Australia Awards PNG scholarship

Everyday People - Clinton Danny Saupere

Clinton is an awardee of the Australia Awards PNG Scholarship and a native of Hauna Village in East Sepik Province’s Ambunti-Dreikikier district.

Through the scholarship program, Clinton graduated with a Bachelor of Midwifery from the University of Goroka in 2022. He is now working as an educator at Tinsley Community Health Worker Training School in Mt Hagen.

“Because the school was in severe need of a midwife to teach obstetrics and gynaecology and didn’t have one, I took this as an opportunity to replicate the knowledge and skills that I have,” he says.

Going beyond the classroom

Rachel Koralyo, a teacher aide with a science degree and no teaching experience, found herself providing voluntary after-school lessons to students who approached her.

She wanted to help students who were eager to learn and improve their performance in school.

Koralyo applied for an Australia Awards PNG scholarship to study a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM).