Category: Papua New Guinea

Poor Literacy Outcomes for Elementary Education in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 

Children in Papua New Guinea smiling

Guest blog by Claire Asi, Valda Kerua, Melchior Sebelei, Michael Asi  Over the past 12-weeks we worked on the problem of Poor Literacy Outcomes for Elementary Education in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. The recurring issue that kept popping up in our conversations was Cause 1: Lack of qualified teachers, and sub- cause: teacher training…Continue Reading Poor Literacy Outcomes for Elementary Education in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 

Developing a Strategy for the Border Region between Australia and PNG

Guest blog written by Geoff King Having worked as a development professional for the better part of two decades, I was hoping Leading Economic Development would deliver a few additional tools I could add to my well worn tool belt. However, in several fundamental ways it has led to the evolution of my thinking and…Continue Reading Developing a Strategy for the Border Region between Australia and PNG