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Ok Tedi Development Foundation Donates Vehicle to Kiunga Vocational Centre
The Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF) endorsed its commitment to supporting education in Western Province through the donation of a vehicle to the Kiunga Vocational Centre (KVC). The handover took place at the Brown House 2 car park in Kiunga witnessed by the OTDF...
Development partners declare Pukaduka 1 and Mutam Villages Open Defecation Free
A major milestone in sanitation and community health was reached when two villages in Western Province’s South Fly and Delta Fly regions were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) on the 29th and 31st of July 2025.Pukaduka 1 Village in the Suki Fly Gogo region and...
Kawok Village Celebrates Milestone in Community Housing
Kawok Village in Western Province is making strides in community development, with four new permanent houses built. In a proud moment for Kawok village, located 40 minutes by dinghy along the Fly River from Kiunga town, four newly constructed three-bedroom homes were...
Empowerment Through Personal Viability Training
The Wai Tri Women and Children Association funded a two-week Personal Viability (PV) Training ending with the graduation of 26 local participants on June 13, at the Kiunga Vocational Training Centre. The participants originate from Middle Fly, Tutuwe, and Wai Tri...
OTDF Delivers 15 Infrastructure Projects to Mine Villages
The total number of completed infrastructure projects across the mine- villages has reached 15, following the official handover of two new houses in Wangbin village on Friday, 13 June. These projects were funded using their Village Development Funds (VDFs)...
CMCA Trusts Secure Professional Fund Management with Signing of Investment Management Agreement
Signing Ceremony of the IMA document – Hilton Hotel, Port Moresby Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF) as Statutory Manager of the future generation funds for the eight Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) Trust regions facilitated the signing of the...
OTDF Marks World Environment Day 2025 with Tree Planting and Awareness Activities
OTDF Management and staff plant trees outside their Kiunga office Kiunga, Western Province – In recognition of World Environment Day (WED) on June 5, 2025, the Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF) joined the global community in commemorating the occasion through a...
CMCA Trusts Appoint Teutonic Limited to Manage Investment Properties
A signing ceremony was held on 30 April 2025 at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby to mark a key milestone for the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) Trusts. The event officiated the execution of the Custodian Deed by the eight CMCA Trust Chairpersons, Ok Tedi...
OTDF signs vehicle lease with local women investment company
In a simple but momentous program for a women-led enterprise in the Western Province, Suki Fly Gogo Women & Children’s Investment Limited (SFGWCI LTD) presented a new 5-door Toyota Land Cruiser to Ok Tedi Development Foundation on 13 May in Kiunga. Following the...
OTML and Nine Women & Children Associations Unveil Major Investment with New Campsite
The nine Women & Children Associations (W&CA) of the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) region (W&C) invested K5.2 million towards the development of the newly named Kedi Illimbet Donga. The facility named after the Managing Director and Chief...