OUR PHILANTHROPY
We established Network Kokoda as a philanthropic not-for-profit company to support our workers, their families and the villagers who live and work along the Kokoda Trail through sustainable initiatives.
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Category: OUR PHILANTHROPY
Network Kokoda – Honouring their Legacy along the Trail
Network Kokoda was established by Adventure Kokoda who specialise in the wartime history of the Kokoda campaign. Their trek leaders have a combined total of 160 years professional military experience ranging from the Vietnam war...
Read MoreAngels still exist in PNG
Early this year we were alerted to the plight of a 14-year old Kokoda schoolgirl who needed a a lifesaving heart operation – one that had to be performed overseas due to the medical complexity of her condition. ‘Our...
Read More2019 Anzac ‘For Valour’ Speech for Network Kokoda
Network Kokoda – a non-for-profit company established to honour our wartime heritage in Papua New Guinea – held it’s inaugural Anzac ‘For Valour’ luncheon in Parliament House Sydney on 5...
Read MoreNetwork Kokoda secures first Colombo Plan project for PNG in partnership with WSU and DFAT
Network Kokoda is proud to announce 20 scholarships for students from Western Sydney University (WSU) to allow them to participate in a 12 day study program at the Iaowari High School on the Sogeri Plateau in Papua New Guinea.
The scholarship program is a collaborative project in partnership with the Hawkesbury Campus of Western Sydney University, Richmond Rotary, Network Kokoda and DFAT. It is being funded by the Australian Government’s new Colombo Plan and is the first project of its kind in Papua New Guinea under the plan.
Read MoreAdventure Kokoda Good2Give $10,000 to villagers along the trail
Adventure Kokoda is proud to announce a $10,000 (K25,000) donation to Network Kokoda to support our ongoing philanthropic work along the Kokoda Trail. This donation has been made possible through the support of those great...
Read MoreNetwork Kokoda banks on PNGs MiBank
Network Kokoda has established a Memo of Understanding with PNGs MiBank to provide financial literacy training for the local community at our Sogeri Women’s Learning Centre.
MiBank is a grassroots financial institution licensed by the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) to provide a savings opportunity for subsistence villagers and small business people in the informal economy.
Our initial financial literacy course involved 24 women and two young men from Sogeri, Vesilogo, Owers Corner, Crystal Rapids and Sirinumu village areas.
Subjects covered included:
Savings: You can do it
Savings: What are they and why save?
Savings: How to set goals
Budgeting: Using money wisely
Importance of budgeting
How to make a budget
Mobile Banking: Understanding the benefits of MiCash
Charlie Lynn: Kokoda Day Speech – 3rd November 2017
2017 KOKODA DAY COMMEMORATIVE DINNER Sheraton on the Park Hotel, Sydney Keynote Speaker: The Hon Charlie Lynn OL Three days ago we commemorated the centenary of the Australian Light Horse mounted cavalry charge at...
Read MoreOfficial Launch of the Sirinumu Dam Women’s Association
We were proud to host the official launch of the Sirinumu Dam Women’s Association at our Network Kokoda Community Learning Centre on 14 April 2016. This dynamic group is led by Mrs Kila Jonah, one of the most...
Read MoreAgriculture – the gateway to community development
One of the major challenges we have faced over the years is getting individuals and clans to work together. This is understandable in a country where more than 80 per cent of the population rely on subsistence agriculture...
Read MoreOur Kokoda Reunion Dinners . . .
Our Kokoda Reunion Dinners offer a chance for our trek groups to get together and re-kindle the mateships established on the trail. They also offer an opportunity for us to salute our dwindling number of Kokoda veterans...
Read MoreNetwork Kokoda helps to make ‘PNG Hep B Free’
Our Kokoda networks have been engaged to help Dr Alice Lee achieve her goal of making ‘PNG Hep B Free’. Chronic hepatitis B, the world’s second most potent carcinogen, is a life-long illness and prevalent throughout PNG....
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