Programme Factsheet 1.2 SPECIFIC MAINTENANCE: 200km This will be achieved through creating labour-based work methods carried out by local communities and by engaging local contractors. FIG 3: RMG with stakeholders and partners, Angoram- Marienberg Road, Angoram District, East Sepik FIG 1: Locality Map of Project area – East Sepik & Sandaun Province AT A GLANCE Implementing Partners 1.3 REHABILITATION: 100 km This will be achieved by engaging local contractors combined with FAO, ILO, UNDP, UNCDF, ITU skilled and unskilled local labour. Donor: European Union Duration: January 2020 - May 2024 Target Benificiaries Road Benificiaries Over 2 millon people Employment creating : ½ million person days paid decent jobs for the rural poor in the project area. Geographic Focus 10 districts of East Sepik and Sandaun Provinces FIG 4: Contractor road works 2. Airstrips: 7 District airstrips improvement and/or maintenance: ILO Budget: 22 million USD Project Objectives The project aims to improve the condition of transport infrastructure, mainly provincial, district or local level roads, air strips and jetties in East Sepik and Sandaun Provinces to create climate resilient and efficient value chain enablers for cocoa, vanilla and fishery industries. FIG 5: Airstrip maintenance works Project Target 3. Jetties/Wharfs: 9 Fish landing jetties/wharfs improvement 1. Roads: and/or maintenance: 1.1 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE: 300km for 4 Years FIG 6: local fisherman docking boat and bringing fresh fish products FIG 2: RMG at work, Angoram- Marienberg Road, Angoram District, East Sepik 4. Capacity Building of Stakeholders: This will be achieved through the use of local resources and 4.1 Capacity building of stakeholders in road maintenance and Labour- employment-intensive work methods carried out by local Road Maintenance Groups (RMG) from local communities based technology 4.2 Development and implementation of web-based Rural Transport Information Management System RuTIMS for database, planning, implementation and monitoring of project works using mobile phone applications. 4.3 Preparation of survey, design, standards, specifications, guidelines and quality control measures. 4.4 Contract procurement and management. 4.5 Introduction of ILO Decent Work standards and occupational safety and health in construction. 4.6. Capacity building of local contractors and community contractors for construction and maintenance of roads. 4.7. Financial linkage and payments to RMGs through individual bank accounts and mobile wallets. 4.8. GIS mapping of infrastructure, services and production in the project area. 4.9 Training of government officials and counterparts. 5. Implementation Modalities: The ILO is working together with UN partners, federal government agencies, 2 provincial governments and the 10 district administrations to improve critical transport 6. Major Achievements to Date: infrastructure - roads, jetties, wharfs and airstrips to enable: 6.1 Road inventory and condition surveys of 225 0km of rural 5.1 increased agricultural production and productivity in roads in project provinces the cocoa, vanilla and fisheries value chains, 6.2 Community mobilization and sensitization in both East Sepik 5.2 access to markets for the cocoa, vanilla and fisheries and Sandaun Provinces (i.e. Wewak, Angoram, Yangoru - value chains, Sausia, Maprik, Wosera - Gawi, Ambunti - Drekikier, Aitape- 5.3 improved access to social services (education, Lumi, Nuku and Vanimo Districts) health, etc.) for the rural population 6.3 Recruitment of 72 Road Maintenance Group members in 5.4 employment opportunities including for women and East Sepik and Sandaun Provinces youth through Labour-based routine maintenance of 6.4 Training of 62 RMG members in East Sepik Province roads, 6.5 Base layer mapping of the existing road network, airstrips 5.5 SMSE development through community contracting and jetties in East and Sandaun Provinces and engaging local contractors in spot 6.6 GIS training for data collection and mapping using GPS for improvement/maintenance of roads project partners (for data collection and mapping of cocoa, 5.6 Capacity building of both public and private vanilla and fisheries value chains) stakeholders in road rehabilitation and maintenance, 6.7 Collaboration with Mi Bank for opening bank accounts for database management, mapping, planning, works RMGs and digital payment system execution, design standards, guidelines, Labour- based work methods and ILO’s Decent Work agenda. FIG 7 & 8: Meeting with project stakeholders and local level government FIG 9: Detailed road survey and aerial drone survey by ILO officers CONTACT INFORMATION: Matin Karimli Shailendra Kumar Jha Director ILO Country Office for Pacific Island Infrastructure Specialist/ Chief Technical Adviser ILO STREIT, Wewak, East Sepik, PNG Countries Tel. + 679 3313 866, Fax. +679 3300 248 Tel. +675 7700 4122/ 456 1199 Email. [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.ilo.org/suva .