The Geita RAP describes the policies, principles, procedures, roles and responsibilities for managing displacement impacts caused by Project-related land acquisition in the Chato, Geita, Mbogwe and Bukombe Districts of the Geita Region.
The Geita RAP aims to establish and describe:
- A summary of the legal framework;
- The individuals and households who will experience physical and / or economic displacement, and the communities who will experience impacts associated with the land acquisition process;
- The way that compensation rates for lost assets were determined;
- Eligibility criteria and the entitlements for affected individuals, households and institutions (including in-kind and cash compensation options);
- The process used to identify affected vulnerable individuals and groups;
- Levels of assistance for resettlement of affected households (including vulnerable individuals and groups);;
- Measures to reinstate livelihoods of affected persons and households;
- Roles and responsibilities to undertake and implement the RAP;
- The Project’s approach to stakeholder engagement and consultation with PAPs and other interested parties, including the Project grievance management mechanism; and
- Activities required to implement, and monitor land acquisition, compensation and livelihood restoration commitments made within this RAP.
