As the Christmas lights begin to sparkle across cities and towns in Indonesia, a different kind of light is turning on for families in Papua—literally. This holiday season, 27 households …
West Papua
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Swahili
Mpango wa Papua wa Kurudi Nyumbani Bila Malipo Husaidia Familia Kurudi Nyumbani kwa Krismasi na Mwaka Mpya
by Senamanby SenamanDesemba inapokaribia na ahadi ya Krismasi na Mwaka Mpya ikijaa, tumaini la utulivu linasisimka katika visiwa, pwani, na nyanda za juu za Papua. Kwa familia nyingi za Wapapua, msimu wa …
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Social & Culture
Papua’s Free Homecoming Program Helps Families Go Home for Christmas and New Year
by Senamanby SenamanAs December approaches and the air fills with the promise of Christmas and the New Year, a quiet hope stirs across the islands, coasts, and highlands of Papua. For many …
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Swahili
Forodha na Karantini Huimarisha MSMEs ili Kuongeza Usafirishaji wa Papua Selatan
by Senamanby SenamanAsubuhi yenye unyevunyevu mapema Desemba 2025, ofisi ya kawaida ya mamlaka ya forodha na karantini huko Merauke ilijaa nguvu na azimio la utulivu. Makumi ya wamiliki wa biashara ndogo ndogo, …
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Economy
Customs and Quarantine Strengthen MSMEs to Increase Papua Selatan Exports
by Senamanby SenamanOn a humid morning in early December 2025, a modest office of the customs and quarantine authorities in Merauke buzzed with energy and quiet resolve. Dozens of local small-business owners, …
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Swahili
Sura Mpya ya Papua Barat: Kujitolea kwa Maendeleo ya Kaboni ya Chini na Mustakabali wa Hali ya Hewa
by Senamanby SenamanUpepo wa kitropiki uliposonga katika jumba la Manokwari hivi majuzi, sauti zilisikika si kuhusu barabara mpya au majengo marefu bali kuhusu misitu, mikoko, kaboni, na siku zijazo zilizofikiriwa upya. Siku …
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Development
A New Chapter for Papua Barat: Commitment to Low-Carbon Development and a Climate Future
by Senamanby SenamanAs the tropical breeze swept through the hall in Manokwari recently, voices rose not in talk of new roads or skyscrapers but of forests, mangroves, carbon, and a future reimagined. …
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Swahili
Mafunzo ya ufundi wa Shell huko Raja Ampat, kuwawezesha wanawake wa pwani huko Papua Barat Daya
by Senamanby SenamanAsubuhi ya tarehe 2 Desemba 2025, hewa katika Hoteli ya D’Coral huko Raja Ampat ilileta hali ya msisimko tulivu. Wanawake mia moja kutoka vijiji vya mbali vya pwani walikusanyika katika …
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Economy
Shell craft training in Raja Ampat, empowering coastal women in Papua Barat Daya
by Senamanby SenamanOn the morning of December 2, 2025, the air at D’Coral Resort in Raja Ampat carried a sense of quiet excitement. A Hundred women from remote coastal villages gathered in …
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Swahili
Barabara Inakaribia Kukamilika—Sehemu ya Jayapura–Wamena Inakaribia Kukamilika
by Senamanby SenamanJua linapochomoza juu ya milima mikali ya nyanda za juu za Papua, vijiji vya Wamena, Yalimo, na wilaya nyingine za mbali hushikamana na miteremko mikali na mabonde – mahali ambapo …