Listening to the Land: Indigenous Wisdom in Action
Have you ever considered that a life-saving warning might arrive through birds, animals, or even insects before it ever reaches a siren? In a recent trip to Papua New Guinea, ADRA’s International Programme Director, Sahara Anae, returned with a profound insight into how traditional knowledge shapes community resilience in Bialla Province, West New Britain. When […]
Planting Tomorrow: The Butmas Way
In the heart of Butmas, this garden is more than soil and seedlings, it is a classroom without walls, a living curriculum rooted in Indigenous knowledge and community values. Here, children are not just learning how to plant vegetables. They are learning about responsibility, care, interdependence, and sustainability.
The Mat That Holds Us
A Story of Weaving, Wisdom, and Women’s Reslience In a small woven house in the village of Nokuku, under the dappled light of a thatched roof, a mother sits with calm focus. Her hands, steady and weathered by years of care, move methodically across dried pandanus leaves. Strand by strand, she weaves a mat; not […]
David’s Story
David Silas is one of the oldest men in his village and has witnessed much devastation throughout his lifetime. Underground wells have been the only source of water for people in this village for over forty years. Many people in his village would struggle to get clean water from far away sources or underground wells. […]