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Engineers without Borders
District Planning Systems Vital link to providing effective infrastructure and
service delivery to rural communities in Districts Parties responsible:
District Planning and Coordinating Unit (DPCU) Regional Planning and Coordinating Unit (RPCU)
Experience Embedded in 8 DPCUs (since 2006) & NRPCU (since 2008)
Providing on-the-job support to senior District officers Our goal: Help improve the functioning of District systems, specifically
Planning systems, and share field-level insights with other stakeholders
District Planning - TheoreticalD
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RIC
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INFORMING PLANS
MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
DISTRICT DATA AND
INFORMATION
PROJECT / PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION
COORDINATING DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
MONITOR DISTRICT LEVEL PLANNING THROUGH ALL STAGES
UPDATE DATA
District Planning - ActualD
IST
RIC
TS
RP
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MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
PROJECT / PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION
MONITOR SPECIFIC DISTRICT LEVEL PROJECTS
DISTRICT DATA NOT UTILIZED
RESULT Management and Distribution of Resources
are not done as well as they could be! Persons most in need are often not served Projects & Programmes are not informed and
coordinated
District Example 1 Example – Extract of community list of Central Gonja District (CWSA - 2007)
Community Area CouncilTotal
Population Borehole*Population
Served CoverageYapei Yapei 4,693 0 0 0.00%Kusawgu Kusawgu 2,037 0 0 0.00%Old Buipe Buipe 294 2 600 204.08%Kalinka Kusawgu 278 2 600 215.83%Gbinbinto Buipe 30 2 600 2000.00%
District Example 2 Example – Saboba District Enrolment rate vs. BECE (National
standardized test results)
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
2006 2007 2008
Gross Enrolment Rate
BECE Results
Our Work at the DPCUDistrict Data / MTDP & AAP- FOAT requires Districts to have databanks, monitoring
records, Progress Reports, MTDP / AAP- Our focus is on actual use of databanks, monitoring and
analysis to inform planning & decision-making Help develop analysis tools in the Districts to determine types and location
of projects; tracking of progress Coordinated data management & analysis workshop (with NORPREP) for
all DPOs / DBOs in N/R Organizing intensive training (summer) for District Data & Communication
Officer
Our Work at the DPCUCommunication- Help enhance District stakeholder participation and communication
Collaborated with ILGS / DED on Stakeholder workshops in Central Gonja and Saboba
For MTDP, helping Districts with preparation, implementation and follow-up of District Review mtgs & Public Hearings
Leadership- Challenge management capacities of DCDs
Coordinated DCD fellowship in 2009 2010 will focus on relevant District topics (MTDP / AAP, FOAT, Development
Partner collaborations)
Our Work at the RPCUMonitoring- Support the creation and maintenance of District monitoring systems
Development of monitoring database (to track and analyze DP projects / programmes, MTDP / AAP, District issues)
Coordination- Working with the RPCU to coordinate Development Partner
activities, programmes & projects RPCU Mentorship Programme for new Districts Development Partner Group Google Calendar, Capacity Building database
Our Work Nationally
Action Research- Working to bring district-level realities to decentralization policy and
Development Partner programme decisions 3 Briefing Papers distributed and published in Journal of Local Government Studies
(July 2009)
i) “Capacity Development vs. Poverty Reduction”
ii) “District Planning and Coordination”
iii) “Disincentives of civil servants in Northern Ghana” 4 more papers soon to be completed
i) Gender Desk Officer position
ii) FOAT
iii) Medium-Term Development Plan
iv) District Officer motivation
Positive ExamplesDPCU- Saboba created a Water Prioritization tool
• Helped cite 40 of the most needy communities (depending on population, current water facilities, distance to water facility)
• Water Coverage has increased by appox. 10%
- Currently limited to a few Districts and irregular use: Aim is for DPCUs to utilize data whenever making planning and project decisions
More focus (from DPs, FOAT, NDPC, RPCU) is needed on utilization of data for Districts
Positive ExamplesRPCU- Through monitoring in Dec 2009:
identified a project submission (for discretionary spending from a DP) from a District for a project that was already currently in construction
found another District made two project submissions outside their Medium-Term Development Plan
- Currently surface-level: Aim is for RPCU to ensure projects target District needs & locations of concern and coordinating DPs / Districts effectively
More focus and resources need to be put into RPCU monitoring systems
Positive ExamplesRPCU- Through monitoring in Dec 2009:
identified a project submission (for discretionary spending from a DP) from a District for a project that was already currently in construction
found another District made two project submissions outside their Medium-Term Development Plan
- Currently surface-level: Aim is for RPCU to ensure projects target District needs & locations of concern and coordinating DPs / Districts effectively
More focus and resources need to be put into RPCU monitoring systems
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