Tja... Da ich nicht wirklich wusste, was man sich in Kiribati alles an Krankheiten holen kann, bin ich heute zum Impfzentrum gegangen. Dieses Zentrum ist auf jeden Fal zu empfehlen. Es dauerte nicht lange bis ich dran war und alles war sehr einladend (haha, so weit eine Arztpraxis einladend sein kann). Doch auch hier war Kiribati unbekannt, nach einem Blick auf die Landkarte und einen in ein wahnsinniges dickes Buch, in dem die Impfungen standen, stand fest, dass ich nur gegen Hepatitis A geimpft werden musste. Den Rest habe ich schon vor dem USA Aufenthalt bekommen. Eine Spritze und fertig war ich. Außerdem habe ich noch ein extrem hilfreiches Infoblatt über Dengue Fieber bekommen. Das ist ein Fieber, welches von kleinen fiesen Mücken übertragen wird. Naja, ich hoffe mal die Infos sind richtig und ich bleibe verschont ;)
So, jetzt ist auch der Teil fertig und mein Arzt Marathon setzt sich fort, indem ich mir morgen einen Termin bei meinem Hausarzt hole, um mir bestätigen zu lassen, dass ich gesund bin... Naja, ich hoffe das geht auch ganz schnell....
Bis Bald!
Mittwoch, 11. März 2009
Impfen
Sonntag, 8. März 2009
Jetzt gehts los
Nachdem mein Entschluss feststand ins Ausland zu gehen, die Bewerbung abgeschickt worden war, machte sich bei mir die erste Aufregung breit. Wieder wollte ich etwa svon der WElt sehen, dieses mal allerdings nciht mehr als Schülerin, sondern will eine ganz neue Kulutur kennen lernen, vor Ort helfen und vorallem wieder viel lernen. Eine neue Sprache, eine neue Kultur und vorallem viele neue Menschen.
Als dann die Nachricht vom NMZ kam, dass icht tatsächlich ins Ausland konnte, war die Freude bei mir riesig. Meine Mutter dachte erst das mir etwas passiert war, weil ich schreiend und hüpfend durch's Haus gerast bin, aber nachdem sie dann auch die mail gelesen hat, freute sie sich auch. Gleich am nächsten Wochenende gings zu einem Vorbeireitungstreffen nach Bäk. Schon auf der Hinfahrt lernte ich viele neue Leute kennen und die Fahrt wurde aufregender als gedacht, dank der Deutschen Bahn. Unser erster Zug hatte Verspätugn, wir verpassten unseren Anschlusszug und mussten daraufhin eine Stunde im Pennymarkt rum gammeln. War irgendwie dann doch ganz unterhaltsam und wir waren froh als wir endlich in Bäk angekommen waren.
Das Wochenende war super anstrengend aber auch super toll, weil viel geredet wurde und wir über unsere Länder geredet haben. Besonders bemerkenswert fand ich, dass auch Ängste und Zweifel offen angesporchen werden konnten.
Nach diesem Wochenende musste ich mich ersteinmal sortieren und mir klar machen,w as das für Konsequenzen hat. Ich komme nach Kiribati, am anderen Ende der Welt. Im Internet gibt es nicht allzu viele Informationen, aber es ist genug um zu wissen, dass es aufregend wird. Ich freu mich total darauf. Ein paar Infos könnt ihr auch unten lesen (nach dem Englischen Teil).
Jetzt wo ich weiß, das ich kein Visum brauche, bin ich etwas gelassener udn bereite mich vor. UAch wenn ich etwas im Brief schreiben hinterherhinke, denke ich doch, das ich ncoh alles anstehende in den Ferien schaffen werde, bzw. ins Rollen bringen werden. Mich impfen lassen (aber erst anch dem Blut spenden!), zum Arzt gehen und mich durchchecken lassen, und einen Job finden. Das ist der Punkt, der mich ehrlich zum Verzweifeln bringt. Wir werden sehen.
Wenn ich so aus dem Fenster sehe und das ganze graus ehe, freue ich mich schon sehr auf Kiribati. :)
Alles Liebe!
Hey,
since I am slmost done w/ school, I thought about leaving Germany again. Thus I applied at the "NMZ" an got accepted. Ia m really excited for that and cannot wait to go, even though there is much to do yet. I will stay in Kiribati for three month and will do there some social work.
This will be my report over the next few month up to the point I am returning back to Germany. Have a good time reading this "Letters from the other side of world"!
If you scroll down you can read general informations about Kiribati.
Love!
| Introduction | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Background: | The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati. |
| Geography | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Location: | Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about half way between Hawaii and Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line |
| Geographic coordinates: | 1 25 N, 173 00 E |
| Map references: | Oceania |
| Area: | total: 811 sq km land: 811 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands |
| Area - comparative: | four times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 1,143 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: | tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds |
| Terrain: | mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Banaba 81 m |
| Natural resources: | phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) |
| Land use: | arable land: 2.74% permanent crops: 47.95% other: 49.31% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: | NA |
| Natural hazards: | typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level |
| Environment - current issues: | heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to heavy migration mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping; ground water at risk |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: | 21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru |
| People | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Population: | 110,356 (July 2008 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 37.9% (male 21,180/female 20,604) 15-64 years: 58.7% (male 31,993/female 32,797) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 1,606/female 2,176) (2008 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 20.6 years male: 20.1 years female: 21.1 years (2008 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.235% (2008 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 30.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.97 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | NA (2008 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 44.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 49.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 62.85 years male: 59.79 years female: 66.06 years (2008 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.08 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
| Nationality: | noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural) adjective: I-Kiribati |
| Ethnic groups: | Micronesian 98.8%, other 1.2% (2000 census) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999) |
| Languages: | I-Kiribati, English (official) |
| Literacy: | NA |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): | total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2005) |
| Education expenditures: | 17.8% of GDP (2002) |
| Government | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Country name: | conventional long form: Republic of Kiribati conventional short form: Kiribati local long form: Republic of Kiribati local short form: Kiribati note: pronounced keer-ree-bahss former: Gilbert Islands |
| Government type: | republic |
| Capital: | name: Tarawa geographic coordinates: 1 19 N, 172 58 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina) |
| Independence: | 12 July 1979 (from UK) |
| National holiday: | Independence Day, 12 July (1979) |
| Constitution: | 12 July 1979 |
| Legal system: | NA |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch: | chief of state: President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); Vice President Teima ONORIO; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); Vice President Teima ONORIO cabinet: 12-member cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the House of Parliament elections: the House of Parliament chooses the presidential candidates from among its members and then those candidates compete in a general election; president is elected by popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for two more terms); election last held 17 October 2007 (next to be held in 2011); vice president appointed by the president election results: Anote TONG 63.7%, Nabuti MWEMWENIKARAWA 32.9% |
| Legislative branch: | unicameral House of Parliament or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (46 seats; 44 members elected by popular vote, 1 ex officio member - the attorney general, 1 nominated by the Rabi Council of Leaders (representing Banaba Island); to serve four-year terms) elections: legislative elections were held in two rounds - the first round on 22 August 2007 and the second round on 30 August 2007 (next to be held in 2011) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA, other 2 (includes attorney general) |
| Judicial branch: | Court of Appeal; High Court; 26 Magistrates' courts; judges at all levels are appointed by the president |
| Political parties and leaders: | Boutokaan Te Koaua Party or BTK [Taberannang TIMEON]; Maneaban Te Mauri Party or MTM [Teburoro TITO]; Maurin Kiribati Pati or MKP; National Progressive Party or NPP [Dr. Harry TONG] note: there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures |
| International organization participation: | ACP, ADB, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO |
| Flag description: | the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean |
| Economy | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Economy - overview: | A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Islands. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted at the time of independence from the UK in 1979. Copra and fish now represent the bulk of production and exports. The economy has fluctuated widely in recent years. Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. Tourism provides more than one-fifth of GDP. Private sector initiatives and a financial sector are in the early stages of development. Foreign financial aid from the EU, UK, US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Candad, UN agencies, and Taiwan accounts for 20-25% of GDP. Remittances from seamen on merchant ships abroad account for more than $5 million each year. Kiribati receives around $15 million annually for the government budget from an Australian trust fund. |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $412.5 million (2008 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $71 million (2008 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 3.7% (2008 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $3,700 (2008 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture: 8.9% industry: 24.2% services: 66.8% (2004) |
| Labor force: | 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture: 2.7% industry: 32% services: 65.3% (2000) |
| Unemployment rate: | 2% official rate; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share: | lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA% |
| Budget: | revenues: $55.52 million expenditures: $59.71 million (FY05) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 0.2% (2007 est.) |
| Market value of publicly traded shares: | $NA |
| Agriculture - products: | copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish |
| Industries: | fishing, handicrafts |
| Industrial production growth rate: | 0.7% (1991 est.) |
| Electricity - production: | 10 million kWh (2006 est.) |
| Electricity - consumption: | 9.3 million kWh (2006 est.) |
| Electricity - exports: | 0 kWh (2007 est.) |
| Electricity - imports: | 0 kWh (2007 est.) |
| Oil - production: | 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) |
| Oil - consumption: | 232 bbl/day (2006 est.) |
| Oil - exports: | 0 bbl/day (2005) |
| Oil - imports: | 259 bbl/day (2005) |
| Oil - proved reserves: | 0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.) |
| Natural gas - production: | 0 cu m (2007 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption: | 0 cu m (2007 est.) |
| Natural gas - exports: | 0 cu m (2007 est.) |
| Natural gas - imports: | 0 cu m (2007 est.) |
| Natural gas - proved reserves: | 0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
| Current account balance: | -$21 million (2007 est.) |
| Exports: | $17 million f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | copra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish |
| Imports: | $62 million c.i.f. (2004 est.) |
| Imports - commodities: | foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, miscellaneous manufactured goods, fuel |
| Debt - external: | $10 million (1999 est.) |
| Exchange rates: | Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.2059 (2008 est.), 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004) |
| Communications | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 4,500 (2002) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 700 (2005) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: generally good quality national and international service domestic: wire line service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; wireless service available in Tarawa since 1999 international: country code - 686; Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 1 (possibly inactive) (2002) |
| Internet country code: | .ki |
| Internet hosts: | 9 (2008) |
| Internet users: | 2,000 (2007) |
| Transportation | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Airports: | 19 (2007) |
| Airports - with paved runways: | total: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2007) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways: | total: 15 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 4 (2007) |
| Roadways: | total: 670 km (2000) |
| Waterways: | 5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2007) |
| Merchant marine: | total: 43 by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, petroleum tanker 6, refrigerated cargo 14 foreign-owned: 31 (China 15, Hong Kong 4, South Korea 2, Singapore 4, Taiwan 5, Turkey 1) (2008) |
| Ports and terminals: | Betio |
| Military | Kiribati | Top of Page |
| Military branches: | no regular military forces (constitutionally prohibited); Police Force (2008) |
| Manpower available for military service: | males age 16-49: 26,377 (2008 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 16-49: 17,577 (2008 est.) |
| Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: | male: 1,247 female: 1,226 (2008 est.) |
| Military expenditures: | NA |
| Military - note: |   Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ |
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