Local helping people well

Letters

IN a local level government (LLG), it is easy for people to tell whether a leader is actually doing his/her job.
People look at things such as road conditions, health centres and schools.
Things speak for themselves.
LLGs want to hear what people think.
But for the most parts, their systems are so long and dull that people are only involved when there’s an issue that requires immediate actions.
It is just a matter of priorities.
Building sustainable cities and a sustainable future will need open dialogue among all branches of national, provincial, districts and LLGs.
This will need the engagement of all stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society, especially the poor and marginalised.
Goroka businessman Steven Goraiye never doubted that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens could change the world.
He believed everyone had the potential to be great.
Speaking about Goraiye, I believe everyone can serve others.
You don’t have to get a university degree to serve.
You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve.
You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve.
You only need a heart full of grace. You need a soul generated by love.
Goraiye believes that at the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or what you’ve accomplished.
He believes it’s all about who you’ve lifted up and who you’ve made better.
It’s about what you can give back to the community.
Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump, you may be freeing him from being a camel and that’s what Goraiye is doing for his own people.

Isaac James Tikindi Jnr,
Young Man of Honour,
Papua New Guinea