Grants allow communities to have clean, improved water

A local from one of eight villages in Morobe, that benefited from a Wash project supported by the PNG-Australia partnership. She is pictured testing a newly constructed Wash station delivered under this project. – Picture courtesy of Australian High Commission

ELEVEN provinces are set to have improved access to clean water following the approval of nine Covid-19 community grants.
The PNG-Australia partnership grants worth K2 million will support community health and education projects aimed at preventing the spread of diseases, including the Covid-19 virus.
The grants will allow communities to improve access to clean water and procure soap, sanitiser and cleaning products.
They will also support provincial Covid-19 prevention, training and awareness.
The 11 provinces where the activities will be delivered to are Central, East New Britain, Eastern Highlands, Gulf, Hela, Jiwaka, Milne Bay, Morobe, West New Britain, Western Highlands and Western.
The grants are to be delivered through the PNG-Australia partnership’s incentive fund.
The fund provides high-performing organisations, with grants to improve service delivery or provide economic opportunities for the people of PNG.
This year, the incentive fund programme celebrated 20 years in PNG delivering practical support across the country, including rural and remote areas.
These rapid response grants recognised that communities had a key role in the Covid-19 prevention.