FOUR girls attending the Popondetta Secondary School in Northern Province, Papua New Guinea were abducted at the St Franciscan Anglican Brothers Retreat at the CTC ward in Northern, police say. Southern police commander Chief Superintendent Clement Dalla said the abduction was reported by an Anglican Diocese priest living in the CTC Ward. “According to the priest, eight girls went down to a creek near the retreat when a group of men attacked them, abducting four of them,” he said. “Police are looking into the matter.” THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has offered scholarships to 10 students to specialise in midwifery, says country representative Marielle Sander.
Sander told the scholarship recipients that midwifes were the forefront of the change for women in the country. “I am relying on you to be the change in the country,” she said. “The journey one takes to become a midwife is a journey of empowerment. “And when it comes to reproductive health, midwives knows best and are the champions.” ABOUT 600 youths in Gulf have been given a second chance in education through the establishment of a new technical vocational education and training (Tvet) centre in the province last week.
“This is the first for Highlands Youth Training and Rehabilitation College (HYTARC) to develop a routine in Kerema and we are excited to take on the challenges, and to start registration and enrolment this month,” founder Michael Goro said. THE Papua New Guinea Education Department has warned that early childhood education schools established outside of the department’s minimum operating standard (MOS) will not be recognised. Department assistant secretary, early childhood education (ECE), Michael Mera confirmed this when asked on why many ECE centres were still struggling with funding and infrastructure. “School preparedness is very important,” he said. “Students attending early childhood schools are usually between the ages of three and five years old.” TEACHER Denis Naita has to walk for two days carrying school stationaries, crossing fast-flowing rivers and trekking through thick jungle, to reach his school. “Since the establishment of the Rumara Primary School and two other primary schools in the area, we have been struggling when it comes to transporting school materials,” he said. “We have to walk two days and one night to reach the school.” He is the head teacher and only teacher, and has been teaching the four classes since last year. The school is located in Ward 22 of the Kokoda local level government, Sohe, Northern. It is between the Guava and Owen Stanley Range mountains in the upper reaches of the Kumusi River. The area is mountainous with rugged terrain and thick forests. “The place is very challenging in terms of government services because of the distance and the geography of the valley,” he said. Female students attending the Tabubil International School and the Tabubil Secondary School were recently given the opportunity to learn about the different trades training provided by Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML). The students visited OTML’s Dr Jacob Weiss Training Centre on February 15 as part of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Their visit was organised by the Ok Tedi Women’s Network and OTML’s Organisational Training and Development Department. The students consisted of children doing grades 8 to 12. A BOOK written by a former teacher titled Early Childhood in PNG was launched on Tuesday in Lae, Morobe. The purpose of Haring Qoreka’s book is to provide a resource for teachers and schools as they implemented the Education Department’s 3-6-6 concept. Qoreka said the book was based on his 20 years of experience of teaching and serving the Education Department. He said the early childhood education book complemented the National Education plan 2020-2029 and the PNG Early Childhood education policy 2020-2023. Qoreka said the book was written to address the area of the national education system that did not have adequate research and resources. “It is a compilation of experiences that I have, plus, I did a lot of research and found that there was a gap in the policy,” he said. The Goilala District Development Authority has enrolled more than 300 students in over 30 tertiary institutions in the country under its Education Sponsorship Scheme.
It is the first time that the students from the district in Central province have been given the privilege to continue their education in various institutions throughout the country. Coordinator of the Education Sponsorship Scheme, Boniface Aia says the education scheme was established for the purpose of assisting students in the district to continue their education and become a change in society. On Thursday the 23rd of February, the Sir Brian Bell Foundation (SBBF) CEO – Mrs Bronwyn Wright and former Kumul Captain David Mead made the trip on the Magi Highway to Tubuserea Village to visit and donate sporting equipment to the teachers and students of Tubuserea Primary School. Tubuserea Primary School students from the upper primary campus comprising of Grades 6-8 were very excited to see David and the SBBF team. The former Kumuls star addressed the children and revealed that this was his old school before leaving for Australia and he was excited to be back and bring the SBBF Team. Madang students who are currently attending tertiary institutions and universities in the country will now benefit from this newly initiated Education Scholarship known as “Sir Peter Barter Education Scholarship Foundation”. The Education Scholarship Project Coordinator, Mr Sam Uyagaum says this SPB Education Scholarship is a new initiative project by the Madang Provincial Government in partnership with Ramu Nico Management (MCC) Ltd towards establishing educational pathways for the provincial human resource development for the people and the good citizens of Madang. |
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