Yendi Municipal Assembly Annual Progress Report

YENDI MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

FOR 2014

PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY MUNICIPAL PLANNING COORDINATING UNIT (MPCU) YENDI MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 5 GENERAL INTRODUCTION ...... 6 PROFILE OF YENDI MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY ...... 7 1.1 INTRODUCTION ...... 7 1.1 MISSION STATEMENT ...... 7 The Yendi Municipal Assembly exists to harness the socio-economic potentials of the area to improve the standard of living of the people through effective community participation and the provision of services...... 7 1.2 VISION ...... 7 To develop a Municipality where the people leave peacefully together as one people in an environment of good Health, enhance Education and Prosperity...... 7 1.3 PHYSICAL FEATURES ...... 7 1.3.1 Location and Size...... 7 1.3.2 Climates and Vegetation ...... 8 1.3.3 Soil ...... 9 1.4 POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ...... 9 1.4.1 Traditional Governance System ...... 9 1.4.2 Festivals ...... 10 1.5 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL STRUCTURE ...... 10 1.5 MUNICIPAL ECONOMY ...... 11 1.5.1 Agriculture ...... 11 1.5.2 Tourism Potentials ...... 11 1.5.3 Banking ...... 12 1.5.4 Market ...... 13 1.6 INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRIBUTION ...... 13 1.6.2 Road ...... 13 1.6.3 Electricity ...... 13 1.8 POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ...... 14 1.6.1 Health ...... 14 INTRODUCTION ...... 15 (ii) Processes involved/difficulties encountered ...... 15 Difficulties Encountered ...... 16 C) STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION MTDP 2014 ...... 17 REPORT ON FUNDING BY SOURCE (GH¢) ...... 22 Releases of Funds ...... 22 REPORT ON DISBURSEMENTS ...... 23 Adequacy of Funds ...... 23

Utilization of Funds in accordance with the budget...... 23 Other challenges with regards to disbursements ...... 23 UPDATE ON CORE DISTRICT INDICATORS (categorized by GSGDA Thematic Areas ...... 24 F. The School Feeding Programme ...... 25 CONCLUSION ...... 25

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report covers activities carried out by the Yendi Municipal Assembly and it encompasses all the twelve (12) departments like Health, Education, Agric. among others and non- governmental organization, donor agencies and other developmental partners for the period 1st January to 31st December, 2014. The functions of the District Assembly and its decentralized departments are stipulated in section 10 to 13 of the Local Government Act 462, 1993. It has deliberative, Legislative and Executive functions some of which includes the following; • The formulation and execution of plans, programmes and strategies for the overall development of the district

• Initiating and implementing programmes and projects for the development of basic socio-economic infrastructure in the district.

• Maintaining security, law and order and ensuring public safety in co-operation with the appropriate national, regional and district security agencies.

• Promoting and supporting environmental issues by engaging in productive activities/ ventures in the district.

• Encouragement of people for popular grass root participation in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects in the district.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The Annual progress report from 1st January to 31st December, 2014. Outlines the status of implementation of the Annual Action plans for the period and in accordance to the new Development planning policy frame work, which is the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda I & II (GSGDA II). This annual report covers the period 1st January to 31st December, 2014. Which includes all the activities undertaken by the Municipal Assembly, the departments, Agencies, units and Non-Governmental Organizations operating in the Municipality within the period. The Annual progress report makes an attempt to report on core indicators, critical Developments, Gender, Vulnerability and Poverty issues as well.

PROFILE OF YENDI MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The Yendi Municipal Assembly was established in 1988 by PNDC Law 207, Act 462, and LI 2070. It was elevated to a Municipality in 2007. The Municipality is one of the fifty-four (54) Municipal Assemblies in the country. It is the capital of the Dagbon Kingdom.

1.1 MISSION STATEMENT

The Yendi Municipal Assembly exists to harness the socio-economic potentials of the area to improve the standard of living of the people through effective community participation and the provision of services.

1.2 VISION To develop a Municipality where the people leave peacefully together as one people in an environment of good Health, enhance Education and Prosperity.

1.3 PHYSICAL FEATURES

1.3.1 Location and Size.

The Municipality is located in the Eastern corridor of the Northern Region. It lies between Latitude 90–350 North and 00–300 West and 00–150 East. The Greenwich Meridian passes through a number of settlements – Yendi, Bago, Laatam, Lumpua, Gbetobu, Gbungbaliga and Nakpachei. The Municipal shares boundaries with six (6) other District Assemblies; to the East; Saboba District, Chereponi District and Zabzugu District, to the South Nanumba North District, to the North Gushegu District and Mion District to the West.

The Municipality is strategically located at the center of the Eastern Corridor of the northern, it has a landmass of 1,446.3 sq km. (Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census) It is about 90 km from the Northern Regional capital, Tamale.

NORTHERN REGION IN NATIONAL YENDI MUNICIPAL IN REGIONAL CONTEXT CONTEXT

1.3.2 Climates and Vegetation

Mean annual rainfall for the municipality is (Jan- Dec.) – 1,125mm. Mean wet season rainfall for the municipal is (April- Oct.) 1,150 mm. Mean dry season rainfall (Nov. – March) 75mm. Mean annual deficit is between 500 mm and 600 mm. Rainfall is seasonal and unreliable. Temperature ranges between 210C- 36 0C giving rise to high temperature range. The vegetation is of the tree savannah type in areas not affected by settlements and farming activities. The degraded savannah type of vegetation is found around settlements and heavily cultivated areas. The rampant and extensive bush burning is having a marked effect on the Vegetation and consequently the climate. High temperatures make the environment uncomfortable for living and non-living organisms to function effectively. Economic trees in the district include ubiquitous Shea trees, Dawadawa, Mango and Cashew (Municipal MTDP 2010-2013

1.3.3 Soil The soil is basically sedimentary rocks of predominantly voltarian sandstone, shales and mudstones. The soils derived from the above parent materials range from laterite, ochrosols, sandy soils, alluvial soils and clay. The organic content is low and is increasingly worsened by the extensive bush burning and bad agricultural practices. This to a large extent accounts for the low yield per acre and its consequent food shortage during the dry or lean season in the district.

1.4 POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

Administratively the Municipality has 32 electoral areas under one constituency. The Assembly consists of 45 Assembly members, 32 elected and 13 government appointees and 119 Unit committee members. Out of the 45 Assembly members only 3 (7%) are women with the remaining 42 (93%) been men. It has three Town councils, namely; Yendi Zonal council, Malzeri Zonal council and Gbungbaliga Zonal council. The Municipal Chief Executive is the Political head of the Municipality and also chairs the Executive Committee, the Municipal Co- coordinating Director is the Administrative head and chairperson to the Municipal Planning Coordinating Unit (MPCU). The Municipality has a total of 268 communities.

1.4.1 Traditional Governance System

There are two gates to the skin of Ya-Naa, who is the overlord of Dagbon and Yendi as its traditional capital. The mode of ascension to the skins (throne) of the Ya-naa is through the “gate” system (a gate being one branch of a royal family). The Ya-naa usually in consultation with his King makers and Councils of Elders, enskin sub-chiefs who pay allegiance to him within their respective traditional areas, and these sub-chiefs are forty-five in number (45). Upon the death of the Ya-naa or any of the sub-chiefs, a regent is selected from the eligible gate to act until the final funeral rites of the late Chief is performed and a new one is enskinned. The Traditional authorities do not only assist in security, conflict resolution, peace, arbitration of disputes but form part of the Municipal Assembly structure that seeks the development of the Municipality.

1.4.2 Festivals

The festivals that are celebrated in the Yendi Municipality are the ‘Bugum’ (fire) and Damba festivals. The ‘Bugum’ festival is an annual festival celebrated by the people in the Municipality. It is celebrated in the lunar month of ‘Bugum’ in Dagbani and Muharram in Arabic. ‘Bugum’ is the first month of the lunar calendar of the Dagomba. The origin of the festival is shrouded in mystery as Islam and Dagbon cultures each claim to own it. There is, however, some inter-relationship between the two cultures as they have influenced each other with the passage of time. The Damba on the other hand is both a dance and a festival and is the single most important festival celebrated by the people (Dagomba). Oral tradition has it that the word Damba is a Mandingo word meaning “Big Dance” but it is also strongly believed to be a Dagomba word ‘dambahi’ meaning “shake oneself freely”.

1.5 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL STRUCTURE

According to the 2010 Population and Housing census, the population of the Municipality is 117,780 and has varied ethnic groups with Dagomba constituting the majority. The other ethnic groups include Konkomba, Akan, Ewe, Basare, Moshie, Chokosi and Hausa. The population is largely rural with 56 percent living in the rural areas while 44 percent are in urban communities. Out of the total population, 50 percent are males and females (50%). Main religious groupings are Moslems (67.2%), Christians (17.4%), Traditionalist (13.2%), No Religion (1.8%) and other (0.3%)

1.5 MUNICIPAL ECONOMY

1.5.1 Agriculture

The majority of the people in the municipality are involved in subsistence Agriculture. Over 80 percent of the people depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Out of the total land area of 535,000 hectares, arable land constitutes 481,000 hectares out of which only 15 percent in under cultivation (Municipal MTDP, 2010-2013) Other economic activities include weaving, agro-processing (shea butter extraction), meat processing, fish mongering, wholesale and retail of general goods, transport and many others. These activities are on a medium and small scale. The Municipality has enormous potential in Agriculture. The land is suitable for the cultivation of cereals, tubers and rearing of animals. Animals reared include cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry birds for domestic and commercial purposes. A good number of the people are engaged in small scale manufacturing business such as smock weavers, blacksmiths, bakers, mechanics, shea butter extraction and groundnut oil extraction.

1.5.2 Tourism Potentials

The tourism potential in the municipality is quite enormous. The major touristic sites are: a. Mahama Dan Issah Alias Baba Ato’s (“Babatu”) Grave in Yendi, who was a notorious slave raider who together with Samori terrorised the Northern Region in the 19th Century. He is said to have originated from a tribe in the modern day Niger. Some relics of his weapons used to enslave can be found in the family compound of some of his descendants at Yendi. His grave has been preserved by his descendants.

b. Adibo Dale – Adibo (site of the battle of Adibo fought between the Germans and Dagombas in 1897.) Adibo Dale is the resistance to slave raiding in the North. It is stated that lots of spiritual events took place eg the hoof prints of the Kanbona-Kpema’s (Chief warrior) are still visible on boabab tree at Adibo since then.

c. German cemetery in Yendi, popularly called “German grave” is the location of interment of German and Dutch soldiers who died in their colonization efforts in a war

with Dagombas preceding the establishment of German rule. It is however, ascertained that some early missionaries mainly from U.S.A were also buried here in the early 1900s. The major cause of the missionary deaths was malaria.

d. Na Dataa Tua in Yendi, site where men who had sexual knowledge of the Ya-Na’s wives were beheaded. At the site are a sacrificial stone and a baobab tree, at the base of which the heads were dumped.

1.5.3 Banking

There are Four (4) major banking institutions in the Yendi town. These are branches of the Ghana Commercial Bank Limited (GCB), Agriculture Development Bank Ltd (ADB), Bonzali Rural Bank Limited and GN Bank Limited. Other Financial institutions include: BAY PORT Financial services, afb loans, Yoli micro finance and CFC servi

1.5.4 Market

The municipality has Eleven (11) markets located at Yendi, Bunbonayili, Gnani, Nakpachei, Adibo, Gbungbaliga, Pion, Kpalgagbeni, Kulkpeniduli, Sunsong and Wanbung.

1.6 INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRIBUTION

The infrastructure development of the municipality is quite minimal. The Yendi Township as a major urban settlement saps the energy of the other settlements. Consequently most of the infrastructures are skewed towards Yendi to the disadvantage of other settlements.

1.6.2 Road The municipality is endowed with a total of three hundred and eighty-six kilometres (386km) road network. The municipality road network consists of fifty-seven kilometres (57km) major roads (first class roads) one hundred and forty-six kilometres (246km) secondary roads and one hundred and eighty-three kilometres (183km) feeder roads (second-class roads).

1.6.3 Electricity The Yendi Township in addition to Gbungbaliga, Adibo, Gnani, Tusani, Sunson, Nakpachei, Zang, Malzeri, Gukpegu and Jakpunkpon has been connected to the National Electricity Grid. However poles have been procured for Kpalgigbuni and Choo.

.7 Water Water supply in the Yendi Township is from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) plant. Three hundred and fifteen (315) boreholes have been installed in one hundred and sixty- four (164) communities. Guntingli have been connected to the small Town Water System in addition, Bunbonaayili and Gbungbaliga are also been connected to Small Town water System which is been constructed by NORST.

1.8 POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS The Municipality has a post office located at Yendi. The Municipality is connected to the analogue telephone system. The services of private cellular phone companies such as MTN, Vodafone, airtel and Tigo are also available

1.6.1 Health

The Municipality has a Government Hospital located in Yendi and Four (4) Health Centres located at Yendi, Bunbonayili, Gnani and Adibo. The Municipality has Seven (7) Community Health and Planning Services (CHPS) at Sunson, Kuni Oseido, Malzeri, Nayilifong, Kamshegu and Yimahagu. There is also a clinic owned Church of Christ in Yendi. The Municipality has a College of Science (Formally known as Health Assistant’s Training School (HATS)

INTRODUCTION

(i) The key M&E objectives for the year

The Municipal M&E objectives for the year 1st January to 31st December, 2014 are as follows: a. To ensure value for money in the implementation of all projects within the Municipality through effective Monitoring and Evaluation. b. To ensure that the momentum and trend of development path as outlined in the MMTDP is rigorously followed. c. To promote accountability, efficiency and participation in the M&E system. d. To ensure effective intervention during implementation of the MMTDP to avoid serious deviations.

(ii) Processes involved/difficulties encountered

1. Process

Some core MPCU members received training in Preparation and monitoring and evaluation plan and budget.

The process of the preparation of the Municipal monitoring and evaluation plan and budget therefore, begun with a municipal level workshop to orient Heads of Department, CBO’s NGO’s, councilors, Zonal Council staff and other stakeholders on the purpose, objectives and their complimentary roles in the preparation of the Municipal M&E plan and budget.

Each sector/department prepared their M&E plan and budgets during a second workshop that was aimed at harmonizing the various plans to come out with a Municipal one. All projects that were part of the MMTDP were identified and together all participants, made up of all sector heads or their representative prepared the M&E calendar and matrix. All participants at this 2nd workshop were involved in the M&E conditions and capacities, taking active part in the scoring to come up with an accepted capacity indicators.

Groups were formed and specific tasks such as preparation of budget, data analysis and use of results and reporting were assigned the groups where assignments were discussed at plenary sessions before being accepted as part of the M&E plan and budget for the Municipality.

15 A stakeholder’s forum was organized where the draft municipal M&E plan and budget was presented, discussed and reviewed. The final M&E plan and budget was compiled and disseminated.

Difficulties Encountered

The difficulties encountered in the process of the preparation of the Municipal M&E plan and budget includes the following:

i) Inertia and lack of commitment on the part of some MPCU members.

ii) Difficulty in appreciating the processes involved in the preparation of M&E plan and budget.

iii) Inadequate release of Funds for the Preparation of the M&E Plan and Budget

iv) Deductions from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

16 C) STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION MTDP 2014

ACTIVITY LOCATION SOURCE OF STATUS RESPONSIBILITY REMARKS FUNDING NON-PHYSICAL PROJECTS FOR 2014 1. Capacity Building of staff through Yendi DDF Carried out M/A trainings and workshops 2. Organize education campaign on the Municipal-wide DACF Carried out M/A incidence of HIV/AIDS 3. Organize durbar on HIV/AIDS in the Municipal-wide DACF Carried out M/A Municipality 4. Sensitize Chiefs/Opinion leaders on Municipal-wide DACF Carried out M/A HIV/AIDS 5. Organize Assembly mandated and Yendi IGF Carried out M/A statutory sub-committees meetings 6. National celebrations (supply of food Yendi IGF Carried out M/A items) 7. Organize and service MPCU meeting Yendi IGF Carried out M/A quarterly 8. Organize and service Town Hall Yendi IGF Carried out M/A meetings (Four times in a year) 9. Educate residents in the municipality Municipal-wide IGF Carried out M/A on the need to maintain peace, law and order 10. Procure stationery for official use Yendi IGF Carried out M/A 11. Support to sports Municipal-wide IGF Carried out M/A 12. Support community initiated projects Municipal wide DACF Carried out M/A (CIP) 13. Support the Dagbon Traditional Municipal-wide DACF Carried out M/A Council to promote peace in the Municipality COMMUNITY WATER AND SANITATION TEAM (CWST) 17 ACTIVITY LOCATION SOURCE OF STATUS RESPONSIBILITY REMARKS FUNDING 14. Promotion of household latrines Municipal-wide SPRING Carried out M/A construction 15. Monitoring of CLTs Communities Municipal-wide SPRING Carried out M/A 16. Construction of Soak away Pits Municipal-wide UNICEF Carried out M/A 17. Premises Inspection Municipal-wide SPRING Carried out M/A 18. Promotion of Hand washing with soap Municipal-wide SPRING Carried out M/A ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION UNIT (EHSU) 19. CLTS in 60 Communities Municipal-wide Carried out M/A Done G.O.G 20. Premises inspection for Health Municipal-wide Carried out M/A Done promotion and enforcement of DACF Sanitation bye-laws 21. Quarterly planning and review Environmental Carried out M/A Done meeting for 30 EH Staff Health Staff IGF 22. Rehabilitate 15 refuse containers. DACF Carried out M/A Done YENDI 23. Promote the construction usage and Carried out M/A Done maintenance of 2000 House Hold YENDI IGF latrines 24. Refresher training for 30 A/C Staff on IGF Carried out M/A Done BCC, ICT and facilitation skills YENDI 25. Organize Monthly clean up exercises Municipal-wide IGF Carried out M/A Done and announcements 26. Promote the construction usage and Municipal-wide IGF Carried out M/A Done maintenances Household latrines NGOs 27. Annual performance/Experience Carried out M/A Done sharing and planning meeting for 25 staff YENDI IGF

28. Food and meat hygiene(renovate 2 Carried out M/A Done meat shops and slaughter house) YENDI DDF

18 ACTIVITY LOCATION SOURCE OF STATUS RESPONSIBILITY REMARKS FUNDING 29. Conduct Municipal level monitoring Municipal-wide IGF Carried out M/A Done and supervision on all activities 30. Purchase of detergents YENDI DACF Carried out M/A Done 31. Organize monthly meeting for A/C YENDI IGF Carried out M/A Done leaders

Collection and disposal of solid and Carried out M/A Done liquid waste YENDI IGF 32. Organize Health talk in Schools Municipal-wide Carried out M/A Done IGF 33. Organize training workshop for latrine YENDI Carried out M/A Done artisans IGF 34. Data collection in all Communities to DACF Carried out M/A Done upgrade MESSAP YENDI IGF GENDER ACTIVITIES 35. To organize peace building workshop Kpachaa DDF Completed M/A Completed and for women groups in the Municipality is in use. 36. To visit witches camp to educate them Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and on the need to send the girl child to is in use. school. 37. To train 8 female groups on health and KpalgiGbuni DDF Completed M/A Completed and hygiene education through play and is in use. sport (HHETPS) 38. To organize play day for female Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and leaders. is in use. HUMAN RESOURCE UNIT ACTIVITIES 39. Team Building & Group Dynamics, Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and Age and Sex Disaggregated Data is in use. 40. Monitoring and Evaluation Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and is in use.

19 ACTIVITY LOCATION SOURCE OF STATUS RESPONSIBILITY REMARKS FUNDING 41. Record Keeping and Filling System Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and is in use.

42. Reports and Minutes Writing Strategies Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and in Revenue Management is in use.

43. Training for Human Resource Data Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and Base Management is in use. 44. Comprehensive Local Government Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and System Strategies is in use.

PHYSICAL PROJECTS FOR 2014 45. M/A On going Construction of 6-unit class room YENDI DDF ongoing block at Dabong state secondary Snr. School 46. Construction of 3-unit class room Kpasani DDF ongoing M/A On going block at Kpasani 47. Construction of CHPS compound at Yimahagu DDF completed M/A Completed but Yimahagu yet to furnish 48. Extension of water to lorry park at Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and Yendi is in use. 49. Extension of Electricity to lorry park Yendi DDF Completed M/A Completed and at Yendi is in use. 50. Reshaping and spot improvement of Kamshegu DDF Completed M/A Completed and 5km feeder Road at Kamshegu is in use. 51. Extension of Electricity to Jakpunkpon Jakpunkpon UDG Completed M/A Completed and is in use. 52. Procurement of Electricity poles for Kpalgigbuni and UDG Completed M/A Completed and Kpalgigbuni and Choo Choo is in use.

20 ACTIVITY LOCATION SOURCE OF STATUS RESPONSIBILITY REMARKS FUNDING 53. Construction of one No. 6-unit Yendi UDG Ongoing M/A On going Classroom Block at Health Assistant’s training school at Yendi 54. Construction of Commercial centre for Yendi UDG Ongoing M/A On going Financial Institutions at Yendi 55. Construction of Huts & Sentry Posts Yendi DACF Completed M/A Completed and for Security at Kuga-Na’s Palace is in use. 56. Construction of Huts & Sentry posts Yendi DACF Completed M/A Completed and for security at Gbewaa palace/Bolin- is in use. Lan’s Palace 57. Construction of MCH At Nayilifong Yendi MP – NHIA Completed M/A Completed and is in use. 58. Construction of Supermarket Complex Yendi UDG Ongoing M/A On going at Yendi

21 REPORT ON FUNDING BY SOURCE (GH¢)

SOURCE OF FUNDING 2014 DACF 670,978.34 IGF 801,078.99 HIPC FUNDS - GOG GRANTS 259,866.72 DONOR GRANTS 3,154,306.11 TOTAL REVENUE 4,886,230.16

Comments on:

Releases of Funds

Apart from the IGF component that is directly controlled by the MA and therefore, can determine the amount and time of the inflows, the others, comprising DACF HIPC, GOF and Donor grants are irregular and their inflows are indeterminate making planning and budgeting difficult. a. Efforts to generate funds

In an effort to generate enough funds befitting the municipal status, the MPCU has instituted certain measures including the following: i) Collecting and analyzing data on all retable/taxable property to serve as a basis for preparing revenue and expenditure estimates. ii) Introducing stickers for sale to commercial vehicles, bicycles, motorbikes to generate revenue.

iii) Involving the staff in revenue collection by providing them with motorbikes and bicycles as well as ceding 50% of all revenue collected to them for their activities/programmes b. Other challenges with regards to generating funds

i) Inadequate revenue data base on which reliable estimates could be made

ii) Inadequate skilled staff in the revenue office

iii) Reluctance of the local tax payers to pay legitimate taxes iv) The fragile peace in the municipality does not lend itself to mobilizing potential revenue v) Inadequate logistics in term of vehicles, motorbikes and fuel to embark on massive revenue generation drive

22 REPORT ON DISBURSEMENTS

EXPENDITURE 2014 ADMINSTRATION 364,407.24 SERVICE 2,166,688.77 INVESTMENT - SPECIAL PROJECTS 3,282,307.81 MISCELLANEOUS - TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5,813,403.82

Comments:

Adequacy of Funds

The Funds released by the District Administrator of Common Fund (DACF) and the Donor funds have not been adequate.

This has come as a result of increasing expenditure on the part of the District Assemblies in addressing infrastructure and Socio-economic problems of the citizenry.

There has been an increasing demand by communities and stakeholders in portable water, sanitation facilities, educational infrastructure and Health Infrastructure among others.

It has therefore resulted in an inadequacy of funds to meet these challenging demands

Utilization of Funds in accordance with the budget

All funds received were utilized according to the supplementary budgets for 1st January to 31st December, 2014 in respect of District Assembly Common Fund Projects (DACF).

Donor funds received were also implemented according to scheduled budgets.

Other challenges with regards to disbursements

There were no major challenges on issues of disbursements. However, the late release of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), sometimes leads to delay in disbursements.

23 UPDATE ON CORE DISTRICT INDICATORS (categorized by GSGDA Thematic Areas

PRIVATE SECTOR COMPETITIVENESS 2014 Indicator level 1. Percentage (%) increase in yield of selected crops, livestock and fish 51% 2. Proportion/length of roads maintained/Rehabilitated 5,987 km² - Trunk Roads (in km) 498 km² - Urban Roads (in km) 297 km² - Feeder Roads (in km) 4,884 km² 3. % change in number of households with access to electricity 24% 4. Hectares of degraded forest, mining, dry and wet lands rehabilitated/restored: a. Forest b. Mining 785Hon c. Dry and wetland - 538Hon 5. % Increase in tourist arrivals 6. Teledensity/Penetration rate 16% 7. HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (% of adult population, 15-49 yrs. HIV positive) 13.5% 8. Maternal Mortality ratio (Number of deaths due to 15 Pregnancy and childbirth per 100,000 live births) 9. Under-five mortality rate (Number of deaths occurring between birth and exact age 78 five per 1000 live birth) 10. Malaria case fatality in children under five years per 10,000 population 1,948 11. Percent of population with sustainable access to safe water sources 71% 12. % Of population with access to improve sanitation (flush toilets, KVIP, household 37% latrine) 13. Gross Enrolment Rate (Indicates the number of pupils/students at a given level of schooling-regardless of age-as proportion of the number - Primary - JSS 112.2 - SSS 87.9 Net Admission Rate in primary school 37.0 (Indicates Primary one enrolment of pupils aged 6 years) 89.5 14. Gender Parity Index (Ratio between girls’ and boys’ enrolment rates, the balance of 0.92 parity is 1.00) 15. Proportion of unemployed youth benefiting from skills/apprenticeship and 655 entrepreneurial training GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY 16. Total amount of internally generated revenue 801,078.99 17. Amount of development partner and NGO funds contribution to DMTDP - implementation 18. % of DA expenditure within the DMTDP budget (How much of DA’s expenditure 4.8 was not in the annual budget?) 19. Number of reported cases of abuse (children, women and men 9

F. The School Feeding Programme

The Ghana School feeding Programme is operational in some selected basic Schools Municipality. The children are fed once with a hot meal in a day. They are fed on lunch only. An amount of Six Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty Two Ghana cedis, Forty Eight pesewas only (GH¢678,262.48) has been spent from 1st January to 31st December 2014. The problems that the Municipality is grappling with are the inconsistence in the release of funds and the inadequacy in the amount of monies released. The Upsurge in enrolment due to the school feeding programme is having a toll on the feeding programme. Women bring children who are not yet in school to be fed. This increases the burden on the meager resources of the Programme. Finally, the number of schools needs to be expanded and more schools enrolled into the programme.

MONTHS 2014 January - February - March 136,550.18 April - May - June - July - August 155,313.69 September 386,398.61 October - November - December - Total 678,262.48

CONCLUSION Despite the limited financial support to some the decentralized departments, modest achievements were recorded during the period. The departments with support from development partners and Traditional Authorities have been able to initiate programmes and projects under their jurisdiction.