ADANSI NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2018 ANNUAL COMPOSITE PROGRESS REPORT PREPARED BY: DISTRICT PLANNING CO-ORDINATING UNIT (DCPU) i TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures……………………………………………………………………………….……...…v List of Tables ……………………………………………………………………………….……...….v List of Acronyms ………………………………………………………………………………....….vii CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PURPOSE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION .............................................................. 1 1.2 PROCESSES INVOLVED .......................................................................................................... 2 1.3 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED .................................................................................................. 2 1.4 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2018 ...................... 3 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................................. 6 2.0 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES REPORT ................................................ 6 2.1 PROGRAMMES/PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION STATUS FOR 2018 ............................... 6 2.2 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE 2018 ................................................... 12 2.3 ANALYSIS OF FUND FLOW TO THE DISTRICT ............................................................... 15 2.3.1 Measures Put in Place to Increase Locally Generated Revenue ......................................... 15 2.3.2 Measures Adopted to Manage Expenditure ........................................................................ 16 2.4 CHALLENGES WITH REGARD TO DISBURSEMENT ...................................................... 16 2.5 UPDATE ON NATIONAL INDICATORS, DISTRICT INDICATORS AND TARGETS .... 16 2.3.1 Comments on The Strategic Medium-Term National Indicators ....................................... 22 2.4 EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................ 27 2.4.1 Pupil-Teacher Ratio ............................................................................................................ 29 2.4.2 District Performance in BECE 2018 ................................................................................... 29 2.4.3 Completion Rates / Retention Rates ................................................................................... 30 nd 2.4.4 Ghana's 62 Independence Anniversary Debate Competition ........................................... 31 2.4.5 Orientation and Induction of Newly Employed Teachers .................................................. 31 2.5 HEALTH.................................................................................................................................... 32 2.5.1 Top Ten OPD Cases 2015-2018 ......................................................................................... 33 2.5.2 HIV Activities ..................................................................................................................... 34 2.5.3 Health Personnel’s in the District ....................................................................................... 37 2.5.4 National Health Insurance Scheme ..................................................................................... 37 2.6 BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTER (BAC)............................................................................... 41 2.6.1 Apprenticeship Training Opportunities for Unemployed Youth in The District ................ 41 2.7 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT .................. 42 2.7.1 Child Rights Protection Programme ................................................................................... 42 2.7.2 Child / Family Neglect ........................................................................................................ 43 ii 2.7.3 Disputed Pregnancies (Paternity) ........................................................................................ 43 2.7.4 Custody of Children ............................................................................................................ 43 2.7.5 Family Welfare / Reconciliation ......................................................................................... 43 2.7.6 Programmes And Activities with Day Care Centres .......................................................... 44 2.7.7 Child Labour Programme In the District ............................................................................ 44 2.7.8 Community Care Programme ............................................................................................. 45 2.7.8.1 Registration of Persons with Disabilities (PWDS) .......................................................... 45 2.7.8 Social / Public Education .................................................................................................... 46 2.7.9 Referral to The District Health Centre, Fomena ................................................................. 46 2.7.10 The Leap Programme In the Adansi North District .......................................................... 46 2.7.11 Justice Administration Programme ................................................................................... 47 2.7.11.1 Social Work at The District Magistrate Court Fomena ................................................. 47 2.8 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ..................................................................................... 47 2.8.1 Agro Input Distribution Under PFJ..................................................................................... 50 2.8.1.1 Fertilizer Distribution....................................................................................................... 50 2.9 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ................................................................................................ 58 2.9.1 Health Education Activities ................................................................................................ 58 2.9.2 Presentation on Environmental health at the behest of Justice and Peace Commission ..... 59 2.9.3 Health Promotion Activities ............................................................................................... 59 2.9.4 Disinfection and Disinfestation........................................................................................... 59 2.9.5 Waste Disposal Sites ........................................................................................................... 59 2.9.6 Food Safety ......................................................................................................................... 59 2.9.7 Communal Labour .............................................................................................................. 59 2.10 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ....................................................................................................... 59 CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................................... 61 3.0 UPDATE ON CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ISSUES IN 2018 ................. 61 3.1 GHANA SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME ....................................................................... 61 3.1.1 Central Government Releases ............................................................................................. 62 3.1.2 Benefits of the Ghana School Feeding Programme; ........................................................... 62 3.2 NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (NHIS) ........................................................ 62 3.3 PLANTING FOR FOOD AND JOBS PROGRAMME (PFJ) .................................................. 62 3.4 LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY (LEAP) ....................................... 65 3.5 FREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMME.................................................................... 66 3.6 NATIONS BUILDERS CORP PROGRAMME (NABCO) ..................................................... 67 3.6.1 Educate Ghana .................................................................................................................... 67 3.6.2 Digitize Ghana .................................................................................................................... 67 3.6.3 Civic Ghana ........................................................................................................................ 68 iii 3.6.4 Heal Ghana.......................................................................................................................... 68 3.6.5 Revenue Ghana ................................................................................................................... 68 3.6.6 Enterprise Ghana ................................................................................................................. 68 3.7 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY .................................................................................................. 68 3.7.1 Registration of Persons with Disability .............................................................................. 68 3.8 ONE-DISTRICT-ONE-FACTORY (1DIF) PROGRAMME.................................................... 69 3.9 PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M & E) ...................................... 69 3.9.1 Monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 70 3.9.2 Evaluation ..........................................................................................................................