09/10/2024
# # Live and Learn PNG Commits to Supporting Kavieng Basketball Association Facility Development
KAVIENG|09.10.24: **Kavieng, Papua New Guinea** – Live and Learn PNG Country Office Wash Program Coordinator, Cecilia Wanghi, met this morning with the Kavieng Basketball Association (KBA) and key stakeholders to discuss potential funding for a new KBA facility. The roundtable discussion emphasized the importance of a collaborative approach to sporting facility development within the Kavieng Urban Local Level Government (KULLG).
Ms. Wanghi stressed Live and Learn's commitment to supporting organized sporting codes with readily available land. “Live and Learn is ready to fund a new KBA facility. Funding is available, and we have met with the contractor. However, it is crucial that issues pertaining to land ownership and usage are resolved upfront. KBA, Carteret Primary School, KULLG, the Department of Lands & Physical Planning, and other stakeholders must ensure the land is available prior to construction,” she stated.
Access to quality wash facilities is paramount for sports tourism, event management, and overall social health and hygiene. Ms. Wanghi emphasized the organization's eagerness to assist sporting codes that demonstrate a structured approach and have secured land for development.
KBA President, Joshua Darius, welcomed Live and Learn’s initiative and assured Ms. Wanghi that the KBA would diligently work towards fulfilling all requirements, including working in partnership with the Carteret Primary School Board as the KBA Facilities landlord in obtaining necessary permits and land authority for construction.
Carteret Primary School Board Chairman, Augus Tabuchi, confirmed the school's clear land title to the basketball court and playing field. “There is no land issue,” he stated. “The Carteret Primary School Board stands ready to support sporting codes willing to organize themselves and collaborate with the school in developing local sporting facilities to national standards.”
Ward 2 Member and Chairman of the KULLG Social Sector said his office is keen on ensuring this ideas are brought into fruition in the very near future. Hon. Kiapin Tanou urged the community to take responsibility and participate in such developments for the benefit all.
This collaboration between Live and Learn PNG and the KBA, with the support of Carteret Primary School and the KULLG, promises a brighter future for basketball in Kavieng and highlights the importance of community partnerships in driving positive social change.
Interesting times ahead.
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