Canines, coconuts, karaoke and cake-dancing - stakeholder engagement in Kiribati Allison Crawley & Jude Mulholland
The Nation of Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Equator
1500 km
3000 km
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Comprises 32 coral atolls ~ 4m above sea level One of the world’s poorest nations Independence from Britain in 1979 Tarawa population 50,000 (2010) in 30km x ≤0.5km
How? • 12 month family posting with AVI to Tarawa, 2012 • “ coached” by AMRRIC Dr Jan Allen in 2012 & presentation at annual conference 2013 • Dr Jude Mulholland veterinarian, private funding • Dog management visits to Tarawa: Aug 2014, June 2015, Aug 2016
Keys to effective stakeholder engagement • Step 1: What is our purpose? • Step 2: Who do we engage? • Step 3: How do we engage?
• Step 4: Evaluate the engagement process
Purpose
• To promote human and animal well being through improved dog and cat health and welfare, and education • Ground level engagement on South Tarawa • No rabies
Stakeholders • Agriculture & Livestock Division –
desexing & animal health care
• Councils – Dog registration & management • [Village elders]
• Local people
How to engage stakeholders? Comparison of two councils:
• Meeting mayors – their vision & motivation with few resources • BTC Council – no engagement • TUC COUNCIL – culturally atypical! • First council in Kiribati with a strategic plan • Updated Animal Control By-laws 2015
TUC Council
• Provision of dog wardens, radio, newspaper and dancing advertising, and a dog registration process and officers.
TUC Council
Transport of dog owners with their dogs to clinics by dog wardens, more than doubled surgical cases per day.
Engaging local people - education E aera ena korokoro au kamea? A MWAITI KAMEA
E kona au kamea n kaorakiia au utu? A kona, kamea aika aoraki.
= A MWAITI KANGANGA Aki koreaki aia tabo n kariki kamea: • • • • •
Karokoa te mange Kaukau nte tairiki Bati te un Te birinako Rimwiia kamea biri n te kawai E bungiia Aika a mwaiti Bun kamea
Te korokoro e karaoaki iaoia: Kamea aine, aika bikoukou, mwaane ao aika a uarereke
Ena kanga n marurung ao n kukurei au kamea?
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Anganna te ran ae itiaki n katoa tai n katoabong.
Taian mwata a karaokiia kamea. A kariki kanganga nakon biritoia kamea, riki bun kamea.
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Bunimoan mwatan te kamea a maeu nte baareka ao e kona n rin irouia ataei. Mwaata aika a uarereke karekea te ngongo n kun nakoia aomata ao n tabetai a kaorakiia ataei. Manin ke utin te kamea e tenaia aomata ao n karika te ngongo ae korakora. Ngkana ea bati tenakin te aomata ao ena karika te kinaka n kun.
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kamarakea raoi n katoa bong.
Ena koreaki am kamea nte Botaki n ununiki (MELAD) ke kawara taokitaia maan mai Aotiteria. Angann te bwatin n mwata (3-6 namakaina) riki ngkana a uarereke. Takakaro ma am kamea bwa a tangira te kukurei
Teboka baim n tainako imwin takakarom ma te kamea. Ena aki newea am raurau ke n mooi n am mangko. Korakoran maanin te korokoro ni karokoa tokin maeun te kamea. E aki manga kona n kariki ke n rimwiin te kamea aine.
Taawa am kainiwene iaan te riringa ba ena tiring koan ke utin am kamea.
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Karia ngakana ko a manga maeka nte auti ae kaokoro. Ena tauaki mwina nte kauntira.
How to engage stakeholders?
How to engage stakeholders?
How to engage stakeholders? • TALK at every opportunity with all stakeholders possible, take notes, ask questions • CONNECT with a cultural interpreter/advisor • Develop TRUST • COLLABORATE/shared vision • Identify a local “champion” & support them • Identify mentoring and training opportunities • Start small
Evaluate Engagement
• Growth in uptake/response • Stakeholder feedback – immediate only • Challenges of communications – how to keep interacting & following up? • Report distribution – to which stakeholders?
Love your feedback & ideas. Please chat with us! Jude Mulholland Leesa Grant Rosemary Miller Helen Purdam