Community Resilience
Healthy communities are more than the sum of their health outcomes.
Living Child works in partnership with villages to build the foundations that enable them to thrive as resilient communities - clean water, light, knowledge and disaster preparedness.
WHY IT MATTERS
The foundations of
a resilient community
Clean water, functioning infrastructure, access to education and the ability to respond to crises - these are the conditions that allow families to flourish. In remote Papua New Guinea, many of these fundamentals are still out of reach.
1 in 3
households in rural PNG lack access to safe drinking water.
Source: UNICEF/WHO, 2022
70%
of PNG’s population live in rural areas with limited access to services.
Source: World Bank, 2023
7
villages actively engaged in community resilience programs.
LC field data
2
disaster events responded to across East Sepik Province villages since 2024.
LC field data
OUR APPROACH
Building resilience
from the inside out
We invest in physical spaces and systems that give villages the infrastructure to gather, learn, meet and access support.
We train local women to deliver health education to every household in their village - creating a sustainable network of knowledge that doesn’t depend on outside support.
We support villages to respond to disasters and respond swiftly when they occur.
We supply water tanks, tippy taps and sanitation resources so communities can put health knowledge into daily practice.
We don't arrive with a pre-determined plan. We listen, adapt and respond to what villages identify as their most pressing needs.
Our Projects
McLellan Community Centre
Building a dedicated, permanent space for health education, community gatherings, training workshops and program delivery in the heart of the Keram region.
Disaster Preparedness
Preparing communities before crisis hits and enabling rapid, coordinated action when it does.
WASH for Communities
Providing water tanks, tippy taps and sanitation resources and education to remote villages.
Care Groups
Training local women as community health educators to deliver key messages about nutrition, hygiene, child health and maternal care throughout their village.
Help us build more resilient communities across East Sepik.
Every donation goes directly to life-changing work in the field.