Signing to make a difference

Signing to make a difference

1 Dec, 2023 | Australia Awards, Inclusion

On International Day for Persons with Disability (PWD), we celebrate the journey of Clare Guria, an Australia Awards alumna and champion for PWDs. Clare’s story is a remarkable one, depicting strong determination to achieve goals despite having a hearing impairment....
Woman with a mission

Woman with a mission

23 May, 2023 | In-PNG

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...
Inclusive education in Bougainville

Inclusive education in Bougainville

28 Mar, 2023 | Australia Awards, News

Anne Lydia Dandava always believed that education was the key to a better future. Growing up in a Runa village, located at the fringe of Arawa town, southeast of Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Anne knew firsthand the struggles that many of her peers faced in...
A vision for inclusion

A vision for inclusion

11 Aug, 2022 | GEDSI, News

PNG’s first soft tissue remedial therapist, Brian Kwaragu has achieved many things despite his vision impairment. Supported by Australia Awards PNG, Brian set out to pursue an Advanced Diploma in Health Science (Soft Tissue Therapy) and his profession has created...