LAIANG ARAWAIA
Tarawa,AMBO
Summary
I am an experienced WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Officer at Live and Learn, specializing in community engagement across six outer islands of Kiribati. My work focuses on implementing WASH initiatives in schools, healthcare facilities, and communities, ensuring sustainable access to clean water and sanitation.Working withing ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy have extensive experience working in both the northern and southern islands of Kiribati, including Makin, Butaritari,Marakei, Abaiang, Maiana, Abemama, Nonouti, Tabiteuea, Onotoa, Beru, Nikunau, Tamana, and Arorae. My familiarity with the cultural differences between these regions enhances my ability to effectively engage with diverse communities.as a Public Relations Officer, where I honed my communication and outreach skills, being a Water Technician, gaining technical expertise in water systems and quality management.
I have strong English writing and speaking skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office and computer applications, and a deep understanding of community engagement strategies. My experience bridges technical water expertise with advocacy and public relations, making me well-equipped to drive impactful of any community engagement, program awareness, and technical work.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
WASH Project Officer
Live and Learn Environmental Education
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Role and responsibilities
- Conducts community mobilization and training in selected communities, schools, and health facilities.
- Work with communities, schools, and health facilities in conducting required assessments and evaluations. This includes baselines, midterm evaluation endline evaluation and other WASH technical assessments as required.
- Assists in the preparation of project work plans and ensures planned project activities are implemented within the scheduled project duration.
- Monitors implementation of project activities prepares and shares field reports with the WASH Manager
- Documents lessons learned, and best practices to improve efficiency and overall program quality.
- Technical focal person for both WASH-related activities in the field.
- Increase the community knowledge and practices leading to greater community resilience to the impacts of climate change and disasters.
- Helps in facilitating training and workshops, including developing training plans, course notes and session reports for all training and workshops.
- Promote the importance and awareness of gender equality and social inclusion in all our activities.
- Works with the Knowledge and Learning team in documenting success stories and social media
posts and blog stories. - Assisted in developing budgets for upcoming WASH activities.
Public Relation Officer
Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Do all the media releases, awareness and promotions needed within the ministry
- updated content on the ministry website and social media outlets.
- Prepared monthly reports outlining the success of campaigns against established goals.
- Planned or directed development or communication of programs to maintain favorable public or stockholder perceptions.
- Prepared or edited employee newsletters or stockholders' reports for internal or external audiences.
- Developed public relations strategies to influence public opinion or promote ideas, products or services.
- Wrote press releases or other media communications to promote during the event for ministtry such as water day, toilet day, etc.
- Assisted in developing key messages that were used in communications materials.
Compost Toilet Training Officer
KIRIWATSAN PROJECT
08.2019 - 08.2019
- Working with DR Andrew Drakers from EcoENG Limited,Providing trainings in 34 villages on seven outer islands of Kiribati, on the subject of managing the compost toilet that were being constructed in their islands or by Kiriwatsan project
Water Relation Officer
Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Improve the understanding of water related issues and awareness of water related disasters in outer island
- assist in various project within the water and sanitation engineering Units
- role is to undertakes safety plan review and compliance monitoring activities in the all of the outer islands
Water Technician
Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Assist with various project implemented currently through WSEU
Medical Record Officer
Ministry of Health and Medical Services
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Dealt with providing medical record for patient, collecting discharge folders from the wards, updating inpatients' list, numbering of new patient's record, inputs data in the KHIS system and put away records according to numerical order
Education
Study at the University of the South Pacific - Management and Tourism
University of The South Pacific
01.2025
Junior Secondary School Level -
01.2013
Skills
- Public outreach
- Hygiene promotion
- Excellent verbal and written English
- Community engagement
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Logistics management
- Microsoft office proficiency
- Active listening
- Communication skills
- Group facilitation
- Decision-making
Certification
- Monitoring and Evaluation for Resilience Training Centre, 01/01/18
- Introduction to Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Safeguarding Training, 01/01/24
- First Aid Certificate
- Essentials of Humanitarian Practice (EHP)
Training
- Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Emergency, 01/01/24, Kiribati Women Children and Support Centre
- Child Protection, CARE Australia (Online training)
- Training on Kopol Collect app for enumerators survey, IFAD facilitator Luke
References
- Tukabu Teroroko, Country Manager, Live and Learn Project, tukabu.teroroko@livelearn.org, Tekabutikeke, Bikenibeu, Tarawa, 73004601
- Tekita Mautaake, Senior IT, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy, sito@mise.gov.ki, Betio, Tarawa, +73007237
- Reenate Willie Foon (Mrs), Head of Water and Sanitation Engineering Unit, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy, swse@mise.gov.ki, Betio, Tarawa, +75126192
- Dr Andrew Drakers, Ecological Water and Wastewater Engineering, andrew@ecoeng.co.nz, Christchurch New Zealand
- Areke Alexander Tiareti, Head of Water and Sanitation Engineering Unit, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy, a.tiareti@mise.gov.ki, Betio, Tarawa, +73007237
- Tibwataake Baiteke, Head of Medical Record Unit, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, b.tibwataake@mhms.gov.ki, Nawerewere, Tarawa, +74082100
Timeline
WASH Project Officer
Live and Learn Environmental Education
01.2024 - 01.2025
Compost Toilet Training Officer
KIRIWATSAN PROJECT
08.2019 - 08.2019
Public Relation Officer
Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy
01.2019 - 01.2023
Water Relation Officer
Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy
01.2018 - 12.2018
Water Technician
Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy
01.2017 - 12.2017
Medical Record Officer
Ministry of Health and Medical Services
01.2016 - 12.2016
Study at the University of the South Pacific - Management and Tourism
University of The South Pacific
Junior Secondary School Level -
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