District Court, Wewak, Dagua, Maprik, & Angoram
PNG's judicial system consists of Village Courts, District Courts and the National Court which is the superior trial court. Magisterial Services (established by section 173(1) of Constitution of Papua New Guinea) administers the District Court system within PNG, and there are 57 District Court establishments across the nation staffed by 88 magistrates and more than 500 court support staff.
|
The District Court's key functional jurisdictions include:
The District Court uses formal and informal approaches for settling grievances, particularly in the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Magistrates can also make orders for a community work order to be undertaken by a defendant who has been found guilty. Where mitigating factors outweigh the aggravating factors, the defendant may be placed on probation with conditions for community work and/or payment of compensation. |
Contact: Wewak District Court PO Box 143, Wewak Ph: 456 2251/2639, Fax: 456 2328 Maprik Court House PO Box 101, Maprik Ph: 458 1274, Fax: 458 1273 Angoram Court House PO Box 54, Angoram Ph: 458 3090 |
Village Courts, East Sepik Province
Village Courts are an essential part of PNG's formal court system. They are established under the Village Courts Act 1989 and the Village Court Regulations 1973. There are more than 1,500 Village Courts across the country, supported by over 15,000 officials, including 900 women. Each Village Court has 4-5 Village Magistrates (appointed by the Minister for Justice as judicial officers), 3-4 Peace Officers, and 1 Clerk. Over 90% of people living in PNG have access to a Village Court, which have the jurisdiction to settle local disputes and deal with minor crimes using customary conflict-resolution approaches wherever possible.
Village Courts are the largest provider of restorative justice services in PNG, and are authorised to do the following:
|
Contact: Mr Francis Kambaka Provincial Village Courts Officer Office of the Provincial Administrator Local Level Government and Village Courts Free Mail Bag, Wewak East Sepik Province Ph: 4561969 Facsimile: 4561969 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. East Sepik has 129 Village Courts |
Probation, Parole & Juvenile Justice Services, Wewak
CBC is an agency within the Department of Justice & Attorney General. CBC has offices in every province across PNG and it plays a central role in developing and implementing restorative justice programs throughout the country. It provides members of the community with access to community justice services which include the provision of non-custodial rehabilitation programs for both adult and juvenile offenders. This assists offenders to re-enter society as responsible, productive citizens.
CBC is responsible for:
|
Contact: Senior Probation Officer Probation, Parole & Juvenile Justice Services Dept. Of Justice & Attorney General PO Box 1027, Wewak, ESP Ph/Fax: 456 1013 or 7108 1385 Probation Officer PO Box 323, Maprik, ESP Ph: 458 1212 Fax: 458 1202 |
Provincial Administration & Dept. for Community Development, East Sepik
The Provincial Administrations across PNG have Community Development Branches, which provide services on behalf of the Department of Community Development. The Welfare Officers and Child Protection Officers employed by the Provincial Administration administer the provisions of a number of acts, including the Laukautim Pikinini Act, Deserted wife & Children Act, Marriage Act, National Youth Service Act, and National Council of Women Incorporation Act.
Provincial welfare, gender & child protection officers provide the following services to the public:
|
Contact: The Principal Advisor Community Development Division East Sepik Provincial Government PO Box 899, Wewak, ESP Ph: 456 2481 |
Correctional Services - East Sepik Province
Established under the Correctional Services Act, Papua New Guinea Correctional Services is the government agency responsible for the custody, confinement and rehabilitation of offenders and prisoners. It is also responsible for the effective administration of the agency. CS is responsible for operating correctional institutions across all provinces in PNG.
|
CS provides the following rehabilitation programs in its correctional institutions:
|
Contact: Correctional Services Head Office P.O. Box 6889, Boroko NCD Ph: 323 1855/323 1978 Fax: 323 0407 Boram CIS Ph: 856 2006 | Fax: 856 2102 |
Catholic Church, East Sepik Province
The Catholic Church of Papua New Guinea is made up of 4 Archdioceses and 15 Dioceses in Vanimo, Altape, Wewak, Lae, Madang, Mt Hagen, Wabag, Mendi, Goroka, Kundiawa, Kavieng, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kerema, Daru, Aloutau, Berina, and Port Moresby. The church runs numerous programs across PNG (regional contact details can be obtained by ringing the Port Moresby numbers below)
The church programs include:
|
Contact: Wewak Diocese Diocesan Office Ph: 456 2346 Rosary Sisters Novitiate Ph: 456 1514 Health Secretary Ph: 456 3051
|
Salvation Army, Wewak
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian Church known for its extensive philanthropy and charity work. It is an international movement in over 122 counties, including PNG, where it was established in 1956. The Salvation Army runs numerous programs within PNG with the assistance of numerous volunteers. Its head office is in Port Moresby with a number of branches across the Country.
|
The Salvation Army’s key program are:
|
Contact: Salvation Army Headquarter PO Box 1323, Boroko, NCD Ph: 325 5507/ 3255522 Fax: 325 3534 Mr Gini Kevin Territorial Coordinator & Juvenile Justice Officer, Ph: 325 5507/22/07 Fax: 325 3534 South Central Division Box 1323, Boroko, NCD Ph: 321 6000 Fax: 321 6008 North Eastern Division Box 343 Kainantu, EHP Ph:5371220 Fax: 5371482 North Coastal Division Box 667, Lae, Morobe Province Ph: 472 0905 Fax: 4720897 North West Division Box 365, Goroka EHP Ph: 532 1382 Fax: 5321218 South Eastern Division Box 49, Kwikila, Rigo Central Province Ph: 329 5008 Fax: 325 3534 Sepik Division Box 184, Wewak, ESP Ph/Fax 456 1642 |
Tingim Laip Program, Wewak
The Tingim Laip Program was established by the National AIDS Council and AusAID in 2004. The program aims to build capacity and empower communities at high of the disease.
The Tingim Laip Program offers:
|
Contact: Ms Rose Yadah Mauyat Tingim Laip Program East Sepik Council of Women Residence Wewak Hill, PO Box 25, Wewak, ESP |
Boystown Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre - Wewak
Boystown Rehabilitation Centre is a Catholic Church agency and managed by the Sacred Heart Brothers. The Centre accommodates and rehabilitates male juvenile offenders sentenced by the Juvenile and National Courts in Papua New Guinea. The Centre has a primary school with a full-time teacher and runs rehabilitative programs such as farming skills development, carpentry, mechanical skills, etc.
The Centre provides a range of services designed to accommodate and rehabilitate juvenile offenders:
|
Contact: Br. Ben Werao Boystown Rehabilitation Centre P O Box 107 Wewak East Sepik Province Ph: 7160 0556 |
Wewak General Hospital
The General Hospital at Wewak provides a counselling service to victims of crime and abuse.
|
Contact: Ms Schola Jiramie Wewak General Hospital Wewak, East Sepik Province |
East Sepik Council of Women Inc, ESP
The East Sepik Council of Women is a NGO registered with the IPA. It provides numerous services for women across the following districts (Wewak, Maprik, Angoram, Ambunti, Drekikier, Yangoru, Saussia and Wosera Gawi.
|
The Council of Women provide:
|
Contact: Ms Sophie Mangai Wewak Co-ordinator Ph: 7236 1363 | Fax: 456 1126 |
Nana Kundi Crisis Centre, Maprik
The Nana Kundi Crisis Centre provides counselling and support to victims of gender based violence. It is assisted by Oxfam International.
|
The Nana Kundi Crisis Centre offers:
|
Contact: Mr Lawrance Igiam - Director Nana Kundi Crisis Centre P.O.BOX 184, MAPRIK East Sepik Province |
Mercy Works PNG (Wewak)
Mercy Works in an NGO founded in 2006 by the Sisters of Mercy Australia & PNG who are committed to reaching out to the poor and vulnerable within the community. It receives funding from individual donors and churches and works closely through a number of government and non-government organisations, including Police, CBC, Courts, Community Development, Correctional Services, Department of Education, Ombudsman's Office, Public Solicitor, hospitals, media, and human rights bodies.
|
Mercy Works offers the following services:
|
Contact: Sr Theresa Naka Project Co-ordinator Mercy Works Sisters of Mercy Wewak, ESP Ph: 456 2481 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
St. Anna Crisis Centre, Worsera-Gawi
The St Anna Crisis Centre is a concept which came out of the Wosera Gawi District Council of Women's Development Plan. It is assisted by Oxfam International.
|
The Centre:
|
Contact: Anna Kinebange - Director P.O.BOX 223, Wewak, East Sepik Province Ph: 4360615 |
Help Resources Inc, Wewak
Help Resources Inc. works in partnership with NGOs, CBOs, churches and youth groups in the promotion of human rights, (particularly women and children), poverty alleviation, water sanitation, training programs, and HIV care.
Help Resources is involved in the following programs:
|
Contact: Mr Timothy Deklin - Executvie Director Help Resources Inc. P.O.BOX 1071, Wewak, E. S. P |
Missionary Training College & Academy, Wewak
The Missionary Training College (Yawasoro Vocational Centre) was established in 1983 to teach and equip underprivileged youth with basic vocational skills. It is a registered school under the Technical Vocational Education training wing of the Education Department. It provides skills training for boys and girls in grades 8, 9 &10. It helps to rehabilitate inmates from the Boram jail and also provides trade skills for Correctional Officers and Defence Force personnel who are reaching retirement age.
Yawasoro Vocational Centre provides vocational courses in:
|
Contact: Yawasoro Technical Vocational Education & Training Centre P.O.BOX 320, Wewak, East Sepik Province |
Family for Change Association INC, ESP
FFC Provides a range of services to children, young people, families that strength and support families and build strong communities. Our Vision is – For each and every family to change for a fair, safe and strong community with access to opportunities for a sustainable livelihood
|
These are the services that we provide:
|
Contact: Ms. Veronica Simogun Director – Family for Change INC PO BOX 940, WEWAK, East Sepik Province Phone: 7377 8013 / 7120 4789 |
Foundation of Women in Agriculture Development Cooperative Society, ESP
FOWIAD was incorporated in 1997 as a civil society organisation. FOWIAD seeks and utilises innovative solutions to enhance the capacity of each rural household targeting primarily the women family members to join the FOWIAD network of partners. FOWIAD’s mission is to actively engage in improving food production and preservation and income generation as a means of alleviating poverty, thus fulfilling the millennium Development goals of Eradication of Poverty and Gender participation. We enhance family wellbeing and educate starting at the lowest level as possible. FOWIAD administers strategic development intervention in line with government agro-agriculture policy under a four key components/program.
|
FOWIAD uses these four key components each managed by a Senior Officer.
|
Contact: Mrs. Monica Jeddah-Otto Executive Direct of Foundation of Women in Agriculture Development Cooperative Society PO BOX 250, WEWAK, E. S. P Phone: 7321278 |
Miriwa Cooperative Society Ltd, ESP
Miriwa Coso Ltd as over 100 affiliated members and main focus is to empower resource owners to take ownership, improve basic skills and knowledge, better access to market infrastructure of Agriculture commodities, provide equal participation through gender and provide cash earning opportunities to all its affiliated and non-afflicted members in Turubu LLG, Wewak District and Province as a whole
|
Our Key services that we provide are:
|
Contact: Mr. Beta Wandarut General Manager / Provincial Crops Officer Mobile: 7311 9186 Mr. Haditte Pius Chairman / Admin Clerk Mobile: 7132 2657 Miriwa Cooperative Society Ltd, C/- Hawampi ILG PO BOX 648, WEWAK East Sepik Province Office Phone: 456 2688 |
Save Mission (Wewak Christian Academy), ESP
We teach Godly divine ideals on the basis of holistically or integral Human Development. We also teach individuals to be self-reliant in the future. Our students are also gain trade skills like: Business studies, Computing, Agriculture, Carpentry etc...
We have classes from Elementary to Grade 12.
|
The Academy provides the following services:
|
Contact: Pastor John Wamane School Principle PO BOX 674, WEWAK, E. S. P Phone: 456 2528 | Mob: 7362 3081 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
|
Caritas Papua New Guinea – Wewak Catholic Diocese
Caritas PNG is an agency of the Catholic Bishops Conference (CBC) of PNG & Solomon Islands. They promote Integral Human Development of the grassroots citizens of PNG.The mission of Caritas PNG is to take active role in social justice, peace, ecology, and human development issues as part of the pastoral mission of the Church, promote Catholic Social Teaching, address injustice, inequalities, poverty and dependency which undermine human dignity, and be a voice for the poor and marginalized to build a better PNG.
|
It operates through main goals: Integral Human Development (IHD), Disaster & Relief Management, Helping the Poor and Marginalized, Research & Advocacy, Child Protection, Gender Equality, Ecological Stewardship & Care of God’s Creation, Democratic Governance.
|
Contact: Mr. Francis Kemaken Diocesan Caritas Coordinator Wewak Catholic Diocese P O Box 107, Wewak, ESP Ph: 456 2346 Fax: 456 2142 MB: 7368 7148 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
National Youth Development Authority – Wewak, East Sepik Province
The National Youth Development Authority is a government agency established to provide policy directives for the youth of PNG. It provides a framework for planning and program development for all agencies and organisations involved in youth development work. Inclusive in its policy area for stakeholders to develop and implement programs is Law Order and Justice with the objectives to promote, maintain safety, security and peace in communities.
|
Contact: Alphonse Kami - HR Manager East Sepik Provincial Administration BMS,FMB,WEWAK, E. S. P Ph: 456 1337 | Mob: 7171 7711 Fax:456 1109 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Diana Kaumas - Youth Officer Community Development East Sepik Provincial Administration BMS,FMB,WEWAK, East Sepik Province Mobile: 72043851 Rose Wangi Women’s Officer Community Development East Sepik Provincial Administration BMS,FMB,WEWAK, East Sepik Province Mobile:71831856 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Provincial Advisor CDO Ph: 456 2481 | Fax: 456 2860 |