By Julianne Sapi | Project Leader
Natural beauty and wonders of a tropical paradise combined with its people and cultural significance has offered a remarkable experience for colleagues and families during the Christmas Holidays.
Family and community is an integral part of BRG’s work. Bringing together families has reignited family values of unity and relationship. A great encounter that brings a lot of good memories and promising hopes for the future for the younger generation, families’ communities and the local village community.
Family picnic on the island, relaxing and enjoying the calm breeze of the Bismarck Sea or just a peaceful natural tropical getaway.
Cultural initiation of young boys in the men’s house symbolizes maturity. Young men are prepared to foresee the challenges of manhood and of living within a communal society and to sharing its responsibilities in a multicultural society.
Surely it is a time of happiness and excitement to welcome a new generation of leaders and decision makers in a grandeur and spectacular style as they came out colorfully dressed and treated to a special cultural parade through the main village with special treats coming from the sea. That is a marvelous and spectacular dolphin experince.
Dolphins visits is a way of showing the close cultural connection of the local people with the sea. The coastal environment and its associates holds a deep tie with cultural associated features within the men's house hence enhancing their significance in the local cultural initiation ceremony.
Younger generation showed an aspiring view for the future capturing every moment and beauty of this tropical paradise from dawn till dusk showing a glimpse of treasuring every inch of life’s moment without missing anything. Such appreciation of a tropical paradise gives us a sense of hoping for a better future.
Holiday in a tropical paradise merged with the local culture and livelihood is a worthy cause for saving the future.
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