Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly

Table of Content List of Acronyms………………………………………………………………………………………………vii Executive summary…………………………..………………..……………………………………………..x List of Tables …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………iv

List of figures ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….vii

CHAPTER ONE

Performance review/profile ...... ………1 1.1. Performance review ...... …1 1.1.1. Status of projects and programmes from 2010 – 2013 …………………….…………..…..1 1.1.2. Challenges of the DMTDP (2010-2013) implementation………………………………….11 1.1.3. Lessons for the next planning period ……………………………...... 12

1.2. Profile………………………………………..…………………………………………….14

1.2.1. Location and size……………………………………………………………………………………………..14 1.2.2. Socio-demographic characteristics ………………………………………………………………….14 1.2.3. Major economic activities ………………..……………………………………………………………..17 1.2.4. Vision ……….…………………………………………………………………………………………………….18 1.2.5. Mission statement …………………………………………………………………………………………18 1.2.6. Geophysical ……………….…………………………………………………………………………………..18 1.2.6.1. Vegetation ………………………………………………………………………………………..18 1.2.6.2. Drainage ………….…………………………………………………………………………………18 1.2.6.3. Climate change and climate change analysis ………….…………………………18 1.2.6.4. Disaster risk reduction issues ……………………………………………………………21 1.2.6.5. Temperature …………………………………………………………………………………….21 1.2.6.6. Soil …………………………………………………………………………………………………….21 1.2.6.7. Winds ………………………………………………………………………………………………..21 1.2.6.8. Road network …………………………..………………………………………………………22 1.2.7. Decentralization ……………………………………………………………………………………………..22 1.2.8. Traditional governance …………………………………………………………………………………..23 1.2.9. Sectorial development ………………………………………………………………………………..….23 1.2.9.1. Town development committees …………………………………………………..…..23 1.2.9.2. Revenue generation …………………………………………………………………..………23 1.2.10. Spatial analysis and organization …………………………………………………………………….25 1.2.10.1. Level of surface accessibility ………………………………………………….25 1.2.10.2. Spatial organization ………………………………….……………………….…..25 1.2.10.3. Built environments ……………………………………………………….……...26 1.2.11. Gender and vulnerability analysis ………………………………….……………………………..…27 i

1.2.11.1. Gender. issues ………………………………………………………………………27 1.2.11.2. Vulnerability ………………………………….………………………………………27 1.2.12. Tourism attraction …………………………………………….……………………………………………32 1.2.13. Urban development ………………………………………………………………………………….……33 1.2.14. Degradation of natural environment ………………………………………………………….….33 1.2.15. Investment potential ……………………………………………………………………………….…….34 1.2.16. Social services ……………………………………………….…………………………………………….….35 1.2.16.1. Education ………………………………….……………………….……………….…35 1.2.16.2. Health ……………………………….…………………………………………………..40 1.2.16.3. Safe water and environmental sanitation ……………………..……..44 1.2.16.4. Justice and security ……………………………………………………………….45 1.2.17. Agriculture …………………………………………..………………………………………………………...46 1.2.18. District development gaps/issues ………………………………………………………………….47 CHAPTER TWO DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES 2.1 List of District Development Priorities……………………………………………………..55 2.1.1Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability………....55 2.1.2 Thematic Area: Agriculture Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management……………………..…………………………………………………………..55 2.1.3 Thematic Area: Enhancing the Competitiveness of District’s Private Sector………………………………………………………………………………………………………………56 2.1.4 Thematic Area: Infrastructure and Human Settlement…………….…..…….…56 2.1.4.1 Water and Sanitation……………………………………………………………….………….56 2.1.4.2 Transportation……………….…………………………………………………………………….56 2.1.4.3 Energy…………………………..……………………..………………………………………………57 2.1.4.4 Human Settlements………………………………………….…………………………….……57 2.1.4.5 Housing………………………...…………………………………………………………………....57 2.1.5 Thematic Area: Human Development, Productivity and Employment…57 2.1.5.1 Education………….…………………………………………………………………………………57 2.1.5.2 Health…………………………………………….……………………………………………………57 2.1.5.3 Social Protection……………………………….……………………………………………..…58 2.1.5.4 Sports……………………….………………………………………………………………………….58 2.1.6 Thematic Area: Transparent and Accountable Governance……………..……58 2.2. POCC ANALYSIS OF KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES……………….………………….……58 CHAPTER THREE DEVELOPMENT FOCUS, GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES…………………….....59 3.1. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUS……………………….………………………………..….59 3.2. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FOCUS………………………………………………………..……..59 3.3. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS….……………………………………….…………..59 3.3.1. Population Projection…………………………….………………………………….…………..59 3.3.2. Educational Projection…………………….…………………………………………………….70 3.3.3. Agriculture Projections/Targets……………………………………………………………..71 ii

3.3.4. Water Supply………………………………………..……………………………………………….71 3.4. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES…………....74 Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability…………………74 3.4.2 Thematic Area: Enhancing the Competitiveness of District’s Private Sector………………………………………………………………………………………………………………74 3.4.3 Thematic Area: Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management…………………….…………………………………………………………….75 3.4.4 Thematic Area: Infrastructure and Human Settlement………………….….…..78 3.4.5 Thematic Area: Human Development, Productivity and Employment…..80 3.4.6 Thematic Area: Transparent and Accountable Governance……………….….83 CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 PROGRAMME OF ACTION…………………………………………………………………………84 4.1. INTRODUCTION………………………………..……………………………………………………..84 4.2. PROPOSED SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (SDF)………………………121 4.3. INDICATIVE FINANCIAL BUDGET…………………………………………………………...121 4.4. FINANCIAL PROJECTION OF THE ASSEMBLY…………………………………………..124 4.4.1. Projections of District Financial Inflows……………………………………………….124 5.2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ANNUAL ACTION PLANS………………………………………207 5.2.1. Important Considerations for Implementation……………………………………207 5.2.2. Phasing of Plan…………………………………………………………………………………….207 5.2.3. Implementing Specific Programmes and Projects……………………………….208 5.2.4. Administrative Arrangement………………………………………………………………..208 5.2.5. Community Participation…………………………………………………………………..…209 CHAPTER SIX 6.1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE MTDP……………………………….……210 6.2. EVALUATION……………………………………………………………………………………….….212 CHAPTER SEVEN COMMUNICATION STRATEGY 7.1 DISSEMINATION OF THE DMTDP………………………………………………………214 7.2 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………..…….217

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List of tables Table1.1: list of projects/programmes implemented for 2010 ………………………………………………………………1 Table 1.2: list of projects/programmes implemented for 2011 …………………………………………………………….11 Table 1.3: list of projects/programmes implemented for 2012 ……………………………………………………….…..14 Table 1.4: list of projects/programmes implemented for 2013 …………………………………………………………….16 Table 1.5: performance of the district from 2010-2013 ………………………………………..……………..……………….11 Table 1.6: Age composition from 2010-2013…………………………………………………………………………………………15 Table 1.7: Ethnic composition of the District…………………………………………………………………………………………17 Table 1.8: Climate change and dry land concerns and suggested environmental enhancement strategies………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 Table 1.9: (Revenue – Traditional Sources)…………………………………………………………………………………………..24 Table 1.10: (Expenditure –Traditional Source)………………………………………………………………………..……………24 Table 1.11: (All sources)…………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………...24 Table 1.12: (proposed development of a four-level settlement hierarchy with the following facilities)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….26 Table 1.13: population of disabilities by categories………………………………………………………….………………….27 Table 1.14: Update of leap beneficiaries……………………………………………………………………………………………..28 Table 1.15: Previous and current beneficiary schools and their enrolment by gender ……………………….29 Table 1.16: Update on HIV/AIDS prevalence and other activities from 2010 up to 2013…………………....31 Table 1.17: Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS…………………………………………..……..31 Table 1.18: District Teaching Staff Situation………………………………..…………………………………………………..….36 Table 1.19: Staff establishment ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……36 Table 1.20: Educational Institutions by categories…………………………………………………………………………...... 37 Table 1.21: Summary of % increase in enrolment in basic schools and SHS from 2010-2013……………...37 Table 1.22: Progression Trend in Basic Schools in the District.………………………….…………………………..…….38 Table 1.23: B.E.C.E/WASSCE Performance in the District……………………………………...... 39 Table 1.24: District Health Facilities…………………………………….……………………………………………………………….41 Table 1.25: Trend of malaria cases in the district…………………………………………………………….…………….…….42 Table 1.26: Trend of top ten morbidity cases………………………………………………………………………………………42 Table 1.27: Health Staff Situation in the District………………………………………………………………………………….43 Table 1.28: Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS…………………………………..44 Table1.30: Access to water and sanitation facilities in the district……………………………………………………..45 Table 1.31: Yield of major crops in the District…………………………………………………………………………………..46 Table 1.32: Population of animals in the District…………………………………………………………..…………………..46 Table 1.33: Extension activities…………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..47 Table 1.34: Activities to improve crop yield…………………………………………………………………...... 48 Table 1.35: (Summary of Key Problems and Community Needs and Aspiration)……………………………..50 Table 2.1: summary of key development potentials, opportunities, constraints and challenges………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..60 Table 3.1: Projected Population of the District………………………………………………………………………………...70 Table 3.2: Age Structure of the Population……………………………………………………………………………………...70 Table 3.3: Projected Enrolment……………………………………………………………………………………………………....70 Table 3.4: Projected District Teaching Staff Situation…………………………………………………….…………………71 iv

Table 3.5: Major Crop Yield Projection…………………………………………….…………………………………………….……72 Table 3.6: Projected/Targeted Production Level for Livestock………………………….…………………………….…..72 Table 3.7: Staff Strength of DADU/MOFA…………………………………………………………………………………………....72 Table 3.8: Logistics Requirement………………………………………………………………………………………………………...73 Table 3.9: Projected Health Indicators…………………………………………………..………………………………………….…73 TABLE 4.1: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY……………….…85 TABLE 4.2: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR…...88 TABLE 4.3: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….92 TABLE 4.4: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT…………..103 TABLE 4.5: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT………….……107 TABLE 4.6: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE………………………………..115 Table 4.7: Budget Summary of the Plan………………………………………………………….……………………...……………122 Table 4.8: Revenue Projection………………………………………………………………….……………………………………….…123 TABLE 5.1: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY 2014…………125 TABLE 5.2: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR BY 2014…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….126 TABLE 5.3: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...128 TABLE 5.4: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT 2014MANAGEMENT 2014……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………131 TABLE 5.5: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT 2014….…..134 TABLE 5.6: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE 2014…………………..….139 TABLE 5.7: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY BY 2015…...143 TABLE 5.20: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR...145 TABLE 5.15: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………148 TABLE 5.16: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT…………153 TABLE 5.17: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT……………..156 TABLE 5.18: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE 2017………………...... 161 TABLE 5.19: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY……………….165 TABLE 5.20: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR…166 TABLE 5.15: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT…………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………..167 TABLE 5.16: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT BY 2016…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….172 TABLE 5.17: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT……………..172 TABLE 5.18: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE……………………………..175 TABLE 5.19: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY………………..184 TABLE 5.20: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR….185 TABLE 5.15: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT…………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………..188 TABLE 5.16: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT……….…193 TABLE 5.17: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT…………….196 TABLE 5.18: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE 2017……………………..202 Table 6.1: Calendar for Monitoring and Evaluation………………………………………………………………………………212 Table 7.1: Communication Plan for Implementing Regional Development Strategy…………………………….215

LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1: Sex composition of the population …………………………………………………………………………………. 15 Figure 1.2: Age composition of the District ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 16 Figure 1.3: Cumulative cases of HIV/AIDS …………………………………………………………………………………………. 31 Figure 1.4: the enrolment behavior for 2013 from KG to SHS ………………………………………………………….. 38 Figure 1.5: Progression trend in basic schools ………………………………………………………………….…. 39 Figure 1.6: Trend of BECE/WASSCE pass rates ……………………………………………….……………….…….40 Figure 4.1: Spatial Development Framework of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District …………………….…...122

LIST OF ACRONYMS

DFID department for international Development JICA Japan International Co-operation Agency DSW Department of Social Welfare DoCD Department of Community Development CHRAJ Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice GoG Government of Ghana RELC Research Extension Liaison Committee SLM Sustainable Land Management CLTS Community Lead Total Sanitation DFR District Works Department MOTI Ministry of Trade and Industry PPD Physical Planning Department VRA Volta River Authority STWSS Small Town Water Systems CWSA Community Water and Sanitation Agency WB Water Board EHSU Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit EHOs Environmental Health Officers PCRR Pupil Classroom Ratio MOE Ministry of Education GES Ghana Education Service DA District Assembly SMCs School Management Committees PTAs Parent Teacher Associations SPAM School Performance Appraisal Meeting INSET In-service Training STME Science, Technology and Mathematics Education MDGs Millennium Development Goals NCDs Non-communicable Diseases NTDs Neglected Tropical Diseases DFID Department for International Development CHOs Community Health Officers CHPS Community-Based Health Planning Service TB Tuberculosis HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome GDO Gender Desk Office DCD District Co-ordinating Director MTDP Medium Term Development Plan DPCU District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The current decentralized policy of government as specified in the Fourth Republican Constitution of Ghana, 1992 Civil Service Law 1993 (PNDC Law 327) the Local Government Act 1993 (Act 462) National Development Planning Commission Act 1994 (Act 479) National Development Planning (system) Act 1994 (Act 480) Local Government (Urban Zonal, Town Council and Unit Committees Establishment instrument) instrument 1994 (LI 1589) mandates District Assemblies as Planning Authorities to formulate and execute plans, programmes and projects for the first five year term, second three year term and the third four year term along the guidelines given in the Ghana Vision 2020 document.

This Fourth District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) proposal (2014-2017) is a four year duration that derives its authority from the Government’s Medium Term Development Policy Framework (2014-2017) which has seven broad thematic areas just like the previous plan. The Medium Term Development Policy Framework (2014-2017) has in it, the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) recommendation, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Gender issues. It focuses on policies, strategies and programmes relating to continuing macroeconomic sector led growth, vigorous human resource development, good governance and civic responsibility that are necessary to drive the economy into higher growth trajectory and accelerated poverty reduction.

The broad strategic direction for MTDPF 2014-2017 focuses on

 Ensuring and sustaining macroeconomic stability  Oil and gas development  Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and sustainable natural resource management  Enhancing competitiveness in Ghana’s private sector  Infrastructure and human settlement development  Human development, productivity and employment  Transparent and Accountable Governance

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METHODOLOGY AND PROCESSES The processes of the plan preparation include the following

 Collection of data from the communities to prepare Community Action Plan (CAPs) and Area Action Plan (AAPs)  Compilation of the District Profile  Linking the harmonized CAP and AAPs to the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda with the themes of MTDPF 2014-2017  Prioritization of development problems/gaps/ issues  POCC analysis  Setting of the District development goal  Formulation of strategies to achieve development objectives using the SMART rule  Formulation of development Programme  Application of sustainability tools  Formulation of composite Progrmme of Action (POA)  Presentation of Draft DMTDP to Executive Committee  Public hearing  Presentation to the General Assembly for approval.  Adoption of MTDPF 2014-2017

SAWLA-TUNA-KALBA (STK) MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 The Medium Term Development Plan DMTDP (2014-2017) of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Northern Region of Ghana, among other things, seeks to create a peaceful and secured society where there is permanent social cohesion and harmony between all ethnic groups that inhabit the district.

It is envisaged that at the end of the plan period (2017) the district would be able to establish a strong foundation for economic growth and comprehensive human centered development as well as being capable of consolidating and sustaining the development gains that accrued from the previous years.

SCOPE AND DIRECTION OF POLICY OBJECTIVES During the Plan Period of 2014-2017 various specific policies, programmes and projects or activities shall be executed based on the seven thematic areas of the GSGDAII with particular attention to the President’s priority areas throughout the length and breadth of the whole Sawla – Tuna-Kalba district to improve the living standard of the people.

DEVELOPMENT POLICY The four-year plan of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District is to be realized along the lines of indigenous development with much emphasis on the utilization of locally available resources to ix meet the basic needs (food, shelter, health, education etc) of all persons of the District especially the vulnerable. The main strategy is aimed at attaining maximum utilization of the District’s natural, human and financial resources to improve the general standard of living of the people. Thus the salient elements of this strategy will be focused on improving on the District production capacity in terms of variety and /or quality of products. Energies shall also be exerted on the development of social and technical infrastructure in order to improve on service delivery.

Additional resources shall be made available to reduce poverty. Consequently specific programmes and projects are proposed for the satisfaction of basic needs that address the reduction of poverty, diseases and illiteracy in order to achieve the basis for self-reliant and sustainable development of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District.

In agricultural production and cultivation of grains (rice, maize and millet etc) tubers, livestock and poultry will be promoted to achieve self-sufficiency in our staple food requirements as well as improve on the nutritional status. In all, appropriate physical infrastructure, transportation network and effective marketing system shall be put in place to promote agriculture.

Small-scale industrial activities will be strengthened to foster much stronger relationship between agriculture and industry. Consequently, small-scale service industries for the manufacturing of simple farm tools and implements would be promoted. Agro-processing industrial activities such as Shea-butter oil extraction shall be strengthened by organizing women in particular into groups and co-operatives.

Throughout the plan period, (2014 –2017) conscious efforts shall be made to ensure functional integration of urban places and their rural hinterlands as a step towards equity in the district’s development process. In addition to the District capital (Sawla) Tuna, Kalba and Gindabou will be developed into service centers to serve their respective hinterlands. By 2017 human settlement plan (structure plans) would be prepared for all such villages/towns.

Appropriate farming practices such as agro-forestry zero tillage etc, will be vigorously promoted so as to ensure environmental conservation.

It is hoped that the central Government would institute much more practical measures to ensure the effective co-ordination and integration of district development efforts in order to improve on the institutional performance to avoid the duplication of efforts and prevent waste of scarce resources. Consequently, the efforts of all NGOs and the general private sectors (who are partners in the development of the District) shall be co-ordinated and integrated. The contribution of Community-Based Organizations (CBO) Religious Groups, Youth Organizations, etc, will be empowered to play effective lead role.

The various Decentralized departments of the District Assembly will be strengthened through training and re-training and engagement of skilled staff. Provision of both residential and office x accommodation as well as requisite logistical needs or support for all departments will also be pursued vigorously.

Local traditional leaders, interest groups, and opinion leaders will play vital roles in the District development process by projecting the rich social and cultural values of the people of the district to promote tourism.

The current state of the district revenue is quite low for the successful execution of programmes to improve the living condition of people. Therefore, extensive revenue education, design of database for revenue budgeting and provision of logistical support for revenue collectors is in place. Finally the identification of new and cost effective internal revenue sources as well as external funding sources would be sought.

DEVELOPMENT ACTION AREAS Since the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District is basically agricultural, much resources will be committed towards the development and promotion of environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural practices for commercial agriculture to thrive.

Various platforms shall be arranged for interest groups, traditional authorities, youth organization, religious groups, key persons as well as politicians to meet and discuss the development of the District in an atmosphere of peace and mutual trust during the medium term plan period

SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND ORGANISATION This basically deals with the description of settlement systems and linkages relating to distribution of services and infrastructure, hierarchy of settlements’ surface accessibility to services such as health, postal services, agriculture extension, banking, police, and production and marketing centers commodity flow, manifestation of levels and locations of the poor and functional regions, space economy, and linkage with other districts.

The main type of facilities that can be found and of relevance to a rural economy in Sawla, Tuna, Kalba include: Health Centers, Clinics, Kindergarten, and Primary, post office, District hospital, a Guest house and Telecommunication. The distribution of these few socio-economic infrastructures is highly correlated with concentration of population over the space area of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District. Most of the above-mentioned facilities can be found only in Sawla and Tuna with few existing in Kalba, Gindabou and Sanyeri.

The population distribution pattern of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District as can be seen from the map below explains that, most of the population is concentrated along the main trunk roads. Much of the concentration is found along the northern portion of the district where there are permanent towns and villages. As a result of shifting cultivation of the settlers in the smaller communities, the population distribution pattern is not stable. The people usually abandon their settlements when the yields, especially for yam dwindle or a misfortune befalls them. This practice by the xi people has made the population distribution pattern to be skewed towards those permanent settlements along the corridors. Some of the effects are that the distributions of facilities correspond with this population distribution pattern.

LEVEL OF SURFACE ASSESSIBILTY The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has one major highway that moves from WA – Accra. Sawla is a transit point where vehicles from Tamale, WA, Kumasi and Accra usually stop for meals. The district has some kilometers of feeders roads, footpath and bush tracks. Though these roads are not in good shapes especially in the rainy season the people manage with the situation.

There are few buses operated by the GPRTU of TUC. There are also few Taxi services between Sawla, Tuna and Bole. The buses move between Sawla-Wa and Wenchi, Brekum and Accra).

However, due to the newly constructed sawla-fufulso road there are few urvan buses services between sawla and tamale and also on Saturdays, trucks carry traders to Damongo market and back. The other means of transport are the Cargo trucks which move to relatively less accessible areas.

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SPATIAL ORGANISATION The focus is to spell out measures required for some degree of spatial equity as well as efficient resources-allocation to be achieved in the development process of the District.

The following points are noteworthy:-

Encourage the development of a hierarchy of settlements with those at each level providing services appropriate to the size of their population.

Ensure the effective co-ordination of all relevant agencies in planning, development and managing human settlements.

Encourage the growth of diversified stable local economy in human settlements in both urban and rural environment. In other words diversify the economic base.

Make judicious use of scarce resources to serve a large number of people in the district.

Ensure reduction in spatial disparities in the distribution of economic and social services.

The district hopes to develop a four-level settlement hierarchy as proposed below with the following facilities.

1st LEVEL-DISTRICT CAPITAL 2ND LEVEL TUNA, 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL-ALL SAWLA GINDABO, KALBA YIPALA, OTHER KULMASA SETTLEMENTS  Market and storage facilities (daily  Potable water  Improve village  Improve village and weekly)  Electricity power supply water supply water supply  Pipe borne water  Clinic  Electricity  Extension  Electric power supply  Pre-school educational supply Services  Financial, Commercial Institution facilities for basic and if  Pre-school and  Pre-school/basic  District Hospital possible second cycle basic education education  Facilities for Pre-school, basic and institutions  Extension  Daily market second cycle education.  Agricultural Extension Services  Housing development for staff of Service  Markets (both District Assembly and  Markets (both daily and daily and decentralized departments weekly) weekly)  Agricultural extension/Veterinary  Recreational facilities facilities  Telephone facilities  Market and storage facilities (daily  and weekly)

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CHAPTER ONE

PEFORMANCE REVIEW/DISTRICT PROFILE

1.1. Performance review of the DMTDP, 2010-2013. To inform the preparation of the 2014 – 2017 Medium Term Development Plan, it is necessary to appraise the implementation of the previous Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP 2010 – 2013). This is meant to measure the extent to which the district achieved its proposed development objectives in accordance with the thematic areas of the GSGDA I over the previous plan period. It will also identify the development gaps, the challenges confronted during the implementation of the MTDP 2010-2013 and how they can be addressed in the next planning period. During the implementation period under review, specific periodic reviews were conducted on projects/programmes to provide feedbacks. These specific reviews formed the bases of the performance review.

The District commenced the implementation of its activities in the first quarter of 2010.Also, the previous MTDP was prepared with some key assumptions and variations of which could significantly determine the success or otherwise of its implementation. These assumptions included:

1. There will be adequate and timely releases of its share of the District Assembly Common Fund and District Development Facility which to date, is the main source of funding for the Assembly.

2. Funding and other logistical support from donors as well as other development partners will be achieved.

3. Traditional sources of revenue such as rates, fees, etc will be substantial to complement the other revenue sources.

The review captured the following:-

 The development issues proposed to be addressed in the previous plan  The activities/projects proposed to address the issues  The achievements made in relation to addressing the identified issues; and  The challenges/constraints encountered during the implementation of the activities or projects.

1.1.1 Status of projects and programmes proposed for implementation from 2010-2013

The Tables below shows the extent to which the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District implemented the projects proposed in its previous MTDP.

Table 1.1: Status of Projects/Programmes Implemented for 2010

No Project Description Location Sector / Area of Source of Contract Sum Status of Project Intervention Funding (Gh¢)

1. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block, 4 unit Gindabo Education DWAP 59,907.60 Completed KVIP – urinal 2. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block, 4 unit Jang Education DWAP 59,521.00 Completed KVIP – urinal 3. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block, 4 unit Gunsi Education DWAP 59,776.10 Completed KVIP urinal 4. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block, 4 unit Uro Education DWAP 59,521.25 Completed KVIP – urinal 5. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block with Gbongbonduri Education NORREP 59,978.10 Completed ancillary facilities 6 Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block , office, Jeyiri Education NORREP 63,679.80 Work in progress store, urinal and 4 unit KVIP 7 Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block , office, Sogoyiri Education NORREP 63,383.95 Work in progress store, urinal and 4 unit KVIP 8. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block , office, Dormongbere Education NORREP 63,900.62 Completed store, urinal and 4 unit KVIP 9 Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block , office, Chanayiri Education NORREP 63,810.39 Completed store, urinal and 4 unit KVIP 10. Construction of 1 no. 3 unit class room block Tuna Education DACF 55,553.81 Work in progress 11 Construction of 1 no. semi detached staff quarters Sawla Education DACF 74,287.12 Completed 12 Construction of 1 no. police head quarters and transit Sawla Education DACF 179,458.62 Completed quarters 13 Construction of 1 no. 12 seater water closet Sawla Education DACF 44,313.47 Completed 14 Construction of PTA initiated libruary D/A school, Education DACF 26,670.00 Completed sawla

15 Completion of 1 no. 3 unit classroom block with Kawie Education CBRDP/ 33,785.69 Completed ancillary facilities DACF 16 Construction of 1 no. multi-purpose community centre Sawla Socio-economic DDF 451,620.42 Work in progress 17 Plumbing and engineering installation to multi- Sawla Socio-economic DDF 21,469.14 Work in progress purpose community centre 18 Electrical installation to multi-purpose community Sawla Socio-economic DDF 39,556.28 Work in progress centre 19 Construction of 1 no. 2 unit KG,4 unit KVIP and Dakomplayiri Education DDF 132,981.00 Completed urinal 20 Construction of 1 no. 6 unit class room block with Kalba Education GETFUND 59,692.03 Completed furniture 21 Construction of 1 no. 2 unit KG,4 unit KVIP ,urinal Gbiniyiri/ Education GETFUND 124,281.86 Completed and furniture Sawla 22 Construction of 1 no. 6 unit class room block with Sawla Education GETFUND 105,236.55 Completed ancillary facilities 23 Construction of 1 no. 6 unit class room block with Kulmasa Education GETFUND 145,094.57 Completed ancillary facilities 24 Construction of 1 no. 6 unit class room block with Gindabo Education GETFUND 149,379.71 Completed ancillary facilities 25 Construction of 1 no. 6 unit class room block with Gbiniyiri Education GETFUND 146,764.49 Completed ancillary facilities 26 Construction of 1 no. 6 unit class room block with Goyiri Education GETFUND 144,863.99 Completed ancillary facilities 27 Construction of 1 no. 3-unit teachers quarters Sawla Education IBIS 249,411.69 Completed SOURCE: STK District Assembly – 2013

The review indicates that out of 27 projects that were proposed for implementation, 21 were successfully implemented and the remaining at finishing levels. Therefore, about 78% of projects earmarked for implementation were executed. It was further realized that most of the projects executed were addressing infrastructural problems in the educational sector of the District. Few amongst them were addressing socio-economic needs of the people.

Table 1.2: Status of Projects/Programmes Implemented for 2011 N Project Description Location Sector / Area of Source of Funding Contract Sum Status of Project o Intervention (Gh¢) 1. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block with Saru Education DWAP Completed ancillary facilities 57,763.01 2. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block with Kong Education DWAP complete ancillary facilities 57,948.48 3. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit dormitory block with Sawla Girls Education DWAP 77,354.00 Completed ancillary facilities model 4. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit dormitory block with Tuna SHS Education DWAP Completed ancillary facilities 70,088.51 5. Rehabilitation of 1 no. teachers quarters Dakomplayiri Education DACF 17,926.50 Completed 6 Rehabilitation of 1 no. teachers quarters Kunfusi Education DACF 19,894.50 Work in progress 7 Cladding of 1 no. 3 unit class room block with Kong Education DACF Work in progress ancillary facilities 24,671.00 8. Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room D/A Education DACF 14,903.00 Completed blockconstruction of 1 no. 10 unit car park 9 Concreting, grassing and provision of security DCE‟S Administration DACF 28,780.00 Completed lights bungalow,Sawla 10 Cladding of 1 no. 3 unit class room block with Kpongri Education DACF 25,172.50 Work in progress office and store 11 Renovation of 1 No. 3 unit class room block, Blema Education DACF 19,029.60 Completed office and store 25,120.66 12 Cladding of 1 no. 3 unit class room block with Yipala Education DACF Completed office and store 13,130.00 13 Renovation of 1 No. 3 unit class room block Sawla Education DACF 249,411.69 Completed 14 Construction of 1 No. decentralized department Sawla Administration DACF 224,827.46 Completed 15 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Bebeyiri Education GETFUND Completed ancillary facilities 160,647.15

16 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Nochiteyiri Education GETFUND - Completed ancillary facilities 17 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Tuna SHS Education GETFUND 239,975.00 Completed ancillary facilities 18 Supply of 2500 dual desks Selected schools Education GETFUND - Completed 19 Supply of 500 teachers tables and chairs Selected schools Education GETFUND - Completed 20 Supply of cup boards with with four shelves Selected schools Education GETFUND 164,201.56 Completed 21 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Bombalanyuro Education GETFUND 94,560.00 Completed ancillary facilities 22 Supply of 1,000 dual desks for upper primary Sawla D/A Prim. Education GETFUND - Completed 23 Construction of 1 no. administration block Tuna SHS Education GETFUND - Completed 24 Construction of 1 no. administration block Sawla SHS Education GETFUND 255,000.00 Completed 25 Supply of tables with 6-chairs per table for KG Sawla Education GETFUND 230,051.55 Completed 26 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Kodanyine Education GETFUND 149,464.73 Completed ancillary facilities 27 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Gbalyiri primary Education GETFUND 149,089.52 Completed ancillary facilities 28 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Nakpala primary Education GETFUND Completed ancillary facilities school 152,776.45 29 Mazhade 350 table and chairs Selected com'ties Education GETFUND 249,411.69 Completed 30 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block with Konfali Education JICA - Completed ancillary facilities, 1 no.3 unit teachers quarters 31 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block with Daniwuri Education JICA - Completed ancillary facilities, 1 no.3 unit teachers quarters 32 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block with Tuoyiri Education JICA - Completed ancillary facilities, 1 no.3 unit teachers quarters 33 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block with Gbelpie Education JICA - Completed ancillary facilities, 1 no.3 unit teachers quarters

34 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block with Poru Education JICA - Completed ancillary facilities, 1 no.3 unit teachers quarters 35 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Kpolbayiri Education GSOP - Completed ancillary facilities 36 Construction of feeder road from Sawla – sogoyiri Education GSOP - Completed SOURCE: STK District Assembly – 2013

The review indicates that out of 36 projects that were proposed for implementation, 33 were successfully implemented and the remaining works were in progress. Therefore, about 91% of projects earmarked for implementation were executed. It was further realized that most of the projects as usual, virtually were in the educational sector of the District. Projects were also executed for the administrative sector.

Table 1.3: Status of Projects/Programmes Implemented for 2012 N Project Description Location Sector / Area of Source of Funding Contract Status of Project o Intervention Sum (Gh¢) 1. Renovation/dislodgement of KVIP toilet Sawla WATSAN DACF 16,370.00 Completed 2. Renovation of 1 no. CHPS compound Gbiniyiri Health DACF 6,871.00 75% complete 3. Changing of decaying electricity poles Sawla Socio-economic DACF 1310.00 Completed 4. Renovation of 1 no. 3 unit class room block Nabiena Education DACF 15,276.00 Completed distorted by rain storm 5. Installation/maintenance of 150 no. street light Sawla Socio-economic DACF 80,333.55 Completed 6 Extension of street light to Tuna Socio-economic DACF 1080.00 Work in progress 7 Renovation of 1 no. 3 unit teachers quarters Nahari Education MP‟S common fund 6,250.00 Completed 8. Construction of 1 no. NHIS office Sawla Health DDF 160,004.50 Completed and in use 9 Construction of 1 no. semi-detached nurses quarters Nyange Health DDF 79,915.52 Completed

10 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block Kanchen Education DDF 64,717.52 Completed 11 Construction of 1 no. semi-detached nurses quarters Kulmasa DDF 80,125.52 Completed 12 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block ST. cyprine Minor Education DDF 64,531.23 Completed Seminary, Sawla 13 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block Sawla Girls Education DDF 59,889.36 Completed Vocational school 14 Construction of 1 No. 3unit teachers quarters Soma Education DDF 69,977.20 Completed 15 Construction of 1 no. 5 unit police quarters Kalba Security DDF 72,031.89 Completed 16 Construction of feeder roads from Hyange – Soditey kura Socio - economic DACF 90,804.14 Completed 17 Construction of feeder roads from Saru –Kalba Socio - economic DACF 16,370.00 Completed 18 Construction of feeder roads from Gakon – Kalba Socio - economic DACF 6,871.00 Completed 19 Construction of feeder roads from Socio - economic DACF Nakwabi – Toyiri 1,310.00 Completed 20 Construction of feeder roads from Uro – Kalba Socio - economic DACF 15,276.00 Completed 21 Construction of feeder roads from Gundo – Gbegu Socio - economic DACF 80,333.55 Completed 22 Construction of feeder roads from Kalba-Nochitteyiri Socio - economic DACF 80,333.55 Completed 23 Provision of lights from DHMT to DA & bungallows Administration DACF 1,080.00 Completed 24 Drilling and installation of 15 no. boreholes in Selected communities WATSAN GOG 9,593.65 Completed 25 Drilling and installation of 7 no. boreholes in Selected communities WATSAN GOG - Completed 26 Drilling and installation of 5 no. boreholes in Selected communities WATSAN GOG - Completed 28 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block Gbalyiri, SawlaSHS Education GETFUND - Completed 29 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block Kpalbayiri Education GETFUND - Completed 30 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block Nahari Education GETFUND - Completed

31 Rehabilitation of1 no. 3 unit class room block Kporiju Education GETFUND - Completed 32 Construction of 1 no. storey GES office Sawla Education USAID - Completed SOURCE: STK District Assembly – 2013

The review indicates that out of 32 projects that were proposed for implementation, 30 were successfully implemented and the remaining at finishing levels. Hence, about 93% of projects planned for implementation were executed. In this particular period, educational projects were still dominating. But this time there was a fair distribution of projects across the sectors health, socio-economic and agricultural also took a center stage in the disbursement of funds in the 2012 financial year.

Table 1.4: Status of Projects/Programmes Implemented for 2013 No Project Description Location Sector / Area of Source of Funding Contract Status of Project Intervention Sum (Gh¢) 1. Drilling and installation of 7no. boreholes Selected communities WATSAN DDF 154,321.34 Completed 2. Construction of 1 no. CHPS compound Goyiri Health DDF 90,432.88 Finishing level 3. Construction of 1 no. 3 unit boys dormitory block Sawla SHS Education DDF 97,990.60 80% Completed 4. Construction of 1 no. 3 unit boys dormitory block Tuna SHS Education DDF 98,898.45 Completed 5. Construction of 1 no. 3 unit girls dormitory block Sawla SHS Education DDF 98,700.00 Completed 6 Construction of 1 no. 3 unit class room block Korle Education DDF 75,795.60 Ongoing 7 Consultancy service for hydrological studies, Selected WATSAN DDF 75599.17 Ongoing design and drilling supervision of 10 no. boreholes communities 8. Construction of 1 no. 3 unit class room block Bundi Education DDF 18,637.50 Ongoing 9 Construction of 1 no. 3 unit teachers quarters Kalba Education DDF 85,933.82 Ongoing at roofing level 10. construction of 1 no. semi detached nurses Nyenge Education DDF 88,753.23 Ongoing at roofing quarters level 11 Drilling and installation of 7 no. boreholes Selected communities WATSAN DDF 84,251.37 Ongoing

12 Consultancy service for 5 no. boreholes Selected communities WATSAN DDF 154,321.34 Ongoing 13 Construction of 1 no. 3 unit class room block Gbegu Education DDF 19,100.00 Completed 14 Construction of 1 no. 3 unit class room block ST. Marys, Tuna Education DACF 75,796.15 Ongoing 15 Construction of 1 no. CHPS compound Kunfusi Education DACF 86,259.67 Ongoing 16 Renovation of staff quarters Sawla PWD Education DACF 17,254.90 Completed 17 Renovation of staff quarters Tuna SHS Education DACF 11,285.00 95% complete 18 Renovation of DCEs bungalow and supply of set DCEs bungalow, Administration DACF 12,900.00 Completed of sofa chairs sawla 19 Renovation of 1 no. 3unit class room block Jelinkon Education DACF 17,619.00 Ongoing at roofing level 20 Construction of 1 no. oil processing bay at Sawla Socio-economic DACF 12,088.50 Ongoing at roofing level 21 Construction of feeder road from Yiripela – bambalayiri Socio-economic DACF - Completed 22 Construction of feeder road from Yiripela – Gando Socio-economic DACF - Completed 23 Construction of feeder road from Goyiri – Serguriyiri Socio-economic DACF - Completed 24 Construction of feeder road from Tuna – Kongfali Socio-economic DACF - Completed 25 Construction of feeder road from Kanchen – Negbere Socio-economic DACF - Completed 26 Construction of feeder road from Kanchen-Menekou Socio-economic DACF - Completed 27 Rehabilitation of dugout at Konkrompe Socio-economic DACF - Completed 28 Rehabilitation of dugout at Gberiyiri Socio-economic DACF - Completed 29 Rehabilitation of dugout at Kanchen Socio-economic DACF - Completed 30 Rehabilitation of dugout at Gunsi Socio-economic DACF - Completed 31 Rehabilitation of dugout at Mbegbee Socio-economic DACF - Completed

32 Rehabilitation of dugout at Gbogoyiri Socio-economic DACF - Completed 33 Rehabilitation of dugout at Nahari Socio-economic GSOP 113,660.69 Completed 34 Rehabilitation of dugout at Gindabuo Socio-economic GSOP 124,276.35 Completed 35 Spot improvement of feeder road phase II from sawla – kronkronpe Socio-economic GSOP 189,079.80 Completed 36 Spot improvement of feeder road phase I from Nakwabi – Toyiri Socio-economic GSOP 77,921.50 Completed 37 Renovation of 1 no. 3unit class room block Kporiju Education GETFUND 36,144.94 Completed 38 Renovation of 1 no. 3unit class room block Nahari Education GETFUND 35,087.79 Completed 39 Renovation of 1 no. 6 unit class room block Kpalbayiri Education GETFUND 99,262.68 Completed 40 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Dinneh primary Education GETFUND 295,622.26 Ongoing ancillary facilities 41 Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block with Goyiri KG Education GETFUND 126,913.46 Ongoing ancillary facilities 42 Construction of 1 No. 4 unit teachers quarters with Sanyeri primary Education GETFUND 296,584.94 Ongoing ancillary facilities 43 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with Sanyeri primary Education GETFUND 314,200.55 Ongoing ancillary facilities 44 Construction of 1 No. 3unit class room block with Changbalyiri KG Education GETFUND 128,928.48 Ongoing ancillary facilities 45 Construction of 1 No. 3 unit class room block with ST. Augustine „A‟, Education GETFUND 125,566.69 Ongoing ancillary facilities Sawla 46 Construction of 1 No. 6 unit class room block with ST. Agnes KG, Education GETFUND 126,913.46 Ongoing ancillary facilities Tuna 47 Procurement of 1 no. bulldozer DA Socio-economic DACF - Completed 48 Procurement of 1no. grader DA Socio-economic DACF 12,898.50 Completed SOURCE: STK District Assembly – 2013

From the analysis 48 projects and programs were proposed for implementation out of which 31 of them have been completed representing 64% of completely executed projects. Again, a considerable number of the projects were on-going. Education undoubtedly had a greatest share of projects. The attention for the sector is not just for nothing since there has been an increase in access to education by both boys and girls as a result of the aggressive drive in executing educational centred infrastructure. Health, socio-economc, water and sanitation and agriculture were not left out as can be seen on the table.

Table 1.5: Performance of the District from 2010-2013 THEMATIC AREA DISTRICT OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE 2010 2011 2012 2013 REMARKS TARGET ACH’T TARGET ACH’T TARGET ACH’T TARGET ACH’T ENHANCING AND SUSTAINING MACRO 100% 66% 100% 71% 100% 71% 100% 75% ECOMIC STABILITY OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT 100% 86% 100% 81% 100% 91% 100% 90% ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL 100% 77% 100% 91% 100% 100% 100% 82% MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENHANCING 100% 85% 100% 71% 100% 71% 100% 88% COMPETITIVENESS IN GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND 100% 79% 100% 78% 100% 92% 100% 86% HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 100% 88% 100% 82% 100% 80% 100% 89% PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT

TRANSPARENT AND 100% 82% 100% 85% 100% 92% 100% 78% ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Source: Medium Term Development Plan 2010-2013, STKDA

1.1.2. Challenges of DMTDP (2010-2013) Implementation

1. Poor road network leading to most of the communities in the district does not allow for easy access to the farming communities and movement of goods and services.

2. Lack of full complement of some key decentralized departments in the District. E.g. Town & Country Planning etc. does not allow the Assembly to handle spatial development more effectively.

3. Late release of DACF and DDF which earlier has been indicated as the main sources of funding for the Assembly. E.g. even the 1st quarter of 2013 disbursement was not received as at the end of the 3rd quarter of that year

4. Inability to raise sufficient IGF to cater for the exponentially rate of growing needs and demands of the district.

5. Dwindling inflows of funds from donors and other development partners as envisaged to the development of the district.

1.1.3. Lessons for the Next Planning Period

1. Timely release of our share of the DACF and DDF funds by central government is strongly recommended.

2. Indeed more resources have to be earmarked & made available for the vigorous upgrade of the district's water system and roads by the relevant agencies.

3. There is the need for the establishment of relevant unavailable decentralized departments and agencies. Central government and its Decentralized Departments like the Town & Country Planning Dep‟t etc., must all without exception establish their agencies or departments in the district.

4. Intensive civic education must be mounted by the Assembly acting in concert with the district office of the NCCE to sensitize the general public on their civic obligations to the development of the district.

5. An aggressive publicity campaign on the dire and deprived nature of some of the communities in the district which merit immediate attention must be embarked upon by Assembly in league with its stakeholders such as the Hon. MP of the Constituency to market the district to attract more donor inflows.

These lessons learnt from the review have some implications for development and will go a long way to influence the preparation of the DMTDP for 2014-2017. For instance, it can be seen that relying solely on the DACF and Donor Funding to implement projects and programmes is not helping the District Assembly.

The DA will have to draw programmes and projects that it can adequately cater for in view of the unreliable and/or irregular nature of the DACF and Donor Funding. DA will also continue to strengthen its IGF System, recruit qualified revenue collectors, check leakages in the system and also explore new sources of revenue through the creation of a proper data base and investment

1.2. PROFILE

1.2.1. Location and Size

The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District was carved out of the then Bole District in 2004. Indeed, the District was one of the twenty-eight (28) districts created in that year. As one of the twenty- Six (26) districts in the Northern Region, the district is located in the western part of the Northern Region, between latitudes 8o 40‟ and 9o 40‟ North and longitudes 1 o 50‟ and 2 o 45‟ west.

The District shares common boundaries with Wa West District and Wa East to the North, Bole District to the South, West Gonja District to the East and La Cote d‟Ivoire and Burkina Faso to the West. It has a total land area of about 4,601 square kilometers out of the total area of 74,984 kilometers of the Northern Region, representing six point one four percent (6.14%) of the total land mass of the Northern Region. Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District capital, Sawla is about 210 kilometers North West of Tamale, the Northern Regional capital in the Republic of Ghana.

1.2.2. Socio-Demographic Characteristics Population dynamics The total population is estimated to be 99,863 (2010 Population and housing Census). This population is made up of 51,594 female and 48,269 male. Meanwhile, the Population of people, 18 years and above is 45,182 of which 25,657 are female and 19,495 are male.

Out of the total population, eighty-six percent (86%) of the people lived in the rural areas and fourteen percent (14%) lived in the urban areas.

According to the 2010 population and housing census, the district recorded 98,880 populations in households and a total number of households of 14,906 with a household size of 6.6%.

It must be noted that, Sawla, Tuna, Kalba and Gindabou are the settlements which qualifies as urban areas since their population are above 5000. The population of the district is evenly distributed with the population density increasing from fourteen (14) persons per sq. km in 2000 to twenty two (22) persons per sq. Km in 2010.

The growth rate of the district is 3.1% which is slightly higher than the National Growth rate of 3.0%.There are Two hundred and Seventy-Eight (278) communities and five area councils (Sawla, Tuna, Kalba, Sanyeri and Gindabo) in the district with varying populations.

Find below a table and figures depicting the population dynamics of the district indicating the sex composition and dependent classes.

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Table 1.6: Age composition from 2010-2013

Age 2010 2011 2012 2013 Dependency ratio of 2010 population composition 0-4 4,993 5,148 5,502 5,466 = ages ((15-19)+(20-60)) 5-9 9,861 10,157 10,462 10,776 Ages( (0-14)+61 and beyond) 10-14 14,979 14,428 14,860 15,306 = 59,919 15-19 19,973 20,572 21,189 21,825 34,826 20 – 60 39,946 41,144 42,378 43,650 61+ 4,993 5,148 5,302 5,466 = 1.72x100 Total 99,863 102,559 105,945 109,123 = 172% Source: Estimated from GSS, 2010 population and housing census

Figure 1.1: Sex composition of the population

Source: Estimated from GSS, 2010 population and housing census

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Figure 1.2: Age Composition of the District

Source: GSS, 2010 population and housing census

From the figures above it is obvious that the district has a labour potential since more of her people are in the active working class followed by those from 15-19 years which clearly shows that they are either working or will soon be working. In total, the dependence population stood at 37%. This indicates that the District has a dependency ratio of 172% implying that each person in the working class takes care of an average of more than one person.

Despite the increase in the population since 2000 to date, the District has no stationed physician. The people in Sawla have better access to the few health facilities and well qualified health workers than the peripheral areas dotted around. This is not different from the other sectors such as education, Water and sanitation and Agriculture.

1.2.3. Cultural values, practices and festivals

Ethnicity

The ethnic composition of the sawla-Tuna-Kalba district is heterogenous. The population comprises major tribes like Gonja, Brifor, Vagla, Safalba, and Wala/ Dagaba. The multiplicity of the tribes has not affected the peaceful coexistence of the people. Meanwhile, The Brifor community constitutes a significant proportion of the entire population representing 70% followed by 15% of Vagla. The rest are 10%, 3% and 2% representing Wala/Dagaba, Gonja and Salfalba respectively. This is shown on table 1.2 below.

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Table 1.7: Ethnic composition of the District Gonja Vagla Brifor Salfalba Wala/Dagaba 03% 15% 70% 2% 10% Source: 2010 population and housing census

Religion

In the field of religion, the district is composed of the following including traditionalist, Christians and Muslims. The traditionalists undoubtedly form the majority.

Festivals

Festivals celebrated in the district include: fire festival, yam festival, bagri festival, damba festival, chrismas, easter, kachina festival, Eid-ul Fitr and Eidul-Adhar. This festivals are a tourism potential to the district

The District also has few shrines belonging to some of the ethnic groups at different locations including:

1. Bitoori Shrine at kulmasa 2. Crocodile pond at Kulmasa 3. Wiegu shrine at Sawla 4. Kachina forest at Jelinkon 5. Kumalbu shrine (river) at Sanyeri

It is important to note that, the common practice of the various ethnic groups to have large families as farm lands. The average family size is about 9 people per family.

1.2.4. Major Economic Activities

The major economic activities of the inhabitants of the District include farming (crops and animals), trading and minority being employed in government departments.

The economy of the District is mainly agrarian, characterized by crop farming and livestock production. The sector is the main source of livelihoods for about 90% of the population. Despite efforts to promote the sector, production still remains at subsistence level, as there are no large plantation holdings in the district. About half of the total cultivable land area of the District is currently used for agricultural activities.

The major food crops grown in the district are maize, yam, sorghum (Guinea Corn), cowpea, rice, groundnut and Bambara beans. Cashew and mangoes are also grown as economic trees contributing significantly to household income. Wild economic trees such as shea and dawadawa also contribute substantially to household income in the district.

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1.2.5. Vision

The vision of the Sawla-tuna-Kalba District assembly is to develop capacity and ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the productive sector through sustained provision of the needed social, economic and technical infrastructure and the creation of an enabling environment for private sector participation in development / production within the District.

1.2.6. Mission Statement

The mission statement of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly is to improve upon the quality of life of the people. This is to be achieved through harnessing of human and material resources, effective co-ordination of programmes and projects for the provision basic infrastructure, economic and social services to the people.

1.2.7. Geophysical

1.2.7.1. Vegetation

The predominant vegetation found in the District is just like any other part of the Northern region. It is mainly Guinea savannah woodland with a wide spread of trees. Some of the common trees found in the District are sheanut, dawadawa, teak, kapok and mango.

The natural vegetation of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district is disappearing gradually, especially around the settlement; this was due to the interference by man and animals through cultivation, grazing and exploitation for fire wood and charcoal. In the dry season, the grasses in most parts of the district are periodically burnt down to either clear the land for cultivation or hunting of animals. These activities have deprived the land of sufficient vegetation cover and nutrients. These therefore affect food production in the district.

1.2.7.2. Drainage The drainage system of the district is like most rural and Savanna areas. Streams, dams and dugouts are the major sources of ware to the human beings and animals. Most of these sources of water dry up during the dry season, leading to inadequate water supply and forcing the inhabitants to drink polluted.

The drainage system of the district is like most rural and Savannah areas. Streams, dams and dugouts are the major sources of water to the human beings and animals. Most of these sources of water dry up during the dry season, leading to inadequate water supply and forcing the inhabitants to drink water that is not safe.

1.2.7.3. Climate and Climate Change Analysis

The climate of the District is the tropical continental type. There is only one rainy season in a year, which occurs between early May and late October. The highest rainfall is experienced between August and September. The monthly mean rainfall ranges between 200mm and 300mm and the annual mean rainfall is about 1,100mm. The District experience extreme of temperatures, the daily and annual range of temperature is wide. The lowest temperature in 17 | P a g e

the year occurs between December and February. The period between November and April is the dry season. This season is characterized by the cold harmatan winds with concomitant airborne diseases.

The table below spells out clearly climate change and dry land concerns, causes, the environmental effects and mitigation strategies.

Table 1.8: Climate change and dry land concerns and suggested environmental enhancement strategies Climate Causes Environment Effects Mitigating Strategies change and Dry land Concern

Soil/Nutrient -Slash and burn -Alkalization -Fertilization and organic -Use of plant residue for -Acidification -Composting matter fuel -Nutrient leaching -Green manuring depletion -Burning of vegetation -Loss of soil Organism/ -Animal manuring residuals decomposers -Flushing of saline and alkaline -logging -Nutrient depletion soils -Liming acid soils Soil Biology Over-application of -Loss of soil fertility -Introduction of biotic loss agro-chemicals -Low productivity of soils organisms -Nitrogen-fixing Micro- Organisms Vegetation -Tree felling for fuel -Declining in vegetation cover -Increase vegetation cover depletion wood/charcoal -Decline in biodiversity -Increase species diversity -Bush burning -Decline in species composition -Improve species compositions -Overgrazing loosing of soil -Bush burning -Decline in availability of valued -Surface Mining spices Land -Slash and burning -Loss of soil fertilely -Improve farming practices degradation -Bush fire -Soil erosion -Composting (farmlands) -Sand , stone and gravel -Reduce depth of soil -Organic farming wining -Loss of productive land -Terracing -Landscape of pits and trenches -Contour farming Stone -Regeneration capacity of land bounding weaken -Afforestation along water -Loss of potency of land bodies -Animal rearing

Land and its components experience various levels of degrading conditions, which include; Soil fertility decline/loss of soil nutrients/leaching, Reduction in soil resilience/soil weakness, Prevalence of barren land/bear condition, Reduction in soil productivity, Reduction in quantity and quality of vegetation cover , Surface water shortage, Siltation of water bodies, salination of soils, acidification of soils, crusting of land/reduced percolation , soil erosion/formation erosion paths, deforested land, land escape of deep trenches and pits, increase run off and destruction of natural regeneration capacity.

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These visible occurrences as stated above have greatly compromised the quality of the environment and its ability to provide the survival needs of majority of the people. It is however worth mentioning that the continuous human activities and encroachment on the generally fragile receiving environments, such as extensive bush burning and deforestation through charcoal burning and firewood harvesting are serious factors contributing to climate change ; and the effect of this is the inevitable cause of dry land issues in the district such as, the loss of soil fertility, reduction in soil resilience, land degradation, soil erosion, siltation of water bodies and related flooding.

The District is composed of soils with varied nature, occurring in complex associations. The predominant soil types found in the district are light textured surface horizons in which sandy loam and loams are common. Many soils contain abundant course material either gravel or stone which adversely affect their physical properties particularly their water holding capacity. This is due to its deficiency in organic matter contents, nitrogen and potassium content. For this, the soils are generally susceptible to erosion and declining fertility, given the least negative land use practices

Due to the common nature of these unsustainable land use practices, the soils in the district are impoverished in humus and other soils nutrient properties. High on the list of the negative human practices are burning and the competition of man with land for plants and animal residue. Practices which prevent the accumulation of organic matter and further weaken the natural regeneration capacity of the soils; thus rendering many lands unproductive. Thus land degradation is inevitable in the district if much concern is not put to the environment.

The following are some critical areas that the Assembly would have to pursue together with communities, individuals, NGOs and institutions to restore the environment and ensure sustainable development. Stakeholders should therefore respond to the following issues: restore land destroyed during construction, protect catchments areas of water bodies in the district, prevent the use of marginal lands for agriculture purposes, and Control charcoal burning and firewood harvesting, Restore degraded areas in forest reserves.

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1.2.7.5. Disaster Risk Reduction Issues

The district is susceptible to disaster by virtue of her physical characteristics and human character. The reoccurring events are natural and human induced. These events include flood (Black Volta at saru), drought, windstorms and worm infestation. The human practices that promote disaster situations include; indiscriminate cutting down of trees, bush fires, the practice of unsafe sex, HIV/AIDS prevalence, people unwillingness to know their status. However, programmes are being implemented to encourage proper farming methods such as elimination of bush fires and other negative farming practices. Also, vigorous tree planting activities have been embarked upon through the GSOP Climate change tree planting in nine (9) communities-yipala, kong, vondiel, Gindabo, negbere, gbonkoyiri, kanchen and nahari) and GEMP climate change activities (establishment of woodlots through groups and communities). So far over 25 hectares of land has undergone re-vegetation in the District with economic environmental implications. Labour is recruited from the beneficiary communities to execute the planting activity. Besides, the national disaster management organization (NADMO) with the support of the district assembly has carried out some programmes over the years. These include sensitization of disaster prone communities such as saru, on the dangers and how to manage disasters.

1.2.7.6. Temperature

In terms of temperature, the district experiences extremes of it. The daily and annual range of the temperature is wide. The coldest nights in the year are experienced in the months of December, January and February. During this period the air becomes dry and the atmosphere becomes hazy and one cannot see clearly due to the fine dust in the air.

The day temperature within the same period are between 28% C and 40C but under cloudiness skies, the night can be very cold with temperature under 28%C. The temperatures suddenly rise in the months of March, April and May when temperature exceed 30%C. The nights are usually hot and people prefer to cook, eat and sleep outside. But when the rain start the mean temperature begins to fall again. There is another period in the year when after the rains temperature rises again.

1.2.7.7. Soil

The District is composed of soils with varied nature, occurring in complex associations. The predominant soil types found in the district are light textured surface horizons in which sandy loam and loams are common. Many soils contain abundant course material either gravel or stone which adversely affect their physical properties particularly their water holding capacity. The soil is generally very fertile for agricultural cultivation.

1.2.7.8. Winds

Sawla – Tuna-Kalba District is influenced by two dominant winds thus, north-east trade wind around November - February and the south east monsoon wind around June- October this happens in the Districts and in the Northern Region and the country as a whole.

20 1.2.7.9. Road Network

The only tarred road in the District is the Wa – Bole trunk road which links the District to the Bole District and to the Upper-West region. The rest are either feeder roads or paths except the Sawla-Fufulso road which is under construction and it is about 75% complete. This makes transportation of farm produce and other items to market centres difficult and even impossible in some cases especially when there is a consistent down pour.

1.2.8. Decentralization

The current decentralized policy of government as specified in the Fourth republican constitution of Ghana, 1992 Civil Service Law 1993 (PNDC Law 327) the local government Act 1993 (Act 463) National Development Planning Commission (Act 579) National development Planning (system) Act 1994 (Act 480), Local government Act (Urban Zonal, Town Council and Unit committees Establishment instrument) instrument 1994 (LI 1589) District Assemblies are mandated as planning authorities to formulate and execute plans, programmes and projects.

The DCE is the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District representative of the government in the district. He serves as the link between the Government and the Assembly. He controls the activities of the various Decentralized Departments and other institutions in the District. The DCE supervises the allocation or the distribution of the National cake in the district with the approval of the assembly.

The District also has a Co-ordinating director, a position sanctioned by the Local government machinery of Ghana. He heads the bureaucrats in the District and serves as a link between the District Chief Executive and the various heads of Departments in the district. All the Decentralized Departments are located in Sawla.

The Decentralized Departments present in the district include: Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Public works Department, Department of Community Development and social welfare, National Disaster Management Organization, Business Advisory Centre, Ghana Education Service and Ghana Health Service.

The other Administration Institutions which are not physically present in the District are the Offices of Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Meteorological Service Department. Department of Land Valuation Board, Customs Excise and Preventive Service, Immigration Service and the Physical Planning Department.

It must however, be emphasized that, the present areas which constitute the district has undergone some institutional and structural changes. There are five (5) Area councils with office administration in Sawla, Tuna, Kalba, Gindabou and Sanyeri. But there were growing feelings by the people that development activities were concentrated in the then District Capital. Hence the desire of alienation and this led to agitation for a separation of a District for the people of Sawla, Tuna, Kalba and the other surrounding communities.

21 1.2.9. Traditional Governance

Chieftaincy is another institution in the Sawla-tuna-Kalba District which needs serious attention. It is an important institution which could be harnessed to champion the development agenda of the district. Every citizen of the district is aligned to a particular ethnic group or chief. However, the district has only one paramouncy at Kong as part of the paramount communities of the Gonja kingdom.

The traditional authority, have much influence on community in the governance of Sawla – Tuna-Kalba District. They also help in the mobilization of people for the implementation of programmes and projects that will ultimately improve on the living conditions of all persons within the district.

The objective is to ensure the rule of law, respect for human rights and the attainment of social justice and equity. This is to lead to the strengthening of the three arms of government, which are the executive, judiciary and the legislature. Various programs will also be pursued to sustain the environment from further degradation. The actions to be taken include the following:

To encourage, the full implementation of full governance, no substantial attempt was made to operationalize the sub-structures except involving the Decentralized Department in the District Planning Process. The sub-structures were not fully operationalized to get the sub- structures to function effectively because of inadequate resources.

Logistics and incentives to the sub-structure were not adequate to motivate the staff to implement the programmes and projects.

1.2.10. Sectorial Development

1.2.10.1. Town Development Committees

It was realized from the socio-economic survey conducted that almost all settlements have some form of village/ town development committees. In collaboration with the Assembly persons and traditional rulers, unit committees, mobilization of communities for self-help projects starting from the identification of community priority projects through to implementation, monitoring and evaluation are handled with dispatch.

1.2.10.2. Revenue Generation

Revenue and Expenditure Analysis Revenue The Revenue performance from the fourth quarter of 2010 to2013 December shows that grant is the most outstanding in the District.

Besides the contribution of rates to revenue from internally generated sources are very abysmal. This is clearly depicted in the table below. It is expected that efficient mechanism would be put in place to improve upon the percentage contribution from internal generated sources 22 Table 1.9: (Revenue – Traditional Sources) REVENUE ITEMS APPROVED ACTUAL 2013 ACTUAL 2012 ESTIMATE.2013 Rate 11,000.00 239.00 2.17 33,351.49 303.19 Lands 35,500.00 19,801.00 55.77 8,251.00 23.24 Fees &Fine 93,320.00 54,165.60 58.04 21,883.50 23.44 Licenses 71,907.50 39,645.00 55.13 3,163.00 4.39 Rent Income 62,045.00 22,950.00 36.98 1,118.00 1.80 Grants 4,884,416.00 3,516,467.12 71.99 2,969,387.73 60.79 Inv. Income - - - - - Miscel. Income 10,000.00 4,500.00 45.00 - -

Source: Annual Financial Report STKD 2013

Table 1.10: (Expenditure –Traditional Source) Personal emolument 800,288.00 848,578.64 - 26662.77 T & T Allowance 79,500.00 51,404.95 41672.445 General Expenses 57,000.00 47,645.92 - - Maint.Repairs & Renewal 15,500.00 12,320.00 - Mix Expenses - - - - - VIP - - - Others/DACF 950,000.00 725,457.00 - - - Source: Annual Financial Report STKD 2013

Revenue and expenditure analysis 2013 Table 1.11: (All sources) REVENUE HEADS APPROVED ACTUALS 2013 ACTUALS 2012 ESTIMATE Amount GHC Amount GHC Rates 11,000.00 239.00 - 16560.00 - Lands 35,500.00 19,801.00 - 10647.00 - Fees and fines 93,320.00 54,165.60 - 11,298.00 - Licenses 71,907.50 39,645.00 - 475.65 - Rent income 62,045.00 22,950.00 - 110632.50.00 - Grants 4,884,416.00 3,516,467.92 - 4326760.93 - Inv. Income - - - 20,010 - Miscel. Income 10,000.00 4,500.00 - 16307.10 - Source: Annual Financial Report STKD 2013

1.2.11. Spatial Analysis and Organization

This basically deals with the description of settlement systems and linkages relating to the distribution of services and infrastructure, hierarchy of settlements‟, surface accessibility to services such as health, postal services, agriculture extension, banking, police, and production and marketing centres, commodity flow, manifestation of levels and locations of the poor and functional regions, space economy, and linkage with other districts.

23 The main type of facilities that can be found and of relevance to a rural economy in Sawla, Tuna, Kalba include: Health Centre, Clinics, Kindergarten, Primary, JHS and SHS schools, Boreholes, Dams and Dugouts, Periodic markets, Filling station, Police station Veterinary services and Agricultural Extension service. The district however lacks facilities like banking institution, District hospital, and a Guest house. The distribution of these few socio-economic infrastructures is highly correlated with concentration of population over the space area of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District. Most of the above-mentioned facilities can be found only in Sawla and Tuna with few existing in Kalba, Gindabou and Sanyeri.

The population distribution pattern of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District area as seen from the map (figure1) explains that, most of the population is concentrated along the main trunk roads. Much of the concentration is found along the northern portion of the district where there are permanent towns and villages. As a result of shifting cultivation of the settlers in the smaller communities, the population distribution pattern is not stable.

The people usually abandon their settlements when their yields, especially for yam dwindle or a misfortune befalls them. This practice by the people has made the population distribution pattern to be skewed towards those permanent settlements along the corridors. Some of the effects are that the distributions of facilities correspond with this population distribution pattern.

1.2.11.1. Level of surface Accessibility

The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has one major highway that moves from WA – Accra. Sawla is a transit point where vehicles from Tamale, WA, Kumasi and Accra usually stop for meals. The district has some kilometres of feeder roads, footpath and bush tracks. Though these roads are not in good shapes especially in the rainy season the people manage with the situation.

There are few buses operated by the GPRTU of TUC. There are also few Taxi services between Sawla, Tuna and Bole. The buses move between Sawla-Wa and Wenchi, Brekum and Accra.

However there is no bus service from Sawla to Tamale. People who travel to Tamale rely on buses popularly known as „Wa Wa‟ to get to Tamale.

1.2.11.2. Spatial Organization

The focus is to spell out measures required for some degree of spatial equity as well as efficient resources-allocation to be achieved in the development process of the District.

The following points are noteworthy:

Encourage the development of a hierarchy of settlements with those at each level providing services appropriate to the size of their population.

Ensure the effective co-ordination of all relevant agencies in planning, development and managing human settlements. 24 Encourage the growth of diversified stable economies in human settlements in both urban and rural environment. In other words diversify the economic base.

Make judicious use of scarce resources to serve a large number of people in the district.

Ensure reduction in spatial disparities in the distribution of economic and social services.

1.2.11.3 Built Environment

Most of the major towns of the District are found along the trunk roads. The rest are farm settlements which are scattered over the District which can either be abandoned after some years or do not see any major development. Houses are generally built with swish and mud and roofed with sticks and mud. The most widely seen degradation to the built environment is caused by erosion as a result of improper drains in towns to channel rainwater leads to erosion of the foundation of some housing units.

Table 1.12: proposed development of a four-level settlement hierarchy with the following facilities 1st LEVEL-DISTRICT 2ND LEVEL TUNA, 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL-ALL CAPITAL SAWLA GINDABO, KALBA YIPALA, OTHER KULMASA SETTLEMENTS

 Market and storage  Potable water  Improve village  Improve village facilities (daily and  Electricity power water supply water supply weekly) supply  Electricity  Extension  Pipe borne water  Clinic supply Services  Electric power supply  Pre-school  Pre-school and  Pre-school/basic  Financial, Commercial educational facilities basic education education Institution for basic and if  Extension  Daily market  District Hospital possible second cycle Services  Facilities for Pre-school, basic institutions  Markets (both and second cycle education.  Agricultural daily and  Housing development for Extension Service weekly) staff of District Assembly and  Markets (both daily decentralized departments and weekly)  Agricultural  Recreational facilities extension/Veterinary facilities  Telephone facilities  Market and storage facilities (daily and weekly)

1.2.12. Gender and Vulnerability Analysis

1.2.12.1. Gender Issues

Gender is defined as the relationship between men and women and their roles. Generally men are mostly involved in the farm aspect that requires a lot of strength. Women are involved in sowing or planting till harvesting. The boys help their parents in farm work and some household chores whereas the girl‟s sole responsibility is the household chores such as

25 cooking, fetching of water, and sweeping among others. As a result of the dominance of the male counterparts in decision making, it translate in to they having more control and access to resources such as land, time, information and public institutions etc,. This leads to low incomes and high school drop outs among the female in the district.

The proportion of male to female in agriculture is fairly balanced. About 90% of the women are either fully engaged in agriculture (crops production in particular) or combine with petty trading. From the socio-economic survey, it was observed that the educational level of women is quite low (about 30% and 10% for urban and rural women respectively). This situation has got much to do with the religion, socio-cultural practice and the value system of most persons in the district, which tend to marginalize the full development of females. Similarly women participation in community governance or in decision-making process is very limited, for instance there are only six (6) (2 elected, 4 appointed) female assembly persons in the district out of the fourty nine.

However if human centred development is to be realized in the district, the district Assembly in collaboration with traditional Authorities, Religious leaders and opinion leaders and NGOs should institute appropriate measures to promote women access to education, health, water and sanitation and effective participation in decision making for instance. This has multiple advantages in agricultural production, home economics and management, access to rights, entitlements, empowerment as well as environmental conservation and the positive transformation of the district economy in general.

1.2.12.2. Vulnerability

Conspicuously, women, children (especially the girl child, OVCs), PLWHIV and people living with disabilities are pre-disposed to vulnerability. For women they have very little say when it comes to decision making partly due to low incomes. Even in situations where they are involved they are unable to express themselves in the face of their husbands. For girl child some of them are impregnated by their male counterparts, bethroded or eloped. In 2012, the district recorded 4 teenage pregnancy cases, 5 elopment and 1 defiled case. This affects the continuity of girl child education or slows them. People living with HIV and disabilities are not also considered when it comes to decision making and are also seen as counterproductive. Also, there is no rehabilitation center for the mentally disturbed people in the district. There is little care for them as there are no conscious efforts to protect them. In view of this, several activities and programmes have been put in place to remedy their situation. These include:

Registration of persons with disabilities

A total number of six (6) persons with disabilities were registered in 2013. This comprises five (5) males and (1) female. The district has a total of forty five (45) disables of all categories. Out of this, twenty six (26) of them are male and nineteen (19) are female. As a result of more disables being registered, frantic efforts are made to ensure that they all get their share of the disability fund especially those in school and training centers.

26 Table 1.13: population of disabilities by categories Sex Types of disabilities Total Difficulty moving Difficulty seeing Difficulty hearing/speaking MALE 20 5 1 26 FEMALE 15 4 - 19 TOTAL 35 9 1 45 Source: Social Welfare, STKDA

However, it is pertinent to note that much need to be done to increase their accessibility to social and economic facilities for instance:

 Financial assistance to the physically challenge is not enough and should be improved  They are not fully engaged in decision making especially at the community and household level  Developing the skills of the physically challenged.  Statistics of vulnerable groups should be documented.

Early childhood development centers In all, there are nine (9) centers which are visited and inspected regularly to make sure they are run according to departmental regulations. Conditions such as sanitation, infrastructure, and recreational facilities are being improved upon. Also, official visits were made to the two children homes in the District – Sawla and Nakwabi. The numbers of inmates at the Nakwabi home have increased to 12 with that of Sawla remaining at 38. Meanwhile, there are a total of 266 orphans and vulnerable children which comprise of 136 and 130 males and females respectively in the District.

Livelihoods Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) Beneficiaries There are five hundred and seventy six (576) households benefiting from the leap programme in the district for 2013. For 2013 alone, thirty four thousand, nine hundred and twenty two Ghana cedis was paid to 574 households. There are 352 and 342 adult men and women benefitting from the programme. More communities have requested for the programme to be extended to their communities including Jelincon, Kong, Gindabo and Tuna. The table below gives an update of leap beneficiaries.

Table 1.14: Update of leap beneficiaries. Total amount allocated (GHC) 35,130.00 Total no. of beneficiary households 576 Total amount paid (GHC) 34,922.00 No. of beneficiaries paid 574 Total amount not paid (GHC) 108.00 No. of beneficiaries not paid 2 Source: Social Welfare, STKDA

GSOP Activities Under GSOP, the district has implemented all three (3) main sub-projects. These include; Climate change in nine (9) communities (yipala, kong, vondiel, Gindabo, negbere, gbonkoyiri, kanchen and nahari) and 8km spot improvement of Sawla konkrompe feeder road phase I & II, 7km Nakwabi-toyiri feeder road phase I & II, Dam rehabilitation at Nahari and

27 Gindabo respectively . The activities in these communities have helped to put money into pockets of the people through the Labor Intensive Public Work (LIPW) especially women. This is evident that the project allows for 60% women beneficiaries and 40% for male. The logic here is that, observation and surveys have proven that when women in rural communities earn income, it ends up in nourishing the household and catering of their children unlike their male counterparts who are more likely to add more wives. In 2012/2013 alone, the total number of beneficiaries were three thousand one hundred and thirteen (3,113) and an amount of one million five hundred and sixty two thousand six hundred and thirty five (GHC1, 562, 635.00) Ghana cedis was paid to them.

The School Feeding Programme Four (4) more schools were added to the twenty (20) beneficiary schools under the programme to boost enrolment. The District has therefore Twenty -Four (24) schools captured under the school feeding programme. This led to an increase in enrolment from 6,026 pupil to 8, 131 pupil in total of which 4,249 (increase from 3,185) and 3,882 (increase from 2,841) are boys and girls respectively. Observing the trend of enrolment in those schools, girl enrolment in some of the schools are more than boys indicating positive results in terms of gender parity in those schools. This means that more of our girls are now in school than before. The tables below gives detailed statistics for boys and girls enrolment in the district.

Table 1.15: previous and current beneficiary schools and their enrolment by gender

No. Name of School Enrolment 2012 2013 Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total 1 Changbalayiri D/A primary 196 202 398 206 221 427 2 Sawla English/ Arabic primary 97 93 190 136 117 253 3 Korle D/A primary school 78 83 161 109 177 226 4 Soma D/A primary school 212 229 441 274 302 576 5 Nahari D/A primary school 162 170 332 162 170 332 6 Sanyeri R/C primary school 172 143 315 172 143 315 7 Dorlyiri D/A primary school 101 86 187 101 98 199 8 Goryiri D/A primary school 157 166 323 163 172 335 9 Jeyiri D/A primary school 90 67 157 90 67 157 10 Saru R/C primary school 166 129 295 176 136 312 11 Kalba D/A primary school 213 171 384 213 171 384 12 Kalba R/C primary school 202 170 372 222 193 415 13 Yerikoi R/C primary school 141 139 280 138 198 336 14 Lorigbee R/C primary school 108 112 220 128 126 254 15 Konfali D/A primary 65 62 127 184 154 338 16 Nasoyiri D/Aprimary 165 136 301 68 69 137 17 Babaloyouro D/A primary 225 165 390 225 165 390 18 Yipala R/C primary 174 145 319 174 145 319 19 Jelinkon D/A primary 167 117 284 167 117 284 20 Kulmasa D/A 294 256 550 294 256 550 21 Kunfusi D/A primary - - - 311 268 579 28 22 Kpongiri R/C primary - - - 169 141 310 23 Blema D/A primary - - - 139 139 278 24 Nyoli R/C primary - - - 228 197 425 Total 3,185 2,841 6,026 4,249 3,882 8,131 Source: Community Development Office, STK District

Ghana Environmental Management Program (GEMP) As of now, GEMP gives assistants to groups, communities and schools to engage in woodlot establishment, planting of economic trees such as mangoes, cashew and teak. The following groups and communities have benefited so far including: Scout Association of St. Augustine primary school, Queen mothers Association of Sawla, Soma, Kunfusi, Jelinkong and Nahari. The end result of the programme is that, it puts money in to the pockets of beneficiary groups and communities and also helps in preserving and greening the environment.

HIV/AIDS The district is also bedevilled with the HIV/AIDS cancer just like many other districts in Ghana. As a result of the incidence/prevalence of HIV/AIDS, the District Multi-Sectorial HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan (MSHAP) was prepared to combat the menace. In 2010, there were 2 reported cases of the virus and in 2011 it increased to 4 people living with HIV/AIDS. After then the number further increased to 8 (all female) in 2012. Currently, the district has a cumulative cases of 65 of which seven (7) of them are male and fifty eight (58) are female. This vulnerable group of people has an association made up of 20 members (17 female and 3 male) which is christened Samlanmatu Association of PLWHIV. These people are supported financially to meet their socio-economic and health needs. The table below gives a picture of the menace in the district since 2010 to 2013. Table 1.16: Update on HIV/AIDS prevalence and other activities from 2010 up to 2013 HIV/AIDS Prevalence/Activities 2010 2011 2012 2013 M F T M F T M F T M F T 1. Number of cumulative cases 0 2 2 0 4 4 0 8 8 7 58 65 2. No. that have voluntarily been tested 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3. No. of AIDS persons on ART 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 8 3 57 60 4.PREGNANT WOMEN ON ARV 0 2 2 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 57 57 Source: Ghana Health Service, STKDA HIV/AIDS prevention Counselling and Testing (CT) ‘’know your status’’ services are rendered to clients on static and outreach basis in 8 health facilities. There are thirteen (13) counsellors in the district. Within the second quarter of 2013, the district still continued with counselling and Testing exercise-„‟Know Your Status‟‟. Eight (8) community durbars were organised and held at the 29 various sub-districts. Counselling and testing for the period under review in order to reduce mother to child transmission reveals that HIV/AIDS cases keeps on increasing over the years. This is shown on the table below.

Table 1.17: Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS

PMTCT 2010 2011 2012 2013 coverage No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. tested positive tested positive tested positive tested positive 274 2 (1%) 360 4(1%) 270 2(1%) 976 57 (5.8%) Source: GHS report, STK District - 2013

In addition to that some health activities and talks were included;

 BP check-up  Weight monitoring  Eye screening : for both children and adults  „‟Know Your Status‟‟: counselling /testing  Talk on prevention of TB Figure 1.3: Graph Showing Cumulative cases of HIV/AIDS

40 Male Female 30 total 20

0 2010 2011 2012 2013

Source: Ghana Health Service, STK District – 2013

The graph above depicts the HIV and Aids situation in the District. It is obvious that the male

Counterparts in the District for 2012 did not have the virus but only seven (7) of them got the virus in 2013.

30 1.2.13. Tourism Attraction

Sawla – Tuna – Kalba, Bole, West Gonja, and Central Gonja form the western circuit with respect to Tourism development in the Northern Region. An earlier inventory conducted in collaboration with GTB and SNV identified some tourist resources in the various Districts. The Kulmasa krokodile pond, Nyenge stone house, Jentilpe mass grave and Gindabour rocky caves are the main tourist sites identified. More so, these resources are transformed into other tourist sites. Apart from chalets constructed at Jang. The other facilities such as accommodation, telecommunication, electricity, food, roads, and reception have being centers constructed. This infrastructure would help to attract more tourists to the District.

Furthermore, the following cultural practices also contribute to tourism attraction in the District. These cultural practices of the people in the District are closely linked with religion especially traditional and Islamic religious. Some of the colourful cultural practices can be seen in marriages out-doorings, funerals and festivals. The main festivals observed by the people include: Damba, Fire and Yam festivals.

Damba

The Damba festival is after celebrated to mark the birth and the out-dooring of the prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him). The celebration is in two phases, the first phase signifies the birth, whilst the second which is celebrated a week later is for the outdooring of the Holy Prophet. The festival is an occasion for merry making, drumming, dancing, eating and presentation of gifts to loved ones. The periods also create an opportunity for family members to solve family issues.

Fire

There are two schools of thoughts underlying the celebration of the fire festival. One school links it to the period when Moses crossed the red Sea (Holy Bible). Whilst the other links it to the search party that was organized during the loss of a beloved daughter of one of the Moslem Missionaries. It is alleged that the missionaries used to propagate the religion, so there was fierce resistance, which led to the loss of the girl. To find the girl, a search party lit bundled grass throughout the night. Similarly every year participants in the festival light bundled grass and parade the principal streets to the outskirts in the nights.

Yam

The yam festival is celebrated to usher in the new yam, it is usually done before the clan elders who have to perform some rituals and sacrifices at their various fetish groove or to their gods to signify testing the new yam. The activity is not organized with durbars but done on clan basis.

1.2.14. Urban Development

To achieve the overall goal of the current development framework and Ghana current socio- economic development, there is the need to adopt accelerated growth of the child. This

31 includes protection, policy, capacity building and empowerment of the vulnerable and the excluded (women, children and the physically challenged).

The district therefore has high rate of illiterate women, physically challenged and orphans due to their socio-cultural, religious and economic background.

The district also has high rate of youth migration, especially the girl child, during the dry season. This has in no doubt contributed to the increasing numbers of HIV/IDS in the district as it shares boundary with Cote d‟lvior as a neighbouring country.

1.2.15. Degradation of Natural Environment

Degradation of the environment is mainly caused by three factors. One, the annual bush fires set to trap game and wild life, to create easily shoot off of grass to serve as pasture and three to enable the shea trees to bear fruits heavily for the picking of shea nut.

These bush fires definitely have adverse effect on the environment. As a result, the soil is left bare, especially throughout the long dry season of six months. The exposure of the soils set into motion a chain of activities such as leaching and reduction of soul fertility (with yields dwindling year after year). Wells are getting dried up faster than usual, pre-supposing that their actions are affecting the water table. The low fertility of soils is replenished through the use of chemical fertilizers at high cost. Besides, the high cost, these chemicals have their negative effect on ecological balance. The bushfires and chemicals wipe out some plants, animals and even micro-organism thus affecting the biodiversity of the district.

Secondly, degrading to the environment is caused by the farming practices. For instance the practice of clearing the land with fire before tilling destroys soil constituents. Also, clearing of virgin land for agriculture and the shortening of the period resulting from increase population with consequent decrease in available lands, leads to gradual elimination of the cover. This has numerous adverse effects on agricultural production and productivity.

A third possible source of damages caused to the environment is on the use of firewood and charcoal. In the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, about 97% do their cooking with firewood and charcoal. This means so many tons of firewood would have to be extracted from the environment every year without any conscious effort of replacing them.

In another dimension frequent removal of topsoil to win gravel for rehabilitation works on roads mostly after the rainy season is another factor which affects the degradation of the environment. The contractors do not care to reclaim the sites where they have scooped the topsoil‟s and these activities continue year after year, and from one place to another. The District Assembly together with EPA will have to take steps to correct the issues of reclaiming the sites after the topsoil have been removed to win gravel.

With respect to the atmosphere and water bodies much degradation is not caused to them. There are few vehicles plying the District to produce any appreciable level of exhaust fumes and also there is little industrial activity here in the District for any significant discharge to be made into the atmosphere.

32 Water bodies too are fairly free from pollutants since there are no industrial waters discharged into them. The District Assembly in collaboration with District Agriculture Development Unit (DADU) has to take steps to develop the water bodies for irrigation.

1.2.15. Investment Potential

The investment potential of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District is to be realized along the lines of indigenous development with much emphasis on the utilization of locally available resources to meet the basic needs (food, shelter, health, education etc.) of all persons of the District.

The following are the development potentials of the district

 Tuna quarry  Construction of markets in major towns  Construction of lorry parks in major towns  Establishment of mango plantations  Development of Shea tree plantations,  Cashew plantations  Construction of Guest houses/hotels/fuel and filling stations  Establishment of irrigation farming  Establishment of a bank

The main strategy is aimed at attaining maximum utilization of the district‟s natural, human and financial resources, to improve the general standard of living of the people. Thus the salient elements of this strategy will be focused on improving on the district production capacity in terms of variety and / or quality of products. Energies shall also be exerted on the development of social and technical infrastructure in order to improve on service delivery.

Additional resources shall be made available to reduce / alleviate poverty. Consequently specific programmes and projects are proposed for the satisfaction of basic needs that address the reduction / alleviation of poverty, diseases and illiteracy in order to achieve the basic for self-reliant and sustainably development of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District.

In agriculture production and cultivation of grains (rice, Maize and millet etc.) tubers, livestock and poultry will be promoted to achieve self-sufficiency in our staple food requirements as well as improve on the nutritional status since the land is fertile. In all, appropriate physical infrastructure, transportation network and effective marketing system shall be put in place to promote agriculture. Small – scale industrial activities which will be strengthened to foster much stronger relationship between agriculture and industry. Consequently, small- scale service industries for the manufacturing of simple farm tools and implements would be promoted. Agro-processing industrial activities such as Shea-butter oil extraction shall be strengthened by organizing women in particular into groups and co- operatives. Appropriate farming practices such as agro-forestry zero tillage etc, will be vigorously promoted so as to ensure environmental conservation.

33 1.2.16. Social Services

This basically deals with Services that are provided to the citizenry to enhance their general wellbeing and social welfare including health, education, social protection, transportation, water and sanitation. Over the years, the provision of these services has been the prime objective of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District and will be actively pursued further to improve the quality of life of the people. The existing situation of each of the social services is analyzed below:

1.2.16.1. Education Staffing

Staffing in the education sector is a major challenge confronting the District. There is an acute inadequacy of trained teachers with an average of 47 students being handled by one teacher. The situation is more profound at the KG and primary levels where pupil – trained teacher ratios are 291:1 and 130:1 respectively. This puts pressure on teachers and limits contact hours between teachers and pupils. This has resulted in unsatisfactory BECE performance over the years as can be seen on table 1.11.

The staffing situation at the junior high school level presents a better picture with pupil – trained teacher ratio of 1:29. The challenge, however, is the limited number of teachers for some particular schools. Also, basic schools in more remote communities are further depressed in staffing than those in the relatively urban communities.

Due to the inadequacy of trained teachers in the District, there is currently about 398 (see table 1.11.) untrained teachers augmenting the efforts of the trained staff. The District also realized a teacher gap of about 400. To address the staffing concerns of the District therefore, practical strategies are required to recruit more trained teachers, train untrained teachers/sponsor them for the UTTB programme, provide in-service training for teachers, and motivate teachers to teach in more remote communities. Table 1.10 analyses the staffing situation in basic schools within the District.

Table 1.18: District Teaching Staff Situation by category Category 2010 2013 Pupil – Trained % of % of PTR Pupil – Trained % of % PTR Teacher Ratio trained untrained (Total) Teacher Ratio trained untrained (Total) KG 241:1 22% 78% 45:1 291:1 24% 76% 69:1 Primary 133:1 30% 70% 43:1 130:1 38.9% 61.1% 52:1 JHS 31:1 82% 18% 21:1 29:1 68.9% 31.1% 20:1 Average 135:1 45% 55% 36:1 150:1 44% 56% 47:1 Source: GES, STK District - 2013

34 Table 1.19: Staff establishment of the District by sex STAFF 2010 2011 2012 2013 ESTABLISHMENT M F T M F T M F T M F T 1. Total teachers 531 12 543 611 15 626 618 27 645 695 81 776 2. Trained teachers 215 0 215 244 0 244 266 0 266 378 0 378 3. Untrained teachers 316 12 328 367 15 372 352 27 379 332 47 398 Primary Net Enrolment Rate 65% 63% 64% 51% 51% 51% 49% 49% 49% 64% 69% 67% Source: GES, STK District – 2013

Educational institutions by category The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District currently has a total of 188 basic schools distributed across eight educational circuits. These comprise 61 nursery/kindergartens, 94 primary schools and 33 Junior High Schools. The district also has only 3 Senior High Schools and 1 TVET. As a requirement of the implementation of the Early Childhood Care Development policy since 2007, Kindergartens were incorporated into the formal basic education system and each primary school is expected to have a KG attached to it. The District has therefore made great efforts in that regard. However, not all the primary schools have such facilities as indicated in Table 1.12.

Due to the scattered nature of settlements in the District, geographical access to basic institutions is very challenging in some communities. Also, most of the basic schools in the District are without auxiliary facilities such as workshops, libraries, laboratories, staff accommodation, offices, kitchens and sanitation facilities. There is therefore the urgent need to improve further on the general educational infrastructure in the District especially the auxiliary facilities.

Table 1.20: Educational Institutions by categories Category 2010 2011 2012 2013 Target Actual

Nursery(KG) 56 57 57 91 61 Primary 87 91 93 100 94 JHS 22 25 30 40 33 SHS 2 2 3 4 3 TOTAL 167 175 183 235 191 Source: GES, STK District - 2013

The District currently has a total of 29,860 students in the 185 basic educational institutions which comprises of 5,242 KG students, 18,375 primary students, and 4, 159 Junior High students. On gender composition of school enrolment, there are more girls (2,682) enrolled at the KG school level than boys (2,560). However, as the students‟ progress to the higher levels

35 of education, the population of boys and girls begin to fluctuate or change inconsistently. For the period from 2010 to 2013, the growth rate of girl‟s enrolment has been more progressive than the boys. Table 1.12 and figure1 contains details of enrolment situation in basic schools within the District.

Table 1.21: Summary of % increase in enrolment in basic schools and SHS from 2010-2013 CATEGORY 2010 2013 Growth rate from 2010- No. of Enrolment No. of Enrolment 2013 Schools Girls Boys Total Schools Girls Boys Total Girls Boys Total KG 57 2,304 2,243 4547 61 2,560 2,682 5,242 10% 16% 13% PRIMARY 87 8,574 7,741 16,315 91 9,382 8,993 18,375 5% 14% 11% JHS 25 1,888 1,285 3,173 33 2,309 1,850 4,159 18% 31% 24% SHS 2 357 300 657 3 1,048 735 1,784 66% 59% 63% TVET 1 0 150 150 1 0 300 300 0 50% 50% Source: GES, STK District - 2013

Figure 1.4: the enrolment behaviour for 2013 from KG to SHS 40000 35000 30000 25000 TOTAL 20000 GIRLS 15000 BOYS 10000 5000 0 KG PRIMARY JHS SHS

Source: GES Report, STK District - 2013

Progression trend in basic schools Due to socio-economic and cultural factors such as out-migration, child labour, financial setbacks, ignorance of the importance of education, foster parenting, as well as mortality, many students are not able to successfully complete primary education and transit to Junior High Schools. The District therefore recorded primary school completion rates of 78.40% and 74.90% in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Out of the pupils who completed primary schools in 2010 and 2011 academic year only 86% and 78% respectively successfully progressed to junior high school. In 2012 there was a further decline in completion rate of 49.60% and a marginal increase of 50.20% in 2013. This indicates that only 68% transited to JHS1

36 followed by a slight increase in 73.60% in 2013. There has been an up and down trend in completion and transition rates in the district. Therefore enrolment friendly programmes should be vigorously pursued such as the school feeding programme to boost the transition from one level to another. The table and the figure below gives an over view information regarding completion and transition rates trend to the next levels from 2010-2013.

Table 1.22: Progression Trend in Basic Schools in the District Indicator 2010 2011 2012 2013

Primary School Completion Rate 78.40% 74.90% 49.60% 50.20%

Transition rate from Primary to JHS 86% 78% 68% 73.60%

JHS completion rate 30.40% 65.20% 66.43% 70%

Transition rate from JHS3 to SHS1 86% 81% 68% 77%

Source: GES, STK District - 2013

Figure 1.5: Progression trend in basic schools 3.5

3 Transition rate to SHS 2.5

2 JHS completion rate

1.5 Transition rate to JHS1 1 Primary sch. Completion 0.5 rate 0 2010 2011 2012 2013

Source: GES, STK District - 2013

B.E.C.E/WASSCE Performance The District over the years has recorded appalling but continuously improving performance in the annual Basic Education Certificate Examination. From approximately 28% in 2010, the pass rate increased slightly to 29% in 2011 and further to a significant rate of 36% in 2012. For WASSCE, there is an increase from 62% to 63% for 2010 and 2011. The increase could not be maintained since the district experienced a marginal decline to 62% in 2012. Even though the pass rates did not meet the District targets, interventions in the sector including

37 provision of infrastructure, school uniforms, recruitment and capacity building programmes for teachers are yielding assuring results as indicated in table 1.7 and figure 1.8. Table 1.23: B.E.C.E/WASSCE Performance in the District Year 2010 2011 2012

BECE 27.90% 29.08% 36.22%

WASSCE 62% 63% 62%

Source: GES, STK District – 2013

Figure 1.6: Trend of BECE/WASSCE pass rates 1.2

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Source: GES, STK District - 2013

Electrification of Schools

The energy supply system in the District is very poor. Apart from Schools in Sawla, Tuna, Yipala, Gindabour, and Kulmasa which are connected to the National grid, the rest of the towns and villages are not connected. However, the District Assembly is making efforts to link the other towns and villages especially the farming and commercial towns such as Kalba, Soma, Jentilpe, Sanyeri, etc to the National grid. When this is completed, it will go a long way to support the agro-industry and other service delivery in the communities.

1.2.16.2. HEALTH

Access to health care The District Health Directorate of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District aims at improving the health status of the people in the District through the promotion of quality health services that are accessible and affordable to the people. In this regard, the Assembly is working closely with the Health Directorate in the area of health.

38 Health care delivering has improved nationwide; however despite the huge investments made by government there exist constraints in terms of accessibility and affordability in the district. Some of the factors that impede health care delivering among others are geographical, financial, socio-cultural barriers and weak support systems.

This in no doubt does not promote the atmosphere necessary for development of the human resource of the District. It is refreshing however to note that members of communities who took advantage of the DHIS are now accessing health care “free”. The scheme made provision for the poorest and most vulnerable thereby exempting them from making financial contribution to the system.

Key priority intervention for the district  Improve transport system and maintain PPM  Capacity building and continuing staff motivation at all levels  Increase access to health care delivery especially the hard to reach areas  100% increase coverage of all antigens and indicators  96% of 4+ visit of ANC attendants  Preparedness for out breaks of disease  100% implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme  Open CHPS compound  Monitoring and supervision at all level  Organize and carry out 4 health durbars on sanitation quarterly  Organize durbars on HIV/AIDS, PMTCT and VCT, care for orphans of HIV/AIDS

Health facilities The district is currently serviced by 12 operational health facilities (one poly clinic, 3 clinics and 8 CHPS compounds). Due to long distances between communities and poor road conditions, access to health care in the District has been low over the years. To arrest this situation, the STK District in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service, is deepening the concept of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS). This is to bring health service closer to the people by dividing the District into CHPS zones where health facilities called CHPS compounds are provided to offer services to the zones. The District now has four (4) CHPS zones; namely: Sawla, Tuna, Kalba and Gindabo. Currently there are two (2) CHPS compounds under construction. The table below contains the health facilities in the District.

Table 1.24: District Health Facilities No. Health facility Sub-district Operational year 1 SAWLA polyclinic Sawla Operational 2. Kunfusi CHPS Kalba 2009 3. Saru CHPS Kalaba 2009 4. Kulmasa CHPS Gindabo 2005 5. Sanyeri CHPS Tuna 2009 6 Yipala CHPS Tuna 2011 7 Soma CHPS Tuna 2005 39 8 Nakpala CHPS Sawla 2010 9 Gbiniyiri CHPS Kalba 2012 10 Kawie CHPS Sawla Under construction 11 FRIENDS clinic Sawla Operational 12 EVERGREEN clinic Sawla Operational 13 DORNALD RICHARD clinic Sawla Operational 14 Goyiri CHPS Gindabo Under construction Source: GHS, STK District – 2013

Malaria control Malaria is the single most important cause of mortality especially children under five (5) and pregnant women in Ghana. Statistics from the various health centres in the district shows that the most prevalent of all our patient cases reported was malaria with women and children, the vulnerable recording a higher rate.

Sawla/Tuna/Kalba District being agric-based, malaria puts a heavy burden on the Human Resource potentials of the district with its attendant negative effect on economic development in the District. There has been an appreciable decline in the cases of malaria for both under 5 years (6,969 to 6,553) and pregnancy cases (555 to 168) from 2010 to 2013. Though, the decline is not consistent for all the years in the case of under 5. The trend is shown in the table below.

Table 1.25: Trend of malaria cases in the district Cases 2010 2011 2012 2013 Under 5 years old 6,969 9,729 8,795 6,553 Malaria in pregnancy 555 440 268 168 Source: GHS report, STK District – 2013

Major morbidity cases in the District Similar to other rural districts and the nation at large, malaria is the dominant disease in the District throughout the period from 2010 to 2013 with an increase of OPD cases from 17,636 to 33,536 respectively. This is largely attributed to improper sanitation and unhygienic practices. Table 1.22 contains the major diseases in the District.

Table 1.26: Trend of top ten morbidity case 2010 2011 2012 2013 Disease No. Disease No. Disease No. Disease No. Malaria 17,636 Malaria 21,009 Malaria 23,069 Malaria 33,536 Acute Respiratory 6,095 Acute 8,572 Acute 8,849 Acute 13,068

40 Infection (ARI) Respiratory Respiratory Respiratory Infection (ARI) Infection (ARI) Infection (ARI) skin diseases and 3,178 skin diseases 4,138 skin diseases 4,548 Diarrhoea 7,342 ulcer and ulcer and ulcer Pneumonia 2,885 Diarrhoea 3,833 Diarrhoea 3,791 skin diseases 7,195 and ulcer Rheomatism 1,831 Rheomatism/ 2,703 Pneumonia 2,127 PUO 7,112 /Joint pains Joint pains Diarrhoea 1,813 Pneumonia 2,219 Acute Ear 1,945 Rheomatism/J 4,538 Infection oint pains Acute Ear 1,540 Acute Ear 1,981 Rheomatism/ 1,579 Anaemia 3,446 Infection Infection Joint pains Acute Ear 3,237 Infection Acute eye 2307 infection Source: GHS Report, STK District - 2013

Efforts are however being made by the District Health Directorate in collaboration with the District Assembly to improve access to health care. The DEHO is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a sound and healthy environment in the district. Some of the strategies undertaken are sensitization and clean- up campaigns.

Staffing The table below shows the staff situation of the district Health Directorate. The analysis considers the medical staff, Para-medical as well as other supporting staff of the various health institutions. The district has a huge staffing gap at both health administration and sub- district levels. For the former, the staff requirement is 25 of which they have only nine at post. The latter is not different as the staff requirement stands at 206 and only 56 are at post.

Table 1.27: Health Staff Situation in the District District health administration All the sub-districts No. No. at No. No. at Category Required Post Category Required Post District Director 1 1 Medical Officer (Doctor) 3 0 Medical Officer (Doctor) Physician/Medical 1 0 Assistant 6 4 High Executive Officer. 1 0 Public Health Nurse 30 18 Executive officer 2 1 Executive officer 6 0 Senior Typist 2 0 Midwife 15 6 Technical Officer General Nurse Biostatistician 1 0 10 4 Public Health Nurse 1 1 Enroll Nurse 40 30

41 Technical Officer (DC) 1 1 Technical Officer (DC) 3 1 Field Technician (DC) 1 0 Field Technician (DC) 6 3 Nutrition Officer 1 1 Typist 5 1 Supply officer 1 0 Senior Typist 5 0 Store Keeper Technical Officer 2 1 Biostatistician 5 0 Accountant 2 1 Biostatistician Assistant 8 4 Accounts Officer 2 0 Nutrition Officer 5 0 Driver 2 1 Supply officer 5 0 Watchman 2 1 Store Keeper 5 0 Labourers/Orderly 2 0 Accountant 0 0 Community Eye Clinic 0 0 Accounts Officer 5 2 Total 25 9 Driver 5 2 Watchman 14 4 Labourers/Orderly 10 2 Health AIDS 10 5 Community Eye Clinic 5 0 Total 206 56 Source: GHS – STK District - 2013

Kangaroo mother care (KMC) Kangaroo mother care activities are on-going in the district. 77 CBA village volunteers from hard-to-reach communities and zones were sensitized on KMC. Health staffs at new health facilities and CHPS zones were also sensitized. Nutrition From table 1.28 it can be seen that vitamin A is being provided for both children and post- partum mothers. However, more need to be done since the percentage coverage is not enough. There has also been a gradual reduction of underweight children over the period. Table 1.28: Nutritional supplements for children and post-partum mothers Nutrition 2010 2011 2012 2013

%Achieved %Achieved %Achieved %Achieved Vitamin A coverage for children 6-59 months: 4442=23% 5197=25% 2443=11.5% 4471=20.5% Vitamin A coverage for women within 8 weeks post- 2368=60.2% 2537=62.2% 1801=42.6% 1709=39.3% partum % underweight 7705=40.7% 3895=19% 1542=7.3% 1114=5.1% GHS – STK District - 2013

42 1.2.17 Safe Water and Environmental Sanitation To promote good health and increase the standard of living for the people in the district, the District Assembly has established Water and Sanitation Team within the District to see to the activities of water and sanitation in the district. Water situation in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District is not the best, looking at water supply in other districts; some few rural communities have one or two boreholes serving a large community. This situation has made the fighting of worm borne related diseases difficult.

The district is however fortunate to have committed a lot of resources from DDF and DACF to sunk more boreholes (35 boreholes) and develop more small water systems in 2013/2014 since everywhere in the district they are requesting for potable water.

Sawla, the District Capital is currently enjoying the Small Water System whereby stand pipes were provided at vantage points within the Sawla Township and Nyenge community. The District is imparting information to the local people on Water and Sanitation; and disseminating information on safe water usage and management. Tuna, Kalba, Gindabou, Yipala and Kulmasa would also be enjoying the small water system, very soon.

The percentage of the population with access to water facilities is displayed on table 1.28. From 2010 to 2013 targets have been set in terms of percentage of access to water facilities which have not been met throughout. This is partly due to inadequate funds and declining donor support in the area as well as increase in population. This is the reason for which the percentage of people with access to boreholes and pipe-borne water declined over the years. For instance, in 2011, percentage of the population served with boreholes is 25% which declined to 18% and 16% in 2012 and 2011 respectively.

An efficient and hygienic method of human waste disposal available in a dwelling unit is a critical indicator of the sanitary condition of the unit and an indirect measure of the socio- economic status of a household. The main sanitation facilities are not enough for the growing population in the district since the percentage of the population with access to sanitation facilities is highly inadequate. This is visible on table 1.29. In view of this many people resort to open defecation and this is hygienically not a good practice for the health of the people but a serious threat to their healthy living.

Table1.29: Access to Water and Sanitation facilities in the district Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 Sanitation facilities Targe Target Ach’t Target Ach’t Target Ach’t t Ach’t % of population served with 100% 17% 80% 25% 90% 18% 90% 16% Boreholes % of population served with 60% 7.10% 50% 3% 40% 4% 40% 2% pipe-borne water % of population using safe 100% 1.72% 100% 1.61% 100% 1.91% 100% 1.98% excreta disposal facility % of population with KVIP 100% 2.47% 100% 2.47% 100% 2.47% 100% 2.47% % of population with VIP 100% 1.72% 100% 1.72% 100% 1.72% 100% 1.72%

43 No. of households with safe 1000 67 900 54 800 31 1200 67 excreta facilities % of population served with 100% 12.25% 100% 13.1% 100% 14.02 100% 14.256 Solid waste disposal facilities % % % of population served with 100% 3.256% 100 3.3% 100 4.04% 100% 4.1928 Liquid waste disposal facilities % Source: DEHU, STK District - 2013

1.2.18. Justice and Security

Security organizations in the District include the Police, Fire Service officers from Bole District overseeing the District and the Justice and Security sub-committee of the Assembly. They provide protection to both persons and property. The District Disaster Management Organization also provides relief Services to People affected by Disaster and educates the populace on the prevention of disasters.

1.2.19. Agriculture Table 1.30: Yield of major crops in the District Major crops 2010 2011 2012 2013 Maize 1127 1579 1658 1176 Millet 258 406 427 277 Cassava 73318 85538 89815 64215 Groundnut 1159 1825 1704 1565 Sorghum 525 1102 1659 1075 Rice 249 393 412 401 Yams 207996 128396 229316 232515 Cowpea 11303 17802 1862 13084

Table 1.30: Population of animals in the District Animal Populations 2010 2011 2012 2013 Cattle 31116 32049 33010 33835 Sheep 18952 19521 20302 21144 Goats 29513 30318 31530 32948 Pigs 120153 11051 12532 13721 Poultry 92845 94702 89967 88167

Some Activities Carried Out By the District Department of Agriculture for the Period

Table 1.31: Extension activities Activity (Extension) Achievement Conduct 960 farm & home visits by 5 AEAs 480 farm and home visits conducted Conduct 48 supervisory visits by DDA 36 supervisory visits conducted Carryout 432 monitoring and supervisory visits by 278 Visits carried out DMISO & DAOs annually 'Organise monthly staff review meetings 7 monthly staff meeting organized

44 'Attend cost centre managers quarterly meetings 2 cost centre managers‟ meetings annually attended

Table 1.32: veterinary services Activity (Veterinary) Achievement Conduct animal health extension and livestock Nil disease surveillance by December annually Vaccinate livestock and poultry against NIL schedule diseases Carry out Clinical treatments (CBPP -580)/(PPR sheep-95)/(PPR goat- 100)/(Anthrax cattle-82)/(Rabies dogs-261 and cats 16) Issue out movement / Slaughter Permits Cattle-362, sheep-31, goats-155, pigs-346 and others 28)

Table 1.32: Activities to improve crop yield Activity (crops) Achievement Sensitize 150 cashew farmers on application of production of good quality nuts with resultant GAPS in the production of quality nuts attraction of good market prices (201 farmers) Carryout Block Farm Recovery exercise 176 maxi bags of maize and an amount of GHC 960.00 recovered Facilitate the grafting of 1,500 cashew 1,000 improved cashew seedlings available to seedlings at Jentilpe nursery and distribute to cashew farmers in the district farmer in the district Facilitate training of 60 cashew farmers on Improved production and productivity of 55 canopy substitution under Aci cashew farmers (51M and 4F) Conduct a baseline survey in 2 communities in Baseline information in the 2 beneficiary the district under AAESCC implementation communities acquired

1.2.19. District Development Gaps/Issues Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability  Low revenue potential  Unsatisfactory revenue mobilisation  High rate of revenue leakages

Thematic Area: Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Agriculture  Over dependence on the erratic rain-fall for agriculture  Rudimentary farming practices  Low output levels and inadequate post-harvest infrastructural facilities (storage facilities and feeder roads)  Lack of organised market for agricultural produce (low prices, the issue of middlemen etc)  Land degradation, bush fires and deforestation  Lack of irrigable dams for dry season farming

45  Inadequate access to agricultural extension services Natural resource management  Land degradation, bush fires and deforestation

Thematic Area: Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector  Low income and poor savings practices among groups and individuals  inadequate off farm/off season employment  inadequate of market infrastructure

Thematic Area: Infrastructure and Human Settlements  Inadequate potable water source  Poor maintenance of existing water facilities  Inadequate sanitation facilities  Inadequate coverage of telecommunication services  Poor collaboration between land owners and DA to ensure proper spatial development  Poor road conditions and network  Lack of electricity in some communities  Insanitary conditions

Thematic Area: Human Development, Productivity and Employment; Education  Inadequate school infrastructure/facilities  High teacher pupil ratio at pre-school level  Low enrolment among boys and girls in schools  Inadequate monitoring and supervision of teaching and learning at Basic school level  High dropout rate among girls in basic schools  Poor performance of pupils at basic school level  Inadequate coverage of school feeding program  Inadequate residential facilities for teachers Health  Deplorable Health administration block  Lack of a doctor in the district  Increasing HIV/AIDS infection rate  Inadequate community based surveillance volunteers  Inadequate infrastructure and logistics  Inadequate training for non-conventional/unorthodox health practitioners  Low access to health facilities/services Social Protection  Incidence of child rights abuses and women‟s rights violation  Lack of rehabilitation and education centres for the physically and the mentally challenged

46 Thematic Area: Transparent and Accountable Governance  Weak collaboration between the District Assembly and other stakeholders  Low staffing capacity of the District Administration  Inadequate office and residential facilities for staff  Weak district and sub-district institutions for local governance  Poor revenue collection mechanisms  Over dependence on external source of funds to support development (DACF and development partners)  Growing rate of crime especially armed robbery

47 Table 1.33: Summary of Key Problems and Community Needs and Aspiration Thematic Area Sector Key Development Problems/Challenges. Key Community Needs and Aspirations

ENSURING AND Revenue -Rate evasion Increased revenue generation capacity SUSTAINING mobilization and -low awareness on tax payment responsibilities MACRO- expenditure among the people Improve expenditure management ECONOMIC -low quality database on rateable items STABILITY -Relatively higher cost of basic requirements due to distance from production centres AGRICULTURE - Short and erratic rainfall -Reduce post-harvest losses MODERNISATION AND - Inadequate feed and water for animals during the -Encourage irrigation farming SUSTAINABLE NATURAL Agriculture long dry season -Improve agricultural mechanization RESOURCE Modernization -Limited resources for large scale and mechanized -Increase access to market MANAGEMENT agriculture -Facilitate access to farm implements and inputs -Limited access to farm inputs and implements -Prevent and control pests and diseases - Declining soil fertility -Increase access to extension services - Prevalence of pests and diseases -Increase access to extension services -Limited access to extension services -Encourage poultry, livestock and fish farming -Lack of skills and resources for large scale -Encourage and support women participation in agriculture irrigation agriculture -Limited skills in fish and honey production -Low participation of women in agriculture - Poor farm enterprise initiative -Seasonal migration of youth urban areas -Low prices for agricultural produce -Under developed road network to food producing areas -Low crop and livestock productivity -High mortality of livestock (NCD, PPR, Anthrax, feed and water), -High post-harvest losses -Weak producer organisations

48 Thematic Area Sector Key Development Problems/Challenges. Key Community Needs and Aspirations

- Bush burning and indiscriminate felling of trees -Control felling of trees -Deforestation -Encourage tree growing Natural Resource -Degrading lands -Protection of water bodies Management -Drying water bodies -Monitor and controlling activities of gravel and sand winners -Declining interest in growing urban trees -Monitor and control activities of Fulani herdsmen -Prevent indiscriminate bush burning -Prevent and manage disasters ENHANCING THE -Lack of market for local industrial goods -Ensure access to market COMPETI- Manufacturing -Inadequate skills in manufacturing -Skill training on manufacturing and entrepreneurship TIVENESS OF -Limited access to credit -Facilitate acquisition of equipment DISTRICT’S -Expensive manufacturing equipment PRIVATE SECTOR -Limited credit facilities -Increase access to credit

Commerce -Poor market infrastructure -expand and improve market infrastructure -Poor entrepreneurial and financial management -Ensure access to market skills -Capacity building on financial management and entrepreneurship -Low demand Financial -Poor culture of savings -Encourage the culture of savings Institutions -inadequate capacity of local contractors -Give local contract a preferential treatment for DA projects Construction To execute projects -Support and nurture local contractors -Low business management skills -Capacity building on entrepreneurship and financial management Tourism -Undeveloped tourist sites -Develop and market tourist sites -Poorly developed hospitality sub-sector -Develop the hospitality sub-sector INFRA- Water -Long distances from water points in dispersed -Increase water access in communities STRUCTURE AND settlements HUMAN -Low yielding boreholes in dry season SETTLEMENT -Broken-down water facilities

49 Thematic Area Sector Key Development Problems/Challenges. Key Community Needs and Aspirations

Sanitation and -Unhygienic practices -Encourage construction and use of household latrines using CLTS Hygiene -Poor drainage systems in communities -Introduce and enforce sanitation by-laws -Indiscriminate liquid and solid waste management -Improve drainage in communities -Open defecation -Improve hygiene practices, especially in schools -Improve access to sanitation facilities, especially at public places Transportation -High transport fares -Regular the fixing of transport fares -Poor road conditions -Improve road conditions -Poor road connectivity -Construct new roads to improve connectivity Energy -Unconnected communities to the national grid -Facilitate access to LPG and kerosene -Difficult access to LPG and kerosene -Connect more communities and homes to the national grid -Encourage efficient use of energy Human -Lack of District layout plan -Layout plan provided Settlement -Haphazard physical development -Establish Physical Planning Department -Limited knowledge of physical planning -Increase awareness of physical planning regulations and regulations and procedures procedures -Lack of resident physical development planner -Equip the Physical Planning and Works Departments -Poor enforcement mechanisms of development -Improve enforcement of development control measures control measures Housing -Inadequate and expensive accommodation -Embark on affordable housing projects through PPP -Poor housing conditions -Support private sector housing initiatives -Train artisans on proper use of local construction materials

50 Thematic Area Sector Key Development Problems/Challenges. Key Community Needs and Aspirations

-Inadequate classroom infrastructure -Improve classroom infrastructure situation -Inadequate staff accommodation -Provide more staff accommodation facilities -Inadequate TLMs -Improve supply of TLMs HUMAN -Inadequate furniture -Provide furniture for schools DEVELOPMENT, -Inadequate teachers -Improve teacher-pupil ratio PRODUCTIVITY Education -Limited management skills by PTAs and SMCs -Increase interest in science, vocation, technical and ICT education AND EMPLOYMENT -Poor sanitation in schools -Poor supervision -Unsatisfactory performance in final examinations -Low gender and geographical equity in education -Inadequate health facilities -Provide more and rehabilitate existing health facilities -Poorly poor equipped health facilities -Equip all health facilities and construct new ones -Inadequate staff accommodation -Increase antenatal coverage -Poor social services in rural areas to retain health -Improve nutrition services personnel -Campaign against drug abuse and public smoking -Low health service utilization at facility level -Campaign on safe sex and distribution of contraceptives Health -Malnutrition -Upgrade existing health facilities -Incidence of HIV/AIDS and STDs -Improve health staff-patient situation -High incidence of malaria -Provide incentives for staff in rural areas -High personnel-patient ratio -Improve primary health care activities -Provide health facilities in distant and remote communities -Encourage women to seek reproductive health care Social Protection -Lack of facilities for rehabilitating the disable -Provide disable rehabilitation centre -Lack of employable skills among disables -Support to Vulnerable groups to be registered on NHIS -Children, women and PLWHIV discrimination and -Education on the rights of PLWHIV and disables abuse Sports -Diminishing interest in sports -Improve sports infrastructure -Poor sports infrastructure -Increase interest in sports

51 Thematic Area Sector Key Development Problems/Challenges. Key Community Needs and Aspirations

TRANSPARENT Decentralised -Poorly resourced departments -Support decentralized departments AND Departments - inadequate residential accommodation for staff of -Provide residential accommodation for staff of decentralized ACCOUNTABLE decentralized departments departments GOVERNANCE -Limited coordination among decentralized -Improve coordination among decentralized departments departments Local -Weak local government structures -Strengthen local government structures Government -Limited participation at the grass root in -Increase grass root participation in development Structures development issues -Low involvement of women in governance -Increase coordination with adjoining districts -Promote women participation in politics and governance Traditional -Limited knowledge among traditional authorities -Involvement of Traditional Authorities in all phases of Governance on modern governance and dispute resolution development -Low involvement of Traditional Authorities in -Improve capacity of Traditional leaders in modern governance development issues Justice and -Erratic incidence of theft and violence -Improve local security Security -Financial difficulties in accessing justice -Support vulnerable groups in accessing justice -Dark communities at night -Provide street lighting -Armed robbery at the border areas

52 CHAPTER TWO DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES

From the foregoing chapter, it is evident that the problems and challenges facing the District are numerous, likewise the development needs and aspirations of the people. However, owing to the limited resources and time available to the implementation of this plan, it is impracticable to address all these issues. It is therefore appropriate that the numerous development needs and aspirations of the people are prioritized to ensure judicious allocation of the District‟s scarce resources. In consultation with major stakeholders in the district, the prioritization of the needs and aspirations was informed by several considerations which include the feasibility of the project or activity, its rippling effects on other sectors of the district especially on job creation, and its urgency. Also, on-going projects were incorporated into the priorities to ensure their successful implementation. This Chapter therefore is a presentation of the priority issues of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district over the medium plan.

2.1. LIST OF DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES

2.1.1Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability

- Increased revenue generation capacity - Improve expenditure management - Stable and reliable donor support - Booming economic activities

2.1.2 Thematic Area: Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

- Reduce post-harvest losses - Encourage irrigation farming - Improve agricultural mechanization - Increase access to market - Facilitate access to farm implements and inputs - Prevent and control pests and diseases - Increase access to extension services - Encourage poultry, livestock and fish farming - Control felling of trees - Encourage tree growing - Protection of water bodies - Monitoring and controlling activities of gravel and sand winners - Monitor and control activities of Fulani herdsmen - Prevent indiscriminate bush burning - Prevent and manage disasters

2.1.3 Thematic Area: Enhancing the Competitiveness of District’s Private Sector

- Ensure access to market - Skill training on manufacturing and entrepreneurship - Facilitate acquisition of equipment - Increase access to credit - Ensure access to market - Capacity building on financial management and entrepreneurship - Encourage the culture of savings - Build capacities of local contractors and give them a preferential treatment for DA projects - Capacity building on entrepreneurship and financial management - Develop and market tourist sites - Develop the hospitality sub-sector

2.1.4 Thematic Area: Infrastructure and Human Settlement

2.1.4.1 Water and Sanitation

- Increase water access in rural communities - Encourage construction and use of household latrines using CLTS - Introduce and enforce sanitation by-laws - Improve drainage in communities - Improve hygiene practices, especially in schools - Improve access to sanitation facilities, especially at public places

2.1.4.2 Transportation

- Improve road conditions - Construct new roads to improve connectivity

2.1.4.3 Energy

- Connect more communities and homes to the national grid - Encourage efficient use of energy

2.1.4.4 Human Settlements

- Equip Physical Planning Department - Increase awareness of physical planning regulations and procedures - Equip the Physical Planning Department - Improve enforcement of development control measures

2.1.4.5 Housing

- Embark on affordable housing projects through PPP - Support private sector housing initiatives - Train artisans on the properly use of local construction materials - Enforcement of building codes

2.1.5 Thematic Area: Human Development, Productivity and Employment

2.1.5.1 Education

- Improve classroom infrastructure situation - Provide more staff accommodation facilities - Improve supply of TLMs - Provide furniture for schools - Improve teacher-pupil ratio - Increase interest in science, vocation, technical and ICT education - Equip laboratories in SHSs

2.1.5.2 Health

- Provide more and rehabilitate existing health facilities - Equip all health facilities and equip more health facilities - Improve nutrition services - Campaign against drug abuse and public smoking - Campaign on safe sex and distribution of contraceptives - Upgrade existing health facilities - Improve health staff-patient situation - Provide incentives for staff in rural areas - Improve primary health care activities - Provide health facilities in distant and remote communities - Encourage women to seek reproductive health care

2.1.5.3 Social Protection

- Provide disable rehabilitation centre - Support to Vulnerable groups to be registered on NHIS - Education on the rights of PLWHIV and disables

2.1.5.4 Sports

- Improve sports infrastructure - Increase interest in sports

2.1.6 Thematic Area: Transparent and Accountable Governance

- Support decentralized departments - Provide residential accommodation for staff of decentralized departments - Increase grass root participation in development issues - Increase coordination with adjoining districts - Promote women participation in politics and governance - Involvement of Traditional Authorities in all phases of development - Improve capacity of Traditional leaders in modern governance

- Improve local security - Support vulnerable groups in accessing justice - Provide street lighting - Curb smuggling and illegal in-migration along the border

2.2. POCC ANALYSIS OF KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

In order to design pragmatic strategies to address the above district development strategies, it is important to assess the capacity of the District by identifying its Potentials, Opportunities, Constraints and Challenges (POCC). Potentials of the District in this analysis are positive internal factors which when exploited will augment the development of the District. Opportunities are the positive external influences which can facilitate the development of the various segments of the district. Constraints and Challenges are the internal and external negative factors respectively, which can hinder the development of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District. On this note, this POCC analysis relates the various identified key development issues to the numerous Potentials, Opportunities, Constraints and Challenges within and outside the district. It is intended to guide choices in the formulation of District Development Focus, Development Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Activities for the next four years. Table 2.1identifies the POCC of the District in accordance with the thematic areas of the MTDP.

Table 2.1: SUMMARY OF KEY DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS, OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Revenue -Increased revenue -Availability of diversified revenue -Mandate of the district -Non-availability of Evasion of fees, rates Generation generation capacity sources assembly to invest and reap reliable data base on and other charges by -Functional area councils revenue ratable properties external companies - Ability of the district assembly to -Existence of private -low commitments of invest and reap revenue company/individuals to assist revenue collectors to -Growing business activities revenue collection collect revenue -Street naming and property -Low support from numbering traditional authorities and -Growing interest of other stakeholders companies to do business in - Inadequate logistics for the district revenue mobilization -Small revenue base Expenditure -Improve -Existence of internal auditor -Implementation of GIFMIS -Limited capacity of Management expenditure -Existence of public GIFMIS &Limited legal management expenditure regulations knowledge Conclusion: DA should endeavour to steadily implement effectively revenue improvement action plans to help optimize revenue whiles minimizing revenue leakages. This should be coupled with strict expenditure management of the DA. Thematic Area: Enhancing competiveness of Ghana’s private sector Private Sector -Inadequate job -Presence of NBSSI -Government‟s high interest in -Complexities involved in -Refusal of large Development opportunities -Introduction of the Rural private sector development PPP agreements companies to locate in -Limited technical Enterprises Project northern Ghana and entrepreneurial -Presence of GYEEDA skills -Introduction of LESDEP -DAs willingness to enter into PPP

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR to develop local resources Conclusion: The government should expand the available programmes and introduce more models to absorb the youth. Also incentives should be created for companies that will locate in northern Ghana. Developing -Limited -Annual festivals -Presence of Ghana Tourism -Poor road network to -High cost of road the Tourism exploitation of -Good terrain for road construction Board in the region tourist sites construction Industry potentials in the and opening up -Undeveloped tourist sites -Lack of decent hotel, tourism sector -High interest of local residents in -Inadequate skills and guest house and -Limited attention developing tourist sites professionalism in tourism restaurant services to the development development and of tourism at the management local level Conclusion: There is the need to develop potential tourist sites, improve access to them and market these sites in the media to attract tourists

Thematic Area: Accelerated agricultural modernisation and sustainable natural resource management Agriculture Seasonal variability -Existence of DADU. -Presence of Irrigations -High cost of constructing -Poor road network. Productivity in food supply and -Availability of agro-chemicals Development Board / rehabilitating dams and -Climatic Variability prices -Availability of dams and dugouts -Sound Agricultural Policies ( dug outs -High cost of agric inputs -Availability of irrigable land Subsidizing fertilizer by the -High level of illiteracy E.g. agro chemicals, High dependence -Available cheap labour government) among farmers and low seedlings, fertilizers. on seasonal and -EDAIF levels of skills erratic rainfall -Existence of Donor Agencies -Inadequate credit and NGOs -Unreliable rainfall Conclusion: The subsidization of fertilizer by the government and the construction of irrigation dams and dugouts will help cut down the cost of production and make water available for all year farming. This will enable farmers to produce more. Low level of - Existence of DADU -Existence of Donor Agencies -High level of illiteracy Inadequate budgetary Agriculture husbandry practices, -Availability of land for grazing. and NGOs. and low skills among allocation to increase Productivity low productivity and - Presence of dams and dugouts -Availability of market for livestock/poultry farmers agricultural production poor interest and - Presence of veterinary officers poultry /livestock products -High cost of veterinary and productivity

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR handling of and community veterinary -Availability of veterinary drugs. livestock/ poultry volunteers drugs -Inadequate credit products facilities.

Conclusion: The presence of Veterinary officers and veterinary drugs coupled with available market should be able to help increase livestock production. Also government should provide veterinary officers with drugs to vaccinate livestock on regular basis to help reduce the spread of diseases hence increase livestock production. Increasing budgetary allocation to increase agricultural production and productivity will yet be applauded Inadequate value -Existence of DADU, BAC -Value addition small scale -High cost of value Inadequate budgetary addition technology -Available agriculture raw agro-industries available addition, technology and allocation to increase (Shea butter, maize materials - -NGOs interested in equipment agricultural production Available small scale and productivity etc. processing supporting value addition -Poor market prices for entrepreneurs interested in value machines) addition - available agricultural goods and Technology to backstop value -GPEM service addition is available Conclusion: existence of DADU, raw materials, interest of small scale entrepreneurs in value addition should be able to add more value to the produce. Government should increase allocation to this sector to yield the district a net exporter of value added agricultural products.

Conclusion: Farmers should be educated and encouraged to use disease resistant seeds. Also storage facilities need to be provided to reduce the incidence of post- harvest losses. Thematic Area: Infrastructure and human settlements development Roads -Bad Surface Road -Availability of a grader -Presence of the Min. of Roads -High cost of fuel and -Inadequate funds - Early -Flat Topography and Transport maintenance cost of -Erratic nature of funds deteriorating of -Availability of the GOG road grader flow for road projects roads during rainy fund. -Uncontrollable rains season -DAC Fund -Early deteriorating of -Availability of the GSOP roads

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR fund Conclusion: The District Assembly should seriously provide funds to operationalize the grader to open up more roads into the communities and frequently engage in re-shaping when necessary. The Ghana Road Fund should release adequate funds to ensure the re-graveling and tarring of roads in the district to ease transportation to and from the district. Energy Lack of coverage of -Presence of VRA in the district -Existence of Min. of energy -Scattered nature of -Erratic nature of funds electricity grid to -Communities‟ willingness to and regional VRA office settlements flow for electricity some communities initiate self-help projects -Favourable national policies -Low family incomes. projects for energy -Illegal electricity -Inadequate funds. -Presence of Rural connection -High cost of electricity Electrification Project poles -Bureaucratic connection procedure. Conclusiont: The extension of the Rural Electrification Project to more communities would help reduce the problem of inadequate electricity coverage especially in the hinterlands and help boost industrialisation. Information -Inadequate ICT -High community interest in ICT -Existence of mobile telephone -Scattered settlement -Foreign network and infrastructure base -Increased use of mobile phones networks (Eg. Vodafone, patterns. interference. Communicati across the District Airtel -High cost of accessing -Unstable mobile on -High cost of MTN, Tigo etc) ICT service delivery. networks Technology providing ICT -Favourable government services policies on enhancing - Poor quality of information communication ICT services technology. Conclusion: The DA should do well to lobby with GIFEC to establish more CIC centres in other parts district and also make adequate budgetary allocation to equip the available CIC centres and call on the other communication network providers in the district to improve on their services Water Inadequate access -Existence of the District water and -Presence of CWSA in the -Scattered settlement -Inadequate funding for to quality and sanitation team, water boards and region pattern water provision affordable water small town water supply system -Sound government policies -Low water table in some -High cost of borehole Lack of -Presence of dams and dug outs on the provision of potable communities construction

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR maintenance of water -Poor maintenance culture water systems Conclusion: The DA should sensitize communities to own water facilities and pay for the use of water so that when they break down the communities themselves can raise funds to rehabilitate them. Also the District Assembly should partner with CWSA and other donor agencies in the water sector to increase access to portable water to the people in the district. Environmenta -Inadequate access -Willingness of communities to -Presence of CWSA in the -Dispersed nature of -High cost of l to environmental adopt good sanitation practices eg region settlements construction of sanitation Sanitation and sanitation facilities CLTS -Sound government policies -Difficulty in attitudinal facilities Hygiene -Availability of local materials for on environmental sanitation change of some -Donor fatigue -Poor disposal of the construction of household toilets and hygiene community members waste -Presence of donor agencies towards proper sanitary and NGOs practices Conclusion: The DA should make frantic efforts to scale up the CLTS concept to cover all communities so that people will change their attitudes against poor sanitation. Also the District Assembly should support the relevant government institutions to intensify its waste management activities in the district. Spatial/Land -Weak enforcement -Presence of Physical Planning -Presence of Town and -No land use plans -High cost of preparing Use Planning of planning and Department in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Country Planning Office -Complexities in land planning schemes and building regulations District ownership and litigation -Absence of Town and Management -lack of -Street naming and property Country Planning Office District/Towns addressing system layout Conclusion: The DA should seriously prepare schemes for all major settlements and be endevour to lure for a physical planning officer to establish the Town and Country Planning Unit. The DA should also take advantage of the Street naming and Property addressing Systems to update its planning schemes.

Thematic Area: Human development, productivity and employment Education Inadequate and -Presence of District Directorate of -Percentage of DACF allotted -Inadequate descent -Low budgetary inequitable access GES to education. accommodation for allocation particularly after -Existence of Early, Basic, -Sound educational policies by teachers and GES staff -Limited postings of the basic level and Secondary schools government -Dispersed settlements teaching staff to the

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR for persons with -Increasing awareness of the -Presence of donor agencies demanding more District special needs importance of education among and NGOs educational infrastructure -Untimely posting of -Weak management parents -Presence of the UTTDBE -Refusal of teachers to teachers and supervision -Availability of land for provision of programme accept postings to rural -Insufficient teaching -Poor quality of educational infrastructure. areas and learning materials teaching and -Commitment of the District -Increasing number of -Refusal of teachers to learning especially Assembly to the provision of school school populations accept postings to the at the basic level infrastructure -Early marriages and District. -DA sponsorship Programmes for Teenage Pregnancy teacher trainees and needy students

Conclusion: The DA should take advantage of the GETFund to acquire more educational infrastructure. Also teacher trainees should be should be sponsored and effectively bonded to ensure that they come back to the district after school. The DA should motivate teachers who accept postings to the remote areas of the district. Health -Gap in -Availability of the District Health -Pursuance of sound health -Dispersed settlement -Inadequate skilled health geographical and Directorate policies. e.g. NHIA -Inadequate logistics personnel financial access to -Availability of health facilities. And distribution of treated -Poor Staff attitude and -Inadequate health quality health care -Internal Revenue mobilized by mosquito nets by UNICEF etc. indiscipline infrastructure. -Persistent high health institutions.. -Availability of drugs, -Poor roads -Untimely disbursement neonatal, infant and -Willingness of the populace to vaccines etc for treating infrastructure. of funds maternal mortality access modern health care services sicknesses -Poor community -Inadequate commitment -Increasing and contribute to the provision of understanding of the of donors to projects incidence of health facilities. (Communal labour, CHPS concept -Refusal of medical lifestyle and diet local resources such as land, etc) professionals to accept related diseases -Land available for the construction postings to the region and -Inadequate health of health infrastructure district staff -National Health Insurance support -Absence of specialists in -Inadequate and fund the district inequitable -IGF, District Assembly Common -High cost of sponsoring

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR distribution of Fund medical doctors critical staff mix -Ministry Of Health Infrastructure manifesting in low Grand productivity - School feeding programmes to help including lack of a human the nutrition situation, -Nutrition development and officers redeployment - Availability of trained health strategy professionals, Community based volunteers - Health professionals Comment: The DA should increase the number of CHPS compounds to increase geographical access to health services. HIV & AIDS -High -Availability of health facilities -Existence of the Ghana AIDS -Immoral behavior -Inadequate funding for - and STIs stigmatization and across the district commission. especially amongst the Ghana Aids Commission discrimination -Willingness of the people to -Availability of ART for youth. -High HIV practice safe sex. people living with HIV/AIDS. -Non-adherence to safe prevalence among -Presence of CBO‟s and sex practices. the youth and in NGOs undertaking HIV/AIDS -Inadequate VCT and care some communities activities. E.g. PLWHA centers. -Sound government policies -High stigmatization on HIV/AIDS prevention and -High pressure on health care. care services Conclusion: Responsible agencies should be financially empowered to intensify education on HIV/AIDS especially the need for condom use, voluntary testing and none stigmatization to help reduce the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in the district. Social Policy -Ineffective -Availability of the Department of -Creation of the Ministry of -Low capacity and -Inadequate funds and Social targeting of social Social Welfare and Community Gender Social protection inadequate staff of the Protection protection policies Development -Presence of the LEAP DSW&CD and programmes -Presence of Gender Desk Office programme -Inadequate and late

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR -Limited coverage -Activities of local NGOs -Availability of donor support release of funds to pursue of social protection -Availability of organized PWD planned programmes interventions group Conclusion: The LEAP programme should be retargeted and also up-scaled to cover more households Child Prevalence of -Availability of the Department of -Creation of the Ministry of -Insensitivity of the -Inadequate funding for Development abuse, violence and Social Welfare and Community Gender Social protection general public to issues children issues and exploitation of Development -Passage and enforcement of affecting children Protection children including -Presence of Gender Desk Office the Children Act child trafficking -Presence of DOVVSU and others worst -Governments‟ policies on forms of child women and children. labour -Coalition of NGOs on the rights of the child Conclusion: Child protection interventions should be given more attention and adequate funding Disability Lack of -Availability of the Department of -Creation of the Ministry of -Negative Cultural beliefs -Lack of resources and appreciation of Social Welfare and Community Gender Social protection towards the disabled rehabilitation centers for issues affecting Development -The passage of the Disability -Inadequate data on the PWDS Persons With -DAs willingness to include Act. disabled -Late release of the PWD Disabilities disability issues in its planning -Provision of 1% of the DACF fund (PWDs) activities for the disabled. Conclusion: The general public should be made to appreciate the needs and aspiration of the vulnerable in the society so as to enhance their participation in decision making and to achieve their full potential Poverty High incidence of -Presence of NBSSI (BCA) -Availability of the Ministry of -Absence of poverty -Low coverage of GSOP Reduction poverty, especially -Presence of GYEEDA Employment profile of the district programme and Income among -The labour intensive public works -Presence of the GSOP -Inadequate water Inequalities disadvantaged component of the GSOP programme resources for dry season groups -Rehabilitation of dams and dug -Presence of SADA farming outs -Poverty alleviation fund

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR -Promotion of dry season farming through DADU

Conclusion: Being an agrarian community, the DA should provide more water resources to promote dry season farming/gardening to help generate income for the people during the off farm season.

Thematic Area: Transparent and accountable governance Deepening -Insufficient public -Existence of DA and other sub- -Availability of FM stations in -Low education on human -Inadequate funding for the Practice ownership and government structures nearby Bole rights and civic public education of Democracy participation in -Existence of Departments of -Availability of DACF responsibilities. programmes and governance District Assembly -Existence of -Bribery and corruption. -Inadequate staffing in Institutional processes by the -Presence of NCCE and ISD NGOs -Poor working conditions. most decentralized Reform citizenry -Presence of law enforcement -Government policies on good -Poor internal supervision. departments and -Limited agencies like the police. governance -Weak institutional agencies. awareness, -Management willingness to linkages. -Lack of commitment by advocacy and organise citizens engagement decentralized enforcement of meetings departments to rights and decentralization. responsibilities Conclusion: The DA should devote more funds for public education, interaction and sensitization on government policies and programmes. Departments such as NCCE and ISD should be empowered to carry out their mandate of public education. Local Inadequate -Availability of markets -Legal backing for -Poor management of DAs -Low revenue Governance financial base of -Availability of grader and bulldozer for DA to levy fees, rates investments and the District investment and charges -Low commitment of Decentralizati Assembly for full -Presence of undeveloped tourist sites -Availability of revenue collectors on implementation of -Presence of revenue/commission collectors ratable items in the -High cost of maintenance fiscal district of investment facilities decentralisation -Poor involvement of

KEY KEY POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES FOCUS DEVELOPMENT AREA / ISSUES SECTOR stakeholders in fixing fees and charges Conclusion: The DA should properly maintain its tractor, grader and bulldozer for income generation and also organise stakeholder consultations during fee fixing exercises. Revenue mobilisation techniques training should be organised for revenue collectors.

CHAPTER THREE

DEVELOPMENT FOCUS, GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

3.1. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUS

To expand opportunities for all, and reinforce the foundation for socio-economic transformation of the country, in partnership with the private sector, to ensure rapid economic development for job creation and gainful employment

3.2. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FOCUS

From the review of performance under the GSGDA I, the District‟s focus for the period 2014-2017 is to advance equitable socio-economic development through effective human resource development, good governance and private sector empowerment.

3.3. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS

3.3.1. Population Projection The ultimate purpose of this plan is to improve the conditions of people. On the premise of this, the focus of this MTDP is to improve the lives of people. On this premise, it is judicious to know the number of people for whose welfare the plan is prepared, as well as their socio- economic and cultural compositions. The purpose of this is to ensure prudent allocation of resources during implementation. It also seeks to guide the District in making realistic ambitions. However, since the future is unknown, it is appropriate to make reasonable projections of the District‟s future population. In doing this, the following assumptions were considered.

Assumptions of the Projection

 The current estimated population growth rate of 3.1% per annum will remain constant over the plan period.  The outbreak of an epidemic is not expected over the plan period  The district population will grow exponentially annually from now to the end of 2017  Male and female proportions of the district‟s population will remain constant over the plan period.  The age structure of the population will remain unchanged

Table 3.1: Projected Population of the District Year Total Population Male Female 2010 99,863 48,269 51,594 2013 109,596 52,973 56,622 2014 113,047 54,642 58,405 2015 116,606 56,362 60,244 2016 120,277 58,136 62,141 2017 124,065 59,967 64,097 Source: Modified from GSS (2013) Table 3.2: Age Structure of the Population Age 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Group Population Population Population Population Population 0-14 31,548 32,541 33,569 34,623 35,713 15-60 65,475 67,536 69,661 71,856 74,119 61+ 12,573 12,969 13,377 13,798 14,233 Total 109,596 113,047 116,606 120,277 124,065 Source: Modified from GSS (2013)

3.3.2. Educational Projection In projecting for the change in enrolment, it is assumed that the enrolment growth rates of 11.7, 13 and 6.4 for Pre-School, Primary School and Junior High School respectively will remain the same. Table 3.3: Projected Enrolment YEAR KG (growth rate = 11.7) PRIM (growth rate J.H.S. (growth TOTALS =13) rate =6.4) 2012/13 4,631 15,995 3,893 24,519 2013/14 5,242 18,375 4,159 27,776 2014/15 5,855 20,764 4,425 31,044 2015/16 6,540 23,463 4,708 34,711 2016/17 7,305 26,513 5,009 38,827 Source: GES, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District District, 2013

Table 3.4: Projected District Teaching Staff Situation Standard teacher pupil ratios Kindergarten = 35 Primary = 35 JHS = 25 Year Kindergarten Primary Proj. Exist. Rate Trained Proj. Exist. Rate Trained Enrol. of Trained Req. Teacher Enrol. of Trained Req. Teacher Teachers rate Gap Teachers Rate Gap rate rate 2013/14 5,094 24 100 76 18,375 38.9 100 61.1 2014/15 5,855 36.2 100 63 20,764 41.8 100 58.2 2015/16 6,540 54.7 100 45.3 23,463 45 100 55 2016/17 7,305 82 100 18 26,513 48 100 52 Total gap by 2017 50.6 Total gap by 2017 56.58

Year JHS SHS Proj. Exist. Rate Teacher Proj. Exist. Teacher Enrol. of Trained Req Gap Enrol. Trained Req Gap Teachers rate rate Teachers rate rate rate 2013/14 4,159 68.9 100 31.1 1,784 65.6 100 34.4 2014/15 4,425 71 100 29 1,883 67.6 100 32.4 2015/16 4,708 73.2 100 26.8 1,989 69.7 100 30.3 2016/17 5,009 75.5 100 24.5 2,100 72 100 28 Total gap by 2017 27.9 Total gap by 2017 31.28

3.3.3. Agriculture Projections/Targets

In setting targets for the agricultural sector over the plan period, as contained in table 3.5, it is assumed that:

 There will be no major disaster in the District that will impact adversely on agricultural productivity.  The various interventions in the agricultural sector will yield expected results

Table 3.5: Major Crop Yield production Projection MAJOR YIELD ACCORDING TO YEARS IN (MT) CROP 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Maize 17,071.2 17,566.4 18,364.8 18,826.7 20,064.5

Rice 1,609.3 1,819.5 1,902.2 1,950.1 2,078.3

Millet 3,611.2 3,779.9 3,951.7 4,051.1 4,317.5

Sorghum 9,331.6 9,671.8 10,111.3 10,365.6 11,047.2

Cassava 13,991.0 14,039.0 14,677.1 15,046.2 16,035.5

Yam 149,332.0 150,011.5 156,829.3 160,773.5 171,344.4

Groundnut 51,190.1 63,145.2 66,015.1 67,675.4 72,125.1

Cowpea 2,983.1 3,011.8 3,148. 3,227.9 3,440.1 7 Soybean 531.2 592.2 619.1 634.6 676.4

Source: DADU/MOFA – Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District District, 2013

Table 3.6: Projected/Targeted Production Level for Livestock Animal Species 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Cattle 33,835 34,512 35,202 35,730 36,445 69

Sheep 21,144 21,990 22,430 22.766 23,221 Goats 32,948 34,266 34,951 35,476 36,185 Pigs 13,721 14,407 14,695 14,916 15,214 Poultry 88,167 89,930 91,721 93,105 94,967 Source: DADU/MOFA – Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District District, 2013

Staff Requirement

The present staff strength stands at twelve- (12). The break down and staff requirement are as follows:

Table 3.7: Staff Strength of DADU/MOFA Category Number Required Number at Post Variance Agricultural Extension Agents 18 1 17 (AEAs) Veterinary Technical Officers 8 2 6 Statistics Enumerators 6 0 6 District Crops Officer 1 1 0 District Livestock Officer 1 1 0 District Extension Officer 1 1 0 District Women in Agric. Officer 1 1 0 (WIAD) District SRID & MIS Officer 1 1 0 Stenographer Grade I 1 1 0 Accountant 1 1 0 Executive Officer 1 0 1 District Director 1 1 0 Veterinary Officer 1 0 1 Watchmen 3 1 2 Labourers 2 0 2 Driver 1 1 0 Storekeeper 1 0 1 Source: DADU/MOFA – Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, 2013

Currently extension staff to farmer ratio stands at 1:7,500 compared to the standard of 1: 800- 1,000.

Table 3.8: Logistics Requirement Type Number 4WD Vehicle 2 Motorbikes 20 Photocopier 1 Office Space 10 rooms 70

Computer & accessories 2 set Veterinary Equipment I. Ice Chest 5 II. Knapsack sprayer 5 III. Burdizzo 5 IV. Drenchin gun 5 Enumeration Equipment V. Weighing scale 6 VI. Programmable Calculator 6 VII. GPS 6 VIII. Measuring Tape 6 Source: DADU/MOFA – Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District District, 2013

Table 3.9: Projected Health Indicators INDICATOR DISTRICT TARGETS (%) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Malaria 21,758 20,011 19,523 12,991 Maternal Mortality 0 0 0 0 Antenatal Care 100 100 100 100 Postnatal Care 90 95 100 100 Supervised Delivery 872 910 920 930 Family Planning Acceptor Rate 24 30 35 40 Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV³) 90 95 95 95 Penta³ 90 95 100 100 Source: GHS – Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, 2013

3.4. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

3.4.1 Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability

Goal: To ensure fiscal sustainability through more efficient revenue mobilization and financial management

Objective 1: To improve fiscal resource mobilization and management by 80% by December 2017

Strategies:

. Eliminate revenue collection leakages . Strengthen revenue institutions and administration . Strengthen mobilisation and management of non-tax revenue . Strengthening financial management systems . Build the capacities of rural entrepreneurs . Building of new market stores and stalls Objective 2: Improve public expenditure management

Strategies:

. Support the implementation of the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) for effective budget management . Ensure effective financial management and oversight

3.4.2 Thematic Area: Enhancing the Competitiveness of District’s Private Sector

Goal: Expand Opportunities for Private Sector Development by ensuring a knowledgeable, well trained, and healthy population

Objective 1: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically and globally

Strategies: . Invest in human resources with relevant modern skills and competences

Objective 2: Expand opportunities for job creation

Strategies:

. Promote labour intensive industries . Support the creation of business opportunities

Objective 3: Improve efficiency and competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

Strategies: . Facilitate the provision of training and business development services . Provide opportunities for MSMEs to participate in all Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and local content arrangements . Promote the establishment of business incubators, technology parks and land banks

Objective 4: Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments Strategies:

. Create appropriate environment to encourage financial institutions to provide long term financing

Objective 5: Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and natural heritage

Strategies:

. Develop sustainable eco-tourism, culture and historical sites

3.4.3 Thematic Area: Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Goal: To reduce poverty and increase food security by modernizing and diversifying agriculture and ensuring sustainable use of natural resources Policy Objective 1: Promote Agriculture Mechanization

Strategies:

. Promote the availability of machinery under hire purchase and lease scheme . Develop human capacity in agriculture machinery management, operation and maintenance within the public and private sectors . Mainstream gender issues into agriculture mechanization Objective 2: Improve science, technology and innovation application

Strategies:

. Apply appropriate agriculture research and technology to introduce economies of scale in agricultural production

Objective 3: Promote seed and planting material development

Strategies:

. Support production of certified seeds and improved planting materials for both staple and industrial crops

Objective 4: Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education

Strategies:

. Maintain the role of Agriculture Award winners and FBOs to serve as sources of extension in production and markets to small scale farmers within their localities to help transform subsistence farming into commercial farming . Address socio-cultural issues that limit women‟s access to extension services and agric education . Expand the use of mass extension methods . Improve collaboration with NADMO in addressing gaps in disaster prevention, preparedness and response in the extension delivery services Objective 5: Improve postproduction management

Strategies:

. Develop effective post-harvest management strategies, particularly storage facilities, at individual and community levels

Objective 6: Develop an effective domestic market 73

Strategies:

. Strengthen partnership between private sector and District to develop trade in local markets . Improve market infrastructure and sanitary conditions . Enhance the operations of Farmer-Based Organisations to acquire knowledge and skills and to access resources along the value chain, and for stronger bargaining power in Marketing . Promote the use of ICT and media to disseminate agricultural/fisheries market information to farmers

Objective 7: Promote irrigation development

Strategies: . Develop and promote appropriate and affordable irrigation schemes including dams, dugout, weirs, pump irrigation and other water harvesting techniques for different categories of farmers and agro ecological zones . Rehabilitate viable existing irrigation infrastructure and promote their efficient utilisation

Objective 10: Promote the development of selected cash crop Strategies:

. Modernise the indigenous shea-butter extraction process

Objective 11: Promote livestock and poultry development for food security and income generation

Strategies: . Support the production of rabbits and grass-cutters

. Intensify disease control and surveillance especially for zoonotic and scheduled diseases

Objective 12: Promote Aquaculture Development Strategies: . Support the formation of “Fish Farmers Associations” to train members to become service providers . Promote the improvement in fish husbandry practices and fish health management

Objective 13: Ensure sustainable management of natural resources Strategies: . Vigorously pursue reclamation and afforestation in degraded areas

Objective 14: Reverse forest and land degradation Strategies: . Develop and implement regulatory framework for land use planning at all levels . Promote and facilitate the use of (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) LPG as a cheaper and cleaner alternative fuel and promote energy efficient charcoal stoves . Implement an educational and enforcement programme to reduce bushfires and forest degradation

Objective 15: Promote effective waste management and reduce noise pollution Strategies: . Intensify public education on improper waste disposal . Increase investment in infrastructure for waste management through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)

Objective 16: Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability

Strategies: . Increase capacity of NADMO to deal with the impacts of natural disasters . Intensify public awareness on natural disasters, risks and vulnerability . Enforce regulations and bye-laws restricting the development of structures in flood- plains, water-ways, wetlands, etc

3.4.4 Thematic Area: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Goal: To increase physical and economic access to socio-economic infrastructure through a vigorous infrastructure provision and efficient human settlement management by 2017

INFRASTRUCTURE

Objective 1: Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs by 2017 Strategies: . Improve accessibility to key centres of population, production and tourism . Sustain labour-based methods of road construction and maintenance to improve rural roads and maximise employment opportunities

Objective 2: widen the coverage of Electricity to cover other parts of the District by 2017

Strategies:

. Expand coverage of electricity in the district by 2017

Objective 3: Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water 75

Strategies: . Develop and manage alternative sources of water, including rain water harvesting . Strengthen PPPs in water provision . Implement measures for effective operations, maintenance and systematic upgrading of water facilities

Objective 4: Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities and hygiene education by 2017 Strategies:  Promote the construction and use of modern household and institutional toilet facilities  Scale up the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) for the promotion of household sanitation  Promote behavioural change (hand washing with soap, household water treatment and safe storage, safe excreta disposal) to curtail open defecation in communities

HUMAN SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT Objective 1: Promote redistribution of spatially integrated hierarchy of urban settlements Strategies:  Facilitate the implementation of the Street Naming and Property Address System  Mainstream security and disaster prevention into district planning and management systems  Create awareness on the greening of human settlements  Formulate and implement district spatial development framework for implementation  Provide support for private sector involvement in the delivery of rental housing

Objective 2: Improve and accelerate housing delivery in the rural areas Strategies:  Promote orderly growth of settlements through effective land use planning and management  Embark on the construction of social housing units

3.4.5 Thematic Area: Human Development, Productivity and Employment Goal: To improve access to social and economic services and promote the development of human capacities

Objective 1: Improve equitable access to and participation in education at all levels Strategies:

. Remove the physical, financial and social barriers and constraints to access to education at all levels . Support to expand delivery modes including distance education, open schooling, transition education and competency-based training for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) . Bridge the gender gap and access to education at all levels

Objective 2: Improve management of education service delivery

Strategies:

 Strengthen capacity for education management  Ensure efficient development, deployment and supervision of teachers Objective 3: Improve quality of teaching and learning by, at least, half in the medium term Strategies:  Ensure adequate supply of teaching and learning materials  Expand the Untrained Teachers Diploma Education (UTDE) programme to reduce the number of untrained teachers by, at least, half in the medium term  Provide all public basic schools with modern toilet facilities and improved access to potable water

HEALTH

Objective 4: Reduce under nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive ages Strategies:  Enhance access to adequate nutrition and related services to all especially women during pregnancy, underserved communities and vulnerable groups

Objective 5: Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care Strategies:  Strengthen the district and sub-district health systems as the bed-rock of the national primary health care strategy  Expand the coverage of the NHIS to include the poor and marginalised  Integrate traditional medicine into existing health service delivery system

Objective 6: Improve governance, management and efficiency in health service management and delivery Strategies:  Expand the training and appropriate deployment of key middle level health professionals (midwives, specialised nurses, physician assistants, etc.)  Use ICT to improve data, information management and utilization 77

Objective 7: Enhance national capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs Strategies:  Intensify and sustain Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI)  Scale up and sustain the continuous Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) distribution and use  Review and scale up vector control strategies for malaria control

Objective 7: Ensure the reduction of new HIV and AIDS/STIs infections, especially among the vulnerable groups

Strategies:

 Intensify education to reduce stigmatization  Develop and implement prevention programmes targeted at the high risk groups and communities  Scale-up and improve the quality of elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV services

SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Objective 8: Provide adequate and disability friendly infrastructure for sports in communities and schools Strategies:  Enforce planning for establishment of community-based sports facilities  Rehabilitate existing and construct new sports infrastructure and provide sports equipment at all levels

THE YOUTH Objective: Ensure provision of adequate training and skills development in line with global trends Strategies:  Promote career counselling especially in second cycle and tertiary institutions  Provide employable skills training for out-of-school youth and graduates

SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION Objective: Promote effective child development in all communities, especially deprived areas Strategies:

 Promote advocacy and create public awareness on the rights of children

POPULATION MANAGEMENT Objective: Reinforce family planning as apriority in national development Strategies:  Expand coverage, availability and accessibility of reproductive health and Family Planning services including adolescents/youth

3.4.6 Thematic Area: Transparent and Accountable Governance

Goal: To ensure a responsible, collaborative and efficient administration of development towards ensuring peace and security, ownership and sustainability of development interventions and promote civic responsibility. Objective 1: Integrate and institutionalise district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels

Strategies:

 Strengthen engagement between assembly members and Citizens  Deepen the integration and institutionalization of district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels Objective 2: Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems and outcomes Strategies:

 Target and bridge capacity gaps for the active and equal participation of women and men at all levels of civil society, economy, peace building and governance Objective 3: Improve internal security for protection of life and property Strategies  Improve border management technology, infrastructure and institutional inspection

CHAPTER FOUR

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

4.1. INTRODUCTION Having identified strategies to achieve the goals and objectives of the District in the previous chapter, this chapter translates the strategies into development programmes to cover the plan period spanning 2014-2017 and in line with the thematic areas of the GSGDA II.

The District Programme of Action indicates where particular proposed activities will be implemented, when they will be implemented, the cost of their implementation, where resources will be mobilized for their implementation, and the agencies responsible for implementation. Thus, it summarises the MTDP and how it will be implemented. The tables below are the programmes of action of the District.

TABLE 4.1: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing GHC Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab.

Goal: To ensure fiscal sustainability through more efficient revenue mobilization and financial management Objective 1: Improve fiscal revenue mobilization and management Eliminate revenue Compile revenue database for District 12,000.00 revenue IGF DA ACs collection leakages all ratable items wide database compiled Organise revenue payment District 12,000.00 Awareness IGF DA NCCE, awareness campaigns wide campaign ISD organised Set revenue targets for revenue District 6,000.00 Revenue targets IGF DA ACs collectors and Area Councils wide set annually

Organise regular inspection of District 4,000.00 No. of IGF DA ACs tax payers receipts and wide inspections recovery of uncollected and organised unaccounted revenue annually Periodic reporting of District 6,000.00 No. of reporting IGF DA ACs mobilization performance to wide exercises the people organised Strengthen revenue Procure revenue mobilization District 150,000.00 1No. vehicle DACF DA institutions and vehicle wide procured administration Train sector departments on District 12,000.00 Departments DDF DA Sector composite budgeting, wide trained on Departm Programme Based Budgeting (PBB) and ents (PBB) and GIFMIS GIFMIS Capacity Building and District 9,000.00 DDF DA Consulta Enforcement of Public nt

Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing GHC Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab.

Procurement Law, Internal wide Audit Agency Act and other Public Finance Management Regulations Maintenance of revenue District 23,200.00 Vehicle IGF DA vehicle wide regularly maintained Train Assembly, sub- District 11,000.00 All revenue DDF DA RCC structures and revenue wide staff trained collectors Establish and build capacity of District 13,000.00 Task force DDF DA RCC revenue task force wide trained

Organise series of collection District 4,000.00 No. of IGF DA ACs of market tolls campaign wide collections involving DA staff, Area organised councils and Assembly annually members etc Announce FFR of the District 4,000.00 4No. FFR IGF DA NCCE, Assembly in the markets and wide announcements ISD communities made annually Put all commercial District 7,000.00 All commercial IGF DA DWD equipment/machinery of the wide equipment DA in good working condition rehabilitated annually Conduct audit of value books DA 7,000.00 Value books IGF DA in stock and used on quarterly audited basis quarterly

Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing GHC Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab.

Undertake valuation of District 12,000.00 Property DACF DA LVB commercial and residential wide Valuation properties exercise carried out Objective 2: Improve public expenditure management Support the Train sector departments on District 18,000.00 Sector DACF GIFMIS DA implementation of the composite budgeting and wide departments Sec Ghana Integrated GIFMIS trained on Financial Management GIFMIS Information System (GIFMIS) for effective budget management Strictly implement all Train DA staff in public District 4,000.00 DA staff DDF DA RCC public financial financial management wide trained management regulations TOTAL COST 314,200.00

TABLE 4.2: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development GHC Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Goal: Expand Opportunities for Private Sector Development by ensuring a knowledgeable, well trained, and healthy population Objective 1: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness in the district by 2017

Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development GHC Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Invest in human Organise Technical Training in Basic 3,900 No. of people REP NBSSI DA resources with Cosmetic Production, soap production, trained in various relevant fish processing, groundnut processing, areas modern skills Shea butter processing, guinea fowl and rearing, fish farming and leather work competences Organise Technical Training in Basic District wide 7,800.00 No. of people REP NBSSI DA Baking and Confectionary, Soya beans trained in various Processing, Poultry Farming, areas Advanced Cosmetic Production, Advance Soap Production, Advance Fish Processing, Advance Groundnuts Processing, Advance Guinea Fowl Rearing, Advance Shea butter processing and Advanced Fish Farming Train 400 SMEs on Business District wide 3,500 No. of SMEs REP NBSSI DA Management trained in business management Train 400 SMEs on manufacturing District wide 3,500.00 No. of SMEs REP NBSSI DA skills trained in business management Give priority to local business in DA District wide 3,000.00 DA procurements Give tax incentives to local District wide DA industrialists Organise Technical Training in District wide 4,000.00 No. of people REP NBSSI DA

Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development GHC Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Intermediate Fruit Processing, trained in various Intermediate Grasscutter Rearing, areas Intermediate Beads Production, Intermediate Baking and Confectionary, Intermediate Soya beans Processing, Intermediate Poultry Farming, Intermediate Bee keeping, Intermediate Batique Tie & Dye Production and Advanced Leather work Objective 2: Expand opportunities for job creation Support the Identify and promote local investment 5,000.00 local investment REP DA Media creation of potentials potentials Stations business identified and opportunities promoted Develop 1No. Industrial hub Sawla 10,000.00 1No. Industrial REP DA hub developed Organise Business counselling District wide 3,000.00 Business REP NBSSI DA counselling organised in major communities Formation of private sector co- 3,700.00 Groups formed REP NBSSI DA operatives

Organise Business Orientation 3,900.00 Business REP NBSSI DA Seminar Orientations organised

Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development GHC Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Objective 3: Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs Facilitate the Train and Provide start-up kits/funds 10,000.00 400 people REP NBSSI DA provision of to 400 people provided with training and start up kits business Sponsor 600 youth in apprenticeship District wide 10,000.00 600 youth LESDEP LESDEP DA development supported services Enhancing Institutional Capacity to 3,000.00 Institutional LESDEP DA NBSSI support SMEs Capacity to support SMEs enhanced Construct 2 No. markets in selected 20,000 2No. markets DACF DA communities constructed Regulate activities of local transport 5,000.00 operators Objective 4: Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments Create Facilitate the formation of business 7,000.00 Business co- REP NBSSI DA appropriate co-operatives operatives environment to formed encourage Embark on campaign to encourage District wide 3,000.00 Campaign REP NBSSI DA financial good savings culture carried out institutions to Give tax incentives to financial District wide Financial IGF DA Financial provide long institutions institutions Inst. term attracted financing Link local entrepreneurs to credit District wide 2,000.00 Entrepreneurs REP NBSSI DA facilities linked Training 400 on credit management District wide 5,000.00 REP NBSSI DA and repayment Objective 5: Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and natural heritage

Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development GHC Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Develop sustainable Identify, develop and market District wide 50,000 Tourist sites DACF DA GTB eco-tourism, culture tourist sites developed and and marketed historical sites Identify and open up access roads District wide 240,000 2no. roads DACF DA GTB to 2 No. Tourist sites opened up Construct a standard District guest District wide 240,000 Guest house DACF DA GTB house constructed Promote annual local festival in District wide 10,000 Annual DACF DA GTB the district festivals promoted Provide incentives for private District wide 8,000 Incentives DACF DA investors in hospitality and provided restaurant services Support to traditional authorities District wide 160,000 Annual IGF DA Private for organizing festivals. festivals Corporate sector supported sponsorshi TOTAL COST 825,300

TABLE 4.3: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab.

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Goal: To reduce poverty and increase food security by modernizing and diversifying agriculture and ensuring sustainable use of natural resources Policy Objective 1:Promote Agriculture mechanization Acquire and document the needed land Land for mechanization 50,000 DDF DADU D.A for the establishment of agric centre acquired and mechanization centre. documented Collaborate with NGOs to intensify use of District wide Animal traction usage by 4,000 DACF DADU NGOs animal traction by small small holder men and Holder farmers operating on fragile soils. women intensified. Enhance the capacity of agricultural District wide AEAs capacity enhanced to 100,000 DACF DADU NGOs,D. extension agents (AEAs) to educate and train farmer on animal A train more farmers on animal traction traction activities. Register and educate all agro-inputs District wide All input dealers registered 5,000.00 DACF/Go DADU NGOs dealers. G Monitor/supervise the dealers/users of the District wide Chemical dealers/usage 8,000 DACF/Go DADU NGOs chemicals monitored. G Policy Objective 2: Improved science, technology and innovation application Improve on- station research activities District wide On-station research 10,000 DACF/Go DADU SARI activities improved. G

Disseminate on-farm research findings to District wide On –farm research findings 8,000 DACF/Go DADU SARI farmers to increase their yield of crops to farmers increased and G and livestock. disseminated to farmers. Undertake on-farm adoptive research and District wide On- farm adoptive research 8,000 DACF/Go SARI MoFA demonstrations on crops and animals and demonstrations on crop G and animals undertaken

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Train farmers on improved methods of District wide Improved methods of 10,000 DACF/Go DADU SARI management of new breeds of management of new breeds G livestock/poultry. of livestock/poultry trained Undertake animal welfare District wide Animal welfare clinics 10,000 DACF/Go DADU D.A clinics(Veterinary Services) undertaken G Policy Objective 3: Promote seed and planting material development Identify, update and disseminate existing District wide Existing technological 10,000 DACF/Go DADU D.A technological packages of improved crop packages of improved G varieties (high yielding, short duration, crop varieties identified, disease and pest resistance and nutrient- updated and disseminated fortified) Educate farmers to buy and use certified District wide Used of certified seeds 12,000 DACF/Go DADU seeds for increased yield. by farmers after being G educated Train AEAs on improved seeds District wide Improved seeds 12000 DACF/Go DADU NGOs production to facilitate seed growers production facilitated G activities after AEAs were trained. Policy Objective 4: Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education Hold sensitization meeting of all such past Sensitization meeting of DADU award-winners on their role in technology all past award winners dissemination held. Identify, update and disseminate existing District wide Existing poultry 8,000 DACF/Go DADU poultry technological packages to farmers. technological packages to G farmers identified and updated Train poultry farmers and Community District wide Poultry farmers and 8,000 DACF/Go DADU D.A Livestock Workers (CLW) on animal community livestock G disease management and community workers on animal

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. livestock workers (health and production) disease management to act as service agents. trained. Intensify field Demonstrations / field District wide Field demonstrations, 8,000 DACF/GoG DADU D.A days/study tours to enhance adoption of field days, study tours on improved technologies improved technology intensified Conduct active diseases surveillance on District wide Active diseases 10,000 DACF/GoG DADU D.A ruminants and poultry and alleviate the surveillance on ruminants suffering of animals through timely and poultry conducted. veterinary interventions Conduct training for AEAs and farmers on District wide Training for AEAs and 8,000 DACF/GoG DADU NADMO disaster mitigation and management farmers on disaster mitigation and management conducted Policy Objective 5: Improve institutional coordination for agriculture development Organize National Farmers Day District wide National farmers day 48,000 DACF DADU D.A celebration annually celebration organized Train MoFA staff in the system on District wide MoFA staff in the system 8,000 DACF/GoG DADU D.A decentralized planning trained Train 6 AEAs in Ghana agricultural District wide 6 AEAs trained GAPS 10,000 DADU D.A DADU Productivity Survey (GAPS) questionnaire questionnaire administration administration Build the capacity of 20 officers on District wide 20 officers trained on 1,000 DADU D.A DADU proposal writing proposal writing District wide 20 officers trained on 1,000 DADU D.A DADU MDA & M&E report Train 20 officers on M&E reports writing writing Train 8 AEAs on the efficient use of GPS District wide 8 AEAs trained on GPS 1,000 DADU D.A DADU

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Train 6 District Agricultural Development District wide 6 DAO trained on 2,000 DADU D.A DADU Officers (DAO) in planning and planning and budgeting budgeting Procure protective clothing for field staff District wide Protective clothes for 16,000 DADU DA activities. field staff procured Construction of 1no. staff quarters District wide 1no. staff quarters 120,000 DACF D.A. DADU renovated Objective 6: Increase private sector investments in agriculture Promote the production and consumption District wide Production and 20,000 DACF/GoG DADU SARI of High Quality Protein Maize, Orange- consumption of high flesh sweet potato (for vitamin A) as well quality protein maize, as moringer, „brah‟ and other leafy orange –flesh sweet vegetables potato, moringer „brah‟ and leafy vegetable promoted Build capacity of cash crop farmers to District wide Cash crop farmers 9,000 DACF/GoG DADU DADU improved productivity and quality and capacity built link them to credit sources (rural banks, NGOs, out grower schemes etc). Promote the rearing of small ruminants, District wide Rearing of small 35,000 DACF/ GoG DADU pigs and poultry ruminants, pigs and poultry promoted Enhancing aquaculture activities through District wide Knowledge of AEAs and 25,000 DACF/ GoG DADU MF&AD training of farmers and AEAs. farmers on aquaculture activities enhanced. Undertake the production of 500 acres of District wide The production of 500 30,000 DACF/ DADU maize and sorghum under “block farming acres of maize and GoG each year” sorghum under „block

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. farming‟ each year undertaken Policy Objective 7: Improve post-production management strategies, particularly storage facilities at individual and community levels Train and resource extension staff in post- District wide Extension staff trained and 9,000 DACF/ DADU harvest handling technologies resourced in post-harvest GoG/ handling technologies Train producers and marketers in post- District wide Producers and marketers in 6,000 DACF/ DADU NGOs harvest handling post-harvest handling GoG trained. Train farmers to build low cost silos to District wide Farmers reduced post- 12,000 DACF/ DADU reduce post-harvest losses. harvest losses after being GoG trained on low cost silos building technology. Promote the adoption of crop varieties District wide Adoption of crop varieties 20,000 DACF/ DADU that minimize post-harvest losses that minimizes post-harvest GoG losses promoted. Construction of 1no. warehouse for buffer Sawla 1no. warehouse for buffer 300,000 DACF/ D. A DADU stock stock constructed GoG

Support the purchase of surplus farmers District wide Food and buffer stock 200,000 DACF/ D. A DADU produce for proper storage company resourced GoG Promote the value chain concept to District wide Value chain concept 12,000 DACF/ DADU enhance efficient market enhanced and promoted GoG

Train farmers on improved means of District wide Farmers trained on 100,000 DACF/ DADU storing grains using agro-chemicals. improved means of storing GoG grains Enhance the capacity of farmers to District wide The capacity of farmers to 100,000 DACF/ DADU

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. effectively control pests in their stores. effectively control pest in GoG their stores enhanced Train vegetable farmers on post-harvest District wide Vegetable farmers post- 100,000 DACF/ DADU handling of their vegetables harvest handling improved GoG

Policy Objective 8: Develop an effective domestic market Facilitate capacity building of farmers on District wide Capacity building of 6,000 DACF/ DADU market/demand driven production. farmers on GoG market/demand driven production facilitated Train farmers on how to receive messages District wide Farmers able to receive 8,000 DACF/ Telecomc DADU on market information through their market information GoG ompanies mobile phones through their mobile phones. Educate transport owners to move to hard District wide Transport owners are 6,000 DACF/ DADU GPRTU to reach communities to convey their willing to move to hard to GoG products to market centers. reach communities to convey produce. Policy Objective 9: Expand agriculture exports Train farmers to produce to meet national District wide National and International 12,000 DACF/ DADU MoTI and international quality standards quality standards met by GoG farmers through training Promote the concept of value addition to District wide The concept of value 20,000 DACF/ DADU farmers products to enhance it addition to farmers products GoG exportability promoted Provide subsidies to farmers to increase District wide Subsidies to farmers to 25,000 DACF/ GoG DADU productivities and yield increase productivity and GoG yield provided.

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Train farmers on GAPs in livestock District wide Knowledge of farmers on 6,000 DACF/ DADU husbandry. GAPs acquired GoG

Train extension workers on irrigation and Extension workers 8,000 DACF/ DADU IDA water management technology and skills knowledge on irrigation GoG to enable them undertake irrigation water management extension. technologies improved Facilitate the establishment of 40 acres of District wide Establishment of 50 acres of 40,000 DACF/ DADU D.A vegetable farms in the dry season each vegetable farms in the dry GoG year. season each year facilitated Procure 6no. Horse power water pumping District wide 6no Horse power water 60,000 DACF/ D.A MoFA machine for farmer groups. pumping machine for GoG farmers groups procured Construction of 4 no dugouts Selected 2no. dug outs rehabilitated 800,000 GSOP DA RCC communities Policy Objective 11: Improve Agriculture Financing Train FBOs to cultivate the habit of District wide FBOs financial base 5,000 DACF/ DADU Cooperati saving to increase their financial base increased through training GoG ves Build the capacity of farmers to keep District wide Capacity of farmers to 10,000 DACF/ DADU Cooperati proper records to serve as an incentive to keep records built GoG ves attract bank loans Facilitate farmers to form viable FBOs District wide Farmers to form viable 2,000 DACF/ DADU Cooperati which will serve as collateral to getting FBOs which will serve as GoG ves loans from financial institutions collateral to getting loans facilitated. Train farmers on Ghana Agricultural District wide Farmers knowledge on 2,000 DACF/ DADU GAIP insurance policy (GAIP) Ghana Agricultural GoG insurance policy improved

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Policy Objective 12: Promote livestock and poultry development for food security and income generation Provide adequate and effective extension District wide Adequate and effective 20,000 DACF/ DADU knowledge in livestock management, extension knowledge on GoG record keeping and financial management livestock management for to men and women farmers. men and women provided. Facilitate and support improvements in District wide Support improvement in 35,000 DACF/ DADU livestock housing by farmers livestock management for GoG farmers facilitated Train poultry farmers and Community District wide Poultry farmers and 8,000 DACF/ DADU Livestock Workers on animal disease community livestock GoG management and community livestock workers (CLW) trained. workers (health and production) to act as service agents. Conduct active diseases surveillance in District wide Active diseases 10,000 DACF/ DADU domestic animals surveillance in domestic GoG animals conducted. Conduct on- farm Research activities On-farm research 8,000 DACF/ DADU SARI activities conducted. GoG Provide 800 improved cockerels to District wide Eight hundred (800) 80,000 DACF/ DADU motivate farmers to improve the local improved cockerel to GoG breeds of poultry innovative farmers provided. Train some farmers to formulate their District wide Knowledge on poultry 5,000 DACF/ DADU own poultry and pigs feeds and pigs feed acquired. GoG

SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Policy Objective 1: Promote sustainable environment, land and water management

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Train five (5) communities on the District wide Farmers in five (5) 16,000 DACF/ DADU DADU activities of soil and water management communities under soil GoG and water management activities trained Facilitate the dissemination and adoption District wide Dissemination and 8,000 DACF/ DADU DADU of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) adoption of SLM GoG technologies at the farm level district technologies at farm level wide. facilitated. Build institutional capacity of 20 AEAs Institutional capacity of 30,000 DACF/ DADU MoFA and & DAOs to support the promotion of 20 AEAs and DAOs built GoG sustainable land and environmental management Train 20 fire volunteer groups and equip District wide Twenty fire volunteer 30,000 DACF/ DADU GNFS them in the district groups in the district GoG trained and equipped. Promote an annual platform for District wide Annual platform for 40,000 DACF/ DADU D. A. stakeholders to discuss land degradation stakeholders to discuss GoG issues to come out with a common land degradation issues strategy to combat environmental promoted degradation Train and resource 20 community District wide Twenty (20) community 400,000 GSOP DADU D.A members with fast growing tree seedlings members supplied with for planting to serve as wind breaks and fast growing tree fuel wood seedlings to plant Train staff, farmers and fishermen on the District wide Staff, farmers and 12,000 DACF/ DADU MoFAD appropriate agro-chemicals handling, use fishermen handling agro- GoG and disposal of containers. chemicals trained. Facilitate the implementation of by-laws District wide Implementation of by- 40,000 DACF/ DADU on Environmental management in laws on Environmental

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. communities together with relevant lead management in GoG agencies. communities facilitated. Objective 2: Ensure sustainable management of natural resources Regulate activities of charcoal burners District wide Charcoal burning 16,000 DA DADU activities regulated Regulate activities of sand and gravel District wide Sand winning activities 10,000 DA DADU winners regulated Objective 2: Reverse forest and land degradation Establish nurseries in 5 communities Selected Nurseries established in 5 15,000 GSOP DA RCC communities communities Plantation of 20ha woodlots along District wide 20ha woodlots planted 300,000 GEMP DA RCC community reserves Maintenance of 12ha woodlots along 12ha woodlots 100,000 GSOP DA RCC community reserves maintained Regulate activities of Fulani herdsmen District wide Grazing activities 10,000 DACF DA GPS, GIS regulated Educate all communities on sustainable District wide Communities sensitized 12,000 DACF DA NCCE, use of natural resources on natural resources ISD usage Objective 3: Promote effective waste management Educate communities on proper waste District wide Communities sensitized on 20,000 DACF EHSU DA disposal using CLTS approach proper waste management Introduce and enforce by-laws on waste By-laws introduced and 12,000 DACF DA CHRAJ management enforced Objective 5: Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability Educate and sensitize communities on the District wide Communities sensitized 12,000 DACF NADMO GNFS dangers of construction and farming in flood-prone areas and wind storm

Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing GHC Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Educate local industrial operators and District wide Local industrial operators 9,000 GoG GNFS NADMO households on fire safety educated on fire safety Establish and train community disaster District wide Community disaster 9,000 GoG NADMO DA volunteers volunteers trained Organise capacity building training for District wide Capacity building training 6,000 DDF DA NADMO NADMO staff organised Acquire disaster relieve items against District wide Disaster relief items 20,000 DACF DA NADMO possible disasters procured Intensify public awareness on natural District wide Awareness creation 8,000 DACF NADMO DA disasters, risks and intensified vulnerability Carry out anti-bush burning campaigns District wide Anti-bush fire campaign 18,000 DACF DA GNFS, carried out NADMO Identify and register all disaster-prone District wide All disaster- prone 20,000 DACF/ DADU NADMO communities in the district communities in the district GoG identified and registered Stock-pile chemicals, drugs against District wide Chemicals, drugs stock- 10,000 DACF/ DADU NADMO disaster piled GoG TOTAL COST 3,864,000

TABLE 4.4: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget GHC Funding agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Goal: To increase physical and economic access to socio-economic infrastructure through a vigorous infrastructure provision and efficient human settlement management by 2017 Objective: Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs Rehabilitate 100km of roads across District wide 100km of roads 1,500,000 GoG DA DFR, the district rehabilitated GHWA Construct 1No. lorry park District wide 1No. lorry park 800,000 DACF DA GPRT constructed U Improvement of farm tracks District wide Length of farm tracks 800,000 DACF DA DFR improved Road fund Objective: Provide adequate, reliable and affordable energy to meet the national needs and for export Facilitate extension of electricity to Selected locations Electricity extended to 200,000 DACF DA VRA 20 communities 14no. communities Procure and distribute 1,000 District wide 1,000 electricity poles 50,000 DDF / DA VRA electricity poles procured and distributed DACF Procure electricity generator for DA District wide Electricity generator 200,000 DACF DA DWD office procured Install and rehabilitate street lights District wide Street lights installed 200,000 DACF DA VRA and rehabilitated Policy Objective: Facilitate ongoing institutional, technological and legal reforms in support of land use planning Establish a Physical Planning 5,000 DA TCPD Department Training of the staff of PPD and District wide Staff of PPD and Street 32,000 DDF PPD/ D/A Street Address Team in the use of Address Team well SAT LUPMIS and Mapmaker software. trained and operational in Map maker software Undertake street naming and District wide Streets and structures 30,000 DACF PPD/ D/A

Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget GHC Funding agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. property addressing within the district SAT named and numbered Policy Objective: Streamline spatial and land use planning system Locate all physical projects in the District wide All physical projects in 16,000 DACF PPD D/A 2014 – 2017 Medium Term the district for the 2014- Development Plan on the map of 2017 MTDP indicated on Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District with the the map of Sawla-Tuna- use of GPS Kalba District Objective: Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlements Prepare local plans for Sawla and Sawla and Tuna Local plans prepared for PPD Consult Tuna Township Sawla and Tuna DACF ant Township and in use Grow trees in Sawla and Tuna Sawla and Tuna Avenue trees planted at 90,000 Forestry Sawla and Tuna for DACF Comm. D/A aesthetics Supply of 500 seedlings of aesthetic District wide 500 Aesthetic trees 100,000 DACF Forestry D/A trees to schools for growing planted at schools Comm. Policy Objective: Establish an institutional framework for effective coordination of human settlements development Public education on procedures of District wide Awareness of public 6,000 PPD D/A acquiring building permits and the built DACF requirements Train local artisans on proper use of District wide No. of artisans trained 7,000 Donor DA NGOs local building materials Objective: Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water Construct 3No. small town water Sawla and Tuna 3No. STWSS 60,000 WB DA CWSA systems constructed

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget GHC Funding agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Establish and strengthen District District wide DWST and WATSAN 3,000 DACF DA CWSA Water and Sanitation Teams committees established (DWSTs) and WATSAN and strengthened committees Train all school health teachers on District wide Teachers trained 10,000 DACF EHSU DA SLTS Trigger communities and schools Communities and 8,000 Donor DA CWSA using CLTS/SLTS to end open schools triggered defecation Construct 60No. boreholes Selected com‟ties 60 boreholes constructed 960,000 WB DA CWSA Objective: Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities Acquire and develop 5 final waste Selected 5 final disposal sites 15,000 DACF DA CWSA disposal sites communities developed EHSU Construction of drains in major 3 Selected Drains constructed in 3 40,000 DACF communities communities communities Disinfect institutional latrines and District wide Latrines disinfected 16,000 DACF EHSU DA urinals Provide 12No. public/institutional 12No. Toilet facilities 120,000 WB DA CWSA toilets constructed Organise district wide Clean-up District wide Clean-up exercises 11,000 DACF EHSU DA exercises and CLTS activities organised Dislodge toilets and refuse District wide Toilets and refuse dumps 13,000 DACF EHSU DA dislodged Procure Disinfectant and other items Disinfectants procured 6,000 DACF EHSU DA for cleaning water closet Procure sanitary equipment and tools Sanitary equipments 100,000 DACF EHSU DA including excreta dislodging tanker procured

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget GHC Funding agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Train construction artisans on District wide Latrine artisans tarined 3,000 Donor Care Int. NGOs, constructing low cost latrines DA Repair broken down refuse Tractor and containers NGOs District wide 10,000.00 DACF, IGF DA containers and tractors repaired Purchase 200 dustbins to be put at District wide Dustbins purchased and 40,000.00 DACF, IGF DA NGOs vantage points distributed Prosecute recalcitrant sanitary District wide Prosecution of offenders 2,000.00 DACF, IGF DA NGOs offenders takes off Organize training workshops to District wide Workshops organized for 10,000.00 DACF, IGF, DA NGOs upgrade skills of EHOs officers NGOs Organize community hygiene District wide Communities educated in 20,000.00 DACF, IGF, DA NGOs education one each in every council good hygienic practices NGOs Organize food hygiene education District wide Food hygiene education 20,000.00 DACF, IGF, DA NGOs every year for food vendors, carried out for food NGOs butchers, drink sellers vendors, butchers, drink sellers Carry out hygiene talks in all schools District wide School health education 5,000.00 DACF, DA NGOs using Accelerated Child Survival carried out NGOs and Development (ACSD) learning kits Embark on school visits to sensitize NGOs Sensitization in schools pupils on the use of sanitary District wide 5,000.00 IGF DA carried out facilities Embark on community pump District wide Pump sites hygiene 5 ,000.00 IGF, Donor DA NGOs hygiene education education carried out funds Acquire and develop land for a NGOs Tuna town Land acquired 10,000.00 DACF, IGF DA public cemetery TOTAL COST 5,538,000.00

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TABLE 4.5: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC Goal: To improve access to social and economic services and promote the development of human capacities Policy Objective 1: Improve equitable access to and participation in education at all levels Construction of 12No. 2-unit day care District wide PCRR: 35:1 920,000 GETFund / D/A MOE/GES centres with auxiliary facilities Distance: 1km DDF within Renovation of 12 dilapidated classrooms District wide 12 schools 840,000 GET Fund D/A MOE/GES at basic level. rehabilitated Construction of 8 number 6-unit District wide PCRR: 45:1 3,840,000 GETFund D/A GETFUND classroom blocks at basic level Provision of portable water facilities in District wide Safe water 1,800,000 DDF, D/A DONOR 18 basic schools facilities in DACF, our schools GoGDonor Construction of 8No. 3-Unit Classroom District wide PCRR:35:1 2,800,000 GETFund D/A MOE/GES Block with auxiliary facilities Construct 6No. staff bungalows District wide No. of 1,920,000 GETFund D/A MOE/GES bungalows constructed Institute scholarship schemes for needy District wide No. of needy 120,000 DACF, D/A DONOR pupils, including district sponsorship of students Donor GES girl pupils/students assisted Provide support to 40 pregnant girls and 40 pregnant 120,000 DACF, DONOR GES adolescent mothers to complete and Donor education adolescent mothers supported Provide specialized training in multi- District wide 110,000 DACF, GES/MO DONOR grade teaching for rural areas and Donor E

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC reward teachers accordingly Organise sensitization exercise on the All primary Increased 40,000 DACF, D/A GES DONOR need to send children with special needs schools and enrolment of Donor to school KG‟s in the children with district special needs Conduct sensitization workshops for All primary Improved 40,000 DACF, GES/DA DONOR SMCs/PTAs on the need to provide first and JHS school health, Donor aid facilities in schools. SMC‟s and training PTA conducted All five Electricity 125,0000 DACF, D/A MOE/GES Extend electricity from the national grid circuits extended to 5 DDF,Dono to 5 basic schools schools r Provide adequate safety sanitation and All basic Facilities 40,000 DACF,DD GES/DA Donor basic health care facilities schools provided F,Donor Introduce effective guidance and II Guidance & 50,000 DACF, GES/DA TED/DONOR counseling systems for all Basic counseling DDF,Dono education pupils systems r introduced Provide dustbins for all schools All circuits Dustbins 120,000 DACF, GES/DA DONOR provided to DDF, improve Donor sanity Policy Objective 2: Bridge gender gap in access to education Construction of gender friendly All circuits Toilets 975,000 DACF, D/A Donor toilets/urinals in (15) basic schools constructed to DDF, Donor bring inclusiveness

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC Organize District contests for girls. All JHS girls Contests 20,000 DACF, MOE/GE Donor/DA carried out DDF, S Donor Maintain and update statistics and All schools To have an up 20,000 DACF, GES D/A relevant indicators and establish an to date data DDF, ongoing monitoring and reporting Donor system on girl child education Establish girls' clubs in all schools. All circuits Girls club 20,000 DACF, DONOR GES/MOE established DDF, Donor Policy Objective 3: improve quality of teaching and learning Provide training workshops for KG All KG Training 10,000 DACF, D/A/GES DONOR attendants on pedagogy schools provided to DDF, GoG, improve Donor teaching and learning Solicit for posting of more teachers to District wide Pupil-teacher 10,000 DACF, GES MOE the district ratio DDF, GoG, increased Donor Develop and implement an effective All schools Methodology 10,000 DACF, GES/MO DONOR methodology for teaching in English developed & DDF, GoG, E Language particularly in P1 to P3 implemented Donor Organise school level SPAM and district All circuits SPAM 10,000 DACF, GES/MO DONOR level using the school Report Card organized DDF, GoG, E generated Donor Train core subject teachers at the JHS JHS schools Training 20,000 GES/MO DONOR level on new methodology of tackling conducted E some topics to improve BECE results Organise District INSET programme for All primary INSET 40,000 DACF, GES/MO DONOR

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC curriculum leaders under the National schools organized DDF, GoG, E INSET programme Donor Support regular teacher trainees All public All Basic 40,000 DACF, D/A GES/MOE basic schools schools meet DDF, GoG, the staffing Donor norm Support UTTDBE teacher trainees All public All Basic 60,000 DACF, D/A GES/DONOR basic schools schools meet DDF, GoG, the staffing Donor norm Conduct JHS mock examinations All JHSs Mock 20,000 DACF, D/A GES/donor conducted to DDF, GoG, improve BECE Donor performance Organize best teachers awards in the All teachers Award 50,000 DACF, D/A GES/DONOR programme DDF, GoG, District organized Donor Provide relevant and assorted Teaching All primary TLMS 25,000 GES/ DA/DONOR and Learning materials appropriate for schools provided MOE P1 to P6 Sponsor teachers to upgrade their skills All teachers Teachers 33,000 D/A MOE/GES in schools sponsored Organise inter-school quiz competition All JHSs in Inter-school 21,000 GES D/A and school based quiz competition the district quiz organized Support students Union to organise Remedial 15,000 D/A GES vacation classes lessons organized Policy Objective 4: Promote science and technical education at all levels

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC Provide I C T training for 20 teachers in Selected JHS Training 40,000 GES/MO DA/DONOR the district teachers conducted E Provide computers to all JHSs in the All circuits Computers 100,000 GES/MO D/A/DONOR district provided E Organise Science Technology and ALL JHS STME 10,000 GES/MO DONOR Mathematics Education (STME) Clinics schools organized E Construct and equip ICT centre Tuna ICT centre 500,000 D/A MOE/GES constructed Policy Objective 5: Improve management of education service delivery Postings and transfers by Circuit All public Teachers 8,000 GES/MO TED Supervisors and Posting committee to schools rationalize to E rationalize teachers in the district meet the national norm Provide incentive package to teachers in All deprived Incentive 15,000 GES/DA Donor the deprived areas areas package provided Organise training on school All schools Training 5,000 D/A MOE/GES management for head teachers organized Intensify Monitoring of schools by All circuits Monitoring 7,000 GES D/A Circuit Supervisors done Limit teacher absence during term by All schools INSET held to 6,000 GES D/A holding INSETS during vacation and limit teacher monitoring attendance absenteeism Comprehensive inspection of Capitation All schools Inspection 4,000 GES D/A Grant and school grant done in that direction Provide basic SMC management All schools Management 8,000 DACF, GES D/A training to the head teacher and at least training DDF, GoG, five (5) members per Basic school conducted Donor

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC Organise orientation for newly trained All newly Orientation 10,000 DACF, D/A MOE/GES teachers and pupil teachers trained in the carried out to DDF, GoG, district improve their Donor skills District Director‟s Monitoring of All circuits Monitoring 20,000 DACF, D/A GES schools done to ensure DDF, GoG, teaching and Donor learning My first day in school All circuits Children 10,000 DACF, D/A GES welcomed to DDF, GoG, school for the Donor first time Independence day celebration Selected Event carried 64,000 DACF, D/A GES schools in out DDF, GoG, the district Donor Support to DEOC for effective All circuits Monitoring 20,000 DACF, D/A GES monitoring to improve learning carried out to DDF, GoG, outcomes in the district improve Donor learning outcomes HEALTH Objective 1: Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care Construct staff accommodation at All health New staff 640,000 DACF, DA GHS all health facilities facilities accommodation DDF, GoG, GOV, constructed Donor D/A Construction of 1no GHS office Sawla 1no office 300,000 DACF, DA GHS accommodation accommodation DDF, GoG, GOV, constructed Donor D/A Renovate old staff District Staff accommodation 100,000 DACF, DA GHS

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC accommodations wide renovated DDF, GoG, GOV, Donor D/A Construct 4No. CHPS compounds District 7No. CHPS 480,000 DACF, DA GHS wide compounds DDF, GoG, GOV, constructed Donor D/A Construct 7 Unit staff quarters District Staff quarters to be 560,000 DACF, DA GHS wide built DDF, GoG, GOV, Donor D/A Fence round all health facilities in All health Health facilities 250,000 DACF, DA GHS the district facilities fenced DDF, GoG, GOV, Donor D/A Extension of electricity to CHPS District Electricity extended 320,000 DACF, DA GHS Compounds wide to CHPS Compounds DDF, GoG, GOV, Donor D/A Objective 2: Enhance national capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Conduct national immunization days District Exercises carried 40,000 DACF, GHS GHS (polio immunization, measles wide out on DDF, GoG, GOV, vaccination filariasis) polio, Donor D/A measles filariasis yellow fever Organize special programs such as District Special health 40,000 DACF, GHS GHS TB/HIV/AIDS week celebration, world wide events carried DDF, GoG, GOV, breastfeeding week celebration, world out Donor D/A Aids day

Carryout disease surveillance activities All surveillance 10,000 DACF, GHS GHS communiti activities carried DDF, GoG, GOV, es out Donor D/A

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC Conduct research/surveys on pressing District Research surveys 20,000 DACF, GHS GHS health issues wide conducted DDF, GoG, GOV, Donor D/A Objective 3: Improve governance, management and efficiency in health service management and delivery Sponsor and bond critical staff (student Critical staff 40,000 DACF GHS GHS Doctors, midwives, nurses and sponsored GOV Physician Assistants)

Train and deploy CHOs to CHPS Zones District CHOs Trained 31,000 DACF, GHS GHS wide and deployed DDF, GoG, GOV Donor Annual award for hard working and Tuna All 15,0000 DACF, GHS GHS retired staff hardworking DDF, GoG, GOV and retired staff Donor awarded annually Organize half/annual health sector All reviews 8,000 DACF, GHS GHS performance review carried out DDF, GoG, GOV Donor Conduct School health and hygiene in School health 12,000 DACF, GHD GHS all schools in the district. services carried DDF, GoG, GOV out Donor Form adolescent health clubs in all JHS Adolescent 2,000 DACF, GHS GHS & SHS in the district health clubs DDF, GoG, GOV formed at all Donor schools Procure 4No. AG motor bikes and its 480,000 DACF, DA GHS accessories for service delivery Motor Bikes DDF, GoG, GOV Procured Donor

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 2014 2015 2016 2017 budget Funding Lead Collaborating GHC Monthly servicing of motor bikes and 4,000 DACF, GHS GHS vehicle for service delivery DDF, GoG, GOV Donor Objective 5: Reduce under nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive age Carryout growth monitoring and Growth DACF, GHS GHS promotion services in all communities in monitoring & DDF, GoG, GOV the district promotion Donor carried out 20,000 Train data collectors on nutritional Data collectors DACF, GHS GHS surveys trained DDF, GoG, GOV 12,000 Donor Organize annual nutritional survey Nutritional DACF, GHS GHS surveys DDF, GoG, GOV organized Donor annually 24,000 TOTAL COST 18,519,000.00

TABLE 4.6: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Goal: To ensure a responsible, collaborative and efficient administration of development towards ensuring peace and security, ownership and sustainability of development interventions and promote civic responsibility. Objective 1: Integrate and institutionalise district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels Deepen the integration and Continuo to recognise and DA 24,000 Decentralised DACF DA Decent. institutionalization of district involve all departments in departments Depts. level planning and budgeting development processes actively

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. through the participatory involved process at all levels Prepare/Review Plans and DA 24,000 Budgets and DACF DA Decent. Budgets plans prepared Depts. and reviewed (DDs) Disseminate Quarterly DA 8,000 Progress DACF DA Decent. progress reports to the reports Depts people disseminated quarterly Procure 1No. Pick up for DA 900,000 1No. pick up DACF DA Monitoring and procured Evaluation of Projects and Programmes Monitor projects and District wide 200,000 Monitoring DACF DA Decent. programmes and evaluation Depts carried out Engage adjoining districts District wide 12,000 Joint DA Adjoini in joint development opportunities ng DAs projects explored Organise quarterly 20,000 Quarterly DA Other Stakeholders engagements stakehol Engagements in Planning, organised ders Budgeting and Implementation Objective 2: Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems and outcomes Target and bridge capacity Capacity Building for DA 50,000 Capacities DACF GDO DA, gaps for the active and equal DPCU in Participatory built NGOs participation of women and Planning and Budgeting/

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. men at all levels of civil Gender Mainstreaming society, economy, peace Identify and support District wide 10,000 Potential DACF GDO NGOs building and governance potential women for women political positions supported Train women on politics DISTRICT 10,000 Women DACF DA GDO and leadership wide trained

Support gender desk 20,000 GDO DACF DA GDO activities activities supported Objective 3: Improve internal security for protection of life and property Improve border management Complete the construction Sawla 120,000 Security DACF DA Security technology, infrastructure of District Police personnel Services and institutional inspection Headquarters resourced Construct 2No. Sawla 180,000 2no. police DACF DA GPS accommodation for the quarters Police Service completed Increase Police Visibility District wide 125,000 Police staff DACF, DA Police at all vantage areas. increased DDF, Service, GoG, RECSEC, Donor DISEC Establishment and District wide 10,000 Committees IGF DA Police Strengthening of operational Service, Community DISEC, Neighbourhood Watch Communit Dog Committee ies Objective 4: Protect children from direct and indirect physical and emotional harm

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Intensify public education Assist in Addressing District wide 10,000 Juvenile cases GoG DSW DoCD programmes on children‟s Juvenile Delinquencies handled rights and the dangers of Assist in resettling District wide 4,000 Abandoned GoG DSW DoCD child abuse and harmful abandoned and orphaned children cultural practices children resettled Supervise, inspect and All Day Care 20,000 Day care GoG DSW DoCD support Day Care Centres attendants Centres and Children supervised Homes Organise quarterly district wide 4,000 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD meetings with Day Care organised Operators Handle Paternity, District wide 4,000 Paternity cases GoG DSW CHRAJ Maintenance and Custody handled Cases Objective 5: Ensure effective integration of PWDs into society Create an enabling Update data on disability and District wide 16,000 Data on GoG DSW CHRAJ environment to ensure other vulnerable groups vulnerable the active people involvement of PWDs in updated mainstream society annually Organise Regular Meetings District wide 10,000 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD with PWDs organised with PWDs Sensitize Communities on District wide 15,000 Communities GoG DSW DoCD Disability Issues sensitized on disability issues

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Provide a rehabilitation centre District wide 90,000 1no. PWD DACF DA DSW for PWD rehabilitation center constructed Support PWDS to establish District wide 24,000 PWDS DACF DA DSW businesses or further their supported studies financially Objective 6: Promote the role of the chieftaincy institution in district development Develop modalities to Build the capacity of District wide 15,000 Capacity DACF DA CNC harness the inherent Traditional Authorities on building potential of the dispute resolution training chieftaincy institution in organised for district development traditional rulers Objective 7: Upgrade the capacity of the public and civil service for transparent, accountable, efficient, timely, effective performance and service delivery Support DA staff to undergo As per 50,000 DA staff DACF DA Courses, Seminars and location of supported Conferences (Capacity programme financially Building). Organise training for DA As per 20,000 Capacity DDF DA RCC staff, Assembly members and location of building Area Council staff in relation programme programme to their capacity gaps, organised providing necessary logistics annually Procure computers and 15,000 Computers DDF DA RCC accessories for DDF capacity procured building programme

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead Collab. Construct 4No. DA staff Sawla 480,000 4no. DACF DA bungalows bungalows renovated Organise regular Assembly 192,000 DA and all DACF, DA DDs and Sub-Committee meetings statutory IGF meetings organised Gravel and landscape DA 120,000 DA premises DACF DA DWD premises and gravelled Provide intercom and internet 40,000 Intercom DACF DA DWD connectivity for DA office facility provided Organise Community District wide 64,000 Town hall DACF DA NCCE, engagement meetings/Town meetings ISD hall meetings organised annually Objective 8: Strengthen and operationalize the sub-district structures to ensure consistency with the local Government laws Ensure full establishment of 50,000 Sawla Area DACF DA ACs the Sawla Area council council functioning Facilitate the establishment of 40,000 Departments GoG DA, Nationa relevant non-existent established RCC l Sector departments of the Assembly and equipped Depts Support self-help projects District wide 20,000 SHEPs DACF DA supported TOTAL COST 3,016,000

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4.2. PROPOSED SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (SDF)

The purpose of planning is to improve the welfare of people in the future and though this MTDP which covers a four year period, it is important to develop a long term vision for the District which will provide direction for this MTDP and subsequent plans of the District. This involves identifying opportunities that exist in the District for exponential growth and investment in the long term. In line with the smart growth concept, these opportunities will be determined within the spatial vision by indicating where growth will occur in agriculture, industry, education, health and commerce. The framework is useful in ensuring efficient and effective use of resources by ensuring that socio-economic infrastructure and services are provided in the right time and the right place. It will also inform public and private investment as it provides a sense of certainty of what the District intends to provide at particular places in the future.

Similar to other parts of the region, the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has a monthly mean rainfall ranging from 200mm-300mm. It is an area of scattered shrubs and relatively dense trees. The vegetation cover is about 63% with denser shrubs and it is mainly Guinea savannah woodland with a wide spread of trees. Some of the common trees found in the District are sheanut, dawadawa, teak, kapok and mango. The vegetation is increasingly being depleted leading to climate change and low crop productivity. This is adversely affecting food security and household income. Proposed in this MTDP and the Spatial Development Framework therefore, is an increase in the District‟s forest cover. To this, the strategy encourages the establishment and management of both existing and potential reserves, the cultivation of tree crops, and growing aesthetic and economic tree in communities, schools and other institutions, and along roads. This is intended to check gradual desertification in the District. This SDF also proposes the diversification of agriculture with emphasis on irrigation, livestock, poultry and fish farming. A vigorous development of irrigation facilities, support and skills development in poultry, livestock and fish farming will be pursued into the long term.

When these broad development objectives are implemented, the space economy of the District will look as depicted in Figure 4. In the medium term detailed strategies for achieving the proposed spatial development option are contained in the composite programmes of action. However, it must be emphasized that the achievement of some of them span beyond this MTDP. Therefore, subsequent plans will be informed by this SDF. 118

Figure 4: Spatial Development Framework of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District

4.3. INDICATIVE FINANCIAL BUDGET

Table 4.7: Budget Summary of the Plan

Thematic Area of GSGDA II AMOUNT % of Total GH¢ Budget Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 314,200 0.98% Enhancing The Competitiveness of District‟s Private Sector 825,300 2.6% Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable 3,864,000 12% Natural Resource Management Infrastructure and Human Settlement 5,538,000 17.3% Human Development, Productivity And Employment 18,519,000 57.7% Transparent and Accountable Governance 3,016,000 9.5% TOTAL 32,076,500 100%

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4.4. FINANCIAL PROJECTION OF THE ASSEMBLY Assumption The assumption made for the projections are that:  The District Assembly will widen its internal revenue generation base.  The District Assembly Common Fund received by the District will remain 7% of national revenue over the plan period.  The support from the major NGOs and development partners operating in the district will continue to increase.  The Assembly will intensify its financial management capacity. 4.4.1. Projections of District Financial Inflows Table 4.8: Revenue Projection INTERNAL SOURCES Component 2014 2015 2016 2017 Rate 13,100.00 15,720.00 18,864.00 22,7636.80 Lands 1,500.00 1,800.00 2,160.00 2,592.00 Fees 8,350.00 10,020.00 12,024.00 14,428.00

Licences 14,800.00 17,760.00 21,312.00 25,574.00 Rent 850.00 1,020.00 1,224.00 1,468.80 miscellaneous 30,000.00 36,000.00 43,200.00 51,840.00 TOTAL 68,600.00 82,320.00 98,784.00 118,540.80 Source: Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly, 2013

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CHAPTER FIVE

DISTRICT ANNUAL ACTION PLANS

The District Programmes of Action outline the proposed projects and activities to be carried out by the District throughout the plan period (2014-2017). To ensure pragmatic and piecemeal implementation, however, this chapter demystifies the composite programmes of action into annual plans. It therefore indicates which quarter in a particular year that a specific project or activity will be implemented. However, some projects are rolling and are therefore repeated in more than one annual action plan. Other projects have longer durations of implementation and are therefore spanned longer than a year. The tables below are annual action plans of the District for implementation over the plan period.

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ANNUAL ACTION PLANS - 2014

TABLE 5.1: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY BY 2014 Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab.

Goal: To ensure fiscal sustainability through more efficient revenue mobilization and financial management by Dec. 2014 Objective 1: Improve fiscal revenue mobilization and management by Dec. 2014 Eliminate revenue Compile nominal roll for all District 10,000.00 Nominal roll IGF DA ACs collection leakages ratable items wide compiled Set revenue targets for revenue District 2,000.00 Revenue target IGF DA ACs collectors and Area Councils wide set annually

Organise regular inspection of District 500.00 No. of IGF DA ACs rate payers receipts and wide inspections recovery of uncollected and organised unaccounted revenue annually Periodic reporting of District 800.00 No. of reporting IGF DA ACs mobilization performance to wide exercises the people organised Organise monthly revenue District 2,200.00 Task force IGF DA ACs collection task force including wide organised sub-structures Objective 2: Improve public expenditure management Support the Train sector departments on DA 20,000.00 Sector GIFMIS GIF DA implementation of the composite budgeting and departments MIS Ghana Integrated GIFMIS trained on Sec. Financial Management GIFMIS Information System (GIFMIS) for

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. effective budget management TOTAL COST 35,500.00

TABLE 5.2: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR 2014

Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source Implementing Development Indicator of Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Funding Lead Collab. Goal: Expand Opportunities for Private Sector Development by ensuring a knowledgeable, well trained, and healthy population by Dec. 2014 Objective 1: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically & globally by Dec. 2014 Invest in human Organise Technical Training in District 25,000 No. of people REP NBSSI DA resources with shea butter processing, guinea wide trained in relevant fowl rearing, fish farming and various areas modern skills and leather work. competences Train 400 SMEs on Business District 20,000 No. of SMEs REP NBSSI DA Management and wide trained in manufacturing skills business management Organise Technical Training in District 25,000 No. of people REP NBSSI DA Soya beans Processing, Bee wide trained in keeping various areas Objective 2: Expand opportunities for job creation Organise Business District 5,000 Business REP NBSSI DA counselling wide counselling organised

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Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source Implementing Development Indicator of Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Funding Lead Collab. Objective 3: Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs by Dec. 2014 Facilitate the Train and Provide start-up District 20,000 400 people REP NBSSI DA provision of training kits/funds to 400 people wide provided and business with start-up development services kits Enhancing Institutional District 10,000 Institutional REP DA NBSSI Capacity to support SMEs wide capacity enhanced

Complete the Construction of Sawla 118,000 Multi- DDF DA NBSSI the Multi-purpose community purpose Centre community centre completed Support for establishment of Sawla 40,000 Financial DACF DA NBSSI Financial Institution (Rural institution Bank) supported

Objective 4: Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments by Dec. 2014 Link local entrepreneurs to District 9,000 Local REP NBSSI DA credit facilities wide entrepreneur s linked Training 400 people on District 12,000 400 people REP NBSSI DA credit management and wide trained on repayment credit management Objective 5: Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and natural heritage by Dec. 2014

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Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source Implementing Development Indicator of Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Funding Lead Collab. Develop sustainable Develop and market tourist Kulmasa, 13,700 Tourist sites DACF DA GTB eco-tourism, culture and sites Jang, identified historical sites and marketed Support to traditional District Annual IGF DA Private authorities for organizing wide 50,000 festivals Corporate sector festivals. supported sponsorsh ip TOTAL COST 347,700.00

TABLE 5.3: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BY 2014 Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Goal: To reduce poverty and increase food security by modernizing and diversifying agriculture and ensuring sustainable use of natural resources by Dec. 2014 Policy Objective 1:Promote Agriculture mechanization by Dec. 2014 Collaborate with NGOs to intensify District Animal traction usage by 21,000 GoG DADU NGOs use of animal traction by women wide women farmers farmers intensified. Policy Objective 2: Improved science, technology and innovation application by Dec. 2014 Hold Annual Evaluation and District Annual evaluation and 11,000 GoG DADU SARI Planning meetings of RELC activities wide Planning meetings of RELC activities held. Disseminate on-farm/on-station District On –farm research 9,200 GoG DADU SARI research findings to farmers to wide findings to farmers increase their yield of crops and increased and

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Policy Objective 3: Promote seed and planting material development by Dec. 2014 Disseminate existing technological District wide Existing technological 8,000 GoG DADU D.A packages of improved crop varieties packages on improved (high yielding, short duration etc.) crop varieties disseminated Policy Objective 4: Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education by Dec. 2014 Identify and disseminate existing District wide Existing poultry 4,000 GoG DADU D.A poultry technological packages to technological packages farmers. to farmers identified. Intensify field Demonstrations to District wide Field demonstrations 7,000 GoG DADU D.A enhance adoption of improved on improved technologies technology intensified

Conduct active diseases surveillance District wide Active diseases 12,000 GoG DADU D.A on ruminants and poultry through surveillance on timely veterinary interventions ruminants and poultry conducted. Policy Objective 5: Improve institutional coordination for agriculture development Organize National Farmers Day District wide National farmers day 16,000 DACF DADU D.A celebration annually celebration organized Objective 6: Increase private sector investments in agriculture Promote the production and District wide Production and 6,000 GoG DADU SARI consumption of High Quality Protein consumption of high and vitamin A and other leafy quality protein and vegetables leafy vegetable promoted Build capacity of cash crop farmers District wide Cash crop farmers 7,000 GoG DADU to improve productivity capacity built

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Promote the rearing of small District wide Rearing of small 20,000 GoG DADU ruminants, pigs and poultry ruminants, pigs and poultry promoted Undertake the production of 400 District wide Production of maize 100,000 GoG DADU acres of maize and sorghum under and sorghum under “block farming each year” „block farming‟ each year undertaken Policy Objective 7: Improve post-production management strategies, particularly storage facilities at individual and community levels by Dec. 2014 Train and resource extension staff in District wide Extension staff trained 12,000 GoG DADU post-harvest handling technologies and resourced in post- for onwards transfer to producers. harvest handling technologies Promote the value chain concept to District wide Value chain concept 11,000 GoG DADU enhance efficient market enhanced and promoted Train farmers on improved means of District wide Farmers trained on 15,000 GoG DADU storing grains. improved means of storing grains Policy Objective 8: Develop an effective domestic market by Dec. 2014 Train farmers on how to receive District wide Farmers able to receive 12,000 GoG Telecom DADU messages on market information market information compani through their mobile phones through their mobile es phones. Facilitate the establishment of 40 District wide Establishment of 50 55,000 GoG DADU D.A acres of vegetable farms in the dry acres of vegetable season each year. farms in the dry season each year facilitated Procure 6No. 17 Horse power water District wide 6no 17 Horse power 20,000 GoG/ D.A MoFA pumping machine for farmer groups. water pumping DACF machine for farmers groups procured

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Construction of dugouts/Dams for Kong ,Soma 2 dugouts constructed GSOP DA MoFA small Irrigation etc. 320,000

Policy Objective 12: Promote livestock and poultry development for food security and income generation by Dec. 2014 Facilitate and support improvements District wide Support improvement 25,000 GoG DADU MoFA in livestock housing by farmers in livestock management for farmers facilitated SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Policy Objective 1: Promote sustainable environment, land and water management Build institutional capacity of 20 District wide Institutional capacity 12,000 GoG DADU MoFA AEAs and & DAOs to support the of 20 AEAs and DAOs promotion of sustainable land and built environmental management Promote an annual platform for District wide degradation issues 10,000 GoG DADU D. A. stakeholders to discuss land discuss land promoted degradation issues and way forward. Train and resource 20 community District wide 20 community 20,000 DADU D.A members on tree planting members supplied with seedlings to plant Facilitate the implementation of by- District wide by-laws on 17,000 DACF DA DADU laws on Environmental management Environmental in communities management Implemented Regulate activities of Fulani herdsmen District wide Grazing activities 15,000 DACF DA GPS, regulated GIS Educate all communities on sustainable District wide Communities 8,000 DACF DA NCCE, use of natural resources sensitized on natural ISD resources usage Objective 3: Promote effective waste management and reduce noise pollution by Dec. 2014

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Educate communities on proper waste District Communities sensitized 14,000 DACF EHSU DA disposal using CLTS approach wide on proper waste management Objective 5: Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability by Dec. 2014 Facilitate the acquisition of disaster District Disaster relief items 25,000 DACF DA NADM relief items against possible disasters wide procured O Maintenance and beating up of tree Yipala, Tree plantations 30,000 GSOP DA MoFA plantations Gindabour, mainetaned Kanching, Nahari etc. Intensify public awareness on natural District Awareness creation 12,000 DACF NADM DA disasters, risks and vulnerability. wide intensified O Carry out anti-bush burning campaigns District Anti-bush fire campaign 15,000 DACF DA GNFS, wide carried out NADMO TOTAL COST 869,200.00

TABLE 5.4: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT 2014 Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab . Goal: To increase physical and economic access to socio-economic infrastructure through a vigorous infrastructure provision and efficient human settlement management by Dec. 2014 Objective: Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs by Dec. 2014 Rehabilitate 45km of roads across Gbeniyiri- 45km of roads 180,000.00 GoG/DDF DA DFR, the district Checheriyiri- rehabilitated GHWA Kohenyiri, Kalba- Gakon, Nakpala-

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab . Kawee-Dineeh etc. Spot improvement of feeder roads Nakwabi-toyiri, 14 km feeder roads 357,000.00 GSOP DA Feeder sawla-konkrompe. improved roads Improvement of farm tracks District wide Length of farm tracks 100,000.00 DACF DA DFR improved Road fund Objective: Increase Electricity coverage in the district by Dec. 2014 Facilitate extension of electricity to Saint Augustine Electricity extended to 170,000.00 DDF/ DA VRA 20 communities and other Selected 20no. communities DACF locations Procure and distribute 250 electricity District wide 250 electricity poles 150,000.00 DDF / DA VRA poles procured and distributed DACF Install and rehabilitate street lights District wide Street lights installed 15,000.00 DACF DA VRA and rehabilitated Policy Objective: Facilitate on-going institutional, technological and legal reforms in support of spatial and land use planning by Dec. 2014 Undertake street naming and District wide Streets and structures 50,000.00 DDF PPD D/A property addressing within the district named and numbered Locate all physical projects in the District wide All physical projects 10,000.00 DACF PPD D/A 2014 – 2017 MTDP on the map of indicated on the map of STKDA with the use of GPS STKDA Objective: Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlements by Dec. 2014 Grow Avenue trees in Sawla Sawla Avenue trees planted at 10,000.00 Forestry Sawla for aesthetics DACF Comm. D/A Policy Objective: Establish an institutional framework for effective coordination of human settlements development Public education on procedures of District wide Awareness of public built 20,000.00 PPD D/A acquiring building permits and the DACF

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab . requirements Objective: Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water Construct 2 dams for 2No. small Tuna, Kalba 2No. STWSS constructed 50,000.00 WB/DACF DA CWSA town water systems Train all school health teachers on District wide Teachers trained 5,200.00 DACF EHSU DA SLTS Trigger communities and schools District wide Communities and schools 14,000.00 Donor DA CWSA using CLTS/SLTS to end open triggered defecation Construct 35No. boreholes Selected 35 boreholes constructed 507,000.00 DDF DA CWSA communities Objective: Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities by Dec. 2014 Acquire and develop 5 final waste Selected 5 final disposal sites 20,000.00 IGF DA CWSA disposal sites communities developed EHSU Construction of bridges and culverts Selected Drains constructed in 3 105,000.00 DACF DA EHSU communities communities Disinfect institutional latrines and District wide Latrines disinfected 16,000.00 DACF EHSU DA urinals Provide 5No. public/institutional Sawla, 5No. Toilet facilities 500,000.00 DDF/WB DA CWSA toilets using CLTS guide Gindabour, Tuna constructed etc. Organise district wide Clean-up District wide Clean-up exercises 30,000.00 DACF EHSU DA exercises and CLTS activities organised Purchase 50 dustbins to be put at District wide Dustbins purchased and 20,000.00 DACF, IGF DA NGOs vantage points distributed Organize training workshops to Workshops organized for DACF, IGF, NGOs District wide 10,000.00 DA upgrade skills of EHOs officers NGOs

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab . Organize community hygiene NGOs Communities educated in DACF, IGF, education one each in every area District wide 20,000.00 DA good hygienic practices NGOs council Food hygiene education NGOs Organize food hygiene education carried out for food DACF, IGF, every year for food vendors, District wide 20,000.00 DA vendors, butchers, drink NGOs butchers, drink sellers sellers Acquire and develop land for a NGOs Tuna town Land acquired 10,000.00 DACF, IGF DA public cemetery TOTAL COST 3,258,400.00

TABLE 5.5: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT 2014 Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicativ Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th e budget Funding Lead Collaborating (GHC) Goal: Goal: To improve access to social and economic services and promote the development of human capacities by Dec. 2014 Policy Objective 1: Improve equitable access to and participation in education at all levels by Dec. 2014 Construction of 3No. 2-unit day Selected PCRR: 35:1 135,000 GETFund D/A MOE/GES care Centres with auxiliary communities Distance: facilities 1km within Renovation of 12 dilapidated Selected 12 schools 100,000 DACF D/A MOE/GES classrooms at basic level. communities rehabilitated Construction of 2 no 6-unit Selected PCRR: 45:1 350,000 GETFund D/A GETFUND classroom blocks at basic level communities Provision of portable water Selected Safe water 60,000 DDF, D/A DONOR facilities in 4 basic schools communities facilities in DACF,

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicativ Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th e budget Funding Lead Collaborating (GHC) our schools Donor Construction of 8No. 3-Unit Tuna Saint PCRR:35:1 800,000 GETFund/ D/A MOE/GES Classroom Block with auxiliary Mary‟s, DACF facilities Siikora, Dinnee etc. Construct 1No. staff bungalows Sawla No. of 120,000 GETFund D/A MOE/GES bungalows constructed Institute scholarship schemes for District wide No. of needy 11,000 DACF, D/A DONOR needy pupils, including district students Donor GES sponsorship of girl pupils/students assisted Conduct sensitization workshops All primary and Improved 3,000 DACF/ GES/DA DONOR for SMCs/PTAs on the need to JHS SMC‟s and school health, IGF provide first aid facilities in PTA training schools. conducted Extend electricity from the national All five circuits Electricity 13,000 DDF/ D/A MOE/GES grid to 10 basic schools extended to DACF 10 schools Support school feeding activities District wide School within the district feeding activities supported Policy Objective 2: Bridge gender gap in access to education by Dec. 2014 Construction of gender friendly All five Toilets 10,000 GPEG/ D/A Donor toilets/urinals in 4 basic schools circuits constructed IBIS to bring inclusiveness Maintain relevant monitoring and All schools To have an 5,000 GPEG/ GES D/A reporting system on girl child up to date IBIS

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicativ Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th e budget Funding Lead Collaborating (GHC) education data Establish girls' clubs in all schools. All circuits Girls club 2,000 GPEG/ DONOR GES/MOE established IBIS Policy Objective 3: improve quality of teaching and learning by Dec. 2014 Organise school level SPAM and All circuits SPAM 2,300 GPEG/ GES/M DONOR district level using the school Report organized IBIS OE Card generated Train core subject teachers at the Basic All basic Training 13,600 GPEG/ GES DONOR school level on effective teaching schools conducted IBIS /MOE methods to improve performance Organise District INSET programme All primary INSET 12,000 GPEG/ GES DONOR for curriculum leaders. schools organized IBIS /MOE Support regular/UTTDBE teacher All public Teacher 28,000 DACF D/A GES/MOE trainees basic trainees schools supported Conduct JHS mock examinations All JHS Mock exams 10,000 DACF GES GES/donor schools conducted Organize best teachers awards in the All teachers Award 15,000 Donor GES D/A/ DONOR District Programme organized Provide relevant Teaching and All primary TLMS 10,000 Donor GES/ DA/DONOR Learning materials for basic schools schools provided MOE Organise inter-school quiz competition All JHSs in Inter-school 1,300 Donor GES D/A and school based quiz competition the district quiz organized Support students Union to organise Remedial 10,000 Donor GES DA vacation classes lessons organized Policy Objective 4: Promote science and technical education at all levels by Dec. 2014

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicativ Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th e budget Funding Lead Collaborating (GHC) Provide I C T training for 20 teachers Selected Training 2,000 Donor GES/M DA/DONOR in the district JHS teachers conducted OE Provide computers to all JHSs in the All circuits Computers 10,000 Donor GES/M D/A/DONOR district provided OE Organise STME Clinics All JHS STME 11,500 Donor GES/M DONOR schools organized OE Policy Objective 5: Improve management of education service delivery by Dec. 2014 Organise training on school All schools Training 1,200 Donor D/A MOE/GES management for head teachers organized Monitoring of schools by Circuit All circuits Monitoring 15,000 Donor GES D/A Supervisors and GES director done Comprehensive inspection of All schools Inspection 1,000 Donor GES D/A Capitation Grant and school grant done in that direction Provide basic SMC management All schools Management 3,500 Donor GES D/A training to the head teachers and at training least five 5 members per Basic school conducted Organise orientation for newly trained All newly Orientation 2,500 Donor D/A MOE/GES teachers and pupil teachers trained in carried out to the district improve their skills Independence day celebration Selected Event carried 10,000 DACF D/A GES schools in out the district Support to DEOC for effective All circuits Monitoring 9,200 Donor D/A GES monitoring to improve learning carried out to outcomes in the district improve learning outcomes

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicativ Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th e budget Funding Lead Collaborating (GHC) HEALTH Objective 1: Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care by Dec. 2014 Renovate old health staff Selected Staff 45,000 DACF DA JICA/ GOV accommodation facilities accommodation /GHS / renovated DFID Construct 3No. CHPS compounds Kunfusi 2No. CHPS 275,136 DDF/ DA JICA/ GOV kong & compounds DACF /GHS / Poru constructed DFID Construct 7 Unit staff quarters at Selected no. of Staff quarters 811,300 Donor DA JICA, GHS health facilities facilities to be built GOV, DFID D/A Objective 2: Enhance district capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by Dec. 2014 Conduct national immunization days District Immunization 12000 Donor/ GHS JICA, GHS (polio immunization, measles wide conducted DACF GOV, DFID vaccination, filariasis) D/A Organize special Programmes such as District Special health 8,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS TB/HIV/AIDS week celebration, world wide events carried /DACF GOV, DFID breastfeeding week celebration, world out D/A Aids day Carryout disease surveillance activities All surveillance 13,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS communit activities carried /DACF GOV, DFID ies out D/A Objective 3: Improve governance, management and efficiency in health service management and delivery by Dec. 2014 Sponsor and bond critical staff (student District Critical staff 18,000 DACF GHS JICA, GHS Doctors, midwives, nurses and wide sponsored GOV, DFID Physician Assistants) D/A Train and deploy CHOs to CHPS District CHOs Trained 8,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS Zones wide and deployed GOV, DFID,

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicativ Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th e budget Funding Lead Collaborating (GHC) D/A Organize half/annual health sector District All reviews 2,000.00 Donor GHS JICA, GHS performance review wide carried out GOV, DFID, D/A Procure 4No. AG motor bikes and its District Motor Bikes 32,000.00 Donor DA JICA, GHS accessories for service delivery wide Procured /DACF GOV, DFID, D/A Procurement of 5 No. motor kings for Selected 5 motor kings 12,500.00 DACF/ GHS DA CHIPs compounds CHPS procured Donor zones Objective 5: Reduce under nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive age by Dec. 2014 Carryout growth monitoring and Growth 5,000.00 Donor GHS JICA, GHS promotion services in all communities monitoring & GOV, DFID in the district promotion D/A carried out Organise/Training of data collectors to District Data collectors 8,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS conduct nutritional surveys wide trained GOV, DFID D/A TOTAL COST 3,027,036.00

TABLE 5.6: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE 2014 Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Goal: To ensure a responsible, collaborative and efficient administration of development towards ensuring peace and security, ownership and sustainability of development interventions and promote civic responsibility by Dec. 2014. Objective 1: Integrate and institutionalise district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels by Dec. 2014

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Deepen the integration and Recognition and As per 7,000.00 Decentralised DACF DA Decent. institutionalization of involvement of all programme departments Depts. district departments in development location actively level planning and processes involved budgeting through the Prepare/Review Plans and As per 9,500.00 Budgets and DACF DA Decent. participatory Budgets programme plans prepared Depts. process at all levels location and reviewed (DDs) Disseminate Composite As per 6,000.00 Composite DACF DA Decent. Budget and Quarterly programme budget & Depts progress reports to the location progress people reports disseminated quarterly Monitor projects and District wide 74,440.30 Monitoring DACF DA Decent. Programmes and technical and evaluation /DDF/ Depts supervision carried out GSOP Engage adjoining districts in As per 9,000 Joint Donors DA Adjoini joint development projects programme opportunities ng DAs location explored Organise quarterly As per 7,000 Quarterly Donors DA Other Stakeholders Engagements programme engagements stakehol in Planning, Budgeting and location organised ders Implementation Objective 2: Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems and outcomes by Dec. 2014 Target and bridge capacity Identify and support District wide 11,000 Potential DACF GDO NGOs gaps for the active and potential women for political women equal positions supported participation of women and Train women on politics and As per 10,000 Women DACF DA GDO men at all levels of civil leadership programme trained

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab society, economy, peace location building and governance and Support gender desk District wide 15,000.00 GDO DACF DA GDO females in elections activities activities supported Objective 3: Improve internal security for protection of life and property by Dec. 2014 Improve border Increase Police Visibility at District wide 10,000.00 Police visibility IGF DA Police management technology, vantage areas to fight crime. increased Service, infrastructure RECSEC, and institutional inspection DISEC Establishment and District wide 16,000.00 Committees IGF DA Police Strengthening of operational Service, Community Neighbourhood DISEC, Watch Dog Committee Communit ies Construction of 1 No. Storey Sawla 150,000.00 1 no. storey DACF DA GPS, building for Disrtrict Police police quarters DISEC Station constructed Renovation of police station Kalba 18,000.00 police station DACF DA GPS, renovated DISEC

Construction of 1 No. Sawla 120,000.00 Fire/ambulance DDF DA GFS, Fire/Ambulance Service service DISEC Centre constructed Objective 4: Protect children from direct and indirect physical and emotional harm by Dec. 2014 Intensify public education Assist in Addressing District 12,000.00 Juvenile cases GoG DSW DoCD programmes on children‟s Juvenile Delinquencies wide handled

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab rights and the dangers of Assist in resettling District 18,000.00 Abandoned GoG DSW DoCD child abuse and harmful abandoned and orphaned wide children cultural practices children resettled Supervise and inspect Day All Day 8,000.00 Day care GoG DSW DoCD Care Centres Care attendants Centres supervised Organise quarterly meetings Sawla 4,000.00 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD with Day Care Operators organised Handle Paternity, District 6,000.00 Paternity cases GoG DSW CHRAJ Maintenance and Custody wide handled Cases Focus group discussion on District 6,000.00 Focus groups GOG DSW/CD DA, effects of child labour in wide organised in GHS, selected communities selected DPs communities.

Train zonal communities District 12,000 Zonal IGF/ DA Early Childhood wide communities DACF/ DSCD GES Development (ECD) trained GOG committees on functions and issues relating to ECD

Organise ECD committee to District 2,500.00 All KG/day IGF/ All CED DA , visit all KG/Daycare centers wide care centres DACF/ member GES, to improve enrolment of visited GOG GHS, children SMC

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Organizing community District 8000.00 Community IGF/ DSCD Traditio durbars to enhance the wide durbars DACF/ nal knowledge of the people on organised GOG council laws that protect children , NGOs NCCE, C.N.C,

Identification of Orphans District 5000.00 OVCs in IGF/ DA DA, and Vulnerable Children wide KG/Day care DACF/ DCDS District (OVCs) in KG/Day care to identified and GOG provide social support supported leap team

Organise for monitoring and District 2500.00 IGF/ ECD GHS, education of all KG/Day wide DACF/ member GES, care centers in the district GOG DCDS

Objective 5: Ensure effective integration of PWDs into society by Dec. 2014 Create an enabling Update data on disability and District wide 2000.00 Data on GoG DSW CHRAJ environment to ensure the other vulnerable groups vulnerable active people involvement of PWDs in updated mainstream society annually Organise Regular Meetings Sawla 4,000.00 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD with PWDs organised with PWDs Support PWDS to establish District wide 50,000.00 PWDS DACF DA DSW businesses or further their supported studies financially

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Objective 6: Upgrade the capacity of the public and civil service for transparent, accountable, efficient, timely, effective performance and service delivery by Dec. 2014 Support DA staff to undergo As per 15,000.00 DA staff DACF DA Courses, Seminars and location of supported Conferences (Capacity programme financially Building). Organise training for DA As per 35,000.00 Capacity DDF DA RCC staff, Assembly members and location of building /DACF Area Council staff in relation programme programme to their capacity gaps, organised providing necessary logistics Complete the Construction of Sawla 120,000.00 6 no. DACF DA 15 unit Decentralized office bungalows accommodation. renovated Organise regular Assembly As per 20,000.00 DA and all DACF, DA DDs and Sub-Committee meetings location of statutory IGF programme meetings organised Organise Community District wide 10,000.00 Town hall DACF DA NCCE, engagement meetings/Town meetings ISD hall meetings organised annually Support for logistics, District wide 129,153.40 No. of IGF/ DA NGOs servicing and maintenance, logistics DACF fuel and lubricants and provided and furniture and fittings. maintenance of logistics

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Renovation of District Sawla 60,115.05 Assembly DACF DA Donors Assembly Office office, DFO Accommodation and DFO, and DED DED Quarters quarters renovated

Objective 7: Strengthen and operationalize the sub-district structures to ensure consistency with the local Government laws by Dec. 2014 Facilitate the establishment of District wide 10,000.00 Departments GoG DA, Nationa relevant non-existent established RCC l Sector departments of the Assembly and equipped Depts Support to District sub- All area 61,908.57 District Sub IGF/ DA NGOs structures councils structures DACF supported Ensure the functionality of all All area 10,000.00 All area IGF DA NGOs Area councils councils councils operational Support self-help projects District wide 14,000.00 SHEPs DACF DA NGOs supported TOTAL COST 1,088,117.32

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ANNUAL ACTION PLANS – 2015 TABLE 5.7: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY BY 2015 Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab.

Goal: To ensure fiscal sustainability through more efficient revenue mobilization and financial management by Dec. 2015 Objective 1: Improve fiscal revenue mobilization and management by Dec. 2015 Eliminate revenue Compile nominal roll for all District 10,000.00 Nominal roll IGF DA ACs collection leakages ratable items wide compiled Set revenue targets for revenue District 2,000.00 Revenue target IGF DA ACs collectors and Area Councils wide set annually

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Financial Management GIFMIS Information System (GIFMIS) for effective budget management TOTAL COST 35,500.00

TABLE 5.2: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR 2015

Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source Implementing Development Indicator of Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Funding Lead Collab. Goal: Expand Opportunities for Private Sector Development by ensuring a knowledgeable, well trained, and healthy population by Dec. 2015 Objective 1: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically & globally by Dec. 2015 Invest in human Organize training programmes District 2,200 No. of people REP NBSSI DA resources with to business groups on soap wide trained in relevant making, shea nut processing, various areas modern skills and bee keeping and guinea fowl competences rearing Train 400 SMEs on Business District 20,000 No. of SMEs REP NBSSI DA Management and wide trained in manufacturing skills business management Organise Technical Training in District 25,000 No. of people REP NBSSI DA Soya beans Processing, Bee wide trained in keeping various areas Objective 2: Expand opportunities for job creation

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Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source Implementing Development Indicator of Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Funding Lead Collab. Organize training District 5,000 Business DACF/ NBSSI DA programmes to business wide counselling REP groups on Business organised Management & counseling and groups dynamics Support to the establishment Soma 28,200 Agro- DACF NBSSI DSCD of agro-processing machine processing machine established Objective 3: Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs by Dec. 2015 Facilitate the Train and Provide start-up District 20,000 400 people REP NBSSI DA provision of training kits/funds to 400 people wide provided and business with start-up development services kits Enhancing Institutional District 10,000 Institutional REP DA NBSSI Capacity to support SMEs wide capacity enhanced

Support for establishment of Sawla 40,000 Financial DACF DA NBSSI Financial Institution (Rural institution Bank) supported

72,000 6n0. Market DDF DA NGOs Sawla stalls Construct 6 No. Market stalls constructed

Objective 4: Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments by Dec. 2015

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Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source Implementing Development Indicator of Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Funding Lead Collab. Link local entrepreneurs to District 9,000 Local REP NBSSI DA credit facilities wide entrepreneur s linked Training 400 people on District 12,000 400 people REP NBSSI DA credit management and wide trained on repayment credit management Objective 5: Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and natural heritage by Dec. 2015 Develop sustainable Develop and market tourist Kulmasa, 13,700 Tourist sites DACF DA GTB eco-tourism, culture and sites Jang, identified historical sites and marketed Support to traditional District Annual IGF DA Private authorities for organizing wide 50,000 festivals Corporate sector festivals. supported sponsorsh ip TOTAL COST 307,100.00

TABLE 5.3: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BY 2015 Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Goal: To reduce poverty and increase food security by modernizing and diversifying agriculture and ensuring sustainable use of natural resources by Dec. 2015 Policy Objective 1:Promote Agriculture mechanization by Dec. 2015 Collaborate with NGOs to intensify District Animal traction usage by 21,000 GoG DADU NGOs use of animal traction by women wide women farmers

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Policy Objective 2: Improved science, technology and innovation application by Dec. 2015 Hold Annual Evaluation and District Annual evaluation and 11,000 GoG DADU SARI Planning meetings of RELC activities wide Planning meetings of RELC activities held. Disseminate on-farm/on-station District On –farm research 9,200 GoG DADU SARI research findings to farmers to wide findings to farmers increase their yield of crops and increased and livestock. disseminated to farmers. Policy Objective 3: Promote seed and planting material development by Dec. 2015 Disseminate existing technological District wide Existing technological 8,000 GoG DADU D.A packages of improved crop varieties packages on improved (high yielding, short duration etc.) crop varieties disseminated Policy Objective 4: Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education by Dec. 2015 Identify and disseminate existing District wide Existing poultry 4,000 GoG DADU D.A poultry technological packages to technological packages farmers. to farmers identified. Intensify field Demonstrations to District wide Field demonstrations 7,000 GoG DADU D.A enhance adoption of improved on improved technologies technology intensified

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Support to DADU to implement Sawla DADU supported to 35,000 DACF DADU DA programmes implement programmes Procurement of 1 No. Tractor Sawla 1no. tractor procured 40,000 DACF DADU DA

Fence DADU 28 acre office sawla DADU 28 acre office 45,000 DACF DADU DA Premisses premises fenced Renovation of 5-unit Junior Staff District wide 5-unit JSQ and 1 unit 40,000 DACF DADU DA Quarters (JSQ), & 1-unit MoFA MoFA store renovated stores Objective 6: Increase private sector investments in agriculture Promote the production and District wide Production and 6,000 GoG DADU SARI consumption of High Quality Protein consumption of high and vitamin A and other leafy quality protein and vegetables leafy vegetable promoted Build capacity of cash crop farmers District wide Cash crop farmers 7,000 GoG DADU to improve productivity capacity built Promote the rearing of small District wide Rearing of small 20,000 GoG DADU ruminants, pigs and poultry ruminants, pigs and poultry promoted Undertake the production of 400 District wide Production of maize 100,000 GoG DADU acres of maize and sorghum under and sorghum under “block farming each year” „block farming‟ each year undertaken Policy Objective 7: Improve post-production management strategies, particularly storage facilities at individual and community levels by Dec. 2015 Train and resource extension staff in District wide Extension staff trained 12,000 GoG DADU post-harvest handling technologies and resourced in post- for onwards transfer to producers. harvest handling technologies

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Promote the value chain concept to District wide Value chain concept 11,000 GoG DADU enhance efficient market enhanced and promoted Train farmers on improved means of District wide Farmers trained on 15,000 GoG DADU storing grains. improved means of storing grains Policy Objective 8: Develop an effective domestic market by Dec. 2015 Train farmers on how to receive District wide Farmers able to receive 12,000 GoG Telecom DADU messages on market information market information compani through their mobile phones through their mobile es phones. Facilitate the establishment of 40 District wide Establishment of 50 55,000 GoG DADU D.A acres of vegetable farms in the dry acres of vegetable season each year. farms in the dry season each year facilitated Procure 6No. 17 Horse power water District wide 6no 17 Horse power 20,000 GoG/ D.A MoFA pumping machine for farmer groups. water pumping DACF machine for farmers groups procured Policy Objective 12: Promote livestock and poultry development for food security and income generation by Dec. 2015 Facilitate and support improvements District wide Support improvement 25,000 GoG DADU MoFA in livestock housing by farmers in livestock management for farmers facilitated SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Policy Objective 1: Promote sustainable environment, land and water management Build institutional capacity of 20 District wide Institutional capacity of 12,000 GoG DADU MoFA AEAs and & DAOs to support the 20 AEAs and DAOs promotion of sustainable land and built environmental management

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Promote an annual platform for District wide degradation issues 10,000 GoG DADU D. A. stakeholders to discuss land discuss land promoted degradation issues and way forward. Undertake sensitization of District wide 20 community members 15,000 NGOs DADU D.A communities on Green Economy sensitized Facilitate the implementation of by- District wide by-laws on 17,000 DACF DA DADU laws on Environmental management Environmental in communities management Implemented Regulate activities of Fulani District wide Grazing activities 15,000 DACF DA GPS, herdsmen regulated GIS Educate all communities on District wide Communities 8,000 DACF DA NCCE, sustainable use of natural resources sensitized on natural ISD resources usage Objective 3: Promote effective waste management and reduce noise pollution by Dec. 2015 Educate communities on proper waste District Communities sensitized 14,000 DACF EHSU DA disposal using CLTS approach wide on proper waste management Objective 5: Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability by Dec. 2015 Disaster prevention and management District Disaster relief items 20,000 DACF DA NADM wide procured O Procurement of 2 No. Desktop Sawla 2 no. desktop computers 2,500.00 DACF NFS DA Computers and accessories for the and accessories procured Fire and Ambulance Service Centre Maintenance and beating up of tree Yipala, Tree plantations 30,000 GSOP DA MoFA plantations Gindabour, mainetaned Kanching, Nahari etc. Afforestation/ Climate change Jelinkong Climate change activites 105,000 GSOP DA MoFA activities carried out

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Intensify public awareness on natural District Awareness creation 12,000 DACF NADMO DA disasters, risks and vulnerability. wide intensified Carry out anti-bush burning District Anti-bush fire campaign 14,000 DACF DA GNFS, campaigns wide carried out NADMO TOTAL COST 807,550.00

TABLE 5.4: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT 2015 Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab . Goal: To increase physical and economic access to socio-economic infrastructure through a vigorous infrastructure provision and efficient human settlement management by Dec. 2015 Objective: Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs by Dec. 2015 Reshaping of 61.8Km of feeder roads Kalba-Gakon, 61.8km of roads 41,775.46 DDF DA DFR, Tuna-Kong, reshaped GHWA Gindabo-Nabena, Sanyeri-Kunfusi, Sawla-Kodayina, Construction of 15km of feeder Kalba-nochiteyiri 15 km feeder roads 35,223.64 DDF DA Feeder road roads Construction of 2no. speed ramps Bole-sawla 2 no. speed ramps 20,000.00 DACF DA Highway highway constructed Auth. Spot Improvement of Feeder road Kawie-Dinee 6.1 km road improved 362,107.38 GSOP DA Feeder Phase I (6.1Km) Roads Objective: Increase Electricity coverage in the district by Dec. 2015 Facilitate and support the extension Selected locations Electricity extended to 170,000.00 DACF/ DA VRA of electricity to 20 rural 20no. communities GOG

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Provision and maintenance of street District wide Street lights installed 40,000.00 DACF DA VRA lights in selected communities and rehabilitated Policy Objective: Facilitate on-going institutional, technological and legal reforms in support of spatial and land use planning by Dec. 2015 Undertake street naming and District wide Streets and structures 15,000.00 DDF PPD D/A property addressing within the district named and numbered Locate all physical projects in the District wide All physical projects 10,000.00 DACF PPD D/A 2014 – 2017 MTDP on the map of indicated on the map of STKDA with the use of GPS STKDA Objective: Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlements by Dec. 2015 Grow Avenue trees in Sawla Sawla Avenue trees planted at 10,000.00 Forestry Sawla for aesthetics DACF Comm. D/A Public education on procedures of District wide Awareness of public built 20,000.00 PPD D/A acquiring building permits and the DACF requirements Objective: Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water Construction / Rehabilitation of 2 Tuna, Kalba 2No. STWSS constructed 50,000.00 WB/DACF DA CWSA No. Dam for small water system Train all school health teachers on District wide Teachers trained 5,200.00 DACF EHSU DA CLTS Trigger communities and schools District wide Communities and schools 14,000.00 Donor DA CWSA using CLTS/SLTS to end open triggered defecation Complete the drilling and Selected 10 boreholes drilled 129,500.90 DDF DA CWSA Installation of 10 No. Boreholes communities

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab . Complete Drilling and Installation of District wide 25 no. boreholes drilled 150,000.00 DACF DA CWSA/ 25 No. Boreholes and installed EHU

Drilling and Installation of 8 No. Selected 8no. boreholes drilled 11,200.00 DACF DA CWSU/ Boreholes communities and installed EHU Drilling and Installation of 7 No. Selected 8no. boreholes drilled 112,000.00 DACF DA CWSU/ Boreholes and mechanization of 1 communities and installed EHU No. Borehole at Sawla Objective: Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities by Dec. 2015 Acquire and develop 5 final waste Selected 5 final disposal sites 20,000.00 IGF DA CWSA disposal sites communities developed EHSU Refuse collection and disposal (solid District wide Refuse collected and 30,000.00 DACF DA EHSU waste management) disposed Disinfect institutional latrines and District wide Latrines disinfected 15,000.00 DACF EHSU DA urinals Construction of 4 No. toilet facilities Selected 4No. Toilet facilities 280,000.00 DDF DA CWSA locations constructed Procure two motorbikes for EHSU Sawla Two motorbikes procured 10,000.00 DACF/DPs DA EHU

Institute monthly and quarterly clean up District wide Clean-up exercises 20,000.00 DACF EHSU DA exercises in all five sub-districts and organised communities

Purchase 50 dustbins to be put at District wide Dustbins purchased and 10,000.00 DACF, IGF DA DPs vantage points distributed Construction of 1 No. Slaughter Sawla 1 no. slaughter house 70,000.00 DACF DA EHU house constructed

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab . Organize training workshop to Workshops organized for EHU? District wide 7,000.00 DDF DA upgrade skills of EHOs officers NGOs Food hygiene education EHU/N Organize food hygiene/screening carried out for food DACF, IGF, GOs and education every year for food District wide 10,000.00 DA vendors, butchers, drink NGOs vendors, butchers, drink sellers etc. sellers Acquire and develop land for a EHU/N Tuna town Land acquired 10,000.00 DACF, IGF DA public cemetery GOs Sensitize 30 selected communities 30 communities DPs Selected on dangers of open defecations sensitized on open 5,000.00 DACF EHU communities (CLTS) defecation quarterly TOTAL COST 1,683,007.38

TABLE 5.5: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT 2015 Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th budget Funding Lead Collaborating Goal: Goal: To improve access to social and economic services and promote the development of human capacities by Dec. 2015 Policy Objective 1: Improve equitable access to and participation in education at all levels by Dec. 2015 Construction of 2 no. 3-unit Kalba 2 no. 3 unit 300,000 DACF D/A MOE/GES classroom block to establish Kalba classroom SHS blocks constructed Renovation of 3 no. classroom Kunfusi, 3 schools 110,000 DACF D/A MOE/GES blocks Changbalyiri & renovated . Soma

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th budget Funding Lead Collaborating Construction of 2 no 6-unit Selected 2no. 6 unit 350,000 GETFund D/A GETFUND classroom blocks at basic level communities classroom blocks constructed Provision of portable water Selected Safe water 60,000 DDF, D/A DONOR facilities in 4 basic schools communities facilities in DACF, our schools Donor Construct 1 no. Teachers quarters Dagbigu No. of 110,000 DACF D/A MOE/GES teachers quarters constructed Construct 1 No. Dormitory Block Tuna SHS Dormitory 120,000 DDF GES DA block constructed No. of semi- 98,000 DDF GES DA Construct 1 No. semi-detached Sawla SHS detached Quarters quarters constructed Support to Brilliant but needy District wide No. of needy 60,034.06 DACF, D/A DONOR students especially girl students Donor GES pupils/students assisted Conduct sensitization workshops All primary and Improved 3,000 DACF/ IGF GES/DA DONOR for SMCs/PTAs on the need to JHS SMC‟s and school health, provide first aid facilities in PTA training schools. conducted Extend electricity from the national All five circuits Electricity 13,000 DDF/ D/A MOE/GES grid to 10 basic schools extended to DACF 10 schools Organise Inter & Super zonal District wide Inter and 10,000 DACF GES IBIS/GPEG sporting activities super zonal

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th budget Funding Lead Collaborating sports oraganised Support to school feeding activities District wide School 656,273.00 GoG DA GES/DSCD within the district feeding activities supported Policy Objective 2: Bridge gender gap in access to education by Dec. 2015 Construction of gender friendly All five Toilets 10,000.00 GPEG/ IBIS D/A Donor toilets/urinals in 4 basic schools circuits constructed to bring inclusiveness Maintain relevant monitoring and All schools To have an 5,000.00 GPEG/ IBIS GES D/A reporting system on girl child up to date education data Establish girls' clubs in all schools. All circuits Girls club 2,000.00 GPEG/ IBIS DONOR GES/MOE established Policy Objective 3: improve quality of teaching and learning by Dec. 2015 Organise school level SPAM and All circuits SPAM 2,300.00 GPEG/ IBIS GES/ DONOR district level using the school Report organized MOE Card generated Train core subject teachers at the Basic All basic Training 13,600.00 GPEG/ IBIS GES DONOR school level on effective teaching schools conducted /MOE methods to improve performance Organise District INSET programme All primary INSET 12,000.00 GPEG/ IBIS GES DONOR for curriculum leaders. schools organized /MOE Support regular/UTTDBE teacher All public Teacher 28,000.00 DACF D/A GES/MOE trainees basic trainees schools supported Conduct JHS mock examinations All JHS Mock exams 10,000.00 DACF GES GES/donor schools conducted

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th budget Funding Lead Collaborating Organize best teachers awards in the All teachers Award 15,000.00 Donor GES D/A/ DONOR District Programme organized Provide relevant Teaching and All primary TLMS 10,000.00 Donor GES/ DA/DONOR Learning materials for basic schools schools provided MOE Organise inter-school quiz competition All JHSs in Inter-school 1,300.00 Donor GES D/A and school based quiz competition the district quiz organized Compensation to Volunteer Teacher District wide Compensatio 48,000.00 DACF GES DA n paid to volunteer teachers Policy Objective 4: Promote science and technical education at all levels by Dec. 2015 Provide I C T training for 20 teachers Selected Training 2,000.00 Donor GES/ DA/DONOR in the district JHS teachers conducted MOE Provide computers to all JHSs in the All circuits Computers 10,000.00 Donor GES D/A/DONOR district provided /MOE Organise STME Clinics All JHS STME 11,500.00 Donor GES/MO DONOR schools organized E Policy Objective 5: Improve management of education service delivery by Dec. 2015 Organise training on school All schools Training 900.00 IBIS D/A MOE/GES management for head teachers organized Monitoring of schools by Circuit All circuits Monitoring 15,000.00 Donor GES D/A Supervisors and GES director done Comprehensive inspection of All schools Inspection 1,000.00 Donor GES D/A Capitation Grant and school grant done in that direction Provide basic SMC management All schools Management 3,500.00 Donor GES D/A training to the head teachers and at training least five 5 members per Basic school conducted

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th budget Funding Lead Collaborating Organise orientation for newly trained All newly Orientation 2,500.00 Donor D/A MOE/GES teachers and pupil teachers trained in carried out to the district improve their skills Independence day celebration Selected Event carried 10,000.00 DACF D/A GES schools in out the district Support to DEOC for effective All circuits Monitoring 9,200.00 Donor D/A GES monitoring to improve learning carried out to outcomes in the district improve learning outcomes HEALTH Objective 1: Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care by Dec. 2015 Construct and Furnish District Selected District health 45,000.00 DACF DA JICA/ GOV /GHS / Health Administration block facilities administration DFID constructed Complete the construction of 2no. Kunfusi 2No. CHPS 210,000.00 DACF DA JICA/ GOV /GHS / CHPS compounds kong compounds DFID completed Construct 1no. Unit staff quarters Selected no. of Staff quarters 811,300.00 Donor DA JICA, GHS at health facilities facilities to be built GOV, DFID D/A Objective 2: Enhance district capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by Dec. 2015 Conduct national immunization days District Immunization 8,000.00 DACF GHS JICA, GHS (polio immunization, measles wide conducted GOV, DFID vaccination, filariasis) D/A Organize special Programmes such as District Special health 8,000.00 Donor GHS JICA, GHS TB/HIV/AIDS week celebration, wide events carried /DACF GOV, DFID

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output 1st 2nd 3rd 4th budget Funding Lead Collaborating world breastfeeding week celebration, out D/A world Aids day Carryout outreach services/disease All surveillance 38,017.02 Donor GHS JICA, GHS surveillance activities as well as communit activities and /DACF GOV, DFID response Initiative on HIV/AIDs and ies response D/A malaria prevention initiative carried out Objective 3: Improve governance, management and efficiency in health service management and delivery by Dec. 2015 Sponsor and bond critical staff (student District Critical staff 18,000.00 DACF GHS JICA, GHS Doctors, midwives, nurses and wide sponsored GOV, DFID Physician Assistants) D/A Train and deploy CHOs to CHPS District CHOs Trained 8,000.00 Donor GHS JICA, GHS Zones wide and deployed GOV, DFID, D/A Organize half/annual health sector District All reviews 2,000.00 Donor GHS JICA, GHS performance review wide carried out GOV, DFID, D/A Procure 4No. AG motor bikes and its District Motor Bikes 32,000.00 Donor DA JICA, GHS accessories for service delivery wide Procured /DACF GOV, DFID, D/A Procurement of 5 No. motor kings for Selected 5 motor kings 12,500.00 DACF/ GHS DA CHIPs compounds CHPS procured Donor zones Objective 5: Reduce under nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive age by Dec. 2015 Carryout growth monitoring and Growth 5,000.00 Donor GHS JICA, GHS promotion services in all communities monitoring & GOV, DFID in the district promotion D/A carried out Organise/Training of data collectors to District Data collectors 8,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS conduct nutritional surveys wide trained GOV, DFID D/A TOTAL COST 3,318,924.00

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TABLE 5.6: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE 2015 Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Goal: To ensure a responsible, collaborative and efficient administration of development towards ensuring peace and security, ownership and sustainability of development interventions and promote civic responsibility by Dec. 2015. Objective 1: Integrate and institutionalise district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels by Dec. 2015 Deepen the integration and Recognition and As per 7,000.00 Decentralised DACF DA Decent. institutionalization of district involvement of all programme departments Depts. level planning and budgeting departments in location actively through the participatory development processes involved process at all levels Prepare/Review Plans and As per 9,500.00 Budgets and DACF DA Decent. Budgets programme plans prepared Depts. location and reviewed (DDs) Disseminate Composite As per 6,000.00 Composite DACF DA Decent. Budget and Quarterly programme budget & Depts progress reports to the location progress people reports disseminated quarterly Monitor projects and District wide 120,306.66 Monitoring DACF DA Decent. Programmes and and evaluation /DDF/ Depts technical supervision carried out GSOP Engage adjoining districts As per 9,000 Joint Donors DA Adjoini in joint development programme opportunities ng DAs projects location explored Organise quarterly As per 7,000 Quarterly Donors DA Other Stakeholders programme engagements stakehol Engagements in Planning, location organised ders Budgeting and

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Implementation Organise DPCU activities As per 40,000 DPCU DACF DA DPs programme activities /IGF location organised Objective 2: Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems and outcomes by Dec. 2015 Target and bridge capacity Identify and support District wide 11,000 Potential DACF GDO NGOs gaps for the active and equal potential women for women participation of women and political positions supported men at all levels of civil Train women on politics As per 10,000 Women DACF DA GDO society, economy, peace and leadership programme trained building and governance and location females in elections Support gender desk District wide 15,000.00 GDO DACF DA GDO activities activities supported Objective 3: Improve internal security for protection of life and property by Dec. 2015 Improve border management Increase Police Visibility District wide 10,000.00 Police IGF DA Police technology, infrastructure at vantage areas to fight visibility Service, and institutional inspection crime. increased RECSEC, DISEC Establishment and District wide 16,000.00 Committees IGF DA Police Strengthening of operational Service, Community DISEC, Neighbourhood Watch Communit Dog Committee ies Construction of 1 No. Sawla 150,000.00 1 no. storey DACF DA GPS, Storey building for police quarters DISEC Disrtrict Police Station constructed

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Renovation of police Kalba 18,000.00 police station DACF DA GPS, station renovated DISEC

Objective 4: Protect children from direct and indirect physical and emotional harm by Dec. 2015 Intensify public education Assist in Addressing District 12,000.00 Juvenile cases GoG DSW DoCD programmes on children‟s Juvenile Delinquencies wide handled rights and the dangers of Assist in resettling District 18,000.00 Abandoned GoG DSW DoCD child abuse and harmful abandoned and orphaned wide children cultural practices children resettled Supervise and inspect Day All Day 8,000.00 Day care GoG DSW DoCD Care Centres Care attendants Centres supervised Organise quarterly Sawla 4,000.00 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD meetings with Day Care organised Operators Handle Paternity, District 6,000.00 Paternity cases GoG DSW CHRAJ Maintenance and Custody wide handled Cases Focus group discussion on District 6,000.00 WFCL child GOG DSW/CD DA,GH effects of child labour in wide trafficking S,GPS, selected communities eliminated NGOs

Skill training in income District 12,000 Rescued GOG/DA DSW/CD NBSSI/ generating activities to wide children CF/IGF BAC/N settle rescued children acquired skills GO/GE training S

Radio discussion on effects District 2,500.00 Communities IGF/DAC DSW/CD Yagbon of child labour, child wide are well F/GOG Radio/D

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab trafficking and child abuse informed on Ps effects of child labour, child trafficking, etc

Focus group discussions on Communities 8000.00 F.G.M. IGF/ DSCD GHS, effects of FGM that engage eliminated in DACF/ GES, in the the district GOG Opinion practice Leaders

Train zonal communities District 5000.00 Zonal IGF/ DA Early Childhood wide communities DACF/ DSCD GES Development (ECD) trained GOG committees on functions and issues relating to ECD

Organise ECD committee District 2500.00 All KG/day IGF/ All CED DA , to visit all KG/Daycare wide care centres DACF/ member GES, centers to improve visited GOG GHS, enrolment of children PTA/SM C

Organizing community District 12,000.00 Community IGF/ DSCD Traditio durbars to enhance the wide durbars DACF/ nal knowledge of the people organised GOG council on laws that protect , NGOs children NCCE, C.N.C,

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Identification of Orphans District 18,000.00 Orphans and IGF/ DA DA, and Vulnerable Children in wide Vulnerable DACF/ DCDS District KG/Day care to provide Children in GOG social support KG/Day care leap team identified and supported

Organise for monitoring District 8,000.00 IGF/ ECD GHS, and education of all wide DACF/ member GES, KG/Day care centers in the GOG DCDS district

Objective 5: Ensure effective integration of PWDs into society by Dec. 2015 Create an enabling Update data on disability and District wide 2000.00 Data on GoG DSW CHRAJ environment to ensure the other vulnerable groups vulnerable active people involvement of PWDs in updated mainstream society annually Organise Regular Meetings Sawla 4,000.00 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD with PWDs organised with PWDs Support PWDS to establish District wide 50,000.00 PWDS DACF DA DSW businesses or further their supported studies financially Objective 6: Upgrade the capacity of the public and civil service for transparent, accountable, efficient, timely, effective performance and service delivery by Dec. 2015 Support DA staff to undergo As per 58,000.00 DA staff DDF/ DA DPs Courses, Seminars and location of supported DACF Conferences (Capacity programme financially

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Building).

Organise training for DA As per 35,900 Capacity DDF DA RCC staff, Assembly members and location of building /DACF Area Council staff in relation programme programme to their capacity gaps, organised providing necessary logistics Complete the Construction of Sawla 85,170.30 15 unit DACF DA NGOs 15 unit Decentralized office decentralised accommodation. accommodatio n completed Procurement of 2 No. Colour Sawla 3,100.00 2no colour DDF DA DPCU Cartridges cartridge procured Organise regular Assembly As per 47,000.00 DA and all DACF, DA DDs and Sub-Committee meetings location of statutory IGF programme meetings organised Organise Community District wide 10,000.00 Town hall DACF DA NCCE, engagement meetings/Town meetings ISD hall meetings organised annually Support for logistics, District wide 129,153.40 No. of IGF/ DA NGOs servicing and maintenance, logistics DACF/ fuel and lubricants and provided and DDF furniture and fittings. maintenance of logistics

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Procurement of 1 No. TATA SAwla 66,804.55 Pick-up DACF DA DPs pick-up procured

Construction of 1 No. Semi- Sawla 110,000 Semi-detached DACF DA NGOs detached quarters Sawla quarters constructed Renovation of District Sawla 60,115.05 Assembly DACF DA Donors Assembly Office office, DFO Accommodation and DFO, and DED DED Quarters quarters renovated

Objective 7: Strengthen and operationalize the sub-district structures to ensure consistency with the local Government laws by Dec. 2015 Facilitate the establishment of District wide 10,000.00 Departments GoG DA, Nationa relevant non-existent established RCC l Sector departments of the Assembly and equipped Depts Support to District sub- All area 72,034.06 District Sub IGF/ DA NGOs structures councils structures DACF supported Support to District, Regional District wide 39,000.00 District, IGF/ DA DPs and National Celebration Regional and DACF National Celebrations organised. Organise annual performance As per 20,000.00 Annual DACF/ DPCU NGOs review workshop programme performance DPs location review organised

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Ensure the functionality of all All area 10,000.00 All area IGF DA NGOs Area councils councils councils operational Ex-gratia Award to Assembly 24,500.00 Ex-gratia IGF DA Sub- members awarded to structur assembly es members

Support self-help projects District wide 150,085.15 SHEPs DACF DA NGOs supported TOTAL COST 1,537,669.17

ANNUAL ACTION PLANS – 2016 TABLE 5.19: THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY Development Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Funding Agencies

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Goal: To ensure fiscal sustainability through more efficient revenue mobilization and financial management by Dec. 2016 Objective 1: Improve fiscal revenue mobilization and management by Dec. 2016 Eliminate revenue Set revenue targets for revenue 1500.00 Revenue target IGF DA ACs collection leakages collectors and Area Councils set annually Periodic reporting of 3,000.00 No. of reporting IGF DA ACs mobilization performance to exercises the people organised Strengthen revenue Organise monthly collection of 4,000.00 No. of monthly IGF DA ACs institutions and market tolls campaign collections administration involving DA staff & sub- organised structures annually Create separate account 40,000.00 All commercial IGF DA DWD ledgers for proceeds accruing equipment from DA commercial rehabilitated equipment. annually Objective 2: Improve public expenditure management by Dec. 2016 Strictly implement all Train the finance and budget 4,000.00 All finance and DDF DA RCC public financial unit on public financial budget unit officers trained management management regulations Spend only in priority areas 500.00 All IGF/DAC DA All and in accordance of the expenditures F/DDF/G stakeho allocations in the budget are related to SOP lders the budget TOTAL COST 73,100.00 TABLE 5.20: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab.

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Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Goal: Expand Opportunities for Private Sector Development by ensuring a knowledgeable, well trained, and healthy population by Dec. 2016 Objective 1: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically by Dec. 2016 Invest in human Organise Training in Basic soap District 25,000 No. of people trained REP/ NBSSI/ DA resources with production, groundnut processing, shea wide in various areas DACF BAC relevant butter processing, soya beans modern skills processing, leather work. and Organise Training in Basic Baking and District 25,000 No. of people trained REP NBSSI DA competences Confectionary, Poultry Farming, wide in various areas Advance Guinea Fowl Rearing Train 400 SMEs on Business 6,500 No. of SMEs trained REP NBSSI DA Management in business management Objective 3: Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs by Dec. 2016 Facilitate the Train and Provide start-up 10,000 400 people REP NBSSI DA/rlg provision of kits/funds to 400 people provided with training and start-up kits business Sponsor 600 youth in District wide 9,000 600 youth LESDE LESDEP DA development apprenticeship supported P services Construct 2 No. markets in 500,000 2No. markets DACF DA selected communities constructed Objective 4: Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments by Dec. 2016 Create appropriate Facilitate the formation of District wide 900 Business co-operatives REP NBSSI DA environment to business co-operatives formed encourage financial institutions Link local entrepreneurs to District wide 1,200 Local entrepreneur‟s REP NBSSI DA to provide long term credit facilities linked financing Train 400 people on credit District wide 3,000 400 people trained on REP NBSSI DA management and repayment credit management and

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Objective 5: Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and natural heritage by Dec. 2016 Develop sustainable Develop and market tourist sites 11,200 DACF DA GTB eco-tourism, culture Identify and open up access 500,000 2no. roads DACF DA GTB and roads to 2No. Tourist sites opened up historical sites Construct a standard District 150,000 DACF DA GTB guest house Support to traditional authorities 20,000 Annual IGF DA Private for organizing festivals. festivals Corporate sector supported sponsorship TOTAL COST 1,278,300.00

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. experiences. Disseminate on-farm research findings to On –farm research findings to 3,500.00 Donor/GoG DADU SARI farmers to increase their yield of crops farmers increased and and livestock. disseminated to farmers. Undertake on-farm adoptive research and On- farm adoptive research 3,400.00 Donor/GoG SARI MoFA demonstrations on crops and animals and demonstrations on crop and animals undertaken Train farmers on improved methods of Improved methods of 2,000.00 Donor/GoG DADU SARI management of new breeds of management of new breeds of livestock/poultry. livestock/poultry trained Policy Objective 3: Promote seed and planting material development by Dec. 2016 Identify and promote the use of existing District wide Existing technological 2,000.00 Donor/GoG DADU D.A technological packages of improved crop packages of improved crop varieties and animals. varieties identified and promoted Policy Objective 4: Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education by Dec. 2016 Intensify field Demonstrations / field District wide Field demonstrations, field 990 Donor/GoG DADU D.A days/study tours to enhance adoption of days, study tours on improved technologies improved technology intensified Conduct active diseases surveillance on District wide Active diseases surveillance 4,400 Donor/GoG DADU D.A ruminants and poultry and alleviate the on ruminants and poultry suffering of animals through timely conducted. veterinary interventions Policy Objective 5: Improve institutional coordination for agriculture development by Dec. 2016 Organize National Farmers Day District wide National farmers day 21,000 Donor/GoG DADU D.A celebration annually celebration organized Construction of DADU office Sawla DADU office refurbished 150,000 DACF D.A. DADU

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Construction of 2no. staff quarters Sawla, Tuna 2no. staff quarters 500,000 DACF D.A. DADU constructed Objective 6: Increase private sector investments in agriculture by Dec. 2016 Promote the production and consumption District wide Production and consumption 9,900 Donor/GoG DADU SARI of high Quality Protein of high quality protein promoted Build capacity of cash crop farmers to District wide Cash crop farmers 10,000 Donor/GoG DADU improve productivity and quality and link capacity built them to credit sources Promote the rearing of small ruminants, District wide Rearing of small 40,000 Donor/GoG DADU pigs and poultry ruminants, pigs and poultry promoted Undertake the production of 400 acres of District wide 400 acres of maize and 25,000 Donor/GoG DADU maize and sorghum under “block farming sorghum under „block each year” farming‟ each year undertaken Policy Objective 7: Improve post-production management strategies, particularly storage facilities at individual and community levels by Dec. 2016 Train farmers to build low cost silos to District wide post-harvest losses reduced 7,000.00 Donor/GoG DADU reduce post-harvest losses. through the use of low cost silos Promote the value chain concept to District wide Value chain concept 9,900.00 Donor/GoG DADU enhance efficient market enhanced and promoted Enhance the capacity of farmers to District wide The capacity of farmers 6,500.00 Donor/GoG DADU effectively control pests in their stores. to effectively control pest in their stores enhanced Train vegetable farmers on post-harvest District wide Vegetable farmers post- 6,500.00 Donor/GoG DADU handling of their vegetables harvest handling improved

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Policy Objective 8: Develop an effective domestic market by Dec. 2016 Facilitate capacity building of farmers on District wide Capacity building of 6,500.00 Donor/GoG DADU market/demand driven production. farmers on market/demand driven production facilitated Policy Objective 9: Expand agriculture exports by Dec. 2016 Provide subsidies in the form of agro District wide Subsidies to farmers to 35,000 Donor/GoG GoG DADU inputs to increase productivities and yield increase productivity and yield provided. Train farmers on GAPs in livestock District wide Knowledge of farmers on 10,000 Donor/GoG DADU husbandry. GAPs acquired Facilitate the establishment of 40 acres of District wide Establishment of 50 acres of 9000 Donor/Go DADU D.A vegetable farms in the dry season each vegetable farms in the dry G year. season each year facilitated Construction/Rehabilitation of 4 no 4no. dug outs rehabilitated 500,000.00 GSOP DA RCC dugouts Policy Objective 12: Promote livestock and poultry development for food security and income generation by Dec. 2016 Conduct active diseases surveillance in District wide Active diseases surveillance 6,900.00 Donor/GoG DADU domestic animals in domestic animals conducted. Conduct on- farm Research activities District wide On-farm research activities 12,000.00 Donor/GoG DADU SARI conducted. SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Policy Objective 1: Promote sustainable environment, land and water management by Dec. 2016 Build institutional capacity of 20 AEAs Institutional capacity of 11,500 Donor/GoG DADU MoFA and & DAOs to support the promotion of 20 AEAs and DAOs built sustainable land and environmental management Facilitate the implementation of by-laws District wide Implementation of by- 4,900 Donor/GoG DADU

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. on Environmental management in laws on Environmental communities together with relevant lead management in agencies. communities facilitated. Objective 2: Ensure sustainable management of natural resources by Dec. 2016 Regulate activities of charcoal burners District wide Charcoal burning activities 2,000 IGF DA DADU regulated Regulate activities of sand and gravel District wide Sand winning activities 2,000 IGF DA DADU winners regulated Establish nurseries in 3 communities for Selected Nurseries established in 3 45,000 GSOP DA RCC afforestation communities communities Maintenance of 12ha woodlots along 12ha woodlots maintained 14,000 GSOP DA RCC community reserves Regulate activities of Fulani herdsmen District wide Grazing activities regulated 3000 DACF DA GPS, GIS

Educate all communities on sustainable District wide Communities sensitized on 15,000 DACF DA NCCE, use of natural resources natural resources usage ISD Objective 3: Promote effective waste management by Dec. 2016 Educate communities on proper waste District wide Communities sensitized on 14,000 DACF EHSU DA disposal using CLTS approach proper waste management Introduce and enforce by-laws on waste District wide By-laws introduced and 12,000 DACF DA CHRAJ management enforced Objective 5: Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability by Dec. 2016 Educate and sensitize communities on the District wide Communities sensitized 7,000 DACF NADMO GNFS dangers of construction and farming in floodable places Educate local industrial operators (micro, District wide Local industrial operators 6,900 GoG GNFS NADMO small or large) and households on fire educated on fire safety safety

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Establish and train community disaster District wide Community disaster 9,900 GoG NADMO DA volunteers volunteers trained Organise capacity building training for District wide Capacity building training 5,900 DDF DA NADMO NADMO staff organised Acquire disaster relieve items against District wide Disaster relief items procured 55,000 DACF DA NADMO possible disasters Intensify public awareness on natural District wide Awareness creation intensified 9900 DACF NADMO DA disasters, risks and vulnerability Carry out anti-bush burning campaigns District wide Anti-bush fire campaign 9900 DACF DA GNFS, carried out NADMO TOTAL COST 2,211,090.00

TABLE 5.16: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT BY 2016 Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Goal: To increase physical and economic access to socio-economic infrastructure through a vigorous infrastructure provision and efficient human settlement management by Dec. 2016 Objective: Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs by Dec. 2016 Rehabilitate 100km of roads across District wide 100km of roads 290,000 GoG/DACF/ DA DFR, the district rehabilitated DDF GHWA Construct 1No. lorry park Selected 1No. lorry parks 60,000 DACF/DDF DA GPRTU community constructed Improvement of farm tracks District wide Length of farm tracks 29,000 DACF/DDF DA DFR improved Road fund Objective: Provide adequate, reliable and affordable energy to meet the district’s needs and for export by Dec. 2016

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Facilitate extension of electricity to 5 Selected Electricity extended to 5 100,000.00 DACF DA VRA communities locations no. communities Procure and distribute 500 electricity District wide 500 electricity poles 240,000.00 DDF / DACF DA VRA poles procured and distributed Install and rehabilitate street lights District wide Street lights installed and 85,000.00 DACF DA VRA rehabilitated Objective: Streamline spatial and land use planning system by Dec. 2016 Locate all physical projects in the District wide All physical projects in the 5,000 DACF PPD D/A 2014 – 2017 Medium Term district for the 2014-2017 Development Plan on the map of MTDP indicated on the STKDA with the use of GIS map of STKDA. Objective: Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlements by Dec. 2016 Prepare local plans for Sawla Sawla Local plans prepared for 11,000 PPD Consult Township Sawla Township and in use DACF ant Grow Avenue trees in Sawla Sawla Avenue trees planted at 11,000 Forestry Sawla for aesthetics DACF Comm. D/A Supply of 500 seedlings of aesthetic District wide 500 Aesthetic trees planted 10,000 DACF Forestry trees schools for growing at schools Comm. D/A Objective: Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water by Dec. 2016 Construct 2No. small town water District wide 2No. STWSS 200,000 WB DA CWSA systems constructed Train all school health teachers on District wide Teachers trained 7,900.00 DACF EHSU DA SLTS Construct 6No. boreholes Selected 6 boreholes constructed 90,000 WB DA CWSA communities Objective: Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities by Dec. 2016 Construction of drains in major 3 Selected Drains constructed in 3 DACF/ Donor EHSU DA communities communities communities

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Disinfect institutional latrines and District wide Latrines disinfected 5,000 DACF EHSU DA urinals Provide 5No. public/institutional District wide 5No. Toilet facilities 240,000 WB/DACF/DD DA CWSA toilets constructed F Organise district wide Clean-up District wide Clean-up exercises 8,000 DACF EHSU DA exercises and CLTS activities organised Dislodge toilets and refuse District wide Toilets and refuse 15,000 DACF EHSU DA dumps dislodged Procure sanitary equipment and tools District wide Sanitary equipments 74,000 DACF EHSU DA including excreta dislodging tanker procured Purchase 200 dustbins to be put at District wide Dustbins purchased and 40,000 DACF, IGF DA NGOs vantage points distributed

Organize training workshops to District wide Workshops organized 10,000 DACF, IGF, DA NGOs upgrade skills of EHOs for officers NGOs

Organize community hygiene District wide Communities educated 20,000 DACF, IGF, DA NGOs education one each in every area in good hygienic NGOs council practices Organize food hygiene education District wide Food hygiene education 20,000 DACF, IGF, DA NGOs every year for food vendors, carried out for food NGOs butchers, drink sellers vendors, butchers, drink sellers Embark on school visits to sensitize District wide Sensitization in schools 5,000 IGF DA NGOs pupils on the use of sanitary facilities carried out Procure 1no. skip loader Sawla 1 skip loader procured 80,000 DACF, DA NGOs Donor funds TOTAL COST 1,779,300.00

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TABLE 5.17: THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output budget Funding 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collaborating

Goal: Goal: To improve access to social and economic services and promote the development of human capacities by Dec. 2016 Policy Objective 1: Improve equitable access to and participation in education at all levels by Dec. 2016 Construction of 12No. 2-unit day care District 3,000,000 GETFund / D/A MOE/GES centres with auxiliary facilities wide DDF/DACF Renovation of 12 dilapidated District 12 schools 1,000,000 GETFund / D/A MOE/GES classrooms at basic level. wide rehabilitated DDF/DACF Construction of 8 number 6-unit District 8 no. 6 classroom 1,000,000 GETFund / D/A GETFUND classroom blocks at basic level wide blocks constructed DDF/DACF Provision of portable water facilities in District Safe water facilities in 270,000 DDF, DACF, D/A DONOR 18 basic schools wide our schools Donor Construction of 8No. number 3-Unit District 8 no. classroom blocks 2,000,000 GETFund / D/A MOE/GES Classroom Block with auxiliary wide provided DDF/DACF facilities Construct 6No. staff bungalows District No. of bungalows 1,500,000 GETFund D/A MOE/GES wide constructed Provide support to 40 pregnant girls District 40 pregnant and 5,000 DACF/Donor DONOR GES and adolescent mothers to complete wide adolescent mothers education supported Extend electricity from the national All five Electricity extended to 100,000 DACF/Donor D/A MOE/GES grid to 5 basic schools circuits 50 schools Introduce effective guidance and All basic Guidance & 3,900.00 DACF/Donor GES/DA TED/DONOR counselling systems for all Basic schools counseling systems education pupils introduced Policy Objective 2: Bridge gender gap in access to education by Dec. 2016 Organize District contest for girls as All JHS girls Contest carried 6,900.00 MOE/GES Donor/DA well as establish girls clubs out

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Policy Objective 3: improve quality of teaching and learning by Dec. 2016 Organise school level SPAM and All circuits SPAM 3,000.00 Donor/GoG GES/MOE DONOR district level using the school Report organized Card generated Train core subject teachers at all levels All schools Training 5,000.00 Donor/GoG GES/MOE DONOR on new methodology of tackling the conducted topics Organise District INSET programme All primary INSET 4,500 Donor/GoG GES/MOE DONOR for curriculum leaders under the schools organized National INSET programme Support regular/ UTTDBE teacher All public All Basic schools 11,000 Donor/GoG D/A GES/DONOR trainees basic schools meet the staffing norm Conduct JHS mock examinations All JHS Mock conducted 16,000 Donor/GoG D/A GES/donor schools to improve BECE performance Organize best teachers awards in the All teachers Award 25,000 Donor/GoG D/A GES/DONOR District programme organized Provide relevant Teaching and All primary TLMS provided 25,000.00 Donor/GoG GES/MOE DA/DONOR Learning materials for basic schools schools Sponsor teachers to upgrade their skills All teachers Teachers 13,000.00 Donor/GoG D/A MOE/GES in schools sponsored Organise inter-school quiz competition All JHSs in Inter-school 20,000.00 Donor/GoG GES D/A and school based quiz competition the district quiz organized Policy Objective 4: Promote science and technical education at all levels by Dec. 2016 Provide I C T training for 20 teachers Selected JHS Training 10,000.00 Donor/GoG GES/ MOE DA/DONOR in the district teachers conducted

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ALL JHS STME 40,000.00 Donor/GoG GES/ MOE DONOR Organise STME Clinics schools organized Policy Objective 5: Improve management of education service delivery by Dec. 2016 All deprived Incentive 20,000.00 GoG GES/DA Donor Provide incentive package to teachers areas package in the deprived areas provided Organise training on school All schools Training 10,000.00 Donor/GoG D/A MOE/GES management for head teachers organized Monitoring of schools by Circuit All circuits Monitoring 10,000.00 Donor/GoG GES D/A Supervisors and GES Director done Provide basic SMC management All schools Management 15,000.00 Donor/GoG GES D/A training to the head teacher and at least training five (5) members per Basic school conducted Organise orientation for newly trained All newly Orientation 17,500.00 Donor/GoG D/A MOE/GES teachers and pupil teachers trained in the carried out to district improve their skills Organise My first day in school All circuits Children 20,000.00 Donor D/A GES welcomed to school for the first time Independence day celebration Selected Event carried 17,000.00 Donor/GoG D/A GES schools in the out district Support for DEOC for effective All circuits Monitoring 10,000.00 Donor/GoG D/A GES monitoring to improve learning carried out to outcomes in the district improve learning outcomes

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HEALTH Objective 1: Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care by Dec. 2016 Construct staff accommodation at All health New staff 1,000,000 Donor/GoG DA JICA/GHS/GOV /DFID all health facilities facilities accommodation constructed Renovate of old staff Staff accommodation 50,000 Donor/GoG DA JICA/GHS/GOV /DFID accommodation s renovated Construct 2No. CHPS compounds Selected 2No. CHPS compounds 180,000 Donor/GoG DA JICA/GHS/GOV /DFID communities constructed Fence round all health facilities in All health Health facilities fenced 650,000 Donor/GoG DA JICA/GHS/GOV /DFID the district facilities Extension of electricity to CHPS Electricity extended to 1,000,000 Donor/GoG DA JICA/GHS/GOV /DFID Compounds CHPS Compounds Objective 2: Enhance national capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by Dec. 2016 Conduct national immunization days Immunization 23,000 Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS and celebrate world Aids day carried out GOV, DFID D/A Organize special programs such as Special health 20,000 Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS TB/HIV/AIDS week celebration, world events carried out GOV, DFID breastfeeding week celebration D/A Carryout disease surveillance activities All surveillance 30,000 Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS communitie activities carried GOV, DFID s out D/A Conduct research/surveys on pressing District Research surveys 35,000 Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS health issues wide conducted GOV, DFID, D/A Objective 3: Improve governance, management and efficiency in health service management and delivery by Dec. 2016 Sponsor and bond critical staff (student Critical staff 40,000 DACF GHS JICA, GHS

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Doctors, midwives, nurses and sponsored GOV, DFID Physician Assistants) D/A Train and deploy CHOs to CHPS CHOs Trained and 10,000 Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS Zones deployed GOV, DFID, D/A Procure computers and accessories for Computers 11,000 Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS data and information management at procured and GOV, DFID DHA and health centres distributed D/A Organize half/annual health sector All reviews carried 14,000 Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS performance review out GOV, DFID, D/A Conduct School health and hygiene in School health 9,000 Donor/GoG GHD JICA, GHS all schools in the district. services carried out GOV, DFID, D/A Construct a DHA office Sawla DHA office 120,000 Donor/GoG DA JICA, GHS accommodation accommodation GOV, DFID constructed D/A Monthly servicing of motor bikes and Sawla motor bikes and 10,000 Donor/GoG DA GHS vehicle for service delivery vehicle serviced GOV, DFID, D/A Objective 5: Reduce under 5 nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive age by Dec. 2016 Carryout growth monitoring and District Growth monitoring Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS promotion services in all communities wide & promotion carried GOV, DFID in the district out 11,000 D/A Organize annual nutritional survey District Nutritional surveys Donor/GoG GHS JICA, GHS wide organized annually GOV DFID 13,000 D/A TOTAL COST 12,019,600.00

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TABLE 5.18: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Goal: To ensure a responsible, collaborative and efficient administration of development towards ensuring peace and security, ownership and sustainability of development interventions and promote civic responsibility by Dec. 2016 Objective 1: Integrate and institutionalise district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels by Dec. 2016 Deepen the Recognition and involvement of all District wide 5,000 Decentralised DACF DA Decent. integration and departments in development departments Depts. institutionalization processes actively involved of district Prepare/Review Plans and Budgets District wide 12,000 Budgets and plans DACF DA Decent. level planning and prepared and Depts. budgeting through reviewed (DDs) the participatory Disseminate Quarterly progress District wide 12,000 Progress reports DACF DA Decent. process at all levels reports to the key stakeholders disseminated Depts quarterly Monitor projects and programmes District wide 30,000 Monitoring and DACF DA Decent evaluation carried out Depts Engage adjoining districts in joint 10,000 Joint opportunities DA Adjoinin development projects explored g DAs Organise quarterly Stakeholders 25,000 Quarterly IGF/ DA Other Engagements in Planning, engagements DACF stakehol Budgeting and Implementation organised ders Objective 2: Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems and outcomes Target and bridge capacity Identify and support District wide 10,000 Potential women DACF GDO NGOs gaps for the active and equal potential women for supported participation of women in political positions peace building and Support gender desk 10,000 GDO activities DACF DA GDO governance/elections activities supported Objective 3: Improve internal security for protection of life and property by Dec. 2016 Improve border management Construct 2No. Sawla 245,000 2no. police DACF DA GPS

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab technology, infrastructure accommodation for the Police quarters and institutional inspection Service completed Increase Police Visibility at District 10,000 Police visibility IGF DA Police all vantage areas. wide increased Service, DISEC

Establishment and District 5,000 Committees IGF DA Police Strengthening of Community wide operational Service, Neighbourhood Watch Dog DISEC Committee Objective 4: Protect children from direct and indirect physical and emotional harm by Dec. 2016

Intensify public education Assist in Addressing District wide 10,000 Juvenile cases GoG DSW DoCD programmes on children‟s Juvenile Delinquencies handled rights and the dangers of Assist in resettling District wide 10,000 Abandoned GoG DSW DoCD child abuse and harmful abandoned and orphaned children resettled cultural practices children Supervise and inspect Day All Day Care 10,000 Day care GoG DSW DoCD Care Centres Centres attendants supervised Organise quarterly meetings Sawla 90,000 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD with Day Care Operators organised Handle Paternity, District wide 1,000.00 Paternity cases GoG DSW CHRAJ Maintenance and Custody handled Cases Objective 5: Ensure effective integration of PWDs into society by Dec. 2016 Create an enabling Update data on disability and District wide 2,000 Data on GoG DSW CHRAJ environment to ensure the other vulnerable groups vulnerable people active updated annually

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab involvement of PWDs in Organise Regular Meetings Sawla 10,000 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD mainstream society with PWDs organised with PWDs Support PWDS to establish District wide 15,000 PWDS supported DACF DA DSW businesses or further their financially studies Objective 6: Promote the role of the chieftaincy institution in national development Develop modalities to Build the capacity of District wide 11,000 Capacity building DACF DA CNC harness the inherent Traditional Authorities on training organised potential of the dispute resolution for traditional rulers chieftaincy institution Objective 7: Upgrade the capacity of the public and civil service for transparent, accountable, efficient, timely, effective performance and service delivery by Dec. 2016 Support DA staff to undergo As per 10,000.0 DA staff DACF DA Courses, Seminars and location of 0 supported Conferences (Capacity programme financially Building). Organise training for DA and As per 10,000.0 Capacity building DDF DA RCC Area Council staff in relation location of 0 programme to their capacity gaps, programme organised annually providing necessary logistics Construct 6No. staff DA District wide 6,000 6no. bungalows DACF DA bungalows renovated Organise regular Assembly As per 56,000 DA and all DACF, DA DDs and Sub-Committee meetings location of statutory meetings IGF meeting organised

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Organise Community District wide 10,000 Town hall DACF DA NCCE, engagement meetings/Town meetings ISD hall meetings organised annually Objective 8: Strengthen and operationalize the sub-district structures to ensure consistency with the local Government laws by Dec. 2016 Facilitate the establishment of 2,000.00 Departments GoG DA, Nationa relevant non-existent established RCC l Sector departments of the Assembly and equipped Depts Ensure the functionality of Sawla 1,000.00 Sawla area DACF DA Area Sawla Area council council council functional s Support self-help projects District wide 15,000.00 SHEPs DACF DA Area supported council s TOTAL COST 1,111,000.00

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Goal: To ensure fiscal sustainability through more efficient revenue mobilization and financial management by Dec. 2017 Objective 1: Improve fiscal revenue mobilization and management by Dec. 2017 Organize revenue payment 3,000 Awareness IGF DA NCCE, ISD awareness campaigns campaign organised Set revenue targets for revenue 1500 Revenue target IGF DA ACs collectors and Area Councils set annually Organise regular inspection of 1,000 No. of IGF DA ACs rate payers receipts and inspections recovery of uncollected and organised unaccounted revenue annually Periodic reporting of 3,000 No. of reporting IGF DA ACs mobilization performance to exercises the people organised Strengthen revenue Organise monthly collection of 4,000 No. of monthly IGF DA ACs institutions and market tolls campaign collections administration involving DA staff and sub- organised annually structures. Announce FFR of the 3,000 4 No. FFR IGF DA NCCE, ISD Assembly in the markets and announcements communities made annually Conduct audit of value books 3,600.00 Value books IGF DA in stock and used on quarterly audited quarterly basis

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Undertake valuation of 5,000 Property DACF DA LVB commercial and residential Valuation properties exercise carried out Objective 2: Improve public expenditure management by Dec. 2017 Strictly implement all Train the finance and budget 4,000.00 All finance DDF DA RCC public financial unit on public financial and budget management regulations management unit officers trained

Spend only in priority areas 500.00 All IGF/DAC DA All and in accordance of the expenditures F/DDF/G stakehol allocations in the budget are related to SOP ders the budget TOTAL COST 91,600.00

TABLE 5.20: THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DISTRICT’S PRIVATE SECTOR Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Goal: Expand Opportunities for Private Sector Development by ensuring a knowledgeable, well trained, and healthy population by Dec. 2017 Objective 1: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically by Dec. 2017 Invest in human Organise Training in fish District wide 25,000 No. of people REP/DA NBSSI/ DA resources with processing, shea butter processing, trained in various CF BAC relevant guinea fowl rearing, cosmetic areas modern skills Production, and leather work

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Sector Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Development Indicator Funding Agencies Programme 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. and Organise Technical Training in District wide 25,000 No. of people REP NBSSI DA competences Basic Baking and Confectionary, trained in various Soya beans Processing, Poultry areas Farming, Advance Soap Production, Advance Groundnuts Processing, and Advanced Fish Farming Train 400 SMEs on manufacturing District wide 6,500 No. of SMEs REP NBSSI DA skills trained in business management Give priority to local business in DA District wide 500 DA procurements Organise Training in Intermediate District wide 10,000 No. of people REP NBSSI DA Fruit Processing, Intermediate Grass trained in various cutter Rearing, Bee keeping and areas Batique Tie & Dye Production. Objective 2: Expand opportunities for job creation by Dec. 2017 Support the Identify and promote local District wide 6,500 Local investment REP DA Media creation of investment potentials promoted Stations business Organise Business counselling District wide 9,000 Business REP NBSSI DA opportunities counselling organised Objective 3: Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs by Dec. 2017 Facilitate the provision of Train and Provide start-up 10,000 400 people REP NBSSI DA/rlg training and business kits/funds to 400 people provided with development services start-up kits Sponsor 600 youth in District wide 9,000 600 youth LESDEP LESDEP DA apprenticeship supported

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Construct 2 No. markets in District wide 5,00,000 2No. markets DACF DA selected communities constructed Objective 4: Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments by Dec. 2017 Create appropriate Facilitate the formation of District wide 900 Business co- REP NBSSI DA environment to business co-operatives operatives encourage formed financial institutions Link local entrepreneurs to District wide - REP NBSSI DA to provide long term credit facilities financing Train 400 people on credit District wide 3,000 400 people REP NBSSI DA management and repayment trained on credit management and repayment Objective 5: Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and natural heritage by Dec. 2017 Develop sustainable Identify, develop and market District wide 11200 DACF DA GTB eco-tourism, culture tourist sites and Identify and open up access District wide 500,000 2no. roads DACF DA GTB historical sites roads to 2No. Tourist sites opened up Construct a standard District District wide 150,000 DACF DA GTB guest house Promote annual local festival in District wide 5,000 Annual DACF DA GTB and beyond Ghana festivals promoted Support to traditional authorities District wide 10,000 Annual festivals IGF DA Private for organizing festivals. supported sector TOTAL COST 1,278,300.00

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TABLE 5.15: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Goal: To reduce poverty and increase food security by modernizing and diversifying agriculture and ensuring sustainable use of natural resources by Dec. 2017 Policy Objective 1:Promote Agriculture mechanization by Dec. 2017 Collaborate with NGOs to intensify use of District wide Animal traction usage by 8,000 DADU NGOs animal traction and tractor services by small holder men and women farmers women intensified. Policy Objective 2: Improved science, technology and innovation application by Dec. 2017 Hold quarterly RELC (Research Extension As per District and regional level 10,000 DADU SARI Liaison Committee) meetings at Regional location of RELC meetings held. and District levels to share experiences. meeting Hold Annual Evaluation and Planning As per Annual evaluation and 9,500.00 DADU SARI meetings of RELC activities location of Planning meetings of meeting RELC activities held. Improve on- station research activities and District wide On-station research 4,900 DADU SARI disseminate findings to farmers to increase activities improved. yield of crops and livestock Undertake on-farm adoptive research and District wide On- farm adoptive research 3,400 SARI MoFA demonstrations on crops and animals and demonstrations on crop and animals undertaken Train farmers on improved methods of District wide Improved methods of 2,000 DADU SARI management of new breeds of management of new breeds livestock/poultry. of livestock/poultry trained Policy Objective 3: Promote seed and planting material development by Dec. 2017

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Identify and disseminate existing District wide Existing technological 2,000 DADU D.A technological packages of improved crop packages of improved crop varieties e.g. high yielding/short duration varieties identified and disseminated Policy Objective 4: Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education by Dec. 2017 Intensify field Demonstrations / field District wide Field demonstrations, field 990 DADU D.A days/study tours to enhance adoption of days, study tours on improved technologies improved technology intensified Conduct active diseases surveillance on District wide Active diseases 4,400 DADU D.A ruminants and poultry through timely surveillance on ruminants veterinary intervention and poultry conducted. Policy Objective 5: Improve institutional coordination for agriculture development by Dec. 2017 Organize National Farmers Day celebration District wide National farmers day 19,000 DADU D.A annually celebration organized Construction of 2no. staff quarters 2no. staff quarters 500,000 DACF D.A. DADU renovated Objective 6: Increase private sector investments in agriculture by Dec. 2017 Promote the production and consumption of District wide Production and 9,900 DADU SARI high Quality Protein Maize, as well as consumption of high moringer and other leafy vegetables quality protein promoted Build capacity of cash crop farmers to District wide Cash crop farmers 10,000 DADU improve productivity and quality and link capacity built them to credit sources Promote the rearing of small ruminants and District wide Rearing of small ruminants 30,000 DADU poultry and poultry promoted Undertake the production of 400 acres of District wide The production of 400 25,000 DADU maize and sorghum under “block farming acres of maize and sorghum

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. each year” under „block farming‟ each year undertaken Policy Objective 7: Improve post-production management strategies, particularly storage facilities at individual and community levels by Dec. 2017 Train farmers to build low cost silos to District wide Farmers reduced post- 7,000.00 DADU reduce post-harvest losses. harvest losses after being trained on low cost silos building technology. Support the food and buffer stock company Food and buffer stock 540,000 D. A DADU to buy surplus farmers produce for proper company resourced storage Enhance the capacity of farmers to District wide The capacity of farmers to 6,500 DADU effectively control pests in their stores. effectively control pest in their stores enhanced Policy Objective 8: Develop an effective domestic market by Dec. 2017 Facilitate capacity building of farmers on District wide Capacity building of 6,500 DADU market/demand driven production as well as farmers on market/demand gaps in animal husbandry driven production facilitated Policy Objective 9: Expand agriculture exports by Dec. 2017 Provide subsidies to farmers to increase District wide Subsidies to farmers to 35,000 GoG DADU productivities and yield increase productivity and yield provided. Facilitate the establishment of 40 acres of District wide Establishment of 50 acres 4,900 DADU D.A vegetable farms in the dry season each year. of vegetable farms in the dry season each year facilitated Construction/Rehabilitation of 4 no dugouts District wide 2no. dug outs 500,000 GSOP DA RCC rehabilitated Policy Objective 12: Promote livestock and poultry development for food security and income generation by Dec. 2017

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Facilitate and support improvements in District wide Support improvement in 10,300 DADU livestock housing by farmers livestock management for farmers facilitated Conduct on- farm Research activities On-farm research 12,000 DADU SARI activities conducted. SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Policy Objective 1: Promote sustainable environment, land and water management by Dec. 2017 Build institutional capacity of 20 AEAs and District wide Institutional capacity of 11,500.00 DADU MoFA & DAOs to support the promotion of 20 AEAs and DAOs built sustainable land and environmental management Promote an annual platform for stakeholders Platform for stakeholders 14,000 DADU D. A. to discuss land degradation issues to discuss land degradation issues promoted Objective 2: Ensure sustainable management of natural resources by Dec. 2017 Regulate activities of charcoal burners, sand District wide Charcoal burning 4,000 DA DADU and gravel winners activities regulated Establish nurseries in 3 communities Selected Nurseries established in 45,000 GSOP DA RCC communities 3 communities Maintenance of 12ha woodlots along D 12ha woodlots 14,000 GSOP DA RCC community reserves istrict wide maintained Regulate activities of Fulani herdsmen District wide Grazing activities 1000 DACF DA GPS, regulated GIS Educate all communities on sustainable use District wide Communities sensitized 15,000 DACF DA NCCE, of natural resources on natural resources ISD usage Objective 3: Promote effective waste management by Dec. 2017 Educate communities on proper waste District wide Communities sensitized on 14,000 DACF EHSU DA disposal using CLTS approach proper waste management

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Activity Location Output Indicator Timeframe Budget Source of Implementing Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Introduce and enforce by-laws on waste By-laws introduced and 12,000 DACF DA CHRAJ management enforced Objective 5: Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability by Dec. 2017 Educate and sensitize communities on the District wide Communities sensitized 7,000 DACF NADMO GNFS dangers of construction and farming in floodable places Educate local industrial operators (micro, Local industrial operators 6,900 GoG GNFS NADMO small or large) and households on fire safety educated on fire safety Establish and train community disaster District wide Community disaster 9,900 GoG NADMO DA volunteers volunteers trained Organise capacity building training for Capacity building training 5,900 DDF DA NADMO NADMO staff organised Acquire disaster relief items against possible Disaster relief items 55,000 DACF DA NADMO disasters procured Intensify public awareness on natural District wide Awareness creation 9900 DACF NADMO DA disasters, risks and intensified vulnerability Carry out anti-bush burning campaigns District wide Anti-bush fire campaign 9900 DACF DA GNFS, carried out NADMO TOTAL COST 2,211,090.00

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TABLE 5.16: THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Goal: To increase physical and economic access to socio-economic infrastructure through a vigorous infrastructure provision and efficient human settlement management by Dec. 2017 Objective: Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs by Dec. 2017 Rehabilitate 100km of roads across District wide 100km of roads 290,000 GoG/DACF DA DFR, the district rehabilitated /DDF GHWA Construct 1No. lorry park District wide 1No. lorry parks 60,000 DACF/DDF DA GPRTU constructed Improvement of farm tracks District wide Length of farm tracks 30,000 DACF/DDF DA DFR improved /Road fund Objective: Provide adequate, reliable and affordable energy to meet the district’s needs and for export by Dec. 2017 Facilitate extension of electricity to 5 Selected Electricity extended to 100,000.00 DACF DA VRA communities locations 5no. communities Procure and distribute 500 electricity 500 electricity poles 240,000.00 DDF / DA VRA poles procured and distributed DACF Install and rehabilitate street lights District wide Street lights installed and 85,000.00 DACF/ DA VRA rehabilitated DDF Objective: Streamline spatial and land use planning system by Dec. 2017 Locate all physical projects in the District wide All physical projects in the 5,000 DACF PPD D/A 2014 – 2017 Medium Term district for the 2014-2017 Development Plan on the map of MTDP indicated on the STKDA with the use of GIS map of STKDA Objective: Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlements by Dec. 2017 Prepare local plans for major towns Sawla, Tuna, Local plans prepared for 33,000 PPD Consult of STKDA Gindabour Sawla Township and in use DACF ant Grow Avenue trees in Sawla Sawla Avenue trees planted at 11,000 Forestry Sawla for aesthetics DACF Comm. D/A

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Supply of 500 seedlings of aesthetic District wide 500 Aesthetic trees 10,000 DACF Forestry trees for schools to grow planted at schools Comm. D/A Policy Objective: Establish an institutional framework for effective coordination of human settlements development by Dec. 2017 Public education on procedures of District wide Awareness of public 5,000.00 PPD D/A acquiring building permits and the built DACF requirements Objective: Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water by Dec. 2017 Construct 2No. small town water Selected 2No. STWSS 200,000 WB DA CWSA systems communities constructed Train all school health teachers on District wide Teachers trained 7,900 DACF EHSU DA SLTS Construct 6No. boreholes Selected 6 boreholes constructed 100,000 WB DA CWSA communities Objective: Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities by Dec. 2017 Acquire and develop 2 final waste Selected 2 final disposal sites 50,000 DACF DA CWSA disposal sites communities developed EHSU Construction of drains in major 3 Selected Drains constructed in 3 200,000 GoG Urban DA communities communities communities Roads Procure Disinfectants to Disinfect District wide Latrines disinfected 8,000 DACF EHSU DA institutional latrines and urinals Provide 3No. public/institutional District wide 3No. Toilet facilities 240,000 WB/DACF/D DA CWSA toilets constructed DF Organise district wide Clean-up District wide Clean-up exercises 8,000.00 DACF EHSU DA exercises and CLTS activities organised Dislodge toilets and refuse District wide Toilets and refuse dumps 15,000.00 DACF EHSU DA dislodged Procure sanitary equipment and tools District wide Sanitary equipments 74,000.00 DACF EHSU DA including excreta dislodging tanker procured

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Projects / Programmes (Activities) Location Expected Output Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Budget Funding agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab. Repair broken down refuse NGOs District wide Containers repaired 13,000.00 DACF, IGF DA containers Purchase 200 dustbins to be put at Dustbins purchased and NGOs District wide 40,000 DACF, IGF DA vantage points distributed Prosecute recalcitrant sanitary Prosecution of offenders NGOs offenders District wide takes off 2,000 DACF, IGF DA

Organize training workshops to Workshops organized DACF, IGF, NGOs District wide 10,000 DA upgrade skills of EHOs for officers NGOs Communities educated NGOs Organize community hygiene DACF, IGF, District wide in good hygienic 20,000 DA education one each in every council NGOs practices Food hygiene education NGOs Organize food hygiene education carried out for food DACF, IGF, every year for food vendors, District wide 20,000 DA vendors, butchers, drink NGOs butchers, drink sellers sellers School health education NGOs Carry out hygiene talks in all schools District wide 5,000 DACF, NGOs DA carried out Embark on community pump Pump sites hygiene IGF, Donor NGOs District wide 5,000 DA hygiene education education carried out funds Acquire and develop land for a NGOs Tuna town Land acquired 20,000.00 DACF, IGF DA public cemetery Procure 1no. skip loader DACF, Donor NGOs Sawla 1 skip loader procured 80,000.00 DA funds TOTAL COST 1,779,300.00

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Goal: Goal: To improve access to social and economic services and promote the development of human capacities by Dec. 2017 Policy Objective 1: Improve equitable access to and participation in education at all levels by Dec. 2017 Construction of 12No. 2-unit day District wide 12 no. day 3,000,000 GETFund / D/A MOE/GES care centres with auxiliary facilities cares DDF/DACF constructed Renovation of 12 dilapidated District wide 12 schools 1,000,000 GETFund / D/A MOE/GES classrooms at basic level. rehabilitated DDF/DACF Construction of 8 number 6-unit District wide PCRR: 45:1 1,000,000 GETFund / D/A GETFUND classroom blocks at basic level DDF/DACF

Provision of portable water District wide Safe water 270,000 DDF, D/A DONOR facilities in 18 basic schools facilities in DACF, our schools Donor Construction of 8No. number 3- District wide 8 no class 2,000,000 GETFund / D/A MOE/GES Unit Classroom Block with rooms provided DDF/DAC auxiliary facilities F Construct 6No. staff bungalows District wide No. of 1,500,000 GETFund D/A MOE/GES bungalows constructed Institute scholarship schemes for District wide No. of needy 10,000 DACF, D/A DONOR needy pupils, including district students Donor GES sponsorship of girl pupils/students assisted Provide support to 40 pregnant girls District wide 40 pregnant 5,000 DACF, DONOR GES and adolescent mothers to complete and adolescent Donor education mothers supported Extend electricity from the national All five Electricity 100,000 DACF, D/A MOE/GES grid to 5 basic schools circuits extended to 5 Donor

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output budget Funding 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collaborating

schools Provide adequate safety sanitation All basic Facilities 9900 DACF, GES/DA Donor and basic health care facilities schools provided Donor Introduce effective guidance and All basic Guidance & 3,900.00 DACF, GES/DA TED/DONOR counselling counselling systems for all Basic schools Donor systems education pupils introduced Policy Objective 2: Bridge gender gap in access to education by Dec. 2017 All five Toilets 24,900.00 GETfund/ D/A Donor circuits constructed to DDF Construction of gender friendly bring toilets/urinals in (15) basic schools inclusiveness All JHS girls Contest 2,900.00 GPEG/ MOE/GE Donor/DA Organize District contest for girls. carried out IBIS S Maintain and update statistics and All schools To have an up 1,000 GPEG/ IBIS GES D/A relevant indicators and establish an to date data on-going monitoring and reporting system on girl child education All circuits Girls club 4,000 GPEG/ IBIS DONOR GES/MOE Establish girls' clubs in all schools. established Policy Objective 3: improve quality of teaching and learning by Dec. 2017 Develop and implement an All schools Methodology 24,000 GPEG/ IBIS GES/ DONOR effective methodology for teaching developed & MOE in English Language in schools implemented Organise school level SPAM and All circuits SPAM 3,000 GPEG/ IBIS GES/ DONOR district level using the school organized MOE Report Card generated Train core subject teachers at the JHS schools Training 5,000.00 GPEG/ GES/ DONOR

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output budget Funding 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collaborating basic level on new methodology of conducted IBIS MOE tackling some topics Organise District INSET All primary INSET 4,500 USAID/ GES/MO DONOR programme for curriculum leaders schools organized GPEG E under the National INSET programme Support regular/ UTTDBE teacher All public All Basic 15,000 D/A GES/MOE trainees basic schools schools meet the staffing norm Conduct JHS mock examinations All JHS Mock 16,000 D/A GES/donor schools conducted to improve BECE performance Organize best teachers awards in All teachers Award 25,000 D/A GES/DONOR the District programme organized Provide relevant and Teaching and All primary TLMS 25,000 GES/ DA/DONOR Learning materials appropriate for schools provided MOE basic schools Organise inter-school quiz All JHSs in Inter-school 20,000.00 GES D/A competition and school based quiz the district quiz competition organized Remedial 15,000.00 D/A GES Support students Union to organise lessons vacation classes organized Policy Objective 4: Promote science and technical education at all levels by Dec. 2017 Provide I C T training for 20 Selected JHS Training 10,000.00 GoG GES/ DA/DONOR teachers in the district teachers conducted MOE

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Provide computers to all JHSs in All circuits Computers 15,000.00 GoG GES/ D/A/DONOR the district provided MOE ALL JHS STME 40,000.00 GoG GES/ DONOR Organise STME Clinics schools organized MOE Policy Objective 5: Improve management of education service delivery by Dec. 2017 All deprived Incentive 20,000.00 GoG GES/DA Donor Provide incentive package to areas package teachers in the deprived areas provided Organise training on school All schools Training 10,000.00 GoG D/A MOE/GES management for head teachers organized Monitoring of schools by Circuit All circuits Monitoring 10,000.00 GoG GES D/A Supervisors done Limit teacher absence during term All schools INSET held to 5,000.00 GES D/A by holding INSETS during vacation limit teacher and monitoring attendance absenteeism Provide basic SMC management All schools Management 15,000.00 GES D/A training to the head teacher and at training least five (5) members per Basic conducted school Organise orientation for newly All newly Orientation 17,500.00 D/A MOE/GES trained teachers and pupil teachers trained in the carried out to district improve their skills District Director‟s Monitoring of All circuits Monitoring 11,000 D/A GES schools done to ensure teaching and learning Organise My first day in school All circuits Children 20,000.00 D/A GES

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welcomed to school for the first time Selected Event carried 17,000.00 D/A GES Independence day celebration schools out All circuits Monitoring 10,000.00 D/A GES carried out to Support for DEOC for effective improve monitoring to improve learning learning outcomes in the district outcomes

HEALTH Objective 1: Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care by Dec. 2017 Construct staff All health New staff 1,000,000 DA JICA accommodation at all health facilities accommodation GHS facilities constructed GOV DFID Construct 4No. CHPS Selected 4No. CHPS 360,000 DA JICA, GHS, GOV, compounds communiti compounds DFID, D/A es constructed Fence round all health All health Health facilities 650,00 DA JICA, GHS, GOV, facilities in the district facilities fenced DFID, D/A Extension of electricity to Electricity extended 1000,0000 GoG DA JICA, GHS CHPS Compounds to CHPS Compounds GOV, DFID, D/A Objective 2: Enhance national capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by Dec. 2017 Conduct national immunization District Immunization 17,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS days e.g. measles, filariasis etc. wide conducted GOV, DFID, D/A

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Projects/programmes (Activities) Location Expected Time frame Indicative Source of Implementing Agencies output budget Funding 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collaborating

Organize special programs such as District Special health 20,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS TB/HIV/AIDS week celebration, wide events carried out GOV, DFID world breastfeeding week D/A celebration/world Aids day Support to people LWHIV/AIDS District People 20,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS wide LWHIV/AIDS GOV, DFID supported D/A Carryout disease surveillance All surveillance 30,000 Donor GHS JICA, GHS activities communiti activities carried GOV, DFID es out D/A Objective 3: Improve governance, management and efficiency in health service management and delivery by Dec. 2017 Sponsor and bond critical staff District Critical staff 40,000.00 DACF GHS JICA, GHS (student Doctors, midwives, nurses wide sponsored GOV, DFID and Physician Assistants) D/A Train and deploy CHOs to CHPS District CHOs Trained 10,000.00 DACF/ GHS JICA, GHS Zones wide and deployed Donor GOV, DFID, D/A Annual award for hard working and Sawla All hardworking 20,000.00 GHS JICA, GHS retired staff and retired staff GOV, DFID awarded annualy D/A Procure computers and accessories Computers 11,000 GHS JICA, GHS for data and information procured and GOV, DFID management at DHA and health distributed D/A centres Organize half/annual health sector All reviews 14,000 GHS JICA, GHS performance review carried out GOV, DFID, D/A Conduct School health and hygiene School health 9,000 GHD JICA, GHS in all schools in the district. services carried GOV, DFID, D/A out

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GHS office 120,000 DA JICA, GHS Construct an GHS office accommodation GOV, DFID, D/A accommodation constructed motor bikes and JICA, GHS Monthly servicing of motor bikes vehicle GOV, DFID, D/A and vehicle for service delivery serviced 10,000 DA Objective 5: Reduce under nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive age by Dec. 2017 Carryout growth monitoring and Growth GHS JICA, GHS promotion services in all monitoring & GOV, DFID communities in the district promotion carried D/A out 11,000 Organize annual nutritional survey Nutritional GHS JICA, GHS surveys GOV organized DFID D/A annually 13,000.00 TOTAL COST 12,019,600.00

TABLE 5.18: THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE 2017 Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Goal: To ensure a responsible, collaborative and efficient administration of development towards ensuring peace and security, ownership and sustainability of development interventions and promote civic responsibility by Dec. 2017 Objective 1: Integrate and institutionalise district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels by Dec. 2017 Deepen the integration and Recognition and 5,000 Decentralised DA Decent. institutionalization of district involvement of all departments Depts.

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab level planning and budgeting departments in actively through the participatory development processes involved process at all levels Prepare/Review Plans and 12,000 Budgets and DACF DA Decent. Budgets plans prepared Depts. and reviewed (DDs) Disseminate Quarterly 10,0000 Progress DACF DA Decent. progress reports to the reports Depts people disseminated quarterly Monitor projects and District wide 30,000 Monitoring DACF DA Decent programmes and evaluation Depts carried out Engage adjoining districts 10,000 Joint DA Adjoini in joint development opportunities ng Das projects explored Organise quarterly 23,000 Quarterly DA Other Stakeholders engagements stakehol Engagements in Planning, organised ders Budgeting and Implementation

Objective 2: Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems and outcomes by Dec. 2017 Target and bridge capacity Identify and support District wide 10,000 Potential DACF GDO NGOs gaps for the active and equal potential women for women participation of women and political positions supported men at all levels of civil Support gender desk 10,000 GDO DACF DA GDO society, economy, peace activities activities building and governance supported females in elections

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Objective 3: Improve internal security for protection of life and property by Dec. 2017 Improve border Construct 2No. Sawla 245,000.00 2no. police DACF DA GPS management technology, accommodation for the Police quarters infrastructure Service completed and institutional Increase Police Visibility at District wide 10,000.00 Police visibility DA Police inspection all vantage areas. increased Service, DISEC Establishment and District wide 5,000.00 Committees IGF DA Police Strengthening of Community operational Service, Neighbourhood Watch Dog DISEC Committee Objective 4: Protect children from direct and indirect physical and emotional harm by Dec. 2017 Intensify public education Assist in Addressing Juvenile District wide 10,000.00 Juvenile cases GoG DSW DoCD programmes on children‟s Delinquencies handled rights and the dangers of Assist in resettling abandoned District wide 10,000.00 Abandoned GoG DSW DoCD child abuse and harmful and orphaned children children cultural practices resettled Supervise and inspect Day All Day Care 10,000.00 Day care GoG DSW DoCD Care Centres Centres attendants supervised Organise quarterly meetings Sawla 90,000.00 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD with Day Care Operators organised Handle Paternity, District wide 1,000.00 Paternity cases GoG DSW CHRAJ Maintenance and Custody handled Cases Objective 5: Ensure effective integration of PWDs into society by Dec. 2017 Create an enabling Update data on disability and District wide 2,000 Data on GoG DSW CHRAJ environment to ensure the other vulnerable groups vulnerable

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab active people involvement of PWDs in updated mainstream society annually Organise Regular Meetings Sawla 10,000 Meetings GoG DSW DoCD with PWDs organised with PWDs Support PWDS to establish District wide 15,000 PWDS DACF DA DSW businesses or further their supported studies financially Objective 6: Promote the role of the chieftaincy institution in national development by Dec. 2017 Develop modalities to Build the capacity of District wide 1,000 Capacity DACF DA CNC harness the inherent Traditional Authorities on building potential of the dispute resolution training chieftaincy institution in organised for national development traditional rulers Objective 7: Upgrade the capacity of the public and civil service for transparent, accountable, efficient, timely, effective performance and service delivery by Dec. 2017 Support DA staff to undergo As per 10,000 DA staff DACF DA Courses, Seminars and location of supported Conferences (Capacity programme financially Building). Organise training for DA and As per 10,000 Capacity DDF DA RCC Area Council staff in relation location of building to their capacity gaps, programme programme providing necessary logistics organised annually

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Development Programme Activity Location Timeframe Budget Output Source of Implementing Indicator Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collab Construct 6No. staff DA 6,000 6no. DACF DA bungalow bungalows bungalows renovated Organise regular Assembly 56,000 DA and all DACF, DA DDs and Sub-Committee meetings statutory IGF meetings organised Organise Community District wide 10,000 Town hall DACF DA NCCE, engagement meetings/Town meetings ISD hall meetings organised annually Objective 8: Strengthen and operationalize the sub-district structures to ensure consistency with the local Government laws by Dec. 2017 Facilitate the establishment of 2,000 Departments GoG DA, Nationa relevant non-existent established RCC l Sector departments of the Assembly and equipped Depts Ensure the functionality of Sawla 1,000 Sawla area DACF DA Area Sawla Area council council councils functional Support self-help projects District wide 15,000 SHEPs DACF DA Area supported councils TOTAL COST 1,111,000.00

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5.2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ANNUAL ACTION PLANS In line with the Local Government Act (ACT 462), the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly is mandated to formulate and implement plans, strategies and programmes for the development of the District. This implies that the District is not only responsible for preparing development plans, but also design strategies towards effective implementation of the plan. This chapter therefore details how the MTDP (2014-2017) will be implemented.

5.2.1. Important Considerations for Implementation The successful implementation will be determined by a number of factors including:  Fund mobilization to finance selected projects.  Identification of threats and bottlenecks which are likely to impede progress. These could be administrative, institutional or legal. There will sometimes be the need to review projects and strategies in line with changing social, economic and political requirements.  Evolvement of strategies and implementation blueprint. These will also include detailed designs for implementing specific projects  Possible crisis or disaster situations that may call for re-engineering of whole strategies and crisis management in order that the whole plans not scuttled.  Local and external stakeholder collaboration to help achieve the expected results

5.2.2. Phasing of Plan To ensure an incremental implementation of the MTDP over the medium term (2014-2017), it has been divided into four sets of Annual Action. Implementation of the Action Plans will involve the actual process of carrying out actions and activities which will convert resources into goods and services. The annual action plans as contained in this chapter indicate projects and activities proposed to be executed under thematic area of the GSGDA II in each implementation year. The commencement of implementation of this MTDP will be in line with the statutory district planning cycle of 1st January to 31st December every year. The implementation of each annual action plan shall be reviewed mid-year (July each year) under the chairmanship of the District Coordinating Director (DCD) to assess progress and identify implementation gaps.

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5.2.3. Implementing Specific Programmes and Projects Each annual action plan in this MTDP contains many and varied projects and activities which require varied implementation strategies. Strategies for implementing specific project and programmes will therefore be designed differently, but coordinated by the District Planning and Coordinating Unit (DPCU). In accordance with the National Development Planning Act, Act 480, Section 7a, the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly will support the DPCU with accommodation and logistics to effectively coordinate the implementation of the MTDP.

In collaboration with sector departments and institutions, development partners and communities, the DPCU shall prepare implementation work plans that will:  Outline activity schedules and procedures including cash flows and disbursement schedules.  Assign responsibilities.  Outline tendering processes.  Define milestones and monitoring and evaluation indicators.  Agree on reporting systems; and  Procedures for revision and data updates.

The DPCU shall prepare detailed implementation strategies for the implementation of specific projects which may include resource flow charts, Gant charts, logical frameworks, and other appropriate project implementation tools.

Also, projects and programmes in the MTDP will be implemented in communities and electoral areas. On this note, efforts will be made to actively involve the decentralized structures and Traditional Authorities. Assembly person, Unit Committees, Chiefs and opinion leaders shall be integral participants in the implementation of specific plans.

With the enormous responsibility on the DPCU and the decentralized structures towards the implementation of projects and programmes, the District will build the capacities of these bodies and make frantic efforts to establish relevant decentralized departments that currently do not exist in the District.

5.2.4. Administrative Arrangement The District Assembly shall be the body responsible for coordinating and harmonizing implementation activities. It will ensure that activities of decentralized departments, central government, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), Non-Governmental Organisations 212

(NGOs), and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are synchronized with the objectives of this MTDP.

Also, with the increasing role of the private sector in development and the emphasis on Public-Private partnership, the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly would open its doors to and motivate the private sector into joint projects towards achieving the objectives of this plan. Attempts would also be made to undertake joint projects with neighbouring districts in identified areas to improve the lives of the people.

5.2.5. Community Participation To ensure acceptance, commitment and ownership of development projects and programmes, the implementation of this MTDP will ensure broad consultations and participation. Thus, it will adopt a democratic process to realize project goals and objectives. It will be hinged on the principles of grass root participation and ownership of development. Where practicable, individuals and households will be involved and communities made to contribute labour or materially to implementation of projects.

Proper community entries will be done with the Traditional Authorities being the first entry points to communities and the custodians of community resources, the implementation process of this plan would actively involve them. As key stakeholders, their role will include land allocation for project manifesting in space and community mobilization.

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CHAPTER SIX

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE MTDP

To ensure effective and efficient implementation of the MTDP, there is the need to monitor the progress of implementation. The Monitoring and Evaluation Plan of the District is an outline of flexible steps that will be used to track the use of resources, the timing of projects, and in particular, to ensure that the District‟s development activities are guided by this MTDP.

The core premise of monitoring and evaluation is that, services can be continually improved through informed decision making and social learning, leading to social and economic progress. Fuelled by the recognition that resources are limited, the demand for results-based M&E has grown rapidly in recent times. This is particularly true in Ghana, where increasing emphasis is now being placed on public sector transparency and accountability. M&E in the country has therefore shifted from being implementation based (concerned with the implementation of activities) to being results-based (assessing if real changes have occurred).

Systematic monitoring and evaluation of the District Medium-Term Development Plan and reporting will show the extent of progress made towards the implementation of GSGDA II policies and objectives in the district and will further help to:

1. Assess whether DMTDP developmental targets were being met. 2. Identify achievements, constraints and failures so that improvements can be made to the DMTDP and project designs to achieve better impact. 3. Provide information for effective coordination of district development at the regional level. 4. Provide district authorities, the government, development partners, community project management teams and the general public with better means for learning from past experience. 5. Improve service delivery and influence allocation of resources in the district and demons- trate results as part of accountability and transparency to the citizens and other stakeholders and lastly 6. Reinforce ownership of the DMTDP and build M&E capacity within each District.

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Overall, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the plan shall be carried out at several levels. These shall include the RCC, DA, sector departments and development partners.

At the regional level monitoring and evaluation shall be carried out by the Regional Planning and Coordinating Unit (RPCU). This is intended to guide and support the DA (DPCU) to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the plan. At the District level, the DPCU shall be responsible for effective monitoring and evaluation of plan implementation. It shall prepare detailed monitoring and evaluation guidelines for particular periods and for specific projects. They shall also oversee the monitoring and implementation activities of sector departments and coordinate and regulate the interventions of partners. Sector departments on the other hand shall monitor and evaluate activities in their respective sectors. The DPCU will therefore organize periodic presentations on sector performances relative to the implementation of the MTDP.

6.1. MONITORING STRATEGIES

Monitoring and evaluation of the plan will be commenced immediately its implementation begins. This will enable an up-to-date monitoring and evaluation. The process shall adopt the format below:

Monitoring Format

A. 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: …………………………………….....

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

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

6.2. EVALUATION

Unlike monitoring which is continuous, evaluation is periodic. It ensures that projects produce the requite outputs within efficient time and resources. The process will adopt the following format:

Evaluation Format

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

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Table 6.1: Calendar for Monitoring and Evaluation

Activities Actors Budget 2014 2015 2016 2017 DMTDP Evaluation DPCU December December December December 5,000 DMTDP Mid-term DPCU June June June June 5,000 evaluation Annual progress DPCU November November November November 10,000 review workshop Annual progress DPCU January, 2011 January 2012 January, 2013 January, 2014 10,000 report Dissemination of DPCU January January January January 2,000 MTDP and annual action plans Quarterly review DPCU March, June, March, June, March, June, March, June, 30,000 meetings (with September and September and September and September partners) December December December and December

Jan Feb Feb Feb r Ma Apr Jan Feb Feb Jan Feb Feb

Quarterly field visits 25,000

Mar Jul Jul Jul Oct Dec Mar Jul Jul Mar Jul Jul

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CHAPTER SEVEN

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

7.1 DISSEMINATION OF THE DMTDP To deepen stakeholder acceptance of the plan and commitment to its implementation, the content of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba DMTP will be shared with several institutions within and outside the district. This is sought to increase transparency the District Assembly and promote the sense of ownership of the plan among stakeholders. The strategy for disseminating the plan involves:  Sending DMTDP to RPCU/RCC, NDPC, MDAs, NGOs and Donor Agencies  Holding workshops at Assembly , Area Council and community levels on the MTDP  Announcements, discussions and broadcast in local news media e.g. FM stations, information vans.  Organize and hold meetings with communities throughout the Districts involving traditional leaders‟ opinion leaders, women, youth and groups.

The table below details the proposed strategies for sharing the content of the plan.

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Table 7.1: Communication Plan for Implementing District Development Strategy Stakeholders/ Content of Purpose Channel/Medium Timeframe Lead Agency/ Target Message Person Audience Responsible NDPC  Copies of Review,  Email  After DPCU plan and Approval and  Personal approval progress Monitoring delivery of plan reports  Postal  Quarterly RCC  Copies of Harmonisation  Email  After DPCU plan and Monitoring  Personal approval  Progress delivery of plan reports  Postal  Quarterly  Presentations Staff of  Copies of Awareness  Email  After DPCU STKDA the plan creation and  Workshops approval  Progress carrying them  Copies in of plan reports along during offices  Quarterly implementation  Media Assembly  Copies of Awareness  Email  After DPCU persons and the plan creation and  Workshops approval Unit  Progress carrying them  Copies in of plan Committees reports along during area councils  Quarterly

implementation  Public hearings

 Media

Heads of  Copies of Awareness  Email  After DPCU Decentralised the plan creation and  Workshops approval Departments  Progress carrying them  Copies in of plan reports along during offices  Quarterly implementation  Media  Project Specific

M&E Reports Development  Copies of Awareness  Email  After DPCU Partners (DPs) the plan creation and  Workshops approval  Progress carrying them  Stakeholder of plan reports along during meetings  Quarterly implementation  Media

Media  Abridged Awareness  Emails  After DPCU copies of creation and  Workshops approval the plan carrying them of plan  Progress along during  Quarterly reports implementation

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Stakeholders/ Content of Purpose Channel/Medium Timeframe Lead Agency/ Target Message Person Audience Responsible

Traditional  Copies of Awareness  Email  After DPCU Authorities the plan creation and  Workshops approval  Progress carrying them  Stakeholder of plan reports along during meetings  Quarterly implementation  Media

NGO/CSOs  Copies of Awareness  Presentation  After DPCU the plan creation and  Stakeholder approval  Progress carrying them meetings of plan reports along during  Media  Quarterly implementation

Private Sector  Copies of Awareness  Presentation  After DPCU and Investors the plan creation and  Stakeholder approval  Progress carrying them meetings of plan reports along during  Media implementation General  Copies of Awareness  Presentation/  After DPCU Public the plan creation and durbars approval  Progress ownership  Copies in of plan reports area councils  Quarterly  Public  Project hearings Specific  Media M&E Reports

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7.2 CONCLUSION

As an output of broad stakeholder consultations, this plan provides adequate directions towards expanding opportunities for the socio-economic empowerment of the people. It reviews the performance of the District in the previous plan period, analyses the current situation of the District and provides clear steps toward realising the District‟s development focus. It will therefore sustain and improve upon the gains made in the previous plan periods. Again, the MTDP tailors the development goals, objectives, strategies, programmes and projects of the District along the pillars of the GSGDA II in order to ensure the achievement of both district and broad national development goals. It must also be emphasised that, the plan preparation process was highly participatory in order to ensure stakeholder ownership and commitment. This MTDP is therefore a compilation of stakeholder ideas, needs and aspirations and harmonized with national and regional development priorities.

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SAWLA-TUNA-KALBA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF PLANNING TEAM S/N NAME STATUS/DESIGNATION 1 Hon. Mumuni Isaac Dramani District Chief Executive

2 Ishmael Nana Ogyefo District Co-ordinating Director

3 Alhassan Baba Musah District Planning officer

4 Osman Aminu District Budget Officer

5 Stephen Dunenye District Finance Officer

6 Gilbert Diaba District Engineer

7 Samuel Kwaja District Director of Social Welfare

8 Bashiru Sherika Gender Desk Officer

9 Abubakari Dauda Sadique Environmental Health officer

10 Thomas B. Sennor District Director of health Service

11 Abdus Salam Sualeh District Director of Agriculture

12 Frank Aflaqui District director of Education

13 John Dakorah Assistant District Planning Officer

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