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7/09/2024235 words with picturesDiorama art admirer Robert Peter Kuu with the artist Anton Kura with his art work depict...
07/09/2024

7/09/2024

235 words with pictures

Diorama art admirer Robert Peter Kuu with the artist Anton Kura with his art work depicting the Sikewage road. Anton sells hos art work in Kundiawa.

By ENNIO KUBLE

Sixty-one year old Anton Kura, a community environment preserver from Simbu carves out the passage that runs through Kundiawa into Gembogl of the Kamaneku tribe limestone range.

Mr Kura said he carved out the image on to the board using moss, discarded floater with bits of stones and wood.

“I don’t want to waste my time. I covert the time, and other resources to be creative and convert that into sustainable living,” he said.

He said this art needs to be promoted to market our landscape to other people to appreciate.

He said this particular way of crafting is call diorama art, and it is the first exposition in the country done in Simbu.

Mr Kura said the cost depends on the materials used, and are selling at negotiable price of the client.

He said he sold a piece at K500 to Sir Joseph Nombri Kundiawa Memorial Hospital also depicting the Sikewage terrain apartment from other seven similar artworks sold.

He said currently he is working on the Mt Wilhelm landscape on a bill board of 1.5 square meter board.

Anyone interested can contact Mr Kura to depict their own environment of mountain, waterfall, he added.

His work engages youths in his village of Waigar, Gena-Waugla local level government of Kerowagi District who helped out in materials collection, as well as skills passing.

Mr Kura can be contacted on WhatsApp: 74658522, for interested clients.

A well thought out Gumine District Development Authority programme
23/05/2024

A well thought out Gumine District Development Authority programme

23/04/24SIKOLA - THE STORY TO REMEMBERBy ENNIO KUBLEOn 20th April, a convoy of vehicles and trucks took the Gumine road ...
22/04/2024

23/04/24
SIKOLA - THE STORY TO REMEMBER
By ENNIO KUBLE
On 20th April, a convoy of vehicles and trucks took the Gumine road in Simbu at Omkolai in an emergency style and passed through Sikola, the major landslip area that took the lives of 10 people, among them a pregnant mother.
The Sikola story of the landslip along the Gumine road began on the dawn of 13th March 2024 and will remain with the people of Gumine, and the immediate relatives of the deceased of the Kobilkane clan of Goreku tribe, Digine Local Level Government.
In the leadup, Simbu experienced heavy rainfalls for two months, and the soil on the slopes has soaked and loosened up.
The soil, rocks, trees, and plants on the northern end of the Sikola slope waved down at around 6:00 am, and in seconds, according to an eye-witness living on the other side of the Sikola River, washed out the homes of two families and a tipper truck, just on the roadside.
“Ol traipela yar diwai isanap na ikam daun (the big casuarina trees slide down without falling),” the witness said.
In the picture (insert), the slip ran through about 200 meters downhill, the velocity pushed everything on its way into the river gorge. The gorge, before the slip was about 50 meters deep.
The debris filled up the river gorge and the impact knocked the land on the other side of the road crossing over the bridge to slip as well.
According to the Engineer working on the Sikola landslip, Ali Junior Kee, the debris was about one million cubic tons, rose to a height of 40 meters from the base of the road, and spread out to about 100 meters.
With this load of debris, it took three excavators, a dump truck, and a front loader to remove the rocks, trees, mud, and water, and through that effort, gradual approaches were taken to retrieve the bodies of the 10 people, among them the pregnant mother.
The work to clear the road and to retrieve the bodies was started by the Governor of Simbu Noah Kool on 20th March, and on 15th April the search and rescue operation for the bodies was called off by the health authority, and on 20th April, all work on the Gumine road slips were cleared, and allowed vehicles back on the road.
Gumine would always remember the 10 and the unborn child as they move along Sikola.
According to the Sikola Disaster Committee chairman Clement Bruno, the missing persons were from two families.
Mr Bruno said the first was from John K*m family, John himself was lucky to escape, but badly injured and battered, lost his entire family to the massive debris.
John’s three wives, included the pregnant wife, and five children, the eldest daughter aged 12 who was in Grade 5 at Gaima Primary School and the Class Head Girl, and three sons aged seven, five, and two with another daughter aged two. The children are all from the three mothers.
The second family is from Michael Wai, who survived the landslip but lost his family which included his wife, and his infant son three weeks old.
Kobilkane chief, Abba Bruno said it was a sad day for his people as young lives were lost, even the mothers were under 40 years of age.
In the place of the missing people, a monument with eleven headstones with descriptions will be the story of the tragedy of loss to the Kobilkane.
Simbu Provincial Disaster Committee deputy chairman Chris Mondo expressed his sorrow for such a loss of young lives and said the Simbu Provincial Government will put up the monument and the headstones in remembrance of the 10, and the unborn child who were buried in the landslip and remained at large to date.
Ends.

By ENNIO KUBLEThe main trunk Gumine which has been closed for over a month since 13th March, from landslips is accessibl...
22/04/2024

By ENNIO KUBLE
The main trunk Gumine which has been closed for over a month since 13th March, from landslips is accessible over the weekend to the delight of the 60,000 people of Gumine, Simbu.
More than 50,000 people of Salt-Nomane and part of the Jiwaka people of Mt Au, now have accessibility to Kundiawa town after the official declaration was made last Friday by the Simbu Provincial Disaster Committee (SPDC) officials and the Gumine District Administration.
The road restoration work, taking more than a month was completed, with the rehabilitation of over 35 kilometers of Gumine Highway to begin as the next phase through Connect-PNG.
The relief efforts for communities affected by over 50 landslips occurring along the road from Dokor, bordering Kundiawa, to Wara Sua bordering Salt-Nomane, and Dirima to Yobadibole, bordering Karamui, are continuing.
Meanwhile, the 10 people buried by the major landslip at the Sikola road were declared as missing persons on 15th April, by the Simbu Provincial Health Authority.
The 10 people among them an unborn child will follow due process in having them buried in absentia soon with the ‘haus-krai’ dismantled.
In a related case the Kundiawa-Gembogl road was cleared open first while the work on the landslip in Suai, Sinasina-Yongomugl is yet to be complete due to a slow start in addressing land compensation demands.
The Provincial Disaster Committee (SPDC) Deputy Chairman Chris Mondo acknowledged and appreciated all players and sectors that put in combined efforts in getting the roads cleared with getting relief supplies to schools, health facilities, and the communities.
Mr Chris Mondo thanked Prime Minister James Marape, Minister for Defence and National Disaster Dr Billy Joseph, the six members of the National Parliament, Simbu Provincial Governor, the Local Level Governments, PNG Defence Force and Police, Health and Education officials, and other government functions, community leaders and organizations, Churches, Caritas PNG, International Organisations for Migration for coming together to get Simbu back on its feet.
Mr Mondo said there were 18 reported cases of persons missing or dead. However, for the Sikola case all 11 persons were not found, and the State would install 11 headstones at the Baul village in their remembrance.
He said the wet-weather-induced landslips struck Simbu at a time when the Government is financially not prepared, but Simbu Governor Noah Kool initial funding allocation of K2.3 million set the momentum to initiate action plans for relief and restoration work to begin.
He said the Member for Kundiawa-Gembogl Muguwa Dilu, Sinasina-Yongomugl Kerenga Kua, Salt-Nomane Karamui Francis Yori Alua, and Gumine Lucas Dawa Dekena allocated funds to their respective districts to ensure work is done.
The National Government provided K29 million for relief and restoration programs, with specific allocations made through Connect-PNG for capital works on roads and bridges in specific districts.
Prime Minister James Marape on his second visit to Simbu last Tuesday announced a total of K63 million in all for the disaster programs in Simbu in connecting roads and bridges.
The occasion to declare the road opened, and also discussions with the Kobilkane people Baul village of Digine, on the missing people was witnessed by the Gumine District administration and electoral officials, SPDC officials, and the people of Gumine.
Mr Mondo said all social and economic services ride on the back of the road. He said education, scheduled and programmed, suffered more from roadblocks.
Gumine District has three secondary schools with two technical vocational training schools, close to 50 primary schools, and a junior high school. Salt-Nomane has two secondary schools.
Ends.

A very happy young man, James Udro from the Sikola area, though seemed tipsy expressed his happiness that the road is op...
22/04/2024

A very happy young man, James Udro from the Sikola area, though seemed tipsy expressed his happiness that the road is opened and he will be meeting his friends who are from further down the road. He also mentioned the bigger part of the population living beyond Gaima to Wara-Sua, and Dirima to Alegaien, covering the three local-level government areas of Gumine district.
The Gumine Highway became accessible last Friday.

23/04/24Captions: Relief supplies been distributed.By ENNIO KUBLEThe International Operations for Migration (IOM) sponso...
22/04/2024

23/04/24
Captions: Relief supplies been distributed.
By ENNIO KUBLE
The International Operations for Migration (IOM) sponsored relief supplies are being distributed to the disaster-affected areas in Simbu province.
The distribution of 241 packs of supplies, which included food rations, cooking utensils, water cans, house-building kits, including other basics were distributed last week.
The distribution was done by the IOM checklist.
The Simbu Provincial Disaster Committee deputy chairman Chris Mondo said the relief supplies came from IOM of the United States Aid.
He said the distribution is done per the rapid assessment carried out, and further assistance will be provided after the data received is confirmed.
“We are saying thank you to US AID for the relief assistance. We are in the restoration process, we will build our gardens, our houses, our fish ponds, and continue to live our lives back to normal,” he said.
Ends.

16/03/2024

Mothers and children remain buried
By ENNIO KUBLE
The six children with their four mothers, among them the pregnant mother, remained buried in the debris of the landslip that occurred at the Sikola section of the Gumine road in Simbu early last Wednesday.
The landslip at Sikola is the biggest in impact and size, food gardens and shrubs rumbled downhill from the northern part of the hill covering a distance of about 200 meters.
The perished children, the mothers and fathers lived in their homes at the foot of the hill close to the Sikola River in Gaima of Digine local level government where the Gumine road runs through.
A school teacher Robert Gena said the first family comprised of three mothers, all wives to the same man, with three daughters in grade five, grade three, and in elementary, and a one-year-old baby boy.
Mr Robert Gena said the second family comprised of the mother and two girls who were buried in their sleep in the early morning.
A damaged road assessor from Gaima to Gumine, Joe Koma said the bodies are yet to be retrieved from the pool of water and dirt that blocked the gorge that walled the Sikola River.
Mr Joe Koma said the two fathers of the children and husbands of the four women were washed off to the side of the road where they were rescued, rushed off to Kundiawa Sir Joseph Nombri Memorial Hospital via Karamaril Health Center, treated, and discharged on Saturday.
Mr Koma said a PNG Defence Force unit is camping at the Sikola disaster site together with the natural disaster response team from the province and district to retrieve the bodies.
He said the Defence Force unit may probably clear up the Sikola landslip and the blockage depending on the talks currently underway with the relatives of the deceased.
He added that it may take up to a week or two to open up the road.
He said all minor landslips along the road from Mirane in Kundiawa to Bauldaan, some meters before reaching Sikola, have been cleared.
Mr Koma said the work to assess and clear up the road was placed into three sections by the Gumine District Administration.
The first section is from Gaima to Warasua, and up to Gomgale to assess the conditions and get the scoping right for work to start.
The second section started from Gaima to Genabona and ended at Onule. The third section focuses on the major Sikola landslip.
Mr Koma then appealed to the people along the sections of the road affected by landslips to cooperate with the District Administration to have all roads cleared as Gumine, including other districts in Simbu, are badly affected by landslips.
Meanwhile, Gumine District Deputy Administrator John Gull said over 30 landslips are occurring in the district.
Mr John Gull said at the district level we are trying our utmost best to come up with the strategies on how to address these issues on hand.
“However, what actually triggered our attention is the mega one at Sikola. At the outset, we would like to secure sufficient funds to cater all affected areas. Logistics and other needed stuff are still pending,” Gull said.
He reaffirmed that at least debris from Dorkor to Baul sections of the Gumine road were cleared.
“Machines right now at Sikola awaiting further instructions. We anticipate that these issues are attended to on a timely manner.”

PRESS RELEASE - 28/02/24Dirima youths working under the banner of Dii Negunga – Change Agent.By ENNIO KUBLEThe Dii Negun...
28/02/2024

PRESS RELEASE - 28/02/24

Dirima youths working under the banner of Dii Negunga – Change Agent.
By ENNIO KUBLE
The Dii Negunga – Change Agent, a community-based organization in Gumine of Simbu after mentoring the youths on taking lead approaches since last November has seen youths embracing positive attitudes.
The youths from Galmamain in Dirima voluntarily cleaned up the street of rubbish from Ine to the junction of Gumine main road leading into the all-girls secondary and primary schools.
Street cleanup including other areas of common use such as schools and the aid post will be done from Dirima to Yani in the coming weeks by the youths.
According to the team leaders Ben Sine and Felix Alua the team consisting of up to 20 young men took to the street to make it environmentally healthy for street vendors to do their marketing, and to influence the community to dispose of their rubbish in proper places.
Mr Sine said his youth is part of the bigger youth moment in Dirima-Yani, consisting of five council wards of Gumine Local Level Government to restore the youth from ma*****na use and to manage and invest their time in productive activities for self-sustainability.
He said similar activities would be carried out by Aleku, Bre-Bomai, Milinkane, and Bregauline clans soon.
Mr. Felix Alua said several meetings have been conducted by the youths in their respective clans on the theme of influencing change to happen so that the youths can be the driving force in ensuring a viable community is modeled to create a safe and conducive environment for the next generation to thrive in into the future.
Mr Alua said with a growing population of 3 – 4,000 youth in Dirima-Yani, especially out-of-school youths, they have the potential to drive the community for better outcomes.
“Since November last year, we held meetings to change ourselves from habits that are detrimental to our health and well-being, and attitudes that interfere with good order. Now we are going out to the community doing community work to change the mindset and outlook of the community on the youths. Youths are the cornerstone of a healthy, wealthy, and wise community. We want to encourage positive living to ourselves,” Alua said.
He also added the cleanup program was also done in preparation for observing World Tuberculosis Day which falls on Monday, 04th of March, adding that the youth also initiated the celebrations of World AIDS Day on December 01st 2023.
Mr Alua said the youths in the five council wards are also preparing to go into the Start Your Business (SYB) training which will be conducted for them by the Small Medium Enterprise Corporation (SMEC) from the Department of Commerce, Trade and Industry in the next couple of months.
“We have written to SMEC requesting for the training to be conducted to us so that we can be prudent stewards of our available resources like time and land, and enhance our skills in utilizing these resources economically to manage our lives,” he added.
Both men said the youths look forward to the proposed small-medium enterprise training.
Ends.

26/02/2024

WORD TB DAY, MARCH 04TH, 2024 PROGRAM – DIRIMA-YANI YOUTH INITIATIVE
THEME: ‘YES WE CAN END TB’
Prelude.
World TB Day 2024, continues with the theme: ‘Yes We Can End TB’ is still one of the world’s deadliest diseases and recent years have seen a worrying increase in drug-resistant TB. World TB Day is an opportunity to renew commitment, inspire, and take action to end TB.
PNG has one of the highest prevalence rates of TB in the world – second in the Western Pacific region with 30,000 new cases reported every year.

Patriots of Dirima Yani needing program copy may let me know.

26/02/24 - Yani SYB trainees share their experiences460 words with pictures.Pic captions:1: Mrs Julie Mipa, a SYB traini...
26/02/2024

26/02/24 - Yani SYB trainees share their experiences
460 words with pictures.
Pic captions:
1: Mrs Julie Mipa, a SYB training graduate spoke highly of management skills she learnt from the two-week training she was involved with in Yani.
2: Mr Peter Sipa, who graduated in a two-weeks SYB training in Yani is calling on every person who has land to cultivate the land to make money.
3: A young SYB trainee Simon Mipa requested the Small Medium Enterprise Corporation to conduct training for the youths as they have the potential to translate available resources to generate money.
By ENNIO KUBLE
Management of time and resources are the key focus of the two-week Start Your Business training in Yani village, Gumine of Simbu province that ended last Friday.
Graduands Julie Mipa, Peter Sipa, and Bob Mipa who reflected on the Small Medium Enterprise Corporation (SMEC) sanctioned training pointed out management as the highlight of what they learnt.
Julie Mipa said the community might say we are old mothers and are not in the state of going into a business through the small medium enterprise (SME) training, but that is not the case. We will be managing the time and resources that are available to use including managing family members to work together, she added.
Mrs Mipa said doing SME activities is not new, the new approach is to manage and expand on the SME activities that we are involved with such as producing food crops.
A concern Julie raised to everyone is for them to be wary of con people who tricked people into believing that SME and training is something which they can obtain immediate money from the banks or government funds.
A male trainee Peter Sipa highlighted that based on what they learnt land is the only resource that is available to people in rural areas which can be properly utilized to translate into cash.
Mr Sipa said if rural communities could use their land well in raising both food and cash crops, animal husbandry, and other viable activities to make money the long-term effect would be positive toward nation-building and reducing social problems and attract inward migration from rural areas.
The three trainees representing the 42 graduates thanked the SMEC for approving the training for them, to be conducted right in Yani village, and also for allowing Mr Nathan Timo, the Director for SME Growth and Development to come from Port Moresby to the village to present them their certificates.
They also thanked the Simbu Division for Commerce and Trade, the Gumine District administration, and the two trainers, Rosemary Kaupa and Augustine Garry for being with them for two weeks.
Meanwhile a young man in the group of trainees, Bob Mipa while touching on the perspective of youth involvement in SMEs said the training is good for young people to be involved.
Mr Mipa said youth is the backbone of the community so similar training be conducted for the youths.
With that concern, Timothy Balai, the youth leader of Dirima-Yani representing up to 3,000 youths presented a letter of request to Mr Nathan Timo to conduct similar to the youths from the five council wards of Gumine Local Level Government.
Mr Timothy Balai said the youth's three resources are vitality, time, and land to manage and become viable and productive people in the community.
Ends.

24/02/2024

24/2/24
PRESS RELEASE - Yani Women’s Group receives certificates.

Note: Cannot upload photos due to data and electricity issue.

By ENNIO KUBLE
The Small Medium Enterprise Corporation (SMEC) awarded 42 International Labor Organization (ILO) sanctioned certificates to the Yani Women’s’ Group in Gumine, Simbu province on Friday.
Yani Women’s Group is the first organized group in Gumine to be certified in the prestigious Start Your Business (SYB) two-week training program of SMEC. SMEC is a sub-national function of the Department of Commerce Trade and Industry.
SMEC senior officer Nathan Timo who came from Port Moresby to attend the graduation of the 42 trainees said small and medium enterprise activities are not new to the people. The activities have been practiced in both traditional and modern contexts.
Mr Nathan Timo is the director of the SME Growth and Development Division.
Mr Timo said the training received is to enhance and create pathways for advancing and expanding SME activities with applicable skills in management in the use of resources.
He told the graduates including the Yani community that the SMEC training conducted in the country has approval from ILO and the same training is given to communities in over 190 countries.
The SYB training is a government intervention program to make individuals and communities viable in improving living standards, he said.
Mr Timo said in the subsistence economy the people do planning, work, budget, savings or investment of their resources of time, land, food, and pigs for their survival and enrichment.
The same principles are applied in the cash economy, the difference is the involvement of money, he added.
Mr Timo also stressed that many of our rural young people are migrating into towns because of the shift from subsistence to the cash economy, and yet, the education system cannot cater to them, and the employment sector has limited space to offer the youths paid jobs.
He said in this scenario, there has to be an inward migration back to the villages where they have the land, the time, and a combined family and community strength to initiate small businesses like cash crop farming and marketing.
He said for the past two years the National Government has placed priority on SMEs by allocating K200 million in the annual budget.
That money is not trickling down to rural villages, but with the training with SMEC villagers can access the money from Women’s Micro Bank MiBank or Bank South Pacific in small loans to finance micro business activities.
“I am happy with Yani mothers because they have requested for the SYB training to be conducted to them right in their village. I am sure the training has enhanced their skills in budget, management, and investments in viable business activities they are engaged in,” he said.
The graduation which was conducted in grand style was witnessed by the Simbu Provincial Advisor to Commerce, Mr Raphael Kee, and the two trainers Rosemary Kaupa and Augustine Garry with the community leaders and youth.
Ends.

HOPE WORLD WIDE APPRECIATES DII NEGUNGA – CHANGE AGENT YOUTHS OF DIRIMA-YANIThe Hope World Wide has acknowledged the you...
22/02/2024

HOPE WORLD WIDE APPRECIATES DII NEGUNGA – CHANGE AGENT YOUTHS OF DIRIMA-YANI
The Hope World Wide has acknowledged the youths of Dirima-Yani for sensitizing the people toward creating a healthy community free from both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
HWW Mobile Voluntarily Testing Counselling team leader in Simbu Peter Kaupa thanked the young people for taking the leading in organizing the World AIDS Day on Dec 1, 2023, and again mobilizing the Bomaigaulin, Aleku, and Brekulame-Dunku clans in Dirima to attend the awareness sessions on s*xually transmitted infections (STIs) and TB on Tuesday this week.
Mr Kaupa said it was through the initiative taken by the youths that HWW MVTC team has visited the village in Dirima.
He said community mobilization and participation is the first process in getting communities to take actions in shifting mindsets.

HOPE WORLD WIDE REACHES ORMILKOAN VILLAGE - 21/02/24PRESS RELEASEcaptions.1: Village men of Ormilkoan, Dirima in Gumine,...
21/02/2024

HOPE WORLD WIDE REACHES ORMILKOAN VILLAGE - 21/02/24
PRESS RELEASE
captions.
1: Village men of Ormilkoan, Dirima in Gumine, Kia Paulus, Kaupa Bia, and Bruno queue with their forms to get their TB tests.
2. TB specialist Angeline Kame pointed out that TB is curable to the people of Ormilkoan village, Dirima in Gumine.
3: Ormilkoan villagers with their councilor, Ennio Kale in folded arms at the far end listened attentively to STIs and TB awareness conducted on them.

By ENNIO KUBLE
The Hope World Wide has conducted mobile volunteering counseling and testing (MVCT) right into rural communities in Simbu province starting this year.
MVCT team leader in Simbu, Peter Kaupa said HWW in Simbu pursues this program to bring the service to where the people are as there is a trend that people are reluctant to go to health centers to check on their status on HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB).
He said the MVCT program started in Kerowagi and is progressing to Kundiawa-Gembogl and the other four districts including Gumine.
Mr Kaupa made this known in a recent visit to Ormilkoan village in Dirima of Gumine district on Tuesday (20/02).
He said the five council wards of Dirima-Yani in Gumine local level government are tagged hotspots for HIV/AIDS and TB. The area has a growing population of 10,000 people who access the Dirima Community Health Post.
The MVCT team comprising health officers from Gumine District Health Center (GHC) and HWW conducted both health education and awareness on s*xually transmitted infections (STIs including HIV) and TB where close to 200 people of Bre-Bomai and Aleku clans attended.
On the team were Gabriel Kaupa, Julie Mal, and Anna Aglua from HWW, and Ube Aina Wemin, Christian, and Angeline Kame from GHC.
TB specialist Angeline Kame made aware to the people on the types of TB, signs and symptoms, early detection, treatment protocols, homecare, basic hygiene, prevention, and importantly emphasized on treatment compliance.
She said TB cases have increased from 99 in 2020 to 153 in 2023 in the catchment area of Gumine Health Center; these areas include places like Omkolai, Buli, Mul, Gumine, Dirima-Yani, and further on from Boromil.
Ms Kame urged the people to go to the nearest clinic should they suspect of having TB in their bodies.
The STI officer Ube Aina Wemin highlighted to the people on STIs mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, treatment, and prevention methods.
She said GHC has a record of 137 HIV cases which the health center is managing however, 37 persons have disintegrated into the community without a trace.
Ms Wemin encouraged people to remain faithful to their partners and delay s*x among young people till they are married. She said the use of condoms is the available option should the people prefer.
Meanwhile, Peter Kaupa said the preliminary report obtained from the MVCT conducted at Ormilkoan village showed 50 people have tested for HIV/Syphilis of which five people were reactive to HIV. A confirmatory test will be done on the five to ascertain their status.
Mr Kaupa indicated that for Syphilis 25 were reactive while 20 sputum cups were issued to the people who have identified themselves as having TB signs and symptoms.
Ends.

21/02/24Pic captions / 300 words1: Eighteen-year-old Simon Peter, a trainee of the SYB training conducted at Yani villag...
21/02/2024

21/02/24
Pic captions / 300 words
1: Eighteen-year-old Simon Peter, a trainee of the SYB training conducted at Yani village in Gumine opened his personal bank account with MiBank agent Peter Kiamba. Simon Peter is among 20 other trainees with bank accounts with MiBank.
2: Yani Ward 4 councilor, Bill Simai welcomes the small medium enterprise (SME) stakeholders from the Simbu Provincial Administration, Raphael Kee and Eri Gore, MiBank officer Peter Kiamba, and SME operators in Gumine Esther Kaupa and Joe Brea.
By ENNIO KUBLE
The MiBank agent opened personal accounts for Yani rural people in the Gumine district of Simbu province on Wednesday.
The exercise has seen close to 20 people, mostly mothers opening their accounts with MiBank toward the end of the two-week Start Your Business (SYB) that was conducted at Yani village sanctioned by the Small Medium Enterprise Corporation (SMEC), a sub-national function of the Department of Commerce Trade and Industry.
MiBank officer Peter Kiamba during the session emphasized to the 41 trainees the savings culture, making budgets, and operating bank accounts.
Mr Kiamba said people who have taken SYB training, starting up their small businesses, and have regular savings are eligible to seek bank loans.
He said there is a farmers' loan that farmers in rural areas can access to expand food and cash crop production.
Mr Kiamba shared the information on the small-medium enterprise (SME) stakeholders sessions held on Wednesday.
The sessions were also facilitated by the Simbu Provincial Principal Advisor to Agriculture, Mr Eric Gore with two SME operators in Gumine, Joe Brea who is into wine production, and Esther Kaupa who is in the garment and horticulture business.
The SYB training, the first of its kind in a rural setting in Simbu, took place at the request of the Yani Women’s Group to SMEC and was conducted by SMEC-certified trainers, Rosemary Kaupa and Augustine Garry.
The training was opened early last week by the Simbu Internal Revenue Commission manager Reka Nita and Gumine District deputy administrator John Gull officiated by Simbu Provincial Principal Advisor to Commerce, Trade and Industry Raphael Kee and Gumine district SME Coordinator Elias Williams Gaima.
The grand graduation of the 41 trainees is on Friday (23/02).
Ends.

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