The Equal Playing Field culminated its 5 week community program facilitated by the University Action Group recently with the graduation ceremony in Port Moresby on the weekend. The graduation saw 24 participants from the Mahuru Village in the Moresby-South electorate receive certificates for participating in the program. The program, with its last session on Saturday focused on building up youth capacity and helping young men and women, whom have been victims of abuse to reach out and find help. The Equal Field Program Manager Desmond Goru expressed thanks to the Mahuru Village for allowing them to run the program with the youth in the village. The program, being the first of its kind as it is their first ever intervention outside of school to be brought outside of school, has had no major hiccups due to the cooperation of the Village youth and the village & church elders. “The program ran smoothly and has now come to an end,” said Mr. Goru. The President of the Badiri Youth Association Mr. Miri Osi, also expressed delight at the outcome of the Project Badiri and emphasized that they have instilled great inspiration to the youth. Mr. Osi said that he was very happy and delighted that outcome of the program has been very positive. “It’s a very good program as it teaches young people about the importance of having respectful relationships, gender equality and instills good behavioral values to the young ones,” said Mr. Osi.