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German scholarship helps train refugee teachers in PNG
8 Dec 2004 Four young refugees are on their way to becoming teachers in Papua New Guinea, thanks to the DAFI Scholarships Programme funded by the German government. Upon graduation, they will teach other refugees in East Awin settlement and hopefully inspire refugee girls to stay in school. -
In PNG, refugees from Indonesia's Papua province start complex journey to new home
1 Oct 2004 The UN refugee agency is relocating a group of 185 refugees from Papua New Guinea's Vanimo to East Awin, where they can receive more land to grow crops and raise livestock, enjoy better services like education and health care, and apply for the right to free movement within their host country. -
Papua New Guinea grants legal identity to young refugees
10 May 2004 The government has distributed birth certificates to more than 1,200 children who were born in PNG to refugees who had fled Irian Jaya nearly 20 years ago. This important development gives the young refugees a legal identity and helps them integrate in their host country.