Kadjebi District Assembly Annual Progress Report (Apr) 2012

KADJEBI DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

(APR)

2012

Prepared by: DPCU 2012

INTRODUCTION

The 2010 – 2013 Medium Term Development plan has been prepared in response to the New Planning system which seeks to support and anchor the Government’s Decentralization Policy by encouraging a bottom – up approach for achieving grass root participation in planning and decision making.

The Kadjebi District Assembly’s 2010 – 2013 Medium Term Plan was prepared in the spirit of the GSGDA and it main focus is poverty reduction and growth. The objective of the Assembly is to implement the policies and programmes outlined in the plan and at the same time monitor the implementation in order to get feed backs that can be factored into future programmes.

The Annual Progress Report (APR) is a review or the status of actions taken on the implementation of policies and programmes underlined in the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA) in 2011.The report has been compiled from the result of the assessment of a set of indicators, triggers and targets which have evaluated the achievements of key policy and progamme interventions implemented in 2010

The objectives of the APR are to: 1. Provide a single source of information on the progress the District is making through the implementation of the GSGDA. 2. Identify the weaknesses that are likely to hinder the achievement of the goals and objectives of the GSGDA. 3. Propose policy recommendations for addressing the short comings.

KEY M & E OBJECTIVES

THE MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS FOCUSED ON SIX PILLARS:

. (i) Ensuring and Sustaining of Macro Economic Stability. (ii) Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana's private sectors. (iii) Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and sustainable resource Management. (iv) Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlement. (v) Human Development Productivity and Employment. (vi) Transparent and Accountant governance.

KEY OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED ON THE ABOVE THEMATIC AREAS AS FOLLOWS:

(A) ENSURING AND SUSTAINING OF MACRO ECONOMIC STABILITY

1. Development of a reliable revenue data base 2. Motivate and provide logistics for revenue collectors 3. Enhance the capacity of Revenue Collectors 4. Sensitize tax payers in the district

(B) ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS IN GHANA'S PRIVATE SECTORS

1. Collaborate with Ghana Export Promotion Council 2. Support non-traditional crop farmers to increase productivity 3. Collaborate with internet service providers eg. Tigo, MTN, Vodafone 4. Improve computer literacy rate in the district

1. Provision of effective extension service delivery to farmers. 2. Supply of improved Agro-inputs. 3. Intensify veterinary service delivery to farmers. 4. Introduce hybrid farm animals. 5. Supply machinery/equipment to small-scale agro-based industries 6. Support viable small-scale agro-based industries with credit 7. Build the capacities of operators of small-scale agro-based manufacturers

(D) INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT

1. Extension of electricity to selected communities 2. Spot improvements of feeder roads 3. Tarring of the trunk road 4. Drilling of boreholes in identified communities 5. Provide mechanized water system in some major towns 6. Expansion of existing pipe water system newly built areas

(E) HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT

1. Improve school infrastructure 2. Provide accommodation for teachers 3. Strengthen the supervisory role of Circuit Supervisors 2

4. Improve health infrastructure 5. To train more health personnel with District Assembly support 6. Increase public education on the Preventive Health care, e.g. Malaria, HIV and others

(F) TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTANT GOVERNANCE

1. Provide remuneration and logistics for Town/Area Council Staff. 2. Capacity building for Staff of Town/Area Councils, Councilors, Unit Committees. 3. Institute quarterly allowance for Assembly members. 4.

PROCESSES INVOLVED AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED

Data Collection:

1. Generally data used to prepare this report were obtained mainly from sectors, departments and agencies, and their responses and collaboration with the DPCU have been good. Some departments failed to submit progress reports required.

2. Again the DPCU (Planning Unit) lacked resource eg. Vehicle to go round for the data/information

3. A good number of the GSGDA indicators do not have baseline or current data to facilitate the setting of realistic targets for monitoring.

DATA COLLECTION GAPS

NO. DAPARTMENT/AGENCY INDICATOR WITHOUT DATA 1. Post & Telecommunication Tele density penetration rate 2. Electricity Company of Ghana Change in number of households with access to electricity 3. Police Service Police Citizen ratio

STATUS OF PHYSICAL AND NONPHYSICAL PROJECTS NO PROJECTS/PROGRAMMES LOCATION FUNDING STATUS REMARKS

1 Tax education through public District wide District Assembly On going Done announcements 2 Train revenue collectors in District wide District Assembly On going Done interpersonal relationship 3 Support for counterpart funding: District wide District Assembly On going Done projects/programs (NGO, Donors, Agencies and Rural Ent. Projects 4 Train community livestock workers in District wide District Assembly On going Done` animal husbandry. MOFA 5 Train farmers in the use of agro- District wide District Assembly On going Done chemicals. MOFA 6 Provision of street lights in all major Cement Asato, Papase District Assembly On going Completed towns in the district. Amanfrom,Ahamansu.Kadjebi ECG. 7 Sport improvement of 2No access Dopass-Teachers bung District Assembly On going Completed feeder roads at Poase-Cement, Butabe Pepesu- Dodo Bethel, Poase- GOG ,Dopass-Teachers bung., Dodo- Cement Butabe Dodo- Amanfrom, Dompa, Pepesu, Dodo Amanfrom Bethel 8 Construction of 20 No Boreholes District wide Danida\ District On going Completed Assembly 9 Support waste management District wide District Assembly On going Completed programme Dornors 10 Construct 3NO 3 Unit classroom block Suminateng, Olobobi, DDF On going Completed at Suminateng, Olobobi, Ahamansu. Ahamansu. 11 Organize training for 5 SMCs and PTAs District wide District Assembly On going Completed GES 12 Rehabilitation 3NO Govt Low cost Kadjebi District Assembly On going Completed houses at Kadjebi 13 Upgrade Kadjebi Health center to a Kadjebi GOG On going Completed 4

Hospital(PHASE 1) 14 Organize public education on Ahamansu and Dodo- District Assembly On going Completed preventive health care in 2 Amanfrom GOG communities (Ahamansu and Dodo- Amanfrom 15 Logistics for projects/programmes, District wide District Assembly On going Completed Monitoring and Evaluation. 16 Functionalization of DPCU at Kadjebi Kadjebi District Assembly On going Completed 17 Capacity building programme for District wide District Assembly On going Completed staff/Dept. Heads and Assembly GOG members. 18 Construct 6 Unit classroom block Konsuasu L/A Primary District Assembly On going Completed ,Ahamansu R/C Primary, GOG Kadjebi R/C Primary, Dodi- Dodi-Papase Sec Tech, and 19 Logistic support for revenue collectors District wide District Assembly On going Completed 20 Train 60 persons in computer literacy District wide District Assembly On going Completed 21 Support Sister city relationship District Assembly On going Completed programmes

22 Organize mock examination for JHS 3 District wide District Not done Completed students Assembly/GES 23 Construction of semi-detached Kadjebi Completed In use bungalow District Assembly 24 Support to health care delivery District wide District Completed In use programmes eg Assembly/GHS immunization.HIV/AIDS. Polio . 25 Supply/maintenance of office District Supplied In use equipment and furniture District Assembly Assembly/ 26 Provide electricity for 5 communities Completed (Yadzo,Kpalime,Anani,Mangoase Yadzo,Kpalime,Ananikope District Completed Dapaa ,kukurantumi ) Mangoase, Dapaa, Assembly/ECG 5

kukurantumi 27 Update revenue Data District Assembly/ District Completed In use Assembly/

28 Link 50 farmers to micro-credit District wide MOFA District On going Completed institution to access credit Assembly NBSSI

29 Expansion of water system in 2 Asato & Dodo Fie DANIDA District Completed In use communities at Asato& Dodo Fie Assembly 30 Engage 100 youth in NYEP District wide GOG District Completed Completed Assembly 31 National day celebration in the district District wide District Assembly Completed Completed (Independence day workers day A.U day). 32 Logistics for projects/programmes District wide District Assembly Completed Completed monitoring and evaluation. 33 Three (3) Unit Classroom block office & District wide District Assembly Completed Completed store 34 Assist 13 farmers to increase production of District wide District Assembly MOFA Completed In use ginger and black pepper 35 Train 125 farmers in post harvest District wide MOFA District Assembly Completed In use technology 36 Extension of power to newly developed Kadjebi Asato GOG District Assembly Completed In use areas (Kadjebi Asato) ECG 37 Construct 4No 10 seater toilet facility at Ampeyo Kosamba, Koto- DANID District Completed In use Ampeyo, Koto-Nkwanta, Dodo Nkwanta ,Dodo- Assembly A Amanfrom ,Kosamba Amanfrom 38 Produce and supply 2 communities with Asato , Dodi-Papase DANIDA District Completed In use

sanitary equipment (Asato, Dodi-Papase) Assembly 39 Organize 3 Educational workshop on best Poase- cement Ahamansu District Assembly Completed In use environmental practices at Poase-cement Pampawie Ahamansu Pampawie 40 Rehabilitate 2N0 3unit classroom block at Kadjebi Zongo Poase District Assembly Completed In use Kadjebi Zongo Poase cement cement 45 Sponsor 1 midwife and medical assistant District wide District Assembly Completed In use for training 46 Engage 50 youth in blocking farming District wide GOG District Assembly Completed In use 47 Support 50 farmers in bee keeping snail District wide District Assembly Completed In use MOFA NBSSI rearing grasscutter rearing fish farming poutry etc 48 Revenue collector performance award Kadjebi District Assembly Completed In use 49 Organize I NO farmers day District wide MOFA District Assembly Completed In use 50 Assist farmers to establish 2 block farms District wide MOFA District Assembly Completed In use 51 Rehabilitate 4 NO institutional latrines at Cement Obuase Asato DANIDA District Completed In use Cement Obuase Asato Papase Papase Assembly 52 Construct 1NO 6 unit classrooms at Kosamba DDF Completed In use Kosamba 53 Rehabilitate district police station Dodo Kadjebi GOG District Assembly Completed In use 54 Procure 4No. refuse containers. District wide DA Done In use 55 Refurbish Assembly Hall Kadjebi DA On-going On-going 56 Upgrade skills and maintain data of master District wide DA Done Done 7

craftsmen & women in traditional training 57 Construct 2No. Teachers quarters District wide DA Done In use 58 Buy 1 Motorbike and provide fuel for 8 District wide Done In use DA Circuit Supervisors 59 Construction of 1No. Ward kadjebi Kadjebi On-going On-going DDF District Health Centre 60 Construction of Chip compound and 2- District wide Completed Completed DDF Seater KVIP 61 Construction of 1No. Hospital Theatre District wide DDF On-going On-going 62 Pay Salaries And other logistics to District wide Done Done DA Town/Area Council Staff 63 Engage consultancy services Kadjebi DA Done Done 64 Provide electricity and refurbish A/Cs Kadjebi DA Done Done 65 Educate the public on Local Governance District wide Done Done and women’s Right using the information DA van 66 Organize public forum in 2 traditional District wide Done Done areas on Local Governance, Women’s DA Right and Child Labour 67 Identify, train and support women who District wide Done Done DA have potential in Local Governance 68 Identify and support 25 vulnerable and District wide Done Done DA excluded persons for training 8

69 Train and support 25 women in small District wide Done Done GoG-DA scale businesses

SR. SECTOR 2011 TARGET 2012 INDICATOR LEVEL NO 1. PRIVATE SECTOR COMPOSITENESS Percentage in yield of selected crops. 70% Rice 65% • Cassava 68% • Plantain 70% • Banana 40% • Yam 63% • Cocoyam 71% • Maize 22% • Cocoa 29% • Cattle 34% • Goats 36% 40% • Sheep 33% • Fish 28% • Pig 45% • Poultry 23% • Guinea Fowl • Ducks 2. Proportion/ Length of roads (maintained/Rehab.) 80km.

Trunk Roads 117.4 km Feeder Roads 31km 3. % change in number of households with access to electricity Not Known 4. Hectares of degraded forest 14.16km Forest area 385.26 Ha.

5. % increase in tourist arrivals Not Known (negligible)

6. Tele density penetration Rate Not available but significant

7. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVT. HIV/AIDS prevalence Rate (15-49 years)

8. Maternal mortality Ratio (no. of deaths due to 0 2.3 per 1000 pregnancy and child birth per 100,000 life births) 9. Under 5 mortality rate (no. of deaths occurring 0.6 per 1000 between birth and exact age five per 1000 live 0 births. 10 Malaria case fatality in children under 5 years per 108.59% 10,000 population

11. Percentage of population with sustainable access to 68.56% safe water. 12. % of population with access to improved sanitation. 36% (Flush toilets, KVIP, household Latrines). 13. Gross Enrolment (no of pupils/ students at a given level of schooling regardless of age – as a proportion of the number of children in the relevant age group). • Primary 90.2 • JSS 106.5 • SSS 95.6 Net Admission Rate (Primary Schools) Records Unavailable

14. Gender Parity Index (Ratio between boys and girls enrolment rates. • Primary 0.98 in favuor of the boys • JHS 0.98 in favour of the boys • SHS Records Unavailable 0.87 in favour of the boys`

15 Proportion of Unemployed Youth benefiting from 1:293 Skills/apprenticeship and Entrepreneurial training.

16 GOOD GOVERNANCE GH¢167,119.44 Total amount of internally Generated Revenue. 17. Amount of Development partner and NGO. Funds GH¢ 598,041.98 contribution to DMTDP. 18. % OF DA expenditure within the MTDP budget (How much of DA’s expenditure was not in the budget?)

REVENUE PERFORMANCE 2012

The matrix below indicates the quantum of funding available during the period:

REVENUE 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTALS QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER

DACF/MP CF 279,347.94 40,439.78 5,910.89 91,565.47 417264.08 IGF 19,602.50 33,636.53 1,571.50 13,215.10 68,025.63 HIPC 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 0.00 25,000.00 DONOR GRANTS 193,929.13 395,992.17 77,835.19 309.179.80 976,936.29 GOG GRANTS 38,773.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 38,773.66 LSDGP CBRDP SCHOOL FEEDING 125,052.00 47,164.80 56,875.20 15,596.80 244,688.80 M-SHAP DDF 0.00 288,041.97 0.00 258,903.00 546,944.97 TOTALS 656,705.23 830,275.25 142,192.78 688,460.17 2,317,633.43 2011 Source: District Finance Office –Kadjebi

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES (2012) 1. Internally Generated Funds: Revenues under this source were utilized as recurrent expenditure, i. e. to run the Assembly and its bureaucracy. The main line of expenditure are, running cost of official vehicles, stationery, protocols, upkeep of residency, refreshments, sitting allowances transport claims etc.

2. HIPC Funds (SIF): Social Investment Fund These funds are specifically allocated to the Member of Parliament and a big chunk of the allocation went into Education.

3. Other Donors (Grants): During the period under review the following donors were very significant:

• Ghana Aids Commission (GAC/MSHAP) • Local Service Delivery and Governance Programme (LSDGP) • Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) • International Labour Organization (ILO) • Government school feeding programmed

Funds received under these donors assistance were counterpart-funded by the District Assembly and were targeted specifically to poverty reduction projects and programme in various communities.

REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENTS 1. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION DIVISION The Non- Formal Educational Division exist to improve the life of illiterate especially women and rural the rural poor by providing quality functional literacy. NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF FACILITATORS ENROLMENT LANGUAGE GROUP SUPS ZONES CLASSES EWE AKW.TWI EW TWI M F T M F T M F M F E 10 10 12 2 11 3 14 123 179 331 111 147 12 32

2. NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME The National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) is functioning under the following modules and these have created 662 jobs under its categories: • Community Education Teaching Assistants - 298 • Waste and Sanitation (Zoom Lion) - 105 • Youth In Agric - 151 • Health Extension Workers - 43 • Sanitation Guards - 10 • I.C.T - 20 • Trades and Vocation - 34 • Community Protection Unit - 1 3. INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT

‹ Public sensitization on tax education and government policies in the entire district. ‹ Awareness creation on sanitation issues in the District.

4. FIRE SERVICE DEPARTMENT

‹ Campaign against bushfires and its menace. ‹ Training of fire fighting volunteers in the district ‹ Provision of logistics to volunteers

5. MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Intensify extension service delivery in the areas of;

‹ Public education on the importance of the adoption of improve technology ‹ Assist farmers in the formation of new groups and strengthening of the existing groups. ‹ Assist farmers to register their groups ‹ Undertake vaccination activities across the district.

6. DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVES

‹ Audit / Inspection of 8 Societies, (5) Industrial, (2) Agriculture (1) Finance ‹ Capacity Building for Staff. ‹ Elimination Of Worst Form Of Child Labour In Cocoa Production -Ghana ‹ Agri – Business Module ‹ Formation of Co-operatives by Kadjebi Revenue, other Organizations / Individuals ‹ Kadjebi District Teachers Co- Operatives Credit Union Annual General Meeting.

7. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

‹ Public sensitization on the importance of building permits ‹ Drawing of District population distribution map. ‹ Drawing of Kadjebi District Map.

8. FORESTRY SERVICES DIVISION

‹ Education on protection of the forest resources. ‹ Construction of fire belts. ‹ Sensitization of wild fire.

9. BIRTH AND DEATHS REGISTRY Male Female Total ‹ Registration under one year - 181 172 353 ‹ Registration over one year ( late registration) - 44 36 80 ‹ Early death registration - 7 8 15 ‹ There was no late death registration during the period under review

10. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

With the vision of taking the lead in integrating disadvantage people into the mainstream of development, the department of delivered on,

‹ Child Rights and Protection (Inspection and registration of Day Care Centre) Childs Rights Education ‹ Early / Forced marriages ‹ ‹ National Programme For the Elimination of Worst Form of Child Labour in Cocoa (NPECLC)

‹ Community Care ‹ Personal Welfare services ‹ Justice Administration ‹ Juvenile case reported: Defilement ‹ One(1) Forced /Early Marriage and Two (2) Child Maintenance cases and One (1) Child Custody

11. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The program is known Women empowerment through ventures and poverty eradication”.

Activities for the Quarter include: ‹ Home science extension/work among women groups/families ‹ Follow-up exercise ‹ Action Plan ‹ Farming Project

12. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION UNIT

Community Hygiene Campaigns ‹ Five (5) Communal Clean Up Campaigns were organized in four communities

13. TOURISM IN THE DISTRICT

The District is preparing towards the third Volta Trade and Investment Fair to be held in Ho. The district is in talks with potentials investors in the various sectors of the economic

14. GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY (GRA)-CUSTOMS DIVISION The GRA-Custom division undertook an operation to rid the district unregistered and fake registered motor bikes as most bikes were smuggled into the district through various unapproved routes. This has affected the revenue in the district.

15. GHANA HEALTH SERVICE

Health Facilities There are ten health facilities in the district, consisting of one hospital (mission), six Health Centers, four CHPS zones and one private maternity home. There is no

government owned hospital in the district. The Mission Hospital owned by the Roman Catholic Church, Mary Theresa Hospital, located at Papase serves as the District Hospital. The Health Centres provide curative, preventive and promotive services. The Kadjebi Health Centre has improvised in-patient facilities and offer 24hrs services. Serious cases are referred to the next level of care. UPGRADE OF KADJEBI HEALTH CENTER TO A HOSPITAL The first faced of Upgrading the Kadjebi health Center to a Hospital is ongoing. The construction of the wards and a theater which architecturally designed by engineer of the Kadjebi District Assembly, the health personnel and other stakeholders

Table 1 (GHS): Ten Top Causes of Death, 2012

No. Diseases Number Percent (%) 1 Malaria 12 10.0 2 HIV/AIDS 12 10.0 3 CVA 11 9.2 4 Anaemia 10 8.3 5 Septicaemia 10 8.3 6 Hypertension 7 5.8 7 Heart disease 7 5.8 8 Pneumonia 4 3.3 9 CCF 3 2.5 10 Hypoglycaemia 3 2.5 11 All other disease 41 34.2 12 Total 120 100.0

Table 2 (GHS): Categories of staff in the District (2012) Category Number at Post Number Required District Director 1 1 Medical Officer 2 4 District Public Health Nurse 1 1 Senior Executive Officer 1 1 Accountant 1 1 Medical Assistant 1 3 Staff Nurse 5 10

Midwife 7 10 Enrolled Nurse 4 4 Community Health Nurse 42 50 Technical Officer( DC/HI) 3 0 Total Staff Strength 125 87

During the period under review, thirteen (17) staff were posted into the district. These were 15 newly qualified Community Health Nurses, 2 Senior Community Health Nurses.

16. GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE

TRAINED UNTRAINED No. OF PUPIL LEVEL TEACHERS TEACHERS TOTAL PUPILS TEACHER RATIO KG 43 157 200 4099 1:21 Primary 137 275 412 9652 1:24 JHS 165 72 237 3194 1:13 SOURCE: GES – KADJEBI