World Vision PNG Development Group Contact Name: Dr. Curt von Boguslawski Telephone number: (675) 311 2530 / 311 2630 E-mail: curt_von_boguslawski@wvi.org Person present: Dr. Curt von Boguslawski, National Director Location: Port Moresby Date: 08/09/2010 1. NGO historical aspects - WV arrived in PNG in 1987 - The office has up and down in terms of number of staffs and activities 2. Organizational aspects - WV is a federated network of offices: WV International, WV Regional, 20 Support offices (funds raising), WV National (in 65 countries) - 75% (2.5 billion $) are raised through sponsorship - WV in PNG is covering PNG, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands and is called <strong>the</strong> Pacific Development Group. - 307 staffs in total + 20 vacancies (18 expatriates amongst <strong>the</strong>m) 3. Networking and institutional relations - WV PNG is a founding member of <strong>the</strong> International NGOs Development Council (INDC) regrouping ADRA, CARE, Save <strong>the</strong> Children, OXFAM, Maries Stopes Int., Population <strong>Service</strong> Int., and WV PNG. The INDC’s Charta has been signed in 2008, but it’s not a registered entity so far. The aim of INDC is to set up coordinated strategies, look at partnership, share evaluation and monitoring, advocate toge<strong>the</strong>r to influence <strong>the</strong> Government on some specific structural issues (tax exemption, labour laws, registration). The INDC is meeting quarterly. They think of inviting <strong>the</strong> Government. - WV PNG has good relation with <strong>the</strong> Government, especially with <strong>the</strong>matic ministries (Education, Health, DCD). They’re shainrg reports, attend workshop, and participate in <strong>the</strong> elaboration of some laws (Look at Pikinini Act; curriculum for <strong>the</strong> pre-schools). - But <strong>the</strong>y also find that <strong>the</strong> Government lacks of leadership - AusAID launched <strong>the</strong> Churches Partnership Program that might set a unique with which WV PNG would be happy to coordinate. O<strong>the</strong>rwise, coordination with all <strong>the</strong> churches is too complicated. 4. Juridical and legal aspects 5. Financial aspects - Unlike <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong> WV, WV PNG doesn’t benefit from <strong>the</strong> sponsorship programme and <strong>the</strong>n rely only on donors grants. It is because of <strong>the</strong> difficulties to target beneficiaries in remote areas, so <strong>the</strong> sponsorship has been closed down since 2000. - WV PNG is totally independent from WV Australia and NZ regarding <strong>the</strong> technical aspects. They have <strong>the</strong>ir own strategy, but <strong>the</strong>y rely on <strong>the</strong>ir financial aid on project basis to bring <strong>the</strong> NGO’s counterpart. - 64 grants across <strong>the</strong> pacific for 10 M$/year in 14 geographical area 6. Activities and sectors - Operating in Madang, Bougainville, POM, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu - In 2008, <strong>the</strong> office was running a multiplicity of programmes so diverse that <strong>the</strong>y couldn’t follow <strong>the</strong>m on a proper manner. An audit denounced that, and <strong>the</strong>y build up a Strategy 2009 – 2013 to re-concentrate <strong>the</strong>ir work on core issues and to avoid wasting time and resources. - Main Sectors of activities: ○ Health (Mo<strong>the</strong>r and child care, rural water supply, etc.) 58
○ HIV ○ Education (Immunisation, street child programme, etc.) ○ Economic development (livihoods in rural area, agriculture, urban areas, etc.) ○ Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (Risk management, capacity building, stocks, Pacific Respond team) 59