Dr Genevieve Nelson - Kokoda, Training Teachers and Engaging with Business
b"Welcome to Episode 1 of Good Will Hunters, with Dr. Genevieve Nelson. Today, we discuss the organisation Gen leads, the Kokoda Track Foundation, and the incredible impact the organisation has had on PNG. We talk state failure, achieving development goals, walking the Kokoda Track, training teachers in the most remote parts of the country, and why collaboration with the private sector can be a game-changer for civil society, plus loads more! \\n\\n1:40 - PNG is not a failed state \\n2:50 - PNG and the MDGs/SDGs\\n6:00 - PNG\\u2019s natural resources and land ownership\\n7:08 - Australia\\u2019s legacy of camaraderie in PNG\\n10:07 - The evolution of KTF in PNG\\n12:20 - Poverty as a lack of basic services\\n14:52 - Development in the Kokoda Track catchment\\n18:00 - Challenges of collaboration in PNG\\n19:10 - Potential of tourism for development in PNG\\n21:40 - The life-changing experience of walking the Kokoda Track\\n22:53 - KTFs Archer Leadership Program\\n27:12 - Corporate partnerships - vital to success\\n28:38 - KTF\\u2019s Teach for Tomorrow Program - one of my favourite parts! \\n35:12 - Australia-PNG opportunities for private and civil collaboration\\n37:56 - KTF and Solar Buddy tackling energy poverty \\n40:32 - Non-traditional sources of aid \\n42:48 - The importance of Australian Aid to PNG\\n45:10 - Private sector has a \\u2018third seat' on the aid table\\n\\nRoyalty Free Music by Bensound"