Trust Fund Project’s Complete

There are servant leaders among many communities in the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) region and the projects delivered is evident.

Caleb Konmop the Village Planning Committee (VPC) Chairman for Ambaga has proven his role after completing Trust-funded projects school housing and church building.

Ambaga Village in the North Ok Tedi Trust region of CMCA area recently saw the completion of two development projects built by local youths at a cost of over K90, 000.

“This building was built from local knowledge. We used the youth in the community to build the church building,” said Konmop.

The church and a two-bedroom teacher’s house is now complete; built with the support of youths who trained as carpenters at Kiunga Technical and Vocational Education Training Centre (KTVETC).

Konmop iterated, “We must look at community-oriented projects, such as hospitals, churches, roads that the whole community can use. We have learnt from past experiences and must ask ourselves, what can we achieve for the community?”

Brothers Kawok and Caleb Konmop proved that development comes from hard work, commitment, and perseverance, and they have taken the lead in developing their community after receiving machinery to build a 14-kilometer feeder road worth over K1million from North Fly District district grants.

Ambaga Village is 7km’s from the Alice River, northwest of Kiunga Town. Villagers would walk 8 hours to reach basic services in Kiunga or Ningerum. However, once the road is complete, this should take less time with improving access for Ambaga and surrounding Kungim and Brimkamba villages.

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