TIPNG hosts Media Smart Youth Workshop

F R I D A Y 6 T H J U L Y 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E

Twenty one YACA members now know the powerful role

the media plays in fighting corruption in PNG.

YACA members learned these skills during a week long

Media Smart Youth Workshop hosted by Transparency

International PNG.

The Participants were taught how to use effectively mass

media to promote and disseminate information about the

work, objectives and values of YACA .

The MSY workshop program covered both electronic and

print media; introducing the participants to newspaper,

radio, television and the internet and teaching the

participants skills needed to produce media products.

On the final day, the students organized their first Press

Conference, unveiling the five media products that they

designed during the workshop: The Trumpet (Monthly YACA Newsletter), YACA– The

Voice (Quarterly YACA Newspaper), a 30 second YACA Radio Jingle, a 30 second

YACA TV Advertisement and the YACA Blog.

The next step is for YACA to publish their issues and seek funding to air their radio and

tv spots.

The students also express their appreciation for the Speakers who took time off work to

help the students out: Mr Jerry Bagita (TIPNG), Ms Hane Toua (TIPNG), Ms Yvonne

Ngutlick (TIPNG), Mr Richard Kassman (TIPNG Director), Mr Kevin Marai (Kundu 2

and NBC), Mr Graham Robinson (Piksa Ltd), Mr Emmanuel Narakobi (Masalai

Communications) and Mr Robert Weber (Old Plantation).

The Media Smart Youth Workshop would not have been made possible without

funding, support and help from our main donor Strongim Pipol Strongim Nesen

(SPSN), Ok Tedi Limited—Port Moresby Office, Bank of South Pacific, World Bank

Papua New Guinea and the Board and Staff of Transparency International PNG.

YOUTHS SOUNDING THE ALARM. . .

Y A C A G R O U P S : P O R T M O R E S B Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L S C H O O L ~ J U B I L E E

C A T H O L I C S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L ~ G O R D O N S S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L ~

P O R T M O R E S B Y G R A M M A R S C H O O L ~ L I M A N A C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

~ D O N B O S C O T E C H N I C A L I N S T I T U T E ~ S A L V A T I O N A R M Y K O K I

S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L ~ D E L A S A L L E S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L ~ A I E S E C -

U P N G ~ S O G E R I N A T I O N A L H I G H S C H O O L ~ H O H O L A Y O U T H

D E V E L O P M E N T C E N T R E ~ U N I T E C H ( L A E ) ~ D W U ( M A D A N G )

YOUTH AND FACILITATORS AT THE WORKSHOP

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

TIPNG hosts

Media Smart

Youth

Workshop

1

YACA launched

at TIPNG

Exhibition

2

First forum gets

students

motivated to

take action

against

2

School Visits a

Success

3

Youth

Democracy

3

YACA moving

into Unitech

4

YACA members

called to inspire,

motivate and

empower

4

Thirty six students and two teachers were among the first group

of YACA members that came together for the first YACA

forum : ‘What is Corruption?

The students unanimously agreed that they had a great

contribution to make to this fight and for change to begin with

themselves as individuals; refusal to practice corruption and a

rejection of the attitudes that support and allow corruption to

happen.

Corruption is an ongoing issue and is holding back development

in our country. It is undermining our freedom and destroying

our democracy.

As a member of YACA, we as a group aim to develop good

quality leaders, to give youth an opportunity to be heard, make

positive changes in their every day lives through the changing of

self, to lead positive community activities and services and to

have strength in numbers.

First Forum gets students motivated to take action

against Corruption

The Wake Up! PNG Exhibition held in February was an ideal opportunity to re-launch YACA.

The Exhibition was hosted by YACA’s coalition partner TIPNG, and was held at the Holiday

Inn Hotel in Port Moresby.

YACA took the opportunity to showcase the exciting events for 2012 and signed up 148 new

members! The exhibition was attended by over 500 students and members of the general

public, bringing YACA to the forefront of the fight against corruption in PNG.

The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.. Edmund Burke

YACA launched at TIPNG Exhibition NOTE TO MEMBERS:

Please ensure you bring along your

notebook and pen to all forums.

YACA MEMBERSHIP

All YACA Groups must elect their

Board and send a list of their members to

the YACA Coordinator at TIPNG

for affiliation purposes.

Annual membership to TIPNG is K5.00 for

students and all members of YACA

are required to pay this fee.

All fees collected

must be sent to the YACA Co-ordinator to

receipt.

Please ensure your contact details are up

to date so that you receive information

regarding YACA.

P A G E 3

A team of TIPNG staff took time off hectic work schedules to visit schools

in the month of February, kick-starting the new look YACA for 2012.

The visits were also an opportunity to talk about corruption in PNG and

where PNG stands on a global scale in the anti-corruption fight.

Port Moresby Grammar, Port Moresby International, Gordons Secondary,

Jubilee Catholic Secondary and Salvation Army Koki Secondary were part

of the five schools visited during this exercise.

The school visits are a way of introducing YACA to extra-curricular

activities at the different secondary schools in Port Moresby.

School visits are open to any schools who are interested in YACA &

TIPNG.

School Visits a Success!

YACA Pledge

With faith in God’s mercy and love

I ……………………… Pledge

That I will always speak the truth;

That I will always respect other

people’s property; That I will always be gentle in my actions

and in my words; That I will always repay my debts;

That I will always keep my promises;

May God help me to be faithful to this

pledge all the days of my life…..

AMEN

“YACA members are asked to memorise this pledge and say it every day to

remind

themselves of their commitment to opposing

corruption. The Pledge does not

describe the kind of person I am.

It describes the kind of person I want to become.”

REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS

Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) will be running a 10 day youth democracy camp

during the September 2012 school holidays from the 19th - 28th. The camp will be held at the Kefamo

Catholic Conference Centre in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province. We are looking for 56 students who

are in grades 10, 11 or 12 in 2012 to attend the camp. All the transport, accommodation and meal costs of

participants will be covered by TIPNG.

During the camp students will learn about the basic principles behind democracy and good governance

and will be put through simulations where they will carry out governance through doing things such as

passing laws and conducting elections. They will learn many advocacy skills and will also meet and inter-

act with prominent leaders.

Application Process We will be applying a strict selection procedure due to the restricted number of available places.

Who should be nominated? Every secondary school should nominate a maximum of 2 students (using form attached) - one boy and

one girl - who will represent the school at the camp. We are mindful that not all schools will be represent-

ed however it is our intention that there is a good mix of provincial and rural and urban representation.

What are the Criteria? Students must be between 17 and 20 years old and currently attending school. To increase your students’

chances of being selected, we would appreciate it if the student could write a one page essay on the topic

“My responsibilities as a PNG citizen” and attach it to the application. Send applications back to the

TIPNG office on the contact details mentioned below.

When do nominations close? All nominations must be received by 31st July 2012. Once students have been nominated, we will then

select the final 56 student participants and advice the respective students and their schools in early August

2012.

What kind of students are we interested in? The students will have shown the ability to work with others and have demonstrated leadership in their

community. They should have demonstrated a clear commitment to fairness, protecting the rights of all

and therefore the basic concepts of democracy. They should be able to operate well in an open discussion

environment.

Please Note that the camp is a very demanding on participants and so we ask you to think very carefully

who you nominate. There were instances of family-related nominations that clearly did not have leader-

ship potential. Notwithstanding the above, the students will find the camp very rewarding.

If you have any questions about the camp, contact Hane Toua or Michelle Wong on;

Phone: 320 2188 / 320 2182

Fax: 320 2189

E-mail: htoua.tipng@gmail.com / ma.wong.tipng@gmail.com

Facebook: Youth Democracy Camp

Address: Mike Manning Youth Democracy Camp

Transparency International PNG Inc.

PO Box 591

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Leadership was the focus area for the second YACA forum held at Gordons Secondary

School, was attended by over a hundred students and was focused on the topic of Leader-

ship. Mr Devan Kula from The Voice Inc based his talk on Youth Leadership. His presenta-

tion covered the types of leadership, process of leadership, leadership traits, factors and

principles of leadership and the difference between being a Boss and being a leader. He chal-

lenged the students to evaluate themselves and their ability to lead. He also told the stu-

dents that people want to be guided by those they respect and who have a clear sense of

direction; A sense of direction is achieved by conveying a strong vision of the future.

Mr Richard Kassman OBE, then gave a presentation on the controversial Judicial Conduct

Act, giving special emphasis to the impact of the new law on ordinary Papua New Guineans.

He encouraged the students to read up and keep informed on the current political issues at

hand, and to take time to understand how decisions being made in Parliament will affect

their lives.

The students did well to present their opinions and gave excellent explanations on each

point they presented. The students who attended the forum are looking forward to doing

their part to fight corruption in PNG.

Mrs Fredah Wallum, a lecturer at the University of Technology Lae, together with her

husband Mr David Wallum, have started a YACA group at Unitech, hoping to bring about a

change in attitude in the young people in their institution. Mrs Wallum came to know about

YACA when she was teaching at Jubilee Catholic Secondary School. The Wallums said they

were looking forward to raising awareness, especially among the

youth on how much corruption was negatively affecting the

nation and the role young people can play to fight it.

A team from TIPNG visited the University of Technology, Lae,

to talk about the work of the TIPNG and introduce YACA. The

presentation highlighted why YACA was formed, the principles

it stands for and what we hope to achieve through YACA.

The Unitech YACA group have elected their Board Representatives and are working on a

program to bring the message of YACA to the Secondary Schools in Lae, Morobe Province.

YACA Members called to Inspire, Motivate and Empower!

Join the ‘Youth

Against Corruption

Association’ Group

on Facebook. All up-

dates for YACA will

be posted on the

Group page.

Call TIPNG on Ph: 320

2188/2182

Call or text: 7619

4578

Send an email to:

yaca.tipng@gmail.com

or find our blog by

typing: yacapng into

the google search

engine.

How to form a YACA

Group Call a meeting of

interested students

together and get each

member to fill in a

membership application

form.

Elect the office bearers

of your YACA group.

(Chairperson, Deputy

Chairperson, Secretary,

Treasurer)

Call the YACA Co-

ordinator at

Transparency

International PNG for

collection of completed

application forms and a

list of all members from

your school.

Membership Packs will

be given at the next

YACA event you attend

after you register as a

member.

YACA moving into Unitech