Digicel Foundation

That is what’s given many parents of children with a disability the impetus to try and try again.

Six-year old Tally Kandia, nine-year-old Manu Saun are perfect outcomes of parents who have persevered to overcome the odds. Both children were diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (secondary to TB Meningitis) at a very young age and were stagnant with very little progress in the early years of their childhood.

Digicel PNG Foundation CEO, Beatrice Mahuru, said over the years the program has been implemented in NCD and Central Province, the Foundation has seen the positive and life-changing impact it has had on beneficiaries. This is what has encouraged and inspired the Foundation to continue with the financial support of K 150,000 for the program. 

This was revealed yesterday during the launching of the Foundation’s 2014-2015 Annual Report at the Digicel Learning Centre in Port Moresby.

Foundation Board Chairman, Douveri Henao said the Foundation had continued its support to its focus areas of access to basic education, basic health, community building, services for people with special needs and addressing violence.

The Foundation’s key achievements included:

Member Tuke presented a K100,000 cheque to Digicel PNG Foundation for counter-part funding for Pomasi Primary district of Eastern Highlands Province. 

Digicel PNG Foundation works in some of the most rural areas in rural Papua New Guinea.