15 Jun, 2022 | Australia Awards PNG Alumni, GEDSI, In-PNG, News, Primary Teaching Scholarship, Success Stories
Told by Paulon Podomo, Diploma in Primary Teaching graduate from Sacred Heart Teachers College in 2019 This short story is my personal experience of living and teaching in a remote school since January 2020. I am 27 years old, from Marofen village in North Fly...
15 Jun, 2022 | GEDSI, In-PNG, Maritime Scholarship, News, Partnerships
Hebou Dago talks about life on the sea and International Day of the Seafarer. Although a life at sea had never crossed Hebou’s mind previously, when she saw a call for applications on Facebook for the Australian Awards PNG’s Maritime Cadetship for Women in 2020, she...
18 Jan, 2022 | GEDSI, Short Courses
Access to education is a human right. For Kiak Guande (picture above, left and Moses Tekei (pictured above, right), both currently undergoing Australia Awards Graduate Certificate in Disability Inclusion short course, being inclusive is of paramount importance at...
17 Jan, 2022 | Australia Awards, GEDSI, News, Success Stories
When disability advocate Ipul Powaseu found out that she would be receiving an Order of the British Empire’s (OBE) Queen’s Honour medal, she felt humbled and determined to finish what she started. Ipul was recognised in October 2021 with a Queen’s Honour medal for her...
16 Nov, 2021 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni, Events, GEDSI, News, Success Stories
Papua New Guinea’s first woman university vice-chancellor Dr Cecilia Nembou (pictured above, right) was recognised as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) last month for her services to higher education and as a role model for women. Dr...
21 Sep, 2021 | Australia Awards PNG Alumni, GEDSI, In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship, News, Success Stories
Lucy Gawai, Principal of Kapuna Community Health Worker Training School, recently graduated with a Bachelor of Midwifery from the University of Goroka as an Australia Awards scholar and was recognised as the top student in her class and the second for overall...
