The Community Governance Section forms part of the Community Governance and Economics Branch within the Department for Community Development and aims to:
Promote models of law and order that ensure social cohesion
Support for persons with disabilities and
Encourage networking amongst non-government organisations (NGO) and community based organisations(CBO).
This includes facilitating training provision for organisations supporting persons with disabilities, the development of workshop and training packages for NGO/CBOs and building linkages with churches, NGOs and CBOs, particularly within the context of rolling out the Integrated Community Development Policy.
The Section is currently working with partners to implement Law and Justice Training and Institutional training on strengthening networks and to finalise the draft National Disability Policy for endorsement by the National Executive Council.
The Community Governance Section has carried out work in the National Capital District, Morobe, Central Province and East Sepik in the last 12 month and will work in the model provinces of West New Britain, Simbu, Sandaun and Oro where the ICDP will be implemented through 2008.
Key achievements of the Community Governance Section are:
The successful hosting of a regional capacity building seminar for self-help organisations for persons with disabilities where representatives from more than 16 countries joined together to share lessons and encourage the development and support necessary for self-help organisations
The development of the National Disability Policy, a first amongst South Pacific countries expected to be ratified by the National Executive Council in 2007/08
Concept Paper on Good Governance
Data base (Generic)-NGOs/CBOs in PNG.
The Community Governance Section also anticipates achieving through 200/08, the completion of training/workshops packages for Governance and Institutional strengthening, conduct trainings in selected ICDP target provinces and approval of the National Disability Policy by the National Executive Council.
There are eight staff and two managers that administer the section.
The Community Governance Section can be contacted on telephone number 325 4087, fax on 325 0133 and email on jyombe@pngfamilies.gov.pg
