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Creating A World Class Mineral Province in PNG Edition 19, 2012
Swift Water Rescue Training, a PNG first
The Wafi-Golpu Emergency Response Team is the first PNG team
to complete a Swift Water Rescue Training.
The team comprising Emergency Response and APD trainers
undertook the training in New Zealand following the identification
of vehicle accidents associated with river crossings as one of the
highest risk to the operation of the Wafi-Golpu project.
The access road leading to and from the project site passes
through a number of rivers and when flooded can cause vehicles
to get stuck, and this can and is very dangerous when trying to get
drivers and passengers to safety.
After attending the practical training, the team is now equiped
to respond to vehicle and river accidents.
‘‘It was a very practical training and the skills learnt are
invaluable in understanding river safety and being able to access
and rescue people trapped in river systems,’’ said the team
members.
The training was conducted from April 13-18.
FIRST IN, LAST OUT:
John Tangue throwing
a rescue rope during a
simulated rescue.
THE TEAM: Front Row L to R ; Brett Corney, Elias
Tokom, Kristin Alston from Risk Response and Rescue
Alphonse Gumbal; and back row L to R; Jayson Ferguson,
James March, John Gallagher from Newcrest and
John Tangue.
Far Left; Alphonse Gumbal in a simulated rescue of
a person stuck by currents on a rock. Left: The team
working hard to rescue two trapped kayakers on the
Buller River.
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Editorial Message
Industrial Trainees increase
Elementary Pioneers
MOU to benefit Bulolo
Wiring Wafi-Golpu
Local Business Expands
Increasing local capacity
Fish farming goes further
Combating Malaria
Bringing in the load
Pushing boundaries
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Women In Mining program helps Bulolo Urban Council Women
The Bulolo Urban Council of Women received timely
assistance from the Women In Mining (WIM) program of
the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum.
WIM donated a number of items to the women’s group in
Wau recently including sewing materials and accessories. The
program also purchased consumables for a computer and
printer which was donated to the women in 2010.
The sewing items were donated following a request by
the Bulolo Urban Council of Women to WIM. The Member for
Bulolo and National Planning and Monitoring Minister Sam
Basil donated 24 sewing machines previously but these were
not used. With the donation of the sewing accessories, the
women can now begin their sewing program.
The donation was facilitated by the HVJV’s Community
Affairs team. HVJV, through its Community Affairs team and
WIM have been working in partnership to deliver women’s
programs in the Bulolo district including landowner women’s
groups.
At the presentation WIM Program Manager Lesley Bennett
said this assistance will go a long way to empower the women
with basic life skills.
Women-members were pleased with the assistance while
other groups within the Bulolo urban areas were urged to join
As you can see in this edition, Morobe Mining Joint Ventures witnessed a
number of milestone events in all its operations recently.
All of these came about through the commitment and dedication of all
stakeholders including landowner and other benefiting communities, employees,
government and MMJV management.
The Hidden Valley operations saw the success story of a landowner company,
Winima Investment Limited expanding its business by purchasing a truck to be
leased to the mine.
At Wafi-Golpu, our Emergency Response team became the first in PNG to
complete a Swift Water Rescue training in New Zealand. We also witnessed the
signing of an electrical contract with a landowner company, Golpu Electrical Joint
Venture.
On the Community and Regional Development front, a number of activities
were achieved, and the notable ones were the landowner elementary schools
beginning classes and the signing of an MoA between MMJV, and District
Education Division for MMJV to provide support for the teachers teaching at
these schools over a three year period starting this year.
For Exploration, drilling was focused in the Wafi area with two rigs operating,
one at Kesiago prospect south of Wafi and one at Zimake prospect north of
Wafi. Both prospects are porphyry copper-gold style targets similar to Wafi-
Golpu. Support for the programmes was by helicopter out of Demakwa to bush
camps. Drill core was back-loaded to Demakwa, then by road to 9 Mile to the
newly commissioned core processing facility.
Support from the landholders was vital for the programme with Zimake in
particular being land claimed by multiple parties. CA organised a committee
of all parties and access and hire of local workers was all arranged through this
committee. The arrangement is working very well with weekly meetings to
update the communities on progress. Exploration activities are also continuing
in the Garaina area and around the Hidden Valley mine with geologists on the
ground. A third drilling rig is scheduled to commence drilling at Kerimenge in
June.
the council in addressing various issues affecting them.
President of the group, Awilu Soya thanked Ms Bennett
and her team, HVJV and other stakeholders including the Mr
Basil for his continuous support towards the women in the
district.
She appealed to her other women in Bulolo urban area to
put their difference aside and work together to achieve more.
It is becoming common that women living in resource rich
areas in both the mining and petroleum provinces are faced
with issues that need to be addressed. HVJV is committed to
providing assistance to women’s programs where it can.
HVJV Community Liaison Coordinator Boina Yaya
challenged the women to work together and urged other
women groups within the urban area to team up and work for
the good of all Bulolo women.
HVJV Community Affairs Superintendent Maima Abba
expressed similar sentiments saying the company is
also committed to assist the communities in other areas
of developments through its community and regional
development programs in the areas of health, education,
agriculture and infrastructure, other than on royalty payments
alone.

Industrial trainees steadily increase at MMJV
RISING NUMBERS: The 13 students from the Mining
Department at the University of Technology who
undertook training at the Hidden Valley mine.
MMJV has recorded the biggest
number of university students ever
to have undertaken industrial training at
the Hidden Valley Mine.
The 13 final year Mining Engineering
and Mineral Processing students came
from the PNG University of Technology.
Attached with the Hidden Valley mining
and processing departments, they
had the opportunity during their eight
weeks of training to learn the many
aspects of the mining operations. The
training also provided the students
the opportunity to put into practice
the theoretical principle and concepts
learnt in class and gave them the
exposure into the mining industry.
Providing these industrial training
is an important part of MMJV’s Training
Program that is implemented by the
Training Department. The objective of
the training was to give the students
an understanding and appreciation
of the state of art technology in their
respective field of study.
The students said the training
was an eye-opener to the mining
industry in PNG. They appreciated
the assistance provided by staff from
various departments to give them a
high level of learning and enjoyable
one as well.
“I think it is the highest number
any mining company has taken at
anyone time,” said Judah Suk.
“The best part of my training was
being exposed to the various sections
of the mining department. It made
me realise how important team work
was in a mining environment and how
everything is linked,” said Simon Bang.
“I would like to thank Morobe
Mining Joint Ventures for giving me
the opportunity to gain my field
experience and the very hospitable
and experienced engineers for their
“The best part of my training
was being exposed to the
various sections of the
mining department. It made
me realise how important
team work was in a mining
environment and how
everything is linked.”
Simon Bang
keen guidance and time to make things
possible,” said Raphael Saea.
The students also learnt the
importance of safety and what is means
to practice it to ensure employees
work and live in a healthy and safe
environment.
With the skills and knowledge
gained, the students hope to use it to
enhance their academic studies.
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New beginnings for landowner elementary
L
ast year, three new elementary
classrooms were handed over to the
principal landowner communities of the
Hidden Valley mine in the Bulolo District.
The construction of these classrooms
together with an aid post, community
hall and water supply each were funded
by MMJV’s Hidden Valley Joint Venture
through its Community and Regional
Development Education Program.
In March this year, another milestone
was achieved when Nauti, Winima and
Kwembu elementary schools enrolled
their first pupils in prep and elementary
classes.
MMJV’s CRD Manager, Benjamin
Kamaya said the enrolment of the pupils
was made possible through the good
partnership between MMJV, District,
Provincial and National Education
Departments, village leaders and the
people.
He said HVJV recognises education
as the tool for development of the
communities and is committed to assist
where it can.
MMJV’s General Manager
Sustainability and External Relations,
David Wissink said that education is
fundamental to the prosperity of the
region and HVJV has been supporting
education initiatives in the Bulolo
District for the past two years and “we
will continue to do so for as long we
operate in the area.”
Mr Wissink thanked the people and
their leaders for their support to get the
schools up and running.
A total of 95 children were enrolled in
the prep classes while Elementary One
had 95 with a good number of them
girls in all three villages.
Each school has a Board of
Management and two teachers each.
HVJV has signed a MOU with Bulolo
Education Division to support the
teachers until the schools are fully
registered and the teachers are put on
the government payroll.
PIONEERING ELEMENTARY
STUDENTS: Students at
Kwembu Elementary
School (top) Nauti
Elementary (Middle
yellow uniforms) and
Winima (Bottom)
enjoying the opportunity
of getting an education
with the newly built desks
and classrooms provided
for by the HVJV.
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MOU to assist teachers get support
“
Bulolo District does not have pride in education excellence
like some of its sister districts because of lack of good
education institutions, even though it is the first district to
thrive in business than any towns and or cities in PNG”, said
Bulolo District Administrator, Tae Guambelek.
Mr Guambelek compared Bulolo with other districts in
Morobe province where some of the top elites in the country
came from like Finchhaffen’s Manasupe Zurenuoc (Chief
Secretary) and his sister, Finkewe (former CEO of Institution
of PNG Engineers), Judge Don Sawong of Kabwum and pilot
Danny Stoll of Markham Valley.
He said Bulolo has yet to see some of its sons or daughters
making it to the top in education excellence for the people of
Bulolo to take pride in.
Mr Guambelek said this during the signing of an agreement
(MOU) for Bulolo District Elementary Education between the
Bulolo District Administration, Wau Rural and Watut Local Level
Governments (LLGs) and HVJV at the Bulolo Pine Lodge.
He said the environmental scars, heavy machinery
parts and old buildings left behind after the gold dredging
operations by different companies in the 1940’s to 70’s is now
referred to by many as ‘dust over Bulolo’.
He congratulated HVJV, the developer of Hidden Valley
gold mine for its contribution to educational development in
the district and said the ‘dust’ was slowly moving away and
one day, Bulolo will have elites of its own.
Mr Guambelek took into account the amount of
educational infrastructure assistance by way of classrooms,
mostly double storey four in one, for elementary, primary and
high schools, teachers’ houses and other materials. Mattresses,
computers, vehicle parts and units for student’s practical
sessions at Bulolo Vocational Technical School; Elementary
teacher’s training and school fee assistance program for the
children of Watut River communities who are attending
primary, high, secondary and technical schools since 2010.
The MOU signed was to consolidate the agreement in place
where HVJV will cater for the training of elementary school
teachers and also set aside a total of K93,000 to support the
SETTING FOUNDATIONS: Winima elementary
classroom completed. This building along with many
others under the same program now cater for an
increasing number of children who are recieving an
elementary education in their own villages for the
first time this year.
the teachers, two each from Nauti Elementary School in Watut
LLG and Kwembu and Winima Elementary Schools in Wau
Rural LLG, for three years starting this year.
Mr Guambelek, a Bulolo local from Mumentaeng village
in Mumeng LLG, conveyed his gratitude to HVJV for its input
not only in education, but health, agriculture including
aquaculture, water supply projects and infrastructure like small
bridges and road maintenance.
“Hidden Valley Joint Venture is not just a developer who is
here today and gone tomorrow but a real friend and partner
in the development of Bulolo district”, Mr Guambelek said
adding that HVJV did not work in isolation on its sustainable
development projects but in collaboration with LLGs,
Bulolo district and Morobe Provincial government, which he
described as superb.
Mr Guambelek challenged teachers from elementary
grades to secondary and technical schools to work hard to stay
ion par with schools in the towns and cities. He said there is no
difference in the teaching methods but only the locations and
that both teachers and students must strive for excellence.
As for the students Mr Guambelek said, in order to be a
father, one has to be a man, woman to be a mother and a good
student to gain a profession.
The MOU was signed by Mr Guambelek and Bulolo District
Education Adviser, John Tjipet, on behalf of the district and
government, CRD Programs Coordinator, Thelma Elizah, for
HVJV while Wau Rural LLG manageress, Judy Pokana, lead her
counterparts in signing on behalf of the two LLG’s.
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Landowners wire into Wafi-Golpu Project
landowner company of the Wafi-
A Golpu Project has secured a contract
to provide electrical services to the Wafi-
Golpu project site.
The contract is the first of its kind to
be awarded to a landowner company,
Golpu Electrical Joint Venture Limited.
It is a two year contract and is open to
extension.
The management of Wafi-Golpu
Joint Venture (WGJV), the developer of
the project officially handed over the
contract early this month.
Golpu Electrical Joint Venture
Limited (GEJVL) will provide on-site
electrical installation and maintenance
services.
GEJVL chairman Anonga Yakising
said being awarded the contract is a
milestone for the landowners as it shows
that the company has confidence in
them to operate and manage a business.
“It took a while for this to eventuate
and now that it has happened, I am very
pleased”, Mr Yakising said.
David Philip who is the chairman
of another landowner company, Golpu
Holdings said the awarding of the
contract by WGJV also indicates that the
company is committed to working in
partnership with the landowners from
the beginning of the project to build
An education baseline data exercise is being conducted
along the Lower Watut River communities.
The exercise is an initiative of Morobe Mining Joint
Ventures (MMJV) CRD Education Program in partnership with
the Lower Watut Students Association, Wampar LLG and the
Huon Gulf District Administration.
The exercise will record basic information for each
member of the household, including their education,
employment, skills and training needs requirements. Basic
household information is also collected to indicate the statue
of each household in terms of economic, health, water and
sanitation.
CRD Health and Education Programs Supervisor Paul
Giwi explains that based on this data, MMJV, and other
stakeholders will use it to make plans to set up programs and
projects.
Mr Giwi adds that this program will cover Hidden Valley
communities, Middle and Upper Watut, and Wafi-Golpu
areas.
The successful completion of the exercise is due to an
excellent collaboration between MMJV, the Lower Watut
Students Association, the Councillors and their communities,
Wampar LLG and the Huon Gulf District.
their capacity to bid for bigger contracts
in the future.
WIRED UP: Wafi-Golpu management and executives
of the landowner company after the awarding of the
contract.
MMJV begins Education Baseline for Lower Watut Communities
SETTING THE BASE: Two local men from Malarina village participate in the Baseline
Data collection exercise under the watchful eye of CRD Health Education Supervisor,
Paul Giwi.

Winima Investment Limited expand business
Prudent business management can lead to significant
business growth in a short period of time.
Winima Investment Limited (WIL), one of the three principal
landowner companies of the Hidden Valley mine in the Bulolo
District has shown that it can be done.
On May 11, WIL commissioned a new truck to be used by
the Hidden Valley mine through a lease arrangement.
WIL came into operation in 2004 but from that year to
2008, it did not have any capital to venture into any business
deals untill 2009 when it received a K100, 000 first dividend
payment from its umbrella company NKW Limited. With that
money, WIL leased first two vehicles to the mine and later a
Moxie truck. The fruit of these investments resulted in the
direct purchase of the Isuzu truck at a cost of K190, 000.
With commitment to see the business grow, the four
directors of the company, one of whom is Waba Yawing
(Junior) worked tirelessly and at the end of 2009 brought the
value of WIL to K131, 000. In 2010 WIL was valued at K160, 000
and last year it made a significant increase to K390, 000.
Mr Yawing said this year; WIL is looking at expanding while
running its affairs efficiently in terms of financial management
and reporting to help grow the business further.
He thanked HVJV, landowner association NAKUWI, NKW
and the government for their support to get WIL to where it
is now. “To achieve many more good things, we have to work
together with HVJV, NAKUWI, NKW and the government,” he
said.
HVJV’s Community Affairs Manager, Stanley Komunt and
Community Negotiation Manager, David Masani also stressed
the importance of working in partnership.
GROWTH & DIRECT BENEFIT: HVJV Community
Negotiation Manager, David Masani handing over
the keys to WIL Director Waba Yawing (Junior)
witnessed by members of the Winima community,
WIL and NAKUWI Executives and Government &
MMJV representatives;
Below: Women and children from the Winima
village beside the new truck.
Both said HVJV is committed to assisting the landowners
but the onus was on the investment companies to manage
their companies wisely to see it grow.
Like any company, WIL has plans for the future and its
immediate goal is to increase its value to K500, 000 by the end
of this year.
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Locals receive business skills training
Start Your Business (SYB) Training
A conducted for a landowner
community has opened the mindset
of the people to recognising the
opportunities of starting and managing
a business.
The Hidden Valley mine’s landowner
community of Nauti with its sister
villagers of Akikanda and Minawa
located in the Bulolo District of Morobe
Province recently had 43 representatives
attend a two weeks SYB training which
ended early this month.
Community leaders Naino Kwamio,
Maxwell Kipas and Joshua Guiyo spoke
highly of the training. The three said
they would like to see more of such
training in future.
The leaders said with Nauti and the
other two villages having a high rate of
illiteracy, such short skills training were
very beneficial in helping the people to
understand the complexity of operating
a business in simple terms.
“The training was conducted in
simple language and this helped us
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to understand what we were being
taught,” said the leaders.
The Small Business Development
Corporation (SBDC) conducted
the training through a partnership
agreement with Morobe Mining’s
Hidden Valley Joint Venture (HVJV). HVJV
has been funding such training with
this being the seventh to be conducted
so far as part of its Community and
Regional Development (CRD) programs.
SBDC Master Trainer and facilitator,
Geowa Tomala said the SYB training is
internationally recognised and is being
conducted in 90 different countries in
the world.
“The impact of the training in the
country is highly successful with locals
owning and managing their own
businesses. Nauti records high cash flow
and only needs better financial and
business management skills to invest
wisely for long term sustainable returns,”
said Mr Tomala.
“The training is like a seed and if
planted and looked after well will bear
SIMPLY EFFECTIVE: Participants from the l
andownercommunity of Nauti and nearby villages of
Akikanda and Minawa showing off their certicficates
after the two -week SYB training session.
fruits one day. The ball is in your court
to start implementing what you all have
learnt,” said Mr Tomala.
CRD Programs Coordinator, Thelma
Elizah said the onus was now on the
people to utilise the skills gained from
the training to bring change to their
families and communities.
“And you can make it happen,” she
encouraged.
Thelma said with the strong
partnership with SBDC, MMJV is
committed to implementing the SYB
training program.

Inland fish farming breaking new bounds
IT CAN BE DONE: Mumeng LLG President and
Morobe Provincial Chairman for Mining,
Mathias Philip showing off fish with womenfolk
to demonstrate that fish farming is not a dream
but a reality.
The introduction of inland fish farming
to Kwembu and Mangki villages is a
new concept for locals, who for many
years have been depending on other
local protein and processed food for
their diet.
With a training conducted recently
on fish farming, the villagers now have
an opportunity to cultivate fish as an
alternate protein source.
The training funded by HVJV and
facilitated by the Morobe Fisheries
Management Authority came about
through a Public Private Partnership
agreement signed between the two
parties in 2010.
The aim of the program is to
include fish as a protein for the people
through provision of training on proper
management of their fish ponds once
into full production.
CRD Manager Benjamin Kamaya said
MMJV is working in partnership with the
government to assist where it can in the
implementation of such programs.
Mr Kamaya encouraged participants
to utilise the skills and knowledge
gained from the training.
“This kind of training is very
beneficial and must be put into practice
and used to help other members of the
community,” said Mr Kamaya.
On behalf of the participant’s,
community representative, Koni Yoruwe
said fish farming was a new concept to
them but they are willing to put into
practice the skills and knowledge gained
from the training.
HVJV is providing funding support
for many other community projects,
apart from fish farming including cocoa
and coffee programs as well as Health
and Education and infrastructure
projects.
Through strengthened partnerships
with all levels of the government and
the community, HVJV is committed to
see such projects benefit the community
through its operations.
Morobe Fisheries Management
Authority Chairman Frank Pologo said
HVJV was doing a lot to support the
aspirations of the national government
to deliver basic services to the rural
population.
Mr Pologo was pleased to note
that inland fish farming had potential
in the area. He encouraged farmers
to work together to create a strong
family protein base which in future will
pave the way for them to venture into
commercial markets once production
increased.
Mumeng Inland Fish Corporative
Chairman Joseph Waikesa explained
that inland fish farming has a huge
potential to enter into commercial
production but this can only happen
through willingness and commitment
from the farmers to participate in such
programs.
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Combating an age old enemy in Malaria
WORLD MALARIA DAY:
MMJV health extension
officer, Wessy Girinde
conducting a malaria
rapid test at Zindaga
village.
MMJV joined the rest of
the country to observe
the World Malaria Day which
fell on April 24.
To mark the day,
awareness activities were
held at all of the MMJV
sites including Lae, Hidden
Valley, and Wafi-Golpu
for employees as well as
community awareness
programs at Zindaga,
Babuaf and Bavaga villages
in the Wafi-Golpu area. The
program was organised by
the CRD health team. The
objective was to provide
community health education
for malaria, disseminate
information and introduce
rapid testing and treatment.
Employees and villagers
were provided information
on prevention, cause and
treatment of malaria. Rapid
malaria tests were also
conducted for both the
employees and the villagers.
Information leaflets were
distributed and a drama
group from Gabensis village
performed a play to reenforce
the messages to the
people at Zindaga.
Both groups also received
information on the new user
friendly malaria treatment
call MALA -1 which is now
being rolled out throughout
the country. Employees
and the villagers were
encouraged to complete
their medication once they
have been diagnosed with
having the malaria virus and
to take their children and
babies for medical treatment
when they have Malaria
symptoms.
The message of
prevention including living in
a clean environment with no
water trapped in containers
or pools and sleeping under
mosquito nets were stressed
at all the gatherings.
Morobe Provincial
Disease and Surveillance
Officer Edwin Benny who
participated in the MMJV
awareness program
conducted rapid malaria
tests for the Lae office staff.
Mr Benny said the Malaria
virus was changing rapidly
with climate change and so
a joint effort by all partners
and organisations is needed
to stamp out this number
one killer in Morobe Province.
The malaria awareness
program at Zindaga also
coincided with the recently
launched supplementary
immunization program of
a number of vital vaccine
such as measles drops,
Tetanus, Hepatitis B and BCG
injections by the Wafi-Golpu
medical team to the women,
children and infants.
SAFETY TIP!
VEHICLES AND DRIVING:
Drive to Conditions and Do Not Exceed Speed Limit.
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C-130 makes first landing at Bulolo Airport
On the morning of April
8, 2012 a huge plane
carrying fuel for the Hidden
Valley mine landed at
the Bulolo Airport to the
amazement of the local
residents.
The C-130 Hercules arrival
was a pleasant Easter surprise
for the people, who have
never seen a plane like this in
their lifetime.
The maiden trip by the
C-130 Hercules operated by
Lynden Air Cargo (LAC) was
freighting 22,000 litres of fuel
for the Hidden Valley mine
for the first time. This plane
can carry anything from
artefacts to zebras.
The plane with its
crew of captain, first
officer, flight engineer and
loadmaster were met by
senior employees from
Hidden Valley and Wafi-
Golpu Logistics and Supply
department upon landing at
10:45 am.
When the plane was
secured on the ground,
Hidden Valley and Wafi-
Golpu and Lyden staff
worked together to transfer
fuel from the plane’s fuel
chamber to the Hidden Valley
Transport’s fuel tanker to be
delivered to the mine site.
This lasted for forty minutes
before the C-130 Hercules
departed Bulolo Airport
at about 12.32 pm for Lae,
Nadzab Airport.
LAC has been operating
on an ad-hoc basis in Papua
New Guinea for over a
decade and holds a PNG
Air Operators Certificate
and Air Service Licence.
It is based at the Nadzab
Airport and employees 28
people including pilots and
HERCULES TASK: The C-130
Hercules (top) maiden trip to
Bulolo Airport on errand for
Hidden Valley during Easter was
a pleasant surprise to locals.
FILLING UP: 22,000 litres of fuel
(right) was freighted for the
Hidden Valley mine during this
trip.
engineers. On a normal flight
the C-130 would include a
captain, first officer, flight
engineer and loadmaster.
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Perseverence pays off for Wau local
On April 13, 2012 Nelson Krimbu
graduated from the PNG University
of Technology (Unitech) with a Bachelor
of Commerce Degree in Accountancy,
a dream that took 18 years to become a
reality.
It all started back in 1994
when Nelson enrolled in the Adult
Matriculation program with the
University of Papua New Guinea’s
Institute of Distance and Continuing
Education (now UPNG Open College)
through their Bulolo study centre.
The road to a university degree
with the highest completed education
being grade 10 was one of the greatest
challenges any grade 10 leaver in Papua
New Guinea would ever face and Nelson
can now proudly say that he has been
there and done that.
“With my Adult Matriculation
certificate, that challenge was overcome
when I entered Unitech back in 2001,
almost 11 years after completing my
grade 10,” said Nelson.
After graduating with a Commerce
Diploma in 2003, Nelson joined MMJV
(then Morobe Consolidated Goldfields)
as an Accounts Clerk based in Wau.
Almost 7 years after starting with MMJV,
he returned to Unitech in 2010, leaving
his full time job to study full time for the
Commerce Degree.
“Getting the degree was a dream
come true,” said Nelson
At his graduation, Nelson also
received an award for being the
best final year student in the subject
Advanced Auditing.
Nelson appreciates MMJV for helping
with his professional development.
“About this company, I’d say MMJV
faces challenges of all kinds everyday
and its employees in turn are challenged
to develop their skills, knowledge, and
capabilities in order to remain focused
and determined to deliver when and
where required. A good part of my
professional development was in this
company and it has been so far so
good”, he said.
“Looking back at my achievements,
and also at occasions where I was told
‘this is a waste of time’, I can only say
that with God, all things are possible.
“My story is a story of perseverance,
a story about setting a goal in life and
“My story is a story of
perseverance, a story
about setting a goal in
life and doing everything
possible to achieve it. It is
also a story of unwavering
support from a wonderful
family. “
Nelson Krimbu
doing everything possible to achieve it.
It is also a story of unwavering support
from a wonderful family.
“I am still learning. It’s not over yet,”
said Nelson.
This quietly spoken man from
Wandumi village in the Wau area of
Morobe Province is now a Business
Analyst Superintendent.
SO FAR SO GOOD: Nelson Krimbu with wife Stella,
son Desmond and daughter Edna after the graduation.
TOP: Nelson recieving his Bachelor of Commerce
Degree in Accountancy during the ceremony. He
also recieved an award for being the best final year
student in advanced auditing.
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