PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA Total Area 462,840 km²
Population Approximately six million Only
about 18 of the population live in urban
centres. The majority of the population (over
80) live in traditional villages - many of which
are several days travel from the nearest road,
telephone, or medical facility.
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SOME KEY STATS Average life expectancy 55.3
years Adult literacy 57.3 40 of population is
aged 16 years or under Highest rate of HIV/AIDS
in the Pacific region
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Classroom blocks - Resurrection School
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Typical classrooms - Resurrection School
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Often families take daughters out of school to
marry them off and cash in the bride price seeing
as they wont reap the benefits of an educated
married daughter.
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Vocational centres play an important role in
preparing school leavers for trades.
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These two classrooms back onto each other and
were identical. The cost to re-furbish one class
takes more than 5x the average salary.
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The principal of Martyrs Anglican School
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Martyrs Chapel
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The Boarding Hostels
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The dining room and kitchen at Martyrs
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The Creative Arts Centre