Educating Servant Leaders
Papua is the remotest province of Indonesia, and though it is blessed with abundant natural resources (the world’s largest gold mine and second largest copper mine) as well as a rich cultural heritage, only 1% of Papuans receive a college education while HIIV & AIDS claims the lives of 3% of the population (BPS* & UNICEF).
Papua Hope focuses on education and discipleship, teaching students that they must hold in one hand the richness of Papua and in the other the unique challenges they face, and in this tension, they are called to use the blessing of their education to bless others, becoming servant leaders.
Papua Hope is positioned to immediately impact the future leaders of Papua, and over the coming years we seek to develop a premier Papuan institution for higher education, so as to provide sustained educational excellence, educating generations of future servant leaders .
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*BPS lists Papua as having the lowest college enrollment in the country at fewer than 60,000 university students in 2016, and the highest illiteracy rates (35% of Papuans are illiterate age 15-55).