East Sepik blazes the trail: First to roll out Province-wide Youth Registration Drive
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At a glance
- East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea has launched a province-wide youth registration drive.
- Local government managers were trained to use laptops and registration forms for the initiative.
- This effort aims to formally count the province's young population for the first time.
East Sepik Province is pioneering a comprehensive youth registration drive, marking a significant first for Papua New Guinea. Local government managers, typically occupied with road maintenance and dispute resolution, dedicated four days in Wewak to intensive training on new registration processes.
These managers learned to navigate laptops and registration forms, shifting their focus to a task the province has never formally undertaken: accurately counting its youth population. This initiative represents a crucial step in understanding and potentially serving the province's younger demographic more effectively.
The drive signifies a commitment to data collection and planning, moving beyond immediate administrative duties to establish a foundational understanding of the province's future.
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