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AHANTA WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
2013 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
1.0 Introduction
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 the Central Government Agencies to make the 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 2013 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 decentralized
departments.
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1.1 Status of DMTDP
Ahanta West District’s MTDP has been prepared to cover a period between 2010 – 2013. The
DMTDP is in its final year of implementation after the 2013 development budget was approved
and adopted by the General Assembly. The final copies of the DMTDP have since been sent to
NDPC and RPCU. In order to implement all the planned policies, programmes and 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.
2.0 Monitoring and Evaluation Activities Report
The M&E Activities Report includes the following 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 Fifty-Five (55) projects were undertaken in the year under the review. Out of the 55
projects, 31 of them representing 56.4 percent were physical projects. Out of these 31 projects, 6
projects representing 19.4 percent have been completed and are yet to be handed over. The
remaining Twenty-Five (25) representing 80.6 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.
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Table 1. MONITORING OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 2013 REPORT
(DISTRICT WIDE)
PROJECT
NAME
LOCATION SECTOR CONTRAC
T SUM
GH¢
SOURCES
OF FUND
CONTRACTORS
DETAILS
EXPENDITUR
E TO DATE
GH¢
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
%
WORK
DONE
REMARKS
1.Completion
of Light
Industrial
Area at Agona
Nkwanta
(1ST Phase)
Agona
Nkwanta
Commercial
49,416.00
DACF
Kings pock
40,012.00
-
-
100%
Completed
2.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
62,864.45 16/10/12 15/06/13 65% Roofed,
Work in
Progress,
delay in
completion
3. Supply of
2000 Basic
School
Furniture
District Wide Education 127,500,00 DACF Chriswill Ventures 39,342.00 16/10/12 15/06/13 35% 100 pcs of
mono desk,
430 KG
tables
supplied.
Delayed in
completion
4. Spot
improvement of
selected feeder
roads
Agona –
Banso
Agona –
Damtes and
others
Roads
40,000.00
DACF
Direct Labour
(Assembly Grader)
-
-
-
80%
32.4km out
of 40.5km
of feeder
roads
earmarked
were
reshaped by
the DA
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PROJECT
NAME
LOCATION SECTOR CONTRAC
T SUM
GH¢
SOURCES
OF FUND
CONTRACTORS
DETAILS
EXPENDITUR
E TO DATE
GH¢
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
%
WORK
DONE
REMARKS
5.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
29,783.12 16/10/12 15/06/13 45% Gable block
yet to start
Work in
Progress,
delay in
completion
6. Construction
of 1 No. 3-Units
Classroom
Block with
Ancillary
facilities.
Agona
Ahanta
Education 138,000.00 DACF M/S Austbe Co.
Ltd.
P.O Box MC 384,
Takoradi
55,424.28 16/10/12 15/06/13 65% Roofed,
plastering in
progress
7.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
42,778.28 16/10/12 15/06/13 65% Roofed,
work in
progress
8. 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
50,142.55
17/11/09
17/05/10
80% Main block
completed,
yet to start
work on
toilet.
9.Completion
of Incinerator
at Agona
Nkwanta
Agona
Nkwanta
Sanitation
39,800.00
DACF
Joe Nsiah
Consult, Box
518, KNUST,
KSI
28,000.00
25/01/06
25/05/06
90%
Abandoned
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PROJECT
NAME
LOCATION SECTOR CONTRAC
T SUM
GH¢
SOURCES
OF FUND
CONTRACTORS
DETAILS
EXPENDITUR
E TO DATE
GH¢
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
%
WORK
DONE
REMARKS
10.Completion
of 1No. BS 1-6
Classroom
School Block,
1No. 6 Seater
water Closet
Toilet Block
and1No.Mecha
nised Borehole
Nsemaba
Education
146,650.00
GetFund
Ariester Ent. Box
865, T’di
101,481.74
20/12/07
20/06/08
100%
Completed
and in use,
but yet to be
officially
commission
ed
11. 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
Morkaro
Enterprise, P.O.
Box, 69, Wassa
Akropong
48,741.67
20/12/07
20/06/08
80%
Plastering
completed,
borehole
yet to start.
Project
abandoned.
To be
budgeted for
and re-
awarded
12. Completion
of 1No. BS 1-6
Classroom
School Block,
1No. 6 Seater
water Closet
Toilet Block
and 1No.
Mechanised
Borehole
Princess
Akatekyi
Education
144,268.01
GetFund
M/S Kakson
Const.Work Ent.
Box… Takoradi
33,474.01
06/10/10
06/06/2011
100%
Completed
now, yet to
be
commission
ed but in use
13. Completion
of 1 No. 6 -
Unit Classroom
Blocks with
Ancillary
Facilities.
Aboadi
Education
157,670.00
GetFund
LEEGSKY LTD
P.O.BOX,OS 936
OSU-ACCRA
41,842.56
06/06/11
06/02/2012
90% Painting
completed
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PROJECT
NAME
LOCATION SECTOR CONTRAC
T SUM
GH¢
SOURCES
OF FUND
CONTRACTORS
DETAILS
EXPENDITUR
E TO DATE
GH¢
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
%
WORK
DONE
REMARKS
14.Completion
of 1 No. 6 -
Unit Classroom
Blocks with
Ancillary
Facilities
Kamfakrom
Education
181,511.00
GetFund
Active Eng. Co.
Ltd, Box EF 271,
Takoradi
-
05/09/11 05/04/12
100%
Completed,
yet to be
handed over
15. 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
45%
Lintel Level,
delay in
completion
16. 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 45% Gable.
Delay in
completion
17.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 15% Partly
hardcorefille
d
18.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 40% Lintel level.
Work in
Progress,
delay in
completion
19. 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 19/01/11 19/08/11 100% Completed,
yet to be
handed over
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PROJECT
NAME
LOCATION SECTOR CONTRAC
T SUM
GH¢
SOURCES
OF FUND
CONTRACTORS
DETAILS
EXPENDITUR
E TO DATE
GH¢
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
%
WORK
DONE
REMARKS
20.
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
21.
Construction of
Police DHQ
Agona
Ahnata
Social
Service
170,000.00 DDF Direct Labour 55,000.00 Aug-2013 March-2014 55% Suspended
Slab under
Construction
22.Construction
of Slaughter
House
Agona
Ahanta
Agric/Sanitati
on
60,000.00 DDF M/S JOESWITH
COY. LTD.
9,000.00 05/09/13 04/03/14 45% Gable level,
block work
yet to start.
23.
Construction of
Mother’s Hostel
Dixcove Health 82,000.00 DDF M/S JOETHUR
ENT.
12,300.00 05/09/13 04/03/14 75% Roofed,
plastered
and frames
fixed,
external
works.
24.
Construction of,
2No. 40
Market Stalls
Abura Commercial 99,982.43 DDF M/S VENITEL
ENTERPRISE
89,984.19 05/09/13 04/03/14 100% Completed,
yet to be
handed over
25. Completion
of 1No. Single
StoreyDormitor
y Block for
BBSHS
Agona
Ahanta
Education 207,655.10 DDF M/S Lilgeo
Enterprise LTD,
Box, 20, Tdi
168,178.87 19/01/11 19/08/11 65% Plastering
and fixing of
frames
26.Completion
of 1 No. 6 -
Unit Classroom
Blocks with
Ancillary
Facilities
Egyambra
Education
226,221.82 OFID Simokan Ltd. P.O.
BOX 4145
ACCRA
- 12/08/11 13/04/2012 30% Foundation
overcast
concrete
done
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PROJECT
NAME
LOCATION SECTOR CONTRAC
T SUM
GH¢
SOURCES
OF FUND
CONTRACTORS
DETAILS
EXPENDITUR
E TO DATE
GH¢
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
%
WORK
DONE
REMARKS
27. 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 55% Gable Level.
Delay in
completion
28. 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
29. 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 in all
the selected
comms but
pumps yet to
be fitted
30. Drilling of
6No. Bore holes
6 selected
communities
Water and
Sanitation
- GOG - - - 60% Boreholes
have been
drilled in all
the selected
comms but
pumps yet to
be fitted
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Table 2: MONITORING OF NON – PHYSICAL PROJECTSREPORT AS AT 31-12-2013
(DISTRICT WIDE)
PROJECT
NAME
LOCATIO
N
SECTOR BUDGET
GHs
SOURCE
S OF
FUNDS
RESPONSIBLE
DEPT
REMARKS
1.0 10 AEAs, 7
DDOs and
DDAundertook
Home and Field
Visits to
educatefarmers
onnew farming
technologies.
Farming
communitie
s
Agric - MOFA DADU On-going
1.1 Organize
workshops to
sensitizefisherme
n and farmers to
work with Banks
Selected
Communitie
s
Agric. - DA/MOF
A
DADU Farmers
wereeducate
d on proper
record
keeping.
1.2 Provide
extension services
to livestock and
poultryfarmers.
Fishing
communitie
s
Agric. - MOFA/D
A
DADU On-going
1.3 Sensitize
Coastal
Communities on
mangrove
conservation
Coastal
Communitie
s
Environme
nt
1,500.000 CRC CRC/CF/Stakeholde
rs
On-going
1.4 Provide
scholarship to
needy but
brilliantstudents
District
Wide
Education 30,000.00 DACF Admin. On-going
1.5 Waste
Management
Services
Entire
District
Admin. 108,000.0
0
DACF EHU Waste
evacuation
and other
sanitarywork
s on-going
1.6 Support NYEP
Program
Entire
District
Social 5,000.00 DACF NYEP On-going
1.7 Support
DHMT for
diseases
surveillance
Entire
District
Health 500.00 DACF GHS On-going
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PROJECT
NAME
LOCATIO
N
SECTOR BUDGET
GHs
SOURCE
S OF
FUNDS
RESPONSIBLE
DEPT
REMARKS
1.8 Support
annual BECE
Mock Exams for
Basic Schools
District
Wide
Education 8,500.00 DACF GES BECE Mock
Exams Done
1.9 Support
DPCU activities
Agona
Ahanta
Admin. 25,000.00 DACF DPCU Secretariat On-going
2.0 Screen food
vendors medically
Selected
communitie
s
Admin. 2,000.00 IGF EHU On-going
2.1 Support for
HIV/Aids and
TB control
program
District
Wide
Health 1,625.000 DACF GHS On-going
2.2 Support for
people with
disability
Entire
District
Social 12,500.00 DACF Admin. On-going
2.3 Support
School Feeding
Program
Selected
Schools
Education 2,500.00 DA DA On-going
2.4 Facilitate the
procurement of
fishing gears
Fishing
communitie
s
Agric. - MOFA/D
A
DADU On-going
2.5 Support
National
Immunization
program
District
Wide
Health 3,000.00 DACF GHS NID done
2.6 Support
Malaria control
program
District
Wide
Health 12,500.00 DACF DACF On-going
2.7 Raise
awareness for
selected
communities to
register newly
born babies and
deaths
Selected
Communitie
s
Admin 1,500.00 IGF Births and Deaths On-going
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PROJECT
NAME
LOCATION SECTOR BUDGET
GHs
SOURCES
OF
FUNDS
RESPONSIBLE
DEPT
REMARKS
2.8 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
2.9 Organize
STME Clinics
Apowa and
Agona
Education 3,000.00 DACF GES STME
Clinics done
3.0 Support
the supply of
school
uniform
Selected
schools
Education 10,000.00 DACF GES 6917 school
uniforms
were
supplied.
3.1 Organize
annual
revenue
mobilization
and
management
training for
all DA’s
revenues
staff
Agona
Ahanta
Admin. 1,500.00 DACF Finance Dept. Training
done
3.2
Celebration of
farmers day
Selected
community
Agri 5,500.00 DA/MOFA DADU Farmers
Day
celebrated.
3.3 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 2011 2012 2013 TOTALS
Approved
GHs
Actual
GHs
Approved
GHs
Actual
GHs
Approved
GHs
Actual
GHs
Approved
GHs
Actual
GHs DACF 2,168,495.00 1,712,885.83 1,435,392.00 686,454.41 1,611,211.53 714,558.51 5,215,098.53 3,113,898.75
IGF 685,791.06 446,442.80 637,114.00 584,170.73 706,974.00 576,537.73 2,029,879.06 1,607,151.26
HIPC - 65,000.00 30,000.00 20,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 60,000.00 85,000.00
GOG
GRANTS
472,231.20 590,651.60 546,912.00 1,090,180.68 2,478,739.51 2,295,859.49 3,497,882.71 3,976,691.77
DONOR
GRANTS
- - 986,919.40 352,510.96 634,957.00 440,488.57 1,621,876.40 792,999.53
MPs CF - 51,814.50 80,000.00 15,232.66 100,000.00 82,602.98 180,000.00 149,650.14
TOTALS 3,326,517.26 2,866,794.73 3,716,337.40 2,753,549.45 5,561,882.04 4,110,047.28 12,604,736.70 9,725,391.45
SOURCE: FINANCE OFFICE, 2013
NB: MPs CF represent the MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Common Fund net transfers
to the Assembly
Comment on sources of funds
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. 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
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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 budgeting process , setting of revenue targets for collectors and awarding
hardworking staff, strengthening monitoring and evaluation.
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 farmers 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 2011 2012 2013 TOTALS
Approved
GHs
Actual
GHs
Approved
GHs
Actual
GHs
Approved
GHs
Actual
GHs
Approved
GHs
Actual GHs
ADMIN 511,317.68 354,133.82 314,760.00 306,465.62 991,804.00 776,276.73 1,817,881.6
8
1,445,170.55
PE 572,155.58 646,965.31 644,215.00 1,222,714.1
3
1,710,554.0
0
1,852,019.6
4 2,926,924.5
8
3,143,199.95
SERVICES - - 457,917.30 346,278.88 647,345.00 451,089.96 1,105,262.3
0
909,007.26
SPECIAL
PROJECTS
892,387.68 565,467.01 1,675,458.0
0
1,068,371.0
4
1,881,008.0
4
749,810.07 4,448,853.7
2
2,990,735.08
MISC. 176,357.68 72,725.20 143,048.00 149,048.00 331,171.00 125,544.50 650,576.68 341,317.70
TOTALS 2,152,218.
62
1,639,291.
34
3,235,507.3
0
3,092,877.6
7
5,561,882.0
4
3,954,740.9
0
10,949,498.
96
8,829,430.54
SOURCE: FINANCE OFFICE, 2013
Comments on the Disbursement of Funds
1. Adequacy
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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.
2. Utilization of Funds according to Budget
The Assembly tries as much as it can to work with the budgetary allocation, the
directives from the Central Government sometimes put pressure on the Assembly to
deviate from its budget.
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.
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Table 5: Core District Indicators
Indicators(Categorized by
GSGDA Thematic Areas)
National
Baseline (2009)
District
Targets
(2013)
District
Indicator Level
(2013)
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- 0.09
CASSAVA-0.12
PLANTIAN- 0.06
OIL PALM- 0.15
MIAZE- 0.05
CASSAVA – 0.08
PLANTIAN– 0.04
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
38.3% 45.0% 31.5%
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latrine)
10 % of people with access to
ICT facilities.
NRD NRD NRD
Indicators(Categorized by
GSGDA Thematic Areas)
National
Baseline (2009)
District
Targets (2013)
District
Indicator Level
(2013)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EMPLYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY 11 HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (% of
adult population, 15-49 yrs. HIV
positive)
2.8% 2.8% 0.2%
12 Maternal Mortality ratio (Number
of deaths due to
pregnancy and childbirth per
100,000 live births)
64 0 206
13 Under-five mortality rate
(Number of deaths occurring
between birth and exact age five
per 1000 live births)
0.6 0.6 4.1
14 Severe malaria case fatality in
children under five years
1.9 0 2.1
15 Penta 3 Coverage NRD 90% 139.1%
16 T B Cure-rate NRD 80% 54%
17 O P D Per Capital NRD 0.9 0.92
18 Antenatal Coverage NRD 90% 112%
19 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%
107.30%
99.2%
99.00%
60.00%
74.90%
109.10%
99.40%
91.50%
59.60%
82.00%
20 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- 0.80
TVET-1.00
K.G- 1.00
Prim- 1.00
JHS- 1.00
SHS-0.32
TVET-0.92
21 Gross Admission Rate (GAR) NRD
K.G-100%
Prim.-102.90%
K.G-90.00%
Prim.-102.80%
18
JHS-108.00%
SHS-80.00%
JHS-101.90%
SHS-65.00%
22 Indicators(Categorized by
GSGDA Thematic Areas)
National
Baseline (2009)
District
Targets
(2013)
District
Indicator Level
(2013)
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE
23 Total amount of internally
generated revenue
294,788.94 706,904.00 576,537.73
24 Amount of Development
Partner and NGO funds
contribution to DMTDP
implementation
38,160.00 634,957.00 440,488.57
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, 2013
NOTE:
NRD – No Reliable Data
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2.4 Update of Critical Development and Poverty Issues
A. 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 eight (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, 2013
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 6a: Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneur Development Agency – Trade and
Vocation
Source: GYEEDA District Office, 2013
B. National Health Insurance Scheme (N.H.I.S)
Ahantaman Mutual Health Insurance Scheme (AMHIS) records indicated that a total number of
One Hundred and One Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty-Four (101,234) people have so far
been registered with the scheme as at 31-12-2013 representing 95.5 percent of the District
population as of 2010 census. Out of this about 96.8 percent have been issued with I.D Cards.
The total amount of money received from the Government of Ghana (GOG) was One Million,
Two Hundred and Nine Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eighty – Seven Ghana Cedis, Thirty
Pesewas (GH ¢ 1,209,787.30). Out of this, One Million, Two Hundred Thousand, Four Hundred
and Ninety-Four Ghana Cedis, Ninety-Eight Pesewas (GH ¢1,200,494.98) have been paid to
healthcare providers. Total indebtedness of the scheme as at 31-12-2013 stood at Three Hundred
Sixty Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Six Ghana Cedis, Thirty-Five Pesewas (GH ¢
360,866.35)
The main challenge the Scheme encounters is serious unstable network.
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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C. CAPITATION GRANT
The District Directorate of Education received the Capitation Grant amounting to GHs
141,830.28 for the 2012/2013 academic year representing First, Second and Third terms’
Capitation Grants. It came in late than expected. The release of the funds is presented below:
CAPITATION – 2012/2013
1ST TRANCHE ENROLMENT GHs
Kindergarten 7017 11,062.09
Primary 16885 26,662.49
JHS 6101 9,618.04
TOTALS 30,003 47,232.62
2ND TRANCHE
Kindergarten 7017 11,062.09
Primary 16885 26,662.49
JHS 6101 9,618.04
TOTALS 30,003 47,232.62
3RD TRANCH
Kindergarten 7017 11,062.09
Primary 16885 26,662.49
JHS 6101 9,618.04
TOTALS 30,003 47,232.62
GRAND TOTAL 141,830.28
Besides the Capitation Grant, the Government also supplied Three Hundred and Forty-Seven
Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty-Nine (347,349) pieces of exercise books to the Ahanta
West District. This is represented in the table 7 below;
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Table 7: TYPES OF EXERCISE BOOKS SUPPLIED
ITEMS NUMBER ALLOCATED
Note 1 Exercise Book 236,402 pcs
P1 Language Exercise Book 10,579 pcs
P1 Writing Exercise Book 29,386 pcs
P1 Maths Exercise Book 10,579 pcs
P2 and P3 Maths Exercise
Book
29,892 pcs
Technical Drawing Book 18,649 pcs
Graph Book 11,872
347,349
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.
D. 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
all its financial obligations. Besides, capacity level of the DPCU members in carrying out M & E
activities and project management is low.
E. 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, 18 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.
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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, inadequate
kitchen facilities 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 Four Hundred and EighteenThousand,
Three Hundred and Seventy-Two Ghana Cedis and Twenty Pesewas was paid to the Caterers
(GHs 418,372.20) for their services rendered to the beneficiary schools.
Table 8: List of Beneficiary Schools under GSFP in AWDA
CIRCUIT SCHOOL NO. OF PUPIL
EWUSIEJOE EGYAM CATHOLIC
PRY/K.G & PUMPUNIE
K.G
768
ANKYERNYIN D/A
PRY/K.G
270
NYAMEYEKROM D/A
PRY/K.G
247
KANFAKROM 454
APOWA PRETSIA D/A PRY/K.G 249
DIXCOVE BOEKROM D/A PRY/K.G
&ELOMBANKATA
615
YAAKOW 441
CAPE – 3 – POINTS 299
BUTRE 342
AGONA AGONA BANSO SDA
PRIM/K.G
270
APEMANIM 348
KWAMEKROM FASIN
D/A PRIM
554
AGONA BANSO SDA
PRY/KG
270
ABOADE D/A PRY & KG 454
ABURA NSEMABA 256
GYABENKROM 180
ABASE – TUMENTU 248
ENMOKAWO 293
Source: GES District Directorate, 2013
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F. Guinea Worm
Guinea Worm is not prevalent in the District.
G. 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 1st 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
H. 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 set in
motion.
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.
2.6.2 Recommendation
The following recommendations are however made to ensure full implementation of
development policies, programmes and projects in the DMTDP;
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� 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.
� The implementation of Composite Budget must properly be coordinated by bringing all
relevant stakeholders on board at the same time during training sessions.
� The irregular deductions from the DACF as a result of unplanned purchases on behalf of
the D/As should be stopped.