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The training provided the media with the tools necessary to report on illegal and unsustainable environmental activities and corruption in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

This surge in earnings comes from the implementation of the Feeder Team Initiative which employs advanced data analysis to correct billing inaccuracies and enhance service delivery.

The initiative, launched in the first quarter of this year, has already shown significant financial results and is expected to expand its benefits as operations extend beyond the capital city. 

Various spurious articles have surfaced, accusing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) of attempting to sway the upcoming election in the Solomon Islands.

The assistance comes in response to the catastrophic magnitude 6.9 earthquake that rocked East Sepik on March 24, 2024, compounding the challenges faced by communities already reeling from ongoing floods across the region.

Representatives from PNG Power Limited and the Santos Foundation joined the event, which included a panel discussion on "Invest in Women; Accelerate Progress."

Nino Nadiradze, USAID Country Representative, emphasized the pivotal role of women in driving growth and sustainability, reaffirming the shared commitment between the US and PNG towards an inclusive energy sector.

This is thanks to USAID’s Pacific American Fund through the Foundation for People and Community Development Incorporated for new stoves. 

This week, 20 representatives from stakeholders including government departments, and community-based and non-government organizations gathered to share best practices in sustainable land use planning using traditional knowledge, structures, and approaches at the community level.

This initiative is part of the USAID Women’s Global Development Prosperity (WGDP) Initiative, aiming to create equal opportunities for women in the workforce, business development, and entrepreneurship.

Morobe Province becomes the second region, after Madang, to implement a poultry rollout program, benefiting 11 women groups and over 400 individual women farmers and their households. USAID LGP, in collaboration with DOERS Agro Services, conducted a comprehensive three-day training from October 23 to 27, focusing on poultry (broiler) farming.

The partnership was renewed through US$2.5 million (K9 mil) for the project, ‘Addressing the Drivers and Consequences of Disaster Displacement Through Enhancing Resilience in Papua New Guinea’.

This project builds community resilience in the face of disasters and displacement, by strengthening government and community preparedness capacity and response mechanisms.

The project focuses on communities in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, East New Britain, Enga, Hela, Jiwaka, Morobe, Western Highlands, Southern Highlands, and East Sepik.

Through the Pacific American Fund, USAID granted US$180,000 (PGK 658, 007.28) to FPCD, a civil society organization involved in community development projects across PNG. This grant will bolster the "strengthening Community climate resilience through sustainable livelihoods and landscape initiatives" project. 

FPCD's goal is to aid vulnerable communities in combating climate change risks, conserving natural resources, and enhancing land-based livelihoods that harmonize with the local environment.