THE Djaul Bakal Association
About Us
Working to maintain culture and heritage and to see To see all the people of Djaul Island develop and prosper economically, socially, mentally, and spiritually.
Working to maintain culture and heritage and to see To see all the people of Djaul Island develop and prosper economically, socially, mentally, and spiritually.
To see all the people of Djaul Island develop and prosper economically, socially, mentally, and spiritually. We want to see our living standards rise, peace and justice prevail, and our culture and heritage maintained and respected.
We believe we can achieve our vision through
– Having quality education and literacy programs delivered
– Having quality and reliable health services in the community
– Promoting law, order, and peace in the community
– Allowing equal participation and tolerance for all in all activities
– Responsible use of our natural resources and taking appropriate measures in conserving and preserving our environment
– Promoting business and economic growth on the island
– Creating opportunities for our people to prosper
We endeavour to deliver community-based projects that transforms the lives of our rural and remote people. We want to deliver health, education, WASH, literacy, and lively-hood projects through partnerships with the government, donor organisations, and other NGOs. We want to initiate activities that will trigger local business opportunities that will strengthen local economy.
Buy a products from us profit from the website will be used for the development and proseperity of the people of Djaul Bakal Island. You can also donate by clicking the button below.
It is part of our culture to seek out friendship and encourage partnership. We
believe through partnerships we can improve our lives and learn more about the world.
The Djaul Bakal Association Inc is a modern entity that represents the traditional Melanesian organisation of society. It embodies the traditional government structures where “houseboys” resembled the modern day house of assembly.
We have existed for thousands of years and have unofficially played major roles in maintaining our culture and bonding the community. We are now registered and recognised by the PNG government through IPA on the 6 of May 2021.
Although we are physically on Djaul Island, we acknowledge our historical origins and family ties. We still reach out to our neighbouring tribes and peoples across the province of New Ireland to partake in cultural events, share in cultural obligations/rituals, and celebrate achievements and mourn losses.
We are an indigenous organisation from Djaul Island, Papua New Guinea who want to see development on our island. We are non profit tasked at giving a voice to our people on the island. The people of Djaul Island comprise of 7 villages that speak the languages of Tiang and Tigak respectively with a population of over 4000. We have been marginalised because of leadership, illiteracy, remoteness, rurality, and limited discontinuous economic spin-offs.
We are an island community that survive on the land and the sea. We are currently experiencing the effects of sea-level rising and climate change. We look for projects that will address these issues and how best our lives can be adjusted to suit these changes.
We hope this platform will usher in sustainable community development projects, improve health and education standards, strengthen law & order, and create economic spin-offs. We are looking for partnership in development and are willing to put up sweat equity for
development
