BUNKPURUGU-YUNYOO DISYTRICT ASSEMBLY (
MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT & RURAL DEV’T)
SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2016
DPCU FEBRUARY 2017
Contents 1.0 Background ...... 3 1.1 Scope / Direction ...... 3 1.2Methodology ...... 3 2.0 Implementation ...... 5 2.1 District Development Facility ...... 5 Table 1.0 : summary of DDF implementation ...... 5 2.2 District Assembly Common Fund(DACF) ...... 5 Table 2.0 : summary of DACF implementation ...... 5 2.3 Ghana Education Trust Fund (GET Fund ) ...... 7 2.4. Champaign For Accelerated Reduction In Maternal Mortality (Carmma ...... 7 2.5 NORST Activities For The Fiscal Year (2016) ...... 9 Table 4.0 Summary of NORST Activities ...... 9 2.6 Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) ...... 11 Table 5.0 summary of GSOP Project Implementation ...... 11 2.7 UNICEF ...... 12 2.8 United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) ...... 13 3.0 Challenges ...... 14 3.0 Review of 2016 performance ...... 14 3.1.Decentralization ...... 14 3.2 Education ...... 14 3.3 Health ...... 14 3.4 Agriculture...... 14 3.5 Water and sanitation ...... 15 4.0 DISTRICT/ NATIONAL CORE INDICATORS ...... 15 4.1 Micro- Economic Activities...... 15 4.2 EDUCATION ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.2 Water and sanitation ( Core Indicators)...... 20 4.3 HEALTH ...... 21 Family planning ...... 22 4.4Social welfare /Community development ...... 24 4.5 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ...... 24 5.0 Challenges ...... 27 6.0 The Way Forward/ Recommendations ...... 27
1.0 Background
The decentralized planning system seeks to provide a mechanism for more effective national development based upon participation of the entire body politic and with a view of achieving the needs and aspirations of the ordinary people, as well as those of all the sectors of the national economy, with the drive to eradicating poverty and hunger as a national goal. The Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District Assembly like all Assemblies is to ensure the improvement of livelihood of people within its jurisdiction by implementing projects from its Annual Action Plan to fulfill this task. Grants of Government and Donor Funding are used to realize this principal objective for the provision of basic quality services to the people .projects being implemented are under the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) District Development Facility (DDF); the Ghana Social Opportunity Projects (GSOP); Northern Region Small Town Water Project (NORST); .; GET Fund; Social Investment Fund (SIF) , UNICEF and UNFPA.
The following achievements were made in the various sectors for 2016; Rehabilitation of Feeder Roads; 17.1KM , 2No. 3-Units classroom blocks constructed and 2no. 6-units Classroom Blocks completed. Under Water and sanitation, 68No. Boreholes were drilled and installed, 1No. Small Town Water System completed in Binde, with two (2) communities declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). Other uncompleted projects initiated in 2016 are summarized under of details implementation. Major challenges encountered were delays in the release of funds and lack of a vehicle and other resources for extensive and effective monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects
1.1 Scope / Direction The Annual Progress Report is based on 2016 programme / project implementation derived from the Annual Action Plan for 2016 focused on the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA II) aimed at to supporting Ghana’s determination to accelerate the growth of the local as well as the national economy, to achieve a middle income status. , focuses on policies, strategies and programmes were done under the following thematic areas;
Ensuring and Sustaining Micro – Economic stability Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Infrastructure and Human Settlement Human Development, Productivity and Employment Transparent and Accountable Governance;
The overall district development goal therefore is to achieve an improved living standard of the people through a refined and competitive business environment, enhanced human resource development and social services, with equal opportunities for all in a decentralized democratic and peaceful environment..
1.2Methodology The preparation of the Annual Progress Report included the collection of primary data through Monitoring and Evaluation, using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques / tools at stakeholder meetings in communities on project site possession and handing over sessions; focused group Discussions; interviews as well as observations of the physical projects and environment. Data from the Review of the Annual Action Plan for 2016 provided secondary data from Departments and Agencies, providing progress of most of the core indicators measured in the analysis. The Performance review workshop on the AAP (2016) also helped to identify :
i. uncompleted programmes and projects to 2016 ii. Prioritization of identified key development issues 2016 implementation iii. Measuring the district and national core indicators.
2.0 Implementation
The District Monitoring Team visited most of the project sites to ascertain at first hand the progress of work, the level of community involvement in the project implementation and whether contractors are working according to time scheduled.
2.1 District Development Facility Physical projects under the District Development Facility(DDF) for 2016 included the following two sub-projects ; the rehabilitation of pavilions of five traditional Chiefs and the reshaping of Feeder Road At Komongankwan- Seyeegu( 4.5km). The other ongoing project under this funding source includes the construction of the Agric. Director’s Bungalow.
Table 1.0 : summary of DDF implementation Project title contractor Contract sum Status Remarks
1 Construction of 1No. Agric Directors Samaha Const. On-going Behind schedule Bungalow at Bunkpurugu. Lted
2 Reshapping of Feeder Road At M/s Naran 186,000.00 Completed Komongankwan- Sayeegu 4.5km Company Lted
3 Rehabilitation of 5No. Pavilions of M/s Bo-Umazeil 145,988.00 completed Traditional Chiefs Venturet.
2.2 District Assembly Common Fund(DACF)
Under the District Assembly Common Fund, Twelve(12) subprojects including the mandatory projects made of two schools and two CHPS Compounds are initiated and are at various levels of Construction.
Table 2.0 : summary of DACF implementation
contract Date Date No Project detail Location Date Award Contractor Payment Commence Status completion sum d
BUY0011 Construction of 1No NYANWAI 29-Jun-15 M/S Samaha 159,431.55 8,000.00 30-Jun-15 On-going 3units classroom block enterprise with ancilliary facilities at Nyanwai
BUY0012 Construction of a 1no GBINGBANMON 29-Jun-15 B-Yussif 160,531.56 37,000.00 30-Jun-15 Completed 3unts classroom block at G Enterprise Gbingbanmong
BUY0013 construction of a 1No. KUNKWANDAA 26-Jun-15 M/s Sillim 118,791.20 71,041.34 28-Jun-15 Completed CHPS Compound at Construction contract Date Date No Project detail Location Date Award Contractor Payment Commence Status completion sum d
Kunkwandaan Works
BUY0014 construction of a BOATERIGU 29-Jun-15 M/s Sargent 118,791.20 28,000.00 15-Jun-15 12/22/2016 Completed 1no.CHPS Compound at Enterprise Boaterigu
BUY0017 rehabilitation of 1no Area NASUAN 03-Jul-15 M/s Dontee 51,446.00 0.00 Completed council Office Block at Company Nasuan Limited
BUY0018 Rehabilitation of 1no YUNYOO 03-Jul-15 M/s Dontee 40,537.00 0.00 Completed Area Council Office Company Block at Yunyoo Limited
BUY0019 construction of 2no. 1unit YUNYOO NAUK 03-Jul-15 M/s Kango 41,472.20 0.00 Completed Footbridge at Nyanlomg Ventures and Yunyoo Nauk
BUY0020 Rehabilitation of Police BUNKPURUGU 03-Jul-15 M/s Kango 68,541.00 20,000.00 On-going commander's quarters at Ventures Bunkpurugu
BUY0031 construction of 3 unit JAGOOL M/s Maintime 0.00 0.00 Completed classroom Block with Construction ancilliary facilities at Jagool
BUY0047 Renovation and BINDE 20-Oct-16 YENUYAL 179,883.00 0.00 25-Oct-16 On-going furnishing of 2No ENTERPRISE Medical Officers Bungalows at Binde Government Hospital.
BUY0048 construction of a 10 BUNKPURUGU 17-Jun-15 M/s Kango 100,000.00 71,790.78 05-Nov-16 10/13/2015 Completed seater KVIP Toilet at Ventures Bunkpurugu-Zongo
BUY0049 construction of a 10 Mambabga 19-Aug-16 YENUYAL 146,195.17 0.00 19-Sep-16 On-going Seater KVIP with WAS ENTERPRISE Facilities and a Urinal at Mambabga Market
BUY0054 Construction of 1no. JIMBALE 13-Oct-16 Bussiness 170,595.85 0.00 On-going 3Unit Classroom Block Service Lted with Ancilliary Facilities at Jimbale
BUY0055 Construction of 1N0. KONCHIAN- 13-Oct-16 Bussiness 165,581.90 0.00 13/01/17 On-going CHPS Compound at GBERUK Service Lted Konchian -Gberuk
BUY0056 Construction of 1No. TOJING 13-Oct-16 Zangose 171,364.75 0.00 13/01/17 On-going 3Unit Classroom Bloock contract Date Date No Project detail Location Date Award Contractor Payment Commence Status completion sum d
with Ancilliary Facilities Ventures at Tojing
BUY0057 Construction of 1No. MONGOR 13-Oct-16 M/S AMOBET 171,031.45 0.00 13/01/17 3Unit Classroom Block ENG& CONST. with ancillary Facilities LTED ot Mongor
BUY0058 Supply of Classroom BUNKPURUGU 13-Oct-16 Yus kipra 450,000.00 0.00 13/01/17 On-going Furniture for Schools Enterprise
BUY0059 Extension of Electricity BUNKPURUGU 13-Oct-16 Baa Way 810,084.00 0.00 13/01/17 On-going in Bunkpurugu Area Electricals Enterprise
2.3 Ghana Education Trust Fund (GET Fund ) Three sub projects made of 3No . 6 units Classroom Blocks have been awarded on contract at Nanpontibauk, Gongbeing and Badimsugru communities. The contractors have mobilized to site
2.4. Champaign For Accelerated Reduction In Maternal Mortality (Carmma The district submitted its list if projects as in accomplishment to the CARMA commitments. Find below are three identified gaps in maternal Mortality, the commitments and accomplished projects with respect to the commitments
MATERNAL MORTALITY GAPS 1. Inadequate access roads to health centres
2. In adequate CHPS Compounds in sub districts COMMITMENTS
1. Construction of a semi -detached quarters
2. Construction of 2No. CHPS Compounds in Boaterigu and kwakwandan ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. Rehabilitation of three access roads to communities with health centres
2. Construction of 2No. CHPS Compounds at Boaterigu and Kwakwandan (0n-going)
**MEANS OF Find attached the pictures of completed projects VERIFICATION
2.5 NORST Activities For The Fiscal Year (2016) The construction works on the Binde Small Water System as well as the Extension works to the Bunkpurugu Hospital and Assembly offices under NORST has been completed and yet to be commissioned .
Table 4.0 Summary of NORST Activities Activity/Sub project Contract Expenditur Status Remarks sum e 1 a. Construction of Extension of water 524,033.48 304,221.52 100% Completed to new Hospital and D/A offices b. Water & Sanitation Management 100% office
2 Construction works on small water system in 659,108.29 343,827.13 97% Over head Tank Binde mounted 3 Construction of 2no. 10 Seater KVIPs with 123,934.81 72,360.45 100% Completed hand washing facilities. 4 CLTS implementation in Binde 20,000.00 N/A Monitoring On-going 5 HHTEPS implementation in Binde 14,970.00 6,400 70% On-going
2.5.1Bunkpurugu Water Extension Water supply extension works 100% Water & Sanitation Management office 100%
With respect to the Extension of the water system to the new hospital and the District Assembly, the contractor has laid the all pipe and constructed all hydrants. The water and sanitation management office is also 100% complete and yet to be handed over to the Assembly.
Extended SWMT Office
2.5.2Binde Water System Pump house construction & Installations 100% Transmission mains 100% Distribution works 95% Public standpipes 100% Supply of VRA/NED Power to borehole site 100%
The Binde construction work is 98.6% complete: the overhead tank is 96 % completed
Construction of The two number 10 Seater KVIPs is 100% completed. Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is triggered in Binde, monitoring is on-going. under Health Hygiene Through Education Play and Sports (HHTEPS) Team Leaders were given orientation and rehearsals have been carried out in Three(3) schools in Binde. Play facilities have been procured for the schools.
WSMT is established and given capacity building, they have also been assisted to prepare their EPA Action Plan.
Outstanding is the broken pillar holding the pipe in the middle of the river. The Pillar is to be fixed when water level goes down.
Challenges;
Continuous and deliberate Failure of the SWMT to give reports on the operations of the Bunkpurugu Small Town Water System Information gathered indicates refusal to follow principles underlying the operations of the system, and more so, the system is operating under capacity due to the inability of the SWMT to repair and power four(4) of broken down pumping machines for more than Six(6) months . Refusal of community to sign the agreement with the private operator to take over the operations of the system
2.6 Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) The objective of the project is to support Ghana’s Social Protection Strategy; through a Labour Intensive Public Works Programme as a rural safety net tool in targeted districts to enhance cash incomes of the rural poor in Agricultural off season periods. It thus supports the Government LEAP programme. The project components include ; The Rationalization of Social Protection Policy; labour Intensive Public Works (LIPW); Support to LEAP Capacity Building as well as Project Management and Coordination. Component Two LIPW is what is being implemented in the district under three (3) thematic areas:
i. Climate change , which involves rehabilitation of communal degraded lands ii. Construction/rehabilitation of Feeder Roads iii. Construction/rehabilitation of Dug-Outs
Fifteen kilometres (15.1KM) Feeder Road rehabilitation under Bunkpurugu-Kambatiak Phase VI, Najong 1-Kparisok, Kauk-Dubon , and Nanpontibauk-Tusug, communities, 35 hectares rehabilitation of degraded community land with mango trees and construction of 3 dug-outs at Komomgberuk, Nabulic, and Nanpontibauk
Table 5.0 summary of GSOP Project Implementation PROJECT TITLE LOCATION CONTRACTOR CONTRACT ANOUNT STATUS REMARKS SUM PAID rehabilitation of Kambatiak M/s Materion 128,768.00 NA 40% work is Bunkpurugu-Kambatiak enterprise behind Phase VI F/R schedule rehabilitation of Najong Kparisok M/s M. Tasco 129,222.90 0.00 47% work is 1-Kparisok F/R company behind L’ted schedule rehabilitation of Nanpontibauk M/s Beljym 174,062.00 NA 90% Identified Nanpontibauk-Tusug Constructions part of RD F/R for a culvert. rehabilitation of Kauk- Kauk M/s Martmell 211,854.00 0.00 47% work is Dubon F/R enterprise behind schedule Rehabilitation of a Dug- Komomgberuk M/s Nana 340104.03 0.00 50% work is Out at Komong-Gberuk Nyarko behind Enterprise schedule Rehabilitation of a Dug- Nabulic M/s Z.B 101,196.37 NA 54% work is Out at Nabulic Enterprise behind schedule Rehabilitation of dug- Nanpontibauk M/s Ashcal 81,722.81 NA 95% work is Out at Nanpontibauk Ventures completed Rehabilitation of 35 Bisting; Force Acc NA hectares degraded Nyalinkpe; communal land with fruit trees
2.7 UNICEF UN-Habitat, UNICEF, UNDP and WHO in close collaboration with the Government of Ghana seek to address WASH in Emergencies, particularly, WASH in Flood Disaster in 24 Districts with disaster prone communities (DPCs) in Northern Ghana. The goal of this project is to improve health and livelihood of the people in the DPCs and to ensure increasing access to good drinking water and use of improved sanitation facilities by schools in the DPCs on a sustainable basis.
Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district is one of the pilot sites under UNICEF WASH in Disaster Prone Communities-DPC Projects. The WASH in Disaster Prone Communities-DPC Project will improve health and disaster preparedness in select communities by;
• Increasing access to disaster-resilient sanitation and water facilities • Improving hygiene behaviors • Strengthening disaster resiliency at the community level • Increasing regional, district and local capacity for sustainable management of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities
Target: 200,000 people (including: 50,000 school children), 256 communities, 24 districts
Baseline and gender analysis informs indicators and targets for;
• Membership in community water and sanitation management teams • Skills training and job creation in the community for hand pump caretakers Also includes;
• Barriers to women’s access to micro-credit for latrine construction • Identification and targeting of women headed households to receive cash transfers for latrine construction • Promotion of resilience of the facilities to climate related disasters • Promotion of behavioral change through strengthening local WASH institutions
2.7.1 Interventions under World vision/UN Habitat; Borehole Drilling and Repairs • Construction and installation of new facilities such as mechanized boreholes or boreholes fitted with hand-pumps; • Repairs and rehabilitation of boreholes and hand-dug wells fitted with hand pumps in the communities; • Repair and rehabilitation of platforms around hand pumps; • Repairs of drainage and soak ways; • Training of community water and sanitation management teams in simple maintenance tasks; • Raising community awareness of water, sanitation and hygiene • Water quality testing.
2.7.2 Interventions under NADMO/EHD/CWS; CLTS Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) activities are organized in the Twenty-Five (25) disaster prone communities. So far Eighteen (18) communities have been sensitized and triggered with natural leaders identified and trained. These communities are now under monitoring activities to ensure that ODF status is attained.
2.8 United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) The strategic plan of United Nations Population Funds for 2014-2017 focused on Sexual Reproductive Health and Reproductive Health Rights which it sort to achieve through ; the promotion, improved and equitable access to the utilization of quality and nutrition interventions ;Strengthen District Capacity for Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care. Strengthen district capacity for community-based interventions in family planning; Strengthen and scaled-up district multi-sectorial, decentralized AIDS response to achieve universal access targets by 2016;and Improve programming for sexual and reproductive health services to marginalized adolescents and young people, UNFPA committed and amount of Two Hundred and Forty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven Ghana Cedis (244,997.00) for Various Activities in 2016 as summarized below;.
SN THEMATIC AREA NO. OF ACTIVITIES AMOUNT 1 Capacity to deliver comprehensive Maternal 6 30,184.00 Health Services 2 Capacity to deliver targeted quality Sexual 8 107,556.00 Reproductive Health Rights 3 Capacity to implement CSE Programmes 4 43,954.00 4 Capacity to prevent GBV and Harmful 3 54,063.00 Practices 5 Enhance capacity for data application in 3 9,240.00 population dynamics Total 24 244997.00
3.0 Challenges lack of a vehicle for monitoring of projects delay in the release of funds to carry out review of Annual Action Plan difficulty in getting reports on some projects and programmes such as :School Feeding, MSHAP ,and NHIS
3.0 Review of 2016 performance The District’s population that have access to portable water is79.%, and 20.52% to improved sanitation facilities in 2016 (DPCU, 2016) The main sources of drinking water are boreholes, Hand- dug wells, streams, rivers and dams. 6 communities have pipe system. There are only 5 dams in the District, 1 of which cannot hold water throughout the year
3.1. Decentralization The District is divided into seven (7) Town/Area councils with 202 communities, but non them is fully operational due to lack of permanent staff. There are 33 electoral areas with 47 assembly members. 5 females are represented at the assembly as appointed members. 33 unit committees are legally composed in the various electoral areas. All the sub- committees of the assembly are functional with each having an average of three (3) meeting annually within the period under review.
3.2 Education The District has 136 Day- care centers, primary schools 136, JHS 47, SHS 2 and 1 Vocational Institute. About 48.32% of the primary schools and 20% JHS do not have adequate classrooms The Gross Enrolment Rate increased marginally by 5.7% at KG, Primary levels from 2014 to 2016
Construction of 4 no. 3-units classroom blocks, 4 no.6 classrooms and the rehabilitation of 9 structures affected by disaster. 2000 dual desks were also constructed for schools district wide.
3.3 Health Under this sector, 1 Health Centres were rehabilitated. The following were constructed; 4CHPS compound, one (1) Maternity home and 2 nurses quarters are being constructed, . Eight (4) motor bikes were also provided for the sector to improve working condition within the district. There 17 health facilities within the District; Two(2) Hospitals , Six(6) Clinics/health Centres; and Nine (9) CHPS Compounds.
3.4 Agriculture Agriculture as a backbone of the local economy of the district was given some level of elevation with the following activities; 850 Home and Farm visits were made by reaching out to 2144 farmers (1232 males/912 females) with improved farming technologies; 4 on-farm demonstrations established on GAPs (use of certified seed, soya bean inoculation, crop rotation and bonding) for increased crop productivity.
141 supervisory visits and 33 field monitoring visits were made by DAOs and DDA respectively to track performance of Agriculture implemented projects in the District
52 weekly reports on market surveys documented by DOA during 2016
. 3.5 Water and sanitation In the area of sanitation , some efforts have been made, apart from sensitization drives in various communities , nineteen(2) institutional latrines has been constructed to prevent indiscriminate defecation in the communities with Two(2) communities declared Open Defecation Free(ODF) thereby providing some level of sanitation. Three (1) Small Town Water Systems was completed in addition to 60 Boreholes sunk in various communities. 79 % of the population have sustainable access to safe water sources; 26% of the population has access to improved sanitation (HH Latrines/KVIP)
Over the years under review, institutions such as DWST, WATSANS and WSDBs have all been strengthened with their capacity built to manage water systems effectively and efficiently. .
3.6 Security and judiciary Activities carried out here was an effort to contribute to the maintenance of peace and security. in line with this, three(3) police residential and office accommodations were constructed in Nakpanduri , Namongo, and Yunyoo. Electricity is being extended to the customs and Immigration offices. Moreover, office and residential accommodation has been provided for the Magistrate. The district has also just inaugurated a new Fire Station Command to cater for the rampant fires that erupts in the district capital.
3.7 Roads To the south. The District has a total road network of 320.43km. About 300.63km are engineered roads and only 72.8km, representing 9.34% are good roads
Transparent and Accountable Governance 4.0 DISTRICT/ NATIONAL CORE INDICATORS
4.1Ensuring and Sustaining Micro – Economic stability
4.1.1 Micro- Economic Activities Number of people operating identified businesses within the district according to seizes
SEIZE OF BUSINESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE PERCENTAGE Large scale 340 6.42 Medium scale 490 9.26 Small scale 1,927 36.41 Micro Scale 2,535 47.90 Total 5,292 69.4% of the 5,292 persons are permanently engaged in their business while 30, 6 % are engaged temporarily (GSS IBES 2015)
ITE ACTIVITY/ INDICATORS YEAR AND NUMBER M OF UNDERTAKING’S 2014 2015 2016 1 CBT in Groundnut Processing 1 2 CBT in Bee keeping 1 1 3 Business Orientation Seminar 1 1 4 CBT in Soyabean processing 1 5 CBT in Sheabutter Extraction 1 1 6 CBT in Soap making 2 2 7 Basic Financial Management Training 1 8 CBT in Guinea fowl rearing 1 1 9 Group Dynamics training 1 10 Technology Improvement & Packaging training in 1 Groundnut processing 11 Intermediate Financial Management training 1 12 CBT in Batik Tie & Dye 1 12 Village Saving and Loans Association (VSLA) Group 1 formulation and training 13 Stakeholder fora 1
4.2Human Development, Productivity and Employment
4.2.2 Education planned and implemented activities in the education sector for the plan period includes; DEOC School monitoring in all circuits, SMC training in all circuits, School Performance and Appraisal Meeting (SPAM) in all circuits, Training of head teachers, Circuit supervisors meeting, DEOC school monitoring, SMC training, Teachers training, Updating teachers’ knowledge on modern methods and techniques of teaching through In-service Education and Training (INSET).
The performance of the district education directorate in the implementation of its planned activities is about 94% for the entire plan period. The table below indicates the achievements made from 2014 to 2016 with respect to Gross enrolments in the various levels and years
Table 4.2 Gross Enrolments LEVEL 2014 2015 2016
PRIMARY MALE 18619 19141 19676
FEMALE 17365 17551 18043
JHS MALE 7119 7733 7950
FEMALE 6326 6727 6872
SHS MALE 6264 6901 7094
FEMALE 5520 6687 6191
Figure 1.1
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15000 2014 10000 2015 5000 2016 0 MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE
PRIMARY JHS SHS
Table 4.3 Gross Enrolment Ratio GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO PRIMARY 99 97 97 98 JHS 98 95 96 96 SHS 98 84 85 85 The enrolment even though increases marginally at all levels, it decreases as the levels raises from the Basic to the Senior High levels. This could account for by three factors;
high drop out from one level to the other movements of wards to other schools outside the district due to conflict Movement of students to other schools outside the district due to selection /placement as a result inadequate Senior High Schools in the District.
Table 4.4 Gender Parity Index INDICATORS TARGETS 2014 2015 2016
% of children in pre-school age attending pre-school 100 97 97.8 98
Completion rate in basic education level 100 98 98 98
GENDER PARITY INDEX
PRIMARY 1 0.81 0.86 0.86
JHS 1 0.80 0.81 0.82
SHS 0.9 0.57 0.54 0.60 The Gender Parity Rate target is still not achieved. The data indicates that, the parity rate decreases by 31% thus from 0.86 to 0.60 as the pupils move from basic level to Senior High School level.
Figer 1.2 Parity Index 2016
PRIMARY, 0.86 SHS, 0.6
JHS, 0.82
Table 4.5 Number Of Schools PUBLIC PRIVATE PUBLIC /PRIVATE TOTAL KG 9 9 PRIMARY 9 9 JHS 9 9 SHS
Figer 1.3 Number of schools public/private
140 120 100 80 60 2014 40 2015 20 2016 0 KG PRIMARY JHS SHS 2014 132 132 43 3 2015 136 136 44 3 2016 136 136 47 3
Table 4.6 Pupil/ Teacher Ratio INDICATORS TARGETS PRIMARY : : : :
JHS : : : :
SHS : : : :
The Pupils Teacher Ration has been decreasing over the years, but still very high. This is as a result of the conflict which led to a lot of teachers leaving the district for safety. Find below the analysis of the year under review.
PUPILS TEACHER RATIO 2016
1
0:00:00 24:00:00 48:00:00 72:00:00 96:00:00
1 PUPILS TEACHER RATIO SHS 90:01:00 PUPILS TEACHER RATIO JHS 62:01:00 PUPILS TEACHER RATIO PRIMARY 78:01:00
Figure 1.4 BECE performance % pass
% pass
2016 58.6 2015 60.6 2014 53.34 45 50 55 60 65 2014 2015 2016 % pass 53.34 60.6 58.6
4.2.3 Water and sanitation (Core Indicators) In the area of sanitation , some efforts have been made, apart from sensitization drives in various communities , to prevent indiscriminate defecation ;Two( 2) communities were declared Open Defecation Free(ODF) thereby providing some level of sanitation.
INDICATORS TARGETS 2014 2015 2016
Proportion of population with 100% 246 286 326 boreholes sustainable access to safe water 62% 71% 79% sources (%) Proportion of population with 50 13% 13% 26% access to improved sanitation (HH Latrines/KVIP)(%) Proportion of communities which 40 0 0 2 are ODF
Proportion of communities which 150 2 5 23 are triggered
% of budget allocated to water and 120,000.00 0 0 0 sanitation programme
Projected population : 2014 = 136,910; 2015= 140743 ; 2016= 144684
Figure 1.5 Access to water and Sanitation
Proportion of communities which are ODF 0.02%
Proportion of population with access to improved 26% sanitation (HH Latrines/KVIP)(%)
Proportion of population with sustainable access to 79% safe water sources (%)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
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Over the year under review, institutions such as DWST, WATSANS and WSDBs have all been strengthened with their capacity built to manage water systems effectively and efficiently. Three (1) Small Town Water Systems were completed in addition to 60 Boreholes sunk in various communities 4.2,4 Health Table 4.1 Health Facilities in the district NO. HEALTH OWNER SHIP NUMBER REMARKS FACILITY
1 Hospitals GHS 1 Operational
Private 1 Operational
2 Health GHS 4 Operational Centers CHAG 1 Operational
3 Clinics Private 1 Operational
4 CHPS GHS 18 Operational
Category GHS CHAG Private Total
Hospitals 1 0 1 2
Health Centres/CLINIC 4 1 1 6
CHPS Compounds 9 0 0 9
Functional CHPS zones (without 4 0 0 4 compounds)
Functional CHPS zones (with 5 0 0 5 compound not yet in use)
Table 4.7 2014 2015 2016
Pregnant Women 2213(40%) 3225(57%) 2732(49%)
Children 1931(35%) 3360(59%) 2799(50%)
Total 4144 6585 5531 Figure 1. OPD Malaria Cases OPD MALARIA CASES
2016
2015
2014
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000
2014 2015 2016 OPD MALARIA CASES 51454 56793 40156
Family planning Meeting with junior and senior high schools in Bunkpurugu on Family Planning.
To reduce teenage pregnancy, abortions, and other health related diseases such as STIs that leads to school dropout.
Meets with queen mothers and women opinion leader on comprehensive sexuality education and facility delivery.
To advocate for comprehensive sexuality education and facility delivery to enable us attain the district targets.
Durbars on obstetric fistula held with community members To identify women with fistula condition for free
Table 4.9 Family planning Acceptance Rates INDICATOR 2014 2015 2016
New Acceptors 2246(6.8%) 2775(8.9%) 2666 (7.9%)
Continue Users 6741 7749 8135
Total Acceptors % 8987(27.2%) 10524 (33.8%) 10801 (32.1%)
CYP 2474.6 3528.1 4228.6
Table 4.10 Maternal/child Deaths T 2014 2015 2016
Births 2001 2898 1694
Infants Death 0 0 0
Maternal Death 0 1 0
Other Deaths 127 131 69
Table 4.11 ANC Attendance/coverage indicators 2014 2015 2016
ANC registrants 4053 4094 4119
% coverage 73.7 72.3 73.5
4th visit 2959 3491 2694
Coverage for 4th visit 73.0 85.2 65.4
Total ANC attendance 15205 15411 14041
Average visit per registrant 3.8 3.7 3.4
Skill delivery 1440 1564 1775
% coverage 53.2 53.1 55.9
TBAs deliveries 1268 1377 1399
Coverage 46.8 46.9 44.1
Institutional maternal deaths 0 0 0
Maternal death audited 0 0 0
Number of still birth 10 14 26
Fresh SB 8 7 13 macerated 2 7 13
Low birth weights 122(8.4%) 116(7.4%) 148(8.1%)
4.2.5 Social welfare /Community development The performance measured under this sector included: supported to About 52 PWDS ; child abuses and domestic violence and force marriage cases been handled successfully; Putting in place The district leap implementation committee ;The establishment of Peer and public education created awareness which led to the report of domestic violence and force marriage cases within the district.
Table 4.11 reduction of vulnerability S/N INDICATORS 2014 2015 2016 1 Number of child abuse cases 102 130 145 2 Number of domestic violence cases 90 110 120 3 Number of child/force marriage cases etc 30 40 50 4 Number of beneficiary LEAP communities 16 16 41 5 Number of LEAP beneficiaries 270 268 1658 6
4.3 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
4.3.1 Department Of Agriculture 850 Home and Farm visits were made by reaching out to 2144 farmers (1232 males/912 females) with improved farming technologies.
4 on-farm demonstrations established on GAPs (use of certified seed, soybean inoculation, crop rotation and bonding) for increased crop productivity.
141 supervisory visits and 33 field monitoring visits were made by DAOs and DDA respectively to track performance of Agriculture implemented projects in the District
Species No. Vaccination type Cattle 1948 CBPP, Anthrax Sheep 1021 Anthrax Goats 1320 Anthrax Local Poultry 1819 I -2 Vaccine Total 6108
8 DOA staff knowledge and skills in Post-harvest management of grains enhanced
200 farmers (164 males and 36 females) knowledge and skills on safe and correct use of pesticide enhanced 1396 farmers (1008 males and 588 females) registered biometrically to access Government subsidized fertilizer for the 2016 cropping season
10 FBOs supplied various food staples to Caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme in the district
District Farmers’ Day Celebration successfully and awarded 24 award winners (19 males and 5 females)
Figure Pictures of trainings
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Table4.3 Crop Production Indicator target 2014 2015 2016 Maize 2% 0.8% 1.02% 0.91% Rice 2.6% 1.18% 0.98% 1.35% Cassava Yam Mango 1.5% 0.9% 1.31% 0.97% Millet 1.6% 0.9% 1.72% 1.42 Sorghum 2.5% 1.39% 2.41% 2.07% Soya beans 2.7% 1.67% 2.03% 2.68% Cowpea 1.8% 0.91% 1.01% 1.66%
Due to climate change factors , there have been decrease in the production of most staple crops in 2016 except for Rice, Soya Beans and Cowpea that have realized marginal increases this is indicated by the data above. Yam and cassava are not produced on commercial bases in the district.
Table 4.3 Farmer Based Services /Capacity Building Indicator target 2014 2015 2016 No. of FBOs 200 82 45 40
No. of FBOs Trained 200 19 24 20
No, of FBOs linked to credit 100 49 33 40 facilities Farmer/Tractor ratio 50/ 3400/ tractor 2900/ tractor 2500/ tractor tractor Farmer/ AEA ratio 500/AEA 1700/AEA 2200/AEA 2700/AEA
4.4 Human settlement and Infrastructure
4,4,1 Roads Network S/N CTEGORY Number of KM PERCENTAGE 1 Engineered Roads 241.63 66.30 2 Un -engineered Roads 105.4 28.92 3 Tarred roads 17.4Km 4.77 Total 364.43km
To the south. The District has a total road network of 364.43km. About 241.63km are engineered roads and only 72.8km, representing 9.34% are good roads. While only 4.8% are Tarred Roads
4.4.2 Communication Services COMMUNICATION SERVICE RADIO HOUSES AND THEIR TELEVISION STATIONS PROVIDERS FREQUENCIES MTN Lom FM - Bunkpurugu Ghana Television Vodafone Scarp FM -Nakpanduri Tigo Binde community radio Airtel Source: District Planning Coordinating Unit (2016)
4,4.3 Electricity coverage The district is made up of 202 communities out of which 194 have rural characteristics. 30 communities (14.9%) are connected to the national Grid (electricity) which is the predominant source of electrical energy within the district
4.5 Governance, Transparency and accountability The district is one of the largest in terms of administrative area with two (2) Constituencies, and made up of seven Area Councils with thirty-Three(33) Electoral Areas . the people are mostly engaged popular participation through planning , Budgeting , monitoring of projects ,programme inception meetings , Assembly meetings community meetings/durbars and others.
5.0 Challenges Untimely release of DACF High deductions at source Low IGF Drying up of donor support Disasters & conflicts Low priority to certain critical sectors of the District economy, particularly Agric, local economic development and human settlement development 6.0 The Way Forward/ Recommendations The way forward Intensify revenue mobilization drive Increase percentage of the share of DACF Reduce deductions at source Embark on more peace- building programs plant more trees, particularly around public buildings General Assembly pass a formula for the allocation of District Resource assigning certain proportions to all sectors The District Assembly should endeavour to release funds early and also get a scheduled vehicle for monitoring of projects. Officers handling these projects should directed to provide reports to DPCU for quarterly reporting to NDPC/RCC