by Kendal Henry | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog Papua New Guinea, Kendal Henry, Papua New Guinea
The first workshop at the YWCA was with young members of the Youth Adolescent Health (YAH) Club and Youth Against Corruption Association (YACA). Both groups formed their own governing bodies through a democratic process and are very active in discussing concerns...
by Kendal Henry | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog Papua New Guinea, Kendal Henry, Papua New Guinea
“I divorced my husband because he was married to other women,” proclaimed a woman in a matter-of-fact way in what was the very last workshop of the very last day of the PNG Women’s Forum. That statement was both a declaration of her independence and confirmation that...
by Kendal Henry | Mar 7, 2015 | Blog Papua New Guinea, Kendal Henry, Papua New Guinea
“Smoking in the lavatories and chewing betel nuts are strictly prohibited,” was what I heard over the PA system as Kate, the program manager for the American Arts Incubator and I took our seats on the Air Niugini flight in Sydney. That’s when I knew that Papua New...
by Kendal Henry | Jan 12, 2015 | Kendal Henry, ZERO1
In doing research ahead of my trip to PNG, I have been reading many articles around the treatment of women in PNG. The results are overwhelming with rape and domestic violence being commonplace. One report in particular, compiled by the Lowy Institute – an...
