Papua New Guinea Solidarity Journeys: Bookings available for school, community and business groups during school holidays in 2019/20
Easter break
June / July
September / October
December / January
Purpose of the Journey
This Solidarity Journey will take you high into the remote and isolated Star Mountains of PNG where the giant Ok Tedi mine is located. Built and once owned by BHP the Ok Tedi copper mine dumps everything of the mountain that is not copper into the massive Fly river system with devastating consequences for the ecosystem and the villages that rely on the river for the continuance of lifestyles and economies. Following a visit to the mine and briefings with key mine personnel you will travel to the river port of Kiunga to conduct an impact study of the mine on the river system and villages. A core element of the journey will be to travel deep into the jungle up a pristine stretch of the Fly river to experience life as it has been lived for thousands of years in a remote and isolated village.
Contact us for more information about this and other immersion programs.
Draft Itinerary
| Day 1 | Brisbane – Port Moresby |
| Day 2 | Port Moresby – Tabubil / Ok Tedi |
| Day 3 | Briefing with Ok Tedi mine personnel |
| Day 4 | Tabubil – Kiunga |
| Day 5 | Briefings with key local NGO personnel / community leaders |
| Day 6 | Engage with youth of Kiunga |
| Day 7 | Impact study of mine on Ok Tedi, Alice and Fly river systems, village lifestyles |
| Day 8 | Travel up Fly river to remote and isolated village for immersion experience |
| Day 9 | Village immersion experience |
| Day 10 | Return to Kiunga |
| Day 11 | Kiunga – Port Moresby |
| Day 12 | Port Moresby – Brisbane |