UPPER DENKYIRA WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DRAFT DISTRICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014 - 2017 Prepared By: District Planning Coordinating Unit Upper Denkyira West District Assembly P. O, Box DW 80 Diaso December, 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The preparation of the 2014 - 2017 Medium Term Development Plan of the District would not have been successfully completed without the commitment and relentless efforts of the Plan Preparation Team members and other personalities including the Heads of Department. The Upper Denkyira West District Assembly with profound gratitude and thanks, acknowledge and appreciate the hardworking members of the Plan Preparation Team. The District Assembly wishes to thank the Traditional Authorities, Area Council members, community members, staff of sector departments and other development partners operating in the district like World Vision who provided data, participated in the public hearings and made substantial inputs into the plan preparation as well as individuals whose names are not mentioned. Special thanks is extended to Mrs. Lucy Owusu the Regional Economic Planning Officer, Central Region and the National Development Planning Commission for the encouragement, guidance and general facilitating role they played in the preparation of the medium term development plan of the district. Finally, the devoted services of all staff of the Assembly, who contributed greatly to the successful completion of the Plan, are duly appreciated and recognised. Our appreciation also goes to the management of the Assembly and the entire Assembly members for their moral, material and financial support to the work of the team especially the District Chief Executive, Hon. Ambrose Amoah-Ashyiah and Mr. Fred B. Kpodo, the District Coordinating Director. Greater thanks to the Almighty God who has brought everything to a great fulfilment. Abbreviations BAC Business Advisory Centre CDO Community Development Officer CU Cooperative Union DWST District Water and Sanitation Team EHU Environmental Health Unit MLGRD Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development NDPC National Development Planning Commission NDPS National Development Planning Systems NGO Non-Governmental Organization PoA Programme of Action POCC Potentials, Opportunities, Constraints and Challenges PPD Physical Planning Department PPM Poverty Profiling and Mapping PPO Physical Planning Officer PPP Policies, Programmes and Projects PSC Private Sector Competitiveness RCC Regional Coordinating Council RPCU Regional Planning Coordinating Unit SDCP Sub-District Council Plans SDCs Sub-District Councils SDDP Sub-District Development Plans SDS Sub-District Structures SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SIF Social Investment Fund SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time- bound TCPD Town and Country Planning Department U5MR Under-Five Mortality Rate UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 2 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................... 3 LIST OF TABLE ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Table1.12: Sector Employment situation in the District ........................................................................ 6 Table 1.19: Distribution and Condition of Educational Infrastructure at Kindergarten/ Primary Level 6 Table 1.20: Distribution and Condition of Educational Infrastructure at JHS Level .......................... 6 List of figures ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Figure1.14. Immunization coverage in the district in 2009 ................................................................. 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 8 1.0 Introduction 8 1.1 Objective 9 1.2 Methodology 9 1.3 Process and Participation by stakeholders 10 1.4 Organisation of the Plan 10 CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................................... 13 PERFORMANCE REVIEW/PROFILE/CURRENT SITUATION/BASELINE .................................... 13 1.1 Introduction 13 Mission.................................................................................................................................................. 13 Vision .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Functions of Upper Denkyira West District Assembly ........................................................................ 13 1.2 Performance Review 15 1.2.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 16 PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE: To ensure that 60% of communities have adequate access to potable water ......................................................................................................................................................... 38 1.2 Physical Features 65 1.2.1 Location and Size......................................................................................................................... 65 1.2.2 Relief and Drainage ..................................................................................................................... 68 1.2.5 Vegetation .................................................................................................................................... 69 1.2.6 Soils and Agricultural Landuse.................................................................................................... 70 1.3 Social and Cultural Structure 70 1.3.1 Ethnic Composition ..................................................................................................................... 70 1.4 Settlements 72 1.4.1 Settlement Pattern ........................................................................................................................ 72 1.4.2 Direction of growth in the District ......................................................................................... 73 1.4.3 Functional Linkages ............................................................................................................... 74 1.4.4 Functionality of Settlements .................................................................................................. 74 1.4.5 Spatial Organization .................................................................................................................... 76 1.5 Economic Characteristics 81 1.5.1 Economic activity status and sex ........................................................................................... 81 8.4.2 Materials for floor (occupied) .................................................................................................... 104 8.4.3 Materials for roofing .................................................................................................................. 105 8.7.2 Source of water for other domestic purposes............................................................................. 109 2.2.2 Dependency Ratio ................................................................................................................ 117 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................................... 125 Prioritization of Development Issues ..................................................................................................... 125 COMMUNITY ACTION PLANS (NEEDS & ASPIRATIONS) .................................................... 126 PRIORITIZATION OF IDENTIFIED NEEDS ................................................................................ 138 1 Harmonised Development Issues ..................................................................................................... 140 Table 2.4: POCC Analysis ................................................................................................................... 142 CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................................ 153 DEVELOPMENT GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES .......................................................... 153 3.1 Introduction 153 3.2 District Development Focus 153 3.3 National and District Goals 153 Table 3.1 Goal Compatibility analysis ............................................................................................... 154 Table 3.2 Projection for the age cohorts ............................................................................................ 155 Projections for Social Service .............................................................................................................. 155 Table3.3: Current infrastructure needs of basic schools. ................................................................. 156 Table 3.4: Projected infrastructure (classrooms) need for Primary. .............................................