Global Inequalities: Kiribati: Kiribati

Facts: population, area, language, religion, life expectancy, historical timeline.
Updated 2018.

Comprehensive information from the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Kiribati.
This easy to read document lists statistics of how many men and women are represented in various industries, education, health, public life and others. It also list human rights of women and girl children and population size.

Open the Business and Civil Society tabs of this site to explore areas of interest that relate to the issues around the SDGs.

Education in Kiribati consists of a Ministry of Education which is supported by the Kiribati Education Improvement Program and three main partners.
This article outlines the education system in Kiribati and what is being done to improve the training of teachers and the money spent on resources.

New initiatives for ensuring children of Pacific nations have access to early childhood development programs.

An article about a volunteer helping disabled children gain access to education.

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A site that provides information about:
- child and maternal health
- communicable and no-communicable diseases
- mental health
- health systems
- current health issues and progress

The Ministry of Health in Kiribati provides free hospital services and public health and nursing services on the island and tries to focus on disease prevention and education. Yet, the persistence of urban poverty, climate change and poor water quality have led to a nearly constant influx of disease on the island.

Rainwater harvesting systems can provide safer and more reliable access to water for many people in Kiribati. This is just one of the activities being rolled out through the Kiribati Adaptation Program to help local communities better prepare themselves for the impacts of climate change.

This article outlines some of the problems associated with sanitation and the delivery of clean drinking water.

Article from the International Red Cross explains the sanitation problems faced by those living in Kiribati.

Kiribati has made great strides in combating hunger; however, the growing issue of climate change is drastically affecting food sources and slowing the achievement of hunger reduction goals.

Brief information about the crops grown on Kiribati and the program to develop the livestock industry of pigs, poultry and goats.

Kiribati has confirmed plans to buy land in Fiji to ensure food security for the island's population against the effects of climate change.

President Anote Tong says the 6,000 acres of land in Fiji's Vanua Levu will be used to plant food crops, not to relocate Kiribati residents.

We believe firmly that education is an essential avenue to change attitude and behaviour to end violence against women and girls: building a culture of human rights and gender equality starts at school.

This site provides information about women and the law, the environment, the economy, health and the violence against women. It also outlines the UN programs operating in Kiribati.

This article focuses on the benefits of this project to the women of Kiribati and the economic impact on the country, specifically SDG 8.

This International Women’s Day, a new EUR18.2 million regional programme to improve gender equality and address violence against women and girls is being announced.(March 2018)

A story about Kaai, a young woman who has taken the lead in her community to access clean water and grow nutritious food.
Kaai learned gardening techniques and attended cooking demonstrations, where she learned how to prepare meals using her own produce.
Kaai also has access to a water point now. This means she no longer has to fetch water from long distances for drinking, cooking or washing.
“I am happy to say that the project has given me an opportunity to learn how to cook nutritious dishes,” said Kaai. “Having different kinds of vegetables to eat supplements the loss of fish in times of bad storms.”

The economy of Kiribati depends mostly on fishing, cutting copra (dried coconut kernels) and agriculture. In the more urban South Tarawa, land and fishing resources are almost completely depleted, and there is a serious lack of job opportunities.
This article identifies 8 causes of poverty in Kiribati.

A thought-provoking article questioning what it means to be poor in Kiribati.