Social & Culture

A commitment to education in Papua Tengah (Central Papua) is taking shape through a planned Rp56 billion investment in Sekolah Papua Harapan (SPH) Nabire, with the provincial government saying the …

For young people in Papua, the distance between Jayapura and Indonesia’s main technology centres has often been more than just a matter of geography. Access to mentors, industry networks, practical …

When the first signs of widespread forest and land fires appeared across Papua Barat (West Papua) Province in late August, the scale of the problem quickly became visible from satellite …

In Jayapura, the search for work moved closer to where people live and shop this week as the city government opened a job fair offering 1,002 positions from 32 companies …

For a young student from Puncak Regency, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, leaving the highlands to study abroad can represent far more than a personal academic achievement. It can also …

At the edge of Lake Sentani, culture is being presented not simply as something inherited from the past, but as something that continues to shape everyday life. That message is …

In Papua, Maulid Nabi this year has taken on a distinctly social character. Across Sorong, Nabire, Kaimana, and other communities, celebrations marking the birth of Prophet Muhammad have been used …

In Papua, the presence of mountains, islands, and limited transport links can transform a relatively short journey into a complex logistical operation, making the delivery of basic food to households …

A natural disaster thousands of kilometers away has brought communities across Papua together. Following the devastating earthquake that struck Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara, or NTT) on August …

For children growing up in some of Papua’s most remote communities, a nutritious meal at school can be about more than food. It can determine whether a child enters the …