HIGHLIGHTS FROM SECOND QUARTER

[April—June] 2009Issue 2, 2009,

Board & Management

The Board & Management are verygrateful to all those who have contrib-uted to the work of Family Voice over the 9 years of its existence. As a localNGO we have achieved much withthe limited resources we have.We have seen increases in thenumber of people being sup-ported through our valuable work. The work demandscommitment and time and we are so ever grateful to our committed Board members, staff and volunteers.The Board and Management would like to thank itsdevelopmental partners like Save the Children in PNG,International Women’s Development Agency, Hori-zonT3000, Democratic Governance Transition Phaseand the Law & Justice Sector Program in EHP for their valuable ongoing support.

Mr Hona JavatiBoard Chairman

Board and StaffNew Team Members

Family Voice has just completed an external organ-izational review to assess its performance in the lastyears and to plan for a better way forward. It takescourage for any organization to allow external per-sons to review its work. Family Voice sees this proc-ess as healthy, transparent and accountable.It looks forward to implementing the recommenda-tions of the report and be more focused on imple-menting programs which reduce family and sexualviolence in families in the province.

Organisational Development

Ms Anisha Tenaen , New Hanover joined Family Voiceas the Finance Manager in May 2009. She left a verygood job in the private sector to work with Family Voicebecause of her personal values to work with the vulner-able and disadvantaged members of our communities.

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I graduated in Economics at UPNG and have worked with several Organizations. I previously worked for World Wide Investment as Account before moving onto Family Voice.Promoting personal values and respect were the key factors that helped me to join Family Voice as I deemed it an organization that fosters such values”.

Family Voice believes that the strengthof the organization is in mentoring & training young men and women to takeownership of the values of the organi-zation and take it to the next level.

Ms Anisha TenaenFinance Manager

Ms Daisy Samuel is one of the founding members of Family Voice and she started work in March. FamilyVoice welcomes her and thanks her for her commit-ment to the work of Family Voice..

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I served on the board during the early days of Family Voice . I am so delighted to work for theorganization I had contributed in building”. I amexcited to see many gifted young people now atthe forefront driving the work of the organizationwith great zeal and enthusiasm. I desire to seethe organization advance to higher heights “

You bringsunshineinto ourlives!

APPRECIATION

Mrs Luania Kiori contributed significantly to thework of Family Voice. She started as a volunteer to Board member and Senior Counselor. Her strong Christian and family values were reflectedin the compassionate and loving way she dealtworked with staff, Board and clients. She was bidfarewell by Family Voice after she retired.

BamahutaLalokau!