REG: Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program ...

Resettlement Due Diligence Report

Project No: 42291-026

Document Status: Draft Final

Date: June 2016

REG: Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 2) –

Solomon Islands USP Campus Development

Prepared by The University of the South Pacific with support from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, Solomon Islands for the Asian Development Bank.

This Resettlement Due Diligence Report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not

necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a

particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any

judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program – Project 2 Due Diligence Report: Resettlement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Abbreviations

Executive Summary

I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 1

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ....................................................................................................... 2

III. SAFEGUARD REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................... 6

A. Solomon Islands Safeguard Requirements .................................................................................. 6

B. ADB Safeguard Requirements ...................................................................................................... 6

IV. IMPACTS, MITIGATION AND ASSISTANCE ...................................................................................... 8

A. Replacement Housing ................................................................................................................... 8

B. Public Service Housing Rental Scheme ..................................................................................... 12

V. PROFILE OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS ..................................................................................... 13

VI. CONSULTATION, DISCLOSURE AND GREIVANCE REDRESS ...................................................... 14

A. Consultation and Disclosure ....................................................................................................... 14

B. Grievance Redress ..................................................................................................................... 15

VII. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................................... 17

VIII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND NEXT STEPS ........................................................................ 18

A. Implementation Schedule ............................................................................................................ 18

B. Pending Issues ............................................................................................................................ 21

Annex 1: List of Affected KGVI Ancillary Staff and MEHRD Employees


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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank

ECD Environment and Conservation Department (of MECDM)

HCC Honiara City Council

KGVI King George VI Secondary School

MECDM Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology

MEHRD Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development

MLHS Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey

NESU National Examination and Standards Unit (within MEHRD)

PER Public Environment Report (under the Environment Act 1998)

SPS Safeguard Policy Statement 2009

TCPB Town and Country Planning Board

USP University of the South Pacific

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

(as of 25 January 2016)

Currency Unit – Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)

1 SBD = USD0.122


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. The program and the project. The University of the South Pacific (USP) is being supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement the Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program. The program, through a multi-tranche financing facility, supports 12 Pacific island countries in expanding access to higher education with improved quality of learning environment and programs. A key component of the investment program is the development of the USP regional campuses by providing the basis for future expansion of enrolments and programs. Priority support focuses on expansion, relocation, and construction of additional facilities in the three USP regional campuses in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Fiji.

2. In conjunction with the program, ADB is providing technical assistance to the USP through TA-8511 REG: Higher Education Assessment, to support capacity development of the USP to assess and plan higher education sector development in the Solomon Islands. Initially USP and the Solomon Islands government (the government) identified Ndoma (20 km east of Honiara) as the campus site, however, after feasibility evaluation the site was deemed a longer term project because of the high costs involved in bringing required utilities and construction to the greenfield site. In July 2015 the government notified USP and ADB of approval of a new site for the USP Solomon Islands campus, on land located along the Main Road/ Kukum Highway (west of Henderson Airport) heading to Honiara City. The 5.6 ha site is adjacent to the King George VI School (KGVI). The government is providing a sovereign guarantee to the loan, allocating land for the campus, and implementing the relocation of school and Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) staff currently living on the site.

3. Social safeguards. Following the requirements of ADB Safeguard Policy Statement 2009, the project has been screened and categorized for its impact. The project will trigger the involuntary resettlement safeguard given that relocation of 18 employees of KGVI and MEHRD is required. This due diligence report has been prepared to address the relocation and sets out the consultation undertaken, the expected impacts and required mitigation measures, as well as timeline and next steps. The project is not anticipated to trigger the indigenous peoples safeguard because (i) the entire population of Solomon Islands is considered indigenous; and (ii) as the project site is on crown/government land and not customary land, the affected persons, who are effectively migrants to Honiara, do not have collective attachment to the land. Further, the affected people are not vulnerable people.

4. Implementation arrangements. The MEHRD is the executing agency on behalf of the government and the USP is the implementing agency. A Project Task Force has been established comprising representatives of MEHRD, USP - Solomon Islands Campus, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS), Guadalcanal Province Education Authority, Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, and USP - Solomon Islands Campus Student’s Association. The USP will assign a Project Coordinator.

5. Status of land allocation. The government will re-allocate state land, currently allocated to KGVI, for the project. The fixed term estate title has been processed by the Registrar of Titles at the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Survey (MLHS). A topographical survey and conceptual drawings and plans have been completed.


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6. Impacts. The development of the campus will require the relocation of 18 households currently living on the site in housing provided by MEHRD and KGVI. The 18 households comprise 13 KGVI staff (three teachers and ten ancillary staff) and five MEHRD employees assigned to the National Examination and Standards Unit (NESU), and their extended families. The number of affected people is 142. None of the staff will lose employment as a result of the need to relocate. The site for relocation is across the road from the existing houses (on another area of KGVI land) and houses, at least equivalent to the current standard, will be constructed to accommodate the relocating staff. Between 150 and 200 banana and fruit-bearing trees will need to be removed from the site.

7. Measures to mitigate the impacts. The recommendations made in this report will be included into the project design and implementation to ensure that the impacts are fully and satisfactorily mitigated. There will also be a specific covenant included in the project agreement requiring that the replacement/alternative accommodation, both on-site and off-site, is in place and ready, before any relocation can occur. The alternative accommodation will be provided through (i) construction of new replacement houses within KGVI land, and (ii) inclusion in the government’s existing public service rental housing program and relocation off-site. Owners of the banana and other fruit-bearing trees will be given notice to harvest and/or transplant the trees to the new site. Owners of the trees who cannot harvest or transplant them will be compensated.

8. Replacement housing. The MEHRD will provide replacement housing for the 12 KGVI staff who require relocation. Replacement housing is to be built on KGVI land to the southeast of the KGVI school buildings. The 12 replacement houses would house nine ancillary staff and the three teaching staff. The remaining affected household (also KGVI ancillary staff) is to be accommodated in an existing three-bedroom house that is already being vacated by another teacher.

9. The design of the replacement houses is similar to, and in-keeping with, the existing architecture of KGVI buildings, but will improve the standard of construction, finishing and servicing. Septic tanks are included in the design and drainage will be improved. Utilities will also be provided.

10. Public service rental housing program. The five MEHRD employees assigned to the NESU will be enrolled in the public service rental housing scheme implemented by the MLHS. The program is part of the package provided to public service employees, which allows public servants to lease private housing with the rent to be paid in whole by the Solomon Islands Government (the government). The inclusion of the five employees in the scheme is included in the 2016 budget.

11. Consultation and disclosure. The USP and MEHRD have had discussions/meetings and interviews with KGVI Principal and staff between September and November 2015. The main issues raised by the KGVI staff included: (i) replacement housing should be better than current housing and be provided with utility connections (electricity and water), prior to relocation; (ii) the terms and conditions of occupation should be the same as those staff are enjoying at present; (iii) a preference for timing of the relocation was stated as during the month-long school break between June and July to avoid disruption of work; and (iv) the proposal to limit occupancy of replacement housing to KGVI staff and their immediate family.


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12. The major issues raised by the MEHRD employees included: (i) the potential location of rental housing; (ii) whether the public service rental scheme covers 100% of the rent (up to a rent ceiling); and (iii) whether transportation between the school and the rental housing is to be provided.

13. The due diligence report will be disclosed by the government and by ADB. The report will be uploaded to ADB’s website.

14. Grievance redress mechanism. A grievance redress mechanism (GRM) will be established for the project, the GRM will cover any complaints or issues raised in relation to development of the campus (including any concerns related to environmental or social matters during construction). The GRM will include two streams; one for concerns related to replacement housing and one for concerns related to rental housing under the government scheme.

15. Grievances related to replacement housing made after the signing of the certificate of acceptance and after occupancy will be handled by a grievance redress committee (GRC) consisting of the KGVI Deputy Principal, Project Coordinator, and the MEHRD Chief Asset Officer. If the complainant is not satisfied with the action taken by the GRC, s/he may forward the complaint to the Project Task Force. The decisions of the Task Force can be appealed to the Minister of MEHRD. For those under the public service rental housing scheme, grievances will follow established internal procedures of the MEHRD. Complaints will be forwarded to the Undersecretary of Corporate Services and this decision can be subject of appeal to the Permanent Secretary. Any dispute between the employee and his/her landlord will be forwarded to the Housing Division of MLHS, with a copy furnished the MEHRD Corporate Services. The Housing Division with the cooperation of MEHRD Corporate Services will seek to resolve the dispute.

16. There are a number of issues pending before the Task Force.

17. Eligibility of extended family. Separate from the project, the KGVI administration is considering a policy which proposes to limit occupancy of its housing to the immediate family (spouse and children) of the KGVI employee. If this proposal is accepted, it will affect all KGVI employees living in accommodation provided by the school including the staff to be relocated as a result of the project. This could mean that the extended family numbering about 46 people (34 people related to the ancillary staff and 12 people related to teachers) could be required to find alternative accommodation. This proposal is intended to limit the population within the KGVI grounds and facilitate the recovery of the housing unit when the occupant reaches the mandatory retirement age of 55. It is recognized that supporting extended family is a sensitive issue within Melanesian culture and requires careful consideration.

18. Other assistance. The Task Force needs to decide if it will provide additional assistance to MEHRD employees such as free transportation for transfer between the KGVI grounds and their off-site housing.

19. Next steps. The following are the next steps required for the project to ensure compliance with Solomon Islands laws and the SPS.

Updating of the work plan - the work plan/implementation schedule prepared by MEHRD needs revision to accommodate the above and to include specific activities before, during, and after construction, including dates. In addition, the work plan needs to show the timing for the transfer of the five MEHRD employees and their households;


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Submission of application/submissions for approvals under laws and regulations without which civil works cannot commence – including the conduct of appropriate studies and additional documentation as requested by the Honiara City Council (HCC) - City Planner, the application for development consent under the Environment Act 1998 (including submission of Public Environment Report) to the Environment and Conservation Department, application for building permits to the HCC Town and Country Planning Board, and any application for building materials permits to Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification;

Prior to demolition of the houses, give notice to harvest and/or transplant the banana and other fruit-bearing trees, for trees that cannot be transplanted, inventory the trees, confirm ownership and agree compensation (based on government rates supplemented as required to meet replacement cost at current market rates); and

Further consultation and disclosure – this report, the environmental assessment, and the work plan need to be disclosed. Additional consultations with affected KGVI staff and MEHRD employees will be required once details of timing etc. are known.

20. Condition in project agreement. The project agreement includes a covenant that the government will provide the replacement/alternative accommodation, both on-site and off-site, before any relocation can occur.

21. Additional recommendations. In addition to the foregoing the report also recommends:

House assignment - the method for assigning the replacement housing units to KGVI staff needs to be determined. There are several ways of doing this including unilateral decision and assignment, consensus among the 12 affected households, or by lottery. The Task Force has the final decision on the method of assignment but views of the affected people should be obtained; and

Participation of the relocated persons in construction supervision - many of the grievances are likely to be about the quality of replacement housing. To minimize these, it is recommended that people from the relocated households, as far as possible, participate in the construction.

The Task Force or the MEHRD may choose to assist KGVI to prepare guidelines to ensure proper use of the resettlement site and its sustainability. Such guidelines could cover items including occupants of KGVI housing, procedures for turn-over as the beneficiary approaches retirement, rules on building extensions, prohibition against sub-letting, allowable and prohibited uses, rental rates, deposits for the repair of physical damages and unpaid utility bills, and maintenance of the unit; and

The Task Force or the MEHRD may choose to assist KGVI to draft a tenancy or usufruct agreement between KGVI and the staff assigned to replacement housing. The agreement could require identification of the number of occupants, prior to access to housing being provided. This would help KGVI control the population living inside KGVI grounds for security purposes as the KGVI administration has indicated its wishes to do.


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I. INTRODUCTION

1. The program and the project. The University of the South Pacific (USP) is being supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement the Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program. The program, through a multi-tranche financing facility, supports 12 Pacific island countries in expanding access to higher education with improved quality of learning environment and programs. A key component of the investment program is the development of the USP regional campuses by providing the basis for future expansion of enrolments and programs. Priority support focuses on expansion, relocation, and construction of additional facilities in the three USP regional campuses in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Fiji.

2. In conjunction with the program, ADB is providing technical assistance to the USP through TA-8511 REG: Higher Education Assessment, to support capacity development of the USP to assess and plan higher education sector development in the Solomon Islands. Tranche 2 of the program seeks to expand the USP campus in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Initially USP and the Solomon Islands government (the government) identified Ndoma (20 km east of Honiara) as the campus site, however, after feasibility evaluation the site was deemed a longer term project because of the high costs involved in bringing required utilities and construction to the greenfield site. In July 2015 the government notified USP and ADB of approval of a new site for the USP Solomon Islands campus, on land located along the Main Road/ Kukum Highway (west of Henderson Airport) heading to Honiara City. The 5.6 ha site is adjacent to the King George VI School (KGVI) buildings, within KGVI boundary. The government is providing a sovereign guarantee to the loan, allocating land for the campus, and implementing the relocation of KGVI and Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) staff currently living on the site.

3. The USP was established in 1968 as a regional institution serving the education and development needs of its 12 member countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. The USP has 14 campuses throughout the 12 member countries. Among the 12 countries, the Solomon Islands has the second largest number of students enrolled in USP.

4. As a regional institution, the USP has a unique contribution to make in the development of the Pacific region in general, and in Solomon Islands specifically. The USP academic programs and curricula include Pacific studies, and environment and sustainable development, which address the key challenges faced by countries in the Pacific while at the same time fostering regional consciousness and cooperation among Pacific member states as a means of tackling common challenges and finding solutions. USP’s emphasis on teacher training is important for improving basic education in the country. Quality higher education is essential for preparing qualified teachers who can then help to improve learning outcomes in primary and secondary education, relevant skills and competencies.

5. Implementation arrangements. For the tranche 2 project; Solomon Islands USP Campus Development, the MEHRD is the executing agency on behalf of the government and the USP is the implementing agency. A Project Task Force has been established comprising representatives of MEHRD, USP - Solomon Islands Campus, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS), Guadalcanal Province Education Authority, Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, and USP - Solomon Islands Campus Student’s Association. The USP will assign a Project Coordinator.


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II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

6. Background. The USP, with support from the ADB is planning an extension to its existing campus in Honiara City, the capital of the Solomon Islands (see Figure 2.1). The existing USP campus is located east of the city center near the Mataniko River, off Kukum Highway. There is no capacity within the existing campus site to expand. Initially it was thought that land adjacent to existing campus could be made available for the expansion. The land is allocated to the Honiara City Council (HCC) and used as a football field and gymnasium. However, the HCC had other plans for the site and did not consent to re-allocate the land to USP.

Figure 2.1: Location of Solomon Islands

7. The USP campus was originally planned in Ndoma, some 20 kilometers west from the Honiara City. The government had allocated an area of 104 hectares of public land (leased form the Guadalcanal Provincial Government) for this purpose. However, the development of Ndoma was prohibitively expensive because of the absence of critical infrastructure such as electricity and water, and transportation to and from the site was also a major constraint.

8. The newly proposed location of the expanded campus is within the grounds of the KGVI off the Kukum Highway, some 6-7 km from the center of Honiara (Figure 2.2). The KGVI is the premier secondary school of the Solomon Islands. In school year 2015, it had a total of 735 students from Forms 1 to 7, representing a 16% increase of the 2014 student population. KGVI has 333 day students and 402 boarders staying in its dormitories.


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Figure 2.2: Location of Proposed USP Campus Site at King George VI School

Source: Beca – Draft Campus Development Plan (2016)

9. A Preliminary Master Plan was prepared for the physical and curriculum expansion, it places the main academic and administrative areas enclosed within a perimeter circulation, and with housing and commercial areas outside of it. The campus is planned to have a regional anchor program of public health, as the Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment and Public Health. Other faculties include Faculty of Arts, Law and Education, Faculty of Business and Economics, and Technical and Further Education. In addition there will be central facilities including administration, lecture theatre, and student services.


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10. The USP has stressed the requirement for an environmentally advanced design concept for the campus. The architectural design principles encapsulated by Architects Pacific Ltd within the Preliminary Master Plan are set out in Error! Reference source not found..

Table 2.1: Campus architectural design principles

Design Principle Impact of the Infrastructure Master Plan

Sustainable “green” building

Aspire to move some way towards the achievement of the Australian “Green Star Rating or similar standards for the consumption of energy, and other resources. The minimisation of waste and the impact of disposal

Smart classrooms The flexibility of servicing to enable the best use of appropriate technologies, including fibre optic connectivity at class room level. The use of creative landscaping in the creation of “reflective space”

Vernacular architecture The careful selection and use of traditional Solomon Island, and regional Pacific materials and landscaping

Smart learning – self taught

The flexibility of servicing to enable the best use of appropriate technologies, including fibre optic connectivity at class room level. The use of creative landscaping in the creation of “reflective space” fibre optic connectivity at class room level.

Building life cycle costs Maintaining a balance between initial and life cycle costs, with consideration of green and passive design techniques. The application of technologies that remain maintainable over the assets life

Site considerations Shape the site to make best use of the natural attribute of sun, wind and gravity in the enhancement of the learning environment, improved sustainability and reduction in life cycle costs

Source: Architects Pacific Ltd - Preliminary Master Plan

11. The development of the USP’s campus is planned to be implemented in two phases. In the first phase, the administration building, car park, multi-purpose hall, and up to four teaching blocks will be constructed. In the second phase, the libraries, laboratories, and other facilities will be constructed. The new campus will host undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The USP will continue to operate at its present location beside the HCC football field, with this campus offering foundation courses.

12. The preliminary master plan was further developed between October 2015 and February 2016, however the developed concept exceeded the financial envelope and the concept was revised by Architects Pacific Ltd in May 2016.

13. The proposed layout (based on the revised concept) of the new USP campus is shown in Figure 2.3 and Figure 2.4 shows the architects impression of the campus buildings.


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Figure 2.3: Proposed layout (revised concept) of the campus

Source: Architects Pacific Ltd – Revised Concept (May 2016)

Figure 2.4: Architect’s impression of campus buildings

Source: Architects Pacific Ltd – Revised Concept (May 2016)


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14. Status of land allocation. The 5.6 hectare site was re-allocated from KGVI to USP by the Land Trust Board in September 2015. The fixed term estate (FTE) title has been processed by the Registrar of Titles within the office of the Commissioner of Land. The FTE was issued to the USP in May 2016.

15. As of the end of December 2015, an application for the USP campus development had not yet been lodged with the HCC Town and Country Planning Board, as the project was awaiting finalization of the project cost estimates. Under the terms and conditions of the land allocation, the USP has 18 months (or until March 2017) to commence the development of the USP campus.

16. Progress of design and preliminary work. Work undertaken to date includes unexploded ordnance assessment, a topographical survey, and commencement of construction of the replacement houses.

17. To comply with ADB safeguards, a screening and scoping exercise has been undertaken in accordance with the Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 (SPS). Following SPS, the project is categorized B for involuntary resettlement (see Section III) and environment, requiring preparation of safeguards due diligence reports.

III. SAFEGUARD REQUIREMENTS

A. Solomon Islands Safeguard Requirements

18. For environmental safeguards, the requirements are established in the Environment Act 1998 and Environment Regulations 2008. The USP will prepare and submit the proposal application to the Environment and Conservation Department (ECD), based on the information in the application the ECD will determine what level of environmental assessment is required; either a public environment report (PER) or environmental impact statement (EIS). As part of the project preparation, an initial environmental examination (IEE) has been prepared, this will be revised and updated as required as a PER or EIS and submitted to the ECD as part of the development consent application.

19. For social safeguards the Lands and Title Act 1967 is the primary law governing acquisition of land. Outside of that related to acquisition of land, the Solomon Islands does not have any legal framework covering removal of, or impacts upon, property.

B. ADB Safeguard Requirements

20. Due diligence. As part of project preparation, due diligence is required for technical/engineering feasibility, economic analysis, financial management, and safeguards. Safeguards due diligence follows the requirements set out in the SPS. The SPS comprises three safeguards: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. The objectives of ADB’s safeguards are to: (i) avoid adverse impacts of projects on the environment and affected people, where possible; (ii) minimize, mitigate, and/or compensate for adverse project impacts on the environment and affected people when avoidance is not possible; and (iii) help borrowers/clients to strengthen their safeguard systems and develop the capacity to manage environmental and social risks.

21. As noted above, an IEE has been prepared in accordance with the environment safeguard of the SPS. For social safeguards, the objectives of the due diligence are as follows:


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(i) review and analyze relevant available information and undertake field visits as required to identify the project’s social safeguard related issues;

(ii) conduct interviews and consultations with stakeholders and affected people to identify and assess any potential resettlement impacts;

(iii) confirm the documentation on the ownership status of land and arrangements of lease for the USP; and

(iv) assess whether the project will trigger the indigenous peoples (IP) safeguard.

22. Indigenous peoples. The IP safeguard is triggered if a project directly or indirectly affects the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or culture of IPs or affects the territories or natural or cultural resources that IPs own, use, occupy, or claim as their ancestral domain. For operational purposes, the term IP is used in a generic sense to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying degrees:

(i) self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others;

(ii) collective attachment to geographically distinct habitats or ancestral territories in the project area and to the natural resources in these habitats and territories;

(iii) customary cultural, economic, social, or political institutions that are separate from those of the dominant society and culture; and

(iv) a distinct language, often different from the official language of the country or region.

23. Following the requirements of SPS, socio-cultural groups need to be both distinct and vulnerable to trigger the IP safeguard. Based on the due diligence, the people to be affected by USP campus development are part of the broader indigenous population of Solomon Islands and mainstream Melanesian culture, and more specifically, are socially part of Honiara, which is a highly heterogeneous population due to the large people movements to/from the city from other provinces. The Honiara population is made up of Solomon Islanders from elsewhere on Guadalcanal Province (east, west, and the Weather Coast) and other provinces. The migrants do identify with their provinces of origin and return there during holidays like Christmas or special occasions such as a wedding or death in the extended family (wantok). In Solomon Islands there can be a difference between wantok and non-wantok, but in Honiara—being a ‘melting pot’—such differences do not have the same importance as in the provinces and outer islands.

24. The affected persons are from many different places and do not represent a single or homogenous group. In addition, they have no collective attachment to the land on which they are residing, as they are migrants to Honiara, and live on the land by virtue of it being provided as part of the package of employment in the public service. The land in question is crown land and not customary or ancestral land.

25. As government employees, the affected population are affiliated with mainstream social, religious, and political institutions, and do not have customary cultural, economic, social or political institutions on site. They are not vulnerable to losing their identity or being marginalized by any means.

26. For the foregoing reasons, the IP safeguard is not triggered.


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27. Involuntary resettlement. The project does trigger the involuntary resettlement safeguard given the need for 18 households to relocate. The 18 households are the families of government employees. The project will not create economic displacement, as employment is not affected by the relocation.

28. This due diligence report has been prepared to address the relocation and sets out the consultation undertaken, the expected impacts and required mitigation measures, as well as timeline and next steps.

IV. IMPACTS, MITIGATION AND ASSISTANCE

29. Impacts. The project will not create economic displacement, as employment is not affected by the relocation. The 18 households (including immediate and extended family members) consist of the following:

(i) ten ancillary (or non-teaching) staff of KGVI; (ii) three teachers of KGVI; and (iii) five employees of MEHRD (the NESU).

30. The numbers are subject to validation through an actual occupancy survey. In total, an estimated 142 people are expected to require relocation by the project. Refer to Annex 1. The ten KGVI ancillary staff and their extended family total 78 people. There are about 22 people in the household of the three affected teachers, and the five MEHRD staff households are estimated to have around 42 people. Figure 4.1 shows the area of the housing to be removed to provide for USP campus development.

31. There will also be the need to 150 – 200 remove a number of banana and other fruit-bearing trees of different maturity.

32. Mitigation measures. The project is mitigating the physical displacement of the 18 households through the following: (i) construction of replacement housing for affected KGVI staff (13 households) within another area of the KGVI compound; and (ii) inclusion of the MEHRD employees in the public service rental housing scheme (five households). All affected households, irrespective of whether the alternative accommodation will be provided within the KGVI campus or off-site, will receive a house of at least the same quality and size, if not improved, construction standard and services.

33. The owners of the fruit-bearing trees will be given notice to harvest and/or transplant the trees to the relocation site. For owners who cannot harvest or transplant trees, they will be compensated as per government rates, supplemented as required to ensure compensation is at replacement cost at current market rates.

A. Replacement Housing

34. Replacement houses to be provided as the alternative accommodation of the KGVI staff and teachers include some newly built houses and three existing houses to be retro-fitted. The MEHRD will provide replacement housing for the 13 KGVI staff and their families who require relocation. Replacement housing is to be built on KGVI land to the southeast of the KGVI school buildings. The 12 replacement houses—three three-bedroom houses and nine two-bedroom houses—would house nine ancillary staff and the three teaching staff.


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35. The remaining affected household (also KGVI ancillary staff) is to be accommodated in an existing three-bedroom house that is already being vacated by another teacher. The replacement houses include three existing “duplexes” which are not in use currently and will be retro-fitted and upgraded.

36. The design of the replacement houses (new constructed and retro-fitted) is similar to, and in-keeping with, the existing architecture of KGVI buildings, but will improve the standard of construction, finishing and servicing. Septic tanks are included in the design and drainage will be improved. Utilities will also be provided.

37. The replacement will be “like for like” i.e. households currently living in a three-bedroom house will receive same at the new site and households living in two-bedroom house will receive a two-bedroom house at the new site.


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Figure 4.1 – Location of Affected Housing


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38. The replacement housing to be constructed within KGVI grounds will be located southeast of the proposed USP campus development and the KGVI Secondary School campus, roughly below the Principal’s house. See Figure 4.2 showing the location of replacement housing.

Figure 4.2 – Location of Replacement Houses for KGVI Staff

39. Cost estimate and budget. The construction of replacement housing is being funded by the government. The MEHRD has allocated SBD10 million ($1.22 million), including SBD8 million ($976,000) in construction-related costs and SBD2 million ($244,000) in support costs and contingency, in the 2016 proposed budget. The 2016 budget is now pending approval in Parliament. Construction can only commence when the 2016 budget gains Parliamentary approval, and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) issues the budget circular and all consents and permits have been obtained.

40. The MEHRD is confident that the SBD10 million (USD1.22 million) will not be cut by Parliament. The government fiscal year begins in April every year when the National Parliament approves it. In the absence of approval, the previous year’s budget is used.1 However, budget execution or the commitment of the budget only begins when the budget circular showing the ceiling per ministry is issued by the MOF. The ceilings in the budget circular do not usually deviate from the amounts approved by Parliament.

1 Section 103 (1) of the SI Constitution states that in the event the budget is not approved, the Minister of Finance

can authorize funding from the consolidated fund to enable government to carry out its functions for 4 months of the following fiscal year. The amount should not exceed the previous year’s budget.


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41. The Asset Management Office of the MEHRD has drawn up a work plan. According to schedule, the transfer to the new houses would commence in June to take advantage of the one-month furlough between school semesters. This addresses the need expressed during the consultation to avoid disruption in the work and schooling of affected KGVI staff and their children.

42. In addition, the MEHRD has a supplementary budget of SBD4 million ($488,000) which was approved by the Public Accounts Committee in October 2015. From this amount, SBD800,000 ($97,600) had been spent for the architectural works, leaving SBD3.2 million ($390,400) as mobilization fund for contractors.

B. Public Service Housing Rental Scheme

43. For affected the five MEHRD (NESU) employees, the MEHRD will be enrolling them in the public rental housing scheme administered by the Housing Division of the MLHS. The process of availing of the public service rental scheme is as follows:

(i) The employee fills out Form 21 and submits it to the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the MEHRD.

(ii) The PS reviews the application and either approves or disapproves the application.

(iii) If approved, the employee looks for rental housing or goes to the Housing Division for advertised vacancies.

(iv) The employee negotiates with the landlord on the price. If they agree, this is communicated with the Housing Division.

(v) The Housing Division conducts an inspection to verify if the accommodations justify the rental price.

(vi) Once the price is verified and justified, the Housing Division prepares the Tenancy Agreement to be signed by the landlord and tenant.

(vii) Once signed, the Tenancy Agreement is submitted to the Corporate Services of MEHRD for payment. The Ministry pays the landlord directly from the budget.

(viii) The Tenancy Agreement is renewed annually. If there is an increase in rental price, the Housing Division conducts an inspection to ascertain if it is justified.

44. The tenancy agreement is renewable yearly, and the large in-migration and inflation2 puts pressure on housing rates. Increased rental rates need to be evaluated by the MLHS and the tenancy agreement approved by the MEHRD before they take effect.

2 The population of Honiara is growing at an average of 16.4 % a year from 1999-2009. Solomon Island

Government 2013. 2009 Population and Housing Census National Report, Volume 2. Honiara: Solomon Islands

National Statistics Office. The inflation rate in Honiara was 5.14% in 2014.


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45. Those under the public rental housing scheme are ineligible to receive a housing allowance as the housing scheme is subsidized by the government. In 2014, a total of 113 MEHRD employees were in the public rental scheme. The prevailing monthly rental rates in Honiara are in the order of SBD4000 ($488) and through the scheme the MEHRD pays an average of SBD2648.75 ($358.91) per employee. The average yearly salary and allowances was SBD37,073 ($5023.44).3 The scheme is more advantageous than the housing allowance, which is only 15% of the basic salary.

V. PROFILE OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS

46. Employment. Each of the staff to be relocated is a tenured government employee with a letter of appointment from the Ministry of Public Service. The 10 ancillary staff of KGVI consist of four security personnel including a supervisor, three kitchen staff including a supervisor, a procurement officer, a secretary, and a driver (refer Annex 1). Each household is comprised of immediate family and extended family.

47. Income. The ten KGVI ancillary staff (two women and eight men) are mostly Level 1 and Level 2 employees. A junior Level 2 employee (driver, grounds-people) has an annual salary of about SBD16,560 ($2020) while senior Level 2 employees earn in the order of SBD 30,000 ($305 per month or $3,660 per annum). The housing allowance is approximately 15% of the basic salary, the subsidized rent is deducted from salaries every fortnight. The lowest salary for a teacher is SBD 1,259 per month ($170.60/month) and the highest salary is in the order of SBD 5,243 per month ($710.43/month).4 Level 1 and 2 teachers are entitled to a housing allowance equivalent to 20% of their basic salary; Level 5 to 7 teachers receive allowance equally to 15%; and level 8 to 12 teachers receive housing allowance of 10% of the basic salary.5

48. The MEHRD employees work at the NESU and include a driver and four office staff. Income data was not made available.

49. Occupancy. The length of period of occupancy varies across the affected households. The property supply officer, Mr. Donald Siake, has been employed by KGVI since 1978. The most recently employed is Mr. Silas Koroa a security support person who received his letter of appointment in 2014.

50. Both these employees only have immediate family living with them in the houses. Many of the ancillary staff and teachers have been long-standing residents at the wider KGVI campus.

51. It is unclear how the five MEHRD employees and their families became residents of the school site as the housing is supposed to be allocated to KGVI staff. Neither the KGVI Principal nor Deputy Principal claim to know. The MEHRD employees seem to have been living on-site since they were appointed to the NESU posting in 2014.

3 Ministry of Finance, Solomon Islands Budget 2015 Budget Strategy and Outlook: Budget Paper Volume 1, p. 14

4 This has increased as a result of the cost of living and inflation adjustments and public service salary increases in

April 2014 and another in July 2015. The exchange rate used is the average for the 2013, which was USD1 = SBD7.31

5 MEHRD. 2011. Solomon Islands Teaching Service Handbook, p. 44. A new handbook has been prepared and

will replace this handbook in 2016.


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52. By the terms of their employment, KGVI teaching and ancillary staff and other MEHRD employees are to vacate the house when they reach the mandatory retirement age of 55.

53. Interviews with KGVI management indicated that sub-letting of housing is going on as evidenced by the makeshift extensions (made of wood separate from the main house built in concrete) which have been built without permission of the MEHRD or KGVI administration. The extent of sub-letting is unknown. Both MEHRD and KGVI have expressed concern over the situation and wish to address the sub-letting issue as part of the relocation process.

VI. CONSULTATION, DISCLOSURE AND GREIVANCE REDRESS

A. Consultation and Disclosure

54. Consultation. The Chief Asset Officer of the MEHRD with the KGVI deputy principal conducted a site inspection and consultation with affected KGVI staff in late September 2015. The results of the consultations were as follows:

(i) Replacement housing should be better than their present housing and all KGVI staff would be provided alternative accommodation within the grounds.

(ii) Replacement housing should have complete utility connections, electricity and water, prior to transfer.

(iii) Terms and conditions for occupation ought to be the same as what people were enjoying at present.

(iv) There was preference for relocation during the month-long school break beginning in the second week of June to the second of July to avoid disruption of work and schooling.

55. A planned site visit with MEHRD and HCC Town and Country Planning Board and large public meeting did not materialize because of the closing of the books on 4th of December 2015 and the absence of a Town and Country Planning Board Member due to death of a relative. In lieu of the site visit, interviews with KGVI staff and MEHRD personnel and a transect walk were conducted.

56. Housing all staff of KGVI--administration, teaching, and non-teaching--was one of the goals of the KGVI’s Five-Year Development Plan. The KGVI administration hope that casual workers would be regularized, i.e. receive appointment letters from the MPS. The MEHRD Chief Asset Officer, emphasized that the purpose of the replacement housing was to accommodate the project affected households and not the implementation of the KGVI Five-Year Development Plan.

57. A specific concern of the KGVI administration, was limiting the occupancy of replacement housing to be built under the project to the immediate family of the employee.

58. The policy and its consistent enforcement would stem the increase in population within KGVI grounds and facilitate monitoring of the ingress and egress of people in campus. The deputy principal cited the problems they had with strangers entering the campus and selling betel nut to boarders; some were suspected to be residing within the grounds. A further reason for pursuing this is the anticipated difficulty of recovering the house when the employee retires.


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59. With the population of KGVI increasing every year—the student population was 735 in 2015 an increase of 16% from the previous school year—the school had to hire more teachers and ancillary staff to keep up. To attract the best teachers and ancillary staff, benefits were essential. Among the secondary schools in Honiara, KGVI was the only school that provides housing for its staff.

60. The rational for including the MEHRD-NESU employees in the public service rental scheme is that their work is not directly related to KGVI and therefore they do not need to reside at KGVI. For the MEHRD-NESU employees currently living on site, the priority of MEHRD is to enroll them in the public rental housing scheme. Their concerns include: (i) location of rental housing; (ii) rental rates and how much will be covered by the public rental scheme; and (iii) transportation from their workplace to and from the new rental housing.

61. Disclosure. The due diligence report will be disclosed by the government and by ADB. The report will be uploaded to ADB’s website.

B. Grievance Redress

62. A grievance redress mechanism (GRM) will be established for the project. This will cover any concerns or issues raised by people living adjacent to the site or affected people. Due to the particular nature of this project, the GRM will include two streams; (i) construction or broader environmental-management related grievances as per the GRM included in the initial environmental examination and to be included in the civil works contract; and (ii) concerns related to the relocation of the 18 affected households.

63. In the second stream, there will be two processes for grievance redress recognizing the different situations. The first is for the KGVI staff living within KGVI grounds who will leave the current site and relocate to an adjacent site elsewhere within the KGVI property. The second is for MEHRD employees who are to be enrolled in the public rental housing scheme and who will relocate off-site. The Task Force needs to establish a GRM to receive and resolve complaints.

64. From the KGVI staff, grievances are likely to center on the assignment of the housing unit and the quality of replacement housing. Grievances related to replacement housing lodged after acceptance or occupancy will be handled by a grievance committee consisting of the KGVI deputy principal, Project Coordinator, and the MEHRD Chief Asset Officer. In resolving the grievance, this committee may consult with other offices in the MEHRD, the building inspector of the HCC, MOH, MECDM or other relevant ministries.

65. The committee will seek to resolve the grievances with the civil works contractor within two weeks of receipt and inform the complainant of the action taken and agreements reached. The committee may schedule meetings to mediate between the displaced persons and the civil works contractor. This committee is also the first responder for other project-related complaints.

66. If the relocated person is not satisfied with the action taken by the grievance committee, she or he may forward the complaint to the Task Force. The Task Force will resolve the complaint within one month of receipt.

67. Grievances related to housing assignment done by KGVI school administration, Project Coordinator, and the Asset Management Office of MEHRD are directly forwarded to the Task Force for resolution. Any grievances concerning any member of the grievance committee will be filed directly with the Task Force. The decisions of the Task Force can be appealed with the Minister of MEHRD.

68. The process is shown in Figure 6.1.


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Figure 6.1: Grievance Redress Process for KGVI affected staff

69.

70. For MEHRD-NESU staff, grievances are likely to be relate to transportation assistance from KGVI to rental housing outside. Contractual disputes between the enrollees in the public rental housing and their landlords are also expected. The grievance mechanism would have to involve the Housing Division of the MLHS. For those under the public rental housing scheme, grievances will follow internal procedures of the MEHRD.

71. Complaints will be forwarded to the Undersecretary heading Corporate Services. His decision is subject to appeal with the Permanent Secretary. In turn, the Permanent Secretary’s decision is appealable to the Minister of MEHRD. Disputes between the NESU employee and his/her landlord will be forwarded to the Housing Division of MLHS copy furnished the MEHRD Corporate Services. The Housing Division with the cooperation of the MEHRD Corporate Services will seek to resolve any contractual disputes between the NESU employee and his/her landlord. This process is shown in Figure 6.2.

Chief Asset Management Officer, Project Coordinator, KGVI Deputy

Principal

Task Force on USP Campus Development

Minister of Education and Human Resource Development

Conduct of contractor

Quality of construction

Housing Assignment

Decisions of the Project Coordinator, Chief Asset Management Officer, and KGVI Administration

Decisions of the Task Force


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Figure 6.2: Grievance Redress Process for MEHRD Staff

VII. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

72. The government has created a Task Force consisting of representatives of the different ministries to oversee the implementation of the USP campus extension project. The Task Force is chaired by the PS of the MEHRD. The Task Force has decision-making powers over aspects of the project and the resettlement of the displaced persons.

73. A Project Coordinator from the USP in Honiara undertakes day to day coordination work among the different offices and with USP management in Fiji. The post was vacated at the end of December with the resignation of the project coordinator from USP. Assuming the post on a concurrent capacity was the director of the USP Honiara campus.

74. The Chief Asset Officer of the MEHRD Asset Management Office is in charge of the engineering works and schedule for the development of the resettlement site and replacement housing. The Chief Asset Officer with the USP project coordinator is responsible for securing the development permit from the Town and Country Planning Board and its pre-requisite the development consent from the Environment Conservation Division (ECD). On the ground, the Deputy Principal of KGVI liaises with the ancillary and teaching staff who will be relocated under the project.

Undersecretary for Corporate Services

MEHRD

Housing Division,

Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Survey

Permanent Secretary

Minister of Education, Human Resources, and

Development

Contractual Disputes with Landlords Public Rental Housing Scheme


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75. The responsibility for enrolling the NESU employees living in KGVI into the public rental housing scheme is with the Corporate Services Division of the MEHRD, specifically the HR Officer. The Corporate Services Division coordinates with the Housing Division of the MLHS on the approval of the tenancy agreement.

76. A construction supervision consultant will monitor and report on the activities of the civil works contractor. This includes monitoring the implementation of the environmental management plan and the GRM.

VIII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND NEXT STEPS

A. Implementation Schedule

77. Prior to the construction of the replacement housing or the USP campus itself, the MEHRD is required by the Environment Act to obtain a development consent (including submitting proposal application and then PER or EIS as determined by ECD) and to obtain planning and building permits under Town and Country Planning Act from HCC. The MEHRD has lodged an application with the drawings and forms, prepared by Geospatial Architectural Services, with the Honiara Town and Country Planning Board.6

78. Next steps. The following are the next steps required for the project to ensure compliance with Solomon Islands laws and the SPS.

Updating of the work plan - the work plan/implementation schedule prepared by MEHRD needs revision to accommodate the above and to include specific activities before, during, and after construction, including dates. In addition, the work plan needs to show the timing for the transfer of the five MEHRD employees and their households;

Submission of application/submissions for approvals under laws and regulations without which civil works cannot commence – including the conduct of appropriate studies and additional documentation as requested by the HCC - City Planner, the application for development consent under the Environment Act 1998 (including submission of Public Environment Report) to the Environment and Conservation Department, and application for building permits to the HCC Town and Country Planning Board;

Prior to demolition of the houses, give notice to harvest and/or transplant the banana and other fruit-bearing trees, for trees that cannot be transplanted, inventory the trees, confirm ownership and agree compensation (based on government rates supplemented as required to meet replacement cost at current market rates); and

6 The Honiara City Town Planning Board has eight members. It is chaired by the Deputy Mayor, a Secretary who is

usually the private sector representative (such the Solomon Islands Christian Association and the Chinese Business Association), and six members, namely: one representative each from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, MLHS, the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority, the Solomon Islands Water Authority, the

MECDM and the MOH.


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Further consultation and disclosure – this report, the environmental assessment, and the work plan need to be disclosed. Additional consultations with affected KGVI staff and MEHRD employees will be required once details of timing etc are known.

79. Development consent. The USP will submit a proposal application on the prescribed form to ECD, this will summarize the site conditions, activities, and time-line etc. The ECD will review the proposal and determine the level of environmental assessment required (either PER or EIS). As part of the project preparation, an IEE has been prepared in accordance with the SPS, this will be revised and updated as required as a PER or EIS and submitted to the ECD as part of the development consent application.

80. The development consent issued by ECD may or may not include conditions. Any such conditions will need to be reflected in the construction environmental management plan (EMP) to be prepared and submitted by the contractor/campus developer engaged by USP and MEHRD.

81. Building permits and town and country planning approvals. The HCC Physical Planner is asking for additional information (maps and drawings) from the MEHRD. The additional information required includes the following: (i) KGVI five-year development plan; (ii) the plan for the resettlement site showing where ancillary and teaching staff would be housed; and (iii) the blueprint or design of the 2-bedroom unit, and a series map showing the coordinates of the corners of the KGVI land.

82. The Physical Planner is also required to conduct a site inspection. After desk review and site visit, the Physical Planner prepares a report and submits it to the Board for consideration. The drawings also have to be reviewed by the building inspector. The building inspectors from the Planning Council give a separate building permit. The building inspector contracts out the structural integrity to a private engineer. The building inspector reviews the plumbing, septic tank, sewerage and storm drainage. When everything is in order, the building inspector issues the building permit.

83. From the date of the issuance of the building permit by the HCC, the contractor has six months to commence, and 12 months to complete, construction.

84. Building materials permits. Depending on the requirements to obtain and use locally sourced construction materials (aggregates and river gravels), application for building materials permits to Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification will be made by the design and build contractor. The requirements for this process are also outlined in the initial environmental examination.

85. Updating the work plan. Once the consent and permits have been obtained, an accurate timeline of construction and site development can be prepared. The existing work plan needs revision to show specific activities before, during, and after construction, including the target dates. Pre-construction activities including additional assessment (if required and approved i.e. if UXO assessment is required), disclosure and consultation of project documents, integration of the EMP from the approved PER or EIS (including any development consent conditions) into the contract documents for replacement house construction and/or campus development, award of the civil works contract, successful contractor preparing the construction EMP (CEMP) and upon approval of the CEMP by the supervision consultant supporting USP and MEHRD implement the project mobilization to the site, commencement of works, and the date of the groundbreaking ceremony.


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86. Activities during construction are construction supervision and the projected dates for the mandatory inspections by the building inspector of HCC including (i) mandatory inspections of HCC, including the time before inspection where notices are sent and the time for remediating any adverse findings; and (ii) construction supervision by the MEHRD. Post-construction activities include hand-over ceremonies of the completed units and transfer of the KGVI staff to the resettlement site.

87. The work plan also needs to show activities related to the five MEHRD-NESU employees and their households with the following suggested milestones: (i) disclosure and consultation; (ii) house search and negotiation with house owner; (iii) submission of draft of tenancy agreement; (iv) inspection by the Housing Division of MLHS; (v) approval of the tenancy agreement; and (vi) departure from KGVI grounds and transfer to public rental housing.

88. The Project Coordinator, Chief Asset Management Officer, the Head of Corporate Services, and the Human Resources Officer need to coordinate to update and revised the work plan.

89. Further consultation and disclosure. The work plan needs to be disclosed and discussed with both affected KGVI staff and NESU employees. These are two separate consultations. For the NESU staff, this can be done in the MEHRD office and should have in attendance a representative of the Housing Division of the MLHS. This consultation should be done immediately after the Parliament approves the budget for financial year 2016.

90. Housing assignment. The Project Coordinator, the Asset Management Office of MEHRD, and the KGVI school administration would have to decide how the displaced persons would be assigned to the housing units. There are several options for doing this: (i) unilateral assignment by the MEHRD; (ii) by consensus among the 12 affected households, subject to the limitation that like-for-like principle applies i.e. those currently with three-bedroom units get three-bedroom units; or, (iii) by lottery. The Task Force has the final decision on the method of assignment. However, the views of the displaced people need to be ascertained during the consultation.

91. Condition in project agreement. The project agreement and the project administration manual will include the requirement that the government will provide the replacement/alternative accommodation, both on-site and off-site, before any relocation can occur.

B. Pending Issues

92. There are a number of issues pending before the Task Force.

93. Eligibility of extended family. The KGVI administration is proposing to limit occupancy of replacement housing to the immediate family (spouse and children) of the KGVI employee. If this proposal is accepted, this means the extended family numbering about 46 people (34 people related to the ancillary staff and 12 people related to teachers) will be required to find alternative accommodation. This proposal is intended to limit the population within the KGVI grounds and facilitate the recovery of the housing unit when the occupant reaches the mandatory retirement age of 55. It is recognized that supporting extended family is a sensitive issue within Melanesian culture and requires careful consideration.

94. Other assistance. The Task Force needs to decide if it will provide additional assistance to MEHRD employees such as free transportation for transfer between the KGVI grounds and their off-site housing.


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95. Additional recommendations. In addition to the foregoing the report also recommends:

House assignment - the method for assigning the replacement housing units to KGVI staff needs to be determined. There are several ways of doing this including unilateral decision and assignment, consensus among the 12 affected households, or by lottery. The Task Force has the final decision on the method of assignment but views of the affected people should be obtained; and

The Task Force or the MEHRD may choose to assist KGVI to prepare guidelines to ensure proper use of the resettlement site and its sustainability. Such guidelines could cover items including occupants of KGVI housing, procedures for turn-over as the beneficiary approaches retirement, rules on building extensions, prohibition against sub-letting, allowable and prohibited uses, rental rates, deposits for the repair of physical damages and unpaid utility bills, and maintenance of the unit; and

The Task Force or the MEHRD may choose to assist KGVI to draft a tenancy or usufruct agreement between KGVI and the staff assigned to replacement housing. The agreement could require identification of the number of occupants, prior to access to housing being provided. This would help KGVI control the population living inside KGVI grounds for security purposes as the KGVI administration has indicated its wishes to do.


Annexes - Page 1

Annex 1: List of Affected KGVI Ancillary Staff and MEHRD Employees

Name Sex Employment No. of APs - immediate

family

No. of APs - extended

family Total no. APs

Jessy Haikau F KGVI - Secretary 3 3

Donald Siake M KGVI - Procurement officer 7 7

Derrick Talo M KGVI - Security 4 4 8

Tom Mariano M KGVI - Driver 7 5 12

Wendy Rerehaá F KGVI - Kitchen Supervisor 4 7 11

James Reoka M KGVI - Kitchen - cook 4 11 15

Charles Sapibuana M KGVI - Kitchen - cook 4 2 6

Silas Koroa M KGVI - Security Sup 2 2

John Still Hou M KGVI - Security 5 2 7

Thomas Tolei M KGVI - Security 2 3 5

Robert Manekea M KGVI - Teacher 4 2 6

TBC KGVI - Teacher 4 4 8

TBC KGVI - Teacher 4 4 8

Sam Su’unura M MEHRD 4 4 8

Evon Pina F MEHRD 7 7

Augustin Kapira M MEHRD 8 8

Robinson Seni M MEHRD 6 7 13

Gideon Sukaea M MEHRD 8 8

Total 87 55 142

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