Sister Loraine Garasu, the founder of the Nazarene Rehabilitation Centre on Bougainville, was honoured on Friday as the Papua New Guinea winner of the US State Department's international women of courage award.
The award was presented to Sr Garasu in Buka by the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Ms Leslie Rowe. The announcement also marked this year’s International Women’s Day.
The award was established to pay tribute to women around the world who courageously champion human rights in their communities, and whose personal sacrifice is an inspiration to all people who seek peaceful change.
Ms Rowe told the gathering that International Women’s Day reminds us that, when women are excluded, the advancement of countries is inhibited. She said it is unacceptable that many women around the world continue to be deprived of the opportunity to reach their full potential.
The US Ambassador said Hilary Clinton, the new US Secretary of State, established the award to honour women around the world who are blazing trails and surmounting obstacles in pursuit of equality and opportunity.
Ms Rowe said that although they may not be well known, these women advocates are hard at work in every country seeking to fulfil their right to participate fully in political, economic and cultural lives of their societies.
They often work against great odds and with great personal sacrifice, and are a key to global progress deserving our admiration and support.
Last week the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Duncan Kerr, announced Australian support to build the rehabilitation centre with funds totalling one million kina.
Story and pictures by Aloysius Laukai
An honour well deserved, Congratulation!
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Posted by: New Jordans | 07 May 2010 at 06:18 PM
I would like to thank you for a geat job you and staff have done in Bougainville,you deserved the honour!!
Posted by: Peter Sepe | 21 March 2010 at 12:00 PM
Sister Loraine, you may think this is Liklik samting, but your tenacity and perseverance and great work will continue to go recognized throughout the world. God Bless!
Posted by: Maria Buka Meri | 29 November 2009 at 10:58 AM
Congratulations Sister Lorraine. You deserve such an honour and i should think more to come.
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Posted by: Lester Hakaliits | 29 April 2009 at 07:31 AM
Sorry, Communication to and out of Bougainville have been out. And we could not update the site.
We will start updating.
Regards
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Posted by: Aloysius Laukai | 28 March 2009 at 12:46 AM
Well done Sr. Loraine. I hope our politicians can see the need to rehabilitate a lot of our people after the trauma that we have been through and compliment your work with appropriate support.
Posted by: John Kopana | 25 March 2009 at 10:34 AM
Hearty congratulations from your friends in Idaho, this is very well deserved!
Posted by: Bill Smith | 19 March 2009 at 11:43 AM
Wow!! way to go Sister Loraine, I'm sure even Marie has heard and is so filled with pride for such a loving sister, you deserve it!!!!
Posted by: June Maru | 16 March 2009 at 10:59 AM