It’s not easy to implement community development projects as a young person or a student while studying and here are a few takeaways. Fellow youths have asked me about youth development work and I am humbled to share a few lessons learnt to young people and students aspiring to implement…
The PNG education system is going through significant changes in 10 years to 2029 as indicated in the new National Education Plan 2029 (NEP). Here are the main points: Phase-out Grade 10 & 8 exams and introduce what is called National Education Quality Assessment Testing. Students will continue to Grade…
The churches in PNG (and their connections) are powerful development partners. Over time, many churches have seemed to become passive in reaching the educational and health needs of the people. The reasons are debatable. This article aims to reiterate the need to challenge and empower churches to meet the development…
Immigration trends in Papua New Guinea were the results of different people who visited, lived and worked and called Papua New Guinea home. Papua New Guinea's history after 1975 Independence showed that people arriving in PNG (Immigrants) were skilled and knowledgeable people. The other group of temporary immigrants were the…
ABSTRACT Though much has been written about the successes and failures of the Tuition Fee-Free Education (TFF) policy in Papua New Guinea, there is a need for in-depth discussion on sustaining the policy not only now, but also in the future. This paper argues that the sustainability of TFF policy…