Ejura Sekyedumase District Assembly Annual Progress

EJURA SEKYEDUMASE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

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

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2014

PREPARED BY: DISTRICT PLANNING COORDINATING UNIT JULY, 2015 CHAPTER ONE

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2014

1.1 Introduction

The focus of the Government as enshrined in the Medium Term Development Policy Framework is to “address the economic imbalance, re-stabilizing the economy and placing it on a path of sustained accelerated growth and poverty reduction towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 and middle income status”. In line with its introduction and subsequent adoption, MMDA’s were required to prepare four (4) year Medium Term Development Plan (2014 – 2017) by adopting strategies within the Medium Term Development Policy Framework thematic areas that are appropriate and applicable. The thematic areas of the MTDPF 2014 – 2017 are as follows; 1. Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 2. Enhancing Competiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector 3. Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management 4. Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development 5. Human Development, Productivity and Employment 6. Oil and Gas 7. Transparent and Accountable Governance

The Medium Term Development Plan began in the first month of 2014 and as such, it becomes necessary to prepare progress report to show programmes and projects implemented within the 2014.This Annual Progress Report is based on the Monitoring and Evaluation exercise conducted to track progress in the implementation of the 2014 Annual Action Plan. The report presents the achievements, problems, constraints and challenges identified during the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of programmes and projects in the Municipality. The report also presents the revenue and expenditure performance of the Assembly, critical development, poverty issues and recommendation for improvement to enhance the Assembly’s performance. 1.2 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives

The Monitoring and Evaluation of programmes and projects in the Assembly’s MTDP for 2014 is geared towards achieving the following; ° Assessing the progress of the implementation of programmes and projects. ° Promoting community participation and awareness in the implementation of projects. ° Providing information for effective co-ordination of activities in the Municipality ° Identifying achievements, constraints and failures in the implementation process, so that improvements can be recommended to enhance the implementation of projects and programmes.

° Improving service delivery, influence resource allocation, and demonstrate results as part of accountability and transparency.

1.3 Source of Data and Problems Encountered

The report relied on data from both primary and secondary sources to determine the impact of programmes and projects delivery within the Municipality in the year, 2014. While the primary data is obtained from the Monitoring and Evaluation Report, the secondary data is obtained from quarterly and annual reports of departments and agencies operating in the Municipality. However, monitoring and evaluation activities are often delayed due to inadequate logistics, and funds. Inadequate funding often compels the MPCU to curtail some of the planned M&E activities. Also, there is delay in the submission of annual reports by the departmental heads and NGOs operating in the municipality. This delays the preparation of the reports.

1.4 Overview of the MTDP of ESMA (2014-2017)

The goals, objectives and strategies of the Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP, 2014-2017) of Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly under the Seven Thematic Areas of the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda (GSGDS, 2014-2017) is presented in Table 1.1 in the next section. This is to givea general overview of the Assembly’s effort of achieving the goals and objectives stipulated in the MTDP with support from the Central Government and other donor agencies.

Table 1.1: Goals, Objectives and strategies of EJMA MTDP (2014-2017) NO. THEMATIC AREAS GOALS OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES

1. Ensuring and Improvingfinancial -Improve fiscalrevenue o Eliminate revenue collection leakages resources mobilizationandmanagementan o Sustaining mobilizationand dimprove public expenditure Strengthen revenue institutions and administration Macroeconomic public expenditure management o Strengthen mobilisation and management of non- Stability management tax revenue o Review the administrative framework for -Improve public expenditure earmarked funds to ensure efficiency in the management management of public funds

Ensure effective and -Ensure that at least 95% of MA o Ensure effective departmental compliance to efficient public expenditures are within the procurement law. expenditure MTDP budget. o Equip the MPCU with all necessary logistics administration. -Ensure prudent expenditure o Ensure efficient knowledge of development management and reporting by aspirations of the Assembly to management of the December 2017 Assembly -Enhance adequate access to o Build a comprehensive database for development financial information to the assessment and planning. public within the Municipality by December 2017 2. Enhancing Improving the -Improve efficiency and o Provide opportunities for MSMEs to participate in Competiveness in performance of private competitiveness of MSMEs all Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and local Ghana’s Private Sector firms content arrangements

Improving -Promote sustainable tourism to o Ensure tourism planning in Municipal infrastructure in the preserve historical, cultural and Development plans to promote tourism area of tourism natural heritage development

3. Accelerated Agriculture Promoting marketing Develop an effective domestic o Strengthen partnership between private sector and Modernization and in the Municipality market Municipal Assemblies to develop trade in local Sustainable Natural markets Resource Management o Improve market infrastructure and sanitary conditions Improving the level of Improve Agriculture Financing o Provide appropriate framework to ensure adequate

agricultural flow of financial resources to the agriculture and productivity aquaculture industries with particular attention to smallholder farmers o Provide selective subsidies for the procurement of improved technologies for poor peasant farmers particularly women 4. Oil and Gas Improve the operation o Collaborate with EPA to monitor the operations of of Gas and Oil Stations Regulate the activities of fuel fuel and Gas stations. and Gas stations.

5. Infrastructure, Energy Improving Create and sustain an efficient o Prioritise the maintenance of existing road and Human Settlement infrastructure in the and effective transport system infrastructure to reduce vehicle operating costs Development area of transport that meets user needs (VOC) and future rehabilitation costs o Improve accessibility to key centres of population, production and tourism o Develop, rehabilitate and modernise road access routes to ferry stations Improving Promote rapid development and o Create the enabling environment to promote the infrastructure in the deployment of the national ICT mass use of ICT area of ICT infrastructure o Facilitate the development of Community

Information Centres (CICs) nationwide Improving Develop social, community and o Develop and maintain community and social infrastructure in the recreational facilities centres countrywide area of social, community and recreational facilities

Improving accessibility Provide adequate, reliable and o Expand power generation capacity to utility services affordable energy to meet the o Increase access to energy by the poor and national needs and for export vulnerable

o Ensure the availability of energy meters for

households and industry

Improving the use of Increase the proportion of o Promote the use of alternative fuels (such as LPG, renewable energy for renewable energy ( solar, bio- ethanol liquid & gel, biogas etc.) and energy household fuel mass, wind, small and mini- efficient end use devices ( such as improved wood hydro and waste-to-energy) in fuel stoves, etc) the national energy supply mix

Improving housing Improve and accelerate housing o Promote orderly growth of settlements through conditions delivery in the rural areas effective land use planning and management o Promote the transformation of the rural economy to encourage the growth of quality settlements o Promote improvements in housing standards, design, financing and construction o Support self-help building schemes organized along communal themes, co-operative societies, and crop and trade associations Improving supply of Accelerate the provision of o Implement measures for effective operations, potable water facilities adequate, safe and affordable maintenance and systematic upgrading of water water facilities

Improving Accelerate the provision of o Promote the construction and use of modern infrastructure in the improved environmental household and institutional toilet facilities area of sanitation sanitation facilities o Expand disability-friendly sanitation facilities o Promote the construction of sewage systems in new housing communities o Scale up the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) for the promotion of household sanitation o Review, gazette and enforce MMDAs bye-laws on sanitation o Provide modern toilet and sanitary facilities in all basic schools 6. Human Development, Improving access to Increase inclusive and equitable o Remove the physical, financial and social Productivity and quality education access to, and participation in barriers and constraints to access to education at Employment education at all levels all levels

o Bridge the gender gap and access to education at all levels Improving academic Improve quality of teaching and o Deploy adequately qualified teachers and performance learning improve teachers’ time-on-task o Institutionalise the In-Service Education and Training (INSET) programme at the basic level o Ensure adequate supply of teaching and learning materials

Promoting sporting Provide adequate and disability o Rehabilitate existing and construct new sports activities friendly infrastructure for sports infrastructure and provide sports equipment at all in communities and schools levels o Encourage private sector participation in sports development and provision of infrastructure o Expand opportunities for the participation of PWDs in sports Improving quality Bridge the equity gaps in access o Review and accelerate the implementation of healthcare services to health care CHPS strategy especially in under-served areas o Expand the coverage of the NHIS to include the

poor and marginalised

o Review and implement the capital investment and sector-wide infrastructure development plans targeting under-served areas o Use ICT to leverage access to quality healthcare in under-served areas Improving the health Enhance national capacity for o Accelerate the implementation of the Millennium status of maternal and the attainment of lagging health Acceleration Framework (MAF) infants MDGs, as well as non- o Improve community and facility-based communicable diseases (NCDs) management of childhood illnesses and Neglected Tropical o Diseases (NTDs) Intensify and sustain Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) o Scale up quality adolescent sexual and reproductive health services

Improving quality Ensure the reduction of new o Expand and intensify HIV Counselling and health care to all HIV and AIDS/STIs infections, Testing (HTC) programmes people especially among the vulnerable o Intensify education to reduce stigmatization groups o Intensify behavioural change strategies

especially for high risk groups for HIV & AIDS and TB o Promote the adoption of safer sexual practices in the general population; o Promote healthy behaviours and the adoption of safer sexual practices among PLHIV, MARPs and vulnerable groups o Develop and implement prevention programmes targeted at the high risk groups and communities o Scale-up and improve the quality of elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV services o Intensify advocacy with key stakeholders to reduce infection and impact of malaria, HIV & AIDS and TB o Strengthen collaboration among HIV & AIDs, TB, and sexual and reproductive health programmes Reducing Create opportunities for o Develop schemes to support self-employment, unemployment among accelerated job creation across especially among the youth youth all sectors o Promote demand-driven skills development

programmes

Improving child Protect children against o Promote alternative forms of education, development in the violence, abuse and exploitation including transitional programmes to mainstream Municipality out-of-school children, particularly in the most deprived areas for children withdrawn from the WFCL o Establish clear institutional arrangements for identification, withdrawal, rehabilitation and

social integration of children engaged in unconditional WFCL o Provide adequate education facilities, health care, nutrition and recreation to enhance children’s physical, social, emotional and psychological development Improving vulnerable Develop targeted economic and o Coordinate and redistribute development projects and marginalized social interventions for and programmes in a manner that ensures fair and people in the vulnerable and marginalized balanced allocation of national resources across Municipality groups ecological zones, gender, income and socio-

economic groups, including PWDs o Expand social and economic infrastructure and services in rural and poor urban areas (including education and training, health, roads, good housing, water and sanitation) o Improve business development services including investment plans to facilitate local economic development and expand opportunities for private sector participation o Promote the economic empowerment of women through access to land, credit, information technology and business services and networks 7. Transparent and Strengthening the Ensure effective o Enforce compliance of LI. 1967 Accountable institutional capacity implementation of the o Develop a systematic training framework in Governance of the Municipality decentralisation policy and public policy formulation and implementation for programmes and promote and public and civil servants improve the efficiency and o effectiveness of performance in Design and implement a human resource the public and civil services development policy for the public sector o Provide favourable working conditions and environment for public and civil servants Improving support for Reduce spatial development o Accelerate development at the Municipal level community disparities among different aimed at improving rural infrastructure, infrastructure ecological zones across the environment and access to social services development country

o Support self-help building schemes organized along communal themes, co-operative societies, and crop and trade associations

Improving the Safeguard the security, safety o Adopt legal, legislative and operational measures livelihood of youth and protection of the rights of to reinforce the principle of gender equality and more especially the girl the vulnerable in society, equity in personal status and civil rights child especially women and the girl o Ensure the integration of a gender perspective in child the development of all government policies, processes and programmes, systems and structures Improving security Improve internal security for o Enhance institutional capacity of the security facilities and safety protection of life and property agencies assurance o Improve border management technology,

infrastructure and institutional inspection o Review existing laws to streamline and effectively regulate and monitor private sector involvement in the provision of internal security o Enhance the preparedness of disaster management agencies to effectively respond to emergencies o Enforce fire auditing and inspection of public facilities o Build operational, human resource and logistics capacity of the security agencies

CHAPTER TWO

UPDATE OF PROGRAMME AND PROJECT STATUS FOR 2014

2.1 Introduction

This chapter presents updates of funds received and disbursed for the year, 2014. It also presents updates on indicators and targets and the critical development and poverty issues for the year 2014. Finally, attempts have been made to compare Assembly’s financial performance from 2013-2014. 2.2 Update of Funds Received by ESMA for the year 2014

The Assembly receives funds from two main sources; internal and external sources of funds. The internal source of funds is the Internally Generated Fund (IGF)which includes rate, land, fees and fines, licenses, rent, and investment. The external sources of funds are the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP);District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) and the District Development Fund (DDF). Table 2.1 shows the revenue heads and the amount accrued as IGF from 2013 to 2014. Table 2.1: Internally Generated Fund of ESMA from 2013-2014 Revenue EST. Actual for % Est. Actual for % Performance Revenue Head Budget 2013 Actual Budget the year Actual for the year Performance for the GH₵ for the (2014) (actual over (2013& 2014) for Year Year GH₵ Est, 2014) Actual (2013) (2014) GH₵ Rates 87,000.00 84,903.45 24.40 86,000.000 102,051.00 21.26 119.00 20.20/increase Lands & 55,974.00 16.09 46,705.01 9.73 52.63 -16.57/decrease Royalties 78,750.00 88,750.00 Fees 180,085.00 95,212.00 27.26 162,450.00 186,932 38.95 115.00 96.33/increase Fines & 12,827.00 3.69 4.95 78.00 85.23/increase Penalties 24,230.00 30,435.00 23,759.40 License 71,237.00 65,179.00 18.73 105,130.00 97,739.60 20.36 94.00 49.96/increase Rent of land, 6,972.52 2.00 0.20 3.00 buildings & -86.43/decrease houses 29,074.00 32,147.00 946.00 Misc. 26,893.70 7.73 4.55 189.00 &Unspec. -18.82/decrease Rev 10,500.00 11,559.00 21,831.90 TOTAL 100 100 92.93 480,876.00 347,961.65 516,471.00 479,965.40 37.94/increase Source: Budget Office, ESMA, 2014

There was more than 50 percent performance of all the revenue heads over the amount estimated for the year with the exception of rent of land buildings & houses which shows 3.0 percentperformance during the year 2014. Specifically, fees, fines and penalties, and license performed 94.0 percent over its estimated amount. The Assembly collected more revenue from rates (GH₵ 102,051.00) higher than its estimated amount (GH₵ 86,000.00) with 119.00 percent. An amount of fivehundred and sixteen thousand, four hundred and seventy one Ghana Cedis (GH₵516,471.00) was estimate to be collected. At the end of 2014, the Assembly was able to collect an amount of four hundred and seventy nine thousand, nine hundred and sixty five Ghana Cedis, forty pesewas (GH₵479,965.40). This shows a revenue achievement of about 93 percent of IGF performance over the estimated budget for the year 2014.

An amount of GH₵347,961.65was collected as IGF for 2013 of which revenue from fees was the highest contributor (27.26%). This follows a similar trend in 2014. For instancein 2014, an amount of GH₵479,965.40was collected as IGF with fees being the major contributor (38.95%)

Comparatively, IGF collected in the 2014 shows an increase for all the revenue items over the 2013. There was revenue performance of 85.23 percent from fines and penalties in the 2014 over the 2013. The market alone contributed about 90.00 percentto the revenue accrued from rates.License contributed almost 50.00%increased and 18.73 percent increased to IGF respectively over the 2013.

In general, the Assembly performed well in terms of IGF compared with the amount accrued in 2013. For instance, in the 2013, IGF collected was three hundred and forty seven thousand, nine hundred and sixty one Ghana Cedis, fiftysix pesewas (GH₵ 347,961.56). From January, 2014 to December, 2014 a total amount of four hundred and seventy nine thousand, nine hundred and sixty five Ghana Cedis, forty pesewas (GH₵479,965.40) was generated as IGF. This shows a percentage increase of 37.94 percent (GH₵132,003.75) over the 2013. This implies that there was an improvement in local revenue collection in the 2014.

The improvement in IGF collection for the year 2014 is attributed to the following strategies adopted by the Assembly; 1. Motivation and logistical support for effective revenue collection 2. Target setting, regular checking and auditing of books of collectors 3. Provision of vehicles, deployment of more temporal collectors including national service personnel 4. Revision of existing revenue data and establishment of a Revenue Database. 5. Thehiring of Assembly’s grader.

In addition, the Assembly through the Town and Country Planning Department embarked on an exercise to create the awareness of people on the need to obtain permits for their building and register their plots. The awareness took the form of writing on the walls of houses, advertising on information centers. This increased revenue from lands and royalties in the year 2014 over the 2013.

It is hoped that, with more effort from the Assembly in 2015, IGF would increase by more than 50 percent.

Figure 2.1 shows the diagrammatic representation of IGF from 2013 to 2014.

Figure 2.1: Trend of IGF Performance from 2013-2014

200,000.00 180,000.00 160,000.00 140,000.00 120,000.00 100,000.00 80,000.00 60,000.00 2013 40,000.00 2014 20,000.00 0.00 Rates Lands & Fees Fines & License Rent of Misc. & Royalties Penalties land, Unspec. buildings Rev & houses

Source: Development Planning Department, ESMA, 2014

Figure 2.1 shows that there is a wide gap in revenue performance between the 2013 and 2014. Table 2.2 shows the details of Grants received from 2012-2013. Table 2.2: Externally Generated Revenue (GRANTS) 2012-2013 REVENUE HEAD Actual Percentage Actual for the year Percentage Revenue 2013 of Actual (2014) of Actual Performance GH₵ GH₵ (2013 & 2014) for Actual DACF 571,091.34 40.50 626,323.00 40.66 9.68/increase CODAPEC 11,654.93 0.83 12,551.56 0.81 7.70/increase Disability Fund (DACF) Ghana School Feeding 360,981.40 25.60 471,155.50 30.58 30.52/increase Programme (GSFP) District Development 385,701.67 27.40 360,981.67 23.43 -6.4/decrease Facility (DDF) TOTAL 1,410,243.22 1,540,479.79 9.24/increase Source: Budget Office, Municipal Planning Department, ESMA, 2014

The Assembly performed well in terms of Grantsreceived in the 2014 compared to Grants received in the 2013. For instance in 2014, an amount of one million, five hundred and fortythousand, four hundred and seventy nine Ghana Cedis, seventy nine pesewas (GH₵1,540,479.79) was received by the Assembly as Grants with DACF(40.66%) being the highest contributor. However, in 2013, an amount of one million, four hundred and ten thousand, two hundred and forty threeGhana Cedis, twenty two pesewas (GH₵ 1,410,243.22)was received by the Assembly asGrants with DACF (40.50%) being the highest contributor. There was 9.24 percent increased in Grants received by the Assembly from 2013 to 2014.This helped the Assembly to accomplish development projects that were rolled over from 2013 into 2014 and also completed most projects in the 2014.

2.3Update on Disbursement from Funding Sourcesfrom 2012-2013

The internal and external sources of revenues for the year 2013 was utilised by the Assembly to implement programmes and projects to improve the living conditions of people in the municipality. Table 2.2 shows the utilization of revenue receivedby the Assembly from 2012- 2013.

Table 2.3: Expenditure for the Year from 2012-2013 EXPENDITURE HEAD Actual for 2013 Actual for the Expenditure year, 2014 Performance (2013 & 2014) for Actual Personal emolument 82,725.57 145,797.81 76.24/increase T&T expenses 86,009.89 119,941.9 39.45increase General expenses 23,300.20 60,698.00 160.50/increase Maintenance/Repairs/renovation 7,105.94 20,908.40 194.24/increase Other recurrent expenditure 93,455.82 107,614.64 15.15/increase

Capital expenditure (IGF) 19,172.00 27,573.85 43.82/increase GRANTS 1,285,159.62 1,998,778.96 55.52/increase Surplus - - Total 1,596,929.04 2,474,857.95 54.98/increase Source: Budget Office, ESMA, 2014

An amount of twomillion, four hundred and seventy fourthousand, eight hundred and fifty- sevenGhana Cedis, ninety-eight pesewas (GH₵2,474,857.95) was spent by the Assemblyfor the year 2014. This implies that the Assembly spends within its budget. Expenditure on funds (internal and external) received for the 2014 increased by 54.98 percent over the 2013. This was due to the Assembly’s effort to implement most of the projects stipulated in the Medium Term Development Plan (2014-2017). The Assembly spend (76.24 %) on personal emolument in the year 2014which is over 50 percent on that of the amount spent in the 2013. This follows a similar trend of expenditure on Maintenance/Repairs/renovation. However, less (15.15%) expenditure was made on recurrent items.From the total amount spent on programmes and projects in 2014, the District Assembly Common Fund, the Disability Fund, Ghana School Feeding Programme,

Urban Development Grant, District Development Fund and Urban Transport Project had its share of the expenditure. As presented in Table 2.4. Table 2.4: Disbursement from Grant Received for the Year 2013 (January-December) GRANTS Actual for % of Actual for % of % Expenditure 2013 Actual 2014 Actual Performance of 2013 2014 2013 & 2014 District Assembly 517,244.00 40.23 663,750.69 33.21 Common Fund (DACF) 28.32/increase Disability Fund 20,000.00 1.56 133,545.93 6.68 567.73/increase Ghana School 360,684.88 28.07 471,374.35 23.58 Feeding Programme (GSFP) 30.69/increase District Development 387,230.74 30.13 730,107.99 36.53 Fund (DDF) 88.55/increase CODAPEC - TOTAL 1,285,159.62 100 1,998,778.96 100 55.53/incease Source: Budget Office, ESMA, 2014

An amount of one million, nine hundred and ninety eight thousand, seven hundred and seventy eight Ghana Cedis, sixty-two pesewas (GH₵1,998,778.96)was spent from Grants received by the Assembly. The figure shows that the Assembly spent more (55.53%) increase in expenditure from Grants) in the year 2014 than the year 2013. However, spending depends on the number of projects earmarked for implementation for a particular year. High amount of money was spent from disability fund, Urban Transport Project (UTP), District Development Fund (DDF) in 2014 than in the 2013.More expenditure was made on the District Development Fund (DDF)Programme (34.5%) in 2014. Contrarily, in 2013, more revenue was spent on the District Assembly Common Fund (40.23%) and Ghana School Feeding Programme(28.07%)

The amount spent on the UDG was used to implement educational projects, health projects, water and sanitation projects, security projects and road projects.

Table 2.5 highlights on major development programmes and projects executed in the Municipality and its expected impacts from January, 2014 to December, 2014.

Table 2.5: Major achievement of the Assembly (January-December, 2014) SECTOR PROGRAMMES/PROJECTS IMPACT

EDUCATION - Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP): -The GSFP and Capitation Grant 6,443 pupils (made up of 3,284 boys and 3,159 increase Gross Enrolment Rate for KG girls) covered under the programme. from 148.6% in 2013 to 224.8% in the year 2014. Currently, 13 primary and K.G schools have -Gross Enrolment Rate has increased benefitted from the Ghana School Feeding from 105.5% in 2013to 148.5% in the in Programme (GSFP) 2014 for primary schools.

-Improved nutritional and health status of children.

-Capitation Grant:Pupilsare covered under the capitation grant. -Teaching and learning improved

-One Laptop Per Child Programme: Some -Improved pupils knowledge in ICT laptops distributed

-Distribution of School Uniforms and Exercise Books:School uniforms have been -Improved teaching and learning in distributed in schools in 2014 school

-Exercise books distributed in 2014

SANITATION -Evacuation of refuse in selected communities in the municipality. -Sanitation situations improved in -Provision of final disposal site at capital of schools and school children each zonal council -Development of Sanitary Sites in the Municipality -Construction of 3-Unit W/C Institutional Toilet at Ejura -Construction of 1No. 14 Seater Aqua Privy -To improve sanitation situation in the Public Toilet at Ejura Industrial Area municipality EMPLOYMENT - Eight hundred and fifty nine (859) people have GENERATION benefited from the Ghana Employment and -Job opportunities created AND SKILLS Entrepreneurial Development Agency DEVELOPMENT (GYEEDA) comprising 452 males and 407 -Skills development improved females. AGRICULTURE -Fifteen thousand four hundred and seventy- Capacity of farmers enhanced eight (15,478) farmers made up of 6332 females and 9146 males were reached withimproved technologies

ROADS -Reshaping of selected farm tracks in three communities in the Municipality (Aframso- Nkyensie, Nkwanta-Kabri and Kabri-Nyinasea)

-Desilting of drains in the Municipality. -Improved Accessibility WATER -Training of WATSAN members in the municipality -Management of water systems improved -Construction of 10No. boreholes in 10 communities from 2013-2014 -Improve accessibilityto potable water

ENERGY -Electrification projects in 21 communities in -Increased number of communities the Municipality hooked to the natural grid SECURITY -Donation of a rehabilitated vehicle to the police t -Crimes reduced in the Municipality -Police patrols has been intensified day and -To improve security night MUSEC has been meeting on regular basis to map out strategise to contain the menace of armed robbery HEALTH -Rehabilitation of CHPS compounds has increase the number from 4 in 2011 to 5 in 2014 -To improve access to health facilities first half year -CHO’s attending to clients have improved from 2721 in 2013 and 2731 in 2014 first half years respectively. -WHO certification assessment team visited -Guinea Worm eradicated guinea worm associate communities in May 2014

-Education on HIV/AIDS -Awareness of HIV/AIDS created -546 people tested on HIV/AIDS 52 tested positive. 33 was successfully put on ART

-Tofacilitate the training of 35 community health workers as midwives to handle the municipal -To reduce Stigmatization needs.

Support8 midwives and some community health nurses on family planning and Obstetric care.

-Capacity training of health staff and community volunteers in the following areas. The DHA Facilitated training of 720 mothers on effective hand washing, 82 CBSVs on RDTs, 320 caregivers and 40 CBSVs on Exclusive -Capacity of nurses enhanced

breastfeeding practices, 56 health staff on TB management as part of the attempt to facilitate institutional TB care, 145 health staff and 55 community based care givers on Malaria control, 35 health staff on Lactation and PPH management, 350 caregivers and 45 CBSVs on diarrheal control and general education on Ebola disease in the municipal.

-training of health staff on case management,

training of health staff and 82 CBSVs on RDT,

IE&C in communities,

-training of health staff on home based care,

training of community based agents on home based care and outreach training supportive

supervision.

-The Municipal Health Directorate embarked on sensitization exercise on family planning; 715 -Family Planning coverage increased people have benefitted from the programme

VULNERABLE -95 peoples have benefitted from the Disability AND Fund EXCLUDED -50 disabilities were trained in financial management and basic book keeping Improved living condition of PWDs in the Municipality -Some needy girlswere sponsored to pursue trainingat Kwamo Community Development and Technical Institute (CDTI). under the Gender Responsive Skills and Community Development Project (GRSCDP)

190 beneficiary households benefiting from the cash transfer grant

Source: MPCU, ESMA, 2014

The project register as shown in Table 2.6 depicts the status of projects implemented by the Assembly.

Table 2.6: Project Register for 2014 Location Date Date Actual Source Award Commenced Completion Contract Payment to Item Project Name of Sum date Status Contractor Funding (Gh₵) (Gh₵) 12/06/2014 22/11/2014 22/05/20 The work Construction of 1 No. 3- Babaso 14 114,636.0 has Jodenblo 1 units Classroom Block DDF 0 reached Co. with Office, Store and Staff lintel Common Room 17,195.40 level Ltd

Construction of 1 No. 3- Anyinasu 22/05/20 12/06/2014 22/11/2014 The work units Classroom Block with 14 120,488.2 has Shakdeen 2 Office, Store 4 reached Co. and Staff Common Room DDF 63,513.50 roof level Ltd

Construction of 1 No. 3- Miminaso 22/05/20 12/06/2014 22/11/2014 units Classroom Block with 14 The work Office, Store and Staff has 3 Common Room reached Ashdan Co. 116,128.7 lintel DDF 3 64,083.81 level Ltd

Construction of 1 No. 3- Bouyaase 22/05/20 12/06/2014 22/11/2014 The work units Classroom Block with 14 has 4 Office, reached NignanEnt. 128,663.6 and Staff Common Room DDF 3 19,299.54 roof level Ltd

Construction of 1 No. 3- Frante 22/05/20 12/06/2014 22/11/2014 units Classroom Block with 14 The work Office, Store and Staff has Roubmap 5 Common Room reached Co. 117,728.9 lintel DDF 4 17,659.43 level Ltd

Upgrading of 20 Units Ejura 10/06/20 24/06/2014 10/11/2014 The Double face lockable stores 14 project Demor 6 - phase 11 at Ejura DDF 85,000.00 51,374.00 has been Const. roofed, plasterin g Works Ltd complete d Construction of 1 No. 3- Ejura units Classroom Block with Office, Store and Staff The A & O 7 Common Room DDF 85,968.00 37,320.00 project Const. has been Works roofed and plastered Construction of 1No. 14 Ejura Seater Aqua Privy Public Industrial Finishing Demor 8 Toilet DDF Area level Const. 49,860.00 49,149.50 Works Ltd

Construction of 1No. 6 units Juaho Classroom Block with Finishing 9 Ancillary Faclities GETfund level Roubmap Company Ltd Construction of 1No. 6 units Sunkwae Classroom Block with 10 Ancillary Faclities Finishing GETfund level Rankos Ltd Construction of 1No. Kobriti Finishing 11 Kindergarten Block USAID level Northern Rocket Ltd Construction of 1No. Kropo Finishing 12 Kindergarten Block USAID level Northern Rocket Ltd

Ejura Drain construct Construction of Drains in ion is on- Hype Co. 13 Ejura Town GoG going Ltd Ejura Pit Construction of e-Net excavatio Huawei Co. 14 Tower GoG n done Ltd Construction of 1 No. Community Resource Ceiling 15 Centre DACF work E. Owusu Sekyedum 365,106.5 ase 1 260,091.56 on-going Mensah Co.Ltd Up-grading of 1 No. 3 Unit Ejura. Classroom Block for Work has Works 16 Anglican JHS DDF been Dept. complete d Up-grading of 1 No. 3 Unit Dromanku Work has Classroom Block for ma complete Works 17 Anglican K.G DDF d been Dept. Construction of Bridge over Ejura 18 river Asasebon GoG On-going Construction of 1No. 6 Unit Dijau Classroom Block with GETFun Complet 19 Ancillary Facilities d ed Construction of 1No. 3 Unit Yabraso Classroom Block with Complet Office, Staff Common ed/Hande 20 Room and Store USAID d Over Construction of 1No. 3 Unit Anyinasu Classroom Block with Complet Office, Staff Common ed/Hande 21 Room and Store USAID d Over Ejura Complet Construction of 3-Unit W/C ed/Hande 22 Institutional Toilet USAID d Over Construction of 1No. 3 Unit Nkwanta Complet 23 Classroom Block with DDF ed/Hande

Office, Staff Common d Over Room and Store Construction of 1No. 3 Unit Nyamebe Classroom Block with kyere Complet Office, Staff Common ed/Hande 24 Room and Store DDF d Over Construction of 1No. 3 Unit Baware Classroom Block with Complet Office, Staff Common ed/Hande 25 Room and Store DDF d Over Source: Municipal Works Engineer, 2014

Out of 25 physical projects earmarked for implementation in the Annual Action Plan for 2014, 11 No. representing 44.0 percent had been executed by the end of the year, while 14 No. representing 56.0 percent are still on-going, this could be due to the erratic flow of the District Assemblies Common Fund, it is implied that the projects which cannot be implemented by the end of the year would have to be rolled over to 2015. This indicates that 100 percent of physical projects have seen some level of implementation in the year, 2014.

2.4 Update on indicator and targets

The update on the Municipal indicator is grouped under the thematic areas of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA, 2014-2017). It also shows the baseline indicator for national and district. The critical indicators include the percentage increase in Internally Generated Fund (IGF), percentage of IGF expenditure contribution to investment budget, number of youth trained in employable skills. It also looks at the percentage increase in agricultural production (maize, yam, rice and cassava). Table 2.7: Baseline Indicators of Development of the Municipality Information Baseline Indicators 1.19.1 Achievements (2010 – 2013) Projects/Programmes/Activities Proposed 97 under Six (6) Thematic Areas of GSGDA 2010-2013 Projects/Programmes/Activities Initiated 86 (88.7%) Projects/Programmes/Activities Fully 75 (77.4%) Implemented Projects/Programmes/Activities On-Going 11 (11.3%) Projects/Programmes/Activities Not 11 (11.3%) Implemented 1.19.1 Demography Characteristics Population 85,446 [Males – 42,892and Females – 42,554] Annual Average Intercensal Growth Rate 0.38% Population Density 64persons per km2 Sex Ratio 100.8 [ 101 Males is to 100 Females] 1.19.2 Social Characteristics • Pre-Schools – 100Primary Schools – 103 • Junior High Schools – 52Senior High Schools – Two • Average Walking Distance – About 2.5km • KG Under Trees or Wooden Sheds – 91 Education • Primary Schools Under Trees or Wooden Sheds – 96 • JHSs in Dilapidated Structures – 22 • Girl-Boy Child Current Attending School (Pre-School)–50:50 • Girl-Boy Child Current Attending School (Primary)–48:52 • Girl-Boy Child Current Attending School (JHS+) – 42:58 Health • Hospital Facility – Two • Health Facilities – Eight • CHPS Compounds – Five (5) • Doctor-Population Ratio – 1:28,482 • Professional Nurse-Population Ratio – 1:3,715 • Average Distance to Health Facility – About 8.5km Water • Coverage of Portable Water – 77.0%Boreholes – 221 • Hand Dug Wells – TwoSmall Town Water System – Three Sanitation • Public Pit Latrines – 33 • Public KVIPs – 49 [168 squat holes] • Public Water Closet Toilet Facilities – One • Aqua Privy Toilet Facilities – 15 • VIP Toilet Facilities – 114 • Septic Latrine – 85 Market • Fully Constructed Market – ThreeSatellite Markets – One • Major Markets – Three Road • Total Estimated Road Network Coverage – 603 km • First Class Road Network Coverage – 122.4 km • Feeder Road Network Coverage (Second and Third Class) – 529.1 km • Average Travelling Waiting Time – Three Hours Housing • Total Housing Stock – 9,670Average Population Per House – 8.7

• Average Household Per House – 1.7Average Household Size – 5.1 • Rooms Occupancy Rate – 3 Persons Per Room • Source of Cooking Fuel – 89.5% Wood Energy/Electrification • Communities Connected to National Grid – 65.7% • Communities Yet to Be Connected to National Grid – 34.3% Security Facilities • Police Station – TwoPolice Headquarters – One • Fire Station – One Information Communication and Technology • Ownership of Mobile Phones (12 years+) – 39.2% (ICT) • Household Ownership of Desktop or Laptop Computer – 3.1% • Use of Internet (12 years+) – 3.0% 1.19.3 Economic Characteristics Employed Economically Active Population Employed (15 years +) – 97.4% Unemployed Economically Active Population Unemployed (15 years +) – 2.6% Youth Unemployment (15 – 29 years) 2.0% of 68,172 (15 years+) Predominant Occupation and Industry Skilled Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing – 60.2% Predominant Employment Sector Informal Private Sector – 92.9% Major Farming Type 97.4% Crop Farming Major Cash Crop Maize [69.0% Engaged in Maize Farming] Source: MPCU-ESMA, 2014

CHAPTER THREE UPDATE ON CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ISSUES 3.1 Improvement on potable Water coverage The regional coverage for potable water supply according to CWSA as at 2010 stood at 72.6% while in the ESMA MTDP, the coverage stood at 77.0%. The total number of water facilities provided as at 2014 stood at 265. Out of this, there are 73 Stand pipes and 92 Boreholes, 34.9% (90) are not functioning as at end of 2014. Ten communities are connected with the pipe system. The number of houses connected are 482. The table below gives the list of water projects in 2014. Table 3.1: List of water projects as at 2014

NAME OF COMMUNITIES NUMBER OF BOREHOLES Asensenmu 1 Aburodanho 1 Kobriti 1 Ejura Extension 1 Abrewano 1 Karikado 1 Kantankani No.2 1 Nkwanta 1 GyatoAkura 1 Nkyensie 1(dry) but reconstructed at Assembly’s guest house

Sanitation Though sanitation is an important variable in improving the health of people, the general sanitary condition in the Municipality is poor. However, the sanitation issues in the Municipality are grouped into solid and liquid waste management.

The assembly has only one cesspit emptier for the collection of liquid waste. There is the need to purchase an additional cesspit emptier to beef up the collection process. Environmental sanitation education: The department embarked upon the following public health education: 1. Environmental health 2. Sanitation inspections 3. Personal hygiene education in schools and communities through dubars, local FM stations and information centers

4. Market and lorry stations etc.

Distribution of Sanitation Facilities in the Municipality

Area Number Type of Toilet/Latrine Facilities (Liquid Waste Management) Solid Waste Management Council of Public Household/Private Crude Open Dumpster Communi W KVI VI Aqu Septic Pit W KVI VIP Aqu Septi Pit Dumpin Incinerat (Central ties C P P a Latrin Latrin C P a c Latrin g ion Dustbin) Priv e es Priv Latri es (Approv y y ne ed) Ejura 14 1 20 33 6 8 13 46 8 88 15 1 72 8 8 20 Sekyeduma 17 0 14 40 3 26 26 19 2 155 29 0 20 20 3 3 se Ebuom 17 0 7 10 1 8 2 3 1 72 2 0 40 7 0 0 Kasei 13 0 2 14 2 13 2 6 1 130 3 0 69 6 0 0 Dromanku 14 0 6 17 3 30 13 0 0 161 11 0 67 33 0 0 ma Total 75 1 49 11 15 85 33 74 12 494 60 1 13 74 11 23 4 Grand 297 654 Total Source: DWST/MPCU-ESMA, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3.2 Increasing access to Quality Education and Training Currently, there are One Hundred and twenty- One (121) kindergartens in the municipality which consist of 93 and 28 public and private schools respectively. Three (3) new private Kindergartens were opened. The total enrolment of the Kindergartens was five thousand, three hundred and eighty-two (5,382). The public primary schools decreased from 96 to 95 because Congo T.I Ahm. Primary school has merged with Sekyere Central Primary School. The total enrolment at the primary schools stands at fifteen thousand one-hundred and forty-six pupils comprising 5,330 males and 4,362 females. The number of public JHS increased from 50 in 2012/13 to 53 in 2013/14 while that of the private JHS also increase by 1. The total enrolment in the JHS stands at six thousand, seven hundred and eighty-one (6,781). The Municipality can also boast of three Senior High Schools; (2) public Senior High Schools (SHS), a private SHS, a public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions and an agric training college. 3.2.1 Enrolment Rate ° Net Enrolment Rate (NER) Kindergarten At the KG level, NER increased from 87.10 in 2012/13 to 153.80 in 2013/14 higher than the municipal target of 118.5. This increase was mainly driven by the School Feeding Programme and the Capitation Grant, which is a significant achievement. The NER for boys increased from 85.5 in 2013 to 144.70 in 2014 while the NER for girls also increased from 88.1 to 155.20 respectively. It is also an indication that more parents now enroll their wards into KG at the right age. This particularly points to a boost in educational interest in the municipality and calls for construction of more classroom infrastructure of this level . Primary The NER at this level increased from 76.6 in 2012/13 to 117.10 in 2013/14. This indicates that 17.10 percent of the pupils enrolled are older than the actual school going age of 4-5 years at the KG level. The GER increased from 0.99 to 1.01 between 2012/13 and 2013/14 respectively. This indicates that there are slightly more girls at the primary school than boys. Similarly, the NER for girls exceeded the Assembly’s target of 109.8 and the national target of 90.0, increasing from 77.5 to 114.7.

Factors such as the School Feeding Programme and the capitation grant largely account for the increase in the NER. The achievement of the female NER target is also indicative of an increasing interest in girl child education. The Gross Admission Rate for the current year increased from 111.1 in 2012/13 to 165.5 in 2013/14. It shows that 65.5 % of the pupils admitted to primary one are older than 6 years. Parents are to be sensitized to send their wards to school at the appropriate age. Junior High School Though the Net Enrolment Rate (NER) target for this level was achieved (53.9), but there was a decrease from 78.30 in 2012/13 to 58.10 in 2013/14, falling short of the 2015 national target of 90.00. This fall by 20.2 suggests that youngsters who should be in JHS1 might be involved in

other ventures. This could be partly due to a high drop-out rate at the JHS level and a low transition rate from primary to JHS. The NER for girls decreased from 70.5 in 2012/13 to 53.4 in 2013/14 against the target of 46.7. There was a sharp decrease from 85.4 in 2012/13 to 59.6 in 2013/14 of the boys against the target of 60.9. There is therefore the need to launch a pupil retention initiative and improve upon their transition to the JHS level, which is very paramount. Table 3.2 below is a summary of the NER status at the Primary and Junior High School levels. Table 3.2: Net Enrolment Rate in Basic Schools, 2014 School level Baseline Target Indicator status Progress towards (municipal) target KG 71.0% 118.5% 153.8% Achieved Primary(boys) 98.0% 111.2% 53.9% Declined Primary(girls) 98.1% 116.2% 56.1% Declined Primary(total) 98.1% 113.6% 56.5% Declined JHS 78.3% 53.9% 58.1% Declined Source: Planning and Statistics Department, GES, ESMA, 2014.

(a) Net Admission Rate (NAR) The NAR at primary 1(at the age of 6years) decreased from 98.1 in 2012 /13 to 56.5 in 2013/14. This is an indication that 56.5 children of primary school going age are admitted at the right age. The rest 44.5 are either retarded or not in public schools. This is more likely and prevalent in rural settings where the enrolment of children could be delayed for a year or two on the average. Moreover, public schools have shared pupils to private institutions which grew by 13% this year. It is however worth mentioning that this situation is not peculiar to the municipality but cuts across the nation and the African continent as a whole. Parents should therefore be encouraged to get their wards enrolled into primary one at the right age of six years.

b) Completion Rate (CR) The completion rate indicates the number of pupils who complete school as a percentage of those enrolled into a given educational level. This year, the CR stands at 100% in primary schools, which means there is an increase from 96.0% in 2012/13. At the JHS level, the completion rate also increased from 76.0% in 2012/13 to 86.0% in 2013/14. These are far below the national target of 100% and could be attributed to the fact that many parents shirk responsibility for their wards’ education especially where the prospect for sponsoring their higher school education is low. Table 3.3: Completion Rate at Primary 6 and JHS 3 Baseline Target Indicator status Progress towards School level (municipal) target Primary 6 96.0% 100% 100% Increased JHS 3 76.0% 100% 86.0% Significant progress Source: Planning and Statistics Department, GES, ES Municipality, 2014.

Senior High School Enrolment Currently, there are 2 public and 1 private senior high schools in the municipality. Enrolments in public Senior High schools are encouraging, totaling 2.652 students. Out of this, 1,216 are females representing 45.9%. Also, there are 230 students in the private school of which 120 are males and 110 are females. There are no special educational institutions in the municipality.

3.2.2 Bridging the Gap in Access to Education This objective was designed to ensure that equal opportunities for formal education exists for both gender. Its key indicator is the Gender Parity Index (GPI).

° Gender Parity Index (GPI) in Basic and Senior High Schools The GPI is the ratio of female to male in a school population at a given level of education with 1 as the point of parity or equality. A parity of 1 is an indication of equal number of boys and girls. The gender parity indices of the basic level of education in the Municipality still indicate a higher number of boys than girls, though marginally. The year, 2014 saw Gender Parity Ratio at the KG level increase from 0.99:1 to 1.03:1.This is not only due to increasing female demographics but also indicative of the significant impacts being made by girl-child enrolment boosting drives in the municipality. At the primary school level, the GPI also increased slightly from 0.99:1 in 2012/13 to 1.01:1 in 2013/14. The JHS level recorded a GPI of 0.92:1, which is a fall from the 2012/13 index of 0.85.

3.2.3 Percentage Reduction in Classroom Deficit. The level of classroom deficit at the basic level in the municipality is still high. The need for more classrooms for a more conducive learning environment is more acute at the KG level where an additional 165 classrooms are required to achieve the standard of accommodating 25 pupils per class. The deficits at the Primary and JHS levels however have been reduced to 8 and 20 classrooms respectively while that of the SHS level stands at 43, thanks to efforts in school infrastructural development last year. An acute classroom deficit at the KG level implies that many children of school going age would stay out of school in the next few years if immediate steps are not taken to address the shortfall.

Table 3.4: Reduction in Classroom Deficit, 2014 School Level Classrooms % change 2014 Classroom deficit Baseline 2012 2013 KG 105 99 40 165 Primary 31 24 200 8 JHS 11 8 60 20 SHS 35 35 18.6 43 Source: Planning and Statistics Department, GES, ESMA, 2014.

3.3 SOCIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES

3.3.1 Capitation Grant Currently, 27,309 pupils in the municipality are beneficiaries of this programme. An amount of GH₵ 247,600.00 has been released from January to December, 2014. One significant impact of this programme has improved teaching and learning, a more efficient school administration and increased enrolment in basic schools. Gross Enrolment Rates for KG and primary which is currently 224.8% and 148.5% respectively have been on the ascendency since 2004. However, there are delays in the disbursement of funds for the implementation of the Capitation Grant. Another challenge is the irregular monitoring of the performance of the programme due to limited logistics and poor record keeping practices by school Headteachers.

3.3.2 Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) This was another enrolment enhancing and retention programme launched in 2005. Under the programme, pupils in schools considered to be less endowed or disadvantaged by a plurality of factors are given at least one meal a day. Currently, 6,443 pupils comprising 3,284 males and 3,159 females from 13 kindergartens and primary schools are covered by the programme. Since the inception of the programme, General Enrolment in beneficiary schools has increased from 148.6% to 224.8% in KGs level and 105.5% to 148.5% at the primary level from 2013 to 2014 respectively. This has far reaching implications and calls for expansion in classroom infrastructure and deployment of trained teachers.

3.3.3 School Uniform Programme/ Exercise Books/One Laptop Per Child Programme Launched in 2010, the School Uniform Programme is a national programme designed to ease the burden borne by parents in the patronage of formal education. It came as another enrolment enhancing programme. During the year, 2014, a total of 15,094 free exercise books and 7,636 textbooks were distributed to pupils in primary schools.

In another development, three hundred and twelve (312) laptops were distributed to thirteen (13) schools under the Ghana One Laptop per Child Programme. Apart from lifting the burden of financing pupils’ needs, this intervention is expected to boost pupil knowledge in ICT and increase their competitiveness on the international education scene.

3.3.4 Pupil/Core Textbook Ratio (Primary and JHS) This indicator, seen as another important landmark of quality education delivery, shows the level of access pupils have to the three government-prescribed core textbooks at primary and JHS levels – English, Mathematics and Science. A textbook ratio of 1:1 is an indication that each pupil has access to more than one book. The 2013 Pupil/Core Textbook Ratios for either level is 1:1, a situation that gives pupils ample access to textbooks both in school and at home. Key Recommendations

Based on the performance of indicators this year, the following recommendations are proposed for ensuring the delivery of quality and more accessible education service in the municipality.

• Concerted effort should be made by teachers and all other stakeholders to address pupils’ performance issues emanating from mock examinations. Education should be made more competitive and attractive by introducing competitions and awards to encourage pupils who demonstrate signs of significant improvement.

• To address the increasing trend in Gross Enrolment Rates (GER) at the basic school level, parents should be encouraged through public symposia to enroll their wards into KG at age four. • The increase in Net Enrolment Rates at the KG and primary school levels calls for an expansion in school infrastructure.

• KG infrastructure should be expanded and made more child-friendly (with first aide materials, sanitation facilities and child care personnel). This would encourage parents to enroll their wards into school at the right age.

• Since 48.1% of youngsters who should have been in JHS are out of school, the need to launch pupil retention initiatives at the JHS level is paramount.

• More incentives for girl child education such as scholarships should be introduced by stakeholders to reverse the declining Gender Parity Indices at JHS level.

• Funding for TVET should be increased to offer quality and more female friendly programmes that deliver employable skills capable of meeting the technological demands of the 21st century. • Extension of electricity to the 45% of basic schools without power is critical to laying the foundation for ICT in contemporary education.

3.4 Employment Generation and Skills Development As part of the Assembly’s effort to create job in order to reduce poverty rate, a number of peoples have been employed into programmes and activities that would make them earn a living. These activities/Programmes include the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), the Local Enterprise and Skills Development Programme (LESDEP), and the Youth Enterprise and Skills Development Center (YESDEC).

3.4.1 Activities of the Ghana Employment and Entrepreneurship Development Agency (GYEEDA) In all the office had seven (7) of its modules operating in the Municipality namely: Module Male Female Total 1. Health Extension Workers (HEW) 49 110 150 2. Community Education Teaching Assistants (CETA) 83 126 165 3. Community Police Assistants (CPA) 7 3 10

4. Paid Internship (INTERNS) 7 9 11 5. Waste And Sanitation (ZOOMLION) 60 164 224 6. Youth in Agriculture 100 68 168 7. Trade And Vocation: Hairdressing 0 40 40 Dressmaking 40 80 120 Auto Mechanic /Artisans 20 0 20 Youth in tricycle 20 0 20 Leather Works 40 0 20 TOTAL 426 522 948 In all, a total number of Nine Hundred and Forty-Eight (948) people have benefited from the NYEP from January, 2014 to December, 2014.

3.4.2 Activities of the Youth Enterprises and Skills Development Center (YESDEC) and Local Enterprise and Skills Development Programme YESDEC is a center for the unemployed people in the Municipality. Its main goal is to target the unemployed and to empower the youth and support them to be self-employed. Currently, thirty (30) people have benefited from the programme and they are undergoing training in hairdressing. Machines have been supplied to the ten (10) beneficiaries to operate business.

CHALLENGES Low and untimely release of remuneration to programme staff is also seriously discouraging which is our biggest challenge and needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. Lack or insufficient imprest to run the Municipal office in addition to none availability of adequate means of transport for effective monitoring of programme’s activities is also militating against the smooth implementation of the various interventions.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

3.5 Health care Delivery Maternal health service has received tremendous support from Engender Health and UNFPA for 2013. In all, 692 peoples were given Jadelle insertion and 23 people accepted Intra-Uterine Device insertions. The Municipal Health Directorate embarked on sensitization exercise on family planning; 715 people have benefitted from the programme. Also, family planning integration training was organized under the sponsorship of the Engender Health. These programmes have increased family planning coverage to 30% in 2013. The Municipal Health Directorate with support from the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) have provided training to 30 midwives and community health nurses on family planning and Obstetric care. 16 CHNs were trained in Jadelle insertion and removal and 14 midwives nurses trained in IUD and Jadelle insertion and removal.

HIV/AIDS The human resource base of counselors of 15 has not witnessed any significant change since 2010 and has declined to 14 due to retirement since 2011. That notwithstanding, every sub district now has a counselor and 9 out of the twenty two midwives have been trained with the support of our partners. From 2011 to 2014 first half year, 3676, 2051, 2092 and 546 persons were tested respectively. Out of these, 181, 144, 147 and 52 tested positive. 19, 31, 37 and 33 were successfully put on ART for the first half years. The result are due to the intensified advocacy in the municipal, the effect of the know the status campaign and an understanding that if one is challenged, one will get help. Unfortunately, in the last quarter of 2012 and the whole of 2013, there was a national shortage and erratic supply of test kits, so the current practice for that period is to reserve the little for blood safety issues but fortunately for the year 2014, the municipal has witnessed abundant supply of the test kits. PMTCT The active PMTCT sites for the municipal are four, namely Ejura Gov’t hospital, St. Luke Hospital, Kasei, Sekyedumase Health Centre and St. Anthony Maternity Clinic, Anyinasu. ANC clients are counseled and tested. In the last half year of 2012 and the whole of 2013, the region experienced a shortage of test strips resulting in poor testing activities associated with PMTCT and the number tested declining drastically. Also, 2,964 women were registered, 1703 were counseled. Out of this numbers, 1182 were tested resulting in 11 cases proving positive. The reasons for a good number not being pre-counseled were attributed to the small number of counselors available. As a result, the DHA is making an arrangement to have more counselors trained and to increase the PMTCT sites from 4 to 8. Analyzing those who tested positive shows 48.5% of them fell within the 25-29 age brackets. HIV KNOW THE STATUS CAMPAIGN In 2014, no campaign was carried out due to lack of funds and shortage of test strips. The directorate was able to test 40 clients in 2014 first half year with the assistance of ADRO’s an NGO stationed in Kumasi at Babaso sub municipal. The main challenge in the municipal is simply lack of funds thus inability to do KTSC, do routine testing thus total breakdown and no motivation to do HIV related work.

MALARIA Activities conducted within the year were as follows; training of health staff on case management, training of health staff and 82 CBSVs on RDT, IE&C in communities, training of health staff on home based care, training of community based agents on home based care and outreach training supportive supervision.

12,303 total malaria cases were recorded in 2014 out of which 3524 were under five years. Out of this 5 died from malaria for the period under review. First half year 2014 activities were sponsored by Global fund, PATH and Prompt. GUINEA WORM There are 4 out of the 7 sub districts within the district which previously had guinea worm associated with. These are Babaso, Ejura, Nyamebekyere and Nkwanta sub districts. Babaso, Ejura, Bisiwand Samari Nkwanta were previously endemic communities. Nyamebekyerehad Nkyensee as a noted community where the last case was detected. Currently the country is certified as a guinea worm free country after the WHO certification assessment team visit in the municipal in May 2014. Despite this achievement, the health service still urges the populace to report any suspected case to the nearest health facility and if confirmed with a cash reward of GHC200.00. Availability of Health Professionals The Municipal staff strength improved from 340 in 2013 but declined to 317 health personnel in 2014. This decline is attributed to government directive to disengage all casuals, health extension workers and better Ghana staff. The municipal has a challenge especially with skilled health personnel, specifically, medical officers, medical assistants and midwives. There was capacity training of health staff and community volunteers in the following areas. The DHA Facilitated training of 720 mothers on effective hand washing, 82 CBSVs on RDTs, 320 caregivers and 40 CBSVs on Exclusive breastfeeding practices, 56 health staff on TB management as part of the attempt to facilitate institutional TB care, 145 health staff and 55 community based care givers on Malaria control, 35 health staff on Lactation and PPH management, 350 caregivers and 45 CBSVs on diarrheal control and general education on Ebola disease in the municipal. Infrastructure Within the past three years, in an attempt to improve physical accessibility so that no one needs to travel more than 10 km to access health care, the number of health facilities has improved from 8 in 2011 to 10 in 2014. CHPS In 2011, the number of demarcated zones was changed to 32 after a regional training on CHPS. There were 15, 23 and 28 functional CHIP zones in 2011, 2012 and 2014 respectively with CHO’s assigned to the zones. This increases the number of CHPS compounds from 4 in 2011 to 5 in 2014. As a result, CHO’s attending to clients have improved from 2721 in 2013 to 2731 in 2014. The new demarcation zoning according to electoral areas which was recently introduced is being adapted or used to improve EPI coverage in the municipal. Transport

The DHA rely solely on the Mushibutsi pick-up from the Regional Health Directorate for all activities. This poses a lot of inconveniences in the course of discharging duties. The municipal now has twenty-three (23) motor bikes. Out of this figure, only seven (7) are functional, with ten (10) very weak and six (6) which are not road worthy.

3.5.1 Maternal Health Indicators There were 3 and 1 institutional maternal mortalities in 2011, 2012 and 2014 respectively which have been audited. The 2014 maternal mortality was due to the three delays (decision making, transport availability & nature of road networks). To reduce maternal mortality, education was given on early attendance at ANC clinic, delivery at hospital by skilled personal and attending post natal services. Mothers were advised to attend at least four hospital visits, improve Nutritional status and how to build up the HB level as Anaemia at times lead to haemorrhage and then death. Mothers in communities were also educated on danger signs during pregnancy and to avoid using herbal enemas and drugs.

There is an improvement in maternal health in the Municipality. Below is the achievement of health indicators. INDICATOR TARGET(2014) ACHIEVEMENT2014 (%) Ante Natal Care (ANC) 90% 150.2% Supervised Delivery 55% 107.5% Post Natal Care 65% 102.1% TT2+ 90% 30.0% Family Planning 25% 110.9%s

SOURCE: GHS, ESM, 2014

3.5.2 Child Health Indicators- Immunization

The target of 90 percent for immunization for 2014 was achieved but there is the need to trace defaulters. For growth monitoring and promotion, 1.187 children 0-23 months and 3,227 children 24-59 months were registered and had their growth monitored.

INDICATOR TARGET(2014) 2012 ACHIEVEMENT, 2014

BCG 90% 147.3 OPV3 90% 120.8 PENTA 3 90% 120.8 MEASLES 90% 123.2 YELLOW FEVER 90% 123.2

Top ten diseases in the municipality The top ten diseases in the municipality are as represented in the table below:

Table 3.5 shows the top ten OPD attendance for the year 2013.

A 2012 2013 2014

Mal. 33,793 Mal. 31,134 Mal. 33,862 Malaria 31,392

ARTI 10,561 ARTI 9,756 ARTI 7,525 ARTI 8,860

Wrms 4,395 Wrms 4,088 Typhoid 4,329 Wrms 3,753

Rheu 2,996 Rheu 3,453 Wrms 4,145 Rheu 3,653

Diarr 2,274 Anae 2,817 Rheu 3,753 Skin 3,506 Disea

Typhoid 2,119 Typhoid 2,189 Anae 3,593 Anaemi 2,905 a

Anae 1,948 UTI 1,385 Skin 3,031 Typhoi 2,340 Diseases d

HPT 1,368 Skin 931 HPT 2,599 AUTI 1,930 Diseases

UTI 1,301 Hypertensi 899 Diarr 2,101 HPT 1,659 on

Skin 921 Diarr 759 UTI 1,755 Diarrh 1,563 Diseases

Source: Ghana Health Service, 2014

3.5.3 Challenges and Strategies to Overcome The challenges are;

1. Poor data capture from facilities 2. Inadequate staff accommodation 3. Inadequate professional staffs 4. lack of strong and durable motorbikes’ for field work 5. Irregular flow of funds The strategies to overcome the challenges are; 1. Regular meetings and follow-up reports 2. Advance loans to staff for accommodation 3. Building of staff bungalows by the Assembly 4. Advocate support from NGOs and other organizations to support activities.

MINSITRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 3.7 Activities of MOFA

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly have performed numerous activities for the year, 2014 and these are elaborated below.

3.7.1 Extension Service Delivery

Currently the Extension Farmer Ratio is 1:1,023 (compared to the standard 1:500) which makes it difficult to offer efficient and effective services. This translates into 20 extension officers and two veterinary officers. The Department of Food and Agriculture have identified this human resource gap which is affecting the agricultural productivity in the Municipality. The few officers are also faced with inadequate logistics such as motor bikes for regular field inspection and visits.

In order to deliver effective and efficient services to clients, the Department of Agriculture under the MOFA has administratively divided the Municipality into 19 operational areas manned by the 20 Extension Agents. The services normally rendered to farmers are geared towards sustainable agricultural production and modern farming technologies.

The Agricultural Extension Agents of MOFA has visited 510 farms at the various operational areas within the Municipality to assist farmers find solutions to farming related challenges.

Four demonstrated technologies were deeply appreciated by beneficiaries and some adopted in their planting for the year 2014. In all 15,478 farmers comprising 9,146 males and 6,332 females were reached with the new technologies in crops and livestock rearing.

Four (4) active surveillances for livestock and poultry diseases were carried out by vet unit in 2014 Vaccination and prophylactic treatments of farm animals and pets (16,101 animals) generally , increased for 2014 compared to 2013 ( 9,066 animals). Minor out breaks were quickly controlled leading to the livestock mortality. There was also good coverage for vaccination available poultry reared in the municipality as a result mortalities in poultry reduced so there was enough chicken for the consumption during the charismas festivities. The municipality had no food production deficit in the deficit areas.

Fifty (50) female and 4 male food processors in the municipality were trained in food-to-food fortification during the year.

In the year 2014, 254 metric tons of raw materials were processed into corn and cassava flour, gari, tomato and pepper pastes by 132 processing facilities. The municipality number of food markets increased to 4 from 3 in 2013. Average prices of most staple increased slightly for the 2014 compared to 2013. This was as a result of high cost of inputs and transport charges. The estimated production of major crops in the municipality increased appreciably, compared to previous years but for cereals decreased due to no block farming and fertilizers subsidies during the year.

Local slaughter for all major livestock in the municipality decreased for 2014 (481aimals) compared to 2013 (657 animals). This was because most butchers slaughter their animals in the bush with no Vet supervision. During the year, 150 training sessions were conducted for 3.776 farmers in crop and bush fires management. Moreover, land and afforestation management were carried out in communities such as Babaso, Nkrama, Kasei, Nokwareasa and Bayere Nkwanta. The level of participation improved for 2014 over 2013.

On farm group formation in the municipality, 4 new farm groups were formed making the number 160 comprising of 612 males and 188 females. However, the Functional Group declined from 76 to 24 for the year 2014. The close-out of most of programmes and projects accounted for the decline in the municipality. Also no Water User Group was formed during the year. Also the performance of FBOs in the municipality declined due to inadequate access to credit facilities and close-out of programmes and projects.

No new farm mechanization was established during the year. The existing operational center was able to serve 923 farmers during the year. On MOFA special initiative for the youth, 298 youths comprising 225 males and 73 females were trained in youth in agriculture.

3.7.2 HIV/AIDS Malaria Campaign Eighty (80) Anti-HIV/AIDS and Malaria campaign meetings were held by the AEA’s to educate the farmers on the negative effects of the diseases on agriculture and the need to strictly observe preventive measures. In all 10,419 farmers comprising of 3,873 males and 6,482 females were educated during the year, 2014 an improvement of 10,355 in 2014.

3.8 Assistance to Persons With Disability (PWD)

As part of Government’s directive to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to use

2% of the District Assembly Common Fund to Support and assist persons with Disabilities in order to improve their lot.

One hundred and sixty-three disable persons with various disabilities were registered at the agency in the year 2014. The table depicts the types of disabilities TYPE OF DISABILITY NUMBER REGISTRATED.

Visual Impairment 15

Hearing Impairment 6

Orthopedically Challenged 133

Multiple Disabled 9

Source: Social Welfare Department-2014 A total number of ninety –five (95) persons with disabilities were supported financially through the 2% allocation of the Assembly’s common fund to persons with disabilities. The support was in various kind; educations, medical, tools and equipment and income generating ventures.

Fifty (50) of them were also trained in financial management and basic book keeping to help them improve on their businesses. This was by the kind curtsy of world vision Ghana in collaboration with the department.

3.9Training, Sensitization and Skills Development

3.9.1 Gender Responsive Skills and Community Development Project (GRSCDP)

The Municipal Assembly included Gender planning in its Medium Term Development Plan to bring women into development on equal terms with men, both as agents of change and as beneficiaries.

It recognized that there is a gender division of labour and that most women in the communities have less access to resources, power and control over their lives. Thus, in the interest of the society, the Assembly deems it essential to bring women into the mainstream of development.

Furthermore, the Municipal Assembly prepared a programme of activities to support Gender Mainstreaming as indicated in the table below Support for Gender Mainstreaming

No. Activity Location Time Frame Target Beneficiaries 1. DEOC embark on school Municipal Girls and boys monitoring and wide in basic school enrolment 2. Provide funds for needy Junior and Thirty-five (35) but brilliant students Senior girls and boys High Schools 3. Organize workshop on Municipal 500 women women empowerment level selected from zonal Councils 4. Organize girls education Municipal Girls in the week wide various circuits Source: Social Welfare Department-2014

LEAP is also operating in eight (8) communities with one hundred and ninety (190) beneficiary households benefiting from the cash transfer grant to improve upon their living standards.

The grant ranges from Gh₵ 48 to Gh₵90 depending on the number of beneficiaries in a household.

3.9.2 Training for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and Groups Five (5) training programmes were organized for the MSEs Groups and unemployed youth in the Municipality during the quarter under the Rural Enterprises Programme. The first one, 11-Day training for unemployed youth in Samari Nkwanta in Technology improvement in grass cutter rearing. 21 youth participated in the programme, with 15 males and 6 females. There was a 9-day workshop to train a group of Association in technology improvement and packaging soap making at Nkramah. The training brought together 15 members who are females.

The third training programme was similar to the second day training at Teacherkrom, 25 women participated in the training programme. The other training programmes under the Rural Enterprise Progamme were sensitization and needs assessment for 15 participants from MSEs in the Ejura and Stakeholders forum for all MSEs (38) related institutions and collaborators and undertook the preparation of annual work program and budget.

3.11 Evaluation and participatory M&E and Recommended Solutions to Participatory

M&E Issues

The Municipal Assembly’s M & E enhances the quest for transparency and accountability and as a result uses sets of indicators to monitor and evaluate the achievement of objectives and impacts of projects/interventions, programs and policies being undertaken. In the quest to deepen participation in the Assembly’s M&E, various stakeholders who are concerned with welfare enhancement performed specific assigned roles that related to collection of data and dissemination of information.

The stakeholders and the roles they performed are below. • Communities: They collected data and participated in all activities that concern them including demand and discussion of project design, monitoring and evaluation, discussion of reports etc. • Civil Society Organizations: They performed the same roles as the communities and were engaged in information dissemination and advocacy. • Municipal Assembly: The Assembly focused on policy formulation, development, project planning, implementation, information dissemination, and demand accountability, M&E. • Municipal Assembly Based Departments: These institutions performed roles such as policy formulation and implementation; information gathering and dissemination; reporting and development planning. • Non-Governmental Organizations: Their activities focused on development and project planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, information dissemination and demands for transparency and participation.

The implementation of the under listed recommendations is expected to greatly improve the capacity for evidence based decision making:

• Deepen capacities and monitoring and evaluation skills at all levels of the Assembly structure, especially the MPCU and the Municipal leadership. • Release of funds for M&E activities and logistics. • Build consensus among key District players for M&E information gathering and dissemination. • Develop and implement a District-wide M&E information reporting system. • Reward monitoring and evaluation actors for performance. • Establish a documentation center and improve office accommodation for MPCU. • Computer training in data collection, analysis and display. • The Assembly should construct more office accommodation for the staff in the Municipality.

CHAPTER FOUR

THE WAY FORWARD

3.1 Key Issues Addressed

Among the development and poverty issues in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal area are:

° Overcrowding in school

The Assembly has constructed and rehabilitated more schools which have reduced classroom deficit and overcrowding in basic schools.

° Low school enrolment The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) and the Capitation Grant have contributed to increasing school enrolment from January, to 30thDecember 2013. Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) of KG level increased from 121.9% in 2012 to 512.5%in 2013 while that of primary level GER increased from 104.5% to 141.2% in 2013.

° Vehicular congestion at Ejisu Business Area The absence of basic transport infrastructure such as terminal and parking lot for both private and commercial vehicles at Ejisu has led to inappropriate parking and stopping by public and private vehicles causing vehicular congestion at Ejisu Market Area on the market days (Thursdays and Sundays). Both commercial and private vehicles park indiscriminately along roads to the market area and on the lay bys though, these lay-bys are made specifically to disembark and embark passengers. The commercial activities which extend out into the road space at the main road from the roundabout to the chief’s palace and from round-about to the Multi Credit Office towards Kumasi create significant challenges to smooth operations on the roads. Vehicular and pedestrian movements therefore become very difficult. Trader goods are often seen spilled into the walkways at Ejisu Market Area. The Assembly in collaboration with the UPTUare initiating steps to construct terminals. Also, the UPTU has put pragmatic measures in place to identify the type of vehicles that park for shopping on market days and to monitor the hour’s vehicles park for shopping.

° Poor Potable Water Coverage The Assembly through Government of Ghana and the World Bank has provided ten (10) boreholes in some selected communities. The completion of the borehole project has made it possible for people within the Municipality to enjoy potable water supply. Again, the Assembly has conducted performance assessment of the three (3) Water and Sanitation Management Board in Onwe, Juaben and Kwaso. This exercise has helped the Assembly to identify water and sanitation issues and address them accordingly. Also, the Assembly in collaboration with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) has formed and strengthened the capacity of

WATSAN committees in ten (10)communities which has benefited from the GoG borehole projects.This is to ensure proper management of the boreholes.

° Poor Sanitation The Assembly in collaboration with the ZOOMLION Company conducts clean-up exercised to ensure a clean environment in the municipality. There has been evacuation of refuse in selected communities in the municipality. Final disposal sites have be allocated at Ejisu-krapa and development of sanitary sites at (Ejisu-Methodist, Kokobra and Krapa) all with the aim of improving sanitation in the Municipality.Also, the Assembly in collaboration with the Urban Road Department hasdesilted and gutters to control flooding in the municipality.

° Combating HIV/AIDS In addition, X-CHANGE DELTA, an NGO operating in the Municipality in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service have educated 5149 people (2983 males and 2166 females) on HIV/AIDS and 350 people (170 males and 180 females) on stigmatization. A total of 5616 condoms have been distributed to people in the Municipality. The Ghana Health Service of the Municipality has also embarked on HIV/AIDS activities to educate females on condom usage at Adako-Jachie. All these intervention aimed to reduce if possible combat HIV/AIDS infection in the Municipality.

° Illegal Mining Activities in the Municipality Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly has formed a seven (7) member team to monitor the activities of illegal miners. The Team in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, with the Municipal Chief Executive embarked on an exercise this year to grab hold of equipments and machines used by the illegal miners. This intervention has helped to reduce illegal mining activities in the municipality.

3.2 Keys issues yet to be Addressed

° Sprawling Urbanization

There is increasing urbanization along the transport corridor stretching from Manhyia through Besease and Ejisu to Fumesua because the Ejisu – Juaben Municipality is an attractive part of the Kumasi Metropolitan Area. This will result in high population growth in the Municipality since the regional capital’s population is predicted to double during the next 15 years within its limited metropolitan space. As a result, part of the surplus population would move to the neighbouring districts including Ejisu – Juaben Municipality. Kwamo, Krapa, Fumesua, TikromBebre, DonyinaDonaso and their immediate environs are already experiencing spiral urbanization from Kumasi. In addition, there is urban pressure on Ejisu and its environs from the northeast of the Municipal area.

One major effect of the unbridled urbanization is the increasing sanitation burden the Assembly has to contend with not to talk of the pressure on existing infrastructure and services. Scramble for otherwise fertile agricultural land for residential use is an emerging issue in the parts of the Municipal area close to Kumasi.

To address the problem the KMA and its adjoining districts namely; Kwabre East District Assembly, Atwima-kwanwoma District Assembly, Bosomtwe District Assembly, Afigya- Kwabre District Assembly and Ejisu Juaben Municipal Assembly are beneficiaries of the Greater Kumasi Project. The Greater Kumasi Project is a project funded by the Japanese government through the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) to assist the Assembly develops and prepare a comprehensive spatial development framework. The Project focuses on urbanization and aimed at providing development oriented programmes and projects that will reduce poverty and protect the vulnerable; ensure access to adequate social services, clean environment within a decentralized setting.

° Inadequate Municipal Assembly Resources

The Municipal Assembly, which is the frontline development agency, has a perennial problem of inadequate funding. It is neither able to generate adequate resources to meet its development activities nor does it receive adequate grant from the central government. The unpredictable nature of grant inflows makes project planning difficult and lead to budget overruns.

° Children and Vulnerability The Assembly has to endeavor to implement the proposed development and implement a policy to tackle all the issues enumerated under ‘Gender’ above. In the interim, the Assembly hopes to empower the Municipal Directorate of Social Welfare and the Child Panels to tackle the problems in the communities the children come from. Street Naming and House Numbering in the Municipality

The Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly has made steps conduct street naming exercise and property addressing system in Ejisu and Juaben Township. The Ejisu-Juaben Municipality has form and inaugurated a Seventeen (17) member committee with define roles to ensure the execution of the street naming and property addressing exercise.The team has presented a budget for funding from the Assembly to procure materials, sensitize the public, data collection and analysis. The street naming and property addressing team has also outlined three (3) phases for the implementation of the property addressing and street naming exercise. Phase one (1) comprise of Formation of Street Addressing Team, Design of a Public Sensitization Programme, Preliminary Assessment of available resources, Logistic for Street Naming and Numbering, Equip PPD and other relevant offices for the Project, Collection and Updating of data, Selected field workers and supervisors and Codification of Street Naming and Property Numbering. The second stage of the exercise was the implementation stage which involves; Installation of Street name sign, Prepare the Street name signage map, Install street name infrastructure, Setting up an address directory and Monitoring of enumerators and supervisors The third stage of the exercise was the implementation stage which involves; Maintenance, Undertake development control as relates to street addressing, Maintain street name signage,

Update the address directory and continued publication of street address and enforcement of application. It is therefore anticipated that the development of a street and property addressing system in the Municipality will help provide location addresses which will contribute to easy identification of places; improve the formulation of realistic property rate budget and improved revenue collection for effective management of urban services and thus improve the Ejisu Juaben Municipal Assembly’s performance in the Budgeting and Revenue Management PFM thematic areas. 3.3 Recommendations

° Sustainable development The Assembly in conjunction with other Non-governmental Organizations (NGO’s) should intensify training programmes for the youth in skills development and non-farm activities such as beekeeping, mushroom, snail and grass cutter farming. Furthermore, this should be supported financially and inputs provided by the Assembly and other stakeholders to trained groups and individuals who want to be self-employed to establish their own businesses. ° Mobilization of local revenue for development

The Assembly should channel resources for the re-valuation of all immovable properties in the Municipality. Steps should be initiated by the Assembly to up-date the Revenue Register to check leakages in revenue mobilization. ° Staff development The Assembly should expand its policy of developing the capacity of staff to enhance efficiency. Furthermore, the capacity of Assembly members should be developed to enable them appreciate the decentralization policy, their roles and responsibilities. ° Provision of logistics The Assembly should do well to provide enough logistics especially to the MPCU to facilitate their activities. 3.4 Conclusion

The development theme of MMDA’s is to improve upon the conditions of its people by implementing programme and projects aimed at addressing their basic needs. The Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly intends therefore to increase its effort in mobilizing local revenue, seek funding from the Central Government and donor agencies to implement programmes and projects aimed at improving standard of living in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality.