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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