Papua New Guinea

I had the chance to live in Papua New Guinea, located North East of Australia for 4 years. It was a huge challenge, but humanitarian wise a beautiful experience.

Working with thousands of local people, we were often invited to several private Sing-Sings which are gatherings between the tribes. They dress up in their traditional clothing and perform dances all night long. Every occasion is suitable for a celebration.

I noticed that a lot of the young children of our workers didn’t go to school as school is not mandatory in PNG. I decided to create play Schools for some of the children and at the same time arranged for 6 mothers to become certified teachers to run the schools. It was an amazingly great satisfaction and one of the best times in my life.