Chuuk Reform Coalition

Building a Stronger Chuuk State, United FSM

Public Access to Information

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Information is power. In our democratic government in Chuuk, it is imperative that the people have the right information to make better decisions. With a growing of population of Chuukese citizens living abroad, it is now more than ever urgenly important for the State government to provide adequate … [Read more...]

Sharing Our Lands for All

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Our Chuuk government is stuck in no-man’s land as a result of poor decisions on past administrations who elected to pay landowners for lands that ought to have been part of eminent domain. Today, Chuuk suffers from a lack of communal identity in the area of resource-sharing when it comes to lands … [Read more...]

Economic Development

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As long as the Chuuk economy suffers from lack of leadership and sound development strategies, Chuukese citizens will continue to leave the State to find jobs elsewhere. While that in itself is not necessarily a bad thing since Chuukese overseas do support their relatives back in Chuuk through … [Read more...]

Caring for our Environment

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The care of our lands, seas, and air is the responsibility of every Chuukese citizen. The government must provide adequate funding, leadership, and programs to educate the public in the proper stewardship of our natural resources. Efforts must be made to empower the NGO’s that are dedicated to … [Read more...]

Preventative Health for All

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Preventive health care must be improved to combat the increase of obesity, diabetes, and other health problems in Chuuk. In a State which suffers from incompetent leadership and lack of resources, the only sure medicine that has always been available to us as a people has been our own way of life; … [Read more...]

Election Reform a Must

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Political campaigns and elections have become a source of divisiveness and corruption in our families, clans, communities, State, and even our nation. On one hand it has become standard practice among many incumbent legislators to use government funds to buy votes. On the other hand, we citizens … [Read more...]

Education must be Priority #1

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An educated citizenry is the key to breaking the cycle of disempowerment among the people of Chuuk. No single issue deserves top priority in Chuuk today than the ensuring of adequate education of our children. It is imperative that our young generation are given all the available resources to … [Read more...]

Transparency & Accountability

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Ironically, while our Chuukese culture espouses fairness, openness, and hospitality, our government suffers from a lack of accountability and transparency. People have very little knowledge or involvement in the day-to-day operations and policy-making decisions in the government. Because no one is … [Read more...]

Youth as our Future

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In every form of community actions, the Chuukese youth have always been the backbone of the efforts. It is vitally important that the government strengthens its youth services to empower them to do more for nation-building. The government must instill a sense of pride among the Chuukese youth … [Read more...]