10/08/2026
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ?
Sometimes, it is not only about what we build, but who has the opportunity to help build it.
Through the Te KAI program, an Australian Government initiative supporting Kiribatiโs infrastructure priorities, two skilled carpenters with hearing disabilities recently helped renovate the beneficiary service area at the Kiribati Ministry of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs.
The improvements have created a safer, more comfortable and dignified space for people accessing important social support services.
The project also created an opportunity for skills to be shared. Working side by side, an experienced carpenter mentored a younger tradesperson, passing on practical skills while contributing to infrastructure that will support older people, people with disabilities and others in the community.
For Bauro Lambourne, who oversees construction projects through Te KAI, the experience reinforced an important lesson:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ญ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต.โ
It is a great example of how infrastructure can do more than improve facilities. By creating opportunities for people to participate, contribute and develop their skills, infrastructure investment can help build stronger and more inclusive communities.
Te KAI is an Australian Government initiative supported by Tetra Tech International Development.
