The Kadjebi District assembly hopes to qualify and benefit from the next batch of the district development facility to improve its revenue to carry out more development projects.

The assembly will undergo assessment under the Functional
Organization Assessment Tool (FOAT) next month. The evaluations will determine the performance of the assembly against predetermined agreed upon indicators.

Authorities are confident measures put in place will help the assembly achieve success.

The District Development Facility is a performance-based grant
system being implemented by the Ministry of Local Government and
Rural Development which was started as part of government’s efforts to improve the performance of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in terms of efficiency, transparency and accountability.

It is aimed among other things to mobilize additional financial resources for MMDAs; provide incentives for performance for complying with the national legal and regulatory framework; establish a link between performance assessment and capacity building support; and ensure a harmonized system for investment funding and capacity building support to MMDAs.

These will help in efficient provision of basic community infrastructure and service delivery through judicious use of resources.

Dominic Shirimori/Ghanadistricts.com