PAPUA PARTNERS, WEST PAPUA.
West Papua is also one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse places in the world – with over 250 ethnically diverse groups who speak over 280 languages and dialects. This is out of a population of just over half a million people. The land comprises a large mountainous interior; forest lowlands and areas of coastal mangrove swamps. The Indigenous people are becoming a minority in their own land. Their calls for liberation and self-determination are being met with excessive violence and repression.
Papua Partners works with a network of local indigenous groups to bring sustained transformational changes to the lives of the people. We pay the salary of Yepina who involved in health and stopping violence against women. This year we had enough extra funds to support a business programme for women who are displaced from their communities due to conflict.
