Ghana: Special Self Help Final Obligation Report FY08, FY07

UNCLAS ACCRA 000050 DEPT FOR AF/EPS TDAVIDSON PLEASE PASS TO USAID FOR AFRP/DP SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID ECON GH SUBJECT: Ghana: Special Self Help Final Obligation Report FY08, FY07 and FY06 projects ¶1. Post's USD 40,000 Special Self-Help Fund (FY08) allocations have been awarded to 7 projects listed below. Grants were allocated under one element: Social Assistance Geographic distribution of projects by region is as follows:- Central (2); Northern (2); Upper West (1) Volta (1); Western (1). All 7 projects target deprived communities in great need of the benefits each project will provide. An additional USD 50,000 PEPFAR Funds (FY08) allocation has been awarded to 2 projects using the SSH Model to support the fight against HIV/AIDS. ¶2. Agreements were signed on 10/30/08. For the projects that will construct school blocks, post obtained written confirmation of the GOG's commitment to provide teachers for the additional classrooms. One of the approved projects will complete unfinished construction. Post sought to ensure that previously uncompleted construction was due to a project's reliance on ongoing community fundraising rather than from any mismanagement. FY08 Projects -------------- ¶3. Funds have been fully obligated and initial grant advances of 60 percent have been disbursed. The following is a summary of the FY08 projects: Social Assistance ($40,000) Grantee Name: Victory Children Ministry, for Breman Kyirakaa Community Primary school, Central Region Agreement Number: IAA 641-SSH-08 Amount of Grant: USD 6,263 Obligation Date: 10/31/08 Total Amount Liquidated: Nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 3,769.80 Description of Activity: Construction of a 3-classroom block Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 350 Status of Project: Construction work in progress. Fiscal Year Funds: FY08 Grantee Name: Gomoa Oguaa Scholars Association for Gomoa Oguaaa community, Central Region Agreement Number: IAA 641-SSH-08-02 Amount of Grant: USD 5,000 Obligation Date: 10/31/08 Total Amount Liquidated: nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 3,000 Description of Activity: Purchase and installation of bakery equipment, i.e. flour mixer, kneader etc. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 1000 Status of Project: Shelter nearing completion. Fiscal Year Funds: FY08 Grantee Name: Youth for Education and Health Foundation for Gbabshe Teachers Quarters, Gbabshe, Northern Region Agreement Number: IAA 641-SSH-08-03 Amount of Grant: USD 6,938 Obligation Date: 10/31/08 Total Amount Liquidated: nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 4,162.80 Description of Activity: Completion of teachers quarters Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 450 Status of Project: Construction work at roofing level. Fiscal Year Funds: FY08 Grantee Name: Kuga-Fong Mansonsem Community Association for Jagung Community Women Sheabutter group, Northern Region Agreement Number: IAA 641-SSH-08-04 Amount of Grant: USD 5,000 Obligation Date: 10/31/08 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 3,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: nil Description of Activity: Purchase and installation of grinding mill equipment Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 2000 Status of Project: Grinding mill, crusher and clarifier purchased. Final grant advance of 40 percent requested to complete purchases and install equipment. Fiscal Year Funds: FY08 Grantee Name: Centre for Integrated Education & Development for Tsiweto Community, Volta Region Agreement Number: IAA 641-SSH-08-05 Amount of Grant: USD 5,536 Obligation Date: 10/31/08 Total Amount Liquidated: nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 3,321.60 Description of Activity: Construction of Water extension Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 673 Status of Project: Trenches being dug for the laying of pipes. Fiscal Year Funds: FY08 Grantee Name: Banu Women's Group for Banu Community, Upper West Agreement Number: IAA 641-SSH-08-06 Amount of Grant: USD 5,000 Obligation Date: 10/31/08 Total Amount Liquidated: nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 3,000 Description of Activity: Purchase and installation of grinding mill equipment. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 2000 Status of Project: Mill house completed. Fiscal Year Funds: FY08 Grantee Name: Sefwi Abono Community for Sefwi Abono school block, Central Region Agreement Number: IAA 641-SSH-08-07 Amount of Grant: USD 6,263 Obligation Date: 10/31/08 Total Amount Liquidated: nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 3,757.80 Description of Activity: Construction of a 3-classroom block Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 1500 Status of Project: Three thousand cement blocks molded and timber sawed. Foundation work in progress. Fiscal Year Funds: FY08 FY08 PEPFAR Self Help Program Projects -------------- ¶4. Post's USD 50,000 PEPFAR Special Self-Help Fund (FY08) allocations have been awarded to 2 projects listed below. Grants were allocated under Palliative Care. ¶5. Agreements were signed on 09/10/08. Funds have been fully obligated and initial grant advances of 60 percent disbursed. The following is a summary of the FY08 projects: Grantee Name: Susana Wesley Mission Auxiliary Kpeehe Circuit. Agreement Number PEPFAR-08-641-01 Amount of Grant: USD 25,000 Obligation date: 09/19/08 Total amount Liquidated: Nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 15,000 Description of Activity: Susana Wesley Mission Aumiliary Kpeehe Circuit will provide a secure place for OVCs and at risk youth and women, train peer educators, provide livelihood skill training, equip and support orphans and vulnerable children in school and provide support for youth and women at risk and People Living with HIV/AIDS. Estimated number of Beneficiaries: 500 Fiscal year funds: FY08 Grantee Name: Women Assistance & Business Association Agreement Number: PEPFAR-08-641-01 Amount of Grant: USD 25,000 Obligation date: 09/19/08 Total Amount Liquidated: Nil Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 15,000 Description of Activity: Women Assistance & Business Association (WABA) will provide livelihood training, equip and support the young women and People Living with HIV/AIDS and train peer educators. Estimated number of Beneficiaries: 500 Fiscal Year funds: FY08 FY07 Self Help Program Projects -------------- ¶6. The following is a summary of the FY07 projects: Funds have been fully disbursed. Seven out of the twelve projects funded have been completed and two commissioned. --Water Supply and Sanitation (USD 21,000) A11-AFR057-A054:- Grantee Name: Larteh Benkum Secondary School Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-001 Amount of Grant: USD 6,000 Obligation Date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 6,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: nil Description of Activity: Construction of Water Storage facility and water distribution. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 1500 Status of Project: Project completed and commissioned. Fiscal Year Funds: FY07 Grantee Name: Ve-Dafor AME Zion School Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-002 Amount of Grant: USD 5,000 Obligation date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 5,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: nil Description of Activity: To construct toilet facility for the community school. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 1200 Status of Project: 50 percent work done. Construction work in progress. Slow work due to heavy rains. Fiscal Year Funds: FY07 Grantee Name: Atwima Boko Community Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-003 Amount of Grant: USD 5,000 Obligation date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 3,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 2,000 Description of Activity: To construct a community toilet. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 2000 Status of Project: 60 percent of work has been completed. Construction work in progress. Slow work due to heavy rains. Fiscal Year Funds: FY07 Grantee Name: Sefwi Dominibo No.2 Community Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-004 Amount of Grant: USD 5,000 Obligation Date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 5,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: Nil Description of Activity: To construct a community and school Ventilated Improved Pit latrine. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 1200. Status of Project: 70 percent completed. Construction work is in progress. Slow work due to heavy rains. Final grant advance just released. Fiscal Year Funds: FY07 --Social Services (USD 28,000) A13-AFR057-A058 Grantee Name: Mpeasem Community Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-005 Amount of Grant: USD 8,000 Obligation Date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 8,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: nil Description of Activity: Completion of a 6-classroom block. Status of Project: 80 percent completed. Construction work ongoing. Even though not completed, the classrooms are being used. Fiscal Year Funds: FY07 Grantee Name: Nkawkaw T.I. Ahmadiyya Basic Schools Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-006 Amount of Grant: USD 5,200 Obligation Date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 5,200 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: Nil Description of Activity: To complete a 3-classroom block with an office, staff room and a library. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 1000 Status of Project: Fully liquidated. Completed and commissioned. Fiscal Year Funds: FY07 Grantee Name: Apasiyem Women Association Agreement: IAA SSH 07-641-007 Amount of Grant: USD 4,500 Obligation Date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 2,700 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: USD 1,800 Description of Activity: To complete a shelter and install grinding mill equipment. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 250 Status of Project: 80 percent completed. Fiscal Year Funds: FY07 Grantee Name: Cape Coast School for the Deaf, Cape Coast, Central region Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-008 Amount of Grant: USD 5,000 Obligation Date: 11/09/00 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 5,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: nil Description of Activity: To complete a Poultry farm that will serve as training for the students, supplement their food and generate income through the sale of eggs and chicks. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 1500 Status: Project completed. Awaiting commissioning. Grantee Name: Dunkwa Vocational Training Center, Central Region Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-009 Amount of Grant: USD 5,300 Obligation Date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 5,300 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: Nil Description of Activity: Construction of a handicraft training center. Association of Civil Society Organization is a community based organization at Dunkwa-on-Offin that trains school leavers, dropouts and teenage mothers in handicrafts. The majority of the beneficiaries of this project are Muslim youth. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 275 Status: Fully liquidated. Nearing completion. --Social Assistance (total USD 21,000) A13-AFR057-A059 Grantee Name: Ke Yo Hu Pe Ehi Maize Storehouse IAA SSH 07-641-010 Amount of Grant: USD 6,400 Obligation Date: 11/09/07 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 6,400 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: Nil Description of Activity: Construction of maize storehouse. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 620 Status: Fully liquidated. Completed and awaiting commissioning. Grantee Name: Suglo-N-nya Biahegu Women Association: for Kuntalga Community Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-011 Amount of Grant: USD 8,600 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 8,600 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: nil Description of Activity: Construction of ferro-ement tanks to harvest and distribute water. Suglo N-nya Biahegu Women's Association, in conjunction with the community, is constructing ferro-cement tanks to harvest and store rain water. They currently rely on streams and ponds but they dry up during the dry season. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 600 Status: 80 percent finished. Nearing completion of project. Grantee Name: Tetrefu Integrated Community Center for Employable Skills Agreement Number: IAA SSH 07-641-012 Amount of Grant: USD 6,000 Total Amount Liquidated: USD 6,000 Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: nil Description of Activity: To complete and equip an electrical workshop center. Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 750 Status: Completed and awaiting commissioning. FY06 Self-Help Projects -------------- ¶7. The following is a summary of FY06 projects: USD 70,000 fully disbursed for 11 projects. The grants have been fully liquidated. TEITELBAUM