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Upgrading of N1 Highway Between Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and Mallam Road Junction, Accra, Ghana.Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Lot 28.11 REINSTATEMENT OF HAWKERS / PETTY TRADERSApart from the supplemental Assistance, there are also reinstatement packages planned forPAPs who are hawkers and petty traders. These PAPs will be reinstated after ICT-BANS (RAPTeam) has assessed and identified their needs so as to determine the type of programs that willbe suitable for them. The Reinstatement Programs include:8.11.1 Skills Training for Petty Traders and Hawkers:A total number of 1963PAPs who are petty traders and hawkers will be given technical andentrepreneurial training by some identified Organizations. Samples of potential organizationsthat will be involved in the training of the PAPs have already been discussed in Section 6.4.2.ICT-BANS will review the TOR for approval by MiDA and MCC to engage the variousorganizations to enable them to submit Proposals. The process for engaging trainingorganizations will commence on 12 th of June 2009. Notice of procurement will be published inthe national dailies for qualified organizations to apply.These training programs will be on-going and completion dates will depend on the duration ofeach particular Program. The duration of a program can be as long as eighteen (18) months oras short as one (1) week. This training may carry into January 2011.8.12 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LAND ACQUISTIONTo facilitate land acquisition by PAPs, MiDA will help PAPs to conduct searches on alternativesites found for the parking areas for public transport to verify ownership and availability.84