ANNUAL MULTI DONOR BUDGET
SUPPORT (MDBS) JOINT REVIEW
2010 APRM ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Samuel Cudjoe
NAPRM-GC Secretariat
Monday, May 16,2011
Outline of Presentation
• District Governance Assessment
• State of Governance
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Freedoms
Security
Participation & Inclusion
Access to Justice
Child Rights
Chieftaincy
Vulnerable Groups
• Ghana’s Second Review
District Governance Assessment Project
Governance Assessment
• The District APRM Governance Assessment
Project is an action research process designed
to investigate the state of governance and
service delivery at the district level.
• The core components of the District APRM
Governance Project are a survey of
perceptions of Members of District
Assemblies, Public Servants, Traditional
Authority and Citizens.
Governance Assessment
• Its uniqueness lies in its ability to offer a nontechnical and civil society inclusive approach
to district assembly performance that is able
to compare both quantified and perception
based data.
Assessment Methodology
• The District APRM Oversight Committees collect both
qualitative and quantitative data using a number of
methodologies – focus group discussions,
administration of Citizen Report Cards, key informant
interviews, etc.
• Members undertake a collation and analysis of the data
and prepare a district APRM Governance Report
• The reports generated through the monitoring and
evaluation activities of the DOCs are presented to
forums at the district level for validation.
• The validated reports are then laid before the District
Assembly for debate.
Assessment Methodology
Coverage
No. of districts covered
No. of Citizen Report
cards administered
2008
20
4,000
2009
40
8,000
2010
40
10,000
STATE OF GOVERNANCE
A. Freedom of Expression
80
70
60
%
50
40
30
20
10
0
2009
2010
Improved
No Change
72
64
26
30.8
Worsened
Male
2
5.2
Improved
70
68
No Change Worsened
Female
27
3
28
4
Reported Assault Cases
Fig. 2: Reported Assualt Cases
Series2
Series1
1
2007
4709
2
2008
2992
3
2009
3094
4
2010
613
B. Security
Improvement in security situation (armed
robbery)
80
70
Axis Title
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2009
2010
Improved
No
Change
15
22
60
51
Worsene
Improved
d
Male
25
12
27
14
No
Worsene
Change
d
Female
70
18
65
21
Security
Crime Statistics (SITU, CID), Oct 2010
OFFENCE
Robbery
Murder
Defilement
Rape
Narcotics
a. Indian Hemp
b. Cocaine
c. Heroine
PERIOD
JAN-OCT 2009
1,139
352
1,354
394
578
569
8
1
% CHANGE
JAN-OCT 2010
1,119
327
1,340
323
324
320
4
0
-1.8
-7.1
-1.0
-18.0
-43.9
-43.8
-50.0
-100.0
Security
Statistics: Drug possession/usage/trafficking
2008
46persons (KIA)
Persons arrested in
possession/using/trafficking
narcotics and other harmful
substances
Convictions made
38 persons convicted,
4 acquitted and
discharged
Types of drugs
Cocaine, cannabis,
heroin
2009
58 persons
2010
44 persons
2 persons convicted
24 persons convicted
Cocaine, cannabis,
heroin, ephedrine
Cocaine, cannabis,
heroin
C. Participation and Inclusion
• Improved space for civil society participation
in national policies
• Last National Economic Dialogue was held in
2004
– Stakeholders get to influence government
economic policies through inputs into draft bills
and sectoral strategic plans
• Stakeholder consultations now a regular
feature of the budget process
Participation and Inclusion
• Frequency of public meetings held in
community
80
70
60
%
50
40
30
20
10
0
>1 Once
1
other DK
mth a mth yearly
Male
2009 0
5
68
20
7
2010 0
6
72
18
4
>1 Once
1
other
mth a mth yearly
Female
0
4
70
25
0
4
71
20
DK
1
5
Participation at district level
• Frequency of attendance
%
Chart Title
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Every
mtg
Occas
Once
Never
Every
mtg
Occas
Once
Never
28
34
Female
42
40
27
24
Male
2009
2010
8
10
34
40
39
34
19
16
3
2
Participation
Reasons for NEVER attended
70
60
50
%
40
30
20
10
0
no
no
Inaccesi
No
Inaccesi
No
public
Other
public
Other
ble
interest
ble
interest
input
input
Male
Female
2009
0
60
6
34
8
30
32
30
2010
0
64
10
26
10
35
40
15
D. Access to justice
70
60
50
%
40
30
20
10
0
Improved
2009
2010
26
30
No
Change
58
55
Worsened Improved
Male
16
15
35
37
No
Worsened
Change
Female
50
15
55
8
Access to Justice
• Career Magistrate Programme
2005
25
2006
25
2008
30
2010
29
• Several districts courts are now manned by
full time magistrates
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• DOVVSU
• Justice for All Programme
Access to Justice
• Disturbing situations
– Inability of the police to investigate and prosecute
those who engaged in electoral violence to deter
lawlessness and impunity in future elections
– The usurpation of the power of the police to
maintain law and order by party functionaries and
local vigilantes during elections;
– Demand that “bail monies” be paid before alleged
culprits are granted bail
E. Child Rights
• The absence of a Child Protection Policy is
affecting the effective implementation of the
Children’ Act 560
• Effective implementation of Domestic Violence
Act (DVA), 2007 affected by
– Lack of Victim Support Fund and Shelters
– Inadequate clinical psychologists
– Inadequate Domestic Violence Courts to speed up
cases
– Capacity building for police
E. Chieftaincy
• Codification of Succession Law
– 70 Paramount stools/skins have been covered in
the research into lines of succession to
stools/skins
– 12 reports on 12 stools/skins have been converted
into Legislative Instruments (Declaration of
Customary Law Instruments)
– 11 of such instruments have been passed into law
by Parliament
Chieftaincy
• Codification of Customary Laws
– Research completed on customary law relating to
land and family law in 20 traditional areas
– Reports have been certified and validated by the
respective Traditional Councils and Regional
Houses of Chiefs
• Code of Ethics
– Discussions held with consultant to prepare Draft
Code of Ethics (process stalled)
Chieftaincy
• Chieftaincy cases
– Formation of Mediation Committees to resolve
chieftaincy and land disputes
– Not all Traditional Councils and Regional Houses of
Chiefs have formed the Committees
– Resolution of impasse between the Ga and
Dangme chiefs
F. Vulnerable Groups
• Legislative Instruments to ensure the effective
implementation of Disability Act, 2007 (Act 715)
not ready
• Institutions are hiding behind the 10 year
moratorium
• Disability Council established in 2009 is neither
staffed nor resourced
• More than 90% of the Das have not opened the
special accounts for the 2% of DACF to be lodged
in for PWDs
GHANA’S SECOND APRM REVIEW
Road Map
• Ghana completed the first review in
Khartoum, Sudan in January 2006
• 2nd review was due in 2010
• H.E. John Evans Atta Mills announced Ghana’s
readiness to undergo the 2nd review at the
APR Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in
January 2011.
Road Map
• Draft Issues Paper (end May 2011)
• Consultations with stakeholders (NDPC, Sector
Working Groups) – June 15
• Submission of Issues Paper to Government –
end June
• Estimated time period for 2nd review: Sept
2011 – Mar 2012
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION