30 Sep, 2021 | Australia Awards, News, Success Stories
Challenges in pursuing education is a familiar story across Papua New Guinea. For father of three John Timothy (pictured above), such a story is all too real. Now that he’s about to complete his master’s degree as an Australia Awards scholar, John looks...
28 Sep, 2021 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni, News
Rose Begani (pictured above) admits she was hesitant at first to get a COVID-19 vaccination but that soon changed after she researched and examined the facts. “I considered that vaccines have saved lives from preventable diseases such as polio, smallpox and TB and...
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...
25 Aug, 2021 | Australia Awards, Events, News
Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) scholars recently participated in the Research for Development Impact (RDI) Network Conference. The annual event seeks to invigorate development practice, innovate through leadership and promote cross-collaboration and...
3 Aug, 2021 | Australia Awards PNG Alumni, News, Short Courses, Success Stories
As a team leader with the Gulf Provincial Health Authority, Lucy Solomon is at the forefront of educating local communities about COVID-19 and encouraging people to get vaccinated. Working alongside other frontline health workers, Lucy plans and delivers COVID-19...
27 Jul, 2021 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni, GEDSI, News, Success Stories
Australia Awards alumna Emma Minimbi is creating positive change in her community in Jiwaka with her skills and knowledge. Winner of the 2019 Allison Sudradjat Prize which is awarded to two high-achieving Australia Awards scholars from PNG annually, Emma has already...