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THE BIAKOYE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

FOR 2016

PROJECTS/PROGRAMMES

FEBRUARY, 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background 6

1.2 Key monitoring and evaluation objectives for the year 8

1.3 Methodology 8

1.4 Challenges 8

CHAPTER TWO

MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES

2.1 Introduction 9

2.2 Status of Development Project Implemented (Jan - Dec. 2016) 9

2.2.1 Status of Implementation of 2016 Annual Action Plan 10

2.2.2 Status of Development Projects (Physical) From Jan. – Dec. 2016 22

2.2.3 Update on Disbursements from Funding Source 32

2.4 Update on Core District Indicators 33

2.5 Human Resource Development 34

2.6 Good Governance 36

2.7.0 Employment 36

2.7.1 National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) 36

2.8.0 Update on Critical Development and Poverty Issues 37

2.8.1 Agriculture 37

.2.8.2 Governance 38

2.8.3 Health 38

2.8.4 Education 39

2.8.5 Vulnerability Issues 40

2.9 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation 41

2.10 District Development Facility (DDF)/Capacity Building 42

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CHAPTER THREE

THE WAY FORWARD

3.1 Introduction 43

3.2 Key Issues 43

3.3 Recommendations 43

3.4 Conclusion 44

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

APR Annual Progress Report

BECE Basic Education Certificate Examination

CBOs Community Based Organizations

CBRDP Community Based Rural Development Programme

CSO Civil Society Organization

DA District Assembly

DACF District Assembly Common Fund

DASLF District Assembly Stool Land Fund

DDF District Development Fund

DMTDP District Medium-Term Development Plan

DPCU District Planning and Co-ordinating Unit

GHS Ghana Health Service

GES Ghana Education Service

GSGDA Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda

LEAP Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty

MOFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

NDPC National Development Planning Commission

NGOs Non- Governmental Organizations

YEA Youth Employment Agency

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INTRODUCTION

Executive Summary

This Report is the Annual Progress Reports on the assessment of progress made in the

implementation of activities outlined in the District Medium Term Development Plan 2014-2017.

It is a statement of progress made in respect of activities planned to be implemented in the

Assembly’s Annual Action Plan for 2016 and in further assessment of progress made in the

achievement of specific objectives outlined in the District Medium Term Development Plan

(DMTDP 2014-2017). The ultimate goal of the District Medium Term Development Plan 2014-

2017 is to achieve an improvement in socio-economic development through provision of

infrastructure and development of human capital whilst enhancing good governance.

This Annual Progress Report (APR) is prepared from an assessment of status of indicators and

targets adopted for monitoring and evaluating the achievements of activities/interventions

earmarked for the year 2016 Financial Year. It further documents key planned activities

implemented during the year to bring about the desired changes in the indicators.

Also included in this report is the status of all GETFund projects in the district.

Chapter one of the report provides a brief profile of the BDA and an overview of the M&E

objectives and arrangements. Chapter two presents a review of development status for the year as

well as status of development programmes and projects under the thematic areas of GSGDA II and

assessment of the performance of core indicators across the sectors of the district economy. The

recommendations, key issues and way forward are presented in chapter three.

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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

The Biakoye District Assembly was carved out of the former Jasikan District in 2007. It was then

established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1910 on 1st of November, 2007. The district was

inaugurated in March, 2011. The capital is Nkonya Ahenkro, which is about 70 kilometers from

Ho, the regional capital and about 185 kilometers from Accra, the national capital.

The District is located in the middle part of the Volta Region and lies within longitude 00 15’ E and

00 45’ E and latitude 60 45’ N and 70 15’ N. It shares boarders with the Hohoe and Jasikan Districts

to the east, Kpando District to the south, Kadjebi and Krachi East Districts to the North and the

Volta Lake to the west. The total surface land area is about 1,105.9 sq/km representing 5.4% of the

total land area of the Volta Region. The District Capital is Nkonya-Ahenkro, located in the southern

part of the District.

Based on the 2010 population and housing census estimation of 65,901 comprising approximately

33,057 women and 32,844 men, Biakoye District’s population was projected to be 76,567. In terms

of sex composition, male form 50.2 percent of the population, making Biakoye District one of the

few districts in Ghana where males slightly outnumber females.

Furthermore, about 22,373 (33.9%) of the population live in the rural areas. The sex ratio for the

District is 100.6. This means that for every 100 females, there are about 101 males, indicating that

there are more males than females, as stated earlier, in the District. The District grows at an annual

rate of 2.5% (Volta Regional Growth Rate).

Vision

Biakoye District seeks to become the leading aqua culture and vegetable exporting District in the

country.

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Mission

The Biakoye District Assembly exists to ensure the social, economic and political well-being of its

people through public-private partnership and fiscal, material, human resources mobilization in an

atmosphere of peace and unity.

The Annual Progress Report is an aggregation of the Quarterly Progress Reports including that of

the fourth quarter for the period under review. It was prepared by the DPCU in fulfilment of the

NDPC regulation and presents a comprehensive report on the status of development

projects/programmes on-going in the Biakoye District Assembly from 1st January to 31st December,

2016.

The 2016 Annual Action Plan (AAP) was prepared in accordance with the 2014-2017 District

Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) which is based on the Ghana Shared Growth and

Development Agenda II (GSGDA II) policy framework. The policy framework has seven thematic

areas as follows: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability; Enhancing Competitiveness in

Ghana’s Private Sector; Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource

Management; Oil and Gas Development; Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development;

Human Development, Productivity and Employment and; Transparent and Accountable

Governance.

The District focused mainly on four areas of the GSGDA themes of the plan, during the period

under review. These were Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural

Resource Management, Human development, Productivity and Employment, Transparent and

Accountable Governance, and Infrastructural, Energy and Human Settlements Development.

Some of the major activities carried out were continuation and completion of projects/programmes

started during the previous years, especially from 2015. On human development, many educational

activities were undertaken including construction of classroom blocks and other infrastructure for

both basic and second-cycle schools in the District. Some of the classroom blocks were completed

and handed over to their beneficiary schools including Tapaman Senior High, the yet-to-take off

Wurupong second cycle school and the E-Block for the Bowiri Community Day School.

Also paramount is the continuation of the School Feeding Programme in 19 basic schools.

Major achievements were also made especially in the agriculture, health and water and sanitation

sectors. Community Health-Based Planning and Services (CHPS) Compounds were completed and

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new ones started as well during the year under review. Nine communities in the district were

declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) under the implementation of the Community-Led Total

Sanitation (CLTS) programme.

1.2 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives for the year.

The Monitoring and Evaluation of projects were carried out to track progress of work in the 2014-

2017 District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP) based on the Ghana Shared Growth and

Development Agenda (GSGDA).

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan seeks to achieve among other things the following

objectives:

1. To ensure that projects and programmes are implemented according to plan.

2. To assess the performance of the District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP).

3. To assess the impact of the plan on beneficiaries.

4. To provide information for incorporation into subsequent development plans.

1.3 Methodology

Relevant and appropriate data was collected from field visits, District Assembly offices and other

decentralized departments/units for this report. The data was collected mostly on the proposed

projects/activities in the Medium Term Development Plan as far as the various departments were

concerned. Others including the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and National School Feeding

Programme (NSFP) were also considered.

The Quarterly Progress Reports for the year under review were then aggregated, data collated and

analysed into the 2016 Annual Progress Report.

1.4 Challenges

Difficulties faced included:

Inadequate documentation on projects/programmes.

Delayed and inadequate funding.

Inadequate motivation for M & E staff.

Poor Internally Generated Fund (IGF) mobilization.

CHAPTER TWO

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES

2.1 Introduction

Monitoring and evaluation is an indispensable exercise in the implementation of the DMTDP. It

enables the District to assess the level of achievement of developmental targets, identify constraints

and failures and suggest ways of improving project designs to achieve better impact.

This chapter therefore entails the status of projects, disbursement of funds, indicators and targets of

the MTDP, development and poverty issues etc of the year under review.

Programmes were drawn for the Monitoring Team to visit some of the projects sites to monitor the

progress of implementation of works during the year under review. The Monitoring Team members

included:

Samuel Ashiagbor - Assistant Technician Engineer

Vera Gaitu - Dist. Director of Health Service

Anthony Ankutse - AD IIB

Stephen Kyei - Dist. Works Engineer

Derrick Lokko - Dist. Budget Officer

Jacob Lawson - Dist. Planning Officer

M. K. Sedeafor - Dist. Finance Officer

Hon. Godwin Owusu - Works Sub-Committee Chaiman.

Lawrence Agyeman - Dist. Dir. of Education

Abdul-Baki Umar - Asst. Dist. Planning Officer

2.2 Status of Development Project Implemented (January – December, 2016)

An analysis of the year revealed that projects/programmes designed for implementation in the

previous quarters that were not completed were, as usual, rolled over. A few new ones were also

considered for implementation.

The assessment showed better achievement with the DACF and GETFUND) physical projects, but

moderate with the decentralized departments that is mostly involved in the implementation of non-

physical projects.

2.2.1 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 2015 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN

Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability

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Objective: 1. Improve Fiscal Resource Mobilization and Management.

Program/Project/Activity Location Level of

implementation

Amount Spent

(GHC)

Recruit 20

Revenue/commission

Collectors for the

Town/Area Councils

5 for each Council Activity Undertaken

2,000.00

Organize 1 No. tax

campaign quarterly

District-wide Activity Undertaken

6,000.00

Mobilise revenue inclu-

ding property tax system

District-wide Activity undertaken 5,000.00

Monitor and supervise

reve-nue collectors

monthly

District-wide Activity undertaken

Prepare and publicise

monthly and annual

expendi-ture reports

Ahenkro Activity undertaken

1,200.00

Update the Assembly’s

revenue register (including

registration of businesses

and SME’s)

Ahenkro On-going -

Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector

Objectives: 1. Improve private sector productivity and competitiveness domestically and globally.

2. Diversify and expand the tourism industry for economic development.

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implementation

Amount Spent

(GHC)

Assist private investors to

access land

District-wide Activity on-going -

Provide support to Self-

help projects

District wide Activity undertaken 2,500.00

Construct lorry park (

phase II )

Abotoase

Activity on-going and

About 90% completed

218,629.16

Extension of electricity to

markets

Abotoase,

Kwamekrom

Abotoase undertaken

by ECG

-

Partner Private Sector to

invest in agric and tourism

District-wide Not undertaken -

Construct and rehabilitate

market sheds

Abotoase, K’krom

Newtown,

Bumbula

Not undertaken 0.00

Construct lorry park

( phase III )

Abotoase

On-going 314,051.51

Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Objectives: 1. Promote aquaculture development

2. Promote seed and planting material development

3. Increase access to extension services and re-orientation of agriculture education

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4. Promote agriculture mechanization

5. Promote sustainable environment, land and water management

6. Reverse forest and land degradation


implementation

Amount Spent

(GHC)

Lay demonstration farms (

maize, cassava, rice etc)

at sellected locations

Sellected

communities

Activity on-going -

Sensitize, educate and

train farmers on modern

agricultural production

techniques

District-wide Not undertaken 0.00

Intensify the use of Mass

Communication System

and Electronic Media for

extension services delivery

District-wide Activity on-going with

sponsorship from

development partner

-

Facilitate loans and credit

for farmers and farmer

groups

District-wide

On-going -

Develop an irrigation site

in vegetable growing

communities

Abotoase, 18,920.00

Facilitate the development

of rice fields in selected

communities

District-wide Activity on-going with

sponsorship from

development partner

-

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Provide veterinary

services (Treat and

vaccinate livestock against

diseases etc)

Ahenkro Activity is on-going -

Sensitize Town/Area

Councils on bushfire and

illegal chainsaw

operations

District-wide Activity is on-going -

Organize bush fire

sensitization in six

Town/Area Councils

District-wide Not carried out 0.00

Support tree planting

exercise in six Town/Area

Councils

District-wide Not carried out 0.00

Sensitise fishermen and

farmers against pollution

in 3 communities along

the Volta Lake

Abotoase,

Adzaman-su,

Kwame-krom

Activity is on-going -

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Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development

Objectives: 1.Create and sustain an efficient and effective transport system that meets user needs

2. Acceleration the provision of adequate safe and affordable water

3. Accelerate the provision of improved environmental sanitation facilities

4. Provide adequate, reliable and affordable energy to meet the national needs and for export

5. Facilitate on-going institutional, technological and legal reforms in support of land use planning


implementation

Amount Spent

(GHC)

Rehabilitate and reshape

10km feeder roads

Amanya-Kototro,

Wurupong-Ablorga

Activity on-going 9,000.00

Facilitate the construction

of 20km feeder roads to

link deprived communities

Motorway-T’

Alavanyo,

Abotoase Mkt -

Kotokope

Not undertaken 0.00


of boreholes and small

town water schemes

Tepo, Apesokubi,

Tayi

Activity on-going with

sponsorship from

development partner –

Safe Water Ghana

-

Repair and maintain

broken down boreholes

Selected

communities

Activities undertaken

by WATSANS and

Water boards

-

Organise training

workshop for WATSANs

& Water Board

Committees on

management

Asakyiri, Ntumda,

Bumbula

Activity not

undertaken

12,000.00

Construct 1No. 20 seater

WC Public Toilet and bath

Tapa Abotoase Activity not

undertaken

-

Manage waste (liquid &

solid)

District Wide Activity on-going in

partnership with

Zoomlion Ghana Ltd

20,000.00

Acquire and develop final

disposal sites

Nkonya Bumbula Activity not

undertaken

-

Conduct routine premises

(schools, residence,

markets, etc) inspection

District Wide

Activity is on-going -

Organize monthly/

quarterly clean-up

campaign

District wide Activity organised -

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Conduct food hygiene

inspection and education

(med. Screening, meat

inspection, HWTS)

District Wide On-going -

Co-ordinate Community

Led Total Sanitation

(CLTS) activities

Ahenkro On-going with

sponsorship from

UNICEF

-

Facilitate the extension of

electricity to underserved

communities

Selected

communities

On-going 43,785.00

Provide and maintain

streetlights of

communities

District-wide

On-going 15,780.00

Prepare 5No District

Thematic Maps

District Wide Not undertaken -

Demarcate layout of

communities and name

streets and properties

District Wide Not undertaken -

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Human Development, Productivity and Employment

Objectives: 1. Improve quality of teaching and learning

2. Improve management of education service delivery

3. Increase inclusive and equitable access to, and participation in education at all levels

4. Develop targeted economic and social interventions for vulnerable and marginalized groups

5. Enhance national capacity for the attainment of lagging health MDGs, as well as non-

communicable diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

6. Ensure the reduction of new HIV and AIDS/STIs infections, especially among the vulnerable

7. Promote effective child development in all communities, especially deprived areas

8. Create opportunities for accelerated job creation across all sectors


implementation

Amount Spent

(GHC)

Undertake monthly

intensified supervision and

monitoring in all basic

schools.

District wide

Activity carried out -

Conduct mock exams in

Basic Schools

District wide Activity carried out

-

Procure and distribute 500

dual desks to Basic Schools

Selected schools Activity not done. -

Organize Best Teacher

Awards

Nkonya-Ahenkro Not carried out 0.00

Provide support for Maths

and Science Clinic for 20

girls

District wide Activity carried out -

Support 20 No. needy, but

brilliant students

District wide On-going 30,280.22

Provide support to Youth,

Sports and Culture

development

District-wide

On-going

-

Construction of 1 No 6

Unit and 3 Unit Classroom

Blocks with ancillary

facilities

Kwami-krom &

Wora-wora

On-going 217,569.35

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Construction of District

Library with furniture

Ahenkro Not undertaken -


of 2No. 2bedroom semi-

detached teachers

bungalow

Selected schools Done under GETFund -

Sensitize 10 communities

on importance of School

Management Committee

(SMC)

Selected communi-

ties

Activity on-going -

Carry out My First Day at

school for KG & Prim. 1

pupils

District-wide Activity done 5,000.00

Organize annual district-

wide reading festival for

Basic School pupils

District-wide Not done 0.00

Create awareness on

diseases prevention and

control

District-wide Activity done -

Train District Health staff

(Med. Assists. Midwives,

Nurses, Data Managers

etc)

District-wide Not undertaken -

Organize comprehensive

outreach services to hard,

far, island and peninsular

communities

Remote areas Activity done -

Organize monitoring and

supervisory visits to sub-

districts


Organize various health

related celebrations

District-wide Activity done -

Create awareness on NHIS

benefits

District wide Carried out -

Construct 1No. CHPS

compound

Bowiri Odumase Activity on-going and

about 60% complete

129,434.35

Construct 1No. CHPS

compound

Tapa Amanfrom Activity on-going and

about 70% complete

129,434.35

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Construct 1No. CHPS

compound

Akposor Kabo Activity on-going and

about 70% complete

129,434.35

Extension of Dist. Health

Administration (DHA)

Offices

Ahenkro Not undertaken -

Construct 1No. CHPS

compound

Odormitor Activity completed 58,559.53

Construct 1No. 2 bedroom

semi-detached nurses

quarters

Comfort Ofedie,

K’mekrom

Activity not

undertaken

-

Establish a laboratory

services centre

Kwamekrom Activity not

undertaken

0.00

Renovate and expand 2 No.

Maternity Blocks

Abotoase,

Wurupong

On-going at

Wurupong with

philanthropist support

-

Support EPI activities

(including NIDs) in

communities

District wide Activity undertaken -

Organize HIV/AIDS

activities (DAC, VCT etc)

and submit reports

District wide Activity undertaken 6,000.00

Support Malaria Control

Programme

Ahenkro Activity done -

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Transparent and Accountable Governance

Objective: 1. Expand and sustain opportunities for effective citizens’ management

2. Ensure effective implementation of the decentralisation policy and programmes

3. Improve internal security for protection of life and property

4. Promote women’s access to economic opportunity and resources, including property

5. Safeguard the security, safety and protection of the rights of the vulnerable in society,

especially women and the girl child


implementation

Amount Spent

(GHC)

Hold quarterly General

Assembly meetings

Ahenkro Activity carried out 20,000.00

Hold regular Town Hall

Meetings at Town/Area

Council level

Town/Area

Councils

Activity not carried

out

0.00

Construction of Office

Complex ph.

Ahenkro Activity not carried

out

0.00

Provide support to Sub-

District structures

District Wide Activity is on-going 2,500.00

Build capacity of staff in

their related fields of work

Ahenkro Activity is on-going 5,000.00

Organize national

Celebrations/

Anniversaries -6th March,

Senior Citizens

Ahenkro Activity undertaken 16,285.45

Support Volta Reg.

Coord. Council and

NALAG activities/

programmes

Ho

Activity carried out 9,935.50

Construction of District

Chief Executive’s

Bungalow

Ahenkro

Activity is on-going 142,094.25

Constriction of 2No 3

Bedroom Bungalows staff

Ahenkro Not done 0.00

Const. of District Co-ord.

Director’s Bungalow

Ahenkro Activity is on-going 59,470.64

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Rent/provide temporal

accommodation for staff

Selected communi-

ties

Activity is on- going 12,950.00

Maintain DA’s assets

(official vehicles, office

equip’t etc)


Expand Central

Administration offices

Ahenkro Activity flagged

during Entity Tender

Committee meeting

for further discussions

0.00

Hold quarterly DPCU and

other statutory sub-

committee meetings

DA Activity undertaken 3,562.00

Monitor and supervise

prog./projects and submit

progress reports

District-wide Activity undertaken 500.00

Prepare monitoring and

evaluation plan


Review and gazette annual

Fee Fixing Resolution

DA

Activity is on-going.

Document submitted

for gazetting

2,000.00

Purchase of office tools/

equipment/logistics

Ahenkro Activity undertaken 5,000.00

Prepare and submit 2016

AAP

DA Activity undertaken 1,000.00

Prepare and submit compo-

site budget for 2016

DA

Activity undertaken 5,000.00

Prepare and submit 2016

procurement plan

DA Activity undertaken 250.00

Offer support to disaster

victims

District wide Done 900.00

Organize public education

on disaster related issues

District-wide On-going -

Improve and ensure safety

standards at Abotoase Lake

Transportation

Abotoase On-going -

Manage conflict and

chieftaincy disputes to

maintain peace

District-wide On-going 7,790.00

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Support enrolment of

women in non-formal

education

District-wide Not done 0.00

Provide support to

women’s group in

business

District wide Gas fish smoking

equipment on-going

at Adzamansu under

the sponsorship of

AWDF

200.00

Train 40 women in batik

(tie and dye) and soap

making

District-wide Not done -

Offer 6 females

scholarship at the tertiary

level (Teach. & Nursg.

College)

District-wide 9,071.00

Manage Disability Fund

for the aged and

vulnerable

District-wide Carried out 47,700.00

Sensitize com-munities on

child labour, child abuse

and Human/Child

trafficking


Organize family

reconciliation and handle

maintenance cases


Carry out National School

Feeding programme

Selected Schools Activity done -

Carry out LEAP

programme

District-wide Activity is on-going 2,200.00

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2.2.2 STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (PHYSICAL) FROM JANUARY – DECEMBER, 2016.

GHANA EDUCATION TRUST FUND (GETFUND)

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT

SECTOR LOCATION CONTRAC

TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

7

CONSTRUCTION

OF 6 UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

KWAME-

KROM DA

PRIM. ‘B’

(NEWTOWN)

KINGSLEY

ENT.

15/09/2010

15/5/2011 155,000.00 - 100% GETFUND ON-GOING

8 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION TAPA

AMPEKROM

PRIMARY

DELOVE-

LY CO.

LTD.

15/09/2010 15/5/2011 149,043.48 - 50% GETFUND ABANDON-

ED

9 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6 UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION AGYAMAN-

SU

HAABU

CO. LTD.

15/09/2010 15/5/2011 150,000.00 98,150.08 70% GETFUND

ON-GOING

10

CONST. OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

BOWIRI

ANYINASI

KWAB-

SCON

LTD.

15/09/2010 15/5//2011 150,000.00 - 70% GETFUND ABANDON-

ED

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NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT


TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

11 CONSTRUCTION

OF 1 NO. TWO

BEDROOM SEMI-

DETACHED

MASTERS

BUNGALOWS

EDUCATION

NKONYA

SHS

TLC

VENTURES

LTD.

MARCH,

2011

MARCH, 2012 115,000.00

75,859.86 80% GETFUND ABANDON-

ED

12

CONSTRUCTION

OF A DINING

HALL WITH

KITCHEN

COMPLEX

EDUCATION

WORAWORA

SHS

WILKADO

CONST.

WORKS

LTD.

MAY, 2011 MAY, 2012 755,000.00 208,764.79 10% GETFUND ABANDON-

ED

13 CONSTRUCTION

OF 2 STOREY

BOYS

DORMITORY

EDUCATION WORAWORA

SHS

GBEDEKA

CONST.

LTD.

MAY, 2011 MAY, 2012 660,000.00 110,430.24 40% GETFUND WORK ON

HOLD

14 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANC FACILITIES

EDUCATION

WURUPONG

PRESBY

PRIM.

LOMATSU

ENT.

JAN, 2012 AUG, 2012 155,947.55 - 85% GETFUND ON-GOING

15 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION NKONYA-

AHUDWO

LOMATSU

ENT.

JAN, 2012 AUG, 2012 149,861.58 - 80% GETFUND ON-GOING

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NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT


TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

16 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

AKPOSO

KABO DA

PRIMARY

FIRST

LIGHT

CONST.

WORKS

JUNE , 2012 JAN. , 2013 150, 000.00 - 60% GETFUND WORK ON

HOLD

17 REHABABILI-

TATION OF

3 – STOREY

CLASSROOM

BLOCK

EDUCATION NKONYA

SHS

ADRISON

CO. LTD.

MARCH,

2012

NOV, 2012 370,085.76 - 100% GETFUND COMPLETED

18 REHAB. OF

BOYS’

DORMITORY ‘B’

EDUCATION NKONYA

SHS

K.K.

JAMAT

MARCH,

2012

NOV, 2012 419,404.80 - 95% GETFUND ON-GOING

19 2 STOREY

ADMINISTRA-

TION AND

LIBRARY BLOCK

EDUCATION NKONYA-

WURUPONG

(SHS)

Y-KUMEY

CONST.

CO. LTD.

JAN , 2013 JULY , 2014 684, 420.00 - 15% GETFUND ON-GOING

20 CONST. OF 2

STOREY GIRLS

DORMITORY

EDUCATION

TAPAMAN

SHS

RODEAS

COMP. LTD

DEC. 2013 NOV. 2014 722,506.59 - 60% GETFUND WORK IN

PROGRESS

21 CONST. OF 2

STOREY

ADMINISTRA-

TION, LIBRARY,

ICT BLOCK

EDUCATION TAPAMAN

SHS

ZONEW-

MAN CO.

LTD

DEC. 2013 NOV. 2014 609,593.64 - 70% GETFUND ON-GOING

25

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT

SECTOR

LOCATION CONTRAC

TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

22 CONST. OF

SINGLE STOREY

BOYS

DORMITORY

EDUCATION

TAPAMAN

SHS

ZONEW-

MAN CO.

LTD

DEC. 2013 SEPT. 2014 723,671.31 - 35% GETFUND ON-GOING

23 CONST. OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

NKONYA-

AHENKRO

RC JHS

WINNERM

ERF GH,

LTD

DEC , 2014 AUG , 2015 346,467.00 - 80% GETFUND ON-GOING

24 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

NKONYA-

MANGOASE

DA PRIM.

CRISKAD

PROJECTS

DEC , 2014 AUG , 2015 334,624.51 - 75% GETFUND ON-GOING

25 CONSTRUCTION

OF 1No. 4 UNIT 2

BEDROOM SEMI-

DETACHED

TEACHERS QTRS

EDUCATION

NKONYA-

WURUPONG

(SHS)

K.

BECKLEY

ENT.

FEB, 2015 OCT, 2015 397,875.33 - 80%

GETFUND ON-GOING

26 CONSTRUCTION

OF 2No. 4 UNIT 2

BEDROOM SEMI-

DETACHED

TEACHERS

QUARTERS

EDUCATION

TAPAMAN

SHS

OBIFOD

CO. LTD

FEB, 2015 OCT, 2015 970,213.30 - 90%

GETFUND ON-GOING

26

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT

SECTOR

LOCATION CONTRAC

TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

27 CONSTRUCTION

OF 2No. 4 UNIT 2

BEDROOM SEMI-

DETACHED

TEACHERS

QUARTERS

EDUCATION

WORAWORA

SHS

OBIFOD

CO. LTD

FEB, 2015 OCT, 2015 970,213.30 - 100%

GETFUND COMPLETED

28 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

ODORMITOR

DA PRIM.

NORKPLI-

MI INVEST.

(GH.) LTD

FEB , 2015 OCT , 2015 369,924.82 - 40% GETFUND ON-GOING

29 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

AKATI DA

PRIM.

DENU &

BROTHERS

CO. LTD


30 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

NKONYA-

KEJEBI DA

PRIM.

LAWLYN

STAND-

ARD CO.

LTD


31 CONSTRUCTION

OF 2UNIT KG.

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

NKONYA-

WURUPONG

PRESBY

PRIM.

OBIFOD

CO. LTD

FEB , 2015 OCT , 2015 230,213.90 - 95% GETFUND WORK IN

PROGRESS

27

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT

SECTOR

LOCATION CONTRAC

TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

32 CONSTRUCTION

OF 2 STOREY

GIRLS

DORMITORY

EDUCATION

NKONYA

SHS

WI

SUPPLIES

OCT, 2015 OCT, 2016 1,020,000.00 - 20% GETFUND WORK IN

PROGRESS

33 CONSTRUCTION

OF DINING HALL

WITH KITCHEN

COMPLEX

EDUCATION NKONYA

SHS

DOMINIO

M

CONCEPT

LTD.

MARCH,

2016

FEB, 2017 1,500,000.00 - 10% GETFUND YET TO

MOBILISE TO

SITE

34 CONSTRUCTION

OF 1 STOREY

ADMIN %

SCIENCE

LABORATORY

COMPLEX

EDUCATION NKONYA

SHS

HOLY

LAND

BUILDING

S

MARCH,

2016

FEB, 2017 - 15% GETFUND YET TO

MOBILISE TO

SITE

28

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY COMMON FUND (DACF)

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT


TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

1 CONSTRUCTION

OF DCE’S

BANGALOW

GOV’NANCE NKONYA-

AHENKRO

MAXI

PRINCE

ASS. LTD

JAN, 2012 JUNE ,2012 430,000.00 265,344.00 65% DACF ON-GOING

2 CONSTRUCTION

OF DCD’S

BANGALOW

GOV’NANCE NKONYA-

AHENKRO

OMSTAR

LIMITED

JAN, 2012 JUNE ,2012 320,000.00 79,470.64 30% DACF ON-GOING

3 DRILLING OF 15

NO. BORE

HOLES

WATER AND

SANITATION

SELECTED

COM’TIES

KUADECK

LTD

JUNE, 2012 NOV ,2012 170,463.30 135,000 65% DACF ON HOLD.

4 CONSTRUCTION

OF SLAUGHTER

ECONOMIC ABOTOASE FEKIOP

LTD.

MAY, 2012 JULY, 2012 107,103.70 79,723.07 60% DACF TO BE RE-

AWARDED

5 CONST OF CHPS

COMPOUND AT

NKONYA –

ASAKYIRI

HEALTH NKONYA -

ASAKYIRI

ALDZI

VENTURES

AUG., 2012 OCT. , 2012 86,852.29

13,027.85 10% DACF ON HOLD.

TO BE

REAWARD-

ED

6 CONST OF CHPS

COMPOUND

HEALTH ODORMITOR ADRISON

CO. LTD

SEPT, 2015 JUNE, 2016 190,805.66 167,814,66 100% DACF COMPLETED

7 CONSTRUCTION

OF 3UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

NKOSEC DA

PRIMARY

LOGIC 10

CO. LTD

SEPT , 2015 MAR , 2016 220,714.37 193,384.79 95% DACF WORK IN

PROGRESS

8 CONST OF CHPS

COMPOUND

HEALTH TAPA

AMANFROM

DOMKOF

CO. LTD

APRIL,

2016

OCT, 2016 252,915.00 97,937,25 60% DACF WORK IN

PROGRESS

29

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT


TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

9 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

TAPA

ALAVANYO

DA PRIMARY

PINNACLE

CONSULT

FEB , 2015 OCT , 2015 385,636.71 275,374.13 100% DACF WORK IN

PROGRESS

10 CONST OF CHPS

COMPOUND

HEALTH BOWIRI

ODUMASE

ADRISON

CO. LTD

APRIL,

2016

OCT, 2016 259,747.40 98,962.11 65% DACF WORK IN

PROGRESS

11 CONSTRUCTION

OF 6 UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

KWAMIKRO

M DA PRIM

LOGIC 10

CO. LTD

APRIL,

2016

OCT, 2016 382,682.30 117,462.35 45% DACF WORK IN

PROGRESS

12 CONSTRUCTION

OF 3 UNIT

CLASSROOM

BLOCK WITH

ANCILLARY

FACILITIES

EDUCATION

WORAWORA

DA PRIM

PINNACLE

CONSULT

APRIL,

2016

OCT, 2016 267,383,.37 100,107.00 45% DACF WORK IN

PROGRESS

13 RENOVATION OF

BOWIRI AREA

COUNCIL

GOVERNANC

E

BOWIRI

ANYINASE

DOMKOF

CO. LTD

MARCH,

2016

JUNE, 2016 31,427.00 31,427.00 100% DACF COMPLETED

14 REPAIR AND

INSTALLATION

OF OLD AND

NEW STREET

LIGHTS

ROAD &

TRANSPORT

NKONYA,

KWAMIKRO

M, BOWIRI

T/A

COUNCILS

DEMSACK

ENG. WKS

MARCH,

2016


15 REPAIR AND

INSTALLATION

OF OLD AND

NEW STREET

LIGHTS

ROAD &

TRANSPORT

NKONYA,

KWAMIKRO

M, BOWIRI

T/A

COUNCILS

DANSACK

ENG. WKS

APRIL,

2016


30

DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FUND (DDF)

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT


TOR

START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST (GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

1. RENAVATION

OF3 NO. STAFF

BUNGALOW

GOV’NANCE TEPO &

WURUPONG

CIVIL

GLASS

COMP. LTD

MAY, 2016 JULY, 2016 199,772.10 189,783.50 100% DDF COMPLETED

2.

IMPROVEMENT

TO ABOTOASE

LORRY STATION

(PHASE III)

ECONOMIC ABOTOASE DOMKOF JUNEE,

2016

DEC, 2016 547,630.15 314,051.51 55% DDF ON-GOING

31

OTHERS

NO

TITLE OF THE

PROJECT

SECTOR LOCATION CONTRACTOR START

DATE

EXPECTED

END DATE

PROJECT

COST

(GH¢)

AMOUNT

SPENT

(GH¢)

% OF

WORK

DONE

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

REMARKS

1. CONSRUCTION

OF 4 STOREY

ADMINISTRA-

TIVE AND

CLASSROOM

BLOCK

(E-BLOCK)

EDUCATION KWAME-

KROM

COMMUNITY

DAY SHS

F,B TELMAX

INVEST.

LIMITED

JULY, 2014 JAN. 2016 - - 100% GOG WORK IN

PROGRESS

2. CONSTRUCTION

OF 20 NO.

MARKET SHED

ECONOMIC BUMBULA

MARKET

PINNACLE

CONSULT

AUG, 2016 FEB, 2016 82,436.00 85% DASLF WORK IN

PROGRESS

3. CONSTRUCTION

OF 20 NO.

MARKET SHED

ECONOMIC BUMBULA

MARKET

ADRISON CO.

LTD

AUG, 2016 FEB, 2016 80,300.50 80% DASLF WORK IN

PROGRESS

32

2.2.3 Update on Disbursements from Funding Sources

The tables below show the funding sources of projects and update on disbursements of funds in

the district.

Table 2.3.1: Update of funding sources

SOURCES 2012 (GH¢) 2013 (GH¢) 2014 (GH¢) 2015 (GH¢) 2016 (GH¢) TOTAL

(GH¢)

DACF 476,120.72 536,870.72 586,420.01 1,793,491.57 1,562,852.56 4,955,755.58

MP’s FUND 56,593.29 113,322.31 135,371.71 103,081.61 292,630.07 700,998.99

IGF 96,382.20 68,990.03 125,198.42 106,298.06 280,458.79 677,327.50

GOG

GRANTS

293,806.86 327,236.87 493,483.11 242,661.90 16,768.60 1,373,957.34

PLWD 93,392.50 52,032.18 15,412.46 35,715.30 100,229.64 296,782.08

DDF 39,039.00 - 649,110.88 301,376.00 544,842.00 1,354,367.88

SIF (MP) - - - 137,409.65 4,314.33 141,723,98

DONOR

GRANTS

(EU,CBRD

P, MSHAP)

171,666.00 - - 10,868.90 6,906.58 189,441.48

TOTAL

REVENUE

1,227,000.57 1,098452.11 2,004,996.59 13,254,410.9

3

2,809,002.24 9,690,354.83

Source: BDA, Jan, 2017.

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Table 2.3.2: Update on disbursements (DACF)

SECTORS 2012 (GH¢) 2013 (GH¢) 2014(GH¢) 2015 (GH¢) 2016 (GH¢) TOTAL

(GH¢)

ADMINISTRA

TION

1,533,060.00 407,242.50 934,066.85 1,166,019.99 1,009,877.17 5,050,338.10

SPECIAL

PROJECTS

171,666.00 594,418.82 993,152.35 1,119,072.17 1,073,722.65 3,952,031.99

TOTAL

EXPENDITUR

E

1,704,726.51 1,001,661.32 1,930,219.20 2,285,092.16 2,083,599.82 7,047,188.33


2.4 Update on Core District Indicators

Table 2.4.1: A table showing district core indicators, targets and achievement of 2015

Food Crop Production

NO INDICATORS DISTRICT

BASELINE

(2015)

MET.TON

DISTRICT

TARGET (2016)

MET.TON

INDICATOR

LEVEL (2016)

MET.TON

PROGRESS MADE

TOWARDS

ACHIEVEMEENT

1 Maize 1,033.92 1055 1100

1.Training of farmers

2.Supply of inputs

3.Laying Demonstration

2 Cassava 7,680 7800 7870 1.Trtaining

2.Supply of improved

planting material

3 Plantain

678.50 700 770 1.Education

4 Yam

3,321.75 3300 3410 1.Education

5 Rice 381.90 390 405 1. Training of farmers

2. Introduction of improved

variety

3. Demonstrations

6 Vegetables

a. Okro

334.56 350 370 1. Training and education

b. Pepper ( Kpakposhitor )

10.80 12 14 1.Education

d. Garden Egg 30.50 31 32 1. Training and education

Source: DAD, Jan, 2017.

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Animal Production

NO INDICATORS DISTRICT

BASELINE

(2015) STOCK

NO.

DISTRICT

TARGET (2016)

STOCK NO.

INDICATOR LEVEL

(2016) STOCK NO.

PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS

ACHIEVEMENT

1 Goat 980.99 990 1000 1.Trtaining, Vaccination &

Education

2 Sheep

206.50 214 220 -do-

3 Cattle

150.60 160 168

4 Poultry

Local

8650.00

8700

8770

1.Farmer education

2. Vaccination

Improved 150.66 180 190 -do-

5 Pig 25.98 27 29 1. Introduction of improved breeds

2. Training and education

6 Fish

- - -

Source: DDA, Jan, 2017.

2.5 Human Resource Development

Table 2.5 Update of Human Resource Development

NO

Indicators

Baseline

2015

Target

2016

Indicators

level

2016

Progress

made towards

achievements

1 HIV/AIDS Prevalence rate (% of adult

population, 15 – 49 yrs. HIV +)

40/1,000 10/1,000 32/1000

2 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Number of

deaths due to pregnancy and child

birth per 100,000 live births

59/100,000 0/100,000 159/100,000

3 Under – five mortality rate (Number of

deaths occurring between birth and

exact age five per 1000 live births)

12/1,000 0/1,000 16/1,000

4 Malaria case fatality rate (General) per

10,000 population

18/10,000 0/10,000 42/10,000

5 Percentage of population with

sustainable access to safe water

sources

72.3% 80% 72.3%

6 Percentage of population with access

to improved

sanitation(WC,KVIP,HHVIP)

44.5% 60% 44.5%

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NO

Indicators

Baseline

2015

Target

2016

Indicators

level

2016

Progress

made towards

achievements

7 Gross enrolment Rate (Indicators the

number of pupils/students at a given

level of schooling regardless of age –

as proportion of the number of

children in the relevant age group)

- Primary

- J H S

- S H S

118.2

90.3

52.3

271.9

207.7

120.29

145

106.2

60.145

Provision of

Sandals, Books,

Pen, Pencils and

School Uniforms.

Net Admission Rate in Primary

Schools(Indicators primary one

enrolment of pupils aged 6 years)

19.7

45.31

22.655

Provision of

Sandals, Books,

Pen, Pencils and

School Uniforms.

8 Gender Parity Index (Ratio between

girls and boys enrolment rates, the

balance of parity is 1.00

- K G

- Primary

- J H S

- S H S

0.97

0.93

0.72

0.83

2.23

2.14

1.66

0.83

1.03

1.05

0.97

0.81

Provision of

Sandals, Books,

Pen, Pencils and

School Uniforms.

Provision of

Books and School

Materials.

9 Proportion of youth benefiting from

skills/apprenticeship and

entrepreneurial training

0.45

1.035

0.5175

Provision of tools

and materials for

apprenticeship

and entrepreneur-

rial Training.

Source: DHD & DDE, Jan, 2017.

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2.6 Good Governance

NO

Indicators

Baseline

2015 (GH₵)

Target

2016 (GH₵)

Indicator

level

2016 (GH₵)

Progress

made towards

achievements

10 Total amount of internally generated

revenue

102,448.06 200,000.00 280,458.79

11 Amount of development partner and

NGO funds contribution to DMTDP

implementation

301,376.00

711,692.30

711,692.30

12 Amount of DA’s expenditure within

the DMTDP budget (Percentage of

DA’s expenditure in the annual

budget.)

2,285,092.16 3,996,297.00 2,083,599.82

13 Number of reported cases of abuse

(children, women, men)

10

8 5

14 Police citizen ratio

- 1:700 1:1,665


2.7 Employment

2.7.1 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (YEA)

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) scheme provided employment for the youth in the district

during the period under review. The total number of persons employed under the various modules

is shown below:

Table 2.7.1.1: Number of Youth Employed by the Youth Employment Agency (YEA)

Module

Male

Female

Total No. Employed

Community Policing

Assistants (CPA)

10

6

16

Youth in Fire Service

(YFF)

3

3

6

Youth in Prison

Service (YPS)

5

2

7

37

Source: YEA, BDA, JAN, 2017.

2.8.0 Update on Critical Development and Poverty Issues

The progress of development attained in the various sectors of the district includes the following:

2.8.1Agriculture

The district recorded an increase in food crop and animal production since most of the targets set

were achieved. This implies that the standard of living and income levels of farmers had increased

with reference to that of 2015.

The development of a total of 142.5 hectares (356.25 acres) of valleys were at various locations in

Worawora (46 ha), Bowiri Amanfrom (28.4 ha), Bowiri Kyirahi (15.4 ha) and Bowiri Anyinase

(52.7 ha) for rice production with funding from the French Development Agency was completed

and handed over to the beneficiaries.

The distribution of subsidised fertiliser to boost food production through the electronic registration

of farmers undertaken by the District Agricultural Directorate was also on-going in the district. Two

thousand cockerels were also distributed to farmers at a subsidised rate to boost poultry production

and improve the economic well-being of farmers in the District.

The major challenges of the agricultural sector included:

1. Lack of adequate staff, especially, Agric Extension Assistants and Officers.

E-Health Technicians

2

2

4

Community Health

Workers (CHW)

18

54

72

Youth in Coastal

Sanitation (YCS)

27

19

46

Environmental

Protection Officers

(EPO)

1

1

2

Youth in Arabic

Education (YAE)

6

1

7

TOTAL

72

88

160

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2. Inadequate staff bungalows and means of transport (motor bikes).

3. Inadequate and delayed budgetary support.

4. High cost of farm inputs.

2.8.2 Governance

General Assembly, DISEC and the various sub–committee meetings were regularly held to discuss

issues on social infrastructural development, peace and security in the District. There was a curfew

that was reviewed periodically as a result of a clash between the Nkonya of this district and

Alavanyo of the Hohoe Municipal Assembly. The situation was under control with the detachment

of Military and Police personnel to the District.

The district did not benefit directly from any donor financially to implement its activities. Internally

Generated Fund (IGF) mobilized during the year under review exceeded its target by about 40%

and over 260% compared to that of last year’s as indicated on Table 2.3.1 above.

There was significant achievement in terms of youth employment as compared to the previous year

because one hundred and sixty (160) persons were recruited under the various modules of the Youth

Employment Agency as presented on Table 2.7.1.1 above.

2.8.3 Health

There was significant improvement under this sector. The construction of CHPS compounds at Tapa

Amanfrom and Bowiri Odumase to promote accessibility to healthcare were on-going and at various

levels of completion. Various items, including an ambulance, motor bikes and computers were

supplied to the District Health Directorate under the MP’s Social Intervention Fund (SIF) for

efficient and effective health services delivery. HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate reduced slightly from

40/1,000 of the previous year to 32/1,000 of the year under review.

However, there was an increase in Maternal Mortality Ratio, Malaria Case Fertility Rate (General)

and Under-Five Mortality Rate as shown on Table 2.5 above.

A number of people were encouraged to register under the National Health Insurance Scheme

(NHIS) in the district. The absence of NHIS office is hampering readily registration of clients under

the scheme in the district. The National Immunisation Day (NID) exercise was carried out as usual.

The major challenges of the health sector included:

1. Lack of adequate staff, especially, critical staff.

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2. Inadequate staff bungalows.

3. Inadequate and delayed payment from NHIS to the health facilities.

4. Inadequate and delayed budgetary support.

2.8.4 Education

The education sector saw major boost in terms of classroom block infrastructure at both first and

second cycle levels. Some of the GETFUND projects were completed and in use. The

implementation of School Feeding Programme (SFP) in nineteen (19) basic schools with a

beneficiary pupil population of 3,603 in the district was on-going. There was marginal increase in

the Gross Enrolment Rate at the basic level as the Table 2.5 shows above. The Biakoye District was

2nd in the 2016 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) of the Volta Region.

Eight and half percent (8.5%) of Junior High Schools in the district scored zero (0) in the Basic

Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results released in 2015 as compared with five percent

(5%) in 2014. This shows a decline in performance of 3.5%.

However, the perceived insecurity as a result of the conflict situation had led to a woeful reduction

in the enrolment rate at the NKOSEC, making it difficult for the smooth running of the school due

to inadequate IGF.

Education service delivery in the district is saddled basically with the following challenges.

Inadequate trained teachers.

Inadequate decent classrooms, especially, at the overbank communities.

Inadequate teaching and learning materials etc.

Delayed release of funds from Central Government.

2.8.5 VULNERABILITY ISSUES

40

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

S/N

AREA OF SUPPORT

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL N0. OF

BENEFICIARIES

AMOUNT

(GH₵)

1

ECONOMIC

EMPOWERMENT

87

59

146

38,200.00

2

EDUCATION

61

52

113

34,800.00

3

TOTAL

148

111

259

73,000.00

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) benefited directly from an amountof seventy-three thousand

Ghana Cedis (GH₵73,000.00) from the Disability Fund during the year under review. They were

supported in areas of economic empowerment and education.

LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY (LEAP) PROGRAMME

Implementation of the LEAP programme was on-going in twenty-one (21) selected communities

was on-going with a total beneficiary households of one hundred and sixty (160) made up of

individuals and families.

An amount of fourteen thousand, one hundred and fifty-eight Ghana Cedis (GH₵ 84,756.00) was

disbursed to the beneficiaries through the Electronic-Payment System during the period under

review.

LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY (LEAP) PROGRAMME

Implementation of the LEAP programme covered twenty-one (21) selected communities with a

total beneficiary households of one hundred and sixty (160) made up of individuals and families.

An amount of eight-four thousand, seven hundred and fifty-six Ghana Cedis (GH₵ 84,756.00) was

disbursed to the beneficiaries through the Electronic-Payment System during the period under

review.

CHILD LABOUR AND TRAFFICKING CASES

The assembly through the department of Community Development and Social Welfare (CDSW)

collaborated with International Organiasation for Migration (IOM) to train a total of fifteen (15)

community volunteers on Child Right, Protection and Promotion as shown below:

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S/N

NAME OF COMMUNITY

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

1.

Fahiakobor

2

1

3

2.

Ablorga

2

1

3

3.

Akati

2

1

3

4.

Odomitor

2

1

3

5.

Klagbokope

2

1

3

TOTAL

10

5

15

The trainees are currently educating their various community members on the dangers associated

with child trafficking, child labour, birth registration, ‘a good start to life’, child protection and

child right to minimise the incidence of child labour and child trafficking and improve the welfare

of the people.

HIV/AIDS

The following activities were held during the period under consideration:

District Aids Committee (DAC) quarterly meeting was held.

Education on Prevention from Parent-to-Child Transmission in three communites –

Kwamikrom, Tapa Abotoase and Worawora.

School Alert Modules in five selected communities – Ahenkro, Wurupong, kwamikrom,

Abotoase and Worawora.

Home-to-home visit on education on stigmatization organized in five selected

communities – Ahenkro, Wurupong, kwamikrom, Abotoase and Worawora.

2.9 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

All stakeholders, including, opinion leaders, Assembly Members, NGO’s, Heads of Decentralized

Departments participated in the monitoring and evaluation exercise through data collection, group

discussion, meetings and among others. Monitoring and evaluation was also achieved through the

assessment of performance of interventions through progress reports.

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2.10 District Development Facility (DDF)/Capacity Building

This District received an amount of five hundred and forty-four thousand, eight hundred and forty-

two Ghana Cedis (GH¢544,842.00) as its total share of FOAT VI allocation of Investment and

Capacity Building Grants from the DDF Secretariat. This allocation of the Investment Grants was

disbursed on Tapa Abotoase Lorry Park Improvement Phase III and the renovation of staff

bungalows that were on-going and at various levels of completion as shown on the Status of

Development Projects (Physical) table above.

The allocation for the Capacity Building component of sixty thousand and eight hundred Ghana

Cedis (GH¢60,800.00) from the DDF Secretariat was utilised on training and purchase of 5No.

laptops for staff.

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CHAPTER THREE THE WAY FORWARD

3.1 Introduction

This chapter covers key issues, recommendations and conclusion.

3.2 Key Issues

Some of the key development issues arising from the expressed needs and aspirations were poor

infrastructure, limited access to quality health care, youth unemployment, low agricultural

mechanisation, poor quality education and BECE results, poor revenue generation, inadequate and

delayed release of funds for developmental projects/programmes etc.

After the monitoring and evaluation exercise, however, it was realized that some of the issues had

been addressed. For example, there was improvement in the Maternal Mortality Rate and

improvement in classroom infrastructure, especially at the second cycle schools.

There had also been general improvement in the educational infrastructure due to the various

interventions under the GETfund.

3.3 Recommendations

1. Funds should be released adequately and timely from the Central Government for development

projects/programmes.

2. The Assembly should be involved in the execution of Central Government’s project in the

district for effective monitoring and supervision.

3. The Assembly should be committed to the implementation of projects/programmes of the

approved Annual Action Plan and Budgets.

4. The Assembly should improve local revenue generation.

5. Decentralized department should submit their report timely to the DPCU.

6. Motivation for the monitoring and evaluation team members.

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3.4 Conclusion

The District Assembly must generate more revenue to be able to implement more development

project/programmes to improve upon the socio–economic well-being of its people.

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