In northwest of Papua New Guinea a lifeline now lights steadily. The EU-STREIT PNG Programme's solar power initiative at the Ossima sub-health centre has illuminated not just the building, but the lives of 10,000 villagers who now have access to essential healthcare at all hours. 

30 Government Officers, staff of implementing partner organisations and Lead Farmers Trained to Address Gender Issues and Improve Incomes at farming household levels in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea.

FAO-supported initiative propels Sepik farmers into the global market, securing export agreements for cocoa and vanilla products and fostering sustainable agricultural value chain development.

FAO in partnership with the Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea, has initiated the distribution of 500 stainless steel cocoa drying kits to enhance the processing capacity and quality of cocoa fermentation in the Sepik region.

A new era of digital empowerment begins for 1500+ students and numerous farmers’ groups with the inauguration of a Resource Centre at the Brandi Secondary School in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea. This facility, established by the ITU under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme, aims to enhance digital literacy and market connectivity. 

The FAO, as part of the EU-funded STREIT PNG Programme, has inaugurated the Cocoa Export Market Depot in Vanimo, West Sepik, to support 20,000 farming households by enhancing market access and opportunity to premium prices. This facility, now operated by the West Sepik Provincial Administration’s business arm, aims to boost incomes and improve the livelihoods of local cocoa producers.

As we mark another EU Day 2024, it is a moment of profound reflection and celebration of the impactful developments made under the EU-funded UN-joint STREIT PNG Programme. This initiative stands as the largest grant-funded project by the European Union in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, a beacon of developmental change and empowerment in the Sepik region.