Tri Arisanti, a voluntary teacher, revived primary and secondary education within four months, which had been virtually at a standstill until then.
Exploring Samenage
2021-06-22T12:30:51+02:00Last year, Tri Arisanti rang the bell at Hapin. Tri had recently returned to Jayapura, after working as a volunteer teacher for several years in Samenage (near Wamena).
Underprivileged youth from the Star mountains set to work
2020-12-10T16:47:05+02:00The province of Oksibil, high in the Star Mountains, is difficult to reach. Twenty years ago, hundreds of Papuans fled from this area to neighboring Papua New Guinea because of the violent actions of the Indonesian army.
School for Ibelak
2020-05-27T13:17:48+02:00Elly Esema, alumni of Hapin / Grantgesture, has built a simple school building in Ibelak, a mountain village in the Baliem Valley.
Hapin support clinic in Alobaga
2020-05-27T13:29:19+02:00The kampong Alobaga is located in the district of Koyage, in the central mountainous region of Papua. Koyage consists of 20 villages, located in an inhospitable and difficult to access region.
Doctor Mia
2020-05-11T11:21:40+02:00Hapin considers it important to invest in people who serve the community in Papua and are close to the people. Such a person is Doctor Maria Rumateray.
Hapin supports bee farmers
2018-01-17T16:30:06+02:00Hapin supports DANI WAH, a group of bee farmers/entrepreneurs from Hitigima, Wamena.
Muliama Elementary School
2020-05-28T12:44:25+02:00Muliama Elemetary School in Asologaima (Baliem Valley) is a bit of an odd one out. It maintains the rule of “education is there for the students and not the other way round.
Farming rice
2018-01-17T13:41:20+02:00With the new peelers growing rice in Papua becomes more easy. The farmers can now hul the rice with a machine. That saves a lot of time and money. Transportation and outsourcing the peeling process pressed their profits. Hapin provided a grant for the purchase of the peeler.
Curriculum in native language
2020-05-28T13:07:08+02:00Willem Wetipo is a passionate headmaster. He loves the children of his school and wants them to have a chance on a good future. His form education is child-centered and consistent with their own culture and experiences