• Midwife Training initiative

    Midwife Training initiative

    Currently for the approx. 55,000 Kiriwinans on the Island there is NO Doctor and the two trained Midwives have recently retired. We are raising funds to allow two Kiriwinan women chosen by the VBA and Kiriwinan community to embark on an intensive three year Midwife training course at the POM SDA University. We need to raise funding for the full three year course including accommodation and food. A very big commitment by all involved.

  • VILLAGE BIRTH ATTENDANTS (VBA) ON-GOING TRAINING PROGRAM

    VILLAGE BIRTH ATTENDANTS (VBA) ON-GOING TRAINING PROGRAM

    Improving the quality of maternity care services can save the lives of women and babies, and our ongoing project is to provide more training on Kiriwina in basic and emergency skills in maternal and newborn health.

  • Education

    Education

    We send educational supplies to the Schools on Kiriwina. Caring for Kiriwina’s first primer book translated into the Kiriwinian language by Dr Reverend Ralph Lawton, is currently in design and production.

  • Drinking Water

    Drinking Water

    We are raising funds to promote the supply of clean drinking water. Kiriwina Island is flat, with no rivers and no naturally-occurring fresh drinking water.

Upcoming Events

VBA Training Program 2018 – October 2018

October 21, 2018 at 5:00 am

OUR CURRENT PROJECT – New Training scheduled for October 21st 2018 After the incredible success of our one week training program in April 2017 helping to save the lives of women and babies, we are now working towards providing...

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  • Clean Drinking Water

    We are raising funds to promote the supply of clean drinking water. Kiriwina Island is flat, with no rivers and no naturally-occurring fresh drinking water. While the underground water table is...

  • Birthing Kits

    In rural PNG the mortality rate in childbirth is 1:7, with a maternal mortality rate of 3 in every 1,000 live births. The need for aid here is great. From the...

  • Education

    CFK co-ordinate the donation and distribution of educational materials to local schools. We are producing a primer (first textbook) for teaching of reading in the Kiriwinan language, an alphabet book and...

  • Midwife Training

    Currently for the approx. 55,000 Kiriwinans on the Island there is NO Doctor and the two trained Midwives have recently retired. We are raising funds to allow two Kiriwinan women chosen...

  • VBA training program – June 2018

    Ongoing Project

    Strong Women and Strong Babies! Improving the quality of maternity care services can save the lives of women and babies, and our on-going project is to provide on-going support after the...

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Our Staff

    • Jacqui Andrews

      Primary Healthcare Midwife educator

      Midwifery Educator, Birthing Services I   Royal Hospital for Women Registered nurse/ midwife (27 years spent in the birthing environment) Early childhood health nurse (Tresillian) Masters of Education (University of Wollongong)

    • Shea Caplice

      Primary Healthcare Midwife educator

      Midwifery Educator, Birthing Services ,   Royal Hospital for Women Registered Nurse Registered Midwife with over 3O years experience Post Grad Dip Independent Practice (Syd Uni) Masters of Midwifery (UTS)

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About Us

  • ‘Caring for Kiriwina’ is a charity set up by the late Margaret Lawton, wife of Dr. Rev. Ralph Lawton, who was stationed on Kiriwina for 12 years; Ralph and Margaret became fluent speakers of the Kiriwinan language, and ultimately aided the Kiriwinan people to translate the entire Bible into the Kiriwinan language and have also been working on creating a Kiriwinan Dictionary, this work has taken approximately 50 years to complete. By creating ‘Caring for Kiriwina’ the Lawton’s have dedicated their lives to the care and advancement of the Kiriwinan people, and their family has committed themselves to continuing to advance this good work for the people of Kiriwina and nearby islands.

    Jodi and Doug Lawton - Directors, Caring for Kiriwina

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