Community Health Worker Scholarships

In 2010, the Foundation, in collaboration with Back Track Adventures and the Kokoda Development Program, is supporting four students to train as Community Health Workers. Students undertake a 2 year training course at Veifa's St Gerard's Community Health Worker Training School and will then return to their home village to work full time as paid Community Health Workers. Click here to read more about the reasons why we are supporting these scholarships and the partnerships behind them.

The 2010 students are:

Jakson - Efogi Village

"I want to be a health worker because my village people have been suffering from health related problems and I’ve got the heart for my people."

"To receive KTF scholarship means to be honest and trusted and the best in my studies to work hard and achieve what I’ve trained for.  Overall to be the best student."

"I’m from Efogi with 5 of us in the family. I’m the second born in the family. My families/clans dominate the village of Efogi. My family owns the guest house for the tourist along the track.  Born 19 November 1985."

Collin - Enivilogo Village

"My village is right up in the remote area where there’s no basic health service. Therefore, I want to be trained and become a community health worker to serve my people and also people living along the famous Kokoda Track and PNG as a whole."

" It means of what our great grandparents who have helped the Australians during World War 2 by carrying their packs etc. This has built a great relationship between the Australians and PNGs, especially the people of Koiari. I’m proud to receive a KTF scholarship."

"We are five in the family, 2 boys and 3 girls.  Two died and we are left with three. My religion is seventh day Adventist."

Rex - Naduri Village

"I want to be a community health worker because I want to help my local people to live in a healthy environment and live a healthy lifestyle to keep them safe from diseases."

"It means that when I am sponsored by KTF I must go back and help my local people along the track."

"I am the 8th of 10 in the family and we are all Adventist. My mum died and we are looked after by our dad."

Lance - Efogi Village

" It came to my expectation, but anyway I just accept it as an opportunity in life. I really wanted to help my community because it is important that we live a healthy life."

"It means very, very important that I never expected of it. But thanks to KTF scholarship for making this precious opportunity available."

"I come from a family where we never succeeded but anyway it’s an opportunity for me to stand out for my poor family and do something."

 

If you would like to make a donation specifically for these scholarships, please go to our secure on-line donation page by clicking here. Make sure you enter CHW scholarship in the "Purpose" box.

Alternatively, please contact us on-line by clicking here, or call the Foundation office on (02) 9252 2992.

A special thanks to Back Track Adventures and their trekkers for supporting this life changing project!