Paul's Papua New Guinea Collection

1999, 2008-2010 & 2015

 
 
 

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"Papua New Guinea is a country that is always edgy, unpredictable and endlessly interesting and rewarding."

Paul visited PNG on three separate occasions:

First Visit - 1999 - A Backpacking Trip To Papua New Guinea

"My introduction to PNG was a month of travelling around the Highlands, Sepik, Coast and Port Moresby, the capital. PNG has a unique culture that sits in both the stone age and the space age. A first contact with such a varied and unpredictable Nation was unforgettable."

Arrival
Mount Hagen
Wabag Show
Banz
Goroka
The Lapun Stories
Back to Mount Hagen
Hagen Back to Masul
Madang
Wewak and Angoram
Angoram to Kamboramba
Kamboramba to Chimondo
Angoram to Wewak
Wewak – Madang – Usino
Ramu River Trip
Usino - Goroka
Goroka – Hagen – Port Moresby

 

 

Second Visit - 2008-10 - VSO Placement With PNG Assembly of Disabled People

"PNG Assembly of Disabled People was the organisation for people living with disability. It had been used by whoever could become Chair as a cash point at the corrupt Government Dept. responsible for disability. In a roller coaster ride we were successful in opening the organisation for trustworthy and responsible people to run it. There was a 60 strong planning workshop for people from all regions, a strong plan for the future and the achievement of a Disability Act led by a strong M.P. in Parliament. PNGADP is still running strongly in the present."

Chapter 1 - Two Letters: Beginnings; A Letter Home     Letter Home Xmas 2008

Chapter 2 - Characters and Rogues
Peter Bonny's Five Minutes of Fame and Lifetime of Infamy

The Last Chapter – Peter Bonny's Bid For Power
The Intimate Life of a Rascol
Manu's Last Stand
Pressure Grows On Lillie
The Sad Tale of Joe Yomba's Plummet From Grace
Australian Grizzlies
A Corner of A Foreign Field That Is Forever England

Chapter 3 - Island Visits
The Island of Love
East New Britain and New Ireland – A letter home

Chapter 4 - Cultures
The Shit King's Domain
Cultural Shows
Destructive Squabbling Angels
A World of Corruption
Domestic Violence
The Old and The New


Chapter 5      Festive Cheer
Social Times In POM
Christmas Contrasts


 

 

Third Visit - 2015 VSO Placement Across the Highlands and Morobe 2015

"A previous volunteer had been working with HIV self-help groups but left early and my role was to continue his work. Whist HIV/AIDS was not at the epidemic levels of Africa; it was a worry that infection rates were rising. An exceptional Catholic Nun in Mendi, my home, had kick started the response and my role was to support and build the capabilities of self-groups in six Regions, which involved lots of travel, training and problem solving."

Chapter 1 Letters Home
Highland Beginnings
Midway

Chapter 2 Stories
It's Only a Game
Oh yes it is . . . Oh no it isn't
The Wabag Show – How I Survived An Assassination Attempt By The Governor of Enga.
VSO Has Become The Foreign Legion

Chapter 3 - Cultural Things
It's Good Work If You Can Get It
Public Transport
Sorcery
More Corruption?


 

 

Illustrations

Photos from PNG