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Doris Nukum (left) and  Fiona Eleiya (right), two dedicated nurses working in Ossima sub-health centre, in West Sepik, Papua New Guinea. © FAO-STREIT
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Shining a Light on 10,000 Lives: Solar Power Enhances Healthcare in Rural Papua New Guinea
11/06/2024

In northwest of Papua New Guinea a lifeline now lights steadily. The EU-STREIT PNG Programme's solar power initiative at the Ossima sub-health centre...

Three youths, Jenelyn, Joel and Nicodemas, from Mandi village in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, established an e-marketplace for the village MSME.
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Vanilla Dreams to Digital Realms: Empowering Papua New Guinea's Farmers for Global Success
25/04/2024

In Wewak, Papua New Guinea, an initiative by FAO and ITU under EU-STREIT PNG is transforming local vanilla farmers into international vendors. Through...

Jeffery Osi, an elder and lead cocoa farmer in Osima Village, revived his old cocoa blocks using support by the FAO.
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From Isolation to Opportunity: Revived Cocoa Business Marks a Turning Point for a Remote Papua New Guinea Village
07/02/2024

In Papua New Guinea's remote Osima Village, the EU-STREIT PNG Programme transforms lives through cocoa farming, market access, gender & youth inclusion,...

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Part of the EU-STREIT Team to the CGC Agri Trade Expo
27/06/2024
FAO-supported cocoa and vanilla agripreneurs from Sepik attract significant international attention at the CGC Agri Trade Expo in Port Moresby. 
Doris Nukum (left) and  Fiona Eleiya (right), two dedicated nurses working in Ossima sub-health centre, in West Sepik, Papua New Guinea. © FAO-STREIT
11/06/2024
In northwest of Papua New Guinea a lifeline now lights steadily. The EU-STREIT PNG Programme's solar power initiative at the Ossima sub-health centre has illuminated not just the building, but the lives of 10,000 villagers who now have access to essential healthcare at all hours. 
Participants posing for a group photo at the conclusion of the ToT organized by FAO, under the EU-STREIT PNG, on the  Farming as a Family Business.
03/06/2024
30 Government Officers, staff of implementing partner organisations and Lead Farmers Trained to Address Gender Issues and Improve Incomes at farming household levels in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea.
Sepik farmers in FHA tradeshow
28/05/2024
FAO-supported initiative propels Sepik farmers into the global market, securing export agreements for cocoa and vanilla products and fostering sustainable agricultural value chain development.
Distribution of stainless steel Klin Pipe cocoa dryers  by the FAO
24/05/2024
FAO in partnership with the Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea, has initiated the distribution of 500 stainless steel cocoa drying kits to enhance the processing capacity and quality of cocoa fermentation in the Sepik region.
Farmers living in the vicinity of the Brandi Secondary School using the Resource Centre for marketing their products.
22/05/2024
A new era of digital empowerment begins for 1500+ students and numerous farmers’ groups with the inauguration of a Resource Centre at the Brandi Secondary School in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea. This facility, established by the ITU under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme, aims to enhance digital literacy and market connectivity. 
A local cultural performance group celebrating the inauguration of the Cocoa Export Market Facility established by FAO as part of the EU-STREIT PNG Programme.
20/05/2024
The FAO, as part of the EU-funded STREIT PNG Programme, has inaugurated the Cocoa Export Market Depot in Vanimo, West Sepik, to support 20,000 farming households by enhancing market access and opportunity to premium prices. This facility, now operated by the West Sepik Provincial Administration’s business arm, aims to boost incomes and improve the livelihoods of local cocoa producers.