Mi mekim 'Homemade Ginger Beer'

After my recent trip to Port Moresby where I stayed with the Christian Brothers, they showed me how they made the non-alcoholic ginger beer. So when I came back home, I decided to brew my own. The first version is good but the second one will be great.

When I went to town, I saw that the same version but factory made is around K20 for only four bottles. So if you make your own, you could have more than four bottles!

 

Making Advocacy work

When people think about Advocacy, they think about 'awareness' but advocacy is something a bit more than that. Advocacy is 'the deliberate process of influencing those who make decisions'.
Advocacy will influence policy makers as a means of addressing policy root causes of poverty and discrimination. Advocacy efforts are not with individuals but should reach large segments of the population.
So this week, I did a two day training for various organisations giving an introduction to advocacy and steps to carry our an effective advocacy campaign for their organization.

The workshop was funded by Strongim Pipol Strong Neisen and facilitated by myself on behalf of Divine Word University. Particpants were representative of organisations such as Buk Blong Pikinini, Baptist Union, Aigon Cooperative Society, Eastern Highlands Family Voice, Country Women's Association Madang, Media for Development Initiative, Department of Community Development, Salvation Army, Transparency International, West New Britain Community Development Forum, PNG Assembly of Disabled Persons, Catholic Diocese of Wabag, United Church and also Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights (CELCOR) Inc.