Courage International "Makes a Difference
to the lives of people living in the Afore district"

For many years, the peoples living in the Afore district, district, located at the northern end of the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, have been commercially exploited by others who have made fortunes from this resource rich, cash poor community. This is now changing, with the Afore district’s peoples given a chance to shake of their slavery to the rich and take their future prosperity into their own hands.

Courage International, in partnership with leading Pastors and Business leaders from the Afore district has established the Afore Economic Development Corporation (AEDC). AEDC is a Co-operative, owned by the people, but funded and professionally managed by Courage International in conjunction with key leaders, local churches and overseers.

Our Key Objectives are to:

• Collectively market the district’s produce, which includes:
  • Coffee (Organic Arabica)
  • Cocoa (Organically grown)
  • Spices (Inc. Vanilla)
  • Timber (Teak)
  • Gold and other resources
• Assist existing and new producers to increase production, through:
  • The supply of plastics, wire, grass knives, buckets, bags, pruning knives, wheel barrows, and other essential tools;
  • The purchase of equipment, including coffee pulping machines and saw mills;
  • Maintaining, expanding and developing new coffee and cocoa plantations;
  • Training and provision of trade skills;
  • Expanding the range of produce by introducing new spices, etc…;
  • The development of small mining ventures
• Create employment opportunities;
• Provide learning materials, build classrooms and improve educational facilities;
• Relocate and support Health centres
• Undertake Community projects;
• Encourage and teach people to save and invest in their future;
• Teach GOD’s principles about business, finance and tithing;
• Support local churches and Ministries.

AND in achieving these objectives to improve the lives and provide new hope to the people living in the Afore district.