Audrey McRubin’s a young female student at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) who hails from the Northern Province is now preparing to deliver her own project in the Tuffi village.
With the ultimate aim of taking young girls out from Tuffi village to explore the world through knowledge, Audrey will be delivering 10 carton of reading books which she strongly believes would help girls in the Tuffi village attending primary education to venture into the unknown.
Audrey was fortunate to have receive donation of books from Amazing Kokoda trackers in Australia apart from the books she bought and received from friends.
“My inspiration was ignited when I attended a beauty pageant show during the culture show in my own village Tuffi.”
“I saw there was a need for helping these young girls in my village. The pageant show initially did not have a crown to be presented to the winner of the pageant however, a special necklace was exchanged as a symbol of legacy and leadership being passed onto the next girl every year.”
“That time, when I came back I did a crown and presented it to the chaplain for the cultural show who was MP Richard Masare back then.”
Audrey said, she had also received a carton of reusable queen pads from Miss PNG contestant Miss Italpreziosi which she will incorporate into her project to promote menstrual health hygiene to young girl’s and mothers when she visit her village in February.
Ms. McRubin’s has been doing a couple of fundraising events and hopes to see her plans work out.
She has been in the village a few times where she has spoken to young children on the importance of education.
“I observed that not many students especially from my village make it to higher education. If I can come this far in studies, its also possible for anyone in the village”.
“I have always stressed on reading which I thought is the basis to their learning and reaching new heights in their chosen careers in life.”