In a major breakthrough for survivors of family and sexual violence, the National Court in Lae last month sentenced a couple to a total of 50 years in prison with hard labour for persistent sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16.
Listen to Femili PNG’s Operations Manager Denga Ilave discuss Femili PNG’s work at the US Embassy Women’s Forum in Port Moresby in March 2016. Denga will be travelling to Cairns, Canberra and Sydney in May … Read more
Femili PNG’s Operations Manager Denga Ilave will be travelling to Australia in May 2016 to speak at events about gender-based violence in Cairns, Sydney and Canberra. Cairns – Australia-PNG Business Forum – 17 May Denga … Read more
Femili PNG is a local NGO based in Lae that runs a Case Management Centre (CMC) to assist survivors of family and sexual violence to access the services they need.
How many jobs require you to be a detective, small business adviser, cost-of-living analyst, security assessor, accommodation coordinator, travel consultant, government liaison and family relations intermediary? These are just some of the roles that Femili PNG’s caseworkers assume on a daily basis.
When talking about options for survivors of family and sexual violence, these are three words that often come up. But what do they mean and what is the difference between them?
One of the most satisfying things I have seen through my involvement with Femili PNG is the changed situation with regards to Lae’s safe houses. I first went to Lae with my colleague, Kamalini Lokuge, at her suggestion to look at what could be done by way of follow up to the MSF Family Support Centre project in Lae for survivors of family and sexual violence in February 2013. At that time, Lae’s two safe houses were not working well. Finding safe accommodation for a survivor was a major challenge.
Kath Taplin, Femili PNG’s Senior Development Manager, writes on her recent trip to Lae. The wild countryside on the approach to Lae by road is beguiling. Rolling green hills teem with tropical flowers. It is … Read more
After just nine months of operation, Femili PNG is exceeding its targets for the number of new clients at the case management centre (CMC) each month. The strong demand is a testament to the huge … Read more
Femili PNG Board Chair Stephen Howes writes on his trip to Lae in November 2014, where he saw the successes of the Case Management Centre so far, and the challenging environment in which it operates.
