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            Kiribati Sustainability Champion – Ms Kiarake Karuaki

            March 13, 2023

            Driven by passion Kiarake Karuaki strives to ensure that her island home of Kiribati reaps the benefits of community-based tourism and achieves sustainability.

            She does this through capacity building, awareness, product development, licensing, monitoring, and supporting the development of niche tourism products, both new and existing, within Kiribati.

            Kiarake is the Tourism Officer for Product Development with the Tourism Authority of Kiribati. Her primary responsibility is to work closely with local communities to develop community-based tourism products that would enhance their food security in climate change.

            “Throughout my years of work with the development of CBT in Kiribati, I realised how CBT is a key contributor to achieving sustainability. It promotes cultural preservation, conserves our resources, and is a source of income essential to the health of islands and oceans,” Kiarake mentioned.

            “Without practicing sustainability in how we plan and develop tourism, there will be no such thing as a healthy island and ocean.”

            Kiarake has been involved in various sustainable tourism initiatives in Kiribati that include the following:

            • Least Developed Country Fund Project aimed at building community capacity to enhance food security in the face of climate change
            • Capacity building and awareness on sustainable community-based tourism (CBT) in island communities. Nonouti Island recently confirmed its readiness to welcome international travelers after showcasing its CBT products to senior government officials and industry stakeholders. See here the blog from TAK on the launch of the CBT product on Nonouti Island.
            • Completion of a community-based tourism short course that was part of the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme
            • Community Product Development Consultations for the outer islands
            • Product development programs with communities, improving business initiatives and services.
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