YWAM PNG

This short-term intervention program is aimed at school-based children who have low literacy skills and are typically identified at the beginning of grade 3. The program comprises intensive one-to-one lessons for 20-30 minutes a day, three days a week, with a trained YWAM MS Literacy Tutor.

Last month, YWAM MS trained 16 tutors, including nine members from Vabukori and Taikone and seven full-time YWAM volunteers. The tutors will begin their work at Sevese Morea Primary School this February.

When COVID-19 changed the world and disrupted domestic and international travel in March 2020, YWAM MS made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend their medical and training outreaches in PNG and reposition the ship to Townsville, Australia for scheduled maintenance could occur. 

The team also maximised the time by working on program development, helping to ensure they were well positioned to resume patrols to remote communities at the appropriate time.