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RESILIENCY in NORTHERN GHANA (RING) ANNUAL REPORT FY 2016 (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016) Contract No FY16 Annual Report – USAID RING Project November 15, 2016 GenGene RESILIENCY IN NORTHERN GHANA (RING) ANNUAL REPORT FY 2016 (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016) Contract No. AID-641-C-14-00002 November 15, 2016 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Global Communities. FY16 Annual Report – USAID RING Project November 15, 2016 USAID RESILIENCY IN NORTHERN GHANA (RING) ANNUAL REPORT FY 2016 (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016) DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. FY16 Annual Report – USAID RING Project November 15, 2016 Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................................................... 6 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 8 1. Introduction .........................................................................................................................10 2. Administration and Finance .................................................................................................10 Grants and Contracts..................................................................................................11 Human Resources ......................................................................................................11 3. Project Partner Support .......................................................................................................13 4. Summary of Activities and Progress toward Results............................................................14 Component One .........................................................................................................20 Component Two .........................................................................................................47 Component Three .......................................................................................................77 5. Monitoring and Evaluation ...................................................................................................91 6. Social Behavior Change Communication ............................................................................95 7. Success Stories ................................................................................................................ 101 8. Areas for Improvement, Lessons Learned, and Challenges .............................................. 103 Unanticipated Mucuna Performance ......................................................................... 103 Accessibility to Communities .................................................................................... 103 Securing Seeds for Certain Activities ........................................................................ 104 Navigating Implementation around the Political Season ........................................... 104 Engagement with Regional Partners ......................................................................... 104 Efficacy of Multi-Purpose Workshops ....................................................................... 105 9. Plans and Areas of Emphasis for the Coming Quarter ...................................................... 105 Component One Focal Areas ................................................................................... 105 Component Two Focal Areas ................................................................................... 106 Component Three Focal Areas ................................................................................. 107 Other Focal Areas .................................................................................................... 107 10. ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................................... 110 USAID Resiliency in Northern Ghana Contract No. AID-641-C-14-00002 3 FY16 Annual Report – USAID RING Project November 15, 2016 Tables Table 1 RING Indicator Performance Tracking Table (Project Start to Date) .............................14 Table 2 Progress of New VSLAs formed in 2016 (in Ghana cedis)............................................21 Table 3 Cumulative VSLA Performance to Date (by District and in Ghana Cedis) .....................23 Table 4 Cumulative Share-Out Summary (in Ghana cedis) .......................................................24 Table 5 Results of 2015 OFSP Pilot ..........................................................................................25 Table 6 OFSP Vines Distribution by District in FY16 .................................................................27 Table 7 Summary of OFSP Support Delivered via Project Partners ..........................................28 Table 8 2015 Soybean yield summary ......................................................................................29 Table 9 Summary of Soybean Support to Date .........................................................................30 Table 10 Progress of small ruminant procured by districts in 2016 ............................................32 Table 11 Cumulative Small Ruminant Performance ..................................................................33 Table 12 Summary of Shea Collection and Sales to Date .........................................................35 Table 13 Progress of drip irrigation installations in implementing districts .................................37 Table 14 Performance of 40 Drip Irrigation Sites in Seven Districts ...........................................39 Table 15 Summary of Poultry Performance by District ..............................................................40 Table 16 Summary of Groundnut Pilot Coverage in 2016 .........................................................43 Table 17 Summary of Soil Improvement Coverage in 2016.......................................................43 Table 18 Summary of Logistics Management of Nutrition Commodity Training by District ........48 Table 19 Key Findings from Logistics Management Pre- and Post-Assessment .......................48 Table 20 Summary of HemoCue® Training by District ..............................................................49 Table 21 Percentage of Women Tested for Anemia at ANC Registration and 36 Weeks at Two Points in Time (Note: green indicates increased testing rate between points in time; red indicates decreased testing rate between points in time) .............................................50 Table 22 Summary of CMAM Trainings by District ....................................................................51 Table 23 Three-Year Trend of CMAM OPC Cure Rate by Districts ...........................................52 Table 24 Three-Year Trend of CMAM OPC Coverage by Districts ............................................52 Table 25 Summary of CIYCF Training by District ......................................................................53 Table 26 Three-Year Trend of Prevalence of Underweight among Children under Five, by District .........................................................................................................................54 Table 27 Summary of Data Utilization and Outreach Planning Trainings...................................55 Table 28 QI Summary ...............................................................................................................56 Table 29 Summary of ENA Training Participants by District and Designation ...........................57 Table 30 Summary of Durbars Conducted by District ................................................................57 Table 31 Number of Facilitators Trained in Advocacy Video Roll-out ........................................58 Table 32 Radio Stations Engaged by RING to Air IYCF Serial Drama ......................................59 Table 33 Summary of Cooking Demonstrations during FY16 by District and Participant ...........60 Table 34 RING Mother to Mother Support Group Summary ......................................................60 Table 35 CLTS Progress to Date ..............................................................................................64 Table 36 District Facilitation Team Training Summary ..............................................................66 Table 37 Borehole Repair Summary to Date .............................................................................70 USAID Resiliency in Northern Ghana Contract No. AID-641-C-14-00002 4 FY16 Annual Report – USAID RING Project November 15, 2016 Table 38 Summary of WSMT and Area Mechanic Training Progress ........................................71 Table 39 Summary of Hand Washing Station Plans and Distributions .......................................73 Table 40 Summary of water filter and aqua tab support ............................................................74 Table 41 Summary of Rain Water Harvesting System Progress to Date ...................................74 Table 42 Summary of Institutional Latrine Repairs to Date ........................................................77 Table 43 Summary of PFM completion progress as of FY16 Q4 for G2G districts ....................78 Table 44 Summary of outstanding PFM risk mitigations by risk level for G2G districts ..............78 Table 45 Summary of PFM Risk Mitigation Implementation Status as of FY16 Q4 for Subcontracted DAs .....................................................................................................79
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