Thursday, July 01, 2010

UNESCO encourages UOG Enga students’ awareness activities


 By KATE GUNN of UOG

 The UNESCO country office in Papua New Guinea yesterday (Wednesday) visited the Engan Students’ Association at the University of Goroka
Yori Yei, secretary general of UNESCO (PNG), spent time with students from Enga province currently studying at UOG. 
Yei presented to the association K5, 000 to be used for awareness activities in the Enga Province by the students whilst on their end of year break.
 Manager for culture at UNESCO Paul Peter and secretary general of UNESCO PNG  Yori Yei presenting the money to president of Enga Students' Association at UOG Wanpis Napian and chairman of Jamaica Kandes with lecturer Lynn Iarume looking on

The donation, presented by Yei on behalf of James Marape Minister for Education and chairman of UNESCO in PNG, was accepted by the Enga Students’ Association chairman Jamaica Kandes and president Wanpis Napian. 
Yei explained to the students that the money should be utilised for activities related to the education of those uneducated people in Enga.
 “It’s your responsibility as the educated elite of the province to help educate Engans on current issues,”Yei told the students.
Yei said UNESCO was happy to support little initiatives for public awareness and education. 
Napian said there were many issues that needed to be addressed in Enga province. 
He said the donation from UNESCO would be used by the students for awareness activities in the province on outcome based education (OBE) in primary schools, as many people did not know about OBE in Enga.
The PNG Commission for UNESCO is based in Port Moresby and education is one of its organisational themes along with culture, science and communication. 
Anyone wishing to donate or support the Enga Students’ Association at the University of Goroka should contact Mr Kandes on email jamaicastonez@yahoo.com or Napian on email wanpisnapist@yahoo.com or care of the University of Goroka, PO Box 1078, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

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