A training workshop on Environmental and Social (E&S) Safeguards, organized by KSFU, supported by the World Bank, was recently held in Kiritimati. The workshop brought together officers from government ministries and project teams working on projects funded by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

The training covered important topics such as Environmental and Social Screening before projects begin, the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) for handling community complaints, monitoring during construction, and procedures for managing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) incidents.

The workshop helped participants understand the importance of considering environmental and social impacts when planning infrastructure projects, especially in environmentally sensitive areas like Kiritimati.

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E tia ni Karaoaki te Babaro ni kataneiai iaon te Environmental and Social Safeguard are e barongaki man te KFSU, ao ni boutokaki iroun ana Bangke ni Karikirake nte Aonnaba ke te World Bank iaon te Abamwakoro ae Kiritimati, ae teuana te wiiki manna.

E kainaki irouia Aobitia man ana Botaki ni Mwakuri nako te Tautaeka are teuana mai ibuakona bon te Botaki ni Mwakuri ibukin Mwakurian Karikirake ao Kateimatoa Korakora, ao ai n raonaki irouia tabeua Botaki ni Karikirake ake a bane ni mwanenaki man te World Bank ao te Asian Development Bank.

Te angareirei aio e mwaiti baika a reiakinna ao ni karekei aobitia man te MISE ake a ira te waaki ni babaro aio, ao aikai tabeua ake a karekei inanon te tai anne are a noria bwa e rangi ni ibuobuoki nakon ana waaki ni karikirake te Botaki ni Mwakuri. 

Te Environmental and Social Screening, aron mwakurian tuoan te tabo are ena karaoaki iai te mwakuri ma aron nora ao tuokin kanganga aika ana kona n rotaki iai te botannaomata imwain karaoan te mwakuri, te Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) te tititem are e na kona ni kabonganaki ibukin tangitangia te botannaomata ni kaineti ma te karikirake are e na karaoaki. Te Enviromental Social Monitoring during Construction, e rangi ni kakawaki ba ena karaoaki te tutuo inanon tain karaoan te mwakuri bwa ena iri kainibaire iaon tuan te Oo tabwanin ao mauria ao mwengaraoia te Botannaomata man te Mwakuri ni Karikirake, procedures for managing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) incidents, Ke karaoan tuua aika ana kona n iraki irouia taan mwakuri ni kamanoia te botannaomata.

Te b’ab’aro ni kataneiai aio, e bon rangi ni bati ana ibuobuoki are a kona ni matata iai aron kakawakin ao bonganan kamanoan baike ana rotaki inanon tain te mwakuri ni ikotaki ma  mauria botannaomata imwain karaoan te karikirake. Ai moarara riki nakon aba aika a kai rotaki n aron te katoto teuana Kiritimati.