Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG)
UNDP SOLAR POWER INSTALLATION IN DON BOSCO TECH SCHOOL VANIMO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
05/04/2023
Power outage is a major concern for schools in the Sepik Region and throughout Papua New Guinea π΅π¬ which the UNDP in Papua New Guinea under the European Union in Papua New Guinea-funded United Nations in Papua New Guinea joint STREIT PNG Programme seeks to address with the intervention of renewable energy through solar power installation.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #12
04/04/2023
Local Ward Member Andrew Sapuko shares his people's struggle for accessibility during the ILO's launch of their rural feeder road rehabilitation as part of the STREIT PNG Programme.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #11
30/03/2023
LLG Manager for Ambunti Drekikier Bena Patrick expresses gratitude and acknowledges the programme's support towards a feeder road rehabilitation in his district.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #10
29/03/2023
Ms Nicole Isifu, Managing Director of AgBook Agribusiness Training Advisory Ltd shares Agbook's inputs through the UN Capital Development Fund as part of the πͺπΊ #EU-funded πΊπ³ #UN joint STREIT PNG Programme being implemented in the #Sepik Region of Papua New Guinea π΅π¬
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #9
29/03/2023
Acting Maprik District Administrator Stanley Mangulik spoke about the Taunages-Asanokar feeder road rehabilitation by the #ILO under the #EU-funded STREIT PNG Programme that is connecting his district with the neighboring Ambunti Drekikier District, enabling farmers' access to markets and essential services.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #8
23/03/2023
Mr Conrad Tilau, the West Sepik Provincial Administrator, explains how the partnership between the #EU-STREIT PNG Programme and the West Sepik Provincial Administration in implementing agri-rural development infrastructure projects, strengthens the cocoa, vanilla and fisheries farmers, value chains actors, and the rural population.
International Women's Day 2023
17/03/2023
This Year's International Women's Day celebrations at Vanimo Town in West Sepik Province was epic. Over 300 men, women and youth joined our Gender & Youth Inclusion team with our partners and stakeholders to commemorate the day.
HEAR FROM THE BENEFICIARY - ENTRY #12
17/03/2023
Kathistha Mathew is a trained Road Maintenance worker under the ILO Routine Maintenance Group (RMG) program, focusing on upskilling the rural road construction workforce and creation of decent employment opportunities in the Sepik.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #7
14/03/2023
De Villiers Korave, a Senior Trade Mark Examiner with the Intellectual Property Office of PNG (IPO) explains the importance of Geographical Indication and the Investment Promotion Authority's partnership with the STREIT PNG Programme to establish GI in piloted provinces of Sepik and Papua New Guinea as a nation.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #6
03/03/2023
Patteson Elesi, a project engineer from Midway Pacific Ltd (a private contractor), explains how they work closely with local communities to rehabilitate Balif-Araseli Road in Maprik and Ambunti-Drekikier districts under the EU-funded STREIT PNG Programme, all to improve the access of farmers and villagers to markets, towns, schools, health centres and other public facilities.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #5
02/03/2023
Derol Gambaro, a local banking agent in Angoram District of East Sepik Province, explains how he has been able to serve and help 4000+ farmers to get access to financial services, making the business, daily transactions and saving easy and conveniently accessible for rural women and men.
HEAR FROM THE BENEFICIARIES - ENTRY #11
22/02/2023
Philomena is the Medical Officer in charge of the Dagua Health Centre in East Sepik Province who shares the same sentiments as other medical staff in Health Stations and Schools across the Sepik Region, which UNDP in Papua New Guinea is assisting through the renewable energy component of the #EU-funded STREIT PNG Programme.
STREIT PNG PROGRAMME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROMPTED CHANGE IN RURAL COCOA VILLAGE IN PNG
01/02/2023
Support from FAO, DAL, Coacoa Board ESP and MiBank through the EU-funded UN joint STREIT PNG Programme has prompted changes and motivated cocoa farmers in Porombe Village of Yangoru Sausia District in East Sepik Province.
EU STREIT PNG PROGRAMME COCOA VALUE CHAIN SUPPORT IN THE SEPIK REGION OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
17/01/2023
The #FAO cocoa value chain team under the EU-funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme continues.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #4
23/12/2022
Mr. Russell Woruba, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), explains how the #EU funded #UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme, in close partnership with DICT and other national line departments and authorities, supports the country to develop and roll out e-agriculture strategies and to digitise agri-food value chains in Papua New Guinea.
EU-STREIT PNG Supports rural cocoa farmers in Aitape, West Sepik Province with cocoa materials
18/11/2022
The EU-Funded STREIT PNG Programme in its efforts of supporting rural cocoa farmers in the Sepik region, empowered 14 cocoa communities, consisting of over 2000 households in rural Aitape, Saundaun Province with tools and materials to improve cocoa production. bit.ly/3Anw09a
HEAR FROM THE BENEFICIARIES - ENTRY #10
28/11/2022
The #FAO Gender and Youth Inclusion team as part of the STREIT PNG Programme continues to train rural farmers on βπππ‘πππ₯ ππ‘ πππ₯πππ¨π¦ππ‘ππ¦π¦, ππ₯π’π¨π£ ππππππ₯π¦πππ£ ππ‘π ππ¨π¦ππ‘ππ¦π¦ π ππ‘ππππ ππ‘π§ ππ§ ππ‘πππ©πππ¨ππ ππ‘π π’π₯πππ‘ππ¦ππ§ππ’π‘ππ πππ©πππ¦'.
Building better lives in Asia Pacific through women empowerment and leadership in agriculture
05/12/2022
In the Asia-Pacific region, FAO is working with its Member Nations to help them advance to the 2030 Agenda by achieving the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, better environment and a better life β leaving no one behind.
STREIT Support introduction of Geographical Indication in PNG
06/12/2022
The EU-funded UN-joint STREIT PNG Programme is supporting the introduction of Geographic Indication (GI) in Papua New Guinea π΅π¬ The programme in close collaboration with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under the PNG Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) are working towards introducing GI to support the genuinely produced products in the country.
HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS - ENTRY #3
22/12/2022
Dr. Nelson Simbiken, the Acting Secretary of the Department of Agriculture & Livestock, explains how the #EU funded #UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme, in close partnership with the national line departments and authorities, supports transforming agri-food systems in Papua New Guinea.