Atwima Nwabiagya District Assembly
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ATWIMA NWABIAGYA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DISTRICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2017) DRAFT PREPARED BY: DPCU DECEMBER 1, 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND The District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) is a comprehensive document that provides a guide for development interventions towards the achievement of improved living conditions of the people in the Atwima Nwabiagya District. It has been prepared within the context of National Development Policy Framework for 2014-2017 (Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda II). The plan has been designed to guide all Organizations, Agencies, Development Partners and other stakeholders that would be involved in addressing the district’s development problems during the 4-year plan period (2014-2017). The DMTDP will therefore form the main basis for development interventions in the district, irrespective of the sources of funding. PROCESS OF PREPARING THE DMTDP FORMATION OF PLAN PREPARATION TEAM A five (5)- member team was formed at the beginning of the plan preparation process. This team facilitated the entire plan preparation exercise. The members of the team were: Abiiro Attintono Planning Officer, GES Francis Asempah MIS, District Agriculture Directorate Hon. Michael Adjei Convenor, Development Planning Sub-Committee Joshua Adjei Boateng District Budget Analyst Ebenezer Douglas Ntiamoah.. District Dev. Planning Officer (Co-ordinator) The following officers also contributed vital technical inputs at various stages of the plan preparation process: Ruth Adjeiwaah Badu Assistant Development Planning Officer Kwabena Ansah Assistant Development planning Officer Elizabeth Sarpong Assistant Development Planning Officer Sarkodie Francis National Service Personnel Eunice Adu-Boahen National Service Personnel DATA COLLECTION With the team thus constituted, series of meetings of DPCU/ Heads of Departments were held, where the need for explained and the requisite data needs and their sources were identified. Members of the Planning Team collected relevant data from schools, agencies and organizations. A number of meetings were held to discuss and validate data collected and to identify data gaps. i Community Consultation meetings were held in thirty-five (35) Electoral Areas in the six(6) Area/Town Councils of the Assembly. REVIEW OF 2010-2013 DMTDP AND UPDATE OF DISTRICT PROFILE The Planning Team then used the data collected to review the district’s performance in the implementation of the 2010-2013 DMTDP, and also updated the district profile/current situation. The output was presented to the DPCU and was validated on 20th October, 2014. FIRST PUBLIC HEARING/ COMMUNITY NEEDS IDENTIFICATION Interactive community dialogues were held with community members at the Head Quarters of the six (6) Area Councils in the district (Abuakwa, Nkawie, Afari, Akropong, Adankwame and Barekese), from 21st October 2014 to 28th October, 2014. At these meetings the results of the 2010-2013 DMTDP performance review and the current situation of the district were presented and discussed. The problems, needs and aspiration of various communities and interest groups (artisans, traders, farmers, youth, and women etc.) were identified. Resource potentials within the various Area Councils were also identified. A total of about 4,143 people ( including Chiefs, Queen Mothers, Assemblymembers, farmers, traders, artisans, heads of department/agencies, Assembly Members, Unit Committee members, etc) participated which about 58% of the total participants (2,402) were women. PREPARATION OF A DRAFT REPORT OF DMTDP The plan preparation team held several working section to harmonize community needs with identified development gaps, formulate district goals, objectives strategies, programmes etc. The outputs were presented to the DPCU/Heads of Department for discussion and validation. ii SECOND PUBLIC HEARING Major issues of the Draft DMTDP were presented to stakeholders, comprising Assembly members, Chiefs, Queen Mothers, Private Sector operators, Unit Committes Representatives, Heads of Departments and Agencies at a one-day public hearing meeting held on 23rd December, 2014 at the District Assembly Hall. Two Hundred and eight (208) people participated. forty-five Percent (45%) of them were females. The detailed Public Hearing Report is attached as Annex 3. PREPARATION OF FINAL DRAFT REPORT The concerns and issues raised at the second public hearing will be incorporated into the plan to be produced as the final draft of this DMTDP. SCOPE AND DIRECTION OF INTERVENTION FOR 2014-2017 The general development focus for the Atwima Nwabiagya District for the period 2014 to 2017 is: Improvement in basic social facilities and services with emphasis on health, potable water supply, sanitation, education, sports, the vulnerable and disaster prevention. Infrastructure development to facilitate the growth and performance of the private sector. Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Public Institutions; promote public/ private sector and civil society collaboration and participation in development, and improvement in revenue generation and management. Increase income levels and creation of employment opportunities (particularly for the youth and women), through agriculture, tourism, promotion of small-scale and micro industries and waste management, in an environmentally friendly manner. The specific focus of the district within the plan period (2014-2017) is as follows: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Improvement of public knowledge on the implication of macroeconomic indicators and their application to economic and social activities at the local level Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector Promotion of local private sector development for job creation and income/ revenue generation (through capacity building, availability of appropriate technology, access to affordable credit, proper record keeping on activities of private sector operators, iii improvement in Public-Private Partnership, increased information flow on service delivery and easy land acquisition by the private sector. Development of some tourism potentials in the district to create jobs, incomes and increase local revenue generation Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Natural Resource Management Promotion of agriculture (through the application of modern techniques and approaches marketing, and access to affordable credit.)for sustainable employment creation and income generation Ensure natural resource management and protection of the environment. Oil and Gas Development Promote and guide the establishment, operation and use of oil and gas based activities/products in the district Extension of electricity supply to rural communities, newly developed urban/peri-urban areas and basic schools. Infrastructure and Human Settlement Provision of transport infrastructure (feeder roads, town roads and lorry parks) Improvement in the supply of potable water Improvement in sanitation (solid waste, liquid waste, drainage) infrastructure, especially in urban/peri-urban settlements Promotion of proper planning and management of urban/peri-urban/rural land space to facilitate the provision of housing, social and economic. Human Development, Productivity and Employment Education development (through the provision of classroom infrastructure, increase supervision, teacher motivation, etc) towards improved education performance Promotion of ICT skills development in schools and public institutions (through the provision of ICT infrastructure and training) Improvement in Health care service delivery Reducing HIV/AIDS and STIs Promotion of youth and sports development in and out of school Promotion of disaster prevention and management-(Rainstorm, motor accidents, domestic fire, flood, etc.) Reduction of poverty through: -Improvement in the capacity of food crop farmers and informal sector -Improve access to markets for farm produce -Improvement and access to, and management of credit by food crop farmers and petty traders -Make land accessible to food crop farmers and informal sector -Ensure provision of infrastructure and social services in deprive areas of the District. iv -Creation of employment opportunities for the youth and women -Support to the vulnerable (PWDs, victims of abuse/disaster and orphans Transparent and Accountable Governance Build the capacity of District Assembly, sub-district structures and departments (through training and the provision of relevant infrastructure and equipments) Promoting community (traditional authority, youth, and women) participation in decision making and implementation. Improvement in local revenue mobilization to reduce over dependence on DACF and other grants Ensure effective district revenue and expenditure administration Improvement in supervision, monitoring evaluation of public and private sector programmes, projects and activities, and enforcement of laws and regulations Promotion of maintenance of public facilities Promotion of public safety and security in the district Promotion of evidenced-based decision making Financing the DMTDP The total estimated amount required to implement the District Medium Term Development Plan (2014-2017) is GH¢23,069,633 The total estimated revenue from IGF and DACF to finance the District Medium Term Development Plan (DTMDP) is GH¢22,603,236 There is an expenditure gap of GH¢466,397, and this is expected to be financed from a vigorous Public-Private Project financing arrangements, and Community/ Civil Society contributions in the