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Thanks to our fabulous sponsors and donors and Alotau Hospital for your all your wonderful work.

Pictured: Baby boy Tomakam, a one month old, with his mother Opa and father Jack of Kavataria Village.

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Photos are of the birthing kits being set up for distribution by Fellow’s VBA’s who will distribute them to the other VBA’s in the villages all over the Island and on the extremely remote outlying Islands.

Thank you again UNSW’s Dr Sophia Lin, Associate Professor Holly Seale and other helpers from the School of Population Health Faculty of Medicine & Health for such as successful 2022 Gateway packing event that really does save lives.

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Thank you again UNSW’s Dr Sophia Lin and Associate Professor Holly Seale other helpers from the School of Population Health Faculty of Medicine & Health for such as successful 2022 Gateway packing event.

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Video message from Kiriwina Secondary School Principal Mr. Cyril T.

The supply of Kiriwinan Schools with the basic items essential to teaching and learning is ongoing – please help us help them to produce their future teachers, doctors, nurses, and midwives.

The CFK Team :).

In this video the KSS Principal appeals for the donation of scientific calculators, text books, computers and ink cartridges to print the student’s learning materials.

CFK has answered the principal’s urgent pleas and delivered the scientific calculators, text books and printer ink cartridges. We are working on the other items mentioned.

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Here is the photo of our latest delivery of Basic drugs especially pain killers continue to b donated to Janson Toposona (pictured). A former Health Extension Officer and retired public servant with the Health Department. Janson operates a dispensary clinic and helps a lot of sick people with his experience and expertise. He is an expert in acupuncture and CFK has provided him with hundreds of acupuncture needles. He uses them to assist many people to recover from pain and disease.

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Ink cartridges and school fee payments delivered to KSS Principal and  a grade 12 student who is part of the CFK school fee assistance

Thank you to our wonderful donor Leonie, there was great demand of reading glasses from middle age to the old age people. Those who came first were able to get a pair of glass for themselves, however many missed out. Please continue to send some more used reading glasses and sunglasses.

Please send all donations of prescription glasses to:

Balgowlah Parcel Locker

Address:

Jodi Lawton c/o Caring for Kiriwina
Parcel Locker 10243 16847
197-215 Condamine Street
Balgowlah NSW 2093

Thank you for your support!!!

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Ten plus bags of birthing kits packed!!! Thank you UNSW’s Dr Sophia Lin and Associate Professor Holly Seale other helpers from the School of Population Health Faculty of Medicine & Health for such as successful 2022 Gateway packing event.

Birthing Kits packed at the UNSW School of Population packing event 2022
UNSW CFK birthing kit supplies
UNSW’s Dr Sophia Lin and other helpers from the School of Population Health
Faculty of Medicine & Health at the 2019 packing event.

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Our next consignment of donated goods for Kiriwina is on its way. Thank you so much to our Irish supporters and Mary’s Mother’s constant supply of baby beanies :).

Other than the beanies, this delivery consists of VBA head torches, paracetamol tablets and pens and pencils for the schools.

Thank you to all our wonderful donors and supporters who have enabled this charity to continue for 10/65 years and beyond!!!

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