Sponsor a Student

The cost of sending a student to Kokoda Primary School is 100kena a year. With the average wage being 35kena a week many children don’t make it to school, as most of the Kokoda residents are only sustenance farmers. The PNG government funded schooling for this year (2008) as part of the cyclone relief program. Attendance at Kokoda Primary School went up by 200. There is no funding for 2009. The 10 students we have sponsored for 2009 have been carefully chosen by the school staff.

For only $55AUD you can personally sponsor a student at Kokoda Primary School.  Click here to make a tax deductible donation through our website and help us add to the list of sponsored students.

Sponsored students

Bibra Suma, grade 7

Bibra is number two of 5 children. Her father is deceased and her mother sells vegetables at the local market. Bibra is a hard working student. She has an outstanding attitude towards Spiritual development and has a satisfactory achievement. Her favorite subjects are science and language. Bibra would like to be doctor. She is working on her relationship with her teachers and parents. 

Joylyn Laui, grade 7

Joylyn is number two of five children. Her father is deceased and her mother sells produce at the local market. Joylyn has worked hard to achieve a high achievement - A’s and  B’s. Joylyn wants to become a lawyer and look after her family. Joylyn is working on her relationship with teachers and her parents.

Lolo Purapora, grade 3

Lolo is number two of four children. Her father is deceased. Lolo’s mum creates income from marketing and trekking. Lolo is a very good student and enjoys school.  She has a satisfactory achievement. Her favorite subjects are art and language and she loves to play soccer.

Martha Ahaja, grade 5

Martha is number six of six children. Her mother is deceased.  Martha’s dad works as a cowboy and has remarried. Martha is absent from school a lot and needs improvement in a number of areas. Although her achievement marks are high. Martha would like to be a teacher. Her favorite subject is language.

Basil Ahaja, grade 6

Basil is the seventh child out of 9. His dad is a casual laborer at an oil plantation. Basil needs improvement in many areas. He is good at science social studies and art. Basil’s favorite subject is art and he enjoys playing sports and drawing

David Babua, grade 3

David is number four out of five children.  He lives with his Aunt and Uncle. David’s parents passed away in a PMV (people moving vehicle) accident.  David has an outstanding achievement. 96% in art and physical education. His favorite subject is maths and he enjoys going on picnics and fishing.

Francis Sivin, grade 6

Fracis is number two of five children.  His dad is a sub farmer at the local market. He is a quite and humble boy with outstanding achievements. 100% in arts and crafts. His favorite subject is math’s and he enjoys hunting and playing sports.

Gabby Age, grade 3

Both his parents have died. He is number 8 of 8 children. He lives with older brothers and sisters. He has an outstanding achievement, all A’s and 1 B. His favorite subject is math’s and he enjoys gardening.

Philemon Houje, grade 5

Philiemon's father has passed away. He is number 3 of 5 children. He lives with his uncle who works at the shop. He has potential. He has outstanding and satisfactory results. Philemon’s favorite subject is maths and he would like to be a pilot.

Romney Youga, grade 4 

Romney is the last child of 11. He is polite and hard working and has outstanding results. His favorite subject is English and he would like to be a pilot.