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 district.
The District Assembly, various departments, agencies and units in the district are to develop detail project proposals for financial support from these sources to support the implementation of the DMTDP.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DMTDP The composite programmes have been phased out into 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Annual Action Plans. The following institutions and stakeholders have been identified as key to the successful implementation of the DMTDP:
v The District Assembly Departments Non-Governmental Organizations The Private Sector: Communities Development Partners District Sub-Structures Regional Co-ordinating Council/ Regional Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (RPCU) It is expected that all the institutions and stakeholders concerned would play their respective roles very well, for the achievement of the goals and objectives of the District Medium Term Development Plan.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION The District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) is aimed at improving the existing undesirable situation in the district. Monitoring and Evaluation is a means by which this desire improvement can be ensured and measured.
Monitoring the District Medium Term Development Plan will enable management, implementers and other stakeholders obtain relevant information that can be used to assess progress of implementation of each of the programmes, projects and activities outlined in the plan, and to take timely decisions to ensure that progress is maintained according to schedule and set objectives. The monitoring of the DMTDP would be carried out at the project/activity implementation level and at the output/objective level.
The approach for monitoring programmes, projects, activities, outputs and objectives of the District Medium Term Development Plan would include the following: Regular and periodic field and site visits by Project Officers of Implementing Agencies, Representatives of User Agencies and Communities, Monitoring Team and DPCU.
Quarterly DPCU review meetings. During these meetings, responsible agencies and departmental heads would present reports on the progress of implementation of
vi programmes and activities. In addition, various monitoring reports from District Sub- structures, User Agencies and communities would be discussed
Evaluation of the District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) will enable management and other stakeholders to assess the level of implementation of the projects programmes outlined in the plan and whether the expected objectives, outcomes and impacts of implemented programmes and projects are being achieved.
The DPCU will carry out an annual assessment of the DMTDP to determine the level of implementation the annual action plans. A Mid-Term evaluation would be carried out in March 2015, and a final evaluation (performance review of the 2014-2017 DMTDP) would be carried out, from November 2014 - March 2017. Stakeholder’s workshops would be organized to discuss the results of the evaluations/reviews.
The main responsibility of evaluating the programmes and projects lies with the District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (DPCU). The DPCU will facilitate the evaluation exercise in a participatory manner. It is expected that the Regional Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (RPCU) and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) would carry out periodic monitoring of the implementation of the DMTDP and co-ordinate monitoring and evaluation activities of the district. A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the DMTDP has been prepared to this effect.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATION AC Area Councils A E A Agricultural Extension Agents AfDB African Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome B A C Business Advisory Centre BECE Basic Education Certificate Examination CBOs Community Based Organisations CBRDP Community Based Rural Development Project CBUD Centre for Biodiversity C B S V Community Based Surveillance Volunteers CWSA - Community Water and Sanitation Agency DACF District Assemblies Common Fund DA District Assembly D A C District Aids Committee DACF District Assemblies Common Fund D C D Department Of Community Development DCE District Chief Executive DEOC District Education over Sight Committee DFID Department Of International Development D F R Department of Feeder Roads DHIS District Health Insurance Scheme DHISS District Health Insurance Scheme Secretariat DMTDP District Medium Term Development Plan DPCU District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit D P T Diphtheria Pertusis Tetanus DRIMT District Response Initiative Management Team D U R Department of Urban Roads DWST District Water and Sanitation Team
viii E C G Electricity Company of Ghana E P A Environmental Protection Council F A B SP Food and Agriculture Budgetary Support Programme F B Os Faith Based Organizations F M Frequency Modulation G E S Ghana Education Fund G O G Government of Ghana GPRS Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy GRATIS Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology and Industrial Services G T V Ghana Television G T Ghana Telecom - G T B Ghana Tourist Board G W C L Ghana Water Company Limited GPRS Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy H I V Human Immune Virus H H House Hold ICCES Integrated Community Centre for Employable Skills I D A International Development Agency I C T Information Communication Technology IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development I S D Information Services Department I G F Internally Generated Fund J S S Junior Secondary School KfW Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau KVIP Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit K M Kilometer M C H Maternal and Child Health MP Member of Parliament MTDP Medium Term Development Plan M S M Es Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises MOE S&S Ministry Of Education, Science and Sport
ix MOFA Ministry Of Food and Agriculture M O H Ministry Of Health M OI Ministry Of Interior MOEY Ministry Of Employment and Youth MML&F Ministry Of Mines Lands & Forestry NADMO National Disaster Management Organisation N D P C National Development Planning Commission N S S National Service Scheme NBSSI National Board for Small Scale Industries NCCE National Commission for Civic Education N Y C National Youth Council N F S National Fire Service NYEP National Youth Employment Programme N F E D Non-Formal Education Division NGOs Non Governmental Organisations O P V Oral Polio Vaccine OSCA One Stop Centre Association P T A Parent Teacher Association PMTCT Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission PLWHA People Living With HIV Aids R P C U Regional Planning Co-ordinating Unit R E P Rural Enterprise Project S I F Social Investment Fund T&Cpd Town & Country Planning Department T B As Traditional Birth Attendants V C T Voluntary Counseling and Testing SSG 2000 Sasakawa Global 2000 S M Cs School Management Committees S S S Senior Secondary School S T Is Sexually Transmitted Diseases SIF Social Investment Fund
x SSNIT Social Security and National Insurance Trust S P C Statutory Planning Committee T V Television V I P Ventilated Improved Pit WCs Water Closets W H O World Health Organisation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENT PAGE Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………..…i List of Abbreviations………………………………………………………………………....…viii Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………….…..xii List of Tables………………………………………………………………………….……..…xvii List of Plates………………………………………………………………………………….…xxi List of Figures…………………………………………………………………………………..xxii Annexes…………………………………………………………………………………..…....xxiii CHAPTER ONE PERFORMANCE REVIEW/PROFILE/CURRENT SITUATION 1.1 Background ...... 1 1.1.1 Level of Achievement of 2010 – 2013 DMTDP Objectives ...... 28 1.1.2 Level of Implementation of 2010-2013 DMTDP Programmes/Projects/Activities ...... 29 1.1.3 Revenue Targets and Inflows ...... 35 1.1.4 Lessons Learnt and their Implication on the 2014-2017 DMTDP ...... 36 1.2 District Profile ...... 37 1.2.1 Physical Characteristics ...... 37 1.2.1.1 Location and size of the District ...... 37 1.2.2 Topography and Drainage ...... 40 1.2.3 Climate and Vegetation ...... 40 1.2.3.1 Climate: ...... 40 1.2.3.2 Vegetation: ...... 41 1.2.3.3 Green Economy………………………...………………………………………..41 1.2.4 Soil and characteristics ...... 41 1.2.5 Geology and Minerals ...... 42 1.2.6 Condition of the Physical and Built Environment ...... 42 1.2.7 Climate Change ...... 44 1.3 Demographic Characteristics ...... 45
xii 1.3.1 Population Size, Growth Rate and Sex Ratio ...... 45 1.3.2 Spatial Distribution of Population ...... 45 1.3.3 Age and Sex Composition ...... 46 1.3.4 Religious Affiliation ...... 48 1.3.5 Dependency Ratio ...... 48 1.4 Culture ...... 48 1.5 Spatial Analysis ...... 49 1.5.1 Nature and Distribution of Settlements ...... 50 1.5.2 Settlement Planning and Management ...... 50 1.5.3 Location /Distribution of Services and Infrastructure ...... 51 1.5.4 Surface Accessibility ...... 52 1.5.4.1 Roads and Transport ...... 52 1.5.4..1Accessibility to Services ...... 53 1.6 District Economy ...... 57 1.6.1 Structure of the Local Economy ...... 57 1.6.2 Major Economic Activities ...... 57 1.6.2.1 Agriculture ...... 57 1.6.2.2 Industry ...... 65 1.6.2.3 Services ...... 69 1.6.3 District Assembly Revenue ...... 71 1.6.3.1 Internally Generated Revenue (IGF) ...... 71 1.6.3.1 External Revenue ...... 74 1.6.4 Economic Resources of the District ...... 74 1.6.5 Employed and Unemployed ...... 75 1.6.6 Key Economic Infrastructure in the District ...... 75 1.6.6.1 Electricity, Oil and Gas ...... 75 1.6.6.2 Roads ...... 79 1.7 Public Sector Institutions and Structures ...... 81 1.7.1 The District Assembly ...... 81 1.7.2 District Sub-Structures ...... 81 1.7.3 Public Departments and Agencies in the District ...... 82
xiii 1.7.4 Internal Security ...... 83 1.7.5 Private Sector And Community Participation In Development ...... 84 1.7.5.1 Private Sector Participation/Public Private Partnership...... 84 1.7.5.2 Community Participation ...... 84 1.8 Social Services ...... 85 1.8.1 Formal Education ...... 85 1.8.1.1Types of Schools ...... 85 1.8.1.2 Enrolment Levels ...... 87 1.8.1.3 School Infrastructure ...... 89 1.8.1.4 Teaching Staff ...... 91 1.8.1.4 Supervision and Performance in BECE ...... 93 1.8.2 Non-Formal Education ...... 94 1.8.3 Health Care ...... 95 1.8.4 Potable Water Situation in the District ...... 102 1.8.5 Sanitation Situation in the District ...... 102 1.8.6 Housing ...... 105 1.8.7 Youth and Sports ...... 106 1.9 Vulnerability Analysis ...... 107 1.9.1 Child Labour ...... 107 1.9.2 Orphans and other Vulnerable Children ...... 107 1.9.3 Persons with Disabilities: ...... 108 1.9.4 PLWHA ...... 109 1.9.5 Disaster Prone Areas ...... 109 1.10 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ...... 110 1.11 HIV/AIDS ...... 111 1.12 Gender Issues ...... 114 1.12.1 Population ...... 114 1.12.2 Education ...... 114 1.12.3 Health ...... 114 1.12.4 Economic Activities ...... 115 1.12.5 Governance ...... 115
xiv 1.13 Composite Key Identified Development Gaps/Issues/Problems ...... 118 1.14 Community Needs/Aspirations ...... 120 1.14.1 Community Needs/Aspirations ...... 120 1.14.2 Demands of the Private Sector ...... 121 1.15 Harmonized District Development Gaps/Problems...... 126 CHAPTER TWO DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES 2.1 Priority Problems /Issues ...... 127 2.2 Potentials Opportunities, Constraints And Challenges (Pocc) Analysis ...... 135 2.3.1 Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability ...... 146 2.3.2 Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector ...... 146 2.3.3 Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Natural Resource Management ...... 146 2.3.4 Oil and Gas Development ...... 147 2.3.5 Infrastructure and Human Settlement ...... 147 2.3.6 Human Development, Productivity and Employment ...... 147 2.3.7 Transparent and Accountable Governance ...... 147
CHAPTER THREE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOAL, PROJECTIONS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 3.1 District Development Goal ...... 149 3.2 Development Projections for 2014-2017 (Projected Needs) ...... 149 3.2.1 Population projections ...... 149 3.2.2 Health needs ...... 150 3.2.3 Water needs ...... 152 3.2.4 Toilet Needs ...... 153 3.2.5 Educational Needs ...... 153 3.2.6 Unemployment Projections ...... 155 3.2.7 Demand for Roads ...... 156 3.3.1 Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability ...... 156 3.3.2 Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector ...... 156
xv 3.3.3 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management ...... 157 3.3.4 Oil and Gas Development ...... 157 3.3.5 Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development ...... 157 3.3.6 Human Development, Productivity and Employment ...... 158 3.3.7 Transparent and Accountable Governance ...... 159
CHAPTER FOUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 4.1 Broad District Development Programmes ...... 172 4.2 Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment of DMTDP Programmes/Projects/ Activities...... 178 4.3Programme of Action with indicative budges ...... 180 4.4 Financing the District Medium Term Development Plan ...... 207 4.4.1 Estimated Cost and Financial Plan of the DMTDP ...... 207 4.4.2 Sources of Funding To Finance the DMTDP ...... 207
CHAPTER FIVE DISTRICT ANNUAL ACTION PLANS, MTEF BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT 5.1 2014 Annual Action Plans ...... 210 5.2 2015 Annual Action Plans ...... 221 5.3 2016 Annual Action Plans ...... 233 5.4: 2017 Annual Action Plans ...... 245 5.5 District Plan Linked To District MTEF Annual Budget ...... 256 5.6 Institutional Arrangement For Implementation Of Annual Action Plans ...... 267
CHAPTER SIX MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DMTDP 6. 1Monitoring ...... 269 6.2 Evaluation ...... 270
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CHAPTER SEVEN ...... 271 DISTRICT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY ...... 271 LIST OF TABLES TABLE ...... PAGE Table 1.1: Performance of the District from 2010-2013 ...... 2 Table 1.2: Summary of Level of Achievement of 2010-2013 DMTDP Objectives ...... 28 Table 1.3: A summary of Status of Implementation of DMTDP Programmes/Projects ...... 30 Table 1.4: Unimplemented Activities and Reasons ...... 31 Table 1.5: Financial Inflows 2010-2013 ...... 36 Table 1.6: Population by Area Councils ...... 45 Table 1.7: shows the population of the district by Age, Sex and type of locality ...... 47 Table 1.8: Nature of Settlements ...... 50 Table 1.9: Average Distance to Services by Area Council ...... 53 Table 1.10: Structure of District Economy ...... 57 Table 1.11: Crops and Growing Areas ...... 58 Table 1.12: Crop Production in 2009 & 2013 ...... 60 Table 1.13: Livestock and Poultry Production Areas ...... 61 Table 1.14: Livestock Production in 2009 & 2013 ...... 61 Table 1.15: Distribution of Farmers’ Groups by Area Councils ...... 64 Table 1.16: Distribution of Agriculture Extension Agents ...... 64 Table 1.17a: District Assembly’s Performance in Internally Generated Revenue ...... 71 Table 1.17 b: DACF Inflows- 2010-2013 ...... 74 Table 1. 18: Electricity Supply Situation by Area Council ...... 76 Table 1.19: Summary of Length and Condition of Road Types in the District ...... 79 Table 1.20: Length and Condition of Bitumen and Graveled Roads ...... 80 Table 1.21: Distribution of Schools by Area Council ...... 85 Table 1.22: Pre-School Enrolment ...... 87 Table 1.23: Primary School Enrolment ...... 88 Table 1.24: Junior High School Enrolment ...... 88 Table 1.25: Participation in Pre-School ...... 89
xvii Table 1.26: Participation in Basic School ...... 89 Table 1.27: Pre-School Infrastructure ...... 90 Table 1.28: Primary School Infrastructure ...... 90 Table 1. 29: Junior High School Infrastructure ...... 91 Table 1.30: Pre- School Teachers ...... 91 Table 1.31: Primary School Teachers ...... 92 Table 1.32: Junior High School Teachers ...... 92 Table 1.33: Performance in BECE ...... 93 Table 1.34: Adult Learners by Centres ...... 95 Table 1.35: Health Facilities in the District ...... 96 Table 1.36: Top Ten Out Patient Morbidity ...... 99 Table 1.37: Causes of Hospital Admission ...... 100 Table1. 38: Immunization Coverage for 2013 ...... 101 Table 1.39: Percentage Coverage of Safe Toilet Facility by Area Council ...... 104 Table 1.40: Institutions in the District by Area Councils ...... 105 Table 1.41: Distribution of Needy JHS Pupils and Pre-School Orphans by Area Council ...... 107 Table 1.42: Participation of Boys and Girls in Pre-School ...... 114 Table 1. 43: Participation of Boys and Girls in Basic School ...... 114 Table 1.44 Key District Development Indicators ...... 116 Table 1.45 Linking Harmonized Key Development Problems/Issues Under 2010-2013 To NMTDPF 2014-2017 Thematic Areas...... 122 Table 2.1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability ...... 127 Table 2.3: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management ...... 128 Table 2.4: Oil and Gas Development ...... 130 Table 2.5: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development ...... 131 Table 2.6: Human Development, Productivity and Employment ...... 133 Table 2.7: Transparent and Accountable Governance ...... 134 Table 2.8: Potentials Opportunities, Constraints and Challenges (POCC) – Analysis ...... 137 Table 3.1: Projected Population by Area Council (2013-2017) ...... 149
xviii Table 3.2: Projected Population by Age Groups and Sex (Based on 2010 Population and Housing Census) ...... 150 Table 3.3: Health Facilities/Service Thresholds ...... 151 Table 3.4: Demand for Hospital ...... 151 Table 3.5: Demand for Urban Health Centre ...... 151 Table 3.6: Demand for Doctor ...... 151 Table 3.7: Demand for Nurses ...... 151 Table 3.8: Rural Potable water needs ...... 152 Table 3.9: Demand for Toilet Facilities ...... 153 Table 3.10: Projected Enrolment and Demand for Classrooms ...... 154 Table 3.11: Projected Enrolment and classroom furniture requirement…………………...….…153 Table 3.12: Projected Demand for Teachers ...... 155 Table 3.13: Projected Employment and Unemployment in the District ...... 155 Table 3.14: DMTDP STRATEGIES ...... 160 Table 4.1 POA-Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector ...... 180 Table 4.2: POA-Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management ...... 181 Table 4.3 POA- Oil and Gas development ...... 184 Table 4.4: POA- Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development ...... 185 Table 4.5: POA- Human Development, Productivity and Employment ...... 196 Table 4.6: POA-Transparent and Accountable Governance ...... 201 Table 4.7: Summary of Estimated Cost of the DMTDP (2014-2017) ...... 207 Table 4.8: Expected Amount from Various Funding Sources by Thematic Areas ...... 207 Table 5.1: Department of Social Welfare and Community Development ...... 210 Table 5.2: Natural Resource Conservation ...... 212 Table 5.3: Physical Planning Department ...... 212 Table 5.4 Trade, Industry and Tourism ...... 213 Table 5.5: Disaster Prevention ...... 215 Table 5.6: Central Administration ...... 216 Table 5.7: Health ...... 220
xix Table 5.8; Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes ...... 221 Table 5.9: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes ...... 222 Table 5.10 Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes ...... 224 Table 5.11 Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes ...... 229 Table 5.12: Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes ...... 231 Table 5.13: Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes ...... 233 Table 5.14: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes ...... 234 Table 5.15: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes ...... 236 Table 5.16: Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes ...... 241 Table 5.17: Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes ...... 243 Table 1.18: Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes ...... 245 Table 5.19 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes ...... 246 Table 5.20: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes ...... 247 Table 5.21: Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes ...... 252 Table 5.22: Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes ...... 254 Table 5.23: MTEF Budget-Personnel Emolument ...... 257 Table 5.24: MTEF Budget-Administration ...... 257 Table 5.25: MTEF Budget- Service ...... 257 Table 5.26 MTEF Budget-Investment ...... 263 Table 7.1: Summary of communication Strategy ...... 271
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LIST OF PLATES PLATE PAGE Plate: 1.1 Atwima Nwabiagya District Map ...... 39 Plate: 1.2 Atwima Nwabiagya District Poverty Map ...... 56 Plate: 1.3 Atwima Nwabiagya District Crops and Production Areas Map ...... 59 Plate 1.4 Map of banks, tourism, hotels/Guest houses and market centres ...... 68 Plate: 1.5: Revenue Zone Map ...... 73 Plate 1. 6: Electricity, Fuel and Gas Station Map ...... 78 Plate1. 7: Educational Map ...... 86 Plate 1. 8: Health Facility Map ...... 98 Plate 1.9 District proposed HIV/AIDS priority area map ...... 113
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LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE Figure 1.1 District Assembly’s Performance in Internally Generated Revenue ...... 72
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ANNEX ANNEX PAGE Annex 1 ...... 273 Annex 1.1: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key Development Problems –Private Sector Led Competitiveness ...... 273 Annex 1.2: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key Development Problems -Human Resource Development and Basic Services- Education and Sports ...... 274 Annex 1.3: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key DevelopmentProblems -Human Resource Development and Basic Services – Water, Sanitation, Health, etc(cont) ...... 275 Annex 1.4: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key Development Problems- Good Governance ...... 277 Annex 2 ...... 278 Annex 2.1 : Environmental/Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of DMTDP Programmes/Projects ...... 278 Annex 3 ...... 283 District Meduim Term Development Plan 2014-2017 ...... 283 Public Hearing Report ...... 283 Annex 4 ...... 286 Spatial Distribution Of Some Proposed Dmtdp Programmes/Projecs ...... 286 Annex 4.1 Proposed Agricultural Development Projects Map ...... 286 Annex 4.2 Proposed Industrial And Housing Project ...... 287 Annex 4.3 Proposed Environment Development Map ...... 288 Annex 4.4 Proposed Education Development Map ...... 289 Annex 4.5 Proposed Health Development Map ...... 290 Annex 4.6 Proposed HIV/AIDS Priority Communities Map ...... 291 Annex 4.7 Proposed Sanitation Development Projects Map ...... 292
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xxiv CHAPTER ONE PERFORMANCE REVIEW/PROFILE/CURRENT SITUATION
Performance of the District in the Implementation of the 2010-2013 District Medium Term Development Plan
1.1 Background The Atwima Nwabiagya District Assembly in 2010 prepared a 4 year District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) in line with the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda I (GSGDAI) Policy Framework. This section covers the performance of the district in the implementation of the 2010-2013 DMTDP.
1 Table 1.1: Performance of the District from 2010-2013 THEMATIC POLICY PROGRAMMES/PROJECTS INDICATOR TARG LEVEL OF REMAR AREA OBJECTIVES ET ACHIEVEMENT KS 10 11 12 13 Train 10 staff of the District No. of staff Not Statistical Service, District Trained 10 0 0 0 0 impleme Information Service Dept, nted Community Dev’t, MoFA, BAC, NCCE to enable them Ensuring and sensitize/educate the citizenry & Sustaining local businesses on Macroeconomi macroeconomic Indicators. c Stability Carry out public education and No of sensitization/ 80 0 0 0 0 sensitization on the implication education campaign and application of organized Not macroeconomic indicators in 80 impleme communities No of people reached mted Improve efficiency and Facilitate the provision of -No. of MSMEs trained 700 0 0 0 0 Not competitiveness of technical, entrepreneurial, -Quality of products/ impleme MSMEs. managerial and customer service services of MSMEs nted skill training to 700 MSMEs No. of New MSMEs Enhancing established 700 Competitivene Facilitate the provision of ss in Ghana’s affordable credit to 700 MSMEs Private Sector, No. of MSMEs beneficiaries -No. of New MSMEs established Facilitate the creation and Land area developed 100 0 0 0 0 Not development of 100 hectare for MSMEs impleme industrial site for medium and nted small scale manufacturing and services industries
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Support the District BAC to No. of skilled staff at develop local economic data base BAC and provide business -No. of enterprise development services and legally registered information to local enterprises. -No of enterprise 500 0 0 0 0 provided with relevant Sensitize, educate and train 500 business information Not MSMEs in proper record impleme management and facilitate the No. of MSMEs nted provision of record management sensitize and /trained 5 0 0 0 0 logistics. -No. of MSMEs keeping proper records Facilitate the formation 5 new and capacity building of 15 business Not associations to enhance their impleme negotiation abilities. -No. of new groups nted formed Sensitize and educate 1000 land - No. of new active 30 0 0 0 0 owners and informal sector groups practitioners on urban/peri-urban land use. No of land owners and informer practitioners Create and service 30 hectare land sensitized bank for informal sector Not activities. impleme - Size (ha) of land nted Organize annual public – private banks created sector forum /interactive meeting. - Location of land banks 3 0 0 0 0 - No. of beneficiaries Promote public-private partnership in public -No. of meetings held infrastructure and service annually delivery. - Minutes of
3 meeting/forum Promote sustainable Facilitate the development of and responsible tourism tourism infrastructure at 3 tourist - Projects and Services Not in such a way to sites. provide through impleme preserve historical, partnerships nted cultural and natural Embark on marketing promotion heritage. to attract more people to visit tourist sites. - Type and No. of facilities provided Construct 1 cultural village and - Patronage at tourist promote the establishment and site operation of local cultural related enterprises. Type and No. of promotional activities
No. of cultural villages constructed Improve agricultural Train 2,000 farmers in harvesting No. of farmers trained productivity. and post harvest techniques. -% reduction in post harvest losses for Accelerated Increase agricultural Facilitate the control of crop maize, citrus and oil Agricultural competitiveness and diseases/pests and provision of palm. Modernization enhance integration into high yielding/quick maturing and domestic and /climate resilient crop varieties. -Farmers provided with Sustainable international markets. Construct 2 Extension Service disease control inputs Natural Centers. and high yielding crop 2 0 0 0 0 Not Resource varieties impleme Management. Provide 3 motor bikes to AEAs. -Production levels 3 1 1 1 0 nted
Facilitate the provision of credit Impleme facilities to 2000 crop and -No. of farmers reached 2000 0 0 0 0 nted
4 Livestock farmers.
Train and educate 1,400 crop Not farmers in modern farming and impleme farm management techniques No. of Motor bikes nted provided Facilitate the creation of 120 hectares of land banks for crop farming (esp. for rice, maize, No. of beneficiary crop citrus, soybean and vegetable farmers cultivation
Facilitate the provision of assorted small scale irrigation infrastructure and equipment for rice, maize and vegetable No. of crop farmers irrigation farming covered Train 950 farmers and unemployed youth in irrigation 2000 600 800 500 100 farming Land area demarcated for potential private Sensitize, educate and train 2,000 investment 2000 0 0 0 0 Farmers in record management Impleme Facilitate the provision of nted record/information management logistics to 2000 farmers Additional land area under irrigation Not Facilitate the formation of 10 -Type and No. of impleme new Farmer associations irrigation facilities nted provided Train members of 30 farmer associations
Facilitate the provision of 292
5 Narrow crips, 10No. 1tonne metal silos and 1 No. grains -No. of people trained storage/marketing warehouse -No. of trained people in irrigation farming
Facilitate the control of livestock diseases and provision of fast growing breeds -No. of Farmers sensitized -No. of Train and educate 600 livestock Farmers keeping proper farmers in modern livestock mgt. records techniques
Facilitate (land acquisition, utility No. of Farmers 0 0 0 0 provision, access to credit etc) the provided with logistics 4 establishment and expansion of -No. of farmers agro- processing facilities (ginger keeping proper records processor, citrus processor, Gari processors and oil palm processors)
Construct 4No. Animal -No. of new groups Not Slaughtering and Dressing formed impleme Faculties nted
Provide market and lorry park infrastructure at 7 market centres Train members of 30 farmer associations 80 100 70 50 300 Promote local agricultural produce & agro- based industrial No. of narrow crips, products Silos and warehouse 0 0 0 0 provided 250
6 Sensitize, educate and build % of post harvest losses capacity of 300 foodstuff sellers for maize on weights and measures
Facilitate the provision of Farmers provided with Impleme standard weights and measure to disease control inputs nted 250 food staff sellers in 5 markets and fast growing in the district varieties
Plant and maintain 11,000 tree Not seedlings on degraded lands No. of livestock farmers impleme covered nted
Sensitize and educate public in 50 communities on climatic change and resource conservation -land area acquired for Monitor and enforce industrial establishment environmental protection laws -type and No. of new agro-based industries Sensitize and educate established communities on the prospects and -% reduction in post Reserve forest and land impacts of oil & gas resources on harvest losses for citrus degradation the nation and district and oil palm
Facilitate the creation of land banks to attract and guide the establishment of oil and gas stations and petroleum/gas based industries.
Incorporate oil and gas operation No of slaughtering and utilization issues into the facilities constructed District Assembly bye-laws
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Promote the use of LPG by households to reduce the burden on women and children No. of markets provided with Facilitate the extension of additional infrastructure electricity to 10 communities No. of slaughter infrastructure - No. of lorry parks Facilitate the extension of rehabilitated electricity to newly developed urban/peri-urban settlements
Extend electricity from National -Type and number of Grid to 35 public basic schools promotional activities carried out Provide solar power to 5 rural -Sales levels of local public basic schools traders
No of people sensitized and trained
No. of standard weights/measures No. of sellers using weights & measures
-No. of tree seedlings planted
–land area under planted with trees
-No. of communities covered
8 -No. of campaigns organized
Monitoring reports
- No. of communities covered - No of people sensitized
-Size of land banks created - No. of gas/oil enterprises established
Section of Bye-laws on oil and gas
-No. of people sensitized - No. of households using gas for domestic purpose
No of Communities connected with electricity
No. of areas covered
No. of schools covered
9 No. of schools covered Increase the proportion Sensitize and educate - No. of communities District Not of renewable energy communities on the prospects and covered wide impleme particularly solar, wind, impacts of oil & gas resources on - No of people nted mini-hydro and waste- the nation and district sensitized to-energy in the national energy supply Facilitate the creation of land mix. banks to attract and guide the establishment of oil and gas Ensure that domestic stations and petroleum/gas based gas utilization becomes industries. -Size of land banks a central part of every created oil and gas production Incorporate oil and gas operation - No. of gas/oil arrangement and utilization issues into the enterprises established District Assembly bye-laws.
Promote the use of LPG by Energy Oil and households to reduce the burden Gas on women and children. Development
Facilitate the extension of Section of Bye-laws on electricity to 10 communities. oil and gas
Facilitate the extension of electricity to newly developed urban/peri-urban settlements.
Extend electricity from National Grid to 35 public basic schools. -No. of people sensitized Provide solar power to 5 rural - No. of households public basic schools. using gas for domestic purpose
No of Communities
10 connected with electricity
No. of areas covered
No. of schools covered
No. of schools covered Infrastructure, Create and sustain an Facilitate the Surfacing of 74.8 Kilometers roads Energy, and efficient transport kilometers roads. surfaced Human system that meets user Kilometers roads Settlement needs. Rehabilitate and Maintain 51.2 rehabilitated/maintained Development kilometers of gravel roads. Promote rapid development and Facilitate the construction of 33.6 Kilometers new feeder deployment of the kilometers feeder roads. roads constructed national ICT Kilometers of town infrastructure. Rehabilitate 10.0 kilometers of roads rehabilitated town roads. 40 10 10 10 10 Impleme Accelerate the No. of schools provided nted provision of affordable Provide ICT infrastructure in 40 with ICT infrastructure and safe water. basic schools.
Accelerate the Expand and equip Community -Type/No. of equipment provision and improve Information Centre. provided environmental sanitation. Provide 93 Boreholes and No. of BH provided 93 20 33 20 20 mechanize 6 underground water No. of Water systems Impleme Ensure the development systems. mechanized nted and implementation of health education as a Facilitate the extension of pipe areas covered component of all water bore water to newly developed and sanitation areas. programmes.
11 Facilitate the management and No. active water Promote a sustainable, maintenance of rural potable committees spatially integrated and water supply systems. No. of functional rural orderly development of water facilities human settlement for Acquire and develop 4 final No. of final deposal socio-economic refuse disposal sites. sites acquired development. No. sites developed Provide refuse management equipment & tools (Truck, motorbikes communal containers, Types and No. of household containers, shovels, equipment provided rakes etc)
Remove 10 refuse heaps.
Desilt drains and fumigation of drains, open spaces and refuse dumps in 20 major settlements.
Construct 1.5 kilometers drains.
Organize public education and No. removed sensitization on hygiene and safe sanitation practices in the district. -No. of communities covered annually Promote the provision of 2,500 - Incidence of malaria household toilet facilities. & other sanitation diseases Construct 19 public toilets at markets, health facilities and in 6 2 2 1 1 old built up areas. Type and kilometers of Impleme Rehabilitate 6 public toilets. drains constructed nted -Incidence of malaria
12 Construct 61 safe toilet and hand disease washing facilities in public basic schools. No. of communities Organise out hygiene education covered annually in basic schools second cycle - Incidence of malaria institutions. & other sanitation diseases Prepare 10 planning schemes, speed up permit approval No. of HH toilets processes and educate developers provided in 25 communities on physical development procedures/climatic change issues.
Facilitate the use of Geographical No. of Public toilets Information System tools in provided spatial/land use planning in the District.
Prepare planning schemes, No. of Public toilets educate the public and fast track rehabilitated 10 0 0 0 0 permit approval process to facilitate orderly growth of 10 No. of toilets and hand rural settlements. washing facilities Not provided impleme Demarcate, plan and service 10 nted hectare land to facilitate the provision of estate houses by estate developers. No. of education Supervise and monitor physical campaign organized development in the district. No. of schools covered
No. of residential
13 building applications approved -No. of schemes prepared -No. of communities educated
No. staff with GIS skills - Availability of GIS- Based Planning data
No. of schemes prepared for rural settlements - No. of rural communities educated on physical planning and dev’t - No. of rural dev. Applications approved
No of acres of land acquired -No of acres of land serviced -No. of housing stock provided
Supervision and monitoring plan -Supervision and monitoring reports
14 Human Increase equitable Train 16,000 school pupils and 40 No. of pupils trained Development , access to and Instructors in ICT. Productivity participation in and education at all levels. Train 150 DA and Departmental Employment staff in ICT skills. No. of staff trained in Improve management ICT skills of education service Construct 22No. 6-Unit, 20No. 3- delivery. Unit and 28No. 2-unit new classroom block infrastructure Develop comprehensive with furniture, and renovate No. of new classrooms sports policy. 30No. Old classrooms. provided………..
Bridge the equity gap in Facilitate the implementation of No. of furniture access to healthcare and the School Feeding Programme provided………… nutrition services and and Capitation Grant. ensure sustainable No. of classrooms financing arrangement Sensitize parents to promote boys renovated……… that protect the poor. and girls participation/ retention in school. Ensure the reduction of - No. of schools which new HIV and Construct 6No. Teachers benefited from grant AID/STIs/TB ‘accommodation. transmission.
Minimize the impact of No. of communities and develop adequate sensitized response strategies to Train teachers, circuit - Enrolment levels disasters, supervisors, and SMCs. Children’s physical, No. of teachers social, emotional and accommodation psychological constructed development enhanced. Facilitate the organization of - No. of teachers STME clinic, terminal and mock staying in the Reduce poverty among exams. communities food crop farmers and
15 other vulnerable groups Facilitate the provision of No. teachers trained including PWDs. education logistics and materials. No. of circuit supervisors trained Ensure co-ordinated Construct 4 No.6-unit classroom No. of SMCs trained implementation of new blocks and 4No. Dormitory youth policy. blocks for SHS, and 1No Dining No. of pupils who Hall for ICCES. participated in STME - No. of pupils who Supervise, monitor and evaluate participated in mock education delivery. -No. of beneficiary schools -Text book/ pupil ratio
No. of classrooms constructed Train and motivate 17 staff of NFED. No. dormitories constructed
Sensitize and educate public in 60 -Average No. of communities on adult literacy. supervision/monitoring visits per school/ per month Facilitate the training of 1,500 -No. of SMCs which adults in Twig and English held at least 1 meeting literacy. per term
Provide sports pitches in 6 public -No. of staff trained basic schools. No. motivated Promote sporting competitions in the district. No. of campaigns 3 1 1 1 0 Impleme Construct 5No CHPS with organized annually nted
16 equipment. - No. of communities covered
Provide additional health No. of adults trained infrastructure at 3 health centers and 1 hospital.
Provide 1No residential -No. of Standard accommodation for health staff. infrastructure provided
Organise Malaria prevention No. of schools/ education and promote the use of communities covered Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN). - No. of CHPS constructed
Provide refresher training for 90 - Type and No. of health staff. equipment provided
Carryout public education and No. of Health facilities sensitization on the Health provided with Insurance Scheme. additional infrastructure
-No. of residential accommodation constructed Facilitate the establishment of 3 sub-district Health Insurance offices. No. of communities covered
Provide child survival and -reported cases of reproductive care services malaria disease (antenatal, post –natal, family
17 planning etc). No. of health staff 60 0 0 0 0 Not trained Impleme nted -No. of communities covered
Build the capacity of DAC and %participation in HIV/AIDS related CBOs and District Health NGOs. Insurance
Supervise, monitor and evaluate -No. of sub district HIV/AIDS activities. offices created %participation in DHIS
Average Immunization coverage -Infant mortality rate Promote VCT, PMCT and access - No. of still births District to ART. -Antenatal patronage wide -Maternal mortality rate Not - No. of Teenager impleme reached with nted Promote abstinence, reproductive health safe/protective sex and messages occupational safety. -No. of pupil trained
Provide care and support services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and OVCs, high risk -No. of monitoring groups ( women, hawkers), visits -No. of programme Sensitize and educate the public implementers
18 against various human abuses monitored -No. of communities covered
Facilitate the implementation of No. of people covered child labour programmes in the VCT…………… district. PMCT………….. ART…………… Monitor and enforce laws and rules on human abuse. 90 0 0 0 0 -No. of people covered Provide sponsorship to 100 needy - Prevalence rate students. Not impleme -No. of people covered nted Monitor and support the growth OVCs…………… and development of 60 in- school PLW-AIDS orphans. Women…………. Hawkers………..
Monitor and enforce (transport, building, environmental etc) laws, -No. of sensitization regulations and rules. campaigns organized - No. of communities Support key agencies and covered committees to prevent and manage disasters in the district. -No. of communities covered Sensitize and educate the public No. of people reached on climatic change, disasters/ disaster prevention measures. No. of communities covered Facilitate the Control of erosion in 3 settlements. No. of students
19 Build the capacities of poor food sponsored crop farmers, petty traders, artisans and small scale local -No. of children manufactures in production, monitored management and marketing -No. of orphans techniques. supported
Facilitate the provision, application and management of No. of communities credit to poor food crop farmers, covered petty traders, artisans, and small scale local manufacturers.
Promote alternative livelihood No. of people trained programmes for the poor. Type and No. of equipment/ tools provided
No. of education Provide support to Disaster campaigns organized victims. -No. of communities covered Facilitate the implementation of the LEAP. No. of communities covered Facilitate the provision of roads, education, health and electricity No. of infrastructure, and extension Poor farmers……. services to 10 deprived Poor petty traders... communities. poor artisans…….. covered
- No. of
20 Poor farmers……. Provide technical, (repairs, metal Poor petty traders... fabrication etc) managerial and poor artisans covered entrepreneurial skills training to 900 unemployed youth/women.
Facilitate the provision of credit No. of poor to 650 trainees and business farmers……….. starters. Poor petty traders... poor artisans….. Facilitate access to land to 90 covered business starters and artisans for the establishment of No. of Victims manufacturing and services Supported enterprises. No. of people supported Facilitate the implementation of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), and Km of roads Greening Ghana project. constructed/ - No. of new classrooms constructed -No. of new Teachers’ Q’ters - No. of communities provided with electricity - No. of health facilities constructed
-No. of youth trained -No. women trained
No. of beneficiaries
21 -Land area acquired -Land Area Serviced -No enterprise established
-No. unemployed youth employed
-No. of women employed
Transparent Ensure efficient internal Sensitize and educate -No. of communities and revenue generation and community’s tax collection and covered Accountable transparency in local payment procedures. Good resource management. No of people trained Governance Train 27 Assembly members, 2 - No. of people trained Ensure effective Internal Auditors and 6 District yearly implementation of the Assembly core management staff - % of DA revenue local government act. in revenue administration and collected by Revenue expenditure management. Collectors annually Enhance civil society and private sector Train 65 revenue collectors, 27 State of District participation in Assembly members, 12 Area Assembly Bye-laws governance. council staff and 90 Area Council document members in revenue mobilization. Improve accessibility - No. of communities and use of existing Revise and gazette District with street names database for policy Assembly bye-laws, and sensitize comprehensive house formulation analysis the public on the bye-laws. numbering system and decision making. - Revenue data base Carryout Street naming, Housing report Empower women and Numbering, property revaluation - No. of properties mainstream gender into and development of revalued socioeconomic comprehensive revenue data base.
22 development % of IGF used for development projects
Promote the utilization of 2 0 Internally Generated Funds (IGF) -No. of communities for dev’t projects. covered - No. of Revenue Supervise, monitor and evaluate supervision, monitoring the mobilization and & evaluation reports effective/efficient utilization of produced local and external revenue. -Level implementation 0 0 0 Not Provide 2 No offices for Area of DA annual budget impleme Councils. nted
Train Area Council staff and No. Area Council members. offices constructed
Provide office equipment, No. of staff and logistics and means of transport to councilors trained Area Councils. -No of Area Councils with means of transport No. of Area Councils Sensitize and educate the public with basic and relevant on local governance. equipment
-No. of sensitizations organized Supervise, monitor and evaluate -No of communities activities of Area Councils. covered
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Provide office equipment, -No of Area Councils Assemb logistics and means of transport to monitored ly’s District Assembly and Assembly - No. of A/C office departments. functioning well
Train District Assembly and departmental staff in relevant Type and No. of new skills. equipment provided - No. of beneficiary Construct 1No 3-storey units and departments Assemb Impleme residential flat accommodation. ly’s nted No. of Assembly staff office Construct and furnish 1No. Office trained block for Fire Service.
Not Facilitate maintenance of public -No. of residential impleme facilities (through, education accommodations nted sensitization, compilation of constructed maintenance data & preparation of maintenance plans. -No. of offices constructed Provide logistics, tools and equipment for maintenance of public infrastructure. No. of sensitization campaigns organized Train artisans, DPCU members, - No. of organizations/ Heads of dept. and public communities covered institutions on maintenance techniques, maintenance planning, implementation and monitoring. -Type s and No. of equipment and tools
24 Renovate 6No residential provided annually accommodation.
Renovate District Assembly block No. of people trained and refurbish Assembly Hall.
Train DPCU members, MIS staff, records staff and Area Council staff in planning, M&E and data management skills.
Supervise, monitor and periodically evaluate -No. of residences development activities and maintained/renovated develop comprehensive M&E data base. -State of District Assembly office and Hall
Facilitate the organization of No. staff trained Assembly members/ Unit Committees / community interaction meetings.
Sensitize communities to No. of site inspection advocate for women and youth reports produced participation in development. – No. of Quarterly monitoring reports produced - No. of Annual Sensitize the public and advocate progress Reports for women participation in produced
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No. of interactive Organize Training in planning, meetings organized by Implementation, monitoring and Assembly evaluation for opinion leaders and members/Unit key community people. committees annually
Train 40 women to enhance their -No. of sensitization confidence and leadership skills. programmes organized annually - No of communities covered
Create public awareness on personal security and safety - No. of advocacy measures. programmes organized - No. of communities reached Construct 4No police stations, 1No. Magistrate court and 2No. Residential accommodation for -No. of people trained police service. - No. of women and youth involved in community development activities
No. of women trained - No of women Assembly members No. of women serving on Area Councils and Unit Committees
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No. of public awareness campaign organized
No. of police stations/ accommodations provided - No. of Magistrate courts constructed
27 1.1.1 Level of Achievement of 2010 – 2013 DMTDP Objectives The district adopted a total of 28 national policy objectives to be achieved within the period. However, only 10 of the objectives were fully achieved. In addition significant progress was made in 11 objectives even though target set were not achieved. The district’s performance in 17 of the 2010-2013 objectives fell far below target set. Table 4 gives a summary of the level of achievement of the objectives. Table 1.2: Summary of Level of Achievement of 2010-2013 DMTDP Objectives Thematic Area Total Number Number of No. of Objectives Not N0. of Objectives of Objectives Objectives fully Achieved, but significant which fell far Stated Achieved progress made below target Ensuring and Sustaining 2 0 0 2 Macroeconomic Stability Enhancing Competitiveness in 2 0 0 2
Ghana’s Private Sector, Accelerated Agricultural
Modernization and 3 1 3 0 Sustainable Natural Resource Management. Oil and Gas 2 0 0 2 Development Infrastructure, Energy, and Human 6 3 3 0 Settlement Development Human Development , Productivity and 8 4 2 1 Employment Transparent and Accountable Good 5 2 3 0 Governance TOTAL 28 10 11 7 Source: Review of 2010 – 2013 DMTDP by DPCU, 2013
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Generally, some progress was made during the period. Available indicators points to the following: 68% increase in Internally Generated Funds (IGF) 361.6% increase in the production of ginger 17% increase in the production of pigs 84% increase in the production of cassava Roads in good condition increased from 57.3% to 67.3% Improved performance in BECE from 74% to 83% Participation in pre-school and basic schools increased from 27% and 74% to 74% and 91% respectively Number of schools with poor classrooms reduced from 87 to 43 Trained teacher/pupil ratio in primary school improved from 1:50 to 1:44 Increased in the number of Health facilities in the district by 4 Doctor/population ratio has improved from 1:51,000 to 1:37,969 Rural water supply coverage increased from 49.9% to 77.3% Access to improved toilet facilities increased from 21% to 34% Number of public schools with toilet facilities increased from 5 to 64 Participation in the District Health Insurance Scheme improved from 73.5% to 81% Police/Citizen ratio has improved from 1:6,000 to 1:1,495 Number of functional Area Councils has increased from 2 to 5 1.1.2 Level of Implementation of 2010-2013 DMTDP Programmes/Projects/Activities A total of one hundred and fifty-one (152) Programmes/Projects/Activities were outlined to be carried out within the planned period 2010-2013. Two (2) were under the Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability thematic Area Thirteen (13) were under Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector, Twenty-five (25) were under Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management, Eight (8) were under Energy, Oil and Gas Development, Twenty-six (26) were under Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development,
29 Forty-eight (48) were under Human Development , Productivity and Employment, and Thirty (30) were under Transparent and Accountable Good Governance.
As at 31st December 2013, sixty-nine (69) programmes/projects/activities have been fully implemented. This represents 45 % of the total programmes/projects/activities outlined in the DMTDP. Forty-two (42) programmes/projects/activities, representing 28% were on-going. A total of forty-one (41) programmes/projects/activities (representing 27 %) were not implemented at all. The table below gives a summary of the status of implementation of Programmes/ Projects/ Activities outlined in the District Medium Term Development Plan. Table 1.3: A summary of Status of Implementation of DMTDP Programmes/Projects Thematic Area Proposed No Implemented On-going Not Implemented of Programmes /Projects No % No. % No. % Ensuring and Sustaining 2 0 0% 0 0% 2 100% Macroeconomic Stability Enhancing Competitiveness in 13 4 31% 2 15% 7 54% Ghana’s Private Sector Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and 25 6 24% 6 24% 13 52% Sustainable Natural Resource Management. Oil and Gas 8 Development 2 25% 5 63% 1 12% Infrastructure Energy, and Human 26 9 35% 9 35% 8 30% Settlement Development Human Development , Productivity and 48 31 65% 13 27% 4 8% Employment Transparent and
30 Accountable Good 30 17 57% 7 23% 6 20% Governance Total 152 69 45% 42 28% 41 27% Source: Data collected by DPCU in December, 2013 Table 1.4: Unimplemented Activities and Reasons Thematic Area Project/Activities Not Implemented Reasons
Train 10 staff of the District Statistical Low attention given to training on Service, District Information Service macro-economic indicators. Dept, Community Dev’t, MoFA, BAC, NCCE to enable them sensitize/educate Ensuring and the citizenry & local businesses on
Sustaining macroeconomic Indicators Macroeconomic Stability Carry out public education and sensitization on the implication and application of macroeconomic indicators No conscious effort by DA to in 80 communities implement program
Facilitate the creation and development Scouting of potential sites still
of 100 hectare industrial site for ongoing. medium and small scale manufacturing
and services industries
Enhancing Sensitize, educate and train 500 MSMEs Competitiveness in in proper record management and Low commitment from the DA Ghana’s Private facilitate the provision of record towards the implementation of the Sector management logistics program.
Facilitate the formation 5 new and
capacity building of 15 business associations to enhance their negotiation Low commitment from the DA abilities. towards the implementation of the program.
Create and service 30 hectare land bank Inadequate funding for informal sector activities
Organize annual public – private sector Low collaboration between the DA
forum /interactive meeting. and the private sector
Facilitate the development of tourism Inadequate funding infrastructure at 3 tourist sites.
Embark on marketing promotion to attract more people to visit tourist sites. Activity implemented in an uncoordinated manner
31 Construct 2 Extension Service Centers Inadequate funding
Provide 3 motor bikes to AEAs
Low priority given to this activity.
Facilitate the provision of credit Weak collaboration between the DA, facilities to 2000 crop and Livestock MOFA, BAC and other relevant
farmers financial Institutions.
Facilitate the provision of assorted small Accelerated Inadequate funding Agricultural scale irrigation infrastructure and
Modernization and equipment for rice, maize and vegetable
Sustainable Natural irrigation farming.
Resource Train 950 farmers and unemployed Management youth in irrigation farming
Sensitize, educate and train 2,000 Inadequate funding
Farmers in record management Facilitate the provision of Low commitment from the DA record/information management towards the programme logistics to 2000 farmers
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Facilitate the provision of 292 Narrow Inadequate funding crips, 10No. 1tonne metal silos and 1
No. grains storage/marketing warehouse Inadequate funding Facilitate (land acquisition, utility
provision, access to credit etc) the establishment and expansion of agro- processing facilities (ginger processor, citrus processor, Gari processors and oil palm processors). Low commitment of DA towards the
activity Construct 4No. Animal Slaughtering
and Dressing Faculties.
Low collaboration between the DA Promote local agricultural produce & and MOFA. agro- based industrial products.
Sensitize, educate and build capacity of Low commitment of DA towards the 300 foodstuff sellers on weights and programme
measures.
Facilitate the provision of standard Activity not given priority by DA weights and measure to 250 food staff and MOFA sellers in 5 markets in the district.
Sensitize and educate communities on Low commitment of DA towards this
the prospects and impacts of oil & gas program resources on the nation and district
Energy, Oil and Gas
Development
33 Provide ICT infrastructure in 40 basic Inadequate funding
schools
Inadequate funding
Provide ICT infrastructure to 21 public Low commitment towards Infrastructure and Human Settlement department/units Development Expand and equip Community
Information Centre Provide 93 Boreholes and mechanize 6 underground water systems. Facilitate the extension of pipe bore water to newly developed areas Rehabilitate 6 public toilets Facilitate the use of Geographical Information System tools in spatial/land use planning in the District Demarcate, plan and service 10 hectare land to facilitate the provision of estate houses by estate developers
Facilitate the establishment of 3 sub- district Health Insurance offices.
Human Development, Productivity and Monitor and support the growth and Employment development of 60 in- school orphans
Facilitate the provision, application and management of credit to poor food crop farmers, petty traders, artisans, and small scale local manufacturers.
Facilitate access to land to 90 business starters and artisans for the establishment of manufacturing and services enterprises.
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Revise and gazette District Assembly bye-laws, and sensitize the public on
the bye-laws
Transparent and Provide 2 No offices for Area Councils Accountable Governance Train Area Council staff and members
Provide logistics, tools and equipment for maintenance of public infrastructure.
Train artisans, DPCU members, Heads of dept. and public institutions on maintenance techniques, maintenance planning, implementation and monitoring.
Train DPCU members, MIS staff, records staff and Area Council staff in planning, M&E and data management skills.
Source: Review of 2010 – 2013 DMTDP by DPCU, 2013
Generally, the retention of huge sums of the DACF at the national level, the low commitment by District Assembly and Departments towards implementation of programmes/projects/activities which were clearly consistent with the development plan, the inability of the District Assembly to effectively mobilized its IGF and the utilization of most of the district’s Internally Generated Funds to finance recurrent expenditure during the plan period, contributed to the high level of unimplemented projects and activities.
1.1.3 Revenue Targets and Inflows The district was expected to generate financial resources from both local and external sources to finance programmes and projects outlined in the MTDP. The table 1.5 shows the financial inflows within the plan period-2010-2013.
35 Table 1.5: Financial Inflows 2010-2013 Source Total Target Revenue Inflows by 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 Cumulative Actual Total IGF 3,169,530 587,129.03 550,002.07 566,293.36 449,104.43 2,152,533.90 IGF for Dev’t 633,906 174,627.79 52,627.79 86,128.26 5,500.00 319,064.26 Projects DACF 6,329,644.89 606,134.40 869,987.84 308,159.90 615,413.08 2,399,695.22 Other External sources (HIPC, CBRDP, Kfw, ADB, GETfund, Road Fund, etc) DDF 1,587,568 823,947 714,981.00 - - 1,538,928.00 HIPC 60,000 NIL 50,006.53 NIL 110,006.33 KFW 5,538.34 - - - 5,558.34 TOTAL 11,720,648.89 2,257,576.98 2,187,598.70 1,010,588.05 1,070,017.51 6,525,786.05
The overall revenue receipt for the plan period was 55.7% over the targeted. Specifically, the district mobilized 67.9% of the total targeted internal generated fund (IGF) during the plan period, despite this performance, only about 15% of the total IGF received with the plan period (2010-2013) was spent on direct development projects. The district share of the district assembly’s common fund was far below target. The net receipt amounted to only 37.9%. However, the DACF receipts include some deductions made by the district assemblies common fund administrator. Some of these deductions were huge, and thus affected the implementation of approved projects and activities of the district assembly.
1.1.4 Lessons Learnt and their Implication on the 2014-2017 DMTDP 1. Within the period, financial in-flows fell below expectations. These happened due to unexpected deductions that were made by the Administrator of District Assemblies’ Common Fund. Further, delays in release of funds delayed implementation. For instance, as at December, 2013, only one quarter had been released. Also, mobilization of Internally Generated revenue was not very effective. There is therefore the need to mobilize and utilize enough IGF for development, encourage Public-Private Partnership in the provision of public services, continuously qualify for the DDF and develop project proposals to obtain funds to augment the DACF and IGF.
36 2. It was observed that, copies of the entire 2010- 2013 DMTDP document were not disseminated to some decentralized departments (eg. MoFA, GES, Health Directorate, Department of Community Development, NBSSI) and Area Councils, so they rarely made reference to it in the planning and implementation of their programmes. There is therefore the need to extract and disseminate if not copies, the objectives and programmes/projects of future plans for easy reading and reference. Periodic forum are also required to sustain awareness and enhance the implementation of future development plans. 3. There was no effective monitoring of the implementation of some of the programmes / project outlined in the plan by some implementing departments and agencies. As a result, data/records of implementation were not readily available to assess the performance of certain indicators .There is therefore the need to put in place effective monitoring, evaluation and coordinating mechanisms and sufficient funding for monitoring and evaluation so as to generate relevant data for effective assessment of the implementation of future DMTDP.
1.2 DISTRICT PROFILE The nature of the district in terms of the natural and built environment (social, economic, political, and cultural) and other characteristics are analyzed as below:
1.2.1 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 1.2.1.1 Location and size of the District
The Atwima Nwabiagya District lies approximately between latitude 6o 32’N and 6o 75’N, and between longitude 1o 36’ and 2o 00’ West. It is situated in the Western part of the Ashanti Region and shares common boundaries with Ahafo Ano South and Atwima Mponua Districts (to the West), Offinso Municipal (to the North), Amansie–West and Atwima Kwanwoma Districts (to the South), Kumasi Metropolis and Afigya Kwabre Districts (to the East). It covers an estimated area of 294.84 sq km. The district capital is Nkawie. Figure 1 shows the district map and the neighboring districts.
The District’s proximity to the Kumasi Metropolis has a number of advantages, which requires attention. These include the following:
37 Some of the settlements serve as dormitory towns to Kumasi and therefore receives fast rate of physical development for residential and commercial purposes. As a result land value in these areas has increased thereby increasing the incomes of landowners.
The increasing rate of property development in these areas is a potential for increased revenue generation by the District Assembly, job opportunities for artisans and increase incomes for enterprises in the building industry.
Kumasi is a big potential market for variety of agricultural produce. Atwima Nwabiagya is an agrarian district and should therefore take advantage of this potential market to diversify and increase agriculture production.
The following disadvantages are associated with the location of the district. There is pressure on land and its associate high cost in the urban/peri-urban settlements in the district because of its proximity to Kumasi Good agricultural lands are gradually being lost to urban settlement development ( housing, commercial activities and sand winning) The district is a receptor of the spillover of the Metropolitan crimes and other social vices Increased level of solid waste generation (plastics, cans, etc) Increased level of unauthorized development of physical structures Increased unemployment for the unskilled labour due to loss of agricultural lands to residential and ancillary physical development.
Measures are therefore required to continue to exploit the advantages and to manage the disadvantages associated with the district’s location.
38 Plate: 1.1 Atwima Nwabiagya District Map
39 1.2.2 Topography and Drainage The district has an undulating topography. The lands have average heights of about 77 metres above sea level. The high lands have gentle to steep slopes. The highest points in the district can be found in the Barekese, Ntensere and Tabere areas. There are a number of wider valleys with no evidence of stream flow. These valleys provide opportunities for rice, sugarcane and vegetable cultivation.
The Offin and Owabi are the main rivers which drain the surface area of the district. There are however, several streams in the district. These include Kobi and Dwahyen. Two major dams, Owabi and Barekese have been constructed across the Owabi and the Offin rivers respectively. These dams supply pipe borne water to the residents of Kumasi and its environs.
Farming activities are carried out close to the banks of some of the rivers and streams, thus increasing eutrophication and siltation levels in some of them. Those which flow through major settlements have also been polluted due to the discharged of liquid and solid waste into them. Measures are required to properly manage the water bodies in the district to promote agriculture and sustainable environment.
1.2.3 Climate and Vegetation
1.2.3.1 Climate: The district lies within the wet semi-equatorial zone, which is marked by double maximum with annual rainfall ranging between 170cm and 185cm. The major rainfall season is from Mid- March to July, and the minor season is between September and mid-November. Rainfall in the district is not distributed throughout the year. It is also not very reliable. It is therefore not safe to rely solely on rain fed agriculture. Agriculture within the district must incorporate soil and water conservation measures at all times to ensure good yield.
Temperature is fairly uniform ranging between 27ºC (August) and 31ºC (March). Mean relative humidity of about 87 to 91 percent is characteristic of the district. The lowest relative humidity usually occurs in February/April when they are between 83 -87 in the morning and 48-67 in the afternoon
40 1.2.3.2 Vegetation: The vegetation found in the district is predominantly the semi-deciduous type. The vegetation type has largely been disturbed by human activities (logging, farming, bush fires etc), thus, depriving it of its original valuable tree species (e.g. odum, sapale), fauna and other forest products. However, there are some pockets of forest reserves available in the district. These include the Owabi Water Works Forest Reserves and Barekese Water Works Forest Reserve, which serve as water shed protection for the Ofin and Owabi rivers. In addition part of the Gyemena Forest Reserve is located in the district. The Barekese and Owabi forest reserves have been encroached upon by farmers, sand winners and illegal chain saw operators. These practices continue to threaten the lives of the offin and Owabi Rivers, and the Barekese and Owabi reservoirs. Public education, reforestation and proper enforcements of existing laws should be carried out to protect and conserve water bodies in the district. 1.2.3.3 Green Economy In providing for the wellbeing of people in the district and also social equity, various negative impacts will be released onto the environment and ecological zones in the district. In view of this, policies and measures have been put in place to mitigate the impact of the some of the activities to bring about improvement in the lives of people in the district. Areas such as the use of firewood for domestic activities, illegal lumbering thus chain-saw operators, operations from wood mill factories, mining and quarry and others have been catered for in the plan to sustain the green state/economy of the district. With regards to water bodies like the owabi, barekese and others, measures have been put in place to stop farming along river bodies, fishing with chemicals and other hazardous activities. 1.2.4 Soil and characteristics The predominant soils in the district are the Kumasi-Asuansi/Nta-Ofin Compound Associations and the Bekwai- Nzema/Oda Complex Associations. The Kumasi-Asuansi Compound Associations developed over cape Coast Granites are generally medium to coarse textured, good structured and moderately gravelley. The soils have a fairly high moisture holding capacity. The soils are marginal for mechanical cultivation. Hand cultivation is recommended. The soils are good for agriculture. They are suitable for tree and arable crops such as cocoa, citrus, oil palm, mangoes, guava, avocado, maize, cassava, yams,
41 cocoyam, plantain, pawpaw, groundnuts pineapple and ginger. The valley bottom soils are good for the cultivation of rice, sugarcane and vegetable.
Soils of the Kumasi-Asuansi Compound Associations are found at places like Nerebehi, Abuakwa, Nkawie, Toase, Amanchia, Seidi etc. Residential activities and sand winning have currently taken portions of these good agriculture lands. Measures such as bye-laws and reforestation are required to protect and reclaim these good lands for agriculture. The Bekwai- Nzema/Oda Complex Associations developed over Birimian Phyllites, Greywacks, Schist and Gneisses are very deep, red, well drained and brown. Their moisture holding capacity is fairly high although surface layers are susceptible to dry season drought. The soils are moderately good for agriculture. The upland and slope soils are suitable for all the tree and arable crops already mentioned. The valley bottoms are good for the cultivation of rice, sugarcane and vegetables. Soils of the Bekwai- Nzema/Oda Complex Associations are found at places like Fufuo, Mfensi, Barekese, Adankwame, Akropong, Amanchia, Besease, Wurapong, Boahenkwa, etc.
1.2.5 Geology and Minerals The district is underlain by the Lower Birimian rocks, which consist of phyllites, greywaches, achists and gneiss, and the Cape Coast Granite. Both the Lower Birimian and the Cape Coast Granite are of considerable economic importance since they do bear Gold, and good clay deposit for ceramics and brick making. The Cape Coast Granite is a good potential for the building and road construction industry.
The District Assembly should continue to provide conducive environment for the full-scale exploitation of these rocks, which are mostly found around Tabere and Barekese, to create jobs and also provide revenue for the district’s development.
1.2.6 Condition of the Physical and Built Environment The impact of socio-economic development on the environment and climate change is still a major concern worldwide, and the importance of environmental issues in planning cannot be overemphasized.
Human activities such as lumbering, farming, sand winning, fire wood extraction, livestock, bush fires etc continue to impact negatively on the environment. The net effect of these activities has
42 been the reduction in vegetation cover, pollution of water bodies, which also has adverse effects on the climate. The forest of the district, which has been the major source of timber, has gradually lost its once enviable vegetation.
Logging activities by large timber firms still goes on at Ataase, Wurapong, Ntabaanu, Kutugin, Barekese, etc. The activities of these timber contractors in the district have had negative effects on the environment. Crop farming and sand winning also take place in the forest, and this has added to the degradation of the natural environment and thus, reduced the vegetation from primary to secondary forest. Re-aforestation, environmentally sustainable methods of farming and logging, education, alternative livelihood programmes are some of the measures required to protect and conserve the physical environment.
Open dumping is still the main method of refuse disposal in the built environment. There are also some heaps of refuse in the district, even though the number has reduced significantly, since 2006. These high heaps of refuse are found mainly in the urban settlements, of Abuakwa, Nkawie-Kuma, Toase, Nkawie-Panin, Afari, Asuofua, Asenemaso, Barekese, Nerebehi, etc.
Communal pit latrine is still the dominant method of liquid waste disposal in the rural communities, even though some households have taken advantage of the Community Water and Sanitation and the District Assembly household latrine promotion programme, and have constructed Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines in their houses.
In the urban settlements public toilets (KVIP and Vault chamber type) are prevalent, even though some households in the urban and peri-urban settlements have household toilet facilities, some people still resort to open space defecation
The peri-urban enclave of the district continues to witness a lot of development activities. Asuofua, Manhyia, Atwima Koforidua, Abuakwa, etc for instance are the fastest growing towns in the district, and with the upsurge of construction activities, Sand Winning has increased and posing environmental problems in areas such as Mim, Akropong, Sepaase, Nkawie-Kuma,
43 Bokankye, Nkawie Panin, Nerebehi, Toase etc. The sand winners create gallies, which become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Some of the key environmental development problems resulting from human activities on the Natural and built environment include:
High level of environmental degradation resulting from poor farming practices, illegal logging, sand winning and use of chemicals for fishing Poor sanitation in urban areas Haphazard erection of physical structures in built environment due to inadequate capacity to plan and manage the fast rate of development in the Urban/Peri-Urban areas High level of erosion in settlements Poor and inadequate drainage systems Poor access roads within some built up areas of Manhyia, Koforidua, Abuakwa, Asenemanso, Asuofua, etc.
The problems identified above have far reaching consequences on the environment and the population. For instance poor sanitation brings about sanitation related diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever the spread of cholera. Poor drainage system leads to flooding stagnant water. Again indiscriminate felling of tress, bush fires, sand winning, use of chemicals for fishing and poor farming practices destroy the forest, water bodies and the eco-system.
1.2.7 Climate Change
Increased concentration of greenhouse gases (i.e. carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane, nitrous oxide, etc.) in the atmosphere has resulted in increased global warming, the impacts of which are being felt both globally and locally. There is visible evidence of the adverse effects of climate change in the Atwima Nwabiagya District. These include changes in rainfall patterns, storms, altered patterns of agriculture and associated crop failures, intermittent flow of streams, and increased cases of diseases (especially malaria), among others. These changes are threats to the
achievement of the development priorities of the district.
There is therefore the need to look for ways to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems to climate change effects, and also reduce the emission of greenhouse gases or enhance the removal of these gases from the atmosphere. Development effort of the district must therefore be compatible with this aim.
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1.3 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
1.3.1 Population Size, Growth Rate and Sex Ratio
The total population of the district, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census was 149,025, with an annual growth rate of 1.6%. The Census revealed that the district had a sex ratio of 93, indicating the presence of more females than males. The projected population of the district for 2013 is 156,293. The population growth of the district is influenced mostly by its proximity to Kumasi. Most people who work in Kumasi use most settlements in the district as dormitory towns and with the high pressure on land and residential facilities in the Kumasi Metropolis, most people find the district suitable to reside in.
Spatial Distribution of Population
(a) Population Density and Distribution by Area Council
The district has a population density of 505 persons per sq. km. The Population Distribution by Area Councils is indicated in the table below. Akropong Area Council has the highest projected population of 39,573 in 2013. Afari has the lowest projected population of 10,018.
Table 1.6: Population by Area Councils Area Population, 2010 Projected population, 2013 2017 (Projected) Council Male Female Total Male Female Total Total Abuakwa 17793 19083 36839 18661 19975 38636 41,168 Akropong 18225 19546 37733 19114 20459 39573 42,167 Nkawie- 10386 19546 21504 10893 11660 22553 24,031 Toase Barekese 10,473 11210 21,683 10984 11757 22741 24231 Afari 4614 2519 9553 4839 5179 10018 10675 Adankwame 10487 11225 21713 10999 11773 22772 24265 Total 71,948 77077 149,025 75490 80803 156293 177,144
Source: Computed from 2010 Population and Housing Census Reports
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(b) Rural- Urban Split The district is predominantly rural with about 68.5 percent living in the rural areas of the district. Only 31.5% of the population lives in the urban areas. Some major settlements in the district include Abuakwa, Nkawie, Toase, Asuofua, Barekese, Atwima Koforidua, Asenemaso Akropong, etc. The proximity of the district to the Kumasi Metropolis greatly accounts for this situation.
It is therefore important for the District Assembly to put in place strategies that will ensure proper planning and management of the urban / peri-urban situation, and also provide the needed infrastructure and services for the rural orderly growth of settlements.
Age and Sex Composition
The age structure of the population in the district is skewed towards the youth. The highest proportions are in the Age groups 0-4 years (13.4%) and 5-9 years (12.8%). Cumulatively, 38.8% of the population in the district is below 15 years. This coupled with a 3.6% population above 64 years means a high potential demand for basic school infrastructure, teachers, learning materials, health infrastructure, health personnel, drugs, health equipment and other social facilities. This is indicated table 1.7
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Table 1.7: shows the population of the district by Age, Sex and type of locality
Sex Type of locality Both Sex Age Group Sexes Male Female ratio Urban Rural
All Ages 149,025 71,948 77,077 93.3 46,891 102,134
0 - 4 20,010 10,237 9,773 104.7 5,972 14,038
5 – 9 19,052 9,585 9,467 101.2 5,618 13,434
10 – 14 18,800 9,217 9,583 96.2 5,699 13,101
15 - 19 16,066 7,935 8,131 97.6 5,278 10,788
20 - 24 14,378 6,619 7,759 85.3 4,855 9,523
25 - 29 13,064 5,884 7,180 81.9 4,362 8,702
30 - 34 10,680 4,957 5,723 86.6 3,518 7,162
35 - 39 9,407 4,443 4,964 89.5 3,046 6,361
40 - 44 7,076 3,541 3,535 100.2 2,313 4,763
45 - 49 5,431 2,636 2,795 94.3 1,721 3,710
50 - 54 4,626 2,200 2,426 90.7 1,451 3,175
55 - 59 2,759 1,353 1,406 96.2 845 1,914
60 - 64 2,246 1,152 1,094 105.3 675 1,571
65 - 69 1,323 608 715 85.0 392 931
70 - 74 1,723 678 1,045 64.9 493 1,230
75 - 79 943 393 550 71.5 272 671
80 - 84 707 248 459 54.0 193 514
85 - 89 372 153 219 69.9 91 281
90 - 94 270 82 188 43.6 70 200
95 - 99 92 27 65 41.5 27 65
All Ages 149,025 71,948 77,077 93.3 46,891 102,134
0-14 57,862 29,039 28,823 100.7 17,289 40,573
15-64 85,733 40,720 45,013 90.5 28,064 57,669
65+ 5,430 2,189 3,241 67.5 1,538 3,892
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Age-dependency ratio 73.82 76.69 71.23 67.09 77.10 Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census The employable age constitute 57.5%, and the employable youth (15-29) constitute 29.2% of the total population.
There are slightly more females (51.7%) than males (48.3%). This translates into a sex ratio of about 93 males to 100 females. The detailed age and sex structure of the district is presented in Table 6 above. There is therefore the need to put in place programmes and projects that would provide employment opportunities for this employable population, and also inspire the youth to initiate, create and develop products which individuals and society require.
Religious Affiliation Christianity is the dominant religion in the district (83.2%), Islam (10.3%), Traditional Religion (0.3%), Other Religion (0.6%) and No Religion (11.3%). There is cordiality among the religious groups and this situation provides a good environment for the development of the district.
1.3.5 Dependency Ratio The dependent population (0-14 and 65 and above years) is the proportion of people catered for by those working or in the employable ages (15-64 years). The dependent population constitutes 57.5% of the total population of the district. The dependency ratio for Atwima Nwabiagya District is 73.8. This implies, 0.74 dependent per employable person. This is slightly higher than the regional ratio of 72.5 the real dependency burden may be higher since the employable ages include a greater proportion of the unemployed and those in school/acquiring skills. Measures are required to create employment opportunities and to improve income levels so as to enable the employable population cater for themselves and their dependents.
1.4 Culture The predominant cultural practices in the district is the Asante culture, it is the culture being practiced by almost all the people in the region. The main language spoken in the district is Twi, and the most preferred food is fufu. It is prepared with cassava and plantain or cocoyam and it is
48 served with soup. Others include boiled plantain/cocoyam served with ‘kontonmire or garden eggs stew and roasted plantain/cocoyam that is served with roasted groundnuts. The cloth is the main traditional attire; it is worn by both male and female to social gatherings like funerals, church, festivals, wedding and naming ceremonies. The main dance is Adowa, kete, and Nwomkro. There are traditional groups in the district, which perform (sing and dance) during occasional celebrations.
Funerals, Puberty rites, Festivals (Akwasidae and Awukudae) are important cultural practices of the people in the district. The Akwasidae and Awukudae festivals are celebrated every forth night.
The main traditional occupation in the district is agriculture (crop farming and Animal rearing), cooking/ food processing, pottery making, beads making, wood carving, batik Tie & Dye and basket weaving. The cutlass and the basket are the traditional farming tools for farmers in the district.
Important traditional /historical sites in the district are the Okomfo Anokye Foot Prints at Nkakom, beads making sites at Darbaa, Asuofua and Asamang and a cave at Barekese, ( the place where the Asantes hid e the ‘Golden Stool’ when the Colonial Government wanted to seize it). Tuesdays and Fridays are the main sacred days of the people in the district. Some communities take advantage of these days to carry out community development activities. The sacred days are opportunities for the promotion of self-help development activities in the rural communities of the district.
Measures such as cultural education campaigns, construction of cultural village and others are required to promote and preserve the cultural values of the people in the district.
1.5 Spatial Analysis This section gives the main spatial organization issues in the district. It discusses the location and distribution of services in the district.
49 1.5.1 Nature and Distribution of Settlements There are 131 settlements in the district, nine (9) of them are urban with population 5,000 and above. Some of the urban settlements are Abuakwa, Nkawie-Kuma (the district capital), Toase, Asuofua, Barekese, Atwima Koforidua, Akropong Atwima Manhyia and Asenemaso. About 49% of the population of the district in 2013 lived in these 9 urban settlements, and 6.0% lived in 71 settlements with population below 500, as shown in table 7 below. This situation requires the selection and application of appropriate water, health, sanitation, and other infrastructure systems and technology choice to address the rural and urban facility and service needs.
Table 1.8: Nature of Settlements No. of % of total No. of % of Total Population Settlements Settlements Total Population Population 2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2013 5000 and 9 10 6.87 7.63 48.57 above 72381 500 – 51 55 38.93 41.98 68,224 45.78 4,999 Below 71 66 54 50.38 8,420 5.65 500 Total 131 131 100 100 149,025 100 100 Source: Computed from 2010 PHC.
Settlement Planning and Management Settlements planning, though a district-wide activity it is still concentrated along the three (3) main road corridors, namely the Kumasi-Barekese, Abuakwa – Sunyani and Abuakwa – Bibiani.).The direction of growth in the district is concentrated along these road corridors.
Some of the settlements along these corridors have approved and operational planning schemes/layouts. The aforementioned schemes/layouts are in sectors, as they do not cover the total land area of the various settlements.
Currently, the district has thirty-two (32) approved planning schemes/layouts. The schemes/layouts are tools available to the Assembly, through the District Statutory Planning Committee (DSPC) for ensuring orderly physical development in the district.
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Most settlements in the district do not have schemes/layout. In addition, public awareness, monitoring and enforcement of legislations/byelaw on physical development are weak, mainly due to inadequate funding, equipment, transport and other logistics. These have resulted in haphazard and unauthorized erection of physical structures, especially, in the urban/peri-urban communities.
There is therefore the need for the District Assembly to provide adequate funding for the preparation and management of settlement schemes/layouts to guide proper settlement development and to reduce the haphazard, uncontrolled and unco-ordinated development in the urban/ peri-urban settlements. There is also the need to extend physical planning and management activities to rural areas to ensure orderly growth and development of rural settlements in the district.
Location /Distribution of Services and Infrastructure A study of spatial location and distribution of service; and their inter-linkages in the district was carried out with the aid of the scalogram analysis.
The scalogram, which is a matrix showing selected settlements and the respective functions they perform in a district, provides an in-depth knowledge about the adequacy and variety of functions performed by each of the selected settlements. It also helps in the determination of hierarchy of settlements and the nature of spatial integration they exhibit in the district.
For the analysis, 70 settlements (representing communities with population 200 and above people were used. Eighteen (18) services and facilities, under education, health, water; energy, post and telecommunication, finance. agriculture and other sectors were identified and considered. The matrix is shown in table 8.
Based on the variety and level of the aforementioned services in the scalogram, settlements were ranked in a hierarchy. Nkawie Kuma (the district capital) has the highest number of services in the district, totaling 16 out of the 18 facilities considered. A centrality index was calculated from
51 the scalogram for all the 70 settlements, and Nkawie Kuma has the highest centrality index of 236.2, and the next settlement, (Toase) had a centrality index of only 138.7. The analyses indicate that the facilities and services considered for the scalogram are skewed in favour of Nkawie Kuma, Toase, Akropong, Abuakwa, Asuofua, Barekese, Asenemaso and Atwima Koforidua
The analysis also revealed that, to a large extent, there is a linkage between population concentration and distribution of services. However, some settlements with higher population still lacked certain facilities. For instance, Abuakwa with a population of 21,066 has no hospital and a senior high school. Similarly, Maakro, Bodwesango, Amoamang, Marbeng, Kokobeng and Wioso with population of 3,096, 1,704, 996, 969, 904 and 691 respectively lacked some basic schools.
However, some of the settlements, (e.g. Abuakwa, Maakro and Bodwesango) are not far from settlements where the facilities and services they lacked are located. The district must make efforts to provide services and facilities in areas where they are not currently available.
1.5.4 Surface Accessibility 1.5.4.1 Roads and Transport Roads are very important determinant of the accessibility of people to services and facilities. It is therefore necessary to analyse the road network and their conditions.
Two trunk roads within the district are the 16km stretch of Abuakwa – Wioso road and the 5 kilometers stretch of Abuakwa – Mfensi road. In all, the district has 109.5 kilometres of Bitumen surfaced road. The remaining road network (137.2 km) is graveled roads. The total bitumen surfaced roads in the district in 2005 was about 82.2kms. Condition of roads in the district has improved significantly since 2005.
These roads provide surface access to services in the district and also link the district to other parts of the country. An important aspect of spatial organization in terms of settlement is the
52 distribution of services. This together with conditions of communication and transportation system, and social factors determine the access the people have to basic services.
All the major towns and some peri- urban and rural settlements in the district (are linked by bitumen surfaced roads, thereby providing easy movement of people and goods to and from these communities.
Accessibility in the remote Cocoa and food crop growing communities of Wurapong, Boahenkwa, Ataase, Nyamebekyere, Apuayem, etc. is still poor. Some of the roads linking these communities become almost impassable during the rainy season. This makes movement to and from such areas still very difficult.
Farmers in these areas face a lot of transportation difficulties, some of which include unreliability of means of transport and high transport fares. Most of their produce go bad or are bought at very low prices by middlemen. The people in these areas are unable to access some basic social and economic services. The completion of Kyereyiase- Nkontomire road and the construction of Barekese to Boahenkwa road would significantly improve accessibility in most of the communities which are currently in this situation. 1.5.4..1Accessibility to Services Analysis of distances from settlements to where some basic services are located in the district (table 9) shows that the situation in 2013 has not changed much from what existed in 2009. The Barekese and Akropong Area Councils are still the most difficult areas in terms of access to basic socio-economic facilities and services. Kyereyasi, Odumase, Ntabaanu, Akwapim, Bankyease, Boahenkwa, Worapong areas of the three Area Councils are the most affected (see fig 2).
Table 1.9: Average Distance to Services by Area Council Area Average Distance to Service/ Facilities in Km Council Post Police Hosp. Clinic Prim. JHS SHS Market Bank Extension Office Station Sch. Service Abuakwa 3.3 2.2 3.34 1.12 0.34 0.34 2.9 1.1 2.2 1.2 Akropong 7.6 7.5 13.63 6.6 1.13 1.6 9.91 9.2 7.5 10.3 Nkawie- 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.1 2.3 2.6 12.24 6.7 6.5 2.5 Toase
53 Afari 8.2 9 9.7 7.2 1.5 1.5 9.6 8.5 9 8.4 Adankwam 12.9 3.9 11.0 5.0 0.37 0.37 12.2 5.2 6.4 2.3 Barekese 18.03 14.8 16.9 11.22 3.6 5.03 18.8 11.6 14.8 15.4 District 9.44 7.3 10.24 6.21 1.56 1.91 10.95 7.1 7.73 6.7 Source: Survey by DPCU, 2013 . With the exception of potable water supply, which has improved considerably in these areas between 2007 and 2013, the people living in these areas still travel on deplorable roads to access basic services like health care, markets and so on. In addition, the area lacks electricity and extension services, school pupils still learn under trees and dilapidated structures, qualified teachers refuse posting to these areas, people resort to self-medication/quack doctors/prayer camps for health care and the farmers sell their farm produce at very low prices.
Measures such as provision of health facilities, construction of feeder roads, provision of electricity, school infrastructure and extension services are required to improve the health status of the people, increase their production and incomes levels and also to create conducive learning environment for kids.
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55 Plate: 1.2 Atwima Nwabiagya District Poverty Map
56 1.6 District Economy 1.6.1 Structure of the Local Economy The economy of Atwima Nwabiagya District can be analysed under four broad categories namely Agriculture, Industry, trading and services. In spite of the peri-urban nature of the district, agriculture remains the dominant sector and employs about 50.76% of the labour force, as shown in table 10. This is followed by the industrial sector, which employs about 17.41% of the labour force. Trading, that is buying and selling employs 14.43% of the labour force. The service sector comprising transportation, hairdressing, hospitality and other activities, employs about 17.40% of the labour force. There are small, medium and large-scale industries in the district. The industrial sector is dominated by small-scale manufacturing activities, which range from local soap making, tie and dye production as well as gari processing, carpentry, oil palm and palm kernel oil extraction. Medium and large scale manufacturing industries consist of sawmills, among others. This is shown in the table below: Table 1.10: Structure of District Economy Sector Percentage (%) Agriculture 50.76 Industry 17.41 Trading 14.43 Service 17.40 TOTAL 100 Source: 2010 Population and Housing Census
1.6.2 Major Economic Activities 1.6.2.1 Agriculture The main types of agricultural activities in the district are crop farming and livestock rearing. Fishing is also done, but on a very limited scale.
a. Crop Farming
Crop farming is the main agricultural activity in the district. Maize, cassava, yam, cocoyam, ginger, oil palm, rice, citrus, cocoa and plantain are the main crops grown in the district. Most of these crops are cultivated on small-scale basis. Only few individuals are engaged in medium to large-scale farming.
57 Some farmers are also taking advantage of the huge potential market in the Kumasi Metropolis to cultivate vegetables like pepper, tomatoes; garden eggs, cabbage, carrots cucumber, green pepper and okra on a relatively large scale. The Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the CSIR, African Rice Project and JIRCA are also promoting valley-bottom rice cultivation in the district. There are good soils and large farmlands available for the production of rice and the crops mentioned above on larger scales. Climatic and soil conditions in the district are favorable for the cultivation of citrus. The district is therefore one of the leading producers of citrus in the country. Currently, about 9,000 hectares of farmlands are devoted to citrus cultivation. However, there are still no processing facilities available in the district, to add value to the raw oranges; as a result most of the fruits go waste since the existing market is unable to absorb all the supplies of the raw fruits.
The district is also noted for the cultivation of ginger. The district produces about 10,106 metric tons of ginger annually. Despite various initiatives to add value to the crop, not much success has been achieved. All the ginger produced is still being sold in their raw form. Measures are required to increase production and processing of ginger in the district so as to create and sustain employment.
Other farming activities being carried out in the district, which deserve special attention and promotion, are aquaculture and grass cutter rearing. Table 11 and Figure 3 show major growing areas of crops in the district. Table 1.11: Crops and Growing Areas Crop Main Area of Cultivation Oil palm Ntensre, Nerebehi, Nkotomire, Adagya Tomatoes Nerebehi, Marbang, Toase ,Afari, Kobeng Garden eggs Nerebehi, Afari, Kyreyeasi Pepper Barekese, Nerebehi,Afari Maize Amamchia, Barekese, Seidi, Fufuo, Akyena Plantain Amanchia, Nkonteng, Koben, Asakraka Seidi Yam Koforidua, Atwima Agogo Cassava Nkawkom, Kyereyasi, Nkawie –Panin, Abira, Adankwame, Okra Nerebehi, Kyereyasi, Afari Cocoa Barekese, Fufuo, Abira, Boahenkwa, Atamso, Nkontomire, Kobeng Ginger Gyankoba, Nkorang, Toase, Nkawkom Citrus Esaso, Kapro, Aninkroma, Adankwame Rice Asakraka, Amaduma- Adankwame, Mfensi Cocoyam Nkonten, Apaakrom, Barekuma Source: MOFA,Nkawie 2014.
58 Plate: 1.3 Atwima Nwabiagya District Crops and Production Areas Map
59 The production levels and areas under cultivation of the major crops in the district for 2009 and 2013 are presented in table 12.
Table 1.12: Crop Production in 2009 & 2013 Year Maize Cassava Plantain Cocoyam Yam Rice Citrus Ginger 2009 P 21,321 112,796 135,892 85,590 5,148 3,419 - 2,765 A 14,921 14,801 15,088 14,008 2,451 403 2,036 1,109 2013 P 18,640.5 207,572 112,730 90,192.6 4,060 4,366 - 14,465 A 10,965 10,327.2 11,273 10,134 - 590 19,101 5,014 % P -12.6 84.02 -17 5.4 -21.1 27.7 423.1 Change A -26.5 -30.3 -25.3 -27.7 - 46.4 838.2 352.12 Source: MOFA, Nkawie 2014
Note: A=Area Cultivated in (ha), P= Total production in tones
The respective areas cultivated in 2013 for maize, cassava, Plantain, cocoyam, citrus, ginger and rice are 10,965ha, 10,327.2ha, 11,273ha, 10,134ha, 19,101, 5,014and 590ha. Production as at 2013 were 18,640.5tonnes, 207,572tonnes, 112,730tones, 90,192.6tonnes 14,465 tones and 4,366tonnes for maize, cassava, plantain, cocoyam, ginger and rice respectively.
The production of cassava, ginger, rice and cocoyam increased by 84.1%, 423.1%, 27.7% and 5.4% respectively. There has been a decline in the production of maize, plantain and yam production in 2013. There is the need to put in place measures such as irrigation farming, pest and disease control and modern farm management practice to improve and sustain the production of these crops. Poor production levels have serious ramifications in terms of low incomes, increase poverty and low revenue generation for the district.
b. Livestock Farming
The district can also boast of the presence of large-scale poultry farms. These include Darko Farms, Topman Farms, Asare Farms, Anikora Farms and Mfum Farms. There are also many medium and small scale poultry farms scattered all over the district. Other small-scale livestock like goats, sheep, pigs, cattle, grass cutter, etc. are also reared. Most of these small-scale livestock rearing activities are meant to supplement nutritional requirements and to earn
60 additional income. Livestock and poultry production areas in the district are presented in table 13 below.
Table 1.13: Livestock and Poultry Production Areas Type of Livestock Main production Area Goats Sheep Toase, Nkawie,Adankwame, Akropong Cattle Akrofrom, Nerebehi, Toase, Amanchia, Wioso,Kobeng Pig Marbang, Daaba, Gyankobaa, Nerebehi, Afari Poultry Daaba, Marbang, Akropong, Toase Amadum Adankwame Grasscutter Adankwame, Mim, Sepaase, Akropong, Afari, Abuakwa, Besease, Adankwame Source: MOFA, Nkawie 2014
The production levels of major livestock in the district for 2009 and 2013 are presented in table 14 below. The trend between 2009 and 2013 showed some increase in the number of livestock production in the district, except poultry and goats due to high cost of inputs and outbreak of diseases/pests. Measures are required to improve poultry and goat production and to sustain the achievements of the entire livestock industry.
Table 1.14: Livestock Production in 2009 & 2013 Year Goats Sheep Cattle Pigs Poultry Grass Snails Turkey cutter 2009 2,459 4,700 733 3,930 626,395 340 19,000 867
2013 1,894 5,746 936 4,612 524,644 653 - 1,145
% Change -23.0 23.0 27.7 17.36 -17.0 92.1 - 32.1 Source: MOFA, Nkawie, 2014
c. Farm Tools Most farmers in the district still use the cutlass and hoe for their farming activities. The use of agrochemicals is now on the increase to reduce the need for physical labour and time spent in the production process. It is important that while the use of agrochemicals is being promoted on a large scale, the correct application of the chemicals and the required precautions are not compromised, so as to protect our water bodies from pollution and consumers from food
61 contamination. There is the need to replace the hoe and cutlass with appropriate agriculture machinery so as to increase efficiency and productivity
d. Land Acquisition The main method of land acquisition for agriculture purpose in the district is through either sharecropping or lease. The main types of sharecropping are the “abunnu” (half of the crop produced are given to the tenant farmer and half to the landowner) and “abusa” (two-thirds of the produce is given to the farmer and one-third to the landowner). These systems have serious implications as far as agricultural production is concerned. In terms of costs, rates keep on rising in most cases. There is also uncertainty as far as the farmer’s duration on the piece of land is concerned and this blunts incentives among sharecropping and fixed rent tenants to invest in, and adopt modern agricultural technologies.
Apart from these, landownership is fragmented thereby hindering easy acquisition of large size of land for large scale agriculture. There is the need for the District Assembly to collaborate with traditional authorities and land owners to create land banks for farming and other viable agro- based investments. e. Pest and Diseases Pest and disease condition in the district is not all that serious, apart from the usual caterpillars, grass hoppers, aphids and mites, which affect some crops. Common diseases are fruit drop in citrus and black pods on cocoa. Common pest in animals include ticks, worms and lies. There is the need to control disease and pest infestation to improve yield. f. Credit Facilities The Ministry of Food and Agriculture and NGOs such as JIRCA, Self Help International, and West African Rice etc have credit facilities for farmers in the district. Farmers are supplied with credit inputs like seed maize, fertilizers and weedicides to boost up production.
Other credit facilities like the Micro- credit component of the Community Based Rural Development Project, Rural Banks etc are available. However, the bureaucratic procedures one has to go through before accessing these credits, the untimely disbursement and unfavorable repayment arrangements are often disincentive to most of the farmers. There is also a general low level of banking culture and poor credit management skills among farmers. All these need to
62 be addressed to enable the farmers obtain and effectively utilize credit to increase production and their income levels.
g. Post Harvest Losses and Storage Much of the foodstuffs grown by the farmers are still lost as a result of poor post harvest practices, notably poor handling, poor storage, poor post harvest management, poor harvesting methods and lack of processing facilities.
The main type of storage facility in the district is the improved ventilated narrow crib. It is extensively used in the maize producing areas. The use of this method has yielded some results. For instance post harvest losses for maize have reduced from 30% in 2009 to 27% in 2013.
The lack of storage facilities for some of the crops force farmers to sell off their produce at very low prices. This is especially so if there is a bumper harvest and also in the case of citrus which is perishable. h. Marketing and Processing Middle women mainly from Kumasi and Abuakwa play an important role in the marketing of agricultural produce in the district. Most of the farmers sell their produce to the middle women and men on market days. They in turn sell them at urban markets within and outside the district.
However, these middlemen dictate the prices of the agricultural produce. In most cases the prices are unfavorable to the farmers. Even though Farmers complained about this situation, they have no alternative, since most of the items they produce are perishable. There is the need to promote the patronage of locally produced food stuff by the School Feeding Programme, second cycle institutions etc. i. Farmer Groups There are 39 active farmers groups in the district. The formation of associations among farmers must be further encouraged since they have the potential of strengthening farmers bargaining power when they sell their produce, or buy their inputs, because they would have a common position when it comes to pricing of produce, bulk purchase and access to credit. Table 16 shows the distribution of farmers’ groups by Area Council
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An umbrella district farmer group has been formed known as OSCA This organization coordinate the activities of all the farmer groups in the district. There is the need to strengthen OSCA to enable it set up a One Stop center for farmers. There is also the need to facilitate the formation of additional farm groups and build the capacity of the various farmer groups to practice good farm management so as to increase production and farm incomes
Table 1.15: Distribution of Farmers’ Groups by Area Councils Area Council Total No. of No. No. in Problems Facing the Groups. (Credit, mgt Farmers’ Active active skills, farming skills, financial skills, marketing, Groups inputs, leadership, Group Dynamics etc) Abuakwa 9 4 5 Marketing and credit management Akropong 9 5 4 Marketing and credit management Adankwame 9 5 4 Marketing and credit management Barekese 9 6 3 Marketing and credit management Nkawie-Toase 19 15 4 Marketing and credit management Afari 7 4 3 Marketing and credit management Total 62 39 23 Source: MOFA, Nkawie, 2014 j. Extension Services There are fifteen (15) Agriculture Extension Agents in the district as against 32 required. The following table shows how they are distributed within the district. Table 1.16: Distribution of Agriculture Extension Agents Operational No of Extension Operational Areas Headquarters Agents Toase 1 Toase, Nkawie payinn, Nkawie Kuma,Gyankobaa
Sepaase, 1 Hiawu Besease, ,Sepaase,Ahudwo Afari 1 Afari, Nerebehi, Akrofrom, kyereyase Mfensi 1 Mfensi,Sukwae, Akwaboa, Ntensere, Amadum Adankwame 1 Amaduma Adankwame,Asakraka, Afigya, Nkontomire, Akuapem 1 Akuapem,Ahwiaa,Ntabanu,Bankyease,Dakuwa Adankwame 1 Adankwame,Essaso,Pasoro,Kapro,Kumi,Aninkroma Amanchia 1 Wioso,Kobeng,Seidi,Amankyea,Apaakrom, Nkonteng Fufuo 1 Fufuo,Barekese,Abira,Asikama, Akropong 1 Akropong,Dabaa,Esase,Manhyia Asuofua 1 Amoaman, Akyease,Nketia,Asaman,Asuofua. Wurapong 1 Wurapong,Adigya,Boahinkwa No.1&2 Atwima Koforidua 1 Atwima Koforidua,Tabre, Kokobeng
64 Nkawie Panin 1 Nkawie Panin,Sibo krom,Fankomawie,Nkrong Abuakwa 1 Agogo, Maakro, Abuakwa Source: MOFA, Nkawie, 2014
The extension agent to farmer ratio in the district has decreased from 1: 3,000 in 2009 to 1: 3,017 in 2013. This is woefully inadequate compared with the ideal ratio of 1:1,500, and the national ratio of 1: 1,670. Most farmers, especially those in Wurapong, Boahenkwa, Ntabaanu and Nyamebekyere areas are still not adequately covered by extension services. Measures are required to improve upon the district’s ratio, if farmers are to get and apply the right level of technology and at the right time to enable them improve upon their production and income levels.
Even more critical, is the need to improve the working conditions of the existing extension staff especially in terms of transport, skills and accommodation to enable them give out their best.
k. Irrigation Farming This activity is gradually gaining grounds in the district. Some farmers are responding to the effort by the District Department of Agriculture to promote irrigation farming in the district. About 123 hectares of land was under irrigation farming by 2013. This figure is low considering the poor rainfall pattern in the district. Irrigation farming potential for vegetable and rice production exists at Nerebehi, Mfensi, Barekese and other areas. There is the need to develop and provide irrigation infrastructure and equipment to promote irrigation farming in these areas for employment generation, increased production and incomes.
1.6.2.2 Industry A. Manufacturing
The district has a number of industries engaged in the production of various items. The manufacturing sector is dominated by businesses in the area of Dressmaking, Carpentry, Metal, fabrication, Distillation of alcoholic beverages (akpeteshie and pito), Leather works, Ceramics, Baking, Milling, Wood processing (saw mills) and Batik / tie and dye making. These businesses are mainly micro and small-scale enterprises without permanent employees and the owners usually depend on apprentices to undertake their activities.
65 B. Quarrying Quarrying is another business that has a lot of potential in the district because of the availability of huge rock deposits at Barekese and Ntesere. There are two active quarry industries in the district. These are Consar Limited and Nachaa Limited. The industries are located at Barekese. C. Trade and Commerce
From the 2010 PHC, Twenty-five percent (25%) of the working population in the district is engaged in trading/commercial activities (buying and selling). Types of trading/commercial activities found in the district include: Foodstuffs Provisions Spare parts Alcoholic and soft drinks Building Materials Cooked foods Wood and Wood products Plastic products Chemicals Fuel Products and lubricants
Most of the traders are small size retailers, and apart from a few who trade in defined market places, most trading activities in the district are still located along roads, water ways and residential neighborhoods, thus creating a lot of environmental sanitation problems.
There are 3 main markets in the district. These are located at Barekese, Abuakwa and Nkawie - Toase. The Abuakwa market operates daily, whiles the Nkawie and Barekese markets operates both daily and weekly. There are other relatively smaller markets in the district. These include Atwima Koforidua, Akropong, Asuofua, Achiase, Maakro, Sepaase, Besease, Fufuo and Atwima Agogo markets.There are lorry parks attached to the Abuakwa, Asuofua, Barekese and Nkawie- Toase markets. The infrastructure at the markets and lorry parks are not only inadequate, but are also poor. There is also no effective market management system in place for the proper management of the markets.
66 Measures are required to improve the infrastructure at all the markets and lorry parks and also to put in place proper market management system and structures for the effective management of the markets to enable them serve the needs of the people better.
67 Plate 1.4 Map of banks, tourism, hotels/Guest houses and market centres
68 1.6.2.3 SERVICES a. Informal Services Sector The district has a number of businesses, which are engaged in the provision of different services to people within and outside the district. Important services available in the district include: hairdressing /barbering, traditional catering (chop bar), automobile repairs, radio / TV repairs, fridge / air-condition repairs and mobile phone repairs
The Abuakwa Area Council has the highest number of businesses in the service sector, followed by Akropong. Nkawie-Toase and Adankwame Area Councils occupy the third and fourth positions respectively. Afari Area council has the least number of businesses in the service sector in the district.
The district has no properly demarcated site where the informal sector activities can be carried out successfully. This has compelled most of the businesses to be located on road shoulders, on water ways and in residential areas, where they create and face a lot of inconveniences. The district must endeavor to find suitable sites where most of these businesses could be located and function effectively.
The District Business Advisory Center with financial and technical support from the Rural Enterprise Project (REP) has since 2006 provided technical and managerial training to some Micro and Small Scale Manufacturing and Services Enterprises in the district. The quality of products and services of the beneficiaries has improved, and some of them have been exposed to markets outside the district. There is the need for the district to continue to take advantage of the Rural Enterprise Project concept to seriously address the credit, technical and managerial bottle- necks of MSMEs in the district. b. Tourism Tourism potentials exist in the district. The Owabi and Barekese Dams continue to attract a large number of tourists into the district. Major forests reserves such as Gyamera Forest Reserve and the Owabi and Barekese Water Works Forest Reserve, Komfo Anokye footprints at Nkakom, are some of the notable tourist potentials in the district. The district can also boast of the presence of an Agriculture Fair site located at Nkawie. It has conference, restaurant and bar facilities.
69 Another important tourist site in the district is cave located at Barekese, where the ‘Golden Stool is believed to have been hidden at the time the whites wanted to seize it. It is also believed to be the place where war guns of the Asantes were stored in the olden days.
All these tourism potentials in the district are still not developed. Measures should be put in place by the District Assembly, Forestry Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Ghana Water Company Limited, Traditional Authorities and other stakeholders to conserve the historical sites, eco-system of the reserves and to provide facilities to make the tourist sites attractive to local and foreign tourists, and to prolong the time they spend at the sites. (Figure 4, page 34, shows tourism potentials of the district)
c. Financial Institutions There are three commercial banks in the District. These are: Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd. located at Nkawie, Atwima Mponua Rural Bank located at Toase with branches at Abuakwa and Akropong, Nwabigya Rural Bank located at Barekese, with a branch at Abuakwa (see figure 4, page 33 above) The District Assembly should collaborate with these financial institutions to address the credit needs of local enterprises and to develop the district’s potentials.
d. Communication
There are four (4) post offices in the district. These are located at Toase, Abuakwa, Akropong and Barekese.
Towns with direct telephones lines are Nkawie, Toase, Abuakwa, Akropong, Barekese and Asuofua. MTN, Tigo, Expresso, Airtel, Glo and Vodafone mobile service are also available in most parts of the district.
The district has no FM radio station; however, signals of all the FM stations located in Kumasi are received in most parts of the district. Signals from GTV, TV3, TV Africa, Visat and Metro TV and UTV are also available in most parts of the district. There are also 5 internet cafes located at Nkawie, Abuakwa and Asuofua. These facilities provide important means through which information and feedbacks can be obtained for effective development of the district.
70 Efforts must therefore be made to ensure that the communication service providers improve and sustain the quality of services they provide.
1.6.3 District Assembly Revenue Sources of revenue for the district can be divided into two broad categories. These are the Internally Generated Fund (IGF) and External Revenue
1.6.3.1 Internally Generated Revenue (IGF) The main sources of Internally Generated Fund (IGF) are: Rates Fees and fines Lands Licenses Rent Interest on investments Miscellaneous Revenue collection zones of the district are Abuakwa, Nkawie-Toase, Akropong, Adankwame, Barekese and Afari. The revenue zones are shown in Figure 5. Abuakwa, Nkawie-Toase and Akropong contribute more to the district’s IGF receipts. Afari zone is the least contributor. The performance of District Assembly in revenue generation from the internal sources for the period 2010 to 2013 is as follows: Table 1.17a: District Assembly’s Performance in Internally Generated Revenue Year Estimated (GH¢) Actual (GH¢) Percentage Performance 2010 712,101.00 587,129.03 82.5% 2011 745,239.60 550,002.07 73.8% 2012 845,516.00 566,293.36 67% 2013 896,853.01 449,104.43 50.1% Source: District Finance Office, 2014
71 Figure 1.1 District Assembly’s Performance in Internally Generated Revenue 1,000,000.00
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There were shortfalls of 17.5%, 26.2% , 33% and 49.9 % in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively. Lack of realistic data base, weak monitoring mechanisms and inadequate tax education are constraints affecting the estimation, collection and administration of local revenue in the district. Measures such as compilation of reliable revenue data base, effective supervision/ monitoring and intensive tax education are required to improve the district’s Internally Generated Revenue.
72 Plate: 1.5: Revenue Zone Map
73 1.6.3.1 External Revenue The main source of external revenue to the District Assembly is the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF). The DACF estimated and actual amount for 2010-2013 is as follows: Table 1.17 b: DACF Inflows- 2010-2013 Year Estimated (GH¢) Actual (GH¢) Percentage Actual 2010 1,413,259.64 606,134.40 42.9% 2011 1,503,923.40 869,987.84 57.8% 2012 1,949,229.32 308,159.90 15.8% 2013 1,165,964.00 615,413.08 52.8% Total 6,032,376.37 2,399,695.22 42.3% Source: District Finance Office, 2013
The average percentage actual DACF allocated to the District Assembly for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 was 42.3% for the plan period. A sizeable actual DACF allocated to the district for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 was deducted at source. The shortfalls and the deductions affected implementation of most planned projects and activities at the district level during the period. This situation implies that the District Assembly must put in place measures to raise more internal revenue and qualify for the DDF to finance its development activities, so as to reduce the district’s overdependence on the DACF.
1.6.4 Economic Resources of the District
Good agriculture land for large scale rice, vegetables, citrus, ginger, poultry, livestock, etc production High production of crops, citrus, ginger, maize, oil palm etc provide potentials for agro processing. Underground and surface water (Barekese Water Reservior, Owabi water Reservior), Historical sites for the development and promotion of international and domestic tourism Availability of stones for the building and road construction industry Good quality clay deposit at Mfensi for ceramic and bricks and tiles manufacturing Availability of land for housing development for the Kumasi Metropolitan market
74 Availability of good economic support infrastructure ( bitumen surfaced roads, electricity, potable water, etc Availability of many private properties, periodic/daily markets, lorry parks, etc for local revenue generation.
1.6.5 Employed and Unemployed The economically active population (age 15-64) is estimated at 85,733. Out of this, 45,013 (52.5%) are females whiles 40,720 (47.5%) are males. About 92% (78,874 people) of the economically active population in the district were employed. 48% (37,860) of those employed were female. Most of those working were self-employed. A total of 6,859 people (representing about 8% of the population in the employable age, most of which are youth) were not employed
There is the need for a comprehensive approach, and the directing of more investment into income generation and job creation ventures using existing local resource potentials ( in agriculture, tourism, sanitation, ICT, Agro-processing, natural resource restoration, Housing construction, repairs/ metal fabrication, etc) and other opportunities to reduce the unemployment situation and sustain any achievements made in the employment sector.
1.6.6 Key Economic Infrastructure in the District 1.6.6.1 Electricity, Oil and Gas Forty-six (46) settlements representing (70.6%) out of the sixty-five (65) settlements with population, 500 and above people are hooked onto the National Power Grid as shown in the table18 below. However, frequent power outages make it difficult for inhabitants to derive the full economic and social benefits of electricity supply.
About Eighteen (19) communities with population 500 and above people have no electricity. Some of these are; Akwapim, Ntabaanu, Nkontomire, Nkorang, Wurapong, Adagya, Ataase, Akyena, Boahenkwa, Kyereyease, Amakye-Bari and Aninkroma. In addition, newly developed parts of some urban/peri-urban towns in the district have no access to electricity. The proportion of households using electricity is 77.9 percent in urban areas and 67.1 percent in rural areas.
75 There is the need for ECG, District Assembly and other relevant stakeholders to work together to improve the quality and coverage of electricity supply in the district and to provide opportunities for electricity-based economic development and for kids and adults in all parts of the district to learn and use computers and internet facilities.
Table 1. 18: Electricity Supply Situation by Area Council Area Council Number of Communities Communities (population 500 communities with (population 500 and and above) without electricity population 500 above) with and above electricity No. % No. % Abuakwa 7 7 100 0 0 Akropong 22 16 72.73 6 27.27 Nkawie-Toase 10 8 80.0 2 20.0 Barekese 11 4 36.37 7 63.63 Adankwame 10 8 80.0 2 20.0 Afari 5 4 80.0 1 20.0 Total 65 47 72.31 18 27.69 Source: Data Compiled by DPCU, 2014
There are twenty-six (24) oil refilling stations in the district. Twelve (12) of them are surface, whilst twelve (12) are underground. The spatial distribution of these refilling stations is as follows:
Area Council Underground Surface Total Abuakwa 4 3 7 Akropong 3 3 6 Nkawie-Toase 3 1 4 Barekese 0 2 2 Adankwame 1 2 3 Afari 1 1 2 Total 12 12 24 Some of the refilling stations are located close to residential and commercial areas with heavy human traffic. There is the need to regulate the establishment, operation and utilization of oil
76 products in the district to prevent environmental hazards and disasters and to derive the full potential from oil.
There are only two gas refilling stations in the district. They are all located at Abuakwa. Gas is mainly used by some households and taxis in the urban areas of the district. Most households especially in the peri-urban and rural areas still rely on charcoal and fuel wood for energy. There is therefore the need to promote the use of gas by households to reduce the use of charcoal and fuel wood and its impact on the environment, and also to reduce the burden on women and children.
77 Plate 1. 6: Electricity, Fuel and Gas Station Map
78 1.6.6.2 Roads The district has a total road network of 266.5 kilometres, out of these 109.50 kilometers of Bitumen surfaced road. This represents 42.26% of total road surface in the district. The length of bitumen surfaced roads in the district has increased from 82.2 km in 2005 to 109.5km in 2013. The percentage of roads in good condition has also increased from 57.3% in 2005 to 64.10% in 2013. A total of 166kms of road (out of 266.5 km) is in good condition. Motor vehicle remains an indispensable means of transport for most people in the district; the generally high level of good roads in the district makes movement within and outside the district relatively easier and cheaper.
However, the condition of about 37.2 km of the district’s total road network is fair, whilst 124.2 kms is bad, as shown in table 19. This analysis indicates that more needs to be done by the District Assembly and the Road Agencies to improve the condition of graveled roads in the district, especially those in the remote Cocoa and food crop growing communities at Barekese and Akropong Area Councils, so as to improve accessibility towards increased food production, access to market and reduce poverty.
Table 1.19: Summary of Length and Condition of Road Types in the District Road Type Length Good Fair Bad (Km) Km % Km % Km % Bitumen Roads 109.50 56.9 94.52 24.5 3.66 28.1 1.83 Graveled Roads 157.0 23.7 41.80 37.2 29.14 96.1 29.10 TOTAL 266.5 80.6 67.29 61.7 16.80 124.2 17.56 Source: District Feeder Roads, 2014
Tables 1.19 and 1.20 provide the summary and detailed road network in the district and their condition.
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Table 1.20: Length and Condition of Bitumen and Graveled Roads No. Road Name Length (Km) Good (Km) Fair (Km) Bad (Km) Bitumen Surfaced Roads 1 Amanfrom – Barekese 20.00 - 20.0 - 2 Ntensre- Pasoro 4.50 - 4.50 - 3 Akropong – Dabaa- Kapro 7.80 7.80km - - 4 Akropong – Essase – Owabi Dam 5.20km - - 5.20km 5 Wioso – Amanchia 9.40 9.40 - - 6 Abuakwa-Mfensi 6.20 6.20 - - 7 Abuakwa – Mpasatia 16.00 16.00 - - 8 Esaso- Barekuma 7.0km - - 7.0km 10 Abrafo Kokobeng Jn-Abrafo Kokobe 1.20 1.20 - - 11 Barekese- Abira 5.30 5.30 - - 12 Afari –Nerebehi 3.50 3.50 - - 13 Adankwame- Esaso-Pasoro 6.60 - - 6.60 14 Nkawie- Kyereyiase 6.30 2.30 - 4.00 15 Esaase – Nyankyereniase 5.30 - - 5.30 16 Essaase- Owabi- Dabaa 5.2 5.2 - - TOTAL 109.50km 56.9 24.5km 28.1km Graveled Roads 1 Barekese-Fufuo-Adugyama 17.00 - 7.0 10.0 2 Bonsua-Worapong 7.50 - - 7.50 3 Abuakwa- Kagyase- Bokankye Jn 3.60 - 3.60 - 4 Maakro-Agogo-Twedie 5.30 5.30 - - 5 Bari-Kuma-Maabang 2.80 - - 2.80 6 Sepaase-Ntensere 7.90 3.00 4.90 7 Afari-Akrofrom 1.20 - - 1.20 8 Nkwakom Jn-Nkwakom 1.40 - 1.40 - 9 Nerebehi-Kyereyiase 3.00 - 3.00 - 10 Nkawie – Nkorang – Ofoase 8.00 8.00 - 11 Mfensi-Nkontomire 8.00 - - 8.00 12 Abrafo Kokobeng-Dabaa 2.50 - 2.50 - 13 Barekese-Addaikrom 19.00 5.00 - 14.00 14 Asakraka-Sewua-Woramumu 4.30 - - 4.30 15 Nkontomire-Nyamebekyere-Kyereyease 7.40 7.40 16 Nkontomire-Apueyem 5.0 - 5.00 17 Kobeng-Nkonteng 2.50 - 2.50 - 18 Fufuo-Asikam 5.60 - 5.60 19 Atamso Jn-Atamso-Yeboakrom 4.00 - - 4.00 20 Nkorang-Agogo 4.30 - - 4.30 21 Hemang-Achiase-Nketia 4.00 - - 4.00 22 Asuofua-Achiase-Amoaman 4.00 4.00 - - 23 Asuofua-Asaman 1.20 - 1.20 - 24 Esaso-Asaman 3.60 - - 3.60 25 Hwidiem Jn-Hwidiem 2.00 - - 2.00 26 Toase Trabuom 9.40 9.40 - - 27 Mile 19 - Ntabaanu 11.2 - - 11.2 28 Akwapim Jn-Akwapim 1.2 - - 1.2 TOTAL 157.0 23.7 37.2 96.1 Source: Dist. Feeder Roads, 2014.
80 1.7 Public Sector Institutions and Structures 1.7.1 The District Assembly The District Assembly is the highest political authority in the district. The District Assembly has 8 Sub-Committees working up to an Executive Committee; these are: Social Services Technical Infrastructure (Works) Finance and Administration Development Planning Environmental and Disaster Agriculture Justice and Security Micro and Small Scale Enterprises These Sub-Committees carryout their various functions and report to the Executive Committee, which is chaired by the District Chief Executive. Reports of the Executive Committee are submitted to the General Assembly for deliberations and ratification.
Efforts by the office of the District Assembly have made all the sub-committees of the Assembly active. However, there is still the need to continue to make them effective to promote a vibrant General Assembly and diverse deliberations of issues during General Assembly meetings.
There are Fifty-five (55) Assembly Members in the District, Thirty-eight (39) of them are elected, and are responsible for the 39 Electoral Areas. Only 3 about (2%) are females. There is the need to put in place measures such as advocacy and leadership skills training for women to improve their representation on the General Assembly.
1.7.2 District Sub-Structures Below the District Assembly are the District Sub-structures. They are six (6) Area Councils and eighty-eight (88) Unit Committees. All the Area Councils have office accommodation. The Assembly has provided computers and other office equipment to them. The District Assembly has also ceded some revenue areas to them to collect. Some of the Area Councils (Barakese, Afari, Adankwame and Akropong) have renovated their own offices and have constructed health
81 and classroom infrastructure with funding from DACF and CBRDP. The members and staff of some of the Area Councils had been trained with funding from CBRDP and District Assembly.
The Area councils still face a lot of challenges. Some of these include inadequate funding and means of transport. These affect the execution of functions such as resource identification/mobilization, registration of births and deaths, mobilization of communities to undertake local development activities, etc. Measures such as the provision of funding, office accommodation, and means of transport, training and logistics are required to make these structures function effectively to enable them contribute to the development of the district.
1.7.3 Public Departments and Agencies in the District A total of twenty-eight (28) public departments and agencies are in the Atwima Nwabiagya District. These include Departments of Agriculture, Ghana Education Service, Department of Social Welfare, Community Development, Culture, Public Works Department, Town and Country Planning, District Health Administration, Forestry Commission, Judiciary, Police, CHRAJ, NCCE, Electoral Commission, Immigration Service, NADMO, Feeder Roads, Environmental Health and Information Services among others. The departments, agencies and units are the technical wing of the District Assembly. They help in fine-tuning the decisions of the Sub-Committees and the General Assembly, and are also responsible for the implementation of approved decisions of the General Assembly. They report the progress of implementation of the decisions to the Assembly, through the District Chief Executive and the various District Assembly Sub-committees.
The Assembly and its departments and units are performing well to create the enabling environment for the implementation of government policies and the growth and well-being of the populace, but they face a number of challenges, which hinder effectiveness and efficiency. Some of these challenges are: Inadequate skills ( ICT, Project/contract management, M&E, GIS, record management, resource mobilization, financial management, proposal writing, etc) Inadequate equipment and logistics (computers and accessories, drawing equipment Inadequate skill personnel
82 Inadequate residential and office accommodation Inadequate means of transport ( there are only 25 vehicles available in the district for official duties, some of which are more than 10 years) old Lack of systematic training and refresher training for staff Lack of motivation for staff
There is the need to address the above capacity gaps to enable the District Assembly and its departments and agencies perform their mandates effectively and efficiently towards the development of the district.
1.7.4 Internal Security
The District is relatively peaceful. The police and other security agencies in the district work very hard to ensure that people move about freely to carryout their businesses without fear. The District Internal Security Committee (DISEC) is also very active to bring crime occurrence under control.
There are six (6) Police Stations in the district. The total strength of Police Personnel has improved drastically. The Police Citizen Ratio of the District is 1:1,386 as at December, 2013. This figure is still below the United Nation’s acceptable standard of 1:500.
The district has one (1) Circuit Court located at Nkawie responsible for formal conflict management. The district has one (1) Fire Service Station located at Nkawie-Toase
Measures are required to increase infrastructure for the security (Police Stations and residential accommodation, Magistrate Court) and also promote community policing and increase the communication links between the public and the District Security Agencies.
83 1.7.5 PRIVATE SECTOR AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT 1.7.5.1 Private Sector Participation/Public Private Partnership. Private sector participation in governance cannot be over emphasized today. Government alone cannot bear the burden of development, and has to share it with the private sector. The private sector is therefore to augment and partner the government’s developmental efforts. There is private sector involvement in construction, community sensitization, waste management health service delivery, education delivery, among others.
Some of the private sector operators are NGOs with non- profit motive. These NGOs are engaged in Community Animation, provision of social infrastructure, environmental conservation, food production and HIV/AIDS prevention among others. Some of these NGOs include: Self Help Foundation WASA Global 2000 Centre for Urban and Rural Action (CURA) Rural Youth Development Association (RUDEYA) Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) Outreach Voluntary Organization (OVO) There is the need to enhance the private sector to enable it partner government in the provision and management of public facilities and services.
1.7.5.2 Community Participation
Some communities in the district, especially in the rural areas organize Communal Labour to carry out self-help projects such as clearing of farm tracks, footpaths, construction of public pit latrines and school infrastructure. Some also contribute in cash and in kind towards external funded projects like drilling of boreholes. However, most of these community activities are not well planned, and therefore the communities face a lot of implementation bottlenecks which result in delays in their completion.
84 There is generally low community participation in decision making and implementation, and the linkage between the District Assembly and the communities is not strong enough. Assembly members and Unit Committees are supposed to link the communities to the District Assembly, but there is currently low interaction between them and their communities. Where these interactions exist, the participation of women and the youth was always low. The district Assembly should put in place measures to increase community participation (especially women and the youth) in decision making, planning and implementation. The Assembly should facilitate interaction of Assembly members/ Unit committees with their community people. It is also necessary for the District Assembly to promote participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation.
1.8 Social Services 1.8.1 Formal Education 1.8.1.1Types of Schools There are One hundred and eighty-one (181) kindergarten/nursery schools, one hundred and eighty-three (183) primary schools, one hundred and twenty-three (123) Junior High Schools, and five (5) Senior High Schools in the district. One of the Senior High Schools provides technical courses. There are also four (4) Vocational schools and one (1) Theological University in the District. The vocational schools are located at Nerebehi, Sepaase, Maakro and Toase, whiles the university is located at Abuakwa. These public and private educational institutions provide human resources development opportunities for children and youth in the district. Table 21 and Figure 7 show the distribution of schools in the district Table 1.21: Distribution of Schools by Area Council Area Council Public Private Pre- Primary JSS SSS Pre- Primary JSS SSS Vocational School School Akropong 21 21 17 1 10 7 7 0 Adankwame 17 15 6 0 7 8 2 0 Nkawie-Toase 13 15 13 2 3 4 2 0 1
Abuakwa 10 14 8 0 20 26 20 0 2 Afari 7 8 6 0 2 3 5 0 1 Barekese 12 13 10 1 3 2 0 Total 80 86 60 4 45 50 36 0 4 Source: District Education Directorate, 2014
85 Plate1. 7: Educational Map
86 1.8.1.2 Enrolment Levels a. Pre-School
At the pre-school level, total enrolment has increased from 5, 364 in 2010 to 10,620 in 2013. Total female enrolment is 51.10%, whiles male enrolment is 48.9%. These results indicate a higher enrolment of girls than boys at the pre-school level. Measures must be put in place to ensure that these girls continue their education to higher levels.
Table 1.22: Pre-School Enrolment Area Enrolment Council Public Private District Totals Absolute No. Percentage Total Female Male Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Akropong 1,727 867 860 902 477 425 1,344 1,285 51,10 48.9 Adankwame 1,494 756 738 312 139 173 895 911 49.6 50.4 Nkawie- 1,569 813 756 95 46 49 859 805 51.6 48.4 Toase Abuakwa 737 377 360 1,855 945 910 1,322 1,270 51.0 49.0 Afari 366 174 192 191 78 113 252 305 45.2 54.8 Barekese 1040 576 464 332 178 154 754 618 55.0 45.0 Total 6,933 3,503 3,370 3,687 1,863 1,824 5,426 5,194 51.1 48. 9 Source: School Survey Conducted by ANDA-DPCU/GES, 2014
b. Primary School Primary school enrolment has increased significantly from 21,667 in 2010 to 33,345 in 2013. Like the pre-school level, girls’ school enrolment at the primary level is higher than that of boys. Girl-Child educational drive in the district is yielding positive results. Measures must be put in place to sustain this success.
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Table 1.23: Primary School Enrolment Area Council Enrolment Public Private District Totals Absolute No. Percentage Total Female Male Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Akropong 5,502 2,760 2,742 1,617 773 844 3,533 3,586 49.6 50.4 Adankwame 4,219 2,164 2,055 1,321 657 664 2,821 2,719 50.9 49.1 Nkawie-Toase 4,572 2,312 2,260 189 96 93 2,408 2,353 50.6 49.4 Abuakwa 5,005 2,553 2,452 5,560 2,792 2,768 5,345 5,220 50.6 49.4 Afari 1,388 699 689 421 233 188 932 877 51.5 48.5 Barekese 3,327 1,546 1,781 224 120 104 1,666 1,885 46.9 53.1 Total 24,013 12,034 11,979 9,332 4,671 4,661 16,705 16,640 50.1 49.9 Source: School Survey Conducted by ANDA-DPCU/GES, 2014
c. Junior High School At the JHS level, school enrolment has also increased significantly from 9,532 in 2010 to 13,945 in 2013. However, unlike the pre-school and primary school levels boys’ enrolment is higher than that of girls’ at the JHS level, as shown in table 24. This implies that as they climb the ladder to the top, the girls’ dropout turn to be higher than boys. There is the need to put in place measures to ensure the retention of girls in school throughout the education ladder.
Table 1.24: Junior High School Enrolment Area Council Enrolment Public Private District Totals Absolute No. Percentage Total Female Male Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Akropong 2,054 993 1,061 651 332 319 1,325 1,380 51.0 49.0 Adankwame 2,709 1,295 1,414 171 92 79 1,387 1,493 48.2 51.8 Nkawie-Toase 1,653 744 909 84 49 35 793 944 45.6 54..4 Abuakwa 2,644 1,335 1,309 1,746 861 885 2,196 2,194 50.02 49.98 Afari 591 287 304 253 132 121 419 425 49.6 50.4 Barekese 1,420 618 802 - - - 618 802 43.5 56.5 Total 11,071 5,272 5,798 2,905 1,466 1,409 6,738 7,207 48.3 51.7
88 Source: School Survey Conducted by ANDA-DPCU/GES, 2014
d. Gross Enrolment/ Participation Rate The study by the DPCU has revealed that the general school participation rate in the district has increased from 27% in 2010 to 54.2% in 2013 at the pre-school level and from 74.0% in 2010 to 90.8% in 2013 at the basic school level. Participation rates in pre-school for boys and girls are 52.4 % and 56% respectively. Similarly girls’ participation in basic school is higher than that of boys as shown in table 25.
Table 1.25: Participation in Pre-School Pop. of Pre-school going Number of Children in Pre-School Pre- School Participation Rate Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
19,608 9,922 9,686 10,620 5,194 5,426 54.2% 52.4 56.02%
Source: School Survey Conducted by ANDA-DPCU/GES, 2014
Table 1.26: Participation in Basic School Population of Basic school Number of Children in Basic Basic School Participation Rate going Age School Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
52,587 27,017 25,570 47,290 23,443 23,847 90.8% 86.8% 93.3%
Source: School Survey Conducted by ANDA-DPCU/GES, 2014
1.8.1.3 School Infrastructure School infrastructure at the pre-school and basic levels in the district is grossly inadequate. Classrooms and furniture are inadequate, and some of the existing classrooms are poor. This is evident in tables 27, 28 and 29.
Out of 192 classrooms at the pre-school level, 61 (66.30 %) are poor, and there is a backlog of 162 classrooms. About 6,700 children out of the 10,620 children currently in pre-school do not have furniture. There is therefore the need to improve the infrastructure situation at the pre- school level so as to provide the right environment for effective academic work
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Table 1.27: Pre-School Infrastructure Area Council Total Classrooms Furniture No of schools Enrol. Exiting Backlo Tables Chairs without g Playing Total No. Existing Backlo Existing Backlo ground poor g g Akropong 2,679 40 13 49 693 1,986 693 1,986 6 Adankwame 1,806 39 8 21 547 1,253 547 1,253 11 Nkawie- 1,664 19 7 37 380 1,284 380 1,284 2 Toase Abuakwa 2,592 70 3 16 1,642 950 1,642 950 6 Afari 557 13 5 6 297 260 297 260 2 Barekese 1,312 11 2 33 333 979 333 979 0 Total 10,620 192 41 162 3,892 6,712 3,892 6,712 27 Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2014
Table 1.28: Primary School Infrastructure Area Total Classrooms Furniture No. of schools Council Enrol. Without Exiting Backlo Tables Chairs Playing g ground Total No. Existing Backlog Existing Backlog poor Akropong 7,420 166 14 46 2,368 5,052 2,368 5,052 5 Adankwame 5,540 136 7 22 1,790 3,750 1,790 3,750 3 Nkawie- 4,761 110 6 26 1,618 3,143 1,618 3,143 10 Toase Abuakwa 10,586 278 4 25 5,897 4,689 5,897 4,689 4 Afari 1,809 65 1 - 820 989 820 989 2 Barekese 3,651 88 10 16 1,449 2,202 1,449 2,202 1 Total 33,767 843 42 122 13,942 19,825 13,942 19,825 25 Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2014
The tables above shows that out of a total of 843 primary school classrooms in the district, 42 (5 %) are in poor condition. However there is a backlog of 122 classrooms. Out of the total current
90 enrolment of 33,767 children at the primary level, 19,825 do not have proper furniture supply. There is therefore the need to improve the infrastructure situation at the primary school level Table 1. 29: Junior High School Infrastructure Area Total Classrooms Furniture No of Council Enrol. sch. Exiting Backlog Tables Chairs Without
Library Total .poor Existing Backlog Existing Backlog facilities Akropong 2,105 81 9 - 1,744 361 1,744 361 14 Adankwam 2,880 52 3 20 967 1,913 967 1,913 5 Nkawie- 1,737 53 3 - 1,028 709 1,028 709 7 Toase Abuakwa 4,390 146 4 - 2,602 1,788 2,602 1,788 9 Afari 844 26 1 - 559 285 559 285 8 Barekese 1,420 35 6 1 886 534 886 534 6 Total 13,376 393 26 21 7,786 5,590 7, 786 5,590 49 Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2014
The survey revealed that, at the JHS level, there are 393 classrooms existing in the district, out of which, 26 (6.6 %) are in poor condition. There is a backlog of only 21 classrooms at the JHS level. The furniture supply is also inadequate; there is a backlog of 5,590 tables and chairs.
The number of public schools with safe toilet facilities is 64. However about 82 public basic schools (primary and JHS) in the district still do not have safe toilet facilities. This situation has a lot of health implications. There is therefore the need to provide safe toilet facilities to basic schools in the district.
1.8.1.4 Teaching Staff Table 1.30: Pre- School Teachers Area Council Total Enrolment Total No. Public Private Total Untrained Backlog of Public Private Teachers Public Private Akropong 1,727 902 77 52 25 25 25 11 Adankwame 1,494 312 62 46 16 20 11 2 Nkawie-Toase 1,569 95 50 46 4 25 4 6 Abuakwa 737 1,855 89 29 60 8 51 - Afari 366 191 19 13 6 6 6 - Barekese 980 332 31 21 10 13 10 13
91 Total 6,873 3,687 328 207 121 97 107 32 Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2014
The backlog of teachers at the pre-school level is 32. Also untrained teachers formed 62.2 % of the total number of teachers available at pre-school level. There is the need to fill the existing vacancies and also increase the number of trained teachers at this level to ensure the proper development of children at this level. Table 1.31: Primary School Teachers Area Council Total Enrolment Total No Public Private Total Untrained Backlog of Public Private Teachers Public Private Akropong 5,502 1,617 235 186 49 23 47 - Adankwame 4,219 1,321 192 147 45 15 37 - Nkawie-Toase 4,572 189 154 139 15 22 15 - Abuakwa 5,005 5,560 366 165 201 36 181 - Afari 1,388 421 84 55 29 2 28 - Barekese 3,327 224 104 92 12 25 11 - Total 24,013 9,332 1,135 784 351 123 319 - Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2014
The primary school level has 1,135 teachers, out of these 442 (36.3%) are untrained. Abuakwa and Akropong Area Councils have the highest number of untrained teachers. Generally, there are adequate teachers at the primary school level. Measures are required to continue to retain them and to improve on their teaching skills. There is therefore the need to provide regular training to the untrained teachers, whiles the district make effort to replace them with trained teachers in the medium to long term.
Table 1.32: Junior High School Teachers Area Council Total Enrolment Total No of Public Private Total Untrained Backlog Teachers Public Private Public Private Akropong 2,054 651 243 192 51 19 41 - Adankwame 2,709 171 199 182 17 8 16 - Nkawie-Toase 1,653 84 164 159 5 9 4 - Abuakwa 2,644 1,746 326 171 155 3 123 - Afari 591 253 92 62 30 0 24 -
92 Barekese 1,420 - 77 77 - 25 - Total 11,071 2,905 1,101 843 258 64 208 - Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2014
The survey revealed that the JHS level has adequate teachers. However, there are still many untrained teachers at the JHS level. The total untrained teachers are 272 (24.7%) out of a total number of 1,101 teachers. Appropriate interventions are therefore needed to increase the supply of trained teachers in the district.
1.8.1.4 Supervision and Performance in BECE a. Supervision Most of the key school level stakeholders (PTAs and SMCs) are still inactive. There is therefore a weak linkage between schools and their respective communities (who are owners of schools). The responsibility of the communities to plan, manage, monitor and maintain the effective running of schools is rarely carried out. This is affecting school performance at the basic levels. Intensive education of community members is necessary, so as to encourage them to form such management groups for the better management of schools, and for the direct benefit of all children in the communities. It is also necessary to train the PTAs and SMCs to improve their performances.
The average number of visit per month to schools, by the inspectorate division of the District Education Directorate 2.4. The performance is still below the required average of 3.0 visits per month. Six (6) motor bikes have been provided to some circuit supervisors, but delays in the release of traveling and risk allowances and other incentives is affecting effective monitoring and supervision of schools. b. Performance in BECE The performance of pupils in the BECE in the district has improved from 83% in 2009 to 87% in 2013. Performance in all the area councils has improved significantly, except Barekese area councils. This is indicated in table 1.33
Table 1.33: Performance in BECE Area Council Percentage Performance in BECE
93 2010 2013 Akropong 56.2 73. Adankwame 55.7 99.8 Nkawie-Toase 89.0 68 Abuakwa 87.5 99 Afari 74.1 79 Barekese 81.2 79 Total 74.0 87 Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2013 Source: School Survey Conducted by DPCU, 2013
Key problems and challenges affecting improved educational standard in the district include the following: Low academic performance at the basic school level High number of dilapidated classroom infrastructure High level of congestion in schools Inadequate school furniture Weak supervision in schools Inadequate trained teachers especially in the rural areas and the pre-school level Ineffective ICT education in the district
1.8.2 Non-Formal Education
About 40% of the people in the district are illiterate. The Non-formal Education Division in the district provides functional literacy training (English and Twi). The non-formal education provides citizenship awareness creation ( civic rights and obligations) skills training in income generating activities (Soap making, tie & dye, pomade, kente weaving, etc) and health issues (awareness on challenging health issues) to the illiterate adults
The Non-formal Education Division has adopted the strategy of putting their learners into groups/classes in the zones. Each learning Centre has a minimum of 25 learners. This is to facilitate convenience with respect to community location and learning Centre.
94 Due to the inability of the programme to meet the incentive needs of their volunteering facilitators, the supervisors now handle classes. The strategy is to gradually stop using such volunteers. The district coordinator and another officer do the supervision of the classes. Learning groups/Centres in the district as at 2013 are as per table below: Table 1.34: Adult Learners by Centres NO. OF CLASSES NO. OF LEARNERS Centre MALE FEMALE TOTAL Abuakwa 16 49 101 150 Barekese 11 100 170 270 Nkawie 9 80 145 225 Total 26 229 416 645 Source: NFED, Nkawie 2014
The analysis revealed that Abuakwa zone has the lowest number of functional literacy learners with 150 (23.3%) learners out of the total of 645 learners in the district. It is evident from the table that Barekese center has the highest number of functional literacy learners with 270 (41.9 %) out of the district total of 645 learners. Reading competition has been introduced into the programme, and this has resulted in improved performance.
A total of 3 supervisors and 17 facilitators are available district wide. The 3 supervisors are in charge of the supervision of all the literacy classes in the District. Inadequate logistics also impedes the effective functioning of both the supervisors and facilitators. Measures such as sensitization, additional personnel, incentives and logistics are required to reduce the adult illiteracy level in the district.
1.8.3 Health Care (a) Health Care Facilities/Services.
The district has only one (1) Hospital. With the current population of 189,843 the district required about 3 hospitals. The current hospital gap is being managed by four (4) Health Centres, six (6) Private Maternity Homes and four (4) private clinics, which are located in Abuakwa, Akropong, Nkawie, Toase, Adankwame and Barekese. The Hospital is located at Nkawie/Toase. Plate 1.8 and table 1.35 show distribution of health facilities in the district
95 Table 1.35: Health Facilities in the District Area Hospital Health Centre Clinics Maternity Homes Council Public Private Public Private Public Private Public Private Abuakwa - 1 - 2 2 Akropong - 1 - 2 Adankwame - 1 - 2 Nkawie- 1 - - 2 - Toase Afari - - - - Barekese - 1 - - Total 1 4 - 4 6 Source: District Health Directorate, Nkawie 2009
The district hospital is still housed in the old district assembly building. The hospital has no structures to warrant a district hospital status. The hospital has increased its bed capacity from 39 in 2005 to 46 in 2009. However, one ward still serves both women and children and another one for males. A 60-bed facility is required.
In addition, the hospital still lacks basic facilities like blood bank; X’ray department, Kitchen, Laundry, Mortuary etc., and it still depend on the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for blood.
A modern theater has been constructed with funding from ANESVAD, a Non-Governmental Agency from Spain to facilitate the management of surgical cases, especially Buruli Ulcer.
A fence wall which is being constructed to provide security to the hospital has come to a stand still. The hospital is therefore still exposed to all sorts of vices. There is an urgent need to complete the fence wall to enhance security at the facility.
The Abuakwa Health Centre is a 10-bed facility, with an average of 100 patients a day. Most clients are seen as out-patients, and those needing admission are referred to other facilities.. Attendance is very high at the health centre; there is the need for expansion in infrastructure and posting of a Medical Doctor to reduce the client load of the Chief Medical Assistant.
96 None of the institutions have decent residential accommodation for staff; even at the district hospital there is none to handle emergency cases
97 Plate 1. 8: Health Facility Map
98 The public health facilities at Nkawie, Abuakwa, Asuofua, Barekese and Akropong needs equipment, rehabilitation and expansion in infrastructure to enable them provide satisfactory health care services. Some rural communities such as wurapong, Amakye-Bare, Kobeng, Asakaraka and their immediate environs lacked easy access to health facilities. There is the need to speed up implementation of the on-going CHPs facilities at Wurapong, Amakye-Bare and Kobeng, and to provide other facilities in deprived communities
(b) Health Professionals
The number of Medical Doctors in the district has increased from 5 in 2009 to …….in 2013. The Doctor/Population ratio has therefore improved from 1: 37,969 in 2009 to ……..in 2013. The number of nurses in the district has also increased from 80 in 2009 to …..in 2013. The nurse/population ratio has also improved from 1:2,373 in 2009 to ………....in 2013. The Doctor /population ratio is still below the required standard of 1:25,000. There is still some pressure on the doctors, and this has implications for quality health care delivery in the district.
(c) Incidence of Diseases
The trend of ten top out patient morbidity in the district are shown in table 36
Table 1.36: Top Ten Out Patient Morbidity 2010 2011 2012 2013 No Diseases Cases Diseases Cases Diseases Cases Diseases Cases 1 Malaria 35,727 Malaria 47571 Malaria 70373 Malaria 81,780 2 Cough & 6259 Cough & 9570 Cough & 14629 Acute Resp. 21,478 Cold/RTI Cold/RTI Cold/RTI infections 3 Diarrhea 6070 Skin Disease 4753 Diarrhea 8695 Diarrhea 8,626 4 Skin Disease 3690 Acute Urinal 4574 Skin Disease 5754 Hypertension 6,790 Infection 5 Hypertension 979 Diarrhea 3161 UTI 5507 Skin Disease 6,678 6 Rheumatism & 486 Hypertension 3067 Hypertension 4099 Acute Urinal 6,649 Joint Pains Infection 7 Intestinal worm 290 Acute ear 2803 Chicken Pox 2688 Rheumatism 4,721 infection & Joint Pains 8 Anaemia 260 Intestinal 2615 Rheumatism 2341 Intestinal 3,530 worm & Joint Pains worm 9 Pneumonia 193 Rheumatism 1148 Intestinal 1945 Diabetes 2,124 & Joint Pains worm 10 Gynaecological 123 Home 1020 Home 1611 Home 1,770 condition occupational occupational occupational injuries injuries injuries Source: District Health Directorate, 2013
99 Most of the diseases are due to poor environment and diet. A lot need to be done on our bad environment, refuse disposal sites, places of convenience, overgrown weeds which breed Mosquitoes and eating habits.
Hypertensions normally do not come under the top ten diseases. Its current inclusion in the top ten means most inhabitants are getting this affluent disease, which we should be worried about. The eating habits of the people in the district have changed and people are taking in more of high cholesterol foods than the local fiber foods. .
The ten main causes of hospital admission in the district are shown in the table 32 below. Table 1.37: Causes of Hospital Admission 2005 2013 Causes Number of Causes Number of Admissions Admissions Anaemia 367 Anaemia Gastroenteritics 296 Malaria Malaria 76 Diarrhoea diseases Hernia 62 Septicaemia Typhoid fever 42 Cellulitis Cardio Vascular accident 37 Gastritis Cellulitis 32 Hypertension Hypertention 28 Hernia Inguinal pheumonia 28 Pneumonia Viral hepatitis 26 Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Source: District Health Directorate, 2013
Again most of the causes of hospital admissions are environmental and diet in nature. This means that a lot need to be done about environmental sanitation.
(d) Maternal Health Services
Antenatal service coverage increased from 8,736 in 2009 to 10,354 in 2013 with average visit of 3 per client. Pregnant women registered with Anaemia reduced/increased slightly from 1,722 in 2009 to 1,643 in 2013.
100 The women who delivered in health facilities increased significantly from 50.4% in 2009 to 62.6% in 2013. Out of this, 1.4% (55) had still births (babies died at birth). Women in labour still report to health facilities late and others use all sorts of herbal preparations during labour before seeking health care and others never visited the health facilities during pregnancy. Measures are still required to encourage pregnant mothers to patronize pre-Natal and post-natal health care services to improve their health status and that of their babies. (e) Immunization Immunization coverage for BCG, Measles, OPV and Yellow Fever has increased from about 89.% in 2009. The table 38 shows Immunization coverages in the district in 2009.
Table1. 38: Immunization Coverage for 2013 Area Percentage Coverage BCG 93.5% Measles 88.7% OPV3 87.6% DPT/HIB/HBS 88.4% Yellow Fever 88.7% Pentavalent3 87.7% Source: District Health Directorate, Nkawie, 2013
There is low community involvement in health programmes in the district. The reasons are ignorance, apathy to mention a few.
The rate of child malnutrition in the district is has reduced/increased 0.1% in 2009 to ………in 2013.
(f) Infant and Maternal Mortality
The district did not record maternal death or infant death in the health facilities. Not much information is captured by Community Based Surveillance volunteers (CBSV) in the area of infant and maternal death. There is the need to strengthened and motivate the CBSVs for them to be effective. (g) Status of the District Health Insurance Scheme The District in its efforts to make health care services accessible to majority of people, has established a District-Wide Mutual Health Insurance scheme. The scheme is fully operational.
101 The total number of registered members has increased from 90,412 people (60% of the total population) in 2005 to 155,260 (81% of the total population) in 2009.
The Atwima Nwabigya District Health Insurance Scheme has its full complement of staff and office equipment. The secretariat is well accommodated and has acquired a Four Wheel Drive Pick-up which is being used for educational campaign to increase participation rate in the district.
1.8.4 Potable Water Situation in the District The main sources of water supply for domestic use in the district are boreholes and pipe systems. The district potable water supply coverage is 89%. However, flow of water from the pipe is still irregular, and also some people residing in the newly developed urban/peri-urban areas of the district ( especially, Nkawie, Toase, Abuakwa New sites, Sepaase, Manhyia, Oyoko-Akrofrom, Koforidua, Asuofua, Achiase, Asamang, Akropong, Maakro, Nerebehi, etc.) do not have access to potable water. This situation is forcing the affected inhabitants to resort to non- potable sources.
The rural potable water supply coverage has also increased significantly, 77.3% in 2009 to 89% in 2013. Development partners such as KfW and AfDB have supported the district to drill 76 and about 195 boreholes respectively for rural communities and some selected schools in the district.
Measures such as capacity building of the DWST, Water Committees, Area Mechanics and pump care takers must be put in place to efficiently operate and maintain these water facilities. Measures are also required to ensure reliability of pipe borne water supply and its extension to the newly developed urban/peri-urban areas of the district. There is also the need to protect the natural water sources and catchments areas from pollution and destruction of their vegetative cover.
Sanitation Situation in the District (a) Solid Waste-Generation
102 Solid waste in the district is generated from domestic (household), commercial (market and trading) and institutional activities. About 70% of the solid waste generated in the district is organic. Plastic waste is also high.
Open dumping of refuse is the main method of refuse disposal in most communities in the district. However, the method is not properly managed and has resulted in indiscriminate disposal of refuse and the creation of huge piles of refuse in most settlements in the district. There are 36 huge piles of refuse in the district. These dumping sites serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and source of typhoid, cholera and other sanitation related diseases. The indiscriminate disposal of refuse results in chocked drains, and flooding whenever it rains, and thus contribute to the breeding of mosquitoes and creation of conditions for the development and spread of sanitation related diseases. Total number of reported cases of malaria in 2009 was 81,780, and most of the top 10 diseases in the district are sanitation related.
(b) Solid Waste-Management The District Assembly is responsible for solid waste management in the district. The Assembly performs this responsibility through the District Environmental Health Unit and a private company called Zoom Lion Limited. Through the collaborative efforts of the District Assembly, the Environmental Health Unit and Zoom Lion Limited the following progress had been made since 2005. Number of refuse heaps in the district has reduced from 44 to 36 One (1) skip loader has been acquired Seven (7) new communal refuse containers have been acquired and placed at vantage points Fifteen (15) new tri cycles have been acquired for refuse collection 40 youths have been engaged to clean major town roads and drains Regular fumigation of drains and open spaces in town has been carried out. Despite these there are still a number of challenges. Sanitary tools and equipment (wheel barrows, shovels, rakes, protective clothing, refuse trucks, communal and household refuse containers) are inadequate for refuse management in the district.
103 Sites for final disposal of refuse are also inadequate. Apart from the site located at Manhyia, which serves Abuakwa and its environs, other towns such as Nkawie, Toase, Asuofua, Barekese, Adankwame etc, do not have final refuse disposal sites. Most of the domestic waste that is generated in the district still find their way into drains, streams and other water bodies. House-to- house collection of refuse is non-existence.
There is the need for additional refuse containers to be located at vantage points, refuse tucks and tools for refuse collection and its disposal in urban/peri-urban areas in the district. The acquisition and development of sites for final disposal of refuse and intensive hygiene and sanitation education are necessary for proper solid waste management in the district. (c) Toilet Facilities
Household and Public Latrines
Table 39 below indicates the number of household and public toilet holes in the various Area Councils, and the respective population being served. Access to safe toilet facilities in the district is only 33.17%. Only about 16% of the population in Barekese Area Council has access to safe toilet facilities. This situation has serious health implications, such as the spread of typhoid, cholera and other sanitation related diseases.
Table 1.39: Percentage Coverage of Safe Toilet Facility by Area Council Area 2010 Total No. of Toilet Holes Total Pop. Total Council Population HH VIP HH WC Public Toilet Served Coverage Abuakwa 42,613 103 283 260 16,860 39.6% Akropong 43,914 187 87 200 13,020 29.64% Nkawie-Toase 26,761 125 137 130 9,817 36.68% Barekese 32,251 54 50 82 5,130 15.91% Afari 12,421 21 82 60 4,040 32.5% Adankwame 26,891 197 222 166 12,450 46.30% District Total 184,851 687 861 898 61,317 33.17% Source: Data compiled by DPCU, 2014
Institutional Latrines There are 146 public basic schools, 5 public health facilities and 5 major markets in the district. Only 64 public basic schools have safe toilet facilities, and only two markets have toilet facilities. The distribution of these institutions by area council is shown on table 40.
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Table 1.40: Institutions in the District by Area Councils Area Council No. of Public No. No. of Public No. with No. of No. with Toilet Health with Basic Schools Toilets Markets Facilities Toilet Abuakwa 1 1 20 6 1 0 Akropong 1 1 38 21 1 1 Nkawie-Toase 1 1 28 20 1 1 Barekese 1 1 23 8 1 0 Afari 0 0 13 3 0 0 Adankwame 1 1 26 6 1 0 Total 5 5 146 64 5 2 Source: Data compiled by DPCU, 2014 There is the need to provide safe toilet facilities in all schools, health facilities and markets to prevent indiscriminate defecation and the development and spread of sanitation related diseases in these institutions. PPP is therefore encouraged in the area of toilet provision.
1.8.6 Housing The 2010 Population and Housing Census indicate that the District has 11,156 houses. Estimated number of houses in the district in 2009 was 12,272. Most houses in the rural part of the district are of poor quality. Some of the houses (in especially Asakraka, Fufuo, etc.) have their foundations exposed thereby exposing the inhabitants to the risk of losing their houses and their lives. There is still a general lack of maintenance culture among rural and some urban/peri- urban inhabitance. The situation of houses in most settlement is deplorable.
There is high pressure on the existing housing stock as a result of the district’s proximity to the Kumasi Metropolis. Private individuals are trying to address the housing gap, the types of housing stock (self contained and the use of high cost exotic materials) being constructed in the urban/peri-urban areas make them inaccessible to most people in the district.
Other challenges in the housing industry include the following:
Dominance of low skilled personnel in the design, supervision and construction of building structures. This has serious implication on human safety and cost of maintenance
105 Construction of structures without regards to physical planning rules and regulation
Weak capacity (skilled personnel, equipment and transport) of the physical planning department to plan ahead of development and enforce standards and rules.
High cost of land and building materials
Measures such as the use of local building materials, increased involvement of qualified personnel in the building construction industry, increased capacity of the physical planning department, creation of land banks for the provision of affordable houses, etc are required to improve the quality of houses and reduce the housing deficits in the district.
1.8.7 Youth and Sports Sporting activities in the district are football, volleyball, table tennis and athletics. These are carried out mostly in schools. Inter schools games and athletic competitions are usually organized every year in the district. Out of school football, volleyball, tennis ball, and athletics competitions are not common in the district. There are only two known football teams in the district, namely the ‘Kuffuor Stars’ based at Nkawie and the ‘Yim Aware’ Football Club based at Toase. Two Keepfit clubs are also in the district. They are located at Nkawie and Abuakwa.
Other sporting activities carried out in the district are oware, ludo, draft, and tag of war, ampe, and hide and seek. These are mainly out of school sporting activities and are usually carried out for pleasure. Sports are important, economically and health wise, unfortunately infrastructure for sports, both at the school and community level is still not only inadequate but also not up to the standard required to attract people into sports. Most schools and communities still do not have playing pitches, and where they exist they are either small or have deteriorated and therefore can not be used for any meaningful sporting activity. Programmes outlined in the 2006-2009 District Medium Term Development Plan to improve and increase sports infrastructure in the district were not implemented, due to low political commitment. The absence of proper infrastructure has contributed to a generally low level of sporting activities in the district.
106 The youth (age 10-29) constitute about 36% of the total population of the district. There is therefore the need to provide standard sports infrastructure to promote sports in the district.
1.9 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS 1.9.1 Child Labour
The Ministry of Manpower and Employment and Ghana Cocoa Board has initiated a programme towards the elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in cocoa growing areas in Ghana. The Atwima Nwabiagya District is a beneficiary of this programme. Ten (10) out of about thirty-five (35) cocoa growing communities in the district had already been sensitized. Community Child Protection Committees and District Child Labour Committee have also been formed to continue the sensitization of communities and to monitor and collect data on children.
The proper growth and development of every child provides an important foundation for the future development of the district, therefore any action that affects negatively, the health, growth, the survival and educational development of the child must not be acceptable. There is therefore the need to support this programme and also spread it to cover the entire district, by especially targeting children who are at risk of exploitative work at home, farm, night trading etc.
1.9.2 Orphans and other Vulnerable Children There are many vulnerable children in the district. Data collected by the DPCU in all pre-schools and basic schools in 2013 revealed that there were 814 in-school orphans in the district. A similar exercise conducted in JHS in the district also revealed that 349 JHS pupils were needy. The break down according to Area Councils is presented in table 41.
Table 1.41: Distribution of Needy JHS Pupils and Pre-School Orphans by Area Council Area Council Needy JHS Pupils Orphans in Pre-school Akropong 61 161 Adankwame 65 135 Nkawie Toase 39 109 Abuakwa 128 166 Afari 20 35
107 Barekese 36 208 Total 349 814 Source: GES/Department of Social Welfare, Nkawie, 2013
There is the need to monitor closely the growth and development of these in school needy and orphaned children and also locate those out of school for support so as to protect them from exposures that have the potential of destroying their lives and future aspirations.
1.9.3 Persons with Disabilities: Integrating persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the main-stream of social and economic live of the district would significantly contribute to achieve the government’s policy of poverty reduction, employment creation and improvement in general condition of live. There is, therefore, the need for the full utilization of the entire human resources.
Records obtained from the District Department of Social Welfare indicates that, there are 148 persons with disabilities who have been located and registered officially for inclusion in the register of persons with disabilities. The breakdown is as follows: Total Difficulty in walking or moving 135 Difficulty in seeing 13 Total 148
Some of the persons with disabilities (about 27 people) are self employed, and are engaged in repair works, dressmaking and other small scale income generation ventures. The persons with disabilities have formed an association, and some of the problems they face in the district include the following: limited access to public buildings and facilities Inadequate disability equipment Inadequate financial support for economic ventures Weak PWDs Association
There is the need to effectively integrate the PWDs into the society, through the construction of disability friendly public buildings and facilities, provision of equipment (walking, hearing and
108 learning aids), financial support, skills development and the strengthening of the PWDs Association.
1.9.4 PLWHA
The prevalence rate for HIV and AIDS in the district is estimated at 4. Twenty-nine (29) new cases were recorded in 2013. Out of this 26 cases were pregnant women. About 115 children were orphaned in 2013 as a result of HIV and AIDS, and the number of registered People Living with HIV and AIDS in 2013 was 110. The peak age of recorded cases is 18-40 years. The District Assembly is concerned about the people in this age bracket because they constitute the most reproductive as well as the most economically active population.
The high risk groups in the district include female apprentices, traders/hawkers and the street youth, and the high risk communities include Abuakwa, Atwima-Koforidua, Abuakwa-Manhyia, Asuofua, Adankwame, Barekese, Nkawie and Ntensere.
People living with HIV/AIDS and the children orphaned by HIV/AIDS are facing problems of discrimination. Measures are therefore required to support and facilitate their integration into the broader society. They also need to stay healthy and would therefore require sustainable counseling, income, diet and drugs.
Measures such as HIV/AIDS prevention education, condom promotion are also required to protect other vulnerable groups like traders, street youth, hawkers, female apprentice, truck pushers, students etc from contracting the diseases.
1.9.5 Disaster Prone Areas Flooding, storms, domestic fires, bush fires, motor accidents are the main types of disasters being experienced in the district.
The main disaster prone area of the district is the Owabi community, which is located down stream of the Owabi dam. The community is exposed to annual flooding due to spill over from the dam. Property such as, buildings and crops are annually lost.
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Other disaster prone areas include built up areas at Abuakwa, Sepaase, Bokankye, Manhyia and Asenemanso. There is congestion of physical structures, placement of structures on lanes and water ways and illegal connections of electricity resulting in frequent outbreak of domestic fires. Kobeng, Fufuo, Nkawie –Panin, Achiase, Adankwame, Ahodwo, Kokobeng, Atwim Koforidua, and Tabre are noted for frequent rainstorms which result in rip off and collapse of buildings. Motor accidents are also rampant along the Abuakwa-Bibiani road, and these accidents had claimed precious lives.
Measures are required to relocate the Owabi settlement. There is the need to control haphazard development in towns and to check illegal connection of utilities. There is also the need for the use of good quality building materials and experts in the building industry, and also periodically maintain buildings and plant protective vegetation in settlements to reduce the impact of storms on buildings. Measures are also required to prevent the numerous road accident in the district (especially, along the Abuakwa-Bibiani road corridor)
1.10 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and usage in the district is still generally low. There are only 5 internet cafes in the district. All the key decentralized departments, with the exception of the District Health Directorate have no access to internet and the huge information available on the World Wide Web.
There are 31 computers available for use by about 138 skilled staff of the District Assembly and its departments. The current situation of about 1 computer to 5 skilled staff has serious implication on efficiency and general performance. Similarly, there are very few basic schools (16 public and 28 private) in the district with computer centres. Some of these computer centers are not functioning because of lack of electricity and qualified instructors.
There is an urgent need for increased ICT infrastructure (Computers, Internet connectivity, electricity, etc.) and instructors in the district to facilitate information processing, storage,
110 dissemination and knowledge acquisition, and also to prepare the current and future generation for the information age.
1.11 HIV/AIDS Awareness level in the district is high. However, this is yet to be translated into behavioral change on safe sex practices and abstinence. Considering the district’s proximity to Kumasi Metropolis, the prevalence rate for HIV/AIDS of about 4 for Kumasi is assumed for the District.
The district recorded 29 new HIV/AIDS cases in 2013. It is believed that most of the infected persons prefer to seek services from Kumasi and Bibiani and other private health facilities outside the district for various reasons including fear of stigmatization.
Counseling and Testing (CT) and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services are available at the Nkawie Hospital. Patronage at the CT centre was 641, 426 570 and 642 in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 2013 respectively.
The District Assembly has identified some 110 people who are living with HIV/AIDS. These people are being supported by the district Assembly and some NGOs and CBOs. Some of the PLHAs (about 45) are currently receiving Anti retroviral treatment at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, 65 have been supported with food supplements. About 55 people living with HIV have been supported to operate income generation ventures.
The District has a District Aids Committee (DAC) and a District Responses Initiative Management Team (DRIMT). These committees are responsible for the monitoring and co- ordination of HIV/AIDS activities in the District.
The high prevalence rate, the high number of reported cases and the high number of children orphaned through HIV/AIDS implies that the District Assembly and all stakeholders must intensify the fight to reduce the spread of the disease and to protect its human resource.
111 Measures are required to change behaviors such as indiscriminate and unsafe sex (targeting the more vulnerable groups and communities) discrimination of PLWHAs and stigmatization which promote the spread of the disease. Measures are also required to direct and increase support to people infected (PLWHAs) and affected (children orphaned by HIV/AIDs) by the disease.
112 Plate 1.9 District proposed HIV/AIDS priority area map
113 1.12 Gender Issues
1.12.1 Population The projected population of the district for 2013 is 189,843, out of this, 95,514 (50.4%) are males and 94,329 (49.6%) are females. The male and female population provides a potential human resource for the development of the district. 1.12.2 Education Participation rates in pre-school for boys and girls are 52.4 % and 56% respectively. Similarly girls’ participation in basic school is higher than that of boys as shown in table 42
Table 1.42: Participation of Boys and Girls in Pre-School Population of Pre-school Number of Children in Pre-School Pre- School Participation Rate going Age Male Female Male Female Male Female
9,922 9,686 5,194 5,426 52.4 56.02%
Source: School Survey Conducted by GES/DPCU 2013
Table 1. 43: Participation of Boys and Girls in Basic School Population of Basic school Number of Children in Basic Basic School Participation going Age School Rate Male Female Male Female Male Female
27,017 25,570 23,443 23,847 86.8% 93.3%
Source: School Survey Conducted by GES/DPCU, 2013
Measures are required to increase boys’ participation at the KG, primary and Junior High school levels, and also improve and sustain the participation of girls.
1.12.3 Health The total number of people in the reproductive age 15-44 in 2013 is estimated at 76, 507. Out of this 39,359 (51.4%) are females, whiles 37,148 (48.6%) are males. This category of female population is exposed to reproductive health and social risks such as, still births, abortions, anemia, maternal mortalities, HIV/AIDS/STIs, teenage pregnancy and associated teen motherhood/school drop outs.
114 There is the need to increase reproductive health care services/facilities in the district to improve and protect the health status and development of women in this category of population (15-44). General health education on drug abuse, HIV/AIDs/STIs and excessive intake of alcohol should also be targeted at this category, which constitutes about 40% of the total population of the district.
1.12.4 Economic Activities The main economic activities in the district include farming, livestock rearing, teaching, trading, construction, dress making, hairdressing, wood work, metal fabrication, repair works, food processing, distillery of alcoholic beverages and soap making.
The economically active population (age 15-64) is estimated at 96,060. Out of this, 48,555 (50.6%) are females whiles 47,505 (49.4%) are males. The female population is engaged mainly in generally low income earning activities such as food crop farming (ie, cassava, plantain, cocoyam and local vegetables), petty trading, dress making, hairdressing, small scale food processing and soap making. Whiles their male counterparts are engaged mainly in relatively high incoming earning activities like, cash crop (cocoa, maize, exotic vegetables, ginger, rice, citrus, oil palm), livestock rearing, metal fabrication, repair works, construction, wood work and large scale trading activities (Wood, building materials, etc.).
There is the need to put in place specific measures to support the various activities of female and male. There is also the need to encourage more female (through skills training, credit support, etc) to venture into male dominated trades, such as metal fabrication, cash crop farming, repair works and large scale trading activities.
1.12.5 Governance The District Assembly is the highest decision making body at the local level. The District Assembly has a membership of 55. This 55 members represent the 149,025 people in the district, at the decision making level. Only 3 (about 5%) of the members are female. The district has two constituencies, and it is represented at the National Parliament by a two males. In addition to this, female membership at the Area Council level is only about 10.4%. Generally, the involvement of female in decision making and implementation in the district is very low.
115 There is the need to put in place measures to improve female involvement in decision making and implementation at the unit, area, district and national levels. Table 1.44 Key District Development Indicators
Indicator 2013 Performance Agriculture Maize production………………………………………………. 18,640 tons Ginger production………………………………………………. 14,465 tons Rice production…………………………………………………. 4,366 tons Cassava production……………………………………………… 207,572.5 tons Plantain production……………………………………………… 112,730 tons Vegetable production ………………………………………….. 400 tons Grasscutter production…………………………………………. 653 Poultry production……………………………………………… 524,644 Pig production………………………………………………….. 4,612 Goat production………………………………………………… 1,894 Sheep production……………………………………………….. 5,746 Guinea fowl production…………………………………………. 1,500 Turkey production………………………………………………... 1,145 %Post harvest losses for maize………………………………… 25 %Post harvest losses for citrus…………………………………… 25 %Post harvest losses for oil palm……………………………….. 25 Extension Service/ Farmers ratio………………………………… 1:3,017 Land area under irrigation (ha)…………………………………… 123 Industry No of small scale industries in the district……………………… 3,439 No. of agro processing facilities in the district…………………… 121 No. of MSMEs with basic entrepreneurial & management skills.. 248 No. of legally registered MSMEs in the district….……………… 58 No. of MSMEs keeping proper records……………………….. 0 No. of MSMEs which gained access to credit………………….. 2,314 No. of MSME utilizing ICT for business operations…………. 2,451 No. of MSMEs which experienced increased sales revenue…… 415 Size of land developed for industrial/ informal sector activities… 0 Tourism No. of tourism potentials developed…………………………… 0 Total revenue received from tourism…………………………… 0 Infrastructure Percentage of roads in good condition………………………… 64.1 Kilometers town roads rehabilitated/ maintained……………… 3.2 Kilometers of bitumen surfaced roads…………………………… 109.5 Kilometers of gravel roads………………………………………. 149.6 Total No of Communities (population 500 & above) with electricity supply………………………………………………… 47 % change in number of household with access to electricity…….. 3.8 No. of basic schools connected with electricity………………… 3 No. of public basic schools provided with ICT infrastructure…… 2 No. of Internet cafes in the district……………………………….. 5 Indicator 2013 Performance No. of No. of markets with good infrastructure………………… 1 Water and Sanitation
116 No. of new Boreholes provided………………………………… 155 % Rural potable water supply coverage………………………… 77.3 No. of functional rural water facilities…………………………… 176 No. of final deposal sites acquired……………………………… 0 No. of final deposal sites developed……………………………… 0 No. of refuse heaps in the district………………………………… 36 % population with access to improved toilet facilities…………… 34 No. of public basic schools with safe toilets and hand washing facilities in the district…………………………………………… 64 Indicator 2013 Performance Health No. of new CHPS constructed……………………………………. 0 Doctor/ population ratio………………………………………….. 1:37.969 % coverage for BCG…………………………………………….. 93 % coverage for measles………………………………………….. 88.7 % coverage for OPV……………………………………………. 87.6 % coverage for Pentavalent………………………………………. 87.7 % coverage for TT2 87.7 % coverage for Yellow Fever……………………………………. 88.7 Under five mortality rate……………………………………….. 8 deaths Reported cases of still births……………………………………. 55 Maternal mortality ratio…………………………………………. 2 Malaria case fatality in children under five……………………. 0.8 Reported cases of Teenage pregnancies………………………… 14 Total No. of health facilities in the district……………………… 15 Rate of child malnutrition………………………………………. 0.1 Reported cases of malaria………………………………………. 81,780 Reported cases of Diarrhea………………………………………. 8,626 Reported cases of Acute Urinal infection………………………... 6,649 Reported cases of guinea worm…………………………………. 0 Reported cases of Bruili Ulcer…………………………………. 85 Reported cases of Intestinal worm……………………………… 3,530 Total No. of sub- district NHIS Units established………………. 0 %participation in District Health Insurance……………………. 81 Reported case of HIV new infections…………………………… 29 HIV/AIDS Prevalence rate …………………………………….. 4 Education Pre-school gross enrolment rate………………………………….. 54 Basic school (Primary &JHS) gross enrolment rate…………….. 91 Gross enrolment rate for girls in basic school………………….. 93.3 Transition rate from Primary to JHS………………………….. 95.8 Transition rate from JHS to SHS……………………………… 83 No. of teachers’ accommodation constructed…………………. 1 % trained teachers in pre-school………………………………. 53.1 % of trained teachers in Prim. School…………………………. 84.3 % of trained teachers in JHS………………………………… 94.6 Total No. of active SMCs……………………………………... Average 5 No. of supervision/monitoring visits per school/ per month………………………………………………………….. 2.4 Indicator 2013 Performance
117 % Performance in Maths in Primary school……………………… 67.15 % Performance in English in Primary school……………………. 66.2 % Performance in BECE…………………………………………. 83 No. of basic schools with poor classroom infrastructure………… 43 No. of new standard sports infrastructure provided to basic schools…………………………………………………………. 0 No. of adults trained under the NFED……………………………. 385
Governance Total amount of Internally Generated revenue………………… GHC367,401.88 Total Amount of DACF received………………………………… GHC 775,382.10 % of IGF against DACF…………………………………………. 38.57 % of IGF used for development projects…………………………. 12 No. of communities sensitized on local governance…………….. 0 No of Area Councils mobilizing revenue……………………….. 5 No. of Area councils which held at least 3 meetings in a year…… 1 No. of Area Councils which implemented/are implementing their own development project (s)……………………………………. 4 No. of Assembly members trained ……………………………. 27 No. of vehicles available at DA & departments for official duties. 12 No. of DA Senior staff officially accommodated within the district…………………………………………………………. 25 No. of departments which have computerized their filing/records system……………………………………………………………. 0 No. of computers available in DA and Department offices……… 31 (1 computer to 5 skilled staff) % of women Assembly members and Councilors……………… 11 Police Citizen ratio……………………………………………… 1:1,386
1.13 Composite Key Identified Development Gaps/Issues/Problems
The under listed development problems emanated from the review of the 2010 – 2013 MTDP and the stakeholders’ situation analysis workshop:
High unemployment Inadequate electricity supply coverage (especially in the rural areas) Poor credit repayment rates Limited technical and managerial skills for farmers and MSMEs Over dependent on rainfall Low price for farm produce High post harvest losses for maize and citrus High pest infestation on crops (eg. citrus) Low production of crops and livestock Inadequate skills in modernized agriculture Inadequate and poor market infrastructure and lorry parks Low extension service coverage Weak capacity of Farmer Based Organizations Inadequate access to credit for farmers and MSMEs Limited ICT infrastructure and skills Low development of tourism potentials
118 Limited promotion of local culture Unsustainable exploitation of natural resources (Lumbering, Sand winning and farming) High cost and fragmentation land Inadequate data on economic activities Inadequate and dilapidated basic school infrastructure Low academic performance at basic school level Weak supervision in schools Inadequate logistics for educational Planning and Management Inadequate trained Teachers especially in the rural areas and at pre-school level High level of encroachment on school lands Inadequate school sanitation infrastructure Inadequate access to potable water supply especially in newly developed areas Siltation and contamination of water bodies Removal of protective cover along water bodies Indiscriminate defecation and disposal of refuse Poor management of refuse in the district Inadequate and poor drainage system for waste water and run-offs* Inadequate Health infrastructure and equipment Poor security and encroachment at some health facilities High Doctor/Population ratio Low patronage of antenatal health care services High percentage of anemic pregnant women High incidence of sanitation and diet related diseases Inadequate data on mortalities and other health issues Haphazard physical development in urban and rural settlements High level of erosion in some settlements Inadequate housing facilities in urban/peri-urban areas Dominance of unqualified persons in building construction industry High HIV/AIDS prevalence rate High level of stigmatization and discrimination against people affected and infected with HIV/AIDS Child abuse (rape, defilement and child labour) Inadequate protection/support for the vulnerable (PWDs, victims of abuse/disaster and orphans Lack of standard sports infrastructure High incidence of preventable disasters Ineffective sub-district structures Low community participation in decision making and planning. Low local revenue mobilization /over dependence on DACF and other grants High DA recurrent expenditure Weak enforcement of rules, regulations and procedures in the district Lack of systematic training for public services staff Inadequate supervision, monitoring and evaluation of public and private sector programmes, projects and activities.
119 Poor record management system Inadequate office equipment and means of transport. Poor maintenance culture Inadequate residential accommodation for staff Inadequate office accommodation Inadequate office and residential accommodation for police Low representation of women in local governance
1.14 COMMUNITY NEEDS/ASPIRATIONS
1.14.1 Community Needs/Aspirations
In the bid to improve their quality of life, community members in the Municipal area continue to make demands on the Assembly. The demands were the result of the socio-economic survey, community aspirations gathering forums organized by Assembly members in their electoral areas and numerous written requests submitted by communities to the Assembly and requests made during the District Chief Executive’s community visits.
Measures to reduce degradation of the environment Measures to prevent disaster (motor accidents, flooding, bush/domestic fires, storm etc) Improvement in the poor sanitation situation in the district ( Institutions, household, markets, open spaces, stray animals etc) Construction and rehabilitation of drains Construction and rehabilitation of feeder roads, farm tracks and town roads Construction and rehabilitation of markets and lorry parks infrastructure extension and regular supply of potable water Rehabilitation and provision of educational infrastructure (classroom, furniture, teachers accommodation, etc) Improvement in academic performance (especially in rural schools) Improvement in supervision in schools and out of school Control of erosion in communities Provision of and improvement in electricity supply in the district Measures to improve security situation in the district Availability of credit facilities at lower interest rates Measures to reduce post harvest losses (maize, citrus, oil palm) Availability of employment opportunities Development of tourism potentials (Owabi, Barekese, Nkwakom etc) Increased ICT Infrastructure and skills Good prices for farm produce (eg ginger, maize, etc) Increased production of agriculture produce Availability of water for agriculture Increased extension services Provision of sporting facilities
120 Provision of health infrastructure and equipment Availability of medical doctors Reduce waiting time at health Insurance office Increase support to the physical challenged Measures to reduce the rate of indiscipline in the district ( indiscriminate parking/stopping loading, wash of cars, erection of structures etc) Measures to reduce haphazard erection of physical structures Make Sub-district structures functional
1.14.2 Demands of the Private Sector Access to credit facilities at lower interest rates Provision of basic infrastructure, such as good roads, telephone, uninterrupted electricity and water supply Easy access to suitable land Opportunities to improve technical, entrepreneurial and managerial skills Tax relief to local manufacturers to reduce cost of production Good prices for farm produce and finished products Reliable market for farm produce and finished product Reducing cumbersome and unclear procedures for public services deliver.
121 Table 1.45 LINKING HARMONIZED KEY DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS/ISSUES UNDER 2010-2013 TO NMTDPF 2014-2017 THEMATIC AREAS GSGDA I 2010-2013 GSGDA I 2010-2013 ISSUES GSGDA II THEMATIC AREAS GSGDA II 2014-2017 ISSUES THEMATIC AREAS 2014-2017 Ensuring and sustaining 1. Poor revenue and expenditure Ensuring and sustaining macro- -Weak budget formulation and macro-economic stability administration. economic stability implementation 2. Inadequate knowledge of implication of macro-economic -Leakages in revenue indicators. collection Enhancing 1. Limited technical and managerial Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s -Institutional bottlenecks Competitiveness in skills of SMEs. Private Sector Ghana’s Private Sector 2. Inadequate access to credit for -Weak public-private sector interaction in the SMEs. district Accelerated Agriculture, 1. Limited technical and managerial Accelerated Agriculture, Modernization -Seasonal variability in food supply and prices Modernization and skills of farmers and Sustainable Natural Resource Sustainable Natural 2. High post-harvest losses for maize, Management -High dependence on seasonal and erratic Resource Management citrus and palm oil. rainfall 3. Low production of crops and livestock (poultry) and small -Inadequate access to appropriate financial ruminants. products 4. Inadequate access to credit for farmers. -High levels of environmental degradation 5. Low extension service coverage 6. Overdependence on rainfall for -Low level of husbandry practices, low agric. productivity and poor handling of livestock/ 7. High cost of land and poultry products
8. Inadequate and poor market and lorry park infrastructure. 9. Arbitrary use of weight and measures. Oil and Gas Development 1. Lack of policy/bye laws to guide the Oil and Gas Development -Limited use of LPG by households for establishment of distribution and domestic purpose utilization of oil and gas in the District. 2. Limited use of LPG by households for domestic purposes. 3. Inadequate knowledge of the
122 prospects and impact of oil and gas resources on the district. 4. Inadequate electricity supply and coverage and frequent power outages. Infrastructure, and Human 1. Poor feeder roads and access road Infrastructure, Energy and Human -Poor quality and inadequate road transport Settlement development within settlements. Settlement networks 2. Inadequate access to potable water supply esp. in newly developed -Difficulty in the extension of grid electricity urban/peri-urban areas. to remote rural and isolated communities 3. Poor sanitation esp. in urban/peri- urban settlements. -Huge housing deficit 4. Poor drainage system for waste water and run-off. -Haphazard land development 5. Haphazard development of physical structures in settlements. -Inadequate access to quality and affordable 6. Inadequate housing facilities in water urban/peri-urban areas.
Human Development, 1. Inadequate and poor school Human Development, Productivity and -Unacceptably high number of untrained Productivity and infrastructure. Employment teachers at the basic level Employment 2. Low academic performance at basic school level. -Persistent high under-nutrition and 3. Weak supervision in the schools. malnutrition especially among children, older 4. Low participation in non-formal people, pregnant and lactating women and education programmes. women of reproductive age, particularly in 5. Low school participation at pre- rural areas school level. 6. Inadequate health infrastructure and -High morbidity and mortality for malaria, equipment. HIV & AIDS and TB 7. High Doctor/population ratio. 8. High number anaemic pregnant and -High HIV prevalence among the youth and in still birth. some communities 9. High incidence of sanitation diseases eg. Malaria. -Prevalence of abuse, violence and 10. Inadequate data on mortality and exploitation of children including child other health issues. trafficking and others worst forms of child 11. High recorded cases of new HIV labour (WFCL) and AIDS infection and prevalence rates.
123 12. High number of children orphaned by HIV and AIDS. 13. Lack of sports infrastructure in basic schools. 14. Incidence of abuse (rape, defilement, women abuse, husband/wife abuse) and child labour. 15. Inadequate protection/support for the vulnerable (PWDs, Victims of abuse/disasters and orphans. 16. High incidence of preventable disaster/rain-storm, motor-accident, domestic fire and flood. 17. Low ICT infrastructure and skills. 18. Limited technical and managerial skills for food crop farmers and SMEs. 19. High unemployment esp. among the youth. 20. Low price for farm produce. 21. Lack of access to credit facilities for food crop farmers and petty traders and artisans. 22. Inequality in the distribution of infrastructure for social services. 23. Inadequate support for the vulnerable (PWDs Victims of abuse, disaster and orphans. Transparent and 1. Ineffective sub-district structures. Transparent and Accountable -Non-functioning sub-district structures Accountable Governance 2. Limited community (traditional Governance authorities, youth and women) -Weak financial base and management participation in decision making and capacity of the District implementation. 3. Low representation of women in -Ineffective monitoring and evaluation of the local governance. implementation of development policies and 4. Weak local revenue mobilization plans and over dependence on DACF and other grants. -Prevalence of sex-discrimination and 5. Low utilization of IGF to fund perceived harassment of women
124 capital projects. 6. Weak enforcement of bye-laws and statutory planning laws. 7. Lack of systematic training for Assembly and departmental staff. 8. Inadequate supervision monitoring and evaluation of public and private sector programmes, projects and activities. 9. Weak record/data management system for decision making and planning. 10. Poor maintenance culture. 11. Inadequate office infrastructure, equipment and means of transport. 12. Inadequate residential and office accommodation for staff. 13. High incidence of theft. 14. Low promotion of culture.
125 1.15 Harmonized District Development Gaps/Problems.
There is harmony of the community needs and aspiration and the key gaps/problems identified in the situational analysis. The average score for most of the needs and aspiration was about 1 as indicated in Annex 1.
126 CHAPTER TWO DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
The development priority problems of the district were determined through discussion and consensus using the following criteria as a guide: Effect of the problem /issue on a large proportion of the people, including the vulnerable Multiplier effect of the problem/issue on job creation, increased income, economic growth etc. 2.1 Priority Problems /Issues
Table 2.1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Focus area Issues Fiscal policy management 1. Weak budget formulation and implementation. 2. Leakages in revenue collection. 3. Weak institutional collaboration for fiscal policy management.
Table 2.2: Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector Focus area Issues Private sector development 1. Inadequate infrastructure such as road etc. 2. Poor entrepreneurial culture. 3. Limited size and capacity of the financial market 4. Weak public-private sector interaction in the district Good Corporate Governance Lack of adequate health and safety related services
Growth and Development of MSMEs 1. Limited access to finance 2. Informal nature of businesses 3. Limited technical and entrepreneurial skills Industrial Development 1. Limited supply of raw materials for local industries from local sources. 2. Inadequate and obsolete technologies. 3. Low productivity 4. Weak linkages between agriculture and industry 5. Inadequate and unreliable infrastructure 6. Institutional bottlenecks 7. Limited access to long-term finance Developing the Tourism Industry 1. Limited exploitation of potentials in the tourism sector 2. Inadequate investment in the tourism sector. 3. Limited attention to the development of tourism at the local level.
127 4. Poor tourism services and low quality standards in the industry.
Table 2.3: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Focus area Issues 1. Low level of agricultural mechanization Agriculture Productivity 2. High cost of agricultural machinery and equipment 3. High incidence of drudgery in agriculture 4. Limited age/gender disaggregated data /statistics for policy making and programming 5. Low adoption of technology 6. Low transfer and uptake of research findings by stakeholders 7. Limited access to extension services, especially by women agricultural operators 8. Poor rural road infrastructure 9. Weak systems for disaster prevention, preparedness and response. 10. Inadequate agribusiness enterprises along the value chain. 1. Inadequate private investments in agric-business ventures. Job Creation 2. Inadequate dissemination of information on business opportunities along the agriculture value chain
1. Seasonal variability in food supply and prices Production risks/ bottlenecks in Agriculture 2. High dependence on seasonal and erratic rainfall Industry 3. Inadequate access to appropriate financial products 4. Low level of economies of scale in agriculture 5. Inadequate incentives and subsides 6. Increasing negative impact of climate change on agriculture 7. High levels of environmental degradation Crops Development for Food Security, 1. Lack of diversification and competitiveness in staples and cash crops Exports and Industry 2. Low application of technology especially among small holder farmers leading to comparatively lower yields 1. Low level of husbandry practices, low productivity and poor handling Livestock and Poultry Development of livestock/ poultry products 2. Inadequate access to veterinary services SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Natural Resource Management and 1. Negative impact of some farm practices Minerals Extraction 2. Negative impact of mining on the environment and host communities
128 3. Conflict between mining and forest resource conservation 4. Inadequate and delayed payment of compensation to land owners 5. High social and economic cost to communities in mining areas 6. Minimum local content and local participation in the mining sector 7. Inadequate revenue mobilization from mining sector 8. High dependence on bio-mass fuel 9. Inadequate awareness of climate change and its impact 10. Degradation of the nation’s forests 11. Weak enforcement of regulations and laws governing the environment and for the management of natural resources. 1. High incidence of bush fires Protected Areas Management 2. High risk to life and safety of field staff 3. Pressure from adjacent land use particularly agriculture, mining and human settlement 4. Poaching and illegal harvesting 5. Absence of connectivity of protected areas 6. Limited local involvement in protected area management 7. Outdated protected area management plans in some cases. 1. Encroachment on biodiversity hot spots Biodiversity Management 2. Inadequate financial resources for biodiversity activities including climate-related conventions. Land Management and Restoration of 1. Increasing population pressure on land. Degraded Forest 2. Loss of soil fertility. 3. Poor land use management. 4. Cultivation along steep slopes leading to erosion. 5. Forest destruction by chainsaw operators. 6. Intensification of charcoal production to meet urban energy demands. 7. General indiscipline in the purchase and sale of land 8. Inadequate spatial and land use plans. 9. Ineffective development control of human settlement 10. Indiscriminate sand winning. 11. Increasing incidence of surface mining including illegal mining. Wetlands and Water Resources 1. Increased conversion of wetlands to other forms of land use Management 2. Pollution of wetlands due to indiscriminate waste disposal 3. Over exploitation of wetland resources 4. Adverse impact of climate change conditions 5. Dwindling water resources
129 6. Water pollution 7. Impoundment of sediments and nutrients 8. Increased deforestation in river catchment areas 9. Invasion of water bodies by weeds 10. Excessive siltation of water bodies. Waste Management, Pollution and Noise 1. Limited investment in waste management and infrastructure Reduction 2. Weak enforcement of existing sanitation laws 3. Negative attitudinal and behavioural orientation towards proper waste disposal 4. Inefficient industrial waste management 5. Lack of enforcement of existing by-laws on sanitation and noise pollution 6. Lack of awareness of the negative impact of noise pollution on the health of citizens 7. Inadequate facilities for the disposal of waste Community Participation in Natural 1. Limited involvement of stakeholders in natural resource management Resource Management initiatives at the local level 2. Limited trust between local communities and the authorities 3. Inadequate institutional framework for community participation in natural resource management Climate Variability and Change 1. Limited human resource capacity in Climate Change issues 2. Limited awareness of climate change and its impacts 3. Unsustainable exploitation of natural resources 4. Inadequate financial resources 5. Inadequate early warning systems 6. Degraded urban waterfronts with potential for redevelopment 7. Inadequate infrastructure to cope with the impacts of climate change
Table 2.4: Oil and Gas Development Local Content Development 1. Inadequate local content and local participation especially in the upstream oil and gas industry. 2. Lack of policy/bye-laws to guide the establishment, distribution and utilization of oil and Gas in the district.
3. Limited use of LPG by households for domestic purpose
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Table 2.5: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development Transport Infrastructure: Road, Rail, 1. Poor quality and inadequate road transport networks Water and Air Transport 2. Inadequate human resources to meet the demands of the transport sector 3. Geographical disparities in access to transport services 4. Early deterioration of road networks 5. Inadequate facilities for PWDs in the transport system 6. Congestion on roads in urban areas 7. Inadequate facilities for Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) 8. Ineffective enforcement of regulation for NMT 9. Poor linkages between land use and transport planning Information Communication Technology 1. Inadequate ICT infrastructure base across the country Development 2. High cost of providing ICT services 3. Poor quality of ICT services 1. Loss of productivity in handling paper work in public institutions 2. Limited access to public information 3. Difficulties associated with application for official documents including passport, driving license and vehicle registration 4. Insufficient ICT professionals 5. Limited use of ICT as a tool to enhance the management and efficiency of businesses 6. Limited development of ICT programmes in all educational institutions 7. Unsecured data management system. 1. Inadequate space designated for the development of recreational Social, Community and Recreational infrastructure infrastructure 2. Ineffective enforcement of planning regulations 3. Illegal sale of land designated as open spaces for housing and other unintended uses 1. Unreliable supply of petroleum products to consumers Energy Supply to Support Industries and 2. Difficulty in the extension of grid electricity to remote rural and Households isolated communities
131 3. Over dependence on wood fuel 1. Overburdening of women and children with the collection and use of fuel wood and charcoal 2. High exposure of women to indoor pollution HUMAN SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT Focus area Issues Spatial/Land Use Planning and 1. Weak enforcement of planning and building regulations Management 2. Inadequate human and institutional capacities for land use planning Urban Development and Management 1. Rapid and unplanned peri-urban growth and inner city decline Rural Development and Management 1. High rate of rural-urban migration 2. Poor and inadequate rural infrastructure and services 3. Unregulated exploitation of rural economic resources 4. Limited local economic development (micro and small scale enterprises development). 1. Huge housing deficit Housing/Shelter 2. Over stretched housing /infrastructure services 3. Cumbersome, oblique and insecure land acquisition procedures Inadequate incentives and capacity support for private sector involvement in housing delivery 4. Limited use of local building materials for housing construction. 5. Weak enforcement of standards and codes in the design and construction of houses. 6. Haphazard land development. 7. Poor quality of rural housing 8. Weak enforcement of planning laws 9. Lack of appropriate land and regulatory framework to address the needs of the urban poor Settlement Disaster Prevention, Emergency 1. Absence of specific regulations on flood hazard prevention Response and Hazard Mitigation 2. Limited adherence to building codes and planning regulations 3. Inadequate Investments in infrastructure in support of hazard prevention and mitigation Settlements and Infrastructure along 1. Lack of plans to relocate highly vulnerable communities Coasts, Riverbanks and Floodplains 2. Inadequate capacity at the district level to develop emergency response
132 Water, Environmental 1. Weak water resources management Sanitation and Hygiene 2. Pollution of water bodies 3. Deforestation of vegetation cover along river systems 4. Inadequate access to quality and affordable water
Table 2.6: Human Development, Productivity and Employment Focus area Issues 1. Inadequate and inequitable access particularly after the basic level and for persons with special needs. 2. Lack of timely and reliable data for planning and programming 3. Weak management and supervision Education 4. Poor quality of teaching and learning especially at the basic level 5. Unacceptably high number of untrained teachers at the basic level 6. Inadequate knowledge and life skills for managing personal hygiene, fire safety, environment, sanitation and climate change. Human Capital Development, 1. Lack of reliable employment/labour data/statistics for policy Employment, Productivity and Labour decision-making, monitoring and evaluation Relations 2. High levels of unemployment and under-employment especially among the youth and groups with special needs 3. Low levels of Technical/vocational skills 4. Lack of entrepreneurial skills for self-employment. 5. Inadequate apprenticeship opportunities. Nutrition 1. Persistent high under-nutrition and malnutrition especially among children, older people, pregnant and lactating women and women of reproductive age, particularly in rural areas and northern Ghana Health 1. Huge gaps in geographical and financial access to quality health care (e.g. urban and rural as well as rich and poor). 2. Persistent high neonatal, infant and maternal mortality. 3. Increasing rates of non -communicable diseases with high disability and mortality (e. g. Hypertension, Diabetes, Cancers, Sickle Cell Disease, HIV & AIDS 1. High stigmatization and discrimination
133 and STIs 2. High HIV prevalence among the youth and in some communities Sports Development 1. Inadequate and poor quality infrastructure and absence of disability-friendly facilities in communities and schools. 1. Inadequate training and skills development The Youth 2. Inadequate consideration of the needs of youth with disability.
Social Policy and Social Protection 1. Inadequate funding for social protection interventions Child Development and Protection 1. Low awareness of and regard for the rights of children 2. Weak enforcement of laws on the rights of children
Disability 1. Lack of appreciation of issues affecting Persons With Disability (PWDs) Population Management and Migration 1. Increasing internal migration flows into urban centres leading to for National Development slums development and poverty 1. High incidence of poverty, especially among disadvantaged groups Poverty Reduction and Income 2. High level of poverty among women due to lower literacy rates Inequalities 3. High incidence of poverty among food crop farmers 4. Growing income disparities among socio-economic groups and between geographical areas
Table 2.7: Transparent and Accountable Governance Focus area Issues Local Governance and Decentralization 1. Weak leadership and managerial capacity at MMDA level. 2. Non-functioning sub-district structures 3. Low birth and death registration Special Development Zones 1. Weak financial base and management capacity of the District 2. Increased income and spatial disparities between rural and urban areas and across different socio-economic groups 3. Inadequate basic infrastructure and social services in deprived areas
Public Policy Development and 1. Ineffective monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of Management development policies and plans 2. Unsatisfactory working conditions and environment for public sector workers
134 Gender Equity and Women Empowerment 1. Prevalence of sex-discrimination and perceived harassment of women. 2. Inadequate support for victims of violence especially women and girls. 3. Disparities in access to economic opportunities 4. Persistence of gender disadvantage in the formal labour market 5. Gender-related inequalities in women’s capacity for choice and agency. Access to Rights and Entitlements 1. Inadequate access to essential social services. 2. Conflicting claims to land ownership, bureaucracy and outmoded disposal procedures. 3. Excessive use and abuse of discretion. 4. Poor application of land laws. National Culture for Development 1. Chieftaincy disputes and communal conflicts Evidence-Based Decision-making 1. Weak linkage between planning, budgeting and M&E 2. Limited resources and budgetary allocations for M&E 3. Low compliance with M&E guidelines
2.2 POTENTIALS OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES (POCC) ANALYSIS
The key problems and issues have been subjected to a POCC analysis, and the details of the analysis are presented in Table 2.8
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136 Table 2.8: Potentials Opportunities, Constraints and Challenges (POCC) – Analysis
PROBLEM/ISSUES POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES Ensuring and sustaining microeconomic stability Weak budget Existence of revenue sources Existence of VAT and IRS Poor addressing system High illiteracy on the part of formulation and - Existence revenue - Existence of Act 462 which - Weak data based tax payers implementation administration agencies provides legal framework - weak monitoring systems - lack of political will to take (budget, Internal Audit - Existence of procurement - Inadequate logistics required tough measures - Existence of bye –laws and Financial Administration - Existence of circuit court Acts - Availability of revenue administration software on the market Conclusion: Poor revenue administration can be addressed, because strong potentials and opportunities exist to support implementation. The constraints can be addressed through the provision of data base, logistics, street naming/ house numbering and putting in place effective monitoring system. The district w sensitization and education on the benefits. The challenges can be addressed through extensive and intensive sensitization Leakages in revenue Existence of revenue sources - Existence of VAT and IRS - Poor addressing system - High illiteracy on the part of collection - Existence revenue - Existence of Act 462 which - Weak data based tax payers administration agencies provides legal framework - weak monitoring systems - lack of political will to take (budget, Internal Audit - Existence of procurement - Inadequate logistics required tough measures - Existence of bye –laws and Financial Administration - Existence of circuit court Acts - Availability of revenue administration software on the market Conclusion: Poor revenue administration can be addressed, because strong potentials and opportunities exist to support implementation. The constraints can be addressed through the provision of data base, logistics, street naming/ house numbering and putting in place effective monitoring system. The district w sensitization and education on the benefits. The challenges can be addressed through extensive and intensive sensitization Enhancing Ghana’s private sector competitiveness PROBLEM/ISSUES POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES Weak public-private Dept and Agencies MOFA Varied interest of the Private -Inadequate funding sector interaction in the -Organization of economic -MOTI sector -Informal nature of the district group -High Interest on the part of private sector -Area Councils the private sector -Identified Private Companies -CTZ-LED Conclusion: Enough potential and opportunities exist in to address the problem. Constraints and challenges can be resolved through effective sensitization, collaboration among departments and private sector Institutional bottlenecks - Existence of Community Media Poor record keeping and Information Centres, NCCE, -NGOs and Advocacy groups documenting
137 ISD, Assembly members and -Internet -Concentration of service departments to disseminate delivery in District Capital information - Existence of private Sector groups and associations -DACF - Dept and Agencies -Opinion leaders Conclusion: Enough potential and opportunities exist in to address the problem. Constraints and challenges can be resolved through effective sensitization, collaboration among departments Accelerated agricultural modernization and sustainable natural resource management Seasonal variability in - Existence of some Proximity to other markets in -Activities of middlemen High transportation costs. food supply and prices processing facilities within KMA, other district. - Poor/ inadequate market the district -Existence of media to infrastructure - Existence of market promote the district’s produce - Poor Feeder roads infrastructure - Low patronage of local - Existence of the SFP and produce by SHS/SFP SHS Conclusion: Enough potential exists in the district to address the problem. Constraints and Challenges can be resolved through the provision of market infrastructure, feeder roads and collaboration with SHS and implementers of the School Feeding Programme at the district level High dependence on - Abundant surface and - Low cost irrigation - Most suitable lands for seasonal and erratic underground water sources technologies available irrigation undeveloped. rainfall - Availability of land suitable - Funding sources available in - inadequate skills in for irrigation. the district irrigation farming - Extension services available - technical expertise to - Fragmentation of land - Existence farmer groups training advise farmers is ownership available at Irrigation Development Authority - Existence of the youth and employment and youth in agriculture programme Conclusion: Over dependence on rainfall can be address because potentials and opportunities exist for some level of irrigation farming. The constraints can be tackled through training and negotiating with land owners to obtain adequate land. The challenge can be addressed through negotiating with lenders for mutually beneficiary repayment terms and by minimizing administration risks Inadequate access to - Significant number of well - Presence of a number of - Cumbersome procedure for - Poor savings culture. appropriate financial organized farmer groups in rural banks in the district. accessing credit. - Cumbersome eligibility products the district - A number of agric based - Credit institutions reluctant criteria attached to credit NGOs operating in the to deal with farmers. from banks and projects from - Existence of some MSEs district - Poor timing of loan release. government. Associations - Government projects such - Low financial/credit
138 as management capacity of - Existence of Business CBRDP, REP to provide MSEs. Advisory Centre, Co- credit to MSEs and - Poor loan recovery rate operatives Dept. and training in credit management - Political interference in Extension service staff to credit disbursement provide training - Poor Addressing system Conclusion: It is possible to solve the problem of Inadequate credit to Farmers and other MSEs. Significant Potentials and Opportunities exist to support the solution of the problem. Constraints and challenges can be managed through training, intensive public education , strict adherence to Guidelines for credit disbursement, timely release of credit and mutually beneficial loan repayment arrangement High levels of - Existence of Forestry Dept., - Existence of the ‘Green - Inadequate co-operation by Poor Rain fall environmental Fire Service, NADMO, ISD, Ghana Programmme” land owners degradation ETC to provide technical - Existence of favaourable - Inadequate logistics and expertise national policy to protect the motivation for monitoring - Availability of DACF/IGF - environment Unemployed youth to provide - Availability of donor cheap and reliable labour support for protecting the - Existence of heaps of refuse environment Existence of to be used as manure GWCL supported programme on pollution prevention Conclusion: Enough potential exists in the district to address the problem. Constraints and Challenges can be resolved through dialogue with land Owners, provision of required logistics and utilization of metrological data/information Low level of husbandry - Availability of good fertile - Availability of modern crop - High disease and pest - High cost of inputs practices, low lands and livestock farming infestation - High interest rate productivity and poor - Strong interest and skills technology - Poor rain fall - Unfavorable loan handling of livestock/ and crop and livestock - Availability of research - Fragmentation of land repayment terms poultry products farming institution ownership - low price for farm produce - Availability of poultry - Availability of improved - Inadequate credit - Inadequate extension infrastructure seeds and breeds - poor feeder roads service staff - Availability of Extension - Availability of storage, - Inadequate storage and and Vert. Services preservation and processing processing facilities - availability of underground technology. - Inadequate skills in modern and surface water for some - Proximity to Kumasi agriculture irrigation provides huge market potential Conclusion: The problem can be address because significant potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints can be address through negotiation with landowners, creation of land banks, sensitization of landowners introduction of improved seeds and breeds, irrigation, training , provision of storage facilities and construction/ rehabilitation of feeder roads. The challenge can be address through negotiation for favourable loan repayment arrangements, processing and bulk purchase of inputs Oil and Gas Development Limited use of LPG by -Land is available for the - Availability of LPG - Inadequate knowledge in High risk associated with the
139 households for establishment of distribution - Existence of National Policy the use of LPG equipment. use of LPG domestic purpose points. to promote LPG use - Availability of Fire Service, - High private sector interest NADMO and other to invest in LPG distribution institutions to provide - Availability of LPG storage education and other equipment on the market Conclusion: Enough potential and opportunities exists in the district to address the problem. Constraints and challenges can be resolved through effective sensitization and education Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development Poor quality and - Availability of construction - Proximity to Regional - Inadequate logistics to Low capacity of contractors inadequate road materials: Feeder Roads Dept. supervise and monitor road (equipment and personnel transport networks (Sand, All-In-Aggregate) - Road Fund projects - Political interference in -Department Feeder Roads - B. R. R. I. contract management -Availability of skilled and - DANIDA - high rate of deterioration unskilled labour - Political will and - Availability grader and Government Policy skilled operator
Conclusion: It is feasible to improve the conditions of feeder and town roads in the district within the plan period. Enough Potentials and Opportunities exist to support the project. Constraints and Challenges can be addressed by strict adherence to contract management procedures and the execution of quality work Difficulty in the - communities are willing to - Existence electricity pole - Weak and inadequate power extension of grid contribute producing company in the generation system electricity to remote - DACF to finance the district rural and isolated procurement of electricity - Existence of the Self Help communities poles Electrification programme - Availability of land use (SHEP) plans in some communities -Existence of ECG to provide technical expertise - high demand for electricity Conclusion: Potentials and Opportunities are significant to address the inadequate electricity supply coverage. Efforts are being made at the national level to address the challenge through construction of additional power generation plants. Human Settlement Development Huge housing deficit - Availability local building - Availability of expertise at - Fragmentation of land - High cost of building materials (sand, wood, KNUST ( Faculty of ownership materials chippings etc) Planning) for the use of local - Dominance of Artisans in - The district is prone to - Availability of brick and tile materials, designs, the design, construction and rainstorm factory in the district supervision , training of supervision of building
140 - Availability of artisans and artisans and preparation of construction. unskilled labour land use plans - Land litigation - Availability of land - Availability of Estate - High cost of land - DACF developers in the District and - Existence of Town and in the country. country department, Works - Government strong Department and Utility commitment to facilitate the Agencies provision of affordable housing - Development-oriented Asantehene Conclusion: The problem can be address because strong potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints can be address through negotiation with landowners, creation of land banks, sensitization of landowners, and training and sensitization of artisans. The challenge can be address through the use of more local materials, planting of trees and the use of qualified personnel and quality materials. Over stretched housing /infrastructure services Haphazard land - Physical Planning Dept. - Proximity to - Inadequate Logistics - High cost of development development - Statutory Planning Regional Town & and Personnel. and Committee Country Planning - Inadequate Physical Management of physical - Building inspectorate Dept. Planning Schemes. planning schemes. Division. - Land Administration - Quack Physical Devt. - Frequent Litigations - Availability of some Project personnel - High demand on land for physical Planning Schemes. - ACT 462 and CAP 84 physical development - Existence of bye laws provides legal backing and -DACF framework - Existence of planning consultants - Existence of KNUST Planning Department to provide expertise - Existing collaboration between land sector and utility agencies Conclusion: Haphazard physical development in the district can be address because significant potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints and challenges can be address through the provision of logistics, utilization of skills available at KNUST, preparation of planning schemes, enforcement of development regulations and embarking 0n planning education. Inadequate access to - Presence of Owabi & - Ghana Water Company and - Haphazard urban and peri- - Inadequate funding quality and affordable Barekese Dams in the district Aqua Viten will provide urban development make cost water - Completion of rehabilitation technical expertise expansion high and expansion works at the 2 - GOG funding - Depletion of the vegetative
141 head works has resulted in cover of the catchments area increased capacity - Obsolete pipe lines. - Existence of pipelines Conclusion : The problem /issue can be address because potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints can be address through proper urban planning, monitoring of the catchment area and replacement of obsolete pipe lines. The challenge can be address effective collection of water revenue and increased GOG funding.
Human Development And Productivity Unacceptably high - Existence of sponsorship - Proximity of the District to - Lack of social amenities in - Inability to meet teacher number of untrained packages for teacher trainee teachers training colleges some rural communities training course requirement. teachers at the basic - Availability of untrained - Nursery attendants under - Lack of proper residential level teachers the Youth Employment accommodation - Availability of school programme leavers - Existence of UTTDBE - Distance Education Programme Conclusion: It is feasible to attract more trained teachers into the district by providing amenities like teacher’s quarters and boreholes in the rural areas. Available potentials and opportunities make the problem easy to solve. High levels of Some Skilled Youth - Existence of Financial -Inadequate data on the -Limited relevant skills unemployment and -Availability of good institutions and REP to unemployed -Discrimination against under-employment agricultural lands provide financial and - Emphasis on the provision employment types especially among the -Availability of tourism technical support of social services by the - Weak entrepreneurial youth and groups with potentials and other natural - Existence of the NYEP District Assembly attitude special needs resources for employment -Existence of the ‘Green - cumbersome investment generation Ghana Programme procedures - Availability of good roads, - Existence of training electricity, water, etc for institutions/NGOs to provide investment skill development training -DACF - Proximity to huge potential -IGF market in Kumasi Conclusion: Potentials and opportunities exist to address the problem. Constraints and challenges can be managed through the creation of enabling environment, training ,business advisory services and regular interaction between public institutions and private sector Persistent high under- - Some health staff are - CMCM (Centre for Mission - Inadequate Health - Inadequate Health nutrition and available in the district and Community professionals professionals malnutrition especially - Some health facilities are Management among children, older available in the district - Regenerative Health Policy people, pregnant and - available local foods with of GHS lactating women and the right nutrients women of reproductive - Existence of Queen Mothers age, particularly in rural Association as mother
142 areas support groups - School Children support groups - Diet related clinic at Nkawie –Toase Hospital Conclusion: The problem can be address because significant potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints and challenges can be address through sensitization and education High morbidity and - Environmental Health Unit - MAM Programme - Poor environmental - Illiteracy rate is high. mortality for malaria, - Staff some available on unit (Mobilize Against Malaria.) sanitation - Side effects of some malaria HIV & AIDS and TB committees availability - NGO’s (Centre for Mission - Non use of mosquito nets drugs - Health Insurance Authority and Community - poor drainage system - Inadequate funds for - Chemical Sellers Management) effective sensitization - Community members - Roll Back Malaria Policy - Inconsistent retreatments - 1% DACF Budgetary plan of bet nets allocation Conclusion: The high incidence of malaria can be address because significant potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints and challenges can be address through sensitization, education, effective solid and liquid waste management and improved drainage system High HIV prevalence - Availability of Health - Planned Parenthood - High youth unemployment High Stigmatization among the youth and in professionals Association of Ghana rate - Low income levels - some communities - Health facilities (PPAG) Advocacy against the use of - DACF / JICA - High parental condoms - HIV / Youth Clubs/ DAC - Ghana Aids Commission irresponsibility - District Focal Person - CBO’s, NGO’s - Indiscriminate sexual - Association of PLWA behaviors - Queen mothers Association - VCT Centers Conclusion: High HIV/AIDS prevalence rate can be address because strong potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints and challenges can be addressed through sensitization, education and employment creation Prevalence of abuse, - Social Welfare Dept - MOWAC - inadequate logistics for - low Income levels violence and - Police Service - Children’s Act police, social welfare, Cumbersome legal exploitation of children - Courts - CHRAJ CHRAJ, Judiciary procedures and processes including child - Religious Bodies - DOVVSU - Inadequate skills - Family / Political trafficking and others - Traditional Authorities - Domestic Violence Law Interference with Justice worst forms of child - Unit committees - FIDA and other NGO’s - Weak Family/ Parental labour (WFCL) - Existing programme to Support eliminate worst forms of - Inadequate personnel child labour in cocoa growing (police, social welfare and areas CHRAJ) to decentralized - Capitation grant, school service delivery feeding and free school
143 uniform Media NYEP Conclusion: Potentials and opportunities exist to address the problem. The constraints and challenges can be address through the provision logistics/transport, training, education/ sensitization, quick dispense of justice and the use of National Service Personnel/NYEP Transparent and Accountable Governance Non-functioning sub- - Already established - Legal backing for - Inadequate Funds - Large size of members of district structures structures Substructures. - Inadequate Logistics the substructures - Local Political Commitment - Support from CBRDP - Lack of Commitment from - Inadequate Funding. - Availability of District level -Decentralization Secretariat the communities. -Disruption of activities due staff (MOL) - Unwillingness to devolve to change of government / - DACF/IGF -District Dev’t Fund Power to the Substructures. change of appointees - Budget Line For -Inadequate Office Substructures Accommodation -Inadequate motivation -Conflict between revenue collectors and account workers Conclusion : Through the Government’s decentralization Policy, a lot of resources and programmes are being channeled towards the strengthening of the district substructures. Potentials and Opportunities are strong enough to support the programme. It is therefore possible to solve the problem by end of Plan period Weak financial base - Availability of wide revenue - Legal backing - Inadequate Supervision and - High level of tax evasion and management sources. - High Private interest in Monitoring mechanisms. - Weak enforcement of tax capacity of the District - Availability of revenue staff revenue mobilization. - Inadequate data on ratable laws. - Availability of some - External Auditors. items. -High illiteracy rate among revenue logistics -Availability of revenue - Use of Illiterates in revenue the tax payers - Internal Auditors mobilization and collection - Existence of Bye-Laws. management of software on - Inadequate market the market (District Database infrastructure. System) - Inadequate education on the -Land Evaluation Board utilization of taxes. Conclusion: It is feasible to improve upon the Assembly’s revenue mobilization. Available Potentials and Opportunities support the programme Constraints can be managed by revaluation of properties in the district and intensive supervision and monitoring. Challenges can be handled through intensive public education and strict enforcement of tax laws. Ineffective monitoring - Personnel available -Technical support from - Lack of motivation - Inadequate funds and evaluation of the - Political and Administrative private Consultants and other -Inadequate means of - Some projects at the implementation of Commitment organization transport National and Regional Levels development policies -DACF/IGF - Availability of DPCU without the involvement of and plans - Monitoring Team operationalization guidelines District level personnel - Some Logistics available -External auditors - Inadequacy of information
144 - Existence of District Sub- -RCC of project that are awarded in structures the Regional and National levels. Conclusion : The problem can be resolved through improvement of coordination and collaboration among agencies and departments. Adequate information flow from the national through the regional to the district levels can help manage challenges. Prevalence of sex- -Women Organizers -WOW and CA -Lack of Confidence in -Responsibility of woman as discrimination and -Queen Mothers -FIDA Women a result of cultural values perceived harassment of -Women Fellowship -Gender Advocacy Group -Inadequate gender -Discrimination against women -Market women Association -31st DWM promotion programmes and woman -Youth and Keep Fit Clubs -Gender Mainstreaming budget -High illiteracy among -CHRAJ and Social Welfare -Gender Budgeting -Weak support system for woman -District Assembly -Political Party Women Wing woman Conclusion: The problem can be resolved because potentials and opportunities exist. Constraints and challenges can be managed through sensitization and effective collaboration among agencies, departments and key stakeholders.
145 District Development Focus Linked with National Development Policy Framework (GSGDA II) 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:
2.3.1 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
2.3.2 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, 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
2.3.3 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.
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2.3.4 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.
2.3.5 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.
2.3.6 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. -Creation of employment opportunities for the youth and women -Support to the vulnerable (PWDs, victims of abuse/disaster and orphans
2.3.7 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)
147 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
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CHAPTER THREE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOAL, PROJECTIONS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES
District Development Goal
The goal of the plan is to improve and sustain the standard of living of the people in Atwima Nwabiagya District through employment creation, income generation, improved access and quality of education, improved health care services and healthy conditions and improved local governance by 2017.
3.2 Development Projections for 2014-2017 (Projected Needs)
3.2.1 Population projections
This section gives the population projections for Atwima Nwabiagya District from 2014 to 2017. These include total population, and population by area councils. The district growth rate of 2.5% was used for the projection. It is assumed that the rate would be constant throughout the plan period.
The total population is projected to increase from 149,025 in 2010 to 177,144 in 2017. Tables 49 show the projected total population for the area councils and the district, whilst table 50 also shows the projected population by age and sex.
Table 3.1: Projected Population by Area Council (2013-2017)
Area council 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 Abuakwa 36839 40663 41680 42722 43790 Akropong 37733 41650 42691 43759 44853 Nkawie- 21504 23736 24330 2493 25562 Toase Barekese 21,683 23934 24532 25146 25774 Afari 9553 10544 10808 11079 11356
149 Adankwame 21713 23967 24566 25180 25810 Totals 149,025 164496 168608 172823 177144 Source: Computed from 2010 Population and Housing Census Reports
Table 3.2: Projected Population by Age Groups and Sex (Based on 2010 Population and Housing Census) Age groups Both Sexes Male Female
Absolute % Absolute % Absolute % 0 - 4 23786 13.4 12169 51.2 11617 48.8 5 – 9 22647 12.8 11394 50.3 11253 49.7 10 – 14 22348 12.6 10956 49.0 11391 51.0 15 - 19 19097 10.8 9432 49.4 9665 50.6 20 - 24 17091 9.6 7868 46.0 9223 54.0 25 - 29 15529 8.8 6994 45.0 8535 55.0 30 - 34 12695 7.2 5892 46.4 6803 55.6 35 - 39 11182 6.3 5281 47.2 5901 52.8 40 - 44 8411 4.7 4209 50.0 4202 50.0 45 - 49 6456 3.6 3133 48.5 3322. 51.5 50 - 54 5499 3.1 2615 47.6 2884 52.4 55 - 59 3279 1.9 1608 49.0 1671 51.0 60 - 64 2670 1.5 1369 51.3 1300 48.7 65 - 69 1573 0.9 723 45.9 850 54.1 70 - 74 2048 1.2 806 39.4 1242 60.6 75 - 79 1121 0.6 467 41.7 654 58.3 80 - 84 840 0.5 295 35.1 546 64.9 85 - 89 442 0.3 182 41.2 260 58.8 90 - 94 321 0.2 97 30.2 223 69.8 95 - 99 109 0.01 32 29.4 77 70.6 Total 177,144 100.0 85,524 91,620 Source: Projected Population Based on 2010 Population and Housing Census
3.2.2 Health needs The health needs considered are, hospital, doctors and Public Health Nurses. These require a defined population threshold to be optimally utilized. Table 51 shows the population threshold for each.
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Table 3.3: Health Facilities/Service Thresholds Health facility/Service Population threshold 1 Hospital 80,000 1 Urban Health Centre 30,000 1CHPS 5000 1 Doctor 25,000 1 Public Nurse 3,000 Source: Ghana Planning Standards, 2010
Tables 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 show the projected health needs of the district.
Table 3.4: Demand for Hospital Year Population Existing No. No. Required Backlog 2013 160484 1 2 1 2017 177144 1 2 1
Table 3.5: Demand for Urban Health Centre Year Population Existing No. No. Required Backlog 2013 160484 5 5 - 2017 177144 5 6 1
Table 3.5: Demand for CHPS Compound Year Population Existing No. No. Required Backlog 2013 160484 6 32 26 2017 177144 6 35 29
Table 3.6: Demand for Doctor Year Population Existing No. No. Required Stress 2013 160484 5 6 1 2017 177144 5 7 2
Table 3.7: Demand for Nurses Year Population Existing No. No. Required Stress 2013 160484 80 53 -27 2017 177144 80 59 -21
151 Within the plan period an additional Hospital and 7 Medical Doctors will be required in the district to reduce the stress on the existing hospitals and health professionals. Projected Demand for Child Survival Services, reproductive health care, family planning education and protection against unplanned pregnancies and child birth (teenage pregnancy, teenage parenting) are as follows: Age group Estimated population Service/programme
Age 0-4: 23,786 Child Survival Female Age 15-44: 44,329 Reproductive Health Male Age 15-44: 39676 Family Planning Female Age 10- 19: 21056 Education against teenage pregnancy and parenting Male Age 10-19: 20388 Education against teenage parenting
3.2.3 Water needs
a. Boreholes
The analyses of the water situation in the district showed that only 36.4% of the rural population drink from boreholes as against 15.8 % in the urban areas. However the proportion of urban population that has access to portable drinking water is higher as compared to rural dwellers. Based on the projected district population and the public water supply standard of 300 people to one borehole, 73 additional boreholes are currently required.
Table 3.8: Rural Potable water needs Rural Required No. Of YEAR Existing Boreholes Backlog Gap Population Boreholes 2013 109345 155 364 209 2017 121405 155 404 249
As can be seen from table 57, the projected rural population for 2013 for settlements outside the catchments area of pipe borne water supply is 109,345. Assuming there would not be any improvement in the supply until 2017, the required boreholes will be 404 and the backlog /gap would be 249. There is the need therefore to provide 249 additional bore holes within the plan period (2014- 2017) to cater for the projected unserved population.
b. Pipe borne
152 Results from the 2010 Population and Housing Census revealed that 16.5 percent of households in Atwima Nwabiagya District use pipe-borne water (inside dwelling) as main source of drinking water while 23.1 percent use pipe-borne outside dwelling. Abuakwa, Asenemaso, Manhyia, Nkawie, Toase, Sepaase, Mim, Afari, Makro, Asuofua, Asamang, Atwima Koforidua, Akropong, and their immediate environs mainly depend on pipe borne water, but some of the people in these areas do not have access to potable water due to the fact that new developments have sprang up and also the supply is irregular especially during the dry season. There is the need to rehabilitate and re-align the service lines and also expand them to the newly developed areas in these settlements so as to improve access.
3.2.4 Toilet Needs
Table 3.9: Demand for Toilet Facilities Population Total No. of Household YEAR Population Population unserved Served toilet holes required 2013 160,484 152,139 8345 167 2017 177,144 167,932 9212 184
An additional 184 household toilet holes would be required in the district by 2017 to cater for the projected unserved population of 9,212 as indicated in table 58. From the 2010 Population and Housing Census, about 5.2 % of the population does not have access to a proper toilet facility (Water Closet, Pit Latrine, KVIP) this results in majority engaging in open defecation or the use of bucket/pan toilets. The provision of additional 184 additional toilet holes (50 persons per hole) would close the gap thereby improving sanitary conditions in the district.
3.2.5 Educational Needs
The estimation of the educational needs of the district was based on some working assumptions. These assumptions are shown below.
Assumptions
Improved sensitization and other interventions like School Feeding Programme, Capitation Grant, free school uniform etc, in the district will increase school participation rate from 90% in 2013 to 95% by 2017 for basic school, and 54.2% to 74% in pre-schools
153 a. Demand for Classrooms
Based on these Assumptions school enrolment for each level by 2017 has been estimated as in table 58 below. Total projected enrolment for pre-school level by 2017 is 24,229, and that of basic school level is 55,588. The total classroom requirement by 2017 is 615 and 352 for pre- school and basic school levels respectively. Table 3.10: Projected Enrolment and Demand for Classrooms Year KG Basic School Enrolment Existing No.Req Back log Enrolment Facility Fac Req Back log existing 2013 10,608 192 354 162 47,290 1,236 1,379 143 2017 24,229 192 807 615 55,588 1,236 1,588 352
The number of existing classrooms which are dilapidated is as follows
Pre-School level……………………………………………… 41 Classrooms
Primary School level…………………………………………. 42 Classrooms
Junior High School level………………………………...... 26 Classrooms
The District Assembly will have to replace these 109 classrooms which are currently in deplorable conditions, in addition to the provision of new ones.
b. Demand for Classrooms furniture
Table 3.11: Projected Enrolment and classroom furniture requirement Year Pre-School Basic School Enrolment Existing No.Req Back log Enrol Facility Fac Req Back log existing 2013 10,608 3,896 10,608 6,712 47,290 21,875 47,290 25,415 2017 24,229 3,896 24,229 20,333 55,588 21,875 55,588 33,713
The estimated school furniture requirement for pre-school and basic school in the district by 2017 is 20,333 and 33,713 respectively
c. Demand for Teachers
Standards used: KG = 30 pupils per class
154 Primary/JHS = 35 pupils per class Based on the current and estimated enrolment and the standards demand for teachers have been computed as in table 3.12.
Currently there are 328 and 2,236 teachers for pre-school and basic school children respectively. Table 3.12 shows that about 479 additional teachers will be required at the pre-school level during the plan period, assuming all the existing teachers remain in the district. Also assuming that all the existing teachers at the basic level remain in the district no additional teachers would be required.
There are 204 and 714 untrained teachers currently at the pre-school and basic levels respectively. Efforts are required to regularly train them or replace them with trained teachers.
Table 3.12: Projected Demand for Teachers Year KG Primary Enrol. No. No. Back log Enrolment No. No. Req. Back log Existing Req. Existing 2013 10,608 328 360 32 47,290 2,236 1,351 - 2017 24,229 328 807 479 55,588 2,236 1,588 -
3.2.6 Unemployment Projections
The unemployment rate in the district is about 8%. This rate is assumed constant throughout the planning period. Applying the rate of unemployment to the projected economically active population in 2017, a cumulative of 5,778 people would be unemployed and would be looking for job. The District Assembly would have to design specific interventions to provide employment for these people within the plan period.
Table 3.13: Projected Employment and Unemployment in the District Year Economically Active Employed Unemployed Population 2013 67,444 62209 5,235 2017 74,445 68667 5,778
155 Demand for Roads A total of 159.6 kilometres of roads in the district are required to be in good condition within the plan period to facilitate the movement of goods, services and people. The details are presented below. (i) Graveled Roads Rehabilitation……………………………………. 51.2km New construction…………………………………. 33. 60km (ii) Bitumen Surfacing……………………………………………. 74.8km Additional 54.6 kilometres of town roads are required to be in good condition to facilitate mobility within some urban settlements. The goal of the District is to improve and sustain the standard of living of the people in Atwima Nwabiagya District through employment creation, income generation, improved access and quality of education, improved health care services and healthy conditions and improved local governance by 2017. District Medium Term Development Plan Objectives The objectives of this plan as adopted from the NMTDP were outlined below under the various thematic areas
3.3.1 Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability
Improve fiscal revenue mobilisation and management. Improve public expenditure management.
3.3.2 Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector
Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically. Develop a financial sector which is more efficient and responsive to private sector needs Promote an effective enabling environment for good corporate governance Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments Diversify and expand the tourism industry for economic development
156 3.3.3 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Promote Agriculture Mechanisation Improve science, technology and innovation application Promote the development of selected cash crops Promote sustainable extraction and use of mineral resources Ensure sustainable management of natural resources Improve Agriculture Financing Promote sustainable environment, land and water management Reverse forest and land degradation Promote efficient land use and management systems Ensure sustainable use of wetlands and water resources Adopt integrated water resources management Enhance natural resources management through community participation Enhance capacity to adapt to climate change impacts Promote green economy Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability Mitigate the impacts of climate variability and change 3.3.4 Oil and Gas Development
Ensure that domestic gas utilization becomes a central part of every oil and gas production arrangement.
3.3.5 Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development
Create and sustain an efficient transport system that meet user needs Promote rapid development and deployment of the national ICT infrastructure Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs Integrate land use, transport planning, development planning and service provision Promote rapid development and deployment of the national ICT infrastructure Increase the use of ICT in all sectors of the economy Create open spaces and establish green belts across the country especially in urban areas Mainstream Gender into decision making in the energy sector Increase the proportion of renewable energy ( solar, bio-mass, wind, small and mini- hydro and waste-to-energy) in the national energy supply mix Facilitate ongoing institutional, technological and legal reforms in support of land use planning
157 Promote redistribution of urban population and spatially integrated hierarchy of urban settlements Create an enabling environment to accelerate rural growth and development Increase access to adequate, safe, secure and affordable shelter Improve and accelerate housing delivery in the rural areas Promote proactive planning for disaster prevention and mitigation Increase resilience of settlements and infrastructure along the coast, riverbanks and floodplains Improve management of water resources Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water Accelerate the provision of affordable and safe water Accelerate the provision and improve environmental sanitation Ensure the development and implementation of health education as a component of all water and sanitation programmes Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlement for socio-economic development Increase access to safe, adequate and affordable shelter
Human Development, Productivity and Employment
Increase inclusive and equitable access to, and participation in education at all levels Improve management of education service delivery Improve quality of teaching and learning Ensure continued provision of life skills training and management for managing personal hygiene, fire safety, environment, sanitation and climate change Reduce under-nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive ages Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care Ensure the reduction of new HIV and AIDS/STIs infections, especially among the vulnerable groups. Provide adequate and disability friendly infrastructure for sports in communities and schools. Ensure provision of adequate training and skills development in line with global trends Ensure adequate capacity and skills development of the youth with disability
158 Enhance funding and cost-effectiveness in social protection delivery Promote effective child development in all communities, especially deprived areas Protect children against violence, abuse and exploitation Advance the implementation of the compulsory component of FCUBE Ensure effective appreciation of and inclusion of disability issues Promote re-distribution of population between urban and rural areas Develop targeted economic and social interventions for vulnerable and marginalized groups Reduce poverty among food crop farmers Reduce income disparities among socio-economic groups and between geographical areas Reduce spatial development disparities among different ecological zones across the country Strengthen policy formulation, development planning, and M&E processes for equitable and balanced spatial and socio-economic development Promote and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of performance in the public and civil services. Safeguard the security, safety and protection of the rights of the vulnerable in society, especially women and the girl child Promote women’s access to economic opportunity and resources, including property
Transparent and Accountable Governance
Ensure effective implementation of the decentralisation policy and programmes Ensure resource mobilisation, internal revenue generation and resource management effective and efficient Strengthen policy formulation, development planning, and M&E processes for equitable and balanced spatial and socio-economic development Promote and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of performance in the public and civil services Safeguard the security, safety and protection of the rights of the vulnerable in society, especially women and the girl child. Promote women’s access to economic opportunity and resources, including property
159 Address equity gaps in the provision of quality social services Promote efficient and effective land administration system Promote the role of the chieftaincy institution in national development Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the national M&E system at all levels 3.4Strategies to Achieve DMTDP Policy Objectives The adopted strategies to achieve the outlined objectives are listed in the table below:
Table 3.14: DMTDP STRATEGIES KEY OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Improve fiscal revenue mobilisation 1. Eliminate revenue collection leakages and management. 2. Strengthen revenue institutions and administration 3. Strengthen mobilisation and management of non-tax revenue Improve public expenditure 1. Improve the legislative and institutional framework for budget management formulation and implementation 2. Ensure effective financial management and oversight over SOEs 3. Strengthen institutional collaboration for effective fiscal policy management Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector Improve private sector productivity and 1. Improve trade and investment climate competitiveness domestically. 2. Reduce cost and risk of doing business 3. Accelerate investment in modern infrastructure development 4. Invest in human resources with relevant modern skills and competences Develop a financial sector which is 1. Create an attractive environment for private capital from both more efficient and responsive to domestic and international sources private sector needs 2. Ensure and sustain stable macro-economic environment over the medium to long-term 3. Expand the space for private sector investment and participation 4. Deepen and expand the scope of financial services, products and payment systems Promote an effective enabling 1. Ensure that corporate entities act as good corporate citizens with environment for good corporate regard to human rights, social responsibility and environmental governance sustainability 2. Encourage the adoption of codes of good business ethics and standards in achieving the objectives of corporate entities 3. Ensure that corporate entities treat all their stakeholders in a fair and just manner 4. Provide for accountability of corporate entities and directors 5. Promulgate laws promoting local content and local participation in all sectors
160 Improve efficiency and 1. Provide opportunities for MSMEs to participate in all Public- competitiveness of MSME Private Partnerships (PPPs) and local content arrangements 2. Promote made in Ghana goods and services 3. Promote MSME business sub-contracting and partnership exchange 4. Promote the establishment of business incubators, technology parks and land banks 5. Mobilize resources from existing financial and technical sources to support MSMEs Accelerate technology-based 1. Promote Public-Private Partnerships industrialization with strong linkages to 2. Encourage Local Economic Development (LED) based on the agriculture and other natural resource resource endowments of districts endowments 3. Support the development of a strong raw material base for industrial development 4. Create appropriate environment to encourage financial institutions to provide long term financing Diversify and expand the tourism Promote Public-Private Partnerships industry for economic development 1. Support the revival of dormant industries 2. Encourage Local Economic Development (LED) based on the resource endowments of districts 3. Support the development of a strong raw material base for industrial development 4. Create appropriate environment to encourage financial institutions to provide long term financing Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Promote Agriculture Mechanisation 1. Strengthen collaboration with the private sector to build capacity to manufacture appropriate agriculture machinery, tools, and other equipment locally 2. Promote the availability of machinery under hire purchase and lease schemes 3. Develop human capacity in agriculture machinery management, operation and maintenance within the public and private sectors 4. Mainstream gender issues into agriculture mechanization Improve science, technology and 1. Apply appropriate agriculture research and technology to innovation application introduce economies of scale in agricultural production 2. Increase capacity of research organisations to undertake demand- driven socio-economic research 3. Intensify the incorporation of age/gender analysis into agriculture research Promote the development of selected 1. Support the development and introduction of climate resilient, cash crops high-yielding, disease and pest-resistant, short duration crop varieties taking into account consumer health and safety 2. Support production of certified seeds and improved planting materials for both staple and industrial crops 3. Intensify dissemination of updated crop production technological packages 4. Build capacity to develop more breeders, seed growers and
161 inspectors 5. Improve the regulatory environment for seed and planting material production and distribution Promote sustainable extraction and use 1. Review guidelines on mining in forest reserves and re-negotiate of mineral resources Government’s position with stakeholders 2. Review appropriate policies, legislation and investment agreements to optimise returns to the country including the local communities 3. Enforce compliance of relevant regulations and guidelines on small scale mining 4. Strengthen compliance and enforcement of relevant regulations and guidelines on environmental impact of small scale mining 5. Review compensation mechanism to reflect the long term livelihood impact of mining activities on communities Ensure sustainable management of 1. Vigorously pursue reclamation and aforestation in degraded areas natural resources 2. Revise and enforce Ghana’s Mining and Environmental Guidelines 3. Promote the adoption of the principles of green economy in national development planning Improve Agriculture Financing 1. Provide appropriate framework to ensure adequate flow of financial resources to the agriculture and aquaculture industries with particular attention to smallholder farmers 2. Provide improved rural infrastructure to enhance private sector investments 3. Provide selective subsidies for the procurement of improved technologies for poor peasant farmers particularly women
Promote sustainable environment, land 1. Promote the development of community land use plans and and water management enforce their use, particularly in urban and peri-urban agriculture 2. Facilitate land tenure arrangements that yield win-win outcomes for both tenants and land holders 3. Mainstream sustainable land and environmental management practices in agriculture sector planning and implementation 4. Create awareness about environmental issues among all stakeholders and develop an effective and efficient framework for collaboration with appropriate agencies to ensure environmental compliance 5. Improve incentives and other measures to encourage users of environmental resources to adopt less exploitative and non- degrading practices in agriculture 6. Promote joint planning and implementation of programmes with relevant institutions to address environmental issues in food and agriculture 7. Intensify integration/mainstreaming of climate change into sectoral and district plans 8. Provide alternative livelihood schemes for local communities to reduce pressure on lands adjacent to protected areas and water bodies
162 Reverse forest and land degradation 1. Develop and implement regulatory framework for land use planning at all levels 2. Apply appropriate agriculture intensification techniques to reduce forest land clearance 3. Encourage and promote the use of Lesser Used Species (LUS) 4. Promote and facilitate the use of LPG as a cheaper and cleaner alternative fuel and promote energy efficient charcoal stoves 5. Implement an educational and enforcement programme to reduce bushfires and forest degradation Promote efficient land use and 1. Ensure the effective implementation of land use policy management systems 2. Intensify human resource development for effective land use planning and management. 3. Facilitate vigorous education on value of land and appropriate land use Ensure sustainable use of wetlands and 1. Enact appropriate legislation to protect wetlands from degradation water resources 2. Restore and rehabilitate degraded and badly altered wetlands 3. Promote communication, education and public awareness of wetlands 4. Establish alternative livelihoods strategy for protected areas Adopt integrated water resources 1. Enact appropriate legislation to protect wetlands from degradation management 2. Restore and rehabilitate degraded and badly altered wetlands 3. Promote communication, education and public awareness of wetlands 4. Establish alternative livelihoods strategy for protected areas Enhance natural resources management 1. Develop and implement gender equity modules for natural through community participation resource management 2. Promote active involvement of community stakeholders in the development of natural resource management plans 3. Effectively disseminate information on legislation on the environment especially in the local languages 4. Ensure capacity building of existing governance structures at the local level such as unit committees in natural resource management Enhance capacity to adapt to climate 1. Increase resilience to climate change impacts through early change impacts warning systems 2. Implement alternative livelihoods strategies to minimize impacts of climate change on the poor and vulnerable especially women 3. Manage water resources as a climate change adaptation strategy to enhance productivity and livelihoods 4. Minimize climate change impacts on socio-economic development through improved agricultural practices Promote green economy 1. Prioritize technical and systemic innovation initiatives in the energy, transport, natural resources, waste management and eco- tourism sectors Enhance capacity to mitigate and 1. Increase capacity of NADMO to deal with the impacts of natural reduce the impact of natural disasters, disasters risks and vulnerability 2. Intensify public awareness on natural disasters, risks and vulnerability
163 3. Enforce regulations and bye-laws restricting the development of structures in flood-plains, water-ways, wetlands, etc 4. Improve the resilience of the national capital to natural disasters especially earthquakes Mitigate the impacts of climate 1. Promote sustainable forest management and implement forest variability and change governance initiatives 2. Promote various mitigation options in the agricultural sector including education and efficient management practices 3. Adopt climate-sensitive waste management practices Oil and Gas Development Ensure that domestic gas utilization becomes a central part of every oil and gas production arrangement Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development Create and sustain an efficient 1. Prioritise the maintenance of existing road infrastructure to reduce transport system that meet user needs vehicle operating costs (VOC) and future rehabilitation costs 2. Improve accessibility to key centres of population, production and tourism 3. Sustain labour-based methods of road construction and maintenance to improve rural roads and maximise employment opportunities 4. Develop, rehabilitate and modernise road access routes to ferry stations 5. Facilitate the efficient and safe use of Non-Motorised Transport facilities such as bicycle lanes and pedestrian walkways in congested central business districts 6. Ensure the implementation of a comprehensive and integrated transport policy, governance and institutional frameworks Promote rapid development and 1. Create the enabling environment to promote the mass use of ICT deployment of the national ICT 2. Facilitate the development of Community Information Centres infrastructure (CICs) nationwide 3. Facilitate the linking up of universities, scientific and research institutions to form a national ICT hub 4. Facilitate the implementation of National ICT strategy in health including tele-medicine 5. Ensure the transformation of Post offices into ICT, and business and financial centres Integrate land use, transport planning, 1. Accelerate the implementation of Urban Transport Policy development planning and service provision Promote rapid development and 1. Create the enabling environment to promote the mass use of ICT deployment of the national ICT 2. Ensure enforcement of service standards in the provision of infrastructure quality ICT services especially telephone services 3. Facilitate the development of Community Information Centres (CICs) nationwide 4. Facilitate the connectivity of all educational institutions to the internet 5. Ensure the transformation of Post offices into ICT, and business
164 and financial centres Increase the use of ICT in all sectors of 1. Encourage ICT training at all levels the economy 2. Accelerate the implementation of National e-Governance programme 3. Support SMEs to make use of services made available by national internet backbone 4. Develop a critical mass of ICT personnel to satisfy both domestic and external demands Create open spaces and establish green 1. Ensure the involvement of land owners and local community as belts across the country especially in stakeholders in the preparation of urban plans and in the urban areas management of protected areas 2. Enforce the regulation of land acquisition in urban centres 3. Promote the creation of green belts to check unrestricted sprawl of urban areas 4. Enforce existing land use planning regulation Mainstream Gender into decision 1. Support capacity development of women in the energy sector making in the energy sector 2. Promote the use of modern forms of energy by households Increase the proportion of renewable 1. Promote the use of alternative fuels (such as LPG, ethanol liquid energy ( solar, bio-mass, wind, small & gel, biogas etc.) and energy efficient end use devices ( such as and mini-hydro and waste-to-energy) improved wood fuel stoves, etc) in the national energy supply mix 2. Promote the establishment of dedicated woodlots for efficient wood fuels production 3. Improve the cost-effectiveness of solar and wind technologies 4. Promote net metering technology to encourage end-users to invest in renewables 5. Accelerate the replacement of kerosene lanterns with solar lanterns Facilitate ongoing institutional, 1. Adopt new and innovative means of promoting development technological and legal reforms in control and enforcement of the planning and building regulations support of land use planning
Promote redistribution of urban 1. Ensure mixed use development and densification policy in urban population and spatially integrated areas hierarchy of urban settlements 2. Mainstream security and disaster prevention into urban planning and management systems 3. Create awareness on the greening of human settlements 4. Design a framework for the establishment of a new hierarchy of urban centres 5. Promote accelerated growth of medium-sized towns to large urban centres 6. Facilitate suitable linkages between urban and rural areas Create an enabling environment to 1. Improve access to social and infrastructure services to meet basic accelerate rural growth and human needs development 2. Introduce sustainable programmes to attract investment for the growth and development of the rural areas 3. Facilitate the proper utilization of rural and peri-urban lands by improving land use and land management schemes 4. Encourage the channeling of royalties into socio-economic and
165 infrastructure development 5. Expand the implementation of the National School Feeding Programme Increase access to adequate, safe, 1. Support the creation of land banks secure and affordable shelter 2. Promote the manufacture and use of standardised local building materials and appropriate technologies in housing including use of bricks, tiles and pozzolana cement in the construction industry 3. Support technical education institutions and other professional bodies to train more human resources for the construction sector Improve and accelerate housing 1. Promote orderly growth of settlements through effective land use delivery in the rural areas planning and management 2. Promote the transformation of the rural economy to encourage the growth of quality settlements 3. Support self-help building schemes organized communal themes, co-operative societies, and crop and trade associations 4. Provide technical assistance to communities to support basic house-building skills training programmes, technical information service and low cost house design and construction Promote proactive planning for disaster 1. Improve planning and development of infrastructure in hazard- prevention and mitigation prone landscapes and wetland areas 2. Promote planning and integration of climate change and disaster risk reduction measures into all facets of national development planning Increase resilience of settlements and 1. Provide national guidance and standards for addressing multi- infrastructure along the coast, hazard threats riverbanks and floodplains 2. Develop zoning policies that address flood plain protection
Improve management of water 1. Set up mechanisms and measures to support, encourage and resources promote rainwater harvesting 2. Identify and assess ground water resources to enhance water availability 3. Promote climate change adaptation in water resources management 4. Improve data collection for water resources assessment and decision-making 5. Ensure preparation and implementation of Legislative Instruments for efficient water resources management Accelerate the provision of adequate, 1. Ensure sustainable funding for rural water delivery safe and affordable water 2. Develop and manage alternative sources of water, including rain water harvesting 3. Adopt cost effective borehole drilling technologies 4. Strengthen PPPs in water provision 5. Implement demand management measures for efficient water use 6. Establish a “Water Fund” to support implementation of a pro-poor pricing regime in urban areas Accelerate the provision and improve 1. Promote the construction and use of modern household and environmental sanitation institutional toilet facilities 2. Expand disability-friendly sanitation facilities
166 3. Promote recycling, re-use, reduction and recovery principles in waste management in major towns and cities 4. Promote the construction of sewage systems in new housing communities 5. Scale up the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) for the promotion of household sanitation 6. Review, gazette and enforce MMDAs bye-laws on sanitation 7. Facilitate the acquisition of land for the development of engineered land-fill sites for the treatment and disposal of solid and liquid waste in all major cities and towns 8. Strengthen PPPs in waste management 9. Operationalise a results-based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for effective monitoring of environmental sanitation services 10. Provide modern toilet and sanitary facilities in all basic schools 11. Operationalise the Polluter Pays Principle Ensure the development and 1. Incorporate hygiene education in all water and sanitation delivery implementation of health education as programmes a component of all water and sanitation 2. Promote behavioural change (hand washing with soap, household programmes water treatment and safe storage, safe excreta disposal) to curtail open defecation in communities Promote a sustainable, spatially 1. Formulate a Human Settlements Policy (including Land integrated and orderly development of Development) to guide settlements development human settlement for socio-economic development Increase access to safe, adequate and 1. Support the creation of land banks affordable shelter 2. Expand the availability of housing financing 3. Promote the manufacture and use of standardised local building materials and appropriate technologies in housing including use of bricks, tiles and pozzolana cement in the construction industry 4. Adopt and enforce the reviewed national building codes 5. Support technical education institutions and other professional bodies to train more human resources for the construction sector Human Development, Productivity and Employment Increase inclusive and equitable access 1. Mainstream education of children with special needs to, and participation in education at all 2. Bridge the gender gap and access to education at all levels levels Improve management of education 1. Strengthen capacity for education management service delivery 2. Ensure efficient development, deployment and supervision of teachers 3. Review policies to meet emerging demands in education at all levels especially at the tertiary level 4. Provide timely, reliable, and disaggregated data for policy- making, planning, programming, monitoring and evaluation Improve quality of teaching and 1. Ensure adequate supply of teaching and learning materials learning 2. Review and standardize curricula especially at the basic, TVET and Non-Formal education level
167 3. Deploy adequately qualified teachers and improve teachers’ time- on-task 4. Expand the Untrained Teachers Diploma Education (UTDE) programme to reduce the number of untrained teachers by, at least, half in the medium-term 5. Institutionalise the In-Service Education and Training (INSET) programme at the basic level Ensure continued provision of life 1. Equip community members with life skills to manage personal skills training and management for hygiene, fire safety, environment, sanitation and climate change. managing personal hygiene, fire safety, 2. Provide all public basic schools with modern toilet facilities and environment, sanitation and climate improved access to potable water change Reduce under-nutrition and 1. Enhance access to adequate nutrition and related services to all malnutrition related disorders and especially women during pregnancy, underserved communities deaths among infants and young and vulnerable groups children and women in their reproductive ages Bridge the equity gaps in access to 1. Strengthen the district and sub-district health systems as the bed- health care rock of the national primary health care strategy 2. Review and accelerate the implementation of CHPS strategy especially in under-served areas 3. Scale-up community and home-based management of selected diseases using standardised protocols and guidelines 4. Expand the coverage of the NHIS to include the poor and marginalised Ensure the reduction of new HIV and 1. Intensify education to reduce stigmatization AIDS/STIs infections, especially 2. Intensify behavioural change strategies especially for high risk among the vulnerable groups groups for HIV & AIDS and TB 3. Promote the adoption of safer sexual practices in the general population; 4. Promote healthy behaviors and the adoption of safer sexual practices among PLHIV, MARPs and vulnerable groups 5. Develop and implement prevention programmes targeted at the high risk groups and communities 6. Intensify advocacy with key stakeholders to reduce infection and impact of malaria, HIV & AIDS and TB 7. Strengthen collaboration among HIV & AIDs, TB, and sexual and reproductive health programmes Provide adequate and disability 1. Enforce planning provision for establishment of community- friendly infrastructure for sports in based sports facilities communities and schools. 2. Expand opportunities for the participation of PWDs in sports
Ensure provision of adequate training 1. Streamline recruitment and skills development under the self- and skills development in line with employment modules of the GYEEDA global trends 2. Establish a labour and information database to provide regular and reliable data on job opportunities, unemployment numbers and vacancies 3. Promote career counseling especially in second cycle and tertiary
168 institutions 4. Provide employable skills training for out-of-school youth and graduates 5. Introduce new initiatives for youth employment including promotion of entrepreneurial skills and absorption into new value- added industries Ensure adequate capacity and skills 1. Improve and establish youth training institutions targeting the development of the youth with youth with special needs disability 2. Review upward proportion of the DACF set aside for PWDs (Disability Fund) Make social protection more effective 1. Improve targeting of existing social protection programmes in targeting the poor and the vulnerable 2. Progressively expand social protection interventions to cover the poor and the vulnerable 3. Build capacity for scaling up social protection interventions 4. Strengthen monitoring and evaluation of social protection programmes Enhance funding and cost- 1. Provide adequate resources for implementation, monitoring and effectiveness in social protection evaluation of social policy delivery 2. Rationalize social protection expenditures to ensure efficiency Promote effective child development in 1. Promote advocacy and create public awareness on the rights of all communities, especially deprived children areas 2. Formulate and implement key policies and appropriate programmes to enhance child protection and development 3. Mainstream children’s issues in development planning at all levels especially those of children with special needs 4. Enhance capacity to enforce laws protecting children 5. Improve human, material and financial resources for child development, survival and protection Protect children against violence, abuse 1. Provide adequate education facilities, health care, nutrition and and exploitation recreation to enhance children’s physical, social, emotional and psychological development Advance the implementation of the 1. Ensure the implementation of the compulsory component of the compulsory component of FCUBE Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) 2. Expand the School Feeding Programme 3. Intensify the implementation of the policy of attaching Kindergartens to all primary schools Ensure effective appreciation of and 1. Mainstream issues of disability into development planning inclusion of disability issues processes at all levels 2. Improve funding for disability programmes Promote re-distribution of population 1. Promote the development of growth centre to serve as holding between urban and rural areas points for migrants 2. Implement Local Economic Development (LED) policy initiatives to improve livelihoods in places of origin Develop targeted economic and social 1. Coordinate and redistribute development projects and interventions for vulnerable and programmes in a manner that ensures fair and balanced allocation marginalized groups of national resources across ecological zones, gender, income and socio-economic groups, including PWDs 2. Expand social and economic infrastructure and services in rural
169 and poor urban areas (including education and training, health, roads, good housing, water and sanitation) 3. Improve business development services including investment plans to facilitate local economic development and expand opportunities for private sector participation 4. Promote the economic empowerment of women through access to land, credit, information technology and business services and networks Reduce poverty among food crop 1. Establish mechanisms for effective marketing of fish and farm farmers produce (for example through linkages to the Ghana School Feeding Programme, second cycle institutions, Prison Service, etc.) 2. Develop and implement programmes to expand access to complimentary inputs and services by extremely poor farmers and fisher folks 3. Provide comprehensive business support, especially training, to farmers and fisher folks benefiting from credit schemes Reduce income disparities among 1. Enhance income generating opportunities for the poor and socio-economic groups and between vulnerable geographical areas 2. Implement local economic development activities to generate employment and ensure social protection 3. Improve agricultural productivity and incomes, and transform rural agriculture management and practices into viable business ventures Reduce spatial development disparities 1. Improve agricultural productivity and incomes, and transform among different ecological zones rural agriculture management and practices into viable business across the country ventures Safeguard the security, safety and 1. Adopt legal, legislative and operational measures to reinforce the protection of the rights of the principle of gender equality and equity in personal status and civil vulnerable in society, especially rights women and the girl child 2. Ensure the integration of a gender perspective in the development of all government policies, processes and programmes, systems and structures Promote women’s access to economic 1. Provide a regulatory environment conducive to women’s opportunity and resources, including economic activities property 2. Develop entrepreneurial and technical skills of women and girls 3. Expand access of women entrepreneurs to financial services and business assistance Transparent and Accountable Governance Ensure effective implementation of the 1. Scale up community population registration programme and decentralisation policy and mobile registration exercise in areas with limited access to programmes registration facilities Ensure resource mobilisation, internal 1. Institute measures to block leakages and loopholes in the revenue revenue generation and resource mobilisation system of MMDAs management effective and efficient 2. Ensure effective monitoring of revenue collection and utilisation of investment grants 3. Develop reliable business and property database system including the street naming and property addressing
170 Strengthen policy formulation, 1. Establish unified development information system development planning, and M&E 2. Mainstream Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in public processes for equitable and balanced policy processes spatial and socio-economic 3. Develop spatial management information systems on investments development to facilitate resource allocation and tracking of investment decision-making
Safeguard the security, safety and 1. Adopt legal, legislative and operational measures to reinforce the protection of the rights of the principle of gender equality and equity in personal status and civil vulnerable in society, especially rights women and the girl child. 2. Ensure the integration of a gender perspective in the development of all government policies, processes and programmes, systems and structures Promote women’s access to economic 1. Provide a regulatory environment conducive to women’s opportunity and resources, including economic activities property 2. Develop entrepreneurial and technical skills of women and girls 3. Expand access of women entrepreneurs to financial services and business assistance Address equity gaps in the provision of 1. Increase access to quality social services quality social services 2. Develop Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map-out the distribution of essential social services 3. Expand equitable access to good quality and affordable social services 1. Strengthen the capacity of relevant institutions to monitor child Protect children from direct and abuse and child trafficking indirect physical and emotional harm 2. Intensify public education programmes on children’s rights and the dangers of child abuse and harmful cultural practices Safeguard citizens’ rights and 1. Enhance the capacity of relevant agencies to adequately enforce entitlements and eliminate human laws on family life including the Domestic Violence Act trafficking 2. Enforce the relevant laws and regulations on Human Trafficking Act 1. Create an enabling environment to ensure the active involvement Ensure effective integration of PWDs of PWDs in mainstream society into society 2. Introduce affirmative action for persons with disabilities with due consideration for gender Promote efficient and effective land 1. Review laws and regulations affecting land administration administration system 2. Promote public education on land acquisition procedures Enhance efficiency and effectiveness 1. Increase demand for M&E of the national M&E system at all 2. Build technical capacity for M&E and statistics at all levels levels 3. Enhance management and public dissemination of M& E information
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CHAPTER FOUR
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
4.1 Broad District Development Programmes The broad programmes of the District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP -2014-2017) are presented below. The spatial distribution of some of the proposed programmes is presented in Annexes 5
Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 1. Organise capacity building for the revenue collection staffs 2. Engage stakeholders in fee fixing and budget planning and preparation
Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes 1. Renovate BAC office and MSMEs training center 2. Facilitate private sector provision and management of public toilet 3. Organise training/workshop on entrepreneurship and established economic viable projects in 12 communities 4. Train and educate 70MSMEs in technical, managerial skills and climatic change issues 5. Facilitate to provide credit and start up capital to 60MSMEs 6. Support BAC to develop database system on MSMEs and registration of local enterprise 7. Facilitate the acquisition and development of 100 hectares industrial site for medium and small scale manufacturing
Accelerated Agricultual Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes
1. Train and educate 150 farmers in appropriate storage of cereals 2. Introduce improved crop varieties (high yielding, short duration disease/pest resistance and nutrient fortified to farmers 3. Intensify field visits to all operational areas 4. Train 200 farmers on correct inputs use to avoid misapplication of fertilizer and agro- chemicals
172 5. Build the capacity of field officers producers and other stakeholders in the one of new technologies in crops, animals extension fishers and veterinary 6. Construct 1No. Agriculture/Agro-business data and information center 7. Train and educate 150 small ruminant farmers in improved housing, feeding and medication annually 8. Carryout anti-rabies and PPR vaccination for 2000 pets annually 9. Train farmers on how to manage disease problems in fish production 10. Train farmers on stock management and good fishing practices 11. Train selected farmers in the operation and management of recommended small scale irrigation technologies 12. Train extension workers on irrigation and water management to enhance them to undertake irrigation extension participatory 13. Facilitate the implementation of the district farmers day 14. Build capacity of MOFA staffs in planning, policy analysis M&E and data collection and analysis 15. Provide regular market information (market data) to improve distribution of feedstuffs 16. Facilitate capacity building of 200 farmers on market demand driven production 17. Promote the consumption of micro-nutrient rich foods (meet/fish leafy vegetables, fruits) by children and women in all 4 zones annually 18. Conduct yield studies in all the 10 enumeration areas annually 19. Intensify field demonstrations/day to enhance adoption of improved technologies 20. Establish 5 demonstrations on soya bean production annually 21. Organise 1 RELC meeting for 150 farmers annually 22. Renovate and refurbish agric fair conference center and 5No summer huts
Oil and Gas Development 1. Promote the use of LPG in various homes in the district Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes 1. Expand CIC center 2. Refurbish ICT center 3. Procure 400No. Electricity poles to facilitate the extension of electricity to deprived communities 4. Extend electricity from national grid to 5 public basic schools 5. Completion of 1No. 2 storey 6 unit flat residential accommodation for district assembly and medical staff 6. Renovate 2No. Residential staff quarters 7. Completion of 1No. Police station in the district 8. Construct 1No. Teachers quarters at Boahenkwa 9. Construct 4No. 6-unit classroom block for primary schools 10. Construct 3No. 2-unit classroom blocks for KG 11. Rehabilitate 2No. 6-unit classroom blocks for primary schools
173 12. Construct 4No. 3-unit classroom blocks with ancillary facilities for JHS 13. Rehabilitate 3No. 3-unit classroom block for JHS 14. Construct 1No. Dining hall for ICCES 15. Acquire and develop 2 final disposal sites 16. Procure 10 communal refuse containers 17. Desilt drains and fumigate open spaces, refuse dumps and drains in major settlements 18. Organiser public education campaign on safe sanitation practice, hygiene and climatic changes issues 19. Updates environmental sanitation database and review (DESSAP) in the district 20. Evacuate 4No. Refuse heaps and management in the district 21. Facilitate to ensure that provision of safe household toilet facilities by residential developers 22. Procure sanitation insecticide/germicide 23. Procure sanitation equipments and tools 24. Provide furniture and health equipments to 6No. CHPS facilities in the district 25. Provide solar powered electricity at 2No. CHPS facilities in the district 26. Construct 1No. Female ward 27. Rehabilitate Barekese health center medical assistant bungalow 28. Completion of Akropong health center 29. Prepare 3 settlement schemes for urban and rural settlements 30. Carryout public education campaign on physical development and climate changes in communities 31. Organise supervision and monitoring of physical development 32. Promote tree planting in built up areas of 3 settlements annually 33. Facilitate the implementation of SEA mitigation measures (replace vegetation cover, landscaping compensation) 34. Counterpart funding of 93 boreholes 35. Supervise the management and maintenance of boreholes and mechanized water systems 36. Reshape fankamawee and Nkaakom feeder roads 37. Maintenance of 91km ataase jun-addiakrom feeder road 38. Construct 1/900 pipe culvit and filling approaches at Bonsua-wurapong 39. Reshape of Adankwame-wurammu feeder road 40. Construct link road from the appliance bay of the new fire service station 41. Completion of 2No. Market infrastructure 42. Construct 1No. Lorry park 43. Construct 1No. Animal slaughter and dressing facility 44. Facilitate the acquisition of a new site for market 45. Facilitate the acquisition, operations and management of nkaakom tourist site
174 46. Organise sensitization and education campaign climate change and natural resources management measures 47. Construct speed ramps at ntesere, sepaase, Atwima koforidua and asuofua 48. Provide support to disaster victims 49. Procure fire fighting equipments and tools 50. Rehabilitate 4No. Fire hydrants and construction of 1No. New hydrants at Nkawie market 51. Construction of drains 52. Construction of bridge with Culverts 53. Provision of speed ramps at maakro and tabere 54. Provision of accessible road to new sites at Attase 55. Construction, reshaping and graveling of feeder roads 56. Provision of potable water in Six (6) communities 57. Completion of on-going Aninkromah Toilet facilities 58. Extension of Electricity to Seven (7) Communities 59. Provision of Street-Lights in three (3) Communities 60. Evacuation of refuse dumps 61. Provision of refuse skip containers 62. Provision of 14No. Toilet Facilities 63. Construction of 6No. market 64. Construct 4No. 6-unit classroom block for primary schools 65. Construct 3No. 2-unit classroom blocks for KG 66. Rehabilitate 2No. 6-unit classroom blocks for primary schools 67. Construct 4No. 3-unit classroom blocks with ancillary facilities for JHS 68. Rehabilitate 3No. 3-unit classroom block for JHS 69. Provision of Police Post 70. Scheming of Barekese community 71. Construction of a community center at hiawu-besease 72. Construction of 1No. community library 73. Provision of dual and mono desk for Achiase School 74. Completion of 1No. 2-unit kindergarten block 75. Rehabilitation of 14No. classroom blocks 76. Provision and completion of 5No. teachers bungalows 77. Provision of 2No. ICT centers 78. Construction of 11No. 3-unit classroom block 79. Construction of 9No. 6-unit classroom block 80. Provision of clinic at Ntaabanu 81. Extension of electricity to the CHPS compound at Abira 82. Maintenance of school park at Asenemaso 83. Construction of football park at Barekese
175 Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes 1. Train 50 staff in ICT skills 2. Procure office consumer and non-consumable facilities 3. Procure office equipment 4. Procure stationeries 5. Repairs office furniture 6. Maintenance of office machines and equipments 7. Maintain official vehicles 8. Running of official vehicles 9. Maintain senior staff vehicles 10. Running of senior staff vehicle 11. Provide utilities services to district assembly offices 12. Provide office with course fee, accommodation facilities in/outside the district 13. Facilitate all bank charges 14. Construct 1No. Office block for area council 15. Train 90 area council members and staff in local government and climate changes issues 16. Renovate 1No. Area council office 17. Procure office equipments 18. Organise refresher training for assembly members, revenue staffs, area council staff/members and core management staff in revenue mobilisation and expenditure management 19. Train DPCU members, MIS staff, record and area council staff in M&E, poverty profiling, socio-economic survey and climate change issue 20. Supervise, monitor and evaluate education delivery and my 1st day at school 21. Establish and ensure the proper functioning of SMCs in all basic schools 22. Organise 25 students to participate in MOCK exams by all JHS candidates 23. Organise training for head of schools on the conduct of annual education census 24. Carryout school feeding program in 20 rural communities 25. Organise sports and cultural festivals in school 26. Support NFED to organiser education and sensitization campaign on adult literacy in communities 27. Train 5 women literacy group in viable income generating activities 28. Provide sponsorship to 100 needy students 29. Promote HIV/AIDS prevention practise, VCT, PMCT and access to AVR treatment in the district 30. Supervise, monitor and evaluate implementation of HIV/AIDS activities 31. Carryout medical examination of food and meet handles in the district 32. Procure 1No. Ambulance facility 33. Carryout child survival (vaccination) and reproductive health care services and family planning in all communities 34. Provision of NHIS card for the old age at Wurapong
176 35. Organise public awareness on personal security and safety in 60 communities
Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes 1. Organise 4 general assembly meetings 2. Organise 23 sub-committee meetings annually 3. Organise 12 assembly committee meetings 4. Support public interactions, independence day and senior citizens day with DCE at the residence 5. Contribute to NALAG 6. Contribute to RCC 7. Facilitate legal expenses 8. Monitor and evaluate the operations of all area council 9. Organise tax education campaign in communities 10. Carryout street naming, housing numbering and development of comprehensive revenue database system 11. Organise public sensitization campaign on district assembly 12. Supervise, monitor and evaluate revenue mobilisation and accounting 13. Print revenue collection materials 14. Supervise, monitor and evaluate development activities in the district 15. Develop comprehensive M&E database system 16. Revalue properties in the district 17. Prepare 2014-2017 DMTDP, M&E and update district profile and budget 18. Facilitate the conduct of sporting competitions in the district 19. Facilitate the formation and strengthening of 10 keep-fit clubs in the district 20. Facilitate the implementation of child labour program in the district 21. Facilitate the effective management and utilisation of disability funds through skills training and investment in viable income generation ventures in the district 22. Facilitate the administration and effective utilization of financial support to the poor under the LEAP 23. Refurbish social welfare department office 24. Organise training in leadership skills and local government and confidence building for 30 women 25. Organise supervision, plan implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities, communities or organisation 26. Organise sensitization and public education against various human rights abuses in 5 communities in the district 27. Refurbish community development department office 28. Organise communities sensitization in 40 communities to advocate for women and youth participation in development and governance 29. Mitigate unexpected programs and projects in the district 30. Extension of LEAP program to all communities
177 31. Enact bye-laws against all forms of pollution at Nkawie-Kuma
4.2 Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment of DMTDP Programmes/Projects/ Activities
A number of natural and socio-economic environmental challenges exist in the district. These include land degradation (as a result of illegal logging, farming, sanding wining and construction activities) air pollution (as a result of carbon emissions from vehicular movement and burning of waste) climate change impacts, poor sanitation, increased sanitation related diseases (Malaria) HIV/AIDS and unemployment. These challenges impact negatively on the natural and human systems of the district. Any development effort must therefore aim at reducing these environmental challenges. To enhance the sustainable implementation of the District Medium Term Development Plan, its policy objectives and programmes have been subjected to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Tools, with the specific objectives of, determining the internal inconsistencies of the policy objectives of the Development Plan, identifying the potential negative impacts of the implementation of programmes outlined in the DMTDP on the environment, developing appropriate interventions to mitigate negative environmental concerns associated with the implementation of DMTDP Programmes. The assessment of the DMTDP revealed the following: All constructional activities would impact negatively on the environment particularly in the area of natural resources. Some constructional activities will impact on socio-cultural issues specifically on access to land. Implementation of sports programmes (especially in-school sporting competitions that would require camping) creates conditions for spread of HIV/AIDS/STIs The following key strategies have been proposed to enhance its sustainable implementation of the DMTDP: Incorporate agro-forestry forestry practice into crop production to prevent forest and land degradation Promotion of farming practices that can yield higher production per hectare
178 Replacement of vegetative cover through tree planting and landscaping in areas where vegetation cover is removed for construction activities. Removal of constructional debris at construction sites Control pollution e.g. Dust suppression during construction Payment of adequate and prompt compensation to owners of land and crop HIV/ADIS/STIs prevention education and VCT during sporting competitions and camping Provision of refuse containers and prompt disposal of refuse during and after sporting activities and at industrial and tourist sites Enforcement to ensure compliance with the EPA’s guidelines, District Assembly Bye- laws and other relevant environmental laws and standards e.g. waste management, noise etc. Capacity building of institutions and staff eg environmental Health Unit, MOFA, DPCU, Fire Services, Forestry Division, etc to adequately implement and monitor the mitigation strategies. Annex 2 shows a list of such projects, the negative impact they may pose during the implementation and measures put in place to mitigate effects and to improve on their sustainability. The cost of implementing the mitigation measures have been incorporated into annual action plans.
179 4.3Programme of Action with indicative budgets Table 4.1 POA-Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Indicators Estimated Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Cost % Lead Colla (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others borati ng Engage stakeholders in fee Nkawie Involvement of 20,000 100 Central DA, fixing and budget planning stakeholders in Administration NGO and preparation fee fixing and budget s, preparation CSOs Organise capacity building Nkawie Revenue staff 20,000 100 Central DA, for the revenue staff of the training and Administration NGO Assembly revenue collection s, leakage halted CSOs
Table 4.1 POA-Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Indicators Estimated Sources of Funding Implementing Cost Agencies (GH¢) % Lead Colla 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others borati ng Renovate BAC office and Toase No. of New 10,000 100 BAC DA, MSMEs training center MSMEs NGO established Facilitate private sector District wide Number of toilet 2,000 100 BAC DA provision and management of facilities public toilet provided by private sector
180 Organise training/workshop District wide No. of 1,500 100 BAC DA on entrepreneurship and training/worksop established economic viable organized projects in 12 communities No. of viable projects established Train and educate 70MSMEs District wide No. MSMEs 2,000 100 BAC DA in technical, managerial skills trained in and climatic change issues technical and managerial skills Facilitate to provide credit District wide No. MSMEs 1,240 100 BAC DA and startup capital to provided with 60MSMEs startup capital Support BAC to develop BAC BAC supported 2,700 100 BAC DA database system on MSMEs with database and registration of local system. Facilitate the acquisition and District wide 100 hectares of 30,000 100 BAC DA development of 100 hectares land acquired for industrial site for medium industrial site and small scale manufacturing
Table 4.2: POA-Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Estimated Sources of Funding Implementing Indicators Cost Agencies (GH¢) % Lead Colla 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others borati ng Train and educate 150 District wide No. of farmers 5,200 100 MoFA BAC, farmers in appropriate trained NGO’ storage of cereals -% reduction in s post harvest losses for maize, citrus and oil palm
181 Introduce improved crop Farming -Farmers 4,500 100 MoFA Resea varieties (high yielding, Communities provided with rch short duration disease control Instit disease/pest resistance inputs and high utions and nutrient fortified to yielding crop (Ani farmers varieties mal/C -Produc-tion rop) levels NGO’ s Intensify field visits to District wide -No. of farmers 2,400 100 DA MoF all operational areas reached A
Train 200 farmers on District wide No. of Motor 5,850 100 MoFA correct inputs use to bikes provided avoid misapplication of fertilizer and agro- chemicals Build the capacity of District wide No. of beneficiary 3,000 100 MoFA DA field officers producers crop farmers and other stakeholders in the one of new technologies in crops, animals extension fishers and veterinary Construct 1No. Nkawie No. of crop 61,244 DDF MoA DA Agriculture/Agro- farmers covered 100 business data and information center Train and educate 150 Farming Zones Land area 6,320 100 MoFA DA small ruminant farmers demarcated for in improved housing, potential private feeding and medication investment annually Carryout anti-rabies and District wide 4,940 100 MoFA DA PPR vaccination for 2000 pets annually
182 Train farmers on how to District wide -Additional land 2,250 GOG MoFA DA, manage disease area under 100 NGO problems in fish irrigation s production -Type and No. of irrigation facilities provided Train farmers on stock District wide -No. of people 3,900 GOG MoFA DA management and good trained 100 fishing practices -No. of trained people in irrigation farming Train selected farmers in -No. of Farmers 1,550 GOG DADU, DA the operation and District wide sensitized 100 MoFA management of -No. of recommended small Farmers keeping scale irrigation proper records technologies Train extension workers No. of Farmers 2,350 GOG DA on irrigation and water provided with 100 MoFA management to enhance District wide logistics them to undertake -No. of farmers irrigation extension keeping proper participatory records Facilitate the -No. of new 13,919 GOG DADU, DA implementation of the District wide groups formed 100 MoFA district farmers day - Build capacity of MOFA No. of association 3,300 GOG DADU, DA, staffs in planning, policy District wide whose capacity 100 MoFA NGO’ analysis M&E and data have been built s collection and analysis Provide regular market District wide No. of narrow 2,200 GOG MoFA, DA information (market crps, Silos and 100 DADU data) to improve warehouse distribution of feedstuffs provided % of post harvest losses for maize Facilitate capacity District wide 2,900 GOG DADU, DA building of 200 farmers 100 MOFA on market demand driven production
183 Promote the District wide Consumption of 2,200 100 MoFA DA consumption of micro- micro-nutrient nutrient rich foods rich foods by (meet/fish leafy children and vegetables, fruits) by women promoted children and women in all 4 zones annually Conduct yield studies in Enumeration Yield studies 2,000 GOG MoFA DA all the 10 enumeration areas conducted in all 100 areas annually the 10 enumeration areas
Intensify field District wide Field 1,328 GOG MoFA DA, demonstrations/day to demonstrations to 100 enhance adoption of enhance adoption improved technologies of improved technologies intensified Establish 5 Area councils 5 demonstration 2,200 100 MoFA DA demonstrations on soya on soya bean bean production annually production established Organise 1 RELC District wide 1 RELC meeting 1,840 100 MoFA DA meeting for 150 farmers for 150 farmers annually organised
Renovate and refurbish Nkawie Agric fair 60, 000 100 MoFA DA agric fair conference conference center center and 5No summer renovated and huts refurbished
Table 4.3 POA- Oil and Gas development Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Estimated Sources of funding Implementing Agencies 2014 2015 2016 2017 indicators Cost IGF DACF Others Lead Collaborating (GH₵) Promote and District Reduction in 16,000 100 Forestry DA sensitized wide the use of department, fuelwood and people in the charcoal
184 use of LPG
Table 4.4: POA- Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Estimated Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Cost % Lead Collab (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 IGF IGF DACF Others orating Expand CIC center Nkawie CIC center 40,000 100 WORKS DA expanded Refurbish ICT center Nerebehi ICT center 28,000 100 WORKS DA refurbished
Procure 400No. District wide 400No. Electricity 60,000 100 WORKS DA, Electricity poles to poles procured for ECG facilitate the extension electricity of electricity to extension to deprived communities deprived communities Extend electricity from District wide 5No. Public basic 20,000 100 WORKS DA, national grid to 5 public schools connected ECG, basic schools to the national grid Completion of 1No. 2 Toase 1No. 2 storey 6 250,000 100 WORKS DA storey 6 unit flat unit flat residential residential accommodation for accommodation district assembly and completed for medical staff district assembly and medical staff Renovate 2No. Nkawie-Kuma, 2No. Residential 10,000 100 WORKS DA Residential staff Toase, staff quarters quarters renovated Completion of 1No. Abuakwa 1No. Police 60,000 100 WORKS DA Police station in the station completed district in the district
185 Construct 1No. Boahenkwa 1No. Teachers 70,000 100 DWST/DA CWSA Teachers quarters at quarters at Boahenkwa Boahenkwa constructed Construct 4No. 6-unit urban/peri-urban 4No. 6-unit 760,000 50 DDF WORKS DA, classroom block for areas classroom block 50 GES primary schools for primary schools constructed Construct 3No. 2-unit urban/peri-urban 3No. 2 unit 140,000 100 WORKS DA, classroom blocks for areas classroom blocks GES KG for KG constructed Rehabilitate 2No. 6-unit Akropong 2No. 6-unit 60,000 100 WORKS DA, classroom blocks for Barekese classroom block GES primary schools Nerebehi for primary Adankwame rehabilitated Construct 4No. 3-unit Akropong 4No. 3-unit 400,000 75 DDF WORKS DA, classroom blocks with Barekese classroom blocks 25 GES ancillary facilities for Nerebehi with ancilliary JHS Adankwame facilities for JHS constructed Rehabilitate 3No. 3-unit Afari, 3No. 3-unit 60,000 100 WORKS DA, classroom block for Asenemanso, classroom block GES JHS Nerebehi for JHS rehabilitated Construct 1No. Dining ICCES 1No. Dining hall 20,000 100 WORKS DA, hall for ICCES for ICCES GES constructed Acquire and develop 2 Nkawie-Kuma, 2 final disposal 250,000 100 Environmenta DA final disposal sites Barekese sites acquired and l health unit, develped WORK Procure 10 communal District wide 10 communal 100,000 100 Environmenta DA refuse containers refuse containers l Health Unit procured
186 Desilt drains and Major settlements 212,000 100 Environmenta DWST fumigate open spaces, District wide drains desilted l Health Unit , Zoom refuse dumps and and open spaces, Lion drains in major refuse dumps Ltd., settlements fumigated EPA, DA Mgt. ISD, Com. Dev. Organiser public District wide Public education 2,700 100 Environmenta DA education campaign on campaign on safe l health unit safe sanitation practice, sanitation hygiene and climatic practise, hygiene changes issues and climate changes issues organised Updates environmental District wide Environmental 3,000 100 Works sanitation database and sanitation Enviro review (DESSAP) in database updated nmenta the district l Health Unit Evacuate 4No. Refuse Abuakwa- 4No. Refuse 400,000 100 Environmenta DA heaps and management Zongo, heaps evacuated l health unit in the district Asenemaso and managed Dedease, koforidua Facilitate to ensure that District wide No. Houses 2,350 100 Environmenta DA provision of safe provided with l Health Unit household toilet household toilet facilities by residential through the developers assembly’s facilitation Procure sanitation Urban/Peri-urban Sanitation 3,600 100 Environmenta DA insecticide/germicide settlements insecticide/germic l health unit ide procured
187 Procure sanitation District wide sanitation 2,600 100 Environmenta DA, equipments and tools equipments and l health unit tools procured Provide furniture and Kobeng, Abira 6No. CHPS 15,000 100 Health unit DA health equipment to facilities provided 2No. CHPS facilities in with furniture and the district health equipments
Provide solar powered Kobeng, Abira 2No. CHPS 9,000 100 WORKS DA, electricity at 2No. facilities provided ECG CHPS facilities in the with solar district powered electricity Construct 1No. Female Toase 1No. Female 80,000 100 WORKS, DA ward ward constructed Health unit
Rehabilitate Barekese Barekese Barekese health 10,000 100 Health unit, DA health center medical center medical WORKS assistant bungalow assistant bungalow rehabilitated Completion of Akropong akropong health 40,000 75 GOG Health unit, DA Akropong health center center completed 25 WORKS and in use Prepare 3 settlement Urban/rural areas 3 settlement 5,262 97 GOG 3 TOWN AND DA schemes for urban and schemes for urban COUNTRY, rural settlements and cultural WORKS settlements prepared Carryout public District wide Public education 1,800 GOG WORKS, DA education campaign on campaign on 100 INFORMATI physical development physical ON and climate changes in development and SERVICE communities climate changes carried out
188 Organise supervision District wide Supervision and 1,104 GOG TOWN AND DA and monitoring of monitoring of 100 COUNTRY, physical development physical WORKS development organised Promote tree planting in Barekese, No. Of trees 1,160 100 TOWN AND DA built up areas of 3 Akropong, planted in the 3 COUNTRY, settlements annually Nkawie built up WORKS settlements Facilitate the District wide SEA mitigation 1,900 100 Central DA implementation of SEA measures administratio mitigation measures implementation n (replace vegetation facilitated cover, landscaping compensation) Counterpart funding of District wide No. Of boreholes 50,000 100 Central DA 93 boreholes match funded administratio n, DWSA
Supervise the District wide Management and 1,200 100 DWSA, DA management and maintenance of Central maintenance of boreholes administratio boreholes and supervised n mechanized water systems Reshape fankamawee fankamawe and Fankamawe and 40,000 100 Feeder roads DA and Nkaakom feeder Nkaakon Nkaakom feeder department roads road reshaped
Maintenance of 91km Ataase junction 91km Ataase jun- 10,000 100 Feeder roads DA ataase jun-addiakrom to Addiakrom Addiakrom feeder department, feeder road road maintained WORKS Construct 1/900 pipe Bonsua- 1/900 pipe culvert 20,000 100 Feeder roads DA culvit and filling Wurapong and filling department, approaches at Bonsua- approaches at works wurapong bonsuah- department wurapong construct
189 Reshape of Adankwame- Adankwame- 10,000 100 Feeder roads DA Adankwame-wurammu wurammu wurammu feeder department, feeder road road reshaped works Construct link road Nkawie Link road 10,000 100 Feeder roads DA from the appliance bay constructed from department of the new fire service appliance by to station the new fire service station Completion of 2No. Nkawie and 2No. Market 100,000 100 Works DA Market infrastructure Abuakwa infrastructure department constructed Construct 1No. Lorry Abuakwa 1No. Lorry park 30,000 100 Urban roads, DA park constructed works department Construct 1No. Animal nkawie 1No. Animal 40,000 100 Works DA slaughter and dressing slaughter and department, facility dressing facility constructed Facilitate the Nkawie Land for the 2,400 100 TOWN AND DA acquisition of a new site construction of COUNTRY, for market new site market WORKS acquired DEPARTME NT Facilitate the Nkaakom Site acquired for 2,100 100 WORKS DA acquisition, operations the operation and and management of management of nkaakom tourist site Nkaakom tourist site Organise sensitization District wide Sensitization and 1,300 100 ENVIRONM DA and education education ENT campaign climate campaign on HEALTH change and natural climate change DEPARTM resources and natural ENT, management resources INFORMAT measures management ION measures SERVICE
190 Construct speed ramps Ntesere, sepaase, Ntesere, Sepaase, 30,000 100 WORKS DA, at ntesere, sepaase, Atwima Atwima koforidua URBA Atwima koforidua and koforidua and and Asuofua N asuofua asuofua provided with ROAD speed ramps S Provide support to District wide Support provided 50,600 100 NADMO DA disaster victims to disease victims
Procure fire fighting District wide Firefighting 5,000 100 GNFS, DA equipments and tools equipment and ENVIRONM tools procured ENT HEALTH Rehabilitate 4No. Fire 4No. Fire 5,000 100 WORKIS, DA hydrants and hydrants GNFS construction of 1No. rehabilitated and New hydrants at Nkawie market 1No. New Nkawie market hydrants at Nkawie market constructed Construction of drains Sepaase, Drains 121,200 100 WORKS DA Abuakwa ST. constructed at the Lisbert, needed places Abuakwa- dadease, Abuakwa-buaso, Akosa new site, Abuakwa- apimhaase Construction of bridge Wagadugu Bridge with 378,960 100 WORKS DA with Culverts culverts constructed
Provision of speed Maakro and Maakro and 40,000 100 WORKS, DA ramps at maakro and Tabere Tabere provided FEEDER tabere with speed ramps ROAD
191 Provision of accessible Attase Accessible road to 28,000 WORKS, DA road to new sites at new sites at FEEDER Attase Ataase provided ROAD
Construction, reshaping Afari-Akrofrom, Feeder roads 139,000 WORKS, DA and graveling of feeder Barekese- constructed, FEEDER roads Ntensere, reshaped and ROADS Abuakwa- gravelled neuman Bokankye- Esaase, Asafua- Ampamang Nkawiepanin- Nkorang, Provision of potable Afraso, Six (6) 120,000 100 WORK, DA water in Six (6) Kokoben, communities CWSA communities Akwaboa, provided with Sokwai, potable water Nkawiekuma, Dikyere Completion of on-going Aninkromah Aninkromah 140,000 100 WORKS DA Aninkromah Toilet Toilet facilities facilitie completed Extension of Electricity Kokobeng, Seven (7) 1,508,000 100 WORKS DA, to Seven (7) Boaso, communities ECG Communities Wurapong, extended to the Ntabaanu, national grid Atwima Manhyia, Pasoro Provision of Street- Abuakwa- Three 22,000 30 70 WORKS DA, Lights in three (3) housing, communities ECG Communities Nkawie-kuma, provided with Asuofua/Asaman street lights g
192 Evacuation of refuse Asenemaso, No. Of refuse 1,120,000 30 70 WORKS, DA dumps Afari, dumps evacuated ENVIRONM Nkawiepanin, ENTAL Esaase, HEALTH koforidua, mfensi Provision of refuse skip Wiowso, No. Of refuse skip 798,250 100 ENVIRONM DA containers Abuakwa, buso, containers ENTAL zongo, provided HEALTH apimhaase, Abuakwa dadease, Esaase, Nkawie-kuma, Atwima manhyia, Sepaase, asuofua/asamam g Provision of 14No. Wiowso, 14No. Toilet 942,789 100 WORKS DA Toilet Facilities Ntensere, facilities provided Achiase, Nketia, Seidi, Kobeng, Ahodwo, sokwai, akwaboa, Nkawiepanin, Adankwame, Atwima amanhyia, maakro, Sepaase Construction of 40 Agogo, Afari, 40 unit 6No. 480,000 100 WORKS DA unite. 6No.. market Adankwame, market shed shed Koforidua, constructed Mfensi, Bokankye Construct 4No. 6-unit Attase, Esaase, 4No. 6-Unit 1,200,000 100 WORKS DA classroom block for Mfensi, Sepaase classroom block primary schools for primary schools constructed
193 Construct 3No. 2-unit Abira, 3No. 2-Unit 255,000 100 WORKS DA classroom blocks for Nkawiepanin, classroom blocks KG for KG constructed Rehabilitate 2No. 6-unit Ntensere, 2No. 6-Unit 260,000 100 WORKS DA classroom blocks for Esaase, classroom blocks primary schools for primary schools rehabilitated Construct 4No. 3-unit Nkawiepanin, 4No. 3-Unit 600,000 100 WORKS DA classroom blocks with Attase, Esaase, classroom blocks ancillary facilities for Mfensi, Sepaase with ancillary JHS facilities for JHS constructed Rehabilitate 3No. 3-unit Ntensere, 3No. 3-Unit 180,000 100 WORKS DA classroom block for Asenemaso, classroom block JHS Abira, for JHS rehabilitated Provision of Police Post Asuofua/Asaman police post 200,000 100 WORKS DA g provided Scheming of Barekese Barekese Barekese 550,000 30 70 Town and DA community community laid Country out with scheme planning department Construction of a Hiawu-besease community center 160,000 100 WORKS DA community center at constructed at hiawu-besease Hiawu-besease Construction of 1No. Achiase 1No. Community 100,000 100 WORKS DA community library library constructed Provision of dual and Achiase No. of Dual and 35,000 100 WORKS DA mono desk for Achiase mono desk for School Achiase school provided Completion of 1No. 2- Nkorang 1No. 2-Unit 80,000 100 WORKS DA unit kindergarten block kindergarten block completed
194 Rehabilitation of 14No. Ntensere, 14No. Classroom 1,680,00 100 WORKS DA classroom blocks Asenemaso, blocks Abira, rehabilitated Nkawiepanin, Attase, Esaase, Mfensi, Sepaase Provision and Gyankobaa, 5No. Teachers 300,000 WORKS DA completion of 5No. Kumi, Pasoro, bungalows teachers bungalows Ahwiaa, Mfensi provided and completed Provision of 2No. ICT Ntensere, Seidi 2No. ICT centers 85,000 100 WORKS DA centers provided
Construction of 11No. Toase, Wiowso, 11No. 3-Unit 1,650,000 100 WORKS DA 3-unit classroom block Nkonteng, classroom block Apuayem, constructed Sokwai, Nerebehi, Kyereyaasse, Nyamebekyere, Esaase, Agogo, Maabang Construction of 9No. 6- Toase, 9No. 6-Unit 2,700,000 100 WORKS DA unit classroom block Barekuma, classroom block Akwaboa, constructed Kobeng, Nerebehi, Afari, Akrofrom, Esaase, Akropong Provision of clinic at Nkaakom Clinic provided at 120,000 100 WORKS DA Ntaabanu Ntaabanu
Extension of electricity Abira CHPS compound 12,000 100 WORKS, DA to the CHPS compound at Abira provided Health at Abira with electricity department
195 Maintenance of school Asenemaso School park at 60,000 100 WORKS DA park at Asenemaso Asenemaso maintained Construction of football Barekese Football park at 45,000 WORKS, DA park at Barekese Barekese GES constructed
Table 4.5: POA- Human Development, Productivity and Employment Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Estimated Sources of Funding Implementing Indicators Cost Agencies (GH¢) % Lead Colla 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others borati ng Train 50 staff in ICT District wide No. of staff 3,900.00 100 Central DA skills trained in ICT Administratio skills n Procure office Nkawie and area No. Of Office 10,200 100 Central DA consumer and non- council office consumer and Administratio consumable facilities non-consumable facilities procured n Procure office Nkawie and area No. Of Office 5,000 100 Central DA equipment council office equipment Administratio procured n Procure stationeries Nkawie and area Quantity and 32,000 100 Central DA council office categories of Administratio Stationeries procured n Repairs office furniture Nkawie and area No. Of office 4,000 100 Central DA council office furniture repaired Administratio n
196 Maintenance of office Nkawie and area Faulty offices 4,000 100 Central DA machines and council office machines and Administratio equipments equipment maintained n
Maintain official Nkawie No. Of senior 36,000 100 Central DA vehicles staff vehicles Administratio maintained n Train 50 staff in ICT District wide No. of staff 3,900.00 100 Central DA skills trained in ICT Administration skills Procure office Nkawie and area No. Of Office 10,200 100 Central DA consumer and non- council office consumer and Administration consumable facilities non-consumable facilities procured Procure office Nkawie and area No. Of Office 5,000 100 Central DA equipment council office equipment Administration procured Procure stationeries Nkawie and area Quantity and 32,000 100 Central DA council office categories of Administration Stationeries procured Repairs office furniture Nkawie and area No. Of office 4,000 100 Central DA council office furniture Administration repaired Maintenance of office Nkawie and area Faulty offices 4,000 100 Central DA machines and council office machines and Administration equipments equipment maintained
Maintain official Nkawie No. Of senior 36,000 100 Central DA vehicles staff vehicles Administration maintained
197 Construct 1No. Office Adankwame 1No. Office 40,000 100 Central DA block for area council block administration, constructed for area council WORKS Train 90 area council District wide 90 area council 7,720 DDF Central DA members and staff in members and 100 administratio local government and staff trained on climate changes issues climate change n issues Renovate 1No. Area Abuakwa 1No. Area 5,000 100 Works DA council office council office renovated Procure office Nkawie and area office 5,000 100 Central DA equipments council office equipments Administration procured Organise refresher District wide refresher training 15,000 DDF Central DA training for assembly organised 100 Administration members, revenue staffs, area council staff/members and core management staff in revenue mobilisation and expenditure management Train DPCU Nkawie DPCU members 20,000 DDF Central DA members, MIS staff, trained in 100 Administratio record and area M&E, poverty council staff in M&E, profiling and n poverty profiling, socio-economic socio-economic survey survey and and climate change climate change issue issue
Supervise, monitor and District wide My 1st day at 1,400 100 GES, Central DA evaluate education school Administration delivery and my 1st day supervised, at school monitored and evaluated
198 Establish and ensure the SMC established 2,000 100 GES DA proper functioning of District wide in all basic SMCs in all basic schools schools
Organise 25 students to District wide 25 students mock 44,000 100 GES DA participate in MOCK exams organised exams by all JHS candidates Organise training for District wide Training for 3,300 100 GES DA head of schools on the heads of schools conduct of annual organised education census Carryout school feeding District wide 20 rural 2,059,005 GOG GES DA program in 20 rural community 100 communities schools enrolled on the school feeding program Organise sports and District wide Sports and 6,000 100 GES DA cultural festivals in cultural festivals school organized in schools Support NFED to NFED supported 2,000 100 GES DA organiser education and to carryout sensitization campaign District wide education and on adult literacy in sensitization communities campaign Train 5 women literacy 5 women trained 1,000 100 GES DA group in viable income District wide in literacy group generating activities in viable income generating activities
Provide sponsorship to District 100 needy 40,000 100 GES DA 100 needy students students provided with sponsorship
199 Promote HIV/AIDS District wide HIV/AIDS 1,250 100 Health unit DA prevention practise, prevention VCT, PMCT and promoted access to AVR treatment in the district
Supervise, monitor and District wide Implementation, 1,520 100 Health unit DA evaluate monitoring and implementation of evaluating HIV/AIDS activities HIV/AIDS activities supervised Carryout medical District wide Medical 2,400 100 Health unit DA examination of food examination of and meet handles in the food and meat district handling carried out Procure 1No. District wide 1No. Ambulance 40,000 75 MP Health unit DA Ambulance facility facility procured HIPC 25 Carryout child survival Vaccination and 8,047 100 Health unit DA (vaccination) and District wide family planning reproductive health care services carried services and family out planning in all communities
Provision of NHIS card Wurapong NHIS card 25,000 Health unit DA for the old age at provided for the Wurapong old age at Wurapong Organise public District wide Public awareness 2,600 100 Health unit DA awareness on personal on security security and safety in organised in 60 60 communities communities
200 Table 4.6: POA-Transparent and Accountable Governance Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Estimated Sources of Funding Implementing Indicators Cost Agencies (GH¢) % Lead Colla 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others borati ng Organise 4 general Nkawie 4 general 26,880 100 Central DA assembly meetings assembly Administratio meetings n organised Organise 32 sub- Nkawie 23 sub-committee 27,600 100 Central DA committee meetings meetings Administratio annually organised n
Organise 12 assembly Nkawie 12 assembly 20,000 100 Central DA committee meetings committee Administratio meetings n organised Support public District wide Support provided 23,200 100 Central DA interactions, for public Administratio independence day and interaction, senior citizens day with independence day n DCE at the residence and senior citizens day
\Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Estimated Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Cost % Lead Collaborat (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others ing Contribute to District wide NALAG provided 3,200 100 Central DA NALAG with support or Administrati contribution on Contribute to Nkawie RCC provided with 6,400 100 Central DA RCC the needed support Administrati and contribution on
201 Facilitate legal Nkawie Legal expenses 10,800 100 Central DA expenses facilitated Administrati on
Monitor and All area council Operations of all 1,680 100 Central DA evaluate the area council Administrati operations of all monitored and area council evaluated on
Organise tax District wide Tax education 5,000 100 Central DA education campaign in Administrati campaign in communities on communities organised
Carryout street District wide Street naming, 20,000 100 Central DA naming, housing housing numbering Administrati numbering and and development on development of of comprehensive comprehensive revenue database revenue database system carried out system
Organise public District wide Public sensitization 4,000 100 NCCE DA, ISD sensitization campaign on campaign on district organised district assembly Supervise, District wide Revenue 2,600 100 Central DA monitor and mobilisation and Administrati evaluate revenue accounting mobilisation and monitored and on, Finance accounting evaluated administrati on Print revenue Nkawie Materials for 16,000 100 Finance DA collection revenue collection administrati materials printed on
202 Supervise, District wide Development 8,880 100 DPCU DA monitor and activities evaluate monitored and development evaluated activities in the district
Develop Nkawie A comprehensive 3,000 100 Central DA comprehensive M&E database Administrati M&E database system developed system on
Revalue Nkawie Properties in the 15,000 100 Finance DA properties in the district revalued Administrati district on Prepare 2014- Nkawie 2014-2017 20,000 100 DPCU, DA 2017 DMTDP, DMTDP, M&E Central M&E and update prepared and district profile and district profile Administrati budget update on
Facilitate the District wide Conduct of 6,000 100 Central DA conduct of sporting Administrati sporting competition in the competitions in district facilitated on, youth the district and improved and sports
203 Facilitate the District wide 10 keep-fit clubs 770 100 Youth and DA formation and formed and Sports, strengthening of supported 10 keep-fit clubs in the district Facilitate the District wide Child labour 24,800 40 60 Central DA implementation of program Administrati child labour implementation program in the facilitated on, social district welfare,
CHRAJ Facilitate the District wide Disability fund 62,938 100 Social DA effective managed and welfare, management and utilized effectively utilisation of through skills Central disability funds training and Administrati through skills investment training and on investment in viable income generation ventures in the district Facilitate the District wide effective utilization 231,048 100 Social DA administration of the financial welfare and and effective support under utilization of LEAP facilitated community financial support development to the poor under the LEAP .Refurbish social Social welfare Social welfare 4,577 100 Central DA welfare department department office administrati department office refurbished on
204 Organise training District wide 30 women trained 1,600 GOG Central DA in leadership in leadership skills 100 Administrati skills and local and confidence government and building on confidence building for 30 women
Organise District wide Supervision, plan 2,000 GOG Central DA supervision, plan implementation, 100 administrati implementation, monitoring and on monitoring and evaluation of evaluation of activities organised activities for communities or organisation
Organise District wide 5 communities 2,160 100 CHRAJ, DA sensitization and educated and central public education sensitized on against various various human administrati human rights right abuses on abuses in 5 communities in the district
Refurbish Community Community 8,859 100 Works, DA community development development central development office department office department office refurbished administrati
on
205 Organise District wide Community 1,300 100 Central DA communities sensitization for Administrati sensitization in 40 women and youth communities to participation in on advocate for development women and youth organised participation in development and governance Mitigate Nkawie Unexpected 150,000 33 67 Central DA unexpected programs and Administrati programs and projects mitigated projects in the on district Extension of District wide No. Of 25,000 100 Social DA LEAP program to communities LEAP welfare and all communities program extended to community
development Enact of bye-laws Bye-laws enacted 8,000 100 Central DA against all forms Nkawie against all forms of Administrati of pollution at pollution at Nkawie-Kuma Nkawie-Kuma on Rehabilitation of Akropong Court building 40,000 100 Central DA court building rehabilitated Administrati on
206 4.4 Financing the District Medium Term Development Plan 4.4.1 Estimated Cost and Financial Plan of the DMTDP The total estimated cost of the 2014- 2017 District Medium Term Development Plan and the amount required each year to finance the programmes/projects/activities under each thematic area is presented in the table below. A detailed programme-Based financial plan is presented as annex 3
Table 4.7: Summary of Estimated Cost of the DMTDP (2014-2017) Thematic Area Total Annual Amount Required (GH¢) Estimated 2014 2015 2016 2017 Cost (GH¢) Enhancing Competitiveness in 54,489 5,049 13,500 5,940 30,000 Ghana’s Private Sector Accelerated Agricultural 230,326.75 34,954.75 93,454 32,349 69,569 Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Oil and Gas Development 16,000 - - 16,000 - Infrastructure, Energy and Human 19,152,305.94 909,356.94 2,431,230 1,204,680 14,607,039 Settlement Dev’t Human Development, Productivity 2,589,541.58 71,619.578 191,480 2,209,625 116,817 and Employment
Transparent and Accountable Good 1,026,258.64 122,966.64 328,760 371,036 203,496
Total……………… 23,069,633 1,144,658 3,060,324 3,823,630 15,026,921
4.4.2 Sources of Funding To Finance the DMTDP
Table 4.8: Expected Amount from Various Funding Sources by Thematic Areas Thematic Area Expected Amount from Sources IGF DACF Others (DDF, GOG, Private Investors, Communities) Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s 16,740 32,700 Private Sector: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and 63,000 132,391 Sustainable Natural Resource Management Oil and Gas Development 16,000 Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlement 1,584,414 13,695,399 2,001,062 Development Human Development, Productivity & 153,750 188,567 2,111,725 Employment: Transparent and Accountable Governance 328,510 336,302 43,480 Total……………… 2,162,414 14,252,968 4,288,658
207 The total estimated amount required to implement the District Medium Term Development Plan (2014-2017) is GH¢23,069,633.00 The total amount required to implement the Medium Term Development Plan is expected to come from the District’s Internally Generated Fund (IGF), the District’s Share of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and other external funding sources such as GETFUND, District Development Facility, Road Fund, and direct private sector Investment, public-private project financing partnership arrangements, Community/ Civil Society contributions and other GOG and donor funding to departments and agencies in the district, as indicated in the table above
The District Assembly, various departments, agencies and units in the district are required to develop detail project proposals to source for funds from external sources to support the implementation of the DMTDP. The District Assembly is also required to a separate account, into which internally generated funds for service and investment will be deposited.
208 CHAPTER FIVE DISTRICT ANNUAL ACTION PLANS, MTEF BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT
The DMTDP would be implemented within a 4 year period. The projects and activities to be implemented, and the financial requirements for each year have been outlined in the annual action plans and MTEF Budget. The chapter also outlined the arrangements for the implementation of the DMTDP.
209 5.1 2014 ANNUAL
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Develop targeted economic and social interventions for vulnerable and marginalized groups Reduce income disparities among socio-economic groups and between geographical areas
Table 5.1: Department of Social Welfare and Community Development Activities Location OUTPUT TIME FRAME Annual budget Implementing Agencies
Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Facilitate the District wide Incidence of child 24,800.00 Social welfare implementation of labour in the and community child labour district reduced by development programmes in 20% district Facilitate the District wide Inappropriate use 231,048.00 Social welfare administration and of LEAP funds by and community effective utilization beneficiaries in development of financial support the district to the poor under reduced by 15% the LEAP Refurbish social Nkawie Office equipment 4,577.00 Social welfare welfare department provided to social and community office welfare office development Organise training in District wide Women and youth 1,600.00 leadership skills participation in Social welfare and local development and and community governance and leadership skills development confidence building increased for 30 women Organise District wide 2,000.00 Social welfare supervision, plan and community implementation, development monitoring and evaluation of
210 activities, communities and organizations Organise District wide Incidence of 1,160.00 sensitization and human right Social welfare public education abuses in the and community against various district reduced by development human rights 20% abuses in 5 communities in the district Refurbish Nkawie Office equipment 8,859.00 Social welfare Community provided to and community Development Community development Department Office Development Office Organise District wide 800.00 Social welfare communities Women and youth and community sensitization in 40 empowered to development communities to enable them advocate for participate in women and youth decision making participation in and development and implementation governance Organise training Selected 1,000.00 Social welfare workshop on communities and community entrepreneurship development and established economic viable projects in 12 communities
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District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Promote sustainable extraction and use of mineral resources
Table 5.2: Natural Resource Conservation ACTIVITY LOCATION OUTPUT TIME FRAME Annual budget Implementing Agencies Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead collaborating Facilitate the District wide Tree planting, 1,900.00 Forestry implementation of landscaping , SEA mitigation and vegetation MEASURES cover on (Replace degraded land Vegetation cover improved landscaping compensation )
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlement for socio-economic development
Table 5.3: Physical Planning Department Activity Location Output Time Schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Prepare3 Peri-urban 3,262.00 Town and settlements settlements country schemes for planning urban and rural settlements Carry out District wide 10 Settlement 1,800.00 Town and public schemes prepared country planning education with the aid of GIS campaign on equipment and
212 physical software development and climatic change in communities Organise District wide 1,104.00 Town and supervision country planning and monitoring of physical development Promote tree Barekese 1,160.00 Town and Forestry planting in country planning Department built up areas of 3 settlements annually
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically. Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSME
Table 5.4 Trade, Industry and Tourism Activities Location OUTPUT TIME FRAME Annual budget Implementing Agencies
Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Facilitate the Nkawie Conditions of 3No 1,400.00 BAC, acquisition of a markets and 1No Works new site for lorry park market infrastructure improved Completion 2No- Nkawie, Barekese 100,000.00 BAC, market Works infrastructure Construct 1No – Koforidua 30,000.00 BAC,
213 lorry parks Works Construct 1No Nkawie-Kuma 40,000.00 BAC/Work animal s slaughtering and dressing facility Facilitate to District wide 1,240.00 BAC provide credit and start up business capital to 60 MSMEs Support BAC to 2,700.00 develop database Nkawie BAC/MIS system on MSMEs and registration of local enterprise Renovate and Nkawie 2No tourism 10,000.00 BAC/MIS refurbish agric fair potential in the conference centre district developed and 5No summer huts Facilitate the Nkakom 1,600.00 Culture Acquisition, operations and management of Nkakom tourist site Facilitate the Koforidua Hectares of land 30,000.00 BAC acquisition and zoned for development of informal sector 100 –hectares activities industrial site for medium and small scale manufacturing
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district.
214 District objectives: Increase resilience of settlements and infrastructure along the coast, riverbanks and floodplains Table 5.5: Disaster Prevention Activities Location Output Time Schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies
Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating
Organise District wide Incidence of 1,300.00 NADMO sensitization preventable disaster and education (Flood rainstorm, campaign on motor accident, climate change bush fire) in the and natural district reduced by resource 15% conservation in 25 communities Organise District wide 17,00.00 NADMO public education on climate change and disaster prevention and management measures Provide support District wide 50,600.00 NADMO to disaster victims & community initiated projects Construct speed Ntesre, Sepase, 30,000.00 NADMO, ramps Atwima Koforidua Central & Asuofua Administration Procure fire Nkawie 5,000.00 Fire Service fighting equipments and
215 tools Rehabilitate Nkawie market 5,000.00 NADMO, 4No fire Central hydrants and Administration construction of 1No new hydrant at Nkawie market
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the national M&E system at all levels Strengthen policy formulation, development planning, and M&E processes for equitable and balanced spatial and socio- economic development Table 5.6: Central Administration ACTIVITY LOCATION OUTPUT Time Schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead collaborating Train 50 staffs in Nkawie ICT skills 3,900.00 Central ICT skill enhanced Administration Procure office District Assembly 13,200.00 Central consumable and Administration non-consumable facilities Office equipment and tools in all District Assembly Offices Procure stationary District Assembly 42,000.00
Maintenance of District Assembly 4,000.00 Central office machines Administration and equipment Repair of office District Assembly 4,000.00 Central furniture administration Organise 4 general District Assembly Participation of 31,884.00 Central
216 assembly meetings local people and Administration technical staff in decision making and implementation approved Organise 32 sub District Assembly 32,604.00 Central committee Administration meetings Organise 12 District Assembly 20,000.00 Central assembly Administration committee meetings Maintain official District assembly Assembly and staff 36,000.00 Central vehicles vehicles functional administration Running of official District assembly Central vehicles administration 34,000.00 Maintain senior District assembly 8,000.00 Central staff vehicles administration Running of senior District assembly 10,000.00 Central staff vehicle administration Provide utilities District assembly Disconnection of 31,280.00 Central services to District utilities service to administration Assembly offices District Assembly eliminated Provide officers District assembly Residential 23,000.00 Central with course fee, accommodation administration accommodation And fees provided facilities in / for all staffs on outside the district training/duties in and outside the district Support public District wide Up-keep 0f district interactions, chief executive independence day residency and and senior citizen public interaction 35,200.00 Central day with DCE at improved Administration residency Contribute to District assembly All mandatory 3,200.00 Central
217 NALAG financial Administration contributions and expenses made to relevant bodies improved Train 90 area Abuakwa, 7,720.00 Central council members Akropong and 1No area council administration and staffs in Local Barekese provided with Government and permanent climate change accommodation issues and trained all Monitor evaluate Abuakwa, 2,080.00 Central the operations of Barekese, Afari, administration all area councils Akropong, Toase and Adankwame Organise refresher District assembly 15,000.00 Central training for administration assembly members, revenue staff, area council staff/members and Internal generated core management revenue strategies staffs in revenue improved mobilization. Supervise, monitor District wide Central and evaluate 7,600.00 administration revenue mobilisation and accounting Print revenue District assembly 16,000.00 Central collection materials administration Organise public District wide Incident of theft 2,600.00 Central awareness on and other crimes in administration personal security the district reduced and safety in 60 by 20% communities Train DPCU District assembly Monitoring and 20,000 Central members, MIS Evaluation administration staff, record and database developed area council staff and operational
218 in M&E, poverty profiling, socio- economic survey and climatic change issues Supervise, monitor District assembly 8,880 Central and evaluate administration developments activities in the district Develop District assembly 2,600 Central comprehensive administration M&E database system Prepare 2014-2017 District assembly 44,000 Central DMTDP, M&E Administration and update district profile and budget Extend electricity District wide 10-NO: basics 20,000 Central from national grid schools connected administration to 5 public basic with electricity school Renovate 2 No: Nkawie 10,000.00 Central residential staff administration quarters Procure office District assembly Logistics and 5,000.00 Central equipment equipment administration provided to 15 offices of the district assembly Construct 1NO: 1NO: council 40,000.00 Central Office block for provided with administration Area Council permanent accommodation and trained all Renovate 1NO: 1Area council 5,000.00 area council office office renovated Procure office District assembly Office equipments 5,000.00 Central equipment provided to all area administration councils in
219 the district Renovate District wide Monitoring and 7,000.00 Central properties in the evaluation database administration district developed and operational Engage Nkawie Involvement of 5,000 Central DA, stakeholders in fee stakeholders in fee Administration NGOs, CSOs fixing and budget fixing and budget planning and preparation preparation
Organise capacity Nkawie Revenue staff 5,000 building for the training and revenue staff of the revenue collection Assembly leakage halted
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district Table 5.7: Health Activities Location Output Time Schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Organise education District wide Reported cases 2,600.00 Health unit campaign on the use of of malaria insecticide treated net reduced by 10% Promote HIV/AIDS District wide New HIV/AIDs 1,250.00 Health unit prevention practice, reduced by 20% VCT,PMTCT and access to ARV treatment in the District Supervise, Monitor and District wide 1,520.00 Health unit Evaluate implementation of HIV/AIDS activities Carry out child survival District wide Immunization, 8,047.00 Health unit (vaccination) and anti-natal and reproductive health care post-natal services and family coverage
220 planning in all communities increased Provide furniture and District wide 6no CHPS 15,000.00 Health unit health equipment to 6No facilities CHPS facilities functional Provide solar powered Abira No. CHPS 9,000.00 Health unit electricity at 2No CHPS facilities facilities in the District provided with solar powered Construct 1No female ward Toase Infrastructure of 80,000.00 Health unit 2No health facilities in the district Rehabilitate Barekese Barekese Barekese health 10,000.00 Health unit Health centre Medical center Assistant bungalow rehabilitated and in use Procure 1No ambulance Toase 1No 40,000.00 Health unit van Ambulance procured
5.2 2015 ANNUAL ACTION PLANS District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically. Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSME Table 5.8; Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Renovate BAC Toase BAC office and MSMEs 10,000 BAC DA, Co- office and training centre renovated operative MSMEs training center NGO’s Facilitate private District Number of toilet 2,000 BAC DA sector provision
221 and management wide facilities provided by of public toilet private sector Organise District No. Of 1,500 BAC DA training/workshop wide training/workshop on on entrepreneurship entrepreneurship and established organised economic viable projects in 12 communities
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Promote Agriculture Mechanisation Improve science, technology and innovation application Promote the development of selected cash crops Promote sustainable extraction and use of mineral resources
Table 5.9: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Train and educate District No. Of farmers trained 5,200 DADU, MOFA DA, NGOs 150 farmers in wide and educated in appropriate storage of cereals appropriate storage of
cereals Introduce Farming Improved crop varieties 4,500 DADU, MOFA DA, Research improved crop Institutions communiti introduced varieties (high (Animal/Crop) yielding, short es NGO’s
222 duration disease/pest resistance and nutrient fortified to farmers Intensify field District No. Of field visits carried 2,400 DADU, M OFA DA visits to all wide out to all operational operational areas areas Train 200 farmers District 200 farmers trained on 5,850 DADU, MOFA DA on correct inputs wide correct inputs of fertilizer use to avoid misapplication of and agro-chemical fertilizer and application agro-chemicals Build the capacity District Capacity building 3,000 DADU, MOFA DA of field officers wide training organised for producers and other stakeholders field officers, producers in the one of new and other stakeholders in technologies in crops, animals new technologies extension fishers and veterinary Construct 1No. Nkawie 1No. Agriculture/Agro- 61,244 DADU, MOFA DA Agriculture/Agro- business data and business data and information information center center constructed Train and educate Farming 150 small ruminant 6,320 DADU, MOFA DA 150 small zones farmers trained and ruminant farmers in improved educated in improved housing, feeding housing, feeding and and medication annually medication Carryout anti- District Anti-rabies and PPR 4,940 DADU, MOFA DA rabies and PPR
223 vaccination for wide vaccination carried out 2000 pets for 2000 pets annually
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives Create and sustain an efficient transport system that meet user needs Promote rapid development and deployment of the national ICT infrastructure Integrate land use, transport planning, development planning and service provision Promote rapid development and deployment of the national ICT infrastructure Increase the use of ICT in all sectors of the economy Create open spaces and establish green belts across the country especially in urban areas Mainstream Gender into decision making in the energy sector Table 5.10 Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Expand CIC center Nkawie CIC center 40,000 WORKS, DA expanded Refurbish ICT center Nerebehi ICT center 28,000 WORKS DA refurbished Procure 400No. District wide 400No. Electricity 60,000 WORKS, DA, ECG Electricity poles to poles procured for facilitate the extension of electricity electricity to extension to deprived communities deprived communities
224 Extend electricity District wide 5No. Public basic 20,000 WORKS, DA, ECG from national grid to schools connected 5 public basic schools to the national grid Completion of 1No. Toase 1No. 2 storey 6 unit 250,000 WORKS DA 2 storey 6 unit flat flat residential residential accommodation for accommodation district assembly and completed for medical staff district assembly and medical staff Renovate 2No. Nkawie- 2No. Residential 10,000 WORKS DA Residential staff Kuma, staff quarters quarters Toase, renovated Completion of 1No. Abuakwa 1No. Police station 60,000 WORKS, DA Police station in the completed in the district district Construct 1No. Boahenkwa 1No. Teachers 70,000 WORKS DA Teachers quarters at quarters at Boahenkwa Boahenkwa constructed Construct 4No. 6- urban/peri- 4No. 6-unit 760,000 WORKS DA unit classroom block urban areas classroom block for for primary schools primary schools constructed Construct 3No. 2- urban/peri- 3No. 2 unit 140,000 WORKS, DA unit classroom urban areas classroom blocks blocks for KG for KG constructed Rehabilitate 2No. 6- Akropong 2No. 6-unit 60,000 WORKS DA
225 unit classroom Barekese classroom block for blocks for primary Nerebehi primary schools Adankwame rehabilitated Construct 4No. 3- Akropong 4No. 3-unit 400,000 WORKS DA unit classroom Barekese classroom blocks blocks with ancillary Nerebehi facilities for JHS Adankwame with ancilliary facilities for JHS constructed Rehabilitate 3No. 3- Afari, 3No. 3-unit 60,000 WORKS, DA, GES unit classroom block Asenemanso, classroom block for for JHS Nerebehi e JHS rehabilitated Construct 1No. ICCES 1No. Dining hall 20,000 WORKS, DA Dining hall for for ICCES ICCES constructed Acquire and develop Nkawie- 2 final disposal 250,000 ENVIRONMENTAL DA 2 final disposal sites Kuma, sites acquired and HEALTH, WORKS Barekese develped Procure 10 District wide 10 communal 100,000 ENVIROMNENTAL DA communal refuse refuse containers HEALTH, WORKS containers procured Desilt drains and District wide Major settlements 212,000 ENVIRONMENTAL DA fumigate open drains desilted and HEALTH spaces, refuse dumps and drains in major open spaces, refuse settlements dumps fumigated Organiser public District Public education 2,700 ENVIRONMENTA DA education wide campaign on safe L HEALTH, campaign on safe sanitation practice, sanitation INFORMATION
226 hygiene and practise, hygiene SERVICE climatic changes and climate issues changes issues organised Updates District wide Environmental 3,000 ENVIRONMENTAL DA environmental sanitation database HEALTH sanitation database and review updated (DESSAP) in the district Evacuate 4No. Abuakwa- 4No. Refuse heaps 400,000 ENVIRONMENTAL DA Refuse heaps and Zongo, evacuated and HEALTH management in the district Asenemaso, managed Dadease, koforidua Facilitate to ensure District wide No. Houses 2,330 ENVIRONMENTAL DA that provision of safe provided with HEALTH, WORKS household toilet facilities by household toilet residential through the developers assembly’s facilitation Procure sanitation Urban/rural Sanitation 3,600 ENVIRONMENTAL DA insecticide/germicide settlements insecticide/germici HEALTH de procured Procure sanitation District wide sanitation 2,600 ENVIRONMENTAL DA equipments and tools equipments and HEALTH tools procured Provide furniture and Kobeng, 6No. CHPS 15,000 HEALTH DA health equipments to Abira facilities provided DEPARTMENT,
227 6No. CHPS facilities with furniture and WORKS in the district health equipments Provide solar Kobeng, 2No. CHPS 9,000 WORKS DA, ECG powered electricity Abira facilities provided at 2No. CHPS facilities in the with solar powered district electricity Construct 1No. Toase 1No. Female ward 80,000 WORKS, HEALTH DA Female ward constructed DEPARTMENT Rehabilitate Barekese Barekese health 10,000 HEALTH DA Barekese health center medical DEPARTMENT, center medical assistant bungalow assistant bungalow WORKS rehabilitated Completion of Akropong akropong health 40,000 HEALTH DA Akropong health center completed DEPARTMENT, center and in use WORKS
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives Increase inclusive and equitable access to, and participation in education at all levels Improve management of education service delivery Improve quality of teaching and learning Ensure continued provision of life skills training and management for managing personal hygiene, fire safety, environment, sanitation and climate change
228 Reduce under-nutrition and malnutrition related disorders and deaths among infants and young children and women in their reproductive ages Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care Ensure the reduction of new HIV and AIDS/STIs infections, especially among the vulnerable groups Provide adequate and disability friendly infrastructure for sports in communities and schools.
Table 5.11 Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Procure office Nkawie Office consumer and 10,200 Central DA consumer and non- and area non-consumable administration consumable facilities council facilities procured office Procure office Nkawie Office equipment 5,000 Central DA equipment and area procured administration council office Procure stationeries Nkawie Stationeries procured 32,000 Central DA and area administration council office Repairs office Nkawie No. Of office furniture 4,000 Central DA furniture and area repaired administration council office Maintenance of Nkawie Faulty offices machines 4,000 office machines and
229 equipments and area and equipment council maintained office Maintain official Nkawie No. Of faulty official 36,000 Central DA vehicles vehicles maintained administration Running of official Nkawie No. Of official vehicles 30,000 Central DA vehicles serviced administration Maintain senior Nkawie No. Of senior staff 8,000 Central DA staff vehicles vehicles maintained administration Running of senior Nkawie No. Of senior vehicles 5,000 Central DA staff vehicle serviced administration Provide utilities Nkawie No. Of offices provided 29,280 Central DA services to district with utility services administration assembly offices Provide office with Nkawie Office with course fee, 28,000 Central DA course fee, and area accommodation administration accommodation facilities in/outside council facilities provided the district office Engage Nkawie Involvement of 5,000 Central DA, stakeholders in fee stakeholders in fee Administration NGOs, CSOs fixing and budget planning and fixing and budget preparation preparation
Organise capacity Nkawie Revenue staff training 5,000 Central DA, building for the and revenue collection Administration NGOs, CSOs revenue staff of the Assembly leakage halted
230 District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Ensure effective implementation of the decentralisation policy and programmes Ensure resource mobilisation, internal revenue generation and resource management effective and efficient Strengthen policy formulation, development planning, and M&E processes for equitable and balanced spatial and socio- economic development
Table 5.12: Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Organise 4 general Nkawie 4 general assembly 26,880 Central DA assembly meetings meetings organised Administration Organise 32 sub- Nkawie 23 sub-committee 27,600 Central DA committee meetings meetings organised administration annually Organise 12 Nkawie 12 assembly committee 200,000 Central DA assembly committee meetings organised administration meetings Support public District Support provided for 23,200 Central DA interactions, wide public interaction, administration independence day and senior citizens independence day and day with DCE at the senior citizens day residence Contribute to District NALAG provided with 3,200 Central DA NALAG wide support or contribution administration Contribute to RCC Nkawie RCC provided with the 6,400 Central DA needed support and administration contribution Facilitate legal Nkawie Legal expenses 10,800 Central DA expenses facilitated administration Monitor and All area Operations of all area 1,680 Central DA
231 evaluate the council council monitored and administration operations of all evaluated area council Organise public District Public sensitization 4,000 Central DA sensitization wide campaign on district administration campaign on district assembly organised Organise tax District Tax education campaign 5,000 Central DA education campaign wide in communities administration in communities organised Carryout street District Street naming, housing 20,000 Central DA naming, housing wide numbering and administration numbering and development of development of comprehensive comprehensive revenue revenue database system database system carried out Rehabilitation of Akropong Court building 40,000 Central DA court building rehabilitated administration
232 5.3 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLANS District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Develop a financial sector which is more efficient and responsive to private sector needs Promote an effective enabling environment for good corporate governance
Table 5.13: Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Train and educate District 70MSMEs trained and 2,000 BAC DA 70MSMEs in wide educated in technical technical, managerial skills managerial skills and and climatic climatic change issues change issues Facilitate to District credit facilities and 1,240 BAC DA provide credit and wide start-up capital provided start up capital to 60MSMEs to 60MSMEs Support BAC to BAC BAC supported to 2,700 BAC DA develop database develop a system system on MSMEs and database on MSMEs registration of and registration of local local enterprise enterprise
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives Ensure sustainable management of natural resources
233 Improve Agriculture Financing Promote sustainable environment, land and water management Reverse forest and land degradation Promote efficient land use and management systems Ensure sustainable use of wetlands and water resources
Table 5.14: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Train farmers on District Farmers trained on how 2,250 DADU, MOFA DA how to manage wide to manage disease disease problems in fish production problems in fish production Train farmers on District Farmer trained on stock 3,900 DADU, MOFA DA stock wide management and good management and good fishing fishing practices practices Train selected District Selected farmers trained 1,550 DADU, MOFA DA farmers in the wide in the operation of operation and management of management of recommended recommended small small scale irrigation scale irrigation technologies technologies
Train extension District Extension workers 2,330 DADU, MOFA DA workers on wide trained on irrigation and irrigation and
234 water water management management to enhance them to undertake irrigation extension participatory Facilitate the District Implementation of 13,919 DADU, MOFA DA implementation wide district farmers aided of the district farmers day smoothly Build capacity of District Capacity building 3,300 DADU, MOFA DA MOFA staffs in wide training for MOFA staffs planning, policy analysis M&E organised and data collection and analysis Provide regular District Market database 2,200 DADU, MOFA DA market wide established to enhance information (market data) to regular market improve information delivery distribution of feedstuffs Facilitate capacity District Capacity building 2,900 DADU, MOFA DA building of 200 wide facilitated for 200 farmers on market demand driven farmers on market production demand driven production
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives
235 Increase the proportion of renewable energy ( solar, bio-mass, wind, small and mini-hydro and waste-to-energy) in the national energy supply mix Facilitate ongoing institutional, technological and legal reforms in support of land use planning Promote redistribution of urban population and spatially integrated hierarchy of urban settlements Create an enabling environment to accelerate rural growth and development Increase access to adequate, safe, secure and affordable shelter Improve and accelerate housing delivery in the rural areas Promote proactive planning for disaster prevention and mitigation
Table 5.15: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Prepare 3 Urban/rural 3 settlement schemes 5,262 TOWN AND DA settlement areas for urban and cultural COUNTRY, schemes for urban and rural settlements prepared WORKS settlements Carryout public District wide Public education 1,800 WORKS, DA education campaign on physical INFORMATION campaign on physical development and SERVICE development climate changes and climate changes in carried out communities Organise District wide Supervision and 1,104 TOWN AND DA supervision and monitoring of physical COUNTRY, monitoring of physical development organised WORKS development
Promote tree Barekese, No. Of trees planted in 1,160 TOWN AND DA
236 planting in built Akropong, the 3 built up COUNTRY, up areas of 3 Nkawie settlements WORKS settlements annually Facilitate the District wide SEA mitigation 1,900 Central DA implementation measures administration of SEA mitigation implementation measures (replace facilitated vegetation cover, landscaping compensation) Counterpart District wide No. Of boreholes match 50,000 Central DA funding of 93 funded administration, boreholes CWSA Supervise the District wide Management and 1,200 CWSA, Central DA management and maintenance of administration maintenance of boreholes and boreholes supervised mechanized water systems Maintenance of Ataase 91km Ataase jun- 10,000 Feeder roads DA 91km ataase jun- junction to Addiakrom feeder road department, addiakrom feeder road Addiakrom maintained WORKS Construct 1/900 Bonsua- 1/900 pipe culvert and 20,000 Feeder roads DA pipe culvit and Wurapong filling approaches at department, works filling approaches at bonsuah-wurapong department Bonsua- construct wurapong Reshape of Adankwame- Adankwame-wurammu 10,000 Feeder roads DA Adankwame- wurammu feeder road reshaped department, works wurammu feeder road Construct link Nkawie Link road constructed 10,000 Feeder roads DA road from the from appliance by to department appliance bay of
237 the new fire the new fire service service station station Completion of Nkawie and 2No. Market 100,000 Works department DA 2No. Market Abuakwa infrastructure infrastructure constructed Construct 1No. Abuakwa 1No. Lorry park 30,000 Urban roads, DA Lorry park constructed works department Construct 1No. Nkawie 1No. Animal slaughter 40,000 Works department, MOFA, DA Animal slaughter and dressing facility and dressing facility constructed Facilitate the Nkawie Land for the 2,400 TOWN AND DA acquisition of a construction of new site COUNTRY, new site for market market acquired WORKS DEPARTMENT Organise District wide Sensitization and 1,,300 ENVIRONMENT DA sensitization and education campaign HEALTH education campaign on climate change and DEPARTMENT, climate change natural resources INFORMATION and natural resources management measures SERVICE management organised measures Construct speed Ntesere, Ntesere, Sepaase, 30,000 WORKS, DA, GHANA ramps at ntesere, sepaase, Atwima koforidua and URBAN sepaase, Atwima koforidua and Atwima Asuofua provided with ROADS asuofua koforidua and speed ramps asuofua Facilitate the Nkaakom Site acquired for the 2,100 WORKS DA acquisition, operation and
238 operations and management of management of Nkaakom tourist site nkaakom tourist site Provide support District wide Support provided to 50,600 NADMO DA to disaster disease victims victims Procure fire District wide Fire fighting equipment 5,000 GNFS, DA fighting and tools procured ENVIRONMENT equipments and tools HEALTH Rehabilitate 4No. Nkawie 4No. Fire hydrants 5,000 GNFS DA Fire hydrants and market rehabilitated and 1No. construction of 1No. New New hydrants at hydrants at Nkawie market Nkawie market constructed Construction of Sepaase, Drains constructed at 121,200 WORKS DA drains Abuakwa ST. the needed places Lisbert, Abuakwa- dadease, Abuakwa- buaso, Akosa new site, Abuakwa- apimhaase Construction of Wagadugu Bridge with culverts 378,960 WORKS DA bridge with constructed Culverts Provision of Maakro and Maakro and Tabere 40,000 WORKS DA speed ramps at Tabere provided with speed maakro and tabere ramps Provision of Attase Accessible road to new 28,000 WORKS, DA accessible road to sites at Ataase provided FEEDER ROAD new sites at
239 Attase Construction, Afari- Feeder roads 139,000 WORKS, DA reshaping and Akrofrom, constructed, reshaped FEEDER ROADS graveling of Barekese- feeder roads Ntensere, and gravelled Abuakwa- neuman Bokankye- Esaase, Asafua- Ampamang Nkawiepanin- Nkorang, Provision of Afraso, Six (6) communities 120,000 WORK, CWSA DA potable water in Kokoben, provided with potable Six (6) Akwaboa, communities Sokwai, water Nkawiekuma, Dikyere District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives Ensure provision of adequate training and skills development in line with global trends Ensure adequate capacity and skills development of the youth with disability Enhance funding and cost-effectiveness in social protection delivery Promote effective child development in all communities, especially deprived areas Protect children against violence, abuse and exploitation Advance the implementation of the compulsory component of FCUBE Ensure effective appreciation of and inclusion of disability issues Promote re-distribution of population between urban and rural areas
240 Table 5.16: Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Facilitate all bank District Bank charges aided 7,200 Central DA charges wide Administration Construct 1No. Adankwa 1No. Office block 40,000 Central DA Office block for me constructed for area administration, area council council WORKS Train 90 area District 90 area council 7,720 Central DA council members wide members and staff Administration and staff in local government and trained on climate climate changes change issues issues Renovate 1No. Area Abuakwa 1No. Area council 5,000 WORKS DA council office office renovated Procure office Nkawie office equipments 5,000 Central DA equipments and area procured Administration council office Organise refresher District Refresher training 15,000 Central training for organised Administration assembly members, revenue staffs, area council staff./members and core management staff in revenue mobilization and expenditure management
241
Train DPCU Nkawie DPCU members 20,000 Central DA members, MIS trained in M&E, Administration staff, record and area council staff poverty profiling and in M&E, poverty socio-economic profiling, socio- economic survey survey and climate and climate change issue change issue Supervise, monitor District My 1st day at school 1,400 GES, Central DA and evaluate wide supervised, monitored Administration education delivery and my 1st day at and evaluated school Establish and District SMC established in all 2,000 GES DA ensure the proper wide basic schools functioning of SMCs in all basic schools Organise 25 District 25 students mock 44,000 GES DA students to wide exams organised participate in MOCK exams by all JHS candidates Organise training District Training for heads of 3,300 GES DA for head of schools wide schools organised on the conduct of annual education census Carryout school District 20 rural community 2,059,005 GES DA feeding program in wide schools enrolled on the 20 rural communities school feeding program
242 District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Strengthen policy formulation, development planning, and M&E processes for equitable and balanced spatial and socio- economic development Promote women’s access to economic opportunity and resources, including property Address equity gaps in the provision of quality social services
Table 5.17: Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Supervise, monitor District Revenue mobilisation 2,600 Central DA and evaluate wide and accounting Administration, revenue mobilisation and monitored and Finance accounting evaluated administration Print revenue Nkawie Materials for revenue 16,000 Finance DA collection materials collection printed administration Supervise, monitor District Development activities 8,880 DPCU DA and evaluate wide monitored and development activities in the evaluated district Develop Nkawie A comprehensive M&E 3,000 Central DA comprehensive database system Administration M&E database system developed Revalue properties Nkawie Properties in the district 15,000 Finance DA in the district revalued Administration Facilitate the District Conduct of sporting 6,000 Central DA conduct of sporting wide competition in the Administration, competitions in the district district facilitated and youth and sports improved
243 Facilitate the District 10 keep-fit clubs formed 770 Youth and DA formation and wide and supported Sports, strengthening of 10 keep-fit clubs in the district Facilitate the District Child labour program 24,800 Central DA implementation of wide implementation Administration, child labour program in the facilitated social welfare, district CHRAJ Facilitate the District Disability fund 62,938 Social welfare, DA effective wide managed and utilized Central management and utilisation of effectively through Administration disability funds skills training and through skills training and investment investment in viable income generation ventures in the district Facilitate the District effective utilization of 231,048 Social welfare DA administration and wide the financial support and community effective utilization of financial support under LEAP facilitated development to the poor under the LEAP
Engage Nkawie Involvement of 5,000 Central DA, stakeholders in fee stakeholders in fee Administration NGOs, CSOs fixing and budget planning and fixing and budget preparation preparation
Organise capacity Nkawie Revenue staff training 5,000 Central DA, building for the and revenue collection Administration NGOs, CSOs revenue staff of the Assembly leakage halted
244 5.3: 2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLANS District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives: Accelerate technology-based industrialization with strong linkages to agriculture and other natural resource endowments Diversify and expand the tourism industry for economic development
Table 1.18: Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Facilitate the District 100 hectares of land 30,000 BAC, WORKS DA acquisition and wide acquired and development of 100 hectares developed for medium industrial site for and small scale medium and small scale manufacturing
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives Adopt integrated water resources management Enhance natural resources management through community participation Enhance capacity to adapt to climate change impacts Promote green economy Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability
245 Mitigate the impacts of climate variability and change
Table 5.19 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Promote the District Consumption of 2,200 MOFA DA consumption of micro- wide micro-nutrient rich nutrient rich foods (meet/fish leafy foods by children and vegetables, fruits) by women promoted children and women in all 4 zones annually Conduct yield studies Enumerati Yield studies 2,000 MOFA DA in all the 10 on areas conducted in all the 10 enumeration areas annually enumeration areas Intensify field District Field demonstrations 1,328 MOFA DA demonstrations/day to wide to enhance adoption of enhance adoption of improved technologies improved technologies intensified Establish 5 Area 5 demonstration on 2,200 MOFA DA demonstrations on soya councils soya bean production bean production annually established Organise 1 RELC District 1 RELC meeting for 1,840 MOFA DA meeting for 150 wide 150 farmers organised farmers annually Renovate and refurbish Nkawie Agric fair conference 60,000 MOFA DA agric fair conference center renovated and center and 5No summer huts refurbished
246 District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objectives Increase resilience of settlements and infrastructure along the coast, riverbanks and floodplains Improve management of water resources Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water Accelerate the provision and improve environmental sanitation Ensure the development and implementation of health education as a component of all water and sanitation programmes Promote a sustainable, spatially integrated and orderly development of human settlement for socio-economic development Increase access to safe, adequate and affordable shelter
Table 5.20: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Completion of Aninkrom Aninkromah Toilet 14,000 WORKS DA on-going ah facilities completed Aninkromah Toilet facilities Extension of Kokobeng, Seven (7) communities 1,508,000 WORKS DA, ECG Electricity to Boaso, extended to the national Seven (7) Wurapong Communities Ntabaanu, grid Atwima Manhyia, Pasoro Provision of Abuakwa- Three communities 22,000 WORKS DA, ECG Street-Lights in housing, provided with street three (3) Nkawie- Communities kuma, lights Asuofua/A samang Evacuation of Asenemas No. Of refuse dumps 1,120,000 WORKS, DA
247 refuse dumps o, Afari, evacuated ENVIRONMEN Nkawiepa TAL HEALTH nin, Esaase, koforidua, mfensi Provision of Wiowso, No. Of refuse skip 798,250 ENVIRONMEN DA refuse skip Abuakwa, containers provided TAL HEALTH containers buso, zongo, apimhaase , Abuakwa dadease, Esaase, Nkawie- kuma, Atwima manhyia, Sepaase, asuofua/as amamg Provision of Wiowso, 14No. Toilet facilities 942,789 WORKS DA 14No. Toilet Ntensere, provided Facilities Achiase, Nketia, Seidi, Kobeng, Ahodwo, sokwai, akwaboa, Nkawiepa nin, Adankwa me, Atwima amanhyia, maakro, Sepaase Construction of Agogo, 6No. Market constructed 480,000 WORKS DA 6No. market Afari,
248 Adankwa me, Koforidua, Mfensi, Bokankye Construct 4No. 6- Attase, 4No. 6-Unit classroom 1,200,000 WORKS DA unit classroom Esaase, block for primary block for primary Mfensi, schools Sepaase schools constructed Construct 3No. 2- Abira, 3No. 2-Unit classroom 255,000 WORKS DA unit classroom Nkawiepa blocks for KG blocks for KG nin, constructed Rehabilitate 2No. Ntensere, 2No. 6-Unit classroom 260,000 WORKS DA 6-unit classroom Esaase, blocks for primary blocks for primary schools schools rehabilitated Construct 4No. 3- Nkawiepa 4No. 3-Unit classroom 600,000 WORKS DA unit classroom nin, blocks with ancillary blocks with Attase, ancillary facilities Esaase, facilities for JHS for JHS Mfensi, constructed Sepaase Rehabilitate 3No. Ntensere, 3No. 3-Unit classroom 180,000 WORKS DA 3-unit classroom Asenemas block for JHS block for JHS o, Abira, rehabilitated Provision of Asuofua/A police post provided 200,000 WORKS DA Police Post samang Scheming of Barekese Barekese community laid Town and DA Barekese out with scheme Country community department Construction of a Hiawu- community center 160,000 WORKS DA community center besease constructed at Hiawu- at hiawu-besease besease
249 Construction of Nkorang 1No. Community library 100,000 WORKS DA 1No. community constructed library Provision of dual Achiase No. Of Dual and mono 35,000 WORKS DA and mono desk desk for Achiase school for Achiase School provided Completion of Nkorang 1No. 2-Unit kindergarten 80,000 WORKS DA 1No. 2-unit block completed kindergarten block Rehabilitation of Ntensere, 14No. Classroom blocks 1,680,000 WORKS DA 14No. classroom Asenemas rehabilitated blocks o, Abira, Nkawiepa nin, Attase, Esaase, Mfensi, Sepaase Provision and Gyankoba 5No. Teachers 300,000 WORKS DA completion of a, Kumi, bungalows provided and 5No. teachers Pasoro, bungalows Ahwiaa, completed Mfensi Provision of 2No. Ntensere, 2No. ICT centers 85,000 WORKS DA ICT centers Seidi provided Construction of Toase, 11No. 3-Unit classroom 1,650,000 WORKS DA 11No. 3-unit Wiowso, block constructed classroom block Nkonteng, Apuayem, Sokwai, Nerebehi, Kyereyaas se, Nyamebek yere, Esaase,
250 Agogo, Maabang Construction of Toase, 9No. 6-Unit classroom 2,700,000 WORKS DA 9No. 6-unit Barekuma, block constructed classroom block Akwaboa, Kobeng, Nerebehi, Afari, Akrofrom, Esaase, Akropong Provision of Nkaakom Clinic provided at 120,000 WORKS DA CHPS compound Ntaabanu at Ntaabanu Extension of Abira CHPS compound at 12,000 WORKS, Health DA electricity to the Abira provided with department CHPS compound at Abira electricity Maintenance of Asenemas School park at 60,000 WORKS, DA school park at o Asenemaso maintained Asenemaso Construction of Barekese Football park at Barekese 45,000 WORKS, GES DA football park at constructed Barekese
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objective Develop targeted economic and social interventions for vulnerable and marginalized groups Reduce income disparities among socio-economic groups and between geographical areas Reduce spatial development disparities among different ecological zones across the country Strengthen policy formulation, development planning, and M&E processes for equitable and balanced spatial and socio- economic development
251 Promote and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of performance in the public and civil services. Safeguard the security, safety and protection of the rights of the vulnerable in society, especially women and the girl child Promote women’s access to economic opportunity and resources, including property
Table 5.21: Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Organise sports and District Sports and cultural 6,000 GES, youth and DA cultural festivals in wide festivals organised in sports school schools Support NFED to District Support provided to 2,000 GES DA organiser education wide NFED. Education and and sensitization campaign on adult sensitization campaign literacy in organised communities Train 5 women District 5 women trained in 1,000 GES (Non- DA literacy group in wide literacy group in viable formal viable income generating activities income generating education) activities Provide sponsorship District 100 needy students 40,000 GES DA to 100 needy wide provided with students sponsorship Promote HIV/AIDS District HIV/AIDS prevention 1,250 Health DA prevention practise, wide promoted department VCT, PMCT and access to AVR treatment in the district Supervise, monitor District Implementation, 1,520 Health DA and evaluate wide monitoring and department
252 implementation of evaluating HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS activities supervised activities Carryout medical District Medical examination of 2,400 Health DA examination of food wide food and meat handling department, and meat handles in the district carried out Environment health department Procure 1No. District 1No. Ambulance 40,000 Health DA Ambulance facility wide facility procured department Carryout child District Vaccination and family 8,047 Health DA survival wide planning services department (vaccination) and reproductive health carried out care services and family planning in all communities Provision of NHIS Wurapong NHIS card provided for 12,000 Health DA card for the old age the old age at Wurapong department at Wurapong Organise public Public awareness on 2,600 Central DA awareness on security organised in 60 administration, personal security and safety in 60 communities police communities department
District goal: To enhance livelihoods, quality education, quality health and effective local government in the district District objective: Promote efficient and effective land administration system Promote the role of the chieftaincy institution in national development Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the national M&E system at all levels
253 Table 5.22: Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes Activity Location Output Time schedule Annual budget Implementing Agencies indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Lead Collaborating Refurbish social Social Social welfare 4,577 Central DA welfare department welfare department office administration office refurbished Organise training in District 30 women trained in 1,600 Central DA leadership skills and wide leadership skills and administration local government and confidence confidence building building for 30 women Organise district Supervision, plan 2,000 Central DA supervision, plan wide implementation, administration implementation, monitoring and monitoring and evaluation of evaluation of activities activities for communities or organised organisation Organise District 5 communities educated 2,160 CHRAJ, central DA sensitization and wide and sensitized on administration public education against various various human right human rights abuses abuses in 5 communities in the district Refurbish Communit Community 8,859 Works, central DA community y development administration development department office developme department office nt refurbished Organise District Community 1,300 Central DA communities wide sensitization for women administration, sensitization in 40 communities to and youth participation
254 advocate for women in development and youth organised participation in development and governance Mitigate unexpected Nkawie Unexpected programs 150,000 Central DA programs and and projects mitigated Administration projects in the district
Extension of LEAP District No. Of communities 25,000 Social welfare DA program to all wide LEAP program and community communities extended to development Enact of bye-laws Nkawie Bye-laws enacted 8,000 Central DA against all forms of against all forms of Administration pollution at Nkawie-Kuma pollution at Nkawie- Kuma Engage Nkawie Involvement of 5,000 Central DA, stakeholders in fee stakeholders in fee Administration NGOs, CSOs fixing and budget planning and fixing and budget preparation preparation
Organise capacity Nkawie Revenue staff training 5,000 Central DA, building for the and revenue collection Administration NGOs, CSOs revenue staff of the Assembly leakage halted
255 5.5 District Plan Linked To District MTEF Annual Budget Below is summary of the district personnel emolument, administration, and service and investment budget for the period 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The detailed budget for the 4 year period is presented in tables 5.23, 5.24, 5.25 and 5.26. Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total Personnel 2,255,502 2,527,040 2,562,418 2,576,570 9,921,530
Emolument Good and 3,573,976 3,646,983 3,622,883 3, 691, 4439 10,843,842
Service Investments 2,806,506 2,831,704 2,831,704 2,831,704 11,301,618 Total 8,635,984 9,005,727.06 9,017,005.06 9,027,713.06 Grand Total 35,686,429
256 Table 5.23: MTEF Budget-Personnel Emolument Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)
2014 2015 2016 2017 Established Post 379,179.00 398,137.95.00 418,044.00 438,949.10 Non-established Post 61,888.00 63,782.40 65,747.52 67,786.43 Subtotal 441,067 461,919.40 483,791.60 506,735.60
Table 5.24: MTEF Budget-Administration Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)
2014 2015 2016 2017 Travel and Transport 136,472.00 143,295.00 150,460.00 157,983.4 Servicing of meetings 39,340.00 41,307.00 43,372.35 45,540.97 Stationery 27,100.00 28,455.00 29,877.75 31,371.64 Utility Charges 25,340.00 26,607.00 27,937.35 29,334.72 Planning, Supervising, Monitoring and evaluation of 66,500 72,000.00 73,500.00 73,000.00 development activities Other Administrative Expenditures 3,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 Subtotal 297,752.00 315,664.00 329,147.50 341,230.73
Table 5.25: MTEF Budget- Service Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)
2014 2015 2016 2017 Facilitate private sector provision and management of - 1,000 500 500 public toilet Organise training/workshop on entrepreneurship and - 500 500 500 established economic viable projects in 12 communities
257 Train and educate 70MSMEs in technical, managerial - 100 50 50 skills and climatic change issues Train and educate 150 farmers in appropriate storage of 1,000 1,400 1,400 1,400 cereals Facilitate to provide credit and start up capital to 60MSMEs Intensify field visits to all operational areas 600 600 600 600 Train 200 farmers on correct inputs use to avoid 900 1,500 1,500 1,500 misapplication of fertilizer and agro-chemicals Build the capacity of field officers producers and other 600 1,200 600 600 stakeholders in the one of new technologies in crops, animals extension fishers and veterinary Train and educate 150 small ruminant farmers in improved - 1,820 2,750 2,750 housing, feeding and medication annually Carryout anti-rabies and PPR vaccination for 2000 pets 940 1,000 1,500 1,500 annually Train farmers on how to manage disease problems in fish 250 1,000 500 500 production Train farmers on stock management and good fishing 900 1,000 1,000 1,000 practices Train selected farmers in the operation and management of 500 550 500 - recommended small scale irrigation technologies Train extension workers on irrigation and water - 350 1,000 1,000 management to enhance them to undertake irrigation extension participatory Facilitate the implementation of the district farmers day - 4639 4639 4639 Build capacity of MOFA staffs in planning, policy 300 1,000 1,000 1,000 analysis M&E and data collection and analysis Provide regular market information (market data) to 500 700 500 500 improve distribution of feedstuffs Facilitate capacity building of 200 farmers on market 500 1,400 500 500 demand driven production Promote the consumption of micro-nutrient rich foods 500 700 500 500 (meet/fish leafy vegetables, fruits) by children and women in all 4 zones annually Conduct yield studies in all the 10 enumeration areas 500 500 500 500 annually
258 Intensify field demonstrations/day to enhance adoption of - 443 442 442 improved technologies Organise 1 RELC meeting for 150 farmers annually - 600 626 600 Promote and sensitized people in the use of LPG - 400 400 400 Extend electricity from national grid to 5 public basic - 5,000 10,000 5,000 schools Desilt drains and fumigate open spaces, refuse dumps 12,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 and drains in major settlements Organiser public education campaign on safe 700 500 1,000 500 sanitation practice, hygiene and climatic changes issues Updates environmental sanitation database and review - 1,000 1,000 1,000 (DESSAP) in the district Facilitate to ensure that provision of safe household toilet 350 500 1,000 500 facilities by residential developers Carryout public education campaign on physical 300 500 500 500 development and climate changes in communities Organise supervision and monitoring of physical 104 200 400 400 development Facilitate the implementation of SEA mitigation measures - - 900 1,000 (replace vegetation cover, landscaping compensation) Supervise the management and maintenance of boreholes 300 300 300 300 and mechanized water systems Facilitate the acquisition of a new site for market 400 1,000 500 500 Facilitate the acquisition, operations and management of - 700 700 700 nkaakom tourist site Organise sensitization and education campaign climate - 300 500 500 change and natural resources management measures Provide support to disaster victims 1,100 15,000 15,000 15,000 Procure fire fighting equipments and tools - - 2,500 2,500 Scheming of Barekese community 137,500 137,500 137,500 137,500 Train 50 staff in ICT skills 900 1,000 1,000 1,000 Procure office consumer and non-consumable facilities 200 500 250 250 Procure office equipment 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 Procure stationeries 800 800 800 800
259 Repairs office furniture 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Maintenance of office machines and equipments 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Maintain official vehicles 900 900 900 900 Running of official vehicles 5,000 10,000 8,000 7,000 Maintain senior staff vehicles - 2,000 3,000 3,000 Running of senior staff vehicle - 1,000 2,000 2,000 Provide utilities services to district assembly offices 7320 7320 7320 7320 Provide office with course fee, accommodation facilities 700 700 700 700 in/outside the district Facilitate all bank charges 200 2,000 2,500 2,500 Train 90 area council members and staff in local 720 2,000 2,500 2,500 government and climate changes issues Procure office equipments 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 Organise refresher training for assembly members, 3,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 revenue staffs, area council staff/members and core management staff in revenue mobilisation and expenditure management Train DPCU members, MIS staff, record and area - 70,000 60,000 70,0000 council staff in M&E, poverty profiling, socio-economic survey and climate change issue Supervise, monitor and evaluate education delivery and 200 400 400 400 my 1st day at school Establish and ensure the proper functioning of SMCs in all 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 basic schools Organise 25 students to participate in MOCK exams by all 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 JHS candidates Organise training for head of schools on the conduct of 300 1,000 1,000 1,000 annual education census Carryout school feeding program in 20 rural communities 514,751 514,751 514,751 514,751 Organise sports and cultural festivals in school - 2,000 2,000 2,000 Support NFED to organiser education and sensitization 500 500 500 500 campaign on adult literacy in communities
260 Train 5 women literacy group in viable income generating - - 500 500 activities Provide sponsorship to 100 needy students 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Promote HIV/AIDS prevention practise, VCT, PMCT and 250 300 300 400 access to AVR treatment in the district Supervise, monitor and evaluate implementation of 300 400 400 520 HIV/AIDS activities Carryout medical examination of food and meet handles in 600 600 600 600 the district Carryout child survival (vaccination) and reproductive 2,047 2,000 2,000 2,000 health care services and family planning in all communities Provision of NHIS card for the old age at Wurapong 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 Organise public awareness on personal security and safety 5,600 7,000 7,000 7,000 in 60 communities Organise 4 general assembly meetings 2,880 8,000 8,000 8,000 Organise 32 sub-committee meetings annually 6,900 6,900 6,900 6,900 Organise 12 assembly committee meetings 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Support public interactions, independence day and senior - 7,733 7,733 7,733 citizens day with DCE at the residence Contribute to NALAG 200 1,000 1,000 1,000 Contribute to RCC 400 2,000 2,000 2,000 Facilitate legal expenses 2,800 3,000 3,000 2,000 Monitor and evaluate the operations of all area council - 680 500 500 Organise tax education campaign in communities 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 Carryout street naming, housing numbering and 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 development of comprehensive revenue database system Organise public sensitization campaign on district 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 assembly Supervise, monitor and evaluate revenue mobilisation and 600 700 800 500 accounting Print revenue collection materials 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 Supervise, monitor and evaluate development activities in 2,220 2,220 2,220 2,220 the district
261 Develop comprehensive M&E database system 1,000 800 700 500 Revalue properties in the district - 5,000 5,000 5,000 Prepare 2014-2017 DMTDP, M&E and update district 20,000 - - - profile and budget Facilitate the conduct of sporting competitions in the - 2,000 2,000 2,000 district Facilitate the formation and strengthening of 10 keep-fit - 400 370 - clubs in the district Facilitate the implementation of child labour program in 6,200 6,200 6,200 6,200 the district Facilitate the effective management and utilisation of - 20,979 20,979 20,979 disability funds through skills training and investment in viable income generation ventures in the district Facilitate the administration and effective utilization of 57,762 57,762 57,762 57,762 financial support to the poor under the LEAP Refurbish social welfare department office 1,144 1,144 1,144 1,144 Organise training in leadership skills and local government - 533 533 533 and confidence building for 30 women Organise supervision, plan implementation, monitoring 1,000 500 500 and evaluation of activities, communities or organization Organise sensitization and public education against - 660 1,000 500 various human rights abuses in 5 communities in the district Refurbish community development department office - 859 4,000 4,000 Organise communities sensitization in 40 communities to - 300 500 500 advocate for women and youth participation in development and governance Mitigate unexpected programs and projects in the district - 50,000 50,000 50,000 Extension of LEAP program to all communities 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 Enact of bye-laws against all forms of pollution at 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 Nkawie-Kuma Subtotal 906,138 1,101,943 1,107,569 1,778,993
262 Table 5.26 MTEF Budget-Investment Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)
2014 2015 2016 2017 Renovate BAC office and MSMEs training center 2,000 3,000 4,000 1,000 Support BAC to develop database system on MSMEs and 900 900 900 900 registration of local enterprise Facilitate the acquisition and development of 100 hectares - 1,000 1,000 1,000 industrial site for medium and small scale manufacturing Introduce improved crop varieties (high yielding, short 500 1,000 2,000 1,000 duration disease/pest resistance and nutrient fortified to farmers Construct 1No. Agriculture/Agro-business data and 15,311 15,311 15,311 15,311 information center Establish 5 demonstrations on soya bean production - 733 733 733 annually Renovate and refurbish agric fair conference center and - 20,000 20,000 20,000 5No summer huts Expand CIC center - 10,000 20,000 10,000 Refurbish ICT center 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Procure 400No. Electricity poles to facilitate the extension - 20,000 20,000 20,000 of electricity to deprived communities Completion of 1No. 2 storey 6 unit flat residential 50,000 100,000 50,000 50,000 accommodation for district assembly and medical staff Renovate 2No. Residential staff quarters - 4,000 3,000 3,000 Completion of 1No. Police station in the district - 20,000 20,000 20,000 Construct 1No. Teachers quarters at Boahenkwa 10,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 Construct 4No. 6-unit classroom block for primary schools 10,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 Construct 3No. 2-unit classroom blocks for KG 40,000 50,000 30,000 20,000 Rehabilitate 2No. 6-unit classroom blocks for primary - 20,000 20,000 20,000 schools Construct 4No. 3-unit classroom blocks with ancillary 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 facilities for JHS
263 Rehabilitate 3No. 3-unit classroom block for JHS 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Construct 1No. Dining hall for ICCES 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Acquire and develop 2 final disposal sites - 5,600 10,000 10,000 Procure 10 communal refuse containers 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 Evacuate 4No. Refuse heaps and management in the district 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Procure sanitation insecticide/germicide 900 900 900 900 Procure sanitation equipments and tools - 1,000 1,000 600 Provide furniture and health equipments to 6No. CHPS - 5,000 5,000 5,000 facilities in the district Provide solar powered electricity at 2No. CHPS facilities in - 3,000 3,000 3,000 the district Construct 1No. Female ward 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 Rehabilitate Barekese health center medical assistant - 4,000 3,000 3,000 bungalow Completion of Akropong health center - 10,000 20,000 10,000 Prepare 3 settlement schemes for urban and rural - 1,262 2,000 2,000 settlements Promote tree planting in built up areas of 3 settlements - 360 400 400 annually Counterpart funding of 93 boreholes 10,000 10,000 20,000 10,000 Reshape fankamawee and Nkaakom feeder roads 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Maintenance of 91km ataase jun-addiakrom feeder road 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 Construct 1/900 pipe culvit and filling approaches at 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Bonsua-wurapong Reshape of Adankwame-wurammu feeder road 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 Construct link road from the appliance bay of the new fire 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 service station Completion of 2No. Market infrastructure 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 Construct 1No. Lorry park - - 15,000 15,000 Construct 1No. Animal slaughter and dressing facility 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
264 Construct speed ramps at ntesere, sepaase, Atwima - - 15,000 15,000 koforidua and asuofua Rehabilitate 4No. Fire hydrants and construction of 1No. 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 New hydrants at Nkawie market Construction of drains 30,300 30,300 30,300 30,300
Construction of bridge with Culverts 94,740 94,740 94,740 94,740 Provision of speed ramps at maakro and tabere 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Provision of accessible road to new sites at Attase 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Construction, reshaping and graveling of feeder roads 34,750 34,750 34,750 34,750 Provision of potable water in Six (6) communities 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 Completion of on-going Aninkromah Toilet facilities - 40,000 50,000 50,000 Extension of Electricity to Seven (7) Communities 308,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 Provision of Street-Lights in three (3) Communities - 2,000 10,000 20,000 Evacuation of refuse dumps - 120,000 500,000 500,000 Provision of refuse skip containers 298,250 250,000 250,000
Provision of 14No. Toilet Facilities 235697.25 235697.25 235697.25
Construction of 40 unit 6No. market sheds 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000
Construct 4No. 6-unit classroom block for primary schools - 400,000 400,000 400,000
Construct 3No. 2-unit classroom blocks for KG 85,000 85,000 85,000 -
Rehabilitate 2No. 6-unit classroom blocks for primary 86,000 86,000 86,000 - schools Construct 4No. 3-unit classroom blocks with ancillary 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 facilities for JHS Rehabilitate 3No. 3-unit classroom block for JHS 30,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Provision of Police Post 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Construction of a community center at hiawu-besease 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 Construction of 1No. community library 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
265 Provision of dual and mono desk for Achiase School - 5,000 15,000 15,000
Completion of 1No. 2-unit kindergarten block 10,000 30,000 30,000 10,000
Rehabilitation of 14No. classroom blocks 420,000 420,000 420,000 420,000
Provision and completion of 5No. teachers bungalows 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,0000
Provision of 2No. ICT centers - 25,000 30,000 30,000 Construction of 11No. 3-unit classroom block 412,500 412,500 412,500 412,500 Construction of 9No. 6-unit classroom block 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 Provision of CHPS Compound at Ntaabanu 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Extension of electricity to the CHPS compound at Abira - 4,000 4,000 4,000
Maintenance of school park at Asenemaso - 20,000 20,000 20,000
Construction of football park at Barekese 11,250 11,250 11,250 11,250 Construct 1No. Office block for area council 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,00 Renovate 1No. Area council office 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 Procure 1No. Ambulance facility 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,00
Subtotal 3,402,651 4,894,053 5,251,981 5,681,581
266 5.6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ANNUAL ACTION PLANS
The effective implementation of programmes, projects and activities outlined in this District Medium Term Plan (DMTDP) will require the active involvement of the following: The District Assembly: the District Assembly is the custodian and manager of the plan, and desire to see that the plan is implemented and set objectives are achieved. To ensure this, the District Assembly will have to undertake the following tasks: i) Effectively mobilise funds and human resources for the implementation of the projects and activities out lined in the plan. ii) Co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of all the projects and activities outlined in the DMTDP and also put in place measures for evaluating the plan. iii) Provide competent/motivated technical and administrative staff and logistics to facilitate the execution of all projects. and activities iv) Utilize the Sub- Committees of the Assembly and other structures to identify and promptly respond to all implementation bottlenecks. v) Identify, contact and attract potential private investors in the district to support project implementation vi) Carry out periodic review of the plan implementation so that corrective measures are taken in response to changing circumstances. vii) Maintain an effective and efficient information flow system so that all stakeholders involved in the implementation of the DMTDP know what is happening where and when. Departments: these are both direct implementers and facilitators. They will offer direct and collaborative technical advice for the execution of projects. They will monitor the progress of implementation of projects/activities as they relate to their sector, and prepare and submit accurate reports on the implementation of projects and activities. Non-Governmental Organisations: they are to offer financial support and technical advice. They also will have to invest directly towards the implementation of some projects and activities outlined in the DMTDP. The Private Sector: the private sector is expected to play an important role by investing directly, in especially industry, tourism and agriculture.
267 Communities: the community will have to make land, labour and funds available for the implementation of some of the projects in the DMTDP. They are also expected to play active role (especially, Traditional Authorities and Civil Society Organizations) in monitoring and evaluation of the DMTDP and to hold DA and its Department and Agencies accountable Development Partners: Development Partners will provide financial and technical support for the implementation of most of the Projects and activities outlined in the DMTDP. District Sub-Structures: the sub-structures will facilitate the mobilization of human, material and financial resources available at the various communities within their jurisdictions. They will lead the implementation of community initiated projects and monitor and report to the District Assembly the progress of implementation of all development projects being executed within their jurisdiction.
268 CHAPTER SIX MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DMTDP
The District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) is aimed at improving the existing undesirable situation in the district. Monitoring and Evaluation is a means by which this desire improvement can be ensured and measured.
6. 1 Monitoring Monitoring the District Medium Term Development Plan will enable management, implementers and other stakeholders obtain relevant information that can be used to assess progress of implementation of each of the programmes, projects and activities outlined in the plan, and to take timely decisions to ensure that progress is maintained according to schedule and set objectives. The monitoring of the DMTDP would be carried out at the project/activity implementation level and at the output/objective level.
At the project/ activity implementation level, monitoring would be carried out by the implementing/user departments, agencies and communities. They will monitor the execution of activities and projects relevant to their sector and communities. The Departments, Agencies, Units and communities will generate monitoring reports and submit copies to the DPCU Secretariat. The DPCU will carryout periodic monitoring to confirm monitoring reports of implementing and user agencies.
At the output/objective level the DPCU would mainly be responsible for the monitoring of the output and objective indicators spelt out in the DMTDP document. The reports of implementing and user agencies and communities will constitute a major data requirement for monitoring at this level.
The approach for monitoring programmes, projects, activities, outputs and objectives of the District Medium Term Development Plan would include the following: Regular and periodic field and site visits by Project Officers of Implementing Agencies, Representatives of User Agencies and Communities, Monitoring Team and DPCU.
269 Quarterly DPCU review meetings. During these meetings, responsible agencies and departmental heads would present reports on the progress of implementation of programmes and activities. In addition, various monitoring reports from District Sub- structures, User Agencies and communities would be discussed.
6.2 Evaluation Evaluation of the District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) will enable management and other stakeholders to assess the level of implementation of the projects programmes outlined in the plan and whether the expected objectives, outcomes and impacts of implemented programmes and projects are being achieved.
The DPCU will carry out an annual assessment of the DMTDP to determine the level implementation the annual action plans. A Mid-Term evaluation would be carried out in March 2015, and a final evaluation (performance review of the 2014-2017 DMTDP) would be carried out, from November 2014 - March 2017. Stakeholder’s workshops would be organized to discuss the results of the evaluations/reviews.
The main responsibility of evaluating the programmes and projects lies with the District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (DPCU). The DPCU will facilitate the evaluation exercise in a participatory manner. The involvement of Traditional Authorities, Youth, Women, Private Sector operators, Departments, Agencies, District Sub-Structures, Vulnerable and Civil Society Organizations is very important and necessary.
It is expected that the Regional Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (RPCU) and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) would carry out periodic monitoring of the implementation of the DMTDP and co-ordinate monitoring and evaluation activities of the district.
270 CHAPTER SEVEN DISTRICT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY In order to increase community and stakeholder participation and whip up interest in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes of the District Medium Term Development Plan, there is the need to ensure effective communication among implementers, financiers, beneficiaries and other interest groups. This district communication strategy provides a framework for the: Dissemination of the DMTDP and Annual Progress Awareness creation on the Expected Roles of the Stakeholders in the Implementation of the DMTDP
Promotion of dialogue and generation of feed back on the performance of the district
Promotion of access and management of expectations of the public concerning the services of the District
The table below provides a summary of the communication strategy for the District Medium Term Development Plan.
Table 7.1: Summary of communication Strategy Communication Strategy Time Frame Target Groups/ Responsible Focus Organizations Person/Agency Dissemination of District level Public 29th October, 2014. Traditional Authorities, DPCU District Medium Hearing Head of Term Development departments/Agencies, Plan and awareness NGOs, CSOs, Trade creation on the Associations, Media, expected roles of Women groups, MP stakeholders in the Reproduction and 20th Nov.2014 – Area Councils, PM, DPCU Secretariat implementation of distribution of hard/ 20th January 2015 decentralized the DMTDP soft copies of DMTDP departments, NGOs, document to RCC, NDPC, MP, organizations and MLG&RD, Chairmen of Agencies sub-committees, Traditional Authorities, DACF Administrator, etc. Area Council level 13th, 16th and 17th Traditional Authorities, DPCU Secretariat Public Hearing February 2015 Trade Associations, CSOs, Media, Women groups, youth, Physically Challenged Upload DMTDP onto 20th March, 2015 General public, CIC Manager the world wide web investors, donors, , etc Dissemination of General Assembly November 2014, Assembly members and District Co- Annual Action meetings 2015, 2016 and Heads of Department ordinating Plans & Budgets 2017 Director
271 Communication Strategy Time Frame Target Groups/ Responsible Focus Organizations Person/Agency Inter-departmental January 2014, Heads of Department, District Co- meetings 2015, 2016 and Agencies and Units ordinating 2017 Director Public fora /awareness January – March General Public District Co- campaign at Area 2014, 2015 and ordinating Council /community 2016 Director level Reproduction and November – Area Councils, distribution of copies of February 2014, Assembly members, DPCU Secretariat Action plan and budget 2015, 2016 and decentralized documents 2017 departments, RCC, Common Fund Administrator, NDPC, MLG&RD Dissemination of DPCU/Inter- January, April, July Heads of Department, DPCU Secretariat Quarterly departmental review and August 2014, Agencies and NGOs, Monitoring meetings 2015,2016 and Reports 2017 Distribution of copies January, April, July Heads of Department, DPCU Secretariat of quarterly monitoring and August 2014, Agencies, Units, RCC reports to 2015, 2016 and and District Assembly Units/Organizations/ 2017 Sub-committees Agencies Dissemination of DPCU/Inter- February Heads of Department, DPCU Secretariat Annual Progress departmental review 2014,2015,2016, Agencies and NGOs Reports meetings 2017 and 2018 Annual Progress March 2014, Area Councils, DPCU Secretariat Review workshops at 2015,2016, 2017 Assembly members, district level and 2018 artisans, farmers, trade associations, Traditional Authority, Private sector , youth, Distribution of copies March-April Heads of Department, DPCU Secretariat of Annual Progress 2014,2015,2016, Agencies, Units, RCC Reports to organizatio 2017 and 2018 and Sub-committees, n/ Agencies PM, NDPC, NGOs Radio documentary March 2014, General public District Chief 2015,2016, 2017 Executive and 2018 Public fora/ Awareness March-April DCE. DCD campaign at community 2014,2015,2016, General Public levels 2017 and 2018 Promote dialogue Sod cutting Before start of Project stakeholders Works section and generate feed project execution back on project Site meetings Monthly Project stakeholders Works section implementation Project Commissioning After end of project Project stakeholders Works section ceremonies and before project utilization
272 Annex 1 Annex 1.1: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key Development Problems –Private Sector Led Competitiveness Community Identified Development Gaps/ Problems
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Aspirations
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Inadequate electricity supply cov. Degradation High cost of land Inadequate access to Over dependence on rainfall Inadequate Macro indicator Knowledge High post harvest losses Poor market /lorry park / nfastructure Low production of crops/livestoc Poor feeder/town roads Low Devt of Tourism potential Limited Technical/ Manageria Arbitrary ofuse weights /measure High Unemployment Weak public/private sector interaction Total Score score Average Renovate BAC 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 14 0.94 office and MSMEs training center Facilitate private 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 9 0.60 sector provision and management of public toilet Organise 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 8 0.54 training/worksho p on entrepreneurship and established economic viable projects in 12 communities Train and 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 15 1.0 educate 70MSMEs in technical, managerial skills and climatic change issues Facilitate to 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 18 1.20 provide credit and start up capital to 60MSMEs Support BAC to 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.54
273 develop database system on MSMEs and registration of local enterprise Facilitate the 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 13 0.87 acquisition and development of 100 hectares industrial site for medium and small scale manufacturing Strong Relationship: 2 Weak Relationship: 1 No Relationship: 0 Annex 1.2: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key Development Problems - Human Resource Development and Basic Services- Education and Sports Community Identified Development Gaps/ Problems Needs/ Aspirations
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Formal Education
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Inadequate & Poor Sch. Infrastructure Inadequate supervision in schools Inadequate Trained Teachers in KG /rural areas Loweducation ICT the district Low academic performance at basic sch. level Inadequate school sanitation facilities Encroachment on school lands Inadequate logistics for education planning and management Limited ICT Infrastructure and skills Lack of standard sports infrastructure in schools Low participation in Non Programme Total Score Score Average Train 50 staff in 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 12 1.09 ICT skills
Procure office 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 10 0.91 consumer and non-consumable facilities Procure office 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.37 equipment
274 Procure 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 0.55 stationeries Repairs office 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 14 1.28 furniture Maintenance of 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0.64 office machines and equipments Maintain official 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 11 1.00 vehicles Running of 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 18 1.64 official vehicles Strong Relationship: 2 Weak Relationship: 1 No Relationship: 0
Annex 1.3: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key Development Problems - Human Resource Development and Basic Services – Water, Sanitation, Health, etc(cont) Communit Identified Development Gaps/ Problems
y Needs/
Aspiration s
IV/AIDS
Inadequate housing facilities Inadequate access to potable water Haphazard physical development Siltation and contamination of water bodies Indiscriminate disposal of refuse Low access to safe toilet facilities Haphazard Physical Development Poor Drainage system for waste water & runoffs High level of erosion in settlements Poor solid waste Mgt. High incidence of preventable disasters Inadequate Health Infrastructure & equpt High Doctor/ Pop. ratio High incidence of sanitation related diseases Low patronage of antenatal services High No. of Children orphaned by H High HIV/AIDS prevalence Inadequate health data Limited support to needy Total Score Average Score Maintain 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 20 1.06 senior staff vehicles Running of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 17 0.90 senior staff vehicle Provide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 0.37 utilities services to district assembly offices
275 Provide 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 10 0.53 office with course fee, accommod ation facilities in/outside the district Facilitate 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.64 all bank charges Construct 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 7 0.37 1No. Office block for area council Train 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 8 0.43 area council members and staff in local governmen t and climate changes issues Renovate 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 0.95 1No. Area council office Procure 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.95 office equipments
Strong Relationship: 2 Weak Relationship: 1 No Relationship: 0
276 Annex 1.4: Harmonization of Community Needs/Aspirations with Identified Key Development Problems- Good Governance Community Identified Development Gaps/ Problems
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Ineffective Sub District Structures Low participation of women and Youth in development activities Low local revenue generation High DA recurrent expenditure Poor compliances of rules, regulations and procedures Weak Enforcement of laws & regulations Poor record management system inadequate Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of development activities Inadequate Office equipment and means of transport Inadequate residential and office accommodation Lack of systematic training for public service staff Lack of reliable revenue generation data High incidence of Crime Total Score Average Score Organise 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0.7 general 7 assembly meetings Organise 23 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 16 1.2 sub-committee 3 meetings annually Organise 12 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 13 1.0 assembly 0 committee meetings Support public 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 16 1.2 interactions, 3 independence day and senior citizens day with DCE at the residence Contribute to 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 0.6 NALAG 2 Strong Relationship: 2 Weak Relationship: 1 No Relationship: 0
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Annex 2
Annex 2.1 : Environmental/Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of DMTDP Programmes/Projects Programmes/Projects Potential Negative Environmental/Socio-economic Measures to Mitigate Impact Impact Carryout public education campaign on physical -Activity will distract planned activities of the -Motivational packages should be beneficiary. provided development and climate changes in communities -Low productivity
Training of Assembly members, Internal Auditors and District -Activity will distract the daily activities of the trainees -Activity should be well structured Assembly core management staff in revenue administration and -Motivational support should be expenditure management provided Reshape fankamawee and Nkaakom feeder roads -Activity will emit dust -Control dust level by watering -Gravel and sand will be excavated thereby creating -Refill and revegetate excavated areas mud holes Maintenance of 91km ataase jun-addiakrom feeder -Activity will emit dust -Control dust level by watering -Gravel and sand will be excavated thereby creating -Refill and revegetate excavated areas road mud holes Extension of electricity to 7 communities and newly developed -Land owners may loss their land -Payment of adequate compensation to urban/peri-urban areas -Farmers may loss their crops those affected
Provision of solar power to CHPS compond -Radiation effect -Appropriate place for installation
Provision of 93 Boreholes and mechanization boreholes -Land will be degraded in looking for water source - Environmental protection measures should be strengthened Programmes/Projects Potential Negative Environmental/Socio-economic Measures to Mitigate Impact Impact Acquisition and development of 2 final disposal sites -Land owners will be deprived of their land -Adequate compensation to land -Activity will affect vegetation owners -Waste may cause pollution in the environment and -Replanting of trees contaminate water bodies - strict adherence to waste management standards and regulations
278 Evacuation of refuse dumps -Activity will cause air pollution - Environmental protection measures -Streets and environment may be lattered in the cause should be strengthened of transporting refuse -Refuse should be covered in the cause of the transportation Facilitate to ensure that provision of safe household toilet Activity could create abundoned pits which may cause Measures be put in place to refill all facilities by residential developers acicdents and breeding gounds for mosquitos. unused pits Provision of 14No. Toilet Facilities -Activity could create abundoned pits which may cause -Public toilet should be kept well acicdents and breeding gounds for mosquitos - Measures be put in place to refill all -Underground water could be contaminated unused pits - Landowners would be deprived of access to their land Strict observance of environmental protection measures - Sufficient compensation should be paid to land owners Scheming of Barekese community -Conflict of may occure between private individual and -Co-operation between private the facilitators individuals and the facilitators Programmes/Projects Potential Negative Environmental/Socio-economic Measures to Mitigate Impact Impact Facilitate capacity building of 200 farmers on market demand -Activity will distract planned activities of farmers -Activities should be well defined and driven production -Waste of resource since most of the farmers will not scheduled use the skills acquired -Motivational packages should be provided Provision of market and lorry park infrastructure -Waste will be generated in the process of the activity -Clear all debris from site after -Emission of dust rehabilitation -Conflict may occur in the relocation of the market -Environmental Protection measures women should be strengthened -Conflict management strategies should be enhanced Facilitate the creation of 120 hectares of land banks for farming -Deprivation of land from land owners -Replanting of trees -Removal of vegetation and top soil -Adequate compensation to land owners Train 200 farmers on correct inputs use to avoid misapplication -Activity may distract the planned activities of the -Activity should be well defined and of fertilizer and agro-chemicals beneficiary sellers scheduled -Resistance from market operators may occur Promote tree planting in built up areas of 3 settlements annually -Land owners will be deprived of their land -Adequate compensation should be provided Carryout public education campaign on physical development -Activity will distract the planned activities of the -Motivational packages should be and climate changes in communities beneficiaries provided
279 Facilitate the acquisition and development of 100 hectares -Deprivation of land from land owners -Adequate compensation should be industrial site for medium and small scale manufacturing -Affect vegetation provided -Replanting of tress Programmes/Projects Potential Negative Environmental/Socio-economic Measures to Mitigate Impact Impact Construction of 4No 6-unit, 4No. 3-unit and 3No. 2-unit new -Activity will generate waste -Clear all debris from the site after classroom block infrastructure with furniture -Affect vegetation construction -Replanting of trees/landscaping Provision of 1No. teachers ‘ accommodation -Generation of waste - Replanting of trees/landscaping - Affect vegetation -Clear all debris from the site after construction Construction 1No. Dining hall for ICCES -Generation of waste -Replanting of trees -Affect vegetation -Clear all debris from the site after construction Support NFED to organiser education and sensitization campaign -Activity may distract daily routine of community -Adequate motivation on adult literacy in communities members -Replanting of trees/landscaping Construction of drains -Generation of waste -Clear all debris from the site after -Soil erosion construction Provision of football parks -Loss of vegetation leading to soil erosion -Environmental.Protection measures -Emission of dust should be strengthened -Prevention of dust by watering Carryout tax education campaign in communities -Activity may distract planned activities of the -Activity should be shortened and beneficiaries precise Training of revenue collectors Assembly members, Area council -Activity may distract planned activities of the -Activity should be shortened and staff and members in revenue mobilization beneficiaries precise Carryout Street naming, Housing Numbering and development of -Activity may distract planned activities of the -Activity should be well structured comprehensive revenue data base beneficiaries -Conflict with existing numbering system Provision of 2 No offices for Area Councils -Generation of waste -Clear all the debris from the site after -Land owners will be deprived of their land construction -loss of vegetation -Adequate compensation to land owners -Replanting of trees/landscaping Programmes/Projects Potential Negative Environmental/Socio-economic Measures to Mitigate Impact Impact
280 Build capacity of Area Council staff and members -Activity will distract daily activities of Area Council -Activity should be well scheduled
Sensitize and educate the public on local governance -Activity will distract planned activities of the -Activity should be well scheduled beneficiaries -Awareness creation and adequate motivation Construction of 1No residential flat accommodation for staff -Land owners will be deprived of their lands and crops -Adequate compensation should be - Generation of waste provided to land and crop owners -Loss of vegetation and crops -Clear all debris from the site after construction Construction of office for Fire Service -Activity will distract plants and wildlife -Adequate compensation should be -Land owners will be deprived of their lands and crops provided to the land and crop owners -Generation of waste -E.P measures should be strengthened Carryout advocacy and public -Conflict of interest in the selection process -Fairness should be prevailed in the -Activity may distract planned activities of the selection process sensitization on women participation in governance and building beneficiaries -Activity should be well structured capacity of 5 women to enhance their confidence and leadership -Adequate motivation for the skills beneficiaries
Carry out community sensitization to advocate for women and -Activity may distract planned activities of the -Activity should be well structured and youth participation in development beneficiaries precise Organize Training in planning, Implementation, monitoring and -Activity may distract planned activities of the -Activity should be well scheduled and evaluation for opinion leaders and key community people beneficiaries structured
Create public awareness on personal security and safety measures -Activity may distract planned activities of the -Activity should be well scheduled and beneficiaries structured Provision 4 police stations,2 residential accommodation for -Generation of waste -Clear all debris after construction security agencies and 1 magistrate court -Affect vegetation -Replanting of trees -Land owners might be deprived of their lands -Adequate compensation to land owners Carryout sensitization and education on maintenance of public -Activity may distract planned activities of the -Activity should be well structured facilities beneficiaries
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282 Annex 3 DISTRICT MEDUIM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 PUBLIC HEARING REPORT
1. Name of District: Atwima Nwabiagya Region: Ashanti
2. Name of Area Council: Nkawie- Toase
3. Venue: District Agriculture Fair Site, Nkawie Date: 29/10/2014
4. Medium of Invitation to Participants: Letters
5. Groups and Individuals Invited: Artisans Trade Associations Farmers Heads of Departments and Agencies NGOs Private Investors Youth groups PWDs Representatives of Area Councils Media Chiefs Queen Mothers Assembly members DCE DCD
6. Total Number of Persons at Public Hearing: 135
7. Female Representation: 46 (34.1%)
8. Language use: Twi
9. Major Issues at Public Hearing: District Medium Term Development Plan Goal District Medium Term Development Plan Objectives District Medium Term Development Plan Programmes
283 District Medium Term Development Plan Implementation Arrangements - Annual Action Plans and Budgets - Key Implementation stakeholders and their roles - Monitoring and evaluation - Communication Financing the District Medium Term Development Plan.
10 Major Areas of Complaints:
Priority should be given to the implementation of programmes to attract Medical Doctors into the District
The need to address the poor sanitation situation in the district, especially measures aimed at reducing heaps of refuse and development of final disposal sites
The need to implement programmes that will promote maintenance of public facilities and private property
The need to include maintenance issues in the school curriculum
Difficulty in acquiring substantial hectares of land for large scale investments.
The need to implement abandoned roads projects in the district
The need to ensure fair distribution of development projects, especially during implementation.
The need to prevent child labour in the district
11. Proposals to resolve above complaints:
Effective implementation of the proposed programmes outlined in the DMTDP. District Education Directorate should communicate proposal to include maintenance in the school curriculum to GES Headquarters and Ministry of Education
284 Constant dialogue with chiefs and land owners and the promotion of long term and sustainable benefit arrangements. Criteria for approving annual action plans and budgets by the General Assembly will include sectoral and spatial distribution of programmes and projects Effective collaboration among CHRAJ, Social Welfare department, Police, GES, District Assembly and other stakeholders to implement programmes to eliminate child labour
12. Comments on participation:
Participation was very good and rich. Participants actively contributed to the discussions.
13. Assent to Acceptance of Public Hearing Report:
Signature of
District Chief Executive: ……………………………...
District Co-ordinating Director: ……………………………..
Presiding Member: ……………………………..
Chairman, Dev’t Planning Sub-Committee: ……………………………..
District Dev.Planning Officer :…………………….…………………………
285 ANNEX 4 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOME PROPOSED DMTDP PROGRAMMES/PROJECS
Annex 4.1 Proposed Agricultural Development Projects Map
286 Annex 4.2 Proposed Industrial And Housing Project
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Annex 4.3 Proposed Environment Development Map
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Annex 4.4 Proposed Education Development Map
289 Annex 4.5 Proposed Health Development Map
290 Annex 4.6 Proposed HIV/AIDS Priority Communities Map
291 Annex 4.7 Proposed Sanitation Development Projects Map
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