Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017
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Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017 BODI DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DRAFT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2017) ALIGNED TO GSGDA II OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES PREPARED BY THE DPCU BODI DISTRICT ASSEMBLY P.O.BOX 66 JUABOSO WESTERN REGION 2014 1 Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome BAC - Business Advisory Centre BECE - Basic Education Certificate Examination CBRDP - Community Based Rural Development Programme CBO’S - Community Based Organisations CHPS - Community-based Health Planning Services CHRAJ - Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice CSO - Civil Society Organisation CYO - Catholic Youth Organisation DA - District Assembly DAC - District Aids Committee DACF - District Assemblies Common Fund DCE - District Chief Executive DETF - District Employment Task Force DFID - Department for International Development DDF - District Development Fund DISEC - District Security Council DHS - District Health Service DHMT - District Health Management Team DMHIS - District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme DPCU - District Planning Co-ordinating Unit DRMT - District Response Management Team DSW - Department of Social Welfare DWST - District Water and Sanitation Team EC - Electoral Commission ECG - Electricity Company of Ghana EHU - Environmental Health Unit EU - European Union FGER - Female Gross Enrolment Rate FM - Frequency Modulation FSD - Forest Services Division GAC - Ghana Aids Committee 2 Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017 GER - Gross Environmental Ratio GES - Ghana Education Service GHS - Ghana Health Service GOG - Government of Ghana GPRS - Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy GSGDA - Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda HICP - Heavily Indebted Poor Countries HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus ICCES - Integrated Community Centre for Employable Skills ICT - Information and Communication Technology IDA - International Development Agency ITN - Insecticide Treated Net IVRDP - Inland Valleys Rice Development Project JICA - Japan International Co-Operation Agency LBC’S - Licensed Buying Companies MLGRD - Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development MOESS - Ministry of Education, Sports and Science MOFA - Ministry of Food and Agriculture MP - Member of Parliament MSHAP - Multi-Sectorial HIV/AIDS Programme MTDP - Medium Team Development Plan NBSSI - National Board for Small Scale Industries NCCE - National Commission for Civil Education NFED - Non-Formal Education Division NGO’s - Non-Governmental Organisation NHIS - National Health Insurance Scheme NVTI - National Vocational Training Institute OPD - Out Patients Department OPEC - Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries PLWHA - People Living With HIV/AIDS PMCT - Parent Mother Child Transmission POCC - Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges PTA - Parent Teacher Association PWDs - People with Disabilities 3 Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017 QUIPS - Quality Improvement in Primary Schools REP - Rural Enterprises Project REDP - Rural Enterprises Development Programme RWSA - Regional Water and Sanitation Agency SAGE - Strategy for Advancing Girls Education SIF - Social Investment Fund SMC - School Management Committee UNDP - United National Development Programme USAID - United State Agency for International Development VCT - Voluntary Counselling and Testing VIP - Village Infrastructure Project WATSAN COMMITTEE -Water and Sanitation Committee 4 Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The District Planning and Coordinating Unit (DPCU) in line with the guideline for the preparation of District Medium Term Development Plan under the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework 2014-2017’ involved a cross section of groups, institutions and individuals in the preparation of this document. These included Heads of Departments, Hon.Assembly Members, Unit Committee Members, Area Council members, Traditional Rulers, Youth and women’s organizations, NGOs and CBOs. To all these people and groups we extend our gratitude. The District Assembly duly acknowledges the technical support provided by the NDPC, RPCU and USAID funded Local Governance and Decentralisation Programme (LOGODEP) . For all persons and Institutions who contributed in diverse ways in the preparation of this document but whose names have not been mentioned, we extend our sincere gratitude. Finally, this document remains the property of the Bodi District Assembly and we are solely responsible for its contents. ………………………………………………… HON. SOLOMON FUACHIE DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE 5 Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Bodi District Assembly formerly under the Juaboso District was privileged to be covered in the implementation of plans and programmes in the 2002-2005, 2006 -2009 and 2010-2013 District Medium Term Development Plans. In its effort to effectively formulate and implement plans and programmes of the District in the current planning period, the District embarked on the preparation of the 2014-2017 District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP). The objective of this Four Year Plan in broad terms is to build on the achievements made in the implementation of plans and programmes under the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda (GSGDA I). There has been striking improvement in infrastructural development in our Roads, Water and Sanitation, Education and the Health sectors. These achievements have resulted in raising the standard of living of the people since 2010. Despite these significant improvements there remain a number of development issues that need to be addressed to ensure accelerated development of the District and enhance further the quality of life of the people. The document contains the developmental projects and programmes of the district designed to respond directly to the needs of the people. The Plan is formulated to conform to the GSGDA II. In this perspective, the District’s Development interventions have been categorized under the seven thematic areas outlined in the National Policy Framework which are:- Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Natural Resource Management Oil and Gas Development Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development Human Development, Employment and Productivity Transparent and Accountable Governance PLAN PREPARATION PROCESS In preparing this DMTDP the Bodi District Assembly made full use of its competent professional and technical staff. A Plan Preparation Technical Team was formed within the DPCU to collect, analyse and process data required for the preparation of the plan. The Technical Team organized workshops, collected data with the involvement of the District Assembly Members. The data was also analysed with all the stakeholders at a planning workshop. The Plan is divided into seven chapters. The first part begins with a Review of the Implementation of the previous MTDP 2006-2013 prepared by the Juaboso District Assembly. This review gave an insight into projects and programmes which could not be implemented. The chapter also looked at the extent to which objectives under each of the themes under the GSGDA I were met. The situational analysis or the baseline information is also elaborated here. A wide range of issues such as physical features; environmental and demographic characteristics as well as socio-cultural issues as pertain to the District are described. The chapter ends with a summary of the key development gaps based on the performance of the previous plan and the current existing situation of the district. 6 Bodi District Assembly MTDP 2014-2017 The second chapter looks at the district development priorities, here the gaps that were identified are prioritized and subjected to a POCC analysis to have a better understanding on how to device appropriate interventions to address them. Goals, objectives and specific strategies that are consistent with the goals of the GSGDA I themes are set for each of the identified priorities, in the third chapter. With the introduction of the composite budget, Under the GSGDAII the objectives and strategies of the plan were aligned to the composite budget. The fourth chapter indicates a composite programme of action to be undertaken over the plan period indicating specific programmes and projects to be implemented. Chapter five elaborates on how the District Annual Action Plan would be implemented. The sixth chapter deals with monitoring and evaluation arrangements. The seventh chapter looks at the communication strategy adopted by the district to ensure that all key stakeholders effectively promote dialogue and generate feedback on the performance of the District. To ensure sustainability of the District’s policies and programmes, sustainability analysis tools like the compound matrix, compatibility matrix and sustainability tests were applied to activities that would be implemented in the MTDP. A comprehensive Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) report is prepared on District policies, plans and programmes. Summary of the analysis are presented in the last chapter of the document. METHODOLOGY The Technical Team adopted a combination of quantitative and qualitative data collection tools to gather information. There was full involvement of all the communities in the District. Community needs assessment was conducted and this formed the basis for the communities’ needs and developmental aspirations for which interventions were put in place to address. The involvement of the