District Assembly Common Fund

District Assembly Common Fund — government funding mechanism distributed to assemblies for local development projects including disability support, school furniture, infrastructure, and water systems.

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News reports

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July 2026
8 JulJoy Online
… The bungalow renovation and procurement of the delivery beds cost more than GH¢300,000 and were funded through the District Assembly Common Fund. …
Broken beds propped with stones replaced as Daffiama-Bussie-Issa district transforms healthcare, water access
May 2026
7 MayThe Ghanaian Times
… The project, funded from the MP’s share of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), is aimed at improving teaching and learning in the farming community. …
Sagnarigu MP hands over kindergarten block to Kpalsi school

Society

MPs, CSOs push for dedicated malaria budget allocation

The News

Members of Parliament's Health Committee are intensifying advocacy for a dedicated malaria budget line, arguing that without ring-fenced allocation, interventions remain scattered across districts. The MPs expressed concern about gaps in indoor residual spraying contract monitoring and noted that many malaria deaths result from delays in reaching health facilities, compounded by poverty and limited public education.

12 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 12 October

MPs, CSOs push for dedicated malaria budget allocation
Members of Parliament's Health Committee are intensifying advocacy for a dedicated malaria budget line, arguing that without ring-fenced allocation, interventions remain scattered across districts. The MPs expressed concern about gaps in indoor residual spraying contract monitoring and noted that many malaria deaths result from delays in reaching health facilities, compounded by poverty and limited public education.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 22 September

Parliamentary Committee backs Zoomlion's waste recycling facility in Oti
Ghana's Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources expressed satisfaction with Zoomlion Ghana Limited's Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) under construction at Yabram, Dambai, in the Oti Region. The committee chairman urged government and stakeholders to support similar initiatives and emphasized that enforcing waste-management bye-laws and public compliance are key to addressing Ghana's sanitation challenges.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 20 September

New Juaben North appeals for desks as pupils share furniture
The New Juaben North Education Directorate has appealed for more desks and chairs after up to four pupils are forced to share a single desk in schools, a situation the head of planning and statistics says affects the learning environment. The directorate welcomed a donation of more than 1,000 chairs from the municipal assembly but noted that additional furniture is still needed to address the shortage.
20 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 1 September

Interior Minister urges students to persevere for academic success
Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, the Minister for the Interior, told schoolchildren to persevere in their academic pursuits, recounting his own rise from humble beginnings as the son of a local food seller to minister. He stressed that determination, discipline, and hard work, rather than luck, are the keys to achieving life goals and overcoming challenges.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 27 August

Lower Manya Assembly distributes livelihood items to 30-plus PwDs
The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly has provided livelihood support items including freezers, wheelchairs, cassava grinding machines and other equipment to more than 30 Persons with Disabilities, funded through the Disability Fund of the District Assembly Common Fund. The Municipal Chief Executive said the distribution was intended to create economic opportunities and reduce poverty among vulnerable members of society.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 21 August

Four Kumasi schools receive modern furniture from assembly
Four Senior High Schools in Kumasi have each received 100 pieces of modern furniture from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly via the District Assembly Common Fund. The mayor said the assembly plans to procure an additional 1,000 furniture sets before year-end and distribute them to schools every three months.
21 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Friday 24 July

Finance Minister defends low expenditure against opposition criticism
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson accused the parliamentary minority of advocating a return to what he called reckless borrowing and spending under the previous government, saying the current administration is disciplined and directing resources to priority areas.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 17 July

31 PWDs in Oforikrom Municipality receive livelihood support packages
Thirty-one Persons with Disabilities in Oforikrom Municipality received livelihood support packages including deep freezers, sewing machines, assistive devices, and start-up capital for businesses, funded through the District Assembly Common Fund and presented by the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
31 PWDs in Oforikrom get livelihood support packages
Thirty-one Persons with Disabilities in Oforikrom Municipality received livelihood support packages funded through the District Assembly Common Fund, including deep freezers, sewing machines, assistive devices, and start-up capital for various businesses. The Municipal Chief Executive said the municipality has over 400 recorded persons with disabilities and pledged to extend the program to all of them.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 14 July

Solar borehole provides clean water to Mion District communities
A GH¢332,000 solar-powered mechanised borehole has been inaugurated in Kpilijini and Bayawa communities in the Mion District to address longstanding water challenges, replacing reliance on streams and dams that exposed residents to health risks.
14 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Wednesday 8 July

DBI Assembly renovates facilities, procures beds, commissions water projects
The Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District Assembly has handed over a renovated medical doctor's bungalow, procured 10 modern delivery beds for health facilities, and commissioned 19 new water projects across the district to improve healthcare and water access in the Upper West Region.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

Sagnarigu MP opens new kindergarten block at Kpalsi school
The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu handed over a newly constructed two-unit kindergarten block with ancillary facilities to Kpalsi A.E.M Zion School in the Northern Region, funded from the MP's share of the District Assembly Common Fund. The project aims to improve teaching and learning and accommodate increasing enrolment in the farming community.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →