Vision | Mission | Statement

Our Vision:

A nation where there is equal access to opportunities so that no one is left behind

 

Our Goal:

A connected, educated, safe and health PNG

 

Our Mission:

In partnership with others, we deliver vital infrastructure and social programs to connect Papua New Guineans and their communities to opportunities for sustainable development

1. Improve the lives of people in remote communities through quality health and education programs

• 1.1 Deliver quality education programs and projects in partnership with stakeholders to improve literacy and numeracy levels of students from early childhood through to High School.
• 1.2 Work in partnership with government and stakeholders to deliver health infrastructure and programs to improve primary health care outcomes.

2. Strengthen innovative partnerships and communications for change

• 2.1 Identify and strengthen our funding partnerships with government, private sector and local organizations to deliver joint programs and projects.
• 2.2 Invest in our people and retain our culture and values.
• 2.3 Strengthen local organizations and citizens led action on the Sustainable Development Goals.
• 2.4 Ensuring Digicel Foundation is recognized as a leading philanthropic organization.

3. Build a smart and sustainable organization

• 3.1 Strengthen and deliver exceptional finance, governance and compliance policies aligned to the organizations mission.
• 3.2 Integrate research, monitoring and evaluation into all work to support our evidence base.

 

Funded

The last financial year saw us venture into our second double-storey double classroom in Port Moresby for a Secondary School and in Lae, Morobe Provice, while maintaining momentum in achieving our targets in on-going areas of health and education infrastructure projects. To date, we have completed 577 projects, and these include:

• 189 primary school double classroom
• 135 elementary school double classroom            
• 2 two-storey double classroom
• 1 inclusive education classroom
• 33 libraries
• 66 community learning centers
• 43 mobile health clinics (Ambulances)
• 12 rural Health Aid Posts
• 3 women’s resource centers
• 1 mess & kitchen facility
• 1 WAVES initiative
• Co-funded 5 family support centers in partnership with UNICEF and National Department of Health

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Our Recipients:

• 35,111 people treated with the help of air ambulances through our partnership with Samaritan Aviation
• 1,169 optical health beneficiaries through our partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation
• 243 home care-givers trained as physiotherapists through our partnership with the Cheshire disability Services
• 20 health workers trained through our partnership with Samaritan Aviation
• 347 community-based teachers trained
• 32 new teachers upgraded through FODE
• 95 men of honour award recipients through our Men of Honour Campaign program