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Love your Coast PAPUA NEW GUINEA RESULTS This report provides an overview of the work carried-out by representatives from the Papua New Guinea Sports Federation and Olympic Committee (PNGSFOC) Athletes Commission and based NGO Sustainable Coastlines from 15 October – 30 November 2012 in setting up the and Environment Program in Papua New Guinea. The Love your Coast project was 800 Background adopted as the initial program Clean-up participants to be run under the PNGSFOC To compliment the existing ‘Play Sport and Environment program. Safe’ and ‘Play True’ awareness It would be implemented in two campaigns under the ‘Voices of the initial stages, after which an Athletes’ program, the PNGSFOC - analysis and 3-year plan for further through their Athletes Commission development of the program would - invited two representatives (Ryley be undertaken. Webster and Torrey McDonnell) from New Zealand based NGO, The first stage of this program Sustainable Coastlines, to assist saw Webster and McDonnell in setting up their new Sport and travel to from the 3,424 Environment Program. 15th October to 29th October Presentation attendees 2012 to introduce the resources Sustainable Coastlines is a and presentation techniques that New Zealand-based charity that Sustainable Coastlines have coordinates and supports large- proved to be very effective in New scale coastal clean-up events, Zealand and other Pacific nations. educational programs, public Awareness presentations and awareness campaigns, riparian presenter/educator training was planting activities and other conducted with 2,104 PNGSFOC projects aimed at looking after staff, athletes, schools and coastlines around New Zealand businesses in the lead up to a big 488 and the Pacific. public clean-up day at Ela Beach, Surveys completed Port Moresby. This iconic location In 2010 Sustainable Coastlines is also in planning to be the worked with other New Zealand venue for the 15th Pacific non-profits to launch Love your Games in 2015. Coast: an ongoing resource to help people around the world learn The second stage of the program how to look after the coastlines was carried out at the 5th PNG we all love and raise large scale Games in Kokopo, East New awareness about issues faced Britain, from the 19th to 30th 13,875 by communities as a result November 2012. Webster of non-biodegradable waste. (Sustainable Coastlines) and Kila Litres of rubbish removed Through the project website, www. Mala (PNGSFOC) travelled to loveyourcoast.org, anyone can Kokopo under the Voices of the learn about the issues affecting Athletes program. They delivered coastlines, find clean-up events, educational presentations to 1,320 create their own clean-up events athletes and team officials and and share their results for free. identified leaders amongst the The project informs and motivates athletes and team management communities to look after their from a number of different 1,734 local environment through simple, provinces to further engage in the hands-on educational solutions. program in the coming years. Kilograms of rubbish removed Key objectives Findings

• To identify and train existing This project identified a number of findings that will provide a and potential leaders (with strong background and direction for the further development a focus on athletes and of the Sport and Environment Program: sporting representatives) in the delivery of the Love your Coast litter awareness presentation for ongoing Single-use plastic challenge It was found that awareness about dissemination of this the effect of littering behaviour message. in Port Morseby is currently very Throughout the course of the low. This indicates that education project it was clear that there is • Increase athletes’ skills for programs will be crucial for this a challenge with the amount of community to go about tackling work after their sporting single-use plastic products (plastic careers. the challenge: reducing their bags, wrapping, plastic bottles, dependence on single-use plastics bottle caps etc.) littering the streets • To spread awareness and motivating people to dispose of cities, towns and villages. messaging to the general of such material appropriately. These plastic items then make public on the effects of litter their way into drains, streams and in the marine environment rivers, eventually ending up in the Ongoing need for improved and on human health. marine environment where they waste behaviour have significant impacts on marine • Motivate people to take life and human health. positive action to address Traditionally, rubbish has been the issues they face in their A large percentage (estimated at disposed of at sea or on land, local environment. 85%) of the 1.625 tonnes (13,000 which hasn’t posed any major litres) of rubbish removed from Ela environmental or health affects • To establish the need and Beach on 27 October 2012 was due to its previously biodegradable capacity for the ongoing made up of single-use plastics nature, however, with the large delivery of litter awareness further highlighting the connection volumes of non-biodegradable messaging. between littering behaviour on waste (predominantly plastic) now land and its effect on the coastal being created, new methods of • To share resources and environment. disposal are required. expertise for educating communities on the effects of litter in the marine environment and generally for pro-environmental behavioural change.

• Establish key contacts from a variety of sectors and provinces to support and contribute to the ongoing nature of the program.

• To gain an overview of the waste management systems currently in place in Port Moresby and identify opportunities to incorporate locally-relevant waste minimisation education into awareness messaging. Elevala village, Port Moresby, represents the extent of the challenge

Improved behaviour around disposal of waste is clearly required at both an individual and community level.

The litter problem and poor waste disposal practices throughout PNG affects public places and many sporting venues. Littering, dumping and burning of waste are commonplace. This affects tourism, the marine environment and also impacts people’s health: fish that people eat can be contaminated by consuming plastics, toxic smoke from burning rubbish is extremely poisonous and rubbish also makes a perfect home for mosquitos to breed and spread diseases. Members of the public engage with educational displays

Recent data gathered from waste to be in place to compliment the (including offshore islands) are audits in Port Moresby, conducted messaging e.g. sufficient rubbish also experiencing similar issues by the National Capital District bins, recycling systems, waste with lack of waste systems Council (NCDC), have indicated separation, collections and well- and infrastructure and through that the current waste generation designed landfills. education communities can devise statistics per person are 0.71kg locally-specific practical solutions. per week. This provides a useful Port Moresby’s population grows benchmark enabling comparative annually with urban drift and analysis to gauge the effectiveness Strong education outcomes experiences high population of education programs and density putting pressure on the awareness campaigns going capacity of current waste systems. Throughout the course of this forward. The city’s landfill at Baruni is in the project 3,424 people received initial stages of re-development, the Love your Coast educational The Department of Environment however, arguably, it will not be presentation. Through verbal and Conservation (DEC) have long before this facility has reached feedback, perceived engagement commissioned a National Waste capacity given the increase in levels and survey results it was Strategy to be implemented in waste generation as a result of clear that participants found the the next 1 - 2 years. Awareness population increase. (Extrapolated presentation both enjoyable campaigns and educational work year 2000 census data indicates and that it had a high impact, should work alongside the national, that estimated solid waste for Port with strong levels of retention of regional and local level systems Moresby in 2012 is about 27,000 information and indications of that are to be implemented as a to 50,000 tonnes and for the year intent to change behaviour in a result of this strategy. 2014, the projected solid waste for positive way. Port Moresby is 49,000 to 71,000). Inadequate waste Surveys filled out by 488 athletes, managements systems to Investment in facilities, systems team management, and sporting and waste infrastructure should officials from 11 different provinces, compliment program occur concurrently with investment during the PNG Games in Kokopo, in education and understanding indicated that: around the impacts of waste. Port Moresby lacks infrastructure • 79% of participants and investment in waste relative Through education young people and communities will see the need understood ‘all’ or ‘most of’ the to the population. To maximise presentation content the effectiveness of educational for improved infrastructure. • 70% of participants said that and awareness programs about It is likely that less populated they learnt ‘A lot’ from the waste appropriate systems need areas around the country presentation

• 97% of participants would Need for further and community group leaders share the information they -- expressed enthusiasm for learned during presentations awareness resources receiving both digital and printed with others versions of Love your Coast • 95% of participants would There is an on-going need for awareness resources. change their behaviour around people to understand the effects of littering and disposal of rubbish non-biodegradable waste to enable Locally specific material (imagery as a result of what they learned people to make better decisions and examples) proved particularly around what they consume and effective in engaging participants. Based on this finding it has been A full breakdown of the survey how they dispose of it. decided that resources should be results can be found by tailored to include local examples clicking here. It was clear from discussions with a large number of teachers, when the S&E Prog is introduced educators from local council to each of the provinces in Papua Ongoing need for coastal departments, and community New Guinea (and across Oceania clean-up activities members, that there is very little in other projects). Budget and time educational content in this field. will need to be invested for the Further resources are required to compilation of this material for the A large number of presentation deliver and spread the educational Love Your Coast program to have attendees in Port Moresby message. maximum impact. (including athletes, team officials, students, private and public sector A number of educational Working with athletes employees) attended the Ela institutions indicated that they Beach clean-up event and the had participated in beach or proves effectivE activity was widely enjoyed. This school-ground clean-ups in the indicates that the educational past, however, the students Athletes and sporting presentation prompted positive benefited greatly from receiving representatives have a unique action and the clean-up provided an educational background to opportunity to utilise their status an excellent opportunity for reconfirm the clean-up’s purpose. within society to advance participants to act on their positive educational messages. We noticed behavioural intent. Project participants – including that when athletes presented to athletes, team management, schools and communities, there Through the ongoing initiatives teachers, principals, church set up by BSP (who run an was a much greater likelihood leaders, government and for communities to adopt better established ‘Go Green’ clean-up municipal council representatives, and awarenss campaign with practices around disposal of waste. over 35 ambassadors throughout PNG) and Inter Oil (among others) coastal clean-up events have become an established community activity. Clean-ups are clearly an important way to reconfirm the connection between littering behavior and the coastline.

Athlete-run beach clean-up events will be an important aspect of the Sport and Environment program in the future, by providing the said opportunity to act and also as a teambuilding/leader training activity that will show athletes in an even more positive light within communities.

Ela Beach clean-up participants celebrate their work Media are a key tool and are willing to assist in educating the community

Significant media attention was received throughout the project, with three features on national television, interviews on two radio stations and coverage in the national daily newspapers ‘Post Courier’ and the ‘National’.

This coverage extended the reach of the awareness message far beyond the participants who engaged directly, showed the participation of athletes in a a Kila Mala, regional dragonboating representative, presents the Love your Coast message to players. positive program, creating a large launch and provided a strong precedent to help secure future This was because people who Working with athletes project sponsorship opportunities. garner immediate respect through improves post-sporting sporting achievements delivered Sustainable Coastlines has had the message and indicates that career skills significant success garnering the broader rationale of up-skilling media attention for programs in athletes to deliver environmental New Zealand and the Pacific and 50 athletes and team management messages is sound, boding well for are planning to include a workshop officials attended a presentation the future of this program. for media training as part of what techniques workshop delivered can be offered in this program. Kila Mala – a provincial dragon by Webster and McDonnell with excellent feedback. boating representative and staff Port Moresby: 15 – 29 Oct 2012 member at PNGSFOC – proved to This indicates that athletes are be a very effective presenter after • EmTV interview and filming keen to develop such skills, willing receiving training from Webster whilst presenting to ‘Just Play’ to invest their time to develop and McDonnell. They found that young footballers (Filmed on such skills and also that further school students and community Wed 24 Oct) members were more engaged workshops would be a well- • Kalang radio interview and when Mala presented. received and effective tool for improving skills that will assist talkback (Recorded Tues 23 October) Mala accompanied the Sustainable athletes to gain employment during Coastlines crew to presentations and after their sporting careers. • Press release featured in with schools and athletes on four Post Courier and National occasions prior to presenting to By continuing training sessions newspapers (Tues 30 October around 1,160 people himself with as started by the PNGSFOC with – see appendix) a similar level of engagement Sustainable Coastlines, athletes according to the surveys. This is an that engage with the program Kokopo: 19 – 30 Nov 2012 excellent indication of the training will have the opportunity to gain system working in practice. important life skills such as: • EmTV interview and filming public speaking techniques, event of presentation to Milne Bay A representative of the NCD management/marketing skills, province (Wed 21st November) province Hockey team, Milton improved health practices and • Press release featured in the Angat Giali Kisapai, also attended budgeting. Post Courier and National a number of presentations and newspapers (Fri 23 November proved to be very useful in – see appendix) influencing communities.

• Press release featured in the Post Courier Weekend newspaper (Sat 24 November – see appendix) • Kundu TV live prime time feature (Wed 28 November) • NBC radio interview (click here to listen) Entertainment & education an important association

The mix of entertainment, fun and education has proven to be successful in past projects and helps to position Love your Coast activities as desirable rather than a PNG National Triathlete Mairi Feeger makes an artwork from rubbish picked up community service or obligation. from the beach Throughout the course of the program, entertainment alongside of different sectors despite a short result of their involvement in the education proved to be an notice period. program they have since provided effective method of communicating significant financial support not awareness messaging. Films Athletes and sporting only towards the development incorporated into the presentation representatives from a range of the program itself but also to and theatrical presentation of disciplines showed very high other activities conducted by the techniques were particularly useful engagement levels and willingness PNGSFOC. The growth of this during school and community to be involved with the program relationship is a great example visits. on an ongoing basis. This bodes of how NOC’s can extend their well for Sport and the Environment network of sponsors through the During the public clean-up day programs to become an extra implementation of their own Sport on October 27th a number of incentive for attracting further and Environment program. initiatives combined to create sponsors to support the PNGFSOC a festive and fun atmosphere and other NOC’s around Oceania The National Capital District that enticed the general public in the future. (NCD), Port Moresby, was hugely to get involved. Alongside music supportive of the first phase of the and food for participants, an Esso Highlands Ltd. was hugely program providing equipment and educational display with images supportive of the initial phase significant human resources. and facts about the impact of non- of the Sport and Environment biodegradable waste proved very program. Approximately 45 of Operational support for the popular, as did a live public art their staff attended an awareness program also came from BSP, piece of the 2015 presentation and about 60 of their Coca Cola, Steel Industries, logo created by national triathlete staff and family members helped to the Department of Environment Mairi Feeger from rubbish picked clean-up Ela Beach. and Conservation, Motu Koita up on the day. Assembly, numerous educational Three staff members also attended institutions, church groups, local ‘train the trainer’ sessions to learn care groups and sports teams. Strong support from presentation techniques and a variety of sectors is content that would enable them Such a wide base of support to conduct the Love your Coast indicates strong opportunities to promising for future presentation to their communities. build the capacity of a great variety Prior to the launch of the Sport of people in Papua New Guinea The initial phase of the Sport and Environment program ESSO through the future development and Environment program was Highlands Ltd. was not a financial of the Sport and Environment widely supported from a number sponsor of the PNGSFOC. As a program.

Young football players enjoy the Ela Beach clean-up day

individual actions with a common The major objective of future work Conclusion and highly tangible problem, the is to fully train athletes, sporting Love your Coast project provides representatives, community The initial phase of the the perfect opportunity for an leaders and other interested PNGSFOC’s Sport and achievable community-owned and parties as Sport and Environment Environment Program has proven run solution. ‘ambassadors’ in as many Papua an ongoing community need New Guinean communities as for improved waste behaviours, The next stage of development possible. These ambassadors coastal clean-up activities and for the Sport and Environment would then be in a position to litter awareness work in Papua program should look to compliment independently conduct ongoing New Guinea. It has identified the existing programs already litter awareness, prevention and that athletes and sporting in place through companies clean-up activities with the support representatives can provide an such as BSP and Inter Oil as of the PNGSFOC. important resource to assist in well as utilise existing networks advancing environmental education and organisations with social messages whilst also gaining responsibility focuses to advance important life skills themselves. messages around improved waste behaviour. The program It was clear through the should also grow alongside and in enthusiastic and wide-ranging conjunction with national, regional support received from a wide range and local waste management of sectors, that the program was strategies currently in the popular. By connecting simple, development stage.

Thank YOU

Thank you to all of the people and organisations that provided support and sponsorship to make this project possible. Your help contributed greatly to the success of this project.

www.sustainablecoastlines.org

APPENDIX: SUMMARY OF PROJECT RESULTS

Participants in clean-up Equivalent to 114 full rubbish Equivalent to 75 suitcases at Attendees at our educational activities. sacks (50 litre capacity). the full baggage allowance presentations. = 20 people. (23 kilograms). = 20 people.

800 Volunteers 13,875Litres 1,734 Kilograms 3,424 People

PARTICIPANTS VOLUME WEIGHT EDUCATION

APPENDIX: SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS

488 3,424 SURVEYS COMPLETED PRESENTATION ATTENDEES

UNDERSTANDING LEARNING

79% 70% of participants understood ‘all’ or of participants said that they learnt ‘most of’ the presentation content ‘A lot’ from the presentation

SHARING CHANGING

97% 95% of participants would share the information of participants would change their behaviour they learned during presentations with others around littering and disposal of rubbish as a result of what they learned

APPENDIX: MEDIA PRESS RELEASE, 29 OCTOBER 2012

Sport helps to educate people about the importance of a clean environment

Ela Beach, in the National Capital District, was looking like its old self again on Saturday October 27th, following a big beach clean-up attended by over 450 Port Moresby residents.

Among the people who braved the hot sun to roll their sleeves up and lend a hand were PNG’s athletes, school students and children taking part in the Just Play program, staff from Esso Highlands, NCDC, Coca Cola, D.E.C., BSP and a large number of people from the general public.

Together, they collected over 13,000lt’s (55 full drums) or 1.625 tonnes of rubbish from this iconic stretch of coastline. The main offenders were disposable plastic products, with food wrappers, bottle lids, plastic bottles and plastic bags a regular feature. Glass was also a common find, which poses a major risk to beachgoers. Plastic and artificial waste cannot biodegrade, or rot away back into the soil, and become a threat to marine life. Large amounts of it have been found floating around in the world’s oceans and get washed up onto beaches all over the world including Papua New Guinea.

This rubbish is mainly dropped on land and is washed out to sea through drains and rivers or blown out by the wind. Sustainable Coastlines, a New Zealand based NGO which helped run the event under their flagship program “Love Your Coast”, is trying to educate people about this.

Sustainable Coastlines, Ryley Webster and Torrey McDonnell were in Port Moresby for two weeks raising awareness on rubbish and its effects on the marine environment and human health. They were invited to partner with the PNG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee through the Athletes Commission to assist in setting up their Sport and Environment Program. They have successfully run programs in the past with the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) Athletes Commission and hope to make this a case study that other nations around the Pacific can replicate.

In this partnership, they are training and equipping elite athletes with the knowledge and resources to spread the message to different communities about putting rubbish in the right places and the impact of waste if it is not disposed of properly.

Sir John Dawanincura, President of the PNGSFOC, who also picked up rubbish on the day, thanked everyone for being a part of the first ever PNGSFOC Athletes Commission Sport & Environment Clean-up Ela Beach Activity. Commenting on the importance of the programme he said, “In the lead-up to the Pacific Games in 2015 this programme will also raise the profile of sports and athletes that will be representing the nation. Port Moresby is the host city for the 2015 Pacific Games and we want it to look its best when the rest of the Pacific arrives on our shores. There is a link between playing sport and enjoying the environment and the Ela Beach clean-up is a great way to highlight that.” He also expressed the PNGSFOC’s gratitude to Esso Highlands, Coca-Cola Amatil, NCDC, BSP and Steel Industries and Olympic Solidarity for the generous support needed to make the landmark event possible.

Along with the cleaning up of rubbish on the beach, event participants also took part in various sporting activities, including beach , soccer and . They were also able to witness, local PNG artist and national team triathlete, Mairi Feeger use some of the waste collected to create a piece of art in the form of the 2015 Pacific Games logo. Mr. Webster and McDonnell, along with athletes, also visited schools and different organisations educating and training them about the damaging effects human rubbish is having to marine environment all over the world when it ends up in the sea.

He said, Saturday’s event was a start and they hope to spread the message all over the city and the country so that less rubbish is thrown around where it can end up in the sea. “Understanding the reasons why we need to put rubbish in the bin is very important, education around this issue is key. As a result of education, we hope that people make good decisions around what they do with their rubbish and collectively we can find solutions to keep Ela Beach and the beautiful coastlines around PNG free from plastic and other harmful waste,” Mr. Webster said.

APPENDIX: MEDIA PRESS RELEASE, 22 NOVEMBER 2012

PNGSFOC runs programs at PNG Games

THE Papua New Guinea Sports Federation & Olympic Committee (PNGSFOC) is running some of the programmes of the committees it is involved in at the PNG Games in Kokopo. Athletes and officials taking part in the games will be exposed to messages emphasising the slogan of the Voices of the Athletes Programme, “Be a Leader, Play True, Play Safe and Go Green Clean-up”.

The Play True messages focus on anti-doping and raising awareness on the use of drugs in sports. PNGSFOC will be working with the PNG Sports Anti-Doping Organisation (PNGSADO) who will be running Doping Control Officer and Chaperone training as well as carrying out tests on athletes. Natanya Potoi from the regional body, Oceania Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (ORADO) and Graham Turnbull from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Association (ASADA) will also be at the games assisting with these activities. PNGSADO received support of K50, 000 from PNG Sports Foundation to run the training program.

The Play Safe messages related to HIV awareness will be run through the Sport & HIV Committee. The committee is supporting the East New Britain Provincial AIDS Committee and other New Guinea Islands PACS present in Kokopo to conduct a quiz on HIV with athletes and officials. The Committee represented by members, Ako Maniana and Peter Momo, will also be visiting sporting venues and team villages to carry-out educational presentations on issues related to HIV and AIDS.

Joining the Sport & HIV Committee on their educational visits and presentations will be a team from the Sport & Environment message who will be spreading the message of Go Green Clean-up and the importance of proper rubbish disposal and the negative effects waste can have on the environment and the health of human beings. Their efforts are being supported by Ryley Webster from the Sustainable Coastlines Love Your Coast programme.

Auvita Rapilla, Secretary General of the PNGSFOC, said the PNGSFOC is happy to partner with the various organisations in each of these areas and commented on the wonderful opportunity the PNG Games provides for important messages to be communicated to men and women from all over PNG. Rapilla said, “With so many people converging in one area, there is a real need to share with them information on important issues. Hopefully the athletes and officials will leave the games with not only a sense of accomplishment from participating in the PNG Games but also with a better understanding on issues related to HIV, the use of drugs in sport and the need to respect the environment.”

The Games have gone into the fourth day now and while athletes and officials are busy competing, they will also benefit from the different programmes and activities organised by PNGSFOC, PNGSF, ORADO and other supporting groups.

APPENDIX: MEDIA PRESS RELEASE, 23 NOVEMBER 2012

‘Love your Coast’ - Athletes Commission Sport & Environment program engages athletes at the PNG Games

Following on from the hugely successful launch of the ‘Love your Coast’ Sport and Environment Clean-up project in Port Moresby last month – which culminated in 450 Port Moresby residents removing over 13,000litres or 1.6tonnes of rubbish from Ela Beach – representatives of the PNG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee Athletes Commission are at the PNG Games in Kokopo educating the nations athletes about the effects of rubbish on the place we all love – the coastline.

Throughout the course of the games, large numbers of athletes from the various competing provinces will receive presentations about rubbish and the impact that it is having on marine life and human health.

The ‘Love your Coast’ project, is looking to identify, train up, and equip athletes and community leaders with the knowledge and understanding to advance education around the effects of non biodegradable waste within their communities, organisations, villages, churches and schools.

“Everyone looks up to the top athletes in the province, therefore, they have a great opportunity to influence people in their home communities and promote messages around environmental awareness,” says Ryley Webster from New Zealand based NGO, Sustainable Coastlines - a group that is partnering with the PNG Sports Federation & Olympic Committee (PNGSFOC) in setting up their ‘Love your Coast’ Sport and Environment program.

The 5th PNG Games in Kokopo represents a unique opportunity for the program to engage with athletes, management and officials from around the country and identify leaders within each province to be ambassadors for the program moving forward.

Members of the NCD Rugby 7’s team (pictured), who feature the ‘Love your Coast’ logo on their uniforms, took time out of their training schedule during the games to help clean-up one of the local Kokopo beach areas. With many of the team coming from villages on the coast they recognize the importance of keeping coastal areas and the ocean free from harmful plastic debris.

It was no surprise to the team to find mainly disposable plastic products such as plastic bottles, food wrappers, bottle caps, and plastic bags. Beaches around the world are littered with these items that have made their way into the ocean via drains, streams, and rivers, every time it rains.

One of the big issues is that plastic cannot biodegrade, or rot away back into the soil like natural products, meaning it is around for a very long time. This causes problems when it gets into the marine environment as marine life can either be wrapped up in it or mistake it for food. It is proven that in areas around the world’s oceans, where large amounts of plastic products are accumulating, fish are mistaking that plastic for food and absorbing many of the pollutants within plastic into their bodies.

“The fact that fish are being poisoned from rubbish that we are dropping on land is very scary. We love to eat fish, in fact many coastal communities rely on fish from the sea, so we need to act now. The need is there to educate people about not littering, because if we keep behaving in the same way, there could be a time in the not too distant future that we cannot eat the fish from our traditional fishing grounds,” says Madi Ora, the captain of the team.

The ‘Love your Coast’ Sport and Environment program has been introduced to compliment the existing Play Safe (HIV awareness) and Play True (anti-doping) campaigns already successfully run by the PNG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee. In the lead up to the 2015 Pacific Games, held in Port Moresby, these programs will help raise awareness amongst the people of PNG about these important issues.