Kiribati Island Councils Support
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for the facilitation of council’s administration throughout the country. The Ministry of Internal Affairs seconds four officials designated as Project Officer, Clerk, Treasurer and Council Finance Clerk. The Clerk of the Council oversees all government staff on the island (seconded and Island Councils Staff) and to provide on a monthly basis a report to the Ministry.”
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) monitors expenditure of island councils and audit island council funds. Every year, the Council received support grant from Government dispersed from the MIA to finance their operations that includes salaries for elected Councilors including the Mayor and Vice Mayor who are not civil servants. Apart from this grant, the MIA also dispersed maintenance fund for quarters of seconded Government Officials (currently MoE and MoH).
Revival and Protection of Cultural Heritage
Kiribati is generally considered Micronesian. Te I-Kiribati are considered culturally and ethnically homogeneous, with a shared genetic history, cultural traditions, values, historical experience, and language. Traditional knowledge and cultural skills is a rich resource for Kiribati. Culture is implicit in the Kiribati community, although the intrinsic value tends to be overlooked. Traditional knowledge and cultural practices have become increasingly undervalued and have also deteriorated. Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the assistance of Culture and Museum Division is trying to protect and revive our cultural Heritage.
Revival and Protection of Cultural Heritage
Kiribati is generally considered Micronesian. Te I-Kiribati are considered culturally and ethnically homogeneous, with a shared genetic history, cultural traditions, values, historical experience, and language. Traditional knowledge and cultural skills is a rich resource for Kiribati. Culture is implicit in the Kiribati community, although the intrinsic value tends to be overlooked. Traditional knowledge and cultural practices have become increasingly undervalued and have also deteriorated. Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the assistance of Culture and Museum Division is trying to protect and revive our cultural Heritage.
Kiribati Island Councils Projects
The Council discussed the need to progress economic development plans to coincide with Council Strategic Plans and how it was important to build economic governance and good governance practices around economic based policies of the Council.
Development support at the island level in Kiribati is led by two key government ministries. Donor coordination for the KDP is done by the NEPO in Ministry of Finance at the national level. MIA coordinates assistance at the island council level.