Projects Chronology


Oldest to newest (2009-2014):

Financing Donor Project Activities/ Brief Description Time Frame Location
Oxfam/

Greenpeace

Campaigns on impacts and expected solutions from developed countries, visiting Senators, Parliamentarians, Schools, Universities, Churches, Communities, Radio, TV, Newspapers. July-Sept 2009 Australia and NZ
Belgium, Spain, Austria, US.
 
Oxfam Pasifika Festival: Speaker at the Tuvalu and Kiribati Pavilion. 2010 NZ
Friends of the Earth The highlight in Europe is the campaign at the EU Parliament.
The highlight in NZ is being a guest at the Premiere for the CC movie: “The Age of Stupid” in Auckland and to be able to meet local movie stars who support a global CC campaign.
Europe
IAVE
International Assoc of Volunteers Effectiveness
Climate Change Impacts in Kiribati Sept, 2011 South Korea
Private Sector on Tarawa Cleaning Up of Tarawa from Betio to Bonriki by students from Church Schools on Tarawa. William Goward, Sacred Heart, Church of God, LDS, St Louis. More than 1000 students joined this campaign. Then formation of 350 at the Bairiki Grounds for aerial photographing and ended with speeches and talks about the 350 ppm at the stadium Sept 2009 Tarawa and Bairiki Stadium
Private Sector Planting of Mangroves in Bonriki and evening program at the Bairiki Square. Oct 2010 Taborio and Bairiki Square
Private Sector Planting of coconut trees at Betio and Bonriki then a walk, run and cyclethon to Parliament House, Ambo where the Side Event will be held. CC songs, dances and dramas will be shown. Sept 2011 Betio, Bonriki and Ambo
ANZ Bank Participated on the Premiere program for the movie “The Age of Stupid”. This was shown at Betio Sports Complex. 1500 people attended the premiere. Oct 2009 Betio Sports Complex
KiriCAN Cleaning up campaign at the airport Sept 2010 Bonriki Airport
KiriCAN Cleaning up campaign at the local community – Teaoraereke July-Oct 2011 Teaoraereke
KiriCAN Cleaning up campaign at the local community Tabaonga July 2010 Tabaonga
KiriCAN Cleaning Up of the highest place on Tarawa where our billboard is erected before the arrival of the UNSG. Nov 2011 Eita
WWF, PIANGO & 350.org NZ Workshops on CC involving 70 participants from Tarawa based NGOs, CBOs and Youth groups. Nov 2011 Teaoraereke, Tarawa
PIANGO Building Community Resilience Dec 14 Nadi, Fiji
Caritas Training and workshops with youth going to the outer islands to conduct awareness programs.
Visited eight outer islands
Jan-Feb 2011
2011
Teaoraereke, Tarawa
WWF March and rally to support the government of Kiribati during the Tarawa Climate Change Conference. This included a Side Event outside parliament during the meetings. This involved a 1000 people. Nov 2010 Auti ni Maungatabu, Ambo
WWF The only booth during the Tarawa Climate Change Conference. The highlight was the paintings “the last bubbles” by Dr Teweiariki. Nov 2010 Auti ni Maungatabu, Ambo
TTT (Private Sector) The billboard showing the “highest point on Tarawa – 3 metres” Nov 2010 Eita
USP PACE One week training for two youth in Suva. Dec 2010 Suva, Fiji
UNESCO CC Education training for one youth at Bahamas. Sept 2011 Bahamas
CAN-International Training on CC negotiations at the UNFCCC Dec 2010 to Dec 2011 Cancun, Mexico
Bonn, Germany
Ethiopia
Durban, S.Africa
OXFAM One week training on adaptation with IIED Aug 2010 Tanzania
German Watch Youth attended the UNFCCC for media training Nov 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark
Pacific Calling Partnership KiriCAN team (5) hosted a Side Event and campaign during the meetings Nov 2008 Bali, Indonesia
Pacific Calling Partnership KiriCAN team (2) hosted two Side Events and campaigns during the meetings
We co-host a Side Event with the Government of Kiribati
Nov 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark
Pacific Calling Partnership and Oxfam KiriCAN team (3) hosted a Side Event and campaigns during the meetings. Nov 2010 Cancun, Mexico
CAN International Negotiations Capacity Building Nov 2011 Durban, South Africa
Exhibition of Kiribati Children photos and poems collected at the Suva Museum. Aug 2011 Suva, Fiji
OXFAM A production of a media…”Land Is Life” produced in Kiribati and Tuvalu. Aug 2010 Tarawa and Abaiang
SBS (Aust) A production of a media “The hungry tide” done on the work of Maria Timon, a Kiribati woman based in Sydney. Dec 2009 – Dec 2010 Global
Belgium, Germany, France, Australia, NZ, Japan, HongKong, US, Sweden All these TV producers have visited Kiribati over the last three years. KiriCAN took time to help with their work on Tarawa and to the outer islands. Jan 2009 – Sept 2011 Tarawa and outer Islands.
France, Denmark Australia, NZ
Norway
US
KiriCAN has also assisted many researchers on CC doing research in Kiribati. Some of the researchers live with KiriCAN families to learn and understand the Kiribati way of life. Jan 2009 – Sept 2011 Tarawa
SPREP, PIANGO, USP, UN Assist KAP whenever necessary or required. Represent Pacific CAN or PIANGO   and other NGOs in CC meetings locally or overseas. PCCR meeting – Niue. CC Conference – Samoa. LDC Meeting – Istanbul. PIF meeting – NZ. Commonwealth Foundation – Australia Jan – Sept 2011 Tarawa
Samoa
Niue
Korea
Istanbul
Australia
NZ
Pacific Calling Partnership Every year the Pacific Calling Partnership visited Kiribati for one week to run workshop in schools, communities in outer islands Jan 2009 to Sept 2011 Tarawa and outer islands
Chavelier Assist foreign students from Chavelier High School, Sydney based. Introduce students to CC impacts in Kiribati and also involve them in local awareness programs. Students visited Kiribati every six months. Jan 2009 – Sept 2012 Tarawa
NZAid Water Harvesting Awareness at 10 local sites on Tarawa where water tanks were provided by NZAid to local communities using community buildings. Aug – Jan 2012 Tarawa.
KiriCAN Planting of mangroves and trees. This is an ongoing exercise and involve the President of Kiribati and youth. July 2010

Sept 2011

Tarawa
Ausaid (LLEE) Food Security on three sites in Kiribati: Temwaiku Tarawa, Abaiang & Nonouti March, 2013- Tarawa, Abaiang, Nonouti
350 Pacific Nanikaai Village, Tarawa Feb, 2013 Tarawa
KiriCAN Bangantebure Village March, 2013 Tarawa
KiriCAN Uean Tamoa Eco Village April, 2013 Tarawa
KiriCAN Kiribati Stories (Tarawa and Abaiang) April, 2013 Tarawa
KiriCAN Growing Mangrove at Bonriki with Women from kawai ae boou. April, 2013 Bonriki, Tarawa
PCP Youth Training – 2 youths were trained on CC leadership in Sydney, Australia July 2014 Sydney, Australia
PCP Youth Leadership participation at the Small Island Developing States Sept 2014 Samoa, Pacific
LLEE Community Based Adaptation 8 Oct 2014 Kathmandu, Nepal
GreenPeace Save the Arctic Campaign with HE President Anote Tong Sept 2014 Svalbard, Norway
Beyond 2015 People’s Climate Change March Sept 2014 New York, USA
Beyond 2015 UNGA Campaign Sept 2014 New York, USA
Office of President Water supply for Disaster during the King tide in October Oct 2014 Ierutarem Boou, Tarawa
KiriCAN Cleaning up at Teoaraereke Fish and Vegetable Market Sept 2014 Teaoraereke,Tarawa
KiriCAN Cleaning up at Nanikaai beaches October 2014 Nanikaai Tarawa
350 Pacific One youth (girl) joined the Pacific Warriors in Sydney to stop the coal company October 2014 New Castle, NSW, Australia