National Capital District - Provincial Aids Council LIFE SKILLS Out of School Youths (T.O.T) Training 24th September - 12th October, 2007

I was invited by (UNICEF) PNG to facilitate a LifeSkills (T.O.T) training for NCD-PAC for out of school youths.
From September 24th - 12th October, 2007.
Venue: PNG Bible Society - Koki Port Moresby.

The first day was great Ben Maraga NCD-PAC trainer, Mavis Tito PNG Caritas trainer and myself Life Skills Trainer for YU - TOK youth outreach PNG.

Check out my Slide Show!

UN Family & Friendz Care Day 25th September, 2007

UN Familily and Friendz Care Day was held at Hide Away Hotel on the 25th September,2007. Which I was asked by UNICEF Dr Anna Fredah and Regina Kagl to Facilitate the Adolescents during the UN Familly and Friendz care day.

The objective of the UN Family and Friendz Care Day is to inform the UN Families and Friendz about the RISKS & PPRIMARY PREVENTION ABOUT HIV-AIDS.


1. Introduction

Background
The one-day UN families and friends care day had been held on 25 August, 2007 at the Hide Away Hotel Sogeri conference room to inform and educate UN family members friends about the risk and primary prevention about HIV-AIDS and to spread the awareness building on the prevention of HIV-AIDS within UN staff families and friends of UN.

In order to create mass sensitization on HIV-AIDS status and vulnerability of HIV-AIDS within staffs families and friends of UN, one-day family care workshop on “HIV-AIDS risks and prevention Workshop” was organized. Overall 200plus participants including (UN) staff and family member’s friends and representatives of the various NGO organizations in Port Moresby were actively participated in the care day workshop.

As HIV-AIDS epidemic is increasing rapidly in the country it is a must to inform and educate UN staff, family members and friends of UN about the risk and primary prevention about the HIV-AIDS.

There is a growing need and concern to raise awareness and highlights the issue related to HIV/AIDS right from the grassroots level to the policy level. Thus, one day “UN Family and Friends care day” was organized with the following objectives:

Objectives:
- To inform address and inform (UN) staffs, families and friends about the risk and primary prevention about HIV-AIDS.
- To develop UN staff, family and friends to actively involve and impart education on HIV-AIDS amongst the peers in their respective areas.

II. Inaugural:

Session I
The Inaugural session primarily focussed on welcoming the participants and thanking all the participants for showing their interest and solidarity in the addressing the issue of HIV/AIDS. Miss Jacqueline Badcook, UNDP country rep, formally inaugurated the “UN family members”. Margaret Loko welcomes the entire participant and gave a brief summary about the objective of the UN family and friends care day. The facilitator Regina Kagl welcomes the participants and divided them into 3 groups:
Children’s
Adolescents and
Adults

Session II: Separated into 3 Groups:

Group 1 Children’s
Children were asked to draw to identified themselves & draw a picture and write their names.
Session I
a) Writings
The facilitators write boy and girl on the flip chart and gave the children VIP cards to write their names and paste it on the one which they think they belong to. Boy or girl.
b) Drawings
The children were asked to draw pictures of there houses and write their names.

c) Games
The children were playing a variety of games from cats and dogs and act…
The children were facilitated by Regina Kagl and Olive. The facilitators do fun and games, drawings and writing.


Group 2 Adolescents
a) Introduction
The second sessions begin with the Facilitators Dr Anna Freda and Stanley David Shaiongu addresses the adolescents participants lead into an introduction.

b) Exercise (Knowing Yourself)
In the third session of the training, each participant was given zip cards and was to answer the following questions:
i) Have you discuss HIV-AIDS with anyone?
Based on their answers they were to answer these second questions:
i) Why not?
ii) Who can you talk to?


c) Scenario Exercise
In this session they were told this scenario.
If you were being bullied at school who will you talk to?
Each have been given zip cards and they will each write there answers and past on the flip chart.

d) Main Question
After convincing them knowing themselves we asked them these question:
i)Do you think it is important to talk about HIV-AIDS within your families
Based on there answer they are to answer these questions:
i/ Why not?
ii/ Who can you talk to?

e) Group Exercise
In this session, four groups were formed. In the group work the participants are asked to
Come up with there answers on these questions?
i/ Do you think it is possible to learn HIV-AIDS within families?



f) Role Play
In this session two participants and the facilitator with his assistant are playing a role play with this scenario: Two friends Moses a boy and Pauline a girl coming back home from school. They have an assignment to work on together at Pauline’s home when arriving at Pauline’s home her mom and dad were inside waiting for their daughter. Pauline with her friend Moses went inside the house Pauline’s parents welcomed them home and got-up and asked about the school and what they have learned in class today. Pauline and Moses answered and the dad asked to see what they’ve learned when Pauline reach out into her school bag to pick out her exercise book a packets of condom fall off her bag in front of her mommy and daddy and ended there.

The purpose of the Role play is to see how parents of today react to such situation.

g) Final Summary
Dr Anna Freda and Stanley David Shaiongu sum up the day with more brief about the activities; role play and scenario exercise and end the Adolescents group.

Group 3 Adults
The Adult were facilitated by Dr Grace Karowea and Tim


Session 3
Advocacy Technique:
The following points were emerged from the group presentation and the recommending committee compiled it they are as follow:

- There is a need to start educate and discuss about HIV-AIDS within UN staff families and friends.


Action Plan:
An action plan was decided where there will no need for International Facilitators to come and do surveys on UN staff family members has it has already done for free with our local facilitators for free.

Session 4
Groups Presentation:
For the group presentation only the Adolescents group did their presentation with Dr Anna Freda Kisesa go through the activities during the adolescent sessions? At the end the role play was replayed to the all participants.

Session 5
Summing up and Conclusion:
The UN families and friends care day come to an end with the vote of thanks to the UN staff, families and friends of UN delivered by: Tim



The session was finally concluded with lunch and refreshments.

Annex 1. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (Adults)
NO
NAME
ORGANISATION
1
Mrs Elizabeth Ndenzako
WHO
2
Mr Fabian Ndenzako
WHO
3
Micheal Ronnie
UNICEF
4
Mr Donald Oa
UNICEF
5
Mr Isaac Tolire
NCDC
6
Jefferey Nathan
Dept of Works
7
Mrs Ruth Uapipi

8
Andrew Uapipi
WHO
9
Kana Ifoya
WHO
10
Gideon Odawa
UNAIDS
11
Gino D Tanu
c/Donald Oa UNICEF
12
Sadiki E Mathew
c/ Gakuli Mathew
13
Eileen G Mathew
c/Gakuli Mathew
14
Dr Anna Fredah Kisesa
UNICEF
15
Dr Grace Karowea
UNICEF
16
Rumei Masibora
UNDP
17
Regina Kagl
UNICEF
18
Emma M Oa
UNDP
19
Hera M Vai
c/ Kerum Gavera Gamu W.H.O
20
Ete L Frank
WHO
21
Susan Teio
WHO
22
James Teio
Dept Of Health
23
Rwabvhemba
UNAIDS

















Annex 2. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (Adolescents)
No
NAMES
1
Noah Yanga
2
Iga Geita
3
Andrew Aisi
4
Peter
5
John
6
Rodney
7
Adrian Sabbath
8
Emmanuel Aisi
9
Pedro Aisi
10
Pomio Aisi
11
Moses Mkusa
12
Daniel Mkusa
13
Ian Taima
14
Junior Ifoya
15
Jack
16
Junior G
17
Emma W
18
Jacinta Mirou
19
Anna T
20
Toezen Y
21
Sabby Y
22
Leothina M
23
Serita A
24
Cawnelian
25
Josephine Oa
26
Grace K
27
Nicola K
28
Emma Patrict
29
Stanley David Shaiongu


Annex 3 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (Children’s)

No
NAMES
1
Pesei
2
William Aisi
3
Frank
4
Lawrence
5
Raburn
6
Steven
7
Micheal
8
Trevor
9
Frank
10
Natalie
11
Tony
12
Nanncy G
13
Giro D
14
Isabelle
15
Matobi
16
Nella
17
Leilani D
18
Ace
19
Margara
20
Waibe

Mobile Phone Serial Number

Hi everyone

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A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. Should your phone be stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They in turn, will then be able to block your handset, so that even if the thief changes the SIM card, the phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole or bought the stolen item,can't use it either.
If everybody does this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones anymore. Send this to as manypeople with mobiles as possible. At least we can cause more frustration to anyone who wants to steal a mobile phone.
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Public Lecture by Prof. Tim Flannery Climate Change, its Causes and Impact (social, ecological and economic), and Deforestation in Papua New Guinea.

I attend a public lecture by prof. Tim Flannery about the Climate Change, its Causes and Impact (social, ecological and economic), and Deforestation in Papua New Guinea. Held at Holiday Inn, Ballroom 20th August,2007.

The lecture was organised by the ICCC and INA.

Tim Flannery is one of Australian's leading thinkers and writers. An internationally scientist explorer and conservationist. His books include the Weather Makers (2006 book of the year, NSW Premier's literary prize), definitive ecological histories of Australia (The future eaters) and North America (The Eternal Frontier), and on PNG *Mammals of New Guinea* and *Throwim way Leg* recently providing the foreword to Majnep and Bulmer's lone awaited*Animal the Ancestors Hunted* He has published more that 100 peer-reviewed papers.

As a field zoologist he has identified more than thirty new species of mammals and at 34 was awarded teh Edgeworth Medal for Outstanding Research, Sir David Attenborough saw him as one of the world's great explorers. He received a Centenary of Federation Medal for service to science and delivered the 2002 Australia Day address to the nation. A familiar voice on international radio, he has contributed to documentaries such as The Future Eaters (1998), Wild Australasia (2003), Island in the sky (1992) and bushfire (1997), the Colony (2004) and ATLAS.

Formerly director of the South Australian Museum, Flannery spent a year as professor of Australian studies at Harvard, and now holds a post Macquarie University, He is a leading member of the Wentworth Group, which reports independently to government on sustainability issues. He is chairman of South Australian Premier's Science Council and Sustainability Rountable; a director of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy; and the National Geographic Society's Australasian representative. In 2005 he was honoured as Australian Humanist of the year and named Australian of the Year in 2007.

(CAMA) Creative Arts Musician Association Launching YU-TOK Awearness 11th August,2007.

(CAMA) Creative Arts Musician Association is an association formed by UPNG arts&music.
The launching was on a Saturday 11th August,2007. With presents of ANGLIC CARE STOP AIDS rep: Helen Samilo (PLWHA) Person Living with HIV-AIDS, WORLD BANK - YU TOK RADIO rep: my self.

I was asked by the CAMA President: JACK KELLY to run an awearness campaign for the youths attending the association launching.

Launching Program for Creative Arts Musicians Association.

Arrival of guests procession of guests to the arena welcomed by the UPNG Manus Dancers.

Opening prayer by Lutheran Chaplin

National Anthem/ The pledge (Music Students)

Opening remarks by MC - Joe Bukikun (BAHA) rep:

Guests:

US ambassador to PNG Leslie Rowe

Guests Speaker

V.C Professor Ross Hynes

P/Arts Coordinator Mr Tony Subam

Songs and Items provided by the music students.

Also performing was the US MARINE FORCE PACIFIC BAND (US MFPB)

Here is a photo I took with a member of the US MFPB.