• Increasing access to essential services to vulnerable and marginalized populations  

• Increasing food security and accessibility to local, nutritious food

• Protecting our community from COVID-19 while addressing high-priority health issues

• Transitioning to the circular economy to design out waste and create new industries

• Achieving increased visitors and revenue while implementing sustainable and responsible practices

• Creating an environment for innovative cottage industries to reduce reliance on imports and reduce waste generation 

Overview: 

A capable and compassionate island is enhanced when we use applicable knowledge and develop tools that promote transformative education which encourages the embodiment of amamåhlao, as we teach moral and ethical boundaries within our familial, social, and community relationships. 

Main Actions:

Improving graduation rates; Developing supplemental curriculum and service-learning opportunities that focus on the locally relevant topics related to the SDGs to create pathways for next generation leaders; Include place-based curriculum in core education and incorporate indigenous knowledge; Improving accessibility to education and workforce development trainings that also promote the creation of innovative and sustainable industries. 

Prioritizing education, workforce development, and encouraging equitable and respectful treatment of all members of our society facilitates progress towards the goals of each person and our island. These conscious community practices allow us to provide for ourselves, contribute to our islands, and are built on the value of agofli'e'- to see the good beyond what may seem uncommon, without judgement.   

Overview: 

Our homes protect us and our families. Our utilities ensure we can be healthy, hygienic, comfortable. Our transportation helps us to access our needs and sustain our roles outside of the home. Equitable access to safe, efficient and affordable housing, electricity, water and transportation is a universal human right.  

Our collective responsibility to secure these resources for all is centered around ageftao, where we provide for those who have greater need. Efficient systems that produce goods, reduce waste, and conserve resources encourages sustainable production and responsible consumption embody a’adahi, where we have care for one another and have respect for our surroundings. 

Overview: 

Islanders have a rich history of relying on the land and ocean to sustain us, wherein we practice respetu (respect) for ourselves and our environment. Currently, unsustainable development, overfishing, erosion, coral bleaching, invasive species, climate change, and other threats to our environment put our island’s natural resources at risk. Developing long term plans to sustainably use and manage our marine resources and terrestrial ecosystems will require actions rooted in traditional and modern sustainable practices.  

Main Actions:

Achieving the goals outlined in the Micronesia Challenge 2030 commitments; Protecting and effectively managing our fisheries; Ramping up watershed restoration and forest conservation; Fostering climate aware and resilient communities.