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Oala Oala-Rarua , World Bank
Phone: 321 7111 or 683 3680
In Sydney Elisabeth Mealey, World Bank emealey@worldbank.org
Port Moresby, May 6, 2006 --Eighteen local organizations representing communities all over PNG were declared winners in the PNG Tingim Yut Kompetisen on Saturday 6 May at an awards day and youth showcase held at the Don Bosco Technical High School in Port Moresby. Announcing the list of winners from a group of 24 finalists, World Bank Country Manager for PNG, Mr Benson Ateng, said everyone who had participated in the event – the first competition of its kind to be held in Papua New Guinea - was a winner. The Minister for Education Mr Michael Laimo officiated at the Awards Day on behalf of Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare and presented the finalists and winners with certificates. The winning groups will now have their projects funded for 12 months. Early in the day, a jury panel of six eminent Papua New Guineans (Chief Ombudsman Mr Ila Genoa, Cabinet Secretary Ms Winnie Kiap, Dr Cecilia Nembou and Dr Mark Solon of Divine Word University, Dr Thomas Webster of the National Research Institute, and Mr Naihuwo Ahai of the Community Development Scheme) interviewed each of the 24 finalists about their project proposals. While the jury panel was deciding on the winners, a crowd of over 600 people visited the finalists’ presentations and were entertained by theatre and musical performances as well as appearances by five young achievers – including Commonwealth Games medalists, weightlifter Dika Toua and swimmer Ryan Pini. Both athletes called on the crowd of mainly young people to set goals for themselves and then work hard to achieve their life objectives. The Tingim Yut Kompetisen is an initiative of the World Bank in partnership with Air Niugini, Airlines PNG, Bank South Pacific, Brian Bell, Coral Sea Hotels, Divine Word University, NASFUND, the Pacific Enterprise Development Facility, UNDP and UNICEF. It is designed to find and fund good ideas that benefit young people and their communities (see list of winners below). After the initial call for submissions, 820 project proposals were received from groups all over PNG. Tingim Yut Kompetisen Winners Integral Youth Spice Farmers – Avi, Western Highlands Samberigi Youth Skills Project, Erave, Southern Highlands Rena Repa Youth Group, Kagua, Southern Highlands Raluan Youth Group, Burma Road, East New Britain Wagawa Youth Group, Bulolo, Morobe Jaukae Bilum Wear, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Simbang Village Coconut Oil Press, Simbang, Morobe Kadatalika Fishing Group, Tavui Noi, East New Britain St Anne’s Catholic Youth Group, Gumine, Chimbu Hamaka Parish Yut, Finschaffen, Morobe Youth Against Corruption, Port Moresby, NCD Toimtop Youth Group, East Pomio, East New Britain Kalvari Lutheran Yut, China Town, Morobe Poreporena Lahara Youth, Hanuabada, NCD Enga Peace Foundation, Laiagam, Enga Province Art and Design Strand, Bomana, Port Moresby Hauslain Radio Program, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Nalai Cooperative Society, Gloucester, West New Britain
More information:
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List of Finalists (8kb pdf)
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