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A great alliance – UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine (SPHCM) and CFK

Jodi Lawton
September 7, 2019
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Thank you to UNSW for organising a mass pack of Birthing and Dignity Kits with 100’s completed. The timing is perfect as we can now take them with us on our 19th September Training Trip. Thank you to Dr Sophia, Dr Holly, Kate and all the volunteer packers. You have helped save the lives of Kiriwinan mothers and babies. @UNSW Medicine, @UNSW, @CaringforKiriwina.

UNSW helps save Kiriwinan Mothers and Babies

Jodi Lawton
August 26, 2019
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Are you interested in public health as a career? Come and join us at the UNSW open day stall, Saturday 7th September 2019, 9am to 4pm, Anzac parade walk. UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine (SPHCM)are supporting Caring for Kiriwina by donating the material and organising a mass packing session for the birthing kits and dignity kits. What a wonderful life saving initiative!!! Thank you so much to the team at UNSW’s SPHCM. Just brilliant! For more information go to openday.unsw.edu.au. @unswmedicine, @unsw, #unsw, #unswmedicine, #CaringforKiriwina.

Photo courtesy of CFK’s mid-wife extraordinaire Shea Caplice.

…and more CFK Birthing and Dignity kits are winging their way to Kiriwina…

Jodi Lawton
August 24, 2019
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Thanks to all of our sponsors and donors and volunteer packers Diana and Kylie Adams and Lila Lawton another 100 kits are on their way. Australian Aid at work @DFAT, @FriendshipGrant, #DFAT, #FriendshipGrant.

Feeling loved! Receiving many thank you letters from Kiriwina High School girls for the Dignity Kits.

Jodi Lawton
August 22, 2019
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CFK received many letters of thanks from the Kiriwina High School Girls, a sample is shown below. Thank you to our volunteers, sponsors and donors and @DFAT, @FriendshipGrants, #DFAT, #FriendshipGrants for enabling us to continue this empowering work.

AND MORE BOXES OF BIRTHING AND DIGNITY KITS ON THEIR WAY….

Jodi Lawton
August 14, 2019
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Thanks to the wonderful generosity of our volunteers, sponsors and donors and Australia Aid Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, #DFAT, @FriendshipGrants, #FriendshipGrants

Kiriwina High School Well, water level reached at last…

Jodi Lawton
August 12, 2019
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The first well dug at Kiriwina High School has reached the water level. Hopefully pump installation will commence this week.

Most desperate in-land villages receive first new CFK water pump installation.

Jodi Lawton
August 7, 2019
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This photo is one of the new CFK water pumps installed at Kenobasi Village. The population of this village is approximately 130 people. The nearby village known as Wagaluma Village is about 80 people another village Okasikasi is’about 80 people has well to benefit from this water pump. This is the first of 5 pumps bought by CFK and to be installed by Mr Koega. The basement will be cemented during next week. The video of the woman pumping water is one of the VBA’s surrounded by local people. The people expressed their appreciation and gratitude to CFK’s sponsors and donors and the Australian Aid program for this life saving initiative.
In-country Manager Toks Bwaina

HOW GREAT IS THIS!

Jodi Lawton
August 4, 2019
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News from Kiriwina in real time in Facebook Posts, helping the young who are fluent in social media really assists our lines of communication. Such happy faces with their dignity kits. And look at those great water well diggers. It’s all happening thanks to our volunteers, sponsors and donors and our wonderful Australian Aid,Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, @FriendshipGrants, #DFAT, #FriendshipGrants Just WONDERFUL!!!

Kiriwina High School

August 1 at 5:04 PM ·
CFK continues to render support to KHS female students with donations of menstrual kits. Male students with staff digging the water well for the school water pumps ti be installed by CFK…Thanks to TBwaina and CFK.

July 31 at 7:47 PM ·
Thanks to CFK and in-country manager Toks Bwaina (3rd on the left photo bottom left) for supporting KHS with reusable menstrual pads for female students (pictured top) and also donated two water pumps for the school in his last visit (Pictured below). Tomorrow he will again visit the school and donate another lot of menstrual kits for the female students. Thanks CFK and Mr. Toks Bwaina for continuous support. GOD BLESS YOUR HEARTS.

A great partnership – Losuia Health Centre (LHC) and Caring for Kiriwina (CFK)…

Jodi Lawton
July 31, 2019
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Our In-Country manager Toks met with the Losuia Health Centre’s Ray, NOIC, CFK-LHC Midwife Bokowau, CFK-LHC HO Jansen yesterday to receive more birthing kits and other supplies and discuss our expanding Caring for Kiriwina initiatives including our up-coming training workshops.

Exciting to see the internet is working on the Island at the moment. Instant communication, WOW. Traditionally this link will only last for a few days so we will try and make the most of it.

Thank you to our volunteers, sponsors and donors and the Australian Government for making this all possible @DFAT, @FriendshipGrants, #DFAT, #FriendshipGrants

Great work. Way forward. In the picture shown is Ray Monewau, NOIC, Retired HEO Mr Toposona and Retired NO Bokawau who has been the powerhouse for the VBA/VHV program. Thank you all ! From Lokula Lodge

Becoming nostalgic while setting up our 2019 VBA training trip…

Jodi Lawton
July 30, 2019
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We are busily setting up items for the September 2019 VBA Training trip and came across these footage gems from 2018. Can’t wait to see them all again! Thank you our volunteers, supporters and donors #DFAT, @DFAT and @FriendshipGrants for this opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of the Kiriwinan people.

What a welcome!