April 30, 2018 GenGene RESILIENCY IN NORTHERN GHANA (RING) QUARTERLY REPORT FY 2018 Q2 (January 1, 2018 – March 31, 2018) Contract No. AID-641-C-14-00002 April 30, 2018 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Global Communities. April 30, 2018 USAID RESILIENCY IN NORTHERN GHANA (RING) QUARTERLY REPORT FY 2018 Q2 (January 1, 2018 – March 31, 2018) 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. April 30, 2018 Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 7 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 8 2. Administration and Finance .................................................................................................. 9 Grants and Contracts................................................................................................... 9 Human Resources ......................................................................................................10 3. Regional Partner Coordination and Support ........................................................................10 4. Summary of Activities and Progress toward Results............................................................19 Component One .........................................................................................................29 Component Two .........................................................................................................49 Component Three .......................................................................................................78 5. Monitoring and Evaluation ...................................................................................................92 6. Social Behavior Change Communication ............................................................................94 7. Opportunities, Lessons Learned, and Challenges ...............................................................96 8. Plans and Areas of Emphasis for the Coming Quarter ........................................................99 Component One Focal Areas .....................................................................................99 Component Two Focal Areas ...................................................................................100 Component Three Focal Areas .................................................................................101 Other Focal Areas ....................................................................................................101 9. Annexes & Attachments ....................................................................................................103 3 April 30, 2018 Tables Table 1 RING Indicator Performance Tracking Table (Project Start to Date) .............................19 Table 2 Performance of all VSLAs in FY18 Q2 (in Ghana cedis) ...............................................32 Table 3 Performance of VSLAs formed in FY18 Q2 (current savings cycle) (in Ghana cedis) ...33 Table 4 Summary of VSLA Share-Out Funds Utilization in FY18 Q2 (in Ghana cedis) ..............34 Table 5 Cumulative VSLA performance from project start to date (by district, in Ghana Cedis) .35 Table 6 Summary of UDS-managed OFSP Vine Multiplication Sites, by Districts .....................39 Table 7 Summary of District-managed OFSP Vine Multiplication Sites, by District ....................39 Table 8 Summary of Small Ruminant Performance by District ..................................................42 Table 9 Summary of New Drip Kit Installation via Supplementary Support from Global Communities, by District ..............................................................................................44 Table 10 Summary of Leafy Green Vegetable Cultivation with Drip Irrigation Support (All Kits Installed), by District ....................................................................................................45 Table 11 QI Team Meetings Q2, by District ...............................................................................55 Table 12 Summary of Integrated Community Engagements during the Quarter, by District ......58 Table 13 Summary Table of SAV Dissemination Participants ...................................................59 Table 18 Supportive Supervision to MTMSG-Progress and Status, by District ..........................62 Table 15 Joint Integrated Nutrition Supportive Supervision Summary. ......................................65 Table 16 Summary of CLTS Triggering Progress, by District ....................................................70 Table 17 Summary of Household Latrine and Tippy Tap Construction Progress, by District .....71 Table 18 Summary of Post-ODF Assessment Results, by District .............................................73 Table 19 Summarized Performance of RING-supported Districts in ODF League Table Results ....................................................................................................................................75 Table 20 Summary of WSMT Performance Assessment, by District .........................................77 Table 21 Summary of Water Quality Test Results .....................................................................78 Table 22 Summary of LEAP/VSLA Overlap Results, by District ................................................82 Table 23 Financial & Milestone Completion Summary for 2017 Sub-Contracted Districts .........91 Abbreviations and Acronyms AEA Agriculture Extension Agent AMEP Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan APS Annual Program Statement AWP Annual Work Plan BAC Business Advisory Center C4H Communicate for Health CAP Community Action Plan CBO Community-Based Organization CDO Community Development Officer CHPS Community-based Health Planning and Services CHW Community Health Worker C-IYCF Community-based infant and young child feeding CLTS Community-Led Total Sanitation CMAM Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition 4 April 30, 2018 CWC Child Welfare Clinic DA District Assembly DAD District Agricultural Department DCD District Coordinating Director DCE District Chief Executive DFT District Facilitation Team DHA District Health Administration DHMT District Health Management Team DHS Demographic & Health Survey DICCS District Interagency Coordinating Committee on Sanitation DNO District Nutrition Officer DPCU District Planning and Coordinating Unit DPO District Planning Officer DVM Decentralized Vine Multiplication DWST District Water and Sanitation Teams E4H Evaluate for Health EHO Environmental Health Officer EHSU Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit ENA Essential Nutrition Action FAM Fixed Asset Management FMO Financial Management Office FtF Feed the Future FY Fiscal Year G2G Government-to-Government GA Governance Advisor GAP Good Agricultural Practice GHS Ghana Health Service GIS Geographic Information System GOG Government of Ghana GPS Global Positioning System GSA/SNG Global Shea Alliance/Shea Network Ghana HW Health worker IR Intermediate Result ISD Information Services Department JSI John Snow, Inc. LEAP Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty M&E Monitoring and Evaluation METSS Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support Services MMDA Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly MOGCSP Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection MTDP Medium-Term Development Plan MTMSG Mother-to-Mother Support Group MUAC Mid/Upper-Arm Circumference NGO Non-Governmental Organization NL Natural Leader NLN Natural Leaders Network NRCC Northern Region Coordinating Council NRHD Northern Regional Health Directorate ODF Open-Defecation Free OFSP Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato PFM Public Financial Management 5 April 30, 2018 PHAST Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation PPA Public Procurement Authority QA Quality Assurance RAD Regional Agricultural Department RDCD Regional Department of Community Development RDSW Regional Department of Social Welfare ReFMIC Resource and Financial Management Improvement Committee REHSD Regional Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate RHD Regional Health Directorate RICCS Regional Interagency Coordinating Committee on Sanitation RING Resiliency in Northern Ghana RPCU Regional Planning and Coordinating Unit S4H Systems for Health SARI Savannah Agricultural Research Institute SBCC Social Behavior Change Communication SHEP School Health Education Program SOW Scope of Work SPRING Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally SW/CDO Social Welfare/Community Development Officer TOT Training of Trainers UDS University for Development Studies UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government VSLA Village Savings and Loans Associations W4H WASH for Health WASH Water Access, Sanitation and Hygiene WHO World Health Organization WIAD Women in Agricultural Development WSMT Water and Sanitation Management Team 6 April 30, 2018 Executive Summary During the first three and a half years of implementation, Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) has made great strides toward achieving the overall objectives of reducing poverty and malnutrition