Company supports training

EXXONMOBIL PNG Limited has supported training for 13 of its community partner organisations to help them build their skills in communications and media.
Fifteen participants underwent three-day communications and media workshop facilitated by the Divine Word University’s Communication Arts Department on behalf of ExxonMobil PNG from July 4-6 in Port Moresby.
Organisations that attended the training were; Advancing PNG, Women Leaders Network, Esmie Sinapa Development Consultants, PNG Tribal Foundation, United Church, YWCA, Evangelical Church PNG, PNG Business Council, Leadership PNG, PNG Olympic Committee, Coalition for Change, Salvation Army, Life PNG Care and We Care PNG.
The workshop was aimed at enabling staff and volunteers of ExxonMobil PNG’s (EMPNG) community partner organisations to develop communications and advocacy strategies to better promote their respective organisation’s programmes and activities.
EMPNG Public and Government Affairs manager, Dan Worrall said the company is involved with many community organisations throughout the PNG LNG project areas and identified a need to build capacity within some organisations to promote their activities.
“We worked with Divine Word University to tailor training that would help build our partners capacities to enable them to better market and advocate for themselves and for their long term sustainability,” Dan said.
Participants also commended ExxonMobil PNG for the workshop.
Serah Abraham from the Salvation Army said the training was very good and covered main topics of advocacy, social media, news writing and tips on how to use the camera.
“The social media session was a big help, now I am able to understand how to share my news and others and pick out a few things like the google alerts,” Serah said.
“I would like to thank ExxonMobil PNG for this wonderful opportunity.
“Most of us have learnt something from this workshop.”