This is a monthly publication of the Ok Tedi Development Foundation and its community partners of Western Province Issue 41- July 2019 Inside this issue:
Practical work is fun Rural Health Bring back upgrade Agriculture
Kiunga Water Supply Tank 05 on Pivini Hill, will serve over a thousand households
KIUNGA WATER SUPPLY UPGRADE THE Ok Tedi Development completion of the granular “Installation of the tank’s roof Foundation Infrastructure chlorination unit,” IDD reported. structure is on schedule and we Development Department (IDD) The chlorination unit has been expect nesting of the dome is confident that the Kiunga shipped to site and works have before the end of this month” said town water reservoirs will be started. IDD Acting Manager, Sape Elope. commissioned by the end of the “Once the chlorine unit is The completion of foundation 3rd quarter of this year. installed, chlorine will be works and erection of sinter wall The final stages of erecting tank periodically injected into the tank panels had been delayed by #5, one of the two 1.1 million litre filled by bore water pumps, then continuous wet weather over the water tanks has been in-line connections will be made last couple of months. successfully constructed by the to the town main water lines and To date there has been no contrator, Starwest, with the roof supplied to Kiunga residents.” safety issues throughout the panels now ready to be lifted in Meanwhile, at the tank 05 site, construction stages and IDD place to complete this project. Starwest is nearing completion of looks forward to completion of “At tank 04 we are awaiting construction. tank construction in September.
OTDF HIGHLIGHTS IN BRIEF North Fly Communications Patrol Completed • 47 Early learning teachers receive up skilling from Catholic Education • Update all quarterly financial accounts for 8 CMCA Trusts, Investment Agency in partnership with Women Associations from MF, Tutuwe & Nima companies, subsidiary companies and syndicates Ara, for 5 sessions • 2011 and 2012 Trust audits by Ernst & Young Auditors meet closing • Education team distributed 180 FODE tablets to students in the 3 regions balances. and more will be done to reduce the logistic costs of learning materials • Rubber budding of 244,000 trees in Aimbak, Suki and Tapila is enroute to • A total of 80 plus loan applications were lodged with NDB under the Women completion Credit Scheme facility for Nupmo and Tutuwe women. • Eaglewood training for 3 officers to conduct trial agar extraction in POM • Two Women Community Learning Centres (CLC) completed in Bige and completed successfully Matkomnai villages and handed over to the community. Contractor has • LDP program sees 470 Eaglewood trees collected started work on the next CLC construction at Rudmesuk and Komokpin • 29 teachers in CMCA regions, receive Adult Literacy refresher. An OTDF part- nership with ADRA 01 www.otdfpng.org Eric Timoi Tutuwe Trust Representative, leading a session during the North Fly Communications Patrol
OTDF COMMUNICATIONS PATROL CONCLUDES NORTH FLY LEG THE annual OTDF communications communication patrol was to capture projects), and implementation of patrol in the North Fly region communities’ views and aspirations 10% Women and Children Action concluded on a high note despite for OTDF’s next five year strategic Plan. logistical challenges and community plan 2021-2025. “The top 5 development issues issues. “This year we are visiting all158 raised by communities were issues The communications patrol CMCA and Mine villages unlike the concerning primary health, commenced on the 1st of July and previous years to deliver headline education program, transport concluded on the 30th of July. key messages and spend more time infrastructure and accessibility, and Out of the 73 villages in both CMCA gathering community feedback,” said sustainable economic programs.” he region and Mine Villages, OTDF Cameron Kati, communications added. managed to conduct village patrol coordinator. From the 57 meetings a total of meetings in 57 villages, representing The key messages for this year’s 3, 023 people attended with 2,797 a 77% coverage. communications patrol include; the issues raised. Eleven of those villages are WestAgro Master Plan, OTDF accessible by chopper, however, due Strategic Plan, Outcomes of the to cloud cover and heavy rainfall, the Western Province 5-year visits were cancelled and have been Development Plan, WPPDTF, CMCA rescheduled to September when the Advisory & Syndicate Committee, weather is expected to improve. Trust Investment Updates, The other 5 villages were not visited Education Assistance/Support because of deaths and other Program (FODE/AM), Depletion of community- related issues. Village The main objective of the Development Funds (prioritise Ms Penias from OTDF Patrol Team conducting a client satisfaction survey ABILITY TO LEAD YOUTHS IN SENAMRAE
IN this year’s Having recognizable leadership em liklik tasol o nogat stret, olsem mi OTDF qualities earned Boboe the laik wokim grup o asosiesen blong communications position of Chairman of the mipla ol disebol na laikim kampani patrol, we were Senamrae Youths Association. (OTML) iken gat luksave long mipla able to talk to a Boboe does what any able person tasol.” The OTDF communications Senamrae Youth does - he tends to his garden, is patrol is an annual event when Leader who takes able to beat sago and he even built teams from OTDF go to visit all the each day as it comes while living his own canoe which he uses to go 152 villages in the CMCA regions with a disability. out fishing. including 6 mine villages to appraise Boboe Girinae was diagnosed with He intends to lead by example in the community with key messages polio in his left leg when he was Western Province and calls and hear their concerns. ababy. His parents had no clue what everyone including this special Trustees representing their region as had caused their son’s leg to wither group for more involvement in well as Government representatives as this illness was new to them. developing western province. are always welcome to join. North Boboe remembers his childhood “Planti samting mi ken stil wokim, mi Fly region is normally scheduled in being carried around until he was gat wanpla hevi tasol, mipla ol July, Middle Fly and Suki in August able to use a walking stick to support disebol lain nogat bikpla luksave, while the rest of South Fly is in late himself to move around. olgeta komuniti save benefit mipla October 02 www.otdfpng.org Children of Iogi village, their future relies on the decisions made today
BRING BACK AGRICULTURE SAYS IOGI ELDER
AN elder from Iogi village recalls “It’s up to us to make this happen, the days when rubber was the I want agriculture and I want more main cash commodity and wishes seeds, eaglewood and rubber trees those days would return for the to plant”. future generation. After only completing Standard 6 at Mr. Omet Amyap recalls his school, Mr. Amyap is currently an childhood history when he and his elementary teacher and works the parents lived freely off the land. land attending to his eagle wood and As nomadic people, settling into a rubber blocks. new lifestyle took a while but He explained that his eagle wood surely enough it had shown trees would be ready in the next few potential to sustain their livelihood Mr Omet Amyap responding to the years. OTDF Patrol Team’s presentation without having to move very so He said he previously planted often. At age 59, he explains the relies on the decisions we make pineapples and a bit of Vanilla vines introduced life of subsistence today” he said. My Amyap was but due to the changes in world farming and to the extent planting responding to the key messages market prices, he did not pursue cash crops in the likes of rubber as presented by the OTDF team led by vanilla. life sustaining for him. CEO Mr. Ian Middleton when they The visit to Iogi was pleasantly He gave his piece of mind during visited Iogi on the shores of the Ok received by the people who wanted the July Communications patrol in Tedi River. involvement in the discussions held. the North Fly Region. “We have But he said with the news of the Mr. Middleton was determined that been relying on free handouts West Agro Plan and its potential for development would only occur when from the company (OTML) this him to earn a living while feeding his the community worked in unison by has made us forget to work hard. family is a wish he intends for his giving their undivided support for I want what is best for my grandchildren to have a better and agricultural projects which benefited grandchildren, and their future sustainable future. everyone and not individuals alone. RURAL AID POST VISITED BY NDoH MORE than 15 health workers and communities”, he said. health services in Western staff from 2 rural health centres He commended the only staff, Province. recently underwent capacity Danwaf Kete a certified Visiting team led by Dr. Garo said training on best practices to Community Health Worker (CHW), when everybody followed the same improve health care services to for his commitment in serving over standards, these allowed for the patients in North Fly, Western 3, 000 people of the 7 corners of same treatment of any disease to Province. Senamrae and surrounding be applied across hospitals and Mr. Rickson Kwe in his capacity as villages. health centers down to aid posts. the Wai-Tri Trust Chairman was The compliance training, he “When we have such standards, delighted that Senamrae Aid Post received was based on revised aid posts can treat you in your was one of the health facilities verification and standards forms community instead of you included in the training. being rolled out by the NDoH. travelling to Daru or Port Moresby “This is a milestone for Wai-Tri He was pleased to go through the for the same treatment.” Trust as our goal is to provide training and requests more OTDF assisted to bring in the 7 ongoing and consistent health involvement by the government to member team from Port Moresby. services to our village and nearby partner with churches to improve 03 www.otdfpng.org Susan Sampson applies her welding skills PRACTICAL WORK IS FUN SAYS SUSAN WHO said only boys can play with then Karakara Primary School from Sadly Susan’s mum passed on big machinery? 2006 to 2011 was instrumental to before she could see how far In this day and age more girls her future journey. Susan had come but the rest of her are intrigued with the mechanics “It was there that I focused on the immediate family provide her with involved in heavy machinery that path that would lead me to where the support she needs. some have dedicated their life to I am today so I really have great “My family has supported me in pursuing more practical trades. respect and appreciation towards everything that I needed to do or get Susan Sampson was one such girl, all my Elementary and Primary done just to make sure I ended up now a determined young woman teachers of KaraKara,” she said. where I want to go. fixated on adding a feminine touch Before applying for the Ok Tedi I will forever be thankful to God for to the large, noisy engine rooms of Development Foundation Maritime Dad, Dorea, Ceasar, Yadalia, Bosco sea faring vessels. Scholarship program Susan studied and Judy. Now that I am here I am Susan grew up in the Daru Applied Science at the National passionate about completing this settlement of bomana in South Fly Polytechnic Institute of PNG course and to go back and serve my District of Western Province. between 2016 and 2017. people and my province.” It was a challenging upbringing as When advertised, Susan was Susan says that she sought she recalls, “Life was fun, sad and immediately motivated to apply. inspiration for why she wants at times unfair whilst growing up “The Scholarship advertisement to excel in her filed from Selina there.” highlighted that females were Tongi Haoda. Selina is also from Nonetheless Susan’s parents encouraged to apply and that caught Western Province and is currently provided the necessities that my attention. I felt that I was going to a Shift Instrument Technician at would pave the way for where be a successful candidate.” the Instrumentation and Process she is today. Her early learning She added. Control Section under the Process at Karakara Elementary School, “I would pester my dad to check Maintenance Department at the his emails every day after I check OTML Mine Mill Site. my own emails. Despite the long “It is where she currently is now wait, and being impatient I finally that ignites this flame inside me to got what I wanted and it was the burn. Pushing me to excel in a male acceptance letter from OTDF.” dominated industry.” Susan commenced studying at the Susan pointed out two things she PNG Maritime College early this thinks every female should always year under the scholarship program consider to succeed in whatever as an Engineering Cadet under the they set their mind on. Marine Engineering Department. “Manage time wisely and prioritise “Practical engineering is where all the studies is the first and foremost. fun occurs, we get to use machines Secondly, treat and respect like lathes and grinding machines, everyone fairly to build better we carry out basic welding, cutting working relationships.” using Oxy and Acetylene and other She is a shining light for women, little maintenance projects within the Western and the Maritime Industry. campus.” Susan at Maritime College 04 www.otdfpng.org Senamrae Aid Post
HEALTH FACILITIES OPTING ACCREDITATION TWO mission-run health facilities in facilities to improve the services improve on areas needing North Fly District, Western provided to our people.” support,” he Dr. Garo said. Province, are seeking to have their Mr Kapak also said, it is important The visit also included compliance status upgraded after their that his staff receive this training on revised verification and first-ever inspection and training by capacity building training on health standardised forms currently being senior medical officers from the standards reporting so there was rolled out by the NDoH, for health National Department of Health uniformity across all their practices. staff at the hospital. This is to (NDoH) in July. This would allow them to contend ensure the staff followed the same Operated by the Evangelical Church for full compliance to achieve their guidelines on treatment and of Papua New Guinea (ECPNG) upgrading plans. reporting for and on various Health Services, the Rumginae The NDoH team, led by Manager diseases as practiced in Rural Hospital and the Senamrae for Curative Standards and Audits other health centres across the Aid Post serves Ningerum LLG and Dr. Maru Garo, visited Senamrae country. surrounding villages. Aid Post and were impressed with The four-day visit was The church operates 1 hospital, 2 the facility set up, its adequately evidence-based, which would Health Centres, 3 Sub-Health stocked dispensary, and its enable the visiting team to compile Centres and 10 Aid posts, organised rooms including a well the necessary reports to fulfil providing health care to more than presented birthing unit. requirements to meet National 15,000 people in the North Fly. The lack of manpower however is Health Services Standards. The ECPNG Health Services (North the main issue. OTDF through its health partners Fly) Administrator Mr. Philip Kapak “Health is of utmost priority for the ABT-JTA have facilitated the said the Health Service government and quality service is delivery of health services since Management team invited the paramount. 2013 through to 2018 moving the NDoH Standards and Quality That’s why this visit is necessary for Western Province from 23rd to 4th Assessment and Infrastructure us so we can see what you have best in the country. Division team from Port Moresby to available, and how we can help you visit the Rumginae Rural Hospital and the Senamrae Aid Post for inspection and assessment for possible upgrading and improvement. “The church can only do so much. This is why we need the communities to work with us, to ta ke care of the facilities and support the staff. The Mission needs help and the government should help by providing technical support such as inspections and assessments and fund existing Dr. Lentrut facilitatinga session of the workshop at Rumginae Training room 05 www.otdfpng.org About us Time Out
Ok Tedi Development Foundation Limited (OTDF) is a not for profit organisation, formed in 2001 as part of the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA), enabling consent from the communities for the Ok Tedi Mine to continue operating.
Following a review of the CMCA OTDF EMT CS visit Senamrae Aid Post Patrol team 2 at Bige - EMT CS giving key messages in 2006/2007, the Ok Tedi Fly River Development Program (OTFRDP) was registered as the Company’s trading name, paving the way for OTDF to operate independently of OTML from March 2010.
OTDF is a dynamic organisation mandated to mobilise funds and deliver sustainable projects into all 6 Mine Villages & 8 CMCA Trust regions of the Western Province (Tutuwe, Wai Tri, Nupmo, Middle Fly, Suki Fly Gogo, Manawete, Kiwaba and Dudi). Johanis all smiles with his first cattch after patrol OTDF Sonics Basketball team - 2019
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