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Our Mission in PNG

Program Overview

In 2018, the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI) began their mission in Papua New Guinea with the blessing of church leaders and the invitation of the Bishop of Port Moresby. Registered locally as Help Humanity International PNG Association, the mission focuses on empowering the most vulnerable, especially women, children, and youth to break free from cycles of poverty, inequality, and violence.

Working across 22 settlements and villages in Port Moresby, DMI has reached more than 2,500 families with socio-pastoral and development programs. We focus on women’s empowerment, education, youth development, livelihoods, and humanitarian response, helping communities build resilience and live with dignity.

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Country Objectives

  • Empower Women & Girls through self-help groups, savings and loan associations, and vocational training
  • Strengthen Families & Communities by addressing poverty, unemployment, and food insecurity in both rural and urban settlements
  • Support Child Development with preschools, tuition centres, education kits, and children’s parliaments
  • Promote Human Dignity by delivering humanitarian aid to vulnerable families, disaster victims, and prisoners
  • Build Leadership & Social Cohesion to reduce violence and create pathways for equality and justice

Major Programs

In PNG, women face poverty, gender-based violence, and exclusion from leadership roles. DMI supports women through savings and loan groups (SLGs), training, and federations, enabling them to improve their income, voice, and dignity.

Key Interventions:
  • Established 75 Women’s Savings & Loan Groups (SLGs) to encourage savings, lending, and community leadership
  • Entrepreneurship training for women, young mothers, and unemployed girls
  • Vocational skills training in catering, beautification, and housekeeping
  • Promoting women’s confidence to claim rights and reduce household poverty
Highlights:
  • 390+ women and girls trained in vocational and entrepreneurship skills
  • Women-led businesses growing in settlements, reducing food insecurity
  • Community banking practices improving financial independence
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Youth unemployment in PNG is high, leaving many young women vulnerable to exploitation. DMI equips them with vocational skills that provide dignity and economic stability..

Key Interventions:
  • Short-term vocational training in tailoring, catering, and crafts
  • Capacity building to reduce vulnerability to exploitation
  • Creating pathways to employment and small business opportunities
Highlights:
  • Hundreds of young women now self-employed or employed
  • Training programs building community resilience and cooperation
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Access to quality education remains a challenge in PNG. DMI strengthens children’s learning, leadership, and rights awareness through schools, tuition support, and children’s parliaments.

Key Interventions:
  • Promoting preschools and informal schools for rural and settlement children
  • Education support with kits, study materials, and tuition centres
  • 15 Children’s Parliaments established to train youth in leadership and rights
  • Extracurricular programs to build teamwork and self-confidence
Highlights:
  • 360+ children supported with education kits and tuition programs
  • Children actively practicing leadership and advocacy through parliaments
  • Improved academic performance and school retention rates
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DMI responds to crises with food, shelter, clothing, and sanitation support. Our programs also extend compassion to prisoners, helping them find dignity and hope.

Key Interventions:
  • Emergency relief during floods, landslides, and pandemic crises
  • Distribution of food, clothing, and sanitation materials to vulnerable families
  • Counseling, meals, and recreational activities for prison inmates
  • Reaching the poorest families in both urban and rural settlements
Highlights:
  • 10,000+ families supported through emergency relief in Port Moresby
  • Prison ministry reaching marginalized groups with counseling and care
  • Humanitarian programs strengthening community recovery and dignity