The affairs of the District Assembly are managed through a department referred to as the Central Administration and headed by the District Chief Executive (DCE) who functions as the political and administrative head of the institution and therefore responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. The DCE is nominated by the president and endorsed by two thirds majority of Assembly members present and voting. The DCE is supported by Civil servant bureaucrats, led by the District Coordinating Director (DCD) and his/her functional line officers namely; The DPO, DFO, DE, IA, PO, HRM and AO, with supporting staff and head of decentralised departments.
The DCD is responsible for coordinating the activities of his line officers and the decentralised departments in the implementation of policy, programme and projects.
CLIENT SERVICE CHARTER FOR TALENSI DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2024
The Finance Department leads in the management and use of financial resources to achieve value for money.
The Finance Department advices management on the Financial Administration Act, Internal Audit Agency Act, Procurement Act, and any other financial regulations approved by the Government and by doing so ensures the maintenance of proper of accounts.
- It directs and controls financial management in line with public sector accounting principles thereby safeguarding of the Assembly’s assets.
- Issues transactional payments to agencies and vendors
- Accounts for rates, fees, fines and licenses due to the District from the general public
- Issues Business Operating Permits
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR 2023
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR 2022
The District Directorate of Education is working towards providing the opportunity for all children of school going age to have access to equitable and quality educations, capable of unearthing the innate skills and potentials with emphasis on children from the vulnerable groups.
To ensure effective geographical access, and efficient education management, the District has been divided into 10 Circuits. The District Education Office house temporally in a school block, which cannot adequately contain staff.
The District has a total of 150 schools most of which are in deplorable state.
Apart from being in poor conditions many are deprived in terms of sanitation facilities, TLMs and accessibility by road network to the facilities. There are still many schools being conducted under mud structures and trees.
The District has a special school of the Deaf which runs a Pre-school, Primary and JSS stream. This is the only one of its kind in the Upper East Region. Because of the nature of school infrastructure and distribution many pupils now cover less than 2 km to attend schools. The special school offers parents in the region the opportunity to provide education for their differently challenged children. The school is expanding and requires the technical and vocational unit to support in the training of pupils. The assembly is frequently overburdened with the needs of the school.
Table 1. 59 Type and number of schools in the District.
| CATEGORY OF SCHOOL | NO. OF SCHOOLS |
| Pre-schools | 50 |
| Primary Schools | 51 |
| JSS | 45 |
| SSS | 2 |
| Technical/Vocational | 1 |
| Special School for the Deaf | 1 |
| Total | 150 |
TALENSI DISTRICT PROFILE ON EDUCATION
Agriculturally, the district is divided into three zones. Each zone is also further subdivided into Operational areas with each operational area being overseen by one Agricultural Extension Agent (AEA). There are other technical staff that perform only veterinary and enumeration duties.
There are district officers for the various sub-sectors of agriculture namely crops, livestock, agricultural engineering, Extension, Statistics Research and Information Division (SRID) and Women in Agricultural Development (WIAD). These officers together with the AEAs constitute the field service. There are other District Officers for the schedules of veterinary and Management and Information System (MIS). The district Director coordinates the activities of the Department of Agriculture.
TALENSI DISTRICT PROFILE ON AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES
The Department of Works oversees the maintenance and development of physical infrastructure, issues Building Permits and conducts Building Inspections. Works also assists the District Assembly and community members with the technical requirements for maintenance and building standards.
The department performs the following functions:
- Issues Building Permits
- Conducts Building Inspections
- Manages the maintenance and development of public infrastructure for the assembly
- Maintains and installs street lights
- Enforces land-use plans
- Manages all outdoor advertising affairs and contracts
- Facilitate the implementation of policies on works and report to the Assembly, and provide advice on matters relating to Works in the Assembly.
- Facilitate the construction, repair and maintenance of Public roads including Feeder Roads and Drains
- Encourage and facilitate maintenance of public buildings and facilities in the Assembly.
- Assist to build, equip, close and maintain markets and prohibit the erection of stores in places other than the markets.
- Assist to inspect projects undertaken by the District Assembly with the relevant departments of the Assembly.
The Development Planning Unit is one of the units under the central administration department. The development planning unit exist to perform the following functions:
- The unit serves us planning secretariat for the district planning coordinating unit (DPCU).
- It serves as the focus for development planning of the district.
- It coordinates and harmonize all development efforts (plans) of all departments, units, and sections into a single document called the District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP).
- It performs research roles into development issues. That is social and economic.
- It also performs the role of working on strategic documents or plans.
- It ensures that all developmental efforts of the district is geared towards achieving the national goal.
- Monitor and evaluate the development policies, Programmes and projects in the district.
- Compile data that will be of relevance for further planning and decision making purposes.
- Carry studies on development planning matters in the district including studies on economic, social, spatial, environmental, sectoral and human settlements.
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR 2024
The Talensi District Assembly on 29th October, 2023 approved annual action plan and budget for 2024. The plan covers implementation physical and non- physical projects and programs drawn from various decentralised departments of the assembly
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR 2024
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR 2023
The Talensi District Assembly on 29th October, 2022 approved annual action plan and budget for 2023. The plan covers implementation physical and non- physical projects and programs drawn from various decentralised departments of the assembly
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR 2023
The Budget Unit is part of the Administrative Department which facilitates the preparation, collation and submission of annual estimates by other Departments, Agencies and Institutions in the District. The Unit assist in the translation of medium term programme of the district into the district investment programme. Also, the unit co-ordinates the organization of in-service training programmes for the staff of the departments of the District Assemblies in budget preparation, financial management.
APPROVED BUDGET FOR 2024
APPROVED BUDGET FOR 2023
The Social Welfare (SW) Department develops and implements social welfare and community development policies. SW assists the vulnerable and disadvantaged for social integration, provides an array of adult and child welfare services, administers Certificate of Commencement monitoring processes for all Non-Governmental Organizations, and organizes community development programs for life well-being.
Functions :
- Assists the vulnerable and persons with disabilities with services for social integration
- Provides hospital welfare services
- Issues Certificate of Commencement Certificates for all Non-Government Organizations (NGO)
- After completing applications with the regional Register General, NGOs must register with the District Assembly in order to begin operations. Please review all requirements and complete appropriate forms.
- Advocates for child and juvenile rights and administer social well-being services for families
- Day-Care centers: For those wishing to establish Day-Care Centers business services, application forms for business registration and training assistance must be completed prior to the start of operations.
- Adoptions: If you are interested in adopting a child, application forms and a 3-month pre-adoption training course are required.
Offers social education training on the following:
- Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
- National Health Insurance Services (NHIS)
- Family courts
TALENSI DISTRICT PROFILE ON SOCIAL WELFARE
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PWDs
LIST OF SOCIAL SERVICES
The District Health Management Team, working in line with the governments’ policy on health, and in collaboration with development partners has the responsibility of ensuring that there is adequate access to quality health care in the District.
The health service provided in the district is both curative and preventive. The service providers are mainly orthodox and traditional.
Administrative Division
To increase geographical access and to ensure effective health service delivery and administration, the district has been divided into nine administrative sub-districts namely; Datoku, Duusi/Gbane, Gorogo-Tengzuk, Pwalugu, Namolgo/Kpatia, Tongo, Tolla/Nungu and Winkogo sub-districts.
Health Facilities
The number of health facilities in the district are however not sufficient. Those available are also poorly equipped. The service providers comprise of the public and private sectors which includes Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the traditional practitioners.
The Table below shows the type of Health facility, administrative sub- districts, personnel status, location and the population served as at 2023.
Table 1. 44: Sub- Districts, Location, Health Facilities, Personnel Status and Population Served
| Sub-District | Capital | Health facilities | Population
Estimate |
| Datoku | Datoku | Datoku Health Centre, Kupeliga CHPS, Kajetia CHPS | 8,213 |
| Duusi-Gbani | Duusi | Duusi Health Centre, Gbane CHPS, Gaare CHPS | 12,913 |
| Gorogo-Tengzuk | Gorogo Tengzuk | Gorogo Health Centre, Tengzuk CHPS, Wakii CHPS, Gbeogo CHPS | 9,840 |
| Namolgo, Kpatia | Namolgo | Namolgo clinic, Kpatia CHPS, Yagzore CHPS, Sheaga CHPS | 15,173 |
| Pwalugu | Pwalugu | Pwalugu HC, Balungu CHPS, Yinduri CHPS | 7,860 |
| Tolla, Nungu | Tolla | Tolla CHPS, Nungu CHPS, Accra site CHPS | 6,223 |
| Tongo | Tongo | Tongo District Hospital, Yameriga CHPS, Tongo beo CHPS, Sakpre/Tengre CHPS, Baare CHPS | 13,851 |
| Winkogo | Winkogo | Winkongo Health Centre, Shia Health Centre, Big Boss Clinic, Awaredone CHPS, Dapoore CHPS, Pusu-Namongo CHPS | 12,685 |
| 86,758 |
Source: GHS Talensi District Health-2023.
The District is served by forty-five (45) health facilities which comprise of one (1) Hospital, six (6) health centres, two (2) clinics (1 for CHAG) and thirty five (35) CHPS Compounds. To increase access to health services delivery, more CHPS zones will have to be made functional in order to bring health care delivery to the door step of the communities served.
TALENSI DISTRICT PROFILE ON HEALTH
Health
Talensi’s ambulance fixed; currently in use
HEALTH ACTIVITIES
TALENSI DISTRICT NUTRITION ORIENTED INTERVENTION
NUTRITION INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES
INAUGRATION OF RECONSTITUTED COMMITTEE
The Environmental Health and Sanitation Department collects, transport, and dispose waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste related laws, technologies, economic mechanisms. The department deals with solid and liquid waste.
CLEAN UP EXERCISE AT PWALUGU
NUTRITION INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES
NUTRITION INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITATION ACTIVITIES
LIST OF SCHOOL CATERES AND COOKS SCREENED 2023
LIST OF SCHOOL CATERES AND COOKS SCREENED 2022
The NADMO is operational in the Talensi District to help relief the occurrence of disasters in the District. It is plagued with lack of personnel and resources. They have 28 personnel as against the expected 40 personnel. They also do not have vehicles for their official duties. These setbacks in the District retard the assessment of disaster areas and the distribution of relief items. For the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 disaster relief items have not been provided to affected victims to support them and tarnishes the image of the organisation.
Disasters in the District are in the form of natural and man-made. The main types of disasters are further classified into Flooding and Fire. Man-made disasters are usually in the form of bush fires, whiles flooding is the main natural disaster that occurs. Flooding mostly occurs in areas along the White Volta are other communities in the District that are prone to flooding. Fire related disasters are often witnessed in the all-over the District due to dry environment during the dry season.
As a way of reducing these disasters, the NADMO in Talensi District has embarked upon several disaster sensitizations exercises in schools, communities, churches and mosques among others. Besides these conventional disasters.
TALENSI DISTRICT PROFILE ON NADMO