FSP Kiribati

Description

FSP Kiribati has worked for over 20 years in Kiribati, promoting sustainable community development in active partnership with the Government of Kiribati, local NGOs and church groups, regional and international partners. FSP Kiribati’s core strengths including non-formal education and training in the areas of health, water and sanitation, agroforestry, home food production and nutrition, environment, distance education, small business development and good governance. FSP Kiribati works in urban South Tarawa, as well as the rural outer-islands in the Gilbert and Line Groups.

FSPK has recently initiated a local NGO capacity building project to stimulate the involvement of civil society in community development and promote good governance; undertaken social, environmental and economic education projects on a national and regional basis; and researched, developed and piloted appropriate technological solutions for community development challenges.

Methodology

Approach - seeking to add to on-going development with social, environmental and economic initiatives; the triple bottom line approach to development.
People - recognising the value of people focussed projects and the central role they play in the development process.
Community - promoting community owned projects.
Sustainability - designing projects to enhance the use of natural resources (people, environment, culture) in sustainable ways.
Attention - attracting significant regional and world attention.
Collaboration - promoting working relationships between government, NGOs and the private sector.
Development Partnerships - Long-term commitment, Stronger community linkages and involvement. Understanding of sustainability in a local sense. An established and successful working relationship with Government. Capacity to perform. Link with International bodies. A good track record and proven experience. Value for money and added value in terms of results.