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AFADZATO SOUTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, 2013 COMPILED BY DPCU FEBRUARY, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT Content Page CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background 1 1.1 Vision 1 1.2 Mission 1 1.3 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives 2 1.4 Scope and Direction of the progress report 2 1.5 Implementation of 2013 Annual Action Plan 2 CHAPTER TWO: IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES 2.0 Physical Projects 4 2.1 Non-Physical Projects (Programmes) 7 2.1.1 Education Sector 7 2.1.2 Health Sector 8 2.1.3 Agriculture Sector 11 2.1.4 Department of Social Welfare and Community Development 12 2.1.5 Department of National Disaster Management Organization 13 2.1.6 Climate Change Activities 14 2.1.7 HIV/AIDS and Malaria Prevention 14 CHAPTER THREE: UPDATE ON CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ISSUES 3.0 Income and Expenditure Outlook from January-December, 2013 16 3.1 Implementation of Social Interventions (Poverty Alleviation Programmes) 18 3.1.1 Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) 18 3.1.2 Distribution of Free Exercise Books and Tex Books 18 3.1.3 National Health Insurance Scheme 18 3.1.4 Local Enterprises and skills Development Programme (LESDEP) 19 3.2 Activities of NGOs in District 20 CHAPTER FOUR: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 4.0 Recommendation 21 4.1 Conclusion 21 i | Page Afadzato South District’s Approved Annual Progress Report, 2013 List of Tables Table Page Table 2.1 Implementation Status of DACF Physical Projects for 2013 5 Table 2.2 Implementation Status of DDF Physical Projects for 2013 6 Table 2.3 Location of Orphanages in the District 13 Table 2.4: Summary of Capacity Building Programmes Implemented in 2013 15 Table 3.1: Funding for 2013 Development Projects & Programmes 16 Table 3.2: Total Collection for 2013 17 Table 3.3: Total Expenditure for the year 2013 17 Table 3.4: Ghana School Feeding Programme, Beneficiary Schools for 2013 18 Table 3.5: Distribution of Free Exercise Books and Text Books Schools 19 Table 3.6: Membership as at December, 2013 19 ii | Page Afadzato South District’s Approved Annual Progress Report, 2013 CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background The Afadzato South District is established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2079 in 2012. The district was carved out of Hohoe Municipal in line with nation’s quest to strengthen decentralization. The district share borders with the Republic of Togo to the East, while on the southeast and south is Ho West District. Part of the southwest of the district share common boundary with South Dayi District; while on the northern section is Hohoe Municipal and the northwest is Kpando District. The total population of the district per the 2010 Population and Housing Census is 95,030. Males constitute 48.7 percent of the total population whilst the females form 51.3 percent. The major ethnic groups found in the district are Ewes, Logba, Tafi and Nyagbo. There are six (6) Area Councils, eleven (11) Traditional Areas and twenty two (22) Electoral Areas and one constituency (Afadzato South Constituency) and a Member of Parliament. The total strength of the General Assembly counts to thirty (30) with government appointees numbering ten (10) and elected assembly persons are twenty (20). The gender ratio of the General Assembly is ten (10) females to twenty (20) males. The Annual Action Plan for 2013 was prepared from the District’s Reviewed Programme of Action for 2012-2013 drawn from the 2010-2013 Medium Term Development Plan prepared by Hohoe Municipal. This report covers the progress of work and achievements on the implementation of development projects and programmes in the district from January-December, 2013. The report touches on the activities of all departments by the end of the year. 1.1 Vision To be the most well managed and development oriented District among all the Metropolitan/Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana (Provisional). 1.2 Mission The district exists to improve both social and economic life of her people through efficient and effective resource mobilization, maintaining a strong agricultural base for further industrial development, being a leading tourist center in Ghana and preserving cultural heritage of the people of the District and Volta Region as a whole (Provisional). 1 | Page Afadzato South District’s Approved Annual Progress Report, 2013 1.3 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives Key monitoring and evaluation objectives during the year include: 1. To assess the performance and truck progress of work with regards to the implementation of the District’s Reviewed Programme of Action for 2012-2013 drawn from the 2010-2013 MTDP as well as 2013 Annual Action Plan (AAP) 2. To assess the impact of the Plan on the beneficiaries 3. To assess the capacity of Departments and Agencies in implementing the 2013 AAP 4. To provide basic information needed for the preparation of National Annual Progress Report 1.4 Scope and Direction of the progress report This report covers the implementation status of projects undertaken during the year (i.e January-December, 2013). The report also considered data collated from the decentralized departments on the status of implementation of programmes and projects. Other social intervention programmes like school feeding programme, free distribution of school uniform, distribution of free treated insecticide mosquito nets among others, and both on-going and completed projects and programmes were also inspected to assess their status. The various capacity building workshops within the year are also reported included in the report. 1.5 Implementation of 2013 Annual Action Plan The 2013 Annual Action Plan is an extract from the District’s Reviewed Programme of Action (POA) for 2012-2013 drawn from the Hohoe Municipal Medium Term Plan for 2010- 2013. The focus of development in the 2013 AAP are as follows; • provision of educational infrastructure and programmes, • healthcare delivery, • water and sanitation • revenue mobilization, • human resource development • justice and security service delivery and, • provision of economic facilities among others 2 | Page Afadzato South District’s Approved Annual Progress Report, 2013 The district has outlined forty five (45) programmes and projects for implementation in 2013 for which thirty one (38) of the programmes and projects have been implemented (ie. 84.4%) of planned programmes and projects. Some of the programmes (non-physical projects) implemented during the year includes public education and sensitization programmes, capacity building workshops and seminars among others for implementation by all decentralized departments in collaboration with the District Assembly. Chapter two and three of this report give detail information on the projects and programmes and their level of implementation as at 31st December, 2013. 3 | Page Afadzato South District’s Approved Annual Progress Report, 2013 CHAPTER TWO IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES 2.0 Physical Projects These comprises of tangible projects funded and implemented by the District Assembly, MP Common Fund, GETFund, District Development Facility (DDF) and funds from other Development Partners. The following table 2.1 shows detailed report on the implementation status of DACF physical projects whilst table 2.2 reports on DDF physical projects. 4 | Page Afadzato South District’s Approved Annual Progress Report, 2013 Table 2.1 Implementation Status of DACF Physical Projects as at 31st December, 2013 No Project name Location Contractor Contract Date of Date of Source Payment % Remarks sum (GH¢) award completion of fund details 1 Rehabilitate Golokuati Police Station Ve-Golokuati - 30,000.00 - - DACF - - Not tendered 2 Construction of one animal pound Golokuati M/S WOUNDASON 3,837.28 24/07/13 07/08/13 DACF 3,837.28 100 Completed 3 Rehabilitation of DCE/DCD office Golokuati M/S Lovemak 65,572.89 17/09/2012 17/12/2012 DACF 25,0000 On-going Ventures, Ho 4 Rehabilitation of office for DFO & Golokuati MS/Will-Elik Co. 99,388.82 17/09/2012 17/12/2012 DACF 25,200.00 On-going General Administration and 4 Seater W/C Ltd, Ho Toilet 5 Construction of 1No. 3 unit classroom Logba- V.A. Dzifason Ent., 77,294.58 11/02/2011 11/06/2011 DACF 43,173.00 75 Completed block office and store/staff common room Adzakoe Ho 6 Rehabilitation of 1No. 3 unit classroom Liati-Dafornu M/S Gedak Company 33,358.59 16/01/2012 16/04/2012 DACF - Ongoing block “A” Limited, Ho 7 Complete rehabilitation works on the Golokuati Eyramy Lines 49,500.00 DACF - Not awarded Assembly Hall (Phase 1) 8 Establish and provide logistics for sub- Six (6) Area 14,600.00 DACF 192.00 Ongoing district structures Councils 9 Maintain and provide 100 street light bulbs District wide Exact Consultancy 10,000.00 9/12/2013 23/12/2013 DACF 9,100.00 Completed the district Ltd Source: Works Department, Afadzato South District, 2013 5 | Page Afadzato South District’s Approved Annual Progress Report, 2013 Table 2.2 Implementation Status of DDF Physical Projects as at 31st December, 2013 Year: 2013 Region / MMDA: Volta / Afadzato South District Assembly Date: 31st December, 2013 No Project Description/title Sector Project Contractor Budget Date Expected Contract Expenditure for Expenditure Project Location allocation started completion sum the reporting to date implementation date period status 1 Rehabilitation of 4 shed Economic Ve-Koloenu M/S JOB 360 42,488.80 22/04/13 22/08/13 42,488.80 - 42,488.80 100% complete in Ve-Koloenu Market LTD (Phase 1) 2 Construction of 2No. 10 Sanitation Ve M/S 123,130.00 22/07/13 22/11/13 123,130.00 18,469.80 18,469.80 1No. 10 seater seater Water Closet Golokuati BRANSFILD W/C roofed Toilet at Ve-Golokuati LTD (phase 1) 3 Construction of one Economic Logba- M/S 31,119.00 22/07/13 22/11/13 31,119.00 20,980.00 31,119.00 100% completed market shed at Logba Alakpeti ESARDE Alakpeti Market ENT.