MOU Signed with Equal Playing Field (EPF)
In an effort to curb growing social issues around censorship and technology facilitated gender-based violence in the country, a special Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Office of Censorship (OoC) PNG & Equal Playing Field (EPF).
The signing of the MOU took place today at the Central Government Office in Waigani, officiated by OoC Chief Censor, Mr. Jim Abani and Ms. Jacqueline Joseph, EPF CEO & Co-Founder.
As per the MoU, both organizations recognize the need to develop a partnership that works to uphold human dignity and to promote respectful behavior through the audiences that both partners work with, especially the most vulnerable who are adolescents and young people of Papua New Guinea.
Whilst upholding moral values and common decency through building the capacity and experience of youth groups by supporting their advocacy initiatives that promote good values and positive role modelling to youth populations; OoC and EPF, also recognize the need to deliver essential training programs in Child Protection, Leadership, Gender, Respectful Relationships Education, Positive use of Modern technology, and Violence Against Women along with learning resources adapted to the PNG context.