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Safe water and sanitation in Papua New Guinea

Oxfam is providing safe water systems and sanitation solutions to communities and schools in PNG.

Much of Papua New Guinea’s population lives in small, remote communities where government services are few and far between. Only 20% of people have clean water and less than 15% of people have adequate sanitation.

Oxfam’s Water for Survival programme is providing safe water systems and sanitation solutions, and hygiene education to communities and schools in some very remote areas.

Sanitation in schools in the Highlands of PNG

Oxfam and our partner ATprojects are providing safe water, sanitation solutions and hygiene education to primary schools in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, including schools in some very remote areas.

• Sanitation in schools

Providing safe water for people living with HIV and AIDS

Oxfam and our local partner are providing safe water for people living with HIV and AIDS and their carers, bringing dramatic improvements in the overall health and well-being of people living with HIV and AIDS.

• Safe water for all

Water in rural Bougainville

Oxfam is training rural communities to build and maintain water supply systems and sanitation facilities, and providing health and hygiene education.

• Safe water in Bougainville
• In pictures: Building latrines, step-by-step, in Bougainville

Meet Pauline Komolong, our water expert in PNG

Pauline left behind her office-based job working on big civil engineering projects to focus on small-scale engineering that makes a huge difference – designing and implementing water and sanitation systems for rural communities in PNG and Bougainville.

• Meet Pauline

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