The first quarter of 2026 has been a busy one for our small team at FemiliPNG Australia, as I’m sure it has been for many of you.
Late last year, Femili PNG and FemiliPNG Australia renewed our 5-yearly partnership agreement. This milestone, which fell during a wider review of the partnership between our organisations, marks another important step in our ever-growing movement to address Family and Sexual Violence (FSV) in PNG. FemiliPNG Australia funded an independent five-year evaluation of the Femili PNG Goroka Case Management Centre, finding a highly effective program, and a model that could be replicated in other parts of the country.
Looking ahead, our partnership is focused on maximising our joint opportunities to build on and amplify the effectiveness of the work that Femili PNG is delivering daily for survivors of violence, and solidifying our model of an authentically locally-led partnership. This model, and the proven success of the work of Femili PNG is a point of pride for both our organisations, and the renewal of our agreement provided the chance to reflect on and celebrate this success together. Looking ahead, FemiliPNG Australia is seeking to increase the funding base that we provide onwards to Femili PNG, through a number of Government and public fundraising initiatives. As I continue to learn more every day about the history and achievements of Femili PNG’s work, I am increasingly excited about our partnership’s capacity to continue to grow the delivery of high-quality, free case management services for survivors of FSV and sorcery accusation related violence (SARV) in PNG.
In April, I’m looking forward to visiting PNG again, where I will meet with Femili PNG CEO Daisy and the Executive Management team in Lae, before traveling to Goroka for the first time to visit the Case Management Centre there. In May, three Femili PNG casework managers will be visiting Melbourne to graduate from their Diplomas in Counselling, an exciting achievement for all. Thank you to the CairnMillar Institute, who provided scholarships for this study. I’ll be joining the casework managers during the week of their visit to celebrate their graduation, and meet with Members of Parliament, sector peer organisations, and others in the wider community sector to share the work of Femili PNG. I look forward to sharing more in our next newsletter.
Against the backdrop all this busy, important work, I continue to reflect on the need for the services that Femili PNG provide. I spoke at an Australian National University (ANU) lecture series recently about the work of Femili PNG, and in conversation afterwards an academic remarked that it was a devastating reality for women living in the Pacific that the most unsafe place for a woman to be is in her own home. Whilst it seems obvious that this would be true based on the statistics of intimate partner violence alone, I hadn’t had this put to me in such startlingly practical terms before. It’s hard to comprehend the impact for women and children who are denied the right to the most basic safety of sanctuary at home. For survivors that are able to access the services of Femili PNG, everything changes. And we believe every individual matters.
We continue to be humbled by the generosity of donors and supporters like you, who are directly enabling the continued success of Femili PNG’s programs. Through our Christmas campaign, International Women’s Day, your coffee subscriptions, ongoing donations, and the record-breaking efforts at last weekend’s Canberra Times Marathon Festival, we are able to support Femili PNG’s work.
Read on to find out more about how your support has enabled our fundraising success, and the findings of our independent evaluation.
Thanks for your continued support for our work,
Jocelyn
The Canberra Times Marathon Festival
On the 11th and 12th of April, our incredible team of 36 runners and walkers took on the Canberra Times Marathon Festival! Together, they raised a record-breaking $52,442 (and counting!), for services for survivors of family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea.
To every one of our runners, and everyone in our wider community who has donated, shared our mission, or volunteered throughout the weekend, thank you. We couldn’t do this work without you!
If you haven’t had a chance and would like to support our fundraiser, there is still time to donate! Follow the link below.
A wonderful Christmas campaign, thank you!
Throughout the Christmas season of 2025, we invited our supporters to give the ‘gift of safety’, with our Board pledging to match donations up to $10,000. Through the Christmas giving period, the kindness and generosity of our Femili community shone through, and the combination of this support raised $19,191.
A big thank you to to everyone who contributed to this campaign.
Project Evaluation: From Plan to Action
At Femili PNG Australia, we are able to support our partner, Femili PNG through the generous support of our Australian donors, partnerships and other grant opportunities. Our mission to be an effective, efficient, and ethical organisation supporting local solutions to family and sexual violence, depends on the trust of our supporters. To uphold this accountability, we focus on the entire project cycle from plan to impact, to ensure that every contribution drives lasting change.
In March, we published the evaluation report of the Femili PNG Goroka Outpost (now case management centre) on our website. This report reflected on the first five years of operations. Follow the link below to read the report.
International Women’s Day
On the 8th of March we celebrated International Women’s Day. This is a day to recognise how far we have come towards gender equality. International Women’s Day might be a date on the calendar, but for Femili PNG, the work doesn’t have a deadline. It is in every case managed, every survivor supported, and every conversation that challenges the status quo.
This year we celebrated women with coffee that counts. The women who raise their voice when it matters, women who refuse to stay quiet, and the women who refuse to accept “that’s just how it is”.
Reclaim the titles. Fuel the fire. And send a bag of Femili PNG coffee to the women in your life.
Femili PNG Coffee
An award-winning, full-bodied coffee, with chocolate and citrus undertones. Our green coffee beans are grown by women in the Western Highlands of PNG, and roasted to-order in Canberra. Every purchase supports life-changing services for survivors of family and sexual violence in PNG.
News from Femili PNG
The February 2026 issue of Femili PNG’s newsletter Femili Tok (Vol. 11) is out now! This issue highlights Femili PNG’s work to support survivors of family and sexual violence (FSV) through new funding, relationship building, strategic partnerships, training opportunities and community outreach.
Some highlights include:
- Femili PNG received additional funding through the Australian Government’s new five-year regional initiative, Pacific Strong: Amplifying Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls (PAVE). This will specifically strengthen crisis response at the Goroka Case Management Centre
- Femili PNG CEO Daisy Plana met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Prime Minister of PNG in September 2025 to discuss peacebuilding and support for civil society.
The newsletter also highlights outreach impact and client success stories.
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