Country advice ghana united states department of justice. The fundamental factors responsible for this low skilled delivery in the district are poorly understood. The role of district assemblies in strengthening links of accountability introduction ghana has, since independence struggled to establish a workable system of local level administration. In what follows, we present key findings on the six major themes of our initiative, highlighting both sectorspecific and broader, more generalizable insights. Final country report xi executive summary the strengthening partnerships, results, and innovations in nutrition globally spring project began work in ghana in 2014 in response to a request from the united states agency for international development usaidghana for support to reduce stunting in the feed the future zone of influence in. The igr collection efforts of the three study districts changed in real terms since the inception of the dacf. The case of the district development facility jonas ayaribilla akudugu centre for development research, university of bonn, bonn, germany abstract decentralisation has become an essential tool of democracy and development. The main thrust of the budget is to accelerate the growth of the district. Functions of district assemblies you should know labone. Shapefiles of all districts in ghana 2012 216 districts 1. Ghana cocoanect cocoa merchants nsokote this is a snapshot of nestle cocoa plan partners as of february 2019 and may evolve over time.
Desire clarke the views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the institute of local government studies or. In addition, within the district assembly there is a district education oversight committee deoc that plays a largely political role in monitoring school performance. We recommend a return to the districts and a focus on making decentralization, as enshrined in the constitution, work. The 46 newly created municipal and district assemblies have been simultaneously inaugurated across the country by government officials on behalf of president j. Pursuant to the local governance act, 2016 act 936, the asutifi north district assembly is mandated to formulate. An evaluation of communitybased surveillance in the northern. The geographical scope of the study was the east mamprusi district in the northern region of ghana. District assemblies ghana homepage, resource for news.
Unicef ghana increased its focus on achieving balance between service delivery and policy advocacy and systemsstrengthening, as ghana progressively transitions to lowermiddle income status. Preanalysis plan heather huntingon, university of michigan and cloudburst group erik wibbels, duke university brett gall, duke university july 29, 2017 disclaimer the authors views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the united states. East mamprusi district is located at the northeastern part of the region. Commission, office of the head of local government service, ghana statistical services district analytical reports, ministry of sanitation and water resources and the water resources commission for their expert advice and guidance in aligning the master plan with strategic sector goals and guidelines. The role of district assemblies in strengthening links of. Support for education mechanism global reading network. In partnership with sustainability drive our sustainability goals in the district. The quantitative study involved the analysis of existing data sets from the sixth round of the ghana living standards survey glss, the 2008 and 2014 ghana demographic and. Of the transfers, the dacf constitutes, on the average for the three districts 65% of the total income available for the period 1994 1998.
Knowing the functions of district assemblies would enable us, their constituents, to see how much their work impacts so many aspects of our lives, and perhaps appreciate how important or not it is for everyone to take strong interest in what the district assemblies do. Accountable for the main value drivers at district level. The highest proportion of anc registrants in the akuapem south district in the eastern region of ghana who sought skilled attendance at birth for the past 3 years has been about 36% as recorded in 2017. To enumerate and keep records of all rateable persons and properties in the urban. The district is bordered in the east by the wassa amenfi west district, in the northwest by suaman, akontombra district in the north, and sefwi wiawso districts in the north east and in the south by the jomoro district. The district analytical report for the kumbungu district is one of the 216 district census. List of new districts and municipalities created by government.
Especially, at the level of the general elections, where the. Policy of ghana devolves power, functions and responsibility as well as human and financial resources from the central government to the district level. Nov 17, 2017 list of new districts and municipalities created by government. Spring has developed a district assessment tool for anemia data to assist countries in strengthening anemia programming at the district level. The districts of ghana are secondlevel administrative subdivisions of ghana, below the level. Ghana is a constitutional republic with two spheres of government. Rotary international usaid sustainability index of wash activities and partnership evaluation aguaconsult ghana country report final page 6 wash sector overview sector development and setup this chapter gives an overview of the wash sector in ghana, with special emphasis on the main. Total volume of cocoa purchased through the nestle cocoa plan in ghana in 2018. Pdf palm kernel processing for income and employment in the. The gsfp is an initiative under the comprehensive africa agricultural development pillar 3 seeks to enhance food security and. The district analytical report for the aowin district is one of the 216 district census. Pdf palm kernel processing for income and employment in. Evidence from an educational district in ghana peter lonyian suaka1 and alfred kuranchie2 1ghana education service, tano north district, tanososunyani, ghana.
Knowledge of tuberculosis and factors responsible for low. Northern ghana comprises the three northernmost administrative regions of. The district director of education dde acts as the manager and administrator for the district schools. District of ghana doe frederick, asamoah emmanuel selase abstract the economy of ghana has attained a middleincome status and is seeking to advance.
Assessing the uptake of supervised delivery in the akuapem. The inauguration at some districts was characterised by protests and agitations over the citing of the newly created municipal and district assemblies while some communities vent their spleen over. Jun 29, 2012 the minister announced that as a related strategy for enhancing the work of the district assemblies and making it easier for the dces, presiding members, assembly members and other local government practitioners to identify and internalize the framework for local governance in ghana, the government had decided to consolidate all the major laws. Country advice ghana ghana gha37075 yarigungu bawku district kusasi people kusasi chieftaincy hausa language kusasimamprusi conflict tamale dagomba people 24 august 2010 1. Determinants of adoption of open defecationfree odf.
Child and family welfare policy v rural community structures may also include committees, teams and networks with interest in child protection. Experiences on multiple use dams in sissala west district. It has been operating in ghana for over 40 years now. The most popular and busiest communities are communities 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, and sakumono. Areas and populations come from a report on road density from ghanas ministry of roads and transport.
The ghana statistical service gss is delighted to provide data users, especially the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, with districtlevel analytical reports based on the 2010 phc data to facilitate their planning and decisionmaking. Ghana metropolitan cities is part of the future cities africa fca. Introduction cooperation has always been fundamental for human society, and plays a prominent role in rural. The 2010 ghana population and housing census gss, 2012 revealed that 72. Pdf the role of district capitals in regional development. Karaga district, ghana assessment of the livelihood. Ghana administrative boundaries humanitarian data exchange. We developed the data tool to increase awareness about the multifactorial nature of anemia, better understand what drives. Head teachers professional management needs and concerns. Final country report xi executive summary the strengthening partnerships, results, and innovations in nutrition globally spring project began work in ghana in 2014 in response to a request from the united states agency for international development usaid ghana for support to reduce stunting in the feed the future zone of influence in. This district is grouped into twentysix communities. Areas and populations come from a report on road density from ghana s ministry of roads and transport.
The current statistics for wash coverage in the district are gloomy and disturbing. Northern ghana experiences an 8month long dry season each year, during which farming and livestock watering become extremely difficult. Mamprusi district and the seat of the fist catholic missionaries to the northern. Right click on the following links to save the zipped shapefiles to your computer. In the urban settings, community structures include district assemblies and other formal state institutions, to which children and families have recourse.
Administrative structures of the second level in ghana are. The local government in ghana has a long history, which predates colonialism. Shai osudoku district assembly for the 2015 fiscal year has been prepared from the 2015 annual action plan taken from the 20142017 dmtdp which is aligned to the ghana shared growth and development agenda ii gsgda ii, 20142017. Ghana is divided into 10 regions see appendix 5 for ghana map. Within that period, the commission has organised three 3 general and district level elections alternatively at two 2 years intervals. This brings the number of mmdas in ghana to 254 from the previous 216. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative. It shares border to the west by west mamprusi district and the south by gusheigu and karaga districts. Experiences on multiple use dams in sissala west district, ghana. Below is a list of all the districts in ghana arranged by alphabetical order. Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies mmdas 16. The minister of local government hajia alima mahama laid the legislative instrument to back the creation of the new mmdas in parliament on thursday, november 16, 2017.
Both quantitative and qualitative data was collected and analysed. Pdf regions and regionalismm in ghana researchgate. It has also conducted several byelections at both national and district levels and undertaken many other important election related exercises. This ghana district league table ii has also sought to shift attention from the total score ranking among the districts, to emphasize sector performances among. Click on the web address on the left to visit the corresponding website of the district assembly. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. In 2019, the number of regions increased from 10 to 16 as tabulated. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. A guide to district assemblies in ghana, 2nd ed fes ghana. Please provide background information on yarigungu, bawku district, ghana, including any relevant geographical and cultural information.
An evaluation of communitybased surveillance in the. The initiative aims to achieve this through a massive private. Pdf ghanas decentralisatin programme involves the strengthening of. Through the wsd, in all 110 districts in ghana, district teacher support teams dtst have been established to oversee teacher development at the district. Knowledge of tuberculosis and factors responsible for low case detection in the amansie central district, ghana eugenia afoakwaa and john taylorb a faculty of public health and allied sciences, department of public health. Background ghana is a mature and stable democracy, ranked in the lowermiddle income status. Ghanas 46 newly created districts take off despite protests. The ghana school feeding programme gsfp commenced in 2005 with the intermediate objective of reducing hunger and malnutrition. Download free ghana country, city, region, boundaries gis. The population of the regions and districts of ghana according to census results and latest official projections. Ghana school feeding programme gsfp initiative and the.
Data collection took place in eight communities within world vision ghana operational areas. The northern region is the largest in land area, with a population of 1,854,944 ghana census, 2000completed after this assessment, half in the capitol district of tamale. Official pdf, 170 pages world bank documents world bank group. Usaids district grant mechanism clement ahiadeke p. Ghana districts districts eastern region koforidua newjuaben municipal district, koforidua. The district assemblies are responsible for the setting and collecting of local.
I have presented the older list of 110 districts in the table below, because i was able to gather more data on them. Ctor as well as for turnaround time, costs, safety results. As earlier indicated, ghana is one of the ten countries with the highest age of its population without descent and adequate toilet facilities. The districts of ghana were reorganized in 19881989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials citation needed. Shapefiles of all districts in ghana 2012 216 districts download. Shapefiles of all districts in ghana 2012 216 districts data and resources. Ghana reduced poverty from 52 percent to 28 percent over the. Friedrichebertstiftung ghana, november 2010 district assemblies in ghana a guide to district assemblies in ghana a guide to. Ghana strengthening accountability mechanisms gsam. Sustainability index of wash activities ghana country report.
A map of the districts can be found on this fao report on the best areas for fish farming, about halfway down the page. Ghana administrative boundaries admin level 0, 1 region and 2 district boundaries of ghana the dataset represents the international, regions and districts boundaries of ghana with harmonized pcodes of rowca and humanitarian response. This needs to be accompanied by various type of resources especially funds to ensure its success since district assemblies are responsible for ghanas infrastructural and political development. The aowin district is located in the midwestern part of the western region of ghana. Shapefiles of all districts in ghana 2010 216 districts argis. A repository of all districts in the republic of ghana.
The main livelihood of indigenes is rainfed farming and livestock rearing. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Stanley yoder kristi fair orc macro calverton, maryland usa may 2003. The district analytical report for the kumbungu district is one of the 216 district census reports aimed at making data available to planners and decision makers at the district level. Palm kernel processing for income and employment in the kwaebibirem district, ghana article pdf available january 2017 with 1,295 reads how we measure reads.
Nestle cocoa plan supply chain disclosure country nestle. Rotary international usaid sustainability index of wash activities and partnership evaluation aguaconsult ghana country report final page 5 rotary focused its water and sanitation implementation activities in volta region and eastern region. It also establishes major areas of relationship between the local and central government. Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, with districtlevel analytical reports based on the 2010 phc data to facilitate their planning and decisionmaking. Debrah ghana plan ghana works in the sissala west district in northwestern ghana. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 2. After over 30 years, the 1992 constitution and the local government act 462 of 1993 appears to provide a suitable basis to end ghana s struggle for the. The ghana statistical service gss is delighted to provide data users, especially the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, with district level analytical reports based on the 2010 phc data to facilitate their planning and decisionmaking. Metropolitans administrative units with a population of 250,000 inhabitants, municipalties administrative units with a population of 250,000 x 95,000 inhabitants and. Stratified sampling method was employed to group the study population into five 5 strata of teaching staff, smcpta executive members, district education officers, and community members.