ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY 2016 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT GHANA SHARED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA II (GSGDA II) 1 | P a g e FEBRUARY,ANNUAL PROGRESS 2017 REPORT, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... 7 LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... 8 LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................... 9 MISSION STATEMENT OF THE ASSEMBLY ............................................................................. 11 VISION OF THE ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 11 PROFILE ................................................................................................................................... 12 MANDATE.................................................................................................................................... 12 MAP OF ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY.................................................................... 13 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 14 CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................ 16 1.1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 16 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives for the year 2016 ...................................................... 16 1.2 Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability; ........................................................... 16 1.3: Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Natural Resource Management; .................. 17 1.4: Oil and Gas Development; .................................................................................................. 17 1.5: Infrastructure, Energy and Human Settlements; ................................................................. 17 1.6: Enhanced Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector; ...................................................... 17 1.7: Human Development, Employment and Productivity; ....................................................... 17 1.8: Transparent and Accountable Governance ......................................................................... 17 1. ENHANCED COMPETITIVENESS OF GHANA’s PRIVATE SECTOR ............................. 17 2. ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT................................................................................................... 18 2. INFRASTRACTURE, ENERGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT ............................................. 18 4. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT .................................... 19 1.9: Process Involved in Implementation and Difficulties Encountered .................................... 20 1.10: Status of projects Implementation ................................................................................... 22 1.11: Summary of Implementation by the GSGDA Thematic Areas ....................................... 23 1.12: Performances under the various Thematic Areas ............................................................ 23 CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................................... 27 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES REPORT .................................................. 27 2.1 Programme and Project Status for the Year 2016. .............................................................. 27 2.2 Report on Funding Sources ................................................................................................. 28 2.3: Release of Funds ................................................................................................................. 30 2.4: Efforts to Generate Funds ................................................................................................... 30 2.4.1 Strategies for Revenue Mobilization ............................................................................... 30 2.5: Challenges with regards to Generating Revenue ................................................................ 31 2.6: Report on Disbursement ...................................................................................................... 32 2.7: Issues Relating to Expenditure ............................................................................................ 33 2.7.1: Inadequacy of funds ......................................................................................................... 33 2.7.2: Other challenges with regards to disbursements ............................................................. 33 2.7.3 Other challenges with regards to generating funds ......................................................... 33 2.8 UPDATE ON CORE INDICATORS AND TARGETS ..................................................... 34 METRO EDUCATION DEPARTMENT .................................................................................... 35 2 | P a g e ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, 2016 TABLE 2.9: METRO HEALTH ......................................................................................................... 36 2.9: METRO EDUCATION DIRECTORATE ..................................................................... 36 2.10: Commissioning and Handing Over of New Office Block ............................................... 49 2.12: Monitoring/Supervision ................................................................................................... 49 2.13: Briefing on Computerized School Selection and Placement Scheme (CSSPS) .............. 50 2.14: Study Skills ...................................................................................................................... 50 2.15: Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) – 2016 Analysis ............................... 50 2.16: District Quality Monitoring System for Education (DQMS-E) ...................................... 51 2.18: Quality Status/Performance during the Year ................................................................... 52 2.19: Efforts at improving Access ............................................................................................ 53 2.20: Disciplinary Issue ............................................................................................................ 53 2.21: Incidents which Occurred During the Year ..................................................................... 54 2.21.2: Attack on Accra Newtown St. John’s ‘1’ & ‘2’ Primary School ................................. 54 2.21.3: Aftermath of the incident ............................................................................................. 54 2.22: Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 55 2.23: Arrests and Court Proceedings ........................................................................................ 56 2.24: Merger of Schools ........................................................................................................... 56 2.25: Logistics........................................................................................................................... 56 2.26 Finance............................................................................................................................. 57 2.27: Interventions/Donations................................................................................................... 58 2.28: Success Stories ................................................................................................................ 60 2.29: Major Challenges identified during the year were: ......................................................... 60 2.30: Recommendation ............................................................................................................. 61 2.28: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ..... 64 2.28.2: Extension Service......................................................................................................... 64 2.29: Child Protection Activities .............................................................................................. 68 2.30: Community Profiling ....................................................................................................... 68 2.37: Community Meetings ...................................................................................................... 69 2.31: Study Groups ................................................................................................................... 70 2.32: Community Engagement ................................................................................................. 71 2.33: Success Story ................................................................................................................... 72 2.34: Challenges ....................................................................................................................... 72 2.35: Recommendation ............................................................................................................