JASIKAN DISTRICTASSEMBLY
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMME
2016
PREPARED BY: DPCU ON 31-12-2016
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LIST OF ACRONYMS JDA Jasikan District Assembly APR Annual Progress Report CBOs Community Based Organizations CBRDP Community Based Rural Development Programme CSO Civil Society Organization DA District Assembly DACF District Assembly Common Fund DCD District Coordinating Director DCE District Chief Executive AD1 Assistant Director 1 DFO District Finance Officer DM&E District Monitoring and Evaluation DMTDP District Medium-Term Development Plan DPCU District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit DPO District Planning Officer DDA District Department of Agriculture GHS Ghana Health Service GES Ghana Education Service GPRS (II) Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (2014-2017) MOFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NDPC National Development Planning Commission NGOs Non- Governmental Organization
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Executive Summary
This is the Annual Progress Reports on assessment of progress made in the implementation of activities outlined in the District’s Annual Development Plan for the year ending December 2014. It is a statement of progress made in respect of activities planned to be implemented in the District in 2014. Progress made in the achievement of specific objectives as outlined in the District’s Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP 2014-2017) is clearly depicted in the report. Our goal as a District enshrined in 2014-2017 is to achieve an improvement in socio-economic development through massive infrastructure development and the development of human capital whilst enhancing good governance. Policy measures adopted in achieving this Goal above have been prioritized under the seven Thematic Areas of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II (GSGDA II). This Quarterly Progress Report is prepared using indicators and targets adopted for monitoring and output and interventions during the year under review. It also documents key interventions implemented during the quarter to bring about the desired changes in the indicators. The report is presented in Four Chapters. Chapter one provides an overview of the Development Status of the Quarter and the M&E Arrangements, whiles chapter two presents a review of status of development projects and programmes under the seven thematic Areas of GSGDA. Chapter Three is devoted to the assessment of the performance of Core Indicators across the sectors of the District Economy and chapter four outlines the recommendations and way forward.
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CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
The Local Government Act, (Act 462) enjoins all District Assemblies to plan, implement and source for funding for their development programmes in their respect jurisdictions. In line with the above, all Districts are mandated to prepare their plans based on the existing conditions and ensure that their plans are fully implemented to achieve the desired impact.
The Jasikan District Assembly as part of its obligation to ensure the growth of its local economy is implementing a four-year Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP), (2014- 2017) under the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II (GSGDA II).
As part of the processes leading to the attainment of goals and objectives set for the year, it was necessary for the District Planning and Coordinating Unit to assess the extent of implementation of the plan.
This report therefore covers programmes and activities carried out by the District Assembly from 1st January to 31st December, 2016.
1.2 Key M&E Objectives for the year
Monitoring and Evaluation as a tool for tracking down performance and necessary remedies in the development process also serves as a tool to generate key reliable information to help make sound policies and decision for the realization of the district set out goal and objectives.
A broader public sector management and accountability is engaged through well-tailored Monitoring and Evaluation framework. The M&E will not only facilitate collective analysis and disseminations of information on performance outcomes but will also enable the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and other MMDA’s to feed the analysis from the district and Regional APR’s directly into policy decision making process.
The District Key M&E objectives seek to assess changes which have occurred rather than implementation base where the focus is on the implemented activities. A well co-ordinated M&E of the DMTDP systematic reporting will show the extent of progress made towards the implementation of the GSGDA II and will further help to:
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Assess whether the DMTDP developmental targets were met. Identify achievements, constraints and failures so that improvement can be made to the DMTDP and project designs to achieve desired impact. Provide information for effective co-ordination of district development at the regional level. Provide district authorities, the government, development partners, communities, project management team and the general public with better means for learning from past experience. Improve service delivery and influence allocation of resource in the district, and demonstrate results as part of accountability and transparency to Ghanaians and other state holders. Re-instil the spirit of ownership of the DMTDP and build M&E capacity with the district.
1.3 Purpose of the M&E Plan
The District Monitoring and Evaluation Plan is a flexible guide to the steps used to document DMTDP activities and how to measure progress towards achievement of DMTDP goal and objectives in a structured way. It provides a clear picture of the DMTDP M&E mechanisms and detailed information on how specific activities and outputs will be monitored and evaluated. The Plan also includes other components that will make it possible to understand the DMTDP context, reflect and learn lessons from project implementation
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CHAPTER TWO EXTENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
2.1 Introduction
Under the GSGDA II, the focus of the District was basically to reduce poverty to the barest minimum especially among the rural people. Accordingly various strategies were adopted to facilitate the achievement of the stated goals and objectives as expressed in the plan under the various thematic Areas.
The performance of the District under the thematic areas within the year under review included the following: NO. KEY FOCUS POLICY OBJECTIVES ISSUES STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTING AND AREA COLLABORATIVE AGENCIES ENSURING AND Improve fiscal revenue Leakages in revenue Eliminate revenue collection DA/Private Partners SUSTAINING mobilization and management collection leakages MACROECONOMIC STABILITY ENHANCING Improve private sector Inadequate Improve trade and DA/BAC COMPETITIVENESS productivity and Infrastructure such investment climate IN GHANA’S competitiveness domestically as roads etc PRIVATE SECTOR & globally Accelerate investment in Poor modern infrastructure entrepreneurial Development culture Invest in human resources with Inadequate relevant modern skills and managerial and competences technical skills
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ACCELERATED Improve science, Low adoption of Apply appropriate agriculture AGRICULTURAL technology and innovation technology research and technology to DA/Donor Partners/BAC MODERNISATION application introduce economies of scale AND SUSTAINABLE Low patronage of in agricultural production NATURAL Improve post-production locally RESOURCE MANAGEMENT management produced/processed Promote the patronage of products (due to locally processed products Develop an effective lack of awareness, through the production of domestic market high cost, prejudice quality and well packaged and poor products Promote the development packaging) of selected staple and Develop standards and horticultural crops Low promote good 7obilization7io and agriculture/aquaculture Promote livestock and product practices along the value poultry development for differentiation in chain food security and income domestic markets generation (weights and Promote the development of measures; grades selected staple crops in each Reverse forest and land and standards) ecological zone degradation Promote integrated crop- Low application of livestock farming technology especially among Intensify disease control and small holder surveillance especially for farmers leading to comparatively Zoonotic and scheduled lower yields diseases
Uncompetitive Intensify implementation of local national forest plantation livestock/poultry development programme industry Implement an educational and enforcement programme to reduce 7
Forest destruction bushfires and forest degradation by chainsaw operators
Intensification of charcoal production to meet urban energy demands OIL AND GAS Leverage the opportunities High national Ensure effective implementation DA DEVELOPMENT offered by the oil and gas unemployment levels of the local content policy as it industry to create decent jobs especially amongst the relates to employment in the youth oilandgas industry INFRASTRUCTURE Create an enabling Poor and Improve access to social and DA/ Private Partner AND HUMAN environment to accelerate inadequate rural infrastructure services to SETTLEMENTS rural growth and infrastructure and meet basic human needs DEVELOPMENT development services Introduce sustainable Accelerate the provision Inadequate access programmes to attract of adequate, safe and to quality and investment for the growth affordable water affordable water and development of the rural areas Accelerate the provision Inadequate access of improved to environmental Develop and manage environmental sanitation sanitation facilities alternative sources of water, facilities including rain water Poor disposal of harvesting Ensure the development and waste implementation of health and Adopt cost effective borehole hygiene education as a Poor hygiene practices drilling technologies component of all water and and inadequate hygiene sanitation Programmes education Strengthen PPPs in water provision
Promote the construction and use of modern household and institutional toilet
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facilities
Expand disability-friendly sanitation facilities
Scale up the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) for the promotion of household sanitation
Review, gazette and enforce
MMDAs bye-laws on sanitation
Operationalise a results- based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for effective monitoring of environmental sanitation services
Incorporate hygiene education in all water and sanitation delivery programmes
HUMAN Improve quality of Poor quality of Ensure adequate supply of DA/GES/GHS DEVELOPMENT, teaching and learning teaching and teaching and learning PRODUCTIVITY learning especially materials AND Create opportunities for at the basic level EMPLOYMENT accelerated job creation Develop schemes to support across all sectors Low levels of self-employment, especially Technical/vocation among the youth Bridge the equity gaps in al Skills access to health care Promote demand-driven
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Ensure the reduction of High levels of skills development new HIV and AIDS/STIs unemployment and programmes infections, especially under-employment among the vulnerable especially among Strengthen the district and groups the youth and sub-district health systems as groups with special the bed-rock of the national Advance the needs primary health care strategy implementation of the compulsory component of Huge gaps in Review and accelerate the FCUBE geographical and implementation of CHPS financial access to strategy especially in under- Reduce poverty among quality health care served areas food crop farmers (e.g. urban and Expand the coverage of the rural as well as rich NHIS to include the poor and and poor) marginalized Lack of Expand and intensify HIV comprehensive Counselling and Testing knowledge of HIV (HTC) programmes and AIDS/STIs, especially among Intensify advocacy with key the vulnerable stakeholders to reduce groups infection and impact of malaria, HIV & AIDS and Significant number TB of children of school-going age Ensure the implementation of the not in school compulsory component of
High incidence of the Free Compulsory poverty among food Universal Basic Education crop farmers (FCUBE)
Expand the School Feeding
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Programme
Intensify the implementation of the policy of attaching Kindergartens to all primary schools
Establish mechanisms for effective marketing of farm produce (for example through linkages to the Ghana School Feeding Programme, second cycle institutions, Prison Service, etc.)
Provide comprehensive business support, especially training, to farmers benefiting from credit schemes TRANSPARENT Ensure effective Non-functioning Implement the National AND implementation of the sub-district Decentralization Action Plan DA/Stakeholders/NGO’s/CBO’s ACCOUNTABLE obilization11ion policy structures GOVERNANCE and programmes Improve the capacity of Inadequate finance and administrative Ensure effective and infrastructure at the staff of the DA efficient resource DA level obilization, internal Institute measures to block revenue generation and Weak financial leakages and loopholes in the resource management base and revenue 11obilization system management of the DA Mainstream Local capacity of the Economic Development District Assemblies Ensure effective monitoring (LED) for growth and of revenue collection and local employment creation Poor relationship utilisation of investment between MMDAs
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Ensure equity and social and the Private grants cohesion at all levels of society Sector Develop reliable business and Inadequate social property database system intervention and weak including the street naming coordination of and property addressing programmes for the vulnerable and Facilitate the implementation excluded Local Economic Development Programmes at the district
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2.2 Improvement and Sustenance of Micro-economic Stability
Under the sector, the goal was to expand infrastructure and production base, expand tourism infrastructure and improve revenue.
Measures instituted to achieve this included improving mineral exploitation; improving the standard of living for farmers and industrialists; improving market infrastructure; increase power supply across the district, improving road infrastructure and enhancing the financial status of the District Assembly.
2.2.1 Achievements Considerable efforts were made towards the attainment of the objectives of the Micro-economic stability but all proved challenging and difficult. The Assembly’s activities have been hampered due to the following challenges: The lack and unwillingness of the populace to support the revenue drive by availing themselves to be bonded as revenue collectors. Inadequate Access in terms of vehicle and coverage. Inadequate supervision
2.3 Human Development, Productivity and Employment
The goal under this thematic area was to build an efficient human resource base, expand services, considerable improvement in youth employment and bridging gender parity gap.
A number of objectives set to achieve the goal included improving educational and health infrastructures/status of the people, increasing access to safe drinking water and adequate environmental sanitation, reducing youth unemployment, consistent human resource development and gender sensitive and awareness programmes through training in the District.
2.3.1 Achievements Considerable progress was made towards the attainment of the objectives of Human Development, Productivity and Employment. These included;
Focus Area: Education
A. Quality
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This parameter seeks to give a detailed analysis of the total teachers, trends in learning achievements, situation of teaching and learning materials among others in the District during the period under review.
Table 2.1: Showing No. of trained and Untrained Teachers in the District in Public by December, 2016
SN LEVEL ENROLMENT TEACHERS TRAINED UNTRAINED BOYS GIRLS TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTA L 1 K/G 1371 1242 2613 15 71 86 07 29 36 2 PRIM 3590 3435 7025 153 117 270 49 29 78 3 JHS 1654 1260 2614 143 49 193 26 10 36 4 TOTAL 6315 5937 12252 311 237 549 82 68 150
Source: JDA, GES-December, 2016.
The purposes of this report emphasis would be placed on the number of trained and untrained teachers and teaching learning materials.
Table 2.1 above indicate that, the District has a favourable Pupil-Teacher Ratio. It is therefore imperative that, strategies are instituted to retain these teachers in the District to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
The above implied that, especially at the basic school level efforts by the district is gradually yielding dividend as from the table 2.1 the figures for untrained teachers is reducing for quality teaching and learning. Resources should therefore be channeled into the area of capacity building to ensure that, the untrained teachers at this level are able to catch up with contemporary teaching methods whiles it serves as a refresher training session/opportunity for the dormant trained teachers too.
One major challenge in respect of quality education is the huge logistical gap in terms of textbooks available and other reading materials to the pupils and students. There were no English and Science textbooks at the K.G level in most schools and its imperative that these textbooks are provided to improve the quality of teaching at the K.G level.
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B. Access
The above parameter seeks to provide details on the total number of schools and enrolment in the various schools at the various levels in the District.
During the period under review, the total number of schools in the District both public and private at the various levels were as follows;
Table 2.2: Showing Number of Schools in the District by December, 2016
CIRCUIT KG PRIMARY JHS SHS COLLEGE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION PRIV PUB PRIV PUB PRIV PUB PRIV PUB JASIKAN 7 10 2 9 2 6 - 1 1 - OKADJAKROM 2 14 2 9 2 5 - 1 - - ATONKOR 3 7 1 12 1 5 - - - - BODADA 2 11 1 12 1 5 - - - - KUTE 1 16 6 1 4 - - - - - NEW AYOMA 1 11 1 8 2 7 1 1 - 1 TOTAL 16 69 13 51 12 28 1 3 1 1 Source: GES, JDA, December, 2016
C. Enrolment Public schools As of the end of the period under review, enrolment at the various levels in both public and private schools revealed high enrolment figures at most public schools especially schools with the school feeding programme. On the backdrop of the evidence, the district has taken initiatives to apply for more school to be enrolled on the programme.
Focus Area: Health 1. HEALTH The district has twelve health facilities made up of both public and private hospitals, clinics and health post. There is one public hospital which is the Jasikan Hospital and one private one, the rest are all health posts scattered all over the district. All these facilities provide preventive and curative, maternal and child health (MCH) services.
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1.1.DISTRIBUTIONS OF HEALTH FACILITIES
Table 4: Distributions of Health Facilities No. FACILITY/STATUS OWNERSHIP LOCATION 1. Hospital GHS Jasikan 2. Health Center GHS Nsuta 3. Health Center GHS Bodada 4. Health Center GHS Biaka 5. Health Center GHS Kute 6. Health Center GHS New Ayoma 7. Health Center GHS Old Ayoma 8. CHPS Compound GHS Baglo 9. CHPS Compound GHS Guaman 10. CHPS Compound GHS Akaa 11. CHPS Compound GHS Teteman 12. CHPS Compound GHS Kudje 13 CHPS Compound GHS Atonkor 14 CHPS Compound GHS Okadjakrom 15 CHPS Compound GHS Lekanti 16 CHPS Compound GHS Gabusu 17 Clinic GHS Jasikan (BUSEC) 18 Clinic Greenleaf (Private) Okadjakrom 19 Quick Result Maternal Home Private Baika
1.2. TOP “10” CAUSES OF OUT PATIENT ATTENDANCE IN THE DISTRICT
Table 5: Top “10” Causes of Out Patient Attendance in the District No DISEASE No. OF REPORTED CASES PERCENTAGE CAVERAGE 1. Malaria 34711 56.0 2. Upper Respiratory Tract 8169 13.2 Infection 3. Intestinal worm 3453 5.6 4. Typhoid Fever 346 0.5 5. Rheumatism & Joint Pains 4291 6.9 6. Skin disease 1852 3.0 7. Diarrhoea disease 4002 6.5 8. Anaemia 1322 2.1 9. Acute Urinary Tract Infection 594 0.9 10. Acute Eye Infection 567 0.9
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2.4 Transparent and Accountable Governance Programme
This goal seeks to increase local participation and awareness creation of the general populace aimed at ensuring transparency and accountable governance. Specific objectives set to achieve this goal include, improving information flow among stakeholders, strengthening institutional capacity, and improving upon the operational capacity of the Assembly, increase the empowerment and capacities of the vulnerable by 40%, improving the socio-economic status of women; improving the social status of the people with Disabilities (PWD).
Focus Area: Local Governance and Decentralization Sub-committee meetings organised General Assembly meeting organised 4no. District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (DPCU) meeting organised Four number quarterly monitoring exercises carried out on developmental programmes and projects. Thirty four (41) elected and appointed Assembly members were inaugurated and Presiding Member (PM) elected
Focus Area: Disability Fifty (50) Persons with Disability (PWD’s) applications were vetted and approved for assistance under Disability Fund in the fourth quarter of the year. Fifty (50) aged persons (70 and above and 5 to 14years) were identified for registration under the National Health Insurance Scheme
Focus Area: Child Development and Protection Four (4) child maintenance cases were handled. Out of which three (3) were successfully resolved with one case pending. 2.5 Accelerated Agricultural Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
The focus under this thematic area is to increase agricultural productivity through adoption of improved technology, conservation and restoration of the natural vegetation and capacity building of farmers with particular emphasis on the agro processing. The overall goal is to ensure sustainable increase in agricultural productivity and output to support stable income of the farmers based on rural development strategies with practices that are consistent with environmental conservation and enhancement.
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The following activities were undertaken within the year; Introduction: Activities carried in the quarter covers various sectors in Agriculture. These include Crops, Livestock, Extension WIAD and Projects.
Weather:
Month Rainfall 2015 Rainfall 2016 Amount No. of days Amount No. of days January 0 0 0 0 February 77 5 2 1 March 56 4 158 10 April 80 5 125 6 May 142 8 174 12 June 321 8 211 9 July 58.2 6 136 6 August 112.5 5 98.3 6 September 171.9 11 112.6 7 October 318.3 13 212.4 9 November 27.5 4 35.5 2 December 0 0 0.8 1 Total 1364.4 69 1265.6 69
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Crop: Beneficiates Activity Target Achieved Male Femal Total Output/Outcome Remarks e Preservation of maize and rice Skills in good storage practices Supported by GIZ carried out at using recommended agro-chemical 8 8 120 152 272 acquired. Growth in income Akaa, Atonkor Kudje, Jasikan, and improved storage systems Okadjakrom, Nsuta, Bodada and Guaman. Training on group dynamics for Nkabom group – Akaa, Adidiem farmer groups. 6 7 135 88 223 Group cohesion enhanced Group – Okadjakrom, Adom Group – Kudje, Edwumapa – Nsuta, Apusei – Jasikan, Wofabeng – Guaman and Dekaworwor – Kute Radio programme on new crop Awareness created on new crop Carried out at Buem FM/Sekpele FM variety and sensitization of farmers 1 1 District wide varieties and fruit fly control in collaboration with CARE (NGO) on fruit fly control and good measures agricultural practices Training of staff in ISFM 5 4 4 0 4 staff equipped with skills to train farmers Training farmers in integrated soil Skills in ISFM and marketing Carried in Atonkor and Kudje on fertility management (ISFM) and 1 1 46 31 77 acquired, productivity increased 6/9/16 collaboration with Africare marketing of farm produce and increased income. (produce quality, production standards). Pests and diseases identification 2 1 12 8 20 Farmers acquired skills in Carried out in Atonkor and Kudje. and control in crops identification of crop pests and Fruit damage by fruit flies stem diseases. borers and nutrient deficiencies were brought up by farmers for solution. Training of staff in fruit fly control 1 1 11 1 12 Staff equipped with skills for Carried out by plant clinics. in fruits using pheromone traps. construction of traps to control fruit flies. Training farmers as actors in Rice Improve rural livelihood and Collaboration with 2-Scale Value Chain 1 1 21 7 28 nutrition.
Demonstration on integrated soil 9 7 181 109 290 Soil nutrients levels increased Farmers observed effect of relay
124 fertility management (relay following cowpea with maize. cropping to maximize their yield in cropping). Increased income. Atonkor, Kudje, Lekanti, Ayoma collaboration with Africare. Building Business Relation along 1 1 16 8 22 Improve rural livelihood and Farmers advised to communicate and Rice Value Chain nutrition regularly meet. Buem Rice Innovation Platform 1 1 15 9 24 Increased growth in income Rice Farmers share ideas to develop rice production in collaboration with CSIR Field days 8 5 131 53 184 Increased growth in income Farmers new acquire skills to increase production
Veterinary:
Beneficiates Activity Target Achieved Male Femal Total Output/Outcome Remarks e Vaccinate local poultry Reduction in new castle disease. Farmers do not have coops for birds. with I2 vaccine against new 2000 2140 118 61 179 This makes vaccination difficult. castle disease. 40 dogs and 18cats vaccinated Rabies vaccination 1 1 27 7 34 against rabies. Most pets run away Small ruminants vaccinated 2000 2450 1820 135 1995 Health of animals improved It was carried out thought out the against PPR district Cattle vaccinated against 300 158 50 0 50 Health of animals improved It was carried out thought out the CBPP district Disease surveillance 500 345 52 18 70 4 castrations, 56 deworming, 28 Most farmers keep animals on free parasite control 18 clinical and range availing them to contagious 29 Ectoparasites were treated diseases
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Projects:
WAAPP; Improved cassava varieties Distribution of improved 4.8ha - 1 1 supplied Oppong Akura (Dzogbekope) cassava varieties (Ampong and sika bankye to farmers). Increased growth in income Rice Sector Support Project Rice production increased. Location of developed rice (RSSP): 6 6 172 33 205 Growth in income. valleys: Kute, Jasikan, Handing over of developed Okadjkrom, Akaa, Atonkor and rice valleys to rice farmers Kudje Rice Sector Support Project Rice production increased. Location of developed rice (RSSP): 12 12 103 70 173 Growth in income. valleys: Kute, Jasikan, Demonstration of 80 day rice 18 bags maxi of 84kg per bag Okadjakrom, Akaa, Atonkor and variety as adaptive trial and was realized on average Kudje Method demonstration of ARGA rice variety AGRA: Improved quality rice seeds 18 bags (360kg) of quality rice Introduction of improved 8ha 7.2ha 16 2 18 supplied. Increased income seeds supplied. rice variety (AGRA RICE) for multiplication. Rice Sector Support Project Rice production increased. Location of developed rice (RSSP): 12 12 103 70 173 Growth in income. valleys: Kute, Jasikan, Demonstration of 85 day rice 18 bags maxi of 84kg per bag Okadjakrom, Akaa, Atonkor and variety as adaptive trial and was realized on average for Kudje Method demonstration of 85 day variety ARGA rice variety Demonstration of Rice 1 1 78 34 112 Reduction of post harvest Thresher demonstrated to farmers Thresher from RSSP losses. Quality rice. on the 20/12/2026
Staff Trainings 2016 Name of Officers Training Attended Duration Venue Institution Jacob Dunyo, Emmanuel Data Analysis 2 days (22/7/16) Hohoe Rice Sector Support Project Minnah & John Kuma
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Jacob Dunyo, Harrison Integrated Soil Fertility Hohoe Adorblosu, Emmanuel Management, Marketing 1 day (5/8/16) Africare Minnah, Sunu Jacob, and Produce quality Bernard Oberko, Edmund Appiah, Jacob Dunyo Financial Management 1 day (23/11/16) Jasikan 2 Scale (Safe Ghana) Harrison Adorblosu, Data Processing and Bernard Oberko Analysis, Pest & Disease 2 days Kumasi Plantwise identification and control in Rice Production All Staff Local Government Service Performance Management 2 day(13/10/16) Jasikan Jasikan District Assembly System
Staff Strength
Male – 12 Female - 3
TOTAL- 15
Challenges: Electricity bill of GH¢1,402.81 and water bill are all outstanding. E.C.G. has strengthened to disconnect the office.
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2. TOURISM
Jasikan district tourism potentials have largely been untapped. This however takes nothing away from the sheer excitement and interest that the tourist attractions have to offer. The district has quite a number of interesting places and practices of historic, scientific and aesthetic importance, which have the potential for serving as major tourist spots. A number of festivals are celebrated by different traditional areas at different times as major tourism activities. Below are some of them.
Festivals Table 9: Festivals Festival Traditional Area Time/Period Purpose Lilubodi Buem December Celebration of Bumper harvest. Banyangute Kute/Baglo/OdumasiBuem Period is Celebration of their Migration to present Limeyi determined and location. fixed yearly. Yam Jasikan December Celebration of Bumper harvest.
Important Features Table 10: Important Features Name Location Distance From Town Forest Reserves Odome Ranges Teteman 1km Mountains Kutuatu Oto Jasikan 8km Oboguan Apwokuni 5km Shrines Ussefu Jasikan Less than a kilometer Kologbandze Bodada Less than a kilometer Cave Ketsi Nkwanta 1km (Jasikan) Crater Lake Bodada 4km Ancient settlement KobudiaDzolu 3km
A. Natural Disasters, Risks and Vulnerability
During the period under review, the following were achieved;
Public education on rainstorm preparedness undertaken District-wide Financial support was given to the victims of windstorm disaster 124
Relief items were distributed to victims of various disasters (road accident, boat disaster, domestic fires and rainstorms) across the District.
2.6 Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development
The focus is to ensure the provision, expansion and maintenance of all productive economic resources and infrastructure through the adoption of modern techniques to ensure job and wealth creation in cognizance with environmental sustainability.
2.6.1 Achievements
3.5km of feeder roads reshaped (Kayadan Jnc to kayadan township) 9.0 km from Akaa quarters to Trikasa Township.
Focus Area: Energy Supply to Support Industries and Households
Procured and distributed street lights for installation to all the Assembly members Maintained 200no. street lights in the District.
Focus Area: Water, Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene
SANITAION:
Ninety (94) communities were entered and triggered. Out of which eleven (11) are Open Defecation Free (ODF) Basic and twelve are still Open Defecation (OD). Another twenty (20) communities were also declared ODF basic. Forty (40) of the communities are potential ODF awaiting verification both at the District and Regional (20; 20 Communities each). Moreover, there was effective monitoring and supervision under Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) towards verification and declaration of ODF status
3. WATER: Four major towns in the district, Jasikan, Teteman, Akaa and Okadjakrom, enjoy pipe borne water while the other major communities enjoy gravity water system and mechanized borehole, supplied by District Assembly Common Fund Office Secretariat and other donors.
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3.1. WATER DISTRIBUTION IN THE DISTRICT
Table 6: Water Distribution in the District TOWN/AREA NO. OF COMMUNITIES WITH REMARKS COUNCIL
BOREHOLES PIPE SCHEME
JASIKAN 10 3 Coverage is good BUEM NTETE 16 2 Coverage is good KONSU – OVI 24 2 Coverage is good BUEM 26 Coverage is good KATOR SOURCE: Community Water and Sanitation Office – Jasikan
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CHAPTER THREE FISCAL RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND UTILISATION
3.1 Introduction
The Jasikan District Assembly like any other Assembly in Ghana has been delineated as part of its functions to; effectively mobilize resources necessary for the overall development of the District.
This chapter seeks to give an in-depth into how the Assembly mobilised and used its financial resources both from internal and external sources within the 2015 fiscal year.
3.2 Funding Sources of the Assembly
Development activities undertaken by the Assemblies are largely dependent on the quantum of their financial resources. The major sources of revenue are basically from internal and external sources which include, Internally Generated Funds (IGF), District Assembly Common Fund (Act 455), Special Central grants ( HIPC Fund, DDF, UDG, MCA, GETFUND etc) and Central Government direct support.
3.2.4 Internally Generated Fund (IGF)
The Assembly within the year under review rolled out various strategies to mobilise enough fiscal resources to perform the above stated statutory function. These included sensitisation of communities on the need to pay taxes through Assembly members and other social gatherings and printing of property rate bills among others.
3.3 Challenges for Internal Revenue Mobilisation These included; Inadequate revenue collectors Inadequate logistics Low revenue sensitization campaign
3.4 Disbursement of Funds 3.4.1 External Sources of Funds
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The major sources of external revenue to District Assemblies in Ghana include the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), District Development Facility (DDF).
3.4.2 Internally Generated Fund (IGF)
These were funds that were generated by the Assembly internally. These funds were used for the general expenditure such as wages and salaries of casual workers, fuel, sitting allowances among others.
UPDATE ON DISBURSEMENTS FROM FUNDING SOURCE Sources of funding for the implementation of projects and its disbursements in the District are shown in the table 3 below. Table 3.Update on Annual Report Summary REVENUE EXPENDITURE FUNDING SOURCES TOTAL IGF 149,682.41 161,012,96 TOTAL GRANT 3,662,896.44 4,019,334.01 GRAND TOTAL 3,812,578.85 4,180,346.97
Source: JASIKAN DEP’T OF FINANACE AS AT 31st DEC, 2016
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CHAPTER FOUR CORE INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT
4.1 Introduction
This chapter seeks to provide a means of measurement of the pillars of development. It sets out the item, target and output level as of the end of the year.
Table 4.1: Report on the Core District Indicators 2016 Thematic Areas 2016 Output Level Target 1. Accelerated Agricultural Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Per capita production of key staple foods
(crops, livestock and fish) in kg/annum or
animal/annum.
o Cocoa -
o Cowpea -
o Groundnut N/A o Maize 15,487.00 N/A o Cassava 120,874.00 N/A o Plantain 1,460.00 N/A o Yam 70,578.00 N/A o Cocoyam 950.00 N/A o Rice 12,456.00 N/A
Livestock:
o Cattle N/A N/A o Sheep N/A N/A o Goat N/A N/A o Fish: N/A
o Poultry N/A
Hectares of degraded forest, mining, dry and N/A
wet land rehabilitated/restored: N/A a. Forest N/A N/A b. Mining N/A N/A 129
c. Dry and wetland 2. Infrastructure, Energy & Human Settlement
Proportion/length of roads maintained/Rehabilitated. - Trunk Roads (in km) - Town Roads (in km) 19.5km Feeder Roads (in km)
3. Human Development, Productivity and Employment
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (% of adult 0 N/A population, 15-49 yrs. HIV positive). Maternal Mortality ratio (number of death due to pregnancy and child birth per 0 N/A 100,000 live births). Under-five mortality rate (Number of deaths occurring between birth and exact age five 0 N/A per 1000 live births). Malaria case fatality in children under five 0 N/A years per 10,000 populations. Gross Enrolment Rate (Indicates the number of pupils/students at a given level of schooling-regardless of age-as proportion of the number of children in the relevant age group). o KG N/A o Primary N/A o JHS N/A o SHS N/A
Net Enrolment Rate in Primary Schools (Indicates Primary One enrolment of pupils aged 6 years). o KG N/A o Primary N/A o J.H.S N/A o S.H.S N/A
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o TVET Gender Parity Index (Ratio between girls’ enrolment rate, the balance of parity is 1.00). o KG N/A
o Primary N/A o J.H.S N/A o S.H.S N/A o TVET N/A 4. GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CIVIC
RESPONSIBILITY
Proportion of unemployed youth benefiting from skills/apprenticeship and entrepreneurial training.
o Community Teachers o Health Extension N/A o Zoomlion workers N/A o Better Ghana Management System 72 - o Community police N/A Total amount of Internally Generated 149,682.41 Revenue. Amount of Development Partner and NGO Funds contribution to DMTDP - - implementation.
Number of reported cases of abuse N/A N/A (children, women and men). Police Citizen Ratio 1:1,000 1:4990
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CHAPTER FIVE REPORT ON CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ISSUES 5.1 Introduction This chapter seeks to through light on the various programmes and projects rolled out within the District with the aim of reducing poverty and enhancing development.
5.2 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (YEA)
SN MODULES ENGAGEMENT REMARKS M F TOTAL 1 Community Policing Assistant 11 3 14 2 Community Education Teaching Assistant 38 32 70 3 Youth in Prison Service 6 2 8 4 Youth in Fire Service 3 2 5 5 Community Health Workers 31 50 81 6 Youth in Arabic Education 6 2 8 7 Environmental Protection Assistant 2 - 2 8 E-Health Technicians 2 1 3
Challenges: 1. Means of transportation. 2. Office furniture. 3. Office equipment. 4. Office space. 5. Provision of working materials for the Beneficiaries.
Recommendation: 1. Budget support to the YEA District office by the Assembly. 2. Dissemination of information on recruitments to the communities by the Honourable Assembly members.
5.4 The School Feeding Programme implementation This was one of the initiatives by the government to fight poverty and increase school enrolment at the basic level. The District has currently 11 primary schools benefiting from the program covering 3,882 pupils. Tremendous improvement in terms of enrolment has been registered since its inception.
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SN NAME OF SCHOOL CIRCUIT KG ENROLMENT PRIMARY ENROLMENT
BOYS GIRLS TOTAL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL GRAND TOTAL 1. NEW BAIKA R.C. KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL BAIKA 29 29 58 77 69 146 204 2. NEW AYOMA E.P. KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL NEW AYOMA 77 47 124 148 95 243 367
3. NEW AYOMA R.C. KG/PRIMARY NEW AYOMA 90 66 156 194 195 389 545 4. KUTE R.C. KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL KUTE 86 83 169 138 142 280 449 5. KUTE D.A. KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL KUTE 116 104 220 204 215 419 639 6. BAGLO-ODUMASE D.A. KG/PRIMARY KUTE 29 28 57 80 78 158 215 SCHOOL 7. BAGLO-DZOKU D.A KG/PRIMARY KUTE 19 19 38 37 46 83 121 SCHOOL
8. KADJAKOR D.A. KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL NSUTA 11 11 22 20 15 35 57 9. NSUTA E.P. KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL NSUTA 55 40 95 128 121 249 344 10. GUAMAN E.P. KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL NSUTA 26 20 46 62 50 112 158
11. JASICO D.A. DEMONSTRATION JASIKAN 54 55 109 315 359 674 783 KG/PRIMARY SCHOOL GRAND TOTAL 592 502 1,094 1,403 1,385 2,788 3,882 Source: School Feeding Desk, December, 2016
5.4 Distribution of Free School Uniforms The District during the period under review did not benefit from the above government intervention. It is worth mentioning that, the District since its inauguration in June, 2012 has not benefitted from this intervention.
5.5 Distribution of Free Text Books
The District during the period under review did not benefit from the above government intervention. It is worth mentioning that, the District since its inauguration in June, 2012 has not benefitted from this interventions.
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CHAPTER SIX REPORT ON PHYSICAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES 6.1 Introduction This chapter seeks to provide details of the extent of implementation of various projects in the District. It indicates the Name of Project, Project location, Name of contractor, contract Sum, date of award, date of commencement, expected date of completion, percentage of work done, source of funding and payment to Date.
Appendix III provides the details of these projects with reference to the above stated parameters.
6.1: LIST OF PROGRAMS/PROJECTS/INITIATIVES IN 2013-2016 Anticipated Project Executing Completion Contract Payment Outstanding Funding Item Name Location Firm Start date date Sum made Payment Status Source Remarks 1 Reshaping of Akaa Quarters BiiGPlus May, 2016 June, 2016 Completed DDF Retention Feeder Roads - Tsrekasa (GH) Ltd 79,926.00 71,453.30 3,760.70 Cert. Pending
2 Construction Jasikan Pamstar Ltd 4th June, 4th February, Painting DDF Interim Cert. of Lockable Market 2014 2015 406,598.3 339,131.95 24,011.58 Completed, no.8 pending Stores (Phase 3 Electrical I) Works on- going 3 Construction Bodada Malach 4th June, 4th December, Plumbing DACF Balance of Area Const. Ltd 2014 2014 82,344.15 73,630.70 8,713.45 Works on- including Council going Retention 4 Construction Jasikan Kuadeck 4th June, 4th May, 2015 Plastering DDF Balance of Maternity Hospital Ltd 2014 686,894.2 426,868.60 260,025.69 on-going including Ward 9 Retention 5 Construction Jasikan Lorry O.X 4th June, 4th December, Tiling DDF Balance of 10 seater Park Ventures 2014 2014 128,000.0 85,401.68 42,598.32 Works On- including WC 0 going Retention 6 Construction Jasikan Watersand 4th June, 4th November, Abandoned DACF Balance of Assembly Comp. Ltd 2014 2015 1,216,700 267,182.75 949,517.85 including Complex .60 Retention (Phase 1) 125
7 Construction Guaman KG Nkwa Na 4th June, 4th December, Fixing gate, DDF Balance of 3 unit Ehia Ltd 2014 2014 89,600.00 79,694.55 9,905.45 On-going including Classroom Retention Block 8 Construction Ketsi Nkwa Na 10th 9th February, External DACF Cert. Pending of CHPS Nkwanta Ehia Ltd August, 2016 195,689.5 167,910.20 7,050.90 Wks, On- Compound 2015 8 going 9 Construction Kudje BiiGPlus 10th 9th March, Abandoned DACF Balance of CHPS (GH) Ltd September, 2016 151,221.0 130,291.55 20,929.45 including Compound 2015 0 Retention
10 Construction Akaa JHS Christland 10th 9th March, Compld DACF Retention of 3 unit Const. Ltd September, 2016 200,020.0 190,019.00 10,001.00 Cert. Pending Classroom 2015 0 Block 11 Construction Lekanti JHS Kenze Ent. 10th 9th March, Compld DACF Retention of 3 unit Ltd September, 2016 200,004.0 190,003.75 10,000.25 Cert. Pending Classroom 2015 0 Block 12 Construction Jasikan Christland 28th 27th Roofing DACF Cert. no. 3 of District Const. Ltd March, September, 520,750.4 126,525.30 4,522.30 Level Pending Police Station 2016 2016 3 13 Renovation Jasikan Haabu 28th 27th July, 2016 Ceiling, on- DACF Cert. no. 2 of Circuit Company March, 160,508.8 18,900.00 38,914.20 going Pending Court Ltd 2016 4 Bungalow 14 Construction Kute Kenze Ent. 28th 27th July, 2016 Gable Level DACF Balance of 1No. Ltd March, 199,911.1 60,700.20 139,210.92 including Health Center 2016 2 Retention 15 Construction Kute Kenze Ent. 28th 27th July, 2016 Gable Level DACF Balance of 1No. 3 unit Ltd March, 190,578.5 57,251.60 133,326.92 including Nurses' 2016 2 Retention Quarters 16 Maintenance Eastern Buem Hafoco 28th 13th April, Completed DACF Balance of Boreholes Investment March, 2016 41,212.50 25,000.00 16,212.50 including Ltd 2016 Retention 17 Street Some Farabo 28th 13th April, Few DACF Balance Naming Communities Comp. Ltd March, 2016 38,051.61 34,300.23 3,751.38 Communities including (Phase II) 2016 left Retention
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18 Construction Amoaku D/A Hab - 28th 27th July, 2016 On-going DACF Cert. no. 2 of I no. 3 unit Prim. Amenyo March, 199,466.3 110,000.00 79,280.28 Pending Classroom Enterprise 2016 0 Block 19 Construction Atwereboanda Rainbow 28th 27th July, 2016 Handed DACF Balance of CHPS Tech. Ltd March, 270,000.0 237,485.93 32,514.07 Over including Compound 2016 0 Retention 20 Construction Bodada R/C Lion Hwark 30th 31st Yet to start DACF nil of 1No. 3 unit Primary (GH September, December, 258,067.3 - - Classroom )Limited 2016 2016 4 Block 21 Rehabilitation Jasikan Christland 30th 31st On-going DACF Cert. no. 1 of District Const. Ltd September, December, 197,268.4 - pending Chief 2016 2016 1 Executive's Residence 22 Approach River Krite Kenze Ent. 3rd 11th On-going DACF Cert. no. 2 Filling Ltd October, November, 46,696.00 10,000.00 34,361.20 Pending 2016 2016 23 Laterite Jasikan, Christland On-going DACF Cert. no. 1 Filling Culvert Const. Ltd 42,212.67 - 22,553.96 pending 24 Construction New Baika Winnermerf 17th May, 16th August, nil nil Lintel Level MLGRD Cert. no. 1 of 10 seater (GH) Ltd 2016 2016 129,995.6 pending WC 2 25 Construction Jasikan Pamstar Ltd nil nil Yet to start DDF nil of Lockable Market 414,635.1 Stores (Phase 0 II)
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CHAPTER SEVEN DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6.1 Introduction
This chapter provides a conclusion to the report. It also contains challenges that hindered the operations of the district and recommendations to overcoming them.
6.2 Constraints and Challenges 6.2.1 Constraints
1. Low internally generated fund 2. Under resourced sub-district structures. 3. Inadequate office facilities and equipment such as vehicle. 4. Inadequate police officers 5. Inadequate logistics for effective monitoring of projects and programmes. Eg. Digital camera, scanner and vehicle
6.2.2 Challenges
1. Frequent power outages. 2. Delays in the release of Central Government and donor funds. 3. Lack of motivation for staff.
6.3 Recommendations
1. Investment in Tourism potential sources when all necessary feasibility shows its viable. 2. Public education on the need to pay taxes. 3. Exploitation of other internally lucrative sources of funds aside the conventional sources. 4. Improve the infrastructural and institutional capacity of sub-district structures to enhance their operations. 5. Invest in the procurement of office facilities and equipment to improve productivity levels of staff.
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