


Woman with a mission
Tracy Mwadayna is a woman with a mission. Born and raised in Sagarai Village, Milne Bay Province, Tracy’s early years were spent helping her small-holder farming family with the harvest of oil palm. Despite completing her secondary education in 2004, Tracy was...
Midwifery qualification opens more doors
Meet Benjamin Matal, a midwife from Katom village on Karkar Island in Madang Province. With over 20 years of experience as a Community Health Worker (CHW) and a nurse, he has seen his fair share of maternal and infant deaths. Driven by a desire to make a real...
Delma follows her dream
“You never know that what you do could inspire someone to become like you. Do it with heart and diligence,” says Delma Stanley Bata, a midwife and Australia Awards alumna. When Delma was a child, she loved watching closely how health workers treated patients and saved...Rewarding experience of a teacher
“The most exciting moment of my teaching career was when eighteen of my students scored A grades in the biology subject in the 2020 Grade Twelve National Examination,” says Junin Masam Nasi, an agriculture scientist and Australia Awards alumna. “I am proud of the...