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SEKONDI-TAKORADI METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT [JANUARY – DECEMBER 2016] [Compiled by: Metro Planning and Coordinating Unit (MPCU)] 9th February 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 OBJECTIVE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT ............................ 1 1.3 PROCESSES INVOLVED AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED: ...................... 2 1.4 FORMAT OF THE REPORT .............................................................................. 2 1.5 PROGRAMMES / PROJECTS STATUS OF 2016 ACTION PLAN ....................... 3 2.0 CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................. 5 2.1 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES REPORT .................................. 5 2.2 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 5 2.3 DEPARTMENTAL/ UNIT REPORTS ................................................................. 5 2.3.1 CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION/ DEVELOPMENT PLANNING UNIT .............. 5 2.3.1.1 Ghana Urban Management Pilot Project (GUMPP) ........................................ 5 2.3.1.2 Priority Investment Projects ................................................................ 6 2.3.1.3 Urban Management Programme ......................................................... 7 2.3.1.4 Public-Private Partnership .................................................................. 7 2.3.1.5 The District Development Facility (DDF) ............................................. 9 2.3.1.6 Urban Development Grant (UDG) ..................................................... 10 2.3.1.7 The Capacity Support Fund (CSF) .................................................... 12 2.3.1.8 Multi-Sectoral HIV/AIDS .................................................................. 12 2.3.1.9 Open Governance Partnership (OGP) ................................................ 13 2.3.2 SOCIAL WELFARE .................................................................................. 15 2.3.2.1 Child Rights Promotion and Protection ............................................. 15 2.3.2.2. Day Care Training ............................................................................ 16 2.3.2.3. Care Day supervision and registration .............................................. 16 2.3.2.4 Children in Need of Care and Protection ........................................... 16 2.3.2.5 Justice Administration ..................................................................... 16 2.3.2.6 Juvenile Court .................................................................................. 16 2.3.2.7 Social Enquiry Report ....................................................................... 16 2.3.2.8. Community Care .............................................................................. 16 2.3.3 WASTE MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 17 2.3.4 AGRICULTURE ....................................................................................... 17 2.3.5 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ........................................................................ 20 i | P a g e 2.3.5.1 Challenges of Metro Health ............................................................... 21 2.3.5.2 Activities planned and implemented for the year 2016 ...................... 21 2.3.5.3 Health facilities................................................................................. 22 2.3.6 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION .............................................................. 23 2.3.6.1 Programmes Implemented in the year under review.............................. 23 2.3.6.2 Conduct Mock Examination and BECE ................................................ 23 2.4 REVENUE AND DISBURSEMENT UPDATE ................................................... 25 2.4.1 REVENUE UPDATE ................................................................................ 25 2.4.1.1 Internally Generated Fund ............................................................... 25 2.4.1.2 Other Sources of Revenue .................................................................... 26 2.4.2 DISBURSEMENT UPDATE ...................................................................... 27 2.5 UPDATE ON CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ISSUES .................. 28 2.5.1 GENDER .................................................................................................... 28 2.5.2 Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) .................................... 29 2.5.3 Support to the Aged ................................................................................ 29 2.5.4 Youth Development ................................................................................. 29 2.6 REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CORE INDICATORS........................... 31 3.0 CHAPTER THREE............................................................................................. 38 3.1 POLICY RECOMMENDATION ........................................................................ 38 3.1.1 Revenue .................................................................................................. 38 3.1.2 Education ............................................................................................... 38 3.1.3 Health ..................................................................................................... 39 3.1.4 Sanitation ............................................................................................... 39 3.1.5 Staff Development ................................................................................... 39 APPENDIX- PROJECT REGISTER .............................................................................. 40 ii | P a g e EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2016 Annual Progress Report (January-December) was prepared as a prerequisite to the National Development Planning System Act, 1994 (Act480) which enjoins the various MMDAs to prepare Medium-Term Development Plan and submit annual monitoring and evaluation report. The Annual Progress Report assesses the status of the implementation of the Annual Action Plan for 2016 fiscal year which was prepared based on the policy framework of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II, under the following thematic areas: 1. Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector; 2. Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management; 3. Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlements; 4. Human Development, Productivity and Employment; 5. Transparent and Accountable Governance. The report highlights the following: As at the end of the year, about 90% of projects and programmes in the Annual Action Plan have been implemented and 96% of the projects and programmes were budgeted for in the Annual Budget of the Assembly. The overall projects and programmes implementation was very good. The total Internally Generated Fund for the 2016 fiscal year was Seven Million, Three Hundred and Ninety-One Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy-Three Ghana Cedis Forty-Nine Pesewas (GHS7, 391, 273.49). The total revenue from other sources such as the District Assembly Common Fund, District Development Facility, Urban Development Grant, Member of Parliament Common Fund, Ghana Urban Management Pilot Project was Sixteen Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Two Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy-Five Ghana Cedis Eighty-Six Pesewas (GHS16, 772,675.86). Programmes/projects status for the year under review which includes District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), Internally Generated Fund (IGF), Ghana Urban Management Pilot Project (GUMPP), Urban Development Grant (UDG) Projects, iii | P a g e Street Naming and Property Addressing System, District Development Facility Fund (DDF), Open Government Partnership, Multi-Sectoral HIV and AIDs. Under GUMPP, the Assembly has implemented additional works to the Priority Investment Projects such as construction of five additional garages, construction and provision of water to the link road at the Kokompe Taxi Station to facilitate easy movement of the artisans and clients. The Sekondi Street naming which was stalled as a result of inadequate funds was awarded and work had commerce in earnest. The refurbishment of the Assembly’s conference room was also additional works to the support measures. The overall implementation of the GUMPP was fairly excellent. The introduction of the Urban Development Grant (UDG) for the MMA’S and the Functional Organization Assessment Test (FOAT) has significantly improved the performance of the Assembly in the area of Budgeting, Reporting and Auditing, Asset Management, Revenue Management and Social Accountability. Stakeholders Participation: The Assembly exists to improve the living conditions and the wellbeing of the people and the provision of basic infrastructure services. To achieve these objectives both physical and non-physical programmes and projects were outlined for implementation in the course of the year. The involvement of key stakeholders in the implementation of programmes and projects is very crucial in achieving the target for the year. Heads of the decentralized Departments of the Assembly played key roles in programmes and projects implementation in the year of 2016. Key stakeholders such as the Members of Parliament (especially MP for Effia constituency), Presiding Member, Assembly