ebwanga Maiaki village have two main projects intended to be done which are good public toilets at
the gathering place avoid open defecation on the beach and in the bush and the second one is having
enough rainwater tanks for safe drinking to everyone in the village and to ensure access to safe
drinking from rainwater tanks remain available in times of crisis. Tebwanga Maiaki is well known in
Abemama that experiencing brackish water since the 1990s where inhabitants used to fetch water
from an isolated place in the bush. Not everyone in the village used to fetch good water in the bush,
but just only those who have transport can only access to good water. Thus, there is strong inequity in
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accessing clean drinking water in the village. Moreover, on the initiative of accessing to proper
sanitation, the village is aimed to fulfill it by encouraging inhabitants of Tebwanga Maiaki to make
their own toilets with bowl inside.

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This initiative is seemed important to avoid coastal and land
pollution from open defecation on the beach and in the bush and that will result in clean, safe and
nutritional marine and land resources (land crab) for consumption. From this project, the people of
Tebwanga Maiaki will feel more comfortable for having more rainwater tanks that can be available in
time of long drought and daily access to clean and safe drinking water to prevent the cause of
diarrhea and other more diseases that can cause from drinking brackish and unsafe water. On the
other hand, on the second project of having good sanitation. By this project, if the village get their
public toilets inside the Catholic compound where also used for their village gathering place. These
blocks of toilets will have good impact on the environment in terms of preventing the occurrence of
open defecation at sea and on land. In ensuring cleanliness, peace and wealth from land and marine
resources, Tebwanga Maiaki village aimed to work together cooperatively for victory

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