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2010-02-23 04:10:00
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Embassy Port Moresby
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S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PORT MORESBY 000028 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR S/GWI AND EAP/ANP

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
SUBJECT: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - PAPUA NEW GUINEA

REF: STATE 132094, STATE 012531

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PORT MORESBY 000028

SIPDIS

STATE FOR S/GWI AND EAP/ANP

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
SUBJECT: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - PAPUA NEW GUINEA

REF: STATE 132094, STATE 012531


1. Embassy Port Moresby is pleased to submit a proposal
received from the Papua New Guinea Women in Agriculture
Development Foundation (PNGWiADF) - to establish an
Infrastructure Training Facility and also Capacity Building
Training for women is Papua New Guinea's fourth preference from
post.





SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM




2. The PNG Women in Agriculture (PNGiA) Resource Centre has two
components to this proposal which will address the full context
of this idea. Firstly the issue of proper Infrastructure
Training Facilities and, a dormitory for women and girls to be
trained and accommodated as part of the enrichment training
program. The PNGWIA Resource Centre Building idea wishes to
address issues such as promoting issues related to educating
illiterate women and disadvantaged young girls to learn more in
working in partnership with literacy programs. In the resource
centre there will be classes running from elementary to grade 6.

In the curriculum we have:



a) Literacy

-Reading and writing



b) Health

-Simple nutrition classes (piggy bank on literacy)

-Baking, sewing, teaching natural remedies and simple ways of
treating sicknesses.



c) Agriculture

-Downstream processing and preservation of food in preparation
of droughts, addressing climate change needs funding to run
these program on regular basis.

-Resource centre are the vocal point of a one step shop for
training, Economic opportunities information dissemination of
all aspects of Post-harvest Marketing, Pest and Diseases and
other related needs.

-Also supporting and training of women farmers in Food Security.

-Enhance women's groups' participation for training, in adaption
and mitigation in climate change problem solving.



d) Leadership and Good Governance

-Train women in Leadership and Good Governance.

-Educating women on the issues of Land Reform and its benefits.



e) Capacity Building Enrichment

-To enrich this training building a classroom and dormitory
would be the answer to support the trainings.

-Resource centre will be the vocal point for training women in
the community on Climate Change problem solving and in
adaptation and mitigation.

-Capacity Building Enrichment Program will address all issues of
Gender Based Violence.



f) Desired Outcome

-We would like to strengthen the Papua New Guinea Government's
vision 2050 in empowering the people through Improved Education
and Life's skills through Literacy Programs and also in working
our Land and Benefiting from spin-off businesses and enhancing

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the level of service delivery and basic infrastructure and
increasing trade volume.

-There must be economic growth and an efficient and effective
service delivery mechanism. Improved distribution of public
goods and better trained human capital, will lead to the
increased participation of people who are healthy, skilled and
knowledgeable. This will ensure that rural and remote
communities contribute positively to the development process.

-PNGWiA will fulfill some of its goals and achieve its plans in
the strategic plan

To achieve the above Capacity Building Enrichment Program
funding of a training centre with a dormitory will support the
initiatives.





PROJECT DESCRIPTION




3. The funding will be used to enrich the proposal and build a
Resource Training Facility to house women and girls who come to
attend classes at the Centre. Secondly, part of the funding will
be used to run trainings as indicated in the proposal.



(A) DESIRED OUTCOMES/PERFORMANCE MEASURES

-Women who attend the centre will be literate women who will
pursue further education, can read write and calculate their
gross income from selling their farm produce.

-They will be able to learn to keep their homes and families
clean with clean environment and provide nutritious food from
their farms to their families and in times of drought or
disaster they will already have had some training on food
preservation

-Thirdly, these women will already have the leadership skills to
train other young girls and women and will address social issues
affecting their indigenous communities.

-The PNGWIA Resource Centre Building: will be a Pilot Project to
be adapted to other provinces in PNG if it's successful in these
18 months of operation with the method used to train other girls
and mothers.



(B) PROJECT TIMELINE

March to May 2010

Stock-take and mapping of resources available to use. People and
lessons learned and issues to address. Participatory Rural
Appraisal Program (PRAP) exercises to be conducted. Develop data
base and link with Training and Packages on problems identified.
Collection of Quotes. Provide feedback to U.S. Embassy.



June - August 2010

Building of Resource Centre and provide report to US Embassy



September - November 2010

Training in progress, and provide report to US Embassy.



December 2010 - August 2011

Maintain stock-take of trainings done. Regular updates and
management, techniques and trainings. Program planning for
future training. Review training agreements and how best we can
deliver based on needs of rural women. Provide final report to
US Embassy.





BUDGET

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4. Component (1) Capacity Building Enrichment Component- Budget

Design and Landscaping: $3000.00

Building Classroom and dormitory: $37,000.00

Furniture: $5500.00

Utilities: $7500.00

Sub-total: $53,000.00



Component (2) Activities - Budget

Literacy classes: $9300.00

Horticulture Trainings: $9300.00

Health/Nutrition Trainings: $9300.00

Leadership and Good Governance: $9300.00

Gender: $9300.00

Sub-total: $46,500.00

Overall Total: $99,500.00







ORGANIZATION




5. PNGWIA is a recognized and registered organization and has
worked in partnership with organizations such as Papua New
Guinea National Agriculture and Research Institute (NARI),
Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL),Australia Women
In Agriculture (AWIA),Donor partners such as AUSAID, NZAid,
South Pacific Commission (SPC) and other partners. It has a
membership of well over 3-4000 members throughout PNG registered
in all sectors of Agriculture activities. Currently PNGWIA's
Bank Accounts are managed by NARI and, provides audited reports
on PNGWIA and when requested.



PNGWIA has its own Executives and office bearers and Committee
members who manage its affairs with women made up of Farmers,
Scientists and Female Extension Officers and in Partnership with
NARI and other stakeholders. The organization had a good
reputation since its inception in 2006 - 2010 now and in a short
span of time it has 3-4000 members. With the support of other
collaborating Partners such as Australian Women in Agriculture,
(Crawford Fund) NARI and other collaborating partners and its
registered members the organization is successful.
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