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MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

BOSOME FREHO DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

ANNUAL PPROGRESS REPORT

2015

Compiled by:

District Planning & Coordination Unit

February 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents Page

1.1 Introduction ..................... ...................................... ....................... 1

1.1.2 District Profile........................................................... ............................. 1

1.1.3 District Governance..................... ...................................... ........... 1

1.1.4 District Assembly and its Objectives..................... ............................. 2

1.1.5 Purpose of the 2015 Annual Progress Report (APR) ................................. 2

1.2 The key M&E Objectives for the Year............................. ....................... 3

1.3 Processes Involved and Difficulties Encountered............ ....................... 4

2.1 Status of Implementation of DMTDP................................... ....................... 5

2.2 M&E Activities Report............... ...................................... ....................... 9

2.2.1 Programme and Projects Status as at 31st December 2015....................... 9

2.3 Update of Disbursement from Funding Sources............... ....................... 19

2.3.1 The Sources of External Inflow...................................... ....................... 19

2.3.2 Comments on the Releases of Funds.............................. ....................... 22

2.3.3 Efforts to Generate More Revenue................................. ....................... 22

2.3.4 Challenges with Regard to Disbursement....................... ....................... 22

3.1 Updates on Indicators and Targets............................... ....................... 23

3.1.1 Agriculture..................................... ................................... ....................... 23

3.1.2 Education ..................................... ................................... ....................... 25

3.1.3 Health ................................................. ................................... ....................... 28

3.2 Updates on Critical Development and Poverty Issues. ....................... 36

3.2.1 The School Feeding Programme..................................... ....................... 36

3.2.2 Incentives for Business Development ......................... ....................... 38

3.2.4 The Sustainable Management of Lake Bosomtwe Project ................. 40

3.2.5 Social Welfare.......................... ......................... ....................... 41

3.2.6 Poverty Status of the District.. ........................... ......................... 42

4.1 The Way Forward..................... ............................ ........................ 43

4.2 Conclusion..................................... ............................ ........................ 44

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List of Tables

Table 1: Programmes Activities and Achievements for 2015......................... 05

Table 2a: District’s Development Fund (DDF) Projects................................. 09

Table 2b: District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Project...................... 12

Table 2c: GETFund Projects........................................................................... 14

Table 2d: GOG and Other Projects ................................................................... 16

Table 3: Revenue Mobilisation Performance as at 31st December 2015........ 33

Table 4: District Indicators and Parameters Agriculture................................. 36

Table 5: Registered Farmers in Bosome Freho.............................................. 38

Table 6: Staffing Situation in Public Schools ................................................ 26

Table 7: District Indicators and Parameters (Education).............................. 27

Table 8: BECE Pass Rate 2010-2015............................................................. 28

Table 9: District Indicators and Parameters (Health)................................... 29

Table 10: Situation of Core Health Staff ......................................................... 30

Table 11: District Indicators and Parameters (HIV)....................................... 32

Table 12: District Indicators and Parameters (Transp. & and Account Gov.) 32

Table13: No. of Births Registered for 2015.................................................... 33

Table 14: Beneficiaries under the School Feeding Programme....................... 34

Table 15: Beneficiaries of Rural Enterprises Project....................................... 36

Table 16: Trained and Start Up Beneficiaries (2015)........................................ 37

Table 18: Update on Indicators and Targets (GYEEDA).................................. 38

Table 19: Access to Safe Water and Sanitation .............................................. 39

Table 20: Categories of Disabled Persons Registered....................................... 40

Table 21: Family Welfare Cases Handled From 2007 to 2015...................... 40

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1.1 Introduction

In compliance with statutory requirements for monitoring and evaluation, mechanisms are put

in place to measure progress of planned programmes and projects undertaken by the district,

the Bosome Freho District Assembly on an annual basis prepare a District Annual Progress

Report.

The Annual Progress Report 2015 was prepared within the context of programmes and projects,

which are in line with the seven thematic areas of the Medium Term Development Plan

(MTDP) as follows:

Ensuring and sustaining macroeconomic stability

Enhanced competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector

Accelerated agricultural modernization and natural resource management

Oil and Gas

Infrastructure and Human settlement Development

Human development, employment and productivity

Transparent and accountable governance.

In addition to programmes and projects initiated at the local level, the Assembly also monitor

and report on direct national and development partner interventions ongoing at the local level

and report on their status of implementation. Beside these, the Assemblies report on core

indicators which give indication to the level of welfare of the people and therefore serve as

tools of evaluation for the various poverty reduction interventions put in place by central

government and development partners at the grassroots level.

1.1.2 District Profile

The Bosome Freho District Assembly is among the 30 political and Administrative Districts in

the Ashanti Region, established under the Legislative Instrument (L.I.).

1.1.3 District Governance

The District has 4 Area Councils made up of the following (Bosome, Bosomtwe East, Sunso

Freho and Nsuta). By the creation of more electoral areas, the District now has 21 electoral

areas. The Assembly has 21 elected members and 9 government appointees making the sum

total of 30. They constitute the District Assembly and perform legislative functions of the

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Assembly. The District Chief Executive and the Member of Parliament for the Constituency

are also ex-officio members of the Assembly

Traditionally, the District is mostly ruled by ‘Adikrofo’, most of the land belong to the Kokofu

Paramountcy and Dadease Traditional Council which is an oberempon stool.

1.1.4 District Assembly and its Objectives

The Assembly is the highest political and administrative body in the District and therefore

exercises deliberative, legislative and executive functions. It has the mission and responsibility

to improve the quality of life of the people through sustainable development. To achieve this

mission, the District has set itself certain objectives namely:

To facilitate the effective functioning of the local government administration in the

District.

To ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the use of resources of the District and the

decentralized departments.

To monitor, co-ordinate and harmonize the implementation of development plans and

activities in district.

To facilitate the provision of basic social and economic infrastructure and services in

the district.

To facilitate community based and private sector development in the district.

1.1.5 Purpose of the 2015 Annual Progress Report (APR)

The purpose of the 2015 Annual progress Report is to assess and evaluate the performance of

the Assembly, review and provide information on the impacts and achievements of the district

based on the objectives set –out in the Medium Term Development Plan (2014-2017) in

relation to the programmes and projects targeted for the year 2015.

This report therefore indicates the level of progress of development programmes and projects

initiated both by the District and the Government. Also the core indicator levels were examined

to access their performance. The report also accessed the medium term development plan 2014-

2017 in its first year of operation. As part of the exercise, funding sources of revenue for project

implementation were also reviewed to indicate the volume that was made available during the

period and timeliness. Critical poverty interventions being implemented in the District were

also reviewed to see their progress.

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1.2 The key M&E objectives for the year

The report is to assess and evaluate the performance of the District Assembly, review and

provide information on the impacts and achievements of the District based on the objectives

for the year 2015. This was achieved by assessing and collating achievement by various

departments within the District based on the objectives set by them and the implementation of

major projects and programmes that the Assembly planned to undertake. Among the primary

objectives of the Assembly for the year were among the following;

A. Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability

i. Increase Internally Generated Fund by 40% by December 2015

B. Enhancing Competitiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector

To improve upon 220 private businesses access to finance by December 2015

To improve upon the knowledge and skills of 210 small scale business

entrepreneurs by December 2015

C. Accelerated Agricultural Modernisation and Agro-based Industrial

Development

To promote the adoption of modern technology among 50% of farmers within the

District by 2017.

D. Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development

To improve access to energy supply for both domestic and commercial purposes by

23% by 2017

To improve upon 5Key Road Networks in the District by December 2017

To draw a comprehensive settlement scheme for ten (10) communities by Dec.

2017

To Improve upon coverage of potable water from 35% to 45% by December 2017

Electricity Coverage Increased by 20% in the District by 2017

E. Human Development, Productivity and Employment

Open a register of businesses/entrepreneurs for Local firms

Organise business development training programmes for 200 small and medium

Scale Entrepreneurs by December 2017

Reduce diseases of public health importance by 10%

To halt and reverse the further spread of HIV/AIDS

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Give financial support to 30 men and 10 disabled women to support their education

F. Transparent and Accountable Governance

To strengthen the capacity of 4 Area councils by Dec. 2017

To strengthen the capacity of the Assembly in efficient and effective service

delivery by 2017.

To improve women’s participation in local governance from in 2009 to 45% by

2017.

1.3 Processes Involved and Difficulties Encountered.

Beside the review of major programmes and projects of the District Assembly the

Decentralised Departments also reported on their performance against set targets. Among the

key departments which reported on their performance to the Assembly were Education, Health

and Agriculture, Department of Community Development, Department of Social Welfare and

the Business Advisory Centre.

Major challenges encountered during the process of compiling the report were as follows;

Limited funding for the implementation of programmes and projects outlined in the

District annual action plan. The District relied mostly on the District Assemblies

Common Fund and there was a huge deficit. The Internally Generated Fund (IGF) of

the Assembly has been very low over the years of the Assembly’s operation.

Excessive delay in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund

Inadequate logistical support for monitoring and evaluation of the Assembly activities

Excessive delay in the release of the District Development Facility (DDF)

Delay in the preparation and submission of reports by Departments of the District.

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2.1 Status of Implementation of the MMTDP in 2015

The Bosome Freho District Assembly is in the third year of implementing the 2014-2017 District’s Medium Term Development Plan.

In this regard the 2014, budget of the Assembly and other expenditure were prioritized in favour of policies programmes, projects and interventions

within the seven thematic areas of the MTDP. The performance of the Assembly in terms of programmes and projects were deduced from the 2015

Annual Action Plan and Budget.

Table 1: Programmes Activities and Achievements for 2015

S/N Activities Location Achievement Absolute Achievement Result (%)

001 Organise 4no. General Assembly

meetings

Asiwa Two meetings organised 50%

002 Organise 4 Executive committee

meetings

Asiwa 1meeting organised 25%

003 Organise 28 subcommittee meetings Asiwa 6meetings organised 21.4%

004 Organise 4 DPCU meetings Asiwa 4meetings organised 100%

005 Contract a mechanic to maintain

District Assembly vehicles

Asiwa D/A vehicles maintained 100%

006 Procure library and publication

supplies

Asiwa Library and publication supplies

procured

100%

007 Procure cleaning materials Cleaning materials procured 100%

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008 Maintain street lights on quarterly

basis

Districtwide Street lights maintained 100%

009 Support to area council activities Districtwide Activities of area councils supported 100%

010 Support to the activities of presiding

member

Asiwa Presiding members activities

supported

100%

011 Provide maintenance to office

machines

Asiwa Office machines maintained 100%

012 Embark on quarterly auditing of all

revenue heads at their stations

Districtwide Revenue heads audited 70%

013 Support MP's project annually Districtwide MPs project supported 100%

014 Support activities of the district

business advisory centre

District Business Advisory Centre

supported

100%

015 Organise training workshop for 40

WATSAN committee members

Districtwide WATSAN Committees trained 100%

016 Organise half yearly workshop for area

council members

Asiwa, , Nsuta

Morontuo and

Abosamso

8 workshops orgainsed 100%

017 Provide capacity building for staff Staff capacity building organised 100%

018 Embark on minor maintenance on

Assembly Buildings

Districtwide Assembly buildings maintained 80%

019 Support 2 national celebrations Asiwa 6th March and Independence Days

Celebrated

100%

020 Provide maintenance for grader on

quarterly basis

Assembly Grader Maintained 100%

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021 Branding/marketing of Bosome Freho

District annually

Assembly’s website with Macks

Publication operational

100%

022 Organise periodic public fora Districtwide Public Fora organise 100%

023 Support culture and security related

issues

Districtwide Culture and Security activities

supported

100%

024 Support DPCU activities annually Asiwa DPCU activities supported 100%

025 Organised half yearly pay your levy

campaign

Two pay your levy campaigns

organised

100%

026 Embark on planning scheme for four

communities annually

Asiwa, Bobiam,

Anyinase and

Anyanso

-

027 Provide assistance to decentralised

departments

Districtwide Decentralised departments supported 100%

028 Support to NALAG activities Nalag Activities Supported 100%

029 Procure and supply 200 low tension

poles to support rural electrification

Districtwide Low tension poles 100%

030 Construct 2no. area council blocks at

Nsuta and Morontuo

Nsuta and Morontuo 1area council block constructed

50%

031 Completion of 1No. 44 office

Administration Block

Asiwa Central Administration Block

Completed

100%

032 Completion of construction of 12

Room Nurses Junior Staff Quarters

Asiwa Junior Staff Quarters Completed 70%

033 Completion of construction of 1No.

Semi-Detached Staff bungalow (No.3)

Asiwa Construction of Staff Bungalow

Completed

100%

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034 Support to Community Self Help

Project

Districtwide Community Innitiated Project

supported

100%

035 Procure office equipments Asiwa -

036 Improve capacity of the registry staff,

secretaries, and DPCU members

Asiwa Trainning programmes orgsnied for

registry staff, secretaries and DPCU

members

100%

037 Strengthen the capacity of district

gender desk officer

Gender Desk officer trained 100%

038 Maintenance of Educational Facilities Districtwide District Education Facilities

maintained

60%

039 Create a District Education Fund Districtwide -

040 Construction of 1No. 3Unit Classroom

Block

Supom 1No.3Unit Classroom Block under

construction

100%

041 Construction of 1No.3-unit classroom

block with office and store

Kwame-Ntowkrom 1No.3-unit classroom block with

office and store under construction

100%

042 Construction of 1No. 12-seater Aqua

Privy Toilet

Anyanso Construction of 1No. 12-seater Aqua

Privy Toilet ongoing

100%

043 Cladding of 1No. 6-unit pavilion block Beposo Cladding of 1No. 6-unit pavilion

block ongoing

100%

044 Construction of D/A Model School Asiwa D/A Model School under

construction

100%

045 Procure Poly-tank for Schools Selected Schools -

046 Support to School Feeding programme 27 selected schools School Feeding programme

supported

100%

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047 Support to Sport Development Districtwide District sporting activities supported 100%

048 Support to District Immunisation

Campaign

Disstrictwide District Immunisation Campaign

supported

100%

049 Support to Malaria Control

Programmes

Districtwide Malaria Control Programmes

supported

100%

050 Organise Educational Campaign on

HIV/AIDS

Districtwide HIV/ AIDS educational campaign

organised

100%

051 Organise behavioural Change

communication Campaign in mining

communities

Districtwide Behavioural change communication

campaign organised

100%

052 Organise programmes to improve upon

maternal health

Districtwide Maternal health activities suported 100%

053 Support District Sanitation

programmes

Districtwide Disrictwide sanitation programmes

supported

100%

054 Collect data on water and sanitation

facilities

Districtwide Data on water and sanitation

collected

100%

055 Embark on Districtwide Cocoa

Spraying Exercise

Districtwide Cocoa spraying exercise conducted 100%

056 Maintain Office facilities Asiwa Office facilities maintained 100%

057 Organise capacity building training for

Staff and D/A members

Asiwa Capacity building organised for D/A

members and staff

100%

058 Organise fire fighting campaign Asiwa Anti bush fire campaign organised 100%

059 Organise National Farmers Day Dwoamin National farmers day organised 100%

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060 Embark on Social Education Districtwide Social education organised 100%

061 Support to Disabled persons Districtwide Disable persons supported 100%

062 Support to Districtwide Tree Planting

Exercise

Districtwide Disrict Tree planing activities

supported

100%

063 Maintenance of Feeder Road Districtwide Feeder Roads maintained 100%

064 Support to Disaster Management Asiwa Disaster management activites

supported

100%

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2.2 M&E Activities Report

2.2.1 Programme / Project status for the year 2015

During the year under review the District Worked on about thirty-one (31) infrastructural projects. About half of the projects (15) of them were

projects which were started earlier whilst the other 50% were started in the year. At the close of the year the projects were at various level of

completion as indicated from the tables below. Among the sources of funding for the projects were the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF),

Districts Development Fund (DDF), Community Based Development Project (CBRDP) and the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).

PROGRAMME AND PROJECTS STATUS AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2015

Reporting Period: January – December 2015

Table1: District’s Development Fund (DDF) Projects

No. Project Title Location Funding

Source

Contractor Contract Sum

(Gh¢)

Rev.

Contrac

t Sum

Payment

To Date

Award

Date

Start

Date

Expected

Completion

Actual

Compl.

Status Stage

(%)

01 Supply of 1,000

Dual Desk

Districtwide DDF Anapim

Company

Limited

69,000.00

69,000

25/10/10

15/11/1

0

28/02/2011 13/12/

2010

1,000 pcs of

furniture supplied

100%

02 Cladding of 2 No.

3-Unit Classroom

Block with office

and store

Anyanso DDF Mountplex

Limited

52,838.73

51,612.00

28/10/10

15/11/1

0

28/02/2011

02/03/

2 011

Project

Completed

100%

15

03 Construction of 1

No. 12 Seater Aqua

Privy Toilet and

Urinal

Nsuta DDF Gyensuaa

Company

Limited

44,932.23

43,851.60

25/10/10 12/11/

2010

25/02/2011

14/03/2

011

Project

Completed

100%


No. 10- Unit

Market Stalls

Nsuta DDF Anapim

Company

Limited

44,988.93

40,487 25/10/10

12/11/

2010

25/02/2011

28/01/

2011

Project

Completed

100%


No. 3- Unit

Classroom Block

with Office and

Store

Esaase DDF Gafak Elect.

And Const.

Works

55,505.47

54,007.9 28/10/10 12/11/

2010

12/03/2011

20/06/

2011

Project

Completed

100%

06 Construction of 6-

Unit Market Stores

and Banking Hall

Asiwa DDF Ernboat

Const. and

Trading Ent.

123,813.80 123,735.0

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28/10/10 12/11/

2010

28/04/2011 06/04/

2011

Project

Completed

100%

07 Cladding of 1 No.

6-Unit Classroom

Block with Office

and Store

Korkyekrom DDF Oppong

Kwabia

Enterprise

53,243.40

49,227.5 28/10/10

12/11/

2010

28/02/2011 25/05/

2011

Project

Completed

100%


unit Market Stores,

10Unit Mkt Stalls

and Banking Hall

Asiwa DDF Ernboat

Const. and

Trading Ent.

118,307.75 118,547.5 07/03/12 15/03/1

2

15/09/12 9/07/12 Project

Completed

100%

09 Construction of

7Unit Market

Stores with Police

Post attached

Nsuta DDF Osbel

Enterprise

Ltd.

129,791.20 123,197.9

0

07/03/12 13/03/1

2

13/11/12 26/10/

12

Project

Completed

100%

10 Rehabilitation of

1No. 4Unit

Classroom Block

for Ahmadiyya JHS

Anyanso DDF Osbel

Enterprise

Ltd.

39,907.01 37,803.40 07/03/12 14/02/1

2

14/06/12 19/09/1

2

Project

Completed

100%

16

11 Construction of

1No. 3Unit

Classroom Block

for Freboye D/A

JHS

Freboye DDF Osorommoa

Construction

Ltd.

69,985.30 66,373.65 07/03/12 14/03/1

2

14/07/12 10/07/1

2

Project

Completed

100%

12 Construction of

2No. 2Unit

Kindergarten

Blocks

Awheaso

and Ampaha

DDF Illimitable

Ghana Co.

Ltd.

69,897.30 69,897.00 07/03/12 15/3/12 15/8/12 13/812 Project

Completed

100%

13 Clearing of

Ankaase-

Mmorontuo feeder

road

Mmorontuo

– Ankaase

DDF Works

Dept(Direct

Labor)

15,000 15,000 Project

Completed

100%


Unit Market Stalls

Anyanso DDF M/S Osbel

Limited

189,789.00 - 186,739 08/02/13 08/10/2013 18/06/2

013

Works Completed 100%

15 Construction of

1No. 2-Unit KG

Block with Office

and Store

Danso DDF Panquit 40,222.35 - 39,987.00 25/02/13 27/05/2013 4/07/13 Project

Completed

100%

16 Construction of

1No. 12-Seater

Aqua Privy Toilet

Nyamebekye

re

DDF Ernboat

Const. and

Trading Ent.

70,289.52 - 63,655 08/02/13 10/06/2013 22/5/13 Project

Completed

100%


2No. 3Unit

Classroom Block

with Office and

Store for Methodist

Prim. School

Ankaase DDF Ernboat

Const. and

Trading Ent.

113,581.47 - 79,696.50 08/02/13 10/06/2012 22/5/13 Works Completed 100%

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18 Construction of

1No. 3Unit

Classroom Block

Nsuaem I DDF Almay

Construction

Limited

125,111.36 - 112,340.3

4

19/06/14 19/09/14 Project

Completed and is

in use

100%

19 Construction of

6Units Lockable

Stores

Anyanso DDF OSBEL ENT.

LTD.

156,895.09 135,898.9

2

19/06/14 19/09/14 22/12/1

4

Works Completed

100%

20 Construction of

1No 12-Seater

Aqua Privy Toilet

Anyinase DDF Amenfi

Building &

Trad. Ent.

72,104.23 64,893.81 19/06/14 31/12/14 22/12/1

4

Project completed

and is in use

100%

21 Construction of

1No 12-Seater

Aqua Privy Toilet

Dunkuraa DDF Panquit

Company

Limited

72,150.78 64,935.88 19/06/14 19/09/14 23/12/1

4

Works completed 100%

23 Construction of

1No. 3Unit

Classroom Block

with Office and

Store

Kwamentow

krom

DDF Panquit

Company

Limited

131,724.69 19,758.70 08/09/15 08/01/16 Laying of

superstructure

block work is in

pro19,gress

50%

24 Cladding of 2No.

3Unit Pavillion

Classroom and

Construction of

Office and Store

Beposo DDF Obeline

Company

Limited

74,833.86 11,225.08 08/09/15 08/01/16 Mobilisation is in

progress

25 Construction of

6Unit 1st floor

Stores for the

completion of

Anyanso Market

Anyanso DDF M/S Osbel

Enterprise

limited

100,000.00 15,000.00 08/09/15 08/01/16 Mobilisation is in

progress

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Construction of

1No. 3Unit

Classroom Block

with Office and

Store

Supom DDF ASCOTUR

K Company

Limited

130,149.36 19,522.40 08/09/15 08/01/16 Work is at

superstructure

level

45%

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Table 2: Project: District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) No. Project Title Location Funding

Source

Contractor Contract Sum Rev.

Contract

Sum

Payment To

Date

Award

Date

Start Date Expected

Compl.

Actual

Compl.

Status Stage

(%)

01 Construction of

Police Station

Nsuaem

II

DACF M/S Kayak

Enterprise

68,712.69 66,019.49 4/07/07 20/07 /07 04/02/08 June

2010

Works Completed 100%

02 Construction of

1No. 3Unit

Classroom Block

Appiah

krom

DACF M/S 49,986.55 45,035.17 09/05/07 9/6/2007 09/09/07 15/6/20

09

Project Completed 100%

03 Construction of

1No. 3-Unit

Dormitory Block

with Sanitary

House, Kitchen

and Dining Hall

and 1No. 6Unit

Classroom Block

for Bosome Freho

Secondary School

Asiwa DACF M/S Ernogyan

Company Ltd

301,92.08 124,757.96 26/07/07 30/08/07 10/04/08 Nov.

2011

Works Completed.

Const. of Kitchen

and Dining Hall

terminated

100%

04 Construction of

1No. 2-Bedroom

Semi Detached

Staff Bungalow

(No. 1)

Asiwa DACF M/S Philip

Duba Co. Ltd

62,599.29 61,549.92 22/02/08 10/10/09 25/10/08 Feb.

2010

Project

Completed

100%

05 Construction of

1No. 3-Bedroom

Staff Quarters

Asiwa DACF M/S Edu-K 75,048.82 90,915.

46

90,915.46 25/01/08 25/07/08 25/10/08 July

2010

Project

Completed

100%

06 Construction of

Executive

Bungalow

Asiwa DACF Ernogyan

Company Ltd.

115,709.05 115,709.05 25/01/08 22/02/08 25/10/08 July

2009

Project

Completed

100%

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07 Completion of

Const. of

Enhanced Rural

Clinic

Nsuta DACD/SIF M/S

Obodantwi

Const. Ltd.

49,598.79 49,598.79 10/11/08 10/11/08 05/02/09 25/03 /

09

Work Completed 100%

08 Construction of

1No. 2 Bedroom

Staff Bungalow at

Asiwa (No. 2)

Asiwa DACF M/S Nickseth

Construction

Co. Ltd

83,011.40 82,136.50 30/09/09 1/9/09 5/4/10 24/03/1

0


09 Construction of

1No. 3-Unit

Classroom Block

with Office, Store

and Sanitary

Facility for

Presby Primary

Asiwa DACF M/S Nickseth

Construction

Co. Ltd

55,877.08 53,298.29 14/10/09 20/10/09 15/04/10 13/10/2

010



No. 12 Seater

Aqua Privy Toilet

Asiwa

Health

Center

DACF M/S Opong

Kwabia

Enterprise

32,046.10 32,046.10 14/10/09 20/10/09 15/04/10 10/6/10 Project

Completed

100%


No. 12 Seater

Aqua Privy Toilet

Ankaase DACF M/S

Boakyewah

Enterprise

30,982.46 30,981,.49 14/01/10 18/01/10 18/04/20

10

17/05/1

0



Storey 44-Offices

Administration

Block

Asiwa DACF M/S Osbel

Enterprise

limited

863,613 1,573,

322.58

1,257,132.

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21/01/11 26/01/11 26/07/12 Work is

substantially

completed

94%

13 Fencing of DCE’s

Bungalow

Asiwa DACF M/S Opong

Kwabia

Enterprise

65,374.10 35,181.73 22/2/12 02/03/12 22/2/213 Contract

Terminated

70%

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14 Construction of

1No. 12-Room

Nurses Quarters

Asiwa DACF M/S Osbel

Enterprise

Ltd.

400,000 434,96

4.00

160,551.95 08/10/13 07/10/13 08/10/14 Plastering and

fixing of door and

window frames is

in progress

65%

15 Construction of

1No. Semi

Detached Staff

Quarters No. 3

Asiwa DACF Obeline

Company Ltd

356,343.3

5

309,107.32 15/05/14 15/05/15 Works completed 100%

16 Construction of

3room office

with store and

sanitary facility

for District

Electoral Office

Asiwa DACF Direct Labour 29,000 24,000.00 04/08/14 04/04/12 Works completed 100%

17 Construction of

1No. 6Unit

Classroom Block

with Office, Store

and Library with

Sanitary Facilities

(Model School)

Asiwa DACF True

Engineers

Const. Ltd.

340,000.00 12,782.09 29/09/1

5

12/08/16 Laying of footing

walls is in progress

10%

18 Construction of

CHPS Compound

Anomaw

obi

DACF True

Engineers

Const. Ltd.

85,213.96 51,410.96 29/09/1

5

29/09/16 Work is at

superstructure level

45%

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Table 3: GETFund Project


Source

Contractor Contract

Sum

Rev.

Contract

Sum

Payment

To Date

Award

Date

Start

Date

Expected

Completion

Actual

Compl.

Status Stage

(%)

01 Construction of 1No.

6Unit Classroom

Block with office

store and library

Morontu

o

GETFund 110,000 01/04/0

8

01/04

/08

01/12/08 28/11/

13

Works

Completed

100%


6Unit Classroom

Block with office

store and library

Dagyans

o

GETFund 110,000 01/04/0

8

01/04

/08

01/12/08 01/03/1

1 Project

Completed

100%


6Unit Classroom

Block with office

store and library

Anoma-

wobi

GETFund Ernboat Const.

and Trading

Ent.

156,891.02 135,770.

71

26/07/1

0

17/04/2011 14/12/

11

Project

Completed

100%


6Unit Classroom

Block with office

store and library

Semdadi

e -so

GETFund Osrommoa

Const.

Company

156,644.6

2

149,034.

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26/07/

2010

12/04/2011 14/12/

11

Project

Completed

100%

05 Construction of

2Storey Dormitory

Block for Bosome

Senior High

Technical School

Asiwa

GETFund

Invergold

Construction

Company Ltd.

353,337 353,337 7/11/07 7/11/

07

24/03

/11

Completed

and

Inaugurated

100%

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3-Unit Classroom

Block with Office

and Store

Yapesa MP’s

GETFund

Kwamok

Enterprise

45,895.30 49,613.6

0

13/05/

2010

21/05

/2010

21/09/2010 17/09/2

010

Project

Completed

100%


6Unit Classroom

Block with office

store and library

Nsuaem

II

GETFund M/S Amfrank

Company Ltd

181,447.6

3

39,815.4

4

7/10/20

11

14/10

/11

14/06/12 Plastering is

ongoing

70%


6Unit Classroom

Block with office

store and library

Duase GETFund F-Nyark

Enterprise

181,350.5

4

39,815.4

4

07/10/1

1

14/10

/11

14/06/12 Work is at

plastering

level

65%


6Unit Classroom

Block with Office,

Store and Sanitary

Facilities

Ampento GETFund Project

Completed

100%


6Unit Classroom

Block with Office,

Store and Sanitary

Facilities

Freso GETFund Project

Completed

100%

11 Construction of

District Education

Office Block for

Bosome Freho

District Assembly

Anyinase DANIDA M/S Okorogya

EnterpriseLtd

Works

completed

100%

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Table 4: Other Projects


Source

Contractor Contract

Sum (Gh¢)

Rev.

Contract

Sum

Payment

To Date

Award

Date

Start

Date

Expected

Compl.

Actual

Compl.

Status Stage

(%)


Asiwa Health

Centre

Asiwa NHIS/MPs M/S K.

KUMI

56,283.51 _ 39,398 30/03/11 15/04

/11

1/08/11 March2

013

Project

completed

100%

02 Extension of

Electricity

Brofoyedru,

Ampantubuo

m, Yapesa,

Kokoben,

Adeito,

Anumso,

Freboye,

Nsutem

GOG Project

Completed

100%

03 Partial

Reconstruction of

Bomfa Jn.-Asiwa

Road (km 0.0-26.2

Bomfa

Junction

Asiwa

GoG Ussuya Gh.

Ltd.

Construction

of Culverts

Completed.

Bitumen

surfacing has

been done up

to Peminase.


Bekwai (Amoaful)

Ampah – Asiwa

Road

Amoaful –

Ampaha –

Asiwa

GoG Surfacing has

been done up

to Abosoma

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05 Construction of

2No. 3-Unit Aqua

Privy Toilet

Tebeso II &

Nsuaem II

GPEG M/S Ofei

Brothers

Const.

Works

38,728.73 33,196.0

5

16/07/20

13

20/08

/2013

7/10/20

13

Project

completed

100%

06 Construction of

2No. 3-Unit Aqua

Privy Toilet

Anyinase &

Dunkuraa

GPEG M/S Ofei

Brothers

Const.

Works

38,623.73 33,106.0

5

16/07/20

13

20/08

/2013

7/10/20

13

Project

completed

100%

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2.3 Update of Disbursement from Funding Sources

The Assembly has two major sources of revenue for its programmes and projects.

These are the Internally Generated Funds (IGF) and External Inflows

Sources of Internally Generated Funds for the Assembly are;

Rates

Lands Revenue

Fees and Fines

Licenses

Rent

Investment income

Miscellaneous

2.3.1 The Sources of External Inflow included;

District Assembly Common Fund

GOG Grants (GETFUND, MP’s Fund etc)

Development Partners Grant (World Bank, GETFund, DDF, MSHAP etc.)

During the year under review revenues accruing to the Bosome Freho District Assembly was

as follows;

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Table 3: Revenue Mobilisation Performance as at 31st December 2015

Revenue

Source

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Approved

Estimate

2011

Actual

Performance

2011

%

2011

Approved

Budget for

2012 Gh¢

Actual to

Date

Gh¢

%

2012

Approved

Estimate

2013

Actual

Performance

2013

%

2013

Approved

Estimate

2014

Actual

Performance

2014

%

2014

Approved

Estimate

2015

Actual

Performance

2015

%

2015

DACF 1755674.87 540,402.39 31 1,596,068.6

6

290,514.48 18 2,123,445.5

9

715,402.62 34 2,662,491.00 601,458.27 2,401,099.76 1,309,738.04 151

IGF 150,297 172,717.95 115 112,675 89,461.97 79.4 197,878.00 116,755.34 59 200,243.40 87,273.19 223,687.00 183,158.30 82

MP’S

C’ Fund

112137.12 43,047.39

38 93,447 92,527.66 99 142,898.24 54,230.08 38 142,898.24 59,663.37 142,898.24 292,781.24 205

MSHAP 8000

4,000.00 50 5,800 - 5,000.00 2,400.00 48 - - 50,000.00 8,164.75 163

CWSA 35,000 - - 3,5000 144.02 0.42 - - - - - = = =

CBRDP/

GSOP

68,000 18,081.00 27 45,000 - - - - - -

GSFP 120,000

123,597.20

103 180,000 363,051.40 202 441,285

.00

604,945

.40

137 441,285.00 782,115.50 441,285.00 417,265.00 94

DDF 548643.19 631,297.99 115 649,733.14 - 427,563.00 244,798.00 47 538,031.00 331,048.03 555,588.00 52,599.02 9

Disability - - - - - - - - - - 21,402.06 48,684.00 34,064.43 69

Source: District Finance Office, (BFDA) February 2015

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From the table above, it could be realized that, the Assembly could not achieve its target under

any of the revenue source. Yet the performance under Rates, Lands and rent were encouraging.

The Assembly’s performance on Fees and Fines, licenses, and grants was poor. This indicates

that the Assembly is not performing well in revenue mobilisation. The Assembly should

therefore come out with strategies to improve upon internally generated revenue.

2.3.2 Comments on the Releases of Funds

The District Assembly Common Fund remains the singular major source of funds for

investment to the District Assembly. The problem with this fund is the high statutory

deductions made at source which at times are not planned at the District level. Also there has

been shortfall in the District’s allocation in the fund in recent years which makes it impossible

for the District to implement all its planed programmes and projects for the year. The

introduction of the District Development Facility (DDF) has supplement the common fund to

finance investment activities in the District though the releases per year is not comparable in

value to that of the common Fund. Yet it has been very reliable. The District’s Internally

Generated Fund (IGF) sources were also limited which made it difficult to finance the

Assembly’s recurrent expenditure solely from IGF sources.

2.3.3 Efforts to Generate More Revenue

On the IGF, the Assembly was not able to generate enough revenue to meet its recurrent

expenditure let alone get additional funds for capital projects. Improving the collection of IGF

would involve the following measures:

Widening the revenue base to bring in more revenue items which were not covered

previously

Engaging more commission revenue collectors to work in communities where there

are no collectors

Continued and sustained tax education

Formation of revenue mobilization task force.

Motivating hard-working collectors and supervisors

Improving the data base of the district, by enumeration of the rateable population

and the preparation of valuation list of all properties?

Formation of revenue mobilization task force to improve the IGF

Motivating hard-working collectors and supervisors to improve the IGF

Ceding certain revenue items to the Area councils for collection.

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2.3.4 Challenges with Regard to Disbursement.

Inadequate funding for programmes and projects

Delays in the release of funds which affect project implementation.

Poor Records keeping in the District Assembly’s which affects the extraction of

information for report writing

Difficulty in tracking funds from GOG paid direct to beneficiaries without

records to the Assembly.(e.g. GETFUND etc)

3.0 UPDATES ON CORE INDICATORS AND TARGETS

3.1.1 Agriculture

The District’s agriculture is mainly rain fed. During the year under review, the season remained

wet and dry. There was moderate rainfall during the first half of the year coupled with

intermittent sunny conditions. Performance of crops was general satisfactory. However, the

prolonged drought in the third quarter which affected crop yields adversely especially cereals

and vegetables.

Table 4: District Indicators and Parameters Agriculture

District Indicators and

Parameters

2013 Indicator

Level

2014 Indicator

Level

2015Target 2015Achievement

1. Percentage (%) increase in

yield of selected crops,

livestock and fish

Staples

i. Maize

ii. Cassava

iii. Rice

iv. Plantain

v. Yam

vi. Cocoyam

Vegetables

i. Cabbage

ii. Garden Eggs

Livestock

i. Sheep/Goats

8,027

9,112

620

79,520

4,200

21,250

11,850

184

9,950

8,100

9,200

650

80,000

4,200

21,500

11,900

240

10,000

6,306

8,127

620

8,901

396

3,858

527

219

3000

12,668

136,817

985

12,675

5,704

93,277

741

296

110

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i. Organisation of Field Days

One field day was held maize sites during fertilizer application. Two filed days were organised

for cassava sites at Semdadieso and Ankaase . a field day was also organised on maize and the

emphasis was on reducing post-harvestb losses.

ii. Farm Demonstration by MOFA

Maize

The department organised five (5) demonstration farms at Mmorontuo, Beposo, Anhwiaso,

Anyinase and Abosamso. The sites were used to educate farmers on planting technology and

they were also used for post harvest management.

Cowpea

Cowpea demonstration farms were organised in all 16 operational areas.

Farmers were invited witness the use of improved planting materials, spacing of the crop, weed

control, pest control and disease management techniques.

Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme on Tertiary Distribution of Planting

Materials to the Tertiary Farmers

During the year 700 farmers registered for improved cassava planting materials and out of the

number three hundred and fifteen were supplied the District Agric Development Unit has a

capacity for 500 farmers which implies 200 farmers could not be supplied with planting

materials.

iii. Extension Services

Extension services agric technologies were delivered to farmers through home visits

educational meetings, training workshops, field demonstration, method demonstration, field

days and farmers day. Technologies extended to farmers included; row planting, soil erosion,

use of improved planting materials, post harvest management, sustainable land and water

management practices, improved housing etc.

iv. Lands under irrigation

There is no organised irrigation facility in the district yet, however, irrigation is done mainly

by motorised pumping machines along the Anum, Fre, and other streams in the District. An

estimated area of fifty (54) hectares is under irrigated cultivation. Irrigation is mainly practiced

by vegetable farmers in the district who grow hot pepper, tomatoes, okro, garden eggs and

cabbage.

v. Field Demonstration

Four demonstration farms were established during the year for maize, cowpea and cabbage.

Field days was organised on six occasions for cabbage, maize and cowpea production,

vi. Block Farm Project

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Under the programme, the government give support to group farmers in the form of

agricultural inputs so that they pay back after harvesting their crops.

The district benefited und the President’s Block Farm Project under the Better Ghana Agenda.

Since 2011, three farm crops (i.e. cowpea, rice and cabbage) were cultivated on 100 acre land

at Yapesa, Kokoben, Freso, Brofoyedru, Nsonamoa and Adeito. During the year farm credit

worth GH₵33,000.00). An additional amount of GH₵7,000.00 extended to 30 farmers at

Fereso enabled them to crop an 80 acre land with Jasmine Rice which engaged 200 additional

hands for land preparation, farm maintenance and harvesting.

However the recovery of the assistance extended in the form of cash has been very difficult.

In 2011, cabbage farmers in Aeito, kokoben, Yapesa and Nsonoamoa were assisted with

insecticides and fertilizers to the tune of GH₵33,000.00 but only 60% of the amount has been

recovered as of 3013.

Also, only 30% of an assistance of GH₵7,000.00 extended to Freso Rice farmers had been

recovered by the end of December 2013.

vii. Fertiliser Subsidy Programme

Under the government’s programme 50 kg of NPK was supplied at GH₵51.00, 50kg of SOA

at GH₵44.00, 50kg Urea at GH₵50.00.

During the year 230 bags of NPK, 100bags SOA and 20 bags Urea were sold to farmers.

viii. National Farmers Day Celebration.

The District’s celebration of the National Farmers Day took place on Friday, 4th December

2015 at Ampento.

ix. Farmer Registration

A total of 200 farmers were registered in the year bringing total registered farmers in the

District to 14,000. The trend of farmers registration in the District is as follows;

Table 5: Registered Farmers in Bosome Freho

No. Year No. of Farmers

Male Female Total

01 2011 2,800 1,200 3000

02 2012 1,500 1,300 2800

03 2013 120 89

200

04 2014 210 116 326

05 2015 150 200 350

Total 4,630 2,705 6676

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x. Cocoa Diseases and Pest Control (CODAPEC) programme

CAPSID Control

There has been a major shift in the implementation of the CODAPEC programme.

Unfortunately the District now does not have a central store or input distribution point.

Communities in the Bosome and Bosomtwe East Area councils access their inputs from

Bekwai cocoa district, whilst those from susnso freho are zoned for Adansi-Brofodru cocoa

district in the Adansi North District. Communities in the Nsuta Area Council are now part of

the New Edubiase (Adansi South) Cocoa District.

This situation has resurfaced the myriad of problems the programme when the District was first

created when the projects was being managed in a similar arrangement. The programme is thus

fraughted with a lot of challenges among which are non-supply of inputs to many farmers who

continuously complain to the Assembly which has virtually no clout to resolve them.

It was therefore difficult to get statistics of the programme as part of this report because the

District Agric Development Unit could not provide a report on the project.

xi Fish Farming

There is only one farmer into fish farming in the district with a pond measuring 50ft by 50ft

located at Nyamebekyere. However, there is rising interest in fish farming in the District.

xii. Challenges of the District Agric Sector

i. Lack of irrigation facility

ii. High cost of labour

iii. Poor road network

iv. Activities of illegal mining

v. Lack of staff accommodation

vi. Inadequate office accommodation

vii. High cost of agricultural inputs

viii. Unreliable rainfall pattern

3.1.2 Education

1 Overview of Directorate

The District is divided into Six (6) Circuits which are supervised by Six Circuit Supervisors.

The Circuits are; Asiwa, Abosamso, Dunkura, Dompa, Nsuaem, and Nsuta. The District has

fifty-six (58) kindergartens, fifty-five (55) Primary Schools, thirty-eight (38) Junior High

Schools, one (1) Senior High School at Asiwa.

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The directorate performed creditably well in all the key activity indicators. As shown below

1.0 Key activities identified for performance during the period

Table 2.1: Key Activities identified for performance by objectives Strategic Key

objective

Activity/ Project Implemented Funding

source

Unit/Department/Agency

responsible

Access -Organized a sensitization durbar on GPASS Scholarship

Scheme

- embarked on enrolment drive in communities

- organized a SPAM at Esaase Basic School and community

DFID Girls’ Education Unit

HRMD Unit

Gender - Performed a yearly harvest of schools and communities

- Distributed GPASS Scholarship packages

- A talk show on girls on the need to appreciate the GPASS

packages

DFID Girls’ Education Unit

Special

Education

Quality - Attended the planning meeting at the regional and district

levels on the activities of the year.

Girls’ Education Unit

Management - Interviewed 74 Head Teachers in the district with the view

of reassessing their management prowess.

GPEG Management Unit

BECE 2015 - Organization of mock examination for BECE candidates

help improved the District’s performance

District

Assembly,

Hon.

Member of

Parliament.

Examination Unit

i. The distribution of the District’s teacher population was as follows;

Table 6: Staffing Situation in Public Schools Level 2013 2014 2015

Teaching Staff

at Post

No.

Trained

No.

Untrained

Total Teaching Staff

at Post

No.

Trained

No.

Untrained

Total Teaching

Staff

Trained Untrained Total

Male Female Male Female M F

KG 69 144 43 170 213 60 150 47 163 210 87 130 81 136 217

Primary 384 84 211 257 468 335 90 241 184 425 303 102 265 140 405

JHS 93 49 204 138 342 283 51 232 102 334 272 64 252 84 336

SHS 25 8 22 11 33 29 6 28 7 35 30 8 29 9 38

TVET 4 1 5 0 5 3 2 5 0 5 -

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Total 575 286 485 576 1061 710 299 553 456 1009 692 304 627 369 996

Table 7: District Indicators and Parameters (Education)

No.

District Indicators and

Parameters

2013 Indicator

Level

2014 Indicator

Level

2015 Target 2015

Achievement

1 Gross Enrolment Rate

(indicates 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)

- Pre-School

- Primary

- JHS

- SHS

Net Admission Rate in primary

Schools (indicates primary one

enrolment pupils aged 6 years)

99

68.8

15.7

81.5

134.2

98.6

71.8

19.5

84.2

130

99.8

63.7

12.9

67.6%

138.8%

85.8

66.2

14.3

45.8

2 Gender Parity Index (ratio

between girls and boys

enrolment rate, the balance of

parity is 1.00)

- Preschool

- Primary

- JHS

- SHS

0.96

0.99

0.84

0.97

1.12

1.03

0.87

1.06

1.01

0.92

0.95

1.45

0.96

0.88

0.78

0.81

3 BECE Pass Rate

- JHS

- SHS

67%

29.07

82.9

46.8

86.7

87.7

92.3

4 Improvement in Pupils /

Teachers Ratio:

Pre-school Primary JHS

24:1

22:1

9:1

26:1

23:1

12:1

26

24

11

22

23

10

5 Increase in % of Trained and

untrained Teachers Ratio:

Pre-school Primary JHS

20%

45%

59%

24.8

47.5

63.4

-

-

-

60.65

6.8

24

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Table 8: BECE Pass Rate 2011-2015

Year Enrolment Registered Candid. Candidates Sitting

Exams

Candidates Passing Rate

Male Fem. Total Male Fem Total Male Fem. Total Male Fem Total %

2011 541 293 834 541 293 834 540 293 833 315 171 171 58.3

2012 530 376 906 530 376 906 527 322 899 243 147 390 43

2013 486 307 793 486 307 793 486 301 793 331 201 532 67

2014 502 390 892 515 392 907 513 387 900 150 114 264 29.07

2015 477 380 857 447 380 857 474 379 853 425 323 748 87.7

Generally the pass rate has been unpredictable being a little high initially dipping in 2012

rising in 2013 and falling in 2014 again. Over the past five years the results in 2015 was the

best. Rising as high as 87%. Mechanism should therefore be put in place to ensure

consistency in the pupils’ performance.

From the table above it has been shown that number of girls completing JHS 3 has been

increasing steadily. However girls registering for BECE exams and passing showed a

downward trend. 2015 was exceptional year in the sense that total number of JHS leavers was

highest since 2011. Female candidates and performance was also the best for the past five

years.

vi. Challenges to Education Service Delivery in the District

Large proportion of untrained teaching staff in the classrooms

Lack of ICT infrastructure

Inadequate permanent structures for KGs

Inadequate store room for the Education directorate

High incidence of child labour

Low pass BECE pass rate

vii. The way forward

Upgrade the knowledge and skill of untrained teachers through the UTDBE

programme

Strengthen supervision

Provide logistics for technical education

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3.1.3 Health

4.1.2 Performance of service indicators

1. Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)

a. The district recorded 64.3% for Penta-3 which is a proxy indicator for routine childhood

vaccination services. Measles and Yellow fever vaccination for children under 5yrs achieved

66.7%.

b. The district carried out Sub-National Polio Immunization Days (SNIDs) campaign exercise in

October, 2015 with coverage of 101.4% of children under 5yrs vaccinated for Polio and 94.4%

dosed Vitamin A.

OPD clinical services

The OPD health services saw 47.7% of the total population in the district accessing health care

at various health facilities in the district. Among the client who sought for service, 62.2% were

insured whiles the other 37.8% came without national health insurance.

c. Coverage for antenatal services was 45% of expected pregnancies.

4.1.3 Some key activities

Disease Control/Prevention

1. Malaria control

a. Continuous distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) to pregnant women during their

first antenatal clinic and children eighteen (18) months and above to prevent malaria

transmission. There was also continuous administration of Sulfadoxine Pyramethamine (SP)

prophylactic treatment of pregnant women against malaria.

b. Mass campaign of LLIN point distribution exercise was also carried out in December, 2015 to

households where an average of every two persons received a treated bed net. A total of 40,031

treated bed nets were given to 70,810 people in 17,163 registered households, giving coverage

of 99.8% achieved in the district.

2. HIV/AIDS control

The District Assembly, Health Directorate and other partners collaborated in HIV/AIDS control

activities.

a. Routine PMTCT/HTC services were carried out in all health facilities. Know your status

campaign was also carried out.

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b. Midwives, Public Health Nurse and other health workers were trained on HIV/AIDS

updates.

c. Aware creation activities in all 5 sub-districts were done.

d. World AIDS Day was celebrated on 1st December, 2015 in the district with grand durbar at

Asiwa.

3. Onchocerciasis control

The district is hyper-endemic for Onchocerciasis. Three rounds Mass Ivermectin drug

distribution for Onchocerciasis control has been carried out in the district. Geographic

coverage for all 61 endemic communities was 100% with therapeutic coverage of 87%.

4. School deworming exercise

A total of 11,913 out of 15,036 pupils per class enrolment were treated, giving a therapeutic

coverage of 79.2%. The exercise achieved geographic coverage of 92.1%, where 105 of 114

schools were covered. Out of school children treated were 1645.

4.14 CHPS Implementation

The District Assembly, Health Directorate, Community leaders and other key stakeholders

have are working hard to roll-out CHPS to increase access to health services.

a) The district has demarcated 27 CHPS zones in 21 electoral areas for implementation. All 27

zones are functional with 8 compounds. Two new compounds have been completed for

commissioning in January, 2016 at Tebeso I and Abosamso, making total compounds 10.

b) The District Assembly has awarded contract for the construction of new CHPS compound at

Anomawobi in Nsuta sub-district and work is ongoing.

c) A total of 115 health staff has been oriented/trained on CHPS with resource persons from

National, Region and District Health Directorate.

d) Series of community and key stakeholder sensitization on CHPS concept and meetings have

been carried in all 27 zones.

e) Community Health Management Committees (CHMCs) have been selected through due

process and trained for twenty four (24) of twenty seven (27) zones.

f) Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) have been selected through due process and trained

for twenty four (24) of twenty seven (27) zones.

g) Community leaders and stakeholders have been very supportive with office, residential

accommodation and some basic equipment.

h) Extensive work has also been done for the implementation of the Community Health Worker

1million CHW) programme in the district.

4.1.5 Health Promotion

Other health promotion activities included;

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1. Focus group discussion on reproductive health, teenage pregnancy, etc under Adolescent

Health

2. Health talkS to identifiable groups such as Churches, Mosques, information centres and

durbars.

4.1.6 Trainings

1. CHPS training for all Health Staff at Bosome Freho District.

2. Training of Community Health Management Committees and Community Health Volunteers

3. Training of Community-Based Surveillance Volunteers on Onchocerciasis drug distribution

4. TB case management training for Health Staff

5. Malaria case management training for selected staff

6. Facilitative supervision for health staff

7. HIV/AIDS training for health staff

8. Training and sensitization of health staff on Mental Health ACT

9. Family planning (FP) training on longterm contraceptives including jadel insertion and

removal, logistics management for health staff.

4.1.67Transport System

a. The district has 24 motorbikes but only 6 are functional with as high as 18 broken down. b. The only pick-up for the Health activities is also broken down.

The District Assembly and other departmental vehicles including staff personal vehicles and

motorbikes are used to support health service delivery.

4.1.8 Infrastructure

Both office and staff accommodation for health have remain a challenge though there has been

some improvement. Getting rooms to even hire at Asiwa the district capital for officers is

difficult and expensive. The following were achieved:

a. The District Assembly completed construction of residential accommodation for District

Director of Health Services.

b. CHPS rollout; ongoing activities to commission CHPS compounds at Abosamso and Tebeso I.

c. The Assembly has awarded the construction of a new CHPS compound at Anomawobi in Nsuta

sub-district.

d. A shed was constructed at Nsuta CHPS Compound for routine services.

e. Some community leaders and individuals have provided free rooms as accommodation for

some health workers in CHPS zones.

4.1.9 Way forward for the year 2016

1. Strengthen CHPS/MCHNP/CHW implementation;

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a. Commissioning of two CHPS compounds at Tebeso I and Abosamso

b. Ensure all staff stay in their assigned zones

c. Launching all CHMCs/CHVs/CHOs in CHPS zones

d. Providing basic equipment/tools

e. Train/retrain CHOs/CHMCs/CHVs

f. Reporting CHPS performance into District Health Information Management Systems

software (DHIMS)

2. Strengthen Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) activities to detect cases such

as Tuberculosis (TB), Cholera, Acute Flaccid Paralysis, etc.

3. Intensification of health promotion activities.

4. Continue to advocate for improvement in staff and office accommodation.

5. Advocate for strong motorbikes and 4WD vehicles for health

6. Ensure routine servicing and proper maintenance of motorbikes and vehicle.

7. Improve technical support through monitoring and supervision of health activities

8. Ensure periodic DHIMS (District Health Information Management System) validation to check

accuracy, timeliness and completeness of indicators.

9. Continuous orienting of newly and existing staff on the objectives of the District to achieve

desired results.

10. Conduct staff appraisal as performance improvement tool

The situation of key health indicators in the district is as presented below;

Table 9: District Indicators and Parameters (Health)

No. DISTRICT INDICATORS AND

PARAMETERS

2013

Performance

2014

Performance

Target 2015 Achievement 2015

1 No. of ANC registrants 1437 (73%) 1332 1500 1392

2 No. of clients making 4+ visits 752 914 1,500 992

3 ANC registrants receiving IPT 1 906 (63%) 534 995 654

4 ANC registrants receiving IPT 2 746 (51.9%) 238 1200 460

5 ANC registrants receiving IPT 3 407 (28.3%) 139 500 185

6 No. of pregnant women receiving TT2

+

1434 (73%) 1078 1500 110

7 Total Deliveries 1036 (52.8%) 953 1100 983

8 No. of deliveries by skilled attendants 624 (60.2%) 602 700 630

9 No. of deliveries by TBAs 412 (39.8%) 351 200 329

10 No. of maternal deaths (institutional) - 1

11 Institutional Maternal Mortality Ratio

(per 100,000)

- 118

12 No. of institutional maternal deaths

audited

- 1

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13 Total number of still births 3 6 0 4

14 Total Number of fresh still births 1 2 0 3

115 No of PNC registrants 1124 (57.3%) 1468 1600 1300

16 No. of family planning acceptors 7541 2784 8,00 2890

17 % WIFA accepting family planning 2563 (14.7%) 15.5 14

18 Total couple years of protection (CYP) 835.5 2080.5 1704

19 No. of institutional infants deaths 0 0 0 0

20 No. of infants admission 0 0 0 0

21 Clients (15-24yrs) who accepted FP

Service

526 (20.5%) 504 612

22 No. of pregnant women sleeping under

ITN

1885 350 123

23 No. of Children immunized OPV 1 2207 (112.4%) 2155 1940

24 No. of Children immunized OPV 3 2090 (109.6%) 2094 1850

25 No. of children immunized measles 2040 (103.9%) 2073 1900

26 No. of children immunized yellow fever 2040 (103.9%) 2073 1890

27 No. of Children receiving at least one

dose of Vitamin A

12261 1748 1790

28 No. of children immunized by age 1

(BCG)

12261 1983 1901

29 No. of children immunized Penta 1 2207 (112.4%) 2155 2207

30 No. of children immunized Penta 3 2090 (109.6%) 2094 2120

31 No. of Non polio AFP detected 3 2 2

32 No. of Leprosy cases 6 2 1

33 No. of OPD cases due to malaria 16410 (53.0%) 13413 1550

34 Total no. of OPD cases that is lab

confirmed (Mic. & RDT)

5062 (16.3%) 8388 8930

35 No. of TB cases notified 11 9 8

36 No. of TB cases cured (sputum

microscopy)

6 2 2

37 No. of TB cases completing treatment 2 3 2

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Table 10: Situation of Core Health Staff

S/No. Indicator 2012

Indicator

2013

Indicator

2014

Indicator

2015

Target

2015

Indicator

01 Doctor 0 0 0 1 0

02 No. of Med. Assistants 2 2 2 4 3

03 No. of Nurses (all

categories)

57 92 91 100 83

04 No. of midwives 3 6 8 12 11

3.1.4 HIV/AIDS

The District monitoring of HIV/ AIDS cases is hampered by lack of a hospital. Also the District

do not have a sentinel site hence it difficult to calculate the prevalence rate. The only indicator

used is the numbers of people who tested positive during the District know your status

campaign. In 2009 during the District-wide know your status campaign, forty-five (45) adults

between the ages of 15-49 years of age whilst in 2010, one hundred and fifteen (115) persons

in the same age bracket tested positive. However in 2011, only twenty-four (24) out of three

thousand, two hundred and forty-nine tested positive. In 2012 through ‘know your status

campaign’ and prevention of mother to child transmission programme 68 cases were

diagnosed.

Table 11: District Indicators and Parameters (HIV)

HIV / AIDS HIV/AID Cases

2012 2014 2015

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

No. of HIV positive

diagnosed

35 33 68 7 11 18 8 14 22

No. of HIV+ cases

receiving ARV therapy

13 26 39 3 5 8 4 8 12

No. Tested (PMTT) 511 511 - 702 702 41 816 830

No. HIV+ (PMTCT) - 10 10 - - - 1 2 3

No. Tested (HIV Know

Your Status Campaign)

1115 1208 2,323 128 182 310 496 864 1360

No. HIV+ ( KYSK) 33 35 68 - - - 13 18 31

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Table 12: District Indicators and Parameters (Transparent and Accountable Governance)

No District Indicators and

Parameters

2013 Indicator

Level

2014 Indicator

Level

Target 2015 Achievement

2015

01 Total amount of internally

generated revenue

89,561.97

197,878.00

1,046,846

02 Amount of Development

Partners and NGO funds

contribution to DMTDP

implementation

649,847.14

432563.00

432563.00

247,198.00

03 % of DA expenditure within

the DMTDP budget (how much

of DA’s expenditure was not in

the annual budget?)

80%

90%

90%

78%

04 Number of reported cases of

abuse (children, women and

men)

- - - -

05 Police citizen ratio. 1:8,629 1:3271 1:3271 1:8178

The District’s revenue situation improved over the previous year but it could not match the

performance in 2011. The amount of support from development partners towards the

implementation of planed programmes and projects in the district reduced had reduced

drastically. This is attributable to the fact that support after the implementation of the CBRDP

and CWSP projects there has not been any other major projects in the District, also funding

from the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) towards implementation of HIV/AIDS programmes

had virtually ceased.

The problem is further compounded by the fact that three major departments in the district (i.e.

the Department of Agriculture, Department of Education and Department of Health) refuse to

report on their sources revenue and its corresponding expenditure hence the Administration

finds it difficult to report on the inflows of development partners support through these

departments who happens to be major recipients.

Birth and Death Registry

The registry exists to register compile data on all births and deaths for planning purposes.

Though it is evident that not all births and deaths are registered in the district, the following

the data captured for the District for from January – December 2013

Table13: No. of Births Registered for 2014

Month New Births Late Registration

2014 2015 2014 2015

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Male Fem Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Fem Total

January 16 56 177 9 10 19 4 2 6 6 6 12

February 39 24 63 81 73 154 8 1 9 5 2 7

March 32 32 64 30 29 59 1 9 10 1 4 5

April 40 33 73 29 28 57 7 3 10 5 1 6

May 67 63 130 87 91 178 4 1 5 1 7 8

June 57 52 109 51 55 106 3 4 7 6 4 10

July 24 26 50 15 8 23 5 5 10 4 1 5

August 81 84 165 74 62 136 8 3 11 7 1 8

September 79 63 142 43 38 81 4 3 7 2 - 2

October 67 61 128 29 26 55 4 3 7 5 4 9

November 65 71 136 99 113 212 1 - 1 12 6 18

December 87 121 208 41 63 104 3 4 7 5 1 6

Total 699 686 1385 588 596 1184 52 38 90 59 37 96

Deaths Registered Month 2014 2015

Male Female Total Male Female Total

January 1 2 3 6 6 12

February 1 1 2 5 2 7

March 1 1 2 1 4 5

April 1 1 2 5 1 6

May 2 - 2 1 7 8

June - - - 6 4 10

July 2 1 3 4 1 5

August - 2 2 7 1 8

September 1 1 2 2 - 2

October - - - 5 4 9

November 1 1 2 12 6 18

December - - - 5 1 6

Total 10 10 20 59 37 96

Challengers of the Registry

i. The CBS volunteers find it difficult to refer people to the district capital to register

their births.

ii. Most of the inhabitants of the District register their birth and death in other districts

such as Bekwai Municipal, Asante Akim South, Bosomtwe and Adansi South

Districts due to limited accessibility and their proximity to these places.

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The Way Forward

i. The registry intends to liaise with midwives and CBS volunteers in the District to help

offer door to door services to the new born in other to improve the number of new born

registered

ii. The registry will also embark on intensive and extensive education campaign through

the District Information Services Department on the importance of registering births

and deaths especially in the districts where they occur.

3.2 Updates on Critical Development and Poverty Issues

3.2.1 The School Feeding Programme

Currently the number of schools under the School Feeding Programme has been increased to

30. During 2012 seventeen more schools were added and the number of beneficiary pupils

increased from one thousand, three hundred and sixty-six (1,366) to eight thousand, six

hundred and fifty-six (8,656).

Over the year there has been a 1percent increase in the enrolment figures of schools benefiting

from the School Feeding Programme. The number of schools benefiting from the programme

remained constant. Neither the government nor the NGO operating the programme increased

the number schools.

Madamfo Ghana, a non-governmental Organisation operating in the District continues to

support three schools in the District, i.e. Banso, Detieso and Apewu Primary Schools.

Major challenges to the efficient running of the programme in the District are;

i. Excessive delay in the release of grants to caterers.

Beside the feeding grant being low, the release is always overly delayed which further

burden the caterers by payment of high interest on loans secured to run the programme.

ii. Payment of Taxes on grant

The five percent tax deducted on the 80p grant further worsen the woes of caterers

operating under the programme

iii. Under payment of feeding grant

Majority of the caterers recorded high discrepancies in their enrolment figures

resulting in underpayment of school grant due them for services they had already

performed.

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3.2.2 Incentives for Business Development

i. Employment Generation and Business Development

The level of commercial activities in the District is very low. The major occupation in the

District is farming, which engages about 80% of the population. The farming system is mainly

subsistence with the exception of some cocoa farmers whose activity is for commercial

purpose. Vegetable farming is gaining popularity with emphasis on cabbage production. This

account for mass exodus of the youth who are not interested in farming to urban centres such

as Bekwai, Obuasi, Konongo, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Accra after they complete

basic education. The recent emergence of alluvial gold mining saw laour movement to small

scale artisanal mining but farming remains the main stay of the people.

ii. The Rural Enterprises Programme

In an attempt to diversify the economy, the District in 2010 established District Business

Advisory Centre to promote skill training and small and medium scale businesses development.

The Rural Enterprises Project which was the financier of the activities of the Business Advisory

Centre ended in December 2011, fortunately the programme was re-launched in 2012 and

implementation continued through 2013. In the year under review the centre continued to

monitor the groups trained and formed new groups. The emphasis of the second phase of the

programme is on mushroom production, improving palm oil production and cassava

processing.

Table 15: Beneficiaries of Rural Enterprises Project Training

Location of Group Type of Activity No. of Persons Trained

Male Female Total

Ankaase Soap Making 3 19 22

Korkyekrom Baking and Confectionery 28 28

Nyamebekyere Soap Making 5 25 30

Tebeso II Baking and Confectionery 0 26 26

Total 8 98 106

Support for Start-up Kits to Clients Under Business Development Services

No. Activity Area Location Male Female Total

Hair dressers Asiwa, Bobiam,

Ampaha

- 8 8

Dressmakers - 8 8

Carpentry 5 - 5

Mason 2 - 2

Welder 3 - 3

Car Spraying 1 - 1

Barber 2 - 2

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Total 13 16 29

iv. National Youth Employment Programme NYEP / GYEEDA

At the beginning of the year seven modules of the Ghana Youth Employment and

Entrepreneurial Development Agency were operational in the District. These included;

Health Extension Workers

Community Education Teaching Assistants

Community Protection Assistants

Youth in Prisons Service

Youth in Dressmaking

Youth in Hairdressing and

Youth in Waste and Sanitation Management

By July 2014 all beneficiaries under six of the modules exited and their and allowances had

been in areas for two months. The only operating module by the end of the year was Youth in

Waste and Sanitation. The District Office is currently waiting for directives from the head

office to commence recruitment.

Table 18: Update on Indicators and Targets (GYEEDA)

Indicators 2011

Performance

level

2012

Performance

Level

2013

Targets

2013 performance

Level

Proportion of unemployed

youth benefiting from skills/

entrepreneurial training

N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of operational

modules ( health Extension

Workers

80 80 95 80

Community Policing 4 4 4 4

Teaching 78 78 92 78

Prison Assistants - 2 2 2

Apprenticeship -Hairdressing - - - -

Apprenticeship -Dressmaking - 50 - -

From the table it is evident that the District operates two main modules, Health Extension

Workers and Community Education Teaching Assistants though beneficiaries have exited. The

other modules had just a skeletal representation. This implies that youth who had the ambition

of acquiring skills to establish their own micro enterprises could not have the opportunity to do

so. It could be deduced that the youth in apprenticeship modules were rather a more sustainable

means of crating livelihoods for the youth because the employment modules were only giving

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short term support. It would then be prudent for the district to focus on the apprenticeship

training modules.

v. Water and Sanitation

Water and sanitation coverage in the district is not the best. Over the years the people’s access

to potable water and approved sanitation facilities is worsening. This might be due to lack of

intervention in these areas. Prior to the creation of the district communities had benefited from

development partners and government of Ghana interventions such as the CWSP 1 & II, RWSP

1V & and its addendum but since 2011 there had not been any intervention in the water and

sanitation sector.

Another contributing factor to the problem has been poor maintenance of existing water and

sanitation facilities on the part of communities who own the water points and toilet facilities.

This has led to the breakdown of existing boreholes, this coupled with increase in population

from natural factors and the influx of small scale miners in most communities in the district

has contributed to reducing access and coverage of potable water.

Table 19: Access to Safe Water and Sanitation

No. District Indicators and

Parameters

2011

Indicator

Level

2012

Indicator

Level

2013

Indicator

2014

Target

2014

Achievement

1 Percentage of population with

sustainable access to safe

water sources

35% 40% 45% 50% 47%

2 % of population with access

to improved sanitation (flash

toilet, KVIPs, households

latrine)

6% 8% 10 20% 10%

3.2.4 The Lake Bosomtwe Man and Biosphere (MAB) Project

Activities of man on the lake and the immediate surroundings is believed to be having negative

impact on the lake which is seen to pose serious threat to the continuous existence of the lake.

Over the years it’s been observed that shoreline of the lake has receded and fish stock had also

reduced drastically. The problems being encountered has been attributed to overfishing and

poor farming practices along the lake, natural reduction in annual rainfall and increasing

population numbers. Also the rise in other activities of man such as pig rearing, washing of

cars and utensils and bathing with soap in the lake are major contributing factors to problems

associated with the management of the lake.

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To promote sustainable management of the Lake, the United Nations Educational Scientific

and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) through stakeholders, (e.g, District Assemblies, Chiefs

and partner organisations) had proposed the creation of the lake basin as a Biosphere Reserve

to promote sustainable management of the lake.

Currently, processes are ongoing for the demarcation of the lake as a Biosphere reserve.

Work done so far is itemised as follows;

Formation of Lake Bosotwe Community Resource Management Area(CREMA)

Formation of CREMA Executive Committee (CEC)

Research and Monitoring of water quality

Research into dying cultures that promote preservation of the lake

Research and monitoring of climatic conditions along the lake

Research into soil fertility and management

As part of the projects sustainability strategy, UNESCO Ghana, has established a desk office

at the Bosome Freho District Assembly at Asiwa.

3.2.4 Social Welfare

The Department has one officer in charge who is assisted by two National Service Persons.

During the year the department registered 114 persons with disabilities and they were able to

form a disable Association. Five aged persons were also registered. The categories of

physically challenged registered was as follows;

Table 20: Categories of Disabled Persons Registered

No. Type of Disability 2013 Total 2014 Total %

Male Female Male Female

01 Difficulty Seeing 6 4 10 15 9 24 140

02 Difficulty moving 23 17 40 47 39 86 115

03 Difficulty Hearing

/Speech

11 8 19 7 9 16 100

04 Other 8 6 14 - - - 0

Total 48 35 83 66 48 114 37

The office mainly handle child welfare issues, embark on working visits to disabled persons,

and adjudicate Family welfare cases among others. During the period under review, the

distribution of case handled by the department is as presented below;

Table 21: Family Welfare Cases Handled From 2009 to 2014

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Year

Total No.

Cases

Reported

Child

Maintenance

Welfare/

Reconciliation

Paternity Child

Custody

Boys Girls Men Women Boys Girls Boys Girls

2009 7 2 1 - - 2 - 1 1

2010 19 4 2 - 1 2 4 3 2

2011 17 4 2 - 1 2 2 2 2

2012 14 5 3 - 1 - 1 2 2

2013 31 6 5 - 3 2 - 5 3

2014 181 28 31 19 39 8 18 16 23

3.2.6 Poverty Status of the District

Poverty in the district manifests in its agrarian economy. Agricultural production is mainly on

subsistence level and food crop production is key. Farm sizes has also diminished greatly which

implies that output from household food crop producers cannot feed themselves and leave a

adequate surplus for marketing.

Another dimension of poverty that is exhibited in the District is lack of social amenities such

as schools, health facilities, banking, and telephone facilities. The key District specific poverty

indicators are poor food and nutritional status, poor infrastructural facilities and low school

enrolment rates in these areas, inability to access health facilities despite the health insurance

policy, low employment and income levels, water and sanitation problems which affects the

quality of life of the people. This manifestation is prevalent in the remote communities which

are characterized by low incomes, limited accessibility by road and generally poor living

condition in areas such as Ohwimase, Anwiaso, Nsuta, Simedadieso, Fereso, Yapesa and

Tebeso.

The spatial dimension of poverty is positively correlated to surface accessibility. The Nsuta

Area Council, which is farthest from the District Capital and has the poorest road network

happens to be the most poverty stricken area of the District. Similarly, the District part of the

lake Bosomtwe basin which happens to be the next most poverty endemic zone at the same

time have major poverty problems.

4.1 The Way Forward

Given the persistent weak financial position of the Assembly the District’s top priority

continues to be the improvement of revenue mobilisation by embarking on an intensive revenue

mobilisation campaign. The Assembly shall strengthen its task force to educate the people and

enforce the payment of levies to support the Assembly. Effort shall also be made property rates

and building permits where very small amount was collected during the previous years.

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The Assembly will continue collaborate with other institutions suport departments like the

District Education Office, District Agric Development Unit, District Health Management Unit,

District Department of Social Welfare and Community Development among others. The

Assembly shall also concentrate on completion of the construction of Junior Staff Quarters to

improve housing situation for staff.

Attention will also be given to the operationalization of the four Area Councils, Revenue items

shall be ceded for the councils and community development officers placed within the area

councils. There is the need then to give them further training, encouragement and motivation

for them to do their work and generate revenue to support their operation. The statutory

allocation from the District Assemblies Common Fund will also be used to provide logistical

support and capacity building for the newly elected members.

To realise her major aspirations, the District envisage the need to receive the backing of

governmental institutions like the Ministry of Local Government Rural Development and

Environment, Energy, Works and Housing, Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Head

of Local Government Service, Finance and Economic Planning among others. As institutions

of governance these shall provide the broader policy framework within which the Assembly’s

initiatives shall conform to receive support from the broader national development agenda.

With this mind set the Assembly’s priorities shall be in conformity with national priorities in

order for her programmes and project to conform to national objectives.

4.2 Conclusion

It is highly advocated that for the Assembly to fulfil its core mandate of bringing development

to the people, there is the need to pursue policies that will trigger sustainable economic

activities which will empower the local people and improve upon their livelihoods. Skill

upgrading for tradesmen such as carpenters, mechanics, weavers, food processors and small

scale manufacturers of industrial products such as soap, powder etc should be at the centre of

the training.

Also, the Assembly should not relent on her efforts to improve upon second cycle education

and provision of social infrastructure such as markets, water and sanitation facilities, electricity

provision and improvement in the road system because this forms the basis for industrial

development.

The Assembly should also support agricultural production especially in the food crop

production sector. Major rivers in the District such as the Anum, Pra and the Fre has wide flood

plains that are suitable for rice cultivation, cabbage production along the slopes and valleys of

the Bosomtwe ranges had also proved very profitable. Citrus and oil palm production are also

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major potentials of the district beside cocoa. The Assembly should therefore liaise with the

District Agric Development Unit to come up with interventions to support production of these

crops which has ready market and has proved profitable.

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