3 Dec, 2024 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni, GEDSI, News
Growing up in Papua New Guinea and working for over nine years as an advocate and educator for disability inclusion, Maria John has seen firsthand the challenges faced by people with disability in accessing education, employment, and healthcare. In particular, she has...
25 Nov, 2024 | Australia Awards, GEDSI, Success Stories
Sarah Wagang Kasa, Australia Awards alumna and Mental Health Specialist, is championing improved access to mental health and counselling at the Family Support Centre (FSC) at Angau General Hospital in Lae. Each day, she deals with 15 to 20 survivors of different forms...
22 Mar, 2024 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni
Meet Dorothy Kenneth, Acting Secretary for the Autonomous Bougainville Government’s (ABG) Education Department. The former secondary school teacher from Buka Island is proof that education can foster a career change. In 2004, Dorothy closed the last chapter of an...
22 Mar, 2024 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni
Growing up in Paramana village in Central province, Australia Awards alumna Rakara Raula-Nelson learned early on about culture, particularly the ways a gender divide can be created. She also learned how men too could support gender equality through her father’s...
13 Mar, 2024 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni
The Australia Awards PNG Alumni Grant Scheme (AGS) is brightening up the Bewani Health Centre in Sandaun Province with new lights in the delivery room, improved water supply, and a ramp for accessibility. On a visit to the health centre back in 2019, Domi Min, the...
15 Feb, 2024 | Australia Awards
Since 2011, Australia Awards has supported more than 1,400 Papua New Guineans to take up long-term studies in Australia, including 711 women and 52 people with disability. This includes Philip Takirua, who obtained his Bachelor (Honours) of Aviation Management from...
