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
Lack of Youth Participation in Papua New Guinea
Guest blog by Coletah Ronah Kibai, Kirk Gibson, Pricillar Napoleon, Andrew Lepani, Hannah Athaliah James, Hercules Jim, Maliwai Sasingian Many members of this team work for The Voice Inc. in Papua New Guinea. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This is their story. Young people under…Continue Reading Lack of Youth Participation in Papua New Guinea