Papua human capital development

The Government of Papua Barat Daya (Southwest Papua) has dispatched 90 Indigenous Papuan (Orang Asli Papua/OAP) students to further their senior high school education in four provinces in Indonesia under …

The Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Provincial Government has officially announced the appointment of 843 new civil servants (Pegawai Negeri Sipil or PNS) from the 2024 recruitment intake, highlighting the province’s …

Every school morning, hundreds of workers across Nabire begin their day long before the first bell of the classroom rings. Farmers harvest fresh vegetables, fishermen offload their catch, cooks prepare …

For many children growing up in Indonesia’s youngest province, the trip to school is hardly ever a simple one. Some spend hours traveling in the mountains, others cross rivers or …

For many young people in the highlands, coastal villages, and remote districts of Papua Tengah (Central Papua), gaining admission to one of Indonesia’s elite government academies often seems like an …

This month, a different conversation took center stage in a world where conversations often revolve around lectures, research projects, and student assignments. It had nothing to do with grades or …

The question came near the end of the session. “If we don’t have capital, where do we begin?” The room laughed quietly. Not because the question was unusual. Because many …

When trays of rice, vegetables, fish, eggs, and fruit began arriving at schools across Jayapura earlier this year, many parents initially saw the government’s Free Nutritious Meal program as simple …

The mood inside the BKPSDM office complex in Nabire on Saturday, May 17, was a mixture of nervousness and optimism. Parents stood quietly near the registration tables while students checked …

Before sunrise each morning in Merauke, a group of young Papuan students begins another long day inside a temporary quarantine dormitory prepared by the provincial government. Some start with physical …