Due to the violence surrounding the recent elections the airport on Kiriwina is still closed. We need assistance to deliver urgently needed birthing kits to the Island. Could any P&O passengers could please help. The birthing kits are packaged in boxes of approx 7 kilos each.
Please email us at donations@caringforkiriwina.org.au
Thank you for your assistance.
The Caring for Kiriwina Team.
Thank you so much Caring for Kiriwina midwife educator Shea and her son film producer Lincoln Caplice for producing this fabulous video that expresses the essence of day to day life on Kiriwina. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, the video brought tears to our eyes.
Caring for Kiriwina would like to thank CT Freight pty ltd for their wonderful support for our VBA training trip April 2017. CT Freight pty ltd donated packaging.
http://www.ctfreight.com/
It is wonderful to be working with such capable people on something that means so much to us all. A lot of planning involved with some major strategies in progress.
(P.S. So embarrassed to be wearing the same t-shirt as the last time we met, I will pretend it is my new uniform. It has been washed in between meetings 🙂
Caring for Kiriwina would like to thank Kyeemagh Community Preschool for their wonderful support for our VBA training trip April 2017. They donated pencils, soap and notepads.
With the airport still out of action a CFK representative will take these kits over to the Island, possibly by boat from Alotau. Thank you so much Lepani, we really appreciate your help. And thanks also to our friendly Australia Post staff.
Planning and preparations have begun in earnest for the June 2018 Village Birth Attendant training trip.
Proudly wearing our kuwas (Kiriwinan necklaces). More will be revealed in the coming weeks and months. We need your help to make this a reality.
To donate please CLICK HERE
Latest News from the Island is that the airport is closed as a direct consequence of the recent Election violence. Report from Toks:
“At the moment the flights to Kiriwina are suspended. The terminal building was partly damaged and the airport run way was closed with logs and tree branches. Negotiations are underway to open the airport and resume flights. ”
Pictures: Mary and VBA’s at the Kiriwina Airport on our recent training trip.
2017-05-09 20:24:32
We love good news! And today we received a wonderful progress report from one of our partner organisations, Caring for Kiriwina, which took a group of volunteer Australian midwives to PNG last month to update the skills of Village Birth Attendants. Expecting around 80 attendees, our incredible midwives catered for more than 170 – some coming from extremely remote areas to attend the week-long course. Armed with new skills and knowledge, these Village Birth Attendents will be able to better assist vulnerable birthing mothers. They are on the front line of lowering PNG’S maternal mortality rate. And we could not be prouder! #sendhopenotflowers #maternalhealth #caringforkiriwina #safebirth #villagebirthattendent #training #mothersday #donate #helpussavelives
