Meet The Team

Barbara Tanne i gat winim 20 yias long wok wantem ol meri, pikinini meri,na ol komuniti kong bougenvil 

has over 20 years of experience working directly with women, girls, and communities in Bougainville across the areas of peace buildings, gender based violence, leadership and mentoring, and civil society management. She was elected President of BWF in 2021. 

Barbara Tanne i gat winim 20 yias long wok wantem ol meri, pikinini meri,na ol komuniti kong bougenvil 

has over 20 years of experience working directly with women, girls, and communities in Bougainville across the areas of peace buildings, gender based violence, leadership and mentoring, and civil society management. She was elected President of BWF in 2021. 

Barbara Tanne i gat winim 20 yias long wok wantem ol meri, pikinini meri,na ol komuniti kong bougenvil 

has over 20 years of experience working directly with women, girls, and communities in Bougainville across the areas of peace buildings, gender based violence, leadership and mentoring, and civil society management. She was elected President of BWF in 2021. 

Barbara Tanne i gat winim 20 yias long wok wantem ol meri, pikinini meri,na ol komuniti kong bougenvil 

has over 20 years of experience working directly with women, girls, and communities in Bougainville across the areas of peace buildings, gender based violence, leadership and mentoring, and civil society management. She was elected President of BWF in 2021. 

Melvine i bin wok long wok bilong kamapim ol samting winim 10-pela yia, kirap long taim em i pinisim skul long Yunivesiti Bilong Ol Samting Bilong Graun na Ol Samting i Stap Autim Tok na Em i kisim Diplo long Tropical Agrikultur. Bihain long em i wok olsem wanpela nutrisen opisa long World Vision, em i stat wok long BWF long 2018 olsem wanpela project koordineta. Em i bin wok long planti kain wok olsem Young Women Leadership projek, Gud Disisin Gud Lidasip program, long citizen election observation long taim bilong 2022 PNG General Election, long Young Women Peace Education, na long nau long Young Women Led Climate Adaptation Project

Ruthanya i pinisim skul long Papua Niugini Yunivesiti bilong Teknoloji na em i kisim digri long Komunikesen bilong Divelopmen Stadi. Bihain em i wok wantaim Autonomous Bougainville Gavman (ABG) Dipatmen bilong President na Bougainville Eksekutif Kaunsil (BEC) olsem Bougainville Bulletin Opisal. Bihain long dispela, em i stretim rot bilong wanpela pailot projek bilong ol skul long AROB i ken rejista long rot bilong Intanet. Em i wok tu olsem wanpela meri bilong toktok namel long ol fama bilong kakau, na Bougainville Agriculture Regulatory Committee (BARCA), bilong helpim long kamapim ol masin bilong draim Sid blong kalau long san. Nau tasol em i bin wok olsem wanpela Regional Koordineta bilong Silicon Drona Incoporation, em wanpela Instituisen bilong lainim ol samting long Intanet i stap long Kanada.

Austine i bin wok inap 2-pela yia olsem Finance Officer bilong Bougainville Women’s Federation (BWF). Mi kamap bikpela na mi pinisim skul bilong mi long Buin, long rot bilong savetingting na tok bilong bubu meri bilong mi, em hetman bilong ples bilong mipela. Em i no bubu meri bilong mi tasol; em i man bilong skulim mi, na em i stiaim ol pasin na bilip bilong mi. Mi laikim em tru, long wanem, em i bin skulim mi long pasin bilong stap gut long God, na pasin bilong karim hevi, na pasin sori. Dispela pasin bilong pas gut wantaim em i kirapim mi long wok wantaim BWF, na mi wok strong long bihainim ol stiatok em i bin putim long bel bilong mi, na helpim ol meri long kisim strong na stap wankain olsem ol man. Na tu, mi save amamas na bel bilong mi i stap isi taim mi pilai soka na volley-bol, em ol samting i kirapim mi long tingim olsem em i bikpela samting long wok gut wantaim na sanap strong.

Lissandra i kisim digri bilong em long wok bilong lukautim ol turis na ol man i kam long haus bilong ol long Divine Word University. Em i bin wok insait long ol sevis indastri winim 9-pela yia bihain long em i grediuet na em i kisim planti save long wok bilong helpim ol kastoma na wok bilong administresen. Lissandra i joinim BWF na em i mekim wok olsem wanpela ofisa bilong lukautim ol samting.

Skye em i wanpela akauntan bilong Brisbane, em i gat 10-pela yia pinis long wok, na em i gat laik tru long volantia na helpim ol narapela. Bipo em i bin wok long Port Moresby long St John Ambulans olsem wanpela mani mentor wantaim Australian Volunteers Program (AVI), na sapotim dipatmen bilong mani long strongim ol budgeting na mani ripoting wok bilong ol, na long upskill tim’s Excel save. Long nau long Bougainville, Skye i helpim BWF long stretim gut wok mani bilong ol na helpim wok bilong ol long bungim mani.

David i bin wok insait long wok bilong divelopmen winim 15 yia na em i save long ol samting bilong nius na toktok. Bihain long em i pinisim wok painimaut bilong em long Vietnam long Pro Poor Tourism, em i wok long Tanzania long tupela yia olsem wanpela Komunikesen na Risets Wasman. Bihain em i go long Amerika na em i wok long sampela NGO long Washington D.C. olsem Bank Information Center (BIC), Association for Addition Professionals, Save the Children US, na International Women’s Forum (IWF). David i gat kontrak long 6-pela mun long Voulenteer Services Abroad (VSA) long strongim wok bilong BWF long toktok wantaim ol man na ol nius samting.

Narolyne i stat wok wantaim BWF long stat bilong 2022 olsem Admin Ofisa bilong ol bihain long em i pinisim skul bilong em long Sunrise Business Information Technology. Pastaim long dispela em i wok olsem wanpela Sekreteri bilong Hosama komuniti bilong oganaisesen HCBO. Long stat bilong yia 2024 em i kamap Research Officer na nau em i wok long mekim wok painimaut long ol samting bilong bel isi na sekiuriti long Bougainville.

Genevieve i bin stat wantaim BWF olsem memba bilong Selau District Women’s Federation na em i bin stap insait long ol trening bilong lida na save long sait bilong mani. Bihain long dispela, em i wok olsem wanpela tisa bilong ol tisa, na mekim ol program bilong lukautim bisnis bilong famili. Long stat bilong 2024, em i joinim BWF nasinol ofis olsem wanpela Risets Opisa i lukluk long bel isi na sekiuriti long Bougainville, wanpela wok bung namel long BWF, Pacific Women’s Mediator Netwok, na Soqosoqo Vakamarama.