, mangroves, lagoons, rivers and estuaries. These provide essential ecosystem services and are also critical for maintaining a healthy fishery. These ecosystems are a priority for conservation. Some of these ecosystems are already officially recognized and those that are of more local significance should also be differentiated. Ultimately this could include the marine part of the coastal zone with protected areas such as Marine Conservation Areas and Sanctuaries, Fishery Conservation and Closure Areas, and Essential Fish Habitats.

1.3.3.2 RELIEF, DRAINAGE AND CLIMATE: COASTAL DYNAMICS, HUMAN USES AND IMPLICATIONS

Shoreline Beaches, Dunes and Barrier Spits: human and natural hazards

Due to the action of wind, waves, current and rising sea level in recent decades, most barrier beaches in Ghana are retreating at a rate of about 1m per year and in the Western region, are estimated to be retreating at 2m per year on the average. Erosion, sea level rise, and sand winning from the beach can all result in land loss and the inland movement of the shoreline. While the rate of erosion slightly varies from one coastal community to the other, sections of the shoreline in the district are noted to have eroded by approximately 50 meters over the past 2 decades, causing the disappearance of buildings, farm lands and other properties. This phenomenon still continues due to high sea wave energy and evolving sea level rise due to climate change. And it has initiated a difficult process of relocation. For instance, most people who lived in Old Kabenlansuazo moved to resettle at New Kabenlansuazo about 50 years ago. Other communities facing greater impact of coastal erosion include Metika and Twenen. 32

Most stakeholders in the coastal communities accept the fact sand winning contributes immensely to coastal erosion. But their perception is that small scale sand winning, for household use such as building and its rehabilitation does not significantly add up to the problem.

In almost all the coastal communities, there are traces of coastal erosion. In most communities, properties and activities that prevailed at the beach in the past such as playgrounds, coconuts, cemeteries, roads and houses have been destroyed. For instance, in Twenen, community members noted that their current residence marked their third settlement. Their last place was called Twenwo, and they predict that they might have to move again in the next 20 years. Similarly, in Ellonyi, a coastal community located near the River Ellonyi; a vehicular road and coconut trees located near the beach about 35 years ago have been destroyed by erosion. Likewise in Ngelekazo, inhabitants noted that there has been increasing coastal erosion dated 70 years ago and has destroyed key recreational areas and coconut plantations. The situation and destruction of property is not different from Old Kabenlansuazo, Agyeza, Allengenzule, Ezinlibo and Egbazo. Particularly in Egbazo, residents described how their borehole that had been destroyed by erosion.

River estuaries, Drainage Outflows, Mangroves, Wetlands, Marshlands and Coastal Lagoons

Wetlands and coastal water resources serve vital functions in the environment. They provide habitat for many plants and animals, including migratory birds and many types of fish. Mangrove areas, in particular, are important to the overall health of the marine fisheries, because they provide habitats for shellfish as well as nursery grounds to juvenile fish. Mangrove wood is harvested for a variety of purposes, but this practice should be limited due to the damage to wetlands that overharvesting causes.

From a hydrologic perspective, wetlands serve to dampen the effects of changing water levels, thereby providing protection from flooding. In the process of slowing floodwaters, wetlands trap and store sediments, limiting erosion and in some cases actually building up soil. Through this process, they protect coastal waters from excessive runoff and

33 sedimentation. Coastal communities often rely on these areas for their drinking supply, so maintaining the flow levels and cleanliness of the water is vital to community health.

Wetlands are easy targets for dumping of waste and infilling because they lack existing users or owners. They are also under threat from indiscriminate cutting of mangroves for fire wood for cooking and fish smoking. The practice is very common, partly due to low level of awareness of their ecological functions and services. In most coastal communities in the Jomoro district, there is intense cutting of mangroves around the lagoon as well as building of houses near wetlands.

1.3.4 VEGETATION, FLORA, TROPICAL FOLIAGE FORESTS, WILDLIFE

The current majority land use in Jomoro District is by the wetlands, subsistence farms, trees and forest. Of greatest significance in terms of carbon sequestration, freshwater supply, fish habitat and flood control is the Amanzule wetland, which straddles Jomoro, Ellembelle and Nzema East and extends to the border with neighboring Côte d’ Ivoire. Even with its close proximity to the coast, this wetland is largely a freshwater system except along its southeastern terminus where the outlet parallels the coast before finally emptying into the sea near Azulenoanu. This ecosystem is composed of several wetland categories including swamp and mangrove forests and holds Ghana’s only known peat swamp forest and the country’s largest intact swamp forest. A baseline land cover for the Amanzule area has been defined to assist in change detection and analysis going forward.

The Ankasa Forest Reserve is the major Forest Reserve in the District, and is one of the largest designated for ‘protection’ rather than ’production’ in Ghana. The park recognized for its guided nature walk by most tourist remains of high significance due to its high plant diversity, indigenous forest birds, monkeys especially chimpanzee and forest elephants.

Coastal communities combine farming and fishing for their livelihoods, with a mixture of cash and subsistence food crops. Their farming has suffered from the severe decline of the formerly prosperous coconut crop through Cape St Paul Wilt disease which slowly spread throughout the coast from 1932. This fed lucrative pig farming and coconut oil production. Rather than replant expensive and slower growing disease-resistant coconut hybrids, 34 farmers have switched to less profitable oil palm. This has added to the pressure on livelihoods from declining fish stocks. Subsistence food crop areas suffer from over exploitation and subdivision among increasing number of family members.

The balance between income from cash crops and land available for food, is a key factor in sustaining livelihoods and food security. The mapping of rural land uses will enable decisions to be made about the most efficient balance of uses. This designation of land for agriculture, added to protected areas/ corridors for wildlife will enable the best decisions to be taken about which areas are suitable for urbanisation, tourism, leisure and industrial development.

1.3.5 LAND OWNERSHIP Traditionally, land was in the “customary ownership” of chiefs, who dispensed and allocated it on behalf of their people. Subsequently the colonial authorities negotiated treaties under Romano-British law, which led to individual land titles and leases being granted, and substantial land being taken into government ownership. Where most land is not registered, there are frequent conflicts over its ownership. Families who have subsisted on the land for generations are summarily evicted without compensation, and incoming investors are caught up in land disputes so that nothing materializes. In areas around Bonyere, for example, farmers (coconut plantation owners) are agitating for adequate compensation for fruit trees destroyed by authorities to make way for gas pipeline laying. All of this requires that the land agencies should work more closely with local communities; that land transfers by chiefs should be transparent; and that adequate compensation systems are in place where families are dispossessed of their land by development. The land agencies currently operate in a very separate institution. By resolving this element, the implementation of Integrated Coastal Management will become easier.

FIGURE 1: 9 FOCUS ON RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND

FIGURE 1:10 FOCUS ON TERTIARY INDUSTRY AND ECO-TOURISM

FIGURE 1:11 AERIAL PHOTO - HALF ASSINI (DISTRICT CAPITAL)

1.3.6 PLACES OF ATTRACTION AND HISTORICAL FACTS

Ankasa National Park (the world’s second riches nature reserve) – A two-in-one forest reserve, covering a total landarea of about 509 sq. Km and incorporating the former Nini- Suhien National Park. Ankasa has virgin evergreen rainforest and is the most botanically diverse forest in Ghana. The park is often classified as the world’s second richest nature reserve and boast of rare botanical species like ‘psychosis ankasensis’ and more than 300 plant species have been logged in a single hectare. Ankasa also has a horde of mammals, including forest elephants, leopards, wildcat, African civet, bush broad fronted crocodile and chimpanzees and the bongo, which conservation experts have proposed as the great Park’s symbol.

Jomoro’s Pristine Wetlands – There are several wetlands within the district, the major ones are the Amanzule, Domunli and the Abby wetlands located near Benyin, Old Kabenlasuazo and Jaway Wharf respectively. The Amanzule wetland in particular, has a great national importance as Ghana’s largest intact swamp peat forest; it is the only forest in Ghana whose vegetation encompasses mangrove, raffia palm, coconut palm and swamp peat. It is also a home to a wide variety of wildlife, including monkeys, crocodiles, marine turtles and birds.

Nzulezo (the village on stilts) – it is over 500 years old village and home to about 450 natives who are predominantly farmers; they live a traditional life which adapts to delicate watery environments in which all houses are built with raffia palm, erected to suspend on stilts on the Amansuri Lake. What makes Nzulezo exciting is that, it is self-sufficient in many ways and has its own primary schools, churches, shops, a walkway (streets and alleys) and even a couple of motels.

The Meandah Nature Trail – Home to the Meadah Crocodile Pond which is habitat for some Long snout, Dwarf and Nile crocodile; the Ebonloa Bird Sanctuary and Ebonloa’s intriguing Local Gin Distilleries.

The Apollonia Fort – It is the very last English Fort in the Gold Coast. It is located on the beaches of Benyin and was built by the English Committee of Merchants from 1768 to 1770 following and invitation from Chief Amenihyia. The fort took its name from a Portugese 39 explorer who first sighted the area supposedly on St. Appollonia’s Day. The English gave up the fort in 1819, soon after the abolition of the slave up the fort in 1819, soon after the abolition of the slave trade, transferring ownership to the Dutch in 1868. The Dutch rechristened the fort after their king, Willem III and held it until 1872.

The Osagyefo Barge – Conceived as an integrated energy generation project to accelerate the development of Tano basin, the Osagyefo Barge is a dual fired power generating unit which can operate on both diesel and natural gas. It was commissioned in 1999 and moved to present base at Effasu-Mangyea in the Jomoro District in March 2007. When operational, the Osagyefo Barge will generate some 185 megawatts of power to supplement electricity from the Akosombo and Kpong Hydro-electric power plants as well as the Aboadze thermal power plant.

The Abby Lagoon – This is a trans-boundary wetland important to both Ghana and la Cote d’Ivoire because of its high productivity as a medium of transport and for fishing. It is widely believed that the lagoon has considerable stocks of the West African Manatees (Trichechus senegalensis)

Jomoro Clean Cosy Beaches – Jomoro has 50 kilometre stretch of clean sandy beaches from Ekabaku to Newtown (Ghana’s last coastal community on its western frontier). Most of Jomoro’s beaches have clean white sands, laced with rows of coconut trees mysteriously spared by the onslaught of the Cape Saint Paul Wilt Disease which ravaged most of the coconut crop along Ghana’s coastal belt. Besides their suitability for hospitality and recreation, Jomoro beaches are Ghana’s most favourable nesting habitat for marine turtles which are of global conservation interest.

1.3.4 CULTURE

Culture is broad and may be defined from many perspectives. It is a way of life of a group of people, which deals with customs and beliefs and social organization. Unlike many districts of this country, Jomoro in its entirety is under one paramountcy at the traditional capital located in Beyin. The annual festival of the people called kundum brings all the citizenry from afar and near to their respective towns and villages.

1.3.8 ETHNICITY Large proportions of the population are the Nzemas who are the natives and constitutes as high as 65.4% of the total population. The other significant tribes are Fantis(13.8%), Ewes(8.8%), Twi speaking extraction (3.2%). This portrays the District as being hetrogenous in terms of ethnicity, but has has a positive repercussion in terms of development since the people will see development projects as theirs and for that matter would be willing to contribute towards it as well as ensure their sustainable use. The minority groups; Ewes, Fanti, Twi speaking extracts and others have lived in theDistrict for the past twenty (20) years and are therefore attached to the area.

1.3.9 COMMUNAL SPIRIT While in the rural areas communal spirit is high through participation in the construction of school blocks, toilet, clinics, community centres etc, the same cannot be said of the urban centres. This might be the cosmopolitan nature of the urban areas as there is the general knowledge that Government is to provide for everything. In the urban centres, organizations, churches and the District Assembly only carry on activities.

1.3.10 ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES The people in the District are largely traditionalists. Their attitudes to traditional practices are very high. This is evidenced in respect to elders, and the high premium given to funerals to honour the dead.

1.3.11 RELIGION Western Christian religions are widely practiced in the District, but the interesting feature is its adaptation of the practice to local traditions. Because majority of the people in the District are traditionalists, the degree/or level of behavioural effect is maintained at a high pitch in context of vengeance, fear, magic and exorcism. It is the belief that disobedience of the social order brings vengeance from the gods. It is in this context that illness is seen as a cause and effect relationship i.e. vengeance or repressive action from the gods. In such circumstance the sick visits the traditional practitioners than to visit the western or orthodox practitioner. Pregnant women especially from the rural areas do not visit ante-natal clinics because of the belief in the 41 traditional medicine. With the advent of formal education there is a form of conflict between the old and the new concepts. While the educated and the young tend to look down upon traditional values, norms and practices, which turn to retard development and progress the aged and uneducated, hold to the traditional values. On the other hand, the high degree of behavioral effect which is maintained by traditionalist could be seen as unifying factor which when properly harnessed would bring about coordination to promote communalism, development and progress

1.3.12 CHIEFTAINCY DISPUTES

Though the District is said to be peaceful, there are pockets of chieftaincy disputes at Bonyere, Newtown and some few areas, which should be looked at seriously. The dispute has divided these areas into factions and has even affected local level governance in terms of the performance of the Area Councils. The non-functioning of the Bonyere Area Council is attributed to the endemic conflict in the area. This situation has retarded development, as the council cannot meet to generate revenue for development

1.3.13 SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS The population distribution of the district is influenced by various factors including vegetation, type of economic activity, infrastructure, and cultural and administrative policies.

The District capital Half Assini has the largest population. The town has the infrastructure and economic influence to attract migration and retain residents. Elubo, Tikobo No. 1 and Bonyere follow this. The distribution of the population in the District is uneven. This is reflected in the difference between the population size and land area. The District can best be described as typically rural. Out of the total 931 settlements, only 5 settlements could be described as urban in 2010, thus having population of 5,000 and above.

Table 1.3 DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION IN SOME SELECTED SETTLEMENTS.

S/No. Locality/Settlement TOTAL MALE FEMALE 1. Elubo 17,410 8,466 8,944 2. Half Assini 16,938 7,833 9,105 3. Tikobo No. 1 7,351 3,524 3,827 4. Bonyere 6,257 2,984 3,273 5. Tikobo No. 2 5,128 2,473 2,655 6. Nuba 4,114 2,006 2,108 7. Ahobre No. 2 4,089 1,989 2,100 8. Ezinlibo (Zinibo) 3,779 1,767 2,012 9. Takinta 4,023 1,934 2,089 10. Jaway Wharf 3,626 1,802 1,824 11. Samenye 4,043 2,014 2,029 12. Mpataba 3,603 1,716 1,887 13. Kengen 2,498 1,197 1,301 14. Allowule 2,520 1,215 1,305 15. Ndumsuazo 2,501 1,210 1,291 16. Ellenda 2,578 1,310 1,268 17. Edu 2,371 1,199 1,172 18. Ekpu 2,883 1,359 1,524 19. Avolenu (New Town) 2,230 1,090 1,140 20. Efasu 2,141 1,158 983 Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census

The settlement population pattern of the district does not arguer well for development in the case of the provision of certain facilities, which require a minimum population threshold to make them viable. Table (2) shows the population of the major settlements in the district in 2010.

FIGURE 1.12 POPULATION DENSITY

1.4 ECONOMY OF THE DISTRICT The economy of the district is mixed consisting of large traditional agricultural sector made up of mostly small-scale peasant farmers, fishermen, a growing informal sector of small businessmen, artisans and technicians and an insignificant proportion in the processing and manufacturing sector. The major occupational structure in the district is agriculture, which absorbs 54.1% of the total labour force in the district. Population engaged in industry and service is comparatively small. According to 2010 PHC, farming activities include crop farming, tree planting, livestock rearing and fish farming.The district is made up of 34,503 households, of which 15,409 households representing 44.7 percent are engaged in agriculture activities. Out of the households that engage in agriculture activities, 53.8 percent are at the rural sector whiles, 29.7 percent are urban settlers. A difference of 24.1 percent of rural households, more than urban households, shows more rural household members engage in agriculture activities than urban household members.

1.4.1 AGRICULTURE Agriculture is the backbone of the District’s economy. Besides employing about 65-70% of the District’s labour force, it has a great potential of sparking off agro-based industrial activities and producing a wide range of food and cash crops for internal and external markets. This sector is, however beset with numerous problems basic among them are:  Destruction of crops by pests and diseases  Inadequate finance  Inaccessible farm roads  Low access to extension services  High cost of farming inputs  Limited access to credit  Limited access to extension services  Inadequate disease and pest control  Lack of storage facilities  Limited land for farming

These and other associated problems have limited the ability of agriculture to act as the engine of growth for the district.

1.4.1.1 LIVESTOCK This is an area in the District, which has high potential for growth. However, it is not well developed. Very few people are engaged in livestock. Animals, which are mostly reared in the District, are pigs, sheep, goats, cattle and poultry including local fowls.

Table 1.4 ANIMALS REARED IN THE DISTRICT TYPE NUMERATION % NUMERATION % 2010 2013 Cattle 1,948 0.2 3,645 0.4 Sheep 168,900 19.3 200,582 21.9 Goats 102,715 11.7 125,844 13.7 Pigs 579,750 66.3 564950 61.6 Poultry 21,605 2.5 22,432 2.4 TOTAL 874,918 100 917453 100 Source: MOFA, Jomoro

Pigs used to be the most populated livestock in the District because of the availability of coconut chaff used as a basal diet to feed the pigs. This livestock feed has faced serious challenges due to aliens from Nigeria who come to the District to buy the whole nut and transport them to Nigeria. The challenge makes it necessary for the district Assembly to find ways to lessen the threat it poses to the industry otherwise an alternative source of livelihood should be found for the pig farmers.

The table below shows the livestock mostly reared in the district and its population in percentage.

Table 1.5 LIVESTOCK IN PERCENTAGE POPULATION No. Type of livestock % Ratio Remarks (population) 1 Sheep 40 Accepted by communities. 2 Pigs 30 Reared in all communities. 3 Goats 15 Prohibited in some communities. 4 Poultry 10 Found in all communities. 5 Cattle 5 Unpopular in most communities.

1.4.1.2 POULTRY Although poultry productionis not popular in the District, it is an area which has the potential in generating revenue for the animal farmers in to alleviate poverty. It is less capital intensive and materials needed to construct the structures to keep the birds are available. In addition to that, marketing is quite easy because of the high consumption rate than livestock. Currently, there are only a few people in the commercial poultry industry which are on small scale. They are scattered in the District with most of them found in New Kabenlasuazo. Metika, Ehoaka, Takinta, Mpataba, Elubo and other places. The main problems in livestock farming are inadequate veterinary service, diseases, high cost of chemicals and poor condition of structures.

1.4.1.3 OTHER CHALLENGES IN THE AGRIC SECTOR Currently, about 80% of farmers depend on their own savings and loans from relatives and friends for their farming activities. As a result of this they cannot hire labour to expand their farms. The effect is that farm sizes are relatively small and work is not done at the right time leading to poor crop growth yield and post- harvest loses. The Banks in the District have not been regular partners in the agricultural development due to the fact that farmers do not have the needed collaterals and also default in payment of credits. They will therefore opt to give loans to traders and commercial vehicle owners. Again farmers are often reluctant to access credit from the banks because of the bureaucracies involved. The only credit facility initiated in 2006 under the Food and Agricultural Budgetary Support through the Jomoro Rural bank to two (2) farmers groups has collapsed. As a 47 result of lack of credit facilities to farmers, productivity is low. Apart from personal savings and loans from relatives and friends NGOs have also played significant roles in the development of agricultural productivity in the District. CARE International (GH. LTD.) Currently operating in the District supplied the following inputs to some farmer groups in the District. These are: a) Sheep breeding stock to Ndusuazo, Cocotown and Ghana Nungua. b) Vegetables seeds, Insecticides, Weedicides and Knapsack Spraying machines to Domeabra and Tweako 2 communities. c) Improved fingerlings to Tweako/Navrongo, Ghana Nungua and Nsuano communities. d) Improved cockerels supplied to Tweako/Navrongo, Domeabra and Cocoatown communities.

Physical cash was given to Tweako 1 & 2 communities for land preparation and purchase of high yielding cassava sticks for planting.

1.4.1.4 FARMING INPUT Farmers continue to use traditional method of farming i.e. slash and burn with hoe and cutlass. This method results to farmers cultivating small areas, hence low productivity. Lack of recognized input dealers also hinders agricultural development. Farmers have to travel long distance to purchase farming inputs. The few unregistered input dealers in the District sell inputs at exorbitant prices to farmers. They also dispense wrong application rates of chemicals to farmers.

1.4.1.5 DISEASE AND PEST INFESTATION Due to theupspring and non-professionalism of agro-chemical dealers in the District, disease and pest control has not been perfectly achieved. Farmers do not use the appropriate recommendations of pesticides. There is therefore the need to educate farmers and train the agro-chemical dealers respectively.

1.4.1.6 LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES Farmers continue to store their produce (grain) on barns instead of improved ventilated narrow cribs. Thus, 30% of farm produce gets spoilt after harvesting due to poor storage facilities. This is further aggravated by poor transportation network and marketing. 48

1.4.1.7 LIMITED LAND FOR FARMING Land for farming is becoming a major drawback to agricultural development in the District since it is scarce. The Ankasa Conservation Project takes about 30% of land in the district. The table below shows the land use in Jomoro District.

Table 1.6 AGRICULTURE LAND USE LAND USE (2010) LAND USE (2013) LAND USE AREA UNDER % AREA UNDER % CULTIVATION CULTIVATION Forest Reserve 49,580 18 49,580 18 Tree Crops 63,500 47 73,052 15 Food Crops 16,100 25 15,638 3 Fallow Lands 1,900 3 1,900 3 TOTAL 131,080 140170 Source: MOFA, Jomoro

Farmers acquire land from family members or traditional authorities on the basis of Abusa, Abunu or outright purchase. Most farmlands are owned by families and fragmented among family members. This results in smaller holdings. Average holding for food crops ranges from 0.5 to 2 acres while that of plantation crops ranges from 2-10 acres.

FIGURE 1:13 AGRICULTURAL LAND COVERAGE

1.4.2 AQUACULTURE There are suitable and vast lands for aquaculture in the District. This of late has prompted many farmers to invest in this sector. Major production areas in the District are: Tikobo No. 2, Elubo and New Kabenlasuazo. Average pond size is 100x100m and average number of ponds per farmer is 2. However, the sector faces a lot of challenges. Among them are: 1. Funds for construction and expansion 2. Lack of excavators 3. Inadequate improved fingerlings 4. Inadequate balance feed

1.4.3 MARINE FISHING Marine fishing plays an important role in the economy of the Jomoro District. It employs about 20% of its labour force and contributes to almost half (1/2) of the total protein requirements of the District. Fishing gears used are: Beach Seine (Twuii), Line and Hook (Asosow), and Drift Gill net(Ashekon), Ring net( “Wakye”) “” and Mpataku”. In recent times fish stock has dwindled and this has resulted to the importation of imported cold fish from Takoradi to meet the demand. The dwindled fish stock may be attributed to the following:  Use of light for fishing  Use of monofilament nets  Use of chemicals by fishermen  Use of unapproved mesh size of nets  The invasion of the Algal Bloom in the sea  High cost of fishing inputs: e.g. outboard motors, canoes, fishing gearsetc.

Another challenge facing this sector is lack of storage facilities at the landing sites. This results to high post-harvest losses. Currently, construction work on a cold store facility is underway at Half Assini market.

1.4.4 FISHING Active fishing activities occur in about 28 fish landing sites dotting the coast of Jomoro district. Fish landings have declined over the last 15-20 years, attributable in the first instance to simple increase in population leading to over-fishing. But more damaging methods have been used to catch up, such as light fishing, use of monofilament nets, dynamite, carbide, pair trawling and fishing with obnoxious substances. Illegal practices result in poor fish quality, with fishmongers and processors in particular expressing greater worry about the short shelf-life of processed fish. Added to this is the arrival of algae bloom, which adversely affects artisanal marine fishing. Since 1993, marine algal blooms caused by the filamentous green alga Enteromorpha flexuosa - known locally as green-green - have been occuring every year (December- February) from Newtown to Cape Three Points. It has also been reported in the rivers and wetlands of the Amanzule at Bakanta and Ankobra at Sanwoma respectively. The dramatic decline in fisheries can be reversed through significant reductions in fishing effort, best decided by co-management institutions including community-based. Management of pelagic, demersal and those small scale fish stocks found in estuaries, lagoons, rivers, lakes and near-shore marine areas will require different co-management approaches with expressions at the national, regional and community scales respectively.

1.4.4.1 INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURE Just like any other institution, the Agriculture Unit faces some challenges. The problem of the unit that affects the success of the Unit includes:  Lack of logistics, e.g. motorbikes, tape measure, rain coats, computers, wellington boots, etc  Inadequate office space for the District Department of Agriculture  Delayed promotions  Lack of Travel and Transport allowance for field staff  Difficult of public in the District accessing Veterinary health services.  Absence of Official Vehicle for the Director and a pool Vehicle for District Officers for monitoring and supervision.

1.5 TRANSPORTATION

Transportation in the District is mainly by land and water. The Tano river and the Abby lagoon are the principal water bodies, which facilitate the transportation of goods and passengers in the District. There is a total of150.1 kilometersof feeder roads. The condition of the road network is below average. Some of the roads in the northern part are not motorable in the rainy season. The resultant effect is that transportation fares are exorbitant for the conveyance of passengers and foodstuffs to the market.

The interior part of the District is serviced largely by untarred feeder and seasonal roads, which are often rendered impassable, especially during the raining season thereby calling for their regular maintenance.

Water transport is not developed in the District. However, the region can still boast of water transport from Jomoro to neighboring Cote D’ivoire.

Buses, mummy trucks and taxis are the main means of transport for certain passengers and goods to and fro the District. The main passenger terminals in the District are located at Jaway Wharf, Half-Assini and Elubo. Most vehicles that provide public transportation is privately owned, the largest number belonging to the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).

The nearest Airport is the Takoradi Air force station, about 180km from Jomoro. However, the nearest international airport is the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The nearest Rail terminal and Seaport are located in Takoradi.

FIGURE 1.14 TRANSPORTATION MAP.

SOURCE: FIELD SURVEY, 2014

TABLE 1.7. THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE DISTRICT

Road Code Road Name Length Year of (km) Rehabilitation

WR-JOM-A-001 Jaway Wharf Jn - Newtown 21.3 WR-JOM-A-003 Jaway Wharf Jn- Jeway Wharf 0.8 WR-JOM-A-006 Takinta – Eduzuaso 9.4 2011 WR-JOM-A-007 Egbazo Jn – Egbazo 2.0 WR-JOM-A-008 Ahobre Jn – Ahorbre 1.0 WR-JOM-A-010 Ezinlibo Jn - Ezinlibo - Bonyere 2.5 2010 WR-JOM-A-011 Bonyere Jn – Bonyere 2.1 2010 WR-JOM-A-012 Bonyere Jn – Nawule 1.3 2011 WR-JOM-A-015 Tikobo No. 1 - Ellenda Wharf 9.6 WR-JOM-C-017 Allowuley Jn – Ahoaka 4.0 2011 WR-JOM-C-024 Azuleti Link 0.8 2012 WR-JOM-C-025 Awonakrom – Mpataba 1.8 WR-JOM-A-027 Anhwiafutu Jn – Kofigyan 7.6 WR-JOM-A-033 Amokwazuaso Jn - Nkwanta 15.0 Camp WR-JOM-A-035 Mile 5 – Navrongo 6.0 2012 WR-JOM-A-037 Elubo - Cocoa Town - Nungua 7.5 2010 WR-JOM-A-038 Nvellenu – Ebonloa 5.0 WR-JOM-C-039 Azuleti - Etweakor-Samenye 6.4 2010 WR-JOM-A-044 New Kabenlezuaso – 5.9 Asempaneye WR-JOM-C-046 Kenerene -Tikobo No. 1 14.0 2011 WR-JOM-A-049 Tikobo No. 2 - Damofu 19.2 2011 WR-JOM-A Ohiawamadwen Jn. 7.0 Ohiawamadwen TOTAL JOMORO 150.1

Source: Jomoro Feeder Roads Department

1.6 MINING AND QUARRYING

There are indications of quarrying activities in the Jomoro District but not mining. As a result, there is not much small scale mining activities in the district as pertains in the adjoining districts. There is a limestone quarry in the Nawuli area. This is an initiative of Ghacem Ltd., a leading Cement manufacturer in Ghana.

1.7 TOURISM

‘Kundum’ is the yearly cultural festival of the Jomoro Traditional Area. This festival attracts tourists to the Jomoro Traditional Area. Jomoro has 50 kilometres stretch of clean sandy beaches which lie from Ekabaku to Newtown, Ghana’s last coastal community on its western frontier. Most of Jomoro’s beaches have clean white sands, laced with rows of coconut trees mysteriously spared by the onslaught of the Cape Saint Paul Wilt Disease which ravaged most of the coconut crop along Ghana’s coastal belt. Besides their suitability for hospitality and recreation, Jomoro beaches are Ghana’s most favourable nesting habitat for marine turtles which are of global conservation interest. Some of the beaches of Jomoro have been developed to attract tourist to the site. Apart from erratic power supply that destructs investors from developing beaches, most of the beaches have been reduced to ordinary landing beaches for fisherman. However, some investors are currently developing some beaches in the district at Beyin. There are few hotels and Guesthouses in the District, which can accommodate guest during their visits. They include; 1. Gracia Hotel 2. Captain Williams Guest House 3. Tebson Lodge 4. Star Hotel – Elubo 5. Tennac Lodge – Beyin 6. Sunset Beach Resort 7. Fameye Beach Resort etc. 8. Karella Beach Resort - Beyin

The Jomoro District has a few known historical sites. This includes Fort Appolonia in Beyin, Miegyinla community, Nzulezo (the village on stilts), Captain William’s Tomb in Half Assini and the mystery site in Kengen. With the exception of Fort Appolonia, the other historical sites have not been well developed to attract tourist. These potential sites when developed would diversify the tourism activities in the district.

FIGURE 1.15 TOURIST MAP OF JOMORO DISTRICT

FIGURE 1: 16 JOMORO BEAUTIFUL BEACHES – BEYIN

FIGURE 1:17 GUEST HOUSE ON STILTS AT NZULEZO

FIGURE 1:18 THE APOLLONIA FORT - BEYIN

FIGURE 1: 19 OLD NZULEZO DA PRIMARY SCHOOL ON STILTS

FIGURE 1:20 AMANZURI PROJECT AREA

FIGURE 1: 21 TOURIST ON EMBARKING A SEA TOUR

1.8 FOOD SECURITY Food Security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Commonly, the concept of food is defined as including both physical and economic access to food that meets people’s dietary needs as well as their food preferences. The enhancement of food security is a key measure of improved standard of living and a major objective of the millennium Development Goal 1 (To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger).

There is therefore the need to identify and sustain measures to ensure food security in the district. The balance between income from food crops and land available for food is a key factor in sustaining livelihoods and food security.

Again, there are some cold stores to improve the preservation of fish, improve famer’s income and ensure food security. It is anticipated that a storage facility would be provided for the preservation of crops. Meanwhile, extension officers train farmers on local storage techniques of storing foodstuffs on their routine inspections.

FIGURE 1: 22 FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHING

1.9 Social Services In the preparation of the Medium-Term Development Framework for the Jomoro District, the development of key social services is of significant importance. For this purpose, the various social services found within the District have been well considered to have an appreciation of the current social development in the District.

1.9.1 HEALTHCARE IN JOMORO DISTRICT There is one hospital at Half-Assini, the district capital, which is also a Government Hospital. The district has four (4) Health Centres at Elubo, Ekabaku, Tikobo No.1, and Samenye.

There are also community clinics at New Town, Twenen and Tikobo NO. 2. CHPS are also located at Mpataba, Anwiafutu, Ghana Nungua, Kengen, Enzemetianu, Jaway Wharf, Ahobre, Takinta, Fawoman, Effasu and Nuba. The distribution of these facilities are shown in figure below

TABLE 1.8 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THE JOMORO DISTRICT Number Name of facility Location 1 Half-Assini Hospital Half-Assini 2 Health Center Elubo 3 Health Center Ekabaku 4 Health Center Tikobo No.1 5 Health Center Samenye 6 Community clinic Twenen 7 Community clinic Tikobo No.2 8 CHPS Mpataba 9 CHPS Anwiafutu 10 CHPS Ghana Nungua 11 CHPS Kengen 12 CHPS Enzemetianu 13 CHPS Jaway Wharf 14 CHPS Ahobre 15 CHPS Takinta 16 CHPS Fawoman 17 CHPS Effasu 18 CHPS Nuba

Each public health facility has an officer in charge. A facility-management team is in charge of the day-to-day administration of each facility; whilst the District Health Directorate plays a supervisory role.

The health facilities in the District can be said to be evenly distributed except that they do not perform all services as a result of inadequate critical staff, level of operation and logistics. The predominant disease in the District is Malaria. This is a clear reflection of the poor in sanitary conditions in the district.

TABLE 1.9 TEN TOP CAUSES OF OUT PATIENT ATTENDANCE IN JOMORO DISTRICT 2011-2013

RANK 2011 (68,585) 2012(101,990) 2013 (112,328)

TOTAL % DISEASES TOTAL % TOTAL % DISEASES CASES T.C DISEASES CASES T.C CASES T.C

1 Malaria 45,918 45.0 Malaria 38,809 44.8 Malaria 53,887 48.0 2 Other Acute 13,667 13.4 Other Acute 14,138 16.3 Acute 16,953 15.1 Respiratory Tract Respiratory Tract Respiratory Infection Infection Tract Infection 3 Diarrhoeal Disease 4,701 4.6 Intestinal worm 6,148 7.1 Intestinal 7007 6.2 worm 4 Skin Diseases & Ulcer 4,685 4.6 Skin Diseases & 4,946 5.7 Diarrhoeal 6271 5.6 Ulcer Disease 5 Rheumatism and Joint 4,654 4.6 Diarrhoeal 4,906 5.6 Rheumatism 6081 5.4 pains Disease and Joint pains 6 Pregnancy and 3,687 3.6 Rheumatism and 4,092 4.7 Skin Diseases & 5923 5.3 related complication Joint pains Ulcer 7 Intestinal worm 3,587 3.6 Anaemia 2113 2.4 Pregnancy and 2925 2.6 related complication 8 Typhoid/enteric 3,393 3.3 Pregnancy and 1980 2.2 Anaemia 2607 2.3 fever related complication 9 Anaemia 1,666 1.6 Typhoid/enteric 1,293 1.5 Typhoid Fever 1022 0.9 fever

10 Hypertension 1,628 1.6 Hypertension 1,230 1.4 Hypertension 955 0.9

11 All Other Diseases 14,404 14.1 All Other 7,305 8.4 All other 8697 7.7 Diseases Diseases

100.0 100 100.0

Malaria and Other Acute respiratory Tract Infection continued are leading causes of OPD cases in the district. Both have occupied first and second position since 2011. Malaria accounted (45918) 45.0%, (38809) 44.8% and (53887) 48.0% respectively and Other Acute Respiratory Tract Infection also accounted (13667)13.4% (14138)16.3% and (16953)15.1%in 2011 to 2013 respectively

Source: District Health Directorate, Half Assini

1.9.2 AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL The District has only one (1) Doctor, three (4) Medical Assistants, (191) Nurses and (21) Midwives. However, the District seems to have a satisfactory level of other staff when compared to the National average. Even though the district has inadequate critical staff, there has been significant improvement in the number of staff in the district.

1.9.3 INFRASTRUCTURE Generally, the District health infrastructureare is deteriorating due to lack of funds for renovation. Again, staffs of District Health Directorate and most of the health workers are without accommodation and live in rented premises. This situation is also the same at Elubo. At Ekabaku, which is a Health Centre, the entire structures are in deplorable state and needs total rehabilitation. The residential bungalow for the District Director of Health Services in the District at Half Assini being put up by Ghana Health Service is stalled for the past eight years left to the mercy of the weather. The facilities at the sub-districts also have concerns with basic equipment. For example Tikobo No. 1 and Samenye Health Centres are in dire need of appropriate Laboratory facility and equipment. The inadequacy of vaccine refrigerators and weighing scales hamper the smooth delivery of child welfare services as regards the storage of vaccines and weighing of children under 5 and pregnant women.

Health services are rendered in public, community- donated and rented structures with majority of the health infrastructure in deplorable state requiring extensive renovation works. Lack of funds has made it impossible to carry out the basic maintenance works on them. 71

The tables below show the distribution of health facilities in the district by OWNERSHIP and TYPE in the sub-district.

TABLE 1.10 HEALTH FACILITIES BY OWNERSHIP

SUB-DISTRICT OWNERSHIP PUBLIC PRIVATE CHAG OTHER TOTAL 1 Half Assini West 4 0 0 0 4 2 Half Assini East 4 0 0 0 4 3 Beyin 3 0 0 0 3 4 Tikobo 1 1 1 1 0 5 Tikobo 2 4 0 0 0 4 6 Elubo 4 0 0 0 4

TABLE 1.11 HEALTH FACILITIES BY TYPE

SUB- TYPE OF FACILTY DISTRICT Hospital Health Centre Clinics CHPS TOTAL 1 Half Assini 0 0 1 3 4 West 2 Half Assini 1 0 0 3 4 East 3 Beyin 0 1 1 1 3 4 Tikobo 1 0 1 2 1 5 Tikobo 2 4 0 0 4 6 Elubo 0 1 0 3 4

1.8.4 GENERAL HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS

RATES 2010 2011 2012 2013 Infant Mortality 2 10 2 5 Maternal Mortality 2 2 2 3 Total Fertility 38,127 38,890 39,667 39,824 Total Mortality 44 73 56 101 Incidence of teenage 17.5 16.2 16.5 16.3 pregnancy reported

Source: District Health Directorate, Half Assini

1.9.5 INFANT MORTALITY Some of the causes of infant deaths are malaria with anaemia, pneumonia and gastroenteritis. In the district these deaths mostly occur due to mothers and caretakers failure to feed their children well and also send the children for prompt diagnosis and treatment when the children are sick

1.9.6 INCIDENCE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY REPORTED Teenage pregnancy rate continues to be a challenge facing the district and all effort is being made to reduce it.

1.9.7 HIV/AIDS The AIDS situation in the District is worrisome considering the fact that Jomoro shares common border with La Cote D’Ivoire, which has the highest rate of infection in the sub- region. More worrying is the fact that both nationals share things in common. There are regular cross border activities between the two countries as far as Jomoro is concerned. Elubo, Newtown and Jaway Wharf are the main points of entry. Long distance truck drivers from neighbouring countries pass through Elubo where most often they spend nights waiting for their goods to be cleared.

The situation gives rise to immoral sexual practice. This has given rise to the influx of school dropouts and commercial sex workers.

Table 1.13 MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ON HIV/AIDS -2010 – 2013 Year Total No. OPD IPD Lab Deaths % of Deaths of Cases Confirmed 2010 182 142 - 40 4 10.0 2011 193 142 - 51 4 7.8 2012 159 133 26 2 7.7 2013 1228 1031 197 206 5 9.3 Source: District Health Directorate, Half Assini

1.9.7 CHALLENGES TO HEALTHCARE IN THE DISTRICT Malaria, Acute respiratory tract infection, Diarrhoeal diseases, Intestinal worms and Rheumatism and joint pain are the top five (5) Out Patient Department (OPD) cases in the District.

1.9.7.1 KEY CHALLENGES

1) Inadequate critical staff (Midwives, Physician Assistants, Laboratory Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants etc.) 2) Lowpublic awareness on key health issues eg immunization, skilled delivery, Postnatal Care, Family Planning services and anaemia prevention 3) High prevalence of malaria 4) Erratic and inadequate in-flow of funds 5) Weak community involvement and participation in health care activities 6) Inadequate transport system 7) Poor health infrastructure requiring renovation and equipment 8) Scale up CHPS- construction of more CHPS compounds and completion of the Anhwiafutu CHPS compound 9) Lacks of accommodation for District Director of Health services- ensure completion of the bungalow. 10) Lack of residential accommodation for nurses and other critical staff.

It is the vision of the health directorate that Jomoro District becomes a district with adequate number and distribution of health infrastructure for service delivery and administration with all facilities well-equipped and having highly motivated staff, with community members well-informed about health and having good health-seeking behavior through a good health system which effectively links clinical and community care, being a centre of excellence in the management of health data.

FIGURE 1.23 HEALTH FACILITIES

Source: Field Work, 2014

1.9.8 STATUS OF THE DISTRICT HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME The Jomoro District Health Insurance Scheme commenced operation in October 2004 after it had fully registered with the Registrar General Department and the National Health Insurance Council (NHIC). The Insurance Scheme is currently the main alternative health care payment system, which has a risk pooling effect. This is against the backdrop of several efforts by government to replace the “Cash and Carry” Health Financing System. The system is a health care payment that spreads the risk of incurring health care cost over a group of subscribers. Thus, an insured patient does not have to pay directly from his or her pocket for health service at the time of use. The scheme seeks equity and bridging inequality gap in health status that exists across the regions and also provide protection for the poor through cross-subsidization from the better offs to the poor.

Performance: Generally about 60% of the people have registered. The key challenge of the Jomoro Scheme is that people wait until they are sick before they register. This is a bad attitude, which defeats the purpose of the scheme.

Table 1.14 HEALTH INSURANCE STATISTICS Indicators 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fully Paid 5,109 16,198 18,195 19,105 Pregnant Women - 2,697 2,761 Hospital 12,110 24,477 27,429 30,862 Attendance Gross Premium GH¢111,970.00 GH¢176,071.00 GH¢177,390.00 GH¢191,160.00 Source: District Health Insurance Scheme, Half Assini

Fully paid on the table indicates those in the informal sector who paid premium from 2006 to 2009. The figure fell from 5,109 to 3,726 in 2007 and again rose to 5482 in 2008. The annual rise and fall trend of the fully paid indicates that most of the scheme beneficiaries in the informal sector had their ID Cards expired and came to renew their cards in the succeeding years. 77

The increasing pregnant women who attend hospital from the records of the scheme office and the Half Assini Hospital indicate that teenage pregnancy is very high. The problem could be the result of lack of parental care or control and poverty.

1.9.8.1 CHALLENGES IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME  Inadequate staff resulting in regular backlog at the scheme level  Late submission of returns from service providers  Late release of Government subvention for payment of claims  Non referral of cases beyond the scope of some service providers  Inadequate office accommodation for the staff  Some collectors have abandoned the registration exercise in their various communities.

1.9.8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS/WAY FORWARD  Computers supplied by NHIA to schemes must be sufficient and durable  NHIA must employ permanent personnel to assist in the day to day operations of the scheme  NHIA must assist the scheme to acquire its own accommodation  Collectors/agents must be adequately rewarded to encourage them to increase output

1.10 EDUCATION

1.10.1 I C T FOR DATA MANAGEMENT The District Education Office (EMIS Office) has 3 computers with all the necessary accessories for Data Collection, but only two are functional which makes data management difficult. The two personnel managing the office are inadequate and have not gone for any professional refresher courses for the past three years.

1.10.2 SCHOOL ENROLMENT Enrolment rates for all the basic school types have witnessed increases since the introduction of the Capitation Grant which made basic school education fee free. However, enrolment levels in the public schools have started to fall or decrease as compared to national targets. This is due to some parents removing their wards from the public system

Table 1.15 SCHOOL ENROLMENTS IN THE JOMORO DISTRICT 2010 2011 2012 2013 Public Private Public Private Public Private Public Private KG 6604 2356 6004 2802 6222 4324 6165 4253 Primary 7755 4395 7573 4813 14548 6301 13896 7079 JHS 4987 1598 5047 1822 5203 2078 5055 2248 SSS 1745 0 2455 0 2213 323 2188 328 Source: Ghana Education Service, Jomoro 2013

Table 1.16 SCHOOL STRUCTURES IN DEMAND

CIRCUIT/SCHOOL STRUCTURES IN DEMAND BONYERE LOCATION TOILET WATER CLASSROOM Ezinlibo Catholic Ezinlibo Needed Needed - Bonyere Catholic Bonyere - “ - Bonyere Meth. Bonyere - “ - Egbazo D/A Egbazo - “ - Takinta D/A Takinta - “ - Nawule Cath. Nawule - “ - New Kabenlasuazo D/A - “ - Atwebanso/Edobo D/A New Kabenlasuazo - “ - Ahobre Atwebanso/Edobo - “ - Ahobre ELUBO Compound D/A - Needed KG (2 unit) Compound Tweakor/Navrongo D/A - “ - Sowodadzem D/A Needed “ KG & Pry (2x6 Tweakor/Navrongo Amokwawsuazo D/A - “ units) Sowodadzem Anwiafutu Junct. D/A Needed “ - Amokwawsuazo Anwiafutu Town D/A Needed “ KG & Pry (2x6 Anwiafutu Junct. Prophet Nkands D/A Needed “ units) Anwiafutu Town Ankasa D/A - “ - kwabre Nashrudeen Islamic Needed “ - New Ankasa Elubo Catholic Needed “ - Elubo Cocotown D/A Needed “ KG & Pry (2x6 Elubo Nungua Catholic - “ units) Cocotown Domiabra D/A Needed “ KG & Pry (2x6 Nungua units) Domiabra - - KG & Pry (2x6

units) HALF ASSINI Jaway Catholic Jaway Needed Needed - Half Assini Methodist Needed - KG & Primary Half Assini Nana Ayebie Amihere Needed Needed (2x6 units) Newtown D/A - Needed KG & Primary Half Assini Anlomatuape D/A Needed Needed (2x6 units) Newtown Mpeasem D/A Needed Needed - Anlomatuape Nzimtianu D/A Needed Needed - Mpeasem Mangyea D/A Needed Needed - Nzimtianu Effasu D/A - Needed - Mangyea Jaway Wharf D/A Needed Needed - Effasu Adusuazo D/A Needed Needed - Jaway Wharf Ekpu Catholic Needed Needed KG & Primary Adusuazo (2x6 units) Ekpu KG (2 units) KG & Primary (2x6 units)

1.10.3 SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE Over the last five (5) years the District Assembly with support from Central Government and some development partners such as the USAID, ADB, World Bank have provided classroom blocks to augment existing ones under various Education Sector Support Programmes.

As compared to other districts the Jomoro District has less problem with infrastructure. However, there are some schools with deplorable infrastructure conditions that need both major and minor repairs. Table 3.2 indicates various schools and the type of infrastructure needed.

Table 1.17 STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BASIC SCHOOLS (PRIMARY)

CIRCUIT/SCHOOL STRUCTURES IN DEMAND MPATABA LOCATION TOILET WATER CLASSROOM Samenye D/A Samenye Needed Needed KG (2 units) Tikobo No. 2 Catholic Tikobo No. 2 “ “ - Mpim D/A Mpim - “ - Tikobo No. 2 Anglican Tikobo No. 2 “ “ - Bemant D/A Bemant - “ - Ebonloa D/A Ebonloa “ “ - MANS Catholic - “ - Azuleti D/A New Nzulezo “ “ KG & Primary Mpataba Methodist Azuleti - “ (2x6 units) Nuba Catholic Mpataba - “ - Nuba -

TIKOBO NO.1 Twenen D/A Twenen - Needed KG (2 unit) Elloyin SDA - “ - Elloyin Allengenzule Catholic Needed “ - Ellenda Catholic - “ - Allengenzule Allowule D/A Needed “ - Ellenda Nzulezo D/A Needed “ KG & Pry (2x6 Allowule Ehoaka D/A Needed “ units) Nzulezo Kengen Catholic Needed “ - Ehoaka Beyin Catholic Needed “ - Kengen Tikobo No.1 D/A - “ - Beyin - Tikobo No.1

Table 1.18 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CIRCUIT/SCHOOL STRUCTURES IN DEMAND BONYERE LOCATION TOILET WATER CLASSROOM Bonyere Catholic Bonyere - Needed - Bonyere Methodist Bonyere - “ - Egbazo D/A Egbazo - “ - New Kabenlasuazo D/A New Kabenlasuazo Needed “ - Edobo/Atwebanso D/A Edobo/Atwebanso “ “ 3 units Ahobre D/A Ahobre “ “ - Takinta D/A Takinta “ “ - Nawule D/A - “ - Ezinlibo Catholic Nawule Needed “ - Ezinlibo ELUBO Amokwawsuazo /Comp. D/A Onzanyamenle ye Needed Needed - Anwiafutu Junct. D/A Anwiafutu Junct. Needed “ - Anwiafutu Town D/A Anwiafutu Town Needed “ 3 unit Elubo Catholic Elubo Needed “ - Amokwawsuazo D/A Amokwawsuazo Needed “ - Cocotown D/A Needed “ - Cocotown Nungua D/A - “ 3 unit

Nungua HALF ASSINI Adusuazo D/A Adusuazo - Needed - Ekpu D/A Ekpu Needed Needed - Half Assini Methodist Needed - 3 unit Half Assini Jaway D/A Needed Needed - Jaway Wharf D/A Needed Needed - Jaway Anlomatuape D/A Needed Needed - Jaway Wharf Effasu D/A Needed Needed - Anlomatuape

Newtown D/A Effasu Needed Needed - Half Assini Catholic Newtown Needed Needed 3 unit Nana Ayebie Amihere D/A Half Assini Needed Needed 3 unit Half Assini MPATABA Nana Nda Blay D/A Tikobo No. 2 Needed Needed - Tikobo No. 2 D/A Tikobo No. 2 Needed Needed - Bemant D/A Nvellenu/Bawia Needed Needed 3 unit Samenye D/A Samenye Needed Needed - MANS D/A New Nzulezo Needed Needed - Mpataba D/A Needed Needed - Mpataba Nuba D/A - Needed -

Nuba TIKOBO NO. 1 Beyin Catholic Beyin Needed Needed - Allengenzule D/A Allengenzule Needed Needed - Ehoaka D/A Ehoaka Needed Needed - Kengen D/A Needed Needed - Kengen Elloyin SDA Needed Needed - Ellenda D/A Needed Needed 3 unit Elloyin Allowule D/A Needed Needed - Ellenda Twenen D/A - Needed - Allowule Tikobo No. ‘A’ D/A - Needed - Twenen Tikobo No. ‘A’ D/A - Needed - Tikobo No. 1 Tikobo No. 1

1.10.4 AVAILABILITY OF TEACHERS Generally trained teachers do not like posting to the Jomoro District because of the rural nature of the place. As a result of this, the district has only 37% of trained teachers as compared to the 63% untrained teachers in the public schools. The present policy where

84 trainee teachers are to be sponsored by the District Assemblies is not helping the District. This is as a result of the overstretched budget poor revenue base of the District Assembly. For the District Assembly to meet it teacher manpower needs, it has to allocate more resource to train personnel to fill the various vacancies in the District. On a whole the P.T.R. is not bad as compared to the national norm of 1:25, 1:35 and 1:25 in the Primary and Junior High School respectively

1.10.4.1 PUPIL – TEACHER RATIO The Pupil/Student Teacher Ratio of primary, junior and senior high schools in the district were found to be a little lower as compared to the national norm of 1:25, 1:35 and 1:25 in the KG, primary and JHS respectively.

Table 1.19 2010 2011 2012 2013 Public Private Public Private Public Private Public Private KG 63:1 24:1 79:1 25:1 42:1 23:1 66:1 26:1 Primary 36:1 12:1 22:1 12:1 23:1 13:1 21:1 14:1 JHS 67:1 26:1 78:1 31:1 55:1 36:1 67:1 30:1 SSS 58:1 0 74:1 0 55:1 13:1 22:1 10:1 Source: Ghana Education Service, Jomoro 2013

The low pupil teacher ratio in the district implies that the existing staff is underutilized and there is therefore the need for every parent to send his/her child to school or transfer teachers to where they are most needed. The district has only 37% of trained teachers as compared to 63% untrained teachers in the public schools. The reason for lack of qualified teachers in the district is due to the absence of accommodation, and the lack of social amenities that could serve as pull factors to teachers.

1.10.5 EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT 1.10.5.1 SCHOOL SUPERVISION For effective administration and management of the directorate, the district has been divided into five educational circuits. Each of which is headed by a circuit supervisor who supervises the work of an average of 10 schools and reports to the Assistant Director (supervision and management). From time to time the latter is expected to pay working visits to schools to acquaint him with the activities of the schools.

But unfortunately, this has rarely materialized as a result of inadequate funding to finance these monitoring visits. To make matters worse, the District Education Office Circuit Supervisors are without motorbikes to facilitate their movements to the schools. The effect of this is that, there are still traces of absenteeism, failure to prepare lesson notes and inadequate pupils class exercises on the part of some teachers. Head teachers who are supposed to be overseeing the work of their subordinates have defaulted themselves. These unprofessional acts, invariably, reduce the maximization of instructional time.

1.10.4.2 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Many of the basic schools in the district were originally initiated by communities, which willingly recruited teachers and provided places of learning for their children. As the schools progressed, they were absorbed into the public school system. However, after management and control of the schools were shifted to the District Education Office authorities and communities tended to be less involved. This centralized control and management of the schools had a reverse effect on local community commitment and involvement in education delivery. To address this situation, GES institutionalized the formation of community-based organizations such as PTAs and SMCs in all schools to play a major part in the regeneration of their schools. Many of the PTAs and SMCs only exist in name. They are simply not performing their work of mobilizing their communities to support their schools. This is creating a situation where some schools are on the verge of collapse as many pupils and their teachers do not attend school regularly and there is no check on them at least from the level of the community.

1.10.6 SCHOOL PERFORMANCE The District School Performance in relation to the National and the Region is not good. The trend can be described as that which is falling. The District performance was at its best in 2003 when the Jomoro District was first amongst all the Districts in the country. In 2004, the District was 3rd, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 took the 5th position. In 2009, however, the District fell to 65th position out of 138 Districts. The picture above indicates the general performance over the recent years.

FIG 1.24 EDUCATIONAL FACILITY MAP

1.11 WATER AND SANITATION

1.11.1 WATER SITUATION Although water abounds in the District, the same could not be said about potable water. People within Half Assini, Ekpu, Metika and Elubo enjoy pipe borne water. 55 communities in the District have a total of 112 boreholes, 6 (5.4%) of which are mechanized. The mechanized boreholes are located in Egbazo, Effasu and Ahobre No. 1. Out of the existing 112 boreholes, 44 of them are non-functional. Moreover 11 out of the 24 existing hand-dug wells are also not functioning. The high number of non-functional water facilities could be attributed to several factors, prominent among them being the pressure on the facility as a result of the population and the non-availability of spare parts to maintain the system. There are communities such as Beyin, Nzimtianu and Ahobre No. 1 where even though boreholes have been sunk; the facilities are not in use due to the high iron content in the boreholes in these areas. There are 55 WATSAN Committees spread throughout the District. Unfortunately only 17 of the committees are active. The constant change in membership, interference from traditional rulers and opinion leaders, inadequate logistics and funds for the District Water and Sanitation Team and finally the lack of motivation for members has rendered the majority of the committees inactive. The table below is the projected population of Area Councils in the Projected Population and Corresponding Coverage of Water for Area Councils in the Jomoro District and their corresponding coverage of water. The coverage right however be higher with the completion and formation of Water and Sanitation Board, IDA and European Union, Small Town Water for the following Area Councils: Bonyere, Tikobo No. 1, Mpataba and Beyin Area Council.

Table 1.20 WATER COVERAGE BY POPULATION

Beyin Tikobo Bonyere Tikobo Dwenye Elubo Half Mpataba Newtown Takinta No.1 No. 2 Assini

AREA COUNCILAREA Coverage 6397 15,021 16,052 2,230 1,979 400 18,724 9,911 4,714 9,351 Population 8,429 19,798 17,687 10,223 3,980 3677 20,415 18,364 8,228 19,071 Sources: DWSP 2009 – 2012

1.11.2 SANITATION SITUATION 1.11.2.1 LIQUID WASTE The District abolished the Pan Latrine System over a decade ago. The Disposal of night soil of that nature has therefore ceased to be a problem. However, the new residential structures being constructed and those, which were constructed over and within the decade of abolishing of the pail system, have toilet facilities. About 20% of the 12017 (2000 census) households in the district have septic tanks. The district needs two (2) standard cesspit emptiers. With the current rate of residential buildings rising daily, there is the fear of an equally swelling problem of haphazard disposal of excreta all over the district, which is likely to promote diseases. The distribution of public latrines in the bigger and commercial towns like Elubo, Half Assini, Tikobo 1, Samenye and Jaway Wharf could be said to be woefully inadequate.

Table 1.21DISTRIBUTION OF TOILET FACILITIES TOWN AQUA PRIVY KVIP POUR FLASH WATER CLOSET Half Assini - 4 2 3 Jaway Wharf - 1 - 2 Samenye - - - - Tikobo No. 1 1 (STL) 2 (closed) - 1 Elubo 3 - 9 (private) Source: Jomoro District Assembly

With the fast growing population in most of these towns due to the growing economic/marketing activities and festivals, the district needs to construct more public latrines and also encourage private sector interventions to augment her efforts.

Table 1.22 INSTITUTIONAL LATRINES TOWN INSTITUTION TYPE NUMBER FUNCTIONALITY Tikobo 1 Primary Schools KVIP 1 F JHS KVIP 1 F Ehoaka JHS Ellenda JHS KVIP 1 F Primary School KVIP 1 F Market Aqua Privy 1 F Half Assini Lorry Park WC 1 F Hospital KVIP 2 F Anlomatuape JHS KVIP 1 F New Ankasa JHS/Primary KVIP 2 F Mpataba Primary School Aqua Privy 1 F JHS Tikobo 2 Clinic KVIP 1 F New Town Primary/JHS KVIP 1 F Effasu Primary/JHS KVIP 1 F Source: Jomoro District Assembly

1.11.2.2 SOLID WASTE The District has no waste management department to cater or manage refuse collection, storage and disposal effectively. Currently solid waste generated per capita is about 3.15 kg/wk; measuring up to about 62,641.8 tonnes/day or 438,492.6 tonnes/wk or 22926898.8 tonnes/year for the entire district. About 75% could be said to be uncontrollable refuse. There are over 110 unapproved refuse dump sites. Part of this tonnage is disposed of in bushes and other unauthorized places. 91

Even with the introduction of a ZOOMLION truck and a tractor with (12) twelve metal containers for carting refuse, a negligible percentage could be termed as taken care of effectively. The District needs a refuse truck and about twelve (12) more metal containers to be able to control household as well as publicly generated refuse. Only (20) twenty litterbins were distributed to Tikobo 1 and Elubo in October 2005. The District needs over (200) two hundred plastic litterbins. There is only one final disposal site, which is in Half Assini. The Assembly needs to acquire additional ones to cater for the Tikobo No. 1 and Elubo and other satellite towns surrounding them.

1.11.3 KEY ISSUES IN THE WATER AND SANITATION In order to come out with appropriate solutions to address the water and sanitation problems faced by the District, there is the need to make an in-depth assessment of the present situation. The following key issues are identified in the area of water and sanitation. 1.11.3.1 WATER  Inadequate water facilities in both public and private institutions.  Inadequate number of boreholes in the district  High incidence of water and sanitation related diseases  Pressure on limited water facilities resulting in frequent breakdown of water facilities  Inadequate financial resources of District Assembly  Low water table in some communities such as Adusuazo and Annor Adjaye areas  High iron content in some areas such as Ahobre, Enzimetianu and Beyin  Weak management and co-ordination in managing the existing water system  Unwillingness of users to pay for preventive maintenance on existing water facilities.

1.11.3.2 KEY ISSUES IN SANITATION  Inadequate toilet facilities in institutions like schools, clinic, car parks etc.  Limited household latrines 92

 Non-compliance to basic building regulations  Encroachment of land earmarked for dumping sites  Frequent breakdown of refuse truck  Increase in the generation of waste due to increasing population in urban and market centers  Free range especially at coastal towns

1.11.4 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The District has no Waste Management Department to manage refuse storage, carting and disposal effectively. Data collected for solid waste indicated that the various types were generated from schools, markets, lorry parks, offices, health institutions restaurants etc. About 35% of these solid wastes are disposed off in bushes or unauthorized dumps, creating nuisances and conditions for the occurrences of diseases. There are over 100 unapproved refuse dumps with only 3 counted as approved in the district. This shows that the control of refuse generated in most of the communities is poor.

TABLE: 1.23 EXISTING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES FOR DA TYPE OF SANITARY EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF CONDITION OF EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT TRACTOR 1 UNDER REPAIR METAL CONTAINERS (TRACTOR) 6 NOT IN USE WHEEL BARROWS 14 6 GOOD SHOVELS/ SPADES 13 OLD RAKES 9 VERY OLD BAS BROOMS NIL LABOURERS BUY THEIR OWN BROOMS

1.11.4.1 METHOD OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The method for solid waste disposal in almost all the communities in the District is open dumping and burning. It is only a negligible percentage, which control disposal by burial. Household refuse is disposed of by head loads mostly by children and women. Find below methods used by the various communities and Area Councils. 93

Table: 1.24 METHOD OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE DISTRICT NAME OF CRUDE BURIAL OPEN BUSH FILLING SEA AREA DUMPING SPACE ESCAVATION COUNCIL HALF ASSINI  -   -  DWENYE     - - TAKINTA  -   - - BONYERE MPATABA  -   - - ELUBO  -    - TIKOBO 1  -   - - TIKOBO 2  -   - - BEYIN  -   - - NEW TOWN  -   - -

The District has only one (1) properly acquired final disposal site at Half Assini measuring about 8 acres. This is a sandy land with no clay base and refuse is openly dumped on it without any control. The danger of underground water being polluted by leachates from accumulated refuse is very clear, as the site has no clay base to assist in quality filtration of fluids from the refuse. The Environmental Health and Sanitation Department is capable of controlling the site but does not have the logistical support – that is excavators and earth moving equipment to burying refuse and incinerators to burn very dry refuse – to affect such control. The farthest and closest communities of refuse generation concern are about 4.5 and 2.5 kilometres respectively from the final refuse dump site at Metika near Half Assini.

1.11.5 STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND SULLAGE CONVEYANCE Storm water drainage is currently a problem in the District because there are no drains of any sort in some parts of the district. Storm water drains out in all directions causing erosion on feeder roads and open public places. To stop such torrents from causing havocs, trenches carved by erosion are filled with all sorts of refuse. These reduce the aesthetic 94 beauty of these communities as well as create conditions for diseases. Areas like Bonyere and Ezinlibo in the Bonyere Area Council have suffered such problems for decades. There is also a washout into the sea that crosses the Allengenzulley-Twenen road in the Tikobo No. 1 Area council. This causes problems to vehicular traffic during the rainfall season. The major rainfall season comes with flooding in most of the coastal villages and towns, which are mostly low-lying. They include parts of the Half Assini, New Town, Dwenye, Bonyere and Beyin Area Councils. Most tertiary drains from houses in the district are mostly earth or made of short asbestos or PVC pipes. Additionally construction on waterways, poor construction and choices of site, alteration of layout by individuals or communities and building of unauthorized structures in the district have been the main cause of flooding in the built-up areas. A District Building Inspector and the T&CP officers could help correct some of these technical faults. Although the District has not had its byelaws reviewed, the General Building regulations could be used to bring some control into the system.

TABLE: 1.25 DATA ON BATH HOUSES IN THE DISTRICT AS AT 2013

Name of Inside Outsid Share Publi Sewe Soak Gutte Ditc Open Area Hous e d c r -pit r h Spac Council e House e HALF 2192 220 51 4 93 30 - - 2141 ASSINI DWENYE 479 57 97 6 40 45 - - 499 TAKINTA 720 271 54 0 0 25 - 126 646 BONYERE 603 353 37 - - 60 - 111 779 MPATABA 240 251 29 - - 17 - 76 211 ELUBO 142 375 39 1 2 65 7 90 504 TIKOBO 1 161 292 57 - - 54 - 79 348 TIKOBO 2 459 313 92 - - - - 67 789 BEYIN 96 286 36 - - - - - 415 NEWTOW 394 93 5 - - 12 - - 474 N TOTAL 5486 2511 497 11 135 298 7 549 6806

Source: DESSAP DATA

Although the district has not had its bye-laws gazzeted, the General Building regulations could be used to bring some control into the system.

1.11.6 TYPES OF BATHROOMS AND DRAINAGE Bathhouses are of great relevance when sullage issues are being discussed. They affect the environment in several ways especially the status of sanitation of the area where they are found. The ill conditions they create come with the promotion of mosquito breeding and destruction of the aesthetic beauty of wherever they are found. The district has an estimated number of 7935 or more bath houses with over 62% (4916) termed inside- house and about 3019 (38%) as out-house, shared and public. There are about 113 soak- away pits attached to the same number of bathhouses with an additional figure of 135 directed into septic tanks by sewers. This renders a total of 7687 (97%) bathhouses insanitary.

The various forms of Sullage disposal from bath houses were recorded as through sewers – a pipe or passage under the ground that carries away waste material and used water from houses- soak –pits, gutter, ditches and the bulk are by open spaces.

TABLE 1.26 SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS Categories Counts Percentag e% Pipe-borne inside dwelling 1,363 4.0 Pipe-borne outside dwelling 9,508 27.6 Public tap/Standpipe 9,316 27.0 Bore-hole/Pump/Tube well 4,016 11.6 Protected well 2,176 6.3 Rain water 36 0.1 Protected spring 88 0.3 Bottled water 99 0.3 Satchet water 1,651 4.8

Tanker supply/Vendor provided 378 1.1 Unprotected well 2,155 6.2 River/Stream 45 0.1

Dugout/Pond/Lake/Dam/Ca nal 3,557 10.3 Other 87 0.3 Total Source: 2010, PHC

TABLE 1.27 BOREHOLES AND THEIR LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT Area Council No of Boreholes Beyin 15 Bonyere 14 Elubo 3 Half Assini 8 Mpataba 16 New Town 8 Takinta 25 Tikobo No.1 16 Tikobo No.2 5 Dwenye 6 Source: DWST Report, 2013

FIGURE 1:25 WATER DISTRIBUTION

1.12 ENERGY

The District is connected to the national electricity grid and a sizeable number of communities and households are supplied with electricity. However, the major challenge to the Assembly and the District industrial activities is the incessant power outages and fluctuation of voltage. The Electricity Company of Ghana (E.C.G) is the sole distributor of electric power in the District. It is envisaged that many more towns and villages will enjoy electricity facility during the plan period. Energy is an important resource to move the district. However, some communities in the district are yet to enjoy electricity. Electricity is the main source of lighting in Jomoro. The total number of households using electricity is 70.9 percent, urban (87.1%) and rural (61.0%). About 17.4 percent use kerosene lamp of which 8.9 percent are at the urban locality and rural (22.6%), also 9.6 percent use flashlight/torch, urban (1.4%) and rural (14.6%). Some few households, about 0.1 percent use gas lamp, solar energy, firewood, crop residue and other source of light.

Gas supply is also irregular in the district and for that matter there is pressure on the few gas stations in the district. Fire wood is the main source of energy for domestic use (cooking), 36.1% that is followed by electricity (24%), kerosene (21.7%), charcoal (13.4%) and liquefied petroleum gas (4%). A household survey conducted in the year 2010, indicates that, 49.1% of the energy used in the district is supplied or exploited from the forest. This situation has contributed to the depletion of tree species. There is the need to adopt alternative strategies for instance establishing wood lots and afforestation by NGOs and governmental agencies as an intervention.

Table 1.28 TYPE OF ENERGY FOR DOMESTIC USE FUEL WOOD CHARCOAL KEROSENE ELECTRICITY LPG 36.1% 13.4% 21.7% 24.0% 4.0%

TABLE 1.29 COMMUNITIES WITH ELECTRICITY CONNECTIVITY NO. NAME OF TOWN GEO ID NO. OF METERS

1 NSUANO 560-001 27

2 MPATASE 560-003 20

3 GHANA NUNGUA 560-004 137

4 ELUBO 560-005 926

5 COCOA TOWN 560-007 16

6 ELUBO 560-010 472

7 ELUBO 560-015 536

8 ELUBO 560-020 49

9 ELUBO 560-025 19

10 ANKASA 560-026 9

11 SOWODAZEM 560-028 128

12 SAMENYE 560-030 174

13 EBONLOA 560-035 83

14 NVELENU BAWIA 560-040 300

15 TIKOBO NO. 2 560-050 316

16 MPEM 560-055 39

17 NEW NZULEZO 560-058 169

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18 MPATABA 560-060 304

19 COMPOUND 560-064 86

20 MILE 5 ELUBO ROAD 560-066 12

21 NUBA 560-070 237

22 NYAMEKE KWAME 560-074 60

23 TIKOBO NO. 1 560-080 654

24 ELENDA 560-084 119

25 ELENDA 560-086 175

26 ELENDA WHARF 560- 50

27 NEW ANKASA 560-185 141

28 FANTE NEW TOWN 560-190 46

29 NYAMEBEKYERE 560-200 14

30 NYAEM 560-200 14

31 ANWIAFUTU 560-210 100

32 ANWIAFUTU JUNCTION 560-220 81

33 AZULETI 560-063 121

34 ANSOKROM NO. 1 560-

35 ANSOKROM NO. 2 560-

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36 DICKSONSUAZO

37 KAKUSUAZO

38 APPOLONU

39 KPANDA NAKOBAN

40 NEW TOWN WHARF

SOURCE – ECG, HALF ASSINI

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FIGURE 1.26 ELECTRICTY MAP.

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FIGURE 1.27 ELECTRICITY COVERAGE

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1.13 GOVERNANCE The development process is directly linked with the institutional and administrative set up in the district. This section examines the administrative and institutional framework of the District Assembly and Non-Governmental Organizations contributions in the planning process.

1.13.1 ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT LI 1394 created the Jomoro District Assembly in 1988. The District Assembly is the highest administrative and political authority in the District. Under Section 10 of the Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462) the Assembly exercises deliberative, administrative and executive functions in the district. It is responsible for the overall development of the district. Its functions include:  Formulating and executing plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the districts resources;  Promoting and supporting productive activity and social development in the district;  Initiating programmes for the development of basic infrastructure;  Developing and managing human settlements and the environment;  Ensuring ready access to courts in the district for the promotion of justice; and

 Co-ordinating, integrating and harmonizing the execution of programmes and projects under approved development plans for the district and other development programmes promoted or carried out by Ministries, Departments, Public corporations and other Statutory bodies and non-governmental organizations in the district

The political and executive head of the Assembly is the District Chief Executive. Under section 20(2) of the Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462), he is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the District Assembly. He is responsible for the day-to-day

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(Organizational Chart – refer to Appendix)

The Executive Committee, under Section 21 of the Local Government Act 1993 (Act 462), exercises the executive and co-ordinating functions of the District Assembly. It functions include:  Co-ordinating plans and programmes of the Sub-Committees and submitting these as comprehensive plans of action to the District Assembly;

 Implementing resolutions of the District Assembly;

 Overseeing the administration of the District in collaboration with the office of the District Chief Executive;

 Recommending to the District Assembly, the economic, social, spatial and human settlement policies relating to the development of the district;

 Initiating and co-ordinating the process of planning, programming, budgeting and implementation; and

 Monitoring and Evaluating all policies, programmes and projects in the district.

The Executive Committee of the Jomoro District Assembly, in compliance with section 24(1) of the Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462) has established the following sub- committees:  Finance & Administration;  Works;  Social Service;  Development Planning;  Justice & Security; 106

 Agriculture  Environment and  MSE Development

Under section 25 (i & ii) of Act 462, every sub-committee is responsible for collating and deliberating on issues relevant to it and shall submit its recommendations to the Executive Committee of the Assembly. The existing organizational structure of the Jomoro District Assembly is shown in the appendix. The Assembly, in the performance of its functions is, however, limited by the following problems:  Inadequate office/staff accommodation;  Lack of qualified personnel in some departments; and  Lack of equipment for information storage and retrieval

At the bottom of the Political Structure of the Assembly are the Area Councils. The Jomoro District Assembly has 10 Area Councils. They are the following:  Half Assini Area Council with headquarters at Half Assini  Takinta Area Council with headquarters at Takinta  Gwenye Area Council with headquarters at Jaway Wharf  Newtown Area Council with headquarters at Newtown  Bonyere Area council with headquarters at Bonyere  Mpataba Area Council with headquarters at Mpataba  Tikobo No. 1 Area Council with headquarters at Tikobo No. 1  Tikobo No. 2 Area Council with headquarters at Tikobo No. 2  Elubo Area Council with headquarters at Elubo  Beyin Area Council with headquarters at Beyin

They are essentially rallying points for promoting programmes and policies to support the development of the Assembly.

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FIGURE 1.28 AREA COUNCIL MAP

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1.13.2 UNIT COMMITTEES Unit Committees form the base structure of the New Local Government System. They are expected to play important roles in educating and organizing communal labour, revenue mobilization, ensuring environmental cleanliness and implementation and monitoring of self-help projects. There are 34 Unit Committees in the district.

1.13.3 NON-GOVERNMENTAL/INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are a group of individuals or social organizations that pull their resources together for development. They are neither controlled nor funded by the government, but operate within the national and district development framework, as well as laid down regulations of the area within which they operate. In Ghana, the NGO fraternity includes a wide spectrum of organizations (both local and international), ranging from single community welfare groups to churches based multi- community NGOs with relief or a strong development orientation. The role NGOs are playing in the socio-economic development of the Jomoro District cannot be overemphasized. The under listed Non-Governmental Organizations are operating in the district:  Friends of the Nation  ENI Foundation  COSPE - Co-operation for the Development of Emerging Countries  Ghana Wildlife Society  CSLP - Coastal Sustainable Landscapes Project

Development partners include all the coconut operators, oil companies (Tullow and Jubilee partners); the filling stations in the District, Zoil, Jomoro Rural Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank and all satchet water producers

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1.14 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS

Vulnerability Analysis is the process of assessing the ability of an individual or group to withstand shocks or manage risks, the probability of becoming poor or poorer. This could come as a result of the following factors-social, environment, economic, or physical. The continuous migration of other tribes into the strategic towns namely: Jaway Wharf, Elubo and the fishing and cocoa growing areas along the coast and the hinterland to engage in economic activities result in the growth of communities without corresponding growth in the provision of facilities to improve their well-being. Lack of social cohesion and the absence of neighborliness tend to have negative impact on the society. Social problems such as child labour, child trafficking, Streetism and disability occur as a result of the absence of care for the children in the district.

1.14.1 Child Labour Though no reliable data on this issue has been provided, visible indicators prove that most of the school drop outs still engage in both coconut loading in coconut growing areas and as farm hands in areas noted for cocoa production in the districts. Communities mostly affected are Half Assini, Tikobo No. 1, Bonyere and Tikobo No.2. Cocoa growing areas affected by child labour are Elubo, Anwiafutu, Samenye, Cocoa Town and Ghana Nungua. The Jomoro District Assembly in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare have applied to the National Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour in cocoa to assist in the assessment of the impact of child labour in the district.

1.14.2 Child Trafficking As indicated, many of the children trafficked into the district are mostly from the Northern part of the country. As a boarder district (sharing boundary with La Cote D’Ivoire) incidents of Child Trafficking are often reported to the Department. Records from Elubo boarder town, which also happens to be the cocoa district, Samenye Barrier and Jaway Wharf indicate that eighty-five (85) trafficked children from the Northern part of the country between 12-15 years were intercepted last year.

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1.14.3 Disabled Persons The plight of people living with disabilities is of major concern to the Jomoro District. They range from various degrees of disabilities namely; moving, seeing, hearing, speaking, learning, fits and strange behaviour. In 2006-2009, the Department registered a total of fifty-four (54) disabled person. Twenty of these reported cases were females with various kinds of disabilities whilst thirty-four (34) were males. Attached is the statistical data of the registered persons.

Table 1.30 DISABLED PERSONS

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REGISTERED PRESENTLY ATTENDING FROM DISTRICT THIS AS AT LAST DAY OF RETURNS PERIOD SPECIAL REHIBILITATION SHELTERED EDUCATION CENTRE WORKSOP DISABILITY M F M F M F M F UNDER 5 YEARS SEEING FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS 2 FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE 2

UNDER 5 YEARS 1 HEARING FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS 3 SPEAKING FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE

UNDER 5 YEARS 1 MOVING FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS 5 1 FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS 13 8 1 FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE 1 1

UNDER 5 YEARS ABSENCE FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS 1 OF FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS 3 2 FEELING FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE 1 1

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UNDER 5 YEARS STRANGE OR FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS UNUSUAL FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS 1 BEHAVIOR FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE

UNDER 5 YEARS FITS FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE UNDER 5 YEARS LEARNING FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS DIFFICULTY FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE UNDER 5 YEARS 1 OTHER FROM 5 YEARS TO 15 YEARS 2 FROM 16 YEARS TO 59 YEARS 3 1 DISABILITY FROM 60 YEARS AND ABOVE

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Source: Department of Social Welfare, Jomoro Dist. Assembly, Half Assini

The Jomoro District Assembly in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare inaugurated the Association of the Physically Challenged in 2009. One Hundred and Ten (110) of these disabled persons with various kinds of disabilities were males whilst the rest of One Hundred (100) with also various kinds of disabilities were females, hence making a total membership of Two Hundred and Ten (210). The number was disabled persons organized from about ten (10) communities in the district. The number could move up if the other remaining thirty-five (35) communities were covered.

1.14.4 STREETISM The most visible signs of child labour (street children) are mostly found in the major marketing areas in the district namely; Tikobo No. 1, Jaway Wharf and Half Assini. These children mostly engage in-door games, stealing of coconuts and other activities. Parental irresponsibility on the part of parents had been the main problem. Children are therefore left to care for themselves thereby exposing them to moral and physical danger.

In 2006-2009 no baseline survey was conducted on Streetism, the number of cases on child maintenance started reducing as those at the Family Tribunals continued rising up as indicated below:

Table 1.31 MAINTENANCE OF CHILDREN NO. OF CASES CASES SETTLED YEAR SETTLED BY FAMILY TRIBUNAL 2010 10 10 2011 08 08 2012 11 11 2013 11 11 Source: Department of Social Welfare

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1.14.5 CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW Juveniles engaged in criminal activities were on the ascendency. During the period the district recorded twenty-four (24) cases. These cases included stealing, defilement and riding of bicycles in the night without light. The District Social Welfare Officer investigated these cases and Social Enquiry Reports submitted to the Court for suitable punishment to these children.

1.14.6 Social Protection Five (5) communities namely; Beyin, Egbazo, Ghana Nungua/Cocoa Town, Enzemtianu and Mpeasem benefited from the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty. The purpose of these programmes was to identify the most extremely poor people in these communities so that they were financially supported to leap from one step to another. In view of this Two Hundred and Fifty (250) extremely poor people (vulnerable) were identified during the period and were to benefit from this package.

1.15 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been at the heart of economic changes for decades. ICT sector plays an important role, notably by contributing to rapid technological progress and productivity growth. ICT is fundamental in many ways as it makes learning interesting, especially for hard topics. It bridges distances, for instance, use of phones and e-mails. It provides easy access to information in this fast growing socio-economic world on jobs and internships. It enables research and useful information sharing through the Internet. It enables creation of employment, entertainment opportunities and also health information. It is in this view; this chapter tends to analyze access to ICT, use of the Internet, ownership of laptop/desktop computers, fixed telephone lines, ICT Technologies/facilities by households and sex of heads.

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Table 1.32 describes the population 12 years and older by mobile phone ownership, Internet facility usage, and sex. The population 12 years and older consist of males (48.1%) and females (51.9%) with a difference of 3.8 percent. The percentage of population 12 years and older, having phones for males and females differ by 12.6 percent with males (56.3%) and females (43.7%) The percentage differences shows, females exceed males by 3.8 percent in a population 12 years and older and in a population 12 years and older having phones, males exceed females by 12.6 percent. There is 8.8 percent males more than females who are 12 years and older and having phones.

Table 1.32: POPULATION 12 YEARS AND OLDER BY MOBILE PHONE OWNERSHIP, INTERNET FACILITY USAGE, AND SEX I C T Indicators Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Population 12 years and older Population Population having using internet facility mobile phone Total 100,611 100.0 39,483 100.0 2,818 100.0 Male 48,346 48.1 22,243 56.3 1,998 70.9 Female 52,265 51.9 17,240 43.7 820 29.1

Percentage of Population 12 years and older 39.2 having mobile phone

Percentage of Population 12 years and older 2.8 using internet facility Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census.

The District is widely serviced by mobile telephony provided by private telecommunication organizations. Radio and television reception in the District is not of good quality. Many people own radio sets and sizeable number of people also have television sets. In addition, satellite dishes are in use in the District. Notable among them are Multi TV, Strong TV and a few DSTVs.

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1.16 HIV/AIDS The AIDS situation in the District is worrisome considering the fact that Jomoro shares common border with La Cote D’Ivoire, which has the highest rate of infection in the sub- region. More worrying is the fact that both nationals share things in common. There are regular cross border activities between the two countries as far as Jomoro is concerned. Elubo, Newtown and Jaway Wharf are the main points of entry. Long distance truck drivers from neighbouring countries pass through Elubo where most often they spend nights waiting for their goods to be cleared. The situation gives rise to immoral sexual practices. This has given rise to the influx of school dropouts and commercial sex workers.

1.17 GENDER Majority of women in the Jomoro District act as housewives and also engage in petty trading. Women in the southern part of the District (Along the beaches) are involved in fishing activities while the others away from the sea assist their husbands in their farms.

Men are mostly dominant in Leadership and other administrative functions. Women representation in decision-making and employment opportunities is very limited. However, the District can boast of a sizeable representation of women discharging their duties at management level. Some NGOs organize training for women in leadership. Notably among them is Network for Women’s Rights.

Some women are encouraged and sponsored by NGOs to compete in some of the District Level Elections. However, the various communities do not vote such women to represent them at Assembly meetings. Thus, the JDA has pushed for more women to be chosen as government appointees to allow women representation in decision-making.

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1.18 ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREEN ECONOMY 1.18.1 Physical impacts of hazards and climate change

This section provides detailed information on the physical impacts hazards and climate change of the Jomoro District. The data was generated from the ICM toolkit which was developed under ICFG initiative implemented by the Coastal Resources Center of the University of Rhode Island, Friends of the Nation, Sustaina Metrix and WorldFish. It is incorporated into the DMTDP through the support of Friends of the Nation.

Coastal settlements, infrastructure, habitats and population are vulnerable and exposed to varying degrees of hazards and climate-related risks. These include presence or proximity to a river, proximity to estuary, high water mark in settlement, presence and or functionality of sea defense walls, condition of coastal bridge, flood risks, a history of coastal erosion, community backed by a wetland and presence of dynamic coastal features along the beach. It is worthy to note that the combined effect of these hazards and human activities pose significant threat to key assets such as artisanal fishing settlements, fish landing sites, critical habitats, and recreational and cultural sites. Out of the 28 coastal settlements in the district, 22 are directly exposed to four or more of the above mentioned hazards and climate related risks. In all of the coastal communities, sea erosion is posing significant threat to turtle nesting beaches and landing sites, and displacing the coconut plantations that underpinthe agro-industry in the district. With the exception of Ahobre No. 1 and Ezilibo, flooding is a major issue in the remaining 26 coastal communities in the district.

While sea erosion results from high wave energy and is aggravated by sand winning along the shoreline, flooding is mainly caused by increased filling of wetland and floodplains for housing construction and establishment of artisanal fishing settlements, thereby reducing the potential of the landscape to absorb water during intense rainfall events. Another major cause of flooding is as a result of overflow of rivers and streams into adjacent communities. The combination of flooding and coastal erosion has raised concerns for relocating people away from hazard prone areas. For instance, some 50 years ago, residents of Old Kabenlansuazo, took steps to acquire a new site -New Kabenlansuazo due to impact of flooding and erosion. Residents of Egbazo on the other hand have similar 118 concerns, however, they are yet to secure site for relocation. Communities such as Metika, Twenen, Allengenzule, Ezinlibo, Egbazo and Agyeza are also threatened by coastal erosion. The district assembly has attempted the use of bye-laws to control beach sand winning. But enforcement of this bye-law is deficient, although some violators have been arrested at Half Assini in recent times. Stakeholders at the community level ascribed this deficiency in the application of the laws to political interference.

Average scores obtained by aggregating across the eight indicators of adaptive capacity reveal low relative resilience of these communities. These communities should benefit from detailed vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning processes that identifies forward looking actions and builds local capacity for improving livelihoods, building local leadership, facilitating emergency preparedness and ensuring sustainable management of coastal resources.

Figure 1.11 also shows marked variation in adaptive capacity and exposure to hazards across the coastal communities assessed. Elonyin is the community with the highest number of physical exposures while Ahobre No.1 has the lowest. The remaining communities are intermediate between these extremes, with total number of exposures ranging between 3 and 6. It is worthy to note that there is similarity in physical exposures across almost all the communities in the district. And this is attributed to sea erosion and flood hazards. Other climate and non-climate stressors combine with these threats to impact infrastructure, lives and livelihoods. The severity of impact from a potential hazard, is however, not dependent on the number of hazards a community is exposed to. Thus a community exposed to only one stress factor can be devastated by that hazard within a short period. Nonetheless, where the number of physical exposures appears to be relatively high and adaptive capacity remains weak, practical steps need to be taken to improve capability to plan for and respond to change at the community level. This is exemplified by the case of Effasu, Old Kabulensuazo, Bonyere, Ekpu, Anlomatoupe and Elonyin.

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Source: Coastal Resources Center

FIGURE 1.28 Community Level Adaptive Capacities And Exposure To Hazards

1.18.2 DIMENSIONS OF VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY

In vulnerable coastal communities, such as those in the Jomoro district, the capability to adapt to changes manifest in several forms. The key dimensions of adaptive capacity at the community level are governance and leadership; coastal resources management; risk awareness and emergency response; and economy and society.

Governance and leadership

In most coastal communities in the Jomoro district, local leadership exists but this is fairly strong. Particularly, the interaction between community folks and their local leaders needs some improvement since the level of trust for local leaders is declining and social cohesion at the community level is breaking down as a result. This is particularly pronounced in communities where the assemblypersons are non-residents of the electoral area. Over the years, this lack of communication has negatively impacted the development of most of the

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Despite having challenges with leadership, the coastal settlements are relatively peaceful with no major incidents of arson, attacks, thefts and conflicts. On the average, the district attained a rank of 4, on security, law and order. And this is indicative of peace and stability in most of the coastal communities.

Coastal resources management

Management of coastal resources in the Jomoro district is poor. In most communities, wetlands, fishery, beaches, rivers and estuaries are in poor conditions. This is due to the absence of clear rules for managing these coastal resources at the community level. On the other hand, where rules exist, their enforcement is weak.

Utilization of the shoreline has been of concern to inhabitants in the coastal communities. Due to the high demand for shoreline space for siting facilities, there is a renewed interest in leasing and allocating portions of the shoreline to potential investors. This will likely displace traditional users of the shoreline for fishing and fish processing. Besides, there are no management plans that inform how the predominantly sandy and fast eroding shoreline in the Jomoro district should be utilized. Set back regulations are not clearly defined, hence facilities are usually sited in the way of hazards which in turn impairs the dynamic functions of the shoreline. Over the past decades, sand winning along the beaches has been a predominant practice on large and small-scale basis. Several years of large-scale sand winning to supply construction sand has contributed to forced relocation of some communities. This is particularly the case of new Kabenlansuazo, which was created some 50 years ago after resettlement of people from Old Kabenlansuazo.

Risk awareness and emergency response While the level of public awareness of climate related risk and hazards is fairly low in the coastal communities, systematic response to climate related emergency and natural hazards is starkly non-existent. By virtue of the flat topography of the coastal settlements which are backed by large swaths of wetland areas and fronted by the sea, flooding and coastal erosion are predominant risks that impact fishing infrastructure, habitats and 121 populations in the coastal communities. Access to climate related information for planning emergency response is negligible in the coastal areas. There are no practical sources of emergency information to draw upon at the community level to facilitate response to rapid onset events and or gradual changes in climate variables. For instance, there are no early warning systems that signal potential flooding, resulting in the displacement of coastal populations during major flood events. Often times, the approach of NADMO have been the provision of post-emergency relief items, which are mostly insufficient to address the cause, and consequence of climate related impacts and hazards such as floods.

Economy and society Fishing and farming constitute the key drivers of the local economy and are the major livelihood options practiced in the Jomoro district. However, destructive fishing practices coupled with the regular incidence of algal bloom in the marine environment are resulting in dwindling fish catch and displacing fishery-based livelihoods while threatening food security in the Jomoro district. This problem is aggravated by the prevailing low agricultural productivity in the district. As shown in Table 4, the coastal communities recorded an average score of 1 relative to livelihoods and the rural economy. This is due in part, to the periodic incidence of algal bloom in the marine environment, which has been of much concern, due to its contribution to decline in fish catch. Harmful fishing methods, such as light fishing and use of chemicals have also negatively impacted the fishery. The coconut industry on the other hand, has been deteriorated by the incidence of Cape Saint Paul’s Wilt disease and also due to over-age crop. Meanwhile, the characteristic sandy soils of the district have over the years, failed to adequately support food crop production. It also emerged during the appraisal that poor access to educational infrastructure and lack of trained teaching personnel at the basic education level is resulting in high school dropout rate, poor pupil performance and spurring entry of prospective students into the fishery in the Jomoro district. This problem is resulting in low standard of education and driving increased fishing effort. Several factors account for the falling standard of basic education in the coastal communities, notable among them are inadequate teaching and learning materials, inadequate professional teachers, teacher indiscipline, weak English language skills, failure to complete curriculum, lack of parental support towards pupils’ education, inadequate external and internal teacher supervision and low interest of pupils’ towards education. In a nutshell, declining livelihoods and high illiteracy levels in the

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1.19 Energy sources

The major resources used to produce energy in Ghana generally are water and wood. Wood is used extensively for firewood and production of charcoal. Firewood, charcoal, electricity, petrol, kerosene, and diesel are the main sources of energy in the District. Gas supply is also irregular in the district and for that matter there is pressure on the few gas stations in the district. Fuel wood is the main source of energy for domestic use (cooking), 36.1% which is followed by electricity (24%), kerosene (21.7%), charcoal (13.4%) and liquefied petroleum gas (4%). A household survey conducted in the year 2010, indicates that, 49.1% of the energy used in the district is supplied or exploited from the forest. This situation has contributed to the depletion of tree species. There is the need to adopt alternative strategies for instance establishing wood lots and afforestation by NGOs and governmental agencies as an intervention. The District has extensive rainforest which has given rise to timber extraction. Lumbering activities can be found round Mpataba, Nuba, Ankasa, Tikobo No.1, Ellenda and Anwiafutu area. There is, however, no established timber processing companies except some illegal chainsaw operators. The activities of timber extractors in the district have had negative effect in (a) Depleting economic trees as a result of the neglect of afforestation and re-afforestation programmes and the destruction of young trees all leading to micro climate change and ecological in balance. (b) Destruction of crops through the indiscriminate manner in which the trees are felled and conveyed from the bush.

The forests are also used for crop farming. Major crops grown are cassava, coconut, maize, cocoa, and plantain. The use of traditional farming methods, which include slash and burn, and the extraction of wood fuel are gradually having a deleterious effect on the natural environment by degradation whilst contributing to global warming.

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There is the need to adopt alternative strategies for instance establishing wood lots and afforestation by NGOs and governmental agencies as an intervention and individual farmers engaged in agro-forestry, for both food and charcoal.

1.20 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

There are 150,107 persons in the Jomoro District. The females (76,546) dominated the population of the district. There are more people residing in the rural (97,023) areas in the district than urban (53,084) communities. This may be attributed to the fact that there are more rural communities in the district that urbanized areas. The population distribution in the district is influence by factors such as economic activity, infrastructure, and cultural, political and administrative policies. Jomoro constitutes about 6.3% the size of the Region’s population. At the current growth rate of 2.9% it is estimated that the population would be 168,569 by end of 2014 and 183,891 by 2017.

Jomoro recorded a higher total fertility rate (3.74), general fertility rate (94.3) and crude birth rate (28.7) as compared to the regional figures. This coupled with a young age structure is indicative of a rapidly growing population in the District. Jomoro District has a youthful population structure with a broad base and a conical top. The district depicts a pattern of reducing population as age increases, which shows effects of mortality. the population has a broad base which indicates a youthful population and a narrow apex which denotes fewer aged persons. The pyramid further shows that more males are likely to be born in Jomoro than female babies. The male population from age 0-4 years decreases more than the female all through the various age cohorts except 70-74 and that of females 60-64 and 70-74.

Higher proportions of the population are within the ages 0-4, 5-9, 10-14 and 15-19. This implies that child dependency ratio will be higher for the district. The age from 20years to 64year decreased at a decreasing rate. This trend may be due to migration and mortality.

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FIGURE 1.29 POPULATION PYRAMID OF JOMORO DISTRICT

Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census.

This is typical of age structure in developing economies where there is often too much demand on national and local structures to provide services consumed by children and youth.

TABLE 1.33 AGE SEX STRUCTURE Major Age Sex groups Male Female Total Percent 0-14 30,711 29,335 60,046 40.1% 15-64 40,250 43,217 83,467 55.6% 65 and above 2,600 3,994 6,594 4.3 Total 38,704 43,262 150,107 100.00

According to the 2010 census, Crude death rate is 28.7 percent. The results further indicate that Mortality is still higher for children under- five years in the district. The sex ratio (the

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number of males to females) is given for the various age groups across the population. The sex ratio for all ages in Jomoro is 96 (GSS 2010 PHC). This indicates that for every 100 females, there are 89 males.

The dependency ratio (ratio of persons under 15 years of age plus persons 65 years and older to adults aged 15-64 years) for the District is 79.84 which is higher than the National and Regional ratio of 75.6 and 74.6 respectively. Male dependency ratio (82.76) is higher than females (77.12). Age-dependency is also higher in rural (84.23) areas in the district than in the urban (72.33) areas. (GSS, 2010 PHC).

Half-Assini is the District capital and 77 communities. Jomoro District is among the few urban districts in Ghana. The 2010 population census indicates that 35.4 percent of the population live in urban areas and the remaining 64.6 percent live in rural areas. The urban communities include Half-Asini, Elubo, Tikobo No.1, Bonyere.

The District is made up of mixed religious beliefs and practices. However, Christianity is the dominant religion in the District and constitutes about 82.1% of the population. Islam is second with about 7.3% whilst the other religions including traditional religion make up the remaining 10.7%.

TABLE 1.34 RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS Categories Counts % Christians 123,280 82.1% Islam 10,979 7.3%

Traditionalist 1,806 1.2% No Religion 12,028 8% Others 2,014 1.3% Total 150,107 100.00%

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1.21 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

TheJomoro Education Directorate has instituted an office responsible for the advancement and development of science,with the recent emphasis in technology and scientific innovations. The core objective of the department is to encourage women in Science and Maths to deflate the myth surrounding studying of Science and Maths among girls in schools. The need to promote the interest in studying Science and Mathematics among basic schools cannot be overemphasized as they remain among the key core subjects to qualify one into both high schools and tertiary schools. The district has recognised that students lose interest in the subject whiles at basic school and thus seeks to demystify the myth surrounding passing Science and Mathematics.

Science and Maths Clinics are organised for students to partake at both regional and district levels. In addition to educational trips, science and maths quiz are organised for students during the Science Clinic.

The influence of these interventions on the development of the district has been immense. There has been in improvement in Science and Mathematics results at the BECE level especially among females. Thus more students enrolled on science programs at the various Senior High Schools in the District and beyond the District.

Notwithstanding these useful interventions by the directorate to promote science and technology, the sustainability of these promotions are endangered by inadequate funding. As a result, such motivational competitions are not conducted every year. The Coordinator of the Unit in charge of Science and Mathematics manages to secure some few sponsors from the District Assembly and other development partners. It is recommended that the District should collaborate with the Education Directorate to organise such competitions and programs to develop students’ interest and talents in science education.

1.22 DISASTER The Jomoro District is a relatively low-lying coastal District. These low lying areas are mostly the flood prone areas. Communities along the Abbey Lagoon and Balibagela River, which usually overflow their banks after heavy downpours, are affected.

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The district is intensely affected by the high amount of rainfall of the Western Region. The perennial flooding situation in the district displaces so many people. The most recent flooding in 2014 affected fifteen (15) communities (Effasu, Allomatoape, Adusuazo, New Kablensuazo, New Edobo, Old Edobo, Atwebanso, Newtown Wharf, Epku, Beyin, Boakwa, Agyeza, Elubo, Half Assini and Nuba) resulting in the destruction of property running into millions of Ghana Cedis. A total of 973 houses were affected. The floods affected a total population of 7,771 with 4,930 children and 2,841 adults causing 1 death. Farmlands were also affected destroying Crops such as cassava, tomatoes, plantain, groundnuts, etc. 10 schools in the district have also been affected.

In addition to flooding, fire outbreak in the district is also a disaster concern. It becomes particularly difficult due to the poor layout of buildings. Haphazard building of houses have reduced mobility and closed access routes. Thus the fire van and disaster personnel go through a lot of difficulty to rescue disaster victims. Six (6) communities (Mpataba, Agyeza, Bokakole, Takinta, Elloyin, and Epku) were affected by fire outbreaks caused by bad electrical connections.

Building on water ways, low lying areas, shallow culverts, overflow of rivers banks, poor drainage system, poor spatial planning, and blocked drainages amongst others are the major causes of these disasters in the district. (District NADMO office)

1.23 WATER SECURITY Although water abounds in the District, the same could not be said about potable water. People within Half Assini, Ekpu, Metika and Elubo enjoy pipe borne water. 55 communities in the District have a total of 112 boreholes, 6 (5.4%) of which are mechanized. The mechanized boreholes are located in Egbazo, Effasu and Ahobre No. 1. Out of the existing 112 boreholes, 44 of them are non-functional. Moreover 11 out of the 24 existing hand-dug wells are also not functioning. The high number of non-functional water facilities could be attributed to several factors, prominent among them being the pressure on the facility as a result of the population and the non-availability of spare parts to maintain the system.

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There are communities such as Beyin, Nzimtianu and Ahobre No. 1 where even though boreholes have been sunk; the facilities are not in use due to the high iron content in the boreholes in these areas. There are 55 WATSAN Committees spread throughout the District. Unfortunately only 17 of the committees are active. The constant change in membership, interference from traditional rulers and opinion leaders, inadequate logistics and funds for the District Water and Sanitation Team and finally the lack of motivation for members has rendered the majority of the committees inactive. The table below is the projected population of Area Councils in the Projected Population and Corresponding Coverage of Water for Area Councils in the Jomoro District and their corresponding coverage of water. The coverage right however be higher with the completion and formation of Water and Sanitation Board, IDA and European Union, Small Town Water for the following Area Councils: Bonyere, Tikobo No. 1, Mpataba and Beyin Area Council.

1.24 SOCIAL PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS This section discusses programs and intervention to protect the vulnerable and the marginalized in the society. Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), interventions for the disable and school feeding programs are part of these interventions to protect the vulnerable groups.

1.24.1 LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY (LEAP)

The government is making efforts to support the vulnerable through the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) programme. The LEAP Programme is a component of the National Social Protection Strategy, which aims at reducing extreme poverty in communities and the nation as a whole. This is achieved by giving of cash transfers to extreme poor households by the government through the Department of Social Welfare, which is the implementing agency. The department in collaboration with Ghana Post does payment. Currently, the programme is being implemented in Twenty-Eight (28) communities in the Jomoro District.

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About Seven Hundred and Sixty-six (766) are beneficiaries of the Leap intervention. Beneficiaries are sensitized on the leap programs by the department of social welfare. There are conversations to demonstrate the dos and don’ts of beneficiaries on the leap program and how much each beneficiary is paid every two months. The challenge to this intervention is the delay in the release of funds to the beneficiaries.

1.24.2 DISABILITY

Persons with disability are defined as those who are unable to or were restricted in the performance of specific tasks/activities due to loss of function of some part of the body as a result of impairment or malformation. Physical Disability remains the major disability in the District constituting 3.2 percent of the entire population. The distribution of the percentages for the type of disability is as follows. Sight disability was the highest in the district with 36.6 percent, followed by physical disability with 30.5 percent. Other disability was 18.3 percent, intellectual disability (12.8%), hearing disability (12.6%), speech disability (12.1%) and emotional disability (11.1%). (GSS 2010 PHC).

The 2% District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) for persons with Disability (PWDs) is used to support PWDs in education, to improve their livelihood and health. The DACF for PWDs are to minimize poverty among all PWDs particularly those outside the formal sector of employment and to enhance their social image through dignified labour.

There is a fund Management Committee that approves the disbursement of funds to support the disable in the district. Applicants who need the support to improve their lives through petty trading and applicants who need money to support their education and other purposes are vetted and paid by the Fund Management Committee. There are three (3) major disability associations in the district. They include 1. Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled 2. Ghana National Association of the Deaf 3. Ghana Blind Union

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1.24.3 GHANA YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (GYEEDA)

The Jomoro District benefits from Eight (8) of the modules under the program.The program currently employs Eight Hundred and Forty-One Youth as at the end of the year 2013. Besides, these permanent workers (841), the agency also offers periodic livelihood training assistance to some youth in the District. The skills development training programs include Dressmaking and Hairdressing. This intervention seeks to reduce gender disparities in unemployment.

Since 2010, 140 women have been trained in dressmaking and some has subsequently received sewing machines to start a livelihood; another 40 women were trained in hairdressing and have also received their start up equipment in 2013. Fire and Safety Prevention Assistants (FSPA) has not employed as many youth as it intended: there is only one fire service station, which does not require a greater number of staff.

It has been observed that health workers in the District are inadequate. This situation affects quality healthcare delivery in the District. Thus, many of the qualified youth are recruited under the Health Extension Workers (HEW) to support the healthcare delivery in the District. The prospect of the program is plagued by a number of factors: 1. Delay in the payment of beneficiaries allowances 2. Lack of vehicle for monitoring and supervision 3. The agency finds it difficult to implement two of the seven modules due to lack of funds.

These conditions affect the agency and also discourage the beneficiaries of the program. Though some trainees receive their equipments, majority of the beneficiaries are yet to receive their start-up equipments. Some of the trainees had to wait for two years before receiving their start-up equipments.

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Another major challenge to GYEEDA is the operation of Better Ghana Management Services (BGMS). This program has similar features as the GYEEDA program. However, the beneficiaries of BGMS are paid relatively better than beneficiaries of the GYEEDA. The District would consider these challenges in the planned period.

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EXISTING SCALOGRAM 2013

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TTL NO. OF FUNCTIONS OF TTL NO. SETTLEMENTS HALF ASSINI 16159 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 1170 1 ELUBO 14361 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17 253.3 2 TIKOBO NO. 1 7655 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 203 3 BONYERE 7288 X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 101.7 6 TIKOBO NO. 2 4984 X X X X X X X X X X 10 86.5 8 AHOBRE 4226 X X X X X X X X 8 59.8 10 EZINLIBO 4177 X X X X X X X X 8 111.6 5 TAKINTA 3968 X X X X X X X X X 9 57.4 12 JEWI WHARF 3581 X X X X X X X X X X 10 169.9 4 SAMENYE 3461 X X X X X X 6 31.5 17 MPATABA 3352 X X X X X X X X X X X 11 88.2 7 NUBA 3189 X X X X X X X X 8 55 13 KENGEN 3052 X X X X X X 6 40.8 15 ALLOWULLEY 2942 X X X X X X 6 28.3 18 ADUSUAZO 2479 X X X X X X 6 28.3 18 ELLENDA 2366 X X X X X 5 17.2 22 NAWULEY 2318 X X X X X 5 17.2 22 EKPU 2281 X X X X X X X 7 42.5 14 ELLOYIN 2209 X X X X X 5 17.2 22 NVELLENU/BAWIA 2108 X X X X X 5 17.2 22 NEW TOWN 958 X X X X X X X X 8 66.1 9 N. KABENLASUAZO 2009 X X X X X X X 7 33.2 16 TWENEN 1103 X X X X X 5 25.9 20 EGBAZO 1712 X X X X X 5 17.2 22 MPEASEM 1859 X X X 3 9.3 30 133

COCOA TOWN 956 X X X X 4 10.3 29 BEYIN 1507 X X X X X X X 7 58.8 11 GHANA NUNGUA 1311 X X X X 4 23.5 21 EHOAKA 1428 X X X X 4 13.1 27 BUAKWAW 786 X X X 3 9.3 30 MPIM 972 X X X X 4 13.1 27

JAWAY 905 X X X X 4 13.1 27

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1.25 SUMMARY OF KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES A summary of key development problems identified under each thematic areas arising out

of the situational analysis is as follows:

Ensuring and sustaining macroeconomic stability 1. Low level of savings 2. Low level of investment 3. High rate of inflation 4. High interest rate 5. Inadequate credit facilities

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector a) Limited exploitation of the tourism sector b) Inadequate promotion of existing tourist attractions c) Limited managerial skills, records keeping and entrepreneurial training d) Information nature of business e) Lack of information and slow registration of businesses f) Inadequate credit facilities.

Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management i. Inadequate storage facilities for farm and fishing products ii. Low technology use in farming and fishing iii. Weak governance of the fishing sector iv. Use of illegal methods for fishing v. Lack of agro-processing facilities vi. Lack of credit facilities vii. Undulating nature of the land viii. Bad roads and farms tracks ix. Reliance on traditional methods of farming x. Inadequate Extension Services to farmers and fishers xi. High environment degradation xii. Degradation of wetlands and mangroves xiii. Illegal sandwinning practices xiv. Low yielding coconut plantations due to poor soil fertility

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Infrastructure, Energy and Human 1. Inadequate school infrastructure 2. Inadequate school furniture 3. Inadequate school teachers 4. Child labour 5. Malnutrition 6. Prevalence of communicable/preventable diseases 7. Inadequate health facilities and personnel 8. Poor drainage and waste management 9. Inadequate public places of convenience. 10. Teenage pregnancy 11. Drug Abuse 12. Low Education on HIV/AIDS 13. Inadequate employable skills

Transparent and Accountable Governance  Inadequate participation in governance on the part of citizenry  Inadequate participation in maintenance of public facilities  Unwillingness on the part of the people to pay for services rendered  Low communal spirit  Civic inertia  Apathy  Resistance to change  Poor co-ordination among the various actors and programmes  Poor and unreliable database  Inadequate infrastructure and personnel for information management and dissemination  High rate of illiteracy which breeds high level of ignorance  Chieftaincy and family disputes

Reduction of Poverty and Income Inequalities  High cost of farming and fishing inputs  Inadequate credit facilities  High rate of poverty especially among women  Lack of job openings for the physically and mentally challenged  Low involvement of women in decision-making.

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FIGURE 1:30 JOMORO DISTRICT PREFERED OPTION

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CHAPTER TWO: PRIORITISATION OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

The preparation of the District Medium Term Development Plan makes it imperative to have a group of some of the development gaps of the district for the issues to be addressed. Chapter Two highlights the harmonization of community needs and aspirations as captured in the planning guidelines with identified development gaps in the performance review of the GPRS. The output, therefore, would be harmonized development gaps or issues of the Jomoro District Assembly.  Harmonization of community needs and aspirations with identified key development gaps/problems/issues.

The need to harmonize the development gaps with the current needs and aspirations of the communities to ascertain the feasibility of needs and aspirations is very important in the planning process. The table below indicates the scoring scale for the harmonization with respect to the current situation of the district and the three (3) thematic areas of the GPRS II.

Table 2.0 SCORING SCALES DEFINITION SCORE MEANING Storing relationship 2 A strong harmony of community needs and aspirations and identified key development problem. Weak relationship 1 A weak harmony of community needs and aspirations and identified key development issues. No relationship 0 Calls for review of the community needs and aspirations to identify real problems.

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Table 2.1 Prioritized development issues under the GSGDA II 2014-2017

Thematic areas of GSGDA1 Prioritized development issues 2014-2017 1. Ensuring and sustaining 1. Low level of savings macroeconomic stability. 2. Low level of investment 3. High rate of inflation 4. High interest rate 5. Inadequate credit facilities

2. Enhancing competiveness in 1. Inadequate support for tourism. Ghana’s private sector. 2. Poor marketing facilities. 3. Low utilization of tourism resources. 4. Limited availability of credit facilities for entrepreneurs and farmers.

3. Accelerated Agriculture 1. Poor development of the fishing industry modernization and sustainable 2. Bad fishing practices coupled with the regular natural resources management. incidence of algal bloom in the marine environment is resulting in dwindling fish catch and displacing fishery-based livelihoods and threatening food security. 3. Weak enforcement of fishing laws 4. High vulnerability and low adaptive capacity of coastal communities to climate change 5. Incidence of sand winning and sea erosion, destruction of mangroves, wetlands and drainage systems, sedimentation of major rivers 6. Low farmer access to extension services. 7. High cost of planning materials/inputs. 8. Poor packaging of agricultural products.

4. Oil and Gas development 1. Restriction of fishing activities around offshore oil and gas installations affecting the fishing the industry. 2. Loss of land and other properties to oil and gas related activities. 3. High cost of living 4. Influx of people into the district which will bring pressure on the existing facilities. 5. Security problems. 6. 5. Infrastructure, Energy and Human 1. Inadequate supply of electricity. settlement. 2. Poor feeder road network. 3. Low access to potable water. 4. Absence of effective land use and spatial planning to address existing vulnerabilities 139

6. Human development, productivity and employment. 1. High incidence of malaria. 2. High  5 years mortality. 3. Poor classroom infrastructure. 4. Inadequate water and toilet facilities. 5. Inadequate ICT centres. 6. Inadequate staff accommodation. 7. Increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS. Inadequate residential accommodation for workers.

7. Transparency and Accountable 1. Weak sub-district structures Governance 2. Low participation of sub-district structures in local governance. 3. Weak internal revenue mobilization.

2.2 APPLICATION OF POTENTIALS, OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES The profile and situation analysis presented in chapter one has given an idea of the current development situation in the District and this would serve as a good basis upon which the District’s development framework would be prepared. The various development issues were prioritized with the help of some criteria. The criteria used considered the following parameters. 1. Significant linkage effect on meeting basic human needs/rights – e.g. immunization of children and quality basic schooling linked to productive citizens in future, reduction of gender discrimination linked to sustainable development, etc.; 2. Significant multiplier effect on the local economy – attraction of enterprises, job creation, increases in incomes and growth, etc. 3. Impact on even development (the extent to which it addresses inequality)

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Definition of Potentials, Opportunities, Constraints and Challenges Potentials of the Jomoro District refer to: Advantages and resources (within the district) which when utilized can enable the district to enhance its sustained socio-economic development or to overcome its challenges.

Opportunities are external factors (beyond the district) that positively influence development of the District.

Constraints are advantages emanating from internal factors such as institutional, human and physical resources that act against development such as unskilled labour force, environmental hazards, rapid population growth etc.

Challenges are external factors or obstacles (beyond the district) that may hamper smooth development effort, those that the district cannot influence.

The subjection of identified priority issues in the district to the analysis of the Potentials, Opportunities, Constraints and Challenges (POCC) with respect to each of the thematic areas of the GSGDA 11 2014-2017 is an important aspect of the planning process. The analysis was made on the seven (7) thematic areas as: 1. Ensuring and sustaining macro-economic stability 2. Enhancing competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector 3. Accelerated agriculture modernization and sustainable natural resource management 4. Oil and Gas Development 5. Infrastructure, Energy and Human settlements 6. Human Development, Productivity and Employment 7. Transparent and Accountable Governance

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TABLE 2.2 INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS No. Issues to be Potentials (from Opportunities Constraints challenges addressed baseline situation) 1 Inadequate supply  Presence of ECG  Existence of  Inadequate poles  Power of electricity.  High demand for Osagyefo Barge to and transformers. fluctuation due electricity produce additional  Settlement to load-shedding power. Patterns exercise  Availability of  High capital alternative sources investment of energy e.g. solar energy CONCLUSION Utilizing effectively the opportunities presented will increase electricity supply and by far enhance the performance of the district economy.

2 Poor feeder road  Presence of  The existence of oil  Low communal  Heavy rainfall network. Department of and limestone spirit.  Low funds from Feeder Roads. companies. government for  Availability of  Presence of ‘China feeder roads labour Hinan Company Limited for three (3) years

CONCLUSION Feeder roads mostly deteriorate due to frequent heavy rainfall therefore cost effective drainage systems must constructed along feeder roads while devising appropriate ways of mobilizing revenues to fund them. Improvement in road network will open up local markets to other buyers 3 Low access to  The existence of European Union, World  Limited funding  Change in IDA or potable water Community Water Bank programmes  Unwholesome EU policy. and Sanitation water bodies.  High capital Agency investment  High water level  Presence of river and streams. CONCLUSION Although the issue of funding is a major constraint, the CWSA in collaboration with the DA must see to a better treatment of water bodies (disease free) to supplement the supply of pipe borne water whilst taking advantage of the high water levels being recorded in the district. 4 Absence of Presence of Town and The availability of  Inadequate staff Lack of support from effective land use Country Planning Regional Town and and logistics. traditional authorities. and spatial Department (TCPD). Country Planning  Uncooperative planning to Department (TCPD). attitudes of some address existing residents vulnerabilities Availability of development partners support e.g. Coastal Sustainable Landscape Project Friends of the Nation, Hen Mpoano and other development

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partners to provide capacity and logistical support in land use and spatial planning.

CONCLUSION Ensuring appropriate demarcations with regards to spatial and land-use planning will equip and enable the TCPD in collaboration with the DA to take legal actions against residents who fail to comply with the available standards. Also, traditional leaders and their subjects must be educated on the benefits of a well- planned layout to enable them appreciate the concept

TABLE 2.3 ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNIZATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No. Issues to be Potentials (from Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed baseline situation) 1 Poor development of  The presence of  Build on the  The bad attitude  The invasion of the fishing industry. Fisheries capacity building of some fisher the algal bloom Department. support , lessons folks to change. in the coastal  Significant learnt from, as well  Lack co- waters. number of people as incorporate the management  Weak engaged in fishing aspects of the ICM committees at the enforcement of activities toolkits into the landing beaches fisheries laws DMTDP generated to support  Absence of through the fisheries Marine implementation of governance Protected Areas. the Integrated  Post -harvest  Coastal and losses resulting Fisheries from lack of Governance storage facilities Initiative  The introduction of the Sustainable Fisheries Project programme for the Western Region funded by USAID

 Utilisation of the continuous technical support and capacity building from Friends of the Nation, Hen Mpoano and other development partners

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 Introduction of the Western Region Coastal Foundation funded by DFID

 The establishment of the Fisheries Enforcement Unit to ensure enforcement and compliance of the fishing laws

CONCLUSION The main challenge of the fishing industry is weak governance of the sector expressed in bad fishing practices.weak enforcement of the fisheries and the degradation of wetlands and mangroves coupled with the regular incidence of algal bloom in the marine environment is resulting in dwindling fish catch and displacing fishery-based livelihoods and threatening food security. The District will therefore collaborate with its development partners such Friends of the Nation, Hen Mpoano and take advantage of the Sustainable Fisheries Project to develop co-management committees and management plans in selected communities. The District will also work with Marine Protected Areas Inter ministerial Committee over designation of marine protected areas and seek support to continue with research on Algae Bloom leading to proposals for its eradication. 2 Low farmer access to The presence of MOFA Graduates from  Most farmers are Ministry unwillingness extension services. office. Agriculture colleges. uneducated. to send Extension  Inadequate officers due to tight logistics and budgets. funds  Lack of knowledge about extension services on the part of most farmers 3 High cost of planting Availability of knowledge  Presence of large  Unreliable supply Delays in rainfall materials. in planting materials scale suppliers. chain. pattern. multiplication.  Perennial rainfall  Low capital base pattern Skills in breed selection. CONCLUSION With Agriculture being the backbone of the district’s economy, the DA must liaise effectively with the MOFA to ensure the provision of the necessary assistance towards its development.

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TABLE 2.4 ENHANCING COMPETIVENESS IN GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR No. Issues to be addressed Potentials (from Opportunities Constraints challenges baseline situation) 1 Low utilization of tourism Abundance of tourist Support from Ghana  Poor road network Irregular flow of resources. sites. Wildlife Society (GWS)  Inadequate power supply donor funds. COSPE.  Bad farming practices in the wetlands  Commercial sand winning in the coastal areas.  Low exploitation of potential tourist sites  Low investment in the sector

CONCLUSION Exploiting the abundant tourist sites will not only boost the district’s economy but will also enhance culture diversity in a positive direction. 2 Poor marketing facilities.  Existence of  Private sector  Chieftaincy and land Limited funding to vibrant markets. readiness to invest. disputes. support the  Willingness of  Disasters initiative market traders collaborate (building stores and renting them out to them)  Significant number of traders

3 Limited availability of Presence of rural and Availability of credit  Limited banking  High credit facilities for commercial banks. support from government culture (collateral unemploym entrepreneurs and and other NGOs. security) ent rate farmers.  Low savings  Rigid procedures of  The decline acquiring credit of the facilities from credit coconut unions industry.

 Non existence of the Agriculture Developmen t Bank CONCLUSION The informal sector forms the backbone of most economies and for that matter the Jomoro District. Therefore the DA, Financial institutions and other NGOs should provide the necessary facilities and assistance needed to enhance the growth of the sector in a flexible manner.

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TABLE 2.5 HUMAN DEVELOPMENTS, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT No. Issues to be Potentials (from Opportunities Constraints challenges addressed baseline situation) 1 High incidence of Availability of well-  Availability of Global  Low income levels  Effect of traditional malaria. trained service fund Support.  Poor staff attitude and prayer camp personnel.  Availability of  Treatment of patients by healers. Treated-Bed nets at chemical sellers.  Low staff strength Soil suitable for reduced prices.  Self medication easy drainage.  Availability of quality referral points.  Availability of chemical shops, NHIS. CONCLUSION To reduce the incidence of malaria, avoid contaminated stagnant waters by constructing appropriate drainage systems including other filths which breed mosquitoes 2 High under 5 year  Trained technical Immunization sessions  Poor breast feeding Cultural beliefs. mortality. staff.  Poor post natal care on  Availability of LE & C materials. the part of nursing maternity wards mothers (care) in most health centers  Presence of NHIS

CONCLUSION Most women are stereotyped about their cultural beliefs coupled with poor attitudes towards post natal care 3 High incidence of  Availability of Government support  Stigmatization of Superstitious believes. HIV/AIDS. health through Ghana Aids PLWA. facilities. Commission programmes  High illiteracy rate. to eradicate the disease.  Presence of anti-retroviral drugs.

 Awareness creation through education on the causes and preventive measures

CONCLUSION Due to the presence of anti-retroviral drugs, sensitization and education on the issue has drastically reduced

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TABLE 2.6 TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE No. Issues to be Potentials (from baseline Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed situation) 1 Weaksub-district 1. Availability of 10 Area  Existence of laws  Lack of office  Lack of clear structures affecting Councils. and bye-laws accommodation for cut policy on effective local 2. Availability of training  Legislative some Area Councils funding by the governance materials from CBRDP instruments  Low human resource central to train councilors and guiding and capacity to man Area government. unit committees. supporting the Council offices.  Irregular flow 3. Preparation of the sub-structures.  Apathy of some of the DACF current DMTDP (2014-  Various sources of Assembly members to from 2017) through funds from DACF, participate in Area government participatory approach MLGRD, NGOs to council activities including the by reaching out to the support  Inadequate logistics other sources all the 10 Area Councils for Area Councils of funds  Presence of NGOs through community  Low responsiveness of such as Friends of needs assessment an d some government the Nation and Public Hearings institutions other development 4. to support the capacity development and mobilization of sub-district structures to participate actively in local governance through Town Hall meetings and other social accountability tools. Implementation of the District League Table (DLT) by UNICEF and CDD CONCLUSION Interventions at adequately equipping sub-structures districts will ensure effective participation thereby facilitating the pace of development in the district

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2 Weak internal  Availability of  Gazzeted bye-laws  Inadequate data The dying of the revenue permanent and logistics and qualified coconut industry mobilization. commissioned  Availability of personnel

collectors. viable associations High unemployment to partner the  Apathy and  Availability of ratable Assembly. unwillingness of rate properties and services. payers  Inception of street  Ethics (attitudes) of naming programme some revenue collectors

 Inadequate or limited persuasive strategies CONCLUSION Innovative and somewhat enforceable ways of generating and mobilizing revenue must be pursued whilst finding alternative traditional revenue sources.

TABLE 2.7 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT No. Issues to be Potentials (from Opportunities Constraints Challenges Addressed baseline situation) 1 Low income for The presence of Fishery The introduction of the -Low adaptation to changing High illiteracy of most stakeholders in the Department. Integrated Coastal and situation by fishermen. people in the industry. fishing industry due to Fisheries Governance (ICFG) -Poor storage facilities restricted areas of programme for the district. operation. CONCLUSION The low-income situation emanates from the fact that there are huge post harvest losses as a result of poor storage facilities. 2 Loss of land and other The willingness of The Jubilee Partners are The low capacity of the Processing of properties. government to pay prepared to provide them indigenous people to take compensation fee will adequate compensation. alternative source of advantage of the situation. take too long a time. livelihood.

CONCLUSION Educate and build the capacity of the indigenes to take advantage of the oil and gas development in order not to be at an immense risk in the event of losing their lands

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3 Influx of people into  Rapid  Transfer of  Rapid population Increase in social vices the district urbanization of technology and some growth. such as robbery, the district level of technical  Pressure on social prostitution etc. expertise to the local amenities and people. infrastructural services  Increase in economic  Pressure on activities agricultural lands CONCLUSION The DA must design a policy to regulate the migration of people into the district that will safeguard and expand the available social amenities and infrastructural services. 4 High expectation from - Existence of oil - MTDP 2014-17 - Inadequate office DA do not manage oil oil and gas extraction and gas companies - accommodation for oil and Gas revenue - High revenue from and gas companies in oil and gas the District companies - Limited local expertise in oil and gas development

CONCLUSION DA would liase with Oil and Gas companies to commit a percentage of their revenue into infrastructural development

Security problems. Presence of security Private securities coming Low education of the people in Inadequate security agencies into the district will offer the district. officers. employment opportunities to the local people. CONCLUSION The DA must lobby effectively for security officers to be posted to the district and ensure that more people are educated to take champion the security issues of the district Air and water pollution Presence of EPA and Availability of NGO Lack of equipment and Unwillingness of oil due to the Community monitoring groups to serve technical know-how to firms to cooperate with establishment of Environmental as watchdogs to check air effective monitoring the District and other industries in the Monitoring and Advocacy and water pollutions. governmental agencies. district. Group (CEMAG) to check air and water pollution. CONCLUSION Besides providing equipment and the technical know-how to effective monitoring, the DA must design a policy to ensure the cooperation of oil firms with other governmental agencies and itself

TABLE 2.8 ENSURING MACRO ECONOMIC STABILITY

Issue Potential Opportunity Constraint Challenge High DA expenditure Ability to improve financial -Skills development in - Unplanned expenditure management skills of the financial management activities -Deductions at Source DA - -Price fluctuations

Conclusion Inadequate database to -Technical expertise to -Availability of financial -low commitment to ICT - mobilize revenue manage database management software services

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Conclusion Computerize data on revenue Poor revenue mobilization -Business Activities -Media houses -Inadequate skilled revenue -Political interventions -Influx of new business due -Use Unit Committee collectors to oil and gas find - FOAT Assessment -Inadequate logistics for -Disbursement of DACF revenue collectors -Inadequate database

Conclusion The DA will provide the needed logistics to revenue collectors to improve revenue collection

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CHAPTER THREE: DEVELOPMENT GOAL AND PROJECTIONS

3.1 DISTRICT FOCUS As part of the mandate of the Jomoro District to ensure the total development of the District, a goal has been set to be pursued during the period 2014-2017.

The broad development goal of the Jomoro District is toward improving the living standards of the people of Jomoro District by the provision of socio-economic infrastructure with improved revenue mobilization in a transparent and accountable manner.

In order to achieve this particular goal set for the District, the District will focus its attention on all the seven pillars of the Medium Term Development Framework.  Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability

 Oil and Gas Development

 Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector

 Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

 Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlements

 Human Development, Productivity and Employment

 Transparent and Accountable Governance

3.2 DISTRICT GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES The objectives to be followed to help attain the goal set for the District are stated below under the pillars of the Medium Term Development Framework:

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TABLE 3.1: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

KEY FOCUS ISSUES POLICY OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES AREA

Private Sector -Inadequate Widen opportunities - Enhance access to Development capital base and for sustainable job affordable credit facilities access to loans creation -Ensure the promotion of an environment which -Inadequate Job attracts private sector availability investment and participation e.g. tax holidays - Promote labour intensive industries

-Promote increased job creation

-Invest in available human resources with relevant modern Skills and competences

Develop -Lack of financial Improve efficiency - Provide direct financial Micro, Small support and competitiveness support for MSMEs using And Medium of MSMEs a logical and affordable Enterprises criteria (MSMEs) -Lack of technical and logistical support for -Renovate dilapidated Artisans market structures

-Provide training and - Dilapidated condition business development of market places services

-Provide incentives to

MSMEs in all PPPs and - Limited managerial local content skills Arrangements

-Limited training

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Diversify and expand -Develop new, high-value Developing Limited exploitation of the tourism industry options in the tourism the Tourism Potentials in the for revenue sector while enhancing Industry for tourism generation the attractiveness of the Jobs and Sector existing products Revenue Generation -Inadequate promotion of domestic tourist

Industrial Limited supply of raw Improve the -Promote Public-Private Development Materials for local production of local Partnerships industries raw materials -Improve access to land

TABLE 3.2: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT KEY FOCUS ISSUES POLICY STRATEGIES AREA OBJECTIVES Accelerated -Improve -Build capacity of FBOs and Modernization -Inadequate post- Agricultural Community-Based of production Productivity Agriculture infrastructure (i.e. Organisations (CBOs) to storage, processing, facilitate delivery of extension transport etc) Services to their members -Undeveloped -Promote the adoption of GAP capacity of (Good Agricultural Practices) FBOs to access or By farmers

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-Limited availability -Create an enabling of improved environment for intensive technological Livestock/poultry farming in urban and peri-urban areas Packages, especially -Strengthen collaboration planting materials between public and private and certified seeds sector Institutions to promote agro- processing -Promote Public-Private - Inadequate credit Partnerships (PPPs) in the facilities Agric sector -Inadequate -Ensure proper surveillance availability of of livestock and livestock quality feed diseases -Improper practices - Develop effective post- in the production and harvest management handling of strategies, particularly livestock/poultry and storage facilities, at individual their products and community -Low fish-catch Levels resulting from sea -Design an initiative to weeds periodically check and clear -Algae (Green Green) Algae and other sea weeds off including other sea the respective coastal areas weeds preventing - Educate crop farmers on fishing along some ways of preventing soil coastal areas erosion e.g. by mulching , -Soil erosion cultivating crops which -High cost of Agric prevent soil erosion inputs - Identify and take legal -bad/illegal fishing actions against people who practices indulge in illegal fishing practices - Lobby for agro chemicals and inputs from government to support farmers

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TABLE 3.3: OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT KEY FOCUS ISSUES POLICY OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES AREA Oil and gas - Inadequate local - Build the relevant - Create awareness on industry participation in the the prospects and Development, Capacity of locals for impact of oil and and its effective Exploration, the oil and linkage to the development and Gas industry Gas resources on the rest of the production of oil and district’s development economy gas resources - Develop the oil and - Maximise the - Inadequate local gas Industry with participation of capacity optimal local content Ghanaians in the and participation Exploration, development, production and utilisation of oil and gas

Employment - Very high Convert the Ensure utilisation of oil Creation expectations of Opportunities offered revenue in the priority benefits from the oil by areas of education, and gas Industry the oil and gas health, agriculture, industry rural development, to create decent job infrastructure, water and sanitation for accelerated

poverty reduction

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-Inadequate baseline Ensure that the Research into Protection of the information on practices of the oil environmental impacts Environment Environmental and gas industry are associated with the impact of oil and gas consistent with -Lack of capacity to international Operations of the oil manage standards of and gas industry environmental environmental impacts Sustainability

TABLE 3.4: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS KEY FOCUS ISSUES POLICY STRATEGIES AREA OBJECTIVES -Uneven access to - Create and sustain -Establish a disability Transport Transportation leading an efficient transport awareness training Infrastructure: to post-harvest losses system that meets programme for Public Road and user needs transport providers Water -Difficulty in accessing Transport public buildings by -To ensure the -Promote building People With Disabilities provision and equal construction designs (PWDs) access to basic social which are accessible infrastructural by all - Inadequate Support for services -Provide sufficient People With Disabilities support for people (PWDs) with disabilities - Lack of speed ramps -Ensure the leading to reckless construction of speed driving and speeding ramps at appropriate - Breakdown of two (2) places to reduce bridges (wooden and reckless driving and concrete bridges) speeding -Rehabilitate all -Lack of water supply bridges linking and access road to communities newly developed sites -Ensure the supply of potable water and construct access roads to newly developed sites

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-Inadequate funding for -Ensure collection of maintenance, upgrading transport statistical and rehabilitation of data to support Existing infrastructure, planning, monitoring, and management for all evaluation, and modes of transport reporting

Develop and enforce -Increase in road traffic safety standards in Accidents constructing transportation -Inadequate services enforcement of road transport regulations Science, Strengthen the Technology - Inadequate S&T appropriate Facilitate the and facilities institutional development of Innovation to framework to appropriate Support promote the technologies to Productivity development of support agriculture and science and and small and medium Development technology research scale Enterprises Information -Low accessibility to Promote rapid -Increase coverage of Communication Telephone facilities, Development and ICT infrastructure Technology Especially in rural areas Deployment of the particularly in Development National ICT for - Limited deployment of infrastructure Rural and urban Growth ICT infrastructure in communities educational institutions - Improve the quality of telephone service Limited development of Promote the use of - Encourage ICT ICT programmes in ICT in training at all levels schools and ensure that the all sectors of the economy broadband high speed - Loss of man-hours internet connectivity spent on paper work in is available in public institutions every district

-Lack of ICT skilled - Provide telephone human resources coverage to all public schools and communities in Ghana

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Recreational Urban centres - Ensure the Infrastructure -Unauthorized sale of incorporate involvement of land land designated as open owners, the local spaces by land owners the concept of open for housing and other spaces, and the Community as developments creation of stakeholders in the green belts or green preparation of urban ways plans and in the in and around urban management of Communities protected areas

Develop recreational - Provide community Inadequate facilities and centres to promote community/social promote cultural cultural heritage and centres especially in the heritage and nature place of conveyance urban areas conservation

- Energy Supply -Lack of electricity in Provide adequate, -Collaborate with and to Support newly developed sites and extend the national Industries -High cost of utility bills electricity grid to and reliable power communities deprived Households supply to meet the of electricity with -Inadequate grid needs of residents in emphases on newly electricity Network the district developed sites

- Decreasing reliability -Promote alternative of power supply and affordable energy generation to - Deforestation and supplement the national energy supply environmental e.g. the provision and degradation due to usage of solar panels, indiscriminate fellingof generation of energy trees for wood fuels from lumped wastes

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generated in district energy activities, industrial and Production agricultural operations to energy

-Irregular supply of Ensure equitable Undertake regular petroleum products to access to review of the pricing consumers and uniform pricing mechanism -High cost of of transportation and petroleum products distribution of petroleum products - Ineffective and Restore spatial/land -Restore spatial/land Human inefficient use planning system use Settlements spatial/land use in Development planning Ghana planning system in and implementation Ghana - Weak enforcement of - Develop appropriate planning and building planning models, regulations simplified operational procedures and planning standards for land use planning

- Rapid, haphazard, Provide MMDAs with uncontrolled and guidance on urban development uncoordinated urban growth Issues Uncontrolled/haphazard Create an enabling Promote alternative livelihood rural and peri-urban environment that programmes to development will develop - Dwindling or the ensure the decimation of rural development skills among rural communities stemming of the potential of dwellers from high rate of rural- rural urban migration and the areas - Improve the -lack of basic qualitative supply of a infrastructure critical mass of social and services in the services and majority of rural infrastructure to meet communities the basic needs of the - people, and also 159

attract investment for the growth and development of the rural areas

- Encourage development partners to channel royalties into socio-economic and infrastructure development Settlement -Building on waterways Reduce the impact of -construct sea defense Disaster and disasters on disaster systems to reduce Prevention hazardous sites victims flooding - Poor drainage systems - Construct well -Flooding caused by high planned drainage sea rise systems in -Sand winning at the appropriate locations beaches -Introduce a legal procedure for which sand winning may be done and

take legal actions against people who fail to comply

-Promote planning and integration of climate change and disaster risk reduction measures into all facets of national development planning - Water, Weak water resource Ensure efficient - Prepare and Environmental Management management of implement a Sanitation and water comprehensive Hygiene resources Coastal Zone Management Strategy that addresses the protection, management, and sustainable use of wetlands and other

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coastal resources

- Assess and identify ground water resources to enhance water availability - Improve data collection for water resources assessment and decision-making Inadequate access to Accelerate the - Adopt cost effective quality provision borehole drilling mechanisms and affordable water of affordable and safe - Strengthen Public- water Private and NGO Partnerships in water provision -Implement measures for effective operation and maintenance, system upgrading, and replacement of water facilities -Inadequate access to -To ensure a healthy -Promote the environmental and conducive construction and use sanitation environment for of appropriate and low Facilities living cost domestic latrines -Improper disposal of refuse -Promote widespread - Frequent outbreak of use of simplified cholera due to sewerage systems in insufficient places of poor areas convenience - Develop M&E system -Improper management for effective of refuse damps monitoring of -Open defecation along environmental the coast/beaches sanitation services. - Strengthen Public- Private Partnerships in waste management Suitable strategies

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-Poor hygiene practices Ensure the - Promote hand and inadequate hygiene development and washing with soap at education implementation of critical times health education as a - Promote hygienic use component of all of water at household water level and sanitation - Promote hygienic programmes means of excreta disposal

TABLE 3.5 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT KEY FOCUS AREA ISSUES POLICY OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES

-Inadequate access - Increase equitable - Ensure the provision of -Inadequate access to and adequate infrastructure Education infrastructure and participation in facilities and other other educational education at all logistics for schools at facilities levels all levels across the -Poor management District especially in and Supervision deprived areas. - TVET sub-sector is severely - Mainstream Underfunded Mathematics, Science - Weak linkage and Technical education between at all TVET institutions Levels and - Improve water and Industry sanitation facilities in educational institutions at 162

all levels -Accelerate integration of pre-school education into the FCUBE Programme - Improve water and sanitation facilities in educational institutions at all levels - Promote the achievement of universal basic education -Increase funding levels for TVET -Strengthen the linkage of TVET with industry

-Poor quality Ensure a progressive -Increase the number of education quality of teaching trained teachers, and trainers, instructors and -Inadequate teacher attendants at all levels housing Learning in all areas Facilities in -Promote the deprived acquisition of literacy Communities and ICT skills and -Teachers refusal of knowledge at all levels postings to -Ensure the provision of deprived areas liveable housing Facilities and other motivational packages for teachers in deprived communities Inadequate access Improve access to -Ensure that to quality education quality education for rehabilitated/new for persons with persons with infrastructure are disabilities disabilities friendly to students with disabilities

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-Inadequate and arrangements that registration of the very uneven protect the poor poor distribution of health -Promote the infrastructure consumption of balanced diet among the -Limited general population geographical especially in deprived coverage of communities nutrition programmes

- Low coverage of reproductive health and family planning (FP) services

HIV, AIDS, STIs, -High Ensure the -Promote safe sex and TB stigmatization-High reduction of new practices stigmatization HIV and -Improve access to AIDS/STIs/TB counselling and testing, -Adverse effect of transmission male and female HIV and condoms, and AIDS/STIs/TB on integrated youth- quality of life and friendly services life expectancy of the people -Strengthen link between HIV and AIDS/TB prevention programmes and reproductive health and information services

Sports Inadequate sports -Develop -Promote schools sports Development facilities in schools comprehensive sports policy Productivity and Low prospects for - Employment career advancement, training or skills enhancement

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TABLE 3.6 TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE KEY FOCUS AREA ISSUES POLICY STRATEGIES OBJECTIVES Deepening the Inadequate -Enhance civil -Facilitate CSO Practice of participation of society and access to resources Democracy and civil society and private and decision- Institutional sector in governance Private sector making Reform participation in governance structures at all levels of governance -Develop feedback system between Government, CSOs and private sector Low interaction Encourage Public- Improve Private between Public and Private Sector access to Private sectors resources through Participation in Partnership with in governance socioeconomic the Public Sector development

-Limited public Foster civic -Strengthen awareness and advocacy advocacy tonurture interaction on rights and the culture of rights between assembly responsibilities and responsibilities members -Low level of and citizens Understanding and - Integrate and appreciation of the institutionalize decentralisation district level processes planning and budgeting through participatory process at all levels Local Governance - Weak internal revenue -Ensure efficient -Develop the And Mobilization and effective capacity of the Decentralization -Inadequate internal MMDAs towards participation of citizens revenue generation especially while ensuring effective revenue vulnerable groups in accountability and mobilization decision-making and transparency in the - Revisit IGF policy implementation management of all Sources -Weak linkages and poor resources - Create awareness coordination within and of opportunities for 165

between government engagement information agencies with governance -Unresponsiveness of structures with Government institutions particular attention to the needs of the to socially communities disadvantaged -Inadequate groups communication flow between - Ensure effective government supervision of all and public including government institutions absence of established especially with regards to their feedback mechanisms functions towards the needs of communities and take appropriate actions against institutions which fail to deliver services within their capacity

Expand public relations mandate of ISD to include development communication and coordination of Development Communication activities at all levels Fiscal management 1. Unsustainable Improve fiscal -Build capacity of fiscal deficits and resource respective poor revenue management institutions to administration enhance effective 2. Under fiscal resource disbursement of management donor funds -Build capacity of revenue collectors 3. Poor through 166 management of workshops. coastal resources -Provide adequate logistics for revenue collectors to enhance their work. -Public education on tax payment

-Update database of tax payers

-Complete street naming exercise to assist revenue collectors

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CHAPTER FOUR: COMPOSITE PROGRAM OF ACTION

The overall District goal of the Jomoro District Assembly is “toward improving the living standards of the people of Jomoro District by the provision of socio-economic infrastructure with improved revenue mobilization in a transparent and accountable manner.”The Programme of Action offers the various prioritized set of programmed activities and their cost, which are intended to enhance the achievement of stated objectives and the goal of the plan within a specified time frame.

It also outlines the essential steps for ease of implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The Programme of Action for the planning period identifies the sub-goals under the seven (7) key thematic areas. The thematic areas are:  Ensuring and sustaining macroeconomic stability;  Enhancing competitiveness of Ghana’s private sector;  Accelerated agriculture modernization and sustainable natural resource management;  Oil and Gas Development;  Infrastructure, energy and human settlements;  Human development, productivity and employment and  Transparent and accountable governance.

This chapter covers programmes and activities that would be undertaken by the Jomoro District Assembly throughout the 4-year planning period. The Programme of Action offers the various prioritized set of programme activities and their cost, which are intended to enhance the achievement of stated objectives of the plan within a specified time frame. It also outlines the essential steps for ease of implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The Programme of Action for the planning period identifies the sub-goals under the seven (7) key thematic areas.

The programme objectives with clear targets, strategies/activities to achieve the stated objectives, indicative budgets, implementation plan/time schedules, roles of implementation agencies and collaborating partners including the private sector, donors, 168

NGOs, the Area Councils and individual communities as well as relevant institutions responsible for monitoring and evaluation were also indicated. The matrix showing the Composite Programme of Action for the JDA can be found in the tables below.

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District Goal: “toward enhancing the quality of life of residents in the Jomoro District by enhancing the provision of socio-economic infrastructure with improved revenue mobilization in a transparent and accountable manner.” District Objective: To improve Fiscal Resource Mobilization in a transparent and accountable manner

TABLE 4.1 THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY

SECTOR LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE INDICATORS SOURCES OF IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITY BUDGET FUNDING AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT Fiscal 2014 2015 2016 2017 (GHC) Management

Purchase Half-Assini 18,000 Logistics for DDF JDA TOWN & Logistics for Street Naming COUNTRY Street Naming purchased PLANNING Exercise to facilitate revenue collection Street Naming District wide 50,000 Street Naming DACF JDA TOWN & & House & House C’TY numbering numbering PLANNING exercise exercise DEP’T completed Capacity 16,490 Capacity DDF JDA TOWN building of Staff Half-Assini building of &C’TY on Street Staff on Street PLANNING Naming Naming completed

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District Objective: To exploit and widen opportunities for job creation

TABLE 4.2 THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

SECTOR ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIV INDICATORS SOURCES OF IMPLEMENTING Tourism 201 201 201 201 E BUDGET FUNDING AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT Development 4 5 6 7 Develop the Catchment Ecotourism GoG JDA GWS, FoN, Ecotourism potential areas of the potential of Hen Mpoano of the Amanzule Amanzule the Amanzule wetlands wetland wetlands developed and patronized Sub Total 206490

SME Development Train 8 Study Groups Selected 1,208 8 Study GoG JDA HUMAN in Simple Book- Communiti Groups in RESOURCE keeping and es Simple Book- Accounting keeping and Accounting trained Train & equip 500 Selected 15,000 500 persons GoG JDA MOFA persons on alternative communiti trained and livelihood project es equipped on

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(Book keeping) in 20 alternative communities livelihood project (book- keeping) in 20 communities Promote skills District 2,500 Skills of school DACF CD DPCU training programs for Wide leavers school leavers and promoted other young men in the communities

Support Hair dressers Mpataba 9,945 Hair dressers GoG JDA JDA with kits supported with kits Establish initiative to Tikobo 1,800 Initiative to DACF JDA ASSEMBLYM support trade people No.1 support trade EN, C’TY, to improve their people to CHIEFS economic activities improve their e.g. Hair dressing, economic traders, seamstresses activities established Support BAC/RTF in Selected 10,000 BAC/RTF in DACF JDA JDA training MSMEs Communiti training es MSMEs supported Provide alternative 6,000 Alternative ASSEMBLYM livelihood during Beyin livelihood for GoG JDA EN, CHIEFS invasion of sea weeds invasion of

172 along Beyin coastal seaweeds zones provided Gravelling of Jaway Jaway 4,319 Gravelling of DACF JDA DWD Wharf Market Wharf market completed

Expansion of Takinta Takinta 12,000 Expansion of DACF JDA DWD market Takinta market completed Renovation of 4 No. of Half Assini Market Sheds 4 No. Market 103,180.35 Sheds DDF BAC JDA 81,500 renovated

Construction of 5 No. Tikobo No. 250,000 5 No. market DACF JDA DWD market sheds 1& 2 sheds constructed Provide extensive 13,300 Extensive DACF JDA SOCIAL support for Artisans Half Assini support for WELFARE and PWDs artisans & PWDs provided Establish Village Selected Savings and USAID CSLP JDA, MOFA

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Savings and Loans communiti Loans Associations - VSLA es Associations Established Industrial Development Establish industrial Elubo 400,000 Industrial area GoG JDA JDA area at Elubo established

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District Goal: “toward enhancing the quality of life of residents in the Jomoro District by enhancing the provision of socio-economic infrastructure with improved revenue mobilization in a transparent and accountable manner.” District Objective: To Improve Agricultural production and productivity while protecting the Natural Resources

TABLE 4.3 THEMATIC AREA: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SECTOR LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE INDICATORS SOURCES OF IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITY BUDGET FUNDING AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT Modernization 2014 2015 2016 2017 of Agriculture Establish 6 Selected 4,755 6 hectare GoG JDA MOFA hectare Rice community Rice Block Block farm in 1 farm in 1 community community established Agricultural District Agricultural GoG JDA MOFA Extension Agents Wide 13,200 Extension farm/home visits Agents farm/home visited Train 200 Selected 5,200 200 farmers GoG JDA MOFA farmers in communitie in communities on s communities compost trained on production using compost invasive aquatic production weeds & other using weeds invasive aquatic

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weeds Train 500 Selected 10,000 500 GoG JDA MOFA vegetable communitie vegetables farmers in s farmers vegetable trained in production vegetable production Establish a small Selected 7,719 Small GoG JDA MOFA nursery of Communitie nursery of hybrid coconut s hybrid seedlings for coconut coconut seedlings for replanting coconut replanting established 20,000 Farmer’s Day DACF JDA MOFA Celebrate District celebrated Farmer’s Day Wide Supply hybrid 20,000 hybrid DACF JDA MOFA coconut District coconut seedlings to Wide seedlings to farmers farmers Supplied Organise a 2-day 1,034 2-day GoG JDA MOFA training for Half Assini training for MOFA staff on MOFA staff pig feeding on pig formulation by feeding

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by Dec. 2014 organised Organise a day 620 Day training GoG JDA MOFA training for 24 Half Assini for 24 MOFA MOFA Staff Staff handling of Agro- handling of Chemicals by Agro- 2014 Chemicals by 2014 organised Establish cassava 16,000 Cassava agro ASSEMBLYMEN, agro processing Mpataba processing C’TY,CHIEFS plant plant DACF JDA established Formation of 1,800 Viable group DACF JDA MOFA viable group to Mpataba to address address high high farm farm inputs inputs formed Train farmers on District 5,200 Farmers Donor AGRIC DPCU compost Wide DEPTS production using invasive aquatic weeds and other weeds Introduce to District Farmers GoG AGRICDEP DPCU

177 farmers tree Wide 53,231 introduced to Ts planting in root tree planting crop (yam) in root crop production (yam) production Identify potential District Potential GoG AGRIC DPCU farming and Wide 10,231 farming and DEPTs processing processing techniques that techniques emits less hydro identified carbon Drought Identify drought District tolerant and AGRICDEP DPCU tolerant and Wide 9,364 early GoG Ts early maturing maturing root crops roots crops needed for identified for farmers farmers LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION Animal/Fish District 2,000 Animal/Fish GoG JDA MOFA health extension Wide health & livestock/fish extension & disease livestock/fish surveillanc disease surveillance completed FISHERIES

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DEVELOPMENT Work with Marine DACF, USAID JDA Fisheries Marine Protected Protected Commission, Areas Inter Areas EPA, FoN, CRC, ministerial designated in Hen Mpoano Committee and the District the Sustainable Fisheries Project over designation of marine protected areas. Continue with GoG JDA FoN, CRC, Hen research on Mpoaono, MESTI Algae Bloom leading to proposals for its eradication. Develop co- DACF JDA Fisheries management Commission, committees and FoN, CRC, Hen management Mpoano plans for small scale fish stocks and adjacent nearshore marine areas Work with GoG JDA Marine Protected

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Areas Inter ministerial Committee over designation of marine protected areas. Prepare Marine DACF JDA Fisheries Spatial Plan Commission, EPA, FoN, CRC, Hen Mpoano Form & Selected 343 CCPC’S IN 5 GoG JDA MOFA inaugurate Communitie fishing CCPC’S in 5 s communities fishing formed and communities 30 inaugurated Build storage 30,000 Storage GoG JDA FSD, MOFA facilities for fish Half Assini facilities for preservation fish preservation built Eradicate sea Newtown 4,000 Sea weeds DACF JDA MOFA weeds along eradicated Newtown along beaches to Newtown improve fishing beaches

Address the Issue of ASSEMBLYMEN, issue of Vodsia Half Assini 5,400 Vodsia grass DACF C’TY,CHIEFS

180 grass and other and other water sea in Juen water sea in JDA lagoon Juen lagoon addressed Organise Programme DACF JDA ASSEMBLYMEN, programme to 690 to educate C’TY,CHIEFS educate citizens Half Assini citizens on on the the prevention of prevention of stray animals- stray animals agric livestock organised Provision of Tikobo No. Support to DACF JDA MOFA support to Pig 1 area 4,000 Pig and Crop and Crop Farmers Farmers provided Bee Keeping Selected Bee keeping USAID CSLP JDA, MOFA Communitie hives s established

Sub Total 1183880

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District Objective: To convert the opportunities offered by the oil and gas industry to create decent job

TABLE 4.4: THEME 4: OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT SECTOR LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIV INDICATOR SOURCES OF IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITY E BUDGET S FUNDING AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT Oil and Gas 201 201 201 201 Development 4 5 6 7 Organise Beyin Area 440 Community GoG JDA ASSEMBLYMEN,C’TY,CHIE community durbar for FS durbar for oil oil fringe fringe communities communities organized District-wide Communitie GoG JDA Extractive Companies, EPA Ensure local s actively monitoring/in participate put to in Environmenta Environmen l Impact tal Impact Assessment Assessment process. Ensure District -wide Tullow, JDA Oil companies utilisation of Jubillee oil revenue in Partners,Luko the priority il areas of education, health,

182 agriculture, rural development, infrastructure, water and sanitation for accelerated poverty reduction

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District Goal: “toward enhancing the quality of life of residents in the Jomoro District by enhancing the provision of socio-economic infrastructure with improved revenue mobilization in a transparent and accountable manner.” District Objective: To create equal opportunity and improve access to basic social services in a healthy environment

TABLE 4.5 INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

SECTOR LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIV INDICATORS SOURCE IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITY E BUDGET S OF AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT TRANSPORT 201 201 201 201 FUNDIN 4 5 6 7 G

Reshaping of Tikobo No. 2- 21,220 Tikobo No. 2- GoG JDA FEEDER ROADS Tikobo No. 2- Damafou Damafou Road Damafou Road (20 km) (20 km) reshaped Reshaping of Ebonlua 13,137 Ebonlua Jn.- GoG JDA FEEDER ROADS Ebonlua Jn.- Ebonlua Feeder Ebonlua Feeder road (5 km) road (5 km) reshaped Spot Egbazo , 231,400 Improvement of improvement of Ahobre 1& 2 & Egbazo , Ahobre Egbazo Jn. to Cambodia 1& 2 & GoG JDA FEEDER ROADS Egbazo , Ahobre Cambodia roads 1& 2 & Cambodia completed Roads Construction of Ezimtiani 120,000 Ezimtiani to DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS Ezimtiani to &Aponu Aponu feeder Aponu feeder road

184 road constructed Construction of Half Assini 10,000 Speed ramps DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS speed ramps constructed Rehabilitation of Ahobre 1 12,000 Ahobre 1road DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS Ahobre No.1road rehabilitation Pay Travel Half Assini Travel &Transport 800 &Transport GoG JDA JDA Paid Construction of Half Assini, 18,000 Bridge linking DACF JDA DWD bridge linking Adu & Asukro Half Assini, Adu Half Assini, Adu & & Asukro Asukroconstruct ed Construction of Old & New Bridge linking bridge linking K’suazo 1,300 Old & New DACF DWD Old & New Kabenlasuazo JDA Kabenlasuazo constructed Improve New New 112,739.16 Improvement of DDF JDA FEEDER ROADS Kabenlasuazo Jn. Kablenasuazo New Asempanaye &Asempanaye Kablenasuazo Jn. Feeder Road (5 Asempanaye km) feeder road (5 km) completed Provide a Elubo Alaboare 500 Motorised canoe DACF JDA JDA motorised canoe to facilitate to facilitate transportation transportation provided from Elubo to

185

Alaboare Rehabilitation of Adusuazo to 51,000 Adusuazo to Half DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS Adusuazo to Half Half Assini Assini road Assini road rehabilitated Construct road Half Assini Road from DCE’S from DCE’S residence to residence to Guest House & 50,000 DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS Guest House & Residential Staff Residential Staff Quarters Quarters constructed Construction of Newtown 135,667 Access road to DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS Access road to Newtown NewTown clinic constructed Spot Tikobo No. 1 Road networks DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS improvement of 133,448 improved Tikobo No. 1 area council road networks Spot Anlomatuope to DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS improvement of Jaway Wharf 105,000 Anlomatuope Anlomatuope to junction road Anlomatuope improved feeder road Construct access Tikobo No. 2 125,863 Tikobo No. DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS road in Tikobo 2access road No. 2 area constructed Construction of Fawomanye to Fawomanye to DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS Fawomanye to Mpeasem 100,000 Mpeasem feeder

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Mpeasem feeder road road constructed Construction of Jaway 3,500 Foot bridge DACF JDA DWD foot bridge constructed Construction of Beyin 5,319 Speed ramps DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS speed ramps constructed Rehabilitation of Mpataba 100,000 Mpataba – Elubo DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS feeder Mpataba – feeder road Elubo road rehabilitated Construction of Jaway Wharf 14,850 Lorry Park DACF JDA DWD lorry park-roads constructed Rehabilitation of Elubo & Ghana 22,000 Elubo to Ghana DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS Elubo to Ghana Nungua Nungua road Nungua road rehabilitated Spot Tikobo No. 1- 165,000 Tikobo No. 1- DACF JDA FEEDER ROADS improvement of Bentilibo Bentilibo road Tikobo No. 1 to improved Bentilibo road Mangyea, Construction of Kakusuazo 15,651 Mangyea- DACF Mangyea to Newtown- Newtown Wharf JDA FEEDER ROADS Kakusuazo and Newtown feeder road Newtown to Wharf constructed Newtown Wharf feeder road Improve Jaway Jaway Wharf 151,935.16 Improvement of DDF JDA FEEDER ROADS Jn. –Jaway & Jaway Jn. –Jaway other Feeder & others feeder

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Roads (13.6 km) roads (13.6 km) completed

Construction of Wooden bridge DACF JDA DWD wooden bridge 2,200 linking fisheries linking fisheries Half Assini office to Fante office to Fante community community constructed OTHER INFRASTRUCTU RE & Logistics Construction of 4 Half Assini 4 No. flat 2- No. flat 2- bedroom bedroom residential DACF DWD DWD 200,000 residential accommodation accommodation constructed Office Buildings Half Assini Office Buildings GoG JDA DWD 52,000 completed Purchase Selected Resilient urban resilient urban Communities infrastructure infrastructure development development, 20,000 purchased, DACF JDA DWD maintenance & maintenance & provision of basic basic services services Provided Construction of 1 Takinta 80,424 Library DACF JDA GES No. library constructed Procure 1 No. 15 Half Assini 90,000 1 No. 15 - Seater DACF JDA JDA

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- Seater Van Bus Urvan Bus purchased MP Capital Dev’t MP Capital Dev’t Projects District Wide 70,000 Projects DACF JDA JDA completed Construction of Tikobo No. 1 GBC GBC Transmission 128,790 DDF JDA GBC Transmission Studio Studio constructed ENERGY

Procurement of District Wide 400,000 200 No. service DACF JDA ECG 200 No. of LT Poles service LT Poles completed Relocation of Old K’suazo 14,550 Power GoG JDA ECG Power transformer transformer relocated Extension of Elubo & 213,000 Extension of DDF JDA ECG electricity to new surroundings electricity to developed new areas residential areas completed Installation of Bonyere 1,500 Street lights in DDF JDA ECG Street lights in Bonyere Bonyere township township installed

Sub –total 3384431

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Construction of Jaway Wharf 19,778 Boreholes in DACF JDA DWSMT 10 No. bore holes market drilled in Wharf market Siting of final Newtown 8,455 Final refuse DACF JDA DED refuse disposal disposal area area sited Extension of pipe Bonyere 20,000 Extension of DACF JDA DWSMT borne water from junction pipe borne Bonyere junction &Nawulley water from to Nawulley Bonyere junction to Nawulley completed Construction of Samenye and 13,000 Drains DACF JDA DWD Drains (5 km) Nuba constructed ASSEMBLYMEN,C’TY,CHI Dredging along Jaway Wharf 2,000 Dredging along JDA EFS the Juen lagoon the Wharf Juen GoG at Jaway Wharf lagoon completed Organisation of Clean up DACF JDA DED clean up exercise Newtown 1,800 exercise along along Newtown the beach zones beach zones organised Provide support Mpataba 2,200 Household DACF JDA DED

190 for building of Toilet supported household toilet

Construction of 3 Twenen 110,450 3 No. JDA DWSMT No. Mechanized &Agyeza/Ehoa mechanized DACF boreholes ka boreholes constructed Completion of Effasu &New 45,022 WC in the area DDF JDA DWD WC in Newtown town council area council constructed Construction of 5 Ghana Nungua, DACF JDA DWSMT No. mechanized Cocoa Town, 50,000 5 No. boreholes at Fawoman mechanized Elubo and boreholes surroundings constructed Extension of Pipe Metika 20,000 Pipe borne DDF JDA DWSMT borne water from water from Half- Half Assini to Assini to Metika Metika extended Construction of 2 Ghana Nungua 29,000 2 No. DDF JDA DWSMT No. mechanised &Cocoa Town mechanised boreholes at boreholes Ghana Nungua & constructed Cocoa Town Construction of 5 Selected 700,000 5 No. boreholes DACF JDA DWSMT No. boreholes Communities constructed Construction of Selected 50,401 10 No. Hand DACF JDA DWSMT 10 No. Hand Communities pump boreholes

191 pump boreholes constructed Construction of 1 Sowodadzim 75,000 1 No. 12- Seater DDF JDA DWSMT No. 12- Seater WC constructed WC Construction of 1 Effasu 32021.68 1 No. 12-Seater DACF JDA DWSMT No. 12-Seater WC WC constructed 28 Rehabilitate 20 District Wide 30,000 20 No. broken DACF JDA DWSMT No. broken down down boreholes boreholes rehabilitated Organise General Half –Assini 3000 General Cleaning IGF JDA JDA Cleaning organised Provision for Half Assini Waste disposal waste disposal & 20,000 & Management DACF JDA ENV. HEALTH & NADMO management provided Fumigation and District Wide Fumigation and Sanitation 212,000 Sanitation GoG JDA ENV. HEALTH & NADMO completed Siting of proper Half Assini 5,000 Proper refuse DACF JDA DED final refuse disposal area disposal area sited Construction of 1 Tikobo No. 2 Toilet facilities DDF JDA DWD No. 12 Seater WC 15,459 in all schools toilet in all constructed schools Provision of 8 Tikobo No. 1 5,600 8 Refuse DDF JDA DED Refuse containers containers provided

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Construction of Tikobo No. 1 100,000 Drains/gutters DACF JDA DWD drains/gutters constructed Organise Communal DACF JDA ASSEMBLYMEN,C’TY,CHI communal labour Jaway Wharf 500 labour to clean EFS to clean Jaway beaches Wharf beaches organised Construction of Adusuazo 200,000 Drains/gutters DACF JDA DWD drains/gutters &Takinta constructed atAdusuazo &Takinta township Rehabilitation of Allegenzule 11,000 Allegenzule DACF JDA DWSMT existing bore boreholes holes at rehabilitated Allegenzule Construction of Tikobo No. 1 Drains DACF JDA DWD drains at T1 90,000 constructed township Construction of Agyeza, 12 Seater WC DDF JDA DWD 12 Seater WC Allowulley, 75,000 Toilet toilet Nawulley constructed Organise General Half Assini General Cleaning 4000 GoG JDA DED Cleaning organised Construct 5 No. Mechanized DACF JDA DWSMT Mechanized Half Assini 29,000 boreholes boreholes at Half constructed Assini Construction of DACF JDA DWD

193 drains in Elubo Elubo 120,000 Drains township constructed Sitting of refuse Nzulezo 10,000 Refuse disposal DACF JDA DED disposal area in area sited Beyin area council Extension of Mpataba & Extension of DDF JDA DWSMT water supply Azuleti 20,000 water supply from Mpataba to from Mpataba to Azuleti Azuleti compound completed

Completion of 2 Adusuazo, DACF JDA DWSMT No. Mechanized Takinta, 20,986 2 No. Boreholes Kabenlasuazo mechanized boreholes completed Construction of Bonyere 100,000 Drains DACF JDA DWD drains to check Township constructed erosion Repair boreholes Ahobre 1&2 9,900 Boreholes DACF JDA DWSMT repaired Siting of final Bonyere 4,500 Final refuse DACF JDA DED refuse disposal disposal area and disposal site sited Construction of Metika 16,000 Toilet facility DACF JDA DWD toilet facility constructed

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Construction of Sowodadzim Toilet facility DACF JDA DWD Toilet facility 22,022 constructed Construction of Mechanized DACF JDA DWSMT 10 No. Tikobo No. 2 98,437 boreholes Mechanized constructed boreholes Construction of drains/gutters to Half Assini 150,000 Drains JDA DWD check erosion township constructed to DACF check erosion Construction of 1 36,000 1 No. 12 Seater DDF JDA DWD No. 12 Seater WC Elubo WC constructed Provide refuse Beyin area 2,500 Refuse DACF JDA DED containers council containers provided Construction of Mpeasem & 45,022 12 Seater WC DDF JDA DWD 12 Seater WC Ezimtiani constructed Construction of Bonyere 15,651 12 Seater WC DDF JDA DWD 12 Seater WC constructed toilet Siting of final Tikobo No. 1 3,900 Final refuse DACF JDA DED refuse dump in disposal area the area council sited Rehabilitation of Newtown 22,445 KVIP DDF JDA DWD KVIP rehabilitated

Sub-Total 2,016,249.

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68 Recreational Infrastructure Construction of 1 25,089 Community GoG JDA JDA No. Community Bonyere centre Centre constructed Sub total 25,089

ICT Purchase Half-Assini 5,000 Computers and DACF JDA JDA computers and accessories Accessories purchased Completion of Kabenlasuazo Science DACF JDA GES science resource &Takinta 225,556 Resource Centre center in the completed Takinta area council Furnish and Constructed ICT DACF JDA GES equip Elubo 11,600 laboratory and constructed ICT library furnished laboratory and and equipped library Sub total 255,156

Settlement /disaster Develop disaster 1,500 Disaster GoG JDA NADMO responsive Beyin responsive

196 framework framework within Beyin area developed Council Form watch dogs Selected 450 Watch dogs GoG SW/C DPCU committees to communities committees D monitor sand formed to winning on monitor sand consequences of winning on hunting around commercial Ankasa quantities Conservation Area Assist coastal Coastal communities to Communities Form Watch Dogs Watch Dogs Communities to 1,220 Committees C’TY GoG ENV. HEALTH & NADMO check Sand formed to check DEV’T Winning on Sand Winning Commercial Quantities Along Beaches Sensitise Coastal Coastal Communities on Communities Coastal Possible Sea C’TY 727 Communities GoG ENV. HEALTH & NADMO Water rise, Its DEV’T sensitized Effects and Adaptive

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Methods Sensitise CREMA Selected 250 CREMA GoG SW/C DPCU communities on Communities communities D consequence of sensitized hunting around Ankasa Conservation Area Provide DPCU education on the District 2,500 Education GoG SW/C impacts of Wide Provided D unsustainable harvesting of mangroves and other trees fisheries development and the the environment

Sub total 6647 5,904

Climate Change Develop a public Public education Coastal DACF JDA EPA, FoN, CRC, Hen education programmes on Communities Mpoano programme on coastal hazards coastal hazards and climate and climate change

198 change. developed and implemented

Undertake public Coastal Public education JDA DACF EPA, FoN, CRC, Hen education on communities on values and Mpoano values and importance of importance of wetland wetland ecosystems. ecosystems undertaken Prepare coherent shoreline Shoreline DACF TCPD DPCU, EPA, FoN, CRC, management management Hen Mpoano plans to regulate plans to regulate coastal land use. coastal land use developed Prepare Half Assini, Structure Plans Tikobo and Structure plans DACF TCPD DPCU, EPA, FoN, CRC, and local plans Hen Mpoano and Local Plans Bonyere for Half Assini, for Half Assini, Tikobo and Tikobo No.1 and Bonyere areas. Bonyere areas developed

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Prepare Coastal Community DACF JDA EPA, NADMO, FoN, CRC, Community communities Action plans Hen Mpoano Action Plans to developed address vulnerability and improve resilience for selected coastal communities

Sensitize coastal Coastal 3,000 Coastal GoG SW/C JDA, DPCU communities on communities communities D, the climate sensitised on the CSLP change and its climate change effects and its effects

Agro Forestry Selected Trees cultivated USAID CSLP JDA, MOFA communities Planting of Selected 10,000 Mangrove trees GoG MOFA, DPCU mangrove trees Communities in wetlands CSLP in wetlands planted

Enact and adopt District-wide JDA FON bye-laws on wetlands and

200 coastal management Strategic District wide JDA FON Environmental Assessment on coastal issues Enact bye-laws to Coastal JDA FON check sand communities winning activities Sub total 13000 3,000

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TABLE 4.6 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT

SECTOR ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATI INDICATORS SOURCES IMPLEMENTING Education 2014 201 201 201 VE OF AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT 5 6 7 BUDGET FUNDING

Construction of Half-Assini 20,427.96 Building of DACF JDA GES Education Office Education office constructed Support Service District Wide 683,466 Service DACF/GoG JDA GES Delivery in Education Delivery in Education supported Construction of 1 No. Jaway Wharf 44,000 4 Unit KG DACF JDA GES 4 unit KG Classroom Classroom Block at Jaway Wharf Block DC Primary constructed Construction of 1 No. Sowodadzim 26,000 1 No. 6 Unit DACF JDA GES 6 Unit classroom classroom block block constructed Construction of 1 No. Adusuazo 30,789 1 No. 3 unit DACF JDA GES 3 unit Teachers Teachers accommodation accommodati

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on constructed Rehabilitation of the 8,000 Beyin Junior DACF JDA GES Beyin Junior High Beyin High School School rehabilitated Construction of 8 Ndum-suazo 90,445 8 Unit DACF JDA GES unit classroom block classroom block constructed 300,000 1 No. College GoG JDA GES Construction of 1 No. Takinta of Education College of Education constructed Construction of 1 No. Beyin 118,000 Nursing GoG JDA GHS Nursing Training Training School School constructed Construction of 1 No. Elubo 200,000 One GoG JDA GES Community-Based community Senior High School based Senior High School constructed Construction of 1 No. 200,000 1 No. GoG JDA GES Community-Based Takinta Community- Senior High School BasedSenior High School constructed Provision of trained Tikobo No. 1 2,000 Train GoG JDA GES teachers at Tikobo Teachers

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No. 1 area provided Construction of 1 Adusuazo 25,200 1 No.6 unit DACF JDA GES No.6 unit classroom Classroom block Block constructed Provide computers to Half Assini 20,000 Computers DACF JDA GES basic schools at Half provided to Assini basic schools Construction of 1 No. Adusuazo 16,450 1 No. 4 Unit GoG JDA GES 4 unit classroom classroom block block constructed Provide computers to Computers to DACF JDA GES basic schools in Takinta 15,000 basic schools Takinta area council in Takinta area council provided Rehabilitation of 200,000 JHS buildings DACF JDA GES Ehoaka Junior High Ehoaka rehabilitated School buildings Construction of 1 No. Allowulley KG classroom DACF JDA GES 3 Unit KG classroom 15000 block Block constructed Construction of 8 8 unit unit classroom blocks Allegenzule 305,445 classroom with ancillary facility block with DACF JDA GES ancillary facility

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constructed Completion of Agyeza Agyeza DACF JDA GES primary school Agyeza 12,000 primary building school building completed Provide 1000 No. District Wide 1000 No. School Uniform for School School Children Uniform for 100,000 DACF JDA GES School Children provided

Rehabilitation of Newtown & Teachers DACF JDA GES teachers Quarters at Effasu 170,000 quarters Newtown and Effasu rehabilitated Construction of 4 Anlomatuope 48,000 4 Unit KG DACF JDA GES unit KG classroom classroom blocks block constructed Construction of 1 No. Meagyina 37,000 Unit DACF JDA GES 3 Unit classroom classroom block block constructed construction of 1 No. Tikobo No. 1 110,117 Teachers DACF JDA GES 3 unit teachers quarters accommodation constructed Support needy but District Wide 40,000 Financial SIF MP JDA

205 brilliant students assistance provided Construction of a 6- Awiafutu A 6-unit unit classroom block classroom 320,000 DACF JDA GES block constructed Completion of 1 No. 6 Ahobre 1 No. 6-unit -unit classroom block classroom with ancillary block with 16,245.75 GES facilities ancillary DACF JDA facilities completed Construction of 1 No. Allowulley 1 No. 3-unit 3-unit classroom classroom 15,788.11 DACF JDA GES block block constructed Renovation of 1 No. 3 Baweah Renovation of unit classroom block 1 No. 3-unit and construction of classroom Library 6,424.28 block and DACF JDA GES construction of Library completed Renovation of 1 No. Edobo 1 No. 3-unit 3-unit classroom classroom 4,357.92 DACF JDA GES block block renovated Construction of 1 No. Domeabra 287,322.9 1 No. 6-unit DDF JDA GES

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6 -unit classroom 3 classroom block with ancillary block with facilities ancillary facilities constructed Construction of 1 No. Mpeasem 1 No. 3-unit 3 -unit classroom classroom block with ancillary block with 160,000 DDF JDA GES facilities ancillary facilities constructed Construction of 1 No. Edobo 1 No. 5 seater 5 seater WC toilet WC toilet facilities in 2 public 60,000 facilities in 2 DDF JDA GES schools public schools constructed Construction of 1 No. Half Assini 1 No. 6-unit 6-unit Methodist Methodist Primary School block 320,000 Primary DACF JDA GES School block constructed Construction of 1 No. Awiafutu 1 No. 6-unit 6-unit DC Primary 320,000 DC Primary DACF JDA GES School block School block

Sub- total 4,805207. 99 3,301314

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Health Completion of CHPS Old Edobo 30,000 CHPS DACF GHS JDA Compound Compound completed Fence District Gov’t Half-Assini 40,000 District Gov’t DACF JDA GHS Hospital Hospital fenced Support service District Wide 23,639 Service DACF JDA GHS delivery in health delivery in health supported Construction of 4 No. Newtown 4 No. Nurses DACF JDA GHS Nurses Quarters with 48,998 quarters 2 bedrooms attached constructed Lobby for more Half Assini 1,200 More Doctors GoG JDA GHS Doctors to the to the district district hospital hospital lobbied for Renovation of Half Assini 1,300 Ambulance at GoG JDA GHS ambulance at the the district district hospital hospital rehabilitated Construction & Mpataba/Nuba 1 No. CHPS DACF JDA GHS furnishing of 1 No. 800,211.8 Compound CHPS compound 5 constructed & furnished Construction of Tikobo No. 1 Admission

208 admission ward at T. 15,550 ward 1 constructed DACF JDA GHS

Construction of 1 No. Tikobo No. 2 Ward and DACF JDA GHS ward and Nurses 300,000 Nurses quarters at Tikobo quarters No. 2 Health Centre constructed

Upgrade Health Health Centre DACF JDA GHS Center to Poly Clinic Elubo 55,000 upgraded to status Polyclinic Organise programme Programme GoG JDA GHS on prevention of Bonyere 15,617 on prevention malaria of malaria organised Construction of Takinta 30,000 Health Centre DACF JDA GHS Health Centre in constructed Takinta area council Promoting of local District Wide local food food based nutrition, based processing, and home nutrition, MOFA,ENV, managements processing, 810 GoG JDA HEALTH & activities and home NADMO managements activities promoted Renovation of VIP Half Assini VIP ward at 100,000 DACF JDA GHS ward at District District

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Hospital Hospital Renovated

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HIV,STI,TB Organise District Wide Stakeholders stakeholders meeting meeting on on HIV/AIDS status 1,500 HIV/AIDS DACF JDA GHS status organised STDs/Teenag GoG JDA GHS Provide education on Bonyere 4,000 e Pregnancy STDs/Teenage awareness Pregnancy to create education awareness completed Provide assistance to District Wide 1,600 Assistance to DACF JDA GHS HIV/AIDS status HIV/AIDS status provided Sub total 7,100

Employment Establish youth Youth GoG JDA JDA training centre at Half Assini 35,000 Training Half Assini Centre established

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Establish youth Bonyere 15,000 Youth DACF JDA JDA training Centre at training Bonyere centre established Mobilize LEAP Selected LEAP LEAP,SOC. Beneficiaries Communities 379 Beneficiaries GoG JDA WELFARE mobilized Pay LEAP Selected LEAP LEAP,SOC. beneficiaries Communities 100,000 beneficiaries DACF JDA WELFARE Paid Identify & Register Selected Physically Physically challenged Communities challenged Persons in 3 Persons in 3 LEAP,SOC. 253 GoG JDA Communities Communities WELFARE identified and registered Construction of Newtown 4,000 Youth GoG JDA JDA Youth Training Training Center Centre constructed Sub-total 154,632

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District Goals:“toward enhancing the quality of life of residents in the Jomoro District by enhancing the provision of socio-economic infrastructure with improved revenue mobilization in a transparent and accountable manner.”

District Objective: To promote participatory governance in the district

TABLE 4.7 TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE SECTOR ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIV INDICATOR SOURCE IMPLEMENTING Deepening the 201 201 201 201 E BUDGET S S OF AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT Practice of 4 5 6 7 FUNDIN Democracy G

160 Jaway Wharf GoG JDA ASSEMBLYMEN,C’TY,CHIE Provide Jaway communities FS training/sensitizatio Wharf sensitized on n on the need for co- the need for operation co-operation Construction of 1 50,000 1 No. Area No. area council Tikobo No. 1 Council Office & community Office & GoG JDA JDA Centre Trading Centre constructed Construction of 1 1 No. area ASSEMBLYMEN,C’TY,CHIE No. area council Half Assini 50,000 council JDA FS Office & community office & DACF centre Trading Centre constructed Hold community District 720 Community GoG SW/C DPCU

212 durbars on National Wide durbars on D Wildlife Laws5 National Wildlife Laws held Construction of Half Assini 33,054 District DDF JDA GJS District Magistrate Magistrate Court Court constructed Construction of No. Jaway 80,000 No. 1 Area DDF JDA DWD 1 Area Council Office Wharf Council Office constructed Educate chiefs & Selected 1,969 Chiefs & GoG C’TY FSD,WD,ASSEMBLY opinion leaders Communitie opinion DEV’T MEN,CHIEFS about the concept of s leaders worst forms of child educated labour4 Conduct Social Selected 272 Social GoG JDA LEAP,SOC. WELFARE Enquiry Communitie Enquiry s conducted Supervise District 300 Probationers GoG JDA LEAP,SOC. WELFARE Probationers Wide supervised Attend Family Half Assini 120 Family GoG JDA SOCIAL WELFARE Tribunals Tribunals Attended Support People with District 60,436 People with DACF JDA LEAP,SOC. WELFARE Disability Wide Disability supported

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Renting and Selected 10,000 Area Council DACF JDA DWD Furnishing of Area Communitie Offices Council Offices s Rented and Furnished Construction of Area Mpataba 9,789 Area Council DACF JDA JDA Council Office Office constructed 81,000 Area Council DACF JDA ASSEMBLYMEN,C’TY,CHIE Construction Newtown Office FS &furnishing of 1 No. constructed Area Council Office and furnished Hold community Selected 4,400 Community GoG JDA FSD, WD, ASSEMBLY MEN Durbars on National communitie Durbars held & CHIEFS Wildlife Laws and s around on National how the CREMA Ankasa Wildlife Bye-Laws can Conservatio Laws Conform to it n Area Hold community Selected 1,018 Community GoG JDA FSD, WD, ASSEMBLY MEN durbars & collate Communitie durbars held & CHIEFS views to develop s to collate rules & regulations views to that protect children develop in fishing rules & communities regulations in fishing communities Organise all 53,200 All meetings IGF JDA JDA

214 meetings of the Half Assini of the District Assembly District Assembly organised Training in Project Half Assini 7,500 Training in DDF JDA DWD Planning & Mgt. Project proposal writing for Planning & DPCU Members & Mgt. Works- capacity proposal building writing for DPCU Members & Works completed Organize Public hearings on level of Half Assini plan implementation Sub-Total 443,938

Security Construction of Half Assini 150,000 District DACF JDA GPS District Police Head Police Quarters Headquarter s constructed

Sub-total 150,000

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4.2 INDICATIVE FINANCIAL PLAN

TABLE 4.8: ALL REVENUE SOURCES

REVENUE SOURCES 2014 BUDGET ACTUAL AS AT JUNE 2014 2015 2016 2017 INTERNALLY GENERATED 492,225.80 387,096.75 548,403.00 575,423.15 603,794.31 REVENUE COMPENSATION TRANSFERS 1,167,550.00 695,498.52 1,102,274.66 1,029,483.14 1,132,431.45 (FOR DECENTRALISED DEPT.) GOODS AND SERVICES (FOR 387,284.00 NIL 65,298.90 65,416.10 65,416.10 DECENTRALISED DEPT.) ASSETS TRANSFERS (FOR 41,159.00 - - - - DECENTRALISED DEPT.) DACF 2,363,897.00 273,629.22 3,306,407.82 3,637,048.60 3,637,048.60

DDF 911,807.34 48,101.00 1,632,903.23 1,632,903.23 1,632,903.23

SCHOOL FEEDING 636,188.00 136,046.00 636,188.00 636,188.00 636,188.00

UDG - - - - -

OTHER FUNDS 437,554.42 139,207.00 - - -

ENI OIL 320,211.85 350,000.00 350,000.00

MP’s FUND 70,000.00 80,000.00 80,000.00

PWD 60,436.00 60,436.00 60,436.00

TOTAL 6,428,665.56 1,679,578.49 7,652,123.46 8,066,898.22 8,200,217.69

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TABLE 4.9: EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS

EXPENDITURE ITEMS 2014 BUDGET ACTUAL AS AT 2014 2015 2016 2017 COMPENSATION 1,274,314.62 588,606.73 1,103,113.58 1,213,395.24 1,334,734.76

GOODS AND SERVICES 1,502,861.80 414,459.00 1,953,463.68 2,157,445.95 2,373,190.52

ASSETS 3,651,489.34 460,937.22 4,595,573.20 5,055,530.52 5,560,533.35

TOTAL 6,428,665.76 1,464,002.95 7,652,123.46 8,425,871.69 9,268,458.63

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CHAPTER FIVE: ANNUAL ACTION PLANS

5.1 INTRODUCTION The planned programme of activities has been phased to cover the entire four-year planning period (2014 - 2017). It divides the District Composite Programme of action into realistic time frame to be implemented by the Departments and agencies of the DAs, NGOs, the private sector and communities. Implementation involves translating the plan into actions to achieve the set objectives. This phasing has been done annually indicating the number of projects to be carried out in each thematic areas. The annual plan of actions spells out project locations, the time frame within which the projects are to be implemented. Budgetary requirements, indicators, and sources of funding and the proposed implementers of projects have also been clearly stated.

5.2 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS In order to ensure effective implementation of the District Medium Term Development plan, all institutional, administrative and legal issues need to be clarified to enhance the participation of all relevant stakeholders. Thus improvement is required in current arrangements particularly capacity building and measures to ensure the smooth implementation of the proposed projects and programmes.

5.3 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS To guarantee effective implementation of the plan, the Assembly must ensure that departments established under section 38 of the Local Government Act 1993, Act 426 but which are nonexistent be established and provided with the requisite staff and logistics.

The staffs of the District departments are expected to play leading roles in the implementation of the plan. Their capacities must therefore be improved through training to ensure the achievement of desired results. The unit committees must also be used as a conduit to reach the people at the grassroots to ensure effective participation in programmes.

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5.4 ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS It is required that the District Assembly streamlines and coordinates the activities of institutions operating within the District to avoid duplication and waste of scarce resources. Thus activities of institutions particularly NGOs must not be at variance with the District development priorities to ensure the achievement of the overall District goal.

In terms of the traditional institution, the Chiefs must be encouraged to play their expected roles especially in matters relating to the allocation of land for community projects, organization of communal labour and the creation of orderliness and understanding among members of the communities since the plan is a reflection of the aggregate aspirations and visions of the people in the District.

5.5 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Communities offer labour, local expertise and financial support during project implementation. In view of this, community members should not be left out in all aspects of the plan implementation process. Local opinion leaders will be very useful for community mobilization and education and must be encouraged to offer such services. This effective collaboration will ensure community support and guarantee the sustainability of all projects.

5.5 COORDINATION OF PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS The successful implementation of the plan requires ideas from various departments and agencies in the District. This will ensure integrated and mutually supportive efforts of all key actors such as the District Assembly, NGOs and others to help articulate the efforts of actors to minimize duplication and waste.

5.6 REPORTING ARRANGEMENT The DPCU should document and report on all implementation stages of projects to the District Assembly. The DPCU should review annual plans every year and report to the Assembly.

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Parameters used in the selection of annual projects include:  Projects that require immediate awareness creation through public education.  Projects which satisfy the immediate needs of the people  On-going projects in the district  Projects whose costs could be accommodated within the year.  Projects that will have immediate impact on poverty reduction, good governance, employment generation and growth.

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TABLE 5.1 2014 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN

TIME FRAME BUDGE INDICATORS SOURCE OF IMPLEMENTIN PROGRAMME/ LOCATI T FUNDING G AGENCIES ACTIVITIES ON 1st 2nd 3rd 4th [GH¢] IGF OTHER LEAD COLLA S BO- Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr RATIO . . . . N Construction of District Education Office Education office block Half 20,427.9 block constructed DACF JDA GES Assini 6

Completion of CHPS Old CHPS Compound 30,000 DACF GHS JDA Compound Edobo completed Fence District Gov’t Half District Gov’t 40,000 DACF JDA GHS Hospital Assini Hospital fenced TOWN Purchase Logistic for Logistics for & C’TY Street Naming Exercise Half 18000 Street Naming DDF JDA PLANN Assini purchased ING DEP’T 1 No. 15 - Seater Procure 1 No. 15 - Seater Half 90,000 Urvan Bus IGF JDA JDA Urvan Bus Assini purchased Purchase computers and Computers and Accessories 5,000 accessories DACF JDA JDA purchased

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Support service delivery District Service delivery in health Wide 23,639 in DACF JDA GHS healthsupported Extension of Pipe borne Pipe borne water water from Half Assini to Metika from Half- Assini DWSM 20,000 DDF JDA Metika to Metika T extended Construction of 2 No. Ghana 2 No. mechanised mechanised boreholes at Nungua DWSM 29,000 boreholes DDF JDA Ghana Nungua & Cocoa &Cocoa T constructed Town Town Construction of 1 No. 12- Sowodad 1 No. 12- Seater DWSM 75,000 DDF JDA Seater WC zim WC constructed T Construction of 5 No. Selected 5 No. boreholes DWSM boreholes Commun 700,000 DACF JDA constructed T ities Construction of 10 No. 10 No. Hand Hand pump boreholes Selected DWSM pump boreholes DACF JDA Commun 50,401 T constructed ities Construction of 1 No. 12- 1 No. 12-Seater DWSM Seater WC Effasu 32,021.6 DACF JDA WC constructed T 8 Rehabilitate 20 No. 20 No. broken DWSM broken down boreholes District down boreholes DACF JDA 30,000 T Wide rehabilitated Procure 200 No. service 200 No. service

LT Poles District LT Poles DACF JDA ECG 400,000 Wide completed MP Capital Dev’t Projects MP Capital Dev’t District 70,000 Projects DACF JDA JDA Wide completed

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Reshaping of Tikobo No. Tikobo Tikobo No. 2- FEEDE 2-Damafou Road (20 km) No. 2- 21,220 Damafou Road GoG JDA R Damafou (20 km) reshaped ROADS Reshaping of Ebonlua Jn.- Ebonlua Jn.- FEEDE Ebonlua Feeder road (5 Ebonlua Ebonlua Feeder 13,137 GoG JDA R km) road (5 km) ROADS reshaped Spot improvement of Egbazo Jn. to Egbazo , Egbazo , Improvement of FEEDE Ahobre 1& 2 & Cambodia Ahobre Egbazo , Ahobre 231,400 GoG JDA R Roads 1& 2 & 1& 2 & Cambodia ROADS Cambodi roads completed a Improve New New Improvement of Kabenlasuazo Jn. Kablenas New FEEDE Asempanaye Feeder uazo 112,739. Kablenasuazo Jn. DDF JDA R Road ( 5 km) &Asemp 16 Asempanaye ROADS anaye feeder road ( 5 km) completed Improve Jaway Jn. –Jaway Improvement of & others Feeder Roads Jaway Jaway Jn. –Jaway FEEDE 151,935. (13.6 km) Wharf & others feeder DDF JDA R 16 roads (13.6 km) ROADS completed Construction of GBC Tikobo GBC Transmission

Transmission Studio No. 1 Studio DDF JDA GBC 128,790 constructed Purchase Materials-Office Half Materials-Office Supplies Assini 44,680 Supplies IGF JDA JDA purchased Organise General Half General Cleaning 4,000 IGF JDA JDA Cleaning Assini organised

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Undertake Repairs- Half Repairs-

Maintenance Assini Maintenance IGF JDA JDA 52,000 undertaken Organise Training Half Training – Seminars &Conferences Assini Seminars- 18,000 IGF JDA JDA Conferences organized Engage Consulting Half Consulting 25,000 IGF JDA JDA Services Assini Services engaged Undertake Special Half Special Services 107,000 DACF JDA JDA Services Assini undertaken Undertake Emergency Half Emergency 237,358. Services Assini Services DACF JDA JDA 93 undertaken Organise all meetings of All meetings of the District Assembly Half the District 65,641 IGF JDA JDA Assini Assembly organised Training in Project Half Training in Planning & Mgt. proposal Assini Project Planning writing for DPCU & Mgt. proposal 4,500 DDF JDA DWD Members & Works writing for DPCU Members & Works completed Support Service Delivery District Service Delivery DACF/ in Education Wide 683,466 in Education JDA GES GoG supported Establish 6 hectare Rice Selected 6 hectare Rice Block farm in 1 Commun Block farm in 1 4,755 GoG JDA MOFA community ities community established

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Monitoring and Half Monitoring and

Supervisory by DDOS Assini 2,000 Supervisory by GoG MOFA JDA DDOS executed Animal/Fish health District Animal/Fish extension & Wide health extension livestock/fish disease & livestock/fish 2,000 GoG JDA MOFA surveillance disease surveillance completed Agricultural Extension District Agricultural Agents farm/home visits Wide Extension Agents 13,200 GoG JDA MOFA farm/home visited Promoting of local food District local food based MOFA, based nutrition, Wide nutrition, ENV, processing, and home processing, and HEALT managements activities 810 home GoG JDA H & managements NADM activities O promoted Provision for waste Half ENV. disposal & management Assini Waste disposal & HEALT 20,000 Management DACF JDA H & provided NADM O Fumigation and District ENV. Sanitation Wide Fumigation and HEALT 212,000 Sanitation GoG JDA H & completed NADM O

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Train & equip 500 Selected 500 persons persons on alternative commun trained and livelihood project ities equipped on (Beekeeping) in 20 15,000 alternative GoG JDA MOFA communities livelihood project (Beekeeping) in 20 communities Train 200 farmers in Selected 200 farmers in communities on compost commun communities production using invasive ities trained on aquatic weeds & other 5,200 compost GoG JDA MOFA weeds production using invasive aquatic weeds Train 500 vegetables Selected 500 vegetables farmers in vegetable commun farmers trained in 10,000 GoG JDA MOFA production ities vegetable production Establish a small nursery Selected Small nursery of of hybrid coconut Commun hybrid coconut seedlings for coconut ities seedlings for 7,719 GoG JDA MOFA replanting coconut replanting established

Farmer’s Day Celebrate Farmer’s Day District 20,000 DACF JDA MOFA celebrated Wide Promote skills training programs for school District Skills of schools 2,500 DACF CD DPCU leavers and other young Wide promoted men in the communities

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Supply hybrid coconut hybrid coconut seedlings to farmers District 20,000 seedlings to DACF JDA MOFA Wide farmers Supplied Organise a 2-day training 2-day training for for MOFA staff on pig Half MOFA staff on pig feeding formulation by Assini feeding 1,034 GoG JDA MOFA Dec. 2014 formulation by Dec. 2014 organised Organise a day training Day training for for 24 MOFA Staff Half 24 MOFA Staff handling of Agro- Assini 620 handling of Agro- GoG JDA MOFA Chemicals by 2014 Chemicals by 2014 organised Form & inaugurate Selected CCPC’S IN 5 CCPC’S in 5 fishing Commun fishing communities ities 343 communities GoG JDA MOFA formed and inaugurated Capacity building of Staff Capacity building TOWN on Street Naming Half- of Staff on Street &C’TY 16,490 DDF JDA Assini Naming PLANN completed ING Hold community durbars Selected Community FSD, & collate views to Commun durbars held to WD, develop rules & ities collate views to ASSEM regulations that protect 1,018 develop rules & GoG JDA BLY children in fishing regulations in MEN & communities fishing CHIEFS communities

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Support needy but District Financial brilliant students Wide 40,000 assistance SIF MP JDA provided Hold community Durbars Selected on National Wildlife Laws commun FSD, and how the CREMA Bye- ities Community WD, Laws can Conform to it around Durbars held on ASSEM 4,400 GoG JDA Ankasa National Wildlife BLY Conserv Laws MEN & ation CHIEFS Area Organise stakeholders District Stakeholders meeting on HIV/AIDS Wide meeting on 1,500 DACF JDA GHS status HIV/AIDS status organised Agroforestry Selected JDA / commun Trees cultivated CSLP MOFA ities. Bee Keeping Selected Bee Keeping hats JDA / commun CSLP established MOFA ities. Village Savings and Loans Selected Savings and – VSLA commun Loans Established JDA / USAID CSLP ities. in selected MOFA communities.

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TABLE 5.2 2015 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN

TIME FRAME BUDGET INDICATORS SOURCE OF IMPLEMENTIN PROGRAMME/ LOCATI [GH¢] FUNDING G AGENCIES ACTIVITIES ON 1st 2nd 3rd 4th IGF OTHER LEAD COLLA S BO- Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr RATIO . . . . N Siting of proper final Half 5,000 Proper refuse DACF JDA DED refuse disposal site Assini disposal area sited Construction of 5 No. Tikobo 250,000 Market sheds DACF JDA DWD market sheds No. 1and constructed 2 Sensitize coastal Coastal Coastal GoG SW/C DPCU communities on the commun 727 communities D climate change and its ities sensitised on the effects and adoptive climate change methods. and its effects Construction of 5 No. Ghana DACF JDA DWSM Mechanized boreholes at Nungua, 50,000 5 No. mechanized T Elubo and surroundings Cocoa boreholes Town, constructed Fawoma n STDs/Teenage GoG JDA GHS Provide education on Bonyere 4,000 Pregnancy STDs/Teenage Pregnancy awareness to create awareness education completed

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Provision of 8 Refuse Tikobo 5,600 8 Refuse DDF JDA DED containers No. 1 containers provided Siting of final refuse Newtow 6,545 Final refuse DACF JDA DED disposal area n disposal area sited Siting of final refuse Jaway 8,445 Final refuse DACF JDA DED disposal area Wharf disposal area sited Provision of trained Tikobo 2,000 Train Teachers GoG JDA GES teachers at Tikobo No. 1 No. 1 provided area Form watch dogs Selected 450 Watch dogs GoG SW/C DPCU committees to monitor commun committees D sand winning on ities formed to consequences of hunting monitor sand around Ankasa winning on Conservation Area . commercial quantities Construction & Selected 120,000 Area Council DACF JDA ASSEM furnishing of 1 No. Area commun Office BLYME Council Office. ity constructed and N,C’TY, furnished CHIEFS Agroforestry Selected commun USAID CSLP JDA ities. Bee Keeping Selected Bee Keeping hats JDA / commun USAID CSLP established MOFA ities.

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Village Savings and Loans Selected Savings and – VSLA commun Loans JDA / ities. Established in USAID CSLP MOFA selected communities. Undertake monitoring Monitoring and and supervising by DBOs 2,000 Supervising by GoG MOFA DBOs undertaken Animal/Fish health Animal/Fish extension and livestock health extension and livestock disease surveillance 2,000 GoG MOFA disease surveillance conducted Agricultural Extension Agricultural Agents (AEAs) Extension Agents 13,200 GoG farm/home visits farm/home visits conducted Promoting of Local food Local food based based nutrition, nutrition, processing and processing and home 810 GoG management home management promoted Establish 6 hectares Rice Selected A 6-Hectare Rice block in 1 community commun 4,755 block established GoG ity in a community Celebrate Farmers day Selected Farmers day commun 20,000 DACF celebrated ity

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Support BAC/RTF in BAC/RTF BAC/ training MSMEs 10,000 supported in DACF JDA RTF training MSMEs Tree planting in 20 Selected Tree planting in communities commun 10,000 20 communities DACF JDA MOFA ities undertaken Purchase 1 No. motor Half 1 No. motor 235,880 DACF JDA grader Assini grader purchased Spot improvement of Egbazo Spot Egbazo Jn. to Egbazo and Jn,Egbaz improvement of FEED o and 100,309. Egbazo Jn. to ER Ahobre 1 & 2 roads DDF JDA Ahobre 24 Egbazo and ROAD Ahobre 1 & 2 S roads undertaken Street naming and house District Street naming numbering addressing wide and house numbering exercise 50,000 DACF JDA addressing exercise conducted Construction of District Half District Police Police Headquarters Assini 250,000 Headquarters DACF JDA GPS constructed Completion of District Half District 229.390. Assini magistrate court DDF JDA Magritrate Court 71 completed Renovation of 4 No. Half 103,180. 4 No. of market DDF JDA market sheds Assini 35 sheds renovated Construction of 1 No. 12 Effasu 32,021.6 1 No. 12 seater DACF JDA seater WC 8 WC constructed

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Renovation of District Half District Assembly Assembly Block and Assini 70,000 Block and Hall DACF JDA Assembly Hall renovated Rehabilitation of 20 No. Selected 20 No. broken broken down boreholes commun 40,000 down boreholes DACF JDA CWSA ities rehabilitated Construction of 1 No. Half 269,914. 1 No. Bungalow DACF JDA Bungalow Assini 21 constructed Support Self-Help District 50,670.5 Self-Help projects DACF JDA projects wide 3 supported Construction of 5 No. Tikobo 1 5 No. market market sheds & 2 250,000 sheds DACF JDA constructed Construction of 1 No. Selected 1 No. Area Area Council Office Area 120,000 Council Office DACF JDA Council constructed Educate chiefs and District Chiefs and opinion leaders about the wide opinion leaders educated about concept of worst forms of 1,969 GoG JDA child labour the concept of worst forms of child labour Form and inaugurate Selected CCPCs in 5 fishing CCPCs in 5 fishing fishing communities 343. GoG JDA communities commun formed and ities inaugurated

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Hold community durbars Fishing Community & collate views to commun durbars & develop rules and ities collation of views regualations that protect to develop rules children in fishing 1,018 and regulations GoG JDA communities that protect children in fishing communities held Identify and register Selected Physically physically challenged commun challenged ities persons in 3 persons in 3 communities 253 GoG JDA communities identified and registered Provide financial support Identifie Financial support to people with disability d to People With 60,436 DACF JDA commun Disability ity provided Hold community durbars Selected Community on National Wildlife Laws commun durbars on & create by-laws ities 4,680 National Wildlife GoG JDA Laws & creation of by-laws held Construction of 1 No. Mpataba 1 No. CHPS 320.211. Compound Donors CHPS compound and JDA GHS furnishing 85 constructed and (NGOs) furnished Construction of 1 No. Nuba 1 No. CHPS Compound CHPS compound and 480,000 DACF JDA GHS furnishing constructed and furnished

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Renovation of VIP ward Half VIP ward at at District Hospital Assini 100,000 District Hospital DACF JDA GHS renovated Malaria Prevention District No malaria cases 6,000 DACF JDA GHS Wide recorded Undertake HIV/AIDS District HIV/AIDS activities Wide 6,134 activities DACF JDA GHS undertaken Completion of 1 No. 6 - Ahobre 1 No. 6-unit classroom block unit classroom block with 16,245.7 with ancillary DACF JDA GES ancillary facilities 5 facilities completed Construction of 1 No. 3- Allowull 1 No. 3-unit 15,788.1 unit classroom block ey classroom block DACF JDA GES 1 constructed Renovation of 1 No. 3 Baweah Renovation of 1 unit classroom block and No. 3-unit classroom block construction of Library 6,424.28 DACF JDA GES and construction of Library completed Renovation of 1 No. 3- Edobo 1 No. 3-unit unit classroom block 4,357.92 classroom block DACF JDA GES renovated Construction of 1 No. 6 - Domeab 1 No. 6-unit unit classroom block with ra classroom block 287,322. with ancillary DDF JDA GES ancillary facilities 93 facilities constructed

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Construction of 1 No. 3 - Mpease 1 No. 3-unit unit classroom block with m classroom block Tancillary facilities 160,000 with ancillary DDF JDA GES A facilities B constructed LConstruction of 1 No. 5 Edobo 1 No. 5 seater WC E toilet facilities in seater WC toilet facilities 60,000 DDF JDA GES in 2 public schools 2 public schools 5 constructed . Construction of 1 No. 6- Half 1 No. 6-unit 3 Assini Methodist unit Methodist Primary 320,000 DACF JDA GES School block Primary School 2 block constructed 0Construction of 1 No. 6- Awiafutu 1 No. 6-unit DC 1unit DC Primary School 320,000 Primary School DACF JDA GES 6block block

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TABLE 5.3 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TIME FRAME BUDGET INDICATORS SOURCE OF IMPLEMENTIN PROGRAMME/ LOCATI [GH¢] FUNDING G AGENCIES ACTIVITIES ON 1st 2nd 3rd 4th IGF OTHER LEAD COLLA S BO- Qrt Qrt Qrt Qrt RATIO . . . N Establish youth training Youth Training GoG JDA JDA centre at Half Assini Half 35,000 Centre Assini established Provide computers to Half 20,000 Computers DACF JDA GES basic schools at Half Assini provided to basic Assini schools Expansion of Takinta Takinta 12,000 Expansion of DACF JDA DWD market Takinta market completed Lobby for more Doctors Half 1,200 More Doctors to GoG JDA GHS to the district hospital Assini the district hospital lobbied for Construction of 1 No. 4 Adusuaz 16,450 1 No. 4 Unit GoG JDA GES unit classroom block o classroom block constructed Rehabilitation of Half 1,300 Ambulance at the GoG JDA GHS ambulance at the district Assini district hospital hospital rehabilitated Construction of Adusuaz 200,000 Drains/gutters DACF JDA DWD drains/gutters at o constructed Adusuazo &Takinta &Takint township a

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Rehabilitation of 51,000 Adusuazo to Half DACF JDA FEEDE Adusuazo to Half Assini Adusuaz Assini road R road o to Half rehabilitated ROADS Assini Eradicate sea weeds 4,000 Sea weeds DACF JDA MOFA along Newtown Newtow eradicated along beachesto improve n Newtown fishing beaches Provide computers to Computers to DACF JDA GES basic schools in Takinta Takinta 15,000 basic schools in area council Takinta area council provided Rehabilitation of Ehoaka 200,000 JHS buildings DACF JDA GES Junior High School Ehoaka rehabilitated buildings Establish initiative to 1,800 Initiative to ASSEM support trade people to Tikobo support trade BLYME improve their economic No. 1 people to JDA N,C’TY, activities e.g. Hair improve their DACF CHIEFS dressing, traders, economic seamstress activities established Rehabilitation of existing Allegenz 11,000 Allegenzule DACF JDA DWSM bore holes at Allegenzule ule boreholes T rehabilitated Provide assistance to District 1,600 Assistance to DACF JDA GHS HIV/AIDS status Wide HIV/AIDS status provided Provide extensive 13,300 Extensive DACF JDA SOCIA support for Artisans and Half support for L PWDs Assini artisans & PWDs WELF provided ARE

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Construction of drains at Tikobo Drains DACF JDA DWD T1 township No. 1 90,000 constructed Construction of 12 Seater Agyeza, 12 Seater WC DDF JDA DWD WC toilet Allowull 75,000 Toilet ey, constructed Nawulle y Address the issue of Issue of Vodsia ASSEM Vodsia grass and other Half 5,400 grass and other JDA BLYME water sea in Juen lagoon Assini water sea in Juen N,C’TY, lagoon addressed DACF CHIEFS Construction of 1 No. 6 Twenen KG classroom DACF JDA GES Unit KG classroom Block & 21,000 block constructed Allowull ey Provision of support to Tikobo Support to Pig DACF JDA MOFA Pig and Crop Farmers No. 1 4,000 and Crop area Farmers provided Construction of 8 unit 8 unit classroom classroom blocks with Allegenz 305,445 block with JDA ancillary facility ule ancillary facility DACF GES constructed Completion of Agyeza Agyeza primary DACF JDA GES primary school building Agyeza 12,000 school building completed Organise programme to Programme to DACF JDA ASSEM educate citizens on the 690 educate citizens BLYME prevention of stray Half on the prevention N,C’TY, animals Assini of stray animals CHIEFS organised

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Construction of 1 No.area 50,000 1 No. Area council Office &Trading Tikobo Council Office & Centre No. 1 Trading Centre GoG JDA JDA constructed Construction of 1 No. 1 No. area council ASSEM area council Office & Half 50,000 office & Trading JDA BLYME community centre Assini Centre N,C’TY, constructed DACF CHIEFS

Gravelling of Jaway Jaway Gravelling of FEEDE Wharf Market Wharf Jaway Wharf 4,319 DDF JDA R Market ROADS completed Hold community durbars District Community on National Wildlife Laws Wide durbars on SW/C 720 GoG DPCU National Wildlife D Laws held Train farmers on AGRIC compost production District 5,200 Farmers Donor DEPT DPCU using invasive aquatic Wide S weeds and other weeds Construction of District Half District Police Police Headquarters Assini 150,000 Headquarters DACF JDA GPS constructed Construction of No. 1 Jaway No. 1 Area Area Council Office Wharf 80,000 Council Office DDF JDA DWD constructed

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Construction of 4 No. flat Half 4 No. flat 2- 2-bedroom residential Assini bedroom accommodation residential DACF DWD DWD 200,000 accommodation constructed Office Buildings Half Office Buildings DACF JDA DWD Assini 52,000 completed Construct road from Half Road from DCE’S DCE’S residence to Guest Assini residence to FEEDE House & Residential Staff Guest House & 50,000 DACF JDA R Quarters Residential Staff ROADS Quarters constructed Provide 1000 No. School District 1000 No. School Uniform for School Wide Uniform for 100,000 DACF JDA GES Children School Children provided Organise General Half General Cleaning 200 GoG JDA DED Cleaning Assini organised Street Naming & House Half TOWN Street Naming & numbering exercise Assini & C’TY House numbering 100,000 DACF JDA PLANN exercise ING completed DEP’T Educate chiefs & opinion Selected FSD,W leaders about the concept Commun D,ASSE Chiefs & opinion C’TY of worst forms of child ities 1,969 GoG MBLY leaders educated DEV’T labour MEN,C HIEFS

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Mobilize LEAP Selected LEAP,S LEAP Beneficiaries Commun OC. 379 Beneficiaries GoG JDA ities WELF mobilized ARE Identify & Register Selected Physically Physically challenged Commun challenged LEAP,S Persons in 3 ities Persons in 3 OC. 253 GoG JDA Communities Communities WELF identified and ARE registered Conduct Social Enquiry Selected LEAP,S Commun Social Enquiry OC. 272 GoG JDA ities conducted WELF ARE Supervise Probationers District LEAP,S Wide Probationers OC. 300 GoG JDA supervised WELF ARE Attend Family Tribunals Half SOCIA Assini Family Tribunals L 120 GoG JDA Attended WELF ARE Pay LEAP beneficiaries Selected LEAP,S Commun LEAP OC. 100,000 DACF JDA ities beneficiaries Paid WELF ARE Support People with District LEAP,S People with Disability Wide OC. 60,436 Disability DACF JDA WELF supported ARE

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Assist coastal Coastal ENV. communities to Form Commun Watch Dogs HEALT Watch Dogs Communities ities Committees C’TY 752 GoG H & to check Sand Winning on formed to check DEV’T NADM Commercial Quantities Sand Winning O Along Beaches Sensitise Coastal Coastal ENV. Communities on Possible Commun Coastal HEALT C’TY Sea Water rise, Its Effects ities 452 Communities GoG H & DEV’T and Adaptive Methods sensitized NADM O Train 8 Study Groups in Selected 8 Study Groups in HUMA Simple Book- keeping Commun Simple Book- N and Accounting ities 1,208 keeping and GoG JDA RESOU Accounting RCE trained Purchase resilient urban Selected Resilient urban infrastructure Commun infrastructure development, ities development maintenance & provision 20,000 purchased, DACF JDA DWD of basic services maintenance & basic services Provided Support BAC/RTF in Selected BAC/RTF in training MSMEs Commun 60,000 training MSMEs DACF JDA JDA ities Supported Renting and Furnishing Selected Area Council of Area Council Offices Commun 10,000 Offices Rented DACF JDA DWD ities and Furnished Agroforestry Selected commun USAID CSLP JDA ities.

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Bee Keeping Selected Bee Keeping JDA / commun USAID CSLP hives established MOFA ities. Village Savings and Loans Selected Savings and – VSLA commun Loans JDA / ities. Established in USAID CSLP MOFA selected communities.

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TIME FRAME BUDGET INDICATORS SOURCE OF IMPLEMENTIN PROGRAMME/ LOCATI [GH¢] FUNDING G AGENCIES ACTIVITIES ON 1st 2nd 3rd 4th IGF OTHER LEAD COLLA S BO- Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr RATIO . . . . N

Rehabilitation of teachers Newtow Teachers DACF JDA GES Quarters at Newtown and n & 170,000 quarters Effasu Effasu rehabilitated Construction of Health Sowodad Health DACF JDA GHS Centre zim,Mpa 140,000 Centreconstructe taba/Nu d ba Extension of electricity to Extension of DDF JDA ECG Takinta new sites Takinta 110,000 electricity to Takinta new sites Establish youth training Bonyere 15,000 Youth training DACF JDA JDA Centre at Bonyere centre established Construction of 1 No. Tikobo 24,000 Polyclinic DACF JDA GHS Polyclinic at Tikobo No. 1 No. 1 constructed Extension of electricity to Tikobo Extension of DDF JDA ECG Tikobo No. 2 new sites No. 2 100,000 electricity to new sites completed Construct 5 No. Mechanized DACF JDA DWSM mechanized boreholes at Half 29,000 boreholes T Half Assini Assini constructed

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Construction of drains in DACF JDA DWD Elubo township Elubo 120,000 Drains constructed Construction of lorry Jaway 14,850 Lorry Park DACF JDA DWD park Wharf constructed Introduce to farmers tree District Farmers GoG AGRIC DPCU planting in root crop Wide 53,231 introduced to DEPTs (yam) production tree planting in root crop (yam) production Identify potential farming District Potential farming GoG AGRIC DPCU and processing Wide 10,231 and processing techniques that emits less techniques DEPTs hydro carbon identified Sitting of refuse disposal Nzulezo 10,000 Refuse disposal DACF JDA DED area in Beyin area council area sited Construction of Access Newtow 135,667 Access road to DACF JDA FEEDE road to New Town clinic n Newtown R constructed ROADS Extension of water Mpataba Extension of DDF JDA DWSM supply from Mpataba to & Azuleti 20,000 water supply T Azuleti compound from Mpataba to Azuleti completed Completion of 2 No. Adusuaz DACF JDA DWSM mechanized Boreholes o, 20,986 2 No. mechanized T Takinta, boreholes Kabenlas completed uazo Construction of drains to Bonyere 100,000 Drains DACF JDA DWD check erosion Townshi constructed p

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Construction of Tikobo Admission ward admission ward at T. 1 No. 1 15,550 constructed JDA DACF GHS Construction of 1 No. Tikobo Ward and Nurses DACF JDA GHS ward and Nurses No. 2 300,000 quarters quarters at Tikobo No. 2 constructed Health Centre

Extension of electricity to 105,000 Electricity to new DDF JDA ECG new developed sites Half developed sites Assini extended Furnish and equip Constructed ICT DACF JDA GES constructed ICT Elubo 11,600 laboratory and laboratory and library library furnished and equipped Completion of 6 unit Buakwa 65,745 6 Unit classroom DACF JDA GES Classroom block w block completed Construction of 1 No. 3 Classroom block unit classroom Block Englekaz 36,000 constructed JDA o&Beyin DACF GES Rehabilitation of KVIP Newtow 22,445 KVIP DDF JDA DWD n rehabilitated Construction of Area Mpataba 9,789 Area Council DACF JDA JDA Council Office Office constructed Repair boreholes Ahobre 9,900 Boreholes DACF JDA DWSM 1&2 repaired T Siting of final refuse Bonyere 4,500 Final refuse DACF JDA DED disposal and disposal site disposal area sited

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Spot improvement of Tikobo Road networks DACF JDA FEEDE Tikobo No. 1 area council No. 1 133,448 improved R road networks ROADS Construction of 5 No. Tikobo 20 No. market DACF JDA DWD Market sheds No. 2 sheds constructed Construction of toilet Metika 16,000 Toilet facility DACF JDA DWD facility constructed

Upgrade Health Center to Health Centre DACF JDA GHS Poly Clinic status Elubo 55,000 upgraded to Polyclinic Construction of 4 unit KG Anlomat 48,000 4 Unit KG DACF JDA GES classroom blocks uope classroom block constructed Construction of 1 No. 3 Meagyin 37,000 Unit classroom DACF JDA GES Unit classroom block a block constructed Completion of WC in Effasu 45,022 WC in the area DDF JDA DWD Newtown area council &New council town constructed Construction of Toilet Sowodad Toilet facility DACF JDA DWD facility zim 22,022 constructed Completion of science Kabenlas Science Resource DACF JDA GES resource center in the uazo 225,556 Centre completed Takinta area council &Takint a Organise programme on Programme on GoG JDA GHS prevention of malaria Bonyere 15,617 prevention of malaria organised

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Construction of 1 No. 3 Tikobo 110,117 Teachers DACF JDA GES unit teachers No. 1 quarters accommodation constructed Construction of 5 No. Mechanized DACF JDA DWSM Mechanized boreholes Tikobo boreholes T No. 2 constructed Construction of drains/gutters to check Half 150,000 Drains DACF JDA DWD erosion Assini constructed to townshi check erosion p Construction of 1 No. 12 36,000 1 No. 12 Seater DDF JDA DWD Seater WC Elubo WC constructed Spot improvement of Anlomatuope to DACF JDA FEEDE Anlomatuope to Jaway 105,000 Anlomatuope R Anlomatuope feeder road Wharf junction road ROADS improved Provide refuse containers Beyin 2,500 Refuse containers DACF JDA DED area provided council Extension of electricity to Nuba & Extension of DACF JDA ECG new developed sites Sowodad 130,000 electricity to new zim developed sites Construction of 12 Seater Mpease 45,022 12 Seater WC DDF JDA DWD WC m & constructed Ezimtian i Construction of Health Takinta 30,000 Health Centre DACF JDA GHS Centre in Takinta area constructed council Construction of 12 Seater Bonyere 15,651 12 Seater WC DDF JDA DWD WC toilet constructed

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Drought tolerant Identify drought tolerant District and early AGRIC and early maturing root Wide 9,364 maturing roots GoG DEPTs DPCU crops needed for farmers crops identified for farmers Planting of mangrove District 25,321 Mangrove trees GoG AGRIC DPCU trees in wetlands Wide in wetlands DEPTs planted Siting of final refuse Tikobo 3,900 Final refuse DACF JDA DED dump in the area council No. 1 disposal area sited Construct access road in Tikobo 125,863 Tikobo No. DACF JDA FEEDE Tikobo No. 2 area No. 2 2access road R constructed ROADS

Construction of Fawoma Fawomanye to DACF JDA FEEDE Fawomanye to Mpeasem nye to 100,000 Mpeasem feeder R feeder road Mpease road constructed ROADS m Construction of foot Jaway 3,500 Foot bridge DACF JDA DWD bridge constructed Construction of speed Beyin 5,319 Speed ramps DACF JDA FEEDE ramps constructed R ROADS Provision and installation Newtow 6,000 Street lights DACF JDA JDA of Streets light n provided and townshi installed p Rehabilitation of feeder Mpataba 100,000 Mpataba – Elubo DACF JDA FEEDE Mpataba – Elubo road feeder road R rehabilitated ROADS

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Construction of 1 No. Takinta 8,424 Library DACF JDA GES library constructed Rehabilitation of Ekegyinl 25,245 Toilet facility DDF JDA DWD Ekegyinla toilet facility a rehabilitated Extension of electricity to Ehoaka- 110,445 Extension of DDF JDA ECG Tikobo No. 1 new Twenen electricity to new developed areas sites completed Construction of 6-unit Awiafutu DACF JDA GES classroom block

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CHAPTER SIX: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN

6.1 INTRODUCTION The monitoring and evaluation processes and structures detailed in this document are important management tools structured to offer additional incentive for the achievement of the set goals and objectives of the structured projects and programmes. The ultimate goal is to effectively monitor the implementation of the planned activities and evaluate their outcomes and impact in reducing poverty on a sustainable basis.

6.1.1 MONITORING Monitoring is the systematic process of collecting, analyzing and using information to track a programme’s progress toward reaching its objectives and to guide management decisions. Monitoring usually focuses on processes such as when and where activities occur, who delivers them and how many people or entities they reach. Monitoring also ensures that, at any given stage of a project, the required inputs are delivered on time, used as intended and is producing the desired results. Since plans are affected by uncontrollable situations such as socio-economic changes, political climate and international relations, it is necessary that they are constantly monitored and adjustments made accordingly. The monitoring scheme is designed for the annual plan. In the scheme, three (3) activities occur: (i) Monitoring activities cover the implementation period. (ii) On-going evaluation occurs at specific points within the implementation phase. (iii) Terminal evaluation occurs at specific end of the project implementation.

6.1.2 EVALUATION Evaluation processes are undertaken to determine whether results (Positive or Negative) have been achieved, the causes of deviation, if any, and how to counteract any unintended consequences. The main purpose for evaluation is to give feedback, which can lead to re- planning.

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Unlike monitoring, evaluation is conducted into greater detail at the project level. It is aimed at assessing whether the resources invested have yielded the desire results in terms of output and benefits and whether the benefits are reaching the target population.

6.2 MONITORING AND EVALUATION LEVELS Monitoring and evaluation of activities in the District would be carried out at three stages or levels. These include the regional, District and community levels. This is to ensure free flow of information among all stakeholders involved in the implementation processes and the ultimate achievement of expected results.

6.2.1 REGIONAL LEVEL MONITORING The regional level monitoring will be undertaken by the RPCU. This will be in the form of a support service aimed at providing technical expertise during implementation. This is geared towards improving the operations of the DA.

6.2.2 DISTRICT LEVEL MONITORING At the District level, the District Planning and coordinating unit (DPCU) in collaboration with District sector agencies are responsible for monitoring as soon as project implementation starts. The DPCU is however responsible for the preparation of monitoring and evaluation procedures and plan. It is required that the DPCU overseas the monitoring and evaluation of District development projects and policies. Actual project monitoring and evaluation are however the responsibility of the sectors/

6.2.3 COMMUNITY LEVEL MONITORING Beneficiary communities should be part of the monitoring process to ensure that their needs and aspirations are met. The unit committees should be directly involved in monitoring of projects at the community level. Monitoring findings from communities should reach the DA through the Area Council secretariat for the necessary action to be taken. It is however important that the capacity of the sub District structures be built to effectively carry out the above assignment.

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The National Development Planning Commission and the Regional Planning and coordinating Unit provide a general overview of monitoring and evaluation work.

6.3 MONITORING FORMAT The evaluation report should be prepared in accordance with following format recommended by the NDPC

MONITORING FORMAT Project identification A1. Project title: …………………………………………………………………………… A2. Project code: ………………………………………………………………………….. A3. Project location: ………………………………………………………………………. A4. Implementation agency(s): …………………………………………………………… A5. Monitoring agency(s): ………………………………………………………………... A6. Date of monitoring: ……………………………………………………………………

B. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING

B1. Topics for monitoring: …………………………………………………………… B2. Starting date: Original date: …………………………………... Actual date: ……………………………………. Remarks: ………………………………………………………………………………...

B3. Physical implementation Aspect Planned to date Actual to date (%) Remarks (%)

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B4. Financial Mobilization Source Total Required Expected To Date Received To Date e.g. IGF DACF NGOs Community Total Financial Resources

B5. Project Expenditure Item Total estimated cost Actual cost

B6. There should be a section in the report to comment on variations between planned and Actual project expenditure in B5.

PROGRAMME AND PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT A. Project/Intervention identification A1. Project title: …………………………………………………………………………… A2. Project code: ………………………………………………………………………….. A3. Project location: ………………………………………………………………………. A4. Implementation agency(s): …………………………………………………………… A5. Evaluation agency(s): ………………………………………………………………... A6. Date of evaluation ……………………………………………………………………

Evaluation format Project Output Outcome Frequency and Responsible Cost indicator indicator Tools for Evaluation Agencies 1. 2.

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6.4 CALENDAR FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The M&E Matrix is complemented by a well-detailed calendar. The calendar provides an organized schedule of activities for effective monitoring of activities in the District Medium Term DevelopmentPlan (MTDP). The calendar essentially features the various actors, time frames and corresponding budgets for key activities. These may include;

1. Medium Term Development Plan Evaluation to be conducted in the first quarter of 2018 to assess impact of the plan over the plan period 2. District Medium Term Development Plan Mid Term Evaluation to be carried out within the first month of 2016 to assess the extent of achievement of plan targets for 2014 and 2016 and give feedback for modification of plans for the 2016-2017 period 3. Annual Progress Review Workshops in January each year for annual review of the DMTDP 4. Compilation of Annual Progress Reports by the end of February each year, which should be, based on the review workshops 5. Information Dissemination to be done through workshops over a three-day period in May every year to disseminate the findings, lessons and recommendations in the review reports 6. Organisation of Quarterly Review Meetings with partners at the first month of each quarter to assess performance of plans 7. Quarterly Field Visits to be embarked upon at the last month of each quarter to verify issues on the field and monitor performance of the implementation of plans.

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CHAPTER SEVEN: COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

7.0 INTRODUCTION The preparation of the District Medium Term Development Plan was a collaborative effort of stakeholders within and outside the District. Therefore to ensure successful implementation of the plan, the same level of co-operation and collaboration from all stakeholders is required. In view of this, the DMTDP will need to be disseminated to all stakeholders so as to ensure effective implementation of the programmes and projects in the plan. It specifies the dissemination of the plan and Annual Progress Reports (APR) during implementation. It would also outline ways to create awareness, promote access to information and management of public expectations.

One of the approaches to gain the support of all stakeholders in the implementation process is the efficient and effective communication of the provisions in the medium term development plan. Many agencies and institutions including the private sectors are prepared to fund and provide some financial support for some proposed projects and programmes in the plan. However, this can only be possible if these agencies/stakeholders really understand the rational and the potential benefits of the proposed interventions. Communication strategy is prepared to ensure public ownership of the projects and also to mobilize collective efforts from all stakeholders towards a sustainable development

In this approach, attempts will be made to encourage greater collaboration and coordination with all stakeholders in the achievement of set targets and goals. In order for maximum benefits to be derived from the implementation of planed interventions, much emphasis would be laid on transparency and accountability.

7.1 COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES The purpose of communication include the following: 1. Create awareness, eliminate any misunderstanding and distortions, and promote greater understandings, appreciation and acceptance of the Service and bridge the bureaucracy towards decentralisation; 2. Promo te donor orientation, support, involvement and co-ordination; 257

3. Advance a process to promote and sustain stakeholder involvement –participation, consultation, support, and collaboration. 4. Ensure timely communication to relevant groups or individuals 5. Ensure timely notices for requirements/meetings 6. Ensure optimum results for all communications and project expectations

7.2 DISSEMINATION OF THE MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN At a public hearing, the first final draft of the DMTDP (2014-2017) will be disseminated to stakeholders. At the Public hearings, the proposed interventions to address the various development issues will be presented to them to seek their final inputs and recommendation for the finalization of the plan. The communication strategy classified the following as major target groups based on their involvement in legislation, policy, funding, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting arrangements. The major stakeholders/institutions identified include: . a) Members of Parliament and relevant Parliamentary Sub-Committes, especially the Committees on Local Government and Rural Development, Finance and Manpower, Youth and Employment; b) Ministers and Deputy Regional Ministers, Chief Directors and Directors c) Regional Co-ordinating Councils, Regional Ministers and Heads of Departments d) District Assemblies,Heads of Departments and Sub-District Councils e) Academia/ Research (including KNUST Department of Planning, GIMPA, ILGS etc) f) Sub-District Councils g) Development Partners h) Private Sector i) NALAG and Local Government Workers Union j) NGOS/ CSOs (including Religious Bodies)

The communication strategy could not have identified the stakeholders by chance. These are illustrated in the matrix (Table 7.1) below:

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TABLE 7.1 MATRIX SHOWING TARGET STAKEHOLDERS AND PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATION Target Institutions Target Stakeholders Basic Objective/Purpose of Communication Ministries, Departments Ministers Create politically enabling and Agencies Deputy Ministers environment and ensure Chief Directors top management support

Develop co-operative atmosphere for a breakdown of barriers for successful implementation Parliament -Members of Parliament Create political goodwill -Members of Select and legislative support and Committees on Local resource allocation Government Members of other Select committees especially on Finance Regional Coordinating -Regional Minister Ensure preparedness, Councils (RCC) -Deputy Regional Minister capacity availability and -Regional Co-ord. Directors ownership of project -Heads of Department of RCC Municipal Assembly Chief Executives Impart knowledge, abilities Presiding Member and skills necessary for Heads of Departments successful implementation Assembly Members and sustainability Sub-District Councils Traditional Authorities Ensure preparedness and Area and Urban council ownership of projects reps Sub-District Officers People Development Partners Multi-lateral Agencies Inform on developments Bi-Lateral Agencies and progress towards CSOs/NGOs agreed objectives Financing support Universities and Institute Academics Provide general knowledge Researchers and database Private Sector Businessmen Provide general knowledge and create awareness on

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7.3 APPROACHES/ CHANNELS

The methodologies outlined below will focus on group and individual approaches or organizational through interaction, information dissemination, training, management development programmes, team building and survey feedback techniques. The approaches to be used to achieve the above-objectives are: a. Newspapers/ Newsletter Publications  Local Dailies  Local Government Information Digest b. Broadcast media, TV and radio, public service announcements and call-ins; c. Workshops/Seminars d. Focus Group Discussions e. Consultative Meetings f. Briefing of RCCs and General Assembly during meetings g. District Website Updating

The Communication channels envisaged are: Using Discussion Programmes a) Electronic Media: Radio (selected FM stations and other stations close to the Districts) b) Print Media: Selected Newspaper for publication of Articles c) Using Information Services Division

In all, Seminars, Radio, TV discussion programmes, newspaper articles, brochures and flyers would be used to reach out generally to the various stakeholders. The specifics for the respective target groups/ institutions are shown in the matrix (table 7.2) below:

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TABLE 7.2 MATRIX SHOWING TARGET INSTITUTIONS, STAKEHOLDERS AND APPROACHES Target Institutions Target Stakeholders Means of Communication Ministries, Departments Ministers  Seminars and Agencies Deputy Ministers  Policy Forums Chief Directors  Workshops  Consultative Meetings  Follow-ups

Parliament -Members of Parliament  Seminars -Members of Select  Policy Forums Committees on Local  Workshops Government  Consultative Members of other Select Meetings committees especially on Finance Regional Coordinating -Regional Minister  Seminars Councils (RCC) -Deputy Regional Minister  Policy Forums -Regional Co-ord. Directors  Workshops -Heads of Department of  Consultative RCC Meetings  Follow-ups

Municipal Assembly Chief Executives  Seminars Presiding Member  Workshop Heads of Departments  Follow-ups Assembly Members Sub-District Councils Traditional Authorities  Durbars Area and Urban council  Policy Forums reps  Training Workshops Sub-District Officers  Calls-in,etc People Development Partners Multi-lateral Agencies Bi-Lateral Agencies  Workshops CSOs/NGOs  Consultative Meetings  Follow-ups

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Universities and Institute Academics  Seminars Researchers  Policy Forums  Workshops

Private Sector Foreign Investors  Seminars Private companies  Workshops SMEs  Meetings

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JOMORO DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ORGANOGRAM

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE INTERNAL COMMITTEE AUDIT DIST.CHIEF EXECUTIVE

DIST. CO- ORD. F & A SUB- WORKS SUB SOCIAL ECON.DEVT. JUSTICE OTHER SUB- DIRECTOR COMMTTEE SERVICES SUB-C’TTEE AND COMMITTEES COMMITTEE SUB-C’ITTEE SECURITY SUB-C’TTEE

SOC. WELFARE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION: WORKS PHYSICAL TRADE & AGRIC DISASTER NATURAL RESOURCES EDUCATION, HEALTH FINANCE PLANNING & COMM. CONSERVATION DEPT., YOUTH & General Admin. INDUSTRY PREVENTION DEVT. & MGT. FORESTRY, GAME & SPORTS DPCU WILDLIFE DIVISION ISD Stats. Service Births & Deaths Registry REVENUE ACCOUNT STORE

AREA COUNCIL

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