News Highlights
USAID donates research materials to support the conservation of leatherback sea turtles in PNG
May 17, 2022
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Lukautim Graun Program, donated 400 copies of the research publication ‘The Turtles Return’ to the Eastern Highlands Provincial Resource Center in Goroka, Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG is home to the leatherback sea turtle, the largest of its kind in the world, reaching almost two meters
USAID partners CEFI in providing financial literacy training of trainers in Jiwaka Province
April 25, 2022
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Lukautim Graun Program and its partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) delivered financial literacy training to 20 participants from various women’s groups, conservation groups and staff of Jiwaka provincial administration. The training was conducted under the USAID LGP ‘Women’s Empowerment
USAID’s Lukautim Graun Program Teams with Center of Excellence for Financial Inclusion to Graduate 21 Financial Literacy trainers in Eastern Highlands Province
April 22, 2022
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Papua New Guinea Lukautim Graun Program (LGP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), works in partnership with Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) to deliver financial literacy training to people in rural and remote communities in the six provinces in PNG. These include Eastern Highlands, Jiwaka, Madang,
USAID Supports Conservation Deed Signing to Protect Rainforests in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
April 22, 2022
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) forests form part of the third largest tropical rainforest on the planet, supporting unparalleled biodiversity and livelihoods for the communities living within them. However, these rainforests are under threat as PNG develops, particularly from environmentally unsustainable activities like clear fell logging, agroforestry-related land clearing, mining, and subsistence clearing by communities themselves.
USAID partners with MiBank to provide banking services for rural communities in Morobe Province
April 8, 2022
People from Nasuapum village in rural Wampar, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) no longer need to travel long distances to access banking services, thanks to support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Through USAID’s PNG Lukautim Graun Program (LGP) partnership with MiBank, a nationwide micro bank, people living in rural
Community Based Organisation MENCERTC now an official MiBank agent providing banking services to rural communities in Simbu
March 7, 2022
Community Based Organisation, MENCERTC was recognized as a banking agent for MiBank during the official launching on 3 March in the Mauberema community, Sinesine Yongomulg District, Simbu Province. This was made possible with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Papua New Guinea Lukautim Graun Program. Representatives from USAID PNG
Women in rural Mandaikama village open bank accounts with the support of USAID
March 3, 2022
Women in rural Mandaikama Village, Simbu Province gain access to banking services thanks to support from USAID’s PNG Lukautim Graun Program and its partners MiBank, Digicel and MENCERTC. Women from the Yongomugl Women’s Group were the first to be given the opportunity to open a bank account under new MiBank Agent MENCERTC, a local
USAID paves way for new Resource Centre in Jiwaka Province to support women’s economic empowerment and biodiversity conservation
March 3, 2022
Jiwaka Province will soon have a Provincial Resource Centre to store vital information for the public to access that will enable researchers, teachers, students, women, and communities to better access information and resources on biodiversity conservation and women’s empowerment. USAID facilitated the signing of a Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) between the Jiwaka Provincial Administration
USAID’s PNG Lukautim Graun Program trains NGO’s to successfully access and manage grant funding
February 25, 2022
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Lukautim Graun Program has conducted a three day Project Management training for 17 non governmental organisations (NGOs) in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province. Training commenced on 28th February and ended on 2nd March with coordinators, financial and program staff from different NGOS attending. The Project
U.S. Government Launches the Thousand Tribes Campaign to Promote PNG’s Creative Industries
November 23, 2020
U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands Her Excellency Erin Elizabeth McKee formally launched the Thousand Tribes campaign with government and private sector at the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery on Thursday 19 November. An initiative under USAID’s PNG Lukautim Graun Program (LGP), in partnership with REAL Impact (REAL),
