CENTRAL GONJA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DRAFT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014 – 2017 BASED ON THE NATIONAL MEDIUM TERM POLICY FRAMEWORK Prepared by: DPCU, Central Gonja District Assembly 0 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents I. TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 1 II. LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................. 4 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 6 1.0 CHAPTER 1: DISTRICT PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 8 1.1 LOCATION AND SIZE ..................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................... 8 Relief and Drainage............................................................................................................................... 8 Climatic Characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 8 Soil and Vegetation ............................................................................................................................... 9 Winds .................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 CULTURE ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Ethnicity and Religion ........................................................................................................................... 9 Settlement Systems ............................................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Economy of the District .............................................................................................................. 11 1.5 Food Security .............................................................................................................................. 11 1.6 Governance ................................................................................................................................. 11 1.7 SOCIAL SERVICES......................................................................................................................... 13 Health ................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.8 HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................................... 15 1.9 EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................. 16 1.10 SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................................... 17 1.11 SCHOOL SANITATION .................................................................................................................. 19 1.12 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS........................................................................................................... 20 1.13 SCHOOL FEEDING ........................................................................................................................ 20 1.14 NHIS ............................................................................................................................................ 20 1.15 LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY (LEAP) ......................................................... 21 1.16 RESILIENCY IN NORTHERN GHANA PROJECT - RING ................................................................... 21 1.17 ECD Centers ................................................................................................................................ 21 1.18 HIV AND AIDS .............................................................................................................................. 21 1.19 GENDER....................................................................................................................................... 22 1.20 ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREEN ECONOMY ..................................................... 22 1 1.21 AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................. 22 1.22 LIVESTOCK ................................................................................................................................... 22 1.23 POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................. 23 1.23.1 Population size and distribution ......................................................................................... 23 1.23.2 Age and sex structure ......................................................................................................... 23 Table 2.1: Population by age, sex and type of locality ....................................................................... 23 1.23.3 Dependency Ratio ............................................................................................................... 24 1.24 HOUSING..................................................................................................................................... 24 1.25 DISASTER ..................................................................................................................................... 24 1.26 WATER SECURITY ........................................................................................................................ 24 1.27 MIGRATION (EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION) ....................................................................... 25 1.28 A SUMMARY OF KEY DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS/ISSUES/GAPS IDENTIFIED ............................. 26 2.0 CHAPTER 2: PRIORITISATION OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES ............................................................... 30 2.1 POTENTIALS, OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES (POCC ANALYSIS) ................ 30 2.2 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OPTION ............................................................................................... 39 3.0 CHAPTER 3: DEVELOPMENT GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES ................................................ 40 3.1 A CLEAR DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FOCUS .................................................................................. 40 3.2 DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GOAL .................................................................................................. 40 3.3 Development projections for 2014-2017 ................................................................................... 41 3.4 ADOPTED POLICY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES ....................................................................... 41 4.0 CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES .................................................................................. 45 REVENUE GENERATION .......................................................................................................................... 46 Local Economic Development ................................................................................................................ 47 AGRICULTURE - ALTERNATIVE LIVELHOOD ............................................................................................ 48 CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE ...................................................................................................... 49 WATER AND SANITATION ....................................................................................................................... 50 ENERGY ................................................................................................................................................... 51 EDUCATION............................................................................................................................................. 52 HEALTH AND NUTRITION ........................................................................................................................ 54 The Aged ................................................................................................................................................. 56 Child Development and Protection ........................................................................................................ 56 POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND MIGRATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ................................. 57 Poverty Reduction and Income Inequalities ........................................................................................... 57 Public Safety and Security ...................................................................................................................... 58 Gender Equity and Women Empowerment ........................................................................................... 58 2 4.1 INDICATIVE FINANCIAL PLAN ...................................................................................................... 59 5.0 CHAPTER 5: DISTRICT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ................................................................................ 61 5.1 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR