NEWSLETTER. Inside this issue: Apia Office. Editorial. Office for the Pacific States Monthly

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1 Inside this issue: Education: Literacy & Numeracy Kiribati Education Improvement Program CapEFA Pacific Region Parenting Education Teacher Training Policy, Planning & Monioring & Evaluation Non-formal Education HIV & AIDS Inter-Sectoral Program: Climate Change Education National ESD Pilots Arts Education Sciences: Disaster Risk Preparedness & Mitigation Traditional Knowledge Climate Change EU ECHO Proposal Pacific Science Policy UNESCO IOC Management UINDAF National Commissions Partnerships Fundraising Cyclone Evan Culture: Diversity of Cultural Expressions Intangible Cultural Heritage World Heritage Cyclone Evan Communication & Information: IPDC Media Development Apia Office Office for the Pacific States Monthly & 5 5 & Editorial New Year greetings to everyone from the UNESCO Apia team. The end of the year turned out not to be quite as we had hoped for in Apia and Suva, but all staff and families survived safe and well in the aftermath of Cyclone Evan. A short report is included within the newsletter. Much of our effort for January went into the Cyclone Evan response but work has returned to normal for February. We welcome a number of new faces to the office: Ms Catherine Rua has commenced as National Program Officer HIV Education based in Port Moresby; Mr Yusuke Nii is a United Nations Volunteer who will be working on UNESCO s Education program; Ms Emma Arasi is a social studies student from the University of the South Pacific completing her work placement with UNESCO by supporting the HIV Education program; Ms Mira Lumbye is a volunteer working on World Heritage nomination of the Pulemelei site and Mr Rory Walshe is a volunteer working on the community perceptions of climate change intersectoral project. We also have the commencement of the process for the Barbados Program of Action (BPOA) for Small Island Development States (SIDS) +20 meeting in Samoa in 2014 as well as the launching of the new Pacific UNDAF. The SIDS meeting will be the first global meeting of this kind held in the Pacific, and possibly the biggest event ever held. The Government of Samoa as host country is working with UN agencies and other partners to ensure the smooth functioning of the event, while each country will soon commence preparations for their reporting on progress in the implementation of the BPOA. Combined with this the countries will include consultations on the 2015 dialogue on a new suite of global sustainable development goals. Key areas for UNESCO s input include quality education, culture, youth, climate change and disaster risk reduction. The Pacific UNDAF commenced from 1 January. Final work on country plans is still underway and the UN will have an implementation planning meeting during the first week of March. Key areas will be the identification of joint activities with other agencies, to maximise collaboration and reduce transaction costs for Member States. Significant joint action is already in the pipeline for education and culture. Wishing a productive and peaceful to 2013 to all our partners in the Pacific. Dr Susan Vize Officer-In-Charge February 2013; Issue 3 Pacific Member States: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau (Associate), Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

2 EDUCATION Page 2 Education Literacy & Numeracy Literacy survey for the adult population in Madang province in Papua New Guinea: ASPBAE/PEAN completed data collection in Madang province. They are in the process of data analysis and drafting a report. It is expected that the draft report will become available in the middle of February The role of the National Literacy and Awareness Secretariat (NLAS) was to work closely with ASPBEA/PEAN to monitor the progress of the survey. Kiribati Education Improvement Program (KEIP) UNESCO has received funds of USD 261,723 from AusAID for UNESCO proposed activities in 2013 in the framework of the Kiribati Education Improvement Program (KEIP) Phase II. They cover (i) integration of (a) climate change and disaster risk management education, (b) HIV and AIDS education and (c) arts education into the curriculum, (ii) assessment for learning, (iii) review of the Teacher Service Standards, and (iv) monitoring the progress of the Education Sector Strategic Plan, using the M&E framework. The Ministry of Education submitted acquittal reports for three contracts in December The acquittal reports are not yet fully complete. The first capacity development workshop in Tuvalu to plan professional Standards for School Principals took place from January 2013 where standards were developed to meet the specific needs of Tuvalu. The workshop was organised by the Ministry of Education in Tuvalu and facilitated by SPBEA and an independent consultation with support from UNESCO. Vanuatu, Samoa and Kiribati are due to begin their CapEFA involvement in Vanuatu Ministry of Education had a school based management professional development workshop in late January and it is expected that this will focus more attention on the development of professional standards for school principals and a date will be forthcoming for their first workshop. Parenting Education in Samoa The video on parenting education has been completed and the books have been printed. We are currently awaiting a date for the formal launching which was delayed due to the impact of Cyclone Evan on Samoa Teacher Training Yap State Department of Education, FSM, has re-confirmed the dates for the 2 nd workshop on teacher competencies (25-28 February 2013). Contractual arrangements with SPBEA and a consultant have been made to prepare and facilitate the workshop in collaboration with Yap State DOE. Policy, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation in PNG Consultation with the Policy and Planning Division of the Department of Education (DoE) is underway to organize a capacity building workshop for DoE staff (and Provincial DOE staff) on monitoring the progress of the education sector in PNG. UNICEF was also consulted about the proposal for the activity. The draft contract was shared with DoE for their final review. The tentative dates for the workshop are March Two facilitators will facilitate and deliver the workshop for 12 participants. Non-Formal Education in Samoa CapEFA Pacific Region Kiribati Policy & Planning Workshop The proposed activities by MESC for the consultations on the non-formal education were not completed in time, in part due to the advent of cyclone Evan in Samoa. A revised list of activities and a revised budget have been proposed and a new contract has been issued. A contract has been issued to the Solomon Islands for the first of two teacher in-service training programmes to be conducted in two provinces. These workshops were to have been delivered by staff of the School of Education (SOE) at the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education (SICHE) in December/January 2013 but this has been delayed for several reasons including teachers on holiday and then on strike.

3 INTER-SECTORAL PROGRAMME Page 3 Education (con t) HIV & AIDS HIV and AIDS Education: Recruitment of Ms. Catharine Rua is underway and it is expected that NPO will start to work in the middle of February 2013 in UNAIDS PNG Office. UNESCO - Attitudinal Survey Findings The survey report is being prepared for publication and it will be distributed to countries once it is finished. Regional Meeting of National EFA Coordinators: The Big Push February 2013, Bangkok, Thailand Eight Pacific Island Countries (Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) are invited to the regional EFA meeting and seven countries, except for PNG, have confirmed their participation in the meeting. Inter-Sectoral Programme Climate Change Education UNESCO, SPC-GIZ and SPREP worked with the Kiribati Teachers College and Ministry of Education to host a climate change and disaster risk reduction workshop for teacher trainers in December Workshop participants came from the Kiribati Teachers College, primary and secondary schools from across Kiribati, and some church schools. Key focus areas included the state of knowledge about climate change and disasters in Kiribati and the Pacific, responses in Kiribati and elsewhere, as well as teaching tools and exercises that can be used in the classroom and the environment. Participants then focused on developing priorities for climate change learning in the different curriculum areas: languages, science and mathematics, social science, arts and sports. The recommendations from the workshop participants will be utilised to guide KTC s development of teacher training modules on climate change and disaster risk reduction, with the aim that all primary and junior secondary i-kiribati teachers can deliver and integrate climate change content within their teaching program. National ESD Pilots The Tonga National Commission for UNESCO, Tonga s Ministry for Education & Training and UNESCO hosted a three day workshop on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) from November in Nuku alofa. Tonga was the first country in the Pacific to formally launch ESD in 2007 and a number of ESD activities have been happening in the formal education sector. This workshop was an opportunity for the Ministry and other education partners to come together and talk about how ESD should move forward in the coming 1-2 years. Key themes for focusing ESD efforts in Tonga were agreed as Tongan language and culture, healthy lifestyles and sustainable livelihoods. Complementing these three focal areas, the participants proposed that Tonga could trial a whole school approach to ESD and Principals from several primary schools present at the workshop expressed their interest in this. The schools would develop an annual program based around a series of sustainability themes and work with government, community and private sector partners to develop school activities around these themes including special events, lesson content, competitions and exchanges between the schools. Niue and Palau contracts for ESD projects in 2013 were finalised in December. Niue will work towards progressing one of their two ESD national priorities on the integration of Niuean language and culture within the curriculum. Palau will start with a stocktake and consultation before determining their priority areas for ESD. Arts Education The Kiribati arts education project is on-going and final reports should soon be submitted by University of Waikato and Tamaroa Business Advisory Services. Emily Qoroya completed the youth creative industries show case proposal in cooperation with the Kiribati Ministry for Internal and Social Development Youth Affairs Division. The recommended way to proceed is to plan an activity integrated within Kiribati s National Youth Week, which takes place mid year. Women s Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence in the Pacific Draft working paper on gender and intangible cultural heritage was commissioned to determine, the links, obstacles and potential positive models for culture and gender to be mutually supportive last year. The paper has been made available in January Third Meeting of the Steering Committee met on 12 February 2013 (tele-conference). The Meeting has agreed that, i) Draft working paper to be finalised by the end of March 2013, ii) Annex document mapping policies and programmes at the country level to be prepared in cooperation with UNCTs and through networking, iii) Pacific workshop to be held in Nadi in June Palau ESD Workshop will be held later in the year.

4 SCIENCES Page 4 Natural Science Disaster Risk Preparedness and Mitigation UNESCO contributed to the post-disaster needs assessment carried out from 7 to 21 January, after Cyclone Evan caused widespread damage in Samoa on 13 December 2012 by leading the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) assessment and participating in the design of the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) survey. Key findings from the exercise... The total estimated value of cyclone Evan disaster effects is Million Tala. Sectoral distribution of damage and losses shows that the transport, agriculture, environment, electricity and tourism sectors were most affected. Tropical cyclone Evan has caused a major disaster for Samoa equivalent to 29.3 % of the country s GDP in It is estimated that 2-3 years will be needed to achieve full recovery/reconstruction. The Social Impact Assessment findings suggest the following: Resettlement is being highlighted by communities and government as a key issue to address. Community preparedness was found to be weak in all villages visited. Psycho-social issues are prevalent amongst respondents (adults, and children, male and female alike) in the wake of the disaster. The Disaster Risk Management Assessment (DRM) has revealed the following: The Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM) Act primarily focuses on disaster management in Samoa. Lack of timely and accurate warning information for tropical cyclone Evan and associated river flooding. Reduction of the underlying risk factors for example proper building codes and enforcement was found to be the weakest pillar of the DRM system in Samoa. The key recommendations of the DRM assessment include strengthening of flood and tropical cyclone forecasting and warning systems, mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in urban and coastal zone management, strengthen DRM governance arrangements as well as community resilience programs. Climate Change The project Community understandings of climate change and downscaling the science of climate change to community-level adaptation is expected to start in March. An MoU between UNESCO and the University of Melbourne has been finalized. UNESCO will work in partnership with the University and Apidae Development Innovations. Rory Walshe from UK is supporting the project from Feb-July as part of the internship/volunteer programme. What is it about? Community understandings of climate change and downscaling the science of climate change to community-level adaptation is a UNESCO Intersectoral Platform project that will serve to better understand how communities in the Pacific perceive climate change as well as their decision-making processes. The project will be carried out in Samoa, Fiji and Vanuatu starting from March 2013 and will use innovative new technologies to survey participants. The first phase of the project will involve surveying communities in three sectors (High school teachers, communities living in and around biosphere reserves, and media) about their perceptions of climate change and how they are currently responding to climate change. Surveying will take place through focus groups (20-30 participants) and a mobile phone survey ( participants) for each sector. A Facebook page will be developed to encourage participation. As an incentive, participants who complete the mobile survey will be entered into a draw to win phone credit. The second phase of the project will involve the development and delivery capacity building activities to create communitylevel adaptation opportunities. It will involve raising awareness about climate change issues as part of a wider objective of increasing climate literacy and resilience in the Pacific. What do we need? UNESCO is currently seeking contacts and assistance in these three sectors (High school teachers, communities living in and around biosphere reserves, and media) that can help raise awareness, and bring together participants in each sector. Apidae Development Innovations is running the logistics and technology for this project with UNESCO. Please contact us for more information on how to participate in this exciting and important awareness and capacity building activity. Pacific Science Policy There was an effort to try and make a Pacific Islands University Research Network (PIURN) presentation in the next PACE-NET meeting. However, it is highly unlikely that a network meeting will take place in connection with the PACE-NET event. It is too soon after the November 2012 meeting to work towards this specific goal. UNESCO IOC A baseline study questionnaire received from IOC headquarters was circulated to PICs, seeking feedback for assessment of national capacities and needs in marine research, observation and data/information management of selected IOC member states. Followed up with Kiribati, Tuvalu and Niue, the 3 countries identified for feedback.

5 MANAGEMENT Page 5 Science (con t) PacWave 13 PacWave 13 planned for April 13. IOC Circular Letter No forwarded to all Tsunami Warning Focal Points and NDMOs on 9 Jan 13. PTWS 25 th Session This Session will take place in Vladivostok, Russian Federation, from 11 to 13 September In addition to the session a workshop is scheduled on 9-10 September Tsunami Inundation Training Course This is the 2 nd such training funded from AusAID and to be held this time in Nukualofa, Tonga from 22 to 26 April 13. Pan Pacific Tsunami Awareness Day IOC and SOPAC have been approached to assist in marking this day in The decision to observe such a day came at a SPREP meeting in Liaison is on-going between the 3 organisations in this regard and it is likely that the issue will be taken to the annual regional meeting of NDMO Directors and also the meeting of Met. Service Directors (Pacific Meteorological Council) in July. WMO CIFDP The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has embarked on a Coastal Inundation Forecast Demonstration Project (CIFDP) in the region using Fiji as the site for case study. IOC has been invited among other stakeholders to participate in a workshop from 18 to 21 Feb 13 at Nadi, Fiji to commence the project. PI Climate Services Forum A Pacific Islands Climate Services Forum organized by US NOAA National Weather Service was held at USP, Suva Campus from 21 to 25 January 13. Unfortunately, no one from UNESCO-IOC could attend. The presentations from the Forum are now available on line at while a summary of the outcomes of the Forum will follow soon. Management UNDAF The regional Pacific UNDAF document (covering 14 countries and territories) was finalised and submitted to New York for endorsement in December The new UNDAF commenced on 1 January Country matrices and action plans are still under development. National Commissions In partnership with the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and ERC, a one-week training for Pacific National Commissions is planned for May or June. The training will help Pacific countries to prepare for the many activities during the General Conference in October and to agree on Pacific nominees for the Executive Board and other committees. A courtesy call was held with the new Secretary-General for the Samoa National Commission on 5 February. This was an opportunity to provide an overview of UNESCO s programs and its activities in Samoa, as well as discussing some of the Government s priorities in the area of education. Palau, Samoa and Fiji have all requested support to access the Emergency Fund of the Participation Programme due to damages to school infrastructure and teaching supplies from cyclones in late The Samoa application has been finalised and will be used to print replacement educational resources that were destroyed during Cyclone Evan. Palau and Fiji applications are still pending. Partnerships UNESCO Apia met with the CEO of Pangea World, Fiji Ambassador His Excellency Mr Thurston and Mr Francois Martel, a local ecotourism and biodiversity adviser. In 2009 UNESCO and Pangea World signed an agreement of cooperation to work towards linking science and development for the Pacific region. Phase 1 of the project, which focused on consultations, was completed in Phase 2 will focus on pilot projects. Fundraising UNESCO submitted a funding proposal to AusAID to support and expand the current teacher competency training work in the Pacific. The proposal includes an evaluation of the teacher training work carried out to date and building national capacity in teacher training in several Pacific countries. EU ECHO Proposal - only limited assistance could be provided from Apia and Suva for this proposal to Tropical Cyclone Evan. Proposal consequently developed largely by HQ and submitted for EU funding consideration. Cyclone Evan Report Cyclone Evan (category 3) made landfall in Samoa on the afternoon of 13 December 2012 causing widespread damage across the country, bringing heavy rainfall and flash floods and maximum sustained winds up to km per hour. The impacts were severe with at least four deaths and 11 missing, while 7,739 people were displaced. The cyclone was somewhat unusual in that it circled around to the north side of the island of Upolu, and for some time it was expected that it could recross over the Samoan coastline threatening further destruction. Evan destroyed a power plant and electricity distribution infrastructure cutting power nationwide, disrupting communication services, ripping trees out of the ground, destroying buildings and roads, and damaging a vast area of crops. Moreover, water facilities and distribution systems were also badly damaged and disrupted nationwide. (con t page 7)

6 CULTURE Page 6 Culture Diversity of Cultural Expressions The assistance extended by UNESCO Apia to the Working Group established for forming Samoa Arts Council resulted in the finalization of the Constitution of Samoa Arts Council on 5 December The Working Group also obtained fifteen signatures for its registration with the Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labor. This is the important step for the future of arts, creativity and cultural industry in Samoa. World Heritage Assistance has been provided for Pacific Heritage Hub at USP for PHH launching event (Suva, February 2013). The launching event includes the 1 st Meeting of the Steering Committee, a book launching of the World Heritage Papers 34 World Heritage in a Sea of Islands: Pacific 2009 Programme, and exhibition on Pacific Heritage. Assistance has been extended to FSM authorities for the organization of the 2 nd community consultation for the safeguarding of Nan Madol (Ponhpei, March 2013). Cyclone Evan UNESCO took part in WB/UN Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (Apia, 7 21 January 2013) following Cyclone Evan in December The report on the Culture Sector assessed damages and losses sustained to around ten culturally important monuments and sites in Samoa. Based on the identified needs, efforts for resource mobilization and partnership building are being made. Group photo of the Samoa Arts Council Intangible Cultural Heritage The FSM Congress passed a resolution to ratify the ICH Convention in November The instrument of Ratification is now under preparation to be deposited with UNESCO. Assistance has been extended to the Yap Historic Preservation Office (HPO) in FSM for the organization of an ICH Awareness- Raising Workshop in Yap (Yap, March 2013). Nauru s Instrument of Ratification for the ICH Convention was sent to UNESCO in December UNESCO Apia has been assisting the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC) with a workshop in Apia, February `2013. This Workshop is the second activity of the ongoing regional ICH capacity building project funded under UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust. The first one was held in February 2012 focusing on the ratification of the ICH Convention. Since then, public consultations were held by MESC in Upolu and Savaii Islands. The forthcoming Workshop will provide Cultural Champions formed at the previous Workshop with further opportunities to advance their knowledge and skills in the implementation of the ICH Convention. The Workshop will be facilitated by UNESCO (Ms N. Aikawa from Japan and Mr A. Parak, Conservator and Researcher/Cultural Heritage, PNG National Museum and Art Gallery and JK McCarthy Museum in Goroka, PNG). A field visit to Solosolo Village in Samoa is planned to provide participants with a hands-on experience in community-based ICH inventorying. ICH Implementation Workshop in Apia (11 15 February 2013) PHH Launching Event in Suva (26 27 February 2013) 2 nd Community Consultation on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol in Ponhpei (19 21 March 2013) ICH Awareness-Raising Workshop in Yap (26 29 March 2013 Gender and Culture Workshop in Nadi (1 13 June) Samoa ICH Workshop

7 COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION Page 7 Communication & Information IPDC Projects from the 2011 round of IPDC are now all closed with the exception of Tonga Broadcasting Commission (extension until March) and the Nuku Community (not yet commenced). Projects from the 2012 round are now all underway and the first progress reports have been submitted. FemLink Pacific has prepared a community radio handbook for young women, this will be used for trainings in the next phase of the project. Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation is preparing a training program for stringers. Tonga BroadCom Radio is preparing a series of segments on sustainable development issues. University of Goroka in PNG is developing a media professionals training for video / television producers, currently only available through on-the-job training. Projects from the 2013 cycle are under final evaluation with two applications from the Pacific. Media Development The Cook Islands News media development project supported by JFIT has been postponed due to the ill-health of their editor. The activities will commence in March and culminate in a series of targeted and public activities focused around the Cook Islands Official Information Act. The unfinished PNG Media Indicators project from 2011 has been terminated due to lack of response from the Media Council of PNG. Up Coming Events March 2013 Regional Community Media Roundtable Table within the regional meeting of the GPPAC Pacific and Regional Women s Media and Policy Network on UNSCR1325 (FemLink Project) Management (con t) The Vaisagano River broke its banks causing flooding in a widespread area of downtown Apia through to the harbour area. The UNESCO Office was situated in this flood zone and the height of the flood the waters reached more than 1 metre in height at the UN Compound, flooding the car park and ground floor levels of UN office buildings. Local villagers escaping the flood waters attempted to access the UN buildings as one of very few two storey buildings in the area. Around 150 people sheltered in the upstairs offices of UNDP within the UN Compound when the flood waters rose quite high in nearby streets. The cyclone eventually moved away from Samoa, crossing Wallis and Futuna before intensifying (category 4) making landfall in Fiji on 16 December. There was also significant destruction in Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Evan passed right over the western coastline, one of the most populated areas. The Government reported 8,416 sheltering in evacuation centres. No deaths were reported although one man was missing at sea. Power outages were reported in three of the country s divisions. A typhoid outbreak was reported in the Ba area. Significant damage to homes and infrastructure was reported. Due to our office location in Apia, UNESCO has been heavily involved in the post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) in Samoa but not in the similar PDNA exercise currently underway in Fiji. UNESCO staff contributed to the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Assessment, culture assessment, education assessment and social impact assessment. The culture impact assessment was the first to be completed in the Pacific as the inclusion of culture in disaster reporting is a relatively new field. Dr Kanefusa Masuda of ICOMOS, a conservation architect, kindly contributed his time to assist with this assessment. The team assessed heritage buildings, museums, sites on the World Heritage tentative list, arts schools and craft producers. The most significant damage were to the premises of the art school Beautiful Expressions of Nature (BEN) and the Old Courthouse. The original BEN training complex was totally destroyed but as the school was in the process of moving to another location, most of the core infrastructure was saved though several artworks of great value were destroyed. The Old Courthouse, which is one of the few surviving German colonial buildings in the world, suffered major damage to its roof. The overall damages and losses to the culture sector were estimated at USD$700,000. Copies of this report are available on request. The DRM assessment focused on the effectiveness Samoa s National Disaster Management Plan and early warning systems. Significant progress has been achieved since the 2009 tsunami, especially through the strengthening of the National Disaster Management Office and streamlining of warning and response procedures. As with all disasters, Cyclone Evan exhibited a certain amount of unpredictability, therefore making forecasts and preparations difficult. Areas for further strengthening include flood and tropical cyclone forecasting and warning systems; mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in Environmental and Development Policies, urban and coastal zone management; Disaster Risk Management Governance arrangements; and community resilience programs. UNESCO and UNICEF supported the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC) with the Damages and Loss assessment of educational facilities. The Samoa Education Sector s losses were minimised as the cyclone struck during the school Christmas vacation but there was substantial damage to school buildings and educational resources in the affected areas. Government schools and mission, private, vocational and early childhood education institutions within the most affected parts of Upolu were assessed. (con t page 8)

8 Management (con t) Following the completion of the PDNA in Samoa, and the pending reports in Fiji, UN agencies and others will work to support the development of the Early Recovery Plans in both countries. Both Samoa and Fiji have also sought assistance from UNESCO through the Participation program Emergency Fund. 4-6 March Fiji UNCT Retreat in Nadi, Fiji Late March PNG Annual Donors Meeting Port Moresby, PNG April-June Courtesy visit to Palau to meet the new Government May-June Pacific National Commissions Training (with ERC) Contact Information: Mailing Address: PO Box 615 Matautu-uta, Apia, Samoa Office Address: Phone Number: Fax Number: Director s Office: Dr Sue Vize Officer-In-Charge Ms Nifo Onesemo-Simaika Secretary to the Director Education: Mr Toshiyuki Matsumoto Programme Specialist (Education) Dr Brenda Sherley CapEFA Project Officer Mr Andrew Peteru HIV/AIDS Education National Programme Officer Ms Catherine Annamatnas Miroi Rua HIV/AIDS Education PNG National Programme Officer Emma Chelsea Arasi Intern Mr Yusuke Nii UN Volunteer Ms Ruta Tupua Secretary Sciences: Dr Denis Chang Seng Programme Specialist Dr Sue Vize Programme Specialist Mr Rajendra Prasad UNESCO/IOC Programme Officer Rory Walshe Intern Ms Perelini Hamuferi Secretary Our Team Culture: Dr Akatsuki Takahashi Programme Specialist for Culture Mira Lumbye Intern Ms Perelini Hamuferi Secretary Communication & Information: Dr Sue Vize Interim CI Adviser for the Pacific Ms Ruta Tupua Secretary Administration Unit: Mr Stephane Ouei Administration Officer Ms Vaotupu Sufie Administrative Assistant Mr Karl Adam IT Officer Ms Kattrina Esera Finance Officer Ms Telesia Faalogo Receptionist Mr Pouleta Asalemo Driver Mr Bryan Soonalole Cleaner