First Photos of the VBA meeting in May. Keep your eye out for out latest e-news coming soon…@DFAT, @FriendshipGrants.
Happy Mothers Day to all mothers everywhere!
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- May 12, 2019
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Kamatokisi Hannah Darling, please listen…
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- May 11, 2019
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…and the Classic Strings, please play these videos and listen to her stunning voice and the beautiful music played at the CFK Midwife day fundraiser. Our heartfelt thanks to Shea Caplice for organising this special get-together and all those who contributed to this great day. @DFAT,@FriendshipGrants
Maternal health remains the most challenging health issue in remote areas
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- May 9, 2019
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@DFAT @FriendshipGrants #DFAT #FriendshipGrants
Happy International Midwives Day!!
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- May 5, 2019
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Thank you to Shea Caplice and Jacqui Andrews from the bottom of our hearts, two extraordinary midwives who are prepared to risk all for others. Humanity at its best!!!!
Thank you for agreeing to our third training trip in September this year!
Shea pictured with CFK VBA’s during our Oct 2018 training trip.
@DFAT, #DFAT, @FriendshipGrants, #FriendshipGrants
International Midwife Day fundraiser
Thank you to Shea and everyone who came and donated to Caring for Kiriwina. It was a wonderful event and even the rain managed to stay away.
Thank you Hannah Darling for preforming, what an amazing voice, also the strings and Cheryl’s band. Amazing!
Lest we forget
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- April 25, 2019
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Today we are remembering those ANZACs who served in partnership with the Kirwinan people in WW2.
Thank you Diggers for building the Losuia airport strip, the most vital piece of infrastructure on Kiriwina, still in use today. As we discovered after the damage caused by the election violence in 2017 it is relatively impossible to reach the Island unless you are prepared risk your life on a two day, potentially death defying sea journey. @DFAT, #DFAT @FriendshipGrants,#LestWeForget #AnzacDay
Lest we forget.
Not forgotten nor forsaken
Are the lads no longer here;
I shall call-and you will waken
On this one day of the year
from Landing in the Dawn
John Sandes 1916
KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. 1944-01-31. A KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT OF NO. 76 SQUADRON RAAF UNDERGOING MAJOR MAINTENANCE BY MEMBERS OF NO. 12 REPAIR AND SALVAGE UNIT RAAF BEHIND THE BATTLE LINE AT KIRIWINA, UNDER A CANOPY ERECTED AS SHELTER FROM THE TROPICAL SUN. THE SAME AIRCRAFT IS ALSO SEEN IN AWM PHOTOGRAPHS 0G0620 AND OG0621.
KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. C. 1943-11-30. AN INFORMAL GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF NO. 6 MOBILE WORKS SQUADRON RAAF TAKEN ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP JUST BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM KIRIWINA TO NADZAB BY USA LCTS (LANDING CRAFT, TANK).
Images c/o the Australian War Memorial of Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua. August 1943. British built Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF on Kiriwina airfield. Photographer:
Robinson, William H
Introducing the wonderful new PNGAus in country Partnership logo…and there’s more…
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- April 16, 2019
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As a result of this wonderful partnership we are sending over another 20 lanterns for VBA’s, That will be an extra x 2 per circuit, and hundreds of batteries. Safe journey. @dfat.gov.au, #FriendshipGrants, #AustraliaAid
Our in Country Manager is heading to Kiriwina in a few days with birthing kits in tow…
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- April 2, 2019
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He is going over to receive check on the damage from cyclone and receive a progress update from the VBA’s and start to organise our next training session, which is now looking like September 17, 2019. He will have with him another 40 birthing kits, including washable menstrual pads, muslin wraps and batteries for all the torches we have sent over. These are on their way thanks to our friendly Post Officer, Hunter, our packers, Diana and Kylie Adams and all our wonderful sponsors and donors. Thank you one and all!. @dfat #AustralianAid.
…and the CFK VBA supplies have finally arrived on Kiriwina.
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- March 14, 2019
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Photos of the CFK VBA supplies recently being distributed to the VBA’s and VHV Jansen, on Kiriwina. What a journey it has been to get there… and safely, yay! Thank you to all our donors and supporters #DFAT, #FriendshipGrants.
Water pump at Kavataria finally reinstated!
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- March 12, 2019
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CFK has purchased the parts, flown someone over from the mainland and fixed the damaged pump. We have also supplied the equipment to ensure continued use, Yeah!
Thanks to our supporters, sponsors and donors and The DFAT Friendship Grants #DFAT, #Friendshipgrants for allowing this life saving aid to happen.
CFK Birthing Kits winging their way to Kiriwina and we are starting to send VBA training equipment over…yah!
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- March 3, 2019
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Due to unforeseen circumstances our training has now been set for the end of July 2019. Very exciting.
We have just posted 40 of the new you beaut birthing kits that include, other than the usual suspects, muslin wraps, undies and reusable heavy flow menstrual pads.
Thank you to the wonderful work of our packers, Diana and Kylie Adams and the support of DFAT and our other loyal supporters. @DFAT, @FriendshipGrants, #DFAT, #FriendShipGrants