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By FRANK ASAELI
Manus students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) have called on all
Manusians in the National Capital District to give back to the land what the
land has given to them.
“For Manus to change or to move forward into a competitive world, we have to be
of one mind and heart,” Manus students association president Joshua Wanji said
at the Manus provincial day celebrations at the Botanical Gardens in Port
Moresby recently.
The students hosted the provincial day themed ‘Cultural Heritage – The Launch
Pad For Excellence’ as a fundraising drive to fund an education awareness in
secondary schools right across Manus province, due to the fact that only two
students were selected to UPNG for the 2007 academic year.
“We are concentrating on education and human resource because Manus, apart from
its marine diversity, lacks the natural resources needed for income generation,”
Mr Wanji said.
“We have to work together with our leaders to achieve our goals.”
He said the people should to not sit and wait for the elected Members of
Parliament to tackle issues, but rather, stand up and work with them.
Mr Wanji said Manus was proud to offer its fair share of exports to PNG and the
world in terms of human resource.
“We have an abundance of knowledge yet we fail to put together these knowledge
to give back to our land,” he said.
“As this association intends to encourage and develop young and up coming
leaders to move forward into a modern and ever changing world, we would also
acknowledge the importance of our cultural heritage.”
Money raised from the provincial day will be used to purchase a garamut (wooden
drum) set for the association.
 
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