Over the past 5 months the Hin4H Team, in Port Moresby and Lae, have shown initiative and energy to alter the focus of the program to achieve amazing opportunities for different age groups and communities.
A highlight has been the opportunity to promote 2 volunteers, Georgina Bon and Andrew Raoma, to being employed by the program. As both Georgina and Andrew are current national players, their influence as deliverers and role models cannot be underestimated.
International Days
Women’s Day – 8th March 2025
Ahead of Women’s Day, Hook in4 Health PNG partnered with PNG Family Health Association and Team Up Partner Inclusive Gymbad to “Accelerate Action” with the Girls at Marianville Secondary school.
Sessions were delivered on the significance of why women are celebrated, Knowing Women Rights, followed by impact stories from Inclusive Gymbad’s Female Para-Athlete Champions, Dorna Longbut and Manega Tapari. The sessions ended with partners from PNG Family Health Association speaking about age appropriate content under SRHR and Understanding Relationship and their rights.
On Women’s Day the Hin4H team combined with other Team Up sports to invite women to come and ‘Have a Go’, be active and have fun.
Sport for Development Day – 6th April 2025 
For the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, Hookin4Health team in Lae joined Morobe Inclusive Education to celebrate the theme ‘Leveling the Playing Field: Sport for Social Inclusion.’ Seventeen students with disabilities, their siblings, parents (22 family members), and 3 teachers came together in a powerful display of unity, joy, and inclusion. Sport has the power to connect us all and today, we moved together as one. Video: https://www.facebook.com/Hookin4Health/videos/700242402333302
Hookin4Health PNG also celebrated International Day of Sports for Development and Peace, with other TEAM UP partners with the 2025 theme “Leveling the Playing Field: Sports for Inclusion “
All Team Up programs had a chance to show-case their activities on the day.
Kudos to PNG Olympic Committee for organizing the event and special thanks to Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea for witnessing and taking part in the activities as well.
Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19Tq8XwCsg/
Olympic Day 23rd June
The theme for Olympic Day, celebrated globally on June 23, is “Let’s Move.” This year, everyone is encouraged to bring a friend to walk, run, dance, skip, and move together.
Hook in4 Health in PNG organized an event for young people to engage in physical activity while learning about nutritional foods for healthy body, healthy mind, hockey skills, and enjoying fun games that support the “Let’s Move” theme.
OHF/Team Up Workshop
Training of staff took place in mid April. This was important to onboard new staff and to refresh the whole team on program expectations. The training took place in Port Moresby over 5 days with OHF lead partner facilitating the workshops. The Team Up’s MERL staff provided extra training on methods of data collection and the importance of writing stories that sowed the impact of the program on individuals. As a result of the 5 days, the Team Up staff were energised to create plans for the initiatives identified above.
School Holiday, After School, Outreach and Weekend Youth Programs – May/June
The School Holiday Program emphasized the significance of values among the participants. These values serve as a guiding framework, helping them remain focused in their academic pursuits, at home, and in the sport of hockey.
The After School Program development sessions in Port Moresby, run in conjunction with Seagull Hockey Club, aimed to empower young individuals by promoting core values essential for making positive life choices. In initial sessions they highlighted the importance of Excellence and its influence on personal development. In further session, their focus transitioned to the themes of Respect and Friendship.
Hook in4 Health in Lae, Morobe Province. The outreach program and weekend sessions at Situm and the Lae Hockey field focused on basic hockey skills and using the Hin4H My Hockey Journal. The weekend sessions, with 32 participants, aimed to improve health awareness and help youth make informed choices.
All activities emphasise the Live Well, Learn Well, Lead Well theme behind Hin4H’s Programs.
Health Well-being Initiative (Polio) –
The Lae Development Officers took time out to spread awareness on important facts and solutions to tackle the spread of Polio in PNG which is currently a major concern to many communities in the cities and rural areas. Hookin4Health PNG ( Lae, Morobe Province) video on the Polio outbreak in PNG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxNB_IKdM1k