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Leapfrog Society

PNG’s society is very much a „leapfrog society”: In its history of only 140 years of interaction with other societies around the globe, PNG has managed to –or was forced to— leapfrog over entire stages of civilization, catching up in only 3-4 generations on developments for which other societies have needed centuries. (See also the …

Meet … Anna

Tell us something about yourself in short words My name is Anna and I have worked in different technical jobs, including solar construction engineer. I am always eager to learn new things, and I also like to share my gained knowledge with others. It makes me happy to see how ideas and dreams become reality and improve people’s lives 🙂 The SolSol project is ready to start …

Meet … Bonnie Keoka

Tell us something about yourself in short words? My name is Bonnie Keoka and I am a 53 years old Papua New Guinean. I spent over 28 years working with people and farmers in many rural areas of Papua New Guinea. I am the Head of the Development Service Division of the Evangelical Lutheran Church …

Meet … Markus Uhlirz

Tell us something about yourself in short words I lived my first 10 years as a mission kid in Finschhafen, then went back to Europe, studied electrical engineering, worked 30+ years as a manager in mobile telecoms. Now –over 50 years later– I came back to PNG to do something I strongly believe in for the …

Meet … Charlie Urame

Tell us something about yourself in short words My name is Charlie, I am an electrical engineer by profession. I like working on anything technical that provides me with a good challenge from fixing cars, fabricating equipment and working on Hydro electric and Solar systems. The SolSol project is ready to start now. What do …