Awardee Archives - Australia Awards in PNG

The legacy continues for Mary Roroipe

28 Sep, 2023 | Maritime Scholarship, News

For most coastal people, the sea is part of their way of life – this is true for 29-year-old marine engineer Mary Roroipe. From an early age, Mary was exposed to seafaring through her late father’s small craft business, chartering passengers across the maritime...

Breaking through cultural barriers

22 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG, Secondary Teaching

Gaining an additional educational qualification means ‘breaking through a cultural barrier’ for Muhaveso Bathsheba Korano. Holder of a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science, Muhaveso says she decided to pursue a qualification in teaching so she...

Passionate to educate

21 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG

Joshua Yowani saw the lack of teachers in his village as an obstacle to a better future for his people. “I wanted to be a teacher so I could educate students in my society, and they could contribute to developing our province.” Apart from teaching the children, he...

A vocation for Vincent

20 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG

“The smiling faces of children welcomed me as I walked into the classroom for the first time,” Vincent Eka explained of his first teaching experience, saying that this would be a special year to remember. Vincent obtained a Diploma in Primary Teaching from the Sacred...

Midwife’s promise kept

4 May, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship

Fainny Bepi’s journey to become a midwife began with a heartbreaking experience. In 2020, she was working as a nurse at Bililo Health Centre on an island off the south coast of Kandrian-Glouster when a mother with an abnormal fetal presentation was brought in....