Government of Ghana

SISSALA EAST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

DISTRICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN,

2014-2017

GOVERNMENT OF GHANA

MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

DPO 4/3/2014

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APPROVAL OF DIST RICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN At a meeting held on …………………………………………………………..the Sissala East District Assembly discussed and approved the District Medium Term Development Plan and is hereby submitted for your further action, please.

………………………………… ………………………………….. PRESIDING MEMBER SECRETARY TO THE ASSEMBLY (HON. ALEX BAPULA) (MUMUNI SALIA SUMANI)

VISION The Sissala East District Assembly aspires to provide a qualitative living standard for the people at all times.

MISSION STATEMENT The Sissala East District Assembly exist to improve the livelihood of its people by initiating the necessary socio- economic programmes and projects creating an enabling environment for community and private sector participation for development of the district in collaboration with all stakeholders.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Sissala East District Assembly would like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions made by all community Members, Area Councils, District level actors, including chiefs, non-governmental organizations, RPCU and mentors from University for Development Studies(UDS) towards the preparation of this plan. Our special thanks go to the out-gone Upper West Regional Minister Hon. Ephraim Avea Nsoh for the immense support received in the preparation of this document. We are most grateful to him. We thank all DPCU members and planning team who did the write-up and NDPC for enriched backstockings through comments and suggestions. This document would not have been completed without the useful contributions of Mr. Baba H. Osman, the Chief Regional Economic Planning Officer RCC/RPCU and Dr. Jonas Akudugu, our mentor from the Savanna Alliance Ghana. The Sissala East District Assembly therefore wishes to specially thank those who in diverse ways contributed towards the successful completion of this plan not leaving out those who have not been specifically mentioned here.

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

DMTDP - District Medium Term Development Plan MTDPF - Medium Term Development Policy Framework GPRS I - Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy GPRS II - Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy CBRDP - Community Based Rural Development Project REP - Rural Enterprises Project NGOs - Non-Governmental Organisations BECE - Basic Education Certificate Examination JHS - Junior High School GER - Gross Enrolment Ratio SMCs - School Management Committees PTAs - Parent-Teacher Associations TB - Tuberculosis NHIS - National Health Insurance Scheme STIs - Sexually Transmitted Infections ITNs - Insecticide Treated Nets CHPS - Community Health Planning Services KVIP - Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit STWSSP - Small Town Water Supply DWST - District Water Sanitation Team WATSAN - Water and Sanitation DA - District Assembly SMEs - Small and Medium Enterprises DACF - District Assemblies Common Fund HIPC - Highly Indebted Poor Countries IGF - Internally Generated Funds GSFP - Ghana School Feeding Programme DWAP - District Wide Assistance Project CSWP - Community Water and Sanitation Plan

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EU - European Union DISCAP - District Capacity Building Project AAIG - Actionaid Ghana NADMO - National Disaster Management Organisation FOMWAG - Federation of Muslim Women Association of Ghana FGM - Female Genital Mutilation CBOs - Community Based Organisations DFID - Department for International Development DDHS - District Director of Health Service TBAs - Traditional Birth Attendants DHMT - District Health Management Team UNICEF - United Nations International Children’s Education Fund MDG - Millennium Development Goal NACP - National Aids Control Programme DPCU - District Planning Coordinating Unit DANIDA - Danish International Development Agency JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency WFP - World Food Programme CEPS - Customs Excise and Preventive Service SADA - Savannah Accelerated Development Authority YARO - Youth Action for Reproductive Order GETFUND - Ghana Education Trust Fund NYEP - National Youth Employment Programme CHRAJ - Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice NCCE - National Commission for Civic Education WAJU - Women and Juvenile Unit TCPD - Town and Country Planning Department VRA - Volta River Authority MDAs - Ministries Departments and Agencies RCC - Regional Coordinating Council DADU - District Agricultural Development Unit GOG - Government of Ghana

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GSGDA - Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda GSGDA II - Ghana Shared Growth Developmnet Agenda ii MOFA - Ministry of Food and Agriculture AC - Area Council EPA - Environmental Protection Agency DHA - District Health Administration NSS - National Service Scheme MOE - Ministry of Education ECG - Electricity Company of Ghana MORT - Ministry of Roads and Transport MOI - Ministry of Information DDF - District Development Fund CWSA - Community Water and Sanitation Agency EHD - Environmental Health Department DSW - Department of Social Welfare MLGRD - Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

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Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ...... - 3 - PREFACE ...... - 7 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... - 9 - CHAPTER ONE ...... - 14 - 1.0 Introduction ...... - 14 - 1.1 Participation ...... - 14 - 1.2.2 Financial Review of District Assembly from 2010 to 2013 ...... 28 1.3 Analysis of Current Situation ...... 34 1.3.1 Physical and Natural Environment ...... 34 1.3.2 Demographic Characteristics ...... 38 1.3.3 Cultural Characteristics ...... 41 1.3.4 Spatial Organisation ...... 42 1.3.5 Economy of the District ...... 47 1.3.6 Social Services ...... 49 CHAPTERTWO ...... 88 2.1 Introduction ...... 88 CHAPTER THREE ...... 130 3.1 Introduction ...... 130 3.2 Development Focus ...... 130 3.2.1 District Goal ...... 130 3.3 Development Projections 2014-2017 ...... 130 3.3.1 Population projections ...... 130 3.3.2 Population Projection for first ten settlements ...... 131 3.3.3 Projection of Water needs ...... 132 3.3.4 Projection for sanitation facilities ...... 133 3.3.5 Projection of Housing Units ...... 134 3.3.6 Estimation for Educational Needs ...... 134 3.3.7 Estimation for Health Needs ...... 135 3.3.8 Agricultural Production Estimation/Projection ...... 135 3.3.9 Financial Projections of the Assembly ...... 136 CHAPTER FOUR ...... 151 4.1 Introduction ...... 151 4.2 District Composite Programme of Action ...... 151 CHAPTER FIVE ...... 171 5.1 Introduction ...... 171 5.2 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2010 ...... 172 5.3 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2011 ...... 187 5.4 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2012 ...... 205 5.5 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2013 ...... 217 5.6 Budget for the Preparation of the DMTDP ...... 227 CHAPTER SIX ...... 229

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6.1 IMPLEMENTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGY ...... 229 CHAPTER SEVEN ...... 235 7.1 Dissemination of the DMTDP ...... 235 7.2: Feedback Strategy ...... 235

PREFACE This Medium Term Development Plan for Sissala East District is the result of three main series of dialogue held at Community, Area council and District Level. The first series of workshops involved organizing community level planning with members to come up with community Action Plans(CAPS).The CAPS were later validated and harmonized at the Area Council levels into Area Council Plans. The Area Council Plans were harmonized by the DPCU at a forum into the various thematic areas and sectors and were forwarded to the respective sector departments for comments on the technical feasibility of the projects in line with sector ,district and national policy direction. Agreement on the content of the deliberation was preceded by critical analysis of issues and proposals. At the end, participants were confident that the plan clearly reflect the felt needs and aspirations of the whole district. It represents a comprehensive framework for local resource mobilization, enhancing self-reliance of the people for a better Ghana. Thereafter, the draft plan was presented at a public hearing in March,2014 for endorsement. Participants at the public forum included Assembly persons, chiefs ,opinion leaders and development partners from all the Area Councils. Representatives of interests groups ,faith based organizations and trade associations in the district were taken on board in the final design of the plan. It is my sincere belief that ,with the required financial and material support from all development stakeholders particularly from the government and NGOs/donors, this plan will be implemented successfully. This however requires collective and harmonious contributions from all stakeholders in the implementation of earmarked

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programmes and projects that positively affect their livelihood by actively participating in decision-making process.

……………………………………… HON. ABU K. KASANGBATA AG. DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) is the development framework of the Sissala East District Assembly for the period, 2014 – 2017. It contains a set of policies, programmes and projects aimed at achieving sustainable and shared development at the district and community levels. The plan was prepared using the using the guidelines provided by the National Development Planning Commission of Ghana. This was partly intended to ensure that the Medium-Term Development Plan of the Sissala East District Assembly (2014-2017) conforms to the national development aspirations as contained in the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA II). Frantic efforts have also been made to align this plan to the Upper West Regional Development Strategy, which seeks to address the high incidence of poverty and underdevelopment in the region. Through this alignment, the Sissala East District Assembly is not only using this Medium-Term Development Plan to advance socio- economic development in the district, it also contributes to the realisation of regional and national development goals and objectives.

In line with the guidelines provided by the National Development Planning Commission, the Medium-Term Development Plan of the Sissala East District Assembly (2014-2017) is prepared under the following thematic areas: ensuring and sustaining macro-economic stability, enhancing competitiveness in Ghana’s private sector, accelerated agriculture modernisation and sustainable natural resource management, infrastructure, energy and human settlements, human development, productivity and employment, and transparent and accountable governance. Essentially, the plan captures the development aspirations of the Sissala East District Assembly in the above-mentioned thematic areas. This made the plan an encompassing development framework that covers all the areas or sectors of the district. This is intended to promote a sustained growth/development is all sectors or communities in the district.

The preparation of this Medium-Term Development Plan was a long process intended to ensure broad stakeholder participation. Through the guidance of the District Chief Executive, who also doubles as the Regional Minister, and the District Coordinating Director, the District Planning and Coordinating Unit and their Mentor, undertook a

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participatory planning process. The team first reviewed the immediate past Medium- Term Development Plan (2010-2013) of the district to assess the progress made in the implementation of the plan. The outcome of this review enabled the team to compile the profile of the district to reflect the current state of development of the district. Community level action planning sessions were then organised to ensure that the development needs and aspirations of the local communities are well captured in the Medium-Term Development Plan. This was followed by the preparation and submission of sector plans. A stakeholder workshop was subsequently held to validate the profile and current development situation of the district. After successfully drafting the Medium- Term Development Plan, two additional public hearings were organised in Tumu Town and Wallembelle where the draft plan of the district was presented to the people for their input. The inputs obtained from the participants of the public hearing were incorporated into the plan. The organisers also used the public hearing platforms to solicit the support of all actors to ensure that all activities captured in the plan were successfully implemented.

The Medium-Term Development Plan of the Sissala East District Assembly is organised in seven chapters. The first chapter presents the performance review and the current development situation/profile of the district. Chapter two prioritises the development issues of the district. It identifies the key development issues of the district and undertakes a POCC analysis on them to identify strengths and limitations in addressing them. The third chapter presents the goal, objectives and strategies of the district. Chapter four contains the development programmes of the district for the next four years. The annual action plans of the district are presented in chapter five. Chapter six contains the monitoring and evaluation arrangements for the plan. The last chapter presents the communication strategy that seeks to disseminate the plan to a wider audience.

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MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON DMTDP 2014-2017 In all, one public hearing and one stakeholder’s validation was organized on the preparation of the DMTDP. These were done after data had been gathered from various stakeholders. The public hearing took place after the DPCU worked on the projections, goals and objectives set as well as the programme of action for the district within the planned period. This presented an opportunity for stakeholders to make their inputs into these areas.

PARTICIPATION Participation in the hearing was not good as the combined total number was fifty-four. Participation from the traditional authorities and women was averagely good.

In the two activities i.e. public hearings and stakeholder validation, participants were grouped into four - health, education, NGOs and Agric and community, and the following inputs were made from the these groups:

INPUTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS

Health Group

The health group raised issues on Expansion of Nutrition Centres and CHPS Zones, School Heath Education, Community Health Planning/Information Dissemination and Inclusion of MHIS in DMTDP

Education Group

The education group raised issues on increase in the Provision of Staff Accommodation and Classroom Blocks, Library and Students’ Hostels for Tumu Secondary Technical. Other issues of the group also included TUTCO Access Roads, Introduction and Development of ICT at all Levels

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The Agric and Community Group This group emphasised on the need for the plan to take more cognizance on provision of potable water, opening up of more feeder roads and maintaining the existing ones, bush fires, recruiting agric extension volunteers, post harvest loses, rural health delivery.

NGOs/Traditional authority/Development Partners Group This group of stakeholders raised issues on youth development and employment, women empowerment and gender and effective collaboration with the DA.

These issues were discussed by the general participants and agreed to be catered for in the plan. In addition to these groups’ presentation, the out-gone assembly members present and heads of departments made significant inputs.

Conclusion The programme despite the poor attendance was very successful and the main target achieved.

Summary of Public Hearings on DMTDPF 2014-2017 Attendance List AREA COUNCIL MALE FEMALE TOTAL Tumu Town Council 4 3 7 Wallembelle Area Council 3 3 6 Bujan Area Council 4 5 9 Sakai Area Council 6 2 8 Nabulo Area Council 3 2 5 Decentralised Departments 9 1 10 NGOs/CBOs/CSOs 3 6 9 TOTAL 32 22 54

Motivation towards plan preparation AGENCY TYPE OF SUPPORT REMARK UNICEF Financial And Technical Satisfactory RCC/RPCU Technical Satisfactory District Assembly Technical Unsatisfactory

Budget for the implementation of the DMTDPF/Outline of DMTDPF This section presents an indicative budget estimates for the implementation of the District Medium Term Development Plan. The total budget estimate is ...... The detail budget is highlighted further in the Annual Action Plans for each of the years including the financial plans and expected outcomes.

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The Medium-Term Development Policy Framework outlines the set of activities, required to be carried out by the SMTDP Preparation Teams in preparing the SMTDP. The outline includes reviewing and updating the performance of the Sector from 2010 to 2013, using data obtained from the implementation of the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda (GSGDA) and other initiatives and interventions. Others are compilation of the Sector Profile supplemented by the outputs of the reviews exercise etc, linking identified issues to the Medium-Term Development Policy Framework (2014-2017), prioritisation of identified issues, sector goal setting and development projections. Other areas covered include linking existing policy objectives and strategies to the policy objectives and strategies of the Medium-Term Development Policy Framework, development programming, Joint programming and Programme of Action. The rest are Indicative Financial Plan, Annual Action Plans, Budgeting, implementation arrangement, Monitoring and Evaluation arrangement and Communication Strategy

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CHAPTER ONE

PERFORMANCE REVIEW/ SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRICT

1.0 Introduction

In line with the guidelines issued for the preparation of the new DMTDP under the (MTDPF), the main programmes under GSGDA I have been reviewed and analyzed over the 4 year period and presented in Tables 1.0 – 1.6. The various tables have been arranged to reflect the thematic areas of the GSGDA I as stated in the previous sub- section.

Under each of the thematic areas, the main development issues have been identified in the district, objectives and strategies adapted to achieve them have been assessed. Again, the specific activities carried out or achievements realized; constraints and the way forward have been captured.

The review thus sets the basis for the preparation of the next District Medium-term Development Plan which seeks to consolidate the gains made and lessons learned, so that major development mistakes made in the previous development plans/programming could be avoided in the 2014-2017 plan preparation.

1.1 Participation In the process of preparing the plan various process and activities were followed in line with the guidelines issued by the National Development planning Commission (NDPC). As part of the activities, the old plan was reviewed to assess its performance over the plan period. This was followed by examination of the District profile/current situation. Harmonised identified development problems and issues were linked to the medium term development policy framework (2014-2017). This was followed with the prioritisation of development issues under each of the seven thematic areas.

Goals, development projections, objectives, strategies, development programmes, composite programme of action and indicative financial plans were prepared in line with the various thematic areas. This was followed with the preparation of communication plan, public hearing and the adoption of the plan. In the process, the tasked that were required included, performance status of other interventions from 2010-2013, key identified problems/gaps, current situational profile and summary of key development problems were all examined.

Desk work was used to identify the key issues to be prioritised in the various thematic areas and the preparation of POCC analysis and programme of action. The District Planning Coordinating Unit (DPCU) actively participated at all the stages of the plan preparation. This could not have been possible without the support of collaborators like NGOs, CBOs, heads of departments and other members of the decentralised departments

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1.1.1 TREND ANALYSIS OF SECTORIAL PERFORMANCE FROM 2010-2013 TABLE 1.0 FOCUS AREA: PRIVATE SECTOR COMPETITIVENESS GOAL: To improve productivity and financial capacity base of the private sector. Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Enhancing To increase general 7% increase of households Limited resource base Intensify education on competitiveness of household incomes by income income generation Ghana’s private sector 10% within the plan avenues. period

To improve on the savings Establishment of a rural bank Poor repayment rates Rural bank lacks capacity of groups and individuals (SRB) which provides micro among beneficiaries. to mobilize money due to finance to groups and inadequate staff and individuals. Poor timing of financial logistics support

Formation of private credit Cumbersome nature of unions in some communities formal banking procedures

Formation of cooperatives Politicization of supported by the DA under REP disbursement of micro CBRDP. financial support NGOs provided financial Poor collaboration Enhancement of support to groups and between DA and cooperation among corporative development partners in stakeholders in the formal providing support for and informal financial groups and individuals institutions to support local groups and individuals

TABLE 1.1 FOCUS AREAS: AGRICULTURE SECTOR GOAL: To improve agricultural productivity. Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Accelerated To increase output levels Output levels of major crops Unreliable rains coupled Government to increase Agricultural of major crops by 10% and increased by 7% and animal with inadequate funds funds flow. Modernisation And animal production by 7% production increased by 5% for carrying out field Sustainable Natural by Dec 2013 activities by MOFA Resource Management staff

To reduce post harvest Post harvest losses reduced by Inadequate funds for Government to equip losses by 10% by Dec 8% MOFA to educate MOFA to intensify farmer 2013 farmers on post harvest education. losses To create at least 500 off- Over 1,500 people from Inadequate sensitization Sensitization will be season employment Kunchogu-Wuru and Sentie- of beneficiary improved avenues Sakalo were employed under the communities GSOP LIPW Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks

Accelerated To increase livestock and 17% agricultural production Inadequate funds Government to increase Agricultural poultry production by on livestock and poultry support Modernisation And 23% over the plan period achieved Sustainable Natural Resource Management Expand and rehabilitate The Vamboi Dugout was Inadequate sensitization Sensitization will be irrigation infrastructure. rehabilitated under GSOP. of beneficiary improved communities Pieng dugout is also underway

Recommendations: - The District agricultural development unit (DADU) needs to be adequately resourced to performs its functions effectively. - Support extension agents to reach out to farmers with improved farming technology - Support the intensification of livestock production due to the District’s comparative advantage - Continue support for livestock vaccination - Intensify the cultivation leguminous crops due to declining soil fertility. - There is the need to adopt irrigation farming - Encourage farmers to form cooperatives to gain access to credit facilities and farm inputs - Increase farmers knowledge on appropriate technologies of storage - Improve physical access to farming communities

TABLE 1.2: AREA: EDUCATION SECTOR GOAL: TO EXPAND THE PROVISION OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Human development, To improve on the Performance increased Inadequate funds to More support needed to productivity and performance of pupils at from 50% in 2010 to 65 conduct many mock support the sector employment BECE from 50% -70% by % in 2013. examinations Dec 2013.

To expand classroom 2no. KG’s Constructed Inadequate infrastructure GETFUND to increase infrastructure from 50% district-wide at Nursery and SHS its assistance especially to 75% levels. at the nursery and SHS 10 No.6-units classroom level. blocks with ancillary Inadequate funds to facilities were increase expansion Maintenance cultures to constructed for primary works. be intensify in schools. schools. Poor maintenance culture 19No. 3-unit classroom blocks with ancillary facilities for JHS. School infrastructure 10No. teacher’s quarters Lack of funds and now stands at 70% constructed and 7 No. commitment from rehabilitated. stakeholders

2No. 2-storey block dormitory blocks constructed at SHS level.

2No. student hostels constructed at SHS level

To increase primary All schools covered by Withdrawal of pupils Higher enrolment rate at completion rate of girls the School Feeding from school due to high the basic school level by 40% Programme levels of poverty and a high drop at the secondary level

Some cases of early marriage, pregnancies and migration down south.

Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Human development, To increase the gross Enrolment increased from Migration, early Education on the harmful productivity and enrolment rate from 42%- 42% in 2010 to 48 % in marriages and others effects of migration and employment 50% 2013. early marriage activities.

4,500 dual desks supplied Inadequate funds ICT equipment needed To provide furniture to 10 by GETFUND. schools 2,500 mono desk supplied by DA.

Free uniform and exercise books supplied. To decrease pupil-teacher Progress is slow. Pupil Inability to increase Increase number of ratio from 141:1 to 60:1 teacher ration now stands teacher supply to the teachers in KGs. at pre-school level. at 1:65. KGs which ratio still stand at 1:85.

Recommendation: -Provide social amenities in poor communities. Recruitment of more volunteer teachers -Increase support for students qualifying for teacher training colleges -Provision of boreholes and other social amenities in deprived communities -Provide incentives for teachers in rural communities -Improve supervision of school activities in deprived hinterlands

TABLE 1.3: AREA: HEALTH SECTOR GOAL: TO IMPROVE UPON THE QUALITY OF HEALTH DELIVERY IN THE DISTRICT. Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Human development, To reduce HIV/Aids Network of NGOs People’s negative attitude The control of HIV/AIDS productivity and infection rate from 8% to researched on AIDS towards VCT. must be of paramount employment 4% within the plan interest to stakeholders. period(2010-2013) Increased VCT services Poor Data-base on HIV/Aids and its related Education on HIV/Aids diseases such as TB. was carried out in the district Inadequate funds

No. of virgin clubs were formed

No. of home based care and financial support were provide To improve health Improved the capacity Poor physical More facilities to be delivery service coverage health staff through accessibility to health provided to increase the from 62% to 75% by the training facilities (9km average coverage. end of the plan distance to health period(2010-2013). facility)

To provide infrastructure Yearly NID programmes Inadequate funds to Logistic to be supplied and logistical support for supported through DACF and other rapidly expand the health all existing health 40% expansion of health donor funding institutions in the district infrastructure infrastructure

Limited funds to furnish

CHPS

Budgetary constraints

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stigmatisation on patients and use of ITNs nets To reduce the incidence Incidence of malaria now Low patronage of ITN People now patronising of malaria and other due to poverty. Aga-Mal services. stands at 5.9%. diseases form 6.4% to 4.4% by Dec. 2013. Poor patronage of AGA- Intensify education the use MAL services. of ITNs. Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Human development, productivity and employment To provide quarterly in- Trained all health Inadequate funds Need for regular flow of service training practitioners funds. workshops for health professionals, volunteers and unorthodox health practitioners Coverage now stand at Poor Renewal rates Communities need to be To increase NHIS 83.1% sensitised. coverage by 41.5% Recommendations: - Continue with inter sectoral collaboration particularly with NGOs - Provide the necessary logistics, equipment and furnishing zones - Train more community health volunteers - Promoting the use of ITN for under five and pregnant women as well as provision of home based care for HH. - Increase Health education

Table 1.4: AREA; VULNERABLE AND EXCLUDED Goal: TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE AND EXCLUDED Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Human development, To build the capacity of 15 15 women’s rights Inadequate funds. There is still High women in rights advocacy advocates trained incidence of women’s productivity and rights violation Employment. To expand the coverage of Expansion was not done. Poor monitoring of the Committee should be the district disability fund activities of disable assist to monitor from 30%in 2010 to 65% in persons. beneficiaries quarterly. 2013 To educate the physical Education was done. Inadequate funds. Government to assist with challenged more funds.

To improve the production 204 people employed under Poor means of transport to Means of transport be level of the vulnerable the GSOP project pay beneficiaries. provided especially women by 30% within the plan period implemented so far.

To empower the physically 45No. start-up tools and Inadequate funds. Government to assist with and mentally challenged in machinery were supplies to more funds. a sustainable manner 45No youth. Recommendations: -Quarterly monitoring by District Disability Fund disbursement committee should instituted. -LEAP programme should be expanded. -DA to make a budgetary allocation to the gender unit.

TABLE 1.5: AREA WATER AND SANITATION GOAL: TO EXPAND AND SUSTAIN THE PROVISION OF WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Infrastructure and To increase access to 1No.STWSS constructed - Lack of portable water - 55No.under way under human settlement potable water sources in 15 at Sakai in 15 communities. SRWSP development. communities over the plan period. 11no. boreholes drilled - Poor maintenance - 1No.STWSS on-going at and 7 no. rehabilitated. culture of communities Wellembelle Constructed. on sanitation facilities To increase access to good 21 public KVIPs - Poor management of -10no.institutional KVIP’s sanitation facilities from 5% constructed over the sanitation facilities on-going under SRWSP. to 10% within the planned planned period. affects patronage period 25 institutional latrines constructed.

134 household toilet facilities also To rehabilitate all defaulted/ 5No. Boreholes Poor maintenance on the DA to commit funds for low yielding boreholes by Rehabilitated part of communities due DEHO activities. the end of the plan period to lack of funds. To rehabilitate the two water Sakai water system Over reliance on pumps at Tumu and completed and in use external sources which complete Sakai water turn to delay the process system by the end of plan period(2010-2013) Improve liquid waste Not Achieved DA inability to acquire Cesspool emptier to be management from 5% to cesspool emptier for acquired. 20% by December, 2013. liquid waste management. Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks 24

To increase awareness on 50% of the waste was Inadequate logistics DA to commit funds for hygienic and sanitation collected and disposed DEHO activities. off. Final refuse disposal site not acquired Recommendations: -Sensitize communities on their role in the provision and maintenance water and sanitation facilities -Promote the use of household latrines -Improve capacity of communities to contribute to the construction, operation and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities -Supply of sanitary tools to enhance work. -Some of the toilets are full up and needs siphoning.

TABLE 1.6 AREAS: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY GOAL: TO BUILD THE INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks Transparent And To strengthen the -Re-composition of the -Inadequate funds to -Need to increase IGF. relationship between DA Accountable various sub-committees. services meetings and traditional authorities Governance. -All committees and sub committees held their three mandatory meetings yearly. To strengthen sub-district - A/C’s trained on record Area council staff not area councils offices institutions keeping, financial reconstituted. should be renovated and

management, revenue furnished to enable them mobilization and report function effectively. writing. To integrate Two interfaces held Weak relationship Improved coordination decentralized between the planned periods among stakeholders between the DA departments into district recording an increase of assembly structure within one. CBOs and NGOs plan period

Thematic Area Objectives Achievements Challenges Remarks

Transparent And To ensure that the district -22newly recruited staff - Frequents transfers Need to orientate newly administration has 80% Accountable increased the percentage to of trained staff to posted staff to enable of its staff requirements Governance. over the planned period 75%. other Districts them perform their duties.

Strengthened DPCU -4no. DPCU mandatory -Inadequate and Need to procure a van to function effectively. meetings held annual. irregular flow of fund convey the team to -Monitoring of development for M&E activities. project sites. project carried out quarterly. -Weak project monitoring vehicle Recommendation:  Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Assembly to support decentralized planning, management and development of the District e.g. attachment of National Service Personnel to each Area Council as Secretary.  Vigorously embark upon human resource development of the Assembly.  To find solution to the transportation needs of staff so as to enable them monitor projects and policy implementation at the grassroots.

As portrayed by the table above, a number of targets under the various thematic areas /sectors were achieved due to supporting implementation conditions. Paramount among these include: adequate funding, and high stakeholder acceptance and cooperation. However, some of the targets were not completely achieved while in other cases attempts could not be made at all resulting from several development impediments. These include unanticipated natural disasters, accustomed cultural practices, low income levels of supposed beneficiaries, inadequate institutional capacities, and unmet financial anticipations of the District Assembly among others.

To ensure continuity, therefore, provision has to be made for the completion of the ongoing activities while imperative unexecuted activities are being integrated into the succeeding plan.

Financial Review

1.2.2 Financial Review of District Assembly from 2010 to 2013 The review period saw the DA making steady progress in its financial capacity. The major sources of funding and the amounts involved have been captured in Table 1.6 below. The Table indicates that the major sources of funds for the Assembly over the review period were the District Assembly’s Common Fund (DACF), HIPC and Internal Generated Fund (IGF). Other major collaborators were GSF, DWAP,GSOP and CBRDP. On the other hand, the expenditure patterns of the district administration under the review period are presented in tables 1.6 – 1.10

TABLE 1.6: Financial Inflows to District Assembly SOURCE OF FUNDING (2010) (2011) (2012) (2013) GH¢ GH¢ GH¢ GH¢

DACF 413,702.92 825,379.27 443,072.87 474,543.01

IGF 207,891.50 174,511.10 187,735.87 300,288.02

HIPC 50,006.83 - 75,000.00 -

CWSP/STWSSP 201,604.54 12,697.71 4,996.55 4,728.61

EU - - - -

DISCAP 28,400.00 45,000.00 - -

CBRDP 205,659.89 - - -

GSOP - 50,000.00 109,890.00 371,497.15

DWAP - - - -

JICA - - - -

PLAN GH - - - -

AAIG - - - -

Source: District Finance Office, Tumu, August, 2010

Table 1.7 Expenditure patterns for 2010 Source of Budget Actual Expenditure Breakdown Funding Gh¢ Gh¢

Admin./ Good Social/Economic Education Health Governance DACF 366,487.00 78.8 - 18.6 2.6

IGF 145,074.08

HIPC 47,567.00

CBRDP 152,288.11

STWSSP 117,128.5

DWAP ------

PLAN GH ------

AAIG ------

Source: District Finance Office, Tumu, August, 2010

Table 1.8 Expenditure Patterns for 2011 Source of Budge Actual Expenditure Breakdown Funding t Gh¢ Gh¢ Admin./Good Social/Economic Education Health Governance DACF 825,379.27 78.7 7.8 6.2 7.3

IGF 323,532.03

HIPC 1,580.00

CBRDP 19,652.96

STWSSP 13,283.60

DWAP - - - - -

PLAN GH - - - - -

MSHAP

EU - - - - -

DSDA II - - - - -

AAIG - - - - -

Source: District Finance Office, Tumu, August, 2010

Table 1.9 Expenditure Pattern for 2012 Source of Budget Actual Expenditure Breakdown Funding Gh¢ Gh¢

Admin./Good Social/Economic Education Health Governance DACF 443,072.87 69.9 2.3 15.1 12.7

IGF 2,874275.03

HIPC 26,427.00

CBRDP -

STWSSP 80,615.47

DWAP

PLAN GH

MSHAP

EU -

DSDA II

AAIG

Source: District Finance Office, Tumu, August, 2010

Table 1.10 Expenditure Pattern for 2013 Source of Budget Actual Expenditure Breakdown Funding Gh¢ Gh¢

Admin./Good Social/Economic Education Health Governance DACF 447,053.49 66.9 11.0 15.9 6.2

IGF 172,244.97

HIPC

CBRDP

STWSSP 159,809.24 90,409.10 100%

DWAP 190,000.00 105,738.29 100%

GSFP 180,000.00 33,262.00 15% 25% 60%

MSHAP 5,000.00 1,591.00 100%

EU 95,285.00 78,495.98 35% 23% 42%

Source: District Finance Office, Tumu, August, 2010

1.3 Analysis of Current Situation

1.3.1 Physical and Natural Environment

Location and Size The Sissala East District is located in the North- Eastern part of the Upper West region of Ghana. It falls between Longitudes. 1.300 W and Latitude. 10.000 N and 11.000 N. The district has a total land size of 4,744 sq km – representing 26% of the total landmass of the region. It shares boundary on the North with Burkina Faso, on the East with KassenaNankana and Builsa Districts, to the South East with West Mamprusi District, South West with Wa East and Nadowli Districts and to the West by Sissala West District. See Map Below

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The district, due to its position, has an advantage for trade and other cross border activities. This locational advantage is a potential for the development of the local economy. This notwithstanding, the district by its location, also faces the threat of illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries. Notably is the insecurity posed by the insurgence of Fulani herdsmen into the district which has become a yearly ritual. On the whole however, the Sissala East district, by its location, is well positioned for enhanced socio-economic, cultural and political interaction with the neighbouring districts as well as Burkina Faso. Relief and Drainage

The topography of the Sissala East district could be described as gently undulating. It is generally characterised by gentle latitudes of between 330 and 365m in the northern part descending to 220m and 290m in the Valley of the Sissili River. The district is mainly drained by the Sissili River and its tributaries flowing in the south-eastern direction to join the White Volta. This is coupled with several tributaries and other unnamed streams. Though they have potential for supporting agricultural activities in the dry season, they equally serve as constraints in road construction and therefore access to communities during rainy season. A significant characteristic feature of most of these rivers and streams is the perennial nature of their flows. The flow of the Sissili River itself reduces to intermittent pools in the dry season. Many of these streams could be developed to support dry season farming. The constant drying of the rivers necessitate the drilling of boreholes to supplement the seasonal shortage of water in the district which in one way might have accounted for the out migration of the population during the dry season. The rich valleys of the Sissili River maintain a vegetative cover that provides an abode for wildlife and further protect the land from erosion.

Geology and soils

With a gently undulating topography, the district is bound with fresh granitic. The granitic and bromine rocks weather fast as a result of low rainfall, high evaporation and sparse vegetative cover to form soils of lesser depths rich in minerals for potential farming. The bromine and granitic geological formations in the district are characterised by meta-sediments and meta- volcanic rock formation. The bromine formation has a 65% of yielding underground water, while

the granite has 55% chances of yielding water. The geology of the district thus provides potential for underground water development.

There are varieties of soils in the district which support plant growth to various degrees. The type of soils in the district includes Savannah Ochrosols, Tropical brown earths and Terrace or Alluvial soils. These soils are better suited for the cultivation of cereals and root tuber crops including millet, maize, sorghum, yam and cash crop like cotton. They respond well to the application of organic manure and commercial fertilizers to give high yield. With adequate rains and good farming practices, these soils have the potentials of improving agriculture production. Vegetation and Climate

Sissala East District falls within the Guinea Savannah vegetation belt. The vegetation consists of grasses with scattered fire resistant trees such as the Shea nut, the Baobab and Dawadawa trees. Acacia is also a common tree of this vegetation belt. The heterogeneous collections of these trees meet domestic requirements for firewood and charcoal, construction of houses, cattle kraals and fencing of gardens. The shorter shrubs and grasses provide fodder for livestock. This has resulted in high influx of Fulani into the district. Their activities have to be appropriately controlled and managed if the environment is to be sustained and food security assured. The Shea nut tree is one of the great economic assets of the District and head portage has been the most common means of transporting the fruits from the farm to the house. This industry can be developed to serve as major source of livelihood in the district. The forest reserves cover a total area of about 267sqkm and encourage a rich stock of mammalian wildlife.

The climate of the Sissala East District is tropical continental as experienced in the northern regions of Ghana. Throughout the year, temperatures are high with a minimum of 23ºC at night and a maximum of 42ºC during the day and this favours plant growth.The mean monthly temperature ranges between 21ºC and 32ºC. The highest monthly maximum temperature rises up to 40ºC before the rainy season in May with lowest minimum temperature falling to about 12ºC in December when the Harmattan winds from the Sahara dries up the vegetation.

The district experiences a single rainy season (May to September/October) conventional rainfall. In 2009, the first quarter of the year recorded 6.9mm of rainfall. However, for the 2nd quarter, the erratic nature resulted in 447.2mm of rainfall which was an improvement over the previous year leading to early farming of crops particularly maize. At the beginning of the 3rd quarter another drought period almost threaten food production. As the season advanced, rains set inmany parts of the district and the quarter registered 937.4 mm of rain. The rains intensified and resulted in floods which affected food crops yields (by 40%) especially maize and groundnuts. Some fields were totally submerged under water and others washed away. This affected the entire district but the eastern block was worse affected.

As a result of the single maximum rainfall prevailing in the district all year round, crop production is mostly done during the rainy season (May to September/October). However, since farming is the major occupation of the people, it means that their major sources of livelihood and income are limited during the dry season apparently resulting in the migration of the youth to the south in search of greener pastures. There is thus, the need to have adequate irrigation facilities to promote and enhance agricultural activities in the dry season. In addition, it is imperative to identify and provide alternative sources of livelihood to the people to complement their occupations and improve their income generating capacity. The total number of days of rain ranging between 70 to 80 days in 1999 as compared to 51 days of rain in 2009. The mean annual rainfall in 1999 was 121mm as compared to 104 in 2009. There is an indication that the number of days of rain as well as the mean annual rainfall are decreasing in the district. This has implications for food security in the district.

Natural Environment

Sissala east district is mainly covered by guinea savannah vegetation with few savannah supported trees such as the Sheanut, Baobab and Dawadawa trees. However, human activities such as farming and bush fires, shifting cultivation, felling of trees for firewood and charcoal production and overgrazing by animals contribute greatly to deforestation and soil erosion in this natural environment. Government institutions and NGOs have instituted measures such as agro- forestry, tree planting and extensive education against bush fires to curtail these problems.

However, environmentally degrading activities still persist in the district and poses a threat to food security in the district.

The new National Wildfire Policy advocates for the management of wildfires in lieu of absolute prevention and likewise the District Assembly needs to have in place an appropriate wildfire management programme to contain the impact of wildfires on the natural environment. There is the protection of wildlife mammals and other wildlife species through forest conservation and community management of the reserve. The management of forest and forestry resources is handled at the district level, by forestry services division, NADMO, the Ghana National Fire Service, NGOs and Community- Based volunteers. These institutions are however confronted with challenges that need to be addressed.

The Built Environment

The built environment is growing fast in the district. However, there is an inverse relationship between the built environment and the natural environment. The natural environment is depleted to allow for and use for the built environment. The primary problems of the built environment are those of poor housing quality, unplanned building construction and poor waste disposal system. Waste management in the District is highly inefficient. Open dumping is the mode of refuse disposal and these sites are not properly managed. Refuse heaps therefore abound and poses health hazards to the people particularly in the relatively urban settlements. Institutions responsible for the built environment are confronted with human resource, logistical and financial challenges. Their efforts in managing the built environment are complemented by NGOs such as FOMWAG and Green Sahara.

1.3.2 Demographic Characteristics

Population Size and Growth Rate

The 2010 National Population and Housing census results put the District’s population at 56,528 with an annual growth rate of 1.9% and a population density of 12 persons per sq km which is lower than the regional and national averages of 24 and 77 respectively Out of the current

estimated total population of 56,528, males make up 27,503 and females 29,025 thus giving male/female ratio us 51:49. Patches of high density are found in the relatively urban settlement such as Tumu,Wellembelle, Sakai, Nabugubelle, Nabulo and Bujan.The settlement pattern is highly dispersed that, it takes one not less than 10km to the next community. Majority of these settlements are rural by nature.

Table 1.12: Sex Distribution. YEAR TOTAL FEMALE MALE AVERAGE HH SIZE 2000 52,165 26,872 25,293

2010 56,528 29,025 27,503 6.4

Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2010

The table 1.2 below details the population for two (2) broad age groups as per the recent release of the Population and Housing Census data. Dependency Analysis: This gives an age dependency ratio of about 1:1 indicating that there is less pressure on the working population and the high propensity or ability to save.

Table 1.13: Age Distribution and Population Growth Trend Age 1-17 18+ Yrs

TOTAL FEMALE MALE TOTAL FEMALE MALE 2000 23,758 11,964 11,794 28,407 14,908 13,499 2010 27,544 13,133 14,133 28,984 15,614 13,370 Source: Population and Housing Census, 2010

Table 1.14 Population sizes of major ten settlements

2000 2010

Settlement Male Female Total Male Female Total

Tumu 4270 4588 8858 4962 5757 10,729 Wellembelle 1804 1593 3397 2526 2766 5,292 Challu 1,301 1,313 2,614 Sakai 1005 921 1926 1178 1317 2,495 Nmanduanu 659 550 1209 810 1611 2,421 Nabulo 1070 915 1985 991 1057 2,048 Bugubelle 974 885 1859 903 1000 1,903 Bawiesibelle - - - 857 807 1,662 Kong - - - 789 734 1,523 Pieng - - - 688 671 1,359 Total 9,782 9,452 19,234 15,005 17,033 32,046 Source: Population and Housing Census, 2010

Figure : 1.0 Population Changes, 2000-2010

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Household Characteristics

The Sissala East District has a projected total households of 8,782 (DSDA II 2006) living in about 5386 houses. The household size in the district is about 8.4 with 46% of them very large, with 9 or more people per household. The mean household size in rural areas is larger than Tumu. The age structure is typical of a young population, and basically, more than 85% of the people living in the rural settlements.

The amenities and assets available to the households is an indicator of its socio-economic status. In the Sissala East District, about 15% of the households have access to electricity. The main sources of drinking water are protected wells, boreholes, rivers and streams with the only pipe system in Tumu. Majority of these households share toilet facilities with one or more households.

The only urban settlement in the district is Tumu which has a current population 11,252 (2009). The Tumu Township lacks proper physical planning and non-compliance with building regulations. Mud and thatch are the major building materials used; especially in the rural communities with few buildings built with cement blocks and aluminium roofs which are mostly predominant in the Tumu Township.

The main fuel for cooking in most households is firewood (73%) and charcoal (19%) with the remaining 8% using LPG. More than 70% of the households own basic items such as radios. The common means of transport among household are motorcycles and bicycles.

Most of the individuals and households living in this district have farming as their main occupation. The over dependence on rainfall for agriculture renders most families unemployed during the long dry spell which directly hamper growth in family income. The level of formal education among adult is very low where about 89% of the total population have not had any formal education which creates difficulties in change of attitudes. Judging from these challenges, household income and expenditure are difficult to estimate for the district because it is not possible for many families to keep records. However, it could be generalised that household expenditure is on basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing. The subsistence nature of the economic activities means that many households merely make ends meet. A large percentage (76%) of the population live below the poverty line, earning far less than GH¢ 90.00 per month.

1.3.3 Cultural Characteristics

The district is made up of different cultures. This dynamic culture has been handed over to the present generation by their forefathers through experience and reflection in an attempt to fashion and harmonise co-existence with the environment. Some of the positive cultural practices of the citizenry are the celebration of the “Paari Gbiele” festival which is celebrated once every year. The Sissalas, like any other tribe in Ghana have their own social gatherings which include; outdooring, weddings, burials, dressing and the like. The Kasena in the eastern corridor, the dagaabas dotted in the district also have their unique cultures which can be harmonised to improve the district development.

Tourism A number of tourism potentials have been identified in the district. These include Kassana slave market at Kassana, Wotuomo cave between Dangi and Lilixia, Hunter’s footprints at Dolibizon, Mysterious rocks at Pieng, Mysterious river at Nmanduanu, Bone setters at Wuru, Kwapun and Banu, Historical site at Santijan and the White man’s grave at Tumu. These tourist sites can be developed further and they can be a major source of revenue for local economic development.

Despite the diverse cultural practices, the people of the district have a strong enthusiasm for communal labour. With the assistance of the Assemblymen and Women, CBOs, Unit Committee members, self-help development projects were implemented.However, some of the cultural practices in the district have adverse effects on the people and development in general. Female genital mutilation (FGM) was paramount among the indigenous people but has reduced drastically with educational campaign. Except Wellembelle and some few communities where there are some minor conflicts, there is generally peaceful co-existence among the people

Ethnicity and Religion There has not been a major change in the ethnic and religious composition of the district. There are five main ethnic groups comprising the Sissala’s (88%), Kasenas (5%), Dagabas (3%), Moshies (2%) and 2% comprising of other ethnic groups. Despite this ethnic composition in the district, the people co-exist peacefully. On the other hand,the religious composition in the district includes Moslems-81%, Catholics-10%, Traditionalist-5%, and others accounting for about 4%. This various religious groups in the district notwithstanding, cordial relations exist among these religious groups. The cordiality prevailing amongst these religious groups serves as a catalyst for developmental programmes and projects in the district. Each religious celebration is done with the participation of other religious groups.

1.3.4 Spatial Organisation Tumu the district capital is located at the extreme northern part of the district. Certainly, it is the largest populated settlement in the district, and hence most economic activities are located there to enjoy maximum patronage. Tumu is therefore the centre for socio-economic and cultural activities in the district.

Most of the ten highly populated communities are therefore located close to the district capital. Tumu has been the only recognised town with regard to its population and therefore has become the seat of local government as well as the seat of the traditional authority. The long existence of Tumu as the district capital of the then Sissala District and presently the Sissala East District has made it a common area of facility concentration.Tumu as a transit for traders bound for Burkina Faso has made it a vibrant commercial town. In this regard, Tumu, the district capital attracts immigrants from the various communities and Burkina Faso.

Therefore out of the 64 communities in the district, development is skewed towards the district capital and its surrounding communities.

Despite inadequate provision of basic facilities and services in the district, the few available facilities are not evenly distributed. For instance, out of the 64 communities, only 7 of these are connected to the national grid. Amongst these communities, about 91% of the population enjoying the services of electricity from the national grid live in Tumu.

The district hospital, which is the only standard hospital in the district, is located in Tumu. Telephone services are more concentrated in Tumu Township and its surrounding communities. The services of MTN, Tigo, Airtel, Glo and Vodafone cellular networks are currently in operation in the district. These cellular communication networks are enhancing socio-economic activities in the district.

The district also enjoys services of only one Post Office, one police station, and a magistrate court, all situated in Tumu. There is however one police post at Wellembelle, the next populated town after Tumu. Banking services are carried out by the Ghana Commercial Bank, Agricultural Development Bank and the Sissala Rural Bank. These are all located in Tumu and do not adequately serve the banking needs of the people in the district. The figures below provide a spatial overview of the distribution of services in the district.

Facility/service

Nursery Prim JSS Health centre Clinic/CHPS TBA post office Rural bank Agric Ext statio Agricext Service Borehole Pipe borne KVIP (Public) Trunkroad Feeder road Fuel point. Area Council DA Admin Police Station Electricity Weekly Mkt Total No. servicesof Total Centrality % of Total Centrality Order of Settlement Weight 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Settlement Pop TumuTc 10,497 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 21 922 111 1ST Sakai 2,283 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 15 324 40 3RD W/Belle 4,025 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 14 206 25 4TH Chinchen 582 * * * * * * * * * * * 11 201 24 4TH Bujan Ac 791 * * * * * * * * * * * * 12 193 23 4TH N/Belle 1,587 * * * * * * * * * * * * 12 189 23 4TH Taffiasi 805 * * * * * * * * * * * 11 168 20 4TH Nabulo * * * * * * * * * * * * 12 139 17 5TH Ac 2,352 Lilixia 874 * * * * * * * * * * 10 135 16 5TH Kong 1,429 * * * * * * * * * * 10 135 16 5TH Nankpawi * * * * * * * * * 9 124 15 5TH e 555 Kowie 610 * * * * * * * * 8 118 14 5TH Bichemboi 765 * * * * * * * * * * 10 95 11 5TH Kulfuo 1,242 * * * * * * * * * * 10 95 11 5TH Bu/Belle 2,203 * * * * * * * * * * * 11 75 9 5TH Nwanduo * * * * * * * * * * * 11 75 9 5TH ni 1,893 Vamboi 2,068 * * * * * * * 7 65 8 5TH Ba/Belle 1,542 * * * * * * * * * * 10 64 8 5TH Peing 1,583 * * * * * * * * * 9 61 7 5TH Challu 2,456 * * * * * * * * * * 10 60 7 5TH Komo 707 * * * * * * * * 8 53 6 5TH

Banu 473 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Bassisan 327 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Du 703 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Gwosi 576 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Sakalu 985 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Jijen 876 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Sentie 776 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Bandei 746 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Kroboi 821 * * * * * * * * * 9 35 4 5TH Dolibizon 589 * * * * * * * * 8 33 4 5TH Wuru 589 * * * * * * * * * 9 30 4 5TH Yigantu 472 * * * * * * * * 8 24 3 5TH Sumboru 332 * * * * * * * 7 21 3 5TH Gbenebisi 518 * * * * * * * 7 21 3 5TH Jaana 310 * * * * * * 6 15 2 5TH Janbon 310 * * * * * * 15 2 5TH Timbaka 657 * * * * * * 6 15 2 5TH Wahabu 395 * * * * * * 6 15 2 5TH No. Of 32 33 28 5 7 39 1 1 6 39 39 2 39 35 39 2 6 1 2 12 9 settl’ts Centralit 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 y Index 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weighted Cent. 3 6 11 60 29 3 10 10 33 3 3 10 3 40 3 50 17 20 50 8 11 Total=830 Score 0 0 0 0

Hierarchy and Distribution of Settlements

To understand the existing hierarchy of settlements, the scalogram technique and the functionality map were employed. By the scalogram technique, the settlements were ranked based on the population, and the number of services they offer. In delineating the settlements into the various hierarchies, the following criteria were used.

1st Order Settlement: Settlements with centrality indices of 80% and above the total centrality of 830

2nd Order settlement: Settlements with centrality indices between 60 and 79% of the total Centrality of 830

3rd Order settlement: Settlements with centrality indices between 40 and 59% of the total Centrality of 830

4th Order settlement: Settlements with centrality indices below 20 and 39 % of the total Centrality of 830

5th Order settlement: Settlements with centrality indices below 20 % of the total Centrality of 830

With the above criterion, the scalogram analysis indicates that the district has only four orders namely; 1st order, 3rd order, 4th order and 5th order settlements. The table below shows the various orders and the settlements within the orders.

Table1.15: Hierarchy of settlements in SWD.

ORDER NO. POP. WITHIN NAMES OF COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES THE ORDER 1st 1 10,497 Tumu 2nd Nil Nil Nil 3rd 1 2,283 Sakai 4th 4 7,790 W/Belle, Chinchen, Bujan, N/Belle, Taffiasi 5th 9 31,061 Nabulo, Lilixia, Kong, Nankpawie, Kowie, Bichemboi, Kulfuo, Bu/Belle, Nwanduoni, Vamboi, Ba/Belle, Peing, Challu, KomoBanu, Bassisa, Du, Gwosi, Sakalu, Jijen, Sentie, Bandei, Kroboi, Dolibizon, Wuru, Yigantu, Sumboru, Gbenebisi, Jaana, Janbon, Timbaka Wahabu

1.3.5 Economy of the District

Structure of the Local Economy

The economy of the district is largely agrarian (69%), service and commerce fifteen percent (15%), and the industrial sector 16%. The Sissala East District is basically rural with more than eighty percent (80%) of the people living in rural settlements and is engaged in farming.

Agriculture

The district economy is mainly agrarian which makes agricultural related activities the predominant activity employing a greater proportion of the population. The people practice subsistence farming with only a few engaged in commercial cotton farming. The main crops are cereals such as millet, maize, sorghum, and rice. The rest are groundnut, cowpea, yam and cotton.

The table below gives the output level for the major crops for 2006-2012

Table 1.16 Output level for major crops for 2006-2012(Yldmt-ton/ha) Crops Year 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 1.13 1.44 0.94 0.97 1.58 Maize 1.01 1.24 1.23 1.10 1.27 Sorghum 0.77 1.08 0.96 0.94 0.85 Millet 14.88 15.44 1.00 0.97 1.00 Groundnut 0.91 1.04 1.14 1.16 1.22 Cowpea 1.09 1.24 15.31 16.00 17.28 Yam 0.74 1.07 Cotton Source:District Office of MOFA, Tumu,-July, 2012

In spite of the production level, the district has never achieved equilibrium in its food balance. Household food security is therefore a development problem. Animal rearing places a secondary role to crop farming in the district. Types of animals reared include; cattle, sheep, goat, swine and poultry. Table 1.14 is a summary of the stock of animals produced in the district over the last three years.

Table 1.17 Production levels of livestock and poultry Livestock/poultry 2010 2011 2012

Cattle 21505 23655 26021

Small ruminants 16082 17690 19459

Pigs 622 684 725

Poultry 27259 27881 30669

Source: District Office of MOFA, Tumu,-July, 2012

Industry The industrial sector (manufacturing) is dominated by small-scale industries. What is described as “manufacturing” is mostly small-scale cottage industries such as shea nut and other oil and fat extractive industries, brewing of local drinks, black-smiting, metalwork, weaving, etc. Most of which are agro-processing and manufacturing of farm implements such as donkey carts, chairs and school-play equipments. There is a large cotton ginnery industrial outfit, located in Tumu that employs over five hundred (500) people within and outside the district. Some of the small- scale industrial activities include: i. Shea butter Processing ii. Groundnut oil Extraction iii. Weaving and dressmaking iv. Pottery activity and basketry v. Blacksmithing vi. Pito (Local alcoholic drink) brewery vii. Carpentry and masonry viii. Construction and building ix. Vehicle repairs and auto-mechanic

These industrial activities are able to satisfy the demands of the indigenous people. However, the lack of market for their products is a major setback affecting growth and expansion of these small-scale industrial activities. However, at certain parts of the year, demand for these services dwindles. The establishment of a Vocational/technical Training Institute in Tumu by the Catholic Church has contributed significantly to the production of skilled labour in the district and beyond. Constraints/Challenges to industry Players in this sector are still constrained in business management skills, poor condition of roads, inadequate and unreliable power supply, and limited access to business information, technology and credit.

Commerce and Service Commercial is one of the major sources of livelihood in the District. Commercial activities are predominantly buying and selling of agricultural produce, consumer goods and second hand items. Commercial activities are brisk only during weekly market days which come on at 6 days intervals. There are two major weekly markets in the district namely; Tumu and Bugubelle. Besides these weekly markets, there are a few stores with very limited shopping spaces in the big settlements. They carry a wide range of consumer goods and a few households’ equipment and construction materials. Trade between neighbouring towns in the district is on the increase and brisk. The traders from bring a wide range of goods such as onions, potatoes, cattle, sheep and high yielding mango seedlings. The condition of roads linking the district to neighbouring commercial towns/centers in Burkina Faso needs to be improved. The capital needed for this is beyond the capacity of the District Assembly. GoG and external support is required. Despite the growing commercial and service activities in the district, infrastructure for commerce and service in the district is still underdeveloped and needs a major boost to meet an increasing commercial and service activities in the district.

Food Security

As a result of the long dry season the vegetation is prone to bushfires. These bushfires are so devastating that they tend to destroy the vegetation, economic trees, food crops, settlements and exposes the soil to excessive erosion leading to the lost of soil nutrient. However, in terms of food security, there is no zone in the District that faces chronic food shortage but quality of food in many households remains a challenge. During certain parts of the year (lean season), households adopt coping mechanisms for survival. Some communities (Wuru, Kalaxsi and Bassian) experience both deficit food production and deficit market availability. Their situation is however not a crisis level as compared to other parts of the region and the country at large.

Economic Infrastructure

Road Network and Condition The district has a major problem of poor road infrastructure. This in effect affects the socio- economic development of most communities in the district. Typical examples of such communities include Gwosi, Santijan and Bawiesibelle which are almost cut off from the rest of the communities in the district during the peak rainy season. For instance, such communities are unable to access certain facilities such as health, market and education. At the same time it is not possible to reach them with development programmes and interventions.

1.3.6 Social Services

Social services are those provided to the citizenry to enhance their general well-being and social welfare. These include education, health delivery as well as water and sanitation provision. All these services are provided within the Sissala East district. Details of the types, location and quality of social services available in the district have been presented in the following sub- section;

Education

Distribution and location of schools The Sissala East District currently has a total of 155 basic schools comprising 53 Kindergartens, 56 primary and 46 junior secondary schools located in five educational circuits. The district also has two Senior High Schools, a private vocational training school and a teachers’ training college. The distribution of schools in the district are summarised in Table 1.15.Though this appears to be high, there are some communities in the district that do not have some levels of education facilities. Thus children from such communities travel long distance to access education in neighbouring communities. As part of the implementation of the Early Childhood Care Development policy, Kindergarten was incorporated into the formal basic education system and each primary school is expected to have a KG attached to it. This has not been the case as shown in table 1.15 Table 118 Education Facilities by Circuits Though the basic education facilities are fairly Circuit KG Primary JHS distributed in the circuits, the secondary education is Bujan 10 10 6 concentrated only in the district capital. This has Kunchogu 8 8 7 often resulted in pressure on secondary education in Nabulo 10 10 7 the district. The private sector (mostly Religious Tumu 18 18 8 Organisations) plays an important role in education Wallembelle 10 10 8 delivery in the district. The Catholic Mission Total 53 56 46 established and manages the vocational institute in the district.

Teaching Staff in the District

Table 1.19 Number of Teaching Staff in the District

Category KG Prim JHS Total Trained Male 27 107 139 273 Female 40 99 40 179 Sub-total 67 206 179 452 Male 6 35 22 63 Untrained Female 8 31 8 47 Sub-total 14 66 30 110 Total 81 272 209 562 Enrolment 3923 10296 3500 17719

Staffing 81 272 209 562 Trained teaching staff especially for the Teacher-Pupil Ratio 1:48 1:37 1:17 1:36 primary is inadequate. The Ghana Education Services in collaboration with NGOs recruited untrained teachers to augment the existing number of teachers. The untrained teachers constitute 41.8% of all teachers in the district. The ideal teacher-pupil ratio for primary is 1:60. This is below the national standard of 1:40. Working with this number would have reduced contact hours in schools. However with the support of the untrained teachers, the ratio increased to 1:34 which is below the standard. The quality of these untrained teachers however remains a concern.

The situation in the JHS is better. The trained teacher pupil ratio is 1:24 which is above the national standard of 1:25. It is however worth noting that this is an average and that many schools have ratios below the average. Moreover at the JHS, the focus is on subject teacher and some subjects do not have the corresponding teachers. With the support of untrained teachers, the ratio increased to 1:19. It is expected that this ratio will ensure good supervision of pupil and improve contact hours between teachers and pupil with improved performance at the BECE as the output.

Enrolment Levels Total enrolment at the basic level increased from 14,407 in 2009/2010 to 19,093 in 2013/2014 representing 32.5% increase. Table 1.16 shows the trend in enrolment from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014. Several factors account for this increase. Notably among them include enrolment campaigns, capitation grant that has defrayed some levies in school and the school feeding programme. Figure 1.1 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% KG Prim JHS Boys 67.30% 66% 55% Girls 68.30% 77.60% 67.80%

Table 1.20 : Enrolment Levels in Basic Schools Year Kindergarten Primary Junior High School Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total 2009/10 1282 1371 2653 4200 4670 8870 1285 1599 2884 2010/11 1832 2016 3848 4731 5102 9833 1419 1850 3269 2011/12 1888 2118 4006 5026 5389 10415 1485 1947 3432 2012/13 2127 2169 4307 4991 5334 10325 1484 1736 3220 2013/14 2138 2226 4364 5536 5596 11132 1621 1976 3597 Source: GES, Tumu, January, 2014

Figure 1.2 : Enrolment Trends in Basic Schools

10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 Kindergarten 5000 Primary 4000 JHS 3000 2000 1000 0 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

The activities of NGO/Development Partners have contributed to increasing enrolment and retention in schools especially among girls. World food Programme and Catholic Relief Service provide a take home ration for girls who have made regular attendance at school per month. The DFID on the other hand has supported education in the district by supplying furniture to schools, making schools gender friendly by providing KVIPs and urinals, uniforms, bags and learning materials to needy children while Action Aid Ghana and Plan Ghana supported with teachers to augment the existing numbers. All these contributed to increasing enrolment and retention in schools.

Figure 1.3: Furniture Situation Data from the GES Directorate indicates that 200 furniture in the district is inadequate. Two main Dual factors explain this. These are increasing in 400 desks Mono KG enrolment without a corresponding supply of desks Prim 300 Dual JHS desks 52

furniture and poor maintenance of existing ones resulting in breakdowns. It is estimated that 500 dual desks and 400 mono desks are required in the district. The figure below shows the details of furniture requirements.

Source: GES, Tumu, August, 2010

Text book Situation Text books are inadequate and some cases are not there.

BECE Performance

Literacy Rate Adult literacy rate is low in the district. According to UNICEF (2009), adult literacy was 59% as at 2007. It further indicated that adult literacy is strongly and positively associated with urban residence. The low literacy level adversely affects development. It results in weak lobbying and further limits the ability of the people to assert their rights and entitlements. In the district, this is exacerbated by gender and some religious and cultural practices. Individuals and groups are thus excluded from decision-making at the community and district levels due to illiteracy and their sex. Health Care Delivery Health infrastructure The formal health system in the district consists of a district hospital, Six (6) Health Centres (HC), seven (8) functional CHPS zones, 1 Mother/Child Health and Family Planning (MCH/FP) Clinic, one(1) private maternity home and one (1) private clinic. The district has only one Ghanaian doctor. The doctor patient ratio is 1:59812. This could be more because the same Medical Officer also serves the people of the Sissala West District. Table 1.21: showing number of health facilities Number of Sub districts 6 Number of communities 61 Number of out reach sites 72 Private maternity home 1 Number of Hospitals 1 Private clinic 1 No. of functional CHPS zone 8 No of CHPS zones yet to be functional 13 Source: DHMT Annual Report 2013

Table1.22 Showing Populations of CHPS in the District – 2013 0- 12- 0- 6- 24- 0- 11mths 23mths 23mths 59mths 59mths 59mths WIFA TOTAL FACILITY 4% 4% 8% 18% 12% 20% 23.7% KULFUO 189 189 377 849 566 943 1118 4716 PIENG CHPS 61 61 123 277 184 307 364 1537 MWANDUONU 2598 CHPS 104 104 208 468 312 520 616 SUB – TOTAL 354 354 708 1593 1062 1770 2098 8852 NABULO 130 130 259 583 389 648 768 3241 BAWIESIBELLE CHPS 103 103 207 465 310 516 612 2582 SANTIJAN CHPS 76 76 152 341 227 379 449 1894 SUB – TOTAL 309 309 617 1389 926 1543 1829 7717 TUMU 724 724 1448 3257 2171 3619 4289 18095 SAKAI CHPS 207 207 414 931 621 1034 1226 5172 SUB – TOTAL 931 931 1861 4188 2792 4653 5514 23267 WELEMBELLE 225 225 450 1013 676 1126 1334 5630 BUGUBELLE CHPS 199 199 397 894 596 993 1177 4965 BICHEMBOI CHPS 38 38 76 171 114 190 225 949 SUB – TOTAL 462 462 848 1907 1271 2119 2736 11544 KUNCHOGU 158 158 316 710 474 789 935 3947 Wuru 38 38 76 171 114 190 226 952 NABUGUBELLE 179 179 359 807 538 897 1063 4486 DISTRICT TOTAL 2392 2392 4709 10595 7064 11773 14175 59812 Source: DHMT Annual Report 2013

Table 1.23:Summary of Staff Situation Category 2011 2012 2013 Shortfall

DDHS 1 1 1 0 Ghanaian Doctors 1 1 1 0

Cuban Doctors 0 0 0 2

Medical Assistant 1 1 0 8 Technical staff Nurses 57 34 (27 at Post) 28 36 Community Health Nurses 20 29 (17 at post) 38 (28 at post) 21 Anaesthetics 1 1 1 2 Enrolled Nurses 12 20 47 17 TOs/FTs 11 9 11(9 at post) 17 Others 0 2 2

Staff Strength 100 98 106 Population to Doctor Ratio 1:54,467 1:54,789 1:59812 Population to Nurse 1: 956 1: 830 Ration Source: DHMT Annual Report 2013

Table 1.24 showing other health service provider Other Health Providers 2011 2012 2013 Trained TBAs 95 95 95 CBDSV 92 92 92 Chemical sellers 9 9 9 Traditional Herbal units 2 2 2 CBAs 172 172 172 Source: DHMT Annual Report 2013

The number of trained Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), Traditional Herbal Units and CBDSV have been maintained because no TBAs have been trained in addition. Plan Ghana, an NGO supported to orientate 71 TBAs to improve on their services.

Death Rate Mortality (Institutional) In the district malaria deaths still remain as the top cause of mortality. Total institutional under five deaths were 15 for the period and malaria alone accounted for 9(60%). Under five mortality ratio stood at 11/1000LB for the period as against 21/1000LB and 28/1000LB for 2012 and 2011 respectively. The graph below shows total deaths compared with malaria deaths for the period under review. Figure 1.4

90 79 80 72 70 60 50 40

DEATHS 30 23 22 20 15 16 10 9 10 0 Total Death Mal. Death Total Death Mal. Death 2012 2013

Under 5 Above 5

A total of 87 deaths were recorded for the period as against 102 for the same period in 2012 of which 15deaths were children under five for 2013 and 23 for 2012. This shows a decrease in the under five mortality ratiofrom 21/1000LB in 2012 to 11/1000LB in 2013. The current on-going triage system at OPD as a quality improvement idea and the implementation of other quality improvement ideas on Antenatal Care, Skilled Delivery and Postnatal Care at various health centers and CHPS compounds in the district were some of the reasons that accounted for the reduction in under five mortality ratio.

Malaria still continues to be the leading cause of deaths in the district. Out of a total of 82 death recorded for the period, malaria alone accounted for 25(2 Figure 1.5 Top Five Causes of Deaths-2013 Malaria 25 23 Typhoid/Enteric Fever

Septiceamia

Chronic Liver Disease

6 13 RTA

8 Others 12

Reproductive Health

The main objective of RCH unit is to promote and maintain quality reproductive and child health services. This can be done through early risk detection of both mother and baby and early treatment so that at the end a healthy baby is born to a healthy mother. These include services carried out by the mid-wives, Community Health Nurses andTraditional Birth Attendant. Some of the activities undertaken include the following Antenatal Care, Supervised Delivery, Post-Natal Care, Family Planning, Post Abortion Care etc. The success of this activity is largely dependent on the existing human resource base in the district. The population to doctor, midwifes and nurses ratio has significant impact on all the reproductive and child health indicator outcomes and depending on the ratio, a district could either be counting success or losses on its indicators. Also, geographical access to health care and resource availability are very necessary for good performance. However, the district being a deprived one in the region, can boast little about its current human situation. Geographical access to health is still a major challenge within the district. The flow of resource into the district for service delivery is limited, making access to quality and affordable reproductive and child health services constrained. That notwithstanding these challenges, the period witness improved collaboration with NGOs and the district assembly in improving maternal and child health. ASUDEV launched a maternal program dubbed Safe Our Mothers Platform with funding from Star Ghana. YARO as well held several community durbars in the district on maternal and child health. The Chiefs, assembly members and community members supported this agenda at their various communities. Maternal Death Combat committees were formed in all communities who will be responsible for the health of mothers at their respective communities. The district also undertook monitoring of family planning commodities and services provided in all health facilities. Leadership exploited every given opportunity to keep the district performance to an enviable pedestal. ANC coverage for the period stood at 103.6% as against 94.8% and 96.5% in 2012 and 2011 respectively. Skilled delivery continues to see improvement in spite of the challenges with counter decline in TBA deliveries on yearly bases. Family planning coveragehowever coverage however declined. This could be due to the increasing trend of supervised delivery. Major activities carried out  Child health promotion week  Promotion of ITN use  Promotion of IPT, Vit A supplementation and Folic Acid supplementation amongst pregnant women  Periodic monitoring of staff on safe motherhood activities  Maternal death auditing  Referral of high risk mothers  Maternal Health durbars. ANC Services ANC coverage has seen a great improvement in absolute terms for the period with a slight decline in percentage terms. The reason is that, the population for this year has been rebased per the 2010 census conducted and results subsequently released in the cause of the year from statistical service. This gave a much higher figure than expected hence in percentage wise the

denominator was higher than previously anticipated.The district though challenged by inadequate midwifes, recorded a significant improvement in this area as a result of higher commitment of the few staff in this area of service. ANC and deliveries are handled by male staff which traditionally many women feel uncomfortable about. However the normadic nature of Fulanis in the district which makes them difficult to reach with services was a challenge. Farming activities compel many women to stay in the farm during the rainy season. Below is a Table 1.25 showing coverage of ANC. Year Expected Pregnancy ANC Registrants ANC Coverage 2006 2003 1921 95.9 2007 2037 2079 102.1 2008 2071 2072 100.0 2009 2108 2075 98.4 2010 2142 2007 93.7 2011 2178 2102 96.5 2012 2348 2227 94.8 2013 2392 2477 103.6

Deliveries Skilled delivery continues to see an improvement over the years. A total of 13727(1370 live births) deliveries were conducted in 2013 compared to 1052(1071 Live births). In a district with high illiteracy rate among men and women, many women are not accompanied by their husband for delivery which could have been much motivating. Also, due to long distances to the health centres, many mothers prefer to deliver with the TBAs or their mother in-laws. The table 1.26 shows the total skilled delivery by types from 2006-2013. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Supervised 1503 1692 1501 1727 1568 1733 1775 1872 Skilled 492 472 546 664 719 1031 1052 1327 TBA 1011 1220 955 1063 849 702 723 545 CIS - 24 28 48 56 60 72 82 Vaccum - 9 12 9 7 4 21 26 Live Births - 1684 1489 1691 1535 1008 1071 1370

Deliveries by facilities The district hospital continues to contribute a larger percentage of the districts skilled delivery. It exceeded its target for the year, delivering 138 more women. Out of a total of 1052 delivering for the period, contributed 756 representing 71.9% of the total delivery. It has been the only referral point of the district and therefore attracts women across the district. Meanwhile, the staffing situation is critical, with just one medical doctor and a medical assistants, their also have just five midwifes with the youngest been 55yrs old. This means that, if midwifes are not posted to the hospital, they will virtually be without a midwife in the next five years. The other health

facilities, must be congratulated for work done so far, there is no midwife in any of them with the exception of Wallembelle Health Center where a retired midwife was contracted at the last quarter of the year 2012. Community health nurses, Field Technicians, enrolled nurses and other workers at various health facilities do step in for emergency deliveries. Change ideas such as identification of women at 36wks of gestation and following them up for skilled delivery, giving bar of soap to women who deliver at the facility and motivating TBAs who accompany women for delivery at the facility are been tested at various subdistrict. The table 1.27 below shows the performance of TBAs by health facilities. Facility Pop. 2011 % Pop. 2012 % Pop. 2013 % Kulfuo 172 73 42.4 191 77 40.3 189 90 47.6 Mwanduonu 95 21 22.1 91 3 3.3 104 8 7.7 Pieng 56 11 19.6 66 4 6.1 61 30 49.2 Nabulo 118 37 31.4 138 24 17.4 130 39 30.0 Santijan 69 0 0.0 79 0 0.0 76 0 0.0 Bawiesibelle CHPS 94 30 31.9 86 23 26.7 103 29 28.2 Wallembelle 240 73 30.4 204 58 28.4 225 201 89.3 Bugubelle 181 1 0.6 212 0 0.0 199 0 0.0 Bichemboi 0.0 37 11 29.7 38 14 36.8 Tumu Sub 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Tumu – Hospital 659 685 103.9 618 756 122.3 724 831 114.8 Sakai CHPS 188 22 11.7 295 13 4.4 207 1 0.5 Kunchogu 144 20 13.9 155 20 12.9 120 16 13.3 Wuru ------38 6 15.8 Nabugubelle 163 58 35.6 176 63 35.8 179 62 34.6 District 1872 953 50.9 2348 1052 44.8 2393 1327 55.5

Some traditional believes also scares some women not to deliver at the health centre where male staff are to conduct the delivery. Nevertheless, staff attitude cannot be left out.

Table 1.28 Deliveries by Facilities 2010 2011 2012 2013

Facility Institutional TBA Institutional TBA Institutional TBA Institutional TBA Kulfuo 27 117 73 66 77 67 90 44 Mwanduonu 10 63 21 45 3 56 8 51 Pieng 6 35 11 30 4 31 30 16 Nabulo 20 111 37 80 24 72 39 47 Santijan 1 31 0 34 0 49 0 53 Bawiesibelle 24 34 30 32 23 30 29 3 Wallembelle 79 86 73 51 58 43 201 0 Bugubelle 0 68 1 106 0 79 0 106 Bichemboi 0 0 0 0 11 10 14 8

Tumu 0 146 0 72 0 58 0 46 Tumu-Hos. 506 0 685 0 756 0 831 0 Sakai 22 55 22 54 13 86 1 76 Kunchogu 2 50 20 81 20 77 16 45 Nabugubelle 22 56 58 50 63 56 62 42 Wuru 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 TOTAL 719 852 1031 701 1052 714 1327 545

Postnatal Care Coverage The introduction of new policy on postnatal health care which requires that all newborns should received postnatal care at least twice by his/her seventh day is very critical in reducing infant and child mortality. It does not only help in increasing the postnatal care coverage but also helps to improve quality in newborn care. Several interventions where tested and measure in an attempt to drive home this policy. This invariable brought about increase in postnatal care coverage for the period.

Table1.29:Performance in postnatal coverage increased drastically

2010 2011 2012 2013 Tota Total Total Total l Facility Del. PNC % Del. PNC % Del. PNC % Del. PNC % 144 92 63.8 139 130 133 Kulfuo 93.5 144 92.4 134 144 107.4 73 72 98.6 66 62 38 M’duonu 93.9 59 64.4 59 60 101.6 41 51 124 41 52 32 Pieng 126.8 35 91.4 46 43 93.4 Nabulo 131 126 93.8 117 83 70.9 96 47 49.0 86 74 86.0 Santijan - - - 34 44 129.4 49 53 108.2 53 70 132.0

B’belleCHPS 58 50 86.2 62 46 74.2 53 41 77.4 32 45 140.6 W’belle 165 154 93.3 124 109 87.9 101 110 108.9 201 201 100 Bugubelle - - - 107 74 69.2 79 43 54.4 106 100 94.3 Bichemboi - - - 0 - - 21 21 100.0 22 25 113.6 72 82 48 160.8 Tumu Sub - - - 113.9 58 82.8 46 74 7 Tumu–Hos 506 151 29.8 683 542 79.4 756 782 103.4 831 866 104.2 Sakai CHPS 77 113 146 76 88 115.8 99 91 91.9 77 118 153.2 52 50 96 101 93 106 124.5 Kunchogu 92.1 97 109.3 61 76 9 Wuru ------14 21 150 N’belle 78 121 155 108 141 130.6 119 143 120.2 104 117 112.5 Total 1325 980 73.9 1732 1546 89.3 1766 1688 95.6 1327 2034 153.2

NB: TBA deliveries were counted which accounted for extremely higher coverage.

Family Planning Family Planning Coverage received a further, decrease standing at 50.7% as against 71.4% in 2011.

Table 1.30: Family Planning Coverage Acceptors CYP F.P Coverage 2006 4790 1445.1 39.8% 2007 7696 2711.27 61.9% 2008 6429 1300.17 51.7% 2009 7189 1607.47 56.8% 2010 9364 1948.67 72.9% 2011 9327 1856.13 71.4% 2012 7044 2037.2 50.7 2013 6235 2525.12 43.9

Family planning acceptor rate went down for the period 2013. This is partly due to the fact that condom users are no longer counted as acceptors. Also, men involvement in family planning is low in some communities with some disapproving the service for their wife due to some cultural beliefs they hold. Total deliveries have gone up which definitely have a reverse effect on family planning coverage.

Maternal Deaths According to CDD,” the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of the pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes” The district embarked on a zero maternal death campaign for the period with several interventions rolled out. The approach which started with district wide fora spread across communities and villages in the district. The district assembly, departments, NGOs, Chiefs, Opinion leaders, politicians, health workers, and community members all became key campaigners for this agenda. With the timeline for achieving the MDGs fast approaching, there are more reasons act swiftly than to keep talking. Community durbars were held across the entire six subdistrict with presence of a local FM station RADFORD to carry the message farther. This took place between 26TH February -1STMarch 2013. Below is table 1.31 showing the number of participants per community. Sub District Chiefs and people Women Groups Kulfuo 59 25 Kunchogu 85 26 Nabugubelle 120 24 Nabulo 136 56 Tumu 125 84 Wellembelle 144 75 Total 669 290

Table 1.32 below shows the number of deaths from 2006-2013 Sub-district 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Kulfuo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kunchogu 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nabugubelle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nabulo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wallembelle 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tumu 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Hospital 2 3 3 5 (2*) 4 0 0 2 Total 2 3 3 5 (2*) 5 1 4 2

The number of women who lost their lives in the process of child bearing have gone done for the period 2013 compared to 2012

Maternal Audits A maternal audit was conducted on the death in the district. A Durbar was held in the community where the death occurred to discuss the findings of the audit report. Below are the audit findings. Table 1.33 Showing Audit Summary No. Place Date of Cause of Death / Recommendations Death Contributory Factors 1  Failure to do  C4D on the importance of scan at Ultrasound Scan ANC and FM -PHO

 Inadequate focus  Develop Protocol For 3 times ANC trimester scan -MD  Ingestion of some  To assess gaps in focus ANC for

Hospital local herbs training – PHU/ANC 20/08/2012  Postpartum  C4D against local herbs at Hemorrhage Community & FM – PHO&ANC  Multiple Organ Fai 2  Postpartum  Grouping & cross matching with Hemorrhage standby donors for pregnant women

 Failure to do -Lab Hysterectomy  Develop/ Display of Protocol For  Sever Hysterectomy – MD

Hospital

18/10/2012 Hemorrhagic Shock

 Retained placenta  TBA and CBSV to identified all with post-partum pregnant women in the community haemorrhage. and register them and refer them to the health facility for service delivery.  TBA to accompany women in labour to the health center

 Institution of ETS

16/12/2012  Male partnership in delivery is needed.  Sub District Health workers should called DHA on emergency transport when the needs arise

Adolescent Health Adolescent health services are provided in all sub-districts in the district. The district currently has two adolescent health corners established in Pieng and Nabulo. As part of the adolescent health services, health staff carry out IE&C in all schools and communities on health issues such as family planning, sex education, comprehensive abortion care, HIV testing and counselling etc.

Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) Objectives  To prevent unwanted pregnancies through Family Planning  To help women to make free and informed decisions regarding their pregnancies  To ensure safe abortion services as permitted by law  To reduce deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortions by providing quality abortion care  To integrate care into Reproductive Health Services.  Educate public on problem of unsafe abortion.

Table 1.34 Services provided

Outcome Number Number Year Attendance Counselled receiving service Satis. Death % Death

2011 169 169 168 168 0 0.0

2012 188 188 188 188 0 0.0

2013 86 86 69 69 0 0.0

Child Health and Nutrition Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) four is to reduce child mortality by two thirds between 1990 and 2015. One strategy to achieving this goal is the immunization of children against vaccine preventable diseases such as measles, polio, whooping cough, tetanus etc. Immunizations have saved the lives of millions of children since the launch of EPI in 1974. A world Fit for Children goal is to ensure 90% of children <1year of age are fully immunized at national level, with at least 80% coverage in every District (MICS 2006). In line with this, the district carries out routine immunization services in all communities for all children and women under the target group. For the period under review, the district has met the set target of 95.1% for BCG, Penta 3(94.3%) OPV 3 (94.3%), measles 1 (91.3%) and yellow fever (91.5%) are slightly above the 90% target set for the year. This calls for commendations of all staff for their efforts in achieving this improvement. Below is a table showing various performance.

Figure 1.6 showing immunization coverage of various antigens 2010-2013.

District Antigen Coverages 2010-2013 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 2010 30 2011 20 2012 10 2013 0 BCG PENTA 3 OPV 3 MLS 1 YF TT 2+ ROAT 2 PCV 3 2010 84.2 75.6 75.6 77.4 77.4 82.6 0 0 2011 92.4 77.4 87.4 89.8 89.8 85.6 0 0 2012 92.2 81.6 81 80.7 80.7 73.8 44.5 36.2 2013 95.1 94.3 94.3 91.3 91.5 77.4 87.3 91.4

BCG For the period under review, the district has achieved 95.1% for the year. Nonetheless some sub- districts such as Kunchogu, Nabugubelle and Wallembelle converges dropped from last year performance and could not achieve the 90% target; Tumuand Nabulosub have achieved more than the set target coverage of 90% thus giving district coverage of 95.1%. Tumu recorded the highest coverage of 116.4% whileKunchoguand Wallembelle recorded the lowest 63% and 72% respectively. Tumu higher coverage could be attributed to the high skilled delivery at the District hospital which most are from other sub-districts and district such as Sissala West and Leo in the Burkina Faso. It could also be attributed to the fact that a Community Health Nurse was posted to the Public Health Unit of the hospital who conducted daily immunization services to newly born children at the maternity ward.

Figure 1.7 BCG Coverage by Sub-districts 2010-2013

120

100

60 2010 40 2011 20 2012 0 2013 Kulfuo Kunchogu Nabulo Nabugub Wallembe Tumu DHA elle lle 2010 98 71.5 91 95.5 92 102 84.2 2011 102 87 95.9 90.5 80.8 103.3 92.4 2012 74.2 74.2 82.8 93.8 74 110.2 92.2 2013 84 63 104 78.2 72 116.4 95.1

Community – Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Community – Based Health Planning Services (CHPS)(Special Initiatives to increase Access) The CHPSconcept embraces community based health service delivery for easy access. It places emphasis on community involvement and participation and particularly working in partnership with households, community leadership and social groups towards improving and attaining good health status of the people. In line with this strategy the Sissala east district has planed and zoned 21 CHPs compounds. These compounds have been earmarked for completion by 2015. Seven compounds are currently operational whilst 1 compound at Wuru was constructed by the SEDAunder the EU micro projects support programme in 2009 and is yet to be operational. Table 1.35 Table showing number of CHPS Zones in the District Sub districts No. of CHPS zones No. Functional zones Kulfuo 4 2 Kunchogu 2 0 Nabugubelle 2 0 Nabulo 2 2 Tumu 7 1 Wellembelle 3 2

Total 21 7 Figure 1.8 Total Earmarked Compared to functional 25 21 21 21 21 20 16 16 16 15 6 6 6 7 10 2 2 2 5 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Earmarked Actual

The DHA is in continuous dialogue with the SEDA and NGOs including Plan Ghana towards speeding up CHPS compounds construction and implementation. Proposals have therefore been developed and submitted to some Agencies for consideration and support which are likely to receive positive responses. These discussions are made through review meetings and other forums. The ministry of health through the Sissala East District Assembly (SEDA) is currently constructing a compound at Chinchan under Tumu sub district which is near completion

Major Challenges  Slow pace on the scaling up of CHPS  Inadequate fuel for service delivery  Inadequate counsellors for CT / PMTCT services  Poor road network to access health care  High maternal and child mortality rate  Inadequate health staff and logistics  High malnutrition of children under five years  Low health service utilization at facility level  Inadequate staff accommodation district health workers  Inadequate in-service training for health staff

National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) The aim of the Sissala East district mutual health insurance scheme is ensuring that every individual get access to basic health care at affordable and acceptable manner. Active participation of members increased from 35870 in 2012 to 42325. The percentage active membership per the district population stood at 70.8% for the year 2013. The table below throws more light on the situation in the district.

Table 1.36 showing Sissala East District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme Status for Year 2013 Type of Registration Active Members as at Dec Active Members as at Dec 2013 2012 Informal Sector 10805 12897 SSNIT Contributors 300 166 SSIT Pension 36 14 Under 18 Years 20475 18324 Above 70 Years 1236 1877 Indigents 40 8187 Pregnant Women 2978 860 Total 35870 42325

Health insurance registration improved significantly over the period. Active participation per population stood at 70.8% for 2013 as against 61.1% for 2012. There is therefore the need to sustain the gains made in this regard to be able to further register the rest of population in the district

Problem of Health Delivery Despite the successes of the sector there are still some development problems that need to be addressed. These problems include:  High maternal and child mortality rate  Inadequate health staff and logistics  High malnutrition of children under five years  Low health service utilization at facility level  Inadequate staff accommodation district health workers  Inadequate in-service training for health staff  Inadequate funding for programs

HIV / AIDS and STIs HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis are bed fellows and therefore need more holistic and collaborative efforts to fight them. The district therefore considered the two diseases as part of the key priority interventions at the beginning of the year under review. There has been a greater increase in the number of HIV cases in 2013 compared with same period in 2012. The district recorded one hundred and two (102) cases in 2013 compared to seventy one (71) in 2012and seventy eight (78) cases in 2010.

Out of the 102 cases recorded 64 cases were blood donors screened for HIV which the second confirmation test were not conducted by the laboratory to actually confirm their status. For the year under review, the district had many of it HIV/AIDs counselors leaving for further studies. This incidence left most facilities without counselors which is a wakeup call for the district to train more counselors for the year. The district in collaboration with other partners (SAVE Ghana, ASUDEVetc) organized counseling and testing at some of the communities. This was aimed at making HTC services available to all people in the district irrespective of their geographical location and to offer them information on HIV transmission and prevention. Ensuring the smooth implementation and execution of HIV/AIDS activities in the district, officers from the DHA went on supervisory visits quarterly to all HTC sites to give counsellors technical and logistics support. These visits granted counsellors the opportunity to table their challenges for redress. Counsellors’ performance gaps were also identified through these visits was for improvement. During the period under review community members and students were sensitized on HIV/AIDs through durbars and meetings at various levels were done. The district organized a three days training on HIV counseling and Testing for Sub -district staff in the Sissala East district and some DHA members who only were taking through the HIV counseling and TB case detection for the three (3) days.. The table below is a breakdown of staff that were trained. Table 1.37 Training of counsellors Organizations # Expected # Trained NGOs 0 0 Hospital 0 0 DHA 6 6 Sissala East Sub-districts staff 28 28 Total 34

Table 1.38 HIV Screening Indicator 2010 2011 2012 2013 No. of Donors screened for HIV 489 841 472 587 No. of positive donor cases 17 31 26 64 No. of CT done 531 404 372 618 No. ANC Registrants 1870 1794 2172 2363 No. of PMTCT done 1425 844 1308 1775 No. of mothers positive 16 3 11 14 No. of positive HTC clients 29 26 28 24 No. Know your status done 2814 2125 2078 - No. Positive for know your status 16 3 6 - Total no. of HIV test done 5259 4214 4230 2980 Total no. of positive HIV test 78 63 71 102

No. HIV/AID clients who died 1 1 - Rate of Infection 1.5 1.5 1.7

Water and Sanitation

Water Potable water facilities in the district include 2 Small Town Water Systems, 117 Boreholes and 22 Hand Dug Wells without pumps. These facilities are owned and managed by Water and Sanitation Development Boards and Water and Sanitation Committees. As at 2008, coverage in potable water was estimated at 87%. Though this figure seems to be on a higher side, in reality not all the people have access to water. This is because the model does not consider the distance to the facility, willingness and ability to pay for the water services. Therefore actual access to potable water could be far below the 87%.

Some of the facilities do not function whilst others have low yields. Moreover, in the dry season, livestock usually compete with the populace at the facility site. This puts stress on the facilities resulting in frequent breakdown. Out of the 62 communities in the District, four communities do not have any form of potable water. These are Fatchoboi (128 persons), Nitalu (58 persons), Tanla (217 persons) and Pina (203 persons).

The details of communities and type of water facilities available and their conditions are presented in Tables 1.21, 1.22 and 1.23

Table 1.39: List of Communities with Bore Holes COMMUNITY FACILITY NUMBER CONDITION Wahabu Bore hole 2 Good Nabulo " 3 Good Gbenebisi " 1 Good Gwosilowea " 2 Low yielding Basiesibele " 4 One low yielding Sentie " 1 Good Jijan " 2 Good Nankpawie " 2 Good

Nabugubele " 3 Good Challu " 4 Good Kulfuo " 2 Good Nmanduanu " 3 Good Walembele " 8 3 low yielding, 2 broken Bichamboi " 2 Good Tarsaw " 3 Good Tanvielle " 1 Good Chinchan " 2 Good Navrowie " 1 Good Tanla " 1 Good Bassisan " 1 Good Kajiaboi " 1 Good Komo " 1 Good Potolo " 1 Good Dangi " 1 Good Kong " 3 Good Ping " 3 Good Dolibizam " 1 Good Kroboi " 2 Good Vamboi " 2 Good Sumboru " 1 Good Dimajan " 3 Good Nitalu " 1 Good Nanchala " 1 Good Bujan " 2 One broken down Sakalu " 4 Good Samulaboi " 2 Good Bugubele " 3 Good Bandei " 2 Good Tumu " 6 One low yielding Total - 88 - Source: DWST, Tumu 2010

Table 1.40: Communities with Hand-dug wells COMMUNITY FACILITY NUMBER CONDITION Kowie Hand dug wells with 1 All functioning pumps well Bakuala " 1 Welembelle " 1 Source: DWST, Tumu 2010

Table 1.41: List of communities with dams № COMMUNITY FACILITY STATUS TYPE 1 Tumu Dam Good

2 Kong " " 3 Sakai " " 4 Tarsaw " " 5 Wellembelle " " 6 Nabulo " Not functioning 7 Bawiesibelle " Good 8 Pieng " " 9 Bassisan " " 10 Banu " " Source: DWST, Tumu 2010

Sanitation At the beginning of 2009, there were only 22 KVIPs. Only 5 out of this number are public with the remaining 17 being privately-owned (mostly institutional). In communities, households have been able to construct household latrines and others were assisted by organisations. However, the number of households with their own latrines could be estimated by the District Assembly. Generally, access to sanitation facilities was 15% as at the beginning of 2009. Due to limited sanitation facilities, indiscriminate defecation is a common practice in the district with its consequences on water and sanitation related diseases. Indiscriminate defecation is further attributed to negative social attitude towards having sanitation facilities within compounds, poor enforcement of building regulation and inadequate planning and budgeting for sanitation facilities.

Table 1.42 presents the type, number and conditions of toilet facilities available in the district.

Table 1.42: Type and Condition of Toilet Facilities LOCATION FACILITY NUMBER CONDITION Tumu township KVIP 7 Functioning Pit latrine 3 Non function Household latrine 54 Functioning TUTCO KVIP 1 SECTEC KVIP 1 All functioning KANSEC KVIP 2 ST. CLARES KVIP 1 Kowie KVIP 1 Kong school KVIP 1 All functioning Sakai school KVIP 1 Sakalu school KVIP 1

Bondei school KVIP 1 Bugubele school KVIP 1 Bugubele KVIP 1 market KVIP 1 Tumu market KVIP 1 All functioning Walembele KVIP 2 school KVIP 1 Nabulo school KVIP 1 Ping school KVIP 1 Nabugubele KVIP 1 school KVIP 1 Walembele KVIP 1 clinic KVIP 1 Nabugubele Household latrine 30 8 are not functioning clinic Household latrine 30 20 are not Nabuloclinic Household latrine 5 functioning Chinchan school Household latrine 5 functioning Dimajan school KVIP 1 functioning Chinchan Duu East Sentie Jujen T I Ahmadiya school Source: DWST, Tumu 2010

The dumping grounds and the number of refuse containers available are presented in Table 2.25.

Table 1.43: Number of Refuse Containers and their Locations APPROVED DUMPING GROUNDS NUMBER OF REFUSE CONTAINER Station area 2 Daily market 1 L.C houses area 1 Nyamingyan 1 Community center 1 Chiefs compound 1

Source: District Environment Health Department 2010 Development Problems  Poor revenue collection mechanisms  Over dependence on external source of funds to support development (DACF and development partners)  Low income and poor savings practices among groups and individuals  Inadequate monitoring and supervision  Inadequate potable water source  Poor maintenance of existing water facilities  Inadequate sanitation facilities  Weak collaboration between the District Assembly and other stakeholders  Low staffing capacity the DWST and WSDB  Inadequate office and residential facilities for staff  Weak district and sub-district institutions for local governance

1.3.7 Governance Structure of the District Administration In pursuance of section 3 of the Local Government Act (Act 462) of 1993, the Sissala East District Assembly is the highest political and administrative authority at the district level that has been charged with the responsibility of formulating and executing plans, programmes and strategies for effective mobilization of resources to ensure the overall development of the district as enshrined in its mission statement.

Composition of the Assembly

The administrative structure of the Sissala East District is made up of the District Assembly & its secretariat, departments of the District Assembly, 1 Town Council (Tumu) and 4 Area councils (namely Bujan, Wellembelle, Sakai and Nabulo) and 21 Unit Committees. The District Assembly is made up of 25 Assembly men and 7 Assembly women. It is the highest decision- making body and is responsible for the overall development of the district. The assembly also has a Presiding Member who presides over meetings of the Assembly and is in charge of complains and public relations. The assembly has a 9-member Executive Committee which performs/exercises its executive and co-ordinating functions.

To facilitate the discharge of these important responsibilities, the District Development Planning Coordinating Unit (DPCU) was put in place and made operational. To ensure that effective planning and coordinating activities are carried out in the district a Core Planning Group was constituted from the expanded DPCU to assist the DA carry out development activities. This group liaises with the relevant decentralized departments and development agencies, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Sub-committees of the DA to carry out effective planning and promote district development.

The decentralization principle in the new local government system emphasizes on planning to start from the local level and go up rather than the reverse. The planning process therefore starts at the community level and is coordinated first at the Area /town council and secondly at the district level by the district core planning group composed of the key personnel of the decentralized departments. The DA structure is made up of Unit Committees at the community level, followed by the Area Councils and the District Assembly at the apex.

Development Partners in the District

As part of efforts to achieve the GSGDA, the DA operations are being complemented by other Development Partners. They collaborate with such development partners to design, implement and manage development programmes and projects. Table highlights the various institutions and their area of interventions;

Table 1.44: List of Development Partners in Sissala East District

Development Partners Activity Area UNICEF Health WHO Health UNFPA Health IFAD Food security JICA Health, bridges

IDA Water and sanitation, roads, food security WFP Education, health Action Aid Ghana Education, food security, good governance Plan Ghana Health, livelihood, education good governance TUDRIDEP Food security, capacity building DFID Roads, education, health CMA Health and Nutrition, YARO HIV/AIDS family planning, micro credit, women empowerment, nutrition and education FOMWAG Health and nutrition, domestic violence, religious sensitization. ASUDEV Health and nutrition, domestic violence, sensitizations. PAWLA Education, Health and Women Empowerment SAVE GHANA Health and nutrition SILDEP Education, Health and Women Empowerment

The activities of all these NGOs and CBOs are to be coordinated by the DA and its decentralized departments to ensure the effective discharge of their functions. This however has been limited due to the following reasons.  Inadequate qualified personnel  Inadequate provision of equipment and logistics.  Insufficient finances to meet operational cost.  Poor infrastructural development in the district.  The concentration of facilities and entrepreneurships in the district capital. There is therefore the need to have critical look at these challenges to address them for the effective development of the district.

Traditional Setup The Traditional institution plays an important role in governance in Ghana. In the Sissala East District, at the apex of the traditional setup are two paramountcies namely the TumuParamountcy and the WellembelleParamountcy. Each paramountcy has divisions. The divisions under Tumuparamouncy includes Pieng, Bujan, Tafiasi, Sakai,Challu, Santijan, Nabulo, Bawiesibelle,Kasana, Wutu, Kwapun, Pina, Kunchogo, Banu, Bassisan and the like. The divisions under WellembelleParamouncy include Bugubelle, Kulfuo, Nmanduanu and Jijen. The

two paramouncies have come together to form the Sissala East Traditional Council. There is a close collaboration between these traditional setups and the formal system in terms of policy making, conflict resolution and the implementation of development programmes and projects. The traditional institutions allocate land for development projects and equally take part in the monitoring process.

The government policy of decentralization offers the chiefs in the district an opportunity to blend local aspirations with objectives of the district assembly. In this regard, chiefs in the Sissala East District have been very responsive and initiative, especially in community mobilization, revenue generation and self-help programmes.

Despite the important role that traditional institutions play in development, there are challenges. Challenges include chieftaincy disputes and protracted litigations. A notable example of chieftaincy dispute is that of Nabugubelle. Despite some isolated cases, the district is very calm with all paramount and divisional chiefs collaborating with the DA and other institutions in the development process.

Security

The District shares borders with Burkina Faso, 29km away from the district capital. As a district that shares borders with other country, criminal activities are most likely to be frequent and severe. Some of these activities include smuggling, child labour, cattle rustling, elopement, transfer of epidemics and armed robbery. With regard to cattle rusting and armed robbery, it is both done internally and at cross-border. Cross-border movement of cattle has become a yearly activity, especially in the dry season (December-March). Large herds of cattle are moved by the insurgence of Burkina Faso Fulani herdsmen who move into the district and the country in general for grazing and watering purposes in the valleys of the Sissili River and its tributaries. They remain in Ghana till May-June when farmers had already cropped their fields, causing a lot of havocs on sprouting crops.

Some communities collect taxes in cash or in kind from the alien herdsmen for the use of their facilities. The alien herdsmen however condone with some local people and some traditional rulers to avoid taxes they have to pay to the District Assembly as well as meting-out various forms of molestation to the innocent local people. These thus pose various degree of insecurity situation within the district besides the loss of revenue.

There are various security agencies in the district. These include the police, CEPS, Immigration service, BNI, GPS, watch dog committees, Assembly members and Traditional authorities. All these agencies have been doing very well in ensuring that total peace and harmony prevail in the district. There is therefore the need for these security agencies especially the police, fire service, watch dog committees to be further equipped with the requisite logistics and equipments so that they can continuously ensure a peaceful atmosphere in the district for enhanced socio-economic development.

1.4 SUMMARY OF KEY DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS/ISSUES Following from the situational analysis of the Sissala east district and the review of the previous medium term development plan, some major development problems/issues have been identified as central to the preparation of the 2010-2013 MTDP. These have been captured as follows:  Poor revenue collection mechanisms  Over dependence on external source of funds to support development (DACF and development partners)  Low income and poor savings practices among groups and individuals  Over dependence on rain-fed agriculture  Rudimentary farming practices  Lack of off farm/off season employment  Low output levels and inadequate post harvest infrastructural facilities (storage facilities and feeder roads)  Lack of organised market for agricultural produce (low prices, the issue of middlemen etc)  Inadequate school infrastructure/facilities  High teacher pupil ration at pre school level

 Low enrolment among boys in basic schools  Inadequate monitoring and supervision of teaching and learning at Basic school level  High drop out rate among girls in basic schools  Poor performance of pupils at basic school level  Increasing HIV/AIDS infection rate  High infant mortality  Inadequate community based surveillance volunteers  Inadequate infrastructure and logistics  Inadequate training for non conventional/unorthodox health practitioners  Inadequate potable water source  Poor maintenance of existing water facilities  Inadequate sanitation facilities  Incidence of child rights abuses and women’s rights violation  Lack of rehabilitation and education centres for the physically and the mentally challenged  Weak collaboration between the District Assembly and other stakeholders  Low staffing capacity of the District Administration  Inadequate office and residential facilities for staff  Weak district and sub-district institutions for local governance  Land degradation, bush fires and deforestation

COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS

 Lack of grain driers, shea butter processing plants, and cattle loading kraal  High cost of farm inputs and implements  Inadequate coverage of telecommunication services  Poor collaboration between land owners and Town and Country Planning Department

 Ineffective conflict resolution mechanisms by traditional leaders  Land degradation and deforestation  Poor road conditions and network  Lack of irrigable dams for dry season farming  Lack of market structures  Lack of loading kraals  Inadequate access to agricultural extension services  Inadequate coverage of school feeding program  Lack of residential facilities for teachers  Lack of electricity in some communities  Low access to health facilities/services  Insanitary conditions

Community needs and aspirations identified in 1.4and1.5, are harmonized by relating them to the key gaps/problems or issues identified under the review of performances of the GSGDA, other interventions and the profile. To ensure harmony, each community need and aspiration is scored against the key gaps/problems or issues identified under the review of performances in a scale as follows;

Table 1.45: Scoring

Definition Score Score

Strong relationship 2

Weak relationship 1 No relationship 0

Table 1.46: PRIVATE SECTOR COMPETETIVENESS

Key PRIVATE SECTOR COMPETETIVENESS Development Low Over Lack of Lack of Poor Inadequ Low Gaps/Issues incom depende organise off road ate output e and nce on d market farm/off network connecti levels and poor rain-fed for season and on to the inadequate Community saving agricultu agricultu employm road national post Needs s re ral ent conditio electricit harvest practic produce ns y grid infrastruct es ural facilities Expansion and 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 improvement of road network and conditions Construction 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 of access roads in the district capital Construction 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 of irrigation dams for all- year-round farming Provision of 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 farm input at subsidised prices Provision of 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 grain driers in communities Provision of 2 2 1 2 0 2 2 shea butter processing plants Provision of 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 market facilities Extension of 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 coverage of telecommunica tion services Provide a 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 loading kraal

in Tumu Establishment 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 of forest plantations Identification 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 and development of tourist sites Provision of 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 community storage facilities and agricultural input shops Increase access 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 to agricultural extension services

Average Score=7.6

Table 1.47: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT - EDUCATION Key Development HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT – EDUCATION Gaps/Issues Inadequate High Low Inadequate monitoring High drop- Poor Lack of school teacher enrolment and supervision of out rate performanc rehabilitation infrastructure pupil ratio among boys teaching and learning among girls e of pupils and education /facilities at pre- in basic at Basic school level in basic at basic centres for the school level schools schools school level disabled

Community Needs Provision of pre and 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 basic school classroom blocks Provision and 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 rehabilitation of teachers bungalows Provision of electricity 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 and water in basic schools Extension of school 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 feeding program

Average Score=14.7

Table 1.48: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT-HEALTH

Key Development HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT – HEALTH Gaps/Issues Increasing High infant Inadequate training for non Inadequate community Inadequate HIV/AIDS mortality conventional/unorthodox based surveillance infrastructure and infection rate health practitioners volunteers logistics

Community Need

Offer compensations for 0 0 0 0 1 lands used for the proposed district hospital in Tumu Increase access to 2 2 1 2 2 health facilities/services Provision of residential 1 2 1 2 2 facilities for health sector workers

Average Score=6

Table 1.49: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT – WATER AND SANITATION

Key Development HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT – WATER AND SANITATION Gaps/Issues Inadequate potable water Poor maintenance of existing water Inadequate sanitation source 2WS facilities2WS facilities2WS

Community Needs

Improvement in sanitary 1 1 2 conditions Increase access to 2 2 1 potable water Provision of toilet 1 1 2 facilities Improvement in 1 0 1 physical planning

Average Score=3.7

Table 1.50: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY Development Child Weak Low staffing Inadequate Weak Gaps/Issues rights collaboration capacity of the office and district and abuses and between the District residential sub-district women’s District Administration facilities structures Community rights Assembly and for staff for local Needs violation other governance stakeholders

Increased 1 0 1 collaboration 0 2 between landowners and Town and Country Planning Department Provide means 0 2 2 1 2 of transport (bicycles) for all area council workers Sensitisation 2 2 0 0 2 chiefs and stakeholder on conflict resolution

Average Score = 5.6

Table 1.51: HARMONISED DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS LINKED TO MTDPF 2010-2013 MTDPF ISSUES PER THEMATIC AREA Improvement Infrastructure Accelerated Enhancing Developing Transparent and and human agricultural competitiveness human and Harmonised sustenance of settlements modernisation of Ghana’s resources accountable Identified Dev’t macro- and natural private sector for national governance Issues/problems stability resource dev’t management Poor road network and road 1 2 1 1 2 0 conditions Inadequate connection to 1 2 1 1 2 0 national electricity grid Low output levels and 2 2 2 1 2 0 inadequate post harvest facilities Lack of organised market 1 2 2 1 2 0 for agricultural produce

Land degradation, bush fires 1 0 2 0 1 0 and deforestation Over dependence on rain- 2 1 2 1 2 0 fed agriculture High incidence of post 2 1 2 1 2 0 harvest losses Rudimentary farming 2 1 2 1 2 0 practices Lack of off farm/off season 2 1 2 2 2 0 employment

Low output levels in all 2 2 2 2 2 1 sectors of the economy Lack of organised market 2 2 2 2 2 1 for agricultural produce (the

issue of middlemen) High teacher pupil ratio at 1 1 0 0 2 0 pre-school level Low enrolment among boys 1 0 0 0 2 0 in basic schools Inadequate monitoring and 1 0 0 0 2 1 supervision of teaching and learning at Basic school level High drop-out rate among 1 0 0 0 2 0 girls in basic schools Poor performance of pupils 1 0 0 0 2 0 at basic school level Inadequate school 1 2 0 0 2 1 infrastructure/facilities High infant mortality 0 0 0 0 2 0 Inadequate training for 1 0 0 0 2 0 nonconventional/unorthodox health practitioners Increasing HIV/AIDS 1 0 0 0 2 0 infection rate Inadequate community 1 0 0 0 2 0 based surveillance volunteers Inadequate sanitation 1 1 0 1 2 1 facilities Inadequate potable water 1 2 1 1 2 1 source Low staff capacity of 1 0 0 0 1 2 District Assembly Over dependence on 1 0 0 1 2 2 external sources of funds

Poor revenue collection 2 0 0 2 2 2 mechanisms Weak collaboration between 1 0 0 1 1 2 the District Assembly and other stakeholders Lack of rehabilitation 1 1 0 0 2 1 centres for the physically and mentally challenged Incidence of women and 0 0 0 0 2 1 child rights abuses Low income and poor 2 2 2 2 2 0 saving practices Poor maintenance of 1 2 1 1 2 1 existing water facilities

Average Score =6.8 Ranking 5 and above = strong linkage

Between 0 and 5 = weak linkage

0 = no linkage

CHAPTERTWO

SITUATIONAL AND POCC ANALYSIS

2.1 Introduction

This section of the report presents the situational analysis of the thematic areas, as well as the POCC analysis. This gives as the overview of the current situation pertaining to the various area and sectors of the district.

Each thematic area is comprehensively analyse below, first is the situational analysis which then followed by its corresponding POCC analysis.

THEME: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

FOCUS AREA EXISTING SITUATION/ DESIRED SITUATION RESOURCES PERSPECTIVE REQUIRED Private sector . SMEs mainly involved in petty . At least one Medium Scale Agric business . Capital. trading (buying and selling) established in each District . Capacity building operating from small container, . Establish a one stop centre at regional level to . Market access kiosks in the district deal with private sector concerns within 12 . Large scale businesses are almost months non-existent in the district. . Recently OLAM, WIENCO and . All assemblies to budget for private sector MASARA N,ARZIKI are support involved in promotion of maize production on out grower basis . Establish a business incubation workshop to . Very little private sector businesses exist in the processing grow business ideas within the next 12 month at and marketing in the district. the regional level and one each in each district . It SME,s lacks organized within 24 months leadership in the district . Contract a private sector consultant with the support of our DPs within 12 months to guide the private sector growth and expansion

. Establish a consortium of financial institutions in the region so as to pool their resources together to assist the development of the private sector.

. Strengthen private sector associations within the region

 Establish at least one plant pool to assist young entrepreneurs within 24 months

Table 2.3: POCC: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

№ KEY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY CONSTRAINTS CHALLLENGES SUMMARY DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM 1 Lack of off -existence of irrigable -Support from DA -lack of employable skills - Provision has farm/off season dams for dry season -introduction of -high illiteracy been made for a employment farming Small Scale dam for off farm -favourable vegetation Enterprises Project season for livestock employment

- Land availability - Rudimentary farming 2. Low output levels - Presence of DA practices - Inadequate LED activities in all sectors of the - Presence of agriculture - Unskilled labour transport and have been economy corporative department - Illiteracy poor access to highlighted to societies - Difficulty in accessing farm lands boost the local - Availability of - Support from credit - Seasonal nature economy labour non- - Negative cultural practices of economic governmental activities - Existence of Organizations established markets

- Availability of labour DA is unable to - High illiteracy rate among track middlemen 3. - geographical farmers - lack of transport activities Lack of organised - The existence of location of facilities to market for two major district (to the - poor and inadequate convey goods to agricultural established market Burkina Faso marketing infrastructure and from produce (low centres in the border) marketing prices, the issue of district. - existence of middlemen centres due to middlemen etc.) poor road - low prices of farm produce network

THEME: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

FOCUS AREA EXISTING SITUATION/ DESIRED SITUATION RESOURCES REQUIRED PERSPECTIVE SUBSECTORS/COMPONENTS Food and Nutrition Security  Low crop yields have been  Increase fish production to 25%  Funds (Crops, Fisheries, Livestock) identified as the main issue. of rural population  Technical knowledge  16.2% of households are food  Protection and Improvement on  Machinery insecure (CFSVA, 2012) current water bodies More inputs eg seeds, fingerlings and  There are no certified vegetable  establish a new hatchery in the fertilizers seeds. district to produce more  There are also no reliable data fingerlings on vegetable production in the  150 eggs/person/annum is district desired  Low fish production approx.  The production of all species of 3.8% of rural population animals should be increased by involvedin district 20% within the next five years.  Low Fish consumption of only  Support dry season farming 10kg per person per year in the district.  no update data on livestock  egg consumption is 12 eggs/ person/ annum (FAO, 2005).  Non-Supportive Productive System  Cattle rustling. This has been a major issue of security concern in the district.  Bush burning  Low patronage of veterinary services  System of rearing animals in the district is free range.  unsecured activities of Alien Herdsmen  inadequate credit schemes for farmers to access

 11current existing warehouses  Proper layout and designs of Funds and Machinery Agricultural Infrastructure are in poor condition feeder roads linking food

(Including Irigation  Only a few kilometers of roads producing areas to increase in the district capital are tarred productivity.  Increase the current irrigation  8 existing dams with catchment use efficiency from 30% to area of about 152 hectares. All 60%. in poor condition.  Improve skills of the youth and  4 dugouts exist.. women on irrigation About hectors (25%) of the dams  Build two more warehouses of and dugouts are put to effective use. 1500 metric tons to use the receipt systems

 Declining predictability of  An increased vegetative cover  Technical expertise raining season, duration and  Improved health conditions  Funding Climate Change amount.  Improved bio-diversity By-laws and strong enforcement  Long dry season, Gradual  Reduced forced migration deforestation and desertification.  Occasional floods occurrence and destruction

 It was observed that human  A well-protected 25m buffer Seedlings, buffer zones, by-laws Natural Resource Conservation activity among others threatened zone along river bodies the resource conservation  Increased fish stock to improve through the following nutrition of the people of the  Land degradation including, district sand and gravel winning among  An improved vegetation cover. others.  Indiscriminate felling of non- timber products and timber forest for charcoal production.  Siltation of water bodies which include the Navaribie and Sissili rivers, dams and dugouts and other rivers through farming close to the catchment areas. This contributes to reduction in fish stock in rivers and dams.  Depletion of sacred groves  Rampant practice of shifting cultivation

TABLE 2.2: POCC: ACCELLERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT № KEY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY CONSTRAINTS CHALLLENGES SUMMARY DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM Unstabbled Food  Vast arable land  Untapped wild  Inaccessible  Change in food  Stabilised production and  Minimal land fruits ( Tama, farmland consumption patterns production of Nutritional Security litigation Tamarind,  Inability to  Introduction of food and  Availability of Hibiscus, promote GMOs human Baobab, consumption of  Competitive Land use ensuring Resource “Zimbrima” nutritious local systems food security  Conducive  The underutilised food  Wild fire and  Increase weather ICED project and  Weak production activities of herdsmen production other satellite condition systems  Mining and  Available water stations  Poor Agricultural  Effects of Climate bodies  Low utilization of Infrastructure change consumption  Strong dug-outs  Weak/Poor of nutritional government  Availability of linkages foods commitment to Health Facilities  Lack of knowledge Agriculture  Coordination on right food (Youth in across combination/nutriti Agriculture, sectors(CSO,Heal onal values food SADA, NRGP, th, Agric, Local staff Plantation Government)  Cultural beliefs on Development  Cross border eating habits Program, Block trade  Poor Veterinary  Natural disasters Farming Services  Land tenure system Program etc.)  Widespread  Emerging Land  Rich seed traditional system litigation diversity of animal  Capital intensive Large pastoral husbandry Migration lands  Weak access and security to land by Women  Sectoral Approach to programming (Not sharing notes)  Poor agricultural value chain Inadequate labour due to migration

Inadequate Agriculture  Available  Untapped  Inefficient use of  Natural disasters Some agricutural Infrastructures facilities Navaribie/Sissilia the existing  Land tenure system facilities like feeder (warehouses, rivers warehouses  Emerging Land roads,storage dams)  Good topography  Poor maintenance litigation facilities and dams  Good for irrigation culture  Wild fires topography for  Human Resource  Poor road network  Over grazing are created and irrigation for agricultural across farming  Migration provided  Large tract of production communities Sand winding activities available land  The urge to  High cost of Large local escape from building materials knowledge of food poverty Not appreciating dry storage Low utilization of season farming as dug-outs business High rate of Climate  Large tract of  Untapped Black  Inadequate  Natural disasters Growing of trees, Change available land Volta/Kamba knowledge on the  Big mining firms reduction of disaster  Availability of rivers effects of climate pushing their way risk, reduction in Health Facilities  Good topography change through with money bush burning and  Enjoyment of for irrigation  No land use plan environmental  Human Resource/  Not perceiving the indiscriminate services  Possibility of environment as a felling of trees provided by attracting funding potential source of trees (Carbon Credit) revenue  Available water  Government  Lack of bodies for commitment to knowledge irrigation disaster risk on short Local reduction – duration and Knowledge for Plantation Dev’t, drought- tree SADA etc resistant crop regeneration  Available varieties and seedlings for tree animal breeds growing  The Harsh conditions  Existing realities of impacts of Climate Change Poor Utilization of  Available  Untapped  Ineffective DAs  Inadequate Some natural natural resources natural resource Navaribie/Sissili By-Law to clamp legal bye-laws preserved and are eg land water, rivers down on illegal to prosecute sustainable and minerals, rivers,  Human Resource/ mining “galamsey” forest local knowledge  Indiscriminate galamsey conciously utilized  Demonstrated on growing trees felling of non- mining

anti-bush fire  Readiness of timber products  Lack of campaigns in donors/governme and timber forest resources to the district nt to support for charcoal  Existing forest afforestation, production. add value to reserves dams  Inadequate value agro Existence of rehabilitation addition shea processing NADMO, Fires processing factories Service Inadequate alternate livelihood options

THEME: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS FOCUS AREA EXISTING SITUATION/ DESIRED SITUATION RESOURCES REQUIRED PERSPECTIVE . Wood and Charcoal remain major . Production of biogas from human . Technical expertise Energy source of fuel for majority of and animal waste in the district . Biogas plants population in the district. . Production of solar energy in the . Funding . 15 rural communities without district . Sensitization and education electricity in the district . Increase access and efficient use . Rampant destruction of electrical of electricity for cottage industries poles by bush fires and theft of . Each community school equipped wires in the district with power in the district . Most schools in rural communities have no electricity . Poorly documented tourism . Capacity building A well mapped out, properly Tourism/ Hospitality potentials in the district . Infrastructure packaged and heavily patronized . Very limited private sector . Sensitization and education tourism sector with significant participation in the district . Funding . Poorly documented festivals in the private sector participation in the district district. . Poor patronage of festivals An integrated and well packaged festivals in the district . Fragmented small scale businesses . An export driven local micro . Capacity building in the district enterprise with the capacity to . Funding Local Micro Industries . Low quality of artifacts and obtain economies of scale at the traditional cloths in the district district level . Limited entrepreneurial capacity . Identifing reliable sources support

building in the district . Strengthen and empower . Challenges with access to markets businesses to be able access in the district institutional support like EDAIF, . Very limited access to BUSAC, SDF etc finance/sources support

. Unable to access institutional support eg EDAIF, BUSAC, SDF etc in the district . Poor market access for agric . The district should have two . Irrigation dams Agriculture produce in the district crops produced in commercial . Inputs and seeds . High dependence on rain fed quantities Funding agriculture in the district At least one export crop fully . High cost of producing developed in the district ( Shea, agricultural products in the Cotton, groundnuts district . Highly Seasonal in nature . Undeveloped Value Chains and little or no value added at all . Cattle rustling serious constraint to livestock farming and also access to water . SMEs mainly involved in petty . At least one Medium Scale Agri . Capital. Private Sector trading (buying and selling) business established in each . Capacity building operating from small container, District Market access kiosks in the district . Establish a one stop centre at . Large scale businesses are almost regional level to deal with private non-existent in the district. sector concerns within 12 months . Recently OLAM, WIENCO and MASARA N,ARZIKI are . All assemblies to budget for involved in promotion of maize private sector support production on outgrower basis . Very little private sector . Establish a business incubation businesses exist in the processing and marketing in the district. workshop to grow business ideas . It SME,s lacks organised within the next 12 month at the leadership in the district regional level and one each in each district within 24 months

. Contract a private sector consultant with the support of our DPs within 12 months to guide the

private sector growth and expansion

. Establish a consortium of financial institutions in the region so as to pool their resources together to assist the development of the private sector.

. Strengthen private sector associations within the region

Establish at least one plant pool to assist young entrepreneurs within 24 months

Table 2.1: POCC: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT

Weak - High level man - The existence of - Inadequate - Unfavourable - Regular collaboration power available DA to capacity of DA government management between the coordinate to pay salaries policies and meetings District and - Availability of programs and and wages to directives between and other information activities in the its staff among stakeholders district. departments - Structures - Mismanageme will available - Donor and nt of resources strengthen NGOs support collaboration - Periodic inter and in the area of - Poor planning among the intra agency capacity departments meetings building - Lack of good weak working collaboration - Existence of the relationship - existence of sub mass media district structures - Poor condition of services

- existence of revenue - Inadequate in- Poor revenue collection outlets - Availability of service training - Reluctance of - The collection (border, property common fund. for staff service personnel combination mechanisms rates) to accept posting to of the - ignorance of the district. constraints the need for and - availability of - migrant traders tax payment challenges personnel for from Burkina presents a revenue Faso - embezzlement complex collection on the part of environment the revenue for resolving collectors the issue in question.

- Availability of - poor access to qualified human some - lack of reliable resource for - Support from communities data base system Low staff recruitment local on SMEs capacity of government - Excessive District ministry development Assembly problems over -existence of resource untapped economic endowment - overdependence/rel resources iance on external Over sources of funds dependence on external sources of funds to support development (DACF and - Inadequate in- development - the introduction service training for partners) of SADA staff

Congested and Functioning TCPD Land use zoning -Already Absences of a national Congestion and jumbled

jumbled Functional statutory developed space framework on road development on the road development planning committee along the roads and frontages frontages demolished along road Temporal use of road might required frontages. frontages demolishing Defeats urban Resources may not aesthetics be forthcoming to this effects

Establish a GIS Existing office space District Assembly Internally Presidential directive GIS Laboratory laboratory at Officer with Common Fund generated revenue without dedicated established for TCPD physical competence in GIS expended sooner resources planning District than planned Department and Non-Governmental Development Fund Delay in processing procure drawing Organisation Many other hardware and software materials Ministry of Local priorities of the DA by MLGRD Internally generated Government and revenue Rural Development Delay in release of Minimal DDF/Capacity appreciation of building fund and physical planning DACF and Geo-graphical Information technology

Absence of a substantive District Chief Executive Training of the Town plannnig officer Skilled technicians Low speed Low internet speed Trained on the SAT in staff of TCPD with competence in at TCPD(Head deskstop computer LUPMIS and Mapmaker and SAT in both softwares office) Expensive GIS software LUPMIS and Limited tools with hardware and software Mapmaker Training gadgets are Few GIS trial versions software available equipment at though(projectors and regional office of Vast area of

training and training TCPD training required to hall) be given by an Satellite imagery individual Trial version of from Google earth softwares are No financial available resources Scanned local plans Obtain Outdated topo sheets Available line No financial Delay in the release of Obtained Orthophotos Orthophotos and available maps at survey and capacity to procure DACF and DDF and line maps for geo- line maps for mapping division referencing of local geo-referencing Skilled personnel to plans for street naming of local plans for use data Available Outdated maps and property addressing street naming Orthophotos from require detailed and property Scanned local plans the LAP project updating with addressing accompanying cost

Public education Financial TCPD and District Failure to deal with Absence of National Public educated on an procedures of Building Inspector Information illegal structures concern building permit acquiring Service procedures building permits Available permit Utility Agencies Cost of Airtime application forms limits frequencies Examples of Technical sub- Repercussions of committee illegal structure

Statutory planning committee

Radio for Development Functional TCPD NGOs/CBO Financial Delay in release of Traditional Leaders and Sensitise Resources funds Anthentics,landlords are traditional Supportive traditional sensitised Authentic and Leaders Priorities of DA Limited NGOs into landlords in physical planning

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benefits of obtaining a detailed local plan Prepare Local TCPD Survey and Existing structures Delay in release of Local plans prepared for plans of Landowners mapping division and ongoing funds Wallembelle and Wallembelle and development Bugubelle Bugubelle Google satellite Constraints on availability of resources

Absence of structures plans and spatial development framework Prepare a local Functional TCPD Regional office of Existing residential Limited National Local plans of Tumu plans for Tumu TCPD properties within concern on spatial and Industries activities Industrial Available base plans the zone land use planning prepared Activities Satellite Imagery Social outcry and from Google Earth cost of demolition

Presence of structure plans

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THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT SUB-SECTOR/ EXISTING SITUATION/ DESIRED SITUATION RESOURCES REQUIRED FOCUS AREA PERSPECTIVE HEALTH Family Planning  Low FP acceptance rate (43%)  75% FP acceptance rate  Funds  Poor male involvement in FP  60% male involvement  Family Planning commodities services  100% FP commodity availability.  Fuel  Shortage of family planning devices  No RCH facilities in rural areas Skilled Delivery  Low skilled delivery as compared to  85% of skilled delivery by 2018  Incentive package national target of 65% (55%)  Every facility to be able to  Funds and equipment  inadequate and poor distribution of provide BeMONC  Referral registers/ forms, EmONC services  One hospital in each district  communication equipment and providing EmONC transport  A functioning regional district system  Strengthen supervision of maternal and child health services from the district hospital to the RCH  An Reproductive and Child Health unit for each 7 CHPS compounds (needs a midwife)  Child care room in the hospital for breastfeeding Neonatal and infant  High neonatal and infant mortality of  To reduce neonatal and infant mortality 41/1000LB and 67/1000LB mortality to 15/1000 LB and respectively 30/1000LB respectively Stunting  High rate of stunting 23.1%  Reduce prevalence of stunting to  Recipe of local food  No nutrition/health promotion less than 20%  IEC materials officers in health centres  Warehouse for nutrition food programs, may link to agriculture warehouses / food security programs  Nutrition / health promotion officers in each district Micro nutrient deficiency  High micro nutrient deficiency  Adequate level of micronutrient  Vitamin A and iron (iron 81% for children and 48.4% for status  IEC materials women)  Access to vegetables and  Low intake of fruits and vegetables fruits all year round Acute malnutrition  High prevalence of acute  Reduce the prevalence of acute  Therapeutic foods

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malnutrition (9.2%) malnutrition to under 3%  Training materials  High severe acute malnutrition  Strengthen community based  Anthro equipment (1.8%) health services  Registers and cards  Low uptake of services Access and quality  6 sub districts without a Medical  Every sub districts should have  Funding/sponsorship of students by DA Assistants and attract at least one at least one Medical Assistants  Equipment medical for and at least one doctor and X-  Infrastructure ray technician for the hospital  Human Resources  6 health centers for a population of  Increase the number of health 60000 and a land area of , 12km2 centers from 6 to 10  No single RCH unit in the district  Construct neo-natal units in the  Only one doctor’s bungalow hospitals  No Laboratory centres in 5 health  Doctor and Medical Assistants centres bungalows in the hospital and health centres  Upgrade Wellembelle Health centre to a polyclinic  Establish laboratory centres in 6 health centres Emergency services  Low emergency response in our  Provide intensive emergency  HR, Infrastructure facilities services 24hr in our facilities  Equipment  High non communicable diseases  Promote healthy lifestyles in the High Maternal Deaths  Women still die in high proportions district 190/100000LBs (4)  Form Keep fit clubs, screening exercises for the population

 Zero maternal deaths DA, UNFPA, Philanthropist etc  Procure a second ambulance for maternal emergencies  Procure a bigger blood bank fridge for the district hospital

 Customer care services does not  Functional customer care  Training materials Customer care exist in most of our facilities services should exist in all our  Printing of protocols facilities Quality Assurance  Poor quality of care  Improve the quality of care  Protocols provided to clients  Training materials and Funds

Inadequate number of  Only 1 doctor at post in the district  The district hospital should have  Funding Doctors and Midwives  5 health centers have no midwives at least 2 general practitioners  Infrastructure  80% of midwifes at hospital are over and 1 specialists doctor  attraction and retention policy 50 years old  The district hospital should have 103

 No single paediatric nurse specialist 1 paediatrics nurse in the district  The district hospital should have  Only 1 nurse anaesthetists 3 nurse anaesthetists  Only nurses available at the district  The district should have at least 80 general nurses practitioners.  6 paediatric nurses  Every health center should have 3 midwifes  The district hospital should have 15 midwives  Wellembelle should have physician Assistants  RCH should have a midwife

EDUCATION Infrastructure • Inadequate number of • 10 more schools at all • Good School structures primary schools (57 schools, 55 levels (KG, Prim, ) to be • Modification of existing KGs, ) added in next four years structures to cater for physically • Increase in Gross Enrolment • Need to add the expansion challenged Rate (GER) (eg 102% KG) but number for necessary KGs • Trained Teachers, Logistics 70% (NER). • Children should start at such as computers, TLMs, text • Child unfriendly school right age of 4 year KG and books, facilities 6yrs Prim • Uneven distribution of • Reduce class size from schools (eg. no KGs at Kunchogu current 54 pupils @ KG to 35 and Yigantu) in next four years. • High class sizes at all levels (eg 1:54 pupil per class ratio in district compared to national norm of 1:35 for KG) Quality • Inadequate number of • 70% trained teachers at all • Funding for school structures, qualified teachers (eg. 62.0% of levels in next five years. logistics and sponsorship schemes. trained teachers @ KG,45% @ • Improve pupil-teacher • Improve non-academic primary, 43% for JHS ratio to national levels of 1: facilities such as water, electricity, • High pupil-teacher ratios (eg. 35(KG), 1:40 (Prim) and toilet and sanitation. currently PTTR of 54:1 @ KG, 1:35(JHS). • Capacity building of teachers in 55:1=Prim, 20:1= JHS.) • Increase in pass rates to ICT and other areas. • Low pass rates of students 75% at all levels and in all (eg district has a pass rate of subjects in next 5 years. 35.9% at the BECE and similar • Three pilot ICT centers in

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rates for the core subjects each circuit in next 5 years. (English= 51.1%, Mathematics=46.1%, Science=40% and Social Studies = 48.2%) • Limited internet facilities and ICT infrastructure in all 11 districts

Support and Learning • Inadequate and uneven • Pupil- text book ratio to be Funding Materials distribution of text books in reduced to rate of 1:1 for all schools (eg10:1 TBR @ primary levels and in all schools in level for district; and 11:1 TBR next five years. at the JHS for some schools like • Provide one bore hole for Taffiasi primary each school in district • Inadequate and or unavailable water supply for all schools in district • Limited internet facilities and ICT infrastructure in districts Management/Governanc • Lack of right caliber of • Equity in distribution of • Funding (eg payment of e personnel to manage district.(eg. qualified managerial staff to transfer grants, servicing of Deputy directors as Unit heads,) all Units (eg deputy meetings: DEOCS) • Dormant SMCs/PTAs, directors/AD1) • SMC / PTAs DEOCs, Prefectural boards and school clubs.

WATER AND SANITATON Water Access  117 boreholes and 2 Small Town  water supply project facilitated  Funding piped water systems, by CWSA  Infrastructure  66.9% water coverage.  strengthen an effective  Technical Expertise  High fluoride, manganese, iron and WATSAN and WSMTs likely arsenic content.  80% coverage  Only 40909 gallons are met, leaving  Strengthen an effective a deficit of 181818.2 gallons. implementation of the water

safety policy.  Set a well-developed system of monitoring and repair of water points.

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 4 new STWSSP to be added(ie Nabulo,Challu,Bujan and Bugubelle) Solid Waste  Only 1.5% of solid waste generated  Collect 80% of solid waste  Funding is collected, generated  Infrastructure  Limited refuse dump site  Locate appropriate dumping sites  Limited communal refuse containers with treatment facilities  Increase number of communal waste container sites Liquid Waste  Most buildings do not have liquid  Every building to have the  Funding waste treatment facilities. required liquid waste disposal  Infrastructure  Low capacity in regulating and facilities planning waste management plans.  Strengthen DA’s capacity to  Only 2.3% households have access regulate and enforce waste to household latrines. management plans  Only 4.5% access to public toilets.  Reduce ODF to under 8%.  High open defecation practice in the  Increase access to public toilets region and household latrines by 65%

SOCIAL PROTECTION Social Protection Agencies • Lack of financial resources for • Achieve at least 75% • Funding for advocacy quality social welfare interventions. financing of annual budget for • Funding for training of staff • Inadequate staff for the social protection interventions. Department of social welfare • Increase the present personnel in the department by 100% PLWDs and support • Disabled persons not aware of • All businesses run by PLWD • Funding for monitoring systems 25 % tax rebate incentive. are granted 25% tax rebate.  DACF • Inadequate of data on PLWDs • Compile data on PWDs  DACF • Lack of effective PLWD • PLWDs properly educated association to them on Common fund on the need to form associations the disabled utilisation of the fund • PLWDs do not use funds • A clean and accessible data provided them effectively base on all PLWDs in the District. • Inadequate data base on • Provision of vehicle for PLWDs. monitoring • Fraud in disbursement of funds. • Poor monitoring on the utilization of the fund due to lack vehicle. Children in conflict with • lack of shelter for children in • Provision of remand home • Funding for training of law

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the law such situation /shelter to detain children whose enforcement • Absence of juvenile cells to cases have not been determined at • Funding to sustain juvenile remand keep juvenile who have committed the juvenile court. home/shelter serious crime such as defilement • Adequate funding for • Funding for a conducive office murder rape arm rubbery etc running of the shelter accmmodation • Absence of funding to run the • Conducive office shelter accommodation for one on one counselling services Child migration • School needs like books, • Provision of school needs by Fund for training uniforms and fees are not meet by parents and advocacy on Child Sexual Abuse parents. • Reduction in child • High child migration during migration. holidays • Equal distribution of • Non availability of teachers in teachers in both rural and urban rural schools schools • Children are migrating because of their biological parents staying down south. Early Childhood Care and • Non-existence of district • District committee in place Technical experts Development Policy committee • Knowledge on the policy Funding (ECCD) • Inadequate knowledge on the • Adherence to the policy policy standard • Existing centres not operating • Trained personnel to handle according to required standard children in existing centres • Inadequate trained personnel in • Adequate staffing for existing centres. monitoring • Wrong teaching methodology. • Inadequate of department of Social welfare to monitor existing centres Orphan and vulnerable • OVC not in school • OVC especially orphan children Funding to identify the numbers and children • OVC have limited access to health care should be integrated location of disabled orphans in the Region and good nutrition • Institutional care should be a last sort Evaluation implementation Care Reform • Lack of adequate institution to provide• Children should stay and live in their Initiative in the Upper West Region temporary care for OVC communities • Extended families unable to provide• Needs of OVC including educational, needs of OVC because of economic health and nutrition adequately met reasons. • Disable children should be in school • Emerging problem of streetism in the Wa municipality.(Children living and working on the street. • Children with disabilities not in school Social inclusivity and • Misunderstanding of the bride • Women enjoy their rights as Funding, HR women rights. wealth system. set out in AHPRs protocol and other 107

• Inadequate sensitization on instruments. available laws, legislations • Include women in traditional • & delays in the passage of governance system. spousal property law. • Reappraisal of norms that • Negative social norms that regulate women space in the society. promote violence & abuse LEAP • Error or fraud in selection of • Effective and efficient social Funding beneficiaries. protection system to improve the lives • Absence of regional data to of intended beneficiaries. District data base on needy verify background of beneficiaries. • Provision of vehicle for • Poor monitoring data on LEAP. monitoring Funding for monitoring • Low proportion of HH in need of social protection enrolled in LEAP. • Inadequate monitoring due lack of vehicle • Inability to constitute child Well-functioning child panels in the Conduct study on local policies in response protection panels in the District. DAs in accordance with the to AHPRs and impact on women Children rights Protection • Inability to identify and target children’s act (Act 560, 1998) children in need of protection the rural • Adequate public areas. sensitization of key stakeholders on • Inadequate cross-sectoral available laws and LIs pertaining to collaboration. child protection in Ghana. • Inadequate sensitization on • Cross-sectoral programming Funding available laws& legislations. on matters of child protection. • Absence of juvenal courts and • Traditional authorities to remand centre work with the Dep’t of Social • Welfare in the identification of children in need from the rural areas. • Setting up of Juvenal courts and remand centre

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Table 2.4: POCC: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY KEY DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY CONSTRAINTS CHALLLENGES

HEALTH Family Planning  Skilled  Lack of  Erratic  Organizations human resource equipment supply of family such as UNFPA, available to provide planning devices USAID support with the service family planning devices

 Community  Poor staff  Poor  Celebration of based family planning attitude that deter clients cooperation on the part family planning week services of husbands promote family planning services

 Inadequate  Socio cultural privacy and religious beliefs

Skilled Delivery  Human  Inadequate  Cultural  Good resource available to number of midwifes and beliefs e.g unfaithful collaboration from provide the service doctors women deliver at community leaders as health facilities to women who deliver at avoid confession home are fined

 Incentives to  Lack of  High pain  Male encourage women to equipment threshold among most advocates in the seek skilled delivery women resulting in communities (provision soap to delay in reaching health motivate TBAs to facilities refer cases, etc)

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 Quick  Poor staff  Decision  JICA/UNFPA emergency response attitude  making process where support with delivery system in most of the the man/mother in-law kits for most of our hospitals in the region has to decide when the health centers woman should go to the hospital

 Existence of Community Emergency Transport system in some communities

Stunting  Availability  Frontline staff  Poor health  of committed nutrition see nutrition interventions seeking behaviours UNICEF/WFP support officers in all districts as additional responsibility for maternal and Child and not their core business nutrition

 Availability  Cultural of IEC materials for beliefs associated with counseling stunting

 Donor fatigue

Micro nutrient deficiency  Good  Intermittent  Drought and  Vitamin A vitamin A coverage artificial shortage of floods supplied by UNICEF particularly during vitamin A mass campaigns  Donor fatigue  WFP support for iodization of salt

 Availability of micronutrient rich food eg vegetables etc

Acute malnutrition  Successful  There are missed  Cultural  UNICEF implementation of opportunities in the beliefs associated with support for Supplementary and communities malnutrition CMAM/IYCF program therapeutic feeding

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 Inadequate  Donor fatigue  WFP support sensitization to demystify for supplementary the negative perception and feeding and food cultural beliefs associated fortification  with malnutrition

 Availability of growth promoters to identify malnourished cases for management

Access and quality  Some health  Poor  Dwindling  JICA, DA staff available maintenance culture  government budgetary support with the allocation provision of infrastructure and equipment

 Availability  Inadequate  Poor road  Over 90% of of some basic number of doctors and network and other clients are registered infrastructure and midwives natural barriers such as with NHIS equipment rivers.

 Sparse distribution of health facilities  Donor fatigue Emergency services  Increase in  Inadequate  Delayed in  JICA/UNFPA revenue number of doctors and report emergency cases support with  Basic midwives  to health facility Emergency kits equipment  Availability of personnel

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Quality Assurance  Quality  Most of the  Stock out of  Potential Assurance quality assurance teams are supplies increase in revenue coordinators exist at not active the regional level and hospitals

 Availability  Inadequate  Opportunity of standard protocols knowledge on the use of to be upgraded the protocols 

 Quality assurance teams Inadequate number of Doctors and Midwives  Existence of  Ageing midwifes   None  Existence of midwifery training adherence to the ‘train school health science, institutions and retain’ policy of UDS  staff

 Availability  The only of teaching staff, regional capital instructional materials without a structure for these schools professional public nursing training institution (General)

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Accessibility • • Inadequate • High • Good Availability of vast number of qualified teacher attrition educational land for school teaching staff rate due to policies/interventio infrastructure attraction of social ns example opportunities and Capitation Grant, amenities outside Free Exercise of district Books, School Feeding, free uniform etc

• Large • Inadequate • • population of infrastructure Misconception of Availability of children of school the policy of free Tumu College of going age not yet education by some Education for in school. parents research in education

• High • Lack of • • Good community equity in staff Interference from number of NGOs awareness of the allocation; most political and who are into the importance of teachers concentrated cultural bodies in promotion of education in urban centers. establishment of education in the schools. district

• Good • Poor • • Financial number of people quality data on Encroachment on support from GET with very high education school lands fund for provision level of of school educational infrastructure achievement (motivational)

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• Relative • Poor road • Planning peace in the network schemes not well district developed for school marking

• Negative cultural practices (eg early marriages deny girls access to education)

Quality • The • Inadequate • Irregular • The availability of assessment of funds flow existence of study educational pupils/students leave with/without units/NGOs to pay for teachers strengthen monitoring/supervi sion of Teaching and learning, DEOCs meetings

• The • unqualified • High • introduction of the managerial staff teacher attrition Availability of Untrained Teacher rate Distance programme in the learning/sandwich district (eg programmes to UTDBE) improve teachers’ skills

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• Distance • Poor • 2% of the learning supervision of teachers Common Fund for programmes (UCC education & UEW)

• Mass • Support by promotion of NGOs/CBOs/FBOs pupils/students in education

• Large class • size in most schools Availability of eg. St. Gabriel’s Basic college of education school

• Low teacher • time-on-task. Availability of internet facilities

Supporting Resources • The • High illiteracy • Intra- • Central recent extension of rate community government funds electricity to the disagreement in the GET fund rural areas (rural allocation of electrification educational programme) facilities and other resources

• • Poor road • Lack of • Donor Availability of network maintenance and support in education underground protection of public water, potential for property drilling of boreholes.

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• • Dispersed • Availability of settlements in the Availability of Access roads district active retired educationists • Availability of social and health services eg. Clinics, CHPS compounds etc

Management/Governance • • Inadequate • Bad nature • Large pool Existence of monitoring and of the road network of retired guidelines for the supervision educationists in the appointment of district GES staff into various positions

• • Inadequate • Inadequate • Existence of qualified personnel at logistics/resources Availability of a experienced retired the managerial level for monitoring and vocational training educationists supervision institution eg. St. Clare’s etc

• • Low • • NGOs into Existence of community External(political, educational relevant school participation cultural and social) capacity building management influence on school structure eg. SMC, administration and PTA, etc management

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• Dormant • Distance SMC, PTA, DEOCs, learning centre in etc in the schools and the district circuits.

• Internet connectivity in the district.

Water and Sanitation Water  The high  Poor water  The  High water rural water coverage  quality  predominance of table/good geological indiscriminate burials / aquifer  limited organized burial sites.

 High water  Discussed  Limited  Ease of siting table for easy drilling settlement in many rural technical expertise in and drilling borehole and mechanization of communities. repairs boreholes.

 Presence of fluoride, manganese, iron and likely arsenic content.

Liquid waste  Municipal  Limited public  enforcement  ease of and District latrines of regulations incorporating waste Assemblies have  New buildings management into new mandate to regulate without latrines building designs planning, design of buildings, issuance of building permits and  Weak capacity of liquid waste MDAs to enforce building management plans regulations

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Solid waste  high(71%)  only 5% and 4%  Most of these  ease of Open Defecation (OD) of households with access wastes find their way incorporating waste statistics in the region to improved toilet and hand back into nearby management into new (MICS, 2011). washing facilities with soap communities leading to building designs communicable disease.

SOCIAL PROTECTION Social inclusivity and respect for women rights • Presence of • Tokenism in social • Growing sense of • Few women of CSOs/NGOs/CBOs inclusivity. individualism. excellence as case study interested in women of importance of social rights issues. inclusivity.

• Ghana is a • Women rights abuses • Emergence of the signatory to several still handled at the family office of Queen international level. Mothers in the region. conventions on women rights.

• Constitutional • Lack of assessment • Low budgetary injunction on non- data on programme and allocation to the discrimination based policies instituted by Department of social on gender, age, government to ensure welfare. economic status or social inclusivity. religion.

Child protection • Willingness of • Non-existence of • Low budgetary • Existence of LI & chief courts to deal Child panels. allocation to the guidelines for the with issues of child Department of social formation of child protection. welfare. panels. -child panel • Existence of sub- • Low levels of • district structures e.g. awareness of DA on judicial sub-committee importance of the existence of the DAs. of child panel.

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• Willingness of relevant DA staff that can constitute the Panel for no fee.

• existence of child protection agencies & CSOs in the Districts

Support for PWD (2% DACF) • Existence of • Inadequate data on • Irregular flow of • Existence of LI for PLWD associations PWDs. DACF sustainability across political regimes.

• Existence of • • BUSAC Fund CSOs/NGOs. interested in advocacy for businesses of marginalized groups.

• Awareness of • PLWDs on existence of the funds. • Operational in all districts in the region.

• Decentralized disbursement of funds

• LEAP • Provide direct • Leakages in fund • Erratic release of • Existence of a source of income for disbursement. DACF pilot scheme of mobile the vulnerable and banking for leap excluded where they beneficiaries. are located.

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• • Weak capacity of • Insufficient • Willingness of AMs & Unit Committees allocation of funds traditional authorities to to monitor disbursement (DACF) to the assist in identification and ensure that funds are Districts. of beneficiaries. applied for planned purpose.

• Inadequate and • irregular funds for administrative activities.

• Inadequate staff • Weak Association of PWDs.

THEME: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA EXISTING SITUATION/ DESIRED SITUATION RESOURCES REQUIRED PERSPECTIVE GOVERNANCE Accountability  Chairman of the Exec.  DA should be directly  Funding. Committee of the DAs accountable to the appointed by the President. grassroots  Technical Experts to monitor the enforcement  Traditional authorities not  Position of the DCE should always consulted in the be by election appointment of 1/3 Government Appointees  Participation of traditional authorities in sub-districts  Non-involvement of decision making Traditional Authorities by Sub-District structures.

District planning and  Irregular monitoring &  Regular quarterly  Vehicles coordination supervision of Town/Area monitoring and supervision

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councils. of Town/Area councils  Funds

 Irregular meeting of  Regular meeting of  Capacity building DA/DPCU DA/DPCU

 Poor resource base of the  Improved IGF DPCU  Well-established and well-  poor database in the DPCU resourced database unit makes planning difficult, with an up to date data which is essential for growth and development

 Delegation of junior officers instead of heads of department to DPCU meetings

Information  Limited coverage on  More involvement of  Media experts / Technical Dissemination development issues in the media in the development expertise district. of the district  Funding  Non-factual attack on the  Factual reportage be district secretariat encouraged from the district media  Inadequate community fora  Responsible journalism

 Regular community fora

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Functionality of Sub-  Weak district sub-structures  Sub-structures of the  Local resource mobilization. district structures assembly system be  Low local level encouraged and resourced  Resource persons Training. participation in decision to meet regularly making process at the DA

level.  Full and active local level

participation in decision  Poor database in all the making process at the DA town and area councils. level.

 Poor planning & Budget  Enhanced Capacity of DA implementation. Staff.

 Poor settlement/physical  Available and updated data planning. bank for all the sub- structures  Inadequate, irregular and unreliable inflows.  Improved records keeping

in all DAs.  Dispersed nature of

communities in the district  Good lay-out plans. make it difficult for sub-  Infrastructure & training through structures to function  All Area councils local level resource mobilization effectively inaugurated by law. and external sourcing from NGOs & Donors.  Some Area Councils exist  Available logistics for and operational but not collectors. Early  Improved sensitization on revenue mobilisation inaugurated by law. disbursement of percentages due Area  Low or no capacity of/for councils staff of the few existing ones.  All area councils properly trained on their  Low IGF generation from responsibilities under the the Area councils. law.  Financial leakages in

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revenue mobilisation  Improved participation of Traditional leaders in  Delays in the payment of decision making process percentages of IGF due some Area councils by  Blockade of financial some DA leakages

Traditional Authorities  Not involved in formal  Chiefs involved in the  Consultations. (TAS) governance in most cases. development process of the district.  Funds  Rising chieftaincy disputes & litigations in some  Reliable source of funding paramountcies. to support their activities.

 Financial problems.

Low Representation of  Inadequate consultation  Traditional Authorities  Traditional leaders adequately Traditional Authorities with Traditional Authorities consulted in the represented at the District in Local Governance in the appointment of 1/3 appointments to DAs Assembly (DAs). government appointees to

the DAs

Low representation of  Low representation of  At least 50%  Institutionalize the Gender Desk Women in Local women in DAs representation of the 1/3 Officers at District Levels Governance (District Gov’t appointees. Assemblies -DAs)

District Assembly (DA)  No conscious  Affirmative action on  Gender mainstreaming into representation of women in 50:50 appointments of men national development gender. governance. and women as PMs of DAs.  Gender advocacy  Women are least

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 Virtually no women at this  50:50 representation of  Gender mainstreaming into level. women and men national development gender.

 Women are least  Gender advocacy represented

Service delivery  Non-existence of customer  DA should have customer  Logistics for its establishment service unit in any of the service units public sector departments  Vehicle for response to service in the district  Complaints centres problems established at the district  No complaints units to deal assembly with public concerns about the pubic sector  All citizens are able to receive immediate  No rapid response centre attention to various for persons with health, problems through a call security and other issues centre

Communication and  Limited knowledge and  A well-developed  DA, and development partners, Sectoral Linkages exposure of economic marketing communication and the Ghana Tourism potentials of the district for strategy with conscious Authority to support with potential investors within efforts to reduce poverty funding and implementation. Ghana and outside. through the promotion of cultural values, tourist sites, agricultural and business potentials of the  Low visibility of the Sissala East District. district.  A model district and well- known to the following audience/stakeholders:  DA and RCC to coordinate and  Tourists support.  Investors  Development Partners  CSOs

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 Central government and DA  Community members (within and other side)  The general public and Ghanaians as a whole  Greater knowledge and awareness on the Sissala East District as a potential business and tourism destination

 Act of conscious  Improved visibility for effort to promote district as an economically and brand the viable district with needed district infrastructure and resources for investment towards poverty reduction

 Poorly resourced  A well staff ISD Information Well maintained ISD van Services Department

Table 2.10: POCC TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE № KEY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY CONSTRAINTS CHALLLENGES SUMMARY DEVELOPME NT PROBLEM Weak - High level man - The existence of - Inadequate - Unfavourable Regular collaboration power available DA to capacity of government management between the coordinate DA to pay policies and meetings between District and - Availability of programs and salaries and directives and among other information activities in the wages to its departments will stakeholders district. staff - Reluctance of strengthen - Structures service personnel collaboration among available - Donor and - Mismanageme to accept posting the departments NGOs support nt of resources to the district. weak collaboration 125

- Periodic inter and in the area of intra agency capacity - Poor planning meetings building Poor revenue - Lack of good collection - Existence of the working mechanisms mass media relationship

- Availability of - Poor condition common fund. of services

- Inadequate in- The combination of the - existence of sub service constraints and district structures training for challenges presents a - migrant traders staff - lack of reliable complex environment - existence of from Burkina data base system for resolving the issue in Low staff revenue Faso on SMEs question. capacity of collection outlets - ignorance of District (border, property the need for - over Assembly rates) tax payment dependence/relianc e on external - availability of sources of funds personnel for - embezzlement revenue on the part of - The use of Over collection the revenue unqualified dependence on collectors personnel for external sources Availability of revenue collection. of funds to qualified human -Inadequate in-service support resource for - poor access to training for staff development recruitment some (DACF and Support from local communities -inadequate staff development -existence of government capacity of TCPD partners) untapped economic ministry Excessive -poor logistical resources development support for TCPD -presence of Town - the introduction problems over -Lack of enforcement and Country Planning of SADA resource mechanisms Department endowment

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Improvement in physical -on-going reforms planning of land sector -Segregated land agencies ownership pattern -poor compliance with town planning regulations

THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MICROECONOMIC STABILITY. FOCUS AREA SITUATIONAL RESOURCE REQUIRED DESIRED SITUATION ANALYSIS/PERSPECTIVE . Poorly documented tourism potentials . Capacity building A well mapped out, properly Tourism/ Hospitality in the district . Infrastructure packaged and heavily patronized . Very limited private sector participation . Sensitization and education tourism sector with significant private in the district . Funding sector participation in the district. . Poorly documented festivals in the district An integrated and well packaged . Poor patronage of festivals festivals in the district

. Fragmented small scale businesses in . An export driven local micro . Capacity building the district enterprise with the capacity to obtain . Funding Local Micro . Low quality of artifacts and traditional economies of scale at the district Industries cloths in the district level . Limited entrepreneurial capacity . Identifing reliable sources support . Strengthen and empower businesses building in the district to be able access institutional support . Challenges with access to markets in like EDAIF, BUSAC, SDF etc the district . Very limited access to finance/sources support

. Unable to access institutional support eg EDAIF, BUSAC, SDF etc in the district . Poor market access for agric produce . The district should have two crops . Irrigation dams Agriculture in the district produced in commercial quantities . Inputs and seeds . High dependence on rain fed At least one export crop fully Funding

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agriculture in the district developed in the district ( Shea, Cotton, . High cost of producing agricultural groundnuts products in the district . Highly Seasonal in nature . Undeveloped Value Chains and little or no value added at all . Cattle rustling serious constraint to livestock farming and also access to water

POCC :ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MICROECONOMIC STABILITY KEY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY CONSTRAINTS CHALLLENGES SUMMARY DEVELOPMEN T PROBLEM Low income and Availability of Existence of - undeveloped The Capital External support is poor saving dams for off financial irrigable sites intensive nature of needed to overcome practices among season institutions to - lack of collateral dam construction the challenge of groups and employment provide credit. securities High rates of irrigation individuals. Existence of SMEs - lack of interest on capital development Availability of project employable skills co-operative groups Youthful population

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Incidence of The presence and The inclusion of the Unfavourable Unfavourable The opportunity can women and operations of vulnerable and traditional and traditional and take care of the children rights women based excluded in both cultural practices cultural practices constraint and violation NGOs and CBOs GPRS I & II as that limits women, that limits women, challenge. Hence in the District. major national children and other children and other interventions to thematic area. vulnerable groups. vulnerable groups. address this issue Presence of have a higher chance female members of success of the DA to The Disability Fund pursue women can be accessed to and children support programmes agenda for the vulnerable

Support from Lack of financial Lack of religious and resources for the rehabilitation and Existing traditional implementation of education centres programmes for authorities projects for women, for the physically women, children children and and the and other vulnerable groups mentally vulnerable groups challenged in the District Poor management Untapped historic Supports from Lowcommitment of No funds allocation Historical places are and marketing of architects and NGOs and other funds to the tourist to that sector developed and historic places for sites for tourist Donors agencies and historic centres marketed tourist centres attraction from nationally level Rich in festivals for celebration

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CHAPTER THREE

DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

3.1 Introduction

This section of the report looks at the development framework for the Sissala east district between 2014 and 2017.It therefore looks at the main focus of development, goals, objectives and strategies for solving the identified development problems/issues.

3.2 Development Focus

Resulting from the review of the previous DMTDP, the development focus of the current DMTDPF (2014-2017) is to sustain growth, poverty reduction and inequalities through harnessing of potentials towards the achievement of the millennium development goals. The foregoing focus of development forms the basis for the generation of development goals, objective and strategies which are directed at achieving the broad development focus. These have however been grouped under the main development themes under the DMTDPF.

3.2.1 District Goal

In line with the MTDPF goal, the Sissala East District aims to attain socio-economic transformation through facilitation of local production activities and promotion of good governance towards the reduction of poverty.

3.3 Development Projections 2014-2017

Planning process is futuristic and aims at reducing uncertainties. As a result, various projections are made over the plan period to give an indication of what is expected in the future. This section therefore presents the projections of the district population and infrastructural needs. Again, expected agricultural production levels over the plan period have also been captured under this section.

3.3.1 Population projections

Population has been identified as both determinant and consequence of development and as a result must be considered central to any development planning activity. In view of this, the district population has been projected to assess the basic demographic characteristics of the district expected over the next three years (2014-2017). The population projection has also been computed to estimate the social, technical, and economic needs over the plan period. The current population projection is based on the district population compiled in 2010 PHC by the Ghana Statistical Service. This base population as has already been indicated is 56,528 with an annual 130

growth rate of 1.7%. Out of this figure, the male and female proportions are 48.7% and 51.3 % respectively. The estimated total number of households in 2010 in the district is 8,652 with an average household size of 7.6 people. In the projections of the district population the major issues considered are fertility, mortality and migration rates. Consideration was also given to expected increase in the district’s economic activities. Based on the foregoing, some assumptions have been made as basis for the population projection. These have been captured below: Assumptions

The following assumptions have been made about the district’s population over the plan period spanning 2014-2017.  The current estimated population growth rate of 1.7% per annum will remain constant over the plan period.  The total fertility rate of 2.89% per woman of the Sissala East District (2010 PHC) will not change.  The survival rate of 80.1 % (2010) for the Sissala East District will increase gradually to 83.7 % over the plan period.  Average infant mortality rates of 2.6% will decrease to 1.9%  In-migration of Fulani herdsmen will be checked over the plan period  General migration in and out of the district will be insignificant.  There will not be the up surge of any major economic activity such as mining/large industrial activity  The outbreak of an epidemic is not expected over the plan period  The district population will grow geometrically over the plan period spanning 2014-2017  Male and female proportions of the districts population will remain constant over the plan period.  The population proportion of individual settlement will not change.

Base on the above assumptions, the estimated population of the district and their sex breakdown over the plan period has been presented in table 3.0 below.

Table 3.0: Population Projections (2014-2017)

YEAR MALE FEMALE TOTAL 2013 28933 30477 59410 2014 29420 30990 60410 2015 29859 31578 61437 2016 30303 32178 62481 2017 30915 32565 63480 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, March 2013 based on 2010 PHC

From the table, the additional population expected over the plan period is 3,070 representing a percentage change of 5 % over the 2017 estimated population of 63480.

3.3.2 Population Projection for first ten settlements The estimated population of 2017 indicates that 53.4% of the districts populations are concentrated in the first ten settlements. Assuming that this proportion will not change over the plan period, the 131

demographic patterns of the first ten settlement of the Sissala East-district over the plan period have been presented in table 3.1.

Table 3.1: Population Projections for first ten settlements Settlement 2010 2013 2017 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Tumu 5817 6301 12118 6121 6631 12,752 6608 6960 13568 Wellembele 1662 1801 3463 1749 1895 3,644 1888 1989 3877 Nabulo 1819 1085 2904 1914 1141 3,055 1583 1668 3251 Sakai 1882 1975 3857 1980 3008 4,988 2585 2722 5307 Bugubelle 657 711 1368 691 748 1,439 746 785 1531 Nmaduana 750 814 1564 789 857 1,646 853 898 1751 Nabugubelle 670 726 1396 705 764 1,469 761 802 1563 Kulfuo 536 581 1117 564 611 1,175 609 741 1250 Sakalo 388 421 809 408 443 851 441 464 905 Bujan 375 407 782 394 428 822 426 449 875 Total 14556 14822 29378 15315 16526 31841 16499 17380 33879 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, March 2014 based on population

The table indicates the continuous primary role of Tumu, the district capital. This is due to its strategic location and its function as an administrative and socio- economic hub of the district. Again Tumu tends to receive more travellers on transit from Wa to the Upper East region and vice versa as well as those entering the country from the Republic of Burkina Faso

16,000 P 14,000 Population changes, 2013-2017 o 12,000 p 10,000 u 8,000 l a 6,000 2013 t 4,000 2017 i 2,000 o 0 n

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The graph above depicts the picture of the population changes in the first ten (10) settlements in the Sissala East District.

3.3.3 Projection of Water needs

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benefit of all people. Over the plan period therefore, the Sissala East District assembly aims at expanding the current coverage of water supply in the district. Following from the foregoing objective the estimation of water needs over the plan period vis-à-vis the existing potable water points have been captured in Table 3.2. The estimation has been done on the basis of the projected district population. Table 3.2: Projection for Borehole Year Population Pop. change No. Of boreholes Projected minimum needed due to number of boreholes population change required

2014 60410 - - 201 2015 61437 1027 4 205 2016 62481 1044 4 209 2017 63480 999 3 212 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, March 2014 based on 2010 population census.

With the current population of 60, 410, the district needs a total of 201 potable water sources (i.e. 300 people/water source). With the existing number of boreholes standing at 117(58 are broken down), with an average additional needs of 4 potable water sources (borehole) per year. The total need over the plan period is 212 (see Table 3.2).These water needs require huge investments from all development stakeholders within and outside the district. Frantic efforts should therefore be made to design action programs and/or projects to address this growing water demand.

3.3.4 Projection for sanitation facilities

The main sanitation facilities considered are toilets. Projects under these facilities have been grouped into two; community level and household level and household toilet facilities. The estimated needs for community toilet facilities have been captured in Table 3.3

Table 3.3: Estimation of Community Toilet facilities

Year Population Pop. No. Needed due Base Year Needed change to pop change

2014 60410 - - 201 2015 61437 1027 4 205 2016 62481 1044 4 208 2017 63480 999 3 212 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, August 2010 base on 2000 population census.

Projection for community toilet facilities was also based on the projected population, with the assumptions that a population of 300 people is entitled to a community toilet facility. With 381 KVIP community facilities currently available, the district will need 212 community Toilet facilities over the plan period.

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In the case of household facilities, there are currently 163 facilities in the district. With the assumption that each household must have a toilet facility, 9470 facilities will be needed over the period between 2014 and 2017 (See Table 3.4). This figures should however be adjusted to suite the situation on the ground since some household will be sharing facilities.

Table 3.4: Estimation of Household Latrines

Year Households Change in No. Needed due Base Year Household to Household Needed change 2014 9110 - - 9110 2015 9228 118 118 - 2016 9348 120 120 - 2017 9470 122 122 - Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, March 2014

On the other hand, with the assumption that each housing unit should have a household toilet facility, the total number needed over the plan period is 4,503

3.3.5 Projection of Housing Units

The provision of quality housing is also considered a major development issue in the Sissala East district. As a result, the projection of housing need of the people has been considered. With an estimated current housing stock of 6390, and an assumed yearly increase of 2.3%, housing stock will increase from 6390 to 6980 over the plan period. This will imply an average of 9 people per house over the plan period.

Table 3.5: projection for housing needs

Year Houses Population Number of persons per house 2014 6408 60410 9.4 2015 6626 61437 9.3 2016 6851 62481 9.2 2017 7083 63480 9.1 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, March 2014

Figures on Table 3.5 above give an encouraging picture of the housing situation in the district over the plan period. It must however be noted that the quality of housing in the district leaves much to be desired and as such efforts should rather be directed at improving the quality of housing units.

3.3.6 Estimation for Educational Needs

In estimating the need for educational infrastructure for the plan period, attention is focused on basic schools (Nursery, Primary and JHS). The following assumptions were taken into consideration;  That all children between ages 6 to 11 years must be in basic schools

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 That every 200 children between ages 6 and 11 years should have a basic school  That each primary school must have a nursery and junior secondary school attached. Based on the above assumptions, the estimated basic education infrastructural needs over the plan period have been captured in table 3.6

Table 3.6: Projection for Basic Education Age (6-11=37%)

Year Population Pop. change No. Needed Base Year Total needed of basic sch. due to pop needed (back log) Going age change 2014 21683 - - 101 51 2015 22094 411 2 - 53 2016 22536 442 2 - 55 2017 23009 473 2 - 57 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, August 2010 base on 2000 population census. The above figures notwithstanding some adjustment can be made to locate some JHS facilities at central points to benefit the children of adjoining settlements/communities.

3.3.7 Estimation for Health Needs

The standard for the estimation of health needs are as follows; 1. Level A (health post/rural clinic)-2000-5000 2. Level B (health centre) - 5000 – 10000 3. Level C (district hospital)- 75,000 minimum. With the above standards as the basis and the population ranging from 60,410 to 63,480 over the plan period, the district seems not to require the provision of new health facilities. There are however other pertinent health issues that will be handled under the plan period. These borders on the following;  Provision of needed equipments and logistics  Capacity building of health personnel and volunteers  Expansion of health and nutrition education and campaign  Control HIV/AIDS and other disease However, based on the dispersed settlement pattern of the district which creates surface inaccessibility to health facilities coupled with other socio-economic challenges, the district intends to expand health infrastructure especially in the rural communities in other to alleviate existing health problems.

3.3.8 Agricultural Production Estimation/Projection

Annual Crop/Animal Production Estimates Agriculture is the economic backbone of the district. Therefore the behaviour of the sector over the planning period will determine the economic base of the district. In the projection of agricultural production, the following assumptions have been made;  That weather and climate conditions will be favourable over the plan period.  That there will be improvement in agricultural technology and extension services 135

 That there will be sufficient land and other agricultural input for farming  That physical access (feeder roads) will be improved.  Farmers will maintain the cropping and animal production patterns.  That set targets/ objectives will be achieved  That there will be favourable national policies in the sector Based on the above assumptions, the projected output/production levels for the various crops and animals are captured in tables 3.7 and 3.8 below

Table 3.7: Projection of Output of Some Major Crops 2014 2015 2016 2017 Crop Area Yield Area Yield Area Yield Area Yield (Ha) (Mt/Ha) (Ha.) (Mt/Ha) (Ha) (Mt/Ha) (Ha) (Mt/Ha) Maize 9925 1.92 10416 2.0 10913 2.1 11409 2.2 Sorghum 938 1.24 965 1.12 991 1.22 973 1.18 Millet 5351 1.25 5450 1.30 5593 1.40 5692 2.0 Yams 5018 17.31 5153 17.63 5246 18.09 5381 18.41 Groundnut 13270 1.24 13655 1.30 14206 1.32 14591 1.40 Rice 235 1.56 246 1.64 261 2.0 272 2.54 Cowpea 6989 1.19 7097 1.21 7286 1.24 7394 1.26 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, 2009-2013 MTDP figures

Table 3.8: Livestock and Poultry Population Estimates Type/breed 2014 2015 2016 2017 Cattle 29862 34341 39492 45416 Sheep/goats 22332 25681 29533 33963 Pigs 768 837 912 994 Poultry 37852 43530 50060 57569 Source: DPCU, Sissala East District, 2009-2013 MTDP figures

3.3.9 Financial Projections of the Assembly Financial Projections of the Assembly

Over the plan period, the District Administration intends to increase its financial inflow base in order to expand its development programmes and projects. This, the DA intends to do by expanding its financial sources. This underpins the financial projections of the District over the plan period. In coming out with the projections certain critical assumption have been made as shown below;

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Assumptions

The assumption made for the projections are that: The District Assembly will widen its internal revenue generation base.  The District Assembly Common Fund received by the District will be increasing by 8% - 10% over the plan period.  The support from the major NGOs and development partners operating in the district will continue to increase.  The Assembly will intensify its financial management capacity.  The financial policies of the Assembly will be implemented.

Based on the above assumptions, the projections of the District’s financial inflows and outflows have been presented in Tables 3.9 to 3.13

Revenue Projection

Revenue Projection (2014-2017) Component 2014 2015 2016 2017 Rate 124,205.00 130,415.25 136,936.01 143,782.81 Lands 78,750.00 82,687.50 86,821.88 91,162.97 Fees 112,200.00 117,810.00 123,700.50 129,885.53 Licences 58,155.00 61,062.75 64,115.89 67,321.68 Investment 8,400.00 8,820.00 9,261.00 9,724.05 Rent 34,300.00 36,015.00 37,815.75 39,706.54 miscellaneous 10,000.00 10,500.00 11,025.00 11,576.25 Sub-Total 426,010.00 447,310.50 469,676.03 493,159.83 DACF 2,099,350.00 2,204,317.50 2,314,533.38 2,430,260.04 DDF 1,033,836.00 1,085,527.80 1,139,804.19 1,196,794.40 GOG 2,614,997.00 2,745,746.85 2,883,034.19 3,027,185.90 DONOR/NGO 2,518,613.00 2,644,543.65 2,776,770.83 2,915,609.37 Sub-Total 8,266,796.00 8,680,135.80 9,114,142.59 9,569,849.72 GRAND-TOTAL 8,692,806.00 9,127,446.30 9,583,818.62 10,063,009.55 Source: District Administration, Sissala East, Tumu, December, 2013

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Projected Expenditure Patterns for 2014 SOURCE OF ESTIMATED AREAS OF EXPENDITURE FUNDING INFLOW COMPENSATION GOODS AND ASSETS (%) TOTAL (%) SERVICES (%) (%) Central Administration 2,429,507.00 739,786.00 1,286,292.00 496,113.00 27.95 Education 1,615,749.00 0.00 1,215,470.00 400,279.00 18.59 Health 540,166.00 0.00 272,583.00 174,899.00 6.21 Agriculture 944,088.00 338,178.00 85,910.00 520,000.00 10.86 Social Welfare and 215,482.00 2.48 143,169.00 72,312.00 0.00 Community Development Works 2,848,007.00 74,942.00 32,549.00 2,740,516.00 32.76 Physical Planning 94,087.00 31,022.00 62,904.00 162.00 1.08 Birth and Death 5,720.00 0.00 5,720.00 0.00 0.07 Total 8,692,806.00 1,327,097.00 3,033,740.00 4,331,969.00 100 Source: District Administration, Sissala East, Tumu, December, 2013. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES

2.1 Introduction This section of the report presents the prioritised development issues/problems identified and listed in the previous chapter. These problems have seen grouped and prioritised under the pillars of the Medium Term Development Policy Framework (MTDPF) document. The MTDPF is intended to addressing the economic imbalances, re-stabilizing the economy, placing it on a path of sustained accelerated growth and poverty reduction towards the millennium development goals and middle income status within a measurable planning period.

This is to be complemented by the adoption of an overall social protection policy, aimed at empowering the vulnerable and excluded, especially women to contribute to and share the benefits of growth of the economy, thus ensuring sustained poverty reduction. The goal of the District therefore is to sustain growth, poverty reduction and inequalities through harnessing of potentials towards the achievement of the millennium development goals.

In line with the priority areas of the MTDPF, the main development issues of the Sissala East District have been prioritised and presented under the seven thematic areas. These are presented under the next sub-sections.

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DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES SETTING BY THEMATIC AREAS

INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT FOCUS ISSUES DISTRICT NATIONAL POLICY DISTRICT STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTING AREA SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE INTERVENTIONS AGENCIES OBJECTIVE Energy . Wood and Charcoal remain major source Provide adequate,  Increase the . Production of biogas from human DA,VRA AND of fuel for majority of population in the reliable and proportion of and animal waste in the district MOEP district which bring to bare high degree affordable energy renewable energy ( . Production of solar energy in the of environmental degradation to meet solar, bio-mass, wind, district . 15 rural communities without electricity communities . Increase access and efficient use of in the district small and mini-hydro electricity for cottage industries needs . Rampant destruction of electrical poles and waste-to-energy) in . Each community school equipped by bush fires and theft of wires in the the national energy with power in the district district supply mix . Most schools in rural communities have no electricity Tourism/ . Poorly documented tourism potentials in Identifying and  Develop social, . A well mapped out, properly DA, MOT, Tourist Hospitality the district developing community and packaged and heavily patronized board, private . Very limited private sector participation tourist centres recreational facilities tourism sector with significant sectors in the district private sector participation in the  . Poorly documented festivals in the district. district . An integrated and well packaged . Poor patronage of festivals festivals in the district Local micro . Fragmented small scale businesses in the Ensuring  Strengthen . An export driven local micro DA,NGOs and Industries district conducive technical and financial enterprise with the capacity to other agencies . Low quality of artefacts and traditional atmosphere for capacity for the local obtain economies of scale at the cloths in the district local industries industry district level . Limited entrepreneurial capacity . Identifying reliable sources of building in the district support to Strengthen and . Challenges with access to markets in the empower district businesses to be able access . Very limited access to finance/sources institutional support like EDAIF, support BUSAC, SDF etc . Unable to access institutional support eg EDAIF, BUSAC, SDF etc in the district Agriculture . Poor market access for agric produce in Ensuring market Increase private sector . The district should have two DA,BAC,MOFA the district accessibility for investment in crops produced in commercial and other sectors . High dependence on rain fed agriculture agriculture quantities

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agriculture in the district produce . High cost of producing agricultural . At least one export crop fully products in the district developed in the district ( Shea, . Highly Seasonal in nature Cotton, groundnuts . Undeveloped Value Chains and little or no value added at all Cattle rustling serious constraint to livestock farming and also access to water Private sector . SMEs mainly involved in petty trading Improving  Expand access . At least one Medium Scale Agri BAC,DA and (buying and selling) operating from infrastructure for to both domestic and business established in each other agencies small container, kiosks in the district SME improving international markets District . Large scale businesses are almost non- in the District . Establish a one stop centre at existent in the district. regional level to deal with private . Recently OLAM, WIENCO and sector concerns within 12 months MASARA N,ARZIKI are involved in . All assemblies to budget for promotion of maize production on out grower basis private sector support . Very little private sector businesses exist . Establish a business incubation in the processing and marketing in the workshop to grow business ideas district. within the next 12 month at the . It SME,s lacks organised leadership in regional level and one each in each the district district within 24 months . Contract a private sector consultant with the support of our DPs within 12 months to guide the private sector growth and expansion . Establish a consortium of financial institutions in the region so as to pool their resources together to assist the development of the private sector. . Strengthen private sector associations within the region . Establish at least one plant pool to assist young entrepreneurs within 24 months

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ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

FOCUS ISSUES DISTRICT NATIONAL POLICY DISTRICT INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTIN AREA SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES G AGENCIES OBJECTIVES  Low crop yields have been identified as  Ensure  Enhance fish  Increase fish production to 25% of MOFA/DA/NGO Food and the main issue. adequate production and rural population s/CBOs Nutrition  16.2% of households are food insecure production and productivity  Protection and Improvement on Security (CFSVA, 2012) consumption of current water bodies (Crops,  There are no certified vegetable seeds. fish and  establish a new hatchery in the Fisheries,  There are also no reliable data on vegetables district to produce more fingerlings Livestock) vegetable production in the district  150 eggs/person/annum is desired   Low fish production approx. 3.8% of  The production of all species of rural population involving district  animals should be increased by  Low Fish consumption of only 10kg per 20% within the next five years. person per year in the district.  Support dry season farming  no update data on livestock  egg consumption is 12 eggs/ person/ annum (FAO, 2005).  Non-Supportive Productive System  Cattle rustling. This has been a major issue of security concern in the district.  Bush burning  Low patronage of veterinary services  System of rearing animals in the district is free range.  unsecured activities of Alien Herdsmen  inadequate credit schemes for farmers to access Agricultural  11current existing warehouses are in Improving  Promote  Proper layout and designs of feeder MOFA/DA/NGO Infrastructure poor condition irrigation and Agriculture roads linking food producing areas s/CBOs (Including  Only a few kilometers of roads in the establishing Mechanisation to increase productivity. Irigation district capital are tarred storage facilities   Increase the current irrigation use  8 existing dams with catchment area of for bumper efficiency from 30% to 60%. about 152 hectares. All in poor harvest seasons  Improve skills of the youth and condition. women on irrigation  4 dugouts exist..  Build two more warehouses of

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About hectors (25%) of the dams and 1500 metric tons to use the receipt dugouts are put to effective use. systems Climate  Declining predictability of raining Ensuring good  Promote seed  An increased vegetative cover MOFA,DA AND change season, duration and amount. practice of and planting material  Improved health conditions NGOs/CBOs  Long dry season, Gradual deforestation environmental development  Improved bio-diversity and desertification. management by   Reduced forced migration  Occasional floods occurrence and establishment and destruction maintenance of plantation farms Natural  It was observed that human activity Reducing  Ensure  A well-protected 25m buffer zone MOFA,FSD,DA Resource among others threatened the resource indsecriminate sustainable along river bodies Conservation conservation through the following felling down of management of natural  Increased fish stock to improve  Land degradation including, sand and trees and bush resources nutrition of the people of the gravel winning among others. burning district  Indiscriminate felling of non-timber  An improved vegetation cover. products and timber forest for charcoal production.  Siltation of water bodies which include the Navaribie and Sissili rivers, dams and dugouts and other rivers through farming close to the catchment areas. This contributes to reduction in fish stock in rivers and dams.  Depletion of sacred groves  Rampant practice of shifting cultivation

ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

FOCUS ISSUES DISTRICT NATIONAL POLICY DISTRICT INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTIN AREA SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES G AGENCIES OBJECTIVES Private sector . SMEs mainly involved in petty trading Strengthen the  Improve . At least one Medium Scale Agric DA/BAC/NGOs/ (buying and selling) operating from private sector for private sector business established in each CBOs small container, kiosks in the district effective productivity and District . Large scale businesses are almost non- productivity and competitiveness . Establish a one stop centre at existent in the district. competitive domestically & regional level to deal with private . Recently OLAM, WIENCO and sector concerns within 12 months MASARA N,ARZIKI are involved in globally

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promotion of maize production on out . All assemblies to budget for grower basis private sector support . Very little private sector businesses exist in the processing and marketing in the . Establish a business incubation district. workshop to grow business ideas . SME,s lacks organized leadership in the within the next 12 month at the district regional level and one each in each district within 24 months . Contract a private sector consultant with the support of our DPs within 12 months to guide the private sector growth and expansion

. Establish a consortium of financial institutions in the region so as to pool their resources together to assist the development of the private sector.

. Strengthen private sector associations within the region

. Establish at least one plant pool to assist young entrepreneurs within 24 months

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY FOCUS ISSUES DISTRICT NATIONAL POLICY DISTRICT INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTIN AREA SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES G AGENCIES OBJECTIVES HEALTH  Low FP acceptance rate (43%) Supporting the  Reinforce  75% FP acceptance rate MOH/DA/NGOs/ Family  Poor male involvement in FP services health service to family  60% male involvement CBOs Planning  Shortage of family planning devices educate male  planning as a  100% FP commodity availability.  No RCH facilities in rural areas involvement in  priority in family planning national development Skill delivery  Low skilled delivery as compared to Increasing  Bridge the  85% of skilled delivery by 2018 MOH,DA,GHS national target of 65% (55%) accessibility in equity gaps in access to  Every facility to be able to provide NGOs and others  inadequate and poor distribution of health health care BeMONC EmONC services infrastructure  One hospital in each district providing EmONC  A functioning regional district system  Strengthen supervision of maternal and child health services from the district hospital to the RCH  An Reproductive and Child Health unit for each 7 CHPS compounds (needs a midwife)  Child care room in the hospital for breastfeeding Neonatal and  High neonatal and infant mortality of Reducing  Enhance  To reduce neonatal and infant MOH,DA,GHS infant mortality 41/1000LB and 67/1000LB respectively neonatal and national capacity for mortality to 15/1000 LB and NGOs and others infant mortality the attainment of 30/1000LB respectively lagging health MDGs, as well as non- communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs Stunting  High rate of stunting 23.1% Promoting  Ensure  Reduce prevalence of stunting to MOH,DA,GHS

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 No nutrition/health promotion officers nutritional effective coordination, less than 20% NGOs and others in health centres centres integration and  Warehouse for nutrition food implementation of programs, may link to agriculture nutrition interventions warehouses / food security in relevant sectors programs Nutrition / health promotion officers in each district  High micro nutrient deficiency Promoting  Ensure optimal  Adequate level of micronutrient MOH,DA,GHS Micro nutrient (iron 81% for children and 48.4% for nutritional nutrition among all status NGOs and others deficiency women) centres segments of the Low intake of fruits and vegetables population  Access to vegetables and fruits all  year round Acute  High prevalence of acute malnutrition Promoting  Reduce under-  Reduce the prevalence of acute MOH,DA,GHS malnutrition (9.2%) nutritional nutrition and malnutrition to under 3% NGOs and others  High severe acute malnutrition (1.8%) centres malnutrition related  Strengthen community based  Low uptake of service disorders and deaths health services among infants and young children and women in their reproductive ages Access and  6 sub districts without a Medical Improving  Bridge the  Every sub districts should have at MOH,DA,GHS quality Assistants and attract at least one infrastructure for equity gaps in access to least one Medical Assistants and at NGOs and others medical for health care health care least one doctor and X- ray  technician for the hospital  6 health centers for a population of  Increase the number of health 60000 and a land area of , 12km2 centers from 6 to 10  No single RCH unit in the district  Construct neo-natal units in the  Only one doctor’s bungalow hospitals  No Laboratory centres in 5 health centres  Doctor and Medical Assistants bungalows in the hospital and health centres  Upgrade Wellembelle Health centre to a polyclinic  Establish laboratory centres in 6 health centres  Low emergency response in our Providing means  Bridge the  Provide intensive emergency MOH,DA,GHS Emergency facilities for emergency equity gaps in access to services 24hr in our facilities NGOs and others services cases health care

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High Maternal  High non communicable diseases Reducing  Enhance  Promote healthy lifestyles in the MOH,DA,GHS deaths maternal deaths national capacity for district NGOs and others  Women still die in high proportions and non- the attainment of  Form Keep fit clubs, screening 190/100000LBs (4) communicable lagging health MDGs, exercises for the population diseases as well as non- communicable diseases  Zero maternal deaths (NCDs) and Neglected  Procure a second ambulance for maternal emergencies Tropical Diseases  Procure a bigger blood bank fridge (NTDs for the district hospital

Customer care  Customer care services does not exist Improving for  Improve access  Functional customer care MOH,DA,GHS in most of our facilities quality health to quality institutional services should exist in all our NGOs and others service service delivery, and facilities quality mental health services Quality  Poor quality of care Improving for  Improve access  Improve the quality of care MOH,DA,GHS Assurance quality health to quality institutional provided to clients NGOs and others service service delivery, and quality mental health services Inadequate  Only 1 doctor at post in the district  Ensures good  Improve  The district hospital should have at MOH,DA,GHS number of  5 health centers have no midwives working governance, least 2 general practitioners and 1 NGOs and others Doctors and  80% of midwifes at hospital are over 50 condition for management and specialists doctor Midwives years old Doctors in efficiency in health  The district hospital should have 1  No single paediatric nurse specialist in the District service paediatrics nurse the district management and  The district hospital should have 3 nurse anaesthetists  Only 1 nurse anaesthetists delivery  Only nurses available at the district  The district should have at least 80  general nurses practitioners.  6 paediatric nurses  Every health center should have 3 midwifes  The district hospital should have 15 midwives  Wellembelle should have physician Assistants

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EDUCATION Infrastructur • Inadequate number of primary Improving  Increase • 10 more schools at all MOE,DA,GoG,N e schools (57 schools, 55 KGs, ) infrastructure for inclusive and equitable levels (KG, Prim, ) to be added GOs and others • Increase in Gross Enrolment primary and JHS. access to, and in next four years Rate (GER) (eg 102% KG) but 70% participation in • Need to add the expansion (NER). education at all levels number for necessary KGs • Child unfriendly school facilities  • Children should start at • Uneven distribution of schools right age of 4 year KG and 6yrs (eg. no KGs at Kunchogu and Primary Yigantu) • reduce class size from .high class sizes at all levels (eg 1:54 current 54 pupils @ KG to 35 pupil per class ratio in district compared in next four years. to national norm of 1:35 for KG) Quality • Inadequate number of qualified Support in  Improve • 70% trained teachers at all GES,DA,MOE,N teachers (eg. 62.0% of trained teachers improving quality quality of teaching and levels in next five years. GOs and others @ KG,45% @ primary, 43% for JHS teaching and learning • Improve pupil-teacher ratio • High pupil-teacher ratios (eg. learning  to national levels of 1: 35(KG), currently PTTR of 54:1 @ KG, 1:40 (Prim) and 1:35(JHS). 55:1=Prim, 20:1= JHS.) • Increase in pass rates to • Low pass rates of students (eg 75% at all levels and in all district has a pass rate of 35.9% at the subjects in next 5 years. BECE and similar rates for the core • Three pilot ICT centers in subjects (English= 51.1%, each circuit in next 5 years Mathematics=46.1%, Science=40% and Social Studies = 48.2%) • Limited internet facilities and ICT infrastructure in the districts Support in • Inadequate and uneven Ensuring  Promote the • Pupil- text book ratio to be teaching and distribution of text books in schools availability of teaching and learning reduced to rate of 1:1 for all learning (eg10:1 TBR @ primary level for primary and JHS of science, mathematics levels and in all schools in next materials district; and 11:1 TBR at the JHS textsbooks and technology at all five years. for some schools like Taffiasi levels • Provide one bore hole for primary  each school in district • Inadequate and or unavailable

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water supply for all schools in district • Limited internet facilities and ICT infrastructure in districts Management/ Supporting in  Improve • Equity in distribution of Governance • Lack of right caliber of their needs for management of qualified managerial staff to all personnel to manage district.(eg. quality delivery education service Units (eg deputy Deputy directors as Unit heads,) delivery directors/AD1)  Dormant SMCs/PTAs, DEOCs,  Prefectoral boards and school clubs.

ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACRO ECONOMIC STABILITY

FOCUS ISSUES DISTRICT NATIONAL POLICY DISTRICT INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTIN AREA SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES G AGENCIES OBJECTIVES . Poorly documented tourism Identifying and DA/COMMUNI  Diversify and . A well mapped out, properly Tourism/ potentials in the district developing TIES/NGOs expand the tourism packaged and heavily hospitality . Very limited private sector tourist centres /OTHERS industry for economic patronized tourism sector with participation in the district development significant private sector . Poorly documented festivals in the participation in the district. district . Poor patronage of festivals . An integrated and well packaged festivals in the district Local micro . Fragmented small scale businesses in  Improvin  Expand access . An export driven local micro DA/NGOs/GOG/ industries the district g of markets to both domestic and enterprise with the capacity to OTHERS . Low quality of artifacts and infrastructure international markets obtain economies of scale at the traditional cloths in the district district level . Limited entrepreneurial capacity . Identifing reliable sources of support building in the district . Strengthen and empower . Challenges with access to markets in businesses to be able access the district institutional support like EDAIF, . Very limited access to BUSAC, SDF etc finance/sources support . Unable to access institutional support

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eg EDAIF, BUSAC, SDF etc in the district Private sector . SMEs mainly involved in petty trading Improving the  Improve . At least one Medium Scale Agric DA,NGOs and (buying and selling) operating from condition for efficiency and business established in each others small container, kiosks in the district SME competitiveness of District . Large scale businesses are almost non- MSMEs . Establish a one stop centre at existent in the district. regional level to deal with private . Recently OLAM, WIENCO and sector concerns within 12 months MASARA N,ARZIKI are involved in . All assemblies to budget for promotion of maize production on outgrower basis private sector support . Very little private sector businesses exist . Establish a business incubation in the processing and marketing in the workshop to grow business ideas district. within the next 12 month at the . It SME,s lacks organised leadership in regional level and one each in each the district district within 24 months . Contract a private sector consultant with the support of our DPs within 12 months to guide the private sector growth and expansion . Establish a consortium of financial institutions in the region so as to pool their resources together to assist the development of the private sector. . Strengthen private sector associations within the District . Establish at least one plant pool to assist young entrepreneurs within 24 months

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Accountabilit  Chairman of the Exec. Ensuring  Promote social  DA should be directly DA,Media and y Committee of the DAs appointed accountability for accountability in the accountable to the other agencies by the President. public sector public policy cycle grassroots   Traditional authorities not  Position of the DCE should always consulted in the be by election appointment of 1/3 Government Appointees  Participation of traditional authorities in sub-districts Non-involvement of Traditional decision making Authorities by Sub-District structures. District  Irregular monitoring & Ensure inclusive  Enhance  Regular quarterly DA and other planning and supervision of Town/Area public decision platforms for monitoring and supervision sector agencies cordination councils. making in engagement of Town/Area councils development with civil  Irregular meeting of DA/DPCU process society and  Regular meeting of private sector DA/DPCU  Poor resource base of the DPCU and improve responsiveness  Improved IGF  poor database in the DPCU by governance institutions makes planning difficult, which  Well-established and  is essential for growth and well-resourced database development unit with an up to date data

 Delegation of junior officers instead of heads of department to DPCU meetings

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CHAPTER FOUR

DISTRICT COMPOSITE PROGRAMME OF ACTION

4.1 Introduction

This chapter is a presentation of the district composite programme of action to be implemented over the next plan period. These programmes been evolved from the previous chapter which looks at the district development focus, thematic goal, objectives, and strategies. The strategies outlined under the previous chapter have thus been translated into development programmes to cover the plan period spanning 2014-2017. It must however be noted that these programmes have been presented under the broad thematic areas of the DMTDPF.

4.2 District Composite Programme of Action

The district programme of action (PoA) refers to the broad development interventions designed to address the development problems and issues identified within the Sissala East District. These interventions take into consideration the broad district development focus, thematic goal and objectives and formulate programmes based on the proposed strategies for their achievements. The selected programme activities under the PoA have been presented in the tables below. They give an indication of which strategies have been transformed into programmes, their indicative budgets, implementing and funding agencies.

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COMPOSITEPROGRAMMES OF ACTION UNDER THEMETIC: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

SECTOR/ACTIVITIES LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE OUTPUT SOURCES OF IMPLEMENTING BUDGET (GH¢) INDICATORS FUNDING AGENCIES 2014 2015 2016 2017 LEAD COLL Construct 900 acres bunded fields Wellembelle, 5000.00 for rice production Nabulo Promote rice production under District Wide RSSP Weekly use of mass District Wide 5200.00 communication systems and electronic media for extension delivery. Farmer's Day Celebration District Wide 14500.00 Train 50 farm households on good District Wide 4500.00 nutritional practices and importance of balanced diets. Train farm households on hygienic District Wide 4500.00 food handling and utilization for food safety. Training on Dry Season Gardening District Wide 12000.00 for 50 women groups Organize training on post-harvest District Wide 4500.00 management of farm produce for 120 farmers. Establish one warehouse with a Tumu 25000.00 capacity of at least 1500mt in Tumu Train 20 farmers each year on how District Wide 4500.00 to manage disease problems in livestock production Form and train 3 WUAs and 6 AEAs District Wide 7500.00 on the installation, operation and maintenance of recommended irrigation technologies. Construct at least 10 new District wide 50,000.00 dam/dugouts 152

Rehabilitate 25 existing District wide dam/dugouts Acquire land for building agric. Tumu 2500.00 mechanization centre Construct 1 no. Agric Tumu 12500.00 mechanization structure Procure equipments for the centre Tumu 50000.00 Train 50 tractor operators on the District Wide 5000.00 appropriate ploughing techniques Train 10 agro-processing industries District Wide 2500.00 to adopt food grade processing technologies Facilitate establishment of Block District Wide 4500.00 Farms under Youth In Agriculture Programme/ expanded crop production Vaccinate 2000 dogs & cats against District Wide 4500.00 rabies Vaccinate 25000 local poultry District Wide 4500.00 against NCD, using 1-2 vaccines Vaccinate 5000 cattle each against District Wide 5000.00 anthrax, blackleg and CPP

Conduct disease surveillance and District Wide 2500.00 report on schedule diseases outbreak Train 10 women groups under the District Wide 5000.00 WEV Programme on income generating projects (soap-making and pomade making using shea butter, small ruminants rearing, etc.) Train MOFA staff and other key Tumu 2500.00 stakeholders in value chain analysis

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Establish district core teams for Tumu 2500.00 value chain development

Provide regular market information 2400.00 (Deficit/surplus areas to improve distribution of foodstuff.

Train 12 AEAs and 60 lead farmers District Wide 3000.00 on appropriate soil erosion control practices.

Train 1,200 rice and vegetable District Wide 3000.00 farmers on appropriate land and water management technologies.

Train and resource 8 Extension District Wide 2500.00 staff in post-harvest handling technologies

10 AEAs trained on data collection Tumu 2400.00 for database development

Institute an M&E system for all District Wide 4500.00 programme components of the district Vaccinate 25000 local poultry District Wide 4500.00 against NCD, using 1-2 vaccines Vaccinate 5000 cattle each against District Wide 5000.00 anthrax, blackleg and CBPP

Regularise meetings between Tumu 1000.00 DADU and development partners comprising of all stakeholders institutions Promoting livestock rearing District wide

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Promoting the cultivation and use District wide of early maturing croup varieties

Promoting dry seasoning gardening District wide

FORESTRY SERVICES SECTOR/ACTIVITIES LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE OUTPUT BUDGET INDICATIORS 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fire sensitization campaign District wide

Planting of economic tress District wide Maintenance of plantation District wide Establishment of new plantation District wide Accommodation for staff Tumu

THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

SECTOR/ACTIVITIES LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE OUTPUT 2014 2015 2016 2017 BUDGET (GH¢) INDICATORS Tumu Public awareness Establish a GIS laboratory at the created on the Physical Planning Department and 15,800.00 requirements of procure drawing materials and procedures of acquiring building permits

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Tumu Awareness of the benefits of local Training of the staff of TCPD and plans and site and Street Address Team in the use of servicing created LUPMIS and Mapmaker software. 2,000.00 among traditional authority and land owners Local plans Obtain orthotophotos and Line maps prepared for for geo-referencing of local plans for Wellembelle street naming and property 3,500.00 Township and in addressing Tumu use Local plans

Undertake street naming and prepared for property addressing Bugbelle Township 50,000.00 Tumu and in use Industrial Landuse Public education on procedures of Plan prepared for acquiring building permits and the Tumu and 3500.00 requirements industrial activities District-wide relocated Sensitize traditional authorities and land owners on benefits of obtaining a detailed local plan before selling 2500.00 out parcels of land District- wide

Prepare local plans for Wellembelle

Township Wallembelle 65,000.00

Prepare Local Plans for Bugbelle township Bugubelle 60,000.00 Prepare a Local plan for Tumu Industrial Area and relocate all industrial activities TUMU 40,000.00 Prepare a plan to transform two major roads in Tumu into commercial corridors Tumu 10,000.00 Extension of electricity to some 20,000.00 communities District wide

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Opening up new roads in developing 50,000.00 areas Tumu Rehabilitation of 15 number 20,000.00 boreholes District wide Lobbying and supporting VRA District wide 100,000 No. of to connect communities communities connected Purchasing, distribution and District wide 300,000 No. of installation of 120 solar panels communities provided with panels Construction of irrigation dams District wide 150,000 No. of dams constructed Purchasing and supply of District wide 10,000 No. of people irrigation equipment provided with irrigation equipment No. of feeder roads constructed Construction of new roads to District wide 100,000 No. of roads link inaccessible communities rehabilitated Rehabilitate existing roads District wide 70,000

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THEMATIC AREA; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY HEALTH SECTOR/ACTIVITIES LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE OUTPUT 2014 2015 2016 2017 BUDGET INDICATORS Support the training of 16 No. District wide 32,000.00 DACF/IGF midwives and medical assistance Construction of student hostell. Tumu 330,000.00 DDF/DONOR/G ETFUND Construct 1 No. bungalow for a Tumu 165,000.00 DDF/DACF second doctor in the district Construct 2 No. 6 unit junior Tumu 240,000.00 DACF/DDF staff quarters Organise and support annual Tumu 15,000.00 DACF/IGF home coming for doctors and specialists in the district Construction of casualty ward at Tumu 250,000.00 DONOR/DDF/D the district hospital ACF Intensify public education on District wide 10,000.00 DACF/IGF family planning Construct Neonatal unit at the Tumu 250,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D district hospital ACF Construct 1 No .nutrition and Tumu 250,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D rehabilitation centre at the ACF district hospital Construct 4 No. CHPS Bandei/Dimajan 380,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D compounds /Challu/kasana ACF Construct 1 No. theatre block Wellembelle 170,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D ACF Construct 1 No. medical Wellembelle 125,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D laboratory ACF Orientate 40 health staff on Tumu 4,000.00 UNFPA maternal health issues in the district Organize one stakeholders Tumu 6,000.00 UNFPA meetings on emergency obstetric care for 10 Midwives and 15 CHNS ,90 TBAs and 170 CBAs

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Orientate 15midwives on quality Tumu 4,500.00 UNFPA improvement in skilled delivery services. Organize quarterly Radio Tumu 3,500.00 UNFPA discussions on maternal & child health issues. Conduct quarterly Facilitative District wide 5,300.00 UNFPA Supervision From DHMT to SDHMT Sensitization of 50 Traditional District wide 5,700.00 UNFPA Leaders & other opinion leaders in the Various communities on maternal &child health issues including adolescent sexual reproductive health(ASRH) Intensify and conduct quarterly District wide 4,800.00 UNFPA Monitoring and supervision to sub-district and CHPS zones Organise family planning District wide 9,700.00 UNFPA promotion campaign at sub- district levels Identify and orientate 30 Male District wide 5,000.00 UNFPA "champions" on F/P in communities.

Construct 4 unit male and female Wellebelle 176,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D wards ACF Construct 1 no. labour ward Wellembele 135,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D ACF Construct 1 No. children’s ward Wellembele 160,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D ACF Drill 5 No. boreholes in 5 health District wide DDF/DONOR/D centres ACF Furnish 3 No. new CHPS Yigantu/Chinch 6,000.00 DACF compounds an/Sentie Annual support for District wide 40,000.00 DACF/IGF Immunization and national days activities in the district

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Payment of allowance to doctors District wide 60,000.00 DACF/IGF and midwives in the district Construct 4 No. quarters at 4 Kulfuo/Bugubell 480,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D communities e/Kunchogu/We ACF lembelle Construct fence wall for District Tumu 160,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D Hospital ACF Rehabilitation of District Tumu 40,000.00 DACF/IGF Director of Health bungalow Construct and mechanize 1N0. Tumu 20,000.00 DACF/DDF/DO Borehole at Midwifery school NOR Furnish Midwifery school 50,000.00 DDF Construct 2N0. Maternity block Sakai / 142,000.00 DDF/DACF/DO at Sakai and Bugubelle Bugubelle NOR Rehabilitate 2unit uncompleted Tumu 100,000.00 DACF/DDF/IGF semi detached quarters at Tumu for Junior staff

EDUCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE OUTPUT SECTOR/ACTIVITIES LOCATION 2014 2015 2016 2017 BUDGET INDICATORS Carry out enrolment drive District wide 6,000.00 DACF/IGF Procure 6 no. motor bikes for District wide 15,000.00 DONOR/DACF key officers Provide 3 unit store room for Tumu 92,000.00 DDF/DACF/GET educational director FUND Procure TLM for schools in the District wide 30,000.00 DACF/GETFUN district D Construct 6 No. 3 unit Class District wide 691,200.00 DDF/GETFUND room blocks Construct 16 no 6 unit classroom District wide 3,820,800.00 DONOR/DDF/G blocks ETFUND Best GES staff/student award District wide 40,000.00 DACF Procure 10 No. desktop and District wide 20,000.00 DONOR/DACF laptop computers Provide incentive package for District wide 20,000.00 DACF rural teachers Provide incentive for District wide 40,000.00 DACF teacher trainees 160

Organize mock exams for and District wide 20,000.00 DACF/IGF support for final year candidates Celebrate my first day at school District wide 20,000.00 DACF/IGF Support to STME District wide 20,000.00 DACF/IGF Procure 2000 No. dual desks and District wide 402,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D 450 Teachers table and chairs for ACF/GETFUND distribution to basic schools Construction of 20 No. District wide 280,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D boreholes for schools ACF Procure furniture for KG’S in District wide 10,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D the district ACF/GETFUND Construct 15 No. KG classrooms District wide 2,175,000.00 DACF/GETFUN blocks D/DDF/DONOR Support sports and culture District wide 30,000.00 DACF/IGF activities in the district Equip ICT centre at Tumu Tumu 30,000.00 DACF/IGF/DON OR Construct 15 No. school feeding District wide 494,000.00 DDF/DONOR/D kitchens in the district ACF/GETFUND Sensitize 100 out of school District wide 3,000.00 UNFPA youth on HIV prevention in the district

Organize inter –youth soccer Tumu 5,000.00 UNFPA fiesta with information and education on prevention of sexually transmitted infection including HIV and HPV use” and not condom use

Furnishing of Dagbasu and Dagbasu/ 43,000.00 DDF Vamboi basic schools Vamboi Construct 4 No. Teachers Nablo, Bujan, 400,000.00 Bungalows and Two Others SOCIAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES LOCATION TIME FRAME INDICATIVE COST (GHC) BUDGET 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Procurement of material and Tumu 3,800 equipment Conduct Survey on needs and Project 7,800 potentials communities Monitoring/evaluation Project 8,700 communities Provide training on group Tumu 7,000 formation Provision of training on Tumu 8,500 business management Provision of Social support Project 5,100 services communities Establishing viable ventures- District wide 30,000 guinea fowl production, livestock rearing and soybean production- for LEAP beneficiaries households Organise sensitization on Project 20,000 disability issues communities District LEAP TUMU 5,100 implementation committee meeting four times in a year Visit 200 LEAP households, District wide 1,500 50 quarterly Community LEAP District wide 1,000 implementation meetings four times a year for 20 communities. Collection of data on PWD’s District wide 20,000 Monitoring beneficiaries of District wide 15,000 PWD’s fund Sensitization on the children District wide 1,500 act, Act 560 Sensitization on juvenile 1,500 Justice Act

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Orientate CBSV, chief and District wide 10,000 UNFPA opinion leaders on socio cultural barriers that hinders male involvement of family planning Educate 20 communities District wide 3,550 UNFPA domestic violence Act 732 Sensitization about fistula in District wide 2,700 UNFPA 20 communities. Organize for international day District wide 1,310 UNFPA for the Aged in the district.

THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MICRO ECONOMIC STABILITY Strategy Programme TIME FRAME Sources of funding Implementation Activities Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Indicative Indicators IGF GoG /Others Lead Collaborating Budget Encouraging Training women IGF DACF BAC DA saving practices women groups groups trained among groups on basic 4,000 on and individuals business management management & and book Book-keeping keeping practices practice

Facilitate access Establishment 1,000 women IGF DACF BAC DA to financial and registration groups services of identifiable established, women groups registered and to access credit accessed credit

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THEMATIC AREA:TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Strategy Programme Activities TIME FRAME Sources of Implementation funding Agencies 20 20 20 20 Indicative Indicators IGF GoG Lead Collabo 14 15 16 17 Budget /Others rating Institute regular Organisation of quarterly Report of IGF DACF DA MDAs meetings with meetings of decentralised 4,000 quarterly decentralized departments. meetings departments

Regular visit of district Institute a authority to the decentralised 3,000 No. of visits to IGF DACF DA MDAs system of departments decentralized reporting for departments decentralise departments / Presentation of quarterly Area councils reports to District Assembly. 600 Quarterly reports IGF DACF MDAs DA submitted Regular Invitation of traditional No. of meeting/consult authorities to quarterly quarterly IGF DACF DA Traditio ation with meetings of decentralised 4,000 meetings held nal traditional departments. involving Authorit authorities traditional ies authorities

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Strategy Programme TIME FRAME Sources of funding Implementation Activities Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Indicative Indicators IGF GoG /Others Lead Collaborating Budget

Introduce Incentive incentive package Minimize staff package for introduced for turnover District DA workers Administration 10000 DACF DA NGOs workers. IGF Accommodati Provision of on and means accommodation of transport & mean of provided for transport for DA workers DACF DA NGOs District IGF Assembly 900000 workers.

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Support for Provision of Financial and IGF DACF, DA NGOs institutions of financial and other support Good other support 20000 provided for Governance for institutions institution such as the such as Police, CEPS Police, CEPS, CHRAJ, CHRAJ, NADMO and others Fire Service

Increase support AC and Unit for Area 80000 committees IGF DACF DA Dev’t Agencies Councils and supported Unit Committees.

Assigning Revenue revenue 500 collection IGF DACF DA Area Councils collection roles roles assigned to A/C & Unit to ACs and c’ttees Unit committees

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THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING COMPETITION OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR Strategy Programme Activities TIME FRAME Sources of Implementation funding Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 Indicative Indicators IGF GoG Lead Collab. Budget /Others Encouraging off Recruitment of people 5,000 No. of people DA, farm season for revenue collection recruited for IGF DACF DA NGOs economic activities revenue / train more collection volunteers for Recruitment of people community to be engaged in development volunteer services such No. of people activities. as HIV/AIDS 1,500 recruited for IGF DACF DA DA, AC campaigns Nutrition volunteer and Immunization services Programmes.

Recruitment of people No. of people in Environmental / Dry 1,500 recruited for IGF DA DA EPA land issues. Environment al issues

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Identification of the IGF GoG MOFA Farmer various units within 5,000 Units base the private sector identified organizati on Identification and development of 10,000 Tourists sites IGF GoG DA NGOs existing tourist sites developed

Involvement of the Private sector GoG DA NGOs Private sector in the 5,000 involved in IGF Planning process. planning

Establishment of inputs supply unit at 8,000 Inputs supply IGF GoG MOFA DA the district office of unit MOFA. established

identifying areas to pilot with already 2,000 Pilot areas IGF DACF DA NGOs existing NGOs ( in identified specifically identified areas)

Inputs supply for 320 50,000 320 farmers IGF DACF MOFA DA farmers per year. supplied with inputs

Provision of credit Credit IGF DACF MOFA DA facilities to 30 5,000 provided to 30 registered groups and groups and individuals. individuals

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Educate 500 people educated in IGF DACF BAC DA in private cooperative 8,000 private saving practices cooperative saving practices

No. Of newly Offer tax concession 1000 established IGF DA DA to newly established businesses businesses enjoying tax concession

Market business business IGF DACF BAC DA potentials of the 1000 potentials of district in the media the district marketed in the media

Support the diversification of 3000 income income generation generation Donor Donor BAC DA activities activities supported

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CHAPTER FIVE

ANNUAL ACTION PLANS 5.1 Introduction

Annual action plans are the specific activities to be undertaken yearly to solve the identified development problems. These have been derived from the composite programme of action presented in the previous chapter, and have also been presented to cover the thematic areas under the DMTDPF (2014-2017) document. The major issues captured include project activities, their locations, indicative budgets, output indicators and implementation agencies. These are summarized in the series of tables below. The first six issues in the table however highlight the communication strategy and how the plan will be disseminated.

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5.2 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2014 TABLE 5.1: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Output Time Frame Source Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Indicativ of Agencies 1s 2n 3r 4t e Budget Fundin Lead Coll. t d d h g Organize 4 Public District wide 4 Public 15,000 DPCU All Dec. Traditional Public hearing hearing hearing Depts. Authoritie on the MTDPF organized organized on s MTDPF Media Organize 4 Update Tumu 4 Mid–Year 15,000 DA DPCU All Depts. Mid-Year MTDPF reviews on Media Performance MTDPF reviews on organized MTDPF Organize 4 Update Tumu 4 annual 15,000 DA DPCU All Depts. annual reviews MTDPF reviews on Media on the MTDP MTDP organized Organize 5 Ensure All Sub- 5 Town Hall 30,000 DA DPCU All Depts. Town Hall participatio district meetings Media meetings n in Update organized on annually on the of MTDPF the MTDP MTDP Organized Ensure District wide Engagement 30,000 DA DPCU All Service Engagement participatio Meetings Providers Meetings n in Update organized All Depts between right of MTDPF between right bearers and bearers and duty bearer duty bearer Radio talk Ensure Tumu Radio Talk 10,000 DA DPCU Radio shows on the participatio Shows on the Stations

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implementatio n in Update implementatio n of the MTDP of MTDPF n of the MTDP organized Connect 10 Provide District wide No. of 100,000 MOE MoE/ VRA, DA communities to electricity to communities ECG the national the entire connected grid District Construct 1 Promote dry Gossi No. of dams 30,000 MOFA MoFA Plan Gh irrigation dam season constructed DA etc farming Purchasing and Promote dry District wide Equipment 10,000 MOFA MoFA NGOs supply of season provided DA irrigation farming equipment Construct new Open up Yigantu- Length of new 100,000 MORT DA,MoR DA roads to link inaccessible Nabugubelle roads T inaccessible roads constructed communities Rehabilitate Improve the Chinchan- Length of MORT DA,MoR DA existing roads road Nabugubelle roads 70,000 T network Bakuala- rehabilitated Taso Opening up Improve the Tumu Roads 700,000 Urdan DA MoRT and tiring of road expanded Roads Tumu network township roads Reshaping of Improve the Tarsaw- Roads Tarsaw- road Nwanduono reshaped Nwanduono- network -Yigantu 45,000 DFR DA MoRT Yigantu and and Tarsaw- Tarsaw- Nabulo- Nabulo- Santijan Santijan feeder

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roads ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 TABLE 5.2: ACCELLERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Recruitment of Improve District Coverage of 10,000 MOFA,DA MOFA,DA NGOs Agriculture Extension agric wide extension volunteers extension services services Establishment of inputs Enhance Tumu input supply 50,000 MOFA MOFA,DA NGOs supply unit at the food unit district office of security established MOFA.

Construct1 buffer stock Enhance Tumu, no. Of grain 80,000 MOFA MOFA,DA NGOs facilities food dryers security constructed Construct1 new Improve Challo 5 weekly 140,000 DA MOLGRD DA markets facilities. local markets economy constructed Rehabilitate existing Promote Sakai, Existing 100,000 DA,MOFA DA,MOFA NGOs irrigation dams dry season Nabullo, irrigation farming Tasso, dams rehabilitated

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 TABLE 5.3: ENHANCING COMPETIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Identification and Develop Kasana, tourist sites 10,000 DA DA NGOs Development of Tourist tourist sites District developed Sites for IGF wide generation Recruitment of people Create Volunteers 1,500 DA DA DA to be engaged in awareness District recruited volunteer services such on these wide as HIV/AIDS health campaigns Nutrition and issues Immunization Programmes. Recruitment of people Create District No. Of 5,000 DA DA DA in Environmental / Dry awareness wide people land issues/education on climate recruited change Recruitment of Improve District coverage of 10,000 MOFA/DA DA DA Agriculture Extension agric wide extension volunteers extension services services Involvement of the Ensure PPP District No. of people 5,000 DA DA DA Private sector in the in the wide involved Planning process planning process Establishment of inputs Enhance Tumu Unit 5,000 DA DA DA supply unit at the food established district office of MOFA security Market business Create Tumu potentials 5,000 DA DA DA potentials of the district awareness marketed

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in the media on business potentials in the DA Educate 500 people in Cultivate District 500 people 8,000 DA GES GES private cooperative the culture wide educated saving practices of savings among people Offer tax concession to Wipe up District Number of 30,000 DA DA DA newly established business wide new businesses interest in businesses the DA opened Provision of credit Wipe up District 30 groups 10,000 BUSAC DA NBSSI facilities to 30 business wide provided with registered groups and interest in credit individuals. the DA Provision of computers Encourage Tumu Computers 70,000 DA,MOI MOI NGOs to the District ICT ICT study provided Centre

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 TABLE 5.4: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Education Output Time Frame Budget Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Communities’ Educational Wipe up District wide Communities 2,000 DACF DA GES Campaigns interest in educated education Construct9No. 6-unit Improve the District wide no. Of DWAP,DDF, DA GES Classroom blocks educational classroom 700,000 GETFUND standards in blocks

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the DA constructed Construct 10No. 3-unit Improve the District wide no. Of new 700,000 DACF,EU, DWAP, GES classroom blocks. educational schools DWAP, DDF standards in established GETFUND etc the DA Monitoring and capacity Ensure an District wide no. Of centres 100,000 DACF DA GES building for the school effective established feeding programme GSFP Construct 20 teachers Provide District wide 20 teachers 800,000 DACF,DWAP DA GES accommodation comfortable accommodated ,DDF accommodati on for effective teaching Provision of incentive Motivate District wide incentives 10,000 DACF DA GES packages for rural teachers. teachers provided Recruitment and in-service Improve District wide no. Of teachers 10,000 DACF DA GES,NGOs training of pupil teachers. teaching and recruited and learning training Construct 9 teachers Provide Bujan,Nabulo No. Of teachers 405,000 DWAP,DDF, DA GES quarters comfortable ,Wellembelle, quarters CBRDP,DAC accommodati jijen,kroboi,Y constructered F on for igantu,Dolibiz effective on,Kunchorgu teaching ,lilixia Capacity building for Improve District wide Capacity of 10,000 DACF DA GES,NGOs trained teachers. teaching and teachers built learning Construct 5No. 2-unit Provide District wide Quarters bulit 17000 DWAP,DDF DA GES circuit supervisor quarters comfortable accommodati on for effective

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teaching Supply of furniture to Improve District wide Furniture 79000 DWAP DA GES schools teaching and supplied learning Construct 10No. 3-unit Improve the District wide 10No. 3-unit 745020 GETFUND, DA GES classroom blocks with educational classroom block DWAP, ancillary facilities standards in with ancillary DACF the DA facilities Construct 4No. 6-unit Improve the District wide 4No. 6-unit 600,000 GETFUND, DA GES classroom blocks with educational classroom DWAP, ancillary facilities standards in blocks with DACF, DDF the DA ancillary facilities Promotion of sports and Ensure District wide Sports and 10,000 DACF DA GES culture in basic schools effective culture sports and promoted cultural education Organise annual BECE Improve District wide mock exams 3000 DACF DA GES external mock exams for BECE results organised basic schools

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT–HEALTH: Activity Objective Location Output/Indicators Time Schedule Implementing Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Source Lead Collaborating of funding DWAP, DA DHA Construct Improve Chinchan, 6No. CHPS Centre 500000 DACF, 6No. CHPS health Dolibizon, constructed DDF Centres delivery in Gwosi,Dimajan

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Support for Improve Guinea worm and 3000 DHA DA CBRDP Guinea worm health District wide Trachoma and delivery in programmes Trachoma the supported Programmes communities 4000 DA, Sub- District wide NID supported DHA DHA districts Support for NID Welembelle, Furniture provided Improve Sakai, to 1No. CHPS 50000 DA, Sub- Provision of health Bugubella, Centre DHA DHA districts furniture to delivery in Lilixi, 6No. CHPS the Bichemboi, Centre communities Santijan Number of anti- Reduce malaria Roll back malaria District wide programmes 4000 DHA DHA DA Malaria infection implemented. rate HIV/AIDS District Reduce the District wide activities Response on infection implemented 3000 DHA DHA DA HIV/AIDS rate

Epidemic Epidemic Prepare preparedness preparedness against programme GHS DA programme disease District wide implemented 1000 DHA infection

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package for number of Sponsorship 20000 DHA health health District wide package provided DA trainees professionals to health trainees

Nutrition Improve Nutrition DHA surveillance nutritional surveillance DA GHS levels in the District wide carried out 1600 DA Support Integrated Improve Support Integrated Maternal and health Maternal and Child 700 DACF GHS DA,GHS Child Health delivery District wide Health Campaign Campaign among carried out mothers and children

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT- WATER AND SANITATION Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Drilling of 6 Provide District 6 boreholes 500,000 DA,CWSA DA CWSA,WB boreholes per year portable wide drilling for needy water communities Ovation and Improve District KVIPs 150,000 DA,CWSA DA CWSA Privatization of sanitation wide privatised already existing and KVIPs hygiene

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Provision of Ensure an Tumu fuel 50,000 DA DA DWST fuel/lubricants on a effective provided to by monthly basis to and DWST DWST functioning DWST Development of final Improve Tumu Disposal 4000 DA DA EHD,CWSA disposal sites sanitation sited and developed hygiene Construct75 Improve District 300 100,000 WB,CWSA,DA DA WD,CWSA household latrines on sanitation wide laterines partnership basis and constructed every year hygiene Rehabilitation of 16 Provide District 16 616,980 CBRDP DA CWSA No. Boreholes portable wide boreholes water rehabilitated

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-VULNERABLE AND EXCLUDED Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Training women Build District no. of women 1000 DACF DA DSW,NGOs groups on basic capacity of wide trained business management women in &Book-keeping business practices. development Promote the education Promote District no. of 3000 DACF DA DSW of disabled children education wide disabled among the trained

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vulnerable Train and support the Build the District No. of V & E 3000 DACF DA DSW vulnerable and capacities of wide trained excluded in income the generating venture vulnerable Educate the vulnerable Build the District No. of V & E 1000 DACF DA DSW and excluded on the capacities of wide educated opportunities available the to them vulnerable

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-ENVIRONMENT Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Agencies Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Establish 8 Promote large District 8 5000 DA, DWL DWL,NGOs acres of scale farming wide rangelands WILDLIFE rangeland in established the district Education on Promote District Education 1000 DA, DWL DWL,NGOs the need to forestation wide done WILDLIFE plant trees Planting of Help prevent Dam Vetivar 1000 DA MOFA,DA MOFA vetivar grass erosion communities grass along river planted banks and dam sites Establish Ensure DA Nursing 1000 DA,NGOs MOFA,DA MOFA vertiver constant established nursing supply of seedlings

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Monitor the Environmental Sand Trenches 1500 DA DA, FEEDER activities of protection winning and FEEDER ROADS sand and gravel sites borrowed ROADS winners to pits ensure that they refilled refill trenches after excavation Carry out anti- Create District Campaigns 2000 DA DA NGOs bush fires awareness on wide carried out campaigns environmental protection Maintenance of Environmental District Trees 4000 DA DA,DWL DWL trees already protection wide maintained planted Creation of a Environmental District Wildlife 300,000 Game and DA, NGOs wildlife protection wide corridor wildlife Forestry corridor created Commss. between Kassena Nankana and Sissala East District Disaster Prevent District Rate of 10000 DA DA, NGOs prevention and disasters wide disasters NADMO management reduced

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Strengthening the Promote Tumu BAC 5000 DACF DA NBSSI BAC in its activities small scale strengthened business To set aside funds Promote Tumu Rural 7000 DACF,NGOs DA NBSSI, to support small scale enterprise NGOs unemployed persons business project not able to satisfy development strengthen the 20% contribution required for skill acquisition (to pay back later under the Rural enterprise project (BAC)) Increase the Livelihood District LEAP 5000 MoSWE, DA NGOs number of empowerment wide beneficiaries MoLGRDE beneficiaries under increased the LEAP project Training of 8 Capacity District 8 women 6000 BAC,DACF BAC NBSSI,NGOs women groups in building for wide groups trained soap making, tie women and dye, honey production, pomade and powder making etc Undertake massive Capacity District NVTI 1000 DACF, BAC DAC NBSSI, NVTI registration building for wide members NGOs the youth registered

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Commission soap Small scale Chinchang Soap 500 DACF DA BAC,NBSSI producing centre business producing development center commissioned Training in banking Small scale District Savings and 600 DACF Tumu Tumu rural and savings culture business wide banking Rural bank development culture bank, developed DA

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2014 TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Activities Objective Location Output/Indicato Time Schedule Implementing rs Agencies 1s 2n 3r 4t Budget Source Lea Collaborati t d d h of d ng fundin g Rehabilitation and Provide Tumu Chalet block A 80,000 DACF DA NGOs Furnishing of chalet decent furnished and Block A accommodati rehabilitated on for DA staff Area 1No. motor bike 6000 DACF DA NGOs Procurement of councils procured 1No. motor bike for Improve upon revenue revenue Existence of 5000 DACF DA Security mobilization mobilization Tumu Peace and Institutions of the DA Security Maintenance of Peace and District 100,000 DACF DA NGOs Peace and Security security wide DA new block furnished Furnishing of DA Improve upon new block the Tumu accommodati

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on for staff Computer 4000 DACF DA DPCU Procurement of accessories and computer Ensure Tumu 3No. Pen drives accessories and efficient procured 3No. pen drives service delivery 5000 DACF Monitoring and District The number of DA DPCU Evaluation/Supervis Ensure good wide M&E exercise ion supervision undertaken

Construct 1No. Ensure peace Tumu Divisional 148,500.8 DDF DA MOLGRD Police divisional and security Office 4 office constructed Wellembell DDF DA MOLGRD Construct 2No. Ensure peace e, Police Office 100,000 Police station and security Bugubelle constructed

DDF DA MOLGRD Rehabilitation of Effective Tumu DA Block 200,000 District Assembly service rehabilitated Block delivery Rehabilitation and Decent Tumu DCE’s bungalow 63,000 DACF DA MOLGRD furnishing of DCE’s accommodati rehabilitated and bungalow on good furnished service delivery Rehabilitation of Improve upon Tumu Bungalows 8000 DACF DA MLGRD 2No. Assembly staff the rehabilitated bungalows accommodati on for staff Repair works on Improve upon Tumu Repairs works 3000 DACF DA MLGRD police commander’s the completed bungalow accommodati

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5.3 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Output Time Frame Source Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Indicative of Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Funding Lead Coll. Connect 10 Provision of Selected no. of 100,000 GoG ECG DA communities to the electricity to communities communities national grid communities connected Purchasing, distribution Provide Needy 120 solar 120,000 DA DA MoE and installation of 120 lights to communities panels solar panels hinterland installed communities Construct 1 irrigation Off season Chalon 1No. of MoFA MoFA, NGOs dam farming nagububelle, dams 100,000 DA Bugubelle constructed Purchasing and supply Off season Selected Equipment 50,000 MoFA, MoFA, NGOs of irrigation equipment farming dam supplied DA DA communities Institute an annual Encourage District Farmers 10,000 DACF DA,MOFA NGOs farmers day celebration farmers wide established Construct new roads to Ensure the Sentie-Jijen, Length of 300,000 DFR DA, DFR DA link inaccessible accessibilities Sentie- roads communities of all Bugubelle constructed communities Mapping out of disaster Plan for District Disaster 5000 DACF DT&CP DA prone areas disaster wide prone areas prone areas mapped out

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Rehabilitate existing Ensure that Tumu-Ping- Length of 300,000 DFR DFR DA roads all roads are Bugubelle, roads motorabl Tumu- rehabilitated Wellembelle

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 ACCELLERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Training on improved Ensure District 200 farmers 1000 MOFA MOFA DADU agriculture practices better wide trained for 200 farmers per farming year practices

Recruitment of Ensure Tumu coverage of 1000 MOFA MOFA MOFA Agriculture Extension better extension Volunteers farming services practices Formation of weekly Efficient Market Committees 40,000 DA DA NGOs market management market centres formed committees management

Inputs supply for 320 Improve District inputs 50,000 DA,MOFA MOFA MOFA farmers per year. farming wide supplied to activities 320 farmers Construct 1 buffer Ensure food Wellembelle 1no. storage 20,000 MOFA MOFA MOFA stock facility security facilities provided Campaign on bush Prevent District Awareness 1000 DACF DA Forestry burning bush wide created Dept burning

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Construct1market Improve Nabugubelle 5 weekly 40,000 DACF DA NGOs centre selling and markets buying

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Identifying areas to Promote PPP District strategic 2000 GOG, DACF DA NGOs pilot with already in wide areas existing NGOs ( in development identified specifically identified efforts areas) Provision of credit Promote District Credit 5000 DACF, GOG DA NGOs facilities to 30 small scale wide provided to registered groups and business 30 groups individuals. Recruitment of Campaign to District Volunteers 500 DACF,GOG,AIDS DA GAC people to be engaged reduce the wide recruited COMMISSION in volunteer services prevalent rate such as HIV/AIDS campaigns Nutrition and Immunization Programmes Recruitment of people Promote Tumu No. of 2000 GOG DA NGOs in Environmental / environmental people Dry land issues protection recruited Offer tax concession Encourage the District Tax 3000 DACF, GOG DA IRS to newly established establishment wide concession businesses of new offered to businesses new

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businesses Identification of the Encourage District Private 2000 GOG DA NGOs various units within private sector wide sector the private sector development operators identified Identification and Promotion of District Tourist sites 5000 DACF,GOG DA NGOs Development of tourism wide developed Tourist Sites Involvement of the PPP in Tumu Tumu 5000 DACF DPCU NGOs Private sector in the development Planning process planning process Recruitment of Increase IGF Tumu no. of 5000 DACF, IGF DA IRS people for revenue for DA people collection recruited

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-EDUCATION Activities Objective Location Output/Indicato Time Schedule Implementing rs Agencies 1st 2 3rd 4t Budget Source of Lead Collabor nd h funding ating Construction of Improve Santijan 6 unit classroom 6 unit classroom educationa block constructed 200,000 G-SOP G-SOP DA,GES block and l standards ancillary in the District

Construction of Improve Nmandu 6unit teachers 180,000 G-SOP G-SOP DA,GES 6 unit teachers educationa anu quarters quarters l standards constructed in the District 1,080,00 DA DA Construct 20No. Improve 20No. 3-Unit 0 DWAP,DDF, 3-Unit educationa District Classroom Block, DACF, Classroom l standards wide office, store, GetFund Block, Office, in the urinal and 4- Store, Urinal District Seater Kvip and 4-Seater constructed KVIP

Capacity of Strengthen the Build District SMCs/PTAs 500 GES capacity of capacities wide strengthened GES SMCs/PTAs on of SMCs GES good school and PTAs governance GES

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District Construct 10No. wide DA Double Improve DWAP,DDF Teachers’ teacher 600,000 DA Quarters and 2- accommod Seater KVIP ation DA DA District DACF Financial Motivate wide 10No Double support for and Teachers quarters DACF DA teacher trainees encourage and 2-Seater Kvip 10,000 DA Awards for best the constructed GES teachers retention District 10,000 of teachers wide DACF Sensitise GES SMCs/PTAs on 210 GES the importance Motivate District Financial of girl-child and wide assistance granted JICA education encourage to trainees teachers 210 GES Embark on Awards instituted enrolment and Encourage District for best teachers DACF RADFO retention drive girl child wide RD in the district education SMCs/PTAs 750 GDO, sensitised G&C Sensitisation of Have District Coordina girls and teachers in wide Rates of tor counselling for every enrolment and school girls in school Tumu retention DACF communities on DSW, negative effects Stop District 200 GDO of kayayee kayayee in wide No. of girls the sensitised Organise radio District

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discussion on the negative Stop District Radio discussion effects of kayayee in wide organised Kayayee the District

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT – HEALTH Activities Objective Location Output/Indicator Time Schedule Implementing s Agencies 1s 2n 3r 4t Budge Source of Lead Collaboratin t d d h t funding g Expand and improve Improve health District No. of people 2000 DA,DHA DHA Tumu Dist. services such as delivery in the wide having easy access Hosp., IMCC, VCT, PMTCT and district to VCT services and DA, Plan Gh others Improve health no. of pregnant delivery in the women receiving Improve treatment district Treatment and and education on Prophylaxis STIs and OIs – more District especially TB wide Improve health No. of TB cases and 500 DHA DHA Tumu Dist Distribute and use delivery in the STIs reported and Hosp, NGOs, 10,000 ITNs district treated DHA NGOs Provision of Anti- District 500 DHA,DA Improve health malaria drugs wide Less malaria delivery in the reported cases district 1000 DHA, DA DHA DA Improve health No. of malaria Construct1No.DDH delivery in the Tumu patients having easy S bungalow district access to anti- malaria drugs

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Renovation 1 No. 40,000 DA,DHA,GO DHA Tumu Dist Sub-district Health Nabulo G Hosp, Centre SEMHIS, GHS Improve health 1No. bungalow Provision of delivery in the constructed 60,000 DA,DHA DHA GHS logistics for EPI district District services wide Health Centre 5000 DA,DHA DA DHA Organize training Improve health renovated workshops for 250 delivery in the District 1000 DA,DHA DHA DHA Community Based district wide Surveillance EPI logistics Volunteers and 100 Build provided TBAs capacities of Nabulo CBSV No. of training Construct 2No. workshops held and detached staff reports submitted 60,000 DHA,DA DA GHS quarters

Provision of District GHS logistics for Improve wide 4,000 DHA,DA DHA reproductive health accommodatio 2No. detached service delivery n for health quarters constructed staff Improve health All health Logistics provided 5,000 DA,DHA SEMHI DHA Sensitization of 65 delivery in the facilities for reproductive S communities on district health services NHIS Increases in NHIS 60,000 DA,DHA SEMHIS District registration and DA Construct1No. 6- wide improvement in Unit Office coverage

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Complex plus Improve health 1500 DA,DHA GHS Lavatories for delivery in the DA SEMHIS district 1No. 6-Unit Office Complex Support for Roll Tumu constructed 1500 DHA,DA back Malaria DHA District DA wide Number of anti-

malaria Support for programmes Guinea worm Improve health implemented. and Trachoma delivery in the DHA district Programmes Guinea worm 8,000 DA,DHA District DA wide and Trachoma programmes Sponsorship supported package for 80 nursing trainees Eradicate 10,000 DHA,DA DHA including fresh guinea worm DA and trachoma and continuing in theDistrict District 50,000 DHA,DA DHA, Tumu students wide No. of nursing DA Dist Hosp trainees sponsored Support for other Motivate paramedics students and prospective No. of named students to Tumu paramedics 60,000 DWAP Construc 1No. undertake supported DA DHA Centre for trainning Family Planning 1No. Family Planning Centre Wellembell constructed Furnishing of e CHPS

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Affected CHPs compounds Improve health CHPs furnished delivery in the compounds district

Sentie CHPs compounds Construction of Improve health constructed 200,000 G-SOP DA DA, GHS CHPS compound delivery in the district Construction of Yigantu CHPs compounds 200,000 G-SOP DA DA, GHS CHPS compound Improve health constucted delivery in the district

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-WATER AND SANITATION Activities Objective Location Output/Indicato Time Schedule Implementing rs Agencies 1s 2n 3r 4t Budget Sources of Lea Collaboratin t d d h Funding d g Construct Provide Sakai and 2 No. STWSSP 800,00 WB,CWSA DA CWSA, Plan on-going 2 protable Wellembell Constructed 0 Gh No. water e STWSSP 5No. boreholes WB,CWSA DA Plan Gh Provide drilled and 400,00 Drilling and protable constructed 0 construction water District of 5No. wide Boreholes Provide 5No. boreholes WB,CWSA DA Rehabilitatio protable rehabilitated Plan Gh n of 5 No. water Boreholes 400,00 boreholes affected 0 WB,CWSA Plan DA Construct Promote 75No. household Gh 75No. environment District latrines 900,00 WB,CWSA Household al sanitation wide constructed 0 DA DEH Latrines and hygene 5No. 10-Seater Rehabilitatio Promote Sakai, KVIP 600,00 n of 5No. environment Wellembell rehabilitated 0 10-Seater al sanitation e, Nabulo, DA KVIP and hygene ping, DE DA Bugubelle H Provision of 5 refuse 5 refuse Promote containers and 50 containers environment District cabbage 100,00

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and excluded Organize workshop Build Tumu Workshop 800 DA,DSW DA DSW,NGOs on management of capacities of organised disable children in vulnerable class and excluded Educate the Build District Disable 3000 DA, DSW,DA DSW,NGOs vulnerable and capacities of wide educated DSW excluded on the vulnerable opportunities and available to them excluded Train and support the Build Tumu V & E 5000 GoG, DA DSW,DA DSW vulnerable and capacities of supported excluded in income vulnerable generating venture and excluded Organise school Build District Campaigns 750 AAIG, GDO, DA, GES, based campaigns on capacities of wide organised DACF DGEO, AAIG gender based vulnerable DSW violence in 40 and schools excluded 3-day clinic 1000 GES DA District organised in 5 AAIG, Build wide circuits GES Organise a 3-day capacities of clinic at 5circuits to vulnerable expose 250 to and Educational 1000 GES DA disciplines seen as excluded talks organised the exclusive District AAIG, preserve of boys Build wide DACF capacities of Organise career the girl No. of students counselling and child trained in GES DA

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educational talks for leadership and 1700 girls on confidence District lobbying skills building, self- wide PLAN esteem, assertiveness Mock GH, GES DA, AAIG, and public speaking Build assemblies and 1300 AAIG PLAN GH capacities of parliaments Training of 500 students organised DA students on District PLAN leadership/advocacy, wide Visits/excursion GH, PLAN lobbying skills and organised 2000 AAIG assertiveness by Prepare DA circuits student adequately Quize GES Organisation of towards District competitions 500 PLAN children’s mock final exams wide GH assemblies and parliaments Build Organisation of capacities of Tumu DACF visits/excursions for students children to educate them of sites within and outside the district Expose Quize competitions students to among schools visit different to parliament house environment and other tourist sites

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-ENVIRONMENT Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Establishment of Promote a District Plantation 600 DACF DA DWL,NGOs community mango forestation in wide established plantations the District Education on the need Promote a District Education 700 DACF Forestry DWL,NGOs to plant trees forestation in wide on tree Dept the District planting carried out Identifying and Promote a District Forestry DACF, Forestry DWL, training community forestation in wide guards 1000 GoG Dept NGOs forest protection the District trained guards Provision of Prevent District Alternative 5000 BAC, BAC DA, NGOs alternative livelihood charcoal wide livelihoods BBSSI activities for women burning in the provided in charcoal burning District (small ruminant production, vocational training, etc.)

Monitor the activities Promote District Sand 5000 DA DA NGOs of sand and gravel environmental wide winners winners to ensure that protection activities they refill trenches monitored after excavation Carry out anti-bush Promote District 2000 GoG, Forestry DA, NGOs fires campaigns environmental wide Forestry Dept protection Dept

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Strengthening the BAC Promote Tumu BAC 5000 DACF, DA NBSSI, and its activities small scale strengthened GoG NGOs business development To set aside funds to Promote District Funds set 7000 GoG, DA NBSSI, support unemployed small scale wide aside for DACF NGOs persons not able to business skills satisfy the 20% development acquisition contribution required for skill acquisition (to pay back later under the Rural enterprise project (BAC)) Increase the number of Promote District Number 5000 GoG DA DSW,NGOs beneficiaries under the livelihood wide under the LEAP project programmes LEAP project increased Training of 8 women Capacity Various 8 women 3000 BAC DA NBSSI, groups in soap making, building for groups NGOs tie and dye, honey women trainned in production, pomade soap and and powder making etc other products making Undertake massive Capacity District High NVTI 500 BAC DA NBSSI, NVTI registration building for wide registration NGOs the vulnerable Commissioning of Capacity Chinchang Soap making 800 BAC DA NBSSI,

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2015 TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Activities Objective Location Output/Indicators Time Schedule Implementing Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Source Lead Collaborating of Funding Financial support Updating of Tumu Number of reports 5000 IGF DA Plan Ghana for quarterly development submitted AAIG meetings of plans decentralized departments and reviews Tumu Potential revenue 2000 IGF DA Plan GH Meeting generation sources SNV Up-dating of Data revenue identified on Revenue base targets District Number of 4000 IGF DA Area Keep track of wide business operators Councils Registration of all business and registered business operators generate IGF 5000 DACF DA Area Keep track of District Number of motor Councils Registration of bikes and wide bikes and bicycles

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motor bikes and generate IGF registered bicycles 2000 IGF SNV Improve on Number of revenue DA revenue Tumu collectors recruited Recruitment and collection and trained training of revenue collectors 7000 DACF T DA Ensure proper Sakai Development of &CP layouts of and Community Dep’t Preparation of communities Nabulo Layouts. Physical Plans for 2000 DACF NGOs two(2) developing DA communities Ensure law Number of bye- and order laws gazetted 3000 NGOs Tumu DACF Formulation and DA Enforcement of Training organized Bye-laws Keep Tumu 40,000 DACF assembly DA members Office complex Organize training informed of constructed for newly elected their roles and Tumu Assembly responsibilities members

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5.4 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2016 INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Indicative Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Lead Coll. Connect 10 Electrify Various no. of 500,000 GoG, GoG DA communities to the the entire communities Energy national electricity grid District connected Commission Purchasing, Provide Various Solar panels 300,000 GoG, EC DA NGOs distribution and light to installed installation of 120 interior solar panels communities Construct1 irrigation Promote Nagububelle No. of dams 100,000 MOFA DAU DA dam Dry season constructed farming Purchasing and supply Promote Various Equipment 100,000 MOFA DAU DA of irrigation equipment Dry season supplied farming Construct new roads to Open up Sakai- Length of 800,000 GoG DFR DA link inaccessible communities Challo, roads communities Nabugubelle- constructed Pieng Rehabilitate existing Construct Kuncheko- Length of 500,000 GoG DFR DA roads motorable Wuro roads roads rehabilitated

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 ACCELLERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Agencies Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Training on Promote Tumu 200 farmers 600 DAU MOFA DA improved agriculture efficient trained practices for 200 farming farmers per year practices

Recruitment of Promote District coverage of 600 DAU MOFA DA Agriculture efficient wide extension Extension volunteers farming services practices Formation of weekly Ensure Market Committees 400 DACF DA NGOs market management efficient centres formed committees market management Inputs supply for 320 Increase District inputs 1000 DAU DA NGOs farmers per year. crop wide supplied production Construct 1 buffer Ensure food Nabulo no. of 30000 DAU DAU,DACF DA,NGOs stock facility security dryers constructed Construct 1 new Promote District 5 markets 800,000 DACF DA CBRDP, market marketing wide constructed NGOs activities

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 ENHANCING COMPETIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR Output Time Frame Source Implementing Agencies Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget of 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Funding Lead Coll. Identifying areas to Promote PPP Tumu Strategic 1000 DACF DA NGOs pilot with already among areas existing NGOs ( in development identified specifically identified activities areas Market business Promote Nation Business 2000 DACF DA NGOs potentials of the development wide potentials of district in the media in the DA the District marketed Recruitment of Create District No. of 4000 DHA DHA DA,IMCC,NGOs people to be engaged wareness on wide volunteers in volunteer services HIV/AIDS recruited such as HIV/AIDS issues campaigns Nutrition and Immunization Programmes. Educate 500 people Inculcate in District 500 people 4000 REP BAC DA,NGOs in private cooperative people the wide educated on saving practices culture of savings savings practices Identification of the Engage District private 3000 REP BAC DA, NGOs various units within private sector wide sector the private sector in operators development identified Identification and Promote District tourist sites 5000 DACF DA NGOs, Development of tourism in the wide developed Tourist Sites DA

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Recruitment of Promote District no. of 800 Forestry DA NGOs people in environmental wide people Dept Environmental / Dry protection recruited land issues. Involvement of the PPP in Tumu Private 1500 DACF DPCU NGOs Private sector in the development sector Planning process planning involved in process planning

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Education Objective Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Communities’ Promotion District Campaigns 4000 GES DA NGOs Educational of education wide undertaken Campaigns at the rural area Provision of means of Motivate District Transport 7000 GES DA NGOs transport for circuit teachers at wide means provided supervisors. the rural area Establishment of Promote the District PTAs and 5000 GES DA Action Aid PTAs and SMCs for participation wide SMCs all basic schools. of all stake established holders in education Establishment of 10 Promote District no. of new 800000 MoE, GES DA NGOs new schools. efficiency in wide schools the established

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educational system Establish a district Promote Tumu committee 700 GES DA NGOs examination efficiency in establishe committee. the educational system Establishment of Encourage Uncovered no. of centres 700000 GES, MoE DA GetFund, community/ school students to schools established NGOs feeding centres go to school Presentation of award Motivate District Excelling 5000 DACF DA NGOs to excelling students students wide students awarded Rehabilitation of Promote District no. of schools 70000 DACF DA NGOs schools in poor efficiency in wide rehabilitated conditions the educational system Construct teachers Promote District no. of teachers 70000 DWAP, DA GetFund, accommodation efficiency in wide accommodation GoG, NGOs the constructed DDF educational system Provision of incentive Motivate All rural Rural teachers 5000 DACF DA NGOs packages for rural teachers areas awarded teachers. Recruitment and in- Capacity Tumu no. of teachers 3000 DACF DA NGOs service training of building for recruited and pupil teachers. teacher trained Capacity building for Capacity District Teachers 3000 DACF DA NGOs trained teachers. building for wide capacity built teacher Organise regular Prepare JSS All JHSs Examinations 4000 DACF DA NGOs

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Health Activities Objective Location Output/Indicator Time Schedule Implementing s Agencies 1s 2n 3r 4t Budge Source of Lead Collaboratin t d d h t funding g Conducts Improve health District Surveillance 5000 MOH MO DA, Plan Gh case delivery wide reports on selected H investigatio system diseases n on 6000 MOH DA, AAIG selected Level of response DHA Plan Gh diseases to epidemic out break DA, AAIG Maintenanc Prepare District 1000 MOH DHA Plan Gh e of towards wide epidemic disease control preparednes Level of response s District to disease out wide break Investigate Prepare 70000 MOH,DAC DA DHA and respond towards F to disease disease control out break 3No. staff quarters renovated Renovation Improve Nabulo of 3No. staff accommodatio Wellembell quarters n for health e

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Water and Sanitation Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Purchase and Provide good District VLOM 4000 DACF DA CWSA,NGOs, installation of VLOM drinking wide pumps DWST pumps for some non water for purchased functional boreholes community members Provision of office Aid in Tumu and Office 4000 `DACF DA CWSA,NGOs equipment for the efficiency in Nabulo equipment DWST DWST provide activities Purchase of motor Aid in Tumu and Motor bike 6000 DACF DA CWSA,NGOs bikes for DWST (2 efficiency in Nabulo purchase Yamaha AG motor DWST bikes) activities Construct 6 boreholes Provision of District 6 boreholes 60000 WB,CWSA DA NGOs per year for needy portable water wide provided communities Renovation and Ensure District KVIPs 10000 WB, DA NGOs Privatization of efficiency in wide renovated CWSA already existing management KVIPs of KVIPs Provision of Aid in Tumu and Fuel 5000 WB, DA NGOs fuel/lubricants on a efficiency in Nabulo lubricants CWSA by monthly basis to DWST provided

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DWST Development of final Ensure proper Tumu Disposal 4000 DACF DA NGOs disposal sites environmental sites management provided Construct 75 Maintain District 75 800000 WB, DA NGOs household latrines on hygiene and wide households CWSA partnership basis sanitation latrines every year constructed

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Vulnerable and Excluded Activities Objective Location Output/Indicators Time Schedule Implementing Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Source Lead Collaborating of Funding Construct 2No. Promote Tumu and 2No. Rehabilitation 7000 DACF DA AAIG, Plan Rehabilitation early Wellembelle and education Gh and childhood Centres constructed educational education centres 15 women groups GDO DA, AAIG District established and 3000 DACF Establish and wide registered to access register 15 Build credit women groups capacities 4000 REP BAC DA to access credit women to access District 15 women groups Training of 15 loans wide trained on basic women groups management and on basic book keeping business Build practices

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management capacities and book of women 6000 Plan Plan DA’s Sub- keeping for small Gh. Gh. com. on chn practices scale District businesses wide 15 ROC clubs trained DA Training of 20 3000 GDO ROC clubs to Build DACF advocate child capacities rights of Tumu 15 women volunteers GDO children recruited and trained 5000 DA Recruit and DACF train 15 volunteers as Build Capacity of 5 women’s rights capacity District Assembly women advocate on women wide and community issues women opinion Capacity leaders built building for 5 Assembly Build Women and all capacity community of women opinion Assembly leaders members

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Employment and Poverty Reduction Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Strengthening the BAC Promote Tumu BAC 4000 REP BAC NBSSI, in its activities small scale activities BUSAC, businesses strengthened NGOs To set aside funds to Promote District Funds set 6000 REP BAC NBSSI support unemployed small scale wide aside for persons not able to businesses unemployed satisfy the 20% persons contribution required for skill acquisition (to pay back latter under the Rural enterprise project (BAC))

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2016 TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Agencies Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Organize Ensure budget Tumu Budget 4000 DACF DA NGOs budget hearing reviews hearing on a yearly organized basis with all stakeholders Monthly Ensure budget Tumu Monthly 1000 IGF DA DPCU,NGOs meetings of reviews meeting the Finance activities organised and Administration sub committee Gazette Implementation Tumu Bye laws 900 DACF DA DPCU District of laws and gazetted Assembly bye regulations laws Building the Promote good District DA sub 1000 DACF DA DPCU capacity of the governance wide structures D/A sub built structures Enforcement Implementation District Gazetted 500 DACF DA DPCU,NGOs of Gazetted of laws and wide bye laws bye laws regulations enforced

Training and Ensure District Sub 500 DACF/IGF DA IRS equipping staff efficient IGF wide structures of D/A sub mobilization trained structures in revenue

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mobilization Display of Promote Tumu DAs 300 DACF DA IRS,NGOs District probity and revenue and Assembly’s accountability expenditure revenue and displayed expenditure on a quarterly basis Provide fuel Increase IGF Sub- Fuel 5000 IGF DA DPCU for revenue base of the DA structures provided for mobilization revenue generation Organize Build capacity All area Refresher 3000 DACF DA DPCU refresher of area council councils courses courses for staff organized area council members Collaboration Promote civic District Civil society 4000 DACF NCCE,CHRAJ NGOs with NCCE & education in wide groups CHRAJ the DA formed promote the formation of civic society groups Organize Ensure Tumu Performance 4000 DACF DA NGOs, Depts public hearing performance reviews of DA on the review of the organized performance of DA the District Assembly on a yearly basis Partner Ensure law and Tumu law and 3000 DACF Security Dept of the security order in the order agencies DA

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5.5 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – 2017 INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Indicative Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Lead Coll. Connect 10 communities Electrify the District 10 800000 MoE, EC ECG DA to the national electricity entire DA wide communities grid linked to the national grade Purchasing, distribution Provision of District 120 solar 500000 Energy MoE DA and installation of 120 light to wide panels commission solar panels communities distributed Construct1 irrigation Promote dry Bugubelle Irrigation dam MOFA DA NGOs dam season constructed 40000 farming Construct new roads to Ensure Benebisi- Roads 600000 DFR DA MoRT link inaccessible accessibility Santijan constructed communities all communities Rehabilitate existing Nankpewie- Roads DFR DA MoRT roads Lixisi rehabilitated 600000

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Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Expansion of Increase District extension 4000 MOFA DA Tuturidep, Agriculture Extension agric wide services NGOs Services production expanded

Inputs supply for 320 Increase District Inputs 2000 MOFA DA Tuturidep, farmers per year. agric wide supplied NGOs production Construction of 1 new Promote Santijan Market 40000 DACF DA CBRDP,DDF market business constructed development Provision of silos/ Promote Wellembelle Silos 5000 MOFA DA NGOs other storage food provided facilities. security

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2017 ENHANCING COMPETIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Market business Promote Nation Business 3000 DACF DA NGOs potentials of the business wide potentials district in the media development marketed Offer tax concession Promote District Tax 800 IGF DA NGOs to newly established business wide concession businesses development established Recruitment of people Promote District People 800 DACF DA NGOs in Environmental / environmental wide recruited Dry land issues protection Recruitment of people Create District People 800000 GAC DA NGOs to be engaged in awareness on wide recruited for volunteer services how to reduce HIV/AIDS such as HIV/AIDS the activities campaigns Nutrition prevalence and Immunization rate Programmes. Involvement of the PPP in Tumu Private 5000 DACF DA NGOs Private sector in the development sector Planning process. planning involved in process planning process

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2017 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Education Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Communities’ Promote the District Campaigns 4000 GES DA NGOs Educational need for wide organized Campaigns education in the District Provision of mean Motivate District Transport 7000 GES DA NGOs of transport for teachers to wide means provided circuit supervisors. do their work Establishment of Encourage District PTAs and 5000 GES DA Action PTAs and SMCs for parents to wide SMCs Aid all basic schools. participate in established education Establish a district Help in Tumu Committee 800000 MoE, GES DA NGOs examination organizing established committee. examination activities Establishment of Provide Uncovered no. of new 700 GES DA NGOs community/ school feeding schools schools feeding centres centres for established GSFP Presentation of Motivate All JHSs Excelling 700000 GES, MoE DA GetFund, award to excelling students students NGOs students awarded Rehabilitation of Provide District no. of schools 5000 DACF DA NGOs schools in poor better wide rehabilitated conditions infrastructure for teaching

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Construct teachers Provide Wellembelle no. of teachers 70000 DACF DA NGOs accommodation better accommodation infrastructure constructed for teaching and learning Provision of Motivation All rural Rural teachers 70000 DWAP,GoG, DA GetFund, incentive packages for teachers areas awarded DDF NGOs for rural teachers. Recruitment and in- Build District no. of teachers 5000 DACF DA NGOs service training of capacities of wide recruited and pupil teachers. teachers trained Capacity building Build District Teachers 3000 DACF DA NGOs for trained teachers. capacities of wide capacity built teachers Organise regular Ensure good All JHSs Examinations 3000 DACF DA NGOs examinations for performance organised JSS students at the final examination

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2017 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-HEALTH Location Output/Indicators Time Schedule Implementing Agencies Activities Objective 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Source of Lead Collaborating funding Campaign on Reduce District No. of people GAC NGOs IMCC, DHA VCT and HIV/AIDS wide patronizing VCT 4000 DA, Plan Gh HIV/AIDS prevalence and no. of new prevention cases reported Reduce Sissala DA, IMCC, HIV/AIDS District Research reports 6000 GAC East Plan Gh prevalence wide and the trend of research Research into Assist HIV/AIDS community the trend of PLWHA prevalence and (SERC) HIV/AIDS and its related HIV/AIDS diseases related diseases Reduce District HIV/AIDS wide Home-base care AAIG, Plan prevalence and financial 7000 DACF,GAC NGOs Gh Home-base care support provided and financial All for PLWHA and support for schools OVCs DACF, PLWHA and Virgin clubs MSHARP OVC established in 3000 AAIG,Pan basic and second NGOs Gh cycle institutions Establish virgin clubs in basic and second cycle institutions

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2017 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-WATER AND SANITATION Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Construct 6 Provision District 6 500,000 DA,CWSA DA CWSA,WB boreholes per year of wide boreholes for needy portable drilling communities water Construct 75 Provision District KVIPs 150,000 DA,CWSA DA CWSA household latrines of good wide privatised on partnership basis sanitation every year facilities Development of a Encourage Sakai fuel 50,000 DA DA DWST final disposal site hygiene provided to and DWST sanitation Provision of Provide Tumu, Disposal 4000 DA DA EHD,CWSA fuel/lubricants on a logistics Nabulo, sited by monthly basis to for DWST Sakai and developed DWST Wellembelle Renovation and Encourage District 300 100,000 WB,CWSA,DA DA WD,CWSA Privatization of good wide laterines already existing sanitation constructed KVIPs delivery

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2017 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-VULNERABLE AND EXCLUDED Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Promote the education Build District Disabled DACF DA DSWD,NGOs of disabled children capacity of wide children 800 disabled education promoted Organize workshop on Build Tumu Workshop 1000 DACF DA DSWD, management of disable capacity of organized NGOs children in class disabled Educate the vulnerable Build District Education on 1200 DACF DA DSWD, and excluded on the capacity of wide opportunities NGOs opportunities available disabled organized to them Train and support the Build District Training for 1000 DACF DA DSWD, vulnerable and capacity of wide the NGOs excluded in income disabled vulnerable generating venture organized Provide 100 bicycles Motivation District 100 bicycles 3000 DACF DA DSWD, for out-of-reach pupils. students wide provided NGOs

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ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2017 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT-EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION Output Time Frame Source of Implementing Activities Objective Location Indicator. Budget Funding Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Coll. Strengthening the BAC Promote Tumu BAC 5000 REP BAC NBSSI, in its activities business strengthened NGOs development To set aside funds to Promote District District wide 6000 REP BAC NBSSI, support unemployed business wide NGOs persons not able to development satisfy the 20% contribution required for skill acquisition (to pay back latter under the Rural enterprise project (BAC))

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Activities Objective Location Output/Indicators Time Schedule Implementing Agencies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Budget Source of Lead Collaborat Funding ing Organization of quarterly Ensure Tumu Quarterly meeting DA Decentralized meetings between DA and mainstreaming between DA and 4000 DACF Dep’ts decentralized departments of activities at decentralised the department departments organised. level Organize 2 visits to Promote local Tumu DCE visits each 3000 DACF DCE Decentralized decentralized departments by governance at decentralised Dep’ts DCE monthly the DA level department

Quarterly reports DA Decentralized Presentation of quarterly reports Ensure submitted to DA by 300 DACF Dep’ts to DA by decentralized mainstreaming Tumu Decentralised departments of activities at department. the department level Quarterly meeting of 4000 DACF DA Traditional traditional authorities authority Invitation of traditional Ensure Tumu and decentralised authorities to quarterly meetings mainstreaming department held. with decentralized departments of activities at the department DA – Traditional DA Traditional level authorities committee 300 DACF authority Establishment of DA – Promote Tumu established. Traditional Authority traditional Committee. activities Both junior and senior 3000 DACF, DA NSS staff required recruited. IGF Tumu Recruitment of required Junior Assist DA 3No. Junior staff 5000 DACF DA MDAs Staff and National Services secretariat quarters rehabilitated persons Tumu Security DA Rehabilitation of 3 No. Junior Provide Existence of peace and 6000 DACF Agents Staff Quarters accommodation Security

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Maintenance of Peace and Provide peace 1No. Senior staff Security and security Bungalow rehabilitated 40000 DACF DACF DA Tumu

25No. bicycles 4000 DACF,CB Rehabilitation of 1No. Senior Provide staff procured for 25 Unit RDP DA ACs, Unit Staff Bungalow with District wide Committees Committees comfortable accommodation Procurement of 25No. Bicycles Promote local for Unit Committees governance at the unite committee level

5.6 Budget for the Preparation of the DMTDP This section presents the budget estimates for the preparation of the District Medium term Development plan. The total budget

estimate is Thirty Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty Six Ghana Cedis (GH¢30,236.00). The detail budget is in the next page

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Table 5.4.1 DETAILED BUDGET-DRAFT NO ACTIVITY FREQ INPUTS UNIT COST TOTAL COST SUB-TOTAL (Gh¢) (Gh¢) (Gh¢)

1 DPCU meetings 16 Sitting allowance for 13 persons 10.00 2,080.00 2,080.00

2 Data collection Fuel 30 gal of 7.00 210.00 DSA : 4 persons for 5 days each 20.00 400.00 Community protocol 800.00 800.00 1,410.00

3 Workshops and 6 Fuel: 10gls petrol 7.00 420.00 retreat for MTDP 6 Night allowance 8 persons 27.00 1,296.00 1,716.00

6No.toner 350.00 2,100.00

4 Documentation 6 No. cartridge 380.00 2,280.00

20 No. A4 ream 7.50 150.00

secretariat 70.00 70.00 4,600.00

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CHAPTER SIX MONITORING AND EVALUTION PLAN

6.1 IMPLEMENTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGY

The strategy contains broad strategies for improving the wellbeing 0f the people of the Sissala East District. The routine activities for achieving the strategic objectives will be anchored on to the Medium Term Development Plans, Annual Action Plans, decentralized departments and Agencies as well as development partners. The district will be responsible for coordinating the development of action plansof all collaborating institutions in line with this strategy. In Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating this DMTDP, the DPCU(chairman) plays a pivotal role to ensure its success.The District Assembly through the District Coordinating Director leads the DPCU to fully participate in implementing projects and programmes captured in the DMTDP, annual reviews,M&E and massive sensitization of the strategic pillars. In implementing these development priorities,all stakeholders within this district such as DPCU members, Departmental Heads, Hon. Assembly members,NGOs,Investors,Area councils and development partners called upon to contribute towards the success of the DMTDP .This is hoped to bring about improvement in the living standard of the people of Sissala East.

5.2 MONITORING AND EVALUTION PLAN THEMATIC VERIFIABLE INDICATORS FOR SUCCESS RESPONSIBLE COMPONENT INSTITION GHS,DA,JICA, Human Resource  Presence of at least 2 doctors in the district hospital  Provision of accommodation for 2 doctors and other health workers  Presence of 10midwives and 30 nurses in the district hospital

 Create emergency unit in the district hospital GoG,DA,GHS,NADM Emergency  Health personnel trained on emergency service O Services response  Train ambulance service personnel on how to handle emergency victims

Family planning  40% FP Acceptance rate achieved MOH,DA,JICA,

 45% FP male involvement achieved  100% FP commodity availability

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 Radio talk organized to sensitise and educate male involvement in FP Skilled Delivery  65% Skilled delivery by 2017 district-wide GoG,DA,GHS 70% skilled delivery achieved by 2017  0% maternal mortality by 2017  District hospital and all CHPS compounds equipped for skilled delivery  To support district hospital to deliver ambulance service in times of regional referral  To have a stand-by car to respond to labour cases from the villages Stunting(chronic  Prevalence of stunting reduced to less than 8% GHS,JICA,UNFPA,UN malnutrition)  Sensitise and educate the public on the need for ICEF balanced diet for children  To discourage the pulic from denying pregnant women and children eggs and meat Water supply,  80% potable water coverage for the district by IDA/World Bank, Quality and Access 2017 GoG, DA, Private  Strengthened effective WATSAN and WSMT in sector the district  One Small Town Water Supply System Project on-going in Wellembelle  Database on water safety plans developed

Solid Waste  80% solid waste generated collected DA,IDA/World  Equipped DistrictEnvironmental Health and Bank,UNICEF Sanitation Office  Database on sanitation plan developed  Community Led Total Sanitation fully implemented district-wide Liquid Waste  Household Latrines Constructed district-wide DA,IDA/World Bank  Liquid disposal facility constructed  Reduced ODF to 5%

AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL RESOUCE CONSERVATION THEMATIC VERIFIABLE INDICATORS FOR SUCCESS RESPONSIBLE COMPONENT INSTITUTION  Protection plans established for water bodies in MOFA,DA,IFAD,WF Food and Nutrition the district P and SADA Security  Increment in the number of water bodies in the district through dug-outs/dams  Skills of the youth in irrigation built  Well-established out-grower scheme based on small holder farmers and FBOs  Well-developed commercial value chain MOFA,IFAD,WorldB Commercial Cash  Agro-industry established ank,DA,AAG

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production  Encourage MasaraN,Arziki and Olam to step up production  Increase the value and production of Shea butter in the district  Sensitization animal rearing as a business MOFA,IFAD,AAG Livestock organized  Livestock census conducted district-wide  Develop bye-laws on animal rearing and bush burning  Animal market created district-wide  Tree planting and growing exercised district- MOFA,DA,IFAD,NG Climate Change wide Os  Sensitisation on LPG use  Adaptation to climate change carried out district- wide  Climate change planning mainstreamed into district MTDP  Stiffer punishment for those who burn the bush  Well designed feeder roads system developed MOFA,DA,GSOP,US Agricultural  Warehouses and silos established district-wide AID,WorldBank,SAD Infrastructrue  40% dams and dug-outs rehabilitated district- A wide

 District Sheabutter Board and warehouse GSOP,MOFA,EPA,S Resource established ADA conservation  Alternative Livelihood project established for component charcoal producers  Afforestation and rehabilitation of dams/dugouts

GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL PROTECTION THEMATIC VERIFIABLE INDICATOR FOR SUCCESS RESPONSIBLE COMPONENT INSTITUTION  .Regular quarterly monitoring of decentralized DPCU,DA,stakeholder Ineffectiveness of departments and Area councils s the District  .Well resourced and independent DPCU Planning  Regular quarterly meetings held Coordinating Unit(DPCU)

 The Area councils are directly accountable to the DA,DPCU Non accountability grassroots of Area Councils to  Well resourced DPCU to monitor Area councils the grassroots  Scholarship scheme for women’s education TAs,DA,Gender Desk Women and established Officer Traditional  Chiefs and Queen mothers resourced to function Authorities(TAs)in well. Local Governance

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Low Representation  Traditional Authorities fully represented at all DA of Traditional levels of DA Authorities in Local Governance(Das) Child  Sensitize Traditional,Religious,Opinion leaders DOVVSU,Courts,TAs, marriage/Abduction and the general public on the effects on early SocialWelfare,GES,N /kidnapping marriages CCE /protection  Training organized for DOVVSU staff,magistrates and opinion leaders in early identification of abduction cases.  Bye-laws passed by DA in curbing cases of abduction,kidnappingetc  Public education on LIs protecting child abduction,kidnappingetc  Seminar organized for Teachers on early marriage  Sponsorship package for midwife-Trainees GHS,DA Free maternal organized Health Care  Revitalize role of TBAs  Reward and sanction scheme for health staff involved in maternal delivery instituted  Cross cultural communication skills organised for midwives GSOP  A well harnessed GSOP to create employment DA,GSOP opportunity for unskilled  Sensitization of public on infrastructural through GSOP Support for  Database of PWDs gathered district-wide DA,SOCIAL PWD(2%DACF)  Seminar organized for DOVVSU to work WELFARE effectively  Resourced police and social welfare to enforce DOVVSU,CHRAJ,NC Children in conflict the law CE,GES,Judicial with the law  Functioning of remand home shelter to keep service children whose cases have not been determined at the juvenile court  Victims have accessto psycho-social counsel  Free medical screening for victims

EDUCATION,ICT AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT THEMATIC MEANS OF VERIFICATION RESPONSIBLE COMPONENT INSTITUTION

Accessibity Increased enrolment figures Number of schools increased Presence of a Teacher Training College in the District Quality .To attract recruit and retain qualified Teachers in the GES,DA, district .Improved physical facilities in schools in the district .Sponsorship package for teacher trainees

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.Best teacher award package organized in the district Support services .Workshop organized for Mathematics and science NGOs/development and learning teachers partners resources .Increased availability text books and TLMs .percentage of schools with water, KVIP,electricity increased

Management and .Functionality of school management committees GES,DA,NGOs Governance .Intensified supervision of teachers in the district by directorate .Effectiveness of DEOC,SMC,PTA

LOCAL ECONOMY,PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMNT AND ENERGY THEMATIC MEANS OF VERIFICATION RESPONSIBLE COMPONENT INSTITUTION .Rate of rural electrification expanded VRA,DA, .Use of cockstove education carried out district-wide Energy .Expansion on the use of solar energy Expansion in use of biogas from human and animal waste

.An integrated Tourism attraction plan developed DA,DFID,BUSAC,DA Tourism hospitality .Paari Gbielle developed NIDA,MASLOC .Develop tourist scenes in the district

.Business advisory resourced to function effectively MASLOC,RURAL Local micro .skills /technical training for craftsmen organized ENTERPRISE Industries .innovative business promotion and marketing support PROGRAMME,BUS established at district level AC FUND

.Developed plan to produce COTVET,EDAIF Agriculture Sheabutter,mango,soyabean,cotton,groundnuts .Expanded irrigation scheme .Organised and well functioning farmer association

Private sector .maize,cotton are established agri businesses with Masara GIZ,World Bank and OLAM

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CULTURE,LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION THEMATIC COMPONENT MEANS OF VERIFICATION RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION

Indigenous knowledge .sensitized public in being proud Ghana Tourism, of local names .well documented and disseminated indigenous knowledge .A well-developed creative industry using local songs .There is a cultural centre at the CNC,GES,Ghana Tourism Board Culture district .Availability of local foods in all restaurants in the district

.Organised celebration of Paari Gbielle A well-developed Ghana Tourism Communication communication channel in the Authority,DA,NGOs district through RADFORD .promotion of cultural values through Sissali,Dagaare and Kasem .Vigorous radio programme for NCCE,DA, Language promotion of local language .Health,Education and Agric extension officers use local language .Local language used in courts,political platforms

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CHAPTER SEVEN

COMMUNICATION PLAN

7.1 Dissemination of the DMTDP The DMTDP will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders and decision makers. Sharing the content of the plan with stakeholders will increase the accountability and transparency of the DA. It will further boost the commitment of the stakeholders to support development interventions from the plan. The DPCU will prepare a dissemination strategy to ensure that the plan is well disseminated in the best interest of the District.

The key channel and method that will be used to disseminate the M&E findings include:

 Sending copies of the DMTDP to RPCU/RCC, NDPC, MDAs NGOs and Donor Agencies

 Holding workshops at Assembly , Area Council and community levels on the MTDP

 Announcements, discussions and broadcast in local news media e.g. local FM stations, local newspapers etc

 Organize and hold meetings with communities through-out the Districts involving traditional leaders’ opinion leaders, women, youth and groups

Moreover, there would be preparation of Annual Progress Report during Performance Review Meetings which would be discussed at Public Hearings and Stakeholders Meetings to identify the challenges for redress whiles enhancing the achievements made over the period.

7.2: Feedback Strategy The following are approaches that would be adopted to generate feedback from stakeholders;

 Holding of radio discussions  Quarterly review of annual action plans  Review/dissemination of Annual Progress Reports The feedback from such engagements would be discussed at the Sub-Committee level and the General Assembly for possible redress of the issues raised by right bearers and duty bearers.

There would also be Town Hall Meetings at the Sub-district level to create a platform for the people to also ask questions about government policies especially relating to the MTDP and the MTPF for 2014-2017. Detailed budget of the communication strategy and its accompanying cost is highlighted in the first table of the Annual Action Plan (2014).

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Table 7.1: Communication Plan for Implementing The District Medium Term Development Plan Stakeholders/Target Content of Message Channel/Medium Lead Audience Agency/ Person Responsible Staff of National  Copies of the  Letter and email DA/DCE Development Planning DMTP from DCE/DCD Commission with attached  Copies of copies of the plan developed flyers of the plan  RM speeches

 Feedback from  Notice Boards interested financiers of the DMTP

Staff of Regional  Copies of the  Letter and email DA/DCE Coordinating Council DMTP from DCE/DCD with attached  Copies of copies of the plan developed flyers of the plan  RM speeches

 Feedback from  Notice Boards interested financiers of the DMTP

Municipal and District  Copies of the  Letter and email DA/DCE Assemblies DMTP from DCE/DCD with attached  Copies of copies of the plan developed flyers of the plan  Routine meetings  Feedback from at DA interested financiers of the  DCE speeches DMTP

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Stakeholders/Target Content of Message Channel/Medium Lead Audience Agency/ Person Responsible Thematic Sector  Copies of the  Letter and email DA/DCE Ministries, Department DMTP from DCE/DCD and Agencies with attached  Copies of copies of the plan developed flyers of the plan  During DPCU Routine meetings  Feedback from with heads of interested departments financiers of the DMTP

Development Partners  Copies of the  Letter and email DA/DCE (DPs) DMTP from DCE/DCD with attached  Copies of copies of the plan developed flyers of the plan  Organised special  Feedback from stakeholder interested meetings to financiers of the discuss content DMTP of plan with DPs

NGO/CSOs  Copies of the  Letter and email DA/DCE DMTP from DCE/DCD with attached  Copies of copies of the plan developed flyers of the plan  Organised special  Feedback from stakeholder interested meetings to financiers of the discuss content DMTP of plan with NGOs/CSOs

Media  Key objectives and  Develop flyers DA/DCE rationale for out of the plan

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Stakeholders/Target Content of Message Channel/Medium Lead Audience Agency/ Person Responsible developing the and share with DMTP media houses  Organise editors  Copies of the forum to share DMTP content of the Copies of developed flyers plan and of the DMTP encourage publicity . Use of district FM station

Academic and  Key objectives and  Letter and email RCC/PR/RM Research Institutions rationale for from DCE/DCD developing the with attached DMTP copies of the plan and flyers  Copies of the DMTP

 Copies of developed flyers of the DMTP

Traditional Authorities  Copies of the  Letter and email DA/DCE DMTP from DCE/DCD with attached  Copies of copies of the plan developed flyers of and flyers the DMTP  Organised  Feedback from special meetings interested with paramount financiers of the Chiefs to discuss DMTP content of plan

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