Poland in Australia

Installation of a solar energy system for the carpentry workshop in the St. Joseph Parish in Ambunti, East Sepik Province

The workshop offers opportunities for young man from the local community to develop vocational skills and thus enter a labour market.   

 

Host bakery in Arawa, Autonomous Region of Bougainville 

The project focuses on empowering women in Arawa. The bakery will ofer them a workplace and a source of income. 

 

Development of Pastoral Centre in Kefamo, Eastern Highlands Province

The Centre offers a wide range of training programs for the teachers, medical personel, and local leaders, as well as mentoring for families, vulnerable women, HIV-positive people and many others in need. 

 

Installation of water tanks for the Poinini Catholic Agricultural Technical Secondary School, Kimbe, West New Britain Province 

 Thanks to the project, which provides facilities to collect and treat rain water, approximately one thousand students, teachers and their families will have better access to clean water.

 

Sewing room in the St. Claire Parish in Ialibu, Southern Highlands Province 

The project offers opportunities for the in Ialibu women to learn new skills and find a source of income by sellling  clothes they have made at the local markets.

 

Broadcast equipment for the production of documentaries and educational films, Port Moresby

Polish missionaries cooperate with various media outlests in Papua New Guinea, including the national broadcaster NBC PNG. The eqipment will be used for the production of documentaries and educational films, as well asto provide training for aspiring journalists.

 

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra would like to express its gratitude to the Polish missionaries serving in Papua New Guinea, including Fr. Grzegorz Kasprzycki from the Parish in Ambunti, Fr. Piotr Michalski from the Catholic Diocese of Bougainville, Arawa, Bp. Valentine Gryk from the Catholic Diocese of Goroka, Kefamo, Fr. Jacek Kędzior, Chaplain of the the Poinini Catholic Agricultural Technical Secondary School, Kimbe, Fr. Robert Ablewicz from the St. Clare Parish in Ialibu, Fr. Zdzisław Mlak from Port Moresby, for very fruitful cooperation in the implementation of the projects. We also thank the Honorary Consul of Poland in Papua Nw Guinea Fr. Jan Czuba for his assistance in coordinating these activities.

According to the Polish Episcopal Commission for Missions, 65 Polish missionaries currently serve in Papua New Guinea, including diocesan priests, missionaries, nuns and one lay person. The presence of Polish missionaries in Papua New Guinea is instrumental for the implementation of development projects, co-financed by the Polish development cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.