AKUAPEM NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

IMPLEMENTATION OF MUNICIPAL MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2017)

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2016

PREPARED BY: MUNICIPAL PLANNING COORDINATING UNIT

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page 1.0...... 1 1.1. Status of Implementation of MMTD ...... 1 1.2. INTRODUCTION……..Purpose of t ………………………………………………………………………………………………...... 1 1.3. P………………………………………………………………………… ...... 1 1.4. he M&E …………..…………………………………………………………… ………………………...... 1 Processes Involved…………………………………………………………………….. …………………………… Difficulties Encountered…………………………………………………………………………………...………...... 3 2.1 Projects and Programmes Status as at 31st December, ...... 3 . M&E ACTIVITIES REPORT……………………………………………………………………………………...... …… ..3 4… …….…………………....…………...... 8 ..2.2 Update Projects……………………………………………………………………...... on Funding Sources and ...... 24 2...3 Programmes………………………………………………………………………………………………………...... 26 Disbursement …………………………………………………….…… 3.0. UpdatesUPDATES on ON Indicators CRITICAL and DEVELOPMENT Targets ………………………………………………………………… AND POVERTY ISSUES …………...... 34 3.1 ...... 34 3.2 Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) ……………………………… ...... 34 3.3 ParticipatoryStreet Naming M&E and ...... Property Addressing...... Systems………………………………………...... 34 …………………………………………………………….....… 4 ...... 34 4.1 Key Issues to be Addressed ...... 34 4.2. THERecommendations WAY FORWARD……………………………………………………………………………………… ...... ……. ....34 ANNEX: Implementattion status of 2015 Annual Action Plan ...... 35

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INTRODUCTION

1.0. Status of Implementation of Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (MMTDP) The Annual Progress Report gave information on the monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects implementation outlined in the Municipal Medium Term Development Plan MMTDP (2014- 2017) for the year 2015 in the Akuapem North Municipality. Although the GSGDA had seven (7) thematic areas, the Municipality identified and implemented projects and programmes on six (6) thematic areas that pertain to it. These six were:  Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability;  Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector;  Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resources Management;  Infrastructure and Human Settlement;  Human Development, Productivity and Employment;  Transparent and Accountable Governance.

The report showed tables of updates on programmes and projects implementation as well as updates on indicators and targets set for the year 2015.

1.2. Purpose of the M&E for the Year The main purpose for the monitoring and evaluation was to track progress and assess the impact of implemented programmes and projects on the targeted beneficiaries.

The monitoring and evaluation also provided information on the extent of progress made towards the implementation of the MMTDP. It also helped to assess whether or not the developmental goal, objectives and targets have been met in the MMTDP, identify achievements, constraints and challenges for better improvement in service delivery and resource allocation, build M&E capacity, and also create database to guide monitoring and evaluation process.

1.3. Processes Involved The preparation of the report was coordinated within the framework of the MPCU. MPCU meetings were held with key stakeholders in the Municipality on the progress of work on their respective sectors.

The data used for the annual progress report were the MPCU monitoring reports, reports from decentralized departments and sector departments in the Municipality. Based on the data received, a draft report was first prepared and a meeting was held for key stakeholders to review and to validate. Comments made at that meeting were incorporated into the draft report to produce the final report.

1.4. Difficulties Encountered The difficulties encountered in the year were as followed:  Inadequate and untimely release of funds to undertake MPCU monitoring

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 Lack of designated vehicle for the MPCU monitoring and evaluation activities.  Lateness in attending MPCU meetings and work sessions.  Failure on the part of some departmental heads to prepare their quarterly and annual reports  Delay by some departmental heads in submitting their quarterly and annual reports.

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2.0 M&E ACTIVITIES REPORT 2.1. Projects and Programmes Status as at 31st December, 2015 2.1.1 Projects S/ Project Location Sector Contractor Source of Contract Date Expected Status Expenditu Remarks N Funding Sum Award Comp. of re to Date (GHC) Date Project (GHC) (%) 1 Construction of 1NO. Akuni No. Sanitation M/s DDF 33,998.28 Apr., 2012 80 17,027.06 Work in 10-Seater Pour Flush 2 Mohammed progress, Latrine with rain Abu Co. Ltd. super structure harvesting facilities completed and roofed but yet to be painted. Manhole constructed but yet to be covered 2 Construction of 1NO. Onyameb Sanitation M/s DDF 33,671.71 Apr., 2012 9,919.98 Abandoned at 10-Seater pour flush ekyere Ghandimann window level latrine with rain Construction harvesting facilities 3 Construction of 1no. 12- Larteh Sanitation M/s E-Kamp DDF 25,891.33 April, 2012 Sept 2012 90 20,971.68 Roofed, seater KVIP at Larteh Consult sprayed, doors painted but not in use 4 Completion of Social Adukrom Education M/s Unix DACF 169,456.10 Sept. 2011 March 60 15,000.00 Abandoned Resource Centre Ghana Ltd. 2012 5 Construction of 1NO. Asenema Sanitation M/s Seliwas DDF 37,747.40 Oct,2011 Sept. 2012 90 15,314.23 Roofed, 10-Seater pour flush Co.Ltd painted, septic latrine with rain tank to be harvesting facilities covered with slabs 6 Construction of modern Akropong Education MoC- 325, 510.2 May,2013 Sept.,2013 70 - Ceiling,

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S/ Project Location Sector Contractor Source of Contract Date Expected Status Expenditu Remarks N Funding Sum Award Comp. of re to Date (GHC) Date Project (GHC) (%) assistive ICT Centre for GIFEC painting, Akropong School for the doors, Blind windows yet to be done 7 Completion of Assembly Akropong Administrati M/s Fridoug DACF 629,675.00 Sept. 2011 April 65 5,330.04 Abandoned Office Complex on Const. Works 2013 8 Construction of 1NO. 6- Dawu Sanitation M/s E-Kamp DACF 20,345.16 13,730.16 In use but Seater pour flush latrine Consult 60 septic tank not with rain harvesting covered facility 9 Construction of 1NO. 6- Aseseeso Sanitation M/s Magwif DACF 21,370.00 70 13,500.00 Roofed, Seater pour flush latrine Ent. plastered, with rain harvesting septic tank to facility covered with slabs 10 Rehabilitation of 1no 3- Dawu Education Direct Labour MP’s 49,796.38 May, 2014 July, 2014 97 49,064.50 Yet to give 2nd unit classroom block Presby Common coat painting. JHS Fund Block not rewired 11 Construction of Fence Akropong Education M/s Kete- GETFUND 80,410.00 Oct. 2013 Apr. 2014 80 - Walls yet to wall around Akropong School for Mo-Kose Ent be joined by School for the Blind the Blind columns 12 Construction of 1no. 6- Otwitiri Education M/s Delovely GETFUND 150,000.00 28th 75 - Roofed but yet unit classroom block, primary Co. Ltd July,2012 to be store ,& other Ancillary school plastered, Facilities painted 13 Construction of 1no. 4- Twumgua Education M/s Excelent GETFUND 125,000.00 21st June, 98 - Completed but unit Teachers Quarters so MA Build Ent. 2012 yet to be Bungalow connected to power and used 4 Annual Progress Report-2015, A.N.M.A

S/ Project Location Sector Contractor Source of Contract Date Expected Status Expenditu Remarks N Funding Sum Award Comp. of re to Date (GHC) Date Project (GHC) (%) 14 Construction of 1no. 6- Baware Education M/s Samuel GETFUND 169,872.18 11th, 40 - Super unit classroom block primary Ansah Ayeh Sept,2013 structure to with Ancillary Facilities school Ent window level completed, construction ongoing 15 Construction of 1no. 6- Akropong Education M/s Jespako GETFUND 165,000.00 12th 5 - Abandoned at unit classroom block Meth. Gh. Ltd Sept,2012 footings level with Ancillary Facilities Primary school 16 Construction of 1no. 3- Sanfo Ano Education M/s 22nd GETFUND 87,117.49 12th 98 - Roofed, unit classroom block M/A JHS August Sept,2012 painted but with Ancillary Facilities Entreprise not been used 17 Construction of 1no. 6- Sikorkor Education M/s Dolad GETFUND 84,894.43 July,2012 - - unit-classroom block at M/A JHS Conts. Works Sikorkor M/A JHS 18 Construction of 1no. 4- Konko Education M/s Bediako GETFUND 119,142.92 12th 65 - Gabel level unit teachers Quarters M/A & co. Ltd Sept,2012 primary 19 Construction of 1no. Mangoase Education M/s David GETFUND 449,559.34 2nd - Gabel level Single storey Girls SHS Awuah & Nov,2011 but abandoned Dormitory sons Ltd 20 Construction of 1no. Mangoase Education M/s Addfal GETFUND 449,907.68 - Filling done Single storey Boys SHS F.A Ltd but not Dormitory abandoned 21 Construction of 1no. 6- Mangoase Education M/s Doemens GETFUND 216,894.70 70 - Roofed but unit classroom block SHS Ltd not plastered 22 Construction of 1no. 6- Mangoase Education M/s Kosa 216,894.70 70 - Roofed but unit classroom block SHS welding & GETFUND not plastered conts. 23 Construction of 1no. 4- Mamfe Education M/s Dydec GETFUND 252,352.87 - 5 Annual Progress Report-2015, A.N.M.A

S/ Project Location Sector Contractor Source of Contract Date Expected Status Expenditu Remarks N Funding Sum Award Comp. of re to Date (GHC) Date Project (GHC) (%) unit 2bedroom Teachers Meth. Gh.Ltd Quarters SHS 24 Completion of 50-Bed Okuapem Education - GETFUND - - - At roofing Dormitory man SHS level 25 Construction of 1no. Akropong Education M/s Natven GETFUND 803,649.67 60 - Not Assembly Hall Complex school for Company Ltd completed, at the Blind roofing stage 26 Construction of 1no. 2- Akropong Education M/s Senomas GETFUND 370,294.67 100 - Yet to be used storey Library Complex school for Ltd the Blind 27 Construction of 1no. 2- Larteh Education M/s GETFUND 449,361.69 80 - Super storey 6-unit classroom Presby Hermecon structure block with Ancillary SHTS Ltd completed, Facilities roofed, plastered, ceiling done, wired. 28 Construction of 1no. 4- Okuapem Education M/s Amisisi GETFUND 249,586.15 50 - Gable level unit 2bedroom Teachers man SHS Entreprise work ongoing Quarters 29 Construction of 1no. 4- Okuapem Education M/s Dydec 254,515.48 65 - Roofing Level unit 2bedroom Teachers man SHS Gh.Ltd GETFUND Quarters 30 Construction of 1no. 4- Benkum Education - Yet to unit 2bedroom Teachers SHS GETFUND commerce Quarters 31 Pavements of 2no. lorry Adukrom/ Transport M/s Dankarf DDF 177,472.90 75 Pavement station Mamfe Ventures completed at Mamfe Station 32 Installation of 15no. Municipal Security M/s Jil & Jic DDF 6 Annual Progress Report-2015, A.N.M.A

S/ Project Location Sector Contractor Source of Contract Date Expected Status Expenditu Remarks N Funding Sum Award Comp. of re to Date (GHC) Date Project (GHC) (%) pumps in selected wide Ltd communities

NB: the columns with dash (-) means data not available

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2.1.2 Programmes

Central Administration  The Akuapem North Municipal Assembly has staff strength of two hundred and seventy six (276) as at 31st December, 2015, made up of two hundred and thirty seven (237) permanent staff and thirty nine (39) casual workers. Out of this figure one hundred and forty eight (148) were male and ninety one (91) were female. These departments include: Central Administration, Works, Information, Finance, Agriculture, Physical Planning, Social Welfare & Community Development, Trade and Industries, Disaster Prevention, Environmental Health & Sanitation Unit, Births & Deaths, Budget & Rate, Non- Formal, National Board for Small Industries, Development Planning and National Youth Authority  During the year under review a number of capacity building trainings were organized for the staff of the assembly. The following were the trainings organized, training to create awareness of staff on the new policy guideline which provides opportunities for all staff to be clear about their role, their contribution and effectively how they are performing, organized a day’s sensitization workshop on the conditions of service and the human resource operational manual. The areas that were touched on included: promotion of staff, transfer and posting procedures of staff, disciplinary procedures for members of the service, leave, handling lateness and absenteeism, discipline and grievance procedures, drug and alcohol abuse and the workplace and smoking, training of staffs on the code of conducts and service delivery standards of the Local Government Service and training on performance management system.  During the year under review, a mid-year and end of year evaluation or review of the 2015 Annual Action Plan was done in July 2015 and January 2016 respectively. In addition quarterly monitoring were also undertaken by members of the MPCU.

Environmental Health Unit The Unit has total staff strength of 14, 10 of them are male and 4 being females. The department also had 17 health guards, 12 males and 5 females whose job is to assist the department to carry out their operations effectively. These sanitation guards were recruited by Zoomlion and attached them to the Municipal Assembly. In managing liquid waste in the Municipality, the Assembly in partnership with Zoomlion had 2 skip loaders and 18 skip containers. The Assembly procured 400 litter bins to be distributed to households for a fee of GH10.00 and GH₵20.00 monthly for emptying the containers. So far, the Assembly distributed 73 bins as at the end of 2015. In all, the Assembly had a total of 65 refuse dump sites, 24 out of the number were the approved sites and out of the 24 approved, only 10 of them were in good state. There were 6 incinerators in some health facilities; but only 3 of them are functioning.

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Table 1: Toilet facilities in the Municipality TOILET TYPE TOTAL NO. NUMBER IN GOOD STATE BAD STATE WATER CLOSET (PB) 14 12 2 WATER CLOSET (PV) 1843 1829 14 WATER CLOSET 225 213 12 (INST) KVIP (PB) 25 7 18 KVIP (PV) 1447 1394 53 KVIP (INST) 96 67 29 STL (PB) 19 5 14 STL (INST) 5 3 2 ENVIROLOO (PB) 11 4 7 POUR FLASH 7 7 0 PIT LATERINE (PB) 104 82 22 PIT LATERINE (PV) 805 799 6 VIP LATERINE (PV) 613 554 59

Currently in the Municipality, 11 public latrines are under construction, 6 pour flash in Akumi - 2, Abiriw, Dawu etc, 2 KVIP in Larteh and Akropong and 3WCs at Mamfe, Larteh and Akropong. All of these projects are between 70% and 90% levels of completion.

Table 2: Water facilities TYPE OF WATER TOTAL NO NUMBER IN FACILITY GOOD STATE BAD STATE BORE HOLES 107 87 18 HAND DUG WELLS 124 109 15 RAIN HARVESTING 7 7 0 RIVER 7 4 3 SPRING 6 5 1 STREAM 57 44 13 PIPE BORNE (STAND) 74 61 13 UNCOMPLETEDBORE HOLES 3

On hygiene, a total of 1948 food vendors were registered, 1866 of them were females and 82 of them were males. Out of the total number, 37 of them were found not fit medically to sell food and were thus advised to seek medical advice.

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Sanitation Challenges in the Municipality  Poor management of public latrines  Dilapidated/insanitary public latrines  Deplorable solid waste disposable sites  Mountainous refuse heaps  High incidence of stray animals  Deplorable slaughter house/meat shop  Inadequate communal refuse containers  Unscreened night food sellers  Indiscriminate dumping of waste on fallow plots  Poor management of cemeteries  Inappropriate keeping of pigs  Use of institutional latrines by communities  Heaping of sand/stones on public ways  Poor road network to final disposal site, (Kwamoso)

Physical Planning Department Planning Meetings  Conduct site inspection and site monitoring on the applicants sites in towns in the Municipality  Organized 3 technical planning sub-committee meetings.  Organize 3 statutory planning sub-committee meetings to consider development applications.

Planning Educations  Conducted planning education on local plan preparation and permit acquisition process at Obosomase, Mampong, Mamfe, Adukrom and Okorase.

Local Plan Preparation  The revision of section of old local plan for Akropong and Mamfe is in progress  The preparation of sections of Larteh, Awukugua, and Abiriw-Akropong is in progress.

Land Documents  Stakeholders were identified and consulted on land boundary at Kwamoso  Some land documents on Assembly’s acquired land identified and records properly kept  Site plan and indenture for Kwamoso land prepared

Street naming and property addressing  The preparation of Mampong street map is ongoing

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 Auto Photos for Mampong to Akropong acquired

Challenges  Delay in release of funds for planned project implementation  Inadequate means of transport for programme activities (site inspection and monitoring)  Family and individual land ownership system makes the preparation and implementation of local plans difficult.  The presence of quack surveyors also makes plan preparation and implementation difficult

Recommendations  Funds should be release on time for implementation of activities  Quack surveyors should be organized and educated  Special vehicle should be allocated for inspection and monitoring  Traditional leaders/Authorities should endorse land title documents.

Municipal Education Directorate The Municipality has all levels of educational institutions from KG-Tertiary which is owned by both public and private sectors. The table below showed the different levels of educational institutions in the Municipality.

Table 3: Public and Private Educational Institutions in the Municipality NUMBER OF SCHOOLS S/N LEVEL PUBLIC PRIVATE TOTAL 1 Kindergarten 110 42 152 2 Primary 122 40 162 3 JHS 84 16 96 4 SHS 10 2 12 5 Voc/Tech 1 - 1 6 Tertiary 1 3 4 7 Special Schools 4 - 4 TOTAL 332 110 438 Source: Education Directorate

Table 4: School Enrolment in Public Schools

2014 2015 LEVEL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL K.G 3502 3249 6751 3391 3389 6870 PRIMARY 9647 9274 18921 9630 8942 18572

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JHS 4311 3730 8041 - - - SHS 6301 8427 14728 6388 8527 14915 VOC/TECH 25 26 51 40 17 57

Special Schools 350 413 750 480 460 940

TOTAL 24136 25119 49242 2080 2135 41354

Table 5: School Enrolment in Private Schools

2014 2015 LEVEL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL K.G 860 865 1725 1100 1290 2390 PRIMARY 1741 1757 3498 1251 1299 2550 JHS 397 362 759 - - - SHS 70 125 195 127 43 170 TOTAL 3068 3109 6177 2478 2632 5110

Table 6: Trained and Untrained Teachers in Public Basic Schools LEVEL TEACHING STAFF AT POST NO. OF NO. OF TOTAL MALE FEMALE TRAINED UNTRAINED KG 30 445 370 105 475 PRIMARY 365 540 869 36 905 JHS 431 305 693 43 736 SHS 254 198 368 84 452 VOC/TECH 16 5 9 12 21 Special Schools 63 71 134 0 134

Table 7: Trained and Untrained Teachers in Private Basic Schools LEVEL TEACHING STAFF AT POST NO. OF NO. OF TOTAL MALE FEMALE TRAINED UNTRAINED KG 15 100 34 81 115 PRIMARY 123 71 10 184 194 JHS - - - - - SHS 7 2 2 7 9 VOC/TECH - - - - - Special Schools - - - - -

 Analysis of the BECE results revealed a slight dip in the percentage pass as compared to the previous year. A summary of the analysis shows with the aggregate pass pegged at 36: The 2015 BECE results recorded 72% with a total registered candidate of 2710

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whereas in 2014, with a total registered candidate of 2679, the percentage pass was 74.09%.  A training workshop was organized for 320 teachers towards the expansion of the literacy project, after its successful implementation during the pilot period in ten schools. The participants included; coaches/teachers, masters trainers, Circuit Supervisors and the Deputy Director (Supervision and Monitoring)  A maiden Municipal quiz competition among all the 11 SHS schools was successfully held at the Mamfe Methodist Girls’ High School. The quiz was meant to whip up students’ interests and seriousness in these core subjects which have posed fundamental challenges for students over the years (English, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies). The competition has 3 levels; the preliminary, the semi-finals and the grand finals. The grand finale is expected to be in June, 2016.  Two 4 units’ teachers’ bungalow for Dawu Presby JHS and Asesseso Presby Primary respectively were technically handed over to the schools for occupation pending official inauguration. A completed 3 unit classroom block with an office was also handed over to Adukrom Methodist JHS funded by GETFund.  The SHEP Coordinator in collaboration with the Municipal Health Directorate carried out a routine deworming exercise in the schools. No major casualty was recorded. The exercise faced setback as parents prevented wards from taking the drugs.  All the subzones held their respective inter-school competitions as scheduled. The inter- sub-zonal competition will be held next term.

Challenges:  Inadequate funding for monitoring.  Road to the Education Office is very deplorable condition.  Teenage pregnancies still prevailing among girl students.  Inadequate teachers accommodation  Absenteeism of teachers and students  No electricity supply to some classroom blocks  Inadequate practical tools or equipment for technical schools  Delay in completion of GETFUND Projects  Inadequate financial support and delay in release of funds  Inadequate vehicles for frequent monitoring

Department Social Welfare and Community Development

Child Survival and Development: The Department was able to resolve the issue concerning the twins at Awukugua and their grandparents who refused to take the children to school. The biological mother of the twins was invited after the grandfather was arrested. The mother then promised to send money for the

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children to start school by 15th of February, 2015. Also, two (2) children aged nine (9) and eleven (11) whose father denied them education and other basic needs had smiles on their faces again. The department summoned their father and the issue was resolved amicably In addition, a woman who dumped her two children in one of the orphanages in the Municipality with the excuse that her parents were dead and she did not know any of her relatives because of that, she was travelling to seek greener pastures was uncovered. Upon investigation, the Department was able to trace the children’s maternal grandmother in Akropong; the children were since reintegrated with their grandmother who they were previously living with before their mother absconded with them. The agency agreed with the mother of the children and grandmother that their mother will be remitting them monthly in cash and kind for their up keep. An informant alerted the Department about two children in Dawu who had never been enrolled in to school but were engaged in selling charcoal. Officers of the Department followed up and realized that the children’s biological parents abandoned them about five years to an unknown destination. Their paternal aunty, who had two children of her own, took custody of the five (5) children. Her husband on realizing that, the burden of taking care of the additional five (5) children was becoming too much for abandon her and the seven (7) children. The department was able to get an NGO which was ready to provide the basic needs of the children including taking care of all their educational needs whiles the children would still be with their caregiver. The family of a fourteen year old (14) girl who dropped out of school due to her mother’s incapacitation was counseled to send the girl back to school. The girl was defiled by a herbalist who was treating her mother of her strange ailment. The girl had opted to learn a vocation since she is not academically good.

Registration and Renewal of Health Insurance During the year, the department was able to register three hundred (300) vulnerable people and persons with disability onto the National Health Insurance Scheme. One hundred and sixty eight (168) were females and one hundred and thirty two (132) males. The communities from which these people were chosen included Akropong, Mamfe, Larteh, Adukrom, Apirede, Dawu, Konko, Tutu, Obosomase, Asasekorkor, Yensiso, Mampong and Timber Nkwanta, Abiriw, Amonokrom and Okrakwadwo.

Early Childhood Development Centre During the last quarter of the year, the Department embarked on a field visit to locate new day care centers that were operating illegally and as well to supervise and monitor the existing ones to make sure they operate up to the standard of the Department. The field visit revealed that most of the new centers that were operating without certificates have poor sanitation conditions, inadequate teaching and learning materials, inadequate tables and chairs, untrained caregivers, some don’t have menu chat, no playing grounds among others. The following were some of the day care centers that the officers visited; Great Future Int. Sch, Okere Early Day Care, Martha Early Day Care, Dordiak Education Complex, Discovery

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International School, Assemblies of God Academy all in Adukrom, Uriel School Complex in Dawu and Evergreen Blossom Academy in Akropong. The Department invited the proprietors of the various day care centers that the officers visited to the office on the need to register their schools. It is therefore the plan of the Department to organize a workshop for all the care takers in the Municipality on how to run the early childhood development centers effectively and efficiently.

Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) The last quarter of the year witnessed the inauguration nine member Municipal LEAP committee which is made up of Municipal Coordinating Director (chair), Director of Department of Social Development (Secretary), Director of Education, Health Director, Agric Director, Planning Officer, Health Insurance Head, Passionate Care Director (NGO) and Statistical officer who was replaced by an environmental health officer who have adequate knowledge of the communities in the Municipality. Out of the two hundred and eighty six (286) communities, the committee was tasked to identify forty two (42) poorest communities from the Municipality that will benefit from the LEAP programme. The programme facilitator during the inaugural ceremony revealed that, the Municipality had been allocated with one thousand (1,000) household slots to benefit from the programme stating from 2016. When the selected communities were forwarded to Accra, twenty-four (24) communities were approved. The following are the approved communities; Sorokpo Kwasi, Paulkope, Sanfo Ano, Twunguaso, Asifaw South, Lakpa, Nana Benyi, Asuokor, Sareano, Tokoaboba, Behenease, Kwaku Affom, Teiko, Aboagyena, Osubetor, Nkwantang, Konko Sodzi, Nsuta Apirede, Akyeremateng, Osukwaaso, Kyekyeku, Tadankro and Akwatiakwaaso.

Persons with Disability The monthly meeting of persons with disability had been suspended due to ejection from their meeting place by the new occupants of orthopedic hospital since November 2015. It’s now difficult for them to meet regularly. The Disability Committee disbursed an amount of forty-five thousand and four hundred Ghana Cedis (GHC45, 400.00) to ninety five (95) persons with disability after careful assessment of the numerous applicants. Out of this number, 53 were females and the remaining 42 were males. RLG in partnership with the Department organized a graduation ceremony for thirty four (34) persons with disability who underwent computer hardware, software and mobile repairing training program. The beneficiaries included 29 males and 5 females. A 27 year old mentally retarded lady who got missing and brought to the office by a good Samaritan was reintegrated to the family after the Department placed radio and television announcements which made her family members trace her to the agency.

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enable all focal persons to brief stakeholders on the activities carried out in the year at their various district levels and the opportunity to give update on the disbursement of the 0.05% of the DACF. The Focal Persons were made to furnish the Technical Support Unit with the list of faith based organizations, spiritual healers and prayer camps operating in their districts and also send letters to request for a representative of the new MAC members. Also, focal person for HIV and AIDS and the Technical Coordinator for Ghana AIDS Commission met students of the School for the Blind and the association of Persons with Disability on HIV and AIDS sensitization, basic facts and misconceptions about HIV and AIDS. The programme was tailored towards Persons with Disability. Auditors from Ghana AIDS Commission were in the Municipality to audit the HIV accounts and check the disbursement of the 0.05% from the District Assembly Common Fund. On World AIDS Day, the focal person distributed letters to thirty five (35) Churches and two Mosques in the Municipality containing the message on the awareness of HIV and AIDS and also the prevalence rate in 2014.

Community Development Activities During the last quarter of the year, four (4) communal labour activities were organized in Tinkong, Okyerekrom, Onyamebekyere and Nkyenoa. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) fieldwork were conducted in two women groups. Sensitizations on Economic Empowerment were organized in Aseseso sowing center and Aseseeso Presbyterian Women fellowship; Peer education on pre-marital sex was also organized in Aseseeso Presbyterian Junior High School (JHS).

Hygiene and Sanitation With the help of the Department, four communal labour activities were organized in four (4) communities. The objective of the exercises is to focus on the sanitation problems in the selected communities and to build consensus in achieving the Government aim of reducing sanitation problems in the country.

The exercises were successful due to the tremendous support from some women groups. These women groups played major role in the exercises by helping to organize the activities and providing brooms, rakes, cutlasses and wheelbarrows which made the exercises a success. The groups were; Adom welfare women’s group at Tinkong, Oyeripa women’s group at Nkyenoa, Onyamebekyere women’s group and Abigail women’s group at Okyerekrom. After each exercise session, the officers used the opportunity to sensitized community members on the need to embark on regular cleanup exercises to avoid diseases like diarrhea, cholera and typhoid among others. A. B.

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Above are pictures showing (A) Onyamebekyere women group sing while sweeping which attracted school children passing by to join their mothers. A hand washing facility (B) was also demonstrated to help inculcate effective hand washing practice in the community.

Municipal Agriculture Department

West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP): Planting Material /Seed Multiplication The Akuapim North Municipality has been involved in Seed/Planting material Multiplication since 2013, where eight (8) acres of 6 improved cassava varieties (Sika Bankye, IFAD, CR Ampong, Otuohia, Afisiafi and bankye hemaa) were multiplied in the Municipality. Due to the success of the first exercise, the Municipal Agriculture Department (MAD) received support from WAAPP to increase its cassava planting material multiplication farm to 25 acres currently. The programme aimed at;  Increasing improved cassava planting material base of the district in order to meet farmers’ demand  Making improved cassava planting material more available and accessible to farmers at no cost  Encouraging farmers to adopt the cultivation of these improved cassava variety  And above all, improving the food security by increasing cassava productivity in the Municipality.

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Tertiary Supply of Planting Materials On October 2015, the Municipal Agricultural Department Unit received support from WAAPP to distribute 98-acre worth of improved planting materials to over 160 farmers of which 35% should be females.

Prior to the distribution of these planting materials, AEAs gathered interested farmers from their respective operational areas across 13 communities in the Municipality. Currently 75-acre worth of improved cassava planting material was supplied to 138 farmers of which 35 are females. The exercise is currently on hold due to the early cessation of the rains. The supply of improved cassava planting material was not limited to farmers in Akuapem North. Sister districts/municipalities also benefited from the multiplication exercise. Details of these distributions are as shown below

WAAPP/MoFA - Distribution of Processing Equipment In other to boost agro-processing and reduce post-harvest losses WAAP in conjunction with MoFA distributed cassava-processing equipment to three processing groups in the Municipality. The package comprised of a Grating machine with a motor and a presser for each group. It worth noting that, all these machines are yet to be fixed due to the challenges of electricity and the difficulty in getting a suitable site to fix them.

Mushroom production at Korkormu As part of introducing the Gari processing group to other alternative livelihood ventures, MoFA in collaboration with WAAPP is currently training the Korkormu Milenovisi group and other interested farmers in the locality. A total of 40 processors and farmer (25 male and 15 females) are currently involved in the exercise.

Small ruminant production at Korkormu Small ruminant production is also another alternative livelihood ventures, MoFA in collaboration with WAAPP is supporting the Korkormu Melenovisi group to produce. The group had so far been supplied with 5 sheep and 5 goats for production.

WAAPP- Livestock Six farmers in the Municipality were given 30 livestock (15 goats and 15 sheep) as an attempt to improve food security. The initial rate of mortality was high, this can be attributed to a change in climate, and the inferior pedigree of animals brought.

As at the 1st quarter of 2015, 9 goats and 7 sheep were left under the program. The tireless effort of Department of Agriculture staff and farmers involved lead to 9 births, thereby bringing the total number of animals to 25 as at the time of compiling this report.

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4H (Head, Heart, Hands, and Health) Programme 4-H Ghana is a non- governmental organization which started operating in the Municipality in the year 2012 and covers over twenty (20) basic and secondary public schools with an average of 320 pupils/student in the Municipality. The main objective of this project is to develop the interest of the youth in agriculture. The schools involved in the programme have established school gardens and are cultivating crops like maize, cassava, vegetables etc. others are also rearing animals. Five (5) out-of-school youth groups (i.e. Students who have completed JHS& SHS and are yet to continue their education) were involved in the ‘Dupon pioneer” hybrid maize demonstration this year under a well-defined protocol. Each group cultivated a quarter of an acre of the pioneer maize seed and a quarter acres control using a local variety available to the farmer. Capacity of the group leaders was built to enable groups go through the demonstration successfully. Each group was also given 1 bag of NPK 15: 15:15 fertilizer and 1/2bag of sulphate of Ammonia, 1liter of glyphosate herbicide and seed maize (Pioneer hybrid). The five groups planted their seeds maize from late September to early October 2015. Currently, the maize is at the cob formation to the drying stage.

31ST Farmers’ Day Celebration Farmers’ Day celebration is one of the major activities of the directorates which offered the opportunity for hardworking farmers to be awarded. This will go a long way to motivate farmers to increase production as farmers. An extension officer from the Municipality was also awarded for his hard work at the national level held in Bolgatanga. The activities of the farm inspection team came off on the 2nd – 6th November 2015. It was followed by the inauguration of the grounds committee which was constituted to hold regular meetings to strategize on the way of successful occasion. After the selection of the prospective award winners by a technical team a meeting was conveyed between the Agric Directorate and the award winners. In all there were seventeen (17) major categories with awards items such as cutlasses, wellington boots, knapsack sprayer, radio sets, solar lamps, GTP wax prints, gas cylinders, and bicycle with overall best municipal farmer winning a motorbike. The quality of the awards this year is an improvement over the previous years. About 90 exhibitors at the programme were given cutlasses each. Organizations such as Akuapem Rural Bank, Napfarm Limited, an agro chemical dealer based in Somanya and the Akuapem Presbytery donated awards such as cutlasses, spraying machine, and wellington boots to support the occasion. The major sponsor of the programme was Akuapem North Municipal Assembly. The following are other achievements by the Department:  Increased in food distribution outlets in the Municipality (from 2 to 27)  Increased growth in incomes of farmers as a result of adequate distribution of agro- processing equipment which reduces post-harvest loses  Formation of 16 new farmer groups  Increasing acceptor rate of new technologies among farmers

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 Distribution of improved cassava planting materials to 219 farmers (157 males and 62 females)  Establishment 5 acre cassava planting material multiplication field in the Municipality.  45% increase in cassava and 27% increase in plantain production

Challenges  Erratic rainfall pattern adversely affected the performance of the local variety.

NADMO  The Municipal was hardly hit by disasters during the year. Notably among the rainstorm disaster that affected Adukrom, Amanfro, Akropong, Okorase and Awukugua. There were major fire outbreaks in Tutu, Obosomase, Mampong and Adukrom destroying buildings and properties. These were also accidents in accident prone areas in the Municipality resulting in major injuries to people. The major accident prone area we can talk about is Tsotsoo. Also the municipal secretariat has received reports of incidents of a vehicle knocking pedestrians particularly at the entrance of Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital, Mampong. Attached are disasters that occurred in the Municipality during the year under review.  The secretariat was able to organize all the stakeholders, including veterinary service of MOFA, Ministry of Health, Environmental Health and the police to meet Tetteh Kofi community and Mangoase Senior High School in connection with the outbreak of rabies, which has claimed the life of a student in the area  Also the secretariat mobilized over 70 farmers in the Municipality to go into cocoa production. Over twenty thousand (20,000) seedlings have been planted by farmers whose farmlands were surveyed by the officers from the cocoa service division across the Municipality. These areas are Jumapo, Okrakwadjo, Bepoase and Attabue.  Our office in conjunction with our national headquarters and the regional secretariat together with its collaborators organized a training program on the safe handling of casualties in accidents in their respective areas. Thirty–one (31) participants, who were usually the first respondents to road accidents in the Municipality, were selected from Tsotsoo, Saforo, Aseseeso, Asenema, and Tinkong and from the G.P.R.T.U and Mamfe. These were people who usually are the first to respond to accidents in areas we have identified as accident prone sites namely the Mamfe hill, the Aseseeso hill, the Adukrom hill and the Asabutou hill. Resource personnel were drawn from the National Ambulance Service, the Ghana Fire Service, the National Road Safety Commission, the Police Service and the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). The Municipal Office intends to continue the training program in the ensuing years to arm as many volunteers as possible, with the requisite skills of handling accident victims and ensuring that those trained will in turn also train as many counterparts as possible in the Municipality.

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Challenges  The major challenge facing the secretariat is office accommodation; the secretariat is currently accommodated in the Ghana Water Company building. The company had served the secretariat with eviction notice. We will be most grateful if the assembly can renovate the newly acquired office for our use.  Inability to hold quarterly disaster management meetings because of lack of fund.  Lack of official vehicle is making it difficult for immediate response to disasters in the Municipality.

Municipal Health Directorate The Municipal Health Directorate achieved the following during the year under review:  Was able to bring under control the Cholera outbreak  Health insurance coverage increased  Able to organize a Municipal wide Health walk  Able to carry out food demonstrations throughout all the sub-districts  Stakeholders’ meetings on maternal mortality  Sustained increase in BCG coverage  Able to achieve surveillance indicators YF , AFP , measles etc  Modest success in implementation of the two new vaccines  Bi-monthly visit on EPI/RCH at the district level  Frequent Data validations  Akuni CHPS fully operational  Renovation of Addo Nkwanta CHPS by community  Nsuta/Amafrom CHP at the foundation level  Completion of staff quarters - Mangoase  One round of Polio NIDs was held from 22nd to 24th October, 2015 together with Vitamin A supplementation.  Home visits by the CHNs have been revamped with sub – district heads being empowered to ensure that all defaulters are adequately traced. Home visits are targeted at the following clients: Aged, Post Natal, Antenatal, Family Planning, Immunization, Underweight/Malnourished, TB, etc.  A training programme was organized for health workers and volunteers on Community – Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) under Outpatient and Inpatient care programme with its known health benefit for children under five years is a key strategy to accomplish the goal of improving the nutritional status of children as malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children in Ghana.  In collaboration with the Municipal Assembly, the Akuni CHPS was renovated, other ongoing activities include: Construction of toilet facility at Obosomase clinic, Construction of CHPS compound at Amafro, and Renovation of B aware CHPS.

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Challenges  Breakdown of 3 vehicles of the DHMT.  Need for motorbikes for some of the facilities.  Frequent breakdown of motorbikes.  Non availability of toilet facility for Tinkong CHPS.  Poor access road to Mangoase and Okrakwadwo Health Centre which Affects attendance and response to emergencies.  Need for electricity connection at Gboloo Kofi CHPS.  Unable to achieve some EPI overages: YF, Measles, OPV/PENTA 3  Increasing deliveries of babies  Increasing teenage pregnancies  Irregular flow of adequate funds for health programmes  Human Resource – critical shortage of midwives and physician assistants  Poor power and water supply  Over aged solar systems  Unable to screen food vendors on a regular basis  Poor nature of roads to health facilities  Shortage of logistics (SP)

Municipal Works Department  Monitoring of the physical facilities, functionality status and the performance of the WSMTs in a number of water and sanitation beneficiary communities continued during the fourth quarter. The MWST observed that most of the WSMT’s performances were not up to expectation. The non – performance could be seen in areas of good hygiene practices, operation and maintenance (O&M) and pump site cleanliness. It was also observed that most of the facilities were broken down compelling the people to drink from their old contaminated sources. This is attributed to a number of factors including lack of regular monitoring by the MWSTs, no funs mobilization towards Operation and Maintenance cost, and other factors. Below are some of the communities visited and their status of the water facilities.  The two new Boreholes at Galikope and Deveme has been drilled, concrete platform completed, sample water sent for Chemical and Bacteriological analysis before pump installation. The two above named communities have mobilized Five Hundred Ghana Cedis each as Operation and Maintenance cost.  Work on the Mechanization of existing Borehole at Tinkong by Akuapem Community Development Programme (ACDEP) under the auspices of AASSES is completed and in use. This would go a long way in solving the perennial water problems in the community. In the same vain work on the Nkyenoa Mechanization of two boreholes are still in progress. This, when finished will serve five communities.  During the monitoring, it was observed that the facilities were poorly managed, pump sites are not well kept and no bank account operated anymore. It was also observed that some of the facilities were being managed by the Odikro and chiefs, these communities

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are Okorase, Kwasi Nkwanta, and Amartey Nkwanta. This has become possible because there are no effective WSMT in place.  Two (2) institutional girl friendly latrines are under construction at Sanfo Ano and Presby School which is at superstructure stages. These projects are being undertaking by Akuapem Community Development Programme (ACDEP) and funded by Water Aid Ghana.  During the year, ACDEP with funding from AACESS drilled four new borehole fitted with AFRIDEF pumps including under facilities.

Challenge  Poor water quality continues to worsen in the Municipality despite Community Water and Sanitation Agency’s effort to solve it.

NBSSI  Six (6) business development service providers were commissioned to facilitate in both technical and managerial training programmes in the Municipality after going through an interview procedure. The work starts from 2016. Most BAC/REP clients were present at the 31st Annual Framers Day to display their variety of products.  The department has organized series of training on accounting software known as Iscola being introduced for REP accounting purposes.  Organized CBT in mushroom cultivation for Akuapem Youth in Agricolture at Akropong. In all, 15 people were trained. 11males and 4 females.  A total of 21 people, 20 females and a male were taken through group dynamics at Abenewia.  Organized CBT in coconut gari for Mawuli Women’s Group at Kokormu for 17 females.  Organized small business management training for 33 Milenovisi Gari processors. 31 were females and 2 were males.  Organized Business Counseling for 110 people. 83 females and 27 males in 10 communities. These includes Nsutam, Akropong, Kokormu, Ankoani, Abease, Adukrom, Abenewia, Asenema, Otareso, Tadankro.  Under the Business Development Service, the following activities were implemented during the year: 1. Community Based Training (CBT) in palm oil. 2. Community Based Training (CBT) in cassava processing 3. Small business management training (changed to entrepreneurship) 4. Community Based Training (CBT) in soap making. 5. Technology Improved Training in poultry farming. 6. Individual counseling  In July, the PCMU released the following items to the well performing District/Municipal Assemblies of which Akuapem North Municipal was one. The items included  1 Desktop photocopier (sharp)  1 set Desktop computer and accessories.  1 UPS (APC 1500 KVA)

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 1 Laser printer (HP 3015)  1 Yamaha Motorbike  1 Nissan Novara 4X4 Pick Up

Challenges

 Absence of sign post to give direction Department’s office premises  The BAC office is far away from the Municipal Capital and thus made collaboration between the Department and central administration difficult

2.2 Update on Funding Sources and Disbursement

Municipal Finance Department A cumulative Internally Generated Fund realized for the year 2015 was GH₵728,367.85 which represented 97.34% of the budgeted figure of GH₵748,272.00. There was a record of tremendous improvement in the rate of collection of the year 2015 as compared to 2014, even with the upward adjustment of budgeted figure of 2014 from GH₵591,495.00 to GH₵748,272.00. Taxes on property, fees & fines and license were items this achievement is attributed to the hard work and commitment of revenue collectors. Officers of the Finance Department and Management in championing the course of revenue mobilization in the Municipality. A more pragmatic method of revenue mobilization had been recommended and approved by the General Assembly during its meeting held on 28th October, 2015 to help boost the collection of property rates in the years ahead.

Table 8: Financial Performance (IGF) - 2014 No. ITEM BUDGETED (GH₵) ACTUAL (GH₵) % 1 Taxes on property 190,285.00 186,733.86 98.13 2 Property income 76,300.00 73,820.00 96.75 3 Fees & Fines 105,520.00 102,585.39 97.22 4 License 117,790.00 104,539.32 88.75 5 Property income – rent 20,790.00 14,659.50 70.51 6 Investment income 18,000.00 3,746.40 20.81 7 Miscellaneous 62,810.00 38,623.27 61.49 Total 591,495.00 524,707.74 88.71

Table 9: Financial Performance (IGF) - 2015 No. ITEM BUDGETED (GH₵) ACTUAL (GH₵) % 1 Taxes on property 246,850.00 240,094.38 97.26 2 Property income 93,100.00 105,923.00 113.77 3 Fees & Fines 147,500.00 149,981.43 101.68

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4 License 156,640.00 158,327.80 101.08 5 Property income – rent 26,800.00 23,206.84 86.59 6 Investment income 15,000.00 3,470.00 23.13 7 Miscellaneous 62,382.00 47,363.85 75.93 Total 748,272.00 728,367.85 97.34

Table 10: Other Sources of Funding 2015 No. ITEM BUDGETED (GH₵) ACTUAL (GH₵) % 1 Common Fund 2,570,000.00 1,749,872.79 68.09 2 DDF 817,472.00 - - 3 MPs Fund 280,000.00 654,738.28 233.84 4 Other Grants a. School feeding 735,000.00 313,304.52 42.63 b. DRI (AIDS) 5000.00 12,374.57 247.49 c. Other donor sponsor 45,000.00 20,000.00 44.44 d. Disability fund 30,000.00 52,066.19 173.55 e. GOG transfer to other 57,440.00 19,241.64 33.50 Departments

Table 11: Expenditure Pattern 2014/2015 2014 2015 ITEM BUDGETED ACTUAL % BUDGETED ACTUAL % (GH₵) (GH₵) (GH₵) (GH₵) Common 1,840,000.00 754,672.10 41.01 2,570,000.00 1,379,825.23 53.69 Fund IGF 591,495.00 514,612.36 87.00 748,272.00 723,121.14 96.64 DDF 350,000.00 274,090.29 78.31 817,472.00 - -

From Table 11, above Assembly’s expenditure increased marginally in 2015 as compared to 2014. This can be attributed to the fact that though there was improvement in revenue that was collected, there was also a corresponding increase in the expenses incurred by the Assembly in performing its functions.

2.3. Update on Indicators and Targets

Indicator District Baseline District Target Achievement for 2013 2017 2015 / Remark THEMATIC AREA: ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MICROECONOMIC STABILITY

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% total of annual IGF collection 93.46% 100% 97.34% % total of annual IGF expenditure 93.95% 100% 96.6% % collection of overall approved 44% 100% 59.86% budget Overall budget deficit of the - - - Assembly (%) No. of External audit queries 8 0 12 reported

THEMATIC AREA: ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR No. of private businesses in the - - Municipality No. of private businesses registered 88 120 Not Available % of economically active - - population employed by the private sector No. of registered Medium, Small - - 14 Enterprises No. of MSEs with access to credit - - 10 facilities No. of employment opportunities - - 20 created through the REP No. of new businesses created 14 through the REP No. of people benefiting from the 178 600 305 REP No. of manufacturing companies in - - the Municipality No. of tourist sites in the 20 20 20 Municipality Annual income generated from the NA - tourism industry % of Municipal budget allocated 0.5% 10% 0.11% for tourism development THEMATIC AREA: ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Percentage change of output of production of selected staple crops: - Maize -10.746 - 69.171 - Cassava 31.191 - 78.447 - Cocoyam 20.123 - 73.281 - Plantain 21.231 - -7.2 Percentage change in output/yield per unit area (Mt/ha): - Maize -13.043 -23.809 - Cassava 18.876 10.619 - Cocoyam 18.367 -6.931 - Plantain 45.45.452 -

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% of economically active 37.4% 47 18.24% population employed in the Agriculture sector No. of beneficiaries under the Project on hold YIAP: 42 80 due to lack of Male 30 55 funding Female 12 25 No. of acreage cultivated by the 50 acres 80 acres - YIAP Percentage change in number of 37.5 50% 27 outlets and sales points of agro- inputs Number of agricultural 0 0 0 mechanization services centers established Extension Officers - farmer ratio 1:593 1:400 1:1286 (26:33458) Total number of beneficiaries with 1840 2000 1782 access to various agriculture technologies Male 1419 1500 1187 Female 421 500 595 Percentage of MA budgetary 1.2% 3.0% 0.39% resources released to support the Agriculture Sector Percentage of Agriculture Sector 51.66% 70% 55.3% Budget released to support extension services No. of departmental plans/activities 7 40 40 with environmental priorities integrated based on SEA Percentage of departmental 64% 70% - plans/activities with climate change mitigation and adaptable strategy priorities integrated THEMATIC AREA: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT Proportion of highways (km) that Not Available - - are in good condition No. of existing feeders roads in the 46 60 55 Municipality Total funds allocated for routine GH150,000.00 GH187,500.00 maintenance of each road network in the Municipality Proportion of roads N.A maintained/rehabilitated

Feeder Roads (km) Routine maintenance 9.5km 12.5km Periodic maintenance 11.6km 13.5km

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Minor rehabilitation and upgrading 22.8km 30.0km Road condition mix: NA - Good: Fair: Poor: Municipal: Trunk Roads (km) - - Feeder Roads (km) 47.8km 60km 51km Number of Community 4 8 4 Information Centres established No. of schools equipped with Not Available - - computers Percentage of households (or population) with access to electricity: Urban 82.4 95 - Rural 47.9 60 - MA applying GIS in spatial Yes Yes Yes planning % of buildings with approved 73% 94% NA building permits Proportion of buildings supervised 10% 70% NA by MWD during construction No. of towns/settlement with NA - - complete planning schemes % of population living in rural 65.9% 50% 65% areas Percentage of households with sustainable access to safe drinking water sources: 78.3% 90% Rural 87.1% 95% Urban 73.5% 90% Total number of water facilities/systems in the Municipality

Boreholes 106 115 107 Hand Dug Wells 101 115 124 Rain Harvesting Facilities 6 10 7 Total number of communities with 142 162 154 WATSAN Committees No. Open Defecation Free 16 triggered 20 16 communities communities triggered with 2 being ODF Percentage of population with 31.16% 45% 34% access to improved sanitation services Number of improved sanitation 4,488 5,000 facilities constructed by households in the Municipality

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Number of improved sanitation 291 350 facilities constructed in schools Percentage of schools with adequate toilet: Basic 61 80 Secondary 100 100 Tertiary 100 100 Number of improved sanitation 88 120 173 facilities (toilets)constructed in public places Improved sanitation facilities (toilets) condition mix: Good 45 60 Fair 15 30 Poor 28 10 No. of authorized refuse dumping 24 30 24 sites in the Municipality No. of unauthorized refuse 39 25 41 dumping sites. No. of authorized dumping sites 21 30 21 provided with refuse skip containers No. of refuse skip loader vehicle 0 1 0 owned by the Municipal Assembly Average volume of solid waste 82kg 70kg - generated on daily basis Proportion of solid waste generated 13.2% 50% 36.9% properly disposed off (Major towns) Availability of liquid waste 0 0 0 disposal site in the Municipality No. of solid waste disposal site 1 1 1 Availability of solid waste 0 0 0 treatment Systems in the Municipality No. of hygiene promotion 12 20 15 programmes implemented in schools Percentage of Municipal Assembly NA - - budget allocated for WASH

THEMATIC AREA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT Gross Enrolment Ratio: Kindergarten 113.2 115.2 Primary 82.1 90.2 JHS 76.1 80.5 SHS 160.9 162.5 Net Enrolment Ratio: Kindergarten 66 70%

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Primary 83.2 87% JHS 54 65% Gender Disparity Index: Kindergarten 0.86 0.98 Primary 0.97 0.98 JHS 0.82 0.89 Percent of SHS female enrolment 57.1 1.5 Percentage of students passing 57% 85% 72% national assessment examination (BECE) Boys 31.3 85% Girls 25.3 80% No. of schools in the Municipality Public Private Public Private Public Private - Kindergarten 109 51 115 60 110 42 - Primary 121 40 118 45 122 40 - JHS 82 14 87 15 84 16 - Senior High School 10 2 10 2 10 2 - Special Schools 4 - 4 - 4 - - Tertiary institutions 1 3 1 3 1 3 Percentage of trained teachers: 83.7% 90% - Kindergarten 69.3% 85% 77% - Primary 95.7% 96% 96% - JHS 80.0% 95% 94% Pupil -Teacher ratio: NA - Kindergarten 1:18 1:25 - Primary 1:22 1:32 - JHS 1:13 1:20 - SHS 1:19 1:30 % of schools with library - Primary 7 15 - JHS 11 20 - SHS 10 10 % of schools with adequate school furniture: - Pupils K.G 27% 60 Primary 62% 100 JHS 78% 100

- Teachers 65% 70 No. of public schools with available and decent classroom block 85 100 - KG 80 100 - Primary 71 80 - JHS 8 10 - SHS % of deprived public basic schools 13% 15% 13% covered by the GSFP

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No. of teachers quarters available 5 6 6 in rural areas/communities OPD Attendance 213376 219826 Immunization coverage (Penta 3) 5811 6240 Antenatal Care coverage (at least 1.15 90% one visit) No. of supervised Deliveries 3059 5616 Infant mortality rate 4 (0.001) 0 Child mortality rate 41 (0.013) 0.001 Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 0.12 0.01 live births) Under-five prevalence of low birth 298 119 weight for age Maternal mortality ratio 5 (0.002) 0 Incidence, prevalence and death 0.02/0.04/16.3 0.01/0.02/0.9 rates associated with tuberculosis TB success rate 0.44 95% Nurse: population ratio 194:145263 1:716 (1:749) Doctor: population ratio 7:145263 1:5108 (1:20751) NHIS subscribers: NHIS does not set % of the population registered on targets the NHIS - Men 13,702 - Women 25,639 - Children (under 18yrs) 28,014 % of population with valid NHIS NHIS does not set cards targets - Men 10.0% - Women 18.7% - Children (under 18yrs) 20.5% HIV prevalence - 0-14 8 7% - 15-35 14.2 10% - 36-45 43 15% - 46-59 31 8% - 60+ 0 0

- Male 57 6% - Female 16.7 7% Type and no. of disease outbreak 0 0 No. of health facilities in the Municipality Public Private Public Private - Hospital 1 1 1 1 - Health Centres 7 0 8 1 - Clinics 0 5 0 5 - CHPS Compounds 18 0 20 1 Patient Bed-ratio 6.89 3.1 No. of accommodation available

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for health workers in rural/remote 67 70 areas Under-five malaria case fatality 0.002 0.00% ITN coverage (children under 5 20.71 95% years) ITN coverage (pregnant women) 15.39 95% Incidence of death associated with malaria Men 0 0.03 Women 2 0.02 Children 3 0.01 Population Growth Rate 2.1% 2.14 Contraceptive prevalence rate 28.9% 58% Unmet need for family planning 71.1% 42% Number of cooperative Not Available - associations in the informal sector Number of people employed under - Government poverty reduction programmes - GYEEDA NA - LESDEP NA - GSFP 64 - YIAP 42 - REP NA Proportion of people employed in - the: Formal sector 13.9% 14% Informal sector 86.% 86% No. of PWDs benefitting from the Disability Fund: 89 120 95 Male 48 70 Female 41 50 No. of Disability Fund Not Available - NA beneficiaries engaged in economic/productive activities No. of juvenile cases recorded - - Number of reported cases of rape 3 0 and defilement No. of NGOs providing interventions for: - Children 11 15 - Aged 3 6 - PWD 2 5 Number of women groups provided - - with access to agro-processing machinery No. of HIV/AIDS programmes 18 30 carried out No. of established early childhood 26 30 development centers

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THEMATIC AREA: TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT Proportion of Municipal budget 0.05% 1% allocated to women issues Proportion of seats held by women 15 30 in the General Assembly Proportion of women with access Not Applicable - to funding under MASLOC and other Micro-Finance institutions No. of NGOs promoting the rights 4 8 4 of women No. of courts in the Municipality 2 2 2 Number of cases recorded by the 124 100 court and disposed annually: Civil 27 20 Criminal 97 80 Number of cases recorded and 26 - settled through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Police - citizen ratio 1:1044 -

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3.0 CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT

3.1 Street Naming and Property Addressing Systems (SNPAS) The Physical Planning Department had completed work on two of the three pilot areas; that is Akropong and Mamfe. However, steps are being taken to ensure the completion of the third pilot area; Adukrom. The project implementation was facing some challenges due to delay in release of funds and inadequate logistics.

3.2 Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) is still on-going in the Municipality with a total of thirty one (31) schools benefiting from the intervention. During the quarter under review, a total number of 6,421 pupils were fed. This comprised 3,302 boys (51.43%) and 3119 (48.57%). The programme had to some extent bridged the gender gap between the boys and the girls in the GSFP schools.

One of the major challenges confronting the Programme is the delay in the payment of GSFP Caterers. This negatively affects the Caterers in the delivery of their services. In some cases the pupils were not fed because the caterers ran out of food staffs.

3.3 Participatory M&E During the year under review, the Monitoring Team undertook four quarterly monitoring of physical projects of the Assembly. Observations made were used to update the status of projects as indicated in the table on Projects and Annex.

4.0 THE WAY FORWARD

4.1 Key Issues to be addressed i. Monitoring of development projects in the Municipality is being affected negatively due to non-existence of a dedicated vehicle for M&E as well as inadequate vehicles. ii. Delay in submission of quarterly and annual reports by some departments to the MPCU. This in effect affected the output of report submitted by the Assembly to the RCC. iii. Most Departments do not receive their funds on time and this affects or delays the implementation planned projects and programmes.

4.2 Recommendations It is recommended that Management takes necessary steps to mobilize enough resources to ensure implementation of uncompleted programmes and projects for the year in order to achieve the goal and objectives of the Medium Term Development Plan as well as improve the wellbeing of the people. Also, a dedicated vehicle should be acquired for M&E activities in the district.

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ANNEX – Implementation status of the 2015 Annual Action Plan Activities Indicators Level of Implementation (%) Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 1. Recruit 30 commissioned revenue 30 commissioned revenue collectors 37 (11 recruited) collectors recruited 2. Provide rain coats, ID cards, bags, 50 revenue collectors provided with 0 wellington boot for 50 revenue collectors rain coats, ID cards, bags and wellington boot 3. Update revenue database of the Assembly Revenue database updated 20

4. Revaluation of properties within the Properties within the Municipality 0 Municipality revaluated Thematic Area: Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector 5. Organize basic training in marketing, Women gari processors trained in 100 customer orientation and CBT for women in basic marketing, customer orientation gari processing at Kwadarko and CBT 6. Organize technical skills training for Palm Technical skills training organized for 100 Oil Processors at Kwamoso Palm Oil Processors 7. Organize Group Dynamics, basic Group Dynamics, basic marketing 100 marketing, and intermediate technical and intermediate technical training training for Soap making groups/associations organized for Soap making at Asasekorkor and Okyerekrom groups/associations 8. Train cassava processing into gari groups Cassava processing into gari groups 100 in managerial and entrepreneurial skills at trained in managerial and Mile 14 and Tadankro entrepreneurial skills 9. Form groups/associations of women and Groups/associations of women and 100 youths in gari processing at Otwetiri youths in gari processing formed 10. Rehabilitation of 2no. Assembly markets 2no. Assembly markets rehabilitated 100 at Adawso and Asenema 11. Print 1000 brochures and 2000 flyers on 1000 brochures and 2000 flyers on all 100 all tourist sites tourist sites printed 12. Advertise tourist sites on the internet and Tourist sites advertised on the 100 FM Stations internet and FM Stations 13. Provide financial support for Traditional Financial support for Traditional 100 festival celebrations festival celebrations provided 14. Provide financial assistance to the Financial assistance provided to the 100 Akuapem Traditional Council Akuapem Traditional Council Thematic Area: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization And Sustainable Natural Resource Management 15. Organize farm fora/demonstrations on Farm fora/demonstrations on 100 improved high yielding crops for 200 improved high yielding crops for to farmers in the municipality 200 farmers organized 16. Undertake training workshops in the Training workshops in the production 100 production of protein fortified maize and of protein fortified maize and soya soya foods to 100 farmers through WIAD foods to 100 farmers through WIAD activities at Akropong and Adawso activities undertaken 17. Deliver extension services to 400 farmers Extension services to 400 farmers 100 through the use of mass communication delivered through the use of mass

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systems and audio visuals communication systems and audio visuals 18. Undertake RELC activities at Akropong RELC activities undertaken 20 19. Organize field demonstrations and field Field demonstrations and field days 100 days for 50 farmers to enhance the adoption for 50 farmers organized of technologies municipal wide 20. Promote the production and consumption Production and consumption of 100 of protein fortified maize fortified maize promoted 21. Train and resource 25 Extension Officers Extension Officers trained and 0 in post-harvest handling technologies at resourced in post-harvest handling Asenema, Kwadarko, Kwamoso and Otareso technologies 22. Undertake sustained vaccination Sustained vaccination for animals 100 programme for 3000 livestock in the organized undertaken municipality 23. Identify, update, and disseminate existing Existing technological packages ted 100 technological packages and undertake disseminated and livestock disease livestock disease surveillance for 2000 surveillance undertake for 2000 livestock farmers municipal wide livestock farmers 24. Provide the MDA Directorate with funds MDA Directorate provided with 100 and resources at Akropong funds and resources 25. Build the M&E capacity of staffs in the M&E capacity of staffs built 0 municipality 26. Organize Municipal level National Municipal level National Farmers’ 100 Farmers’ Day celebration Day celebration organize 27. Collect, collate and analyze agriculture Agriculture data collected and 100 data analyzed 28. Collect and use market price information Market price information of 2 major 100 of 2 major markets at Adawso and Asenema markets collected for use Thematic Area: Infrastructure And Human Settlements Development 29. Undertake rehabilitation and spot 5no. Feeder roads rehabilitated 100 improvement of 5no. Feeder roads in the Municipality 30. Provision of street lighting at Okorase Street lighting provided at Okorase 100

31.Rehabilitation and replacement of street Streetlights rehabilitated 100 lights 32. Provision of streetlights Street lights provided in the 20 municipality 33. Construction of 1no. Box culvert at 1no. Box culvert constructed 100 Pantoase 34. Construction of speed rumps on major Speed rumps constructed on major 0 roads at Abiriw roads 35. Construction of 5no. Footbridges in the 5no. Footbridges constructed 0 municipality 36. Rehabilitation of roads and desilting of Roads rehabilitated and Culverts 40 (Mamfe bye- culverts desilted pass and others) 37. Completion of Pavement of Mamfe and Mamfe and Adukrom Lorry Parks 50 Adukrom Lorry Parks paved 38. Hold quarterly Statutory Planning 4 Statutory Planning Committee 75 Committee meetings meeting held

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39. Organize quarterly field inspection of Quarterly field inspection organized 100 new developing areas/site 40. Preparation of sector planning schemes 4no. Planning schemes prepared 70 for 4 towns 41. Organize public education on permit Public education on permit 100 acquisition acquisition organized 42. Undertake Street Naming and Property Street Naming and Property 100 Addressing exercise Addressing exercise 43. Registration and fencing of Assembly Assembly lands registered and fenced 0 acquired lands 44. Organize Disaster Management Disaster Management Committee 0 Committee meeting meeting organized 45. Form 10 Disaster Volunteer Groups 10 Disaster Volunteer Groups formed 100 46. Organize public education in 4 Public education organized in 4 100 communities on dangers associated with communities on associated dangers of electric power electricity power 47. Organize public education on bush fires Public education on bush fires and 100 and road accidents road accidents organized 48. Procure relief items for disaster victims Relief items procured for disaster 100 in the municipality victims 49. Organize Disaster Week Celebration Disaster Week Celebration organized 100 50. Undertake climate change activities Climate activities undertaken 50 (drains constructed) 51. Climate change initiatives Climate change initiatives 50 implemented 52. Drilling and mechanization of 1no. 1 borehole constructed 0 Borehole for Assembly staff quarters 53. Rehabilitation of 5 boreholes 5 boreholes rehabilitated 0 54. Procure sanitary materials and equipment Sanitation materials and equipment 100 procured 55. Complete construction of 1no. 10-seater 1no. 10-seater pour flush toilet 0 (abandoned) pour flush toilets at Onyamebekyere completed 56. Complete construction of 1no. 10-seater 1no. 10-seater pour flush toilet 90 pour flush toilets at Asenema completed 57. Complete construction of 1no. 10-seater 1no. 10-seater pour flush toilet 80 pour flush toilets at Akuni No. 2 completed 58. Complete construction of 1no. 6-seater 1no. 6-seater pour flush toilet 70 pour flush toilets at Aseseeso completed 59. Complete construction of 1no. 6-seater 2no. 6-seater pour flush toilets 60 pour flush toilets at Dawu completed 60. Evacuation and Pushing / leveling of 4no. Refuse dumps evacuated and 100 4no. Refuse dumps at Akropong, Tinkong, pushed/leveled Adukrom, Larteh 61. Renovation of 1no. Slaughter house in 1no. Slaughter house renovated 0 the municipality 62. Fumigation of solid waste disposal sites Solid waste disposal sites and public 100 and public toilets toilets 63. Sanitation improvement package Improved sanitation 100 64. Organize quarterly public education on Quarterly public education organized 100 sanitation on National Sanitation Day

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65. Organize municipal wide sanitation and Sanitation and hygiene campaign 100 hygiene campaign organized quarterly 66. Provide funds for MWST activities Funds for MWST activities provided 100

67. Provide counterpart funding for donor Counterpart funding for donor 100 projects projects provided 68. Provide counterpart funding to self-help Counterpart funding provided for all 100 projects self-help projects 69. Provide financial assistance to 50 50 needy but brilliant students 100 brilliant but needy students assisted financially 70. Establish Municipal Education Fund 70. Establish Municipal Education 100 Fund 71. Organize My First Day at School My First Day at School Programmes 100 Programmes 72. Provide financial support for Science Financial support for Science 100 Technology and Mathematics Technology and Mathematics Education(STME) Clinic Education(STME) Clinic provided 73. Provide funds and organize quarterly Funds provided for GSFP activities 100 monitoring of GSFP 74. Organize in-service training for 300 In-service training organized for 300 100 science and mathematics teachers science and mathematics teachers 75. Organize management training for 300 Management training conducted for 0 SMC/PTA members on their roles 300 SMC/PTA members on their roles 76. Organize a management refresher course Management refresher course 0 for 60 MEO staff organized for 60 MEO staff 77. Organize a 2-day training workshop for 5 2-day training workshops for 5 EMIS 0 EMIS and 3 Monitoring and Evaluation and 3 Monitoring and Evaluation officers on data collection and analysis officers on data collection and analysis 78. Provide appropriate teaching materials Appropriate training materials 100 provided 79. Complete 1no. 2-Unit classroom block at Classroom block completed at 0 Akropong Akropong 80. Complete ICT Center Complete ICT Center at Akropong 100 81. Organize capacity building training Capacity building training 100 programmes for staffs programmes for staffs organized 82. Procure 2no. Double cabin pick-up 2no. Double cabin pick-up vehicles 0 vehicles procured 83. Connection of internet and creation of Assembly website created and 100 Assembly website internet connected 84. Procure 11no. Computers (laptops & 11no. Computers (laptops & 100 desktops) and 1no. Projector desktops) and 1no. Projector 85. Procure office furniture for MA offices Office furniture procured 100 86. Procure office furniture and equipment Furniture and equipment procured 100 87. Purchase of office stationary Office stationary purchased 100 88. Printing and publication of newsletters Newsletters and gazettes printed and 100 and gazette publicized 89. Rehabilitation and pavement of Assembly compounds rehabilitated 0 Assembly compounds

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90. Completion of Assembly office complex Assembly office complex constructed 0 91. Rehabilitation of Assembly staff quarters Assembly staff quarters no. 4 100 No.4 rehabilitated 92. Rehabilitation and furnishing of Staff quarters No.5 rehabilitated 100 Assembly staff quarters No.5 93. Rehabilitation of MCE’s residence MCE’s residence rehabilitated 0

94. Provide financial and logistical support Financial and logistical support for 100 for staffs welfare programmes staffs welfare programmes provided 95. Purchase foodstuffs for Muslims for Foodstuffs for Muslims for Islamic 100 Islamic festival celebrations festival celebrations purchased 96. Organize food demonstration at sub- Food demonstration at sub-districts 100 districts health centres health centres organized 97. Construction of 1 no. CHPS Compound 1no. CHPS Compounds Constructed 0 at Osabene 98. Completion of nurses quarters at Mangoase nurses quarters completed 100 Mangoase 99. Conduct school health activities in 4 School health activities in 4 second 100 second cycle schools in the Municipality cycle schools conducted 100. Organize mid-year and annual review Mid-year and annual review meetings 100 meetings organized 101. Organize annual training for peer Peer educators and health supervisors 100 educators and Health Supervisors on trained in adolescent health and adolescent health and supportive supervision supportive supervision 102. Conduct EPI cluster survey and Iodated EPI cluster survey and Iodated salt 100 salt survey survey conducted 103. Establish Counseling Units in all health Counseling Units established in all 40 centres health centres 104. Organize health education on Health education on HIV/AIDS, TB, 100 HIV/AIDS, TB, HPT, Diabetes mellitus, HPT, Diabetes mellitus, STIs, and STIs, and Cancers on 4 radio/FM stations in Cancers Organized the municipality 105. Implement MAC activities MAC activities implemented 100

106. Organize HIV and AIDS educational HIV and AIDS educational 100 programmes for 5 communities and 3 second programmes for 5 communities and 3 cycle institutions second cycle institutions implemented 107. Support for HIV/AIDS activities in the HIV/AIDS activities implemented 100 Municipality 108. Undertake Municipal Response Municipal Response initiative on 100 initiative on HIV/AIDS and malaria HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention prevention implemented 109. Provide community based support for Community based support for 300 100 300 persons with disability persons with disability provided 110. Provide shelter for 12 children exposed Shelter for 12 children exposed to 100 to moral and physical danger, orphans and moral and physical danger, orphans vulnerable children(OVC’s) and vulnerable children(OVC’s) provided 111. Provide care and support for 10 Care and support for 10 vulnerable 100 vulnerable aged and 30 orphans and aged and 30 orphans and vulnerable

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vulnerable children(OVC’s) with community children(OVC’s) with community based services based services provided 112. Provide financial support for Persons Persons with disability provided with 100 with Disability financial support 113.Provide care, support and counseling Care, support and counseling services 100 services to 50 patience with psycho-social to 50 patience with psycho-social problems problems provided 114. Supervise and register 20 unregistered 20 supervised and unregistered NGOs 100 NGO registered 115. Undertake follow-up visits to distressed Follow-up visits to distressed 100 families, patients and vulnerable children families, patients and vulnerable children undertaken 116. Procure office stationary, and Office stationeries procured and 100 maintenance of office equipment equipment maintained 117. Formation of 7 protection volunteer Municipal Child Panel Committee 0 teams in 7 communities and municipal child and 7 Child Protection Volunteer panel Teams in 7 communities formed 118. Inspect and register 10 Early Childhood 10 Early Childhood Development 70 Development Centres Centres inspected and registered 119. Collect data on orphans and vulnerable Data collected on OVC’s 0 children (OVC’s) 120. Inspect three (3) children’s homes and Three (3) children’s homes and child 100 Child placement placement inspected 121. Conduct national immunization Immunization conducted 100 programme 122. Organize sensitization programmes for 10 communities sensitized on social 100 10 communities on social and child welfare and child welfare issues issues 123. Conduct investigations into child Investigations into child welfare cases 100 welfare cases conducted 124. Supervise juvenile offenders Juvenile offenders (probationers and 100 (probationers and licensees) to serve their licensees) to serve their sentences sentences effectively effectively supervised 125. Organize 4 family planning education 4 family planning durbars organized 100 durbars 126. Organize public announcements and Public education and announcements 100 education on Births and Deaths reporting organized 127. Organize outreach registration exercise Outreach and mobile registration 100 and bi-monthly visits to all Registries organized throughout the municipality 128. Organize two (2) durbars during child Two (2) durbars organized child 100 health promotion week on births and deaths health promotion week on births and registration deaths day organized 129. Establish 2 Births& Deaths Reporting 2 Births & Deaths Reporting Centres 0 Centres established Thematic: Transparent and Accountable Governance 130. Formation of 10 number study groups 10 number study groups for adult 100 for adult education education formed 131. Establish and strengthen Municipal Sub Sub structures strengthened 100 Structures

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132. Implement anti-corruption action plan Anti-corruption action plan 100 implemented 133. Undertake monitoring, evaluation and Monitoring, evaluation and 100 coordination of programmes and projects coordination of programmes and projects undertaken 134. Organize community mass meetings in Community mass meetings organized 100 30 communities in 30 communities 135. Organize and refresh all meetings of the All meetings of the Assembly 100 Assembly organized and refreshed 136. Undertake MPs DACF activities MPs DACF projects implemented 100

137. Provide financial support to sub-district Sub-district structures provided with 100 structures financial support 138. Provide financial support to Decentralized departments provided 100 decentralized and other departments with financial support 139. Provide financial and logistical support Financial and logistical support for 100 for community initiated project community initiated project provided 140. Organize municipal level Ghana Municipal level Ghana Independence 100 Independence Day celebrations Day celebrations organized 141. Undertake revenue mobilization Revenue mobilization exercise 100 exercise undertaken 142. Undertake quarterly monitoring of Quarterly monitoring of Revenue 100 Revenue Offices Offices undertaken 143. Procure 1no. Revenue van 1no. Revenue van procured 0 144. Undertake repairs of project vehicles Vehicles repaired 100

145. Procure goods and services 188. Procure goods and services 100

146. Organize public hearing on revenue Public hearing on revenue generated 0 generated 147. Organize training workshops for 7 7 Women’s Groups trained 100 Women’s Groups on soap, pomade, powder making, soya bean khebab and tie and dye making 148. Provide income generating resources to Income generating resources to ten 100 ten (10) women’s groups (10) women’s groups provided 149. Construction of 1no. Pavilion for palm 1no. pavilion constructed at Akweni 100 oil extraction at Akweni 150. Provide financial and logistical support Financial and logistical support for 100 for security services / agencies in the security services/agencies provided municipality

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