OFFINSO MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (MTDP) 2014-2017

REPORT

PREPARED BY: MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND CO-ORDINATING UNIT (MPCU)

October, 2014

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The 2014-2017 Plan Preparation Team wish to acknowledge the support and interest shown during the process of preparing this plan by the Municipal Chief Executive Mr. Baafuor Kese-Amankwaa, aka OMPPPA.

The team wish to express its profound gratitude to Mr. Eward Afari Gyem, the Municipal Co-ordinating Director, for his persistent encouragement, motivation and active involvement throughout the plan preparation process. You are indeed a planning oriented administrator.

We also wish to thank the Presiding Member, Hon. Prempeh Pambuor Karikari and all Hon. Assembly Members for their encouragement and contributions, especially during the field investigation and community consultation meetings. You all supported to make the process participatory.

Finally, we wish to thank all heads of department for the information and technical inputs they provided, the many Chiefs and Queen Mothers who actively participated in the community consultation meetings, and in fact all who have contributed in diverse ways to produce this 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan document.

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Table of Content Page Title Page…………………………………………………………………………………… …. i ACKNOWLODGEMENT……………………………………………………………………… ii Table of Content………………………………………………………………………...... iii List of Tables…………………………………………………………………………………… vi List of Acronyms……………………………………………………………………………….. viii Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………… xi CHAPTER ONE: PERFORMANCE REVIEW/ PROFILE/ CURRENT SITUATION…………. 1 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………. 1 1.1 Performance of the Municipality in the Implementation of 2010-2013 MTDP…. 1 1.1.1 Background……………………………………………………………………... 1 1.1.2 Level of Implementation of 2010-2013 MTDP Programmes/Projects……….. 1 1.1.3 Level of Achievement of 2010 – 2013 MTDP Objectives……………………… 3 1.1.4 Revenue Targets and Inflows………………………………………………… 5 1.1.5 Lessons Learnt and their Implication on the 2014-2017 DMTDP…………. 5 1.2 Profile/Current Situation…………………………………………….. 6 1.2.1 Location and size of the Municipal Area……………………………………….. 6 1.2.2 Topography and Drainage …………………………………………………… 7 1.2.3 Climate and Vegetation ………………………………………………………… 8 1.2.4 Soils…………………………………………………………………………… 9 1.2.5 Geology………………………………………………………………………. 10 1.2.6 Condition of the Natural and Built Environment……………………………. 11 1.2.7 Climate Change……………………………………………………………….. 12 1.3 Demographic Characteristics…………………………………………. 13 1.3.1 Population Size, Growth Rate and Sex Ratio……………………………………. 13 1.3.2 Spatial Distribution of Population……………………………………………….. 13 1.3.3 Age and Sex Composition…………………………………………………...... 14 1,3.4 Dependency Ratio……………………………………………………………….. 15 1.3.5 Migration………………………………………………………………………. 15 1.3.6 Household Size and Characteristics……………………………………………. 15 1.3.67Religious Affiliation …………………………………………………………… 15 1.4 Culture ……………………………………………………………….. 15 1.5 Spatial Analysis……………………………………………………… 16 1.5.1 Nature and Distribution of Settlements…………………………………………… 16 1.5.2 Settlement Planning and Management……………………………………….. …. 17 1.5.3 Location /Distribution of Services and Infrastructure………………………... 17 1.5.4 Surface Accessibility…………………………………………………………… 20 1.6 District Economy …………………………………………………….. 20 1.6.1 Structure of the Local Economy……………………………………………….. 20 1.6.2 Major Economic Activities………………………………………………………... 21 (a) Agriculture ………………………………………………………………………….. 21 (b) Industry……………………………………………………………………………. 27 (c) Services……………………………………………………………………………… 28 1.6.3 Municipal Assembly Revenue…………………………………………………… 30 1.6.4 Economic Resources of the Municipality……………………………………….. 37

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1.6.5 Employed and Unemployed……………………………………………………. 37 1.6.6 Key Economic Infrastructure in the Municipality……………………………… 38 1.7 Governance……………………………………………………………………… 41 1.7.1 Public Sector Institutions and Structures……………………………………… 41 1.7.2 Internal Security………………………………………………………………… 43 1.7. 3 Private Sector and Community Participation in Development…………………. 44 1.8 Social Services…………………………………………………………. 46 1.8.1 Formal Education……………………………………………………………….. 46 1.8.2 Health Care……………………………………………………………………… 51 1.8.4 Potable Water Situation in the Municipality……………………………………. 54 1.8.5 Sanitation Situation in the Municipality………………………………………… 55 1.8.6 Housing………………………………………………………………………….. 58 1.8.7 Youth and Sports………………………………………………………………….... 58 1.9 Vulnerability Analysis………………………………………………………………. 59 1.9.1 Vulnerable Children……………………………………………………………… 60 1.9.2 Persons with Disabilities……………………………………………………………. 61 1.9.3 PLWHAS…………………………………………………………………………… 62 1.9.4 Disaster Prone Areas……………………………………………………………….. 62 1.10 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…………………………….. 63 1.11 HIV/AIDS……………………………………………………………………….. 63 1.12 Gender Issues……………………………………………………………………. 64 1.12.1 Population………………………………………………………………………. 64 1.12.2 Education………………………………………………………………………. 64 1.12.3 Health………………………………………………………………………….. 64 1.12.4 Economic Activities……………………………………………………………. 65 1.12.5 Governance……………………………………………………………………... 65 1.13 Key Municipal Development Indicators………………………………. 66 1.14 Composite Key Identified Development Gaps/Issues and Community Needs …….. 69 1.15 Adopted Issues of the NMTDPF 2014- 2017 Linked with Harmonized Municipal Key Development Problems/Issues………………………………………………… 71

CHAPTER TWO: PRIORITIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES………………………… 74 2.1 Priority Problems /Issues………………………………………………… 74 2.2 POCC Analysis………………………………………………………… 76

CHAPTER THREE: MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES. 91 3.1 Municipal Development Focus………………………………………… 91 3.2 Municipal Development Goal…………………………………………. 91 3.3 Development Projections for 2014-2017 (Projected Needs)…………… 91 3.3.1 Population Projections………………………………………………………… … 91 3.3.2 Health needs…………………………………………………………………… 92 3.3.3 Water needs…………………………………………………………………… 94 3.3.4 Sanitation Needs………………………………………………………………… 94 3.3.5 Educational Needs……………………………………………………………… 95 3.3.6 Unemployment Projections…………………………………………………… 96 3.3.7 Roads and Drains Infrastructure Needs……………………………………….. 97 3.3.8 Agriculture needs………………………………………………………………. 97 iv

3.3.9 Informal Service and Industrial Sector Needs………………………………… 97 3.3.10 Institutional Needs………………………………………………………….. 97 3.4 Municipal Development Policy Objectives and Strategies…………… 98

CHAPTER FOUR: DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES…………………………………………… 103 4.1 Broad Municipal Development Programmes for 2014-2017…………. 103 4.2 Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment of MTDP Programmes/ Projects/ Activities……………………………………………………… 108 4.3 Programme of Action with Indicative Budget………………………… 110 4.4 Indicative Financial Plan……………………………………………… 131

CHAPTER FIVE: MUNICIPAL ANNUAL ACTION PLANS, MTEF BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS……………………………………………………… 133 5.1 Annual Action Plan for 2014…………………………………………… 134 5.2 Annual Action Plan for 2015…………………………………………… 144 5.3 Annual Action Plan for 2016…………………………………………… 153 5.4 Annual Action Plan for 2017…………………………………………… 166 5.5 Municipal Plan Linked to the Municipal Composite Annual Budget… 180 5.6 Arrangement for Implementation of Annual Action Plans……………… 188

CHAPTER SIX: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMNET FOR THE MTDP…… 190 6. 1 Monitoring…………………………………………………………… 190 6.2 Evaluation…………………………………………………………… 191

CHAPTER SEVEN: MUNICIPAL MTDP COMMUNICATION STRATEGY…………………… 192

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List of Tables Page

Table 1: A summary of Status of Implementation of DMTDP Programmes/Projects……………. 2 Table 2: Unimplemented Activities and Reasons…………………………………………………. 2 Table 3: On-Going Physical Projects……………………………………………………………… 3 Table 4: Summary of Level of Achievement of 2010-2013 MTDP Objectives………………….. 4 Table 5: Financial Inflows 2010-2013……………………………………………………………. 5 Table 6: Age and Sex Structure (Based on Projected Population for 2013)…………………….. 14 Table 7: Scalogram Analysis………………………………………………………………… 19 Table 8: Structure of District Economy ………………………………………………………… 21 Table 9: Crops and growing areas……………………………………………………………… 22 Table 10: Production levels of major crops (2009 & 2013)……………………………………… 23 Table 11: Animals production areas in Municipal……………………………………… 23 Table 12: Production of Livestock and Poultry (2009 & 2013)………………………………… 24 Table 13: Distribution of Farmers Based Organizations by Zonal Council……………………… 25 Table 14: Distribution of Agricultural Extension Agents in Offinso Municipal (2013)………… 26 Table 15: IGF Collection Performance 2010-2013………………………………………………. 32 Table 16: DACF Inflows- 2010-2013…………………………………………………………… 33 Table 17: DDF and UDG Inflows- 2010-2013…………………………………………………… 34 Table 18: Expenditure Situation 2010-2013………………………………………………………. 36 Table 19: Electricity Supply Situation by Zonal Council………………………………………… 38 Table 20: Summary of Length and Condition of Road Types in the Municipality……………… 40 Table 21: Length and Condition of Bitumen and Graveled Roads……………………………… 40 Table 22: Distribution of Schools by Circuits…………………………………………………… 46 Table 23: Pre-school, Primary and JHS Enrolments (2013)…………………………………… 47 Table 24: Public School Infrastructure………………………………………………………… 48 Table 25: School Teachers……………………………………………………………………… 48 Table 26: School Teachers by Sex and Spatial Distribution…………………………………… 49 Table 27: Performance in BECE 2010-2013…………………………………………………… 50 Table 28: School Feeding and Capitation Grant Receipts and Benefits………………………… 51 Table 29: Health Facilities in the Municipality………………………………………………… 51 Table 30: Distribution of Health Facilities by Zonal Council…………………………………… 52 Table 31: Top Ten out Patient Morbidity………………………………………………………… 52 Table 32: Causes of Hospital Admission………………………………………………………… 53 Table 33: Immunization Coverage for 2013……………………………………………………. 54 Table 34: Institutions in the Municipality and Availability of Toilet Facilities………………… 57 Table 35: Distribution of Orphans in Basic schools………………………………………………. 60 Table 36: Participation of Boys and Girls in Basic Education…………………………………… 64 Table 37: POCC – Analysis……………………………………………………………………… 77 Table 38: Projected Population (2013 -2017)…………………………………………………… 92 Table 39: Projected Population for 2017 by Age Groups and Sex……………………………… 92 Table 40: Health Facilities/Service Thresholds…………………………………………………… 93 Table 41: Demand for Hospital…………………………………………………………………… 93 Table 42: Demand for Doctor …………………………………………………………………… 93 Table 43: Demand for Nurses …………………………………………………………………… 93 Table 44: Demand for Child and Reproductive Health Care Services…………………………… 94 Table 45: Rural Potable water needs…………………………………………………………….. 94 Table 46: Demand for Toilet Facilities Public/Household………………………………………. 95 Table 47: Demand for Institutional Toilet Facilities…………………………………………… 95

vi Table 48: Demand for Waste Management Equipment/ Disposal Sites……………………… 95 Table 49: Demand for Classrooms…………………………………………………………… 95 Table 50: Basic Schools requiring ICT, Toilet, Library and other facilities………………… 96 Table 51: Projected Employment and Unemployment in the Municipality…………………… 96 Table 52: Demand for Institutional Infrastructure, Equipment and Training………………… 97 Table 53: DMTDP Policy Objectives and Strategies…………………………………………… 98 Table 54: Indicative Financial Plan for 2014-2017 –Revenue Inflows………………………… 131 Table 55: Indicative Financial Plan for 2014-2017 –Expenditure……………………………… 131 Table 56: Composite Budget-Compensation…………………………………………………… 181 Table 57: Composite Budget- Goods and Services (Administration)………………………….. 181 Table 58: Composite Budget- Assets (Investment)……………………………………………. 185 Table 59: Summary of communication Strategy………………………………………………… 192

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List of Acronyms

AEAs Agricultural Extension Agents AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ARI Acute Respiratory Infections ART Anti-Retroviral Treatment BAC Business Advisory Centre BECE Basic Education Certificate Examination CBOs Community Based Organizations CBRDP Community Based Rural Development Project CHAG Christian Health Association of CHPS Community-Based Health Planning Service DACF District Assemblies Common Fund DDF District Development Facility DFR Department of Feeder Roads DMTDP District Medium Term Development Plan DPT Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus ECG Electricity Company of Ghana EPA Environmental Protection Council FBOs Faith Based Organizations FM Frequency Modulation FP Family Planning GAC Ghana AIDS Commission GETFund Ghana Education Trust Fund GES Ghana Education Services GIS Geographic Information System GOG Government of Ghana GSGDA Ghana’s Shared Growth and Development Agenda GRATIS Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology and Industrial Services GSS Ghana Statistical Service GTV Ghana Television GWCL Ghana Water Company Limited

viii Ha Hectares HIPC Highly Indebted Poor Countries HIV Human Immune Virus HH House Hold ICCES Integrated Community Centre for Employable Skills ICT Information Communication Technology IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development IGF Internally Generated Fund IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary ISD Information Services Department JHS Junior High School KG Kindergarten Km Kilometer KVIP Ventilated Pit Latrine MA Municipal Assembly MAC Municipal Aids Committee MCD Municipal Co-ordinating Director MCE Municipal Chief Executive M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOE Ministry of Education MOE MOFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture MOH Ministry of Health MOWAC Ministry of Women and Children MPCU Municipal Planning and Co-ordinating Unit MP Member of Parliament M S M Es Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises MTDP Medium Term Development Plan NADMO National Disaster Management Organization NBSSI National Board for Small Scale Industries NCCE National Commission for Civic Education NDPC National Development Planning Commission NHIS National Health Insurance Scheme

ix NMTDPF National Medium Term Development Policy Framework NYC National Youth Council NFS National Fire Service NYEP National Youth Employment Programme NGOs Non Governmental Organizations OPV Oral Polio Vaccine PLWHA People Living With HIV Aids PMTCT Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission PPP Public- Private Partnership PTA Parent Teacher Association PWDs Persons with Disabilities REP Rural Enterprise Project RPCU Regional Planning Co-ordinating Unit SDA Seventh Day Adventist SHS Senior High School SMCs School Management Committees STIs Sexually Transmitted Diseases TBAs Traditional Birth Attendants TV Television UDG Urban Development Grant VCT Voluntary Counseling and Testing VIP Ventilated Improved Pit VRA Volta River Authority WCs Water Closets

x EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0 Background

Planning is one of the key mandates of every District Assembly in Ghana. The preparation of the 2014-2017 District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) is therefore a responds by the Offinso Municipal Assembly to execute its planning mandate. The plan has been prepared within the National Development Policy Framework- Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA 2014-2017).

The Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) document provides a comprehensive guide and direction towards the attainment of overall development in the Offinso Municipality. It will therefore form the main basis for development interventions in the municipality during the 4- year plan period (2014-2017), irrespective of the sources of funding.

2.0 Process of Preparing the DMTDP

2.1 Formation of Plan Preparation Team A 10- member Plan Preparation Team with 5 supporting staff was formed at a meeting of the MPCU to prepare the 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan for the Assembly. The team was inaugurated by the Municipal Chief Executive and the Municipal Co-ordinating Director at a meeting held on 1st April, 2014. This team facilitated the entire plan preparation exercise. The members of the team were:  Joseph Frimpong Naayo.. Municipal Dev. Planning Officer  Samuel Owusu Afriyie….Municipal Director, Town and Country Planning Dept.  Philip F. Alale…………...Municipal Education Directorate  Charles Baah…………… Municipal Agriculture Extension Officer  Francis Johnson Nabie….Municipal Health Directorate  Nii Djeshie Douglas…….Municipal Budget Analyst  Hon.Godfred Nduru…… Chairman, Dev. Planning Sub-Committee  Theodore Bayeldeng..…. Municipal Business Advisory Centre  Emmanuel Boateng……. Municipal Environmental Health Unit  Daniel K. Afrifa……….. Municipal Works Engineer

The supporting staffs were:  Vida Osei Agyemang……. Assistant Development Planning Officer  Agyenim Boateng Bernice…Assistant Director IIB  Jamon Feigben…………… Assistant Development Planning Officer  Richard N. Akurugu……… Assistant Planning Officer  Paul Yaw Boadu………… Assistant Budget Analyst  Rita Ayisi…………………. National Service Personnel  Barbara Twum-Barima……. Secretary

xi 2.2 Data Collection The requisite data needs and their sources were identified by members of the MPCU. After which, the members of the Planning Team and the supporting staff collected relevant data from communities and institutions for the preparation of the medium term development plan document

2.3 Field Investigation and Community Consultation Interactive community dialogues and field investigation was organized in 30 communities, between 24th and 15th July 2014. A total of 1,050 people (653 males and 397 females) participated. At these meetings the problems, needs and aspiration of various communities and interest groups (artisans, traders, farmers, youth, Traditional Authorities, women etc.) were identified. A pre-prepared guided questionnaire was used to direct the process. Resource potentials within the various communities were also identified 2.4 Review of 2010-2013 DMTDP and Update of District Profile The Planning Team then used the data collected to review the municipality’s performance in the implementation of the 2010-2013 DMTDP, and also updated the profile/current situation of the municipality. The results were validated by the MPCU and key heads of department The plan preparation team held several working meetings. At these meetings community needs/aspirations were harmonized with identified development gaps, development issues were prioritized and municipal development goal, objectives, strategies and programmes were formulated. The outputs were presented, discussed and validated at MPCU/Heads of Department meetings.

2.5 Public Hearing Results of the performance review of the 2010-2013 District Medium Term Plan, the current state of the municipality, key priority development, the key development objectives and the development focus and direction of the 2014-2017 MTDP were presented to stakeholders at a one-day public hearing meeting held on 16th September, 2014, at the Assembly Hall of the Offinso Municipal Assembly, Offinso. Eighty (80) people, comprising Assembly Members, Heads of Department, Traders, Artisans, Chiefs, NGOs, People living with HIV/AIDS, Zonal Council members Unit Committee members, etc. participated. The detailed Public Hearing Report is attached as Annex 1.

2.6 Preparation of the Draft Report The planning team held several meetings to formulate development programmes, annual action plans and other activities of the plan preparation process, with inputs from key departments and guided by the concerns and issues raised at the public hearing to produce this draft DMTDP.

3.0 Focus and Direction of the DMTDP (2014-2017) The 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan seeks to build on the achievement of the immediate past plan and address critical challenges for accelerated development of the municipality. The general development focus for the Offinso Municipality for the period 2014 to 2017 includes:  Creation of livelihood enhancement opportunities for sustainable employment and incomes, through growth and development of MSMEs, tourism development and agriculture productivity, competitiveness and its integration into domestic and international markets.

xii  Natural Resource and Protected Area conservation and management  Disaster and risks prevention and management and increased support to the vulnerable  Energy supply to support industry and households  Urban and rural land use planning, development and management  Improvement in sanitation and hygiene, potable water supply, quality education, health care, HIV/AIDS situation and sports development  Gender equity, women empowerment and disability  Improved local governance, evidence-based decision-making and public safety and security.

The broad programmes of the Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP -2014-2017) arranged under the National Medium Term Development Policy Framework thematic areas, are as follows:

Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability- Programmes To address the leakages in national revenue collection, especially for international transit goods, a transit terminal is to be constructed at Sekamkrom in the Offinso Municipality. The Assembly will facilitate the establishment of this international transit terminal to enhance national and local revenue and local employment generation and sustained incomes.

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes Limited technical, managerial, entrepreneurial, infrastructure and financial capacity has over the years worked against the growth and development of local enterprise in the municipality. To address these challenges the technical, infrastructure, managerial, entrepreneurial, marketing and financial capacities of MSMEs will be built, through training, education and facilitation of access to affordable credit facilities. Also the Assembly will facilitate the development of industrial clusters for vehicle repairs/assembling and informal sector manufacturing, repair works and service activities (including the disables). In addition, the Assembly will develop local economic data base, provide relevant business development services/information and facilitate the legal registration of MSMEs.

The redundant local eco-tourism potential will be developed through the organization of annual Nmoaniko and Ahoba Festivals and the development of basic infrastructure at two eco-tourism sites at Asoboi and Anyinasuso.

Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes Even though there was a generally high performance of the agriculture sector during the last plan period, challenges such as limited use of improved planting materials, limited access to extension services, especially by women agricultural operators, inadequate agro-infrastructure, poor feeder roads, uncongenial environment for trading in local markets, high dependence on seasonal and erratic rainfall, inadequate access to appropriate financial products and low level of husbandry practices still exist.

To address these challenges, production and application of high yielding/quick maturing/ disease and pest-resistant, healthy and safe crop varieties will be promoted, capacities of farmers will be built in modern crop/livestock/fish farming and farm management techniques, through training, education and establishment of demonstration farms. Effort will be made to intensify extension

xiii services through farm-to-farm and mass education. Roads, markets, storage/warehouse facilities, small scale irrigation facilities and other agriculture support infrastructure would be provided through direct public sector and private sector investments, and with Public-Private sector collaboration/partnership arrangements. In addition effort will be made to promote and facilitate nucleus-out-grower, block, co-operative and contract farming schemes for the cultivation of pawpaw, maize, cassava, rice and vegetables.

To address the inefficient use and management of natural resources and to reduce the impact of natural disasters and climate change, environmental restoration on degraded lands and built up areas will be promoted through tree planting, sensitization and education campaign on climatic change and resource conservation and management. Mining regulations and guidelines will be enforced and long term livelihood compensations for communities and individuals will be promoted in mineral endowed communities. In addition efforts will be made to prevent and manage disasters, through training, sensitization/education campaign and provision of relief support to victims of disaster.

Oil and Gas Development- Programmes To enable people in the municipality take advantage of and benefit from the array of opportunities provided by the oil and gas industry, communities (especially the youth) would be sensitized and educated on the prospects and impacts of oil and gas resources. Also, effort will be made through the utilization of environmentally friendly farm management practices and application of healthy /safe crop varieties to promote quality pawpaw production for the oil and gas industrial area market.

Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes Inadequate and unreliable power supply, over reliance on charcoal and fuel wood and the high burden on women and children with regards to the collection and use of fuel wood and charcoal are challenges facing institutions, industries and households in the municipality. To address these challenges effort will be made to extend electricity to public basic schools, un-severed rural communities and newly developed urban/peri-urban areas. Also the use of LPG by households will be promoted through public sensitization and education and encouraging private investment in the distribution of LPG products so as to reduce the burden of collection and use of fuel wood and charcoal on women and children.

Spatial development framework and local plans will be prepared and implemented in urban and rural settlements, especially for communities along the Kumasi-Techiman road corridor. Also awareness will be created on orderly growth/development and greening of communities in the municipality to address the ineffective and inefficient spatial/land use planning, implementation and the uncontrolled and uncoordinated settlement growth challenges in the municipality. Town roads, drains, bridges and lorry park infrastructure will be provided to support urban renewal and settlement development and growth.

Manual and mechanized boreholes will be provided to address the rural water supply gap. Emphasis will also be placed on the provision and management of small water systems at Abofour and other affordable water supply systems at Offinso, through direct public and private investment and partnerships.

xiv Access to improved household toilet is only about 12%. In addition about 47% of the population has access to improved public toilet facilities. Within the plan period construction and use of household toilets will be promoted through the combination of sensitization/education, enforcements of physical development laws and sanctions for non-compliance. Rehabilitation, construction and management of disability friendly toilets will be implemented in schools, markets and other public places, through direct public investment and public-private partnerships.

To further address the poor environmental sanitation and hygiene practices in the municipality emphasis will be placed on the provision of solid waste management facilities, equipment and tools. House to house and communal collection and disposal of waste in urban and peri-urban areas will also be promoted. These would be done through direct and public private partnership investment and management arrangements. Final waste disposal sites will be acquired, developed and maintained to support efficient and effective waste collection and disposal. In addition, refuse heaps which pose serious health risk to people will be evacuated. Public sensitization and education on hygiene and safe sanitation practices and enforcement of sanitary regulations are also to be implemented to change behaviours and attitudes.

Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes School Management Committees (SMC) and Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) will be reactivated. Supervision and monitoring of teaching, learning and school management in public and private schools in the municipality will be intensified. Education infrastructure such as classroom blocks, furniture, teachers’ accommodation, ICT and library facilities are also to be provided to improve teaching and learning conditions and education performance in the municipality.

To reduce the gaps in access to quality health care, persistent neonatal/infant/maternal mortalities, high morbidity for malaria and HIV/AIDS, the following programmes are to be executed:

 Construction of CHPS and provision of additional infrastructure (Wards, Laboratories OPD, Theatres, Doctors’ Bungalows, etc) towards upgrading Abofour and Offinso Health Centres to Polyclinics  Provision of child growth/ survival and reproductive care services in the municipality  Organization of Malaria prevention education home based care and promote the use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN)  Establishment of HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing and ART centres in all recognized health facilities in the municipality and Promotion of VCT, PMCT and access to ART  Monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS activities and capacity building of MAC and HIV/AIDS related CBOs and NGOs and provision of care and support services to PLWHAs and high risk groups

The development of the proposed sport stadium land, promoting the formation of keep fit clubs and organization of sporting competitions are programmes to be implemented to improve sporting activities in the municipality.

Public education and sensitization on girl child education, child supervision, parental responsibilities, child’s rights, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure, drug abuse, the use of leisure

xv and the general growth and development of children will be implemented to increase awareness on children’s right and promote the proper growth and development of children.

To address the challenge of lack of appreciation of issues affecting Persons with Disabilities, awareness will be created on the needs and concerns of PDWs (PWDs). Also the Assembly is to facilitate the utilization of the disability fund on valuable rehabilitation/livelihood/ income generation ventures. In addition, fifty (50) disability rumps are to be constructed to enable PWDs access public facilities.

Transparent and Accountable Governance-Programmes Renovation of offices, provision of logistics/ office equipment and capacity building are to be implemented to make district sub-structures effective and functional. In addition youth and women are to be sensitized, educated and trained to actively participate in local governance, decision making and development.

Renovation and construction of residential and office accommodation, capacity building and provision of office furniture, equipment, logistics and means of transport are to be implemented to enhance effective and efficient delivery of the Municipal Assembly and its Departments.

Tax education campaign, capacity building of revenue collection/ management staff, intensive supervision, monitoring and evaluation of revenue mobilization, street naming, property addressing, housing numbering, revaluation of properties and development of comprehensive revenue data base are to be implemented to address the weak financial base and management capacity of the Municipal Assembly.

To address incidence of crime, conflicts, and road and fire accidents and fatalities, the Assembly is to construct circuit and magistrate courts buildings at Offinso and Abofour, renovate and construct police stations and police residential accommodation, construct Fire Service Station, facilitate the organization of road user and public safety education and provide logistics to security agencies to strictly enforce rules and regulations.

4.0 Financing the DMTDP

The total estimated amount required to implement the Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (2014-2017) is GH¢18,965,818.00. The breakdown is as indicated in the 2014 to 2017 indicative expenditure plan in the table below.

Indicative Financial Plan for 2014-2017 –Expenditure Total Annual Amount Required (GH¢) Broad Expenditure Estimated Heads Cost (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Trade and industry 132,000.00 17,000.00 39,500.00 51,500.00 41,000.00 Tourism 120,000.00 - 45,000.00 50,000.00 25,000.00 Agriculture 2,028,499.00 201,000.00 502,848.00 685,318.00 639,333.00 Environment and Disaster 410,000.00 84,000.00 107,400.00 112,400.00 106,200.00 Management Oil and Gas 42,000.00 - 16,000.00 17,000.00 9,000.00

xvi Information Communication 352,000.00 87,000.00 88,000.00 89,000.00 88,000.00 Technology Energy 1,291,820.00 350,180.00 282,000.00 301,640.00 358,000.00 Spatial Planning 392,000.00 94,000.00 104,000.00 129,000.00 65,000.00 Roads, Drains, bridges/ 2,322,000.00 858,000.00 638,000.00 459,000.00 367,000.00 culverts and lorry parks Water and Sanitation 3,321,000.00 627,500.00 1,007,500.00 844,500.00 841,500.00 Education 4,883,999.00 948,800.00 1,229,600.00 1,428,966.00 1,276,633.00 Youth and Sports 183,000.00 - 61,000.00 61,000.00 61,000.00 Health 954,000.00 69,000.00 350,000.00 340,000.00 195,000.00 HIV/AIDS 183,000.00 45,000.00 46,500.00 46,500.00 45,000.00 Social Protection and 230,000.00 22,500.00 67,500.00 65,500.00 74,500.00 Disability Governance 2,120,500.00 696,500.00 1,094,300,00 747,500.00 676,500.00 Total 18,965,818.00 4,100,480.00 4,584,848.00 5,327,324.00 4,802,666.00

5.0 Implementation of the DMTDP The composite programmes have been phased out into Annual Action Plans. The action plans are to form the basis for the formulation of annual departmental and composite budgets of the Municipal Assembly. The Municipal Assembly, District level Departments/Agencies, District Sub-structures, Regional Co-ordinating Council/Regional Planning and Co-ordinating Unit, Non- Governmental Organizations, Communities, the Private Sector and Donors are key stakeholders to the successful implementation of the MTDP. It is expected that all the institutions and stakeholders concerned would play their respective roles for the implementation of the MTDP programmes, and the achievement of:

 Enhanced livelihoods  Improved road, market and lorry park infrastructure  Order in the management of land and settlement development  Improve natural resource, disaster and risk management  Improved quality of education  Improved health care services and healthy conditions  Improved sanitary conditions and hygiene practices  Improved access to affordable and reliable potable water supply  Functional District Sub-structures  Improved infrastructure, equipment and capacity of Municipal Assembly and its Departments  Improved local revenue generation  Improved Public safety and security

xvii CHAPTER ONE PERFORMANCE REVIEW/PROFILE/CURRENT SITUATION

1.2 Introduction This chapter discusses the level of implementation and achievements of the 2010 -2013 medium term development plan of the Municipal Assembly and the current state of the Offinso Municipality. 1.3 Performance of the Municipal Assembly in the Implementation of the 2010-2013 MTDP

1.1.1 Background The Offinso Municipal Assembly in 2010 prepared a 4 year Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) based on the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA) Policy Framework. This section covers the performance of the Municipality in the implementation of its 2010-2013 Medium Term Development Plan.

1.1.2 Level of Implementation of 2010-2013 MTDP Programmes/Projects/Activities A total of 73 Programmes/Projects/Activities were outlined to be carried out within the planned period 2010-2013. As at 31st December 2013, thirteen (13) of them were fully implemented. This represents 17.8 % of the total broad programmes/projects/activities outlined in the Medium Term Development Plan. Forty-four (44) programmes/projects/activities (representing 60.27%) were not fully implemented. A total of sixteen (16) programmes/projects/activities (representing 21.91 %) were not implemented at all. Table 2 below gives a summary of the status of implementation of Programmes/ Projects/ Activities outlined in the Municipal Medium Term Development Plan.

1 Table 1: A summary of Status of Implementation of DMTDP Programmes/Projects Thematic Area Proposed No Fully Attempted/ Not Implemented of Programmes Implemented On-going /Projects No % No. % No. %

Ensuring & Sustaining Macroeconomic - - - - Stability - Enhancing Competitiveness of 9 1 11.1 3 33.3 5 55.6 Ghana’s Private Sector Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Sustainable Natural 9 3 33.3 4 44.4 2 22,2 Resource Management

Oil and Gas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Development

Infrastructure & Human 18 4 22.22 13 72.22 1 5.55 Settlement Development

Human Development, 19 3 15.8 11 57.9 5 26.3 Productivity and Employment Transparent and 18 2 11.1 13 72.2 3 16.7 Accountable Governance Total 73 13 17.80 44 60.27 16 21.91 Source: Data collected by MPCU, 2014

Table 2: Unimplemented Activities and Reasons Programmes /Projects Not Implemented Reasons  Facilitate access to land Lack of funds  Establish socio economic data base Lack of funds  Provide seed capital to 60 graduate Lack of funds apprentices  Provision of tax incentives to private Low Assembly revenue base investors  Improve road network to tourist sites Lack of funds/ commitment to develop the sector  Promote the activities of tourism industry  Establish 4 farming input centres Not a priority of MOFA  Sponsor 60 nurse trainees Lack of funds  Provide care and support to PLHIV Lack of funds  Support PLHIV to engage in income Lack of funds generating activities Lack of funds  Employ permanent staff for the zonal councils Low Assembly revenue base  Encourage the formation of community watch schemes/dogs Lack of volunteers to take up the responsibility Source: Review of 2010 – 2013 DMTDP by MPCU, 2014

2 Table 3: On-Going Physical Projects No. Project Description Location 1 Construction of Library Complex Offinso/Dentin 2 Construction of 1 No. 12 storey unit classroom block Dentin 3 Construction of 2 No. 6 bedsitter teacher accommodation Bonsua 4 Construction of 1 No. 3 unit classroom block Anyinasusu 5 Construction of Abattoir Tutuase 6 Rehabilitation and expansion of Circuit and Magistrate courts Offinso 8 Construction of 1No. 6-Unit classroom block Samproso 9 Construction of 3-Unit classroom block Camp 10 Construction of 3-Unit classroom block Afotom 11 Drilling and construction of 10N. Boreholes Municipal Wide 12 Construction of 6-unit classroom block Abofuor 13 Construction of 12-unit classroom block Abofuor 14 Construction of 20-seater public toilet Kayera 15 Completion and rehabilitation of office for Fire Service Dentin 16 Renovation of Assembly Office Block Offinso 17 Drilling of Mechanized Borehole Twumasan 18 Drilling of Mechanized Borehole Aboasu 19 Abandoned 6-unit classroom block Namong 20 Construction Market Infrastructure Abofuor 21 Construction of classroom block Abofuor 22 Construction of Maternity Block Abofuor 23 Mechanized Borehole Koforidua 24 Construction of classroom block Anyinasuso 25 Construction of Toilet Facility Ayensua Kokor 26 Construction of KG block Tutuase Source: Data collected by MPCU, 2014

Generally, the retention of huge sums of the DACF at the national level, the inability of the Municipal Assembly to effectively mobilize its IGF revenue potential and the utilization of most of the Municipality’s Internally Generated Funds to finance recurrent expenditure, low support from the Donors and imposition of unplanned projects by politicians all contributed to the high level of partially implemented and unimplemented programmes and projects.

1.1.3 Level of Achievement of 2010 – 2013 MTDP Objectives The Municipal Assembly formulated a total of 25 objectives to be achieved within the period. Fourteen (14) of the objectives (representing 56.0%) were fully achieved. In addition, significant progress was made in 5 objectives even though targets set were not met. The municipality’s performance in 6 of the 2010-2013 objectives fell far below target set. Table 4 gives a summary of the level of achievement of the objectives.

3 Table 4: Summary of Level of Achievement of 2010-2013 MTDP Objectives Thematic Area Objectives Total Number No. fully No. Not No. which fell Stated Achieved Achieved, but far below target significant progress made Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 0 0 0 0

Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector 4 2 1 1 Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and 4 3 0 1 Sustainable Natural Resource Management Oil and Gas Development 0 0 0 0

Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlement Dev. 3 0 2 1

Human Development, Productivity and 7 5 1 1 Employment Transparent and Accountable Governance 7 4 1 2

TOTAL 25 14 (56.0%) 5 (20.0%) 6 (24.0) Source: Review of 2010 – 2013 MTDP by MPCU, 2014

Some of the achievements made during the period include the following:  136.7% increase in Internally Generated Funds (IGF)  110% average increase in the production of food crops  299% average increase in the production of livestock  Improved performance in BECE from 40.20% to 89.9%  Gross enrolment in basic schools increased from 60% to 144.2%  Gross enrolment for girls in basic schools increased to 143.4%  Number of schools with poor classrooms reduced from 52 to 25  Increased in the number of Health facilities in the municipality by 5  Average immunization coverage increased from 90.6 to 120.5%  Under Five Mortality rate has improved from 2.0 to 1.3  Water supply coverage increased from 65% to 75%  Access to improved toilet facilities increased from 55 % to 59.1%

4 1.1.4 Revenue Targets and Inflows The municipality was expected to generate financial resources from both local and external sources to finance programmes and projects outlined in the MTDP. The table below shows the financial inflows within the plan period-2010-2013. Table 5: Financial Inflows 2010-2013 Source Total Target Revenue Inflows by 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 Cumulative (Cum.) Actual Total IGF 1,350.000 205,621.29 214,064.62 209,185.66 330,115.00 958,986.57 DACF ( Actual 5,347,801.00 996,236 1,132,817 687,731.15 695,750.86 3,512,535.00 Gross allocation) DACF (Actual - 777,525.45 396,108.69 175,781.49 1,349,415.6.3 Deductions) DACF ( Actual - 355,591.30 291,622.46 519,968.74 1,167,182.00 Net Received) DDF 1,550.448 652,041.17 - 788,906.15 277,063.00 1,718.010.15 UDG 723,461.22 - - - 544.644.82 544.644.82 School Feeding 2,800,906 688,604.00 542,476.00 506,659.20 570,510.60 2,308,249.80 Other External 85,835.00 31,000.00 25,331.00 - 142,161.00 sources (HIPC, CBRDP) Source: Compiled from Municipal Assembly’s 2010-2013 December Trail Balances, 2014

The municipality mobilized more than 80% of the total targeted Internal Generated Fund (IGF) during the plan period, despite this performance, only about 12% of the total IGF received within the plan period (2010-2013) was spent on direct development projects.

The target for municipality’s share of the District Assemblies Common Fund was not met. In addition more than 38% of the municipality’s actual allocation was deducted at source. This huge deduction affected the implementation of the approved projects and activities of the Municipal Assembly.

1.1.5 Lessons Learnt and their Implication on the 2014-2017 DMTDP 1. Within the period, financial in-flows fell below expectations. These happened due to deductions that were made at source from the Municipality’s share of the District Assemblies Common Fund. Also, most of the Internally Generated revenue which was mobilized during the period was utilized for recurrent activities.

5 There is therefore the need to mobilize more internally generated fund and to utilize enough of it to finance programmes of the next medium term development plan. It also implies that the Assembly should encourage public-private partnership as a major means of funding public services. In addition the Assembly is required to put in place measures to continuously qualify for the DDF and UDG so as to obtain funds to augment the DACF and IGF.

2. There was no effective monitoring of implementation of some of the programmes/projects outlined in the plan by some implementing departments and agencies. As a result, implementation data/records were not readily available to assess the performance of certain indicators. This implies that, there is 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 the next Medium Term Development Plan.

1.2 Profile/Current Situation

1.2.1 Location and size of the Municipal Area

The Offinso Municipal Assembly lies approximately between latitude 7o 15’N and 6o 95’N, and between longitude 1o 35’ and 1o 75’ West. It is situated in the northern part of the and shares common boundaries with Assembly in the North, Afigya Kwabre in the East and South, Atwima Nwabiagya and Assemblies in the West. It covers an estimated area of 600 sq km. The municipal capital is Offinso. Figure 1 shows the municipal map and the neighboring districts.

The Municipality’s proximity to the Kumasi Metropolis provides a big potential market for variety of agricultural produce. The Offinso Municipality should take advantage of this potential market to diversify and increase agriculture production. However the following disadvantages are associated with the municipality’s proximity to Kumasi.  Good agricultural lands are gradually being lost to urban settlement development (housing, commercial activities and sand winning)  The municipality is a receptor of the spillover of the Metropolitan crimes and other social vices  Increased level of unauthorized development of physical structures

6 Measures are therefore required to continue to exploit the advantages and to manage the disadvantages associated with the municipality’s location. Figure:1

1.2.2 Topography and Drainage Topographically, the land in the Municipality is generally undulating with the highest elevation of about 100m above sea level. The high lands have gentle to steep slopes. There are a number of waterlog areas and wider valleys with no evidence of stream flow. These waterlog areas and dry valleys provide opportunities for rice, sugarcane and vegetable cultivation.

7 The Offin is the main river which drains the surface area of the municipality. However, there are about sixty-four (64) streams in the municipality, most of which drain into river offin. These include prebuo, agyeimpra, sunyen, amoadem, akwaasua, abuasu, ayensu, anyankasu, asutam twum, waamu, kookra, kayera, etc. The rivers and streams contain considerable quantity of mud fish, tilapia and other edible fish species.

Farming activities are carried out close to the banks of most of the rivers and streams, thus increasing siltation and considerably lowering volume of water in some of them. In the dry season most of the streams are reduced to series of disjointed pools. Rivers and streams, which flow through major settlements, have also been polluted due to the discharged liquid and solid waste into them. Measures are required to properly manage the water bodies in the municipality for sustainable livelihood and environment.

1.2.3 Climate and Vegetation

Climate: The Municipality experiences Wet Semi-Equatorial type characterized by moderate to heavy rainfall annually with temperature ranging between 21ºC and 32ºC. The rainfall regime is double maxima with annual rainfall between 125 and 175 centimeters. The average annual rainfall is 953.40mm. The major rainy season usually occurs between May and June, followed by a dry spell between August and September. The minor rains occur between September and November followed by dry harmattan till February.

Rainfall in the municipality 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 municipality must incorporate soil and water conservation measures at all times to ensure all year farming, good yield and sustainable income for farmers.

Vegetation: The predominant vegetation type in the Municipality is mainly moist semi-deciduous forest which is interspersed with thick vegetation cover. Tree species found in the forest are wawa, cedar, odum, ofram, emire among others.

8 Logging, inappropriate farming methods and bush burning have reduced the original forest vegetation to secondary forest in most parts of the Municipality. The 1983 bush fire burnt farms in Asuboi and Kwapanin areas.

There are six forest reserves in the municipality. These are: Asufu East, Asufu West, Giamaian, Kwamisa, Opro and Afram Headwaters. Part of Opro and Afram headwaters share boundaries with the Offinso North District. Most of these reserves serve the purpose of water shed protection.

The existence of the forest reserves in the municipality is a potential for providing timber for the building and the construction industry. The Assembly also earns revenue in royalties (stool lands) and from legal timber firms operating in the forests as concessions and from saw millers. The Assembly should therefore enforce the ban on illegal timber activities in the forests. As a measure to conserve forests, effort should be made to promote the use of alternative sources of fuel such as gas.

Protection given to rivers and streams by the forests implies that there will be water in the rivers and streams courses to be harnessed for irrigation purposes.

1.2.4 Soils Soils in the municipality are developed from the Cape Coast Granites and Superficial Deposits. The predominant soils in the municipality are the Kumasi-Asuansi/Nta-Ofin Compound Associations and the Boamang-Suko Simple Associations.

The Kumasi-Asuansi Compound Associations developed over Cape Coast Granites are generally medium to coarse textured, good structured and moderately gravel. The soils have a fairly high moisture holding capacity but are marginal for mechanical cultivation. Hand cultivation is recommended. The soils are suitable for tree and arable crops such as cocoa, citrus, coffee, oil palm, mangoes, guava, avocado, maize, cassava, yams, cocoyam, plantain, banana, pawpaw, groundnuts pineapple and ginger. The valley bottom soils are good for the cultivation of rice, sugarcane and vegetable.

The Boamang-Suko Simple Associations are developed over Superficial Deposits. They are generally medium-textured, non-gravel, moderately deep to very deep and well drained. Their moisture holding capacity is fairly high, although surface layers are susceptible to dry season

9 drought. The soils are very good and suitable for all the tree and arable crops already mentioned under the Kumasi- Asuansi/Nta-Offin Compound Association.

Soils of the Kumasi-Asuansi Compound Associations and the Boamang–Suko Simple Association are the most suitable agriculture lands in the Ashanti Region. These soil types are limited to Abuakwa areas (in the Atwima Nwabiagya District), parts of - Juabeng , , Edubiase, and Jamasi areas and the whole of Afigya , Offinso Municipality and Offinso North District.

Heavy residential and commercial developments and sand winning activities have taken all of these very good agriculture lands at Abuakwa, Kumasi and Ejisu, and huge portions at Bekwai, Agona and Afigya Kwabre. The practice is pushing gradually into the Offinso Municipality. The region’s agriculture base is gradually being degraded. Measures such as enactment and enforcement of bye-laws and creation of conurbations are required to protect what is left of these good agriculture lands and the many people whose livelihoods depend on it.

1.2.5 Geology The land area in the Municipality is underlain by Voltain, Birimian and the Ceranite rock formation. The Voltain rocks are found in the north-east around Kwapanin. The Birimian rock types are mainly schist and gneiss and are found in the south-western part of the Municipality in Bonsua, Kensere, Gambia and Wawase. Granite is found in the southern and south-eastern portions of the Municipality, stretching from Nyamebekyere through Anyinasuso to Tutuase. The granite rocks form the basis of high potentials for quarry stones. The Municipality is also endowed with substantial deposits of gold, sand and clay.

The granites, clay, sand and gold deposits are of considerable economic importance for road construction, building, ceramic production and revenue generation. However, the exploitation of these resources (especially gold mining, sand winning and quarry) must be checked to reduce environmental hazards and economic/social deprivation associated with it.

10 1.2.6 Condition of the Natural and Built Environment Conditions of the Natural Environment The impact of socio-economic development on the environment and climate change is still a major concern worldwide, and the need to incorporate environmental issues in planning cannot be overemphasized.

The natural environment of the Offinso Municipality has changed markedly due to human activities. The forests, rivers, soils among others have all been negatively impacted. Human activities that have impacted on the environment of the municipality are indiscriminate lumbering, crude farming methods, uncontrolled sand winning activities, charcoal and fire wood extraction, bush fires, mining, etc. The net effect of these activities has been the reduction in vegetation cover, pollution and siltation of water bodies and depletion of animal species, loss of good agriculture lands. The forest of the municipality with its rich fauna and agricultural lands, which has been the major source of timber and crop production, has gradually lost its once enviable evergreen vegetation. It is very important therefore to manage the impact of human activities on the environment to promote natural resource sustainability.

Condition of the Built Environment Majority of the settlements do not have layouts and this has led to haphazard development. Offinso is the only settlement that has layout. Even here, planning and building regulations are not adhered to.

About 75% of the houses are compound and are mostly constructed with sandcrete, landcrete and mud. Corrugated metal sheet is the main roofing material followed by palm leaf. The urban and peri-urban enclave of the municipality is characterized by numerous uncompleted buildings and acquired but undeveloped land parcels. These create conducive hiding places for criminals.

The housing environment in the Municipality, especially Offinso New Town and Abofour townships is characterised by poor drains, heaps of refuse dumps, unkempt surroundings, exposed foundations due to pronounced erosion and cracked walls especially in the rural areas.

Only about 12% of the households in the municipality have access to internal toilet facilities. About 47% of the occupants depend on improved public toilets facilities such as WC, Aqua

11 Privy and KVIP. Nearly 41% of households in the municipality rely on pit latrines and open defecation. Waste water is mostly disposed of at open spaces because of inadequate drainage systems.

Solid waste generation in the municipality exceeds the capacity of the Municipal Assembly to manage it. As result many households in the municipality practice indiscriminate dumping of solid waste. There are also scenes of refuse heaps, which serves as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other bacteria. The generally poor sanitary conditions in the municipality pose serous risk to human health. Most of the top ten (10) cases of diseases recorded in the municipality are related to poor sanitation and hygiene.

Potable water supply in the municipality is highly inadequate. Apart from Offinso which has access to pipe-borne water, all the other communities rely on bore holes, wells, ponds and streams for drinking and domestic use.

The Volta River Authority (VRA) and Electricity Company of Ghana are responsible for power supply in the municipality. Electricity coverage in the municipality is about 80%. Most of the settlements currently without electricity are located in remote parts of the municipality, making it extremely difficult and cost-ineffective to hook them onto national electricity grid.

Generally, high level of environmental degradation (resulting from poor farming practices, illegal logging and sand winning), poor sanitation in urban areas, haphazard erection of physical structures in built environment due to lack of adherence to and enforcement of physical planning/development rules, high level of erosion in settlements, poor drainage systems and poor access roads within built up areas all impact negatively on the natural and built environment of the municipality.

1.2.7 Climate Change Increasing 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 evidence of the adverse effects of climate change in the Offinso Municipality. These include erratic rainfall patterns, storms, altered

12 patterns of agriculture and associated crop destruction/ failures, intermittent flow of streams, and increased cases of malaria. These changes are threats to food production, human survival and development, natural systems, and in fact the achievement of the development priorities of the municipality.

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 municipality must therefore be compatible with this aim.

1.3 Demographic Characteristics

1.3.1 Population Size, Growth Rate and Sex Ratio The total population of the municipality, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census was 76,895, with an annual growth rate of 1.6%. The Census revealed that 51.8%of the people in the municipality were female and 48.2% were male, an indication of the presence of more females than males. The projected population of the municipality for 2014 is 81,977.

1.3.2 Spatial Distribution of Population

Population Density and Distribution The municipality has a population density of 131 persons per sq. km. The figure is lower than the regional figure of 196 persons per sq. km, but lower than national figure of 103.4 persons per sq.km.

Rural- Urban Split

There about 73 settlements in the municipality Abofour and Offinso New Town are the only urban settlements. The rest are rural, since each of them have population less than 5000. The population for the two major towns in the Municipality namely Offinso and Abofour are 15,177 and 13,761 respectively.

In all about 64.1% of the population live in rural areas, whiles 35.9% live in urban areas. The fact that about 97% of the settlements in the municipality are rural poses serious challenge in the distribution of high order services and functions. Services must have the required threshold population before they are provided. The implication therefore is that theoretically many of the settlements do not qualify for higher order services.

13 It is therefore important for the Municipal Assembly to put in place strategies that will ensure proper planning and management of the urban situation and also provide the needed infrastructure and services for the orderly growth of rural settlements.

1.3.3 Age and Sex Composition The age structure of the population in the municipality is skewed towards the youth. The highest proportions are in the Age groups 0-4 years (15.5%) and 5-9 years (15.8%). Cumulatively, 41.8% of the population in the municipality is below 15 years. This coupled with a 4.6% 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

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. The detailed age and sex structure of the municipality is presented in Table 6 below.

Table 6: Age and Sex Structure (Based on Projected Population for 2013) Age Group in Total Male Female Years Absolute % Absolute % Absolute % 0 – 4 11,854 14.7 6,024 15.5 5,828 13.9 5 – 9 11,336 14.1 5,695 14.6 5,641 13.5 10-14 10,567 13.1 5,375 13.8 5,192 12.4 15-19 8,929 11.1 4,484 11.5 4,445 10.6 20-24 7,233 9.0 3,256 8.4 3,977 9.5 25-29 5,832 7.2 2,496 6.4 3,336 8.0 30-34 4,828 6.0 2,222 5.7 2,606 6.2 35-39 4,260 5.3 2,007 5.2 2,253 5.4 40-44 3,428 4.2 1,640 4.2 1,788 4.3 45-49 2,972 3.7 1,381 3.6 1,592 3.8 50-54 2,643 3.3 1,236 3.2 1,407 3.4 55.59 1,598 2.0 786 2.0 812 1.9 60-64 1,457 1.8 723 1.9 734 1.8 65-69 914 1.1 404 1.0 510 1.2 70-74 1,238 1.5 528 1.4 710 1.7 75 + 1,587 2.0 635 1.6 953 2.3 Total 80,676 100 38,892 100 41,784 100 Source: Compiled from 2013 Projected Population 2014

14 1.3.4 Dependency Ratio The dependent population (0-below 15 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 46.4% of the total population of the municipality. The dependency ratio for Offinso Municipality is 86. This implies one productive worker in the municipality supports one other dependent or non-worker. This is higher than the national ratio of 76. The real dependency burden may be higher since the employable ages include 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

1.3.5 Migration Migration towards the urban centres is causing lower densities in some rural areas. It is also evident that most people commute from the Municipality to look for jobs in Kumasi. The migration of people from the rural areas to the urban centres in search of non-existing jobs increases the already unemployment and reduces agricultural productivity and income.

1.3.6 Household Size and Characteristics The average household size is 5.0. The composition comprises persons from the nuclear family, extended family and persons outside the extended families. Heads of the households are mainly male. In the other households where females are heads, it is either single or single parent household.

1.3.7 Religious Affiliation Christianity is the dominant religion in the municipality (61.5%), Islam (27.0%), Traditional Religion (2.7%), Other Religion (0.6%) and No Religion (8.2%). There is cordiality among the religious groups and this situation provides a good environment for the development of the municipality.

1.4 Culture The predominant cultural practices in the municipality is the Asante culture, it is the culture being practiced by almost all the people in the region. However, there are migrant settlers mostly from Northern Ghana who also practice their culture alongside the Akan/Asante tradition and

15 culture. The main language spoken in the municipality is Twi, and the most preferred food is fufu. 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 and Kete. Funerals, puberty rites and festivals are important cultural practices of the people in the municipality. Mmoaninko and Ahabo are the major festival in the municipality. It is celebrated by the Chiefs and people of the Municipality to remember their forefathers and also to bring Offinso citizens home and abroad together to formulate and implement programmes to accelerate the pace of development in the municipality.

The main traditional occupation in the municipality is agriculture (crop farming and animal rearing) and cooking/ food processing. Important traditional /historical sites in the municipality are Bo-hene (King of Rocks) at Twumasen and Tutuampa Shrine at Anhwerekrom. Tuesdays and Fridays are the main sacred days of the people in the municipality. The sacred days are opportunities for the promotion of self-help development activities in the rural communities of the municipality. Some communities utilize these days to carry out community development activities.

Measures such as cultural education campaigns and others are required to promote and preserve the cultural values of the people in the municipality.

1.5 Spatial Analysis This section gives the main spatial organization issues in the municipality.

1.5.1 Nature and Distribution of Settlements The municipality has 73 settlements. Offinso and Abofour are the only urban settlements, with population 5,000 and above. About 35.9% of the population of the municipality in 2013 lived in these 2 urban settlements. About 64.1% of the population lives in 71 settlements with population below 5000. 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.

16 1.5.2 Settlement Planning and Management All lands in the Municipality belong to the stools and are therefore controlled by the chiefs and their elders. The Department of Town and Country Planning is the key institution responsible for facilitation and co-ordination of spatial development in the municipality.

Settlement planning, though a municipal-wide activity, it is concentrated in the Municipal Capital (Offinso) and its immediate environs. Even in the municipal capital, some areas have no layouts. Currently, the municipality has thirteen (13) approved layouts. The layouts are tools for ensuring orderly physical development in the municipality.

Apart from inadequate layouts, many developments do not conform to approved layouts. There is low public awareness and weak monitoring and enforcement of legislations/byelaws on physical development. In addition the Physical Planning Department is under resourced. The department lacks modern physical planning and management equipment and has no means of transport. These have resulted in non-compliance and unauthorized erection of physical structures in the communities. Land for the provision of public facilities is almost non-existent in the municipality due largely to lack of proper land use planning and encroachments.

There is therefore the need for the Municipal Assembly to effectively collaborate with the traditional authorities and to also provide adequate funding for the preparation and management of structure plans and layouts to guide proper settlement development and to reduce haphazard, uncontrolled and uncoordinated development in the municipality.

1.5.3 Location /Distribution of Services and Infrastructure A study of spatial location and distribution of services and their inter-linkages in the municipality 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, 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 municipality.

For the analysis, eighteen (18) settlements (representing communities with population 300 and above people were used. Thirty-seven (37) services and facilities, under education, health, water;

17 energy, post and telecommunication, finance, agriculture and other sectors were identified and considered. The matrix is shown in table 7

Based on the variety and level of the aforementioned services in the scalogram, settlements were ranked in a hierarchy. Offinso (the municipal capital) has the highest number of services in the municipality, totaling 34 out of the 37 facilities considered. A centrality score was calculated from the scalogram for all the 18 settlements, and Offinso has the highest centrality score of 3,124.4. The next settlement, (Abofour) had a centrality score of only 814.4. The analyses indicate that the facilities and services considered for the scalogram are skewed mostly in favour of Offinso. The municipality must make efforts to provide services and facilities in areas where they are not currently available. For instance there is the need increase facility and service level at Abofour to adequately service the northern part of the municipality.

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Table 7: Scalogram Analysis

19 1.5.4 Surface Accessibility Roads are very important determinant of the accessibility of people to services and facilities. Trunk roads within the municipality are the 40 km stretch of Kumasi – Techiman road and the 4.6 kilometers stretch of Offinso – road. In all, the municipality has 44.6 kilometres of bitumen surfaced trunk roads. The remaining road network of 175.5 km is graveled. These roads provide surface access to services in the municipality and also link the municipality to other parts of Ashanti Region and Ghana. All the major towns and some rural settlements in the municipality are linked by bitumen surfaced roads, thereby providing easy movement of people and goods to and from these communities.

Accessibility in remote Cocoa and food crop growing communities of Brekum, Kyebi, Kwapanin. Asoboi, Bonsua, Wawase, Gambia, Gambia Nkwata, Amaning etc. is poor. Some of the roads linking these communities become almost impassable during the rainy season. The people living in these areas travel on deplorable roads to access basic services like healthcare, markets and so on. In addition, some of the communities lack electricity and extension services. School pupils (especially at the KG level) still learn under dilapidated structures, qualified teachers refuse posting to these areas, people resort to self-medication/quack doctors 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.

1.6 District Economy 1.6.1 Structure of the Local Economy The economy of Offinso Municipality can be analyzed under four broad categories namely Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and Services. Agriculture remains the dominant sector and employs more than 50 % of the labour force, as shown in table 8. This is followed by the service sector, which employs about 22% of the labour force. Commerce employs about 16%, whiles the about 10% of the labour force is employed in the industrial sector.

20 The local economy is dominated by small-scale activities, most of which have been in this state for a long period of time without growth. Medium and large scale industries are few, and they consist of electricity pole production, sawmills among others. The structure of the local economy is shown in the table below:

Table 8: Structure of District Economy Sector Percentage (%) of Absolute Total Self Employed Labour Force (Informal) Agriculture 50.9 16,220 14,744 Service 22.3 7,106 6,459 Commerce 16.1 5,131 4,664 Industry 10.7 3,410 3,100 TOTAL 100 31,867 28,967 Source: Compiled from 2010 Population and Housing Census

1.6.2 Major Economic Activities

(a) Agriculture

Agriculture is the main economic activity in Offinso Municipal. There are two dominant agricultural activities carried out in the municipality namely; crop and animal production. Fish farming is also done, but on a very limited scale, even though potential for expansion exist.

Crop Production Crop production is the main farming enterprise in the municipality. Major crops grown in the municipality include maize, cassava, plantain, cocoyam, citrus, cocoa, rice, vegetables and pawpaw. Majority of these crops are cultivated on small-scale basis. However, few individual farmers are engaged in large-scale farming especially in citrus and cocoa.

However, there are inadequate processing facilities in the municipality to add value to the farm produce; as a result most of the produce go waste since the existing market is unable to absorb all the supplies especially during a season of bumper harvest. Table 9 shows the different crops and areas in which they are grown in the municipality.

21 Table 9: Crops and growing areas Crop Areas of Cultivation Maize Municipal wide Cassava Municipal wide Cocoyam Municipal wide Plantain Municipal wide Citrus Municipal wide Rice Anyinasuso, Amaning Ginger Kyebi Pawpaw Koforidua, Samproso, Bonsua Tomato Koforidua, Amoawi Garden eggs New Town Cabbage, carrot, lettuce Old Town, New Town, Bonsua Source: MoFA, Offinso 2014.

The production levels of major crops grown in the municipality for 2009 and 2013 are presented in Table 10

Table 10: Production levels of major crops (2009 & 2013) Crop / Year 2009 2013 % Change Area Pdtn (tons) Area Pdtn (tons) Area Pdtn (tons) (Ha) (Ha) (Ha) Maize 14,550 20,370 22,298 48,609 53.3 138.6 Cassava 7,645 80,578 12,667 326,058 65.7 304.6 Cocoyam 1,628 9,717 1,378 7,556 -15.4 -22.2 Plantain 5,974 63,982 8,428 12,533 41.1 -80.4 Rice 305 336 358 1,034 17.4 207.7 (MILLED) Source: MoFA, Offinso 2014.

As can be seen from the table above, 14,550 hectares, 7,645 hectares, 1,628 hectares, 5,974 hectares and 305 hectares of maize, cassava, cocoyam, plantain and rice respectively were cultivated in 2009. Production also stood at 20,370 tons, 80,578 tons, 9,717 tons, 63,982 tons and 336 tons for maize, cassava, cocoyam, plantain and rice respectively in 2009.

The production of maize, cassava and rice in 2013 increased by 138.9%, 304.6% and 207.7% respectively. However, there was a decline in the production of cocoyam and plantain in 2013.

22 The decline in yield of plantain is attributed to bad weather (high winds and sporadic rainfall pattern). There is the need to put in place measures to improve and sustain production of these crops, because low production levels have serious ramifications in terms of low incomes, increase poverty, food security and low revenue generation for the municipality.

Animal Production Most of the livestock rearing activities are meant to supplement nutritional requirement and earn additional income. However, a few individual farmers are into commercial production of poultry and pigs. Table11 shows the livestock and poultry production areas in the municipality.

Table11: Animals production areas in Offinso Municipal Crop Areas reared Cattle Amoawi, Bonsua, Dentin, Kayera Sheep Kayera, Aboasu Goat Municipal wide Pig Bonsua, Ampam, Koforidua, Namong, Twumasen Poultry Namong, Samproso, Old Town, Amoawi Source: MoFA, Offinso 2014.

The production levels of major farm animals in the municipality for 2009 and 2013 are presented in Table11. From the table, it can be seen that the production levels of all the major farm animals increased significantly from 2009 to 2013. The increasing trend observed in the table can be attributed to the following activities carried out by the Municipal Directorate of MoFA:

• Education of farmers on good animal husbandry practices • Training of farmers on construction of pen with local and readily available materials • Prevention, early detection and control of diseases (regular vaccination against modifiable diseases). Table 12: Production of Livestock and Poultry (2009 & 2013) Farm Animal / Year 2009 2013 % Change Cattle 1,416 4,500 217.8 Sheep 18,459 21,349 15.7 Goat 13,458 22,300 65.7 Pig 1,226 15,314 1149.1 Poultry 180,716 268,594 48.6 Source: MoFA, Offinso 2014.

23 Measures however need to be put in place to sustain and improve upon the production levels that were obtained. Moreover, animal farmers in the municipality are constrained by high cost of feed and inadequate credit facilities. There is the need therefore to introduce animal farmers to alternative feed formulations that reduce their cost of production. Again, banks and micro- finance institutions in the municipality should be encouraged to extend credit facilities and all forms of financial support to these farmers.

Farm Tools Most farmers in the municipality use cutlass and hoe for their farming activities. Labour for agricultural activities is in short supply and thus very expensive. In order to reduce the cost of labour, most farmers have adopted the use of agrochemicals. It is important that the use of agrochemicals is accompanied with intensive education on the correct application and handling of the chemicals so that our water bodies are protected from pollution and consumers from food contamination. With the shortage and high cost of farm labour in the municipality there is also the need to replace the hoe and cutlass with appropriate agricultural machinery so as to reduce production cost and increase efficiency and productivity.

Pest and Diseases Crop pest which affect crops in the municipality, include mealy bugs, caterpillars, grass hoppers, aphids and mites. Common diseases are crop 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.

Credit Facilities The Ministry of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with many agricultural agencies have provided credit facilities to many farmers in the municipality. Farmers have been supplied with credit inputs like seed maize, fertilizers, and herbicides to boost production.

Other credit institutions like the rural banks, micro-finance institutions are available in the municipality. However, the bureaucratic procedures one has to go through before accessing these credits, the untimely disbursement and unfavourable repayment arrangements are often disincentive to most of the farmers. There is also a general low level of banking culture, poor credit management skills among farmers and a generally low credit repayment rate of 26% in the

24 municipality. All these need to be addressed to enable the farmers obtain and effectively utilize credit to increase production and their income levels.

Post-Harvest Losses Much of the food stuffs grown by the farmers go waste as a result of poor harvest management practices notably poor handling, poor storage and inadequate processing facilities. Farmers are compelled to sell their produce at very low prices due to inadequate storage facilities. This is especially so if there is a bumper harvest and also in the case of perishable crops such as tomatoes, cabbage, plantain, etc.

Marketing and Processing Middle women mainly from Kumasi play an important role in the marketing of agricultural produce in the municipality. 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 municipality.

However, these middle women dictate the prices of the agricultural produce. In most cases the prices are unfavourable to the farmers. Even though farmers complain about this situation, they have no alternative, since most of the items they produce are perishable.

Farmer Organizations There are 16 functional farmer based organizations (FBOs) in the municipality. The formation of associations among farmers must be further encouraged since they have the potential to strengthen farmers bargaining power when they sell their produce, or buy their inputs, because of the opportunity to present a common position when it comes to pricing of produce, bulk purchase and access to credit. Table 13 shows the distribution of farmer based organizations by Zonal Councils. There is also the need to facilitate the formation of additional farmer groups and build capacity of the various farmer groups to practice good farm management so as to increase production and farm incomes.

Table 13: Distribution of Farmers Based Organizations by Zonal Council Zonal Council Total no. of No. active No. inactive Problems facing the groups Farmer Groups Offinso 11 11 - Access to credit & marketing Abofour 2 2 - Access to credit & marketing Samproso 1 1 - Access to credit & marketing Bonsua 2 2 - Access to credit & marketing Total 16 16 - Source: MoFA, Offinso 2014.

25 Extension Services There are 17 Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) in the municipality as against the 32 required. Table 14 shows how AEAs are distributed within the municipality. The extension agent farmer ratio is 1:1450 as compared to the national ratio of 1:1400. This slows down the dissemination of improved technology and modern methods of farming to farmers.

Table 14: Distribution of Agricultural Extension Agents in Offinso Municipal (2013) No. Operational Area No. of Extension Agents 1 New Town 3 2 Old Town 1 3 Anyakasu 1 4 Amoawi 1 5 Namong 1 6 Anyinasuso 1 7 Naama 1 8 Kayera 1 9 Samproso 1 10 Koforidua 1 11 Kyebi 1 12 Kwapanim 1 13 Bonsua 1 14 Amankwatia 1 15 Ayaasu 1 Source: MoFA, Offinso 2014.

The extension agent to farmer ratio in the municipality improved from 1:1450 in 2009 to 1:2,060 in 2013. However this is still inadequate compared to the ideal ratio of 1:1,500, and the national ratio of 1:1670. Also the available Extension Officers in the municipality are evenly distributed. The distribution is currently skewed in favour of Offinso and Samproso Zonal Councils.

Measures are required to improve upon the municipality’s ratio and distribution, if farmers are to get and apply the right level of technology 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 staff especially in terms of the provision of transport, skills training, communication facilities and accommodation within their operational areas to enable them give out their best.

26 Irrigation farming Irrigation farming is limited to a few areas in the municipality. These areas include Kentaa, Saboa, Old Town and Bonsua. Majority of the farmers still depend on rainfall for their farming enterprise. Considering the erratic rainfall pattern in the municipality, irrigation farming provides a better alternative to sustained agricultural production and farm income. There is the need to develop and provide small scale irrigation infrastructure and equipment to promote irrigation farming in areas that are suitable, so as to promote all year round farming, increased production and sustainable employment generation.

(b) Industry

Manufacturing The municipality has a number of industries which are 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 (pito), Leather works, milling, Wood processing (saw mills) and oil palm processing. Apart from the wood processing, most of these businesses are micro and small-scale, with no permanent employees. The owners usually depend on apprentices to undertake their activities and they most operate in temporary structures.

Quarrying Quarrying is another business that has a lot of potential in the municipality because of the availability of huge rock deposits. There is one active quarry industry in the municipality. It is located at Abofuor.

Commerce About 16% of the working population in the municipality is engaged in commercial activities (buying and selling). Types of trading/commercial activities found in the municipality include, foodstuffs, cooked food, wood products, chemicals, fuel products/lubricants, building materials, provisions, alcoholic and soft drinks and clothing.

27 Most of the traders are small size retailers, and apart from a few who trade in defined market places, most trading activities in the municipality are located along roads and residential neighborhoods, thus creating a lot of accessibility and environmental sanitation problems.

Four (4) main markets exist in the municipality. They are located at Abofour, Offinso New Town, Anyinasuso and Offinso Kokote. The Offinso New Town market operates daily, whiles the Abofour, Offinso Kokote and Anyenasuso markets operates weekly. There are no lorry parks attached to these markets. Infrastructure at the markets is not only inadequate, but is also poor. The Abofour and Anyinasuso markets operate virtually in the Kumasi –Techiman road.

There is the need to relocate the Abofour and Anyinasuso markets and to put in place measures to improve market and lorry park infrastructure in the municipality.

(c) Services Informal Services Sector There are a number of businesses, which are engaged in the provision of different services to people within and outside the municipality. Important services available in the municipality include: hairdressing /barbering, traditional catering (chop bar), automobile repairs, radio / TV repairs, fridge repairs and mobile phone repairs

There is currently no properly demarcated site where these informal sector activities can be carried out successfully. The absence of such a site has compelled most of the service businesses to be located on road shoulders, on water ways and in residential areas, where they create and face a lot of inconveniences. The municipality must endeavor to find suitable sites where most of these businesses could be located and function effectively to grow and develop.

The Municipal Business Advisory Center with financial and technical support from the Rural Enterprise Project (REP) has over the years provided technical and managerial training to some Micro and Small Scale Manufacturing and Services Enterprises in the municipality. The quality of products and services of the beneficiaries has improved, and some of them have been exposed to markets outside the municipality. There is the need for the municipality to continue to

28 seriously address the credit, technical, entrepreneurial and managerial bottle-necks of MSMEs in the municipality.

Tourism Fish Sanctuary at Anyenasusu, Waterfall at Asuboi, Virgin Forest at Abofour, Shrine at Tutuampa and Caves at Kentaa are tourism potentials in the municipality. All these tourism potentials are still not developed. Sites lack good access roads and other basic infrastructure. Measures should be put in place by the Municipal Assembly, Forestry Services Division, Ghana Tourist Board, 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.

Financial Institutions There are four (4) commercial banks in the municipality. They are, Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd. located at Offinso New Town, Nwabiagya Rural Bank located at Offinso New Town, Offinso Rural Bank located at Offinso and Otuasekan Rural Bank located at Abofuor. There are other micro-financing companies operating in the Municipality. Notably among them are SINAPI ABA Trust and Multi-Credit. The Municipal Assembly should collaborate with these financial institutions to address the credit needs of local enterprises and to develop.

Communication There is only one (1) post office in the municipality. It is located at Offinso New Town Offinso is the only town in the municipality with direct telephones lines. However Vodafone, Tigo, Expresso, Airtel and MTN mobile services are available in most parts of the municipality.

The municipality has no FM radio station; however, signals of all the FM stations located in Kumasi are received in most parts of the municipality. Signals from UTV, GHONE, Crystal TV, GTV, TV3, TV Africa and Metro TV are also available in most parts of the municipality. Six (6) internet cafes are in the municipality, most of which are located at Offinso.

These facilities provide important means through which information and feedbacks can be obtained for effective development of the municipality. The municipality must utilize the

29 information technology to promote the development of agriculture and other sectors of the local economy. Efforts must therefore be made to ensure that the communication service providers improve and sustain the quality of services they provide.

1.6.3 Municipal Assembly Revenue The finances of the Assembly may be conveniently categorised into three (3): taxes, non taxes and transfers. Under the taxes are the basic and property rates, licenses, Building plans and permits.

The bases for the rates are the immovable property and resident adult of eighteen (18) to seventy (70) years. Students are however exempted. The basic rate is an annual fixed rate (a kind of poll tax) levied on the adult population. The property rate is however levied on the immovable properties. They include residential, commercial and industrial properties. Temporary structures also attract the rate.

Licenses are based on economic activities in the municipality. This license or tax serves is the permit for undertaking any such activity in the municipality. Building permits are statutory fees paid to the Assembly upon the approval of development applications.

Non taxes include market fees, other charges and rent as well as interest on investments. The fees are charges or tolls paid by the users of the services provided by the Assembly. Examples are the market tolls, rent, lorry park tolls, etc.

Transfers are made up of revenue from the Central Government sources, Lands Commission and donor partners to the Assembly. Transfers include: DACF, DDF, UDG etc. The transfers from lands Commission is the Assembly’s share of lands revenue collected from stool lands in the municipality by the commission. District Development Facility (DDF) and Urban Development Grant (UDG) are also based on the Assembly’s qualification of the Functional Organisational Assessment.

30 Internal Revenue Collection Performance The effects of poor revenue estimation, monitoring and enforcement of bye-laws are reflected in the performance of revenue collection. Presently, the Assembly collects about 85% of her estimated revenue. This implies about 15% of estimated revenue are bad liability at the end of each fiscal year. The performances in the revenue collection are shown in the table below.

31 Table 15: IGF Collection Performance 2010-2013 Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average Growth Estimated Actual % Estimated Actual % Estimated Actuals % Estimated Actuals % Rate (GH¢) (GH¢) Actual (GH¢) (GH¢) Actual (GH¢) (GH¢) Actual (GH¢) (GH¢) Actual Rates 86,200.00 51,786.44 60.08 82,500.00 60,605.01 73.46 92,500.00 72,684.08 78.58 52,500.00 48,483.29 92.35 -6.68 Lands/ 31,400.00 33,268.00 105.95 27,000.00 25,980.00 96.22 75,000.00 22,980.00 30.64 124,000.00 119,262.00 96.18 203.72 Royalties Fees &Fines 63,150.00 71,396.60 113.06 74,000.00 75,633.90 102.21 77,840.00 74,786.50 96.10 88,080.00 105,774.10 120.10 20.16 Licenses 30,000.00 28,639.90 95.47 38,000.00 37,188.00 97.86 54,098.00 34,695.32 64.13 40,800.00 38,368.00 94.04 1.94 Rent 3,500.00 3,583.00 102.37 6,000.00 4,852.60 80.88 9,700.00 3,372.00 34.76 10,900.00 2,973.40 27.28 -21.17 Investment 9,500.00 14,974.45 157.63 11,200.00 9,107.00 81.31 11,200.00 250.00 2.23 - - - -97.20 Miscellaneous 2,300.00 1,972,90 85.78 1,200.00 698.00 58.20 1,200.00 417.76 34,81 15,100.00 9,500.26 62.92 1066.98 Total 226,050.00 205,621.29 90.96 239,900.00 214,064.51 89.20 321,538.00 209,185.66 65.10 331,380.00 324,361.00 97.9 26.40 SOURCE: Offinso Municipal Assembly December Trial Balances for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

32 From table 15, the Assembly was not able to attain it’s internally revenue generation targets in the four year period. Performance in the revenue generation, as measured by the ratio of actual revenue generated to budgeted revenues has been generally low. Average growth rate in revenue generation from 2010 to 2013 was 26.40%, with some of the revenue items recording negative growth rates. There is also clear inconsistency in the trend of estimation and growth of some of the revenue items, portraying a lack of reliable revenue data base.

The causes of the generally low revenue performance have been identified as follows:  Low collection effort by revenue collectors  Ineffective Revenue administrative system (weak supervision and monitoring).  Absence of accurate, reliable and comprehensive revenue data base  Unvalued properties  High unwillingness among the residents to pay taxes due to low awareness by tax payers on tax benefits and tax payment rules and procedures and the devotion low proportion of local revenues for financing public welfare programmes.

External Revenue The main external revenue inflows to the Municipal Assembly are the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF), the District Development Facility (DDF) and the Urban Development Grant (UDG). The estimated and actual amounts from these sources for 2010-2013 are as follows: Table 16: DACF Inflows- 2010-2013 Year Estimated Actual Gross (GH¢) Deduction at Sources Net Amount Received (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢) Total % Total % Total % % Against Amount Against Amount Against Against Estimated Actual Actual Estimated Gross gross 2010 1,489,277.00 996,236.00 66.0 - - - - - 2011 1,694,240.03 929,969.75 54.89 677,525.45 72.85 252,444.30 27.15 14.90 2012 820,202.00 687,731.15 83.84 396,108.69 57.60 291,622.46 42.40 35.55 2013* 1,535,555.10 693,120.23 45.13 175,781.49 25.26 517,338.74 74.63 33.69 Total 4,719,072.13 2,404,057.13 50.0 1,249,415.63 54.07 1,061,405.50 45.93 32.05

Source: Offinso Municipal Finance Office, 2014 • Up to second quarter

33 Table17: DDF and UDG Inflows- 2010-2013 Year DDF UDG Estimated Actual % Estimated Actual % (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢)

2010 652,041.17 652,041.17 100 - - - 2011 ------2012 400,000.00 788,906.15 197 - - - 2013 498,407.11 277,063.00 55 723,461.22 544,644.82 75 Total 1,550,448.28 1,718,010 110 723,461.22 544,644.82 75 Source: Offinso Municipal Finance Office, 2014

The Municipal Assembly projected to receive a total amount of GH¢4,719,072.13 from 2010 to 2013. The analysis of the DACF inflows indicated that actual allocation to the Municipal Assembly for the period was only 50 %. The analysis also indicated that about 50% of the actual amount allocated to the Municipal Assembly was deducted at source. A total of GH¢1,718,010.00 and GH¢544,644.82 was received from the District Development Facility (DDF) and Urban Development Grant (UDG) respectively from 2010 to 2013.

The shortfalls in the DACF and the huge deductions which were made at source affected implementation of planned projects and activities. This situation implies that the Municipal Assembly must put in place measures to continue to qualify for the DDF and UDG and to mobilize more internal revenue to finance its development activities. The Municipal Assembly must reduce its overdependence on the DACF.

Expenditure Structure The structure of expenditure is made up of two (2) components namely: Recurrent and Capital (development). The recurrent is made up of the following item heads: 1. Personal Emoluments 2. Travelling and Transport 3. General Expenditure 4. Maintenance, repairs and Renewals 5. Miscellaneous

34 The capital or development expenditure on the other hand, is broken down into following headings: 1. Constructional works 2. Vehicles, Plants and Equipment 3. Other Capital Expenditure.

The budget structure for the year 2010-2013 is shown in table 18

35 Table 18: Expenditure Situation 2010-2013 Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 Estimated Actuals % Estimated Actuals % Estimated Actuals % Estimated Actuals % (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢) (GH¢)

Compensation 265,487.50 399,923.47 150.64 333,687.50 547,880.22 164.19 386,568.18 661,226.54 171.05 1,807,625 1,622,070 90 Travelling &Transport 90,000.00 79,228.66 88.03 80,000.00 79,439.18 99.30 80,000.00 60,117.22 75.15 72,000.00 88,072.00 124 General Expenditure 52,200.00 29,893.55 57.27 37,100.00 21,429.47 57.76 38,100.00 37,288.22 97.87 73,900.00 80,173.00 111 Maintenance, Repairs and Renewals 58,700.00 8,275.86 14.10 23,200.00 15,247.90 65.72 26,200.00 8,979.00 34.27 54,352.00 46,465.00 86 Capital Expenditure (IGF) 100,150.00 38,114.30 38.06 68,500.00 44,994.53 65.69 80,550.00 44,766.12 55.58 46,080.00 44,076.00 85 Miscellaneous - - - (IGF) 112,710.00 15,110.00 13.41 16,500.00 7,637.50 46.29 48,400.00 8,425.82 17.41 Capital Expenditure 2,915,690.62 1,897,854.30 65.10 2,915,587.88 2,295,252.74 78.72 3,381,832.00 1,724,413.86 51.00 (External 3,483,555 1.540,814 44 Funds) Total 3,594,938 2,468,400 68.7 3,474,575 3,011,881.54 86.7 4,041,650.18 2,545,216.78 63.00 5,537,512 3,421,670 62 SOURCE: Offinso Municipal Assembly December Trial Balances for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

36 1.6.4 Economic Resources of the Municipality

 Very good agriculture land for rice, vegetables, maize, cassava plantain, pawpaw, cocoa, citrus, ginger, yam, cocoyam, guava, avocado oil palm, mangoes, coffee and livestock production  High production of crops, cassava, plantain, maize, citrus, etc provides potentials for agro processing.  Good quantity and quality of underground and surface water for potable water production, irrigation, etc  Availability of festivals, historical sites and natural heritage for the development and promotion of international and domestic tourism  Availability of stones for the building and road construction industry  Availability of land for housing and industrial development for the Kumasi Metropolitan market  Availability of good economic support infrastructure ( bitumen surfaced roads, electricity, communication facilities, etc)  Availability of many private properties, periodic markets, etc for local revenue generation.

1.6.5 Employed and Unemployed The economically active population (age 15-64) in 2013 was 43,180. Out of this, 22,949 were females whiles 20,231 were males. About 73.8% (31,867) of the economically active population in the municipality were employed. Most of those working were self-employed. A total of 1,727 people (representing about 4% of the population in the employable age, most of which are youth) were not employed. Real dependency ratio in the municipality is 153, meaning one productive worker supports more than one other dependent or non- worker.

There is the need for a comprehensive approach in tackling the unemployment challenge. More investment should be directed into income generation and job creation ventures using existing local resource potentials (in agriculture, sanitation, ICT, Agro-processing, natural resource restoration, repairs/ metal fabrication, etc) and other opportunities to reduce the unemployment situation and sustain any achievements made in the employment sector. The Municipal

37 Assembly must take advantage of the siting of a vehicle repairs/assembling industry at Offinso Old Town and the Transit Terminal at Sekamkrom in the municipality to provide sustainable jobs and incomes for the unemployed youth and women.

1.6.6 Key Economic Infrastructure in the Municipality

Electricity, Oil and Gas Most settlements in the municipality have access to electricity. Thirty-three (33) settlements with population, 500 and above people have been hooked onto the National Power Grid as shown in the table 19, below. However, frequent power outages make it difficult for inhabitants to derive the full economic and social benefits of electricity supply.

Eight (8) communities with population 500 and above people have no electricity. Some of these are Agogo, Brekum, Gambia , and Apotosu. In addition, newly developed parts of some urban/peri-urban towns in the municipality are yet to be connected to the national grid.

There is the need for Electricity Company of Ghana, Municipal Assembly and other relevant stakeholders to work together to improve the quality and coverage of electricity supply in the municipality, and to provide opportunities for electricity-based socio- economic development. Table 19: Electricity Supply Situation by Zonal Council Zonal Council Communities (population 500 and Communities (population 500 and above) with electricity above) without electricity No. No. Offinso 22 0 Abofuor 4 4 Samproso 6 2 Bonsua 1 2 Total 33 8 Source: Data Compiled by MPCU, 2014

The discovery and exploitation of oil and gas in commercial quantities in Ghana has provided opportunities for increased oil and gas related investments across the country. There are nine (9) oil refilling stations in the municipality.

38 Several investments in the operation of fuel refilling station are ongoing in the municipality, especially along the Kumasi-Techiman road. Investments in fuel stations provide job opportunities for inhabitants of the municipality. However, most of these facilities are indiscriminately done without recourse to spatial planning and development rules and regulations. Some of them are located close to residential areas.

There are two (2) gas refilling stations, all located at offinso. Gas utilization is low in the municipality. It is currently used by some urban households and taxis. Most households especially in the peri-urban and rural areas still rely on charcoal and fuel wood for energy.

Generally, there is very low knowledge on the wider benefits of the oil and gas industry. There is therefore the need to increase knowledge on the wider benefits of oil and gas, promote household utilization of gas, promote agriculture production (Offinso pawpaw) for the oil and gas market and regulate the siting of oil and gas refilling stations in the municipality.

Roads The municipality has a total road network of 220 kilometres. Out of these, 44.6 kilometers (represents 20.27% of total road surface) are bitumen surfaced. A total of 44.6.kms of road is in good condition. Motor vehicle remains an indispensable means of transport for most people in the municipality; the generally low level of good roads in the municipality makes movement within the municipality difficult. Similarly, only 1 km out of the total of 35.8 km of town roads in the municipality is in good condition. The drainage system is also not in good state

The Municipal Assembly and the Road Agencies should work to improve the condition of roads in the municipality, especially the town roads and those in the remote Cocoa and food crop growing communities at Bonsua, Abofour and Samproso Zonal Councils, so as to improve accessibility towards increased food production, access to market and reduce poverty. Table 20 and 21 provide the summary and detailed road network in the municipality and their condition.

39 Table 20: Summary of Length and Condition of Road Types in the Municipality Road Type Length Good Fair Bad Culverts (Km) Required Km % Km % Km % Bitumen Roads 44.6 44.6 Graveled Roads 171.5 0 0 94.20 54.93 77.30 45.07 40 Town Roads 35.8 1.0 34.8 Source: Municipal Feeder Roads Department, 2014

Table 21: Length and Condition of Bitumen and Graveled Roads No. Road Name Length Good Fair (Km) Bad No of Culverts (Km) (Km) (Km) required Bitumen Surfaced Roads 1 Old Offinso -Abofuor 40.00 40.0 - - - 2 Offinso Kokote - Abira 4.6 4.6 - - - TOTAL 44.6 44.6 Graveled Roads 1 Amaning Junction – Yaw boah 6.1 - 6.1 - - krom 2 Bonsua Junction- Sankem 21.6 - 21.6 3 3 Bonwirre Junction- Bokuruwa 9.5 - - 9.5 4 4 Ankonum Junction- Ankonum 6.5 - - 6.5 RP. Deck 5 5 Namong- 5.3 - - 5.3 4 6 - Ankaase 5.0 - - 5.0 - 7 Bonsua- Sikayena 10.0 - 10.0 - 2 8 Nsuta-Ninkyinkyi Junction- 17.2 - - 17.2 5 9 Abofour - Kayera 24.0 - - 24.0 3 10 Agyakobuoho-Kokote 0.9 - - 0.9 - 11 Kwapanin Junction - Kwapanin 10.0 - 10.0 - - 12 Afotom- Dead End 1 3.0 - - 3.0 - 13 Naama Junction - Kwukuataa 3.6 - - 3.6 3 14 Asaasua Junction -Asaasua 2.4 - 2.4 - 1 15 Gambia Junction -Gambia 2.5 - 2.5 - 2 16 Kensere Junction - Kensere 3.3 - 3.3 - - 17 Tutuampa- Kwandukrom 2.3 - - 2.3 - 18 Anyinasusu- Camp 12.1 - 12.1 - 4 19 Anyinasusu- Fawoman 4.0 - 4.0 - 3 20 Agyeipera- Boamak 7.2 - 7.2 - 1 21 Abofuor-Brekum 15 - 15.0 - - TOTAL 171.5 - 94. 2 77.30 40 Source: Municipal. Feeder Roads Department, 2014.

40 1.7 Governance

1.7.1 Public Sector Institutions and Structures The Municipal Assembly The Municipal Assembly is the highest political authority in the municipality. There are forty- three (43) Assembly Members. Thirty (30) of them are elected, and are responsible for the 30 Electoral Areas. Only 6 (about 14%) 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. The Municipal Assembly has 8 Sub-Committees working up to an Executive Committee; these are:  Development Planning

 Finance and Administration

 Social Services  Technical Infrastructure (Works)

 Justice and Security

 Environment and Disaster  Agriculture  Micro and Small Scale Enterprises These Sub-Committees carryout their various functions and report to the Executive Committee, which is chaired by the Municipal Chief Executive. Reports of the Executive Committee are submitted to the General Assembly for deliberations and ratification. All the sub-committees of the General Assembly are active. However, there is still the need to continue to build their capacity to promote vibrant General Assembly and committee systems.

District Sub-Structures Below the Municipal Assembly are the District Sub-structures. They are four (4) Zonal Councils and thirty (30) Unit Committees. All the Zonal Councils have office accommodation, but they lack computers and other office equipment. The Assembly has also ceded some revenue areas to them to collect.

41 The district sub-structures are very important component of the Local Governance System, but are currently facing a lot of challenges. Some of these include inadequate funding, logistics, personnel and means of transport. Their office buildings are also in poor state. These affect the execution of their mandatory functions. Measures such as the provision of funding, permanent office staff, office equipment, means of transport, training , logistics and renovation of offices are required to make these structures function effectively to enable them contribute to the development of the municipality.

Public Departments and Agencies in the Municipality A total of twenty-three (23) public departments and agencies are in the Offinso Municipality. These include Departments of Agriculture, Ghana Education Service, Department of Social

42 Welfare and Community Development, Culture, Public Works Department, Town and Country Planning, Municipal 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 Municipal 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 Municipal Chief Executive and the various Municipal Assembly Sub-committees.

The departments and units in the Assembly face a number of challenges, which hinder effectiveness and efficiency. Some of these challenges are:  Inadequate skills ( ICT, Project/contract management, planning, M&E, GIS, record management, resource mobilization, financial management, customer relations, proposal writing, etc)  Inadequate equipment and logistics (computers and accessories, drawing equipment, etc)  Inadequate residential and office accommodation  Inadequate means of transport ( there are only 10 vehicles available in the municipality for official duties, some of which are more than 10 years old

There is the need to address the above capacity gaps to enable the Municipal Assembly and its departments and agencies perform their mandates effectively and efficiently towards the development of the municipality.

1.7.2 Internal Security

The municipality is relatively peaceful, even though there is incidence of minor and high level crimes. The police, Municipal Security Committee (MUSEC) and other security agencies work very hard to bring crime occurrence under control and to ensure that people move about freely to carry out their businesses without fear. There are four (4) police stations in the municipality and Police Citizen Ratio of 1: 810.

The municipality has one (1) Circuit Court, a Magistrate Court and one (1) Fire Service Station, all located at Offinso.

43 The police, judiciary and fire service do not have adequate office and residential accommodation. Currently the judiciary operates at the Assembly Hall of the Offinso Municipal Assembly. The Municipal Fire Service is accommodated in a rented premise. Measures are required to increase infrastructure for the Police, judiciary and Fire Service to promote community policing and increase the communication links between the public and the Municipal Security Agencies.

1.7. 3. Private Sector and Community Participation in Development

Private Sector Participation 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. In the Offinso Municipality, the private sector is involved in construction and management of public facilities, community sensitization, waste management, health service delivery and 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: - Single Parent Foundation - Partners for Development - Family Health for Development - Christ Our Hope Foundation

Community Participation The Development Planning System recognizes community participation as an essential and integral part of effective development planning. In recognition of this, the Municipal Assembly makes effort to involve the citizenry in the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the municipal plans.

44 Some communities in the municipality, 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.

There is generally weak interaction between Assembly members/district substructures and their communities. Where these interactions exist, the participation of women and the youth was always low.

Offinso–Monchengladbach Partnership There is an existing partnership between the Offinso Municipality and the German City of Monchengladbach. This partnership was established in 2004 through the effort of the following key personalities:  Nana Osei Sarpong…………………Chief of Mpehi, in the Offinso Traditional Area  Most Rev. Peter Kwesi Sarpong……Former Archbishop of Kumasi  Miss Franziska Suffenpland………..German Volunteer  Mr. Helmut Gobels…………………President of Action Friedensdorf

Since 2004 the municipality has benefited immensely from the City of Monchengladbach. Some of the benefits include the following:  A palm oil processing factory at Koforidua  500 capacity dining hall for IHM integrated School at Namong  Maternity ward at Nyamebekyere  A 200 capacity girls dormitory for St. Jerome SHS at Abofour  Dormitory for disabled children at Namong  Boreholes for three communities in the municipality  A Toyota Mini Bus for the special children’s care  Provided drugs and equipment to St. Patrick’s Hospital at Offinso

The Municipal Assembly should continue to take full advantage of the existing partnership with Monchengladbach to speed up the development of the municipality. It should also put in place measures to increase community participation (especially women and the youth) in decision

45 making, planning and implementation. The Assembly should also facilitate interaction of Assembly members/ Unit committees with their community people.

1.8 Social Services 1.8.1 Formal Education

The importance of education in social, economic and political development of the Municipality cannot be over emphasized. Because of the premium the Municipality attaches to it, a greater chunk of its budget are spent on education. Offinso Municipality is endowed with schools providing formal education up to the tertiary level.

Types of Schools There are eighty-three (83) kindergarten/nursery schools, eighty-three (83) primary schools, fifty-six (56) Junior High Schools, and three (3) Senior High Schools in the municipality. One of the Senior High Schools provides technical courses. There are also two (2) Vocational schools, One (1) College of Education, one (1) Midwifery Training school and a mission polytechnic, all located at Offinso. The vocational schools are located at Offinso. These public and private educational institutions provide human resources development opportunities for children and youth in the municipality. Table 22 shows the distribution of schools in the municipality.

Table 22: Distribution of Schools by Circuits Circuit Public Private Pre- Prim JHS Voc. SHS Coll. Pre- Prim. JHS SHS Voc. School of Ed. School Offinso A 8 8 7 0 0 0 10 10 6 0 1 Offinso B 9 9 6 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 Offinso C 10 10 10 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 Offinso D 11 11 7 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 Abofour A 11 11 7 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 Abofour B 8 8 7 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 Total 57 57 44 0 3 1 26 26 12 0 2 Source: GES, Offinso Municipality, 2014

46 Basic School Enrolment Levels

Table 23: Pre-school, Primary and JHS Enrolments (2013) Level Public Private Combined Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total

Pre-School 2,936 2,928 5,864 949 967 1,916 3,885 3,895 7,780 Primary 8,134 7,606 15,740 2,321 2,351 4,672 10,455 9,957 20,412 JHS 2,948 2,626 5,574 706 696 1,402 3,654 3,322 6,976

Total 14,018 13,160 27,178 3,976 4,014 7,990 17,994 17,174 35,168 Source: GES, Offinso Municipality, 2014

At the pre-school level, total enrolment is 7,780 in 2013. Total girls enrolment is 50.1%, whiles boys enrolment is 49.9%. 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.

Primary school enrolment in 2013 was 20,412. Unlike the pre-school level, boys’ enrolment at the primary level is higher than that of girls. At the JHS level, school enrolment in 2013 was 6,996 in 2013. Like the primary school level, boys’ enrolment is higher than that of girls at the JHS level, as shown in table 23

This implies that as they climb the educational ladder to the top, the girls’ turn to dropout more than the boys. Girl Child educational drives in the municipality is not making much impact. There is the need to put in place measures to ensure the retention of girls in school throughout the education ladder.

School Infrastructure School infrastructure at the pre-school and basic levels in the municipality is grossly inadequate. Classrooms and furniture are inadequate, and some of the existing classrooms are poor. This is evident in table 24. Out of 90 classrooms at the pre-school level, 26 (28.9 %) are poor, and there is a backlog of 105 classrooms. About 4,015 children out of the 5,864 children currently in pre- school do not have furniture.

47 A total of 89 classrooms are in poor state at the pre-school and basic school levels. In addition there is a total furniture backlog of 12,419 tables and 10,341 chairs. There is therefore the need to improve the infrastructure situation at the pre-school and basic school levels so as to provide the right environment for effective academic work.

Table 24: Public School Infrastructure Level Total Classrooms Furniture Enrolment Exiting Backlog Tables Chairs

Total No. poor Existing Backlog Existing Backlog Pre-School 5,864 90 26 105 1,849 4,015 2,219 3,645 Primary 15,740 416 24 23 excess 10,035 5,705 11,133 4,607 JHS 5,574 173 39 34 excess 2,875 2,699 3,485 2,089 ICCES 120 4 4 2 - - - - Total 93 107 12,419 10,341 Source: GES, Offinso Municipality, 2014

The number of public schools with safe toilet facilities 2013 was twenty-seven (27). This means about seventy-four (74) public basic schools (primary and JHS) in the municipality 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.

Library and ICT facilities in schools are grossly inadequate. Out of the total of one hundred and one (101) public primary and junior high schools in the municipality only thirty-seven (37) have some level of library facilities and only thirty-three (33) have some level of ICT facilities.

Teaching Staff

Table 25: School Teachers Level Total Enrolment Total Public Private Total Untrained Public No. of Backlog Public Private Teachers Public Private Pre-School 5,864 1,916 255 209 46 64 45 14 excess Primary 15,740 4,672 676 533 143 87 136 140excess JHS 5,574 1,402 560 467 93 98 83 244 excess Total 27,218 8,902 1,491 1,209 282 249 264 398 excess Source: GES, Offinso Municipality, 2014

48 There exist total excess teachers of 398 in the municipality, whiles a total of 249 teachers in public basic schools in the municipality (representing 20.6%) are untrained. Most of the untrained teachers are in the rural areas. The high number of untrained teachers in the municipality has serious ramification on quality education.

Appropriate interventions are therefore needed to provide regular training to the untrained teachers; whiles the municipality makes effort to replace them with trained teachers in the medium to long term, so as ensure the proper development of children at this level. Generally, there are adequate teachers at all levels in the municipality. Measures are required to continue to retain and supervise them to ensure improved quality education in the municipality.

Table 26: School Teachers by Sex and Spatial Distribution Level Public Schools Private School

Male Female Total No, in No. in Urban/ Male Female Total Rural Peri-urban Pre-School 40 169 209 70 139 16 30 46 Primary 359 174 533 190 343 126 17 143 JHS 339 128 467 117 350 85 8 93 Total 738 471 1,209 377 832 227 55 282 Source: GES, Offinso Municipality., 2014

Supervision and Performance in BECE

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.

49 The average number of visit per month to schools, by the inspectorate division of the Municipal Education Directorate are 1, 1, 2 and 2 in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively. The performance is still below the required average of 3.0 visits per month. The Municipal Education directorate has six (6) motorbikes and two (2) vehicles for monitoring, but delays in the release of traveling and risk allowances, fuel and other incentives are affecting effective monitoring and supervision of schools. Parental care for children is generally low in the municipality. Kids loiter about after school deep into the night. They engage in all manner of activities including funerals, computer games, gambling etc.

Performance in BECE The general performance of pupils in the BECE in the municipality has improved from 40.20% in 2009 to 89.9% in 2013. However, quality of education at the basic level in the municipality is still low. For instance only 5 candidates, out of a total of 7,252 pupils who participated in the BECE from 2010 to 2013 obtained aggregate six (6). A total of 2,247 obtained between aggregate 7 and 24. This therefore means that only few children from the municipality were enrolled into good grade senior high schools. If the trend continues most kids from the municipality would not receive the required preparation for decent adult lives.

Table 27: Performance in BECE 2010-2013 Year No, of No with No. with No. with No. Candidates Aggregate 6 Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Presented 7-15 16-24 25-30 2010 3,128 1 85 443 728 2011 1,633 0 54 241 331 2012 1,156 2 119 561 364 2013 1,335 2 170 574 442 Total 7,252 5 428 1,819 1,865 Source: GES, Offinso Municipality, 2014.

School Feeding and Capitation Grant The objectives of the School Feeding Programme are to enhance school enrolment, encourage attendance, ensure retention and improve the nutritional and health status of children. Currently, there are twenty-six (26) schools which are benefiting from the school feeding programme in the municipality. The Capitation Grant is also aimed at enhancing basic school enrolment and

50 retention. However, the trend in enrolment figures from 2010/2011 to 2012/2013 academic years shows a reduction from 27,386 to 27,178. The implementation of two national programmes in the municipality seems not to be making the required impacts. The municipality to beneficiary schools and impact in terms of enrolment is presented in table 28 below:

Table 28: School Feeding and Capitation Grant Receipts and Benefits Year School Feeding Programme Capitation Grant Basic School Enrolment Beneficiary Schools Beneficiary Schools 2008/2009 21 138 - 2009/2010 21 145 - 2010/2011 21 151 27,386 2011/2012 23 153 27,331 2012/2013 26 158 27,178

Source: GES, Offinso Municipality 2014

1.8.2 Health Care Health Care Facilities The Municipality is served by nine (9) health institutions. Both private and the public sector are involved in the provision of health care in the Municipality. The table below shows the type of facility, location and management of the facility.

Table 29: Health Facilities in the Municipality Type of Facility Location Management St. Patrick’s Hospital Maase/Offinso CHAG Abofour Health Centre Abofour Government Bonsua MCH/FP Centre Bonsua Government Offinso MCH Centre Dentin Government Quality Health Care Clinic Adukro Private Anyinasuso SDA Clinic Anyinasuso CHAG CHPS Centre Kwagyekrom Government Amoawi Clinic Amoawi Private Namong SDA Hospital Namong CHAG Source: Municipal Health Directorate, Offinso, 2014

51 Table 30: Distribution of Health Facilities by Zonal Council Zonal Council Hospital Health Centre Clinics/CHPS Maternity Homes Public Private Public Private Public Private Public Private Offinso 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 Abofuor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Samproso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bonsua 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 Source: Municipal Health Directorate, Offinso,2014

TOP TEN OUT PATIENT MORBIDITY (2009 and 2013) The ten top cases of diseases recorded in the Municipality in the year 2009 and 2013 are shown in the table below.

Table 31: Top Ten out Patient Morbidity 2009 2013 Disease No. of Disease No. of Cases Cases Malaria 36,079 Malaria 40,521 ARI 3,652 ARI 8,381 Diarrhoea 2,284 Skin Diseases & ulcers 4,190 Rheumatic and other joint pains 2,264 Rheumatism & Joint Pains 4,190 Skin Diseases 2,037 Diarrhoea Diseases 3,352 Home Accidents 1,563 Acute urinary Tract infections 3,185 Hypertension 1,402 Septicaemia 1,928 Typhoid Fever 1,389 Anaemia 1,508 Acute ATI 833 Typhoid Fever 1,341 Intestinal worms 735 Hypertension 1,257 Source: Municipal Health Directorate, 2014.

Most of the diseases are due to poor environment and diet. A lot needs to be done on the poor sanitation eating habits. The inclusion of hypertension in the top ten diseases is worrying. This means that eating habits of the people in the municipality is changing towards the consumption of more of high cholesterol foods than the local fiber foods. The ten main causes of hospital admission in the municipality are also shown in table 32 below.

52 Table 32: Causes of Hospital Admission 2009 2013 Causes Number of Causes Number of Admissions Admissions Malaria 2,800 Malaria 6,081 Anaemia 707 Diarrhea diseases 1,479 Pregnancy & Related 629 Pregnancy related 1,479 complications Complications Diarrhea Diseases 415 Septicaemia 1,315 Hypertension 315 Anaemia 1,150 Hernia 289 Pneumonia 986 Skin diseases & ulcers 201 Hypertension 822 Road Traffic injuries 164 UTI 805 Pheumonia 148 RTI 756 Diabetes Mellitus 138 Rheumatism & Joint pains 329 Source: Municipal Health Directorate, 2014

Again most of the causes of hospital admissions are the environmental condition and diet in nature. This means that a lot need to be done about eating habits and environmental sanitation, to reduce morbidity and its likely effect on human health and productivity.

Health Professionals The nurse population ratio has improved at the end of the plan period. In 2009, the ratio was one nurse to nine hundred and ninety three (1:993), while in 2013 the ratio was one nurse to nine hundred and fifteen people (1:915) Doctor patient ratio was 1:14,890 in 2009 while in 2013 the ratio was 1:8,964. There are 3 Public Medical Doctors in the municipality. The remaining 6 are private practitioners. All the Medical Doctors are practicing in Offinso. There is the need to improve infrastructure at Abofour Health Centre to attract Medical Doctors to service the people in the northern part of the municipality

Maternal Health Services Antenatal service coverage increased from 121% (5548) to 187.6% (6251) in 2013. Coverage for late teenagers (10 - 19) increased from 736 in 2009 to 872 (14.4%) of the total antenatal

53 registrants in 2013. Pregnant women registered with Anaemia increased from 43 in 2009 to 75 in 2013

The women who delivered in health facilities increased significantly from 3,455 in 2009 to 5099 (153%) in 2013. Out of this, 2.6% (110) had still births. Women in labour still report to health facilities late and others use all sorts of herbal preparations during labour before seeking health care. Others never visited the health facilities during pregnancy. Measures are 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.

Immunization Immunization coverage for BCG, Measles, OPV and Yellow Fever has increased from about 86.94% on the average in 2009 to 120.5% in 2013. Table 33 shows Immunization coverage in the municipality in 2013.

Table 33: Immunization Coverage for 2013 Area Percentage Coverage 2009 2013 2011 (National) BCG 116.6 159 Measles 75.1 103 92,1 OPV3 80 114 90.7 DPT/HIB/HBS 80 114 88.5 Yellow Fever 83 129.9 88.3 Pentavalent3 - 103 Source: Municipality Health Directorate, 2014

The rate of child malnutrition in the municipality was 0.5%, as at 2013

Under Five, Infant and Maternal Mortality The municipal Under Five Mortality Rate in 2013 was 1.3%. Malaria fatality was 0.6 and maternal mortality ratio was 140 per 100,000 live births (0.0014). There is the need to further reduce child and maternal mortalities in the municipality

1.8.4 Potable Water Situation in the Municipality The main sources of water supply for domestic use in the municipality are boreholes and pipe systems. Access to potable water supply in the municipality is 75%. Offinso is the only town in

54 the municipality with access to pipe-borne water. Even here, flow of water from pipe is still irregular, and also some people residing in the newly developed areas do not have access. The municipality relies on piped water produced from the Barekese Watar Treatment Plant which collects raw water from intake facility located on the Offin River. A project by GWCL to replace weak pipelines from the treatment station to Offinso scheduled to be completed in December 2012 had not been implemented.

Some private individuals have taken advantage of the water supply gap, and have provided mechanized bore holes within the urban and peri-urban areas of the municipality to serve the public. There are 32 such facilities in the municipality. However, the activities of these private water providers are currently not regulated, and therefore quality of water they provide to the public is not certain.

Rural potable water supply coverage is 38%. Manual boreholes are the main source of potable water supply in the rural areas of the municipality. There are 65 manual boreholes in the municipality, out of which 43 are functional. 22 have either broken down, have poor water quality or have very low yield. This situation is forcing the affected inhabitants to resort to non- potable sources.

Measures are required to ensure reliability of pipe borne water supply and its extension to the newly developed urban/peri-urban areas and to provide adequate facilities in deprived rural communities. There is also the need to protect the natural water sources and catchments areas (especially the Offin/Barekese Water Basin) from pollution and destruction of their vegetative cover. Measures are also required to regulate the activities of private potable water providers.

1.9.5 Sanitation Situation in the Municipality

Solid Waste-Generation Solid waste in the municipality is generated from domestic (household), commercial (market and trading) and institutional activities. Current solid waste generation in the municipality is at 13,446kg per day. Offinso and Abofour are major waste generation areas in the municipality.

55 Solid Waste Collection, Transportation and Disposal The Municipal Assembly is responsible for solid waste collection and disposal in the municipality. The Assembly performs this responsibility through the Municipal Environmental Health Unit and a private company called Zoom Lion Limited. Refuse collection is mainly communal. Containers have been placed at vantage points, residence pay and dump, and these containers are lifted when full and disposed at final disposals sites within the municipality by Zoom Lion Company Limited. House-to House refuse collection is non-existence, even though the potential exist.

There are a number of challenges facing solid waste management in the municipality. Refuse is dump indiscriminately in some settlements in the municipality resulting 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.

Refuse collection tools and equipment (wheel barrows, shovels, rakes, protective clothing, refuse trucks, communal and household refuse containers) are inadequate. There are three (3) old refuse trucks for the transportation of refuse and thirteen (13) communal refuse containers available. House-to-house collection of refuse is non-existence. As a result most of the refuse generated daily in the municipality is not collected.

Irregular release of funds by central government also limits the ability of the Assembly to collect and dispose refuse regularly. Sites for final disposal of refuse are also inadequate. Apart from the site located at Asikaman, which serves Offinso and its immediate environs; other towns such as Abofour do not have final refuse disposal sites. These situations often results in accumulation of refuse.

There is the need for additional communal refuse containers, refuse tucks and other tools for refuse collection and its disposal in urban/peri-urban areas in the municipality. 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 municipality. There is also the need for the Municipal Assembly to partner the private sector to implement a House-to-House refuse collection and disposal programme.

56 Toilet Facilities

Household toilet facilities which are not shared between two and many households are the only acceptable improved toilet facilities. By this standard, only about 12% of the households in the municipality have access to improved toilet facilities. About 47% of the occupants depend on acceptable public toilets facilities such as WC, Aqua Privy and KVIP. Nearly 41% of households in the municipality rely on pit latrines and open defecation. This situation has serious health implications, such as the spread of typhoid, cholera and other sanitation related diseases. Table 34 below indicates the number of public toilets in the various Zonal Councils.

Private sector is involved in the provision and management of public toilet facilities. Most of the public toilets in the municipality are under private management. However, the main challenge facing this venture is the lack of well-defined and well developed final liquid waste disposal sites within the municipality. The situation results in indiscriminate dumping and at times closure of public toilets due non-dislodgement of excreta.

There is the need to promote the provision of household toilets, rehabilitate public toilet in poor state, continue to involve the private sector in the provision and management of Public toilet facilities and also acquire, develop and manage a liquid waste disposal so as to reduce indiscriminate defecation in the municipality.

Institutional Latrines There are 101 public basic schools, 7 public health facilities and 4 major markets in the municipality. Most of the public institutions do not have toilet facilities. The number of public institutions with/without toilet facilities is shown in table 34 below.

Table 34: Institutions in the Municipality and Availability of Toilet Facilities Public Total No. With Toilet No. without Toilet No. of Facilities in poor Institutions Facility Facilities state Health 7 3 4 3 Market 4 3 1 1 Primary 57 21 36 - School JHS 44 6 38 - Source: Municipal Environmental Health Unit, 2014

57 There is the need to rehabilitate and provide safe toilet facilities in all schools, health facilities and markets to reduce discomfort among users of these facilities (especially women) and to prevent indiscriminate defecation and the development and spread of sanitation related diseases in these institutions.

1.8.6 Housing The 2010 Population and Housing Census indicate that the municipality has about 9,000 houses. Estimated number of houses in the municipality in 2013 was about 9,500. Most houses in the rural part of the municipality are of poor quality. Some of the houses (even in urban centres) 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. Other challenges in the housing industry include the following:

 Most houses do not have toilets, refuse disposal and waste water disposal facilities

 High number of low skilled personnel in the design, supervision and construction of building structures. This has serious implication on human safety and cost of maintenance

 Construction of structures without regards to physical planning rules and regulation.

 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 adherence to physical development and regulations, increased maintenance culture etc. are required to improve the quality of houses in the municipality and to reduce the risk many inhabitants are exposed to.

1.8.7 Youth and Sports Sporting activities in the municipality are mainly football and athletics. These are carried out mostly in schools. Inter schools games and athletic competitions are usually organized every year in the municipality. Out of school football, volleyball, tennis ball and athletics competitions are not common.

58 Sports provides economic and health benefits. Unfortunately infrastructure for sports, both at the school and community level are 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 cannot be used for any meaningful sporting activity. A parcel of land has been earmarked for the development of a standard spots stadium at Offinso. The land is still lying fallow and exposed to encroachers.

The absence of proper infrastructure has contributed to a generally low level of sporting activities in the municipality. There is therefore the need to provide standard sports infrastructure to enable the youth who constitute about 46% of the total population of the municipality to actively engage in sporting activities for livelihoods and improved health.

1.10 Vulnerability Analysis

Vulnerability may be defined as lack of capacity (of a household) to cope with adverse shock on resilience against a shock. Or it may be defined as the probability that livelihood stress would occur. Groups that have been identified in the municipality as vulnerable and excluded include women, children, and persons with disability, orphans, disaster victims, PLHIV and the aged.

Several factors have been identified as the causes of vulnerability in the municipality. Among these factors are subsistence farming, the vagaries of weather, dependence of agriculture on rain fed, food insecurity and inadequate access to credit and lack of employable skills, child labour, broken homes, low income, unemployment and underemployment.

The coping mechanisms that have been put in place to deal with the vulnerability and excluded include: - The establishment of rehabilitation centres and orphanage centres in New Offinso. The Centres offer education to the orphanage and train the inmates in shoe making and dressmaking. - The IFAD Sponsored Rural Enterprise Project and the Business Advisory Centre under the NBSSI has been supporting women in Abofour and Amakwatia in palm oil processing.

59 - The MOFA has been supporting FBOs with agricultural inputs in the form of micro financing. - The Municipal Assembly has been supporting the needy but brilliant pupils/students in the form of scholarships to continue their education. - The GES in collaboration with the Municipal Assembly has been promoting girl-Child Education - There are other micro-financing institutions, that is, the rural banks and SINAPI ABA Trust which support small-scale traders to expand their businesses. - The Ghana AIDS Commission, CBOs, NGOs and other stakeholders in HIV/AIDS activities in the Municipality are supporting the National Response to provide care and support for PLWHIV/AIDS and reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in the Municipality. - Other state agencies and departments like the Courts, Police, CHRAJ and Social Welfare are in the Municipality to protect the rights of the individuals .

1.9.1 Vulnerable Children

There are many vulnerable children in the municipality. Data collected by the MPCU in all basic schools in 2013 revealed that there were 1,566 in-school orphans in the municipality. The break down according to levels is presented in table 35

Table 35: Distribution of Orphans in Basic schools Educational Level Orphans Male Female Total Pre-School 142 118 260 Primary 420 305 725 JHS 325 256 581 Total 887 679 1,566 Source: GES/Department of Social Welfare, Offinso, 2014

There is the need to monitor closely the growth and developments of the in school orphans 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.

60 1.9.2 Persons with Disabilities Integrating persons with disabilities (PWDs) in main-stream social and economic activities would significantly contribute to poverty reduction and improvement in general condition of lives of inhabitants in the municipality. The development of the municipality requires the full utilization of its entire human resources.

As at 2013, there were 2,501 (1,334 female and 1,167 male) persons with disabilities in the municipality. 447 of them were below 15 years. The breakdown is as follows:

Condition Number  Difficulty in walking /moving/other physical deformities 703  Difficulty in seeing 913  Difficulty in hearing 385  Difficulty in speaking 305  Intellect 463  Emotion 418  Others 183 Total 2,501

Some of the persons with disabilities (about 1,142 people) are employed. They 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 municipality 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 awareness, the construction of disability friendly public buildings and facilities, provision of equipment (walking, hearing and learning aids), financial support, skills development and the strengthening of the PWDs Association.

61 1.9.3 PLWHAS

There about 520 people living with HIV/AIDS in the municipality. Out of 137 new cases of HIV/AIDS recorded in 2013, Ninety-One (91) representing 66.42% were women. Thirty –Eight (38) out of the 91 women were pregnant. Thirteen (13), (6 male and 7 female) were between 0-9 years. The peak age of recorded cases is 20-49 years. The Municipal 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 municipality include female apprentices, traders/hawkers and the street youth and the high risk communities include Offinso and Abofour.

The people who are living with HIV/AIDS are being supported by the Municipal Assembly and some NGOs and CBOs. Some of the PLWHAS are currently receiving Anti-retroviral treatment at the ART site at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Offinso.

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.

1.9.4 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 areas of the municipality are Abofour, Saboa, Kwapanin, Kyebi, Brekum, Samproso, etc. These areas are noted for frequent rainstorms which result in rip off and collapse of buildings and motor accidents mainly due to the spillover of market activities on the Kumasi-Techiman road. The motor accidents have claimed precious lives.

Measures are required to relocate the Abofour market. 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.

62 1.10 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and usage in the municipality is still generally low. There are only 6 internet cafes in the municipality and there are no internet signals in any of the Municipal Assembly’s office. All the key decentralized departments have no access to internet and the huge information available on the World Wide Web.

There are about 29 computers available for use by about 90 skilled staff of the Municipal Assembly and its Departments. The current situation of about 1 computer to more than 3 skilled staff has serious implication on efficiency and general performance. Similarly, there are only thirty-three public basic schools in the municipality which have access to computers. Some of these computers are not in use because of lack of electricity and qualified instructors.

There is an urgent need for increased ICT infrastructure (Computers, Internet connectivity, electricity, etc.) in the municipality to facilitate information processing, storage, 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 municipality is high. However, this is yet to be translated into behavioral change on safe sex practices and abstinence. The municipality recorded 137 new HIV/AIDS cases in 2013. Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services are available at the St Patrick Hospital.

The Municipality has a Municipal Aids Committee (MAC) and a Municipal Responses Initiative Management Team (MRIMT). These committees are responsible for the monitoring and co- ordination of HIV/AIDS activities in the municipality.

The high number of reported cases of new infections implies that the Municipal Assembly and all stakeholders must intensify the fight to reduce the spread of the disease and to protect its human resource.

63 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.

1.12 Gender Issues

1.12.1 Population The estimated population of the municipality for 2013 is 80,676, out of this, 38,892 (48.2%) are males and 41,784 (51.8%) are females. The male and female population provides a potential human resource for the development of the municipality. Equal opportunities should be created for female and males.

1.12.2 Education Even though there are more females than males in the municipality, boys gross enrolment rates in basic school is higher than that of girls. Measures such increased girls’ education drive, sanitation facilities in schools etc. are required to increase girl’s participation, especially at the primary and Junior High school levels.

Table 36: Participation of Boys and Girls in Basic Education Level Boys Girls Total Total % Total % Pre-School 3,885 49.9 3,895 50.1 7,780 Primary 10,455 51.2 9,957 48.8 20,412 JHS 3,654 52.4 3,322 47.6 6,976 Total 17,994 51.2 17,174 48.8 35,168 Source: GES, Offinso Municipality, 2014

1.12.3 Health The total number of people in the reproductive age 15-44 in 2013 is estimated at 36,812. Out of this 20,707 (56.3%) are females, whiles 16,105 (43.7%) 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. For instance 7 maternal deaths and 130 still births were recorded

64 in 2013. Similarly, out of the 137 recorded new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2013, about 66% were women.

There is the need to increase reproductive health care services/facilities in the municipality 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 46% of the total population of the municipality.

1.12.4 Economic Activities The economically active population (age 15-64) is estimated at 43,242. Out of this, 23,011(53.2%) are females whiles 20,231(46.8%) are males. The female labour force, beside the normally heavy responsibility as child-bearers and home-makers, is engaged in economic activities. However, they are into generally low income earning activities such as food crop farming (i.e. cassava, plantain, and cocoyam), petty trading, dress making, hairdressing and small scale food processing. Whiles their male counterparts are engaged mainly in relatively high income earning activities like, cash crop (cocoa, maize, exotic vegetables,, rice, citrus, oil palm), livestock rearing, metal fabrication, repair works, driving, construction, wood work and large scale trading activities. 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 grow and expand their business for improved income levels.

1.12.5 Governance The Municipal Assembly is the highest decision making body at the local level. The Municipal Assembly has a membership of forty-three (43). These members represent the 80,676 people in the municipality, at the decision making level. Only 6 (about 11.6%) of the members are female. The municipality has one constituency and it is represented at the National Parliament by a male. In addition to this, female membership at the Zonal Council level is only about 7%. Generally, the involvement of female in decision making and implementation in the municipality is very low. There is the need to put in place measures to improve female involvement in decision making and implementation at the unit, zonal, municipal and national levels.

65 1.13 Key Municipal Development Indicators

Indicator 2013 Base line Agriculture Maize production………………………………………………. 48,609(139%) Ginger production………………………………………………. - Rice production…………………………………………………. 1,034(208%) Cassava production……………………………………………… 326,058 (305%) Plantain production……………………………………………… 12,533 (-80%) Cocoyam production……………………………………………. 7,556 (-22%) Vegetable production (Tomatoes, Okro, Carriot, Cabbage)…….. - Cattle production…………………………………………. 4,500 (217.8%) Poultry production……………………………………………… 268,594 (48.6%) Pig production………………………………………………….. 15,314 (1149.1%) Goat production………………………………………………… 22,300 (66%) Sheep production……………………………………………….. 21,349 (16%) % Post harvest losses for maize………………………………… - Extension Service/ Farmers ratio………………………………… 1:2,060 Land area under irrigation (ha)…………………………………… - No of farmers who gained access to credit………………………. 317 % of Female farmers who gained access to credit………………. 14.5 Industry No of small scale industries in the district……………………… 240 (BAC) No. of agro processing facilities in the district…………………… 4 No. of MSMEs with basic entrepreneurial & management skills.. 150 No. of legally registered MSMEs in the municipality……………… 0 No. of MSMEs keeping proper records……………………….. 240 No. of MSMEs which gained access to credit………………….. 10 No. of MSMEs which experienced increased sales revenue…… 200 Size of land developed for industrial/ informal sector activities.. - Tourism No. of tourism potentials developed…………………………… 0 Total revenue received from tourism…………………………… 0 No. of tourist sites………………………………………………. 6 Infrastructure Percentage of roads in good condition: Bitumen surfaced……………………….………………………… 100 Graveled surface…………………………………………… 0 Kilometers town roads in good condition……………………… 1 Kilometers of town roads in bad condition……………………. 34.8 Total No of Communities (population 500 & above) with electricity supply………………………………………………… 33 % change in number of household with access to electricity…….. - No. of basic schools connected with electricity………………… - No. of public basic schools with ICT infrastructure…… No. of - Internet cafes in the municipality……………………….. 6 No. of markets provided with additional Infrastructure………. 1 Total amount of market revenue……………………………….. 105,774.00 Total amount of revenue from property rate……………………. 54,237.35 Total amount of revenue from development permit 119,269 .00 (permit and royalties)

66 Indicator 2013 Base line Total amount of revenue from royalties - No. of approved physical planning schemes 13 Teledensity/Penetration rate: Fixed Line……………………….. - Mobile………………………… - No. of No. of markets with good infrastructure………………… 1 Water and Sanitation No. of new Boreholes provided………………………………… - % Rural potable water supply coverage………………………… 37 No. of functional rural water facilities…………………………… 45 No. of final deposal sites acquired……………………………… 1 No. of final deposal sites developed……………………………… 1 No. of refuse heaps in the municipality………………………… 26 % population with access to improved toilet facilities…………… 12.1/59.1 No. of public basic schools with safe toilets and hand washing facilities in the Municipality……………………………………… 64 No. of refuse containers………………………………………….. 9 No. of refuse trucks……………………………………………….. 1 Health No. of CHPS in the Municipality…………………………………. 3 No. of functional CHPS compounds……………………………. 1 Doctor/ population ratio………………………………………….. 1:10.085 % coverage for BCG…………………………………………….. 159 % coverage for measles………………………………………….. 103 % coverage for OPV……………………………………………. 114 % coverage for Pentavalent………………………………………. 114 % coverage for TT2 129.9 % coverage for Yellow Fever……………………………………. 103 Under five mortality rate……………………………………….. 1.3% Reported cases of still births……………………………………. 130 (2.5%) Maternal mortality ratio…………………………………………. 140/100,000 live births Malaria case fatality in children under five……………………. 0.6 Reported cases of Teenage pregnancies………………………… - Total No. of health facilities in the municipality……………… 14 Rate of child malnutrition………………………………………. 0.5 Reported cases of malaria………………………………………. 40, 521 Reported cases of Diarrhea………………………………………. 3,352 Reported cases of Acute Urinal infection………………………... 3,185 Reported cases of guinea worm…………………………………. 0 Reported cases of Bruili Ulcer…………………………………. 0 Reported cases of Typhoid Fever……………………………… 1,341 Reported cases of Anaemia…………………………………….. 1,508 Total No. of sub- district NHIS Units established………………. 0 %participation in District Health Insurance……………………. - Reported case of HIV new infections…………………………… 520 HIV/AIDS Prevalence rate …………………………………….. 0.8 No. of family planning acceptors………………………………. - Pre-school gross enrolment rate………………………………….. 169.5 Basic school (Primary &JHS) gross enrolment rate…………….. 144.2 Gross enrolment rate for girls in basic school………………….. 143.4 Transition rate from Primary to JHS………………………….. 98.0

67 Indicator 2013 Base line

Education Transition rate from JHS to SHS……………………………… 89.9 No. of teachers’ accommodations in the Municipality…………. 4 % trained teachers in public pre-school…………………… 69.4 % of trained teachers in public Prim. School………………… 83.7 % of trained teachers in public JHS……………………… 79.0 Total No. of active SMCs……………………………………... - Average No. of supervision/monitoring visits per school/ per month………………………………………………………….. 2 % Performance in BECE…………………………………………. 89.9 No. of BECE candidates with aggregate 6……………………… 2 (0.14%) No. of BECE candidates with aggregate 7-15………………….. 170 (12.7%) No. of BECE candidates with aggregate 16-30………………… 1,016 (76.1%) No. of KGs, Prim & JHS with poor classroom infrastructure…… 25 No .of additional classrooms required in Prim. Schools……….. 17 No. of additional classrooms required in KG s ……………….. 64 No. of additional classrooms required in JHS………………….. 12 No. of private KG schools in the Municipality……………….. 21 No. of public KG schools in the Municipality……………….. 57 No. of private Prim schools in the Municipality……………….. 57 No. of public Prim. Schools in the Municipality……………….. 21 No. of private JHSs in the Municipality……………………… 13 No. of public JHSs in the Municipality……………………….. 44 Gender parity index: KG………………………………………………………………….. 1.06 Primary…………………………………………………………….. 0.98 JHS………………………………………………………………… 0.90 Core Text books ratio……………………………………………… - No. of public basic schools without toilet and urinal facilities…… 74 No. of public primary and JHS without ICT facilities…………… 68 No. of public primary and JHS without Library…………………. 64 No. of SHS in the Municipality………………………………. 3 No. of tertiary Institutions…………………………………….. 3 No. of standard sports infrastructure provided to basic schools………………………………………………………… 0 Social Protection /Vulnerability No. of Physically Challenged People in the Municipality…………. 2,497 (female 53.34%) No. of Physically Challenged people supported…………………… - No. of Physically challenged people trained……………………….. - No. of Physically challenged people in employment………………. 1,142 No. of public buildings with access for the physically challenged ... 8 % of women involved in local governance……………………….. 11.6 Cases of child abuse…………………………………………….. - Victims of abuse (female and male)………………………….. -

68 Indicator 2013 Base line

Governance Total amount of Internally Generated revenue………………… GHC330,115.11 ( 2013) Total Amount of DACF received (Gross)……………………… GHC 3,338,984.42 (2010-2013) % of IGF against DACF…………………………………………. 47.45 % of IGF used for development projects…………………………. 14.1 No. of Assembly members trained ……………………………. 42 No. of vehicles available at DA & departments for official duties. 11 No. of DA Senior staff officially accommodated within the Municipality…………………………………………………………. 26 No. of departments which have computerized their filing/records system……………………………………………………………. 0 No. of computers available in DA and Department offices……… 40 (1computer to 3 skilled staff ) No of community forum Held …………………………….. 4 No. of meetings held by ARIC ………………………….. 16 No. of meetings held by the budget committee annually………… 8 % of women participation at various local governance levels: Municipal Assembly………………………………………… 14.0% (6 women ) Police Citizen ratio……………………………………………… 1:810

1.14 Composite Key Identified Development Gaps/Issues and Community Needs and Aspirations

Key Identified Development Gaps/Issues Community Needs and Aspirations  Unemployment (4% unemployment rate)  Improvement in the poor sanitation situation  Inadequate electricity supply coverage in the municipality (Schools, Markets, (especially in the rural and newly developed household, open spaces, public places, stray urban areas) animals etc)  Poor credit repayment rates  Construction and rehabilitation of drains  Limited technical and managerial skills for  Construction and rehabilitation of feeder farmers and MSMEs roads, town roads, bridges, culverts, etc.  High number of un registered MSMEs  Construction and rehabilitation of markets  Lack of permanent infrastructure for informal and lorry parks infrastructure enterprise  Provision, extension and regular supply of  Low price for farm produce potable water  High dependence on charcoal & firewood  Rehabilitation and provision of educational  Poor feeder and town roads infrastructure (classroom, furniture, teachers  Inadequate knowledge of the prospects and accommodation, electricity, ICT, libraries impacts of Oil and Gas resources. etc)  Inadequate and poor market infrastructure  Improvement in academic performance in  Inadequate lorry park infrastructure basic schools  Low extension service coverage  Improvement in supervision of children in  Inadequate access to inputs and credit for schools and out of school farmers and MSMEs  Reduction in the degradation of the  Undeveloped tourism potentials environment (disposal of waste /chemicals in Unsustainable exploitation of natural streams, farming and erection of physical resources (Lumbering, Sand winning and structures along streams, etc) farming)

69 Key Identified Development Gaps/Issues Community Needs and Aspirations  Inadequate and poor basic school  Provision of and improvement in electricity infrastructure supply in the municipality (street lights,  Low quality of education at basic school level extension to deprived communities/areas,  Inadequate school sanitation infrastructure etc.)  Inadequate access to potable water supply  Measures to improve security situation in the  Removal of protective cover along water municipality (Police Post, Watch bodies Committees, etc)  Poor sanitation in the municipality  Availability of inputs and credit facilities at  Inadequate and poor drainage system for lower interest rates waste water and run-offs  Availability of employment opportunities  Inadequate Health infrastructure and  Development of tourism potentials equipment (Anyinssusu, Asuboi, etc)  High incidence of sanitation related diseases  Good prices for farm produce (eg maize,, (Malaria) banana, citrus, vegetables, cassava etc)  Haphazard physical development in urban  Increased extension services settlements  Provision of health infrastructure and  Inadequate collaboration between land owners equipment( CHPS, Ward, etc,) and land managers  Removal of NHIS capitation and extension  Indiscriminate siting of fuel stations High of NHIS services to all health facilities in the encroachment on public lands municipality  High reported cases of new HIV/AIDS  Increased support to the physical challenged infections and creation of easy access in public  High mortalities of PLWHIV/AIDS facilities  Lack of standard sports infrastructure in the  Measures to reduce haphazard development municipality of physical structures  Inadequate protection/support for the  Make Sub-district structures functional vulnerable (PWDs, victims of abuse/disaster  Easy access to land for business activities and orphans  Opportunities to improve technical,  High incidence of preventable disasters entrepreneurial and managerial skills  Inadequate capacity to prevent and manage disaster and risk  Ineffective sub-district structures  Low involvement of youth and women in local governance and development  Weak revenue mobilization /over  dependence on DACF and other grants  Inadequate training for staff and Assembly members  Inadequate supervision, monitoring and evaluation of public and private sector programmes, projects and activities.  Inadequate office equipment and means of transport.  Inadequate office and residential accommodation for staff  Inadequate police posts

70 1.15 Adopted Issues of the NMTDPF 2014- 2017 Linked with Harmonized Municipal Key Development Problems/Issues

This section presents adopted issues of the National Medium Term Development Policy Framework (NMTDPF 2014-2017) which have been linked to the harmonized development issues and problems.

Adopted Issues of NMTDPF 2014-2017 Municipal Harmonized Problems/Issues Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector  Inadequate and poor market infrastructure  Limited technical and managerial skills of MSMEs and entrepreneurial skills  Inadequate access to credit for MSMEs  Weak capacity of MSMEs Associations development of tourism at the  Lack of permanent infrastructure for informal local level enterprise Inadequate promotion of domestic tourism  Inadequate data on economic activities  Inadequate tax education  High number of un registered MSMEs  Low development of tourism potentials Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management  Low price for agriculture produce materials and certification of seeds  Poor roads d access to extension services, especially by  Low production of crops and livestock women agricultural operators  High cost of inputs and labour Inadequate dissemination of information on business  Limited technical and managerial skills of opportunities along the agriculture value chain farmers Low quality and inadequate agro-infrastructure  Inadequate access to credit for farmers Uncongenial environment for trading in local  Low extension service coverage markets  Unreliable rainfall High dependence on seasonal and erratic rainfall  Environmental degradation ( through logging, Inadequate access to appropriate financial products Sand winning, farming, etc) competitiveness in staples and cash crops  High incidence of preventable disaster Low level of husbandry practices, low productivity (Rainstorm, motor accidents, domestic fire and and poor handling of livestock/ poultry products flood) Inadequate veterinary services  Inadequate capacity to prevent and manage Inefficient use and management of natural resources disasater and risk Pressure from adjacent land use particularly agriculture, mining and human settlement Weak capacity to manage impact of natural disasters and climate change Oil and Gas Development Inadequate Local Content and  Indiscriminate siting of fuel refilling stations participation oil and gas industry  Inadequate knowledge of the prospects and impacts of Oil and Gas resources.

71 Adopted Issues of NMTDPF 2014-2017 Municipal Harmonized Problems/Issues Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development Inadequate ICT infrastructure base across the  Inadequate electricity supply coverage ( municipality especially in the rural and newly developed Inadequate and unreliable power supply urban areas) Difficulty in the extension of grid electricity to  High dependence on charcoal and fire wood remote rural and isolated communities  Poor town roads Over burdening of women and children with the  Lack of lorry park infrastructure collection and use of fuel wood and charcoal  Inadequate and poor drainage system for waste Ineffective and inefficient spatial/land use planning water and run-offs and implementation particularly in the urban areas  High level of encroachment on public lands Uncontrolled and uncoordinated urban Growth  Haphazard development of physical structures Limited urban infrastructure to support development  Weak collaboration between land owners in a planned, controlled manner (Traditional Authorities) and land managers (Municipal Assembly and Land Agencies Inadequate access to quality and affordable water  Inadequate access to potable water supply ental sanitation facilities especially in rural and newly developed urban/peri-urban areas  Poor Sanitation ( especially in urban/peri-urban hygiene education settlements Human Development, Productivity and Employment Weak education management and supervision  Inadequate & poor school infrastructure especially at (classrooms, teachers accommodation, furniture, the basic level ICT centres, libraries, sanitary facilities, etc) High levels of unemployment and under-  Low quality of education at basic school level employment especially among the youth and women  Weak supervision of pupils and teachers groups  Inadequate trained teachers especially in the Gaps in geographical and financial access to quality rural areas health care (e.g. urban and rural as well as rich and  Lack of standard sports infrastructure poor)  Inadequate health infrastructure and equipment  High Doctor/Population ratio mortality  High incidence of malaria and other sanitation morbidity and mortality for malaria, HIV & related diseases AIDS  High recorded cases of new HIV/AIDS

infections communities  Incidence of abuse ( rape, defilement, women & AIDS and STIs) abuse, husband/wife abuse and child labour  Inadequate protection/support for the vulnerable AIDS activities (PWDs, victims of abuse/disaster and orphans sports infrastructure and  High Unemployment (especially among the facilities in communities and schools youth) Ineffective targeting of social protection policies and programmes

children Persons with Disability

72 Adopted Issues of NMTDPF 2014-2017 Municipal Harmonized Problems/Issues Transparent and Accountable Governance Non-functioning sub-district structures  Ineffective district sub- structures ate infrastructure for Assembly and  Low involvement of youth and women in local Departments governance and development.  Low public-private/community interface the Municipal Assembly  Weak local revenue mobilization and over between MA & citizens dependent on DACF and other grant & evaluation of the  Low utilization of IGF to fund capital projects implementation of development policies and plans  Inadequate training for Assembly & Departmental staff

 Inadequate supervision, monitoring and women in public life and governance evaluation of public and private sector

programmes, projects and activities. ate of road traffic accidents and associated  Weak record management system fatalities  Poor maintenance culture nadequate community and citizen involvement in public safety  Inadequate office equipment and means of transport. M&E  Inadequate residential & office accommodation Lack of quality and relevant database to inform for Assembly and Departmental staff decision- making  High incidence of crime  Inadequate data base for decision making and planning

73 CHAPTER TWO PRIORITIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES The priority problems/issues of the municipality were determined through discussion and consensus using the following criteria as a guide:  The problem/issue should have impact on a large proportion of the citizenry, especially the poor and vulnerable  The problem/issue should have significant linkage effect in meeting human needs/ rights ( eg quality basic schooling, reduce gender discrimination, etc)  The problem/issue should have significant multiplier effect on local economy (attraction of enterprise, job creation, income generation and growth, etc)  The problem/issue should promote even spatial development (reduce spatial development inequalities  The problem/issue should reduce climate change vulnerabilities, reduce spread of HIV/AIDS, promote green economy/sustainability

2.1 Priority Problems /Issues

The following are the priority municipal development problems/issues:

ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY

ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS IN GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

A. Accelerated Modernization of Agriculture

-infrastructure

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n staples and cash crops Low level of husbandry practices, low productivity and poor handling of livestock/ poultry products

B. Sustainable Natural Resource Management

and use particularly agriculture, mining and human settlement

OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT

A. Infrastructure Development

unreliable power supply

Over burdening of women and children with the collection and use of fuel wood and charcoal

B. Human Settlement Development

urban areas ncontrolled and uncoordinated urban growth

facilities

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT

Weak education management and supervision teaching and learning especially at the basic level High levels of unemployment and under-employment especially among the youth and women groups Gaps in geographical and financial access to quality health care (e.g. urban and rural as well as rich and poor) infant and maternal mortality , HIV & AIDS

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sion of HIV & AIDS activities -friendly facilities in communities and schools Ineffective targeting of social protection policies and programmes or the rights of children

TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE

Non-functioning sub-district structures

al base and management capacity of the Municipal Assembly

vernance

Lack of quality and relevant database to inform decision- making

2.2 POCC Analysis

The key problems and issues have been subjected to a POCC analysis, and the details of the analysis are presented in Table 37 below.

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Table 37: POCC – Analysis Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Enhanced Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector Limited access to finance - Significant number of well- - Presence of a number of rural - Cumbersome procedure for - Poor savings culture. for MSMEs organized farmer groups in the banks in the district. accessing credit. - Cumbersome eligibility district - A number of agric based - Credit institutions reluctant to criteria attached to credit - Existence of some MSEs NGOs operating in the district deal with farmers. from banks and projects Associations - Government projects such as - Poor timing of loan release. from government. - Existence of Business Advisory REP to provide credit to MSEs - Low financial/credit Centre, Co-operatives Dept. and and training in credit management capacity of MSEs. Extension service staff to provide management - Poor loan recovery rate training - Political interference in credit disbursement - 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 Informal nature of Existence of Town Planning Existence of Planning -Inadequate of Co-operation by - Lack of base maps to MSMEs Dep’t, Statutory Planning Consultant, KNUST, GWCL land owners to allocate and facilitate the preparation of Committee and BAC to provide ECG, Lands Commission maintain lands for industrial and proper schemes technical expertise and Survey Dep’t to provide public service - -Availability of land technical expertise - Delays in payment of relevant - Existence of some Trade -GIZ support for local industrial compensation Association development - Inadequate knowledge on the -IGF/DACF/UDG - Government policy to support benefits of registration MSMEs growth/development Conclusion: It is feasible to address the problem because sufficient potentials exist. The constraints can be managed through effective sensitization of and collaboration with traditional authorities/land owners, acceptable compensation payment arrangement, effective monitoring and protection of lands. Limited technical - Existence of recognized MSEs - Presence of the Rural - Poor attitude of MSEs towards - Inability of some managerial and - Availability of training centres Enterprises Project in the training to improve their capacity. MSMEs to contribute entrepreneurial skills at Offinso municipality - Inadequate logistics for training. towards cost of training - Presence of Business Advisory - Proximity to training - lack of commitment towards the - Some MSMEs are unable Centre and extension service staff institutions in Kumasi formation and sustenance of to read and write in the district to provide training - Technology available on the Associations market, eg GRATIS. - Commitment by Government to improve technical and managerial skill of MSE. Conclusion: The issue can be address because strong potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints can be managed through sensitization, and provision of training logistics. The challenges can be managed through the use of appropriate training approaches and methodology, and cost payment arrangement favorable to the poor

77 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Limited attention to the -Good Road Network -Proximity to Kumasi provides -Inadequate expertise in -High Investment development of tourism at -DACF opportunity for high demand tourism development at requirement the local level -National Culture - High private Sector Interest to invest district level -Inadequate funding - Availability of potable water, - Availability of Ghana Tourist Board - electricity, telephone services, in Kumasi to provide expertise in land and tourist attraction sites linkage with investors Conclusion: Enough potential and opportunities exist in to address the problem. Constraints and challenges can be resolved through effective collaboration with the Ghana Tourist Board and public-private funding arrangement. 3. Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Natural Resource Management Low quality and - Availability of some extension - Proximity to processing facilities in - High cost of storage - Poor feeder road network. inadequate agro- services staff to provide training Kumasi facilities. infrastructure - Existence of some processing - Availability of storage technology and storage facilities within the district - Availability of DACF Conclusion: It is feasible to solve the problem. Potentials and Opportunities are enough to tackle the problem. Other projects earmarked under the road sectors are geared towards the solving the high post – harvest losses. Limited multiplication and - Municipal Directorate of - MoFA - Inadequate logistics - Inadequate funds production of planting Agric - Crop Research Institute materials and certification - Willingness of farmers - Faculty of Agric, KNUST of seeds to use quality seeds - DACF Conclusion: multiplication and certification of seeds in large quantities is possible because the products here will be sold back to farmers to recover cost of production.

Limited access to - Qualified and - Agric College - Unwillingness of some - Government’s extension services, hardworking extension - Faculty of Agric, farmers to form FBOs current policy on especially by women officers KNUST - Inadequate logistics employment agricultural operators - Existence of some FBOs - Inadequate extension officers Conclusion: Continuous education will have to carried out for farmer to appreciate the need to form FBOs and this will help ameriorate the current problems with extension service in the Municipality.

Inadequate dissemination - Availability of - Government policies to - Little interest in agric - Inadequate funds of information on business community information encourage agric among youth opportunities along the centres businesses - Inadequate funds and agriculture value chain - Municipal Directorate of - Rural Enterprises logistics Agric Programme - BAC Conclusion: Since the challenges and constraints are surmountable, it is feasible to improve upon information dissemination on business opportunities along the agriculture value chain

78 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Uncongenial environment - Existence of market - DDF -Limited space for expansion of - High financial for trading in local Centres - High interest by traders to market infrastructure requirement markets - Availability of contribute towards market - Unwillingness of traders to relocate Constructional materials infrastructure development - Availability of skilled and unskilled labour. - availability of DACF Conclusion: It is feasible to improve upon the existing market facilities in the municipality and also provide new ones, because sufficient potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints and challenges can be managed through sensitization, proper relocation arrangements and efficient utilization of land space

High dependence on seasonal - Availability of - Government’s - Land litigation - High financial and erratic rainfall suitable land for the irrigation programme - Limited knowledge in rain requirement construction of small - Ghana irrigation water dam systems Authority - Inadequate funds - Area suitable for rain water harvesting for farming - MoFA Conclusion: it is feasible to change the rain fed agriculture currently practiced in the Municipality with the maximization of the potentials so as to take advantage of the opportunities and eliminate the constraints and also reduce the impacts of the challenges.

Inadequate access to - Significant number of well- - Presence of a number of rural - Cumbersome procedure for - Poor savings culture. appropriate financial organized farmer groups in the banks in the district. accessing credit. - Cumbersome products for agriculture district - A number of agric based - Credit institutions reluctant to deal eligibility criteria - Existence of some MSEs NGOs operating in the district with farmers. attached to credit from Associations - Government projects such as - Poor timing of loan release. banks and projects from - Existence of Business Advisory REP to provide - Low financial/credit management government. Centre, Co-operatives Dept. and credit to MSEs and training capacity of MSEs. -Political interference in Extension service staff to provide in credit management - Poor loan recovery rate credit disbursement 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 Lack of diversification - Existence of MOFA. - Tuber Crop - Inadequate extension - Inadequate funds and competitiveness in - Willingness of farmers improvement officers and logistics staples and cash crop to try new and more programme - High illiteracy among production rewarding crop varieties - Government’s crop farmers - Fertile land for variety diversification of crops programme Conclusion: it is feasible to ensure diversification and competiveness in staples and cash crops production through the positioning of the Municipality to benefit from government policies on diversification.

79 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Low levels of husbandry - Availability of good fertile lands - Availability of modern crop - High disease and pest infestation - High cost of inputs practices and poor - Availability of poultry and livestock farming - Poor rain fall - High interest rate handling of livestock/ infrastructure technology - Fragmentation of land ownership - Unfavorable loan poultry products - Availability of Extension and - Availability of research - Inadequate credit repayment terms Vert. Services institution - poor feeder roads - low price for farm - availability of underground and - Availability of improved seeds - Inadequate storage and processing produce surface water for some irrigation and breeds facilities - Inadequate extension - Availability of storage, - Inadequate skills in modern service staff preservation and processing agriculture technology. - Proximity to Kumasi 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

Inefficient use and - Existence of Forestry Dept., - Existence of the ‘Green Ghana - Inadequate co-operation by land Poor Rain fall management of natural Fire Service, NADMO, ISD, Programmme” owners resources ETC to provide technical - Existence of favaourable - Inadequate logistics and motivation expertise national policy to protect the for monitoring - Availability of DACF/IGF - environment Unemployed youth to provide - Availability of donor support cheap and reliable labour for protecting the environment - Existence of heaps of refuse to Existence of GWCL supported be used as manure 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

Pressure on protected areas - Works department - EPA - Inadequate appreciation and - Uncontrolled from adjacent land use - Physical Planning understanding of settlement development particularly agriculture, Department layout by some stakeholders - Inadequate mining and human - Works Sub-committee - Inadequate IGF funds settlement - Development Planning - Inadequate collaboration Sub-committee among the various - Statutory Planning institutions responsible Committee Conclusion: it is possible to keep protected areas protected by strengthening and ensuring stronger collaboration among the institutions responsible for this sector.

80 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Negative attitudinal and - Adequate qualified - National Clean –up - Inadequate logistics behavioral orientation personnel day towards proper waste - Availability of - Churches disposal information centres for - Mosques public education - Existence of Court for prosecution Conclusion: it is feasible to inculcate positive attitudinal and behavioral orientation towards proper waste disposal through the acquisition of more logistics to enable the staff of the environmental health unit to conduct public education in communities, churches mosques and etc. Lack of enforcement of - Courts - Legal backing (Local - Inadequate logistics - Erratic nature of existing by-laws on sanitation - Institutions to enforce Government Act, Act - Inadequate commitment DACF bye-laws 462) - Inadequate IGF

Conclusion: It is feasible to enforce existing by-laws on sanitation because the constraints could be tackled by finding alternative means of raising funds to procure logistics for the implementation. Weak capacity to manage - NADMO - MTTU - Inadequate tools/ logistics - inadequate funds impact of natural disasters - Fire Service - GPRTU - Weak enforcement of bye-laws, - ignorance on disaster and climate change - Police - Highways/ Urban Roads rules and regulations prevention - DACF - Information Service Dept. - Inadequate disaster prevention and - Climatic change - Feeder Roads - Drainage Design and management skills - Forestry Dept. construction expertise in - illegal connection of utilities - Transport Unions Kumasi and KNUST -Dominance of unqualified personnel - Town and Country -Planning in the design and construction of Dept. buildings Works Department - lack of district disaster prevention and management plan Conclusion: Potentials and opportunities exist to address high incidence of preventable disaster. The constraints and challenges can be address through training, education, provision of tool/ logistics, enforcement of laws, effective monitoring , use of qualified personnel in the building industry, formation/ motivation of fire prevention committees etc. Oil and Gas Development Inadequate local content and - Availability of land for - The local content law - Inadequate - Distant from the oil and participation in oil and gas the siting of oil and gas knowledge in oil gas production sites industry products sale points and gas industry - Availability of qualified people for other downstream activities like wielding, crop farming etc Conclusion: it is feasible to implement a local content and participation in Offinso in a limited style as in taking advantage of investment in oil and gas in the Municipality to create employment for the inhabitants.

81 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development Inadequate ICT infrastructure - Availability of electricity in - DDF and UDG - Presence of IT providers in - unreliable power supply from base across the municipality most parts of the municipality - High involvement of the the municipality the national grid - High interest of the youth in private in the provision and ICT management of public - Availability of skilled and infrastructure and services in unskilled labour. the municipality - availability of DACF Conclusion: It is feasible to provide lorry park infrastructure in the municipality, because sufficient potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints and challenges can be managed through sensitization, effective collaboration and efficient utilization of land space

Inadequate electricity supply - communities are willing to - Existence electricity pole - • • - Weak and inadequate power coverage and frequent power contribute producing company in the generation system outages - DACF to finance the district procurement of electricity poles - Existence of the Self Help - Availability of land use plans Electrification programme in some communities (SHEP) -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

Difficulty in the extension of - Potential for alternative - DACF - Very costly Inadequate funds grid electricity to remote source of energy (eg - DDF - Inadequate IGF rural and isolated Solar) exist - Rural Electrification communities Programme

Conclusion: with the Government striving for 100% electricity coverage nationwide, it is feasible to extend power to remote and isolated areas by positioning the municipality properly to benefit well from such an intervention.

Over dependence on wood -Land is available for the - Atuabo Gas Project Limited use of LPG by Frequent upward adjustment in the fuel establishment of distribution households for domestic price of LPG points. purposes - existence of LPG filling stations

Conclusion: Enough potential and opportunities exists in to address the problem. Constraints and challenges can be resolved through effective sensitization and education

82 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Ineffective and inefficient - Physical Planning Dept. - Proximity to - Inadequate Logistics - High cost of development spatial/land use planning and - Statutory Planning Regional Town & and Personnel. and management of implementation Committee Country Planning - Inadequate Physical physical planning schemes. - Building inspectorate Dept. & land agencies Planning Schemes. - Frequent Litigations Division.. - ACT 462 and CAP 84 provides - Quack Physical Dev’t. - High demand on land for - Existence of bye laws legal backing and framework Personnel physical development -DACF - Existence of planning -Weak co-operation from land consultants owners - Existence of KNUST Planning Department to provide expertise - Existing collaboration between land sector and utility agencies Conclusion: Ineffective and inefficient spatial/land use planning and implementation in the municipality 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. Rapid uncontrolled and unco- - Physical Planning Dept. - Proximity to - Inadequate Logistics - High cost of development ordinated urban growth - Statutory Planning Regional Town & and Personnel. and Committee Country Planning - Inadequate Physical management of physical - Building inspectorate Dept. & land agencies Planning Schemes. planning schemes. Division. - ACT 462 and CAP 84 provides - Quack Physical Devt. - Frequent Litigations - Availability of some physical legal backing and framework Personnel - High demand on land for Planning Schemes. - Existence of planning -Inadequate funding physical development - Existence of bye laws consultants -DACF - Existence of KNUST Planning Department to provide expertise Conclusion: Uncontrolled and unco-ordinated urban growth 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. Limited urban infrastructure - Existence of Department of - Availability of Drainage - Haphazard urban development - High cost of constructing to support to support Feeder Roads to supervise experts at Kumasi Metropolis - High encroachment on proposed urban infrastructure development in planned and - Availability of construction and KNUST public use land controlled manner materials - Ministry of roads policy to - Favorable topography improve town roads drainage - DACF for DA to contribute system towards cost support and labour to frequently -Environmental health unit desilt choked drains - Existence of sanitation - Availability of DDF & UDG management labourers -National Urban Development policy Conclusion: It is feasible to improve urban infrastructure in the municipality. 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

83 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Poor and inadequate rural - Available qualified - DACF - Inadequate internal infrastructure and service personnel & - DDF revenue generation Departments - CHPS Compound - Poor surface - Dept. of Feeder Policy accessibility Roads Conclusion: Rural infrastructure and services could be improved by allocating part of the Assembly’s share of both internal and external funds for the provision of rural infrastructure and services. Deforestation of vegetation - Forestry Services - Existence of pressure - Negligence by some - Uncontrolled cover along river systems Division groups officers development - Shrines along some - Water bodies rivers protection policy - Development Planning Sub- committee - Traditional Council - Information Services Department - NCCE - General Assembly Conclusion: Deforestation along water bodies can be stop by the combination of both potentials and opportunites and making sure that the constraint of negligence is dealt with and that will also help reduce the challenge. Inadequate access to quality - Presence of Barekese Dam - - Presence of GWCL Office and - Haphazard urban and peri-urban - Inadequate funding and affordable supply of Availability of underground personnel in the municipality development make cost expansion potable water water resources - Willingness of the private high - Existence of pipelines sector to provide and manage - obsolete pipe lines potable water supply

Conclusion : The problem /issue can be addressed 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.

Poor hygiene practices and - Environmental Health Television Adverts on hygiene - Inadequate logistic - Inadequate funds inadequate hygiene education Department - Low level of change - Ghana Health Service acceptance

Conclusion: Poor hygiene practices in the municipality can be address because significant potentials and opportunities exist. The constraints can be addressed through enforcement of development regulations and embarking on intensive education. The challenges can be address through intensive lobbying for national and donor support.

84 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Inadequate access to - Environmental Health Unit Presence of Youth Clubs other - Low capacity to manage refuse - Poor Sanitation habit environmental sanitation - Some Sanitation Equipment Volunteer groups. - Improper Management of -High usage of polythene facilities (Skip loader, Communal effuse some Communal Spirit in rural disposal site by Assembly. bags. Containers, etc) settlements - Absence of septic emptier. - High Population growth in - Availability of Laborers Youth in Employment - Inadequate permanent disposal most urban settlements. - Temporal Disposal Sites programme (Sanitation module) sites - Lack of spaces to build - Land for Final Donor support towards - Inadequate dumping sites toilet facilities in already Disposal site sanitation problems Absence of litter bins. built-up settlements - IGF High Private Sector interest in \Unwillingness of land owners to -Low income levels of - Budget Line for waste management release land for final disposal site households. Sanitation management Proximity to Sanitation Experts - Weak enforcement of building - Trained latrine Artisans. in Kumasi rules and regulations - Sanitation Bye-Laws. - High Private Sector interest in -Haphazard settlement - Sanitation Law enforcement the construction of toilet development. agencies. facilities. - Existence of WATSAN - Donor/NGO Support ( AfDB, Committees.,NCCE Later Day Saints, etc) Conclusion: It is feasible to deal with the poor sanitation in the district because there are significant potentials and opportunities to address it. Political commitment both at the local and national levels coupled with intensive public education can help manage constraints and Challenges 6. Human Development, Employment and Productivity

Poor quality of teaching and - Local political commitment - Existence of funding - Uncooperative - Inadequate funding learning at the basic school to improve on school agents like - - attitude of some level Infrastructure. - GETFUND, community members - Availability of construction - DACF - Inadequate supervision and materials like sand & timber - DFID monitoring of products in the District - Philanthropist Contracts. - Availability of labour. - District Development Fund - Inadequate community support - DACF, DDF and UDG - Poor maintenance culture Conclusion: It is feasible to improve conditions of school infrastructure within the municipality because significant potentials and opportunities exit. The identified constraints can be address through effective contract management, sensitization and dialogue with traditional authorities. The challenge can be address though improve local revenue generation and lobby for external funding. Low quality of education at - Availability of trained - Capitation grants - Poor infrastructure - Inadequate funds the basic school level teachers - Free supply of textbooks/ - Inadequate learning materials - Students attraction to TV, - School Management learning materials & trained teachers Internet and other Committee - School Feeding Programme - Poor supervision entertainment activities. - Some classroom - - Low motivation for teachers - Low parental investment in infrastructure - Child labour education - Circuits supervisors - Teenage pregnancy Conclusion: The problem can be address because significant potentials and opportunities exit. The constraints can be address through the provision of infrastructure, effective supervision, strengthening of PTA and SMCs, motivating teachers. The challenges can be address through enforcement of bye laws and sensitization.

85 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Inadequate trained teachers - Existence of sponsorship - Proximity of the District to - Lack of social amenities in - Inability to meet teacher especially in the rural areas packages for teacher trainee teachers training colleges some rural communities training course requirement. and at KG level - Availability of untrained - Nursery attendants under the - Lack of proper residential teachers Youth Employment programme accommodation - Availability of school leavers - Existence of UTTDBE - Distance Education Program 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. Weak education management - Availability of - Regional Education - Inadequate logistics - Untimely and supervision qualified staff Directorate - Limited IGF inadequate release of - Existence of SMCs, - National Education generation capacity funds PTAs Directorate - Inadequate - Folding up of some - Social Services Sub- - Ministry of Education opportunities for on- NGOs committee - NGOs the – job training Conclusion: it is feasible addressing this issue because the challenges could be managed by finding innovative ways of managing every available resource at the Municipal Directorate of Education to improve upon education management and supervision. Lobbying could also be used to attract NGOs into the Municipality to help in education management. Inadequate and poor quality -Available land space - Ministry of Youth and Sports/ - Encroachment of land - High cost of construction of sports infrastructure in - Skilled sports instructors NSC - Lack of expertise for sports sports facilities communities and schools - National Youth Council - Expertise in sports infrastructure - - GES infrastructure development is - Unorganized youth clubs - MP’s Common Fund available in Kumasi - Weak local sports - DACF development institutions - Availability of local materials - Availability of labour Conclusion: Significant potentials and opportunities exist to address the lack of standard sport infrastructure in the district The identified constraints and challenges can be addressed through negotiation with landowners, building the capacity of local sports institutions and use of appropriate local materials. High unemployment -Some Skilled Youth - Existence of Financial -Inadequate data on the -Limited relevant skills (especially among the youth -Availability of good institutions and REP to provide unemployed -Discrimination against and women) agricultural lands financial and technical support - Emphasis on the provision of employment types -Availability of tourism - Existence of the NYEP social services by the District - Weak entrepreneurial potentials and other natural -Existence of the ‘Green Ghana Assembly attitude resources for employment Programme - - cumbersome investment generation - Existence of training procedures - Availability of good roads, institutions/NGOs to provide electricity, water, etc for skill development training investment - Proximity to huge potential -DACF/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

86 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Existing gaps in - Land availability. -Existence of CBRDP in the -Encroachment on public lands. - Inadequate funds. geographical and financial - High local political will to district - Fragmentation of land - Delay in the release of access to quality health improve health care delivery - ANESVAD from Spain ownership funds for the payment of care. - Availability professional - Philanthropists Health Insurance claims. nurses - DDF - High cost health equipment - DACF to finance infrastructure - Health Insurance Scheme for generating IGF Conclusion: A lot of resources from Government and Donor agencies are being channeled into the Health Sector. It is therefore possible to resolve the problem within the Plan period. High neonatal, infant and - Availability of - Health Insurance - Inadequate and - Late reporting at maternal mortalities qualified health Scheme unevenly distributed health facilities personnel - National Immunization health facilities - Availability of health Programme - Inadequate health facilities - Free Mosquito net personnel Distribution Exercise Conclusion: neonatal, infant and maternal mortalities could be reduced to the barest minimum by ensuring more health facilities with qualified health personnel are provided fairly and progressively throughout the Municipality.

High morbidity and - Environmental Health Unit - MAM Programme (Mobilize - Poor environmental sanitation - Illiteracy rate is high. mortality for malaria and - Staff some available on unit Against Malaria.) - Non use of mosquito nets - Side effects of some malaria HIV/AIDS committees availability - NGO’s (Centre for Mission - poor drainage system drugs - Health Insurance Authority and Community Management) - High level of poverty among - Inadequate funds for - Chemical Sellers - Roll Back Malaria Policy people living with HIV/AIDS effective sensitization - Community members - Availability of ART site in the - Inconsistent retreatments - 1% DACF Budgetary municipality plan of bet nets allocation Conclusion: The high Morbidity and mortality for malaria and HIV/AIDS 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 new reported cases of - Availability of Health - Planned Parenthood - High youth unemployment - High Stigmatization HIV/AIDS professionals Association of Ghana (PPAG) / rate - Low income levels - Health facilities JICA - High parental irresponsibility - Advocacy against the use - DACF - Ghana Aids Commission - Indiscriminate sexual of condoms - HIV / Youth Clubs/ DAC - CBO’s, NGO’s behaviors - District Focal Person - Association of PLWA - 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

87 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Ineffective targeting - Social Welfare Dept - Inadequate Orphanages -Inadequate data base and of social protection - IGF - Inadequate monitoring information on the policies and - DACF mechanisms vulnerable programmes - Disability Association - inadequate logistics - Social Welfare - limited awareness on - NCCE children’s Act, Disability Act - NADMO - Inadequate skills to address -Fire Service vulnerability issues Conclusion: Potentials and opportunities exist to address the problem. The constraints and challenges can be address through training, education, provision of logistics, effective monitoring and development of a reliable data base on the vulnerable Low awareness of - Social Welfare Dept - MOWAC - inadequate logistics for - low Income levels and regard for the - Police Service - Children’s Act police, social welfare, Cumbersome legal procedures rights of children - Courts - CHRAJ CHRAJ, Judiciary and processes - Religious Bodies - DOVVSU - Inadequate skills - Family / Political Interference - Traditional Authorities - Domestic Violence Law with Justice - Unit committees - FIDA and other NGO’s - Weak Family/ Parental - - Existing programme to eliminate Support worst forms of child labour in - Inadequate personnel (police, cocoa growing areas social welfare and CHRAJ) to - Capitation grant, school feeding decentralized service delivery and free school uniform 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 Lack of appreciation - Social Welfare Dept - CHRAJ - inadequate logistics -Inadequate data base and of issues affecting - DACF - 1992 Constitution - limited awareness of, information on the PWDs Persons with - Disability Association - Disability Law Disability Act Disabilities (PWDs) - NCCE and NADMO - MOWAC Conclusion: Potentials and opportunities exist to address the problem. The constraints and challenges can be address through training, education, provision of logistics, effective monitoring and development of a reliable data base on vulnerable

Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges 7. Transparent and Accountable Governance Inadequate - Availability of enough land -DACF - Encroachment of Government -Inadequate fund infrastructure for - Availability of constructional -Availability of MDAs land -Land litigation Assembly and materials and Artisans - Poor maintenance culture Departments - DACF -Non Payment of Compensation

Conclusion: It is feasible to provide adequate accommodation public workers in the district within the plan period. Enough potentials and opportunities exist to support the project. Constraints and challenges can be managed through dialogue with land owners and ensuring proper acquisition, demarcation and documentation on all

88 Government lands in the municipality Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Non-functioning - Already established structures - Legal backing for Substructures. - Inadequate Funds - Large size of members of the District Substructures - Local Political Commitment - Support from CBRDP - Inadequate Logistics substructures - Availability of District level staff -Decentralization Secretariat - Unwillingness to devolve - Inadequate Funding. - DACF/IGF (MOL) Power to the Substructures. -Disruption of activities due to - Budget Line For Substructures -District Dev’t Fund -Inadequate Office change of government / change Accommodation of appointees -Inadequate motivation 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 revenue Monitoring mechanisms. - Weak enforcement of tax capacity of the - Availability of revenue staff mobilization. - Inadequate data on ratable laws. Municipal Assembly - Availability of some revenue - External Auditors. items. -High illiteracy rate among the logistics -Availability of revenue - Use of Illiterates in revenue tax payers - Internal Auditors mobilization and management of collection - Existence of Bye-Laws. software on the market (District - Inadequate market Database System) infrastructure. -Land Evaluation Board - Inadequate education on the 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. Challenge can be handled through intensive public education and strict enforcement of tax laws. Gaps in - Availability of - Availability of website - Limited working - Little trust of Assembly communication and Community information (www.ghanadistricts.com) time by citizens accountability centres - Availability of zonal - Inadequate funds between the - Existence of effective council notice boards - Municipal Assembly communicators and citizens - Existence of information van Conclusion: the challenge could be addressed transparency and accountability on the part of the Assembly using the opportunities and potentials available to it. Ineffective - Personnel available -Technical support from private - Lack of motivation - Inadequate funds monitoring and - Political and Administrative Consultants and other organization -Inadequate means of - Some projects at the National evaluation of the Commitment - Availability of DPCU transport and Regional Levels without the implementation of -DACF/IGF operationalization guidelines involvement of District level development policies - Monitoring Team -External auditors personnel and plans - Some Logistics available -RCC - Inadequacy of information of - Existence of District Sub- project that are awarded in the structures 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.

89 Problems/Issues Potential Opportunities Constraints Challenges Inadequate -NCCE -The Planning Act. 420 -Inadequate Logistics for -High level of apathy participation of - Municipal Assembly -Local Government Act 462 Local Government Structures -Demand for economic benefits women and youth in - Zonal Councils - Existence NGO/Civil Society -Inadequate participatory/ -Absence of a National Youth public life and local -Assembly Members Organization interested in promoting advocacy skills Policy governance -Traditional Authority community participation - Inadequate budget for High biological, cultural and -Youth Gender Advocacy Group Gender gender programmes economic responsibilities on Clubs/Association Mainstreaming -Lack of Confidence in woman -NYC, Queen Mothers -Gender Budgeting Women -Discrimination against woman -Dept and Agencies -Weak support system for -High illiteracy among woman woman Conclusion: It is feasible to improve upon community involvement in decision making . Available Potentials and Opportunities support the programme Constraints can be managed by providing basic logistics. Challenges can be handled through intensive public education Inadequate career - Willingness of staff to - Proximity to top class higher - Unattractive salary - High cost of school development and develop their career learning institutions (KNUST, - Lack of financial fees specialization and specialize UEW, K-Poly, GIMPA, etc.) support for further - Few on- the- Job - Availability of study leave studies training opportunities - Availability of sandwich, - Availability of weekend experienced officers Conclusion: Officers could save towards further studies; junior officers could also be encouraged to learn from senior ones. It is therefore feasible to resolve this issue

90 CHAPTER THREE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

3.1 Municipal Development Focus

The general development focus for the Offinso Municipality for the period 2014 to 2017 includes:  Creation of livelihood enhancement opportunities for sustainable employment and incomes through Growth and Development of MSMEs, Tourism Development and Agriculture productivity, competitiveness and its integration into domestic and international markets.  Natural Resource and Protected Area management  Disaster and risks prevention and management and increased support to the vulnerable  Energy supply to support industry and households  Urban/Rural land use planning development and management  Improvement in sanitation and hygiene, potable water supply, quality education, health care, HIV/AIDS situation and sports development  Gender equity, women empowerment and disability  Improved local governance, evidence-based decision-making and public safety and security

3.2 Municipal Development Goal

The goal of the Medium Term Development Plan is to improve and sustain the quality of life of the people in Offinso Municipality, through enhanced livelihoods, improved quality of education, improved health care services and healthy conditions and improved local governance, public safety and public security by 2017.

3.3 Development Projections for 2014-2017 (Projected Needs)

3.3.1 Population Projections This section gives the population projections for Offinso Municipality. The municipality growth rate of 1.6% was used for the projection. It is assumed that the rate would be constant throughout

91 the plan period. The total population is therefore projected to increase from 76,895 in 2010 to 86,008 in 2017. Table38 show the projected total populations for the municipality.

Table 38: Projected Population (2013 -2017) Year Total Female Male 2010 76,895 39,832 37,063 2013 80.676 41,786 38,890 2014 82,010 42,481 39,529 2015 83,343 43,172 40,171 2016 84,476 43,759 40,717 2017 86,008 44,547 41,461 Source: Computed from 2010 Population and Housing Census Reports

The age and sex structure of the municipality’s population by 2017 is as presented in table 39 below.

Table 39: Projected Population for 2017 by Age Groups and Sex Age Group in Years Total Male Female 0 – 4 12,640 6,425 6,215 5 – 9 12,127 6,093 6,034 10-14 11,267 5,732 4,835 15-19 9,547 5,658 5,609 20-24 7,741 3,485 3,748 25-29 6,193 2,651 3,542 30-34 5,161 2,375 2,786 35-39 4,558 2,147 2,411 40-44 3,612 1,728 1,884 45-49 3,182 1,478 1,704 50-54 2,838 1,327 1,511 55.59 1,720 846 874 60-64 1,548 768 780 65-69 946 418 528 70-74 1,290 550 740 75 + 1,720 688 1,032 Total 86,008 42,369 43,639 Source: Compiled from 2013 Projected Population

3.3.2 Health needs

The health needs considered are, hospital, doctors and Public Health Nurses. These require a defined population threshold to be optimally utilized. Table 40 shows the population threshold for each.

92 Table 40: Health Facilities/Service Thresholds Health facility/Service Population threshold 1 Hospital 75,000 1 Doctor 25,000 1 Public Nurse 3,000

Tables 41, 42 and 43 show the projected hospital and key health staff needs of the municipality.

Table 41: Demand for Hospital Year Population Existing No. No. Required Backlog 2013 80,677 1 1.07 0.07 2017 86,008 1 1.14 0.14

Table 42: Demand for Doctor Year Population Existing No. No. Required Stress 2013 80,677 8 4 - 2017 86,008 8 4 -

Table 43: Demand for Nurses Year Population Existing No. No. Required Stress 2013 80,676 150 27 - 2017 86,008 150 29 -

Within the plan period the municipality would not require additional hospital, doctors and nurses. However, existing hospital and health centers at Offinso and Abofour respectively would require infrastructure upgrading. Similarly no additional Medical Doctors and Nurses are required in the municipality, but efforts are required properly deploy and sustain them in the municipality.

Demand for Rural Health Facilities –CHPS/Health Centers CHIPS HEALTH CENTRES No. requiring Rehabilitation/Renovation……….3 3 No requiring Furnishing………………… …….4 2 No. Requiring equipment………………………4 3 No. of new CHPS required……………… ……3 - No. Requiring additional facilities……………..- 3

Demand for Child Survival Services, reproductive health care, family planning education and protection against teenage pregnancy, teenage parenting is as follows:

93 Table 44: Demand for Child and Reproductive Health Care Services Age group Estimated population Service/programme 0-4 12, 640 Immunization 10-19 20,814 Education against teenage pregnancy/ parenting and drug abuse 15-44 36,812 Reproductive Health, family planning

3.3.3 Water needs

Demand for Boreholes The analyses of the water situation in the municipality showed that 62% of the rural populations do not have potable water. Based on the projected municipality population and the public water supply standard of 300 people to one borehole, 107 additional boreholes are currently required.

Table 45: Rural Potable Water Needs Rural Population No. of Boreholes YEAR Population Served Population Un-served Required 2013 51,713 19,500 32,213 107 2017 55,131 19,500 35,631 119

As can be seen from table 45, the projected rural population for 2017 is 55,131. Assuming there would not be any improvement in the supply until 2017, the required boreholes will be 119. There is the need therefore to provide these boreholes within the plan period to cater for the current and projected unserved population.

Offinso and its immediate environs require rehabilitation and re-alignment of its service lines and also expand them to the newly developed areas so as to improve access. Abofour with its population of nearly 14,000 people cannot continue to rely on boreholes, most of which is under individual private management. It requires small town pipe system and a well-organized and sustainable potable water supply management arrangement.

3.3.4 Sanitation Needs An additional 15,249 household toilet holes would be required in the municipality by 2017 to cater for the projected un-served population as indicated in table 46

94 Table 46: Demand for Toilet Facilities Public/Household Population Population Population Population Served Un-served No. of House Served Un-served YEAR Population (Household (Household hold toilets (Household (Household +Public Toilets) +Public Toilets) Toilets) holes Toilets) required 2013 80,676 9,762 47,680 70,914 32,996 14,183 2017 86,008 9,762 47,680 76,246 38,328 15,249

Table 47: Demand for Institutional Toilet Facilities Institution No. in poor state Additional No. Required Public Pre/Basic Schools - 74 Market 2 2 Health Facilities 3 7

Table 48: Demand for Waste Management Equipment/ Disposal Sites Quantity Quantity in poor Additional Facilities Equipment/Disposal Available state required Communal Refuse Containers 13 1 14 Large Dust Bins 0 0 6,000 Refuse Trucks (solid) 3 1 1 Refuse Truck (liquid) 0 0 1 Plat forms 5 - 6 Final Disposal site (Solid Waste) 2 2 2 Final Disposal site (Liquid Waste) 0 0 1

3.3.5 Educational Needs

Demand for Classrooms The number of existing classrooms which are dilapidated is as follows

Pre-School level……………26 Classrooms Primary School level………24 Classrooms Junior High School level…. 39 Classrooms

The Assembly will have to renovate or replace these 89 classrooms which are currently in deplorable conditions, in addition to the provision of new ones especially at the pre-school level. Table 49: Demand for Classrooms Pre-School Basic School Enrolment Existing Back log Enrolment Facility Back log existing 5,864 90 105 21,314 589 Nil

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Pre-School………………………. 4,015 Primary………………………….. 5,705 JHS………………………………. 2,699

The total classroom furniture requirement at the pre-school and basic school levels in the municipality is 12,419.

ICT, Toilet, Sports Pitch and Library Facility Needs Number of basic schools requiring Information Communication Technology, Toilet/urinal, sports and library facilities is presented in the table below Table 50: Basic Schools requiring ICT, Toilet, Library and other facilities Facility No. of Schools Requiring Facility Pre-School Primary JHS Total ICT 36 36 32 68 Toilet &Urinal 36 36 38 74 Sports Pitch 20 20 24 44 Library 32 32 32 64

Demand for Teachers There is excess teaching staff at all the education levels in the municipality. The education directorate is required to effectively deploy them. A total of 249 teachers in the municipality are untrained. Efforts are required to regularly train them or replace them with trained teachers.

3.3.6 Unemployment Projections The unemployment rate in the municipality is about 4%. 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 1,844 people would be unemployed and would be looking for job. The Municipal Assembly would have to design specific interventions to provide employment for these people within the plan period.

Table 51: Projected Employment and Unemployment in the Municipality Year Economically Active Population Unemployed 2013 43,242 1,730 2017 46,100 1,844

96 3.3.7 Roads and Drains Infrastructure Needs A total of 175.5km of feeder roads, 35.8 Km of bitumen surfaced town roads, about 21km of town drains and a bridge and 40 culverts on feeder roads are required to be in good condition in the municipality to facilitate the movement of goods, services and people.

3.3.8 Agriculture needs A total of 17,292 people are to be targeted in the provision of agriculture improvement interventions.

3.3.9 Informal Service and Industrial Sector Needs A total of 6,887 service and 3,304 industrial informal sector practitioners are to be targeted in the provision of MSMEs growth and development interventions, such as credit, skills training, improved operational infrastructure, business information, access to markets, etc.

3.3.10 Institutional Needs Table 52: Demand for Institutional Infrastructure, Equipment and Training Assembly Level Zonal Council Level Infrastructure and Equipment Additional No. in poor Additional No. in poor state Required state Required Office Accommodation (rooms) 20 20 4 1 Residential Accommodation 10 15 - - Vehicles 6 6 - - Motor bikes 5 20 - 4 Computers 1 30 - 4 Printers 1 10 - 4 Photocopy Machines 1 5 - 4 Set of office Furniture 5 40 - 12 Councilors and Committee Assembly Training Required Staff Staff Members /others Members Local Governance 43 30 90 200 Information Management and 43 30 90 150 communication Customer relations - 40 8 - Human Resource Management - 15 8 - Planning, Budgeting, M&E 43 30 90 150 Management and Leadership 43 15 8 30 Procurement/ Project management 9 15 8 - Financial Management/Auditing 43 30 8 Revenue mobilization/utilization 43 90 90 150 Technical skills upgrading - 80 - -

97 3.4 Municipal Development Policy Objectives and Strategies

Table 53: DMTDP Policy Objectives and Strategies Policy Objectives Strategies Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 2.1 Improve fiscal revenue mobilization and management 2.1.1 Eliminate revenue collection leakages Enhanced Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector 3.1 Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs 3.1.1 Facilitate the provision of training and business development services 3.1.6 Promote the establishment of business incubators, technology parks and land banks 3.1.7 Mobilize resources from existing financial and technical sources to support MSMEs 5.2 Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and 5.2.2 Develop sustainable eco-tourism, culture and historical sites natural heritage Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management A. Accelerated Agricultural Modernization 1.3. Promote seed and planting material development 1.3.1 Support the development and introduction of climate resilient, high-yielding, disease and pest-resistant, short duration crop varieties taking into account consumer health and safety 1.4. Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of 1.4.6 Expand the use of mass extension methods e.g. farmer field schools, nucleus-farmer agriculture education out-growers schemes, through mass education via radio and communication vans for knowledge dissemination 3.1 Improve post- production management 3.1.4 Strengthen collaboration between public and private sector institutions to promote agro-processing, storage and marketing 3.2 Develop an effective domestic market 3.2.1 Promote accelerated construction and maintenance of all-weather feeder roads 3.2.3 Improve market infrastructure and sanitary conditions 4.1 Promote irrigation development 4.1.1 Develop and promote appropriate and affordable irrigation schemes including boreholes, and other water harvesting techniques 4.2 Improve Agriculture Financing 4.2.1 Provide appropriate framework to ensure adequate flow of financial resources to the agriculture and aquaculture industries with particular attention to smallholder farmers 4.2.4 Provide selective subsidies for the procurement of improved technologies for poor peasant farmers particularly women 5.1 Promote the development of selected staple and horticultural 5.1.3 Extend the concept of nucleus-out-grower and block farming schemes as well as crops cooperative and contract farming to cover staple and cash crops to bridge the gap between large and small scale producers 6.1 Promote livestock and poultry development for food security 6.1.7 Support large scale cultivation of maize and soya beans for the formulation of animal and income generation feed

98 Policy Objectives Strategies 6.1.10 Promote integrated crop-livestock farming 6.1.11 Intensify disease control and surveillance especially for zoonotic and scheduled diseases B. Sustainable Natural Resource Management 1.1 Promote sustainable extraction and use of mineral resources 1.1.5 Enforce compliance of relevant regulations and guidelines on small and other scale mining 1.1.11 Review compensation mechanism to reflect the long term livelihood impact of mining activities on communities 1.2. Ensure sustainable management of natural resources 1.2.4 Promote the adoption of the principles of green economy in local development.

3.1. Maintain and enhance ecological integrity of protected areas 3.1.1 Accelerate the implementation of national buffer zone policies for rivers and protected areas 3.1.2 Facilitate alternative livelihoods including eco-tourism support schemes for fringe communities along protected areas 10.1 Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural 10.1.2 Increase capacity of NADMO to deal with the impacts of natural disasters disasters, risks and vulnerability 10.1.3 Intensify public awareness on natural disasters, risks and vulnerability 10.1.4 Enforce regulations and bye-laws restricting the development of structures in flood- plains, water-ways, wetlands, etc Oil and Gas Development 2.1 Ensure local content and local participation across the oil and 2.1.2 Expand and strengthen the capacity of Ghanaians for participation in all segments of gas value chain the oil and gas industry Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development A. Infrastructure Development 3.1 Promote rapid development and deployment of the national ICT 3.1.5 Facilitate the establishment and connectivity of educational institutions to ICT and infrastructure internet 3.1.8 Ensure the transformation of the Municipal Post office into ICT, and business and financial centre. 5.1. Provide adequate, reliable and affordable energy 5.1.11 Ensure universal access to electricity

5.2. Increase the proportion of renewable energy ( solar, bio-mass, 5.2.2 Promote the local generation and use of solar and other renewable energy waste-to- energy) 5.8. Mainstream Gender into decision making in the energy sector 5.8.4 Promote the use of modern forms of energy by households

99 Policy Objectives Strategies B. Human Settlement Development 1.2. Streamline spatial and land use planning system 1.2.3 Expand the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) and GPS in spatial/land use planning 2.1 Promote redistribution of urban population and spatially 2.1.6 Create awareness on the orderly development and greening of human settlements integrated hierarchy of urban settlements 2.1.10 Formulate and implement municipal spatial development framework and plans

2.2 Promote resilient urban infrastructure development, 2.2.1 Facilitate the implementation of urban renewable programme maintenance and provision of basic services 2.2.2 Facilitate Public-Private Partnerships in the development and maintenance of urban infrastructure and the provision of basic services 3.1 Create an enabling environment to accelerate rural growth and 3.1.3 Facilitate the proper utilization of rural and peri-urban lands by improving land use development and land management schemes 3.1.6 Expand the implementation of the National School Feeding Programme 8.1 Improve management of water resources 8.1.1 Support relevant agencies and local communities to undertake reforestation programmes for the protection of water sheds 8.2 Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water 8.2.2 Develop and manage sources of water 8.2.9 Encourage PPPs in water provision and service delivery 8.3 Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation 8.3.1 Promote the construction and use of modern household and institutional toilet facilities facilities 8.3.2 Expand disability-friendly sanitation facilities 8.3.7 Review, gazette and enforce MMDAs bye-laws on sanitation 8.3.8 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 8.3.9 Strengthen PPPs in waste management 8.4 Ensure the development and implementation of health and 8.4.2 Promote behavioural change (hand washing with soap, household water treatment hygiene education as a component of all water and sanitation and safe storage, safe excreta disposal) to curtail open defecation in communities programmes Human Development, Employment and Productivity 1.3. Improve management of education service delivery 1.3.1 Strengthen capacity for education management

1.3.2 Ensure efficient development, deployment and supervision of teachers

100 Policy Objectives Strategies 1.4. Improve quality of teaching and learning 1.4.1 Ensure adequate supply of infrastructure and teaching and learning materials

1.4.3 Deploy adequately qualified teachers and improve teachers’ time-on-task

1.4.5 Institutionalize the In-Service Education and Training (INSET) programme at the basic level 2.2. Create opportunities for accelerated job creation across all 2.2.1 Develop schemes to support self-employment, especially among the youth sectors 4.1. Bridge the equity gaps in access to health care 4.1.1 Strengthen the district and sub-district health systems as the bed-rock of the national primary health care strategy 4.1.2 Review and accelerate the implementation of CHPS strategy especially in under- served areas 4.5. Enhance national capacity for the attainment of lagging health 4.5.2 Improve community and facility-based management of childhood illnesses MDGs, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 4.5.3 Intensify and sustain Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) 4.5.4 Scale up quality adolescent sexual and reproductive health services 4.5.5 Improve and scale up community-based malaria case management 5.1. Ensure the reduction of new HIV and AIDS/STIs infections, 5.1.1 Expand and intensify HIV Counseling and Testing (HTC) programmes especially among the vulnerable groups 5.1.4 Promote the adoption of safer sexual practices in the general population 5.1.6 Develop and implement prevention programmes targeted at the high risk groups and communities 5.2. Improve HIV and AIDS/STIs case management 5.2.1 Scale up and sustain quality HIV & AIDS treatment, care and support activities, including increasing ART and PMTCT Sites 5.3. Improve institutional capacity for efficient and effective 5.3.1 Strengthen the management capacity of MAC and implementation arrangement of delivery of HIV and AIDS/STIs services HIV & AIDS services 5.3.4 Ensure the implementation of the MAC resource mobilization strategy 6.1. Provide adequate and disability friendly infrastructure for 6.1.3 Rehabilitate existing and construct new sports infrastructure and provide sports sports in communities and schools equipment at all levels 8.2. Make social protection more effective in targeting the poor and 8.2.1 Improve targeting of existing social protection programmes the vulnerable 8.2.2 Progressively expand social protection interventions to cover the poor and the vulnerable 8.2.4 Strengthen monitoring and evaluation of social protection programmes 10.1. Promote effective child development in all communities, 10.1.1 Promote advocacy and create public awareness on the rights of children especially deprived areas

101 Policy Objectives Strategies 10.1.3 Mainstream children’s issues in development planning at all levels especially those of children with special needs 10.1.5 Improve human, material and financial resources for child development, survival and protection 11.1. Ensure effective appreciation of and inclusion of disability 11.1.1 Mainstream issues of disability into development planning and implementation issues processes Transparent and Accountable Governance 2.1 Ensure effective implementation of the decentralisation policy 2.1.4 Enforce compliance of LI. 1967 and programmes 2.1.6 Promote infrastructure development for Assembly and Departments 2.2 Ensure effective and efficient resource mobilisation, internal 2.2.2 Improve the capacity of finance and administrative staff of the MA revenue generation and resource management 2.2.3 Institute measures to block leakages and loopholes in the revenue mobilisation system of the MA 2.2.4 Ensure effective monitoring of revenue collection and utilization of investment grants 2.2.5 Develop reliable business and property database system including the street naming and property addressing 2.3 Integrate and institutionalize district level planning and 2.3.2 Strengthen engagement between assembly members and Citizens budgeting through the participatory process at all levels 2.3.3 Deepen the integration and institutionalization of district level planning and budgeting through the participatory process at all levels 2.3.8 Strengthen institutions responsible for coordinating planning at all levels and ensure their effective linkage with the budgeting process 4.1.6 Establish unified development information system 5.4 Improve the responsiveness of the public service in service 5.4.6 Implement career development programmes and succession plans for all categories delivery of staff in the public service 7.1 Promote gender equity in political, social and economic 7.1.4 Target and bridge capacity gaps for the active and equal participation of women and development systems and outcomes men at all levels of civil society, economy, peace building and governance 10.1. Improve internal security for protection of life and property 10.1.1 Enhance institutional capacity of the security agencies 10.1.4 Intensify road user and public safety education and ensure strict enforcement of rules and regulations 14.4. Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of M&E system at all 14.4.6 Build technical capacity for M&E and statistics at all levels levels 14.6. Improve availability of quality data for policy formulation, 14.6.2 Develop administrative statistical system to routinely compile, analyse and analysis and decision-making disseminate reliable data from administrative processes and registers

102 CHAPTER FOUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

4.1 Broad Municipal Development Programmes for 2014-2017

The broad programmes of the District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP -2014-2017) are presented below. Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability

1. Facilitate the establishment of international transit terminal at Sekamkrom

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector- Programmes

1. Training and education of 800 MSMEs in technical, entrepreneurial,, managerial, marketing and 2. customer service skills in the municipality 3. Facilitate the provision of affordable credit to 800 MSMEs in the municipality 4. Facilitate the development of industrial complex for Vehicle Repairs and Assembling and light industrial village for 2,000 informal sector manufacturing, repair works and service activities (including the disables) 5. Legal registration of MSMEs, development of local economic data base and provision of relevant business development services and information to enhance local enterprises 6. Organization of annual Nmoaniko and Ahoba Festivals and development of tourism infrastructure at 2 Anyinasuso and Asoboi eco-tourism sites. 7. Training of youth in local craft

Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management - Programmes

1. Production and application of high yielding/quick maturing/ disease and pest-resistant, healthy and safe crop varieties. 2. Intensive and extensive agriculture extension services through mass education and organization of annual Farmers’ Day celebrations 3. Provision of 10 motor bikes and a vehicle for agriculture extension services

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4. Provision of grains storage/marketing warehouses and agro-processing facilities through direct private sector investment and collaboration/partnership. 5. Training of 2,500 farmers in harvesting, post-harvest, modern crop/livestock farming and farm management techniques 6. Establishment of 5 mini markets and improving infrastructure of 3 major markets 7. Rehabilitation and maintenance of 80 km of feeder roads and 10No.culverts 8. Promotion and development of 21 small scale irrigation infrastructure (Boreholes and hand dug wells) for rice, pawpaw and vegetable irrigation farming in 7 farming communities 9. Facilitate the provision of affordable credit and subsidies to 1,000 crop, livestock and fish farmers (especially women and youth) 10. Promotion of nucleus-out-grower, block, co-operative and contract farming schemes for the cultivation of pawpaw, maize, cassava, rice and vegetables at Kyebi, Abofuor, Koforidua, Bonsua, Anyinasuso, Old Town and Kentaa 11. Promote the production and processing (animal slaughtering facility) of poultry, sheep, goat, rabbit and other livestock 12. Promotion of tree planting, reforestation and environmental restoration on degraded lands and built up areas. 13. Sensitization and education campaign on climatic change and resource conservation and management in communities 14. Promotion of community participation in protected area management, eco-tourism development and management 15. Enforcement of mining regulations and guidelines and promotion of long term livelihood compensations for communities and individuals at mineral endowed communities 16. Sensitization and education campaign on natural disasters, risks and vulnerability prevention and management 17. Capacity strengthening of disaster prevention and management agencies , enforcement of disaster/risk prevention regulations and bye-laws and supporting victims of disaster

Oil and Gas Development 1. Sensitization and education of communities (especially the youth) on the prospects and impact of oil and gas resources on the nation and municipality. 2. Control and guide the establishment of oil and gas stations and petroleum/gas based industries in the municipality, especially along the Kumasi-Techiman road corridor.

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3. Promoting quality pawpaw cultivation through the utilization of environmentally friendly farm management practices and healthy /safe crop varieties for the oil and gas industrial area market.

Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development-Programmes 1. Provision of ICT infrastructure in 10 public basic schools and 10 public department/units 2. Facilitate the transformation of the Offinso Post office into ICT, business and financial centre 3. Extension of electricity from National Grid to 10 public basic schools 4. Facilitating the extension of electricity to 7 newly developed urban/peri-urban areas and 4 un served rural communities in the municipality 5. Provision and maintenance of street lights at Asamankama, Mehame, Old Town, Abofour, Kyebi, Keyera, Kwapanin and others. 6. Promotion of local generation and use of solar and waste-to energy 7. Promote the use of LPG by households through education, private investment , etc to reduce the burden on women and children 8. Capacity strengthening of the Physical Planning Department 9. Preparation and implementation of comprehensive spatial development framework and local plans in urban areas 10. Preparation and implementation of land use plans for rural and peri-urban settlements, especially for communities along the Kumasi-Techiman road corridor. 11. Awareness creation on the orderly growth/development and greening of communities in the municipality 12. Surfacing of 9.1 kilometers town roads and construction of 5km drains in the municipality 13. Construction of 1No. Bridge at Twumasen-Anyankasu road 14. Construction of Lorry Park Infrastructure through public- private partnership arrangement 15. Provision of 10 Manual boreholes 10 Mechanized boreholes and 1No small pipe system 16. Rehabilitation , maintenance and management of Boreholes and small pipe water supply systems 17. Facilitate the provision and management of potable water supply in Offinso and its environs 18. Facilitate the construction and use of 1,000 household toilet facilities in the municipality through sensitization and enforcement of physical development laws and sanctions 19. Construction, rehabilitation and management of disability friendly institution and public toilets through direct public investment and public-private partnerships

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20. Review, gazette, creation of public awareness and enforcement of Municipal Assembly’s sanitation bye-laws. 21. Provision of 14 No. communal refuse containers, assorted tools and promotion of house to house/communal collection and disposal of waste in urban and peri-urban areas, through direct and public private partnership investment and management arrangements 22. Acquisition, development and maintenance of 3 solid waste and 1 liquid waste final disposal sites 23. Evacuation of 10No. refuse heaps in some urban/peri-urban communities 24. Distilling of drains and fumigation of drains, open spaces and refuse dumps in major settlements 25. Sensitization and education of the public and schools in the municipality on hygiene and safe sanitation practices and deworm children.

Human Development, Productivity and Employment-Programmes 1. Reactivation and capacity building of SMCs and PTAs 2. Monitoring and Supervision of teaching, learning and school management in public and private Schools in the municipality 3. Organization of relevant training for teachers, circuit supervisors, head teachers and coordinators 4. Facilitate the conduct of SPAM, Terminal exams and BECE Mock exams. 5. Provision of scholarships to 100 needy but brilliant pupils/students and support 60 male and female students to participate in STME Clinic 6. Complete the construction of 4No. 6-unit 6No. 3–unit and 3No.2-unit classroom block infrastructure in basic schools and ICCES 7. Construction of 3No. 6-Unit, 5No. 3-Unit and 16No. 2-unit new classroom block infrastructure 8. Rehabilitation/maintenance of 24No. classrooms in basic schools and ICCES 9. Completion of 1No. 6-unit & construction of 1No. 6-unit teachers quarters at Bonsua & Brekum 10. Completion of 1No. Library complex at Offinso 11. Provision of 6000 classroom furniture for basic schools 12. Facilitate the implementation of Capitation Grant and School Feeding Programme. 13. Facilitate the development of the propose sports stadium land (construction of football pitch and protect land from encroachment)

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14. Promote the formation of keep fit clubs and organization of sporting competitions and athletics in schools and communities 15. Furbishing/equipping of 7No, completion of 1No. and construction of 3No. CHPS 16. Provision of 1No residential accommodation for health staff 17. Provision of child growth/ survival and reproductive care services in the municipality 18. Provision of additional infrastructure (Wards, Laboratories OPD, Theatres, Doctors’ Bungalows, etc.) towards upgrading of Abofour and Offinso Health Centres to Polyclinics 19. Organization of Malaria prevention education home based care and promote the use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) 20. Facilitate the establishment of 4 HIV Counseling and testing and 3 ART centres 21. Monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS activities and capacity building of MAC and HIV/AIDS related CBOs and NGOs 22. Promotion of VCT, PMCT, access to ART, safe/protective sex and occupational safety 23. Provision of care and support services to PLWHAs and high risk groups ( women, hawkers, truck pushers, youth etc) 24. Sensitization and education of the public against various human abuses 25. Monitoring and supervision of social protection intervention programmes 26. Organization of public education and sensitization on girl child education, child supervision, parental responsibilities, child’s rights, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure, drug abuse, the use of leisure and the general growth and development of children 27. Facilitation of the utilization of the disability fund for rehabilitation/livelihood/ income generation ventures, construction of 50 rumps to enable PWDs access public facilities and awareness creation on the needs and concerns of PWDs.

Transparent and Accountable Good Governance-Programmes 1. Renovation of offices and provision of logistics and office equipment to 4 Zonal Councils 2. Build capacity of 190 Zonal Council and Unit Committee staff and members in relevant skills 3. Training, sensitization and education of local governance practitioners and the public on local governance and youth and women participation in decision making and development 4. Monitoring and supervision of activities of Zonal Councils and Unit Committees 5. Renovation of 6No.and construction of 1No. semi-detached staff residential accommodation

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6. Renovation and construction of office accommodation (Renovate 4No. office blocks, complete Fire Service office block and construction of a 16-room office accommodation) 7. Provision of office furniture, equipment, logistics and means of transport to Municipal Assembly and Departments 8. Capacity building of Municipal Assembly and departmental staff in relevant skills 9. Organization of tax education campaign and build capacity of revenue collectors, Assembly members, district sub-structure staff and members in revenue mobilization 10. Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of revenue mobilization and effective/efficient utilization of local and external revenues 11. Street naming, property addressing housing numbering, valuation of properties and development of comprehensive revenue data base 12. Planning, budgeting, supervision, monitoring, periodic evaluation and reporting of development activities, and development of comprehensive statistics/ M&E data base 13. Completion of circuit and magistrate courts Offinso and establishment of a magistrate court at Abofour 14. Renovation and construction of police stations and residential accommodation. 15. Organization of road user and public safety education and provision of logistics to security agencies to strictly enforce rules and regulations

4.2 Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment of MTDP Programmes/Projects/ Activities A number of natural and socio-economic environmental challenges exist in the municipality. 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 municipality. Any development effort in the municipality must therefore aim at reducing these environmental challenges.

To enhance the sustainable implementation of the 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

108 plan, identifying the potential negative impacts of the implementation of programmes outlined in the DMTDP on the environment and developing appropriate interventions to mitigate negative environmental concerns associated with the implementation of Medium Term Development Plans programmes.

The assessment of the DMTDP policy objectives and programmes 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), Transit Terminal and industrial enclaves would create 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  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, prompt and sustainable compensation to owners of land and crop  HIV/AIDS/STIs prevention education and VCT at transit terminal, industrial enclaves and 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, Municipal 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, MPCU, Fire Services, Forestry Division, etc to adequately implement and monitor the mitigation strategies.

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4.3 Programme of Action with Indicative Budget

Thematic Area: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Objectives: 1. Improve fiscal revenue mobilization and management

Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Programmes Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others

Facilitate the Facilities 100 Physical GRA, Works, establishment of Sekamkrom constructed on 2,000.00 Planning Traditional international transit proposed Department Authority terminal transit terminal Central site Administration EPA -No. of local people employed

Thematic Area: Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector Objectives: 1. Improve efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs 2. Promote sustainable tourism to preserve historical, cultural and natural heritage

Programmes Location 2014-2017 Indicators Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Sector: Trade and Industry Training of 800MSMEs in -No. of MSMEs 10 REP BAC Central Abofour, trained NGOs Administration technical, entrepreneurial,, 60,000 managerial, marketing and Offinso, -Quality of 90 Co-operative customer service skills Namong, Old products/ Community Town services of Development MSMEs and Social No. of New Welfare MSMEs NGO’s established

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Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Facilitate the provision of -No. of MSMEs 20 REP BAC Central Municipal beneficiaries NGOs Administration affordable 2,000.00 financial/equipment credit wide -No. of New 80 Co-operative to 800MSMEs MSMEs Community established Development and Social Welfare NGO’s Facilitate the development Land area BAC Survey Dept., of industrial complex for Old Offinso developed for 50,000.00 100 BAC, GWCL, Vehicle Repairs and and Offinso MSMEs ECG, DFR Assembling and light Abofour No. of T&CPD, industrial village for 2,000 beneficiary Traditional MSMEs Authority, informal sector EPA, Private manufacturing, repair Sector works & service activities (including PWDs) Legal registration of -No. of 20 REP BAC Co-operative, MSMEs, development of Municipal enterprise legally 20,000.00 80 Central local economic data base wide registered Administration and provision of relevant -No of enterprise Community business development provided with Development relevant business services and information information to enhance local enterprises Sector: Tourism Organization of annual Offinso - Type and No. 120,000 16.7 83.3 Central Ghana Tourist Nmoaniko and Ahoba Abofour of facilities Admin. Board Festivals and the Anyinasuso provided ECG, BAC development of tourism Asoboi - Patronage at GWCL, infrastructure at 2 eco- tourist site Traditional Authority tourism sites.

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Thematic Area: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management A. Accelerated Agricultural Modernization Objectives: 1. Promote seed and planting Material Development 2. Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education 3. Improve post-production management 4. Develop an effective domestic market 5. Promote irrigation development and farming 6. Improve Agriculture financing 7. Promote the development of selected staple and horticultural crops 8. Promote livestock and poultry development for food security and income generation Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Sector: Agriculture Promotion of climate Farming No. of farmers GOG/ MoFA BAC, NGO’s Communitie using improved NGOs Research resilient, high 16,000.00 yielding/quick s seeds and 100 Institutions (Crop) maturing/disease and pest- planting NGO’s resistant, healthy and safe materials crop varieties Intensive and extensive Farming 60,000.00 GOG MoFA Research agriculture extension Communitie -No. of farmers 100 Institutions (Crop) services through mass s reached NGO’s education and organization of annual Farmers’ Day Provision of 10 motor bikes No. of Motor 170,000.00 GOG MOFA Central and a vehicle for Offinso bikes provided 100 Administration agriculture extension services Provision of 1grains 180,000.00 10 Private MoFA Central storage/marketing Abofour No. of facilities sector Administration, warehouses and 2 agro- Offinso provided NGOs BAC, Co- processing facilities through 90 operatives direct private sector investment and collaboration/partnership

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Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Training of 2,500 Farming No. of GOG MoFA BAC farmers in harvesting, Communities beneficiary crop 33,500.00 100 Co-operative post-harvest, improved farmers crop/livestock/fish farming and farm management techniques Establishment of 5 mini Mehame, No. of markets 1,040,000.00 10 30 UDG/ Central MOFA Works markets and improving Namong provided with /DDF Admin GTZ infrastructure of 3 Ampabame, additional NGO/other major markets Adukro, Old infrastructure 90 Town Abofour Anyinasuso Kokote Rehabilitation and Kwapanin, Km of roads 20 GOG Works Central maintenance of 80 Km Kokote- Wawase, rehabilitated/ 506,000.00 80 Administration of feeder roads and Fawoman,Naama maintained MOFA. 10No. culverts Namong-Wenchi No. of culverts Abofour-Brekum constructed Agyieampra/Boa mak, Kentaa,etc Promotion and Kentaa Old 190,000.00 GOG MOFA Central Town, Namong, /private Administration development of 21 Koforidua, Land under sector small scale irrigation Bonsua, Saaboa , improved 100 infrastructure Anyinasuso irrigation (Boreholes and hand farming dug wells) for rice, pawpaw and vegetable irrigation farming Facilitate the provision Municipal wide -No. of 4,000.00 GOG MoFA Central of affordable credit and beneficiary 100 Administration subsidies to 1,000 Crop, farmers livestock and fish -No of farmers (especially beneficiary women & youth women and youth)

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Promotion of nucleus- Abofour, Kyebi -No. of farmers 50,000.00 20 GOG MoFA BAC, NYEP, out-grower, block, co- Koforidua, practicing co- 80 Co-operative, operative and contract Anyinasuso, operative/ IDA farming schemes for the Bonsua, Old block/contract cultivation of pawpaw, Town, Kentaa farming - Size of land maize, cassava, rice and under vegetables block/contract farming scheme Promote the production -No. of 325,000.00 GOG MoFA BAC and processing (animal Municipal wide processing NGOs Co-operative slaughtering facility) of facilities 100 Central poultry, sheep, goat, -Production level Administration rabbit and other of poultry, sheep, goat, etc livestock

B. Sustainable Natural Resource Management Objectives: 1. Promote sustainable extraction and use of mineral resources 2. Ensure sustainable management of natural resources 3. Maintain and enhance ecological integrity of protected areas 4. Enhance capacity to mitigate and reduce the impact of natural disasters, risks and vulnerability

Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Sector: Environment and Disaster Management Promotion of tree Municipal No. of tree GOG Forestry MOFA, planting, reforestation wide seedlings planted 60,000.00 5 20 NGOs Dept. NADMO and environmental -No. of 75 Fire Service restoration on degraded communities Central lands and built up areas. covered Administratio No. of hectares n

Sensitization and Municipal No. of 20,000.00 30 GOG Forestry ISD MOFA, education campaign on wide communities NGOs Dept. NADMO climatic change , bush covered 70 Fire Service fire and resource No. of people Central conservation and reached Administratio n management in communities 114

Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Promotion of Ayensua GOG Forestry ISD MOFA, Fufuo/KokorA No. of NGO Dept NADMO community 5,000.00 participation in nyinasuso communities 20 Others GWCL protected area Asuboi, Kyebi participating in 80 Central management, eco- Abofour, PA management Administratio Brekum, n tourism development Kwapanin and management

Enforcement of mining Brekum and No of beneficiary Others Central MOFA, regulations and other communities 50,000.00 30 70 Administra NADMO, guidelines and Mining -Approved socio- tion Envtal promotion of long term Communities economic impact Health, EPA livelihood mitigation agreement compensations for documents communities and individuals Sensitization and -No. of 50 GOG NADMO Fire Service, education campaign on Municipal communities 60,000.00 50 Envtal natural disasters, risks wide covered Health, EPA, and vulnerability -No of people MOFA, prevention and reached BAC, ISD etc. management Capacity strengthening No. of agencies 40 GOG NADMO Fire Service, of disaster prevention with improved 160,000.00 60 Envtal and management Municipal capacity Health, EPA, agencies , enforcement wide -No. of MOFA, of disaster/risk communities BAC, Central covered Administratio prevention regulations -No. of victims n and bye-laws and supported supporting victims of disaster

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Thematic Area: Oil and Gas Development Objectives: 1. Ensure local content and local participation across the oil and gas value chain Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 2014-2017 Implementing Agencies

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Sensitization and Municipal wide - No. of Others ISD EPA, Ministry education of communities 15,000.00 100 of Energy, communities covered Central (especially the youth) - No of people Adminstration on the prospects and sensitized impacts of oil and gas resources on the nation & municipality Control and guide the Offinso, Kayera - No. of gas/oil 100 Town and EPA, Ministry establishment of oil Namong enterprises properly 6,000.00 Country of Energy, Abofour, established in line Planning Traditional and gas stations and with approved plans petroleum/gas based Koforidua, Dept. Authorities, industries in the Anyinasuso, Fire Service Sekamkrom, Works, etc municipality Old Town, Sanproso Promotion of pawpaw Hectares of land GOG MOFA EPA, cultivation for the oil Farming under pawpaw 21,000.00 100 Traditional cultivation for the and gas industrial area communities Authorities Oil and Gas Market BAC and market -Quantity of Central pawpaw produced for the oil and gas Administration market

Thematic Area: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development A. Infrastructure Development Objectives: 1. Promote rapid development and deployment of ICT infrastructure 2. Provide adequate, reliable and affordable energy 3. Increase the proportion of renewable energy 4. Mainstream gender into decision making in energy

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Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Sector: Information Communication Technology Provision of ICT Abofour, Kyebi No. of schools Works All departments infrastructure in 10No. Ayensua Fufuo, covered GOG 350,000.00 40 public basic schools Amoawi, Dentin -No. of 60 and 15 public Offinso departments/units department/units internet and Computers Facilitate Offinso Type of services Works Ghana Post transformation of the available at 2,000.00 100 Municipal Post office Municipal Post into ICT, business and Office financial centre Sector: Energy Facilitating the Ampabame, No. of areas GOG Works ECG extension of electricity Dome, Dentin, covered Others 260,000.00 30 to 7 newly developed Boasi Amoawi, No of 70 urban/peri-urban areas Namang, Communities and 4 un-served rural Abofour, connected with communities in the Amanin Brekum, electricity municipality Agogo, Gambia Nkwanta Extension of electricity Abofour, Kyebi No. of schools 100 GES Works Central from National Grid to Ayensua Fufuo, covered 50,000.00 Admin. 10No. public basic Amoawi, Dentin schools Bonsua Provision and Asamankama, No. of 30 DDF, ECG, Central maintenance of street Mehame, Old communities UDG 778,000.00 Works Administration lights Town, Abofour, covered GOG Kyebi, Kayera 70 Kwapanin Promotion of local Offinso, Abofour No. of solar and Works ECG generation and use of waste-to- energy 10,000.00 100 solar and waste-to facilities energy established Promote the use of LPG Municipal wide No. of households 15,000.00 100 Works CD&SW by households to reduce using LPG the burden on women % of households and children using LPG 117

B. Human Settlement Development Objectives: 1. Streamline spatial and land use planning system 2. Promote redistribution of urban population and spatially integrated hierarchy of urban settlements 3. Promote resilient urban infrastructure development, maintenance and provision of basic services 4. Create an enabling environment for rural growth and development 5. Accelerate the provision of adequate, safe and affordable water 6. Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities 7. Ensure the development and implementation of health and hygiene education Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Sector: Physical Planning and Development Capacity -No. staff with UDG Physical Central strengthening of the Offinso GIS skills 70,000.00 30 DDF Planning Administration Physical Planning Equipment 70 Dept. Department supplied to TCPD Preparation and Urban/Peri-urban -No. of schemes 30 UDG Physical ISD, Works, Survey settlements prepared others Dept Traditional implementation of 210,000.00 Planning comprehensive -No. of 70 Dept. Authority, Lands spatial development communities Commission etc. framework and local educated plans for urban areas Preparation and Old Town, -No. of schemes Physical Survey Dept. Ayensua, prepared for rural TA Traditional implementation of 70,000.00 40 Planning land use plans for Mehame, settlements 60 Dept. Authorities, ECG, rural and peri-urban Namong, - No. of rural GWCL, settlements along the Sekamkrom, communities Community Samproso, educated on Development Kumasi-Techiman Anyinasuso, physical planning Central road corridor Kayera, and dev’t Administration Koforidua Awareness creation Municipal wide No. of 80,000.00 20 80 Physical ISD, Forestry, on the orderly communities Planning NADMO, Fire growth/development covered Dept. Service Central and greening of Administration communities in the municipality 118

Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Facilitate the Offinso Palace- Kilometers of town GOG Works ECG, GWCL, surfacing of Namong, New roads and drains 1,212,000.00 UDG Urban Roads Dept, rehabilitated 9.1kilometers town Town Market- 100 Environmental roads and Saaboa, Offinso Health Central construction of 5km Hene residence’s Administration roads, Amoadem drains in the Road, Kokote municipality Market road Beco Annex- Beco Junction, Kokote-ECG Agyeimpra Construction of Twumasen- No. of bridges 100,000.00 GOG Works Urban Roads Dept, 1No. bridge Anyankasu road constructed 100 Environmental Health Central Administration

Construction of Lorry Offinso -No. of lorry 10 UDG Works Central Park Infrastructure parks provided 500,000.00 Others Adminstration, through public- with infrastructure 90 Urban Roads ECG, private partnership Physical Planning arrangement Sector: Water and Sanitation Provision of 10No. Ayensua, Camp No. of BH provided 1,070,000. 10 DDF, Works Central manual boreholes, 10 Samproso, Kyebi No. of Water NGO Administration systems mechanized 00 No. mechanized Koforidua, GOG Brekum, Bonsua No. of Communities 90 boreholes and 1 small with small pipe Kwapaini, pipe system system Gambia, Amanin Anyinasuso Abofour Achiase Rehabilitation , Municipal wide No. active water 60 Others Works Central maintenance and management 40 Administration committees 50,000.00 management of Abofour No. of functional Boreholes and small water facilities pipe water supply systems

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Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Facilitate the Offinso and its No. of areas Works GWCL, central provision & mgt of environs covered Administration 5,000.00 100 potable water supply Promote the provision Environme Zoom Lion Ltd., and use of household Municipal wide No. of HH toilets ntal Health EPA, ISD, Com. provided 10,000.00 100 toilet facilities in the Unit Dev. Central Administration, municipality through sensitization and Physical Planning Dept, Works enforcement of physical development laws and sanctions Construction of Offinso and its No. of Public toilets 1,200,000 20 DDF Environme Works, GES, 21No, rehabilitation environs, provided/ Private ntal Health Health Directorate rehabilitated 5No.and management Abofour, Sector Central 80 Administration, of disability friendly Anyinasuso, No. of institutional Finance, Physical institution and public Ayensua toilets provided/ Planning Dept. toilets through direct Kokor, Old rehabilitated public investment and Town, public-private Samproso, partnerships Kyebi Review, gazette, No. of 30,000.00 100 Environme All Departments creation of public Offinso communities ntal Health awareness and covered enforcement of Municipal Assembly’s sanitation bye-laws. Acquisition , No. of final deposal 100 Environme EPA, Town & Abofour, sites acquired ntal Health Country Planning development and 100,000.00 Asikaman, No. sites developed Unit Dept, Roads Dept. maintenance of 3 and maintained solid waste and 1 Offinso Zoom Lion Ltd liquid waste final disposal sites

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Project/Activities Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Evacuate 10 refuse Sakam, Kokote No. refuse heaps 600,000.00 100 Environme Zoom Lion Ltd., heaps in selected Adukro,Saaboa, removed ntal Health EPA, Works, communities Abofour, Unit Central Anyinasuso, Administration Asamankama, Ampabame, Amoawi, Kayera Provision of 14 No. No. of DDF Environme All Departments communities 60 ntal Health Private Sector communal refuse Abofour, 120,000.00 10 30 containers, assorted Offinso, Old benefiting from tools and promotion Town, Dupaul, house-to house of house to Koforidua, and effective communal refuse house/communal Samproso, collection and collection and Namong, etc disposal disposal of waste in No. of communal urban and peri-urban refuse containers areas, through direct procured and public private partnership investment and management arrangements Desilt drains and Urban/Peri-urban -No. of 100,000.00 100 Environme Works, Zoom Lion fumigation of drains, communities communities ntal Health Ltd, Central open spaces and refuse covered annually Unit Administration dumps in major - settlements Sensitization and Municipal wide No. of 20 60 GOG Environmenta ISD, Health communities 20 l Health Unit Directorate, education of the 20,000.00 public and schools in covered annually NADMO Central the municipality on No. of schools Adminstration hygiene and safe covered sanitation practices and deworming of children

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Thematic Area: Human Development, Productivity and Employment Objectives: 1. Improve management of education service delivery 2. Improve quality of teaching and learning 3. Bridget the equity gaps in access to health care 4. Enhance capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs as well as neglected tropical diseases 5. Ensure the reduction of new HIV and AIDS/STIs infections, especially among the vulnerable groups 6. Improve HIV and AIDS/STTs care management 7. Improve institutional capacity for efficient and effective delivery of HIV and AIDS services 8. Provide adequate and disability friendly infrastructure for sports in communities and schools 9. Make social protection more effective in targeting the poor and the vulnerable 10. Promote effective child development in all communities 11. Ensure effective appreciation of and inclusion of disability issues.

Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Sector: Education Reactivation and -No. teachers & 30,000.000 10 GES GES Central capacity building of Municipal circuit supervisors MOE Administration SMCs and PTAs wide SMCs& education 90 staff trained Monitoring and Municipal Average No. of 60,000.00 GES/MOE GES Central Supervision of wide visits per school 80 Administration 20 teaching, learning and per term school management in public and private schools.in the municipality Organization of Abofuor No. of Teachers 40,000.00 GES/MOE GES Central relevant training for Trained Offinso 20 80 Administration teachers, circuit -No. of Circuit supervisors, head Supervisors and teachers and co- Co-ordinators ordinators trained Facilitate the conduct Municipal No. of SPAMs 40,000.00 GES/MOE GES Central of SPAM, Terminal and BECE Mock Administration wide 20 80 exams and BECE exams conducted Mock exams

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Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Complete the Offinso, No. of on-going 40 GET Fund GES Central construction of 4No. Abofour, classrooms 760,000.00 DDF Administration 6-unit. 6No. 3 –unit Namong, Others Works and 3No. 2-unit Koforidua, 60 Department classroom block Samproso, Old town, Camp infrastructure Anyinasuso, Apotosu Construction of Abofour, No. of new 30 GET Fund GES Central 3No. 6-Unit, 5No. 3- dobihwie, classrooms 2,530,000.0 DDF Administration Unit and 16No. 2- wenchi completed 0 Others Works unit new classroom Dupaul, camp 70 Department block infrastructure Ampabame, Abuasu, and ICCES Brekum Kayera, Kyebi Kwapanin, Wawase, Nkasaasu Rehabilitation and Buase, Kyebi No. of classrooms 10 50 GET GES Central maintenance of 24 Namong, rehabilitated 100,000.00 Fund Administration classrooms in basic Amoawi, DDF Works schools and ICCES Abofour Others Department 40 Completion of 3No. Bonsua No. of teachers 185,000.00 40 DDF GES Central 2-units and Brekum quarters Others Administration construction of 1No. completed 70 Works 6-unit teachers Department quarters in deprived rural communities Completion of 1No. Offinso, No. of library 30,000.00 50 DDF 50 GES Central Library complex facilities Administration completed and in Works, GLB use Provision of 6,000 Municipal No. of classroom 900,000.00 40 GET GES Central Classroom furniture wide furniture supplied Fund Administration for basic schools to basic schools MOE Works 60

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Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Facilitate the - No. of schools 5,000.00 30 GES GES Central Municipal which benefited Administration implementation of 70 Capitation Grant wide from grant NSFP and School Feeding Total amount Programme. received Sector: Youth and Sports Facilitate the Twumasen/ -Condition of Central Mehame proposed sport 50 Administration development of the 180,000.00 50 GES propose sports stadium land stadium land - No. of active keep (construction of fit clubs Municipal - No. of sporting football pitch and wide competitions protect it from organized encroachment) and promote the formation of keep fit clubs and organization of sporting activities/ competitions in the municipality Facilitate the Municipal -No. unemployed 100 wide youth employed GYEEDA implementation of the 3,000.00 Central -No. of women FSD GYEEDA and other Administ employed youth employment ration programmes

Sector: Health

Furbishing/equipping Kwagyeikrom, - No. of CHPS DDF Municipal Central Asoboi, Kyebi constructed 374,000.00 70 Health Administratio of 7No , completion 30 of 1No. and Amaning, - Type and No. of Directorate n Works Dept. construction of 3 Gambia equipment provided No.CHPS Nkwata Brekum, Kwapanin

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Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Provision of No. of Health DDF Municipal Central additional health Abofour facilities provided 350,000.00 UDG Health Administratio 20 GOG infrastructure (Wards, with additional Directorate n Works Dept. Offinso infrastructure NGOs Laboratories, OPD, 80 Theatres , Doctors’ Bungalows,etc) at 2 health centres Provision of 1No -No. of 100 Municipal Central Offinso residential Health Administratio residential 120,000.00 accommodation for accommodation Directorate n Works Dept. health staff constructed Organization of No. of 40 GHS Municipal Central communities GOG Health Administratio Malaria prevention 30,000.00 education home Municipal covered annually 60 Directorate n ISD, based care and wide - Incidence of Environmental promote the use of malaria disease Health

Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) Provision of child Municipal -Immunization 30 GHS Municipal All wide coverage GOG Health Departments growth/ survival and 80,000.00 reproductive care -Infant/maternal 70 Directorate services in the mortality rates municipality - No. of still births -Anti- Natal coverage Sector: HIV and AIDS/STIs Facilitate the Abofour, -No. of centres 20 GAC Municipal All Bonsua, established NGO Health Departments establishment of 4 3,000.00 HIV Counseling and Samproso -No. of people 80 Directorate testing and 3 ART Kwagyeikrom counseled centres . Asuboi HIV/AIDS deaths

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Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Monitoring and -No. of people 50 GAC Central All Offinso trained annually 50 Admin Departments evaluation of 40,000.00 HIV/AIDS activities -Types of and capacity equipment received building of MAC -Amount received for MAC activities and CBOs and NGOs

Promote VCT, -No. of people 2 GAC Municipal All covered annually NGOs Health Departments PMCT, access to 60,000.00 ART, safe/protective Municipal - No of new GHS Directorate sex and occupational wide HIV/AIDS cases 98 safety

Provide care and Offinso, Old -No. of people 5 GAC Municipal All Town, covered NGOs Health Departments support services to 80,000.00 PLWHA high risk Abofour, 95 Directorate groups ( women, Kayera, hawkers, truck Anyinasuso, Sekamkrom, pushers, youth etc) Samproso

Sector: Social Protection and Disability Sensitize and Abofour, -No. of education 10 GOG DC&SW Ministry of educate the public Offinso, campaigns 6,000.00 CHRAJ Women & against various Namomg, organized 90 Children, All human abuses Bonsua, Departments Samproso Police

Monitoring and Municipal -No. of 4,000.00 GOG DC&SW NGO’s All supervision of social wide communities 100 Departments protection covered programmes

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Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Provision of No. of students 100 GES Central Municipal sponsored annually Administration scholarships to 100 80,000.00 needy but brilliant wide DC&SW pupils/students and support 60 male and female students to participate in STME Clinic Organization of Abofour, Central Offinso, Administration public education and No. of communities 30,000.00 50 GOG DC&SW Namong, Old GES, ISD, NCCE, sensitization on girl covered Town, 50 CHRAJ child education, No. of people Sanproso, child supervision, reached Kayera, parental Koforidua responsibilities, Bonsua child’s rights, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure, drug abuse, the use of leisure and the general growth and development of children Facilitate the Municipal No. of PWDs using 40 GOG DC&SW BAC, MOFA wide Disability fund on 60 Co-operative utilization of the 50,000.00 disability fund for livelihood ventures Works, Central rehabilitation/ Administration livelihood ventures Construction of 50 No. of rumps 60,000.00 Municipal constructed rumps to enable 100 PWDs access public wide No. of communities facilities and covered awareness creation on the needs/ concerns of PWDs

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Thematic Area: Transparent and Accountable Governance Objectives: 1. Ensure effective implementation of the decentralization policy and programme 2. Ensure effective and efficient resource mobilization, internal revenue generation and resource management 3. Improve the responsiveness of the public service in service delivery 4. Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems 5 Improve internal security for protection of life and property 6. Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of M&E systems 7. Improve availability of quality data for policy formulation, analysis and decision making

Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Renovation of offices Abofour, No. zonal Council 120,000.00 30 70 Works Central and provision of Samproso, offices renovated Adminstration logistics and office Offinso, Bonsua Types of equipment to 4 Zonal equipment Councils provided Build capacity of 190 Abofour, No. of staff and 40 DDF Central Finance Offinso, Bonsua councilors trained Administrat CD&SW Zonal Council staff 60,000.00 60 and members in Samproso ion Department relevant skills Sensitization and -No. of 30 70 CD&SW Central sensitizations Department Administration education of the 30,000.00 public on local organized ISD, NCCE governance and youth Municipal wide annually and women - No of commities covered participation in decision making Monitoring and Abofour, No. of zonal 100 Central Finance and Offinso, Councils and Unit Adminstrati Community supervision of 3,000.00 activities of Zonal Samproso, Committees on Development Councils and Unit Bonsua monitored Committees Renovation of Offinso -No. of staff 100 Works Central residential 6No.and construction 200,000.00 Administration of 1No. Semi- accommodations detached staff renovated/ residential constructed accommodation 128

Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Renovation and Offinso -No. of offices 100 Works MOFA, Health, constructed Central construction of office 455,000.00 accommodation - No. offices Administration (Renovation of 4No. renovated office blocks, completion of Fire Service office block and construction of 16-room office accommodation) Provision of office Type and No. of 5 60 GOG Central All new equipment Adminstrati furniture, equipment, Offinso 250,000.00 35 Departments logistics and means of provided on transport to Municipal - No. of Assembly and beneficiary units and departments Departments Capacity building of No. of Assembly 45 GOG Central All /departmental DDF Adminstrati Municipal Assembly Offinso 200,000.00 Departments. and departmental staff staff trained 55 on in relevant skills annually

Organization of tax -No. of 50 50 Finance NCCE, ISD, communities Community education campaign 30,000.00 and build capacity of Municipal wide covered yearly Dev. Central revenue collectors, Administration Assembly members, District Sub-structure staff and members in revenue mobilization Supervision, -Revenue 100 Finance Central supervision, Administration monitoring and 60,000.00 evaluation of revenue monitoring & mobilization and Municipal wide evaluation reports effective/efficient Level of implementation of utilization of local and MA annual external revenues budget

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Programmes Location 2014-2017 Performance Indicative Sources of Funding Implementing Agencies Indicators Budget % Lead Collaborating (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF DACF Others Street naming, - No. of 10 30 UDG Central All communities with 60 Administrat Departments property addressing 400,000.00 housing numbering, street names ion valuation of properties Municipal Wide house numbering and development of system - No. of properties comprehensive revalued revenue data base Planning, budgeting, Municipal wide -Monthly 10 90 Central All supervision report Administrat Departments supervision, 200,000.00 monitoring and –Quarterly ion periodic evaluation of monitoring report development activities - Annual progress Reports and development of comprehensive statistics/ M&E data base Completion of -No. of circuit and DDF Works Police, Central magistrate courts 100 Administration circuit/magistrate 185,000.00 courts and Offinso, completed establishment of new Abofour magistrate court Renovation and -No. of offices 30 DDF Works Police, Central and residential 70 Administration construction of police 225,000.00 stations and police Offinso, accommodation residential Abofour etc completed,/ accommodation renovated Organization of road No. of 30 70 Central Police, Fire Municipal wide communities Administrat Service, ISD user and public safety 40,000.00 education and covered ion NADMO provision of logistics -No. of people to security agencies to reached strictly enforce rules and regulations

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4.4 Indicative Financial Plan

The total estimated amount required to implement the Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (2014-2017) is GH¢18,982,818.00. The break down by thematic areas is as follows: Thematic Area Amount (GH¢)  Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability……………………….2,000.00  Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector…………………...252,000.00  Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management …………………………………………………...2,438,499.00  Oil and Gas Development…………………………………………………42,000.00  Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development………………………7,678,820.00  Human Development, Productivity and Employment…………………….6,433,999.00  Transparent and Accountable Governance………………………………..2,120,500.00

Table 54: Indicative Financial Plan for 2014-2017 –Revenue Inflows Sources of Funding Total Inflows Annual Expected Inflows (GH¢) (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Internal Generated Funds (IGF) 1,750,000.00 350,000.00 400,000.00 450,000.00 550,000.00 District Assemblies Common Fund 8250000 1,800,000.00 1,950,000.00 2,200,000.00 2,300,000.00 (DACF) District Development Facility 2,075,000.00 425,000.00 500,000.00 550,000.00 600,000.00 (DDF) Urban Development Grant (UDG) 3,654,400.00 854,400.00 - 1,300,000.00 1,500,000.00 GETFund 1,250,000.00 - 300,000.00 450,000.00 500,000.00 GOG (Salaries) 7,707,843.00 1,845,145.00 1,898,448.00 1,953,350.00 2,010,900.00 GOG others ( Transfers to 378,977.00 396,875.00 416,563.00 438,219.00 Departments, etc) Donors (Sister City,etc) 2,238,000.00 96,000.00 120,000.00 150,000.00 180,000.00 Total 26,925,243 5,749,522 5,565,323 7,469,913 8,079,119

Table 55: Indicative Financial Plan for 2014-2017 –Expenditure Total Annual Amount Required (GH¢) Broad Expenditure Heads Estimated Cost (GH¢) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Compensation 8,163,845.00 1,894,108.00 1,988,814.00 2,088,255.00 2,192,668.00 Recurrent 874,000.00 184,000.00 207,000 230,000.00 253,000.00 Sub-total 9,037,845 2,078,108 2,195,814 2,318,255 2,445,668 Capital: Trade and industry 132,000.00 17,000.00 39,500.00 51,500.00 41,000.00 Tourism 120,000.00 - 45,000.00 50,000.00 25,000.00 Agriculture 2,028,499.00 201,000.00 502,848.00 685,318.00 639,333.00 Environment and Disaster 410,000.00 84,000.00 107,400.00 112,400.00 106,200.00 Management Oil and Gas 42,000.00 - 16,000.00 17,000.00 9,000.00 Information Communication 352,000.00 87,000.00 88,000.00 89,000.00 88,000.00 Technology Energy 1,291,820.00 350,180.00 282,000.00 301,640.00 358,000.00

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Spatial Planning 392,000.00 94,000.00 104,000.00 129,000.00 65,000.00 Roads, Drains, bridges/culverts 2,322,000.00 858,000.00 638,000.00 459,000.00 367,000.00 and lorry parks Water and Sanitation 3,321,000.00 627,500.00 1,007,500.00 844,500.00 841,500.00 Education 4,883,999.00 948,800.00 1,229,600.00 1,428,966.00 1,276,633.00 Youth and Sports 183,000.00 - 61,000.00 61,000.00 61,000.00 Health 954,000.00 69,000.00 350,000.00 340,000.00 195,000.00 HIV/AIDS 183,000.00 45,000.00 46,500.00 46,500.00 45,000.00 Social Protection and Disability 230,000.00 22,500.00 67,500.00 65,500.00 74,500.00 Governance 2,120,500.00 696,500.00 1,094,300,00 747,500.00 676,500.00 Sub-Total 18,965,818 4,100,480 4,584,848 5,327,324 4,802,666 Grand Total 28,003,663.00 6,178,480 6,780,662 7,747,176 7,314,334

The total amount required to implement the Medium Term Development Plan is expected to come from the Internally Generated Revenue of the Municipal Assembly, the Municipal Assembly’s and the Member of Parliament’s share of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), District Development Facility (DDF), Urban Development Grants (UDG) GETFund, other GOG funds, Donor funds. The financial gap of about GH¢1,078,420.00 is expected to be filled through private sector direct investment, public-private partnership arrangements and direct government and Non-Governmental project execution within the municipality.

The Municipal Assembly, various departments, agencies and units in the municipality are required to develop detail project proposals to source for funds from external sources to support the implementation of the MTDP. The Municipal Assembly is also required to open a separate account, into which internally generated funds for service and investment will be deposited and strictly applied.

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CHAPTER FIVE MUNICIPAL ANNUAL ACTION PLANS, MTEF BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS

The MTDP 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. This chapter also outlines the arrangements for the implementation of the MTDP.

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5.1 Annual Action Plan for 2014

Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability (2014) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate sod-cutting -No. of local 500.00 Physical GRA, Works, and commencement of Sekamkrom people employed Planning Central international transit Department Administration terminal EPA

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector (2014) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Organise training -No. of MSMEs BAC Central workshop on technical, Abofour, trained 15,000.00 Administration entrepreneurial, Offinso, -Quality of Co-operative managerial, marketing and Namong, Old products/ services Community customer service skills for Town of MSMEs Development and No. of New Social Welfare 100MSMEs MSMEs NGO’s established Facilitate the organization -No. of MSMEs BAC Central of business associations Municipal beneficiaries Administration and provision of wide -No. of New 500.00 Co-operative affordable MSMEs Community financial/equipment credit established Development and Social Welfare to 100 MSMEs NGO’s Organize business forum -No. of enterprise BAC Co-operative, for MSMEs to provide Municipal legally registered 1,000.00 Central relevant business wide -No of enterprise Administration development services and provided with Community information to enhance relevant business Development information local enterprises

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate the organization Offinso - Type and No. of Central Admin. Ghana Tourist of annual Nmoaniko Abofour facilities provided Board Anyinasuso - Patronage at 10,000.00 ECG, BAC Asoboi tourist site GWCL, Traditional Authority

Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management (2014) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Organize mass cocoa Farming No. of farmers MoFA BAC, NGO’s spraying and facilitate the Communities using improved 4,000.00 Research production and use of seeds and planting Institutions climate resilient, high materials (Crop) yielding/quick NGO’s maturing/disease and pest- resistant, crop varieties

Undertake agriculture Farming MoFA Research extension services, establish Communities -No. of farmers 15,000.00 Institutions 4 demonstration farms and reached (Crop) organize annual Farmers’ NGO’s Day

Training of 2,500 farmers in Farming No. of beneficiary MoFA BAC harvesting, post-harvest, Communities crop farmers 8,000.00 Co-operative improved crop/livestock farming and farm management techniques

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Extend electricity, provide Abofour No. of markets 100,000.00 Central Admin MOFA Works market infrastructure and provided with relocated traders to Abofour additional market new site infrastructure Rehabilitation and Camp- Dobihwie Km of roads Works Central maintenance of feeder roads Abofour Kwapanin, rehabilitated/ 100,000.00 Administration and construct 1No. culvert Kokote- Wawase, maintained MOFA. Bonsua-Sikayena No. of culverts Abofour-Brekum constructed Kwekutaa-Naama Facilitate the provision of -Additional land MoFA Central affordable credit and Municipal wide area under 1,000.00 Administration subsidies to 300 Crop, irrigation livestock and fish farmers -Type and No. of (especially women and irrigation facilities provided youth) Complete the construction of -Status of the MoFA works 1N0. Modern abattoir Tutuase (Old abattoir project 142,000.00 Central Town) Administration Promote of tree planting on Municipal wide No. of tree Forestry Dept. MOFA, degraded lands and built up seedlings planted 20,000.00 NADMO areas. -No. of Fire Service communities Central covered Administration No. of hectares Organize sensitization and Municipal wide No. of communities Forestry Dept. ISD MOFA, education campaign on covered 4,000.00 NADMO climatic change , bush fire No. of people Fire Service and resource conservation reached Central and management in Administration communities Organize sensitization and -No. of NADMO Fire Service, education campaign on Municipal wide communities 20,000.00 Envtal Health, natural disasters, risks and covered EPA, MOFA, prevention and management -No of people BAC, ISD etc. support victims of disaster reached

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Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development (2014) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitating the extension Mpehi Namong, No. of areas and Works ECG of electricity to 4 newly Abofour Communities 118,180.00 developed urban/peri- Agyeimpera, connected with urban areas and 1 un- Agogo, electricity served rural community in the municipality Provision and maintenance Adukro, No. of communities ECG, Central Asamankama, covered 232,000.00 of street lights Works Administration Mehame, Abofour, Kyebi, Kayera Kwapanin Strengthen the capacity of -No. staff with Physical Central the Physical Planning Offinso GIS skills 40,000.00 Planning Dept. Administration Department through Equipment training, renovation and supplied to TCPD refurbishment of office, provision of equipment, logistics and means of transport Preparation and Adukro, Dentin -No. of schemes Physical ISD, Works, implementation of local and Namong prepared Planning Dept. Survey Dept plans for urban areas -No. of 30,000.00 Traditional communities Authority, educated Lands Commission etc Create awareness on the Municipal wide No. of communities 20,000.00 Physical ISD, Forestry, covered NADMO, Fire orderly growth/ 4,000.00 Planning Dept. development, building Service Central regulations and greening of Administration communities in the municipality Construct 3km drains in Amoadem Kilometers of town Works ECG, GWCL, the municipality Kokote-ECG roads and drains 600,000.00 Urban Roads rehabilitated Environmental Health Central Administration

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Drill 4No. manual Kyebi Koforidua, No. of BH provided Works Central boreholes and 3No. Brekum, Bonsua No. of Water 100,000.00 Administration mechanized boreholes Kwapaini, systems mechanized Gambia, Amanin No. of Communities Abofour. with small pipe Twumasan, Saboa system Facilitate the provision & Offinso and its No. of areas covered Works GWCL, central Administration management of potable environs 1,000.00 water supply Complete 1No, rehabilitate Saaboa, No. of Public toilets Environmental Works, Health 1No and construct 1No, Kayera, Old provided/ 300.000.00 Health Directorate public toilets Town, rehabilitated Central No. of institutional Administration, toilets provided/ rehabilitated Procure of 6 No. communal Offinso No. of communal Environmental All Departments refuse containers and assorted refuse containers and 42,000.00 Health Private Sector tools tools procured

Acquire , development and No. of final deposal Environmental EPA, Physical maintain 2 waste final Abofour, sites acquired 10,000.00 Health Unit Planning Works No. sites developed and disposal sites Asikaman, Zoom Lion Ltd maintained Central Admin. Evacuate 4 refuse heaps in Kokote No. refuse heaps 120,000.00 Environmental Zoom Lion selected communities Adukro,Saaboa, removed Health Unit Ltd., EPA, Kayera Works, Central Administration Fumigation of drains, open Urban/Peri-urban -No. of communities Environmental Works, Zoom spaces and refuse dumps in communities covered annually 25,000.00 Health Unit Lion Ltd, major settlements - Central Administration Sensitization and Municipal wide No. of communities Environmental ISD, Health covered annually 5,000.00 Health Unit Directorate, education of the public 1,000.00 and schools in the No. of schools NADMO municipality on hygiene covered Central and safe sanitation Administration practices and deworming of children 138

Human Development, Productivity and Employment (2014) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Monitoring and Supervision Municipal wide Average No. of GES Central of teaching, learning and visits per school per 10,000.00 Administration school management in public term and private schools.in the municipality Facilitate the conduct of Municipal wide No. of SPAMs and 10,000.00 GES Central SPAM, Terminal exams and BECE Mock exams Administration BECE Mock exams. conducted Complete the construction Kokote, No. of on-going GES Central of 2No. 6-unit. 2No. 3 – Samproso, Camp classrooms 250,000.00 Administration unit and 3No. classroom Apotosu Works block infrastructure Department Construction of 2No. 3- Kayera, watania No. of new GES Central Unit new classroom block classrooms 450,000.00 Administration infrastructure completed Works Department Rehabilitate classrooms in Abuasu, Sakam No. of classrooms GES Central basic schools Samproso rehabilitated 25,000.00 Administration Works Department Completion of 3No. 2- Bonsua No. of teachers 50,000.00 GES Central units teachers quarters quarters completed Administration Works Department Organize public education Municipal wide No. of GES Central Admin and sensitization on girl communities and 5,000.00 ISD, NCCE, child education, child people reached CHRAJ, supervision, and parental CD&SW, Health responsibilities Facilitate the - No. of schools 300.00 1,000.00 GES Central implementation of Municipal wide which benefited Administration Capitation Grant and from grant NSFP School Feeding Total amount Programme. received

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate organization of - No. of sporting Central competitions 5,000.00 Administration sporting activities/ GES competitions in the Municipal wide organized municipality

Furbish and equip 3No, Kwagyeikrom, - No. of CHPS Municipal Central complete 1No. and Asoboi, constructed 234,000.00 Health Administration construct 2No.CHPS Amaning, Gambia - Type and No. of Directorate Works Dept. Nkwata equipment provided Brekum, Kwapanin Organization of Malaria No. of communities Municipal Central prevention education home covered annually 5,000.00 Health Administration based care and promote Municipal wide - Incidence of Directorate ISD, the use of Insecticide malaria disease Environmental Treated Nets (ITN) Health

Organize immunization Municipal wide -Immunization Municipal All Departments campaign and provide coverage 20,000.00 Health child growth/ survival and -Infant/maternal Directorate reproductive care services mortality rates in the municipality - No. of still births Anti-natal patronage Supervise and monitor -status of Central All Departments HIV/AIDS activities in the Offinso implementation of 10,000.00 Administration municipality HIV/AIDS activities

Promote VCT, PMCT, -No. of people Municipal All Departments access to ART, covered annually 15,000.00 Health safe/protective sex and Municipal wide - No of new Directorate occupational safety HIV/AIDS cases

Provide care services to Municipal wide -No. of people Municipal All Departments PLWHAs and support to covered 20,000.00 Health establish income Directorate generation activities

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Sensitize and educate the Abofour, Offinso, No. of people DC&SW All Departments public against various Namomg, Bonsua, reached 2,000.00 CHRAJ Police human abuses Samproso

Monitoring and Municipal wide Status of the DC&SW NGO’s All implementation of Departments supervision of social 1,000.00 protection programmes SPPs Provision of scholarships No. of students and GES Central Municipal wide pupils supported Administration to 25 needy but brilliant 20,000.00 pupils/students and DC&SW support 20 male and female students to participate in STME Clinic Construct 3 PWD rumps at Municipal wide 1,500.00 DC&SW BAC, MOFA public buildings, Co-operative Works, Central Administration

Transparent and Accountable Governance (2014) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provision of logistics and Abofour, No. zonal Council Works Central Samproso, offices renovated Adminstration office equipment to 4 5,000.00 Zonal Councils Offinso, Bonsua Types of equipment provided Train 190 Zonal Council Abofour, Offinso, No. of staff and Central Finance CD&SW Bonsua Samproso councilors trained Administration Department staff and members in 20,000.00 relevant skills

Sensitization and -No. of sensitizations CD&SW Central organized annually Department Administration education of the public on Municipal wide 10,000.00 local governance and - No of communities ISD, NCCE youth and women covered participation in decision making 141

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Renovate 3No. staff Offinso -No. of staff Works Central accommodations residential accommodation 20,000.00 Administration renovated/ Renovate Assembly office Offinso -No. of offices Works MOFA, Health, constructed Central block and complete Fire 90,000.00 Service office block - No. offices Administration renovated Provide office furniture, Type and No. of new Central All Departments equipment provided Administration equipment, logistics and Offinso 6,000.00 30,000.00 repair Municipal - No. of beneficiary Assembly/ Departments units and departments vehicles

Train Municipal Assembly Offinso No. of Assembly Central All Departments. and departmental staff in /departmental staff 50,000.00 Adminstration relevant skills (plan trained annually preparation, etc) Organization of tax Municipal wide -No. of communities Finance NCCE, ISD, covered yearly Community Dev. education campaign and 2,500.00 train revenue collectors, 17,000.00 Central Assembly members, Administration District Sub-structure staff and members in revenue mobilization Supervision, monitor and Municipal wide -Revenue Finance Central supervision, Administration evaluate revenue 10,000.00 mobilization and monitoring & effective/efficient evaluation reports utilization of local and Level of implementation of external revenues MA annual budget Street naming, property - No. of communities Central All Departments Municipal Wide with street names 244,000.00 Administration addressing housing 4,000.00 numbering, and house numbering development of system comprehensive revenue - Status of Assembly’s revenue data base data base 142

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Planning, budgeting, Municipal wide -Monthly supervision Central All Departments report 45,000.00 Administration supervision, monitoring 5,000.00 and periodic evaluation of –Quarterly development activities monitoring report - Annual progress Reports Completion of Offinso, -Status of Court Works Judiciary, ECG. circuit/magistrate courts project 125,000.00 GWCL, Central Administration

Provide logistics to No. of communities Central Police, Fire Municipal wide covered 10,000.00 Administration Service, ISD security agencies to strictly 3,000.00 enforce rules and -No. of people NADMO regulations reached

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5.2 Annual Action Plan for 2015

Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability (2015) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Monitor construction Status of transit 500.00 Works Physical activities ensure local Sekamkrom terminal project Planning. participation in the No. of locals Central Admin. execution of the employed on the Health, EPA, international transit project Environmental terminal project Health

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector (2015) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Train 150 Abofour, -No. of MSMEs BAC EPA, Central MSMEs(especially Offinso trained Adminstration women) in technical, -Quality of managerial, products/services entrepreneurial, credit of MSMEs management, records keeping, customer service skills and climate change issues 15,000.00 Facilitate the Offinso No. of MSMEs BAC Central organization of a beneficiaries Admin. business forum for MSMEs growth and development 2,000.00 Facilitate land Old Offinso Land area for 10,000.00 BAC Central acquisition and the MSMEs Admin. Works preparation of proposals / Utility services Physical designs for industrial provided to site Planning, EPA development projects

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Offinso, -No. of enterprise 500.00 BAC Central Facilitate to legally Abofour,, legally registered Admin. register 20 and provide Namong, Old -No of enterprise relevant business Town provided with information to 100 SMEs relevant business information Facilitate the Offinso, No. of MSME 5,000.00 35,000.00 BAC Central Admin organization of Anyinasusu provided with Culture, GTB, Nmoaninko festival and logistics Traditional provide basic -No. of MSMEs Council, infrastructure for fish keeping proper MOFA, records sanctuary eco-tourism Forestry development

Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management (2015) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate implementation No. of farms 8,350.00 MoFA Central Admin of the Mass Cocoa sprayed Spraying programme and No. of farmers train Agro-chemical trained Cocoa growing Areas, dealers and 50 contact Offinso and Abofour farmers on the use and handling of Agro- chemicals

Reshaping/spot Kokote-Wawase(20km), Km of roads 150,000.00 Works MOFA, Central improvement of 40km BonsuaSikayena(10km), rehaped Admin. feeder roads Camp-Dobiwhie (5km) Fawoman-Naama( 5km) Establish 2 min markets Namong, Mehame, No. of new min and provision of Abofour markets Works MOFA, Central infrastructure at Abofour No. markets with 25,000.00 100,000.00 Admin. market new infrastructure

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Construct and repair Kentaa, Agyeimpra- No. of culverts Works MOFA, Central 50,000.00 2No.culverts Boamak(Bosompra constructed Admin Sensitize/train 2,000 All Agric operational MOFA Central Admin. farmers on Co- areas No. of farmers ISD operative/block/contract sensitized/trained farming concept and 5,000.00 improved methods of maize, pawpaw and vegetable production Construct 1No. fish No. of fish pond Central Admin., farming demonstration and block farming MOFA Co-operatives, pond and establish 1 No demonstration 30,000.00 Works block farming facilities demonstration established Supply improved Farming communities No. of farmers MOFA Central Admin planting materials to 2000 reached farmers and facilitate 2,800.00 access to affordable credit and subsidies Sensitize 500 farm Farming Communities No. of farmers families on safe/healthy sensitized Central Admin, crop/ livestock production 2,000.00 MOFA ISD and the nutritional values of local foods Promote and develop 6 Old Town, Namong, No. of irrigation 55,000.00 small scale irrigation Koforidua, Saaboa , facilities MOFA Central Admin infrastructure for rice, Anyinasuso No. of farmers Co-operatives pawpaw and vegetable reached farming Size of land under irrigation Organize Municipal Offinso, Agric. No. of farmers 12,000.00 MOFA All Departments Farmers’ Day & Operational areas awarded community agric. fora Promote tree planting and Schools, Offinso, No. of seedlings 750.00 14,250 Forestry NADMO, afforestation programme Abofour planted Central Admin

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Organize fora on wildlife Municipal wide No. of 3,750.00 Forestry NADMO. protection, bushfire communities Fire, Central prevention, forest and people Admin protection and climate reached change issues in the Municipality. Sensitize communities on Mineral endowed No. of 3,000.00 7,000.00 CD&SW Central Admin mining regulations/ communities communities MOFA, ISD, guidelines and protection sensitized BAC of their long term livelihood interest Train staff of NADMO Offinso, Abofour No. of people 5,000.00 NADMO Fire, Centra and fire service, and fire trained Admin volunteers in disaster prevention & Management Sensitize and educate Municipal wide No. of 60,000.00 NADMO Fire, ISD, communities on disaster communities MOFA Central and disaster prevention educated Admin. and provide relief No. of materials to victims of beneficiaries disasters

Oil and Gas Development (2015) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Control and guide the Offinso, Kayera No. of new oil 1,000.00 Physical Works, Central establishment of oil and gas Namong Abofour, and gas stations Planning Admin, EPA, stations and petroleum/gas Koforidua, sited within Traditional based industries in the Anyinasuso, approved plan Authority municipality Sekamkrom, Old Town, Sanproso Promotion of pawpaw Farming No. of farmers 3,000.00 MOFA Env’tal Health cultivation for the oil and gas communities who accepted Central Admin industrial area market the concept 147

Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development (2015) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provision of ICT infrastructure Dentin, Ayensua No. of schools 88,000.00 Works GES, Central (internet and computers) in 2 Fufuo and key Admin, basic schools and 4 key departments Health, MOFA departments provided with ICT facilities Extension of electricity to 3 Dentin, Ayensua No. of schools 15,000.00 GES Works, Central basic schools Fufuo, Kyebi connected with Admin electricity Complete Agogo electricity Agog, No. of 80,000.00 Works ECG, Central project and facilitate the Ampabame, communities and Admin. extension of electricity to Amoawi, Boasi newly developed newly developed areas in 3 areas connected communities Provide/maintain streetlights in Dupaul - Old No. of beneficiary Works ECG Central the Municipality Town, Municipal communities 182,000.00 Admin wide Capacity strengthening of the -No. staff trained 20,000.00 Physical Central Physical Planning Department Offinso Planning Admin. Prepare and implement Urban/Peri-urban -No. of schemes Physical Central comprehensive spatial settlements prepared 40,000.00 Planning Admin.Works, development framework and - Land Owners local plans for urban areas Organise public education Offinso, Abofour, No. of 2,000.00 Physical ISD, Works, campaigns on physical planning Namong, Old communities Planning Forestry, and development of physical Town, Kayara, reached NADMO, structures and greening of the Anyenasusu and Fire, Central municipality Samproso Admin Construct 2km of U-drains and New Town Km of drains 600,000.00 Works Central Admin facilitate the surfacing of 2.6km Market –Saaboa constructed town roads Kokote, Offinso hene’s residence roads Amoadem Provide office and residential Offinso No. of residential Works Central Admin accommodation for urban roads and office 15,000.00 department accommodation

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Develop 1No. mini lorry park Offinso New -No. of lorry parks 320,000.00 Works Central Admin and commence construction Town, Dentin provided with Urban Roads infrastructure ECG, Physical of 1No. standard lorry park Planning Infrastructure through public- private partnership arrangement Construct 4 No. Boreholes fitted Achiase, Brekum No. of new manual 180,000.00 Works Central Admin with hand pumps and complete Twumasen, and mechanized 2No. Mechanized boreholes Ayesua, Kyebi, boreholes provided Koforidua Complete 1 No. and construct 1 No. Ayensua Kokor, No. of public toilets 90,000.00 Environ. Works, Central Public Toilets Anyenasuso completed Health Admin Acquire, develop and maintain Asikaman and No. of disposal 70,000.00 Environ. Works, Central final disposal sites Abofour sites in use Health Admin Procurement of 7 No. metal For Adukro, No. of new 65,000.00 Environ. Works, Central refuse containers and sanitation Namong, containers and Health Admin tools Adiembra, tools procured Asamankama, Amoawi, Ampabame and Agyeimpra Organise public education on Schools and No. of people, 20,000.00 Environ. ISD, Central safe sanitation and hygiene communities pupils and food Health Admin, Health practices, deworming of school vendors reached children and screen all food vendors Facilitate the collection and Urban and peri- No. beneficiary 28,000.00 Environ. Central Admin disposal of waste and involve urban areas households 2,000.0 Health CD&SW, ISD private sector in house to house Condition of 0 Zoom Lion collection of refuse temporary Ltd disposal sites Level and evacuate 4No. heaps Asamankama, No. of refuse 180,000.00 Environ. Works, Central of refuse Kokote, Adukro heaps cleared Health Admin Anyankasu Desilt drains and fumigate refuse Urban and peri- No. of 25,000.00 Environ. Central sites and open spaces within urban areas communities Health Admin. Zoom settlement covered Lion Ltd.

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Human Development, Productivity and Employment (2015) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Reactivate all SMCs/PTAs and Municipal wide No. of GES Central Admin organise training in basic school SMC/PTAs 10,000.00 management and supervision activated and skills for 10 SMCs trained Monitor, supervise, audit Municipal wide No. of schools 15,000.00 GES Central Admin education activities in all basic covered schools and collect data to generate SRC Facilitate the conduct of SPAM, Municipal wide No. of pupils 10,000.00 GES Central Admin Terminal exams and BECE covered Mock exams.

Organise relevant training for Circuit Centres No. of teaching GES Central Admin teachers, circuit supervisors, and non- head teachers and co-ordinators teaching staff 10,000.00 trained Completion of 1 No. 3-unit and Camp, Apotosu No. of GES Central Admin 2No. 6-unit classroom blocks and Samproso classrooms Works completed 90,000.00 Construction of 4 No. 3-unit Watania, Abofour No. of new GES Central Admin classroom blocks with offices, Kayera and classrooms Works stores, staff common rooms and Namong completed toilets 600,000.00 Renovate classroom block Abuasu No. of GES Central Admin classrooms Works renovated 20,000.00 Complete 3No. 2-unit teachers Bonsua No. of teachers’ GES Central Admin quarters quarters Works completed 35,000.00

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Complete and facilitate the Offinso Condition of 30,000.00 GES Central Admin effective operation and library complex Works utilization of library facility

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Organize public education and Municipal wide No. of GES Central Admin sensitization on girl child communities ISD, NCCE, education, child supervision, and people CHRAJ, parental responsibilities, child reached CD&SW, labour, teenage pregnancy, peer Health pressure, drug abuse, the use of leisure 10,000.00 Provide scholarships to 25 Municipal wide No. of GES Central Admin needy but brilliant beneficiary pupils/students and support 10 students and male and 10 female to pupils participate in STME Clinic 20,000.00 Facilitate the implementation of Municipal wide No. of schools GES Central Admin Capitation Grant and School covered Feeding Programme. 600.00 1,400.00 Protect stadium land from Twumasen, Condition of GES/ Central Admin encroachers and support the Communities and stadium land Sports Works, formation of keep fit clubs and Schools No. of clubs Physical organization of sporting formed and Planning activities sports activities 60,000.00 Support Roll Back Malaria, the Municipal wide .Immunization Health All National Immunization and coverage Directorate Departments reproductive health care Infant and Programmes Maternal deaths 30,000.00 Provision of additional health No. of additional Municipal Central infrastructure (Wards, Doctors’ Abofour facilities provided 350,000.00 Health Administration Bungalows,) at health centres with Directorate Works Dept.

Complete 1No. and Construct Amaning Kyeibi, No. of New Health Works, 2No. CHPS compound Kwapanin CHPS Directorate Central Admin completed 220,000.00

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Facilitate of VCT and ART Abofour , No. of new Health All Centres at 1 health facilities and VCT and ART 14,000.00 Directorate Departments provide care and support to Municipal wide centres PLHIV PLHIVs supported Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate the utilization of Municipal wide No. of PWD CD &SW Works, disability fund for livelihood rumps Central Admin ventures & construct 15 rumps constructed to enable PWDs access public facilities Basic schools 7,500.00

Transparent and Accountable Governance (2015) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Acquisition of Assembly office, Dentin and Adukro No. of sites with Central Works, propose Lorry Park and Staff documentation Administrati Physical bungalow lands 18,000.00 42,000.00 on Planning Renovate offices, procure Offinso, Bonsua, No. of offices Works Central furniture and equipment, etc for Samproso and renovate/provided Adminstration zonal councils Abofour with furniture, etc 20,000.00 Support the planning, budgeting, Central Amount received Central All supervision and monitoring Administration for MPCU Administrati Departments activities of the MPCU activities on 5,000.00 45,000.00 Complete Construction of the Offinso Status of Fire Central Works and Municipal fire station and station project Admin/Fire other 345,000.00 construct 16-unit office block Status of 16-unit departments Annex for the Municipal off block project Assembly Extension and rehabilitation of Offinso No. of office Works, MOFA and Health offices, accommodation MOFA/ Central rehabilitated 100,000.00 Health Admin.

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Renovate Assembly Staff Offinso No. of staff Central Works residential accommodations accommodation Admin. renovated 20,000.00 Procure office furniture, office Offinso No. of furniture, 130,000.00 Central All equipment, protective clothing, vehicle, Admin Departments vehicle and other logistics equipment and others procured Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Train staff of the Municipal Offinso No. of staff, Assembly, decentralized Assembly and department, Assembly members sub-structure Central All and members of Sub-district members trained Admin. Departments structures in relevant skills 50,000.00 Sensitize and educate youth and -No. of youth and 3,000.00 CD&SW Central women to involve in local Municipal wide women reached Department Administration governance, development and ISD, NCCE decision making 10,000.00 Review and gazette bye-laws Municipal wide No. of Finance All and organize public education communities / Departments on bye laws, tax collection and people educated utilization of revenue 30,000.00 Undertake Street Naming and Offinso Township No. of streets and Physical Finance, property addressing revalue Abofour properties Planning Central properties covered 11,600.00 104,400.00 Admin. Organize public safety Offinso, Abofour, No. of people NADMO Fire, Central education, construct 1No. Police Kokote reached /Police. Admin, ISD, station and support security No. of police NCCE agencies stations complete 3,300.00 Amount provided to the security agencies 170,000.00

5.3 Annual Action Plan for 2016

Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability (2016) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies 153

(in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate the -No. of local 500.00 Physical GRA, Works, commissioning and Sekamkrom people employed Planning Central operation of international Department Administration transit terminal EPA

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector (2016) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Training of 200MSMEs in -No. of MSMEs BAC Central Admin technical, entrepreneurial, Abofour, trained 15,000.00 Co-operative managerial, marketing and Offinso, -Quality of Community customer service skills Namong, Old products/ services Development and Town of MSMEs Social Welfare Facilitate the provision of -No. of MSMEs BAC Central affordable Municipal beneficiaries 500.00 Administration financial/equipment credit wide -No. of New Co-operative to 200MSMEs MSMEs CD & SW established Facilitate to legally -No. of enterprise BAC Co-operative, register 25 MSMEs, and Municipal legally registered 25,000.00 Central provide relevant business wide -No of enterprise Administration development services and provided with Community information to 100 local relevant business Development information enterprises Monitor the development Land area BAC Survey Dept., of industrial complex for Old Offinso developed for 6,000.00 BAC, GWCL, Vehicle Repairs and and ……. MSMEs ECG, DFR Assembling and facilitate T&CPD, the process of Traditional Authority, EPA, development light Private Sector industrial village for informal sector manufacturing, repair works and service activities

154

Facilitate the organization Offinso - Type and No. of Central Admin. Ghana Tourist of annual Nmoaniko and Abofour facilities provided 10,000.00 Board Ahoba Festivals, and - Patronage at ECG, BAC facilitate private Asoboi tourist site GWCL, investment in the Traditional Authority development of tourism infrastructure at 1 eco- tourism sites. Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management (2016) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Establish demonstrations Farming No. of farmers MoFA BAC, NGO’s and promote the production Communities using improved 4,000.00 Research and application climate seeds and planting Institutions resilient, high yielding/quick materials (Crop) maturing/disease and pest- NGO’s resistant, healthy and safe crop varieties Organize annual farmers and Farming MoFA Research undertake farm to farm and Communities -No. of farmers 15,000.00 Institutions mass agriculture extension reached (Crop) services through mass NGO’s education Provide 5 motor bikes and No. of Motor bikes 135,000.00 MOFA Central a vehicle for agriculture Offinso provided Administration extension services Provide 1grains storage 1 MoFA Central marketing warehouses and 1 Abofour No. of facilities 6,000.00 Administration, agro-processing facilities provided BAC, Co- through direct private sector operatives investment and collaboration/partnership Training of 2,500 farmers in Farming No. of beneficiary MoFA BAC harvesting, post-harvest, Communities crop farmers 8,000.00 Co-operative improved crop/livestock /fish farming and farm management techniques

155

Establishment of 2 mini Ampabame, No. of mini markets Central Admin MOFA Works markets and improving Old Town established 40,000.00 300,000.00 GTZ infrastructure of 2 major Anyinasuso No provided with markets Kokote additional infrastructure

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Rehabilitation and Kwapanin, Km of roads Works Central maintenance of 20 Km of Namong- rehabilitated/ 132,000.00 Administration feeder roads and 5No. Wenchi, maintained MOFA. culverts Samproso No. of culverts constructed

Promote and develop 8 Kentaa Old MOFA Central Town, Namong, Administration small scale irrigation Koforidua, Land under 92,381.00 infrastructure for co- Bonsua, Saaboa improved irrigation operative, nucleus/out Anyinasuso farming grower/block/contract maize rice, pawpaw, cassava and vegetable farming Facilitate the provision of Municipal wide -Additional land MoFA Central affordable credit and area under 1,000.00 Administration subsidies to 500 crop, irrigation livestock and fish farmers -Type and No. of (especially women and irrigation facilities provided youth) Promote tree planting, Municipal wide No. of tree 1,000.00 20,000.00 Forestry Dept. MOFA, reforestation degraded lands seedlings planted NADMO and settlements through -No. of Fire Service sensitization and supply of communities Central seedlings covered Administration No. of hectares

156

Organize sensitization and Municipal wide No. of communities Forestry Dept. ISD MOFA, education campaign on covered 4,000.00 NADMO climatic change , disaster No. of people Fire Service prevention and resource reached Central conservation and Administration management in communities

Promote community Ayensua Fufuo, Forestry Dept ISD MOFA, participation in protected Ayensua Kokor, No. of communities 400.00 2,000.00 NADMO area management, eco- participating in PA GWCL tourism development and management Central management Administration Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Enforcement of mining Brekum and No of beneficiary Central MOFA, regulations and guidelines other communities 5,000.00 20,000.00 Administration NADMO, and sensitize communities Mining -Approved socio- Envtal Health, on long term livelihood Communities economic impact EPA compensations. mitigation agreement documents Educate public on disaster NADMO Fire Service, prevention and provide relief -No. of victims 40,000.00 Envtal Health, support to the vulnerable Municipal wide supported Central and victims of disaster Administration

Oil and Gas Development (2016) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Sensitize and educate the Municipal wide - No. of ISD EPA, Ministry public (especially the youth) communities 8,000.00 of Energy, on the prospects and covered Central impacts of oil and gas - No of people Adminstration resources on the nation & sensitized municipality

157

Control and guide the Offinso, Kayera - No. of gas/oil Town and EPA, Ministry establishment of oil and gas Namong enterprises properly 2,000.00 Country of Energy, stations and petroleum/gas Sanproso established in line Planning Dept. Traditional based industries in the Abofour, with approved plans Authorities, Fire municipality Koforidua, Service Anyinasuso, Works, etc Sakamkrom, Promotion of pawpaw Hectares of land MOFA EPA, cultivation for the oil and Farming under pawpaw 7,000.00 Traditional gas industrial area market communities cultivation for the Authorities Oil and Gas Market BAC and -Quantity of Central pawpaw produced Administration for the oil and gas market

Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development (2016) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provide ICT infrastructure Abofour, Kyebi No. of schools Works All departments in 4No. public basic Amoawi, covered 88,000.00 schools and 4 public Offinso -No. of department/units departments/units provided with Computers Facilitate the extension of Dome, Namang, No. of areas Works ECG electricity to 2 newly Brekum, Gambia covered 94,640.00 developed urban/peri-urban Nkwata No of areas and 2 un-served rural Communities communities in the connected with electricity municipality Extend electricity to basic Samproso, Kayera, No. of Schools 15,000.00 GES Works schools kokote covered Provision and maintenance Asamankama, Mehame, No. of communities ECG, Central Old Town, Abofour, covered 182,000.00 Admin. of street lights Works Kyebi, Kayera Kwapanin

158

Capacity strengthening of -No. staff trained 10,000.00 Physical Central Admin. the Physical Planning Offinso Planning Department

Prepare and implement Urban/Peri-urban -No. of schemes Physical Land Owners local plans for urban areas settlements prepared 60,000.00 Planning ISD, Works, Organise public education - No. of Forestry, campaigns on physical communities NADMO, Fire, planning and development reached Central Admin of physical structures and greening of the municipality Prepare and implement Old Town, Mehame, No. of communities 35,000.00 Physical Works NADMO, land use plans for rural and Namong, Sekamkrom, covered Planning Fire Service peri-uban settlements along Kayera, Anyinasuso, Dept. Central the Kumasi-Techiman road Samproso, Koforidua Administration Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate the surfacing of Offinso Palace- Kilometers of town Works ECG, GWCL, 4.2kilometers town roads Namong, roads and drains 400,000.00 Urban Roads rehabilitated and construct 1km drains Dept, in the municipality Beco Junction –Beco Environmental Annex Health Central Administration Construct 1No. bridge Twumasen-Anyankasu No. of bridges 100,000.00 Urban Dept, Central road constructed Roads Administration Construct Lorry Park Offinso -No. of lorry parks 200,000.00 Works Central Admin Infrastructure through provided with Urban Roads public- private partnership infrastructure ECG, Physical arrangement Planning Drill 3No. manual Camp, Samproso,, No. of BH provided Works Central boreholes, 4 No. Brekum, Bonsua and Water systems 335,000.00 Administration mechanized boreholes and Kwapaini, Anyinasuso mechanized 1 small pipe system Abofour No. of small pipe systems

159

Rehabilitate , maintain and Municipal wide No. active water Works Central manage Boreholes and management 12,500.00 Administration small pipe water supply committees systems Abofour No. of functional water facilities Facilitate the provision & Offinso and its No. of areas Works GWCL, central covered Administration management of potable environs 1,000.00 water supply Promote the provision and No. of HH toilets Environme Zoom Lion Ltd., use of household toilet Municipal wide provided 4,000.00 ntal Health EPA, ISD, Com. facilities in the Unit Dev. Central municipality through Administration, sensitization and Physical Planning Dept, Works enforcement of physical development laws and sanctions Acquire , develop and No. of final deposal 30,000.00 Environme EPA, Town & maintain final waste Abofour, Asikaman, sites acquired ntal Health Country Planning No. sites developed disposal sites Offinso Unit Dept, Roads Dept. and maintained Zoom Lion Ltd

Projects/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Construct 5No, rehabilitate Offinso and its No. of Public toilets Environmental Works, GES, 2No.and ensure efficient environs, provided/ 300,000.00 Health Health Directorate management of disability Abofour, rehabilitated Central friendly institution and Anyinasuso, Administration, public toilets through Ayensua Kokor, No. of institutional Finance, Physical toilets provided/ Planning Dept. direct public investment Old Town, rehabilitated and public-private Samproso, partnerships Kyebi

160

Procure assorted tools and No. of communities Environmental All Departments benefiting from 5,000.00 Health Private Sector promote house to Abofour, 3,000.00 house/communal Offinso, Old house-to house and collection and disposal of Town, Dupaul, effective communal waste in urban and peri- Koforidua, refuse collection and disposal urban areas, through direct Samproso, No. of communal and public private Namong, etc refuse containers partnership investment procured and management arrangements Evacuate 4 refuse heaps in Saaboa, Abofour, No. refuse heaps 120,000.00 Environmental Zoom Lion Ltd., selected communities Ampabame, removed Health Unit EPA, Works, Amoawi Central Administration Desilt drains and fumigation Urban/Peri-urban -No. of Environmental Works, Zoom of drains, open spaces and communities communities 25,000.00 Health Unit Lion Ltd, Central refuse dumps in major covered annually Administration settlements - Sensitize and educate the Municipal wide No. of communities 1,000.00 5,000.00 Environmental ISD, Health public and schools in the covered annually Health Unit Directorate, municipality on hygiene No. of schools NADMO Central and safe sanitation covered Administration practices and deworming of children

Human Development, Productivity and Employment (2016) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Reactivate and build -No. teachers & GES Central capacity of SMCs and Municipal wide circuit supervisors 10,000.00 Administration PTAs SMCs& education staff trained Monitor and supervise Municipal wide Average No. of 15,000.00 GES Central teaching, learning and school visits per school per Administration management in public and term private schools.in the municipality 161

Organize relevant training Offinso No. of Teachers GES Central for teachers, circuit Trained 10,000.00 Administration supervisors, head teachers -No. of Circuit and co-ordinators Supervisors and Co-ordinators trained Facilitate the conduct of Municipal wide No. of SPAMs and GES Central SPAM, Terminal exams and BECE Mock exams Administration 10,000.00 BECE Mock exams. conducted Complete the construction Offinso, Abofour, No. of on-going GES Central of 2No. 6-unit. 3No. 3 – Namong, classrooms 210,000.00 Administration unit and 3No. 2-unit Koforidua, Old Works classroom block town, Department infrastructure Anyinasuso, Construct 2No. 6-Unit, Abofour, No. of new GES Central 1No. 3-Unit and 8No. 2- dobihwie, wenchi classrooms 632,500.00 Administration unit new classroom block Dupaul, completed Works infrastructure for basic Ampabame, Department Abuasu, Brekum schools and ICCES Kyebi Kwapanin, Nkasaasu Rehabilitate and maintain Buase, Abuasu No. of classrooms 25,000.00 GES Central Amoawi, Abofour rehabilitated Administration of 16 classrooms in basic 4,000.00 schools and ICCES Works Department Construct 1No. 6-unit No. of teachers GES Central teachers quarters Brekum quarters completed 150,000.00 Administration Works Department

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provide of 2,500 Municipal wide No. of classroom 300,000.00 GES Central Classroom furniture for furniture supplied Administration basic schools to basic schools Works Facilitate the - No. of schools GES Central Municipal wide which benefited Administration implementation of 300.00 1,000.00 Capitation Grant and from grant NSFP School Feeding Total amount Programme. received 162

Construct standard Twumasen/ -Condition of Central Mehame proposed sport 60,000.00 Administration football pitch on stadium GES land and promote keep fit stadium land and sporting activities/ - No. of active keep competitions in the fit clubs Municipal wide - No. of sporting municipality competitions organized Facilitate the Municipal wide -No. unemployed youth employed GYEEDA implementation of the 1,000.00 Central -No. of women FSD GYEEDA and other youth Administration employment programmes employed Equip 3No and construct Kyebi , Amaning, - No. of CHPS Municipal Central 1No.CHPS Kwapanin constructed 130,000.00 Health Administration Brekum, - Type and No. of Directorate Works Dept. equipment provided Construct additional Abofour No. of Health Municipal Central health infrastructure facilities provided 150,000.00 Health Administration (Laboratory and ward) at 1 with additional Directorate Works Dept. health centres infrastructure Construct 1No residential -No. of residential Municipal Central accommodation for health Offinso accommodation 120,000,00 Health Administration staff constructed Directorate Works Dept. Organize Malaria No. of communities Municipal Central prevention education , covered annually 10,000.00 Health Administration home based care and Municipal wide - Incidence of Directorate ISD, promote the use of malaria disease Environmental Insecticide Treated Nets Health Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate the Bonsua, Asuboi -No. of centres Municipal All Departments establishment of 2 HIV established 1,500.00 Health Counselling and testing -No. of people Directorate and 2 ART centres counseled HIV/AIDS deaths

163

Plan, Monitor and evaluate -No. of people Central All Departments HIV/AIDS activities in the Municipal wide trained annually 10,000.00 Administration municipality -Types of equipment received -Amount received for MAC activities Promote VCT, PMCT, -No. of people Municipal All Departments access to ART, covered annually 15,000.00 Health safe/protective sex and Municipal wide - No of new Directorate occupational safety HIV/AIDS cases

Provide care and support Offinso, Old -No. of people Municipal All Departments services to PLWHAs and Town, Abofour, covered 20,000.00 Health high risk groups ( Kayera, Samproso Directorate women, hawkers, youth Anyinasuso, etc Sakamkrom, Sensitize and educate the Abofour, Offinso, No. of people DC&SW All Departments public against various Namomg, Bonsua reached 2,000.00 CHRAJ Police human abuses Monitor and supervise Municipal wide Status of DC&SW NGO’s All social protection implementation of 1,000,00 Departments programmes SPPs Provide scholarships to 25 Municipal wide No. of beneficiary GES Central needy but brilliant students students/pupils 20,000.00 Administration and support 20 male and DC&SW female students to participate in STME Clinic Construct 20 disability Municipal wide No. of PWD rumps 17,000,00 DC&SW BAC, MOFA rumps, facilitate the use of constructed Co-operative disability fund for No. of PWDs using Works, Central livelihood ventures and Fund for income Administration create awareness on ventures needs/ concerns of PWDs Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External

164

Organize public education Abofour, Offinso, No. of people Central Namong, Old reached Administration and sensitization on girl 10,000.00 DC&SW child education, child Town, Sanproso, No. of communities GES, ISD, supervision, parental Kayera, covered NCCE, CHRAJ responsibilities, child’s Koforidua Bonsua rights, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure, drug abuse, the use of leisure and the general growth and development of children

Transparent and Accountable Governance (2016) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provide logistics and Abofour, No. zonal Council 10,000.00 20,000.00 Works Central office equipment to 4 Samproso, offices renovated Administration Zonal Councils Offinso, Bonsua Types of equipment provided Train 190 Zonal Council Abofour, Offinso, No. of staff and 20,000.00 Central Finance CD&SW staff and members in Bonsua Samproso councilors trained Administration Department relevant skills Sensitize and educate the -No. of sensitizations 3,000.00 10,000.00 CD&SW Central organized annually Department Administration public on local governance Municipal wide and the involvement of - No of communities ISD, NCCE youth and women in covered governance and decision making

Monitor and supervise Abofour, Offinso, No. of zonal Councils 1,000.00 Central Finance and activities of Zonal Samproso, and Unit Committees Adminstration Community Councils and Unit Bonsua monitored Development Committees

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External

165

Renovate 2No.and Offinso -No. of staff 140.000.00 Works Central residential construct 1No. Semi- Administration detached staff residential accommodations accommodation renovated/ constructed Acquire Assembly lands Offinso -No. of offices 100,000.00 Works MOFA, Health, and complete the constructed Central construction of 12-room -Documents Administration office accommodation indicating location & size of land acquired Provide office furniture, Type and No. of new 6,500.00 40,000.00 Central All Departments equipment provided Adminstration equipment, and logistics Offinso Municipal Assembly and - No. of beneficiary Departments units and departments Train Municipal Assembly Offinso No. of Assembly 50,000.00 Central All Departments. and departmental staff in /departmental staff Adminstration relevant skills trained annually Organizatio tax education Municipal wide -No. of communities 5,000.00 10,000.00 Finance NCCE, ISD, campaign covered yearly Community Dev. Central Administration Supervise, monitor and Municipal wide -Revenue 15,000,00 Finance Central evaluate revenue supervision, Administration mobilization and monitoring & effective/efficient evaluation reports utilization of local and Level of implementation of external revenues MA annual budget Undertake street naming, - No. of streets 4,000.00 20,000.00 Central All Departments property Municipal Wide named Administration addressing/housing - No. of house numbering, property numbered valuation and updating of - No. of properties revalued revenue data base Construction of police Abofour -No. of offices and 90,000.00 Works Police, Central stations residential Administration accommodation completed,/ renovated Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External 166

Planning, budgeting, Municipal wide -Monthly supervision 5,000.00 45,000.00 Central All Departments supervision, monitoring reports Administration and periodic evaluation of –Quarterly development activities monitoring reports and development of -Annual progress Reports comprehensive statistics/ M&E data base Organize road user and No. of communities 3,000.00 10,000.00 Central Police, Fire public safety education Municipal wide covered Administration Service, ISD and provide logistics to -No. of people NADMO security agencies to strictly reached enforce rules and regulations

5.4 Annual Action Plan for 2017

Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability (2017) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate the -No. of local 500.00 Physical GRA, Works, commissioning and Sakamkrom people employed Planning Central operation of Department Administration international transit EPA terminal

167

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector (2017) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Train 100 MSMEs in -No. of MSMEs BAC Central technical, entrepreneurial, Abofour, trained 10,000.00 Administration Co- managerial, marketing and Offinso, -Quality of operative customer service skills products/ services Community of MSMEs Development and Social Welfare Facilitate the provision of -No. of MSMEs BAC Central affordable Municipal beneficiaries 500.00 Administration Co- financial/equipment credit wide -No. of New operative to 100MSMEs MSMEs Community established Development and Social Welfare Monitor the development Land area BAC Survey Dept., BAC, of industrial complex for Old Offinso developed for 4,500.00 GWCL, ECG, EPA, Vehicle Repairs and MSMEs DFR T&CPD,land Assembling owners , Private Sector Monitor the development Land area BAC Survey Dept., BAC, of light industrial village Offinso developed for 10,000.00 GWCL, ECG, DFR for informal sector MSMEs T&CPD, manufacturing, repair Traditional works and service Authority, EPA, Private Sector activities Facilitate the legal -No. of enterprise BAC Co-operative, registration of 50 MSMEs, Municipal legally registered 6,000.00 Central provide relevant business wide -No of enterprise Administration development services and provided with Community information to enhance relevant business Development information local enterprises Support the organization Offinso - Type and No. of Central Admin. Ghana Tourist of annual Nmoaniko and Abofour facilities provided 5,000,00 20,000.00 Board Ahoba festivals and Anyinasuso - Patronage at ECG, BAC facilitate the operation of 2 Asoboi tourist site GWCL, Traditional co-tourism sites. Authority

168

Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management (2017) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Promote the production and Farming No. of farmers MoFA BAC, NGO’s educate/sensitize farmers to Communities using improved 4,000.00 Research plant climate resilient, high seeds and planting Institutions yielding/quick maturing/ materials (Crop) disease and pest-resistant, NGO’s healthy and safe crop varieties Undertake farm-to farm and Farming MoFA Research mass (through Communities -No. of farmers 15,000.00 Institutions communication van, reached (Crop) community fora, etc) NGO’s agriculture extension services, and organize annual Farmers’ Day Provide 5 motor bikes for No. of Motor bikes MOFA Central agriculture extension Offinso provided 35,000.00 Administratio services n

Facilitate the provision of MoFA Central 1grains storage/marketing Abofour No. of facilities 60,000.00 Administratio warehouses and 2 agro- Offinso provided n, BAC, Co- processing facilities through operatives direct private sector investment and collaboration/partnership Train 2,500 farmers in Farming No. of beneficiary MoFA BAC improved crop, livestock and Communities crop farmers 8,000.00 Co-operative fish farming and management techniques

Establish 3 mini markets and Adukro, No. of mini markets Central Admin MOFA Works improving infrastructure of Agyeimpera, established 40,000.00 320,000.00 GIZ 3 major markets New Town No. of markets Abofour provided with Anyinasuso additional Kokote infrastructure 169

Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies Project/Activities (in quarters) Lead Collaborating

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Rehabilitate and maintain 40 Farming Km of roads Works Central Km of feeder roads and 4No. communities rehabilitated/ 140,000.00 Administration culverts maintained MOFA. No. of culverts constructed Facilitate the development Kentaa Old MOFA Central Town, Namong, 78,000.00 Administration of 7 small scale irrigation Koforidua, Land under infrastructure for co- Bonsua, Saaboa improved irrigation operative, nucleus/out Anyinasuso, farming grower, block/contract Kayera Size of land under maize rice, pawpaw, co-operative/block/ cassava and vegetable contract farming farming Facilitate the provision of Municipal wide No. of people MoFA Central affordable credit and provided with credit 1,000.00 Administration subsidies to 1,000 Crop, and subsidies livestock and fish farmers (especially women and youth) Construct animal -No. of animal MoFA BAC slaughtering and processing Abofour slaughtering and 120,000.00 Co-operative facility processing facility Central constructed Administration Support tree planting, Municipal wide No. of tree Forestry Dept. MOFA, reforestation and seedlings planted 20,000.00 NADMO environmental restoration on -No. of Fire Service degraded lands and built up communities Central areas. covered Administration Sensitize and educate the Municipal No. of Forestry Dept. ISD MOFA, general public (especially wide communities 4,000.00 NADMO farmers, sand winners etc) covered Fire Service on climatic change ,bush No. of people Central fire and resource reached Administration conservation and management

170

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Promote community Ayensua Fufuo, Forestry Dept ISD MOFA, participation in protected Ayensua Kokor, No. of communities 10,000.00 NADMO area management, eco- Abofour, Kyebi, participating in PA GWCL tourism development and Brekum, Asuboi management Central management Anyinasuso, Administration Kwapanin Enforce mining regulations Brekum and No of beneficiary Central MOFA, and guidelines and educate other communities 15,000.00 Administration NADMO, communities and individuals Mining -Approved socio- Envtal Health, to negotiate for long term Communities economic impact EPA livelihood compensations for mitigation agreement land/property lost to mining documents Sensitize and educate public -No. of NADMO Fire Service, on natural disasters, risks Municipal wide communities 20,000.00 Envtal Health, and vulnerability prevention covered EPA, MOFA, and management -No of people BAC, ISD etc. reached Strengthen capacity of No. of agencies NADMO Fire Service, disaster prevention and with improved 40,000.00 Envtal Health, management agencies to Municipal wide capacity EPA, MOFA, enable them enforce -No. of BAC, Central disaster/risk prevention/ communities Administration covered management regulations -No. of victims and support victims of supported disaster

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Oil and Gas Development (2017) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Control and guide the Offinso, Kayera - No. of gas/oil Town and EPA, Ministry establishment of oil and gas Namong enterprises properly 2,000.00 Country of Energy, Abofour, established in line Planning Dept. Traditional stations and petroleum/gas with approved plans based industries in the Koforidua, Authorities, Fire municipality Anyinasuso, Service Sakamkrom, Works, etc Old Town, Sanproso Educate and train farmers Hectares of land MOFA EPA, on high farm management Farming under pawpaw 7,000.00 Traditional cultivation for the Oil techniques and standards for communities Authorities and Gas Market BAC and quality pawpaw production -Quantity of pawpaw Central for the oil and gas industrial produced for the oil Administration area market and gas market

Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development (2017) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provide ICT infrastructure to Abofour, No. of schools Works All departments 5No. public basic schools Kwapanin covered 87,000.00 and 5 public Namong, -No. of department/units Abuasu, departments/units Samproso internet and Offinso Computers Facilitate transformation of Offinso Type of services Works Ghana Post the Municipal Post office available at into ICT, business and Municipal Post 1,000.00 financial centre Office Extend electricity from Abofour, No. of schools GES Works Central Kwapanin covered National Grid to 5No. public 25,000.00 Admin. basic schools Namong, Abuasu, Samproso Maintain street lights Municipal wide No. of communities 182,000.00 Works ECG, Central covered Administration 172

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitating the extension of Dome, Dentin, No. of areas Works ECG electricity to 3 newly Boasi Abofour, covered 141,000.00 developed urban/peri-urban Amanin No of areas and 3 un-served rural Brekum, Communities communities in the Gambia Nkwata connected with electricity municipality Promote local generation Offinso, No. of solar and 5,000.00 Works ECG waste-to- energy and use of solar and waste-to Abofour energy facilities established Promote the use of LPG by Municipal wide No. of households Works CD&SW using LPG households to reduce the 5,000.00 burden on women and % of households children using LPG Prepare and implement Urban/Peri- -No. of schemes Physical ISD, Works, local plans in urban areas urban prepared 60,000.00 Planning Dept. Survey Dept settlements -No. of Traditional communities Authority, educated Lands Commission Implement land use plans Old Town, -No. of schemes Physical Survey Dept. for rural and peri-urban Ayensua, prepared for rural Planning Dept. Traditional settlements along the Mehame, settlements 35,000.00 Authorities, Kumasi-Techiman road Namong, - No. of rural ECG, GWCL, corridor Sakamkrom, communities Community Samproso, educated on Development Anyinasuso, physical planning Central Kayera, and dev’t Administration Koforidua Create awareness on and Municipal wide No. of communities Physical ISD, Forestry, covered 20,000.00 NADMO, Fire monitor the orderly growth, 4,000.00 Planning Dept. development and greening No. of people Service Central of communities in the reached Administration municipality

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Facilitate the surfacing of Kokote Market Kilometers of town Works ECG, GWCL, 2.3kilometers town roads road, Beco Annex roads and drains 377,000.00 Urban Roads and construction of 1km - Beco Junction, rehabilitated Dept, drains in the municipality Kokote-ECG Environmental Agyeimpra Health Central Administration Complete the construction Offinso -Status of lorry parks Works Central of Lorry Parks infrastructure 100,000.00 Administration, infrastructure through Urban Roads public- private partnership ECG, Physical arrangement Planning

Provide 3No. manual Bonsua Ayensu No. of BH provided Works Central boreholes, 2 No. Kokor. Amanin, No. of Water 355,000.00 Administration mechanized boreholes and Kayera, Camp systems mechanized complete 1 small pipe Anyinasuso No. of Communities system Abofour with small pipe system Rehabilitate , maintain and Municipal wide No. active water Works Central manage boreholes and management 12,000.00 Administration small pipe water supply committees systems Abofour No. of functional water facilities Facilitate and co-ordinate Offinso and its Works GWCL, central private sector involvement environs Administration No. of facilities 1,000.00 in the provision & provided management of potable No. of facilities under water supply in urban and private management peri-urban communities

Promote the provision and No. of HH toilets Environmental Zoom Lion Ltd., use of household toilet Municipal wide provided 2,000.00 Health Unit EPA, ISD, Com. Dev. Central facilities in the municipality through Administration, sensitization and Physical Planning Dept, Works enforcement of physical development laws and sanctions 174

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Construct 4No disability Anyenasuso No. of Public toilets Environmental Works, GES, friendly institutional Abofour, provided/ rehabilitated 200,000.00 Health Health toilets/urinals Amoawi, Directorate No. of institutional Central Bonsua, toilets provided/ Administration, Samproso, rehabilitated Finance, Physical Planning Dept.

Facilitate the construction Offinso and its No. of Public toilets Environmental Works, GES, of public toilets and environs, provided/ rehabilitated 100,000.00 Health Health urinals in 10No Abofour, Directorate No. of institutional Central communities through Anyinasuso, toilets provided/ Administration, direct public investment Namong, etc rehabilitated Finance, and public-private Physical partnerships Planning Dept. Repair 10No. communal No. of communal 10,000.00 Environmental All Departments refuse containers and Offinso, refuse containers Health Private Sector procure assorted tools procured Facilitate house to Offinso and its No. of communities Environmental Central Admin. benefiting from 5,000.00 Health Works house/communal environs 3,000.00 collection and disposal of Abofour house-to house and Private Sector waste in urban and peri- effective communal urban areas, through direct refuse collection and disposal and public private partnership investment and management arrangements Develop and maintain 3 No. of final deposal Environmental EPA, Town & solid waste and 1 liquid Abofour, sites acquired 30,000.00 Health Unit Country waste final disposal sites Asikaman, No. sites developed Planning Dept, Offinso and maintained Roads Dept. Zoom Lion Ltd Evacuate 4 refuse heaps in Sakam, Bonsua No. refuse heaps 120,000.00 Environmental Zoom Lion selected communities Koforidua Kayera removed Health Unit Ltd., EPA, Works, Central Administration

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Desilt drains and fumigation Urban/Peri-urban -No. of communities Environmental Works, Zoom of drains, open spaces and communities covered annually 25,000.00 Health Unit Lion Ltd, Central refuse dumps in major - Administration settlements Sensitize and educate the Municipal wide No. of communities Environmental ISD, Health public and schools in the covered annually 16,000.00 Health Unit Directorate, municipality on hygiene No. of schools NADMO Central and safe sanitation covered Adminstration practices and deworming of children

Human Development, Productivity and Employment (2017) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Reactivate and build -No. teachers & GES Central capacities of SMCs and Municipal wide circuit supervisors 10,000.00 Administration PTAs SMCs& education staff trained Monitor and supervise Municipal wide Average No. of GES Central teaching, learning and school visits per school per 15,000.00 Administration management in public and term private schools.in the municipality Organize relevant training for Abofour Offinso No. of Teachers GES Central teachers, circuit supervisors, Trained 10,000.00 Administration head teachers and co- -No. of Circuit ordinators Supervisors and Co-ordinators trained Facilitate the conduct of Municipal wide No. of SPAMs and GES Central SPAM, Terminal exams and BECE Mock exams Administration 10,000.00 BECE Mock exams. conducted Construct 1No. 6-Unit, Offinso, Abofour, No. of new GES Central 2No. 3-Unit and 9No. 2- Wawase, classrooms 632,500.00 Administration unit new classroom block Anyankasu constructed Works infrastructure Nkasaasu Department

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Rehabilitate and maintain Abofour, Mpehi No. of classrooms GES Central rehabilitated 25,000.00 Administration 9 classrooms in basic schools Works Department Provision of 3,000 Municipal wide No. of classroom 300,000.00 GES Central Classroom furniture for furniture supplied Administration basic schools to basic schools Works Facilitate the - No. of schools 1,000.00 GES Central Municipal wide which benefited Administration implementation of 300.00 Capitation Grant and from grant NSFP School Feeding Total amount Programme. received Protect the sports stadium Twumasen/ -Condition of Central Mehame proposed sport 60,000.00 Administration land from encroachment GES facilitate the organization stadium land of sporting activities/ - No. of sporting competitions in the competitions Municipal wide organized municipality Facilitate the Municipal wide -No. unemployed youth employed GYEEDA implementation of the 1,000.00 Central -No. of women FSD GYEEDA and other youth Administration employment programmes employed Equip 1NoCHPS - No. of CHPS Municipal Central Brekum, equipped 10,000.00 Health Administration Directorate Works Dept. Proviside additional health No. of Health Municipal Central infrastructure at 1 health facilities provided 150,000.00 Health Administration centres Offinso with additional Directorate Works Dept. infrastructure

Organize Malaria No. of communities Municipal Central prevention education, covered annually 5,000.00 Health Administration home based care and Municipal wide - Incidence of Directorate ISD, promote the use of malaria disease Environmental Insecticide Treated Nets Health (ITN) 177

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Organize immunization Municipal wide -Immunization Municipal All Departments campaign and provide coverage 20,000.00 Health child growth/ survival and -Infant/maternal Directorate reproductive care services mortality rates in the municipality - No. of still births Anti-natal patronage Supervise and monitor -Status of Central All Departments implementation of Offinso implementation of 10,000.00 Administration HIV/AIDS activities in the HIV/AIDS in the municipality municipality Promote VCT, PMCT, -No. of people Municipal All Departments access to ART, covered annually 15,000.00 Health safe/protective sex and Municipal wide - No of new Directorate occupational safety HIV/AIDS cases

Provide care and support Offinso, Old Town, -No. of people Municipal All Departments services to PLWHAs Abofour, Kayera, covered 20,000.00 Health Anyinasuso, Directorate Sakamkrom, Samproso Sensitize and educate the Abofour, Offinso, No. of people DC&SW All Departments public against various Namomg, Bonsua, reached 2,000.00 CHRAJ Police human abuses Samproso

Supervise and monitor f Municipal wide Status of SPPs in DC&SW NGO’s All the municipality Departments social protection 1,000.00 programmes

Provide scholarships to No. of beneficiary GES Central Municipal wide students/pupils Administration 25 needy but brilliant 20,000.00 students and support 20 DC&SW male and female students to participate in STME Clinic

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Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Organize public education Abofour, Offinso, DC&SW Central Namong, Old Administration and sensitization on girl No. of people and Town, Sanproso, GES, ISD, child education, child communities reached supervision, parental Kayera, Koforidua 10,000.00 NCCE, CHRAJ responsibilities, child’s Bonsua rights, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure, drug abuse, the use of leisure and the general growth and development of children Construct 17 PWD rumps Municipal wide No. of rumps DC&SW BAC, MOFA constructed Co-operative at public buildings, 11,500.00 facilitate the use of the -No. of economic Works, Central disability fund on income ventures established Administration generating ventures and No. of communities and people reached create awareness on the needs/ concerns of PWDs

Transparent and Accountable Governance (2017) Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provide logistics and Abofour, Types of equipment Works Central Samproso, Administration office equipment to 4 provided 10,000.00 20,000.00 Zonal Councils Offinso, Bonsua Monitor and supervise Abofour, Offinso, No. of zonal Central Finance and Samproso, Administration Community activities of Zonal Councils and Unit 1,000.00 Councils and Unit Bonsua Committees Development Committees monitored Renovate 2No.and staff Offinso -No. of staff 20,000.00 Works Central residential accommodation residences renovated Administration Renovate 2No. office Offinso -No. of offices Works MOFA, Health, Central blocks and complete the constructed 100,000.00 construction of 12-room - No. offices Administration office accommodation renovated 179

Project/Activities Location Time Schedule Indicators Annual Budget(GH¢) Implementing Agencies (in quarters) Lead Collaborating 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Local External Provide office furniture, No. of new Central All Departments Administration equipment, logistics and Offinso equipment provided 6,000.00 20,000.00 repair official vehicles for - No. of beneficiary Municipal Assembly and units and Departments departments Train Municipal Assembly Offinso No. of Assembly Central All Departments. and departmental staff in /departmental staff 50,000.00 Administration relevant skills trained annually Organize tax education Municipal wide -No. of communities 2,500.00 5,000.00 Finance NCCE, ISD, campaign covered yearly Community Dev. Central Admin. Supervise, monitor and Municipal wide -Revenue supervision, Finance Central monitoring & Administration evaluation revenue 15,000.00 mobilization and evaluation reports effective/efficient Level of utilization of local and implementation of MA annual budget external revenues Street naming, property - No. of communities Central All Departments Municipal Wide with street names 50,000.00 Administration addressing housing 4,000.00 numbering, update revenue house & numbering data base system Plan, budget, supervise, Municipal wide -Monthly supervision Central All Departments & Quarterly 45,000.00 Administration monitor and periodically 5,000.00 evaluate development monitoring reports activities and develop - Annual progress comprehensive statistics/ Reports M&E data base Establish 1No. Magistrate Abofour -No. of residential Works Police, Central Court accommodation 60,000.00 Administration completed, for police Organize road user and No. of communities Central Police, Fire Municipal wide covered 10,000.00 Administration Service, ISD public safety education 3,000.00 and provide logistics to -No. of people reached NADMO security agencies to strictly enforce rules and regulations

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5.5 Municipal Plan Linked to the Municipal Composite Annual Budget

Below is a summary of the municipal compensation, Good/Services and investment/Assets expenditure budget for the period 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The detailed expenditure plan for the 4 year period is presented in tables 56, 57 and 58.

Item 2014 2015 2016 2017

Compensation…………1,894,108.00 1,988,814.00 2,088,255.00 2,192,668.00 Goods/Services………...1,675,331.00 1,927,909.00 1,590,731.00 1, 493,531.00 Investments/Assets…… 2,643,680.00 3,793,833.00 3,749,973.00 2,981,833.00

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Table 56: Composite Budget-Compensation Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Established Post 1, 798,108.00 1,880,814.00 1,968,255.00 2,048 ,668.00 Non-established Post 96,000.00 108,000.00 120,000.00 144,000.00 Subtotal 1,894,108.00 1,988,814.00 2,088,255.00 2,192,668.00

Table 57: Composite Budget- Goods and Services (Administration) Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Administrative Expenditures: 184,000.00 207,000 230,000.00 253,000.00 Travel and Transport Servicing of meetings Stationery Utility Charges Training of 800MSMEs in technical, entrepreneurial,, managerial, marketing 15,000.00 15.000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00 and customer service skills Facilitate the provision of affordable financial/equipment credit to 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 800MSMEs Legal registration of MSMEs, development of local economic data base and 1,000.00 7,000.00 6,000.00 6,500.00 provision of relevant business development services and information to enhance local enterprises Organization of annual Nmoaniko and Ahoba Festivals 10,000.00 45,000.00 45,000.00 20,000.00 Promotion of production and application of climate resilient, high yielding/quick maturing/ disease and pest resistant, healthy and safe crop 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 varieties Intensive and extensive agriculture extension services through mass 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 education and organization of annual Farmers’ Day Training of 2,500 farmers in harvesting, post-harvest, improved 8,000.00 8,375.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 crop/livestock/fish farming and farm management techniques Facilitate the provision of affordable credit and subsidies to 1,000 Crop, 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.0 1,000.00 livestock and fish farmers (especially women and youth) Promotion of nucleus-out-grower, block, co-operative and contract farming - 15,000.00 20,000.00 15,000.00 schemes for the cultivation of pawpaw, maize, cassava, rice and vegetables

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Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Promote the production of poultry, sheep, goat and other livestock 8,000.00 20,000.00 25,000.00 18,000.00 Promotion of tree planting, reforestation and environmental restoration on 20,000.00 21,000.00 21,000.00 21,000.00 degraded lands and built up areas. Sensitization and education campaign on climatic change , bush fire and 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 resource conservation and management in communities Promotion of community participation in protected area management, eco- - 2,400.00 2,400.00 1,200.00 tourism development and management Enforcement of mining regulations and guidelines and promotion of long term - 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 livelihood compensations for communities and individuals Sensitization and education campaign on natural disasters, risks and 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 vulnerability prevention and management Capacity strengthening of disaster prevention and management agencies , enforcement of disaster/risk prevention regulations and bye-laws and 40,000.00 0,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 supporting victims of disaster Sensitization and education of communities (especially the youth) on the - 7,000.00 8,000.00 - prospects and impacts of oil and gas resources on the nation & municipality Control and guide the establishment of oil and gas stations and petroleum/gas - 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 based industries in the municipality Promotion of pawpaw cultivation for the oil and gas industrial area market - 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 Promotion of local generation and use of solar and waste-to energy - - 5,000.00 5,000.00 Facilitate transformation of the Municipal Post office into ICT, business and - 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 financial centre Extension of electricity from National Grid to 10No. public basic schools - 15,000.00 15,000.00 25,000.00 Provision and maintenance of street lights 232,000.00 182,000.00 182,000.00 182,000.00 Promote the use of LPG by households to reduce the burden on women and - 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 children Training of staff of the Physical Planning and other Department in physical 10,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 - planning and management skills Preparation and implementation of comprehensive spatial development 30,000.00 60,000.00 60,000.00 6,000.00 framework and local plans for urban areas Preparation and implementation of land use plans for rural and peri-urban - - 35,000.00 35,000.00 settlements along the Kumasi-Techiman road corridor

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Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Awareness creation on the orderly growth/development and greening of 24,000.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 communities in the municipality Rehabilitation , maintenance and management of Boreholes and small pipe 12,500.00 12,500.00 12,500.00 12,500.00 water supply systems Facilitate the provision & management of potable water supply 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Promote the provision and use of household toilet facilities in the municipality - 4,000.00 4,000.00 2,000.00 through sensitization and enforcement of physical development laws and sanctions Review, gazette, creation of public awareness and enforcement of Municipal - 25,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 Assembly’s sanitation bye-laws. Evacuate 10 refuse heaps in selected communities 120,000.00 240,000.00 120,000.00 120,000.00 Desilt drains and fumigation of drains, open spaces and refuse dumps in 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 major settlements Sensitization and education of the public and schools in the municipality on 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 hygiene and safe sanitation practices and deworming of children Promotion of communal and house to house collection and disposal of waste 53,000.00 63,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 through PPP investment arrangements. Reactivation and capacity building of SMCs and PTAs - 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Monitoring and Supervision of teaching, learning and school management in 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 public and private schools.in the municipality Organization of relevant training for teachers, circuit supervisors, head 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 teachers and co-ordinators Facilitate the conduct of SPAM, Terminal exams and BECE Mock exams. 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Rehabilitation and maintenance of 24 classrooms in basic schools and ICCES 25,000.00 29,000.00 29,000.00 29,000.00

Facilitate the implementation of Capitation Grant and School Feeding 1,300.00 2,600.00 1,300.00 1,300.00 Programme. Promote the formation of keep fit clubs and organization of sporting - 8,000.00 8,000.00 6,000.00 activities/ competitions in the municipality Facilitate the implementation of the GYEEDA and other youth employment - 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 programmes Organization of Malaria prevention education home based care and promote 5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 the use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN)

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Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Provision of child growth/ survival and reproductive care services in the 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 municipality Facilitate the establishment of 4 HIV Counseling and testing and 3 ART - 1,500.00 1,500.00 - centres Monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS activities and capacity building of 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 MAC and HIV/AIDS related CBOs and NGOs Promote VCT, PMCT, access to ART, safe/protective sex and occupational 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 safety Provide care and support services to PLWHAs and high risk groups ( 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 women, hawkers, truck pushers, youth etc) Sensitize and educate the public against various human abuses - 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00

Monitoring and supervision of social protection programmes 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1.000.00

Provision of scholarships to 100 needy but brilliant pupils/students and 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 support 60 male and female students to participate in STME Clinic Organization of public education and sensitization on girl child education, - 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 child supervision, parental responsibilities, child’s rights, teenage pregnancy, peer pressure, drug abuse, the use of leisure and the general growth and development of children Facilitate the utilization of the disability fund for rehabilitation/ livelihood - 14,500.00 17,000.00 18,500.00 ventures Awareness creation on the needs/ concerns of PWDs . 5,000.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 Renovation of offices and provision of logistics to 4 Zonal Councils - 40,000.00 - - Build capacity of 190 Zonal Council staff and members in relevant skills 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 - Sensitization and education of the public on local governance and youth and 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 - women participation in decision making Monitoring and supervision of activities of Zonal Councils and Unit 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Committees Renovation of 7No. residential accommodation 20,000.00 25,000.00 20,000.00 15,000.00 Renovation of 4No. office accommodation 50,000.00 45,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00 Capacity building of Municipal Assembly and departmental staff in relevant 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 skills

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Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Organization of tax education campaign and build capacity of revenue collectors, Assembly members, District Sub-structure staff and members in 19,500.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 7,500.00 revenue mobilization Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of revenue mobilization and 10,000.00 20,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 effective/efficient utilization of local and external revenues Street naming, property addressing housing numbering, valuation of 244,000.00 116,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 properties and development of comprehensive revenue data base Organization of road user and public safety education and provision of 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 logistics to security agencies to strictly enforce rules and regulations Subtotal 1,675,331.00 1,927,909.00 1,590,731.00 1,493,531.00

Table 58: Composite Budget- Assets (Investment) Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Facilitate the establishment of international transit terminal 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 Facilitate the development of industrial complex for Vehicle Repairs and 500.00 10,000.00 25,000.00 14,500.00 Assembling and light industrial village for 2,000 informal sector manufacturing, repair works & service activities (including PWDs) Development of tourism infrastructure at 2 eco-tourism sites. - 40,000,00 40,000.00 25,000.00 Provision of 10 motor bikes and a vehicle for agriculture extension services - 35,000.00 100,000.00 35,000.00 Provision of 1grains storage/marketing warehouses and 2 agro-processing - 60,000.00 60,000.00 60,000.00 facilities through direct private sector investment and collaboration/partnership Establishment of 5 mini markets and improving infrastructure of 3 major 100,000.00 240,000.00 340,000.00 320,000.00 markets Rehabilitation and maintenance of 80 Km of feeder roads and 10No. culverts 100,000.00 132,000.00 132,000.00 140,000.00

Promotion and development of 21 small scale irrigation infrastructure - 54,286.00 72,381.00 63,333.00 (Boreholes and hand dug wells) for rice, pawpaw and vegetable irrigation farming

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Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Construction of animal slaughtering and processing facilities 142,000.00 - 112,000.00 -

Provision of ICT infrastructure in 10No. public basic schools and 15 public 87,000.00 88,000.00 88,000.00 87,000.00 department/units Promotion of local generation and use of solar and waste-to energy 118,180.00 80,000.00 94,640.00 141,000.00

Procure computers and other equipment for the physical planning department 30,000.00 15,000.00 5,000.00 - Facilitate the surfacing of 9.1kilometers town roads and construction of 5km 758,000.00 300,000.00 77,000.00 77,000.00 drains in the municipality Construction of 1No. bridge - - 100,000.00 Construction of Lorry Park Infrastructure through public- private partnership - 200,000.00 200,000.00 100,000.00 arrangement Provision of 10No. manual boreholes, 10 No. mechanized boreholes and 1 small 100,000.00 300,000.00 335,000.00 335,000.00 pipe system Construction of 21No, rehabilitation 5No.and management of disability friendly 300,000.00 300,000.00 300,000.00 300,000.00 institution and public toilets through direct public investment and public-private partnerships Acquisition , development and maintenance of 3 solid waste and 1 liquid waste 10,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 final disposal sites Provision of 14 No. communal refuse containers, assorted tools and promotion of 53,000.00 63,000.00 8,000.00 13,000.00 house to house/communal collection and disposal of waste in urban and peri- urban areas, through direct and public private partnership investment and management arrangements Complete the construction of 4No. 6-unit. 6No. 3 –unit and 3No. 2-unit 250,000.00 90,000.00 210,000.00 210,000.00 classroom block infrastructure Construction of 3No. 6-Unit, 5No. 3-Unit and 16No. 2-unit new classroom block 450,000.00 693,333.00 693,333.00 693,333.00 infrastructure and ICCES Completion of 3No. 2-units and construction of 1No. 6-unit teachers quarters in 5,000.00 30,000.00 150,000.00 - deprived rural communities Completion of 1No. Library complex - 30,000.00 - - Provision of 6,000 Classroom furniture for basic schools - 300,000.00 300,000.00 300,000.00

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Project/Activities Estimated Amount (GH¢)

2014 2015 2016 2017 Facilitate the development of the propose sports stadium land (construction of - 52,000.00 52,000.00 54,000.00 football pitch and protect it from encroachment) Furbishing/equipping of 7No, completion of 1No. & construction of 3No. CHPS 34,000.00 220,000.00 100,000.00 20,000.00 Provision of additional health infrastructure at 2 health centres - 50,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 Provision of 1No residential accommodation for health staff - - 120,000.00 - Construction of 50 rumps to enable PWDs access public facilities 1,500.00 7,500.00 17,000.00 11,500.00 Provision of office equipment to 4 Zonal Councils - 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 Acquisition of Assembly lands 10,000.00 60,000.00 30,000.00 Construction of 1No. Semi-detached staff residential accommodation - - 120,000.00 -

Completion of Fire Service office block and construction of 16-room office 40,000.00 345,000.00 80,000.00 90,000.00 accommodation Provision of office furniture, equipment and means of transport to Municipal 30,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 20,000.00 Assembly and Departments Completion of circuit/magistrate courts and establishment of new magistrate 125,000.00 20,000.00 100,000.00 - court Construction of police stations and police residential accommodation - 100,000 100,000.00 20,000.00 Subtotal 2,643,680.00 3,793,833.00 3,749,973.00 2,981,833.00

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5.6 Arrangement for Implementation of Annual Action Plans

The effective implementation of programmes, projects and activities outlined in this Medium Term Plan (MTDP) will require the active involvement of the following:  The Municipal Assembly: the Municipal 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 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 MTDP 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 municipality to support project implementation vi) Ensure periodic review of the implementation of the plan 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 MTDP 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 MTDP.  The Private Sector: the private sector is expected to play an important role by investing directly in especially industry, tourism and agriculture.  Communities: the community will have to make land, labour and funds available for the implementation of some of the projects in the MTDP. They are also expected to play active role (especially, Traditional Authorities and Civil Society Organizations) in monitoring and 189

evaluation of the MTDP and to hold the Municipal Assembly 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 MTDP.  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 Municipal Assembly the progress of implementation of all development projects being executed within their jurisdiction.

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CHAPTER SIX MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMNET FOR THE MTDP

The Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) is aimed at improving the existing undesirable situation in the municipality. Monitoring and Evaluation is a means by which this desire improvement can be ensured and measured.

6. 1 Monitoring Monitoring the 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 MTDP 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 MPCU Secretariat. The MPCU will organize periodic monitoring to confirm monitoring reports of implementing and user agencies.

At the output/objective level the MPCU would mainly be responsible for the monitoring of the output and objective indicators spelt out in the MTDP 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 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 MPCU.

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 Organization of quarterly MPCU review and Town Hall meetings. During these meetings, collated departmental and District Sub-structure reports on the progress of implementation of programmes and activities would be presented and discussed. Feed backs from these meeting will be used to shape future planning and implementation.

6.2 Evaluation Evaluation of the Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) 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 MPCU will carry out an annual assessment of the MTDP to determine the level of implementation of the annual action plans. A Mid-Term evaluation would be carried out in March 2016 and a final evaluation (performance review of the 2014-2017 MTDP) would be carried out, from November 2017 - March 2018. Stakeholder’s workshops would be organized to discuss the results of the evaluations/reviews.

The main responsibility for evaluating the programmes and projects lies with the Municipal Planning and Co-ordinating Unit (MPCU). The MPCU 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 will be a key component of the evaluation process.

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 MTDP and co-ordinate monitoring and evaluation activities of the municipality.

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CHAPTER SEVEN MUNICIPAL MTDP COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

To increase community and stakeholder commitment interest and involvement in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes of the Municipal Medium Term Development Plan, there is the need to ensure effective communication among implementers, financiers, beneficiaries and other interest groups. This municipal communication strategy provides a framework for the:  Dissemination of the MTDP and Quarterly and Annual Progress on the level of implementation of the plan  Awareness creation on the expected roles of the stakeholders in the implementation of the MTDP programmes, projects and activities  Promotion of dialogue and generation of feedback on the performance of the municipality  Promotion of access and management of expectations of the public concerning the services of the municipality. The table below provides a summary of the communication strategy for the Municipal Medium Term Development Plan.

Table 59: Summary of communication Strategy Communication Strategy/Activity Time Frame Target Groups/ Responsible Focus Organizations Person/Agency Dissemination of Municipal level 16th September, Assembly Members, MPCU District Medium Public 2014 Members of the Term Hearing District Sub- Development 30th October, structures, PWDs, Plan and 2014 Traditional awareness Authorities, Head of creation on the departments/Agencies, expected roles of NGOs, CSOs, Trade stakeholders in Associations, Media, the Women groups, MP implementation Reproduction and 15th Oct 2014 – Area Councils, PM, MPCU of the DMTDP distribution of hard/ 30th January decentralized Secretariat soft copies of MTDP 2015 departments, NGOs, document to RCC, NDPC, MP, organizations and MLG&RD, Chairmen Agencies of sub-committees, Traditional Authorities, DACF Administrator, etc.

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Communication Strategy/Activity Time Frame Target Groups/ Responsible Focus Organizations Person/Agency Upload MTDP onto 20th January, General public, MPCU the world wide web 2015 investors, donors, , etc Secretariat Dissemination of General Assembly October 2014, Assembly members Municipal Co- Annual Action meetings 2015, 2015 and and Heads of ordinating Plans & Budgets 2017 Department Director Inter-departmental January, 2014, Heads of Department, Municipal Co- meetings November 2014, Agencies and Units ordinating 2015 and 2016 Director Public fora November – General Public Municipal Co- /awareness campaign December 2014, ordinating at Area Council 2015, 2016 and Director /community level, 2017 Town Hall meetings Reproduction and October- Area Councils, distribution of copies November 2014, Assembly members, MPCU of Action plan and 2015, 2016 and decentralized Secretariat budget documents 2017 departments, RCC, Common Fund Administrator, NDPC, MLG&RD Dissemination of MPCU/Inter- January, April, Heads of Department, MPCU Quarterly departmental review July and October Agencies and NGOs, Secretariat Monitoring meetings 2014, 2015,2016 Reports and 2017 Distribution of copies January, April, Heads of Department, MPCU of quarterly July and October Agencies, Units, RCC Secretariat monitoring reports to 2014, 2015, 2016 and District Assembly Units/Organizations/ and 2017 Sub-committees Agencies Dissemination of MPCU/Inter- February Heads of Department, MPCU Annual Progress departmental review 2014,2015,2016, Agencies and NGOs Secretariat Reports meetings 2017 and 2018 Annual Progress March 2014, Area Councils, MPCU Review workshops at 2015,2016, 2017 Assembly members, Secretariat municipal level and 2018 artisans, farmers, trade associations, Traditional Authority, Private sector , youth, Distribution of copies February-April Heads of Department, MPCU of Annual Progress 2014,2015,2016, Agencies, Units, RCC Secretariat Reports to 2017 and 2018 and Sub-committees, organization/agencies PM, NDPC, NGOs

Radio documentary March 2014, General public Municipal Chief 2015,2016, 2017 Executive and 2018 Public fora/ March-April MCE., MCD Awareness campaign 2014,2015,2016, General Public MPCU at community levels, 2017 and 2018 Town Hall meetings

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Communication Strategy Time Frame Target Groups/ Responsible Focus Organizations Person/Agency Promote dialogue Sod cutting Before start of Project stakeholders Works and generate feed project execution Department back on project MPCU implementation Site meetings Monthly Project stakeholders Works Department MPCU Project After end of Project stakeholders Works Commissioning project and before Department ceremonies project utilization MPCU

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Annex 1

DISTRICT MEDUIM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017

PUBLIC HEARING REPORT

1. Name of District: Offinso Municipal Assembly Region: Ashanti

2. Name of Zonal Council: Offinso

3. Venue: Municipal Assembly Hall, Offinso Date: 16/09/2014

4. Medium of Invitation to Participants: Letters

5. Groups and Individuals Invited:  Assembly members  Representatives of Zonal Councils  Unit Committee Conveners  Artisans  Trade Associations  Farmers  Heads of Departments and Agencies  NGOs  Private Investors  PLWHIV/AIDS  Youth groups  PWDs  Chiefs  Queen Mothers  MCE  MCD

6. Total Number of Persons at Public Hearing: 80 7. Female Representation: 13 (16.3%) 8. Language use: Twi 9. Major Issues at Public Hearing:  Performance of the 2010-2013 DMTDP  Existing Situation of the Offinso Municipality

196  Key Development Issues of Offinso Municipality  Key Development Focus/ Direction of the Municipality for 2014-2017  Key Development objectives and Strategies for 2014-2017 - 10 Major Areas of Complaints:

 High number of on-going projects, and that priority should be given to the implementation of all such projects in the 2014-2017 plan period  The need to address the poor feeder and town road infrastructure in the municipality  The need to target children with HIV/AIDS prevention education  The need to decentralize HIV/AIDS Anti-retroviral Drugs to all recognize health facilities and creation of income ventures for people living with HIV/AIDs  The need to address the poor state of market infrastructure in the municipality  Absence of a standard municipal hospital  The need to make provision in the Assembly’s budget to support the school feeding programme.  High encroachment on public lands  The need to provide infrastructure for the security agencies  Inadequate office accommodation and means of transport for official duties.  Promoting organic farming and formulate bye-laws on agro- chemical applications  Lack of parental care and responsibility

11. Proposals to resolve above complaints:

 Incorporate concerns in the MTDP and ensure effective implementation programmes and activities of the Municipal Plans and Budgets.  Establish Urban Roads Department in the Municipality to facilitate the planning and implementation of the municipal town roads and drains  The Municipal Assembly is collaborating with the chiefs to protect all public lands.  12. Comments on participation:

Participation was good. Participants stayed to the end of the programme and actively contributed to the discussions.

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13. Assent to Acceptance of Public Hearing Report:

Signature of

Municipal Chief Executive: ……………………………... (Hon. Baafuor Kese- Amankwaa)

Municipal Co-ordinating Director: …………………………….. (Edward Afari Gyem)

Presiding Member: …. …………………………….. ( Hon.Prempeh Pambuor Karikari

Chairman, Development Planning Sub-Committee:……...………………………… ( Hon. Godfred Nduru)

Municipal Development Planning Officer:………………………….……………… ( Joseph Frimpong Naayo)

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