WITNESS

No, this is not some kind of an adventure. This is the real deal in rural Papua New Guinea, a Morobean villager swinging on ropes in an attempt to cross a fast-flowing section of the Wau Waria River. The people’s call for assistance has fallen on deaf ears. When basic infrastructures such as roads and bridges are not in place, so will the accessibility to vital health and education services. The Connect Papua New Guinea programme is disconnecting rural and isolated Papua New Guineans. – Picture supplied