International Women’s Day PNG

Welcome to our second episode, celebrating International Women’s Day! In our last episode, we were joined by women leaders from across the Pacific, and today, we are fortunate to have two amazing pioneers from Papua New Guinea. Today on Vosa, I’m honoured to share a talanoa with Dr Pamela Toliman and Emma Watkpi. Dr Pamela Toliman was recently awarded a PhD from her research undertaken through the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales. Her thesis looked at innovative approaches for cervical cancer screening in Papua New Guinea, where cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Emma Watkpi is a leading social entrepreneur and a community development specialist in Papua New Guinea. Emma’s background is in Health, and more recently, she has been working on Jiwaka Coffee, a social enterprise in Kukpa Village in Jiwaka province, a region the represents 85% of PNG’s coffee producers. The goal of the enterprise is to positively impact 7,000 households in the next 7 years through ethical coffee. We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this episode. You can find us on social media via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Thanks for tuning in, we look forward to sharing more episodes with you soon.