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Ghana: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report © 2006 International Monetary Fund June 2006 IMF Country Report No. 06/226 [Month, Day], 2001 August 2, 2001 January 29, 2001 [Month, Day], 2001 August 2, 2001 Ghana: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Reports (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document for Ghana, dated March 2005, is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website. To assist the IMF in evaluating the publication policy, reader comments are invited and may be sent by e-mail to [email protected]. Copies of this report are available to the public from International Monetary Fund • Publication Services 700 19th Street, N.W. • Washington, D.C. 20431 Telephone: (202) 623-7430 • Telefax: (202) 623-7201 E-mail: [email protected] • Internet: http://www.imf.org Price: $15.00 a copy International Monetary Fund Washington, D.C. GHANA POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY 2004 Annual Progress Report NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMISSION March 2005 ACRONYMS ADB African Development Bank ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution AESD Agricultural Engineering Services Directorates AG Attorney General’s Department APR Annual Progress Report ART Anti-Retro-viral Therapy AS Audit Service ABEDA Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa BESIP Basic Education Sector Improvement Programme BoG Bank of Ghana BPEMS Budget and Public Expenditure Management CAGD Controller and Accountant General’s Department CBO Community Based Organization CEPA Centre for Policy Analysis CEPS Customs Excise and Preventive Service CG Consultant Group CHPS Community Health Planning and Services CHRAJ Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CPI Consumer Price Index CRMAS Community Resource Management Areas CRT Criterion Referenced Test CSOs Civil Society Organisations CSPG Cross Sectoral Planning Groups for the GPRS update CWIQ Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire CWSA Community Water and Sanitation Agency DA District Assemblies DACF District Assemblies Common Fund DANIDA Danish Aid Agency DAs District Assemblies DFID Department for International Development (UK) DHS Demographic and Health Survey DMIS DMTDP District Medium Term Development Plan DP Development Partners DPCU District Planning Coordinating Unit DPMG District Poverty Monitoring Group DSW Department of Social Welfare DWST District Water and Sanitation Team EFA Education For All EMIS Education Management Information System ESP Education Strategic Plan EPA Environmental Protection Agency EXIM Export Import FASDEP Food and Agriculture Sector Development Program FCUBE Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education FGD Focus Group Discussion FOB Free On Board GACC Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition GBB Government Book of Business GCB Ghana Commercial Bank GDHS Ghana Demographic and Health Survey GDO Gender Desk Officer GDP Gross Domestic Product GER Gross Enrolment Rate GES Ghana Education Service GET FUND Ghana Education Trust Fund GHDS Ghana Health and Demographic Survey GHS Ghana Health Service GIDA Ghana Irrigation Development Authority GLSS Ghana Living Standards Survey GoG Government of Ghana GPRS Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy GSS Ghana Statistical Service GTZ German Technical Assistance HIRDP High Impact Rapid Delivery Programme HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HMIS Health Management Information System HRD Human Resource Development ICCES Integrated Community Centres for Employable Skills ICT Information and Communication Technologies IDA International Development Agency IEA Institute of Economic Affairs IGR Internally Generated Revenue ILO International Labour Organization IMF International Monetary Fund ISODEC Integrated Social Development Centre ITTU Intermediate Technology Transfer Unit KfW Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau KIA Kotoka International Airport LAP Land Administration Project LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LTU Large Taxpayers Unit M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MCT Ministry of Communication and Technology MDAs Ministry(ies), Department(s) and Agency(ies) MDBS Multi Donor Budget Support MDGs Millennium Development Goals MLGRD Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development MMR Maternal Mortality Ratio MOES Ministry of Education and Sports MOFA Ministry of Food & Agriculture MOFEP Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning MOH Ministry of Health MOTI Ministry of Trade and Industry MOWAC Ministry of Women and Children Affairs MPSD Ministry of Private Sector Development MRT Ministry of Roads and Transport NDAP National Decentralization Action Plan NDPC National Development Planning Commission NED National Economic Dialogue NGP National Governance Program NIPMG National Intra-Agency Poverty Monitoring Group NTR Non Tax Revenue OHCS Office of the Head of Civil Service OOP Office of the President OVC Orphans and Vulnerable Children PEM Public Expenditure Management PFM Public Financial Management PLWHA People Living With HIV/AIDS PPB Public Procurement Board PRGF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility PRSC Poverty Reduction Support Credit PSR Public Sector Reform PSRP Public Sector Reform Programme PPSD Private Sector Development PSI Presidential Special Initiative PSIA Poverty and Social Impact Assessment PUFMARP Public Financial Management Reform Program PURC Public Utilities Regulatory Commission PWDS Persons With Disabilities RCC Regional Co-ordinating Council REDP Rural Enterprise Development Program RPMG Regional Poverty Monitoring Group RPCU Regional Planning Co-ordinating Unit SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SHEP Self Help Electrification Project SME Small Medium Enterprises STEP Skills Training & Employment Programme TIN Tax Identification Number TOR Terms of Reference TPD Transaction Price Databases TVET Technical & Vocational Educational Training UNICEF United Nations International Children Educational Fund VCT Voluntary Counselling and Testing WB World Bank UNDP United Nations Development Program TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS................................................................................................................................................................. I TABLE OF CONTENTS.........................................................................................................................................IV LIST OF TABLES, CHARTS AND FIGURES ..............................................................................................VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... X CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 USE OF 2003 APR............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 GPRS M&E AND CHALLENGES TO DATA COLLECTION.............................................................. 2 1.3.1 PARTICIPATORY M&E............................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 POVERTY SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (PSIAS) ............................................................................... 4 1.3 POVERTY MONITORING GROUPS.......................................................................................................... 5 1.4 GPRS M&E TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.................................................................................................... 6 1.5 GPRS COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION............................................................................. 6 1.6 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) ...................................................................... 7 1.7 RECOMMENDATIONS IN APR 2003 ON GPRS MONITORING AND EVALUATION ........................................................................................................................................ 8 1.8 SUMMARY OF PROGRESS – GPRS CORE INDICATORS................................................................11 CHAPTER TWO: THE LINKS BETWEEN THE GPRS AND THE 2004 BUDGET ..........................17 2.1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................17 2.2 DISCRETIONARY BUDGET FOR 2004 AND THE MEDIUM TERM PRIORITIES................19 2.3 DONOR RESOURCES AND GPRS PRIORITIES ..............................................................................23 2.4 ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2004 BUDGET INITIATIVES.......................................................................25 2.5 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS...........................................................................................................27 CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES...............................................................................................................................28
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