Year: 2023 Amount: € 5.400,- Where: Sorong 'No farmers, no food' is a statement that is not strange in the context of Papua. Most of the non-urban population lives from agriculture. The Indonesian government invests in the image of farmers and tries to inspire younger generations in Papua for the profession through training and [...]

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Sexual and reproductive health is an universal human right. Yet in many places in the world there is reluctance or fear to discuss this topic, let alone pursue it. Discussing sexuality and reproductive health is still a taboo in Papua. Little or no reliable information is available for girls and young women about their body development and menstruation.

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Dionisius started his training as a health analyst. Life as a student in Jayapura is expensive. Dionisius' parents have a modest income and can only contribute a little of the education costs of him and his older brother. That is why Dionisius works as a cleaner in addition to his studies.

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Normally we support students with a grant to obtain a study diploma. But this question was different: can Hapin help seven young people from Manokwari get a diving license? We and the young people took up the challenge.

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For young people from the highlands of Papua, being able to study in the city is the exception rather than the rule. The distance to travel to the city is enormous, and life there is very different culturally and socially. But not every family has the money to bear the high study costs. Efet Asso (24) is one of the few young people from the Baliem Valley for whom it became possible to enroll at the university in Jayapura. That didn't happen without a fight.

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Delin is 27 years old and the second child in a family of five children. With the family’s small budget, Delin completed part of a nursing course. However, she had to stop early because all the study costs together became too high. The will to continue studying remained. Delin would like to get a good job with a diploma, so that there are means for her brothers and sisters to study as well.

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Jaar: 2023 Bedrag: € 1.000,- Waar: Sorong “Education is the key to liberating people from their position. Without education one becomes helpless, a slave to the environment.” Maria Baru is a freelance journalist from Cengkeh, a village near Sorong. She is concerned about the young generation, who she believes is becoming increasingly passive and unmotivated [...]

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Education in Papua does not match the environment and the child's world of experience. Papua GLD does it completely differently: the child learns to ask questions, to think critically and to be aware of his or her role and responsibility towards the other.

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A group of 15 young people - spread across the Sorong region - voluntarily teach children who do not go to school due to circumstances. And then it is good to be back in the classroom yourself every now and then.

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Many young Papuans do not feel at home in the Indonesian education system, which is also characterized by corruption and mismanagement. These young people are welcome in the education center of Papua Mandiri Sentosa (PMS) in Merauke.

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