AHANTA WEST DISTRICT

ASSEMBLY

IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT

MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN

(2014-2017)

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR

2014

PREPARED BY:

DISTRICT PLANNING COORDINATING UNIT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENT PAGE

TABLE OF CONTENT................................................................................................................i

LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………………………ii

CHAPTER ONE – GENERAL INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1

1.0 Background ................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Status of DMTDP ......................................................................................................................... 1

CHAPTER TWO - MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES .................................................. 3

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Programmes/Projects status for the year ........................................................................................ 3

2.2 Update of the funding by sources ................................................................................................ 10

2.2.1 Comment on sources of funds ............................................................................................. 10

2.2.2 Comments on the Disbursement of Funds .......................................................................... 10

2.3 Core District Indicators ............................................................................................................... 12

2.4 Update of Critical Development and Poverty Issues .................................................................. 16

2.4.1 Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development Agency (GYEEDA) ............. 16

2..4.2 National Health Insurance Scheme (N.H.I.S) ..................................................................... 17

2.4.3 Capitation Grant .................................................................................................................. 18

2.4.4 Special Challenges with the implementation of the District M & E Plan ........................... 19

2.4.5 The Ghana School Feeding Programme ............................................................................. 19

2.4.6 Guinea Worm ...................................................................................................................... 20

2.4.7 Incentives for Business Development in the District .......................................................... 21

2.4.8 Land under Irrigation .......................................................................................................... 21

2.5 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................................... 22

2.6 The Way Forward ....................................................................................................................... 22

2.6.1 Recommendation ................................................................................................................ 22

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List of Tables

Tables Page

Table 1: Monitoring of Development Projects, 4th

Quarter 31-12-2014 Report

(District Wide)…………………………………………………………………….4

Table 2: Monitoring of Non – Physical Projects Report as At 31-12-2014 (District Wide)………8

Table 3: Update of Funding by Sources…………………………………………………..10

Table 4: Update on Disbursement of Funds……………………………………………....11

Table 5: Core District Indicators…………………………………………………………………..13

Table 6: Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development Agency…………....16

Table 7: Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development

Agency – Trade and Vocation…………………………………………………...17

Table 8: Types of Exercise Books Supplied……………………………………………....18

Table 9: List of Beneficiary Schools under GSFP in AWDA………………………….…20

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CHAPTER ONE – GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.0 Background

The District Monitoring and Evaluation Team (DMET) within the District Planning

Coordinating Unit (DPCU) in the year under review monitored and evaluated the implementation

of Development Policies, Programmes and Projects as outlined in the District Medium Term

Development Plan (DMTDP). In doing this, the DPCU collaborated with Communities,

Government Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and other Civil Society Groups in the

District. The DMET instituted an effective and efficient system for tracking the processes of

development activities and projects captured in the DMTDP and other socio-economic

interventions in the entire District. This enabled the generation of timely reports that are reliable

and contain vital information required by the National Development Planning Commission

(NDPC) and the other relevant stakeholders for submission through the Western Regional

Planning Coordinating Unit (RPCU) to serve as key inputs in the formulation of right policies.

The main objective of M&E was to ascertain the level of achievements in the implementation of

development policies, programmes and projects that the District embarked for the year 2014 in

the DMTDP. Again, another objective was to assess whether the programmes and projects

objectives stated are still relevant as well as finding out the reasons for not achieving the stated

objectives.

The major problem was untimely release of needed information from the departments of the

Assembly.

1.1 Status of DMTDP

Ahanta West District’s MTDP has been prepared to cover a period between 2014– 2017. The

DMTDP is in its first year of implementation after the 2014 development budget was approved

and adopted by the General Assembly. The final draft copies of the DMTDP have since been

sent to NDPC and RPCU. In order to implement all the planned policies, programmes and

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projects in the DMTDP during the planned period, the D.A must be proactive in terms of its

revenue generation internally and sourcing for adequate funds from the Central Government and

other Development Partners.

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CHAPTER TWO - MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES

2.0 Introduction

This chapter discusses M&E Activities which includes programmes and projects status for the

year, update on disbursements from funding sources as well as update on indicators and targets.

Others include update on Critical Development and Poverty Issues and Participatory M&E.

2.1 Programmes/Projects status for the year

A total of Forty-Nine (49) programs and projects were undertaken in the year under the review.

Out of the 48 projects, 26 of them representing 53.1 percent were physical projects. Out of these

26 projects, 6 projects representing 23.1 percent have been completed and handed over. The

remaining Nineteen (20) representing 76.9 percent are still ongoing and far advanced to be

completed within the current year all things being equal. From the foregoing analysis, one can

conclude that most of the projects are behind schedule. The tables 1 and 2 below represent

details of physical and non-physical projects. Sum in total about Twenty-nine (29) projects and

programs out of the 49 programs and projects implemented within the year 2014 representing

59.9 percent were completed.

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Table 1. MONITORING OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, 4TH

QUARTER 31-12-2014 REPORT

(DISTRICT WIDE) PROJECT

NAME

LOCATION SECTOR CONTRACT

SUM GH¢

SOURCES

OF FUND

CONTRACTORS

DETAILS

EXPENDITURE

TO DATE GH¢

START

DATE

COMPLETION

DATE

%

WORK

DONE

REMARKS

1. Completion

of 1No. BS 1-6

Classroom

School Block,

1No. 6 Seater

water Closet

Toilet Block

and 1No.

Mechanised

Borehole

Kejabil

Education

145,850.00

GetFund

Mokaro Ent. P.O.

Box, 69, Wassa

Akropong

94,149.95

20/12/07

20/06/08

80%

Plastering

completed,

BH yet start.

Project

abandoned

2. Completion

of 1No. 3-unit

classroom block

and 1No. 4

Seater KVIP

Bokoro

Education

87,073.41

DACF

M/S Prefos LTD.

Box 1609, Accra

49,313.14

17/11/09

17/05/10

80% Main block

completed,

yet to start

work on

toilet. Delay

in

completion

3. Completion

of 1 No. 4-units

Teachers

Accomm.

Princess

Akatekyi

Education

144,797.97

DDF M/S Kakson

Construction

Works, Box 53,

Takoradi

121,989.28 19/01/1

1

19/08/11 100% Completed,

yet to hand

over

4. Completion

of 1No. Single

Storey

Dormitory

Block for

BBSHS

Agona

Ahanta

Education 207,655.10 DDF M/S Lilgeo

Enterprise LTD,

Box, 20, Tdi

198,907.64 19/01/1

1

19/08/11 90% Painting on-

going,

unduly

delayed.

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PROJECT

NAME

LOCATION SECTOR CONTRACT

SUM GH¢

SOURCES

OF FUND

CONTRACTORS

DETAILS

EXPENDITURE

TO DATE GH¢

START

DATE

COMPLETION

DATE

%

WORK

DONE

REMARKS

5. Completion of

1 No. 6 - Unit

ClassroomBlocks

with Ancillary

Facilities

Nyameyawkr

om

Education

159,635.00

GetFund

M/S Johnsimons

Co. Ltd P.O.Box,

9828

Accra

-

06/06/11

06/02/2012

70%

Roofing

done, delay

in

completion

6. Completion

of 1 No. 3 –

Units Teachers

Accomm.

Asemasa Education 108,312.85 OFID M/S RIGO-DEL

CO. LTD. BOX

16017, ACCRA

- 12/08/11 13/04/2012 80% Plastering

and joinery

work on-

going, work

in progress

7. Completion

of 1No. 3-unit

classroom block

and 1No. 4

Seater KVIP

Beahu

Education

127,178.87 Getfund DO NOT GIVE UP

Const. Works Ltd,

Box 390, Obuasi

- 28/08/11 29/04/2012 50% Gable.

Delay in

completion

8. Completion

of 1No. 3-unit

classroom block

and 1No. 4

Seater KVIP

Akwidaa

Education

127,132.79 Getfund M/S Mark Kelly

Const. Ltd, Box 30,

Agona Ahanta

- 28/08/11- 29/04/2012 65% Roofing

members

and rafters

erected

9.Completion of

1 No. 6 - Unit

Classroom

Blocks with

Ancillary Fac.

Egyambra

Education

226,221.82 OFID Simokan Ltd. P.O.

BOX 4145

ACCRA

- 12/08/11 13/04/2012 55% Lintel Level,

Work in

progress.

Delay in

completion

10.Completion

of 1 No. 6 -

Unit Classroom

Blocks with

Ancillary

Facilities

Dixcove

Education

163,279.27

GetFund

EVANGHS

CO.LTD

P.O.BOX, 447

SEKONDI

-

28/08/11 29/04/2012 70% Roofing

done, delay

in

completion

11.Const of 1

No. 3-Units

Classroom

Block with

Ancil. fac.

Agona

Ahanta

Education 138,000.00 DACF M/S Austbe Co.

Ltd.

P.O Box MC 384,

Takoradi

80,879.12 16/10/12 15/06/13 70% Roofed,

plastering

done

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PROJECT

NAME

LOCATION SECTOR CONTRACT

SUM GH¢

SOURCES

OF FUND

CONTRACTORS

DETAILS

EXPENDITURE

TO DATE GH¢

START

DATE

COMPLETION

DATE

%

WORK

DONE

REMARKS

12.Construction

of 1 No. 2-Units

K.G Block with

Ancillary

facilities

Ahanta

Anyinase

Education 79,981.58 DACF M/S Appiah

Furniture & Const.

Works

P.O Box 10

Axim

42,775.43 16/10/12 15/06/13 65% Roofed,

work in

progress

13.Construction

of 1 No. 3-Units

Classroom

Block with

Ancillary

facilities

Abase –

Tumentu

Education 138,000.00 DACF M/S Turktim Co.

Ltd, P.O. Box MC

307

Takoradi

81,409.38

16/10/12 15/06/13 65% Roofed,

Work in

Progress,

delay in

completion

14.

Construction of

1 No. 2-Units

K.G Block with

Ancillary facil.

Akwidaa Education 80,669,63 DACF Stekwam Ent.

P.O Box, TD 984

Takoradi

43,798.74 16/10/12 15/06/13 65% Roofed,

work in

progress.

Delay in

completion

15. Supply of

2000 Basic

School

Furniture

District Wide Education 127,500,00 DACF Chriswill Ventures 39,342.00 16/10/12 15/06/13 100 pcs

of mono

desk,

430 KG

tables

supplied

Work in

progress,

delay in

completion

16.

Construction of

Police DHQ

Agona

Ahnata

Social

Service

170,000.00 DDF Direct Labour 282,510.00 Jan, 15 Aug-2015 55% Suspended

Slab under

Construction

17. Drilling of

11No. Bore

holes

11 selected

communities

Water and

Sanitation

- GOG COMWASAN

CONSULT

Box, TN 27

Teshie-Nungua

Est.

Accra

- - - 60% Boreholes

have been

drilled in 10

comms.

18. Drilling of

6No. Bore holes

6 selected

communities

Water and

Sanitation

63,000.00 GOG Quay-Hydro

Consult

P.O Box, OD 293

Odorkor-Accra

- July,

2012

November, 2012 60% Boreholes

have been

drilled all

the selected

comms.

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PROJECT

NAME

LOCATION SECTOR CONTRACT

SUM GH¢

SOURCES

OF FUND

CONTRACTORS

DETAILS

EXPENDITURE

TO DATE GH¢

START

DATE

COMPLETION

DATE

%

WORK

DONE

REMARKS

19. Drilling of

6No. Bore holes

6 selected

communities

Water and

Sanitation

- GOG - - - 60% Boreholes

have been

drilled all

the selected

comms.

20.Construction

of 1 No. 6-Units

Classroom

Block with

Ancillary

facilities

Agona

Ahanta

Education 237,121.14 GETfund Kwaano Contract

Works, Box TA

206, Taifa-Accra

95,000.00 55% Lintel level.

Binding

course on-

going

21. Completion

of 1 No. 6 -

Unit Classroom

Blocks with

Ancillary

Facilities.

Aboade

Education

157,670.00

GetFund

LEEGSKY LTD

P.O.BOX,OS 936

OSU-ACCRA

41,842.56

06/06/11

06/02/2012

100% Completed,

yet to hand

over.

22.

Construction of

1 No. CHPS

Compound with

Ancillary

facilities.

Aketenchie. Health 85,285.01 DDF Pro-Emeth Ltd

P.O. Box, A62

Agona - Ahanta

76,756.51 16/10/12 15/06/13 100% Completed

but not in

use

23. Const. of

Slaughter

House

Agona

Ahanta

Agric/Sanit

ation

60,000.00 DDF M/S JOESWITH

COY. LTD.

9,000.00 05/09/13 04/03/14 100% Completed

and interim

handing -

over done

24. Const. of

Mother’s Hostel Dixcove Health 82,000.00 DDF M/S JOETHUR

ENT.

12,300.00 05/09/13 04/03/14 100% Completed,

handing

over done.

25. Const. 2No.

40 Market

Stalls

Abura Commercia

l

99,982.43 DDF M/S VENITEL

ENTERPRISE

89,984.19 05/09/13 04/03/14 100% Completed,

yet to hand

over.

26. Const. of 69

lockable stores

Agona

Ahanta

Economic 1,300,000.00 PPP ACKBEN ENT.

TARKWA

- NOV,

2012

DEC, 2015 10% Project on-

going

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Table 2: MONITORING OF NON – PHYSICAL PROJECTSREPORT AS AT 31-12-2014

(DISTRICT WIDE)

PROJECT

NAME

LOCATION SECTOR BUDGET

GHs

SOURCES

OF FUNDS

RESPONSIBLE

DEPT

REMARKS

1. 10 AEAs, 7

DDOs and

DDAundertook

Home and Field

Visits to

educatefarmers

onnew farming

technologies.

Farming

communities

Agric - MOFA DADU On-going

2. Organize

workshops to

sensitizefishermen

and farmers to

work with Banks

Selected

Communities

Agric. - DA/MOFA DADU Farmers were

educated on

proper record

keeping.

3. Provide

extension services

to livestock and

poultryfarmers.

Fishing

communities

Agric. - MOFA/DA DADU On-going

4. Sensitize

Coastal

Communities on

mangrove

conservation

Coastal

Communities

Environment 1,500.000 CRC CRC/CF/Stakeholders On-going

5. Provide

scholarship to

needy but brilliant

students

District Wide Education 30,000.00 DACF Admin. On-going

6. Waste

Management

Services

Entire District Admin. 108,000.00 DACF EHU Waste evac.

and other

sanitary

works on-

going

7. Support NYEP

Program

Entire District Social 5,000.00 DACF NYEP On-going

8. Support DHMT

for diseases

surveillance

Entire District Health 500.00 DACF GHS On-going

9. Support annual

BECE Mock

Exams for Basic

Schools

District Wide Education 8,500.00 DACF GES BECE Mock

Exams Done

10. Support

DPCU activities

Agona

Ahanta

Admin. 25,000.00 DACF DPCU Secretariat On-going

11. Screen food

vendors medically

Selected

communities

Admin. 2,000.00 IGF EHU On-going

12. Support for

HIV/Aids and TB

control program

District Wide Health 1,625.000 DACF GHS On-going

13. Support for

people with

disability

Entire District Social 12,500.00 DACF Admin. On-going

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PROJECT

NAME

LOCATION SECTOR BUDGET

GHs

SOURCES

OF FUNDS

RESPONSIBLE

DEPT

REMARKS

14. Support

School Feeding

Program

Selected

Schools

Education 2,500.00 DA DA On-going

15. Facilitate the

procurement of

fishing gears

Fishing

communities

Agric. - MOFA/DA DADU On-going

16. Support

National

Immunization

program

District Wide Health 3,000.00 DACF GHS NID done

17. Support

Malaria control

program

District Wide Health 12,500.00 DACF DACF On-going

18. Raise

awareness for

selected

communities to

register newly

born babies and

deaths

Selected

Communities

Admin 1,500.00 IGF Births and Deaths On-going

19. Organize

discussions on

annual fee fixing

resolution and

budget hearing

with citizenry

Area

Councils

Headquarters

Admin. 6,250.00 IGF DPCU Secretariat Public

discussions

done

20. Organize

STME Clinics

Apowa and

Agona

Education 3,000.00 DACF GES STME

Clinics done

21. Organize

annual revenue

mobilization and

management

training for all

DA’s revenues staff

Agona

Ahanta

Admin. 1,500.00 DACF Finance Dept. Training

done

22. Celebration of

farmers day

Selected

community

Agri 5,500.00 DA/MOFA DADU Farmers Day

celebrated.

23. Support

NADMO

activities

District Wide Admin 2,500.00 DACF NADMO NADMO

activities

supported

within the

year

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2.2 Update of the funding by sources

The details of the update of disbursement from funding sourcing are presented in table 3 and 4

below.

Table 3: UPDATE OF FUNDING BY SOURCES

ITEM 2012 2013 2014 TOTALS

Approved

GHs

Actual

GHs

Approved

GHs

Actual

GHs

Approved

GHs

Actual

GHs

Approved

GHs

Actual

GHs DACF 1,435,392.00 686,454.41 1,611,211.53 714,558.51 1,992,391.00 697,388.88 5,038,994.53 2,098,401.80

IGF 637,114.00 584,170.73 706,974.00 576,537.73 990,068.80 1,040,045.15 2,334,156.80 2,200,753.61

HIPC 30,000.00 20,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 10,000.00 - 70,000.00 30,000.00

GOG

GRANTS

546,912.00 1,090,180.68 2,478,739.51 2,295,859.49 2,885,605.00 2,502,815.44 5,911,256.51 5,888,855.61

DONOR

GRANTS

986,919.40 352,510.96 634,957.00 440,488.57 526,056.00 574,422.42 2,147,932.40 1,367,421.95

MPs CF 80,000.00 15,232.66 100,000.00 82,602.98 100,000.00 103,256.67 280,000.00 201,092.31

TOTALS 3,716,337.40 2,753,549.45 5,561,882.04 4,110,047.28 6,504,120.80 4,917,928.56 15,782,340.24 11,786,525.28

SOURCE: FINANCE OFFICE, 2014

NB: MPs CF represent the MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Common Fund net transfers

to the Assembly.

2.2.1 Comment on sources of funds

2.2.1.1 Release of funds

Release of DACF to the Assembly has been untimely and inappropriate. The release of DACF in

the year under review was not encouraging. In practice, three (3) out of the four (4) quarters are

released within the year under review and the fourth (4th

) quarter is released to the Assemblies

within the first (1st) quarter of the following year.

2.2.1.2 Effort to improve IGF

The Assembly has taken steps to improve collection of internally generated fund. These includes;

strengthening the capacity of the of the sub-structure to collect ceded ratable items from their

respective Area Councils, prosecution of property rates defaulters as well as enforcing building

regulations as a means of generating income, formation of District Revenue Taskforce to assist

in revenue mobilization, organizing public budget hearings to involve the local people in the

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budgeting process , setting of revenue targets for collectors and awarding hardworking staff,

strengthening monitoring and evaluation.

2.2.1.3 Challenges with generation of funds.

The major challenge in IGF generation is the nature of the local economy. Majority of the people

in the District are subsistence with low infrastructure base which makes it difficult to the needed

revenue. Again, due to lack of resources sustaining tax education has been a problem for the

District.

Table 4: Update on Disbursement of Funds

ITEM 2012 2013 2014 TOTALS Approved

GHs

Actual

GHs

Approved

GHs

Actual

GHs

Approved

GHs

Actual

GHs

Approved

GHs

Actual GHs

ADMIN 314,760.00 306,465.62 991,804.00 776,276.73 - - 1,306,564 1,082,742.35

USE OF

GOODS AND

SERVICES

- - - - 1,765,089.8

0

1,389,286.1

6 1,765,089.8

0

1,389,286.61

GRANTS - - - - 705,325.00 529,963.56 705,325.00 529,963.56

PE 644,215.00 1,222,714.1

3

1,710,554.0

0

1,852,019.6

4

1,966,775.0

0

2,032,878.7

6 4,321,544 5,107,612.53

SERVICES 457,917.30 346,278.88 647,345.00 451,089.96 - - 1,105,262.3

0

797,368.84

SPECIAL

PROJECTS

1,675,458.0

0

1,068,371.0

4

1,881,008.0

4

749,810.07 1,789,534.0

0

1,103,883.0

7

7,021,458.0

4

2,922,064.18

MISC. 143,048.00 149,048.00 331,171.00 125,544.50 261,397.00 176,234.94 735,616.00 450,827.44

SOCIAL

BENEFITS

- - - - 18,000.00 3,000.00 18,000.00 3,000.00

TOTALS 3,235,507.3

0

3,092,877.6

7

5,561,882.0

4

3,954,740.9

0

6,506,120.8

0

5,235,248.4

9

16,978,859.

14

12,282,865.51

Source: Finance Office, 2014

2.2.2 Comments on the Disbursement of Funds

2.2.2.1 Adequacy

DACF is not adequate for the Assembly to undertake its development projects. This is because,

the release of DACF comes with many deductions and statutory provisions making it impossible

for the Assembly to meet its budgetary requirement.

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2.2.2.2 Utilization of Funds according to Budget

The Assembly tries as much it could to work with the budgetary allocation, the directives from

the Central Government sometimes put pressure on the Assembly to deviate from its budget.

2.2.2.3 Challenges

The directives from the Central Government make the Assembly to deviate from the budgetary

allocation. Again, the disbursement procedures for the MPs Common Fund are not followed,

thus making accounting for those funds difficult. Another challenge is also the unforeseen

situations which are equally important to address. Also, late release of the DACF and other

external funds makes it difficult to fully implement planned projects and programmes.

2.3 Core District Indicators

Indicators are quantitative and qualitative factors or variables that provide a simple and reliable

basis for assessing achievement, change or performance. They are units of information measured

over time that can help show changes in a specific condition. A given goal or objective can have

multiple indicators. These indicators have been presented in table 5. The table 5 shows the

District Core Indicators, the national baseline of 2009 figures, the 2014 District targets and 2014

indicator level or level of achievements for the respective thematic areas. Some of the baseline

figures for the indicators could not be obtained because there are no reliable data on them.

Efforts would however be made to collect them in the ensuing years

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Table 5: Core District Indicators

Indicators(Categorized by

GSGDA Thematic Areas)

National

Baseline (2009)

District

Targets

(2014)

District

Indicator Level

(2014)

ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS IN GHANA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

1 % increase in tourist arrivals 58.4% 65% 60.5%

ACCELERATED AGRICULTURE MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

2

Percentage (%) increase in

yield of selected crops,

livestock and fish

MAIZE-0.27

CASSAVA-0.39

PLANTAIN- 0.11

OIL PALM- 0.52

MIAZE- 0.11

CASSAVA-0.10

PLANTIAN- 0.5

OIL PALM-

MIAZE- 0.09

CASSAVA – 0.07

PLANTIAN– 0.05

OIL PALM- 0.12

3 Hectares of degraded forest,

mining, dry and wet lands

rehabilitated/restored:

a. Forest b.Mining c. Dry /

wetland

NRD NRD NRD

OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT

4 Percentage of youth Trained

in Oil and Gas related skills

NRD NRD NRD

ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT

5 % change in number of

households with access to

electricity

NRD NRD NRD

6 Teledensity/Penetration rate: NRD NRD NRD

7 Proportion/length of roads

maintained/Rehabilitated

- Trunk Roads (in km)

- Urban Roads (in km)

- Feeder Roads (in km)

NRD

NRD

NRD

40.5

NRD

NRD

27.9

8 Percent of population with

sustainable access to safe

water sources

59.50% 70.8% 62.3%

9 % of population with access to

improved sanitation (flush

toilets, KVIP, household

latrine)

38.3% 45.0% 31.5%

10 % of people with access to

ICT facilities.

NRD NRD NRD

11 % of people who consume

iodized salt

NRD NRD NRD

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Indicators(Categorized by

GSGDA Thematic Areas)

National

Baseline (2009)

District

Targets (2014)

District

Indicator Level

(2014)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EMPLYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY 12 HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (% of

adult population, 15-49 yrs. HIV

positive)

2.8% 2.8% 0.7%

13 Maternal Mortality ratio (Number

of deaths due to

pregnancy and childbirth per

100,000 live births)

64 0 46

14 Under-five mortality rate

(Number of deaths occurring

between birth and exact age five

per 1000 live births)

0.6 0.6 11.2

15 Severe malaria case fatality in

children under five years

1.9 0 0.6

16 Penta 3 Coverage NRD 90% 109.5%

17 T B Cure-rate NRD 80% 74%

18 O P D Per Capital NRD 0.9 0.98

19 Antenatal Coverage NRD 90% 78.4%

20 a. Gross Enrolment Rate

(Indicates the number of

pupils/students at a given

level of schooling-regardless

of age- as proportion of the

number children in the

relevant age group)

-K.G

- Primary

- JSS

- SSS

b. Net Admission Rate in

Primary Schools (Indicates

Primary One enrolment of

pupils aged 6 years)

101.4%

88.7%

76.3%

23.8%

87.3%

109.10%

99.40%

91.50%

59.60%

82.00%

126.9%

116.7%

94.1%

46.9%

74.6%

21 Gender Parity Index (Ratio

between girls’ and boys’ enrolment rates, the balance of

parity is 1.00)

0.99

0.98

0.94

0.36

0.79

K.G- 1.00

Prim- 1.00

JHS- 1.00

SHS-0.32

TVET-0.92

K.G- 1.05

Prim- 0.96

JHS- 0.97

SHS- 0.32

TVET- 0.92

22 Gross Admission Rate (GAR) NRD

K.G -

Prim.- 102.80%

JHS - 101.90%

SHS -

Prim.-124.3%

JHS -103.7%

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Indicators(Categorized by

GSGDA Thematic Areas)

National

Baseline (2009)

District

Targets

(2014)

District

Indicator Level

(2014)

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE

23 Total amount of internally

generated revenue

294,788.94 990,068.80 1,034,445.15

24 Amount of Development

Partner and NGO funds

contribution to DMTDP

implementation

38,160.00 566,830.30 380,275.16

25 % of DA expenditure within

the DMTDP budget (How

much of DA’s expenditure was not in the annual budget?)

NRD NRD NRD

26 Number of reported cases of

abuse (children, women and

men)

NRD 80 46

27 Police citizen ratio 1:5,494.2 1:6000 1:6754

SOURCE: DPCU, 2014

NOTE:

NRD – No Reliable Data

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2.4 Update of Critical Development and Poverty Issues

2.4.1 Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development Agency (GYEEDA)

The GYEEDA is on-going. The District has registered One Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighteen

(1,618) unemployed youth under Eight (8) modules. Out of these number, Three Hundred and

Ninety-Four (394) youth have been employed under nine (8) modules representing 24.4% of the

total registered people. The summary is presented in table 6 below:

Table 6: Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development Agency

Source: GYEEDA District Office, 2014

However, the District has registered Nine Hundred and Eighty-Seven (987) unskilled youth

under Unpaid/Setup Modules i.e Trade and Vocation. About 25 percent of the registered youths

have been enrolled and allocated to the respective tradesmen. The summary is presented below;

NO. MODULES NO. OF

APPLICANTS

REGISTERED

NO. EMPLOYED % EMPLOYED

1 Health Extension

Workers

174 52 30.0%

2 Community Protection

unit

50 13 26.0%

3 Community Teaching

Assistants

220 62 28.2%

4 Waste and Sanitation 1,050 225 21.4%

5 Paid Internship 23 6 26.1%

6 Waste and Sanitation

Zoil (Eco – Brigade)

- - -

7 Teacher Community

Assistants Initiative

60 24 40.0%

8. Fire Service and

Preventive Assistants

41 12 29.3%

TOTAL 1,618 394 24.4%

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Table 7: Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development Agency – Trade and

Vocation

Source: GYEEDA District Office, 2014

2..4.2 National Health Insurance Scheme (N.H.I.S)

Ahantaman Mutual Health Insurance Scheme (AMHIS) records indicated that a total number of

55,459 people have so far been registered with the scheme as at 31-12-2014 representing 52.0

percent of the District population as of 2010 census. Out of this about 97.0 percent have been

issued with I.D Cards.

The total amount of money received from the Government of Ghana (GOG) was One Million,

Three Hundred and Twenty-Two Thousand, Nine Hundred and Forty – Seven Ghana Cedis,

Thirty-Eight Pesewas (GH ¢ 1,322,947.38). Out of this, One Million, Two Hundred and Ninety-

Eight Thousand,Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven Ghana Cedis, Thirty-Eight Pesewas (GH

¢1,298,947.38) have been paid to healthcare providers. Total indebtedness of the scheme as at

31-12-2014 stood at Nine Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand, Seven Hundred and Sixty-One Ghana

Cedis, Twenty-Seven Pesewas (GH ¢ 934,761.27).

The challenges of the Scheme are as follows;

Serious unstable network

Frequent power outages resulting in high overhead cost (Fuel Bills)

High vehicle maintenance cost

NO. MODULES NO. OF APPLICANTS

REGISTERED

NO. EMPLOYED % EMPLOYED

1. Dress Making 250 170 68.0%

2. Hair Dressing 124 40 32.3%

3. Oil and Gas 205 8 4.0%

4. ICT/Mobile Phone

Repairs

60 30 50.0%

5. Road Maintenance 348 - -

TOTALS 987 248 25.1%

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2.4.3 Capitation Grant

The District Directorate of Education received the Capitation Grant amounting to GHs92, 091.00

for the 2013/2014 academic year representing first and second terms’ Capitation Grants. It came

in late than expected. The release of the funds is presented below:

CAPITATION – 2013/2014

1ST

TRANCHE ENROLMENT GHs

Kindergarten 7119 10,767.63

Primary 16611 25,969.66

JHS 6421 9,308.21

TOTALS 30,151 46,045.50

2ND

TRANCHE

Kindergarten 7119 10,767.63

Primary 16611 25,969.66

JHS 6421 9,308.21

TOTALS 30,151 46,045.50

GRAND TOTAL 92,091.00

Besides the Capitation Grant, the Government also supplied Three Hundred and Twenty-Six

Thousand, Seven Hundred and Forty (326,740) pieces of exercise books to the Ahanta West

District. This is represented in the table 7 below;

Table 8: TYPES OF EXERCISE BOOKS SUPPLIED

ITEMS NUMBER ALLOCATED

Note 1 Exercise Books 236,802 pcs

P1 Language Exercise Books 18,544 pcs

P1 Maths Exercise Books 18,679 pcs

P2 Language Exercise Books 13,049 pcs

P2 and P3 Writing Exercise

Books

27,794 pcs

Graph Book 11,872

326,740 pcs

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These interventions by Government have relieved parents and guardians the expenditure that

would have been incurred by them thus increasing their disposable incomes on other items hence

improving on the levels of living of the beneficiary communities.

2.4.4 Special Challenges with the implementation of the District M & E Plan

The main challenges in the implementation of the District M & E Plan are untimely release of

funds and irregular deductions from DACF at source. This makes it difficult for the D/A to meet

its financial obligations. Besides, capacity level of the DPCU members in carrying out M & E

activities and project management is low as well as.

2.4.5 The Ghana School Feeding Programme

The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) is a government initiative to encourage

enrolment in schools particularly among public basic schools. It was instituted in July, 2006.

Currently, 19 basic schools are on-board the programme and pupils are fed in the beneficiary

schools in the District. The programme has created employment for private individuals and

currently 20 caterers are engaged in the catering services to the beneficiary schools.

In spite of the tremendous impact of the programme in terms of boosting-up enrolment, it is

beset with a lot of challenges such as delays in the release of funds for the caterers and

overwhelming increase in enrolment in beneficiary schools. The table 8 below indicates the list

of beneficiary schools and number of pupils enrolled on the programme in each cluster in the

District. Total amount of Five Hundred Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Three Ghana Cedis

and Fifty-Sixy Pesewas was paid to the Caterers (GHs 500,963.56) for their services rendered to

the beneficiary schools.

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Table 9: List of Beneficiary Schools under GSFP in AWDA

CIRCUIT SCHOOL NO. OF PUPIL

EWUSIEJOE EGYAM CATHOLIC

PRY/K.G & PUMPUNIE

K.G

567

ANKYERNYIN D/A

PRY/K.G

229

NYAMEYEKROM D/A

PRY/K.G

189

ASEMKOW D/A K.G 80

KANFAKROM D/A

PRY/K.G

326

APOWA PRETSIA D/A PRY/K.G 227

DIXCOVE BOEKROM D/A PRY/K.G 544

ELLOBANKATA D/A K.G 129

YAAKOW D/A PRY/K.G 479

CAPE – 3 – POINTS

CATH. PRY/K.G

373

BUTRE CATH. PRY/K.G 331

AGONA AGONA BANSO SDA

PRIM/K.G

232

APEMANIM D/A

PRY/K.G

337

KWAMEKROM FASIN

D/A PRIM

593

ABOADE D/A PRY & KG 414

ABURA NSEMABA D/A PRY/K.G 248

GYABENKROM PRESBY

PRY/K.G

252

ABASE – TUMENTU 283

ENMOKAWO 174

Source: GES District Directorate, 2014

2.4.6 Guinea Worm

Guinea Worm is not prevalent in the District.

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2.4.7 Incentives for Business Development in the District

The proximity of the District to the commercial city of Western Region, Takoradi enhances

business and trade in the District. In order to promote the activities of local artisans, the

Assembly has acquired Fifty (50) acres of land to be developed as Light Industrial Area. Out of

this, Twenty –Three (23) acres have been completed as 1st phase of the project. The 1

st phase is

being done by the D/A in collaboration with GTZ. Utility Service lines have been extended to

the site.

Besides, the current discovery of oil in the waters of Cape Three Point Basin of Western Region

and its prospective development of Down Stream Oil Industry has motivated both local and

international investors into the District to acquire land for industrial and commercial

establishments. The District have put measures in place to expedite its permitting process, in lieu

of this both the Technical and Statutory Planning Committees have been scheduled to meet every

fortnight to review proponent’s applications in order to approve development permit to

prospective developers on time.

Again, the District has been enrolled onto the Rural Enterprise Project. This project will ensure

the creation of a Business Advisory Center (BAC) and the Rural Technology Facility. The

Business Advisory Center will advise small scale businesses in order to make them more

efficient whiles the Rural Technology Facility will establish machine shop to facilitate the work

of local artisans such as fitters and welders

2.4.8 Land under Irrigation

The District Directorate of MOFA is awaiting a result from feasibility studies conducted by

Irrigation Development Authority in the last quarter of 2008.

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2.5 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (P.M & E) is one of the most valuable tools used to

capture perceptions and assess whether the planned development interventions introduced have

met the beneficiaries’ expectations, notably the poor and vulnerable in the society.

For an effective P.M & E, the DPCU educated and also raised awareness among the beneficiaries

by involving them in the selection of achievable indicators to monitor the intervention

implemented in the respective communities.

The major activity the DPCU undertook under participatory M & E was the promotion of

partnerships between the District Assembly and identified stakeholders in participatory

Monitoring and Evaluation methods.

For social analysis and participatory impact assessment, the DPCU adopted Focus Group

Discussions (F.G.Ds) as the main P.M & E tool and methodology.

2.6 The Way Forward

The District Assembly is making effort to generate more internally generated fund to support its

activities. Again, members of the DPCU are sensitized to appreciate the work of DPCU.

However, there are other issues to be addressed; the irregular deductions from the DACF and

directives from the Central Government as well as Capacity building of DPCU members in M &

E activities in project management.

2.6.1 Recommendation

The following recommendations are however made to ensure full implementation of

development policies, programmes and projects in the DMTDP;

The District Administration has taken advantage of capacity building component of the

DDF to build the capacity of DPCU members including M & E and project management

skills.

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The implementation of Composite Budget must properly be coordinated by bringing all

relevant stakeholders on board during training sessions.

The irregular deductions from the DACF as a result of unplanned purchases on behalf of

the D/As should be stopped.

The D/A should hold itself in readiness for the GIFMIS as a way of ensuring prudent use

of state resources.