Wantaim PNG is with Rotary Club of Turramurra.

17 hours ago

Building is men's work. No-one told Diana.

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Mother. Provider. Nurturer. Not remotely phased.

In Manus, women embrace their traditional roles with pride. But when a job needs doing, they're there too — juggling multiple roles and laughing as they do.

That spirit — unshakeable, unstoppable, getting the job done without fanfare, without the ribbon cutting ceremonies — is exactly what drives the women behind our Hamamas Meri programme.

They're sewing reusable feminine hygiene kits so girls in Manus schools stop missing a week of class every month.

No fuss. No waiting. Just results.

These women don't need rescuing. They need backing.

Four days left to make a tax-deductible donation before 30 June.

Back the women who are backing the girls.

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Wantaim PNG is with Rotary Club of Turramurra.

19 hours ago

If you've been following along this week — thank you. 🙏
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You now know what Hamamas Meri is. You know the problem. You know the model. You know the proof.

Now here's what we're asking: this EOFY, will you help us make more hamamas?

Every donation goes directly to the Hamamas Meri programme:
🧵 Training more women to sew and distribute kits 📚 Keeping more girls in school 🌊 Sending more ripples through more communities

Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible — and every dollar is timed perfectly for your EOFY return.

But more than the tax receipt… You'll be part of something real. Something that keeps working long after your donation lands.

Hamamas. Happy. Let's make more of that.🌿

🔗 Donate now — www.wantaimpng.org/donate/

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Wantaim PNG is with Rotary Club of Turramurra.

3 days ago

2,352 Women. 11 communities. Led locally.

This is Hamamas Meri…📊

✅ 2,352 women and girls reached with menstrual health education ✅ 54 women trained in kit sewing ✅ 179 women engaged in kit making workshops ✅ 170 women trained in sewing machine maintenance ✅ 11 communities engaged — including some of the most isolated communities in the country ✅ reusable pad kits distributed to 7 schools & discussions underway with 40+ more ✅ Rural women's groups running kit making workshops without us in the room.

That last one? That's the whole point.

When a programme works, the work continues — long after we've packed up and gone home.

This is what community-led looks like. This is what sustainable looks like.

And none of it happens without the people who believe in it. 🙏

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