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Prosperity from marine resources
Stakeholders of the Fisheries Workshop at the Cassowary Hotel Aibinio village is one of 14 villages which form the Kiwai Islands, situated along the north banks of the Fly River delta, in the South Fly District, Western Province. President for Kiwaba Women &...
OTDF Board Visits Fly Vanilla Project site
OTDF Board members during the Fly Vanilla Project site visit at Samagos. The OTDF Board of Directors had its first meeting for 2022 which included a tour of the Fly Vanilla project site. With the construction of the vanilla grow-out tunnels progressing to establish...
Samagos Site Works Progressing Well
Tunnel construction at site 2 and 3 at Samagoes, North Fly, Western Province Construction continues to progress well with completion of the seven grow-out tunnel structures at site #2 (0.5 Ha of vines capacity) and near completion of the single, large grow-out...
Partnership strengthening
Project partners – Community of Kaviananga and development partners show support with a ‘Unity Chain’ handshake at the project site. As a community-based development organisation, OTDF values partnerships as an integral part of achieving our vision for fulfilling the...
Ok Tedi Mine villages conclude VPC elections
OTDF officiates Ok Tedi Mine villages VPC elections The Ok Tedi Mine Village Elections were conducted using the “first past the post” election system between the 1st and 30th of March, 2022. The Village Planning Committee (VPC) chairmen elected for the mine villages...
PNGDF with CMCA Middle Fly Association support, treat 67 patients in remote Western Province
Combat Medic, Private James Windi, attending to a patient. To serve and to protect is a call of duty by the military, which includes humanitarian aid to civilians in need. The Papua New Guinea Defence Force in partnership with Middle Fly Women and Children’s...
OTDF Staff included in international program
Ms Josephine Laka interviewing women leaders at Kiunga WaterFront Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF) Livelihood Development Program (LDP) Team Leader Ms. Josephine Laka has been awarded an opportunity to participate in the Crawford Fund e-mentoring program. OTDF...
CMCA Women Association Executives review constitution
Ms. Gretel Ungaia during their review session at Cassowary Hotel A legal officer Ms. Gretel Ungaia from Project Link Consultancy Services was engaged from the 12th of January to the 18th of January to review the constitution for Nine (9) CMCA Women & Children...
Profile for Adult Matriculation
Landon Eric Omoa - OTDF Contracts Officer Education stops only when you stop living so never give up to achieve your goals even if it takes years is my word of advice to everyone. My name is Landon Eric Omoa, I come from Maipai’o village, in the Gulf Province and I...
Landowner company recognises women
Staff of LBL, Ok Tedi Mine, WTL and OTDF celebrate International Women's Day, 2022 Lower Ok Tedi Investment Company(LOTIC) Bige Limited (LBL Holdings) hosted a Women’s Day lunch for female staff of Kiunga and Bige operations in recognition of International Women’s...